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Thomas Jefferson, from the 1789 Kentucky Resolution, "The several States composing, the United States of America, are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their general government…the government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers."
James Madison, 1800 report, "The States then being the parties to the constitutional compact, and in their sovereign capacity, it follows of necessity, that there can be no tribunal above their authority, to decide in the last resort, whether the compact made by them be violated; and consequently that as the parties to it, they must themselves decide in the last resort, such questions as may be of sufficient magnitude to require their interposition."
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Sandra Djwa's bio on poet P.K. Page on short list for Charles Taylor Prize
TORONTO - The late poet and artist P.K. Page didn't want anyone to write her biography. But she changed her mind in December 1996, when her author-friend Sandra Djwa agreed to tell the story.
"People generally don't really think about mortality until they get into their 80s, and P.K. was 80, she had just published her collected poems, she was gathering together her fiction," the Vancouver-based Djwa recalled in a telephone interview.
"I think she had thoughts of mortality and so she was more willing to entertain the thought of a biography, even though she is such a very private person."
It seems the decision was worth it.
On Wednesday, Djwa's book "Journey with No Maps: A Life of P.K. Page" (McGill-Queen's University Press) was heralded as a "compelling and necessary biography" as it made the short list for the $25,000 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction.
The other four finalists include "Warlords: Borden, Mackenzie King, and Canada's World Wars" (Allen Lane) by Ottawa historian Tim Cook, who won the Charles Taylor prize in 2009 for "Shock Troops."
Also on this year's short list is Saskatchewan-born Ross King for "Leonardo and The Last Supper" (Bond Street Books), which won a Governor General's Literary Award in November.
Ontario native Andrew Preston is a contender for "Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy" (Knopf Canada).
And Carol Bishop-Gwyn of Toronto is a finalist for "The Pursuit of Perfection: A Life of Celia Franca" (Cormorant Books), about the late founder of the National Ballet of Canada.
Djwa's book — the first full-length biography of Page — is the result of a friendship that began in April 1970. That's when Page (her first initials stand for Patricia Kathleen) gave her first public poetry reading ever to Djwa's poetry class at Simon Fraser University, where Djwa is professor emeritus of English.
Over the ensuing years, they visited each other in their respective cities (Djwa in Vancouver, Page in Victoria).
"She was a real pioneer, one of our first true moderns and such a fine poet," Djwa, 73, said Wednesday from a hotel room just before doing a guest lecture at the University of Victoria.
Born in 1916 in England, Page and her family moved to Canada three years later and she eventually taught herself poetry before writing plays and other literature, and creating visual art. As Djwa puts it, Page "spent all of her life wanting to know more."
"I think the greatest impact of writing the biography was simply I began to recognize just how difficult it was even for an extraordinarily talented young woman to find her way in the world of letters," said Djwa.
"A young woman of Page's family was expected to contract a good marriage, and what she did was try to teach herself to write poetry. It was a remarkable struggle and she had military discipline. She worked at it and she had an extraordinary influence on the next group of writers that followed."
A big source of Page's inspiration was her Aunt Bibbi, who studied in the 1890s under Bertrand Russell but could not obtain a degree because women weren't allowed to do so at the time.
"When P.K. went to London to stay with her aunt, her aunt immediately did everything she could to give her bright niece every advantage, the advantages she could not have," said Djwa.
"So really, what you're seeing is two generations of women in the same family probably with similar intelligences but the younger woman had the opportunity to practise her art."
Djwa had access to Page's diaries and letters as she write the biography for over a decade. She also journeyed to parts of Canada, Brazil, Mexico and England to speak with Page's friends, family members and colleagues.
Among those who told Djwa of their relationship with Page was the late broadcaster and Senator Florence Bird, authors Margaret Atwood and Alice Munro, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, and late poet F.R. Scott.
Scott and Page had an affair that "was so important to her life and poetry, and indeed it was important to his life and poetry," said Djwa, who has also published a biography on Scott.
Sufism — a mystical branch of Islam — was also a big part of Page's later life, and Djwa touches on it in the biography.
"I think as a friend, I had not fully recognized the degree to which Sufism was important to her later life and the degree to which it underlay her later writings," said Djwa, whose other books include "Professing English: A Life of Roy Daniells."
"It was only when I began looking at her poetry and prose writing as a biographer that I began to see that I had accepted the externals without thinking very much about the inner direction of the woman."
This year's Charles Taylor Prize finalists were chosen from a field of 129 books submitted by 43 publishers from around the world.
The winner — decided by jurors Susanne Boyce, Richard Gwyn and Joseph Kertes — will be announced on March 4 in Toronto.
Last year's winner was Toronto author Andrew Westoll for "The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary: A Canadian Story of Resilience and Recovery."
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As promised I tried to see if I could come up with anything different. But I came up short. I will keep this on my puzzle list. I put them on Find a Grave as her parents. Since they raised her. If you ever find out anymore info, please tell me. If you would like to own Forest and Attress please let me know. I'm not a rule stickler. I love these kinds of puzzles, but I always look for the answers. And well sometimes you can't always find them. If you don't want them, that is fine. But if there is anything you would like me to add to her page, just ask. I just want everyone to have a voice. Thank you, and sorry I wasn't of much help. If I ever find out anything you'll be the first to know! Interesting story!
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As filibuster delays 'Fun Home' vote, a potential compromise emerges
Staging a nearly four-hour filibuster, a South Carolina Senate Democrat on Wednesday delayed a vote on proposed budget cuts to two state universities in retaliation for selecting gay-themed books for their summer reading programs.
Although the Senate had been expected to resume debate on Thursday, that never happened. Instead, the Charleston Post and Courier reports the senator behind the filibuster, Brad Hutto of Orangeburg, said there's a deal in the works that could allow legislators to move past the impasse.
The South Carolina House of Representatives in March approved a state budget that would cut $52,000 from the College of Charleston and $17,142 from the University of South Carolina Upstate for selecting Alison Bechdel's 2006 graphic memoir Fun Home and Out Loud: The Best of Rainbow Radio, about South Carolina's first gay and lesbian radio show, respectively. The figures represent the amount each school spent on last year's programs.
The walking dead lumber into Florida gun debate
In a recent ranking of states most likely to survive a zombie apocalypse, Florida was certainly no New Jersey — Garden State residents would be the first to go — but it also wasn't likely to outlast the outbreak. Floridians were somewhere in the middle of the pack (No. 32, sandwiched between Washington and Oregon), which probably means they're destined to become freshly squeezed midnight snacks.
Or at least they might've been, before this week. The Florida Senate is considering legislation that would permit all residents, whether or not they're licensed, to carry concealed firearms during any mandatory evacuations ordered as part of a declared state of emergency. Say, because of a hurricane or flooding.
Proponents argue the law is necessary because residents fleeing during an evacuation shouldn't have to leave their guns at home, where they might be stolen by looters; opponents, including the Florida Sheriff's Association, say the bill's language is dangerously vague and "absurd." But Sen. Dwight Bullard understands the real need for the measure: the walking dead.
SC Senate panel rejects bid to punish colleges over gay-themed books
A South Caroline Senate committee on Wednesday rejected a plan to cut the budgets of two state universities as punishment for selecting gay-themed books, including Alison Bechdel's graphic novel Fun Home, for their summer-reading programs.
The Associated Press reports that although Senate Majority Leader Harvey Peeler recommended adopting the House's $70,000 cuts, the Finance Committee voted 11-7 against the proposal. However, matter is expected to resurface next week as the full Senate takes up the state budget.
In early March the House approved a budget that would slice $52,000 from the College of Charleston and $17,142 from the University of South Carolina Upstate for recommending Bechdel's 2006 graphic memoir and Out Loud: The Best of Rainbow Radio, about South Carolina's first gay and lesbian radio show, respectively. The figures represent the amount each school spent on last year's programs.
'Indian Spider-Man' runs (and climbs and swings) for parliament
Gaurav Sharma wants the votes of residents of South Mumbai, India, and he'll go to almost any lengths — or heights — to get them.
An Independent candidate for the lower house of the Parliament of India, Sharma is a martial-arts instructor better known as the Indian Spider-Man. Earlier this year he donned the familiar red-and-blue costume of the Marvel superhero to climb one of Mumbai's tallest buildings in record time, but now he's scaling apartment complexes and jumping from window to window and balcony to balcony to drum up support.
Comics A.M. | 'Fun Home' dispute part of larger battle in S.C.
Politics | Framing the controversy as part of a larger political battle between South Carolina's lawmakers and its public universities, The Washington Post wades into the ongoing saga surrounding the House of Representatives' vote to reduce funding to two schools after they selected gay-themed books for their summer reading programs. The newspaper uses as its entry point the Monday performances in Charleston of Fun Home, the musical adaptation of the Alison Bechdel graphic novel that was chosen last summer by the College of Charleston, drawing the ire of a South Carolina Christian group and conservative lawmakers. The Post reports that several state legislators suggested they viewed the staging of the musical as "a deliberate provocation," and will seek to cut even more funding in response. The South Carolina Senate has yet to vote on the state budget, which includes the cuts to the schools. [The Washington Post]
Comics A.M. | 'Attack on Titan' Vol. 13 gets 2.75M-copy print run
Manga | Attack on Titan is as much of a manga juggernaut in its native Japan as it is the United States, and the 13th volume had a print run of 2.75 million copies, a new record not only for the series but for publisher Kodansha. [Crunchyroll]
Comics | Tom Risen has a thoughtful piece, which includes an interview with Axel Alonso, on how superhero comics have changed since the War on Terror began: "Superheroes since the 2000s have increasingly held up a mirror to controversies like mass surveillance, remote killings using drones and the 'with us or against us' mentality espoused by former President George W. Bush. Misuse of military technology also played a key role in recent movie adaptations featuring Batman, Spider-Man, Captain America and Iron Man, showing how fighting dirty to defeat evil can make America its own worst enemy." [U.S. News & World Report]
Comics A.M. | Police search for man who robbed store employee
Crime | Police in St. Charles, Missouri, are looking for a man who accosted an employee of the Fantasy Shop outside the comic store Monday morning and demanded she hand over a bank bag. The suspect, who indicated he had a gun, then fled with an undisclosed amount of money, leading to five local schools being put on lockdown for about 90 minutes. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
Creators | Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato discuss taking over as the creative team of Detective Comics with Issue 30. "We just want to carve out a small space in the Bat-world and craft stories that resonate with the legions of fans out there," Buccalleto says. "It's a tremendous honor to be a part of this legacy." [USA Today]
Comics A.M. | MegaCon expected to attract 70,000 this weekend
Conventions | Organizers anticipate as many as 70,000 people will attend MegaCon, held Friday through Sunday at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, up from about 60,000 last year; that could translate to $23 million impact on the local economy, according to the Orlando Business Journal. Guests include Amanda Conner, Darwyn Cooke, Chuck Dixon, Adam Kubert, Greg Land, Stan Lee, Jimmy Palmiotti, George Perez, Herb Trimpe, Mark Waid and Skottie Young. However, the names drawing the most attention may be The Walking Dead stars David Morrissey, Danai Gurira and Steve Yeun. "We are the first convention in the U.S. to have both David Morrissey and Danai Gurira at the same time," Jason Smith, MegaCon's director of operations, told Florida Today. "The show is definitely a fan favorite of our attendees." [MegaCon]
State Department webchat to focus on superheroes
Superheroes will move into the diplomatic spotlight Wednesday morning in a webchat hosted by the U.S. Department of State.
Called Superheroes@State, the live event will feature a discussion about comics and superheroes "as they relate to shared values in countries around the world," with Comic-Con International's David Glanzer joining Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Evan Ryan in the CO.NX studio. Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa, creator of the Islamic superhero comic The 99, will participate remotely from Kuwait, while artist Dan Panosian will select his favorite submissions from an earlier contest.
CO.NX is a digital diplomacy team with the State Department's Bureau of International Information Programs designed to engage audiences worldwide through webchats.
Superheroes@State is scheduled for Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. ET.
Comics A.M. | Protest of SodaStream's Angoulême sponsorship grows
Controversy | Zainab Akhtar has a good roundup of the SodaStream controversy: A number of internationally known creators have protested SodaStream's sponsorship of the Angoulême International Comics Festival because the soft-drink manufacturer has a factory in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. "All of Israel's settlements in the Occupied West Bank are illegal under international law, and SodaStream's factory in specific was build on land seized from several Palestinian villages in what is regarded as the largest single act of expropriation by the Israeli government in its 47-year long military occupation of the West Bank," the organizers of the protest said in a statement. A number of artists, including Jacques Tardi (whose work was celebrated in a special exhibit at the show) have signed an open letter to festival organizer Frank Bondoux, asking him to end the relationship with SodaStream. Tardi also issued a statement saying he felt that he had been "taken hostage," as he did not know about the sponsorship until the festival began. [Comics and Cola]
Washington Times frets about Muslim, 'eerie' gay superheroes
It's little surprise that the editorial board of the conservative Washington Times didn't embrace the announcement that the new Ms. Marvel is a 16-year-old Muslim from New Jersey, but the newspaper's actual response is a bit … bewildering. One might even describe it as eerie.
Beginning a Sunday editorial with a declaration that "diversity and quotas are more important than dispatching evil" — because, as we all know, heroes can't be diverse and fight villains! — the writer engages in a little concern trolling, warning that Ms. Marvel, and by extension Marvel, will have to be careful not to anger "militant Islam" if there's any hope for newsstand sales in Muslim nations. Of course we're told in the very next paragraph that, "Ms. Marvel probably won't appear in comic books in Saudi Arabia, anyway," which apparently takes care of that problem.
Once we slog through the bumbling writing and odd aside involving Secretary of State Kerry, however, we arrive at the crux of the Washington Times' argument, such as it is: that diversity is strange and frightening.
'The Walking Dead' is to blame for our problems, apparently
Despite what you may have heard, the real threat to America may not be illegal immigration, same-sex marriage or even Obamacare. No, it turns out that it's Robert Kirkman & Co.
In an editorial on FoxNews.com, Dr. Manny Alvarez asks, "Is watching The Walking Dead seriously hurting American society?" Before anyone has a chance to consider the question, Fox News Channel's senior medical contributor answers with a confident "Yes." And with that solved, Alvarez is free to focus on other pressing concerns, like the nature of Batman and Robin's relationship, or, y'know, the dangers of socialized medicine or something. Then again, maybe not.
Comics A.M. | New 'Asterix' lands in middle of political debate
Graphic novels | France 24 examines the Thursday release of Asterix and the Picts — the first album by new creative team Jean Yves-Ferri and Didier Conrad — from a political perspective, noting that the story, in which Asterix and Obelix journey from ancient Gaul to Iron Age Scotland, has already become part of the current debate about Scottish independence. [France 24]
Creators | Chinese cartoonist Wang Liming, who spent a night in police custody last week on charges of "suspicion of causing a disturbance," spoke to the press this week. Liming, who has more than 300,000 followers on his microblog account, first ran into trouble two years ago for one of his cartoons, but police told him that China has freedom of speech and he could continue drawing. Nonetheless, another of his cartoons, depicting Winnie the Pooh (a frequent cartoon stand-in for Chinese President Xi Jinping) kicking a football was deleted and suppressed by censors. "For them, drawing leaders in cartoon form is a big taboo," the cartoonist said. "I think the controls on the Internet are too harsh. They have no sense of humor. They can't accept any ridicule." [Reuters]
Comics A.M. | What digital comics, industry need to do next
Digital comics | Declaring that "the mainstreaming of digital publishing is nearly complete," veteran technology writer Andy Ihnatko outlines three major steps the industry still needs to take: a move by Dark Horse to comiXology; the adoption of ePUB as an industry standard; and the abandonment of digital rights management. "We should be grateful to DRM," Ihnatko writes. "'What about piracy?' wasn't Marvel or DC's only qualm about digital publishing, but it was a question that needed to be addressed before the major publishers could go all-in. But now that comiXology is up and running, and people have been 'trained' to use the new infrastructure, DRM is becoming less and less valuable with each passing quarter." [Chicago Grid]
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Borras has been at DHS since his 2010 appointment by President Barack Obama. From September to December 2013, he stepped in as acting deputy secretary. In turn, Deputy Undersecretary for Management Chris Cummisky had stepped into Borras' slot, and he is a likely contender for the position when Borras leaves.
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Borras also briefly replaced Rand Beers as acting deputy secretary. Beers had temporarily stepped into the position for then-acting deputy secretary Jane Holl Lute, who left DHS last May for the private sector. Beers was DHS acting secretary after Napolitano left. He has since become deputy assistant to the president for homeland security, a senior White House advisory position.
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Dita will be fronting a new line of (surprise!) forties pinup-inspired lingerie out just in time for the holiday season. The collection, "Pin-up Parade," will debut in Frederick's November catalogue, which is to feature Dita in a traditional burlesque feather dance, as well as ski bunny pinup scenes. Dita fan or not, you have to agree she is the ideal pin-up girl for the skeevy brand.
Jacqui 6 years
Go Dita. What the hell was Agent Provocateur thinking? Going from Kate Moss to Maggie Gyllenhaal.. Christ, the MORE clothes on her the better. And a bag over her head please.
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Dita von Teese is fabulous! I hope Frederick's can do justice to her
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Dita Von Teese can hopefully bring Frederick's back to what it originally was...a fun,funky,EXTREMELY sexy place to find EXTREMELY sexy garments for women who want men to follow them whereever they go...the last 20 years,Frederick's has looked more like a slighty more provocative place than Sears....I hope it gets back to the SUPER-EROTIC glamour style it had back in the 70s and early 80s...including the pin-up drawings that made the catalog so hot...AND the tantalizing commentary"Keep Him UP! Frederick's Style"...WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I met her once, she has the most perfect skin, and she is soooo petite. even with heels.
amandaaa 7 years
perfect pinup!
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perfect pinup!
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Wow, so classy for Fredericks. Who'd have thought they'd do something less skanky than Victoria's Secret?
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I agree. Dita is very classy. She's so old hollywood. I love her. I could do without the Brazilians for a while. This is much sexier.
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awesome, too faboo for words
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awesome, too faboo for words
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Come to papa.
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Come to papa.
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maybe she'll bring a bit of class to it. even though she is a burlesque dancer- she always has an air of class
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Dita is such a born vintage model!! great choice for fredericks
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love the lingiere... it's fabulous! Dita Von Teese really inspires that forties retro look that's so feminine and sexy!
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Her skin is so perfect!
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Her skin is so perfect!
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Sweet! I hope Frederick's can revamp themselves now that they have Dita instead of hanging off Victoria Secret's coattails(even though they were here first[1946]) or being seen as a skanky costume store. And I just wiki'd Frederick's and it seems that Bettie Page wore Frederick's!
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Sweet! I hope Frederick's can revamp themselves now that they have Dita instead of hanging off Victoria Secret's coattails(even though they were here first[1946]) or being seen as a skanky costume store. And I just wiki'd Frederick's and it seems that Bettie Page wore Frederick's!
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Dita is so beautiful. Maybe this line won't be so trashy for Frederick's?
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SWeeeeeeeeeeeT! My man shops at Fredricks a lot...I'll have to point this out. ;)
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I love Frederick's! I'm excited!!
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I love Dita, maybe Frederick's is upping their game and will come out with some less skeevy things
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The Great Bend City Council Monday night learned that the massive, gleaming metal sculpture planned to adorn the Sports Complex entrance is nearly ready for placement.
You could almost feel the sense of relief fill the Great Bend City Council chambers Monday night as the council approved entering into a partnership with Barton Community College taking the development of the embattled Convention Center in a new direction.
The Barton County Commission Monday morning approved the county's application for at grant to enhance the Cheyenne Bottoms Scenic Overlook between Hoisington and Claflin just off K-4.
Great Bend eighth grader Allison Regehr won the Barton County Spelling Bee for the fourth time Saturday, and is headed for the Sunflower Spelling Bee at Hays and a chance to advance to the national bee.
On Friday the Great Bend Police Department issued a BOLO (be on the lookout) alert for two suspects in a shooting that took place Thursday morning at 1407 Adams St. in Great Bend. Law enforcement officers are being advised to pick up and hold John Waylon Randall and Orlan L. Eurich on charges of attempted murder. The last known address for both men is Wichita.
BARTON COUNTY - Two Barton County Schools, Holy Family Catholic School in Great Bend and St. Joseph Catholic School in Ellinwood have earned the Governor's Achievement Award. Forty-two Kansas elementary schools, 11 middle/junior high schools and 18 high schools have been recognized as part of the sixth annual Governor's Achievement Awards, honoring top performing schools in the state.
Motorists taking Kansas Avenue may find orange cones and signage greeting them this week as construction work begins to replace the concrete pavement from the 1600 block north to 24th Street, Great Bend City Engineer Rob Winiecke said.
Editor's note: This is the second two stories about Central Kansas CASA. While part one cast a spotlight on the organization, the people it helps, and the upcoming CASA Chocolate Auction, today we look at one longtime volunteer. Donna Staab has served CASA for more than two decades.
Banks and travel agencies court customer loyalty with 55-plus clubs, so why not do the same thing with learning institutions? Barton Community College is finding one of its strongest bases of supporters among senior citizens in the Silver Cougar Club.
A suspect was arrested on a possible attempted murder charge on Thursday, after a man who had been shot in the face walked into Great Bend Regional Hospital.
Barton County property owners enjoyed their first-hand look Tuesday at proposed routes by the Grain Belt Express Clean Line, a $2 billion 700-mile high-voltage direct current transmission line that will cross through Pawnee and Barton counties.
TOPEKA (AP) - A new study by a non-partisan Washington research group says the poorest Kansans pay a much higher percentage of their incomes in state and local taxes than do the state's wealthiest residents.
Saturday evening, the chocolate fountain will be flowing at Central Kansas CASA's 8th Annual Chocolate Auction which starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Great Bend Knights of Columbus.
The Kansas Department of Transportation informed Barton County Engineer Clark Rusco that the bid letting for the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area scenic overlook tower will be in August.
Two drug raids at two locations Monday resulted in four arrests on methamphetamine-related charges, the Great Bend Police Department announced Tuesday morning.
With the warm, dry weather the region has experienced over the past few days, area fire departments are already experiencing an increase in grass burning incidents – some of which have threatened to get out of control, Great Bend Fire Chief Mike Napolitano said.
Great Bend Mayor Mike Allison Monday night named a selection committee for the long-vacant position of director of public lands. The committee will interview applicants for the job and make a recommendation to the full City Council.
Plans for the 2015 Great Bend Airfest are starting to take flight, the City Council learned Monday night.
The Barton County Commission took time Monday morning to honor farmers by proclaiming this as National Ag Week and Wednesday as National Ag Day.
A proposal to eliminate the way Kansas currently decides how much funding a school district receives in favor of block grants was the main topic of conversation at a legislative coffee held in Hoisington Saturday morning.
The Dominican Sisters of Peace announced Wednesday the election of J. Basil Dannebohm and Karla Kirkman as co-chairs of the Heartland Farm Advisory Council. The advisory council works with the sisters toward the wellbeing of the farm.
Great Bend Police detectives executed a narcotics search warrant at 3006 23rd St. around 4:22 p.m. Thursday. A man and woman were taken into custody for alleged possession of methamphetamine. Both were booked into the county jail.
There were still snow geese at Cheyenne Bottoms this past week, but Curtis Wolf, site manager of Fort Hays State University's Kansas Wetlands Education Center, said they will be heading out any day.
Great Bend's Unified School District 428 is about to launch a Walking School Bus program in all five of its elementary schools and adult volunteers are needed.


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While Stillwell was kick starting the evening of rock, the Meet-N-Greeters were being hustled out the back door and across the alley for a Disturbing meeting. Click through to see the photos.
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Here a just a few pics and vids I took at the bash. Click through for more.
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This is the final installment of pics from the man who invented "the electric waffle" sexual move, the one and only John Berry. More pics to come from other photogs.
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Yet more killer shots by photographer to the stars (that's PORN stars) John Berry!
FMX Bash [VIDEOS]
Here's a few videos of the 30th FMX Birthday Bash.More videos on the way later this week from an epic weekend. Click through!
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John Berry shoots. He scores. He rocks. He took killer shots at the Birthday Bash.
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This is the first batch we received from sexual backhoe John Berry. Much more to come and send yours too!
30th FMX Birthday Bash [VIDEO]
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KFMX Birthday Bash
Well folks it's almost here, the FMX Birthday Bash is this Saturday (February 12) at the Fairpark Coliseum. Don't miss your chance to see The Music as A Weapon Tour featuring Disturbed, Korn, Sevendust and In This Moment; this show is gonna rock!


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R. Clarke Cooper Writes To Andrew Sullivan About Chuck Hagel
Outgoing Log Cabin Republican leader R. Clarke Cooper is getting pretty tired of all the raised eyebrows and lingering question marks over his group's sudden, surprising attack on potential Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel and the former senator's stance on gay people, Israel and Iran. So, he wrote a long letter to journalist Andrew Sullivan all about it.
Apparently the LCR's New York Times ad is all part of a much larger plan that is just as mysterious as the donors who helped fund it.
LCR has a long history of showing support for our ally Israel and questioning those who would be soft on Iran. While it may surprise some to see LCR taking out a major ad in the New York Times, it's part of a broader communications strategy that LCR and its board have been developing over the last year. The next couple of years will be critical with regard to helping the Republican Party change its position on a number of LGBT issues and we as an organization have made strategic decisions to dramatically increase the sophistication and profile of our communications efforts.
With regard to specific comments Hagel made about gay people in 1998 - that Ambassador James Hormel, then being considered to represent the States abroad, was unfit because he's gay - Cooper says that while LCR appreciate's Hagel's apology, again, they doubt its sincerity.


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Many of you have likely heard of the discovery of Roundup Ready® wheat in the Pacific Northwest where no of Roundup Ready® wheat should have been. It created quite a stir and heated up the debate regarding GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) and their safety. The problem here was although this GMO wheat had been developed and deemed safe for consumption; it was shelved, never to be released for production. The primary reason not to release this wheat was purely economic. Much of our domestic wheat production is destined for export, especially in an area like the Pacific Northwest, and many ...
In case you hadn't noticed, much of the state may already be mired in the "dog days" of summer. You might be thinking, it's too early for such hot temperatures, but think again.
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) will have a significant impact on Kansas' precision agriculture industry and overall economy, according to elected officials, academics and industry leaders speaking at a press conference today. U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) joined leaders at Kansas State University and Michael Toscano, president & CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), to launch a flight demonstration of numerous UAS used to enhance the care of crops, livestock, pasture and rangelands. Sen. Moran and Toscano also delivered remarks on the significant economic growth and job creation potential of UAS in Kansas.
The wheat harvest is essentially over. While hardly a bumper crop, the area, especially as you move east had fair to very good yields. So how did we end up with a crop in the midst of an exceptional drought? The obvious answer is the precipitation received, especially after the first of the year, but it's a little more complicated than that. Those fields that missed out on the rains, primarily the western half of the area, had miserable yields so the amount of precipitation certainly mattered. What factors allowed many producers to harvest at least average yields?
The immigration debate has begun in Washington, D.C., and not a moment too soon. It is past time our failed immigration and guest-worker program was fixed.
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) recently recognized Harold Kraus, Hays, for his outstanding efforts in advancing the biodiesel industry. Kraus has served as the primary representative for the Kansas Soybean Commission (KSC) on the NBB for 12 years and is retiring from the position.
The world's food supply got a little more plentiful thanks to a scientific breakthrough.
Probably nobody in the Golden Belt is under any illusion the drought is over. As we are well past the halfway point in wheat harvest, yields are all over the map. They tend to be much worse going west from Great Bend and fair to very good as you proceed east. Reports indicate yields less than 20 bushels per acre in western Barton County to some 60 bushel per acre fields in the east. These yields certainly provide a dramatic representation of where the snow and rains fell since the first of the year. Based on 60 bushel wheat, it ...
With wheat harvest almost over for the year, insects will possibly be on the move into your garden. One of the main culprits to watch out for right now is thrips. K-State Research and Extension Entomologist J.P. Michaud says that there is a healthy population of thrips in the wheat fields in the area. With harvest removing one of their food sources, your garden is one place they may go.
When it comes to pollinators, Kansas farmers and ranchers are creating habitat to boost their populations and harness these critters' value. With National Pollinator Week beginning today, U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is using the opportunity to promote pollinators, like bees and butterflies. Pollinators provide crucial assistance to fruit, vegetable, and seed crops, but many species are seeing their numbers fall. Agricultural producers across the nation work with NRCS to create ideal habitat for pollinators and increase populations in simple and significant ways.
Long hours, a flurry of activity, less-than-ideal weather conditions and work involving large machinery combine to make wheat harvest a potentially dangerous period.
Wheat harvest is underway in Kansas. Later than normal but the weather forecast should move it along nicely. Corn development is lagging although good progress has been made with the heat and rains many received. However, the lack of rain in the forecast and the high temperatures combined with corn behind in development sets the crop up, especially the dryland acreage, for a rough time during tasselling, silking, and grain fill.
As temperatures go up, bison get smaller.
Tomato plants are one of the most popular plants for any gardener to grow. Whether this garden is your first you have ever tried, or you have been growing your own vegetables as long as you can remember, tomatoes most likely are in it. With their popularity, and having a couple of questions come into the office lately, I decided to share a few articles by Ward Upham, horticulture expert for K-State Research and Extension this week for possible concerns with your plants at home.
Kansas Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Adrian J. Polansky announced today that the nomination period for local FSA county committees begins on Monday, June 17th.
If Billy Crystal's Fernando character were to visit a Kansas farm this spring you can be sure he wouldn't be telling too many farmers, "Darling, you look marvelous." You can also bet not too many farmers, step into the cab of their tractors wearing any of the high fashions portrayed on the pages of GQ or Esquire.
Over the year, I get many calls from people concerned about crabgrass and how to get rid of it. The general rule for killing weeds is getting them when they are vulnerable. Right now is the time to treat your lawn if you have seen crabgrass in the past. Here is a write-up from K-State Research and Extension about treating your yard for crabgrass so that you have to best chance of getting rid of it in your turf.
The Kansas Department of Agriculture announced the results of the elections held for the five grain commodity commissions-corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat in districts One, Two and Three in the Western region of the state.
Today, let's catch up on some loose ends that haven't been addressed over the last few weeks during the discussion on soil acidity. Summer row crop planting season is almost here and winter wheat produces have been hard at work topdressing their crop.
A highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed in four states can be very deadly for birds, but a Kansas State University poultry expert says humans don't need to worry about their own health or contaminated poultry products.
Kansas State University is leading an international, multimillion-dollar project that is looking at unmanned aerial systems - or UAS - as a quick and efficient method to detect pest insects and diseases in food crops before outbreaks happen.
In celebration of Ag Day and Ag Month, the agricultural organizations in Kansas partnered together to launch a virtual tour of a dairy farm. The video, which has been posted on the KSRE YouTube channel, features a Kansas dairy farm and can be used as an educational tool for classrooms and organizations statewide.
Over the last few weeks this column has explored what acidity is, what determined the native (original) soil pH condition present, and how agricultural practices have affected soil pH over time. This week wraps this up and discusses how producers can adjust soil pH to optimize crop production. Remember for the crops common to our area the optimal pH is approximately 6.3 to 7.3 and acid soils have pH readings lower than 7 while basic soils are above 7. While soils in our area may have pH readings in the 8 range, typically they aren't like the ...
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Suffice to say, this is a rather underwhelming way to go out on as this last title I'm covering isn't really as much of a dud as I've heard of it to be, even with my indifference on it. I don't feel like going out on this forgettable kind of note. So next weekend, I will have a better final review covering something I've wanted to cover on Ani-Crap Review for a while now that will make for a better swan song and being a fun way to celebrate my fifth year on Anime Vice. Otherwise for now, I will be tweaking my review format slightly to reflect my thoughts on Dog and Scissors.
Dog and Scissors was a 12-episode comedy TV anime series animated by Gonzo and aired on Japanese TV from July 1 to September 16 of 2013. The series is based on the ongoing light novel series that has been written by Shunsuke Sarai since February 28, 2011. The anime is licensed for American video distribution by Sentai Filmworks.
Kazuhito Harumi is a high school student with a strong love for reading books who is killed while trying to protect a girl at a restaurant. Reincarnated as a dachshund dog, Harumi is adopted by the girl he tried to save in the form of Kirihime Natsuno, a popular novelist whom Harumi is a fan of. Unfortunately, Kirihime turns out to have a rather sadistic personality who lashes out at others with a pair of scissors.
By the looks of it, Dog and Scissors' comedy stems from milking Kazuhito's unique predicament, his chemistry with Kirihime and his encounters with the several eccentric characters that cross paths with him and Kirihime. Kirihime and Kazuhito's chemistry consists of her milking the "tsun tsun" variant of the tsundere character in her abuse of Kazuhito and the latter serving as doormat to the antics of Kirihime and others that he encounters. The antics of these characters unfold either through self-contained episodes or episode arcs running for two to three episodes when Kazuhito encounters a new character.
This looks to be a case where Dog and Scissors is attempting to make itself unique as a comedy, which I will compliment it for as it doesn't fall under any conventional premise that is peppered in recent titles like harem comedies or slice-of-life comedies involving high school girls. Yet at the same time, it suffers from the shortcoming of any pure comedy title in that the title's enjoyment from audiences stems from how receptive one is to the show's style of comedy. This is a case where I'm not really into the show's style of comedy as Kirihime's yet another variant of the tsundere archetype and the comedy of the series mostly relies on the eccentricities of its cast to carry it along. Several of the characters in the series are notable for their violent tendencies with certain weapons and abilities that the show milked for much of its run for comedy, which killed my interest in the comedy as the show progressed when I realized that it was the dominant comedic element of the series and lacked much else to offer.
This isn't to say that Dog and Scissors is a horrible title as it does have a style of comedy that is a little different from the norm. But like any pure comedy title, your mileage will vary with how well you enjoy it.
Recently, My Sister is Unusual (also known as Saikin, Imōto no Yōsu ga Chotto Okashiin Da Ga) was a 12-episode ecchi/ comedy TV series that aired from January 4 to March 22 of this year and animated by Project No. 9. The series is based on the ongoing manga series written by Mari Matsuzawa since November 9, 2010. The series was edited for television broadcast to censor some of its perverted content, which will be unedited for its video release in Japan.
The show faced some controversy in its broadcast run on two Japanese TV stations, Tokyo MX and Sun TV, as it got subject to a broadcast decency investigation from a media watchdog group called Broadcasting Ethics and Program Improvement Organization for its sexually explicit themes airing in an early evening time slot. In response to this, the mentioned networks moved the show to late night time slots.
High school student Mitsuki Kanzaki gains an older stepbrother named Yuya when her mother remarries another divorcee. With both parents transferred overseas, Mitsuki is very distant in her relationship with Yuya due to the sudden developments. Her predicament becomes further complicated when a ghost girl named Hiyori starts possessing her body to try making sexual advances on Yuya and is stuck wearing a chastity belt. For the belt to be permanently removed and to get rid of Hiyori, Mitsuki must fill up a meter attached to the belt that rises whenever she experiences sexual feelings for Yuya.
While I personally feel some of the infamy of this series is overboard, My Sister is Unusual is still rather bad quality wise and much of this has to do with Hiyori's character being the center of much of the perverted content of the series. Her character is rather obnoxious as she regularly lusts for Yuya and will possess an unwilling Mitsuki's body at points to accomplish this.
Most of the show's ecchi content involves Hiyori trying to seduce Yuya while in Mitsuki's body, the ghost girl molesting Mitsuki, predicaments involving Mitsuki's chastity belt or Yuya having misunderstandings about Mitsuki's predicament. The incest vibes that are caused from this title's predicament are mostly triggered by Hiyori's behavior and the show's ecchi content is light in many later episodes, despite the heavy loads that are immediately offered in the title's earlier two episodes.
Beyond the ecchi content, there isn't very much else My Sister is Unusual has to offer. Most of the other characters follow standard character archetypes found in romance titles such as this and for much of the attraction that Yuya gets from Hiyori and other girls, his personality is rather bland. The show has hints of depth it usually drops with Hiyori and Mitsuki that involve their possession and remarriage situations respectively. However, these get little focus due to the title's focus being more on Hiyori being her obnoxious and horny self. The ending to this is especially bad as it trolls the viewer into thinking it ends too conveniently, yet tosses in a poor plot twist that actually leads the series to end inconclusively.
Ikki Tousen was a 13-episode ecchi-action anime animated by JC Staff and aired on Japanese TV from July 30 to October 22 of 2003. The series is based on the ongoing seinen manga series created by Yuji Shiozaki since October 2000 and the anime was followed-up with several additional TV and OVA seasons from 2007 to 2010. The series was originally licensed by Geneon in 2004 for American video distribution before the company's closure in 2007. Funimation currently has rights to distribute the series.
Seven schools are at war with one another to gain dominance over the Kanto region of Japan with each of the students for them being skilled fighters and their fates being influenced by mysterious jewels that contain the spirits and destinies of warriors within the Chinese novel series, Romance of the Three Kingdoms. A teenage girl named Sonsaku Hakufu returns to the region, being destined to unite the schools under her leadership. However, her destiny carries a possible dark side to it that she must learn to struggle with as she becomes involved in the war between the schools.
Ikki Tousen was the anime title that popularized the whole ecchi-action genre that would be employed for later TV anime titles like Queen's Blade and Maken-Ki. Basically, these types of titles involve a tournament, brawling school students or some other gimmick getting employed as a very thin excuse to feature revealing shots and perverted shenanigans that involve those involved with a title's female cast.
For Ikki Tousen, its gimmick involves the mentioned fighters of high schools having a connection to a random warrior brought up from Romance of the Three Kingdoms. This is brought up frequently by some of the characters in the show and a narrator explaining an event from the novel involving the mentioned historical character in a flimsy attempt to make it seem relevant as a plot element. Yet compared to the rich plot and characterization that Three Kingdoms provided, Ikki Tousen is rather barebones in whatever offering it has for a plot and all the characters don't have much to them beyond being one-dimensional archetypes that you would see from enough conventional anime titles.
Setting aside its horrible ploting and characterization, Ikki Tousen's major selling points of seeing T&A with its female cast and fight scenes are also quite unappealing in their own right. Like any ecchi title, the scenes involving female characters showing off panty shots, naked skin or being involved in perverted hijinks are overdone and not too appealing to visually see thanks to the title's subpar artwork. Some of said hijinks can even get demeaning at points as female characters occasionally get raped or molested. Not even the actions scenes are appealing as animation shortcuts are employed quite frequently with jump shots, speed stripes and still shots.
A treat for Lupin III fans. Discotek just announced on their Facebook pagethat they will be releasing the Lupin film, Castle of Cagliostro later this year on DVD and follow up with a Blu-Ray release either later this year or in early 2015. The release will include both of the English dubs made by Streamline Pictures and Manga Entertainment, as well as the original Japanese audio and intro.
Castle of Cagliostro was the second film to be made based on Monkey Punch's famous international thief character in 1979 and is famous for marking the first animated film to be directed by future founder of Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki. In this movie, Lupin tries to uncover the origins of a counterfeit money ring that brings him to the fictional country of Cagliostro where he tries to rescue a girl named Clarisse from being wedded to the villainous Count Cagliostro, who is connected to the mentioned counterfeit ring.
The movie was first brought to America by Streamline Pictures in 1991 with a New York City theatrical release and released to home video in October 1992. Manga Entertainment later obtained licensing rights to the movie in 2000 as they made a new English dub for it and released it on DVD.
At Sunday's Dengeki Game Festival in Japan, the original cast and staff of Durarara announced that they will be working on a new anime season that will take place six months after the events of the original 2010 series. A broadcast date was not announced and much of the main staff from the original series will return to make the new season. Instead of Brain's Base though, the animation for the series will be done by Shura.
Durarara was adapted from the popular novel series written by Ryohgo Narita focusing on the paranormal and criminal happenings that took place with the young locals of Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood. Outside of the anime, several video game and manga series were also spawned from the title's popularity. The 2010 anime series is currently licensed in America by Aniplex of America, while the manga is available for print in the country by Yen Press.
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leaking washing machine? (x-post from appliances)
My ten year old washing machine has started leaking! The machine is a Kenmore and the model number is 110.92582220. I checked all the visible pipe connections behind the machine while running a wash cycle and none of those is the source of the problem. The water is definitely coming from underneath (near the front of the machine, I believe). Strangely, it doesn't leak while washing but only after a wash cycle has been completed. Water seems to be slowly leaking from somewhere and puddling on the floor. I wipe it up, and 20 minutes later there is another puddle.
I'm in Chicago where repair prices are high, so I'm wondering whether it is worth it to get someone out to attempt a repair or if I should cut my losses and buy a new machine?
Your machine is a Whirlpool-built direct-drive unit. They're quite robust and easy to repair. Whirlpool has produced millions of them since the early 1980s under several brand names.
Could be a simple leaking pump. Of course I can't comfirm that from here when you're there ... but you could have a look yourself.
It's an easy repair, I can do it in 15 mins. May take you longer. Do you have a handyman (husband?) available? I can provide instruction if you wish.
Part Number 3363394.
SearsPartsDirect lists it for $46.31.
Other sources offer better prices.
PartsDr.com for example currently lists $21.49.
The water valve can be a source of leaking but that'd be usually be a continuous leak situation.
Could be the tub center seal, which is more involved than the pump (but still is easy by my standards).
Dear Dadoes,
Thank you so much for the detailed and kind reply. Unfortunately (at least for issues of home repair!), I don't have a husband available and because I currently have a broken wrist in a cast, there is not a lot I can do. The repair guy I've used (who is quite capable) in the past charged $75 an hour, so it looks like we are talking in the range of $100+. Do you think I should go ahead and fix it?