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On foreign policy, Kerry is Obama's good soldier
Monday - 12/17/2012, 8:45am EST
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Sen. John Kerry stands tall as President Barack Obama's good soldier.
The Massachusetts lawmaker has flown to Afghanistan and Pakistan numerous times to tamp down diplomatic disputes, spending hours drinking tea and taking walks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai or engaging in delicate negotiations in Islamabad.
It's a highly unusual role for a Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman: envoy with a special but undefined portfolio.
Kerry has pushed the White House's national security agenda in the Senate with mixed results. He successfully ensured ratification of a nuclear arms reduction treaty in 2010 and most recently failed to persuade Republicans to back a U.N. pact on the rights of the disabled.
Throughout this past election year, he skewered Obama's Republican rival, Mitt Romney, at nearly every opportunity and was a vocal booster for the president's re-election. Kerry memorably told delegates at the Democratic National Convention in August: "Ask Osama bin Laden if he's better off now than he was four years ago."
Obama seems likely to reward all that work by nominating the 69-year-old Kerry, perhaps in the coming days, to succeed Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as the nation's top diplomat. The prospects for the five-term senator soared last week when U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, a top contender for the post, withdrew from consideration to avoid a fierce fight with Senate Republicans.
A Kerry nomination has been discussed with congressional leaders, and consultations between the White House and congressional Democrats have centered on the fate of his Senate seat, according to officials familiar with the situation who were not authorized to publicly discuss the talks. If the seat were in play, it could boost the prospects for recently defeated Republican Sen. Scott Brown to win back a job in Washington.
At the same time, Obama is considering one of Kerry's former Senate colleagues, Republican Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, for the Pentagon's top job.
The selection of Kerry would close a political circle with Obama. In 2004, it was White House hopeful Kerry who asked a largely unknown Illinois state senator to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic convention in Boston, handing the national stage to Obama. Kerry lost that election to President George W. Bush. Four years later, Obama was the White House hopeful who succeeded where Kerry had failed.
Senate colleagues in both parties say Kerry's confirmation would be swift and near certain, another remarkable turnaround. Eight years ago, the GOP ridiculed Kerry as a wind-surfing flip-flopper as he tried and failed to unseat Bush.
"If he is nominated, he comes into the position with a world of knowledge. He's someone who certainly understands how the legislative process works, and I think he will be someone that Congress will want to work with in a very positive way," said Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, who is poised to become the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee next year.
Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said "there's no question he has a very strong depth of knowledge of these issues. Certainly qualified."
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has taken to jokingly referring to Kerry as "Mr. Secretary."
Kerry and McCain, defeated presidential candidates who returned to the Senate, have joined forces repeatedly during the past few decades. In July 1995, the two decorated Vietnam War veterans provided political cover to President Bill Clinton when he normalized U.S. relations with Vietnam. Clinton had been dogged by questions about his lack of military service.
Last year, Kerry and McCain were outspoken in pushing for a no-fly zone over Libya as Moammar Gadhafi's forces attacked rebels and citizens. This month, they stood together in arguing for the disabilities treaty against staunch Republican opposition and complaints that it could undermine U.S. national sovereignty.
The pact fell five votes short of ratification, and Kerry called it "one of the saddest days I've seen" in his years in the Senate.
"Today I understand better than ever before why Americans have such disdain for Congress and just how much must happen to fix the Senate so we can act on the real interests of our country," he said, his frustration evident.
Kerry has traveled extensively for the administration, to Afghanistan in May as a strategic partnership agreement loomed large in the decade-plus war. He was in Pakistan last year in the midst of a diplomatic crisis after Raymond Davis, a CIA-contracted American spy, was accused of killing two Pakistanis.


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Hello my fellow Urchins! It is hard to believe that we are almost finished with the month of January!
We would like to extend congratulations to those who participated in the county-wide Reading Fair at Myrtle on Friday, January 23rd. Among first place winners were Carol Coker, Savannah Alexander, Anna Clayton, and Savanna Harlow. They will compete in the Regional competition in Oxford. Way to work hard participants! Also, congrats go out to Jacob Pilcher for taking first in the school-wide Geography Bee on Friday! Good job!
Monday, January 26th, our very own Zach Rowan participated in the county-wide Spelling Bee. We know that he did a spectacular job and we could not be P-R-O-U-D-E-R!
On Thursday, January 29th, the fifth grade classes will be celebrating with a D.A.R.E. graduation. There will be special guest speakers to commemorate the hard work the kids have put into the program to make it such a success.
Friday, January 30th, there will be a special Senior Beta Induction Ceremony to welcome new member into the club. These new members will be honored into this very prestigious club. Congrats on your hard work students!
Our High School basketball teams have a full week of playing! Tuesday, January 27th, they faced county opponents West Union at EU! On Friday, January 30th, they traveled all the way to Strayhorn to face the Mustangs. Finally, Saturday, January 31st, the Urchins will participate in the Prentiss County Shootout, while the Lady Urchins play in the Roberson's Sportswear Tournament. We wish both of our teams the best of luck and scores will be posted at a later date.
The Junior High basketball teams have their final game of the season on Thursday, January 29th! Come out and support them in their final game against West Union at WU!
Last but not least on our sports, the Urchin bowling teams have matches at New Albany on Thursday the 29th against Pontotoc. Good luck to all our athletic teams!
The verses of the week come from Galatians 5:22-23 says, "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such there is no law." Each and every day we need to strive to live in these fruits. Through trusting God and asking for Him to guide us in our everyday lives, we can trust that He will help us each and every day in our walks with Him! I hope everyone has a wonderful week! God bless and remember… IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE AN URCHIN!

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|Senior night at Limestone College proved to be quite a challenge for the Pfeiffer Falcon men's basketball team as they lost 89-82. Limestone shot 17-25 from the field in the first half including 8-13 from the 3-point line to take 20 point lead 44-24. Pfeiffer battled back in the second half as they have done all year to cut the lead to two points on two different occasions but could not ever take the lead. Limestone shot 64% for the game to Pfeiffer's 42% and Limestone also won the rebounding battle 38-27.
Alvin Slaton had his best scoring game of the year with 18 points and four other Falcons were in double figures. Robert McGriff and Jeff Pettiway had 13 each, Thomas Carr had 12 and Derrick Truesdale added 10 points. Chris Woods again led Pfeiffer with eight rebounds.
"We always get people's best shot, but the way our opponents have been making shots over the last week is unbelievable," said Pfeiffer coach Dave Davis. "I was not sure if Limestone would ever miss in this game. I credit our guys again for handling adversity and battling as they always do to get back into this game and give us a chance to win. It wasn't like Limestone ever cooled off as they sot 59% in the second half as well. We shot poorly from the field and missed opportunities for 14 additional points at the free throw line. It is a credit to the character of our young team that we can have an opportunity to win when the shooting stats are so different and we get out rebounded. We were diving all over the floor and taking charges throughout the second half. We battled to the bitter end."
Pfeiffer finishes the regular season in 2nd place in Conference Carolina's with an overall record of 20-7 and a conference mark of 15-5. The Conference tournament begins on Monday at Pfeiffer at 7:00pm with a familiar opponent Limestone. If the Falcons win they will host another conference tournament home game on Thursday.


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RYAN VREDE writes the Sharks are one of the few sides that exhibit the capacity to ask telling questions of the Stormers.
The magnitude of the occasion and the odds the Sharks overcame undoubtedly made their victory over the Reds at the weekend the best of their campaign. However, their path to the quarter-final was marked by some excellent showings, none more so than the 25-20 defeat of the Stormers at Kings Park in May.
The scoreline suggests a close encounter, but the Sharks were completely dominant for much of it, with the most notable feature of the performance the sustained accuracy in execution of key aspects of their game plan. Few sides have been able to trouble the Stormers defensively in the manner the Sharks did, and only the Rebels have also scored three tries against the Cape side in their league-phase matches.
The potency of their attack then will be a source of inspiration ahead of Saturday's semi-final. Their launch platform was established through an industrious and physical gainline onslaught. Willem Alberts was prominent and effective with ball in hand, named Man of the Match for his unfailing ability to get over the advantage line. Their charge in this regard was amplified by the efforts of Bismarck du Plessis, Beast Mtawarira and Marcell Coetzee, among others.
Of particular interest will be to see whether Alberts is restored to the back row after the Sharks were forced to deploy him at lock in Brisbane. He excelled in the position in the aforementioned match and the one many respected rugby men, including Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer, feel he is best suited to. The Sharks, however, may be reluctant to tamper with their back row after the trio's showing against the Reds. But with the Stormers demanding a more direct approach than the one they implemented against the Reds, Alberts may well be named at blindside flank, with either Coetzee or Ryan Kankowski dropping to the bench.
The Sharks' excellence in the Durban showdown extended to their defensive resolve and, most pertinently, their discipline in that facet of play. The Stormers have engineered their ascent to the semi-finals primarily through pressure-creating phase play, with their goal-kickers then building their lead through penalties from the infringements they've forced. The Sharks cut them off at the source and indeed also managed to restrict them in the first meeting at Newlands, won 15-12 by the Stormers thanks to a 78th minute Peter Grant penalty.
Taxing travel and their almighty physical effort against the Reds means fatigue will be the Sharks' biggest obstacle in their bid to replicate their success against the Stormers. There is no question they have the personnel and tactical intelligence. Whether they can rouse themselves to recapture the elements that facilitated their previous victory remains to be seen.


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Written by Curt Popejoy on 04/23/2010
As I am on the eliptical this morning, I am thinking about what I had seen the night before as the NFL showcased the first round of the NFL draft in prime time. The NFL draft is like the Super Bowl for me, and so I am always excited for it to come. And when it's over, I am always scratching my head. Here are a few observations that I made now that I have had 4 hours sleep.
The Rams make the tough call and were right. I've said since December a QB had to be the pick, and it was. Whether or not Bradford will be a franchise QB is a different discussion but the fact the FO wanted to make a bold move must be applauded.
Some NFL teams are really, really smart. The Detroit Lions traded back into the first round to steal Jahvid Best, to pair up with their other first round pick Ndamukong Suh. They would have easily had the best first round if not for the Seattle Seahawks and their picks of Russell Okung and Earl Thomas. Two impact rookies are huge gets for them.
Some NFL teams are really reall dumb. This goes out to any team that needed a quarterback (St Louis Rams get an exemption) who passed on Jimmy Clausen. He's going to make so many teams regret that.
It especially goes out to the Denver Broncos who made some trades and ended up going up and getting Tim Tebow. This is a move an established veteran head coach can make. It's not a move a young coach can make. If this costs McDaniels his job, don't be shocked. But maybe even more misguided was taking Demaryius Thomas in the first round. You deal Marshall for a 2nd, you replace him with a 1st? And a guy who runs exactly one route. I'm sorry Broncos fans, because you deserved better than that first round.
Another team I put in the dumb group are the Jacksonville Jaguars. They Mayflower trucks should be outside the stadium packing their stuff to head to LA right now. This is a team that can't sell out and the fans have given up on. So what do you to to rally the fanbase? Draft a defensive tackle a round too early. Brilliant! If Tyson Alualu turns out to be the next great DT I will publish a formal apology, but if he doesn't, this pick will look idiotic. Hell, if you want to do something off the wall, draft Tebow, at least he'd have sold some tickets.
Some teams were really really desperate. How much confidence do the San Diego Chargers have in Darren Sproles to sell the farm to move up 16 spots to draft the 2nd best RB in the draft? I realize most believe that the Chargers are a playoff team and very good, but don't sit there and say they didn't have more pressing first round priorities.
Dez Bryant, Derrick Morgan and Kyle Wilson were overrated coming into this draft by most media types and it showed last night.
If you have Frank Gore in your keeper league, good lookin' out, because it seems the oline is going to be big and beefy and run block heavy with 2 first round picks dedicated to offensive linemen. Not sure how San Francisco 49ers fans feel, but your oline got much better last night.
The New England Patriots did some great maneuvering and then dropped the ball on the pick. I love how the Pats work to accumulate picks. But when you finally use one, and it's on a CB with limited ball skills and upside, I question all the moves. Tonight will be huge for them.
The Kansas City Chiefs did the right thing. Eric Berry was the player fans wanted and he's the player that makes the defense better day one. Two picks tonight will allow them to upgrade at some other spots, but assuming Berry isn't shelved with injuries too much in his career, he will be an immediate impact player for KC.
Both channels covering the draft were pretty meh. Worst was the delay. People were tweeting the picks who were at RCMH well before they showed up on TV. This is the technology age ESPN and NFL Network. Unless you are worried Terrence Cody is going to walk up and drop trow, why have a delay?
I can't wait for tonight's Live Coverage again, because for those teams that dropped the ball, they really have a chance to make amends. Only the NFL could make such a huge event within their sport compared to other sports. It's really the King and we all it's court.
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Southwest may be young, but the Stallions are certainly not inexperienced.
Despite Southwest having just three returning seniors — Kelsea French, Tanya Acosta and Faeth Wigfall — coach John Sweeney said the Stallions have 13 other soccer players with big-game experience.
Southwest has 12 sophomores and juniors who played last season.
And that bodes well for Southwest, which entered Wednesday's first practice day as the defending NCHSAA 1-A champion.
"It is big," Sweeney said. "I feel like we have a difficult schedule this year, and I feel like the magnitude of the games they played in last year may help them weather some of the storms we will inevitably face. It will give them the confidence to take on challenges."
The Stallions graduated three seniors in Jamie Berti, Armani Boswell and Kristen Brady, who helped Southwest advance to three consecutive state finals with the first and third trips resulting in titles.
The absence of Berti and Boswell leaves offensive question marks for the Stallions, although Sweeney is confident he can find others who can score.
"The big question is where are we going to get our goal scoring because 60 percent of our goal scoring last year was Jamie Berti and Armani Boswell," Sweeney said. "We have a lot of questions to answer, especially early in the season, but I know I have a good group of girls and I know we will be able to find those answers."
But the big question is whether the Stallions can repeat as state champions? Acosta believes so as long as the team works hard this season.
"One of the biggest things we've been telling the underclassmen is not be cocky just because we won last year," she said. "I feel like when I was a freshman and we won, the next year we were, 'Oh, we got this,' especially going from being 0-7 in March and then going to the state championship.
"We felt like it was kind of in our pocket and I think that's one key reason we lost (in the final). Then last year we were like, 'OK, we can't let that happen. We have to go in and work hard every day like we don't have a chance.' If we work as hard as we can, we will have that chance."
French said senior leadership will be important.
"I think we have to show them how we have to work hard every day," she said. "We need to show them what we have to do to get it done."
But it won't be easy, said Sweeney, who also coached the Southwest boys' soccer team to its first state title in November.
The Stallions' schedule this season features games against 2-A Richlands, 1-A powers N.C. School of Science and Math and Raleigh Charter, defending 3-A champion White Oak and 2-A Swansboro, not to mention Coastal Plains 1-A Conference rival Dixon.
"They realize this year will be tough. There are no cakewalks and they are going to have to be on top of their game," Sweeney said. "I know I have good kids and I know a lot of them have talent and a level of character I have come to expect from them and the means to make some really good things happen.
"But there's going to be a pretty good Dixon team who wants to make that not happen and there's a whole bunch of teams in the west who want to make their own good things happen."


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Quintavious Jamal Delaney, 19, of LaGrange was sentenced Monday in Troup County Superior Court to a 45-year sentence with 20 served in custody without the possibility of parole and the remainder on probation.
Delaney was charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm for an incident that occurred on Oct. 13, 2012, where a Hogansville man, Thomas Staley, was shot in the hand and shoulder after several men, including Delaney, robbed him at gunpoint in the area of Ash Street and Park Avenue.
According to Assistant District Attorney Jephson Bendinger, five men were involved in setting up Staley in a marijuana deal gone bad. Two other suspects were arrested following the incident and the remaining two are still being investigated.
Steven Shattuck of LaGrange, who was a juvenile at the time, and Dredarious Scott, 19, of LaGrange are both listed as co-defendants in the case for their alleged involvement. Neither have received a sentence yet.
According to earlier reports, Shattuck allegedly set up Staley in the robbery and then drove him to the hospital after he was shot. He was arrested shortly after, when officials noted inconsistencies in his story.
Delaney was arrested in the 900 block of Elm Street that same day.
Delaney received 20 years for the armed robbery charge, 20 years for the aggravated assault charge and five years for the possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime charge.


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RICHLANDS — Ethan Horne has played football and baseball since he was 5 years old.
But when asked which sport he likes the best, the Richlands High senior couldn't come up with a reply, although football is on Horne's mind these days as the running back and safety prepares for the first official day of practice Aug. 1 and for the Wildcats' season opener Aug. 23 at East Duplin.
Still, football and baseball aren't the only things the 17-year-old Horne enjoys when not attending classes. He is also an avid hunter and fisherman, the former being more of his hobby in the great outdoors away from football and baseball.
"Hunting and fishing, I've grown up doing those a lot," Horne said. "My dad used to carry me (on outdoor trips) when I was still in diapers. I've just grown up hunting and fishing."
Watch Horne play football and baseball and you see an outdoors-like ruggedness about him as an athlete. And the scrappy 5-foot-7, 180-pounder has emerged as a key player for the football team and was one of the Wildcats' best baseball players last spring.
Horne made the first team of The Daily News all-area baseball as an outfielder after he hit .424 to lead Richlands to its first playoff appearance in eight years.
But Horne is also skilled in the woods, where there is nothing but silence and it's just man against nature — and he's shot his fair share of game.
"I've killed a bunch of deer. I killed two bucks in one day," Horne said. "One was a big eight-pointer and the other was a seven-pointer. I duck hunt a lot, too."
Richlands first-year coach Justin Snider likes Horne not just because he's a good player but also because he is a country boy, which comes with being a hunter.
"Ethan is about as country as you can come across and I love those kinds of kids," said Snider, a rodeo rider who was born and raised in
Like his other sports, Horne has a game plan when hunting with his friends and family.
In football he prepares differently depending on the play, and in baseball he changes his approach at the plate depending on the pitcher. But in the woods Horne uses a different approach depending on what he's tracking.
"For deer hunting, it depends on (the situation)," said Horne, noting that he does most of his hunting in the
Regardless of what Horne uses or what he shoots, he gets something out of being a hunter.
"It's a lot of fun to me," he said. "I just go out and enjoy it. It gets my mind off of things."
For now, however, Horne's attention is on football.
Not only does he want to help the Wildcats to a better mark than last year's 3-8 record, he also wants to rush for more than 1,000 yards and lead the team in tackles. Last year he rushed for 537 yards and six touchdowns on 110 carries, averaging 4.8 yards.
"I probably like running back better," Horne said. There's just something about carrying the ball. We will run a lot of the I-formation this year. I'm happy being a running back and I just do whatever I can to get the most yards in a carry."
Horne certainly got the most of a situation two years ago as a sophomore. Having been a quarterback on junior varsity as a freshman in 2010, Horne was named the varsity team's starting signal-caller early in his sophomore season after senior Tank Norman went down with a concussion.
Horne finished his sophomore year with 370 yards rushing and two touchdowns while going 3-0 as the Wildcats' quarterback.
"It was a good experience for me as a sophomore to jump in behind Tank," Horne said. "In flag football I played running back but then later on in rec I started playing quarterback and then at Trexler (Middle School) I played quarterback. But when I got to high school, I just started playing running back."
Horne's tenure at Richlands seems to have gone full circle. As a sophomore, he was a skinny and nervous player not knowing what to expect as a starter under the Friday night lights.
Now as a senior, he's bulked up and full of confidence, although he's not cocky.
"I feel like I've matured a lot as a football player," Horne said. "I've gotten a lot stronger and I know the game better than I did. I want to lead the team and I want to lead by example so that the younger players can look back and maybe do the same."
And so far Horne has shown Snider that he is willing to be a leader.
"He is such a talented young man who has an extraordinary work ethic," Snider said. "If we ask him to go play guard, he will go play guard and not have any questions about it. He's the kid everybody looks to and he is willing to take the burden on his shoulders and lead the troops.
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Sikorsky S-39B "Jungle Gym"
First made in 1930, the S-39 was a single-engine derivative of their successful twin-engined S-38. It was intended as a smaller amphibian marketed to individual pilot-owner sportsmen and executives and sold for $20,000. Twenty-three were built produced in spite of the Depression and was the first aircraft designed and produced by Sikorsky after the company moved from Long Island to Connecticut.
The Museum's S-39, having been owned by a number of organizations and individuals, made history during World War II when it was used for air-sea rescue missions by the Civil Air Patrol out of Rehoboth, DE. One such mission resulted in the pilot, Hugh Sharp, and his observer, Eddie Edwards, becoming the first civilians ever to be awarded the Air Medal. It also earned the Sikorsky Company the prestigious Collier Trophy.
Following its restoration the Museum held a dedication ceremony on Nov. 1, 1996. The S-39 was fondly described by a speaker as having the appearance of "a collection of airplane parts flying together in the same direction." It was affectionately called the "Jungle Gym" as its many struts and booms resemble a child's playground apparatus.
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You've got to be kidding me. Wrestling no longer in the Olympics?
Really … really?
Wow, what a travesty, what an idiotic move by the powers that be in the Olympics. Let's do away with a sport that historically has always been linked with the Olympics since they wrestled barefoot and, well, with fewer clothes on than a
Heck, there are records that indicate the sport was introduced in the 18th Olympiad way back in, well, 708 BC. The sport was also part of the first modern-day Olympics in 1896.
And now comes word that the International Olympic Committee has voted to drop the sport. You know the IOC, right — Idiots on Call?
The IOC was expected to drop modern (as opposed to, let's say, ancient) pentathlon, you know the sport that millions take part in from middle school to college and beyond across the world and which is open to everyone with a gun and a horse and so on and so forth.
Quick now, name one event in modern pentathlon. Look, I'm not opposed to modern pentathlon remaining in the Olympics. It has a long history of being in it as well. I just think it's a joke that wrestling is out after the IOC executive board recommended in a secret vote that reeks of politics that wrestling not be among the Olympic's 25 "core" sports for the 2020 Summer Games.
An IOC spokesman says it's all about the "process of renewing and renovating" the Olympics. Really? Renewing and renovating. Sounds like something the Property Brothers do to homes on the Home & Garden Television.
A lot of things bother me about the decision, not the least of which is it's just another hit to a sport that's seen its share of bazooka blows in recent years. Fewer colleges are sponsoring the sport, which still remains the sixth most popular high school sport, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations.
And to think the news comes just as
One of the things that bother me the most about the unfathomable decision, however, is that wrestling is one of the most egalitarian of sports. You don't have to be 6-foot-6 to wrestle. You don't have to weight 285 pounds and bench press a side of beef.
You can be just a few gold medals over 100 pounds and wrestle. I mean, what a great sport. Just you and your opponent, doing everything you can to put the other guy's shoulder to the mat to say for that moment in time you were the better man.
And your equipment plays no part in whether you win or lose because your equipment is minimal. It's just and your singlet and an elbow or knee pad.
Beyond that, the wrestlers who make the Olympics are the greatest in their sport. Can you say that about other sports, especially team sports?
I also fear the trickle-down effect of the decision. Do wrestlers at
But higher up the wrestling food chain you wonder what impact this decision will have.
Those associated with the sport quickly voiced their outrage at what a former Olympian called "the death penalty out of nowhere."
I particularly liked the comment by Rulon Gardner, whose stunning upset of Russian wrestling great Alexander Karelin in 2000 is one of the most memorable Olympic moments in recent years.
"It just seems like wrestling, if we don't fight we're going to die. At this point, it's time for everybody to man up and support the program."
And remember this: wrestlers don't give up.
Sports editor Rick Scoppe can be contacted via email at firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling 910-219-8471.


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Antoni Wit studied conducting with Henryk Czyz at the Academy of Music in Kraków, continuing his musical studies with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. He also graduated in law at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Immediately after completing his studies he was engaged as an assistant at the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra by Witold Rowicki. After winning second prize in the International Herbert von Karajan Conducting Competition in Berlin (1971), he became an assistant conductor to the patron of that competition. Later he was appointed conductor of the Poznań Philharmonic, collaborated with the Warsaw Grand Theatre, and from 1974 to 1977 was artistic director of the Pomeranian Philharmonic, before his appointment as director of the Polish Radio and Television Orchestra and Chorus in Kraków, from 1977 to 1983. From 1983 to 2000 he was managing and artistic director of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, and from 1987 to 1992 he was the chief conductor and then first guest conductor of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria. From 2002 to 2013 Antoni Wit was the managing and artistic director of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir. He has been first guest conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra in Pamplona since the 2010/11 season and its artistic director since the 2013/14 season. His international career has brought engagements with major orchestras throughout Europe, the Americas and the Near and Far East. He has made over 200 records, including an acclaimed release for Naxos of the piano


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Dog fighting is a huge problem, and sometimes it can seem that you can't do much to help as an individual. But there are a few things you can do to stop it now, and we really need your help.
Why? Take it from those of us who have seen dog fighting compounds first-hand: Life as a dog used for fighting is a nightmare.
They live chained up or in a tiny cage. They don't get the veterinary care they need. They die in the ring or are unceremoniously shot for losing. Some are used as "bait" for other dogs. Some have litter after litter. Some starve. Some go without water for days.
Odds are that dog fighting is happening in your state right now. We need your help to stop it. Give dog fighting victims three minutes of your time?
1. Ask your U.S. representative to support the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act.
The Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 23, would make it a federal offense to knowingly attend an organized animal fight and would impose additional penalties for bringing children to animal fights. Violators would face up to one year in prison for attending a fight, and up to three years in prison for bringing a minor to a fight.
You can help the bill along by contacting your rep. We've made it easy at the ASPCA Advocacy Center, and we promise it only takes a few minutes, tops.
2. Download our new anti-dog fighting toolkit for citizen advocates.
If you're as horrified by dog fighting as we are, and you think you might want to commit more time to stopping dog fighting in the near future, download our new toolkit developed with the U.S. Department of Justice. It's got everything you need to know to get more involved. (We admit, actually reading it will take more than three minutes, but you get the idea.)
3. Fight Pit Bull prejudice via social media.
Pit Bulls and dogs who look like Pit Bulls get a bad rap because of their reputation as fighting dogs. Fight it by becoming a tireless advocate for them on your social networks. Start by posting the profile of a cute, adoptable Pit Bull-type dog on Facebook (we suggest Pet of the Week Champion) or sharing a happy tail about a Pit.
You can even share the story of a rehabilitated ex-fighting dog, like Ninja.
Oh, and of course, a bonus fourth thing you can do: Share this post on your social networks.
Easy, right? Together we can make a huge difference, and to the dogs who are suffering right now at the hands of fighters, it means the world.
To learn about a few more ways to fight back against blood sports, view our 10 ways to help end dog fighting and get educated about the issue on our dog fighting page.
On behalf of the dogs, thank you!
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Dog fighting is a horrible and despicable thing that needs to be wiped out. A dog fighting ring was recently busted in my area and I couldn't believe the horrific details that were uncovered, I'm a 58 year old man and was brought to tears. The real animals in this are the sick people that perpetuate it, the punishment for doing it or attending it should be swift & harsh.
Any 'sport' where man has the power of weapon and cruelty shows you ashamed they should be to be called MEN. Yes, even fishing and hunting where innocent animals going about their life are shot and killed and their heads hung on walls as trophies, always made me wonder where is the strength or greatnedd in men who do this. Want a sport- go find a match man-to-man and win or lose. Don't use innocent animals to entertain your spineless, loser, demented selves!
Please help protect those who cannot help themselves to end this cruelty !!!!
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Any person involved in dogfighting, even as a spectator, should be mandated by law to undergo psychiatric evaluation, at their own expense, in addition to being incarcerated. Because anyone that condones or partakes in such a thing perpetuates more violence and cruelty in society, which makes life more dangerous for me and my dog and my family and friends and neighbors.
Dogs are innocent creatures and do NOT deserve to suffer at the hands of heartless idiots. Stop the fighting please
Education is the key to stop the ignorance of any animal used in fighting as sport. Whether it be a bull, dog, birds it is a culture that is taught that fighting animals is fine and they like it. I hate the fact that humans find entertainment at the expense of an animal in pain. Unless we teach ALL children that hurting animals and each other is wrong we will never be able to solve the problem. The change in penalties and laws can go a long way as a start I hope our politicians will pay attention.
I have two pits at home. One is a rehabilitated bait dog. The other is a neglected dog. Both are recovered from their previous lives. I post their pictures all the time.
People that let their dogs fight are ignorant and obviously useless. They should be locked up. And the spectators are just as stupid. How can anyone enjoy watching dogs rip each other apart. My son has a pit bull (a big one) and he is so lovable because he's treated very well. We all love him very much.
I have 2 American Pit Bull Terriers.Miracle is 9 years old and Shadow is 8 years old.I have had several pit bulls and they are the coolest!I can not imagine how any one could fight these wonderful dogs!It is very hard to catch them in their cruelty,but the penalties should be very harsh when they do!It is a little mans sport!They should be ashamed!!


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City & Urban
A city is a large town or incorporated municipal center. Cities often feature teeming populations, a local government led by a mayor or group of aldermen, an organized structural layout, and sometimes a distinct culture. The term "urban" describes things related to cities.
The first cities evolved as agriculture let humans adopt more sedentary and specialized lifestyles, eventually becoming religious, administrative and industrial epicenters. The city of Jericho is arguably the oldest city to hold a continuous population since its founding — in 7000 BCE, the city had 2,000 residents, a thriving metropolis for its time. Ancient Rome was the first city to break the 1 million mark; today, Tokyo is the most populous city with 35 million people. (Photo: Ghassan Tabet/Flickr)


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PARIS, France – Smart card vendor association Eurosmart estimates the industry will have shipped nearly 100 million NFC-enabled SIM cards and embedded secure elements by the end of 2012–a figure it projects will double in 2013.
NFC Times Exclusive Insight – Israel-based On Track Innovations reported continued negative adjusted EBITDA and didn't announce any new major reader sales during a recent conference call to discuss the company's first quarter earnings. Despite a recent patent case win, investors appear to be getting impatient.
NFC Times Exclusive Insight – Identiv reported lower-than-expected revenue for its first quarter and continued losses, though CEO Jason Hart said the company is se
NFC Times Exclusive Insight – Qualcomm, the largest supplier of processor chips for mobile phones globally, has made a deal to integrate NFC technology from NXP Semiconductors for its reference designs for OEMs featuring its Snapdragon processors.
NFC Times Exclusive – Besides payments, Samsung is targeting nonpayment applications, and is seeing "growing interest" in its embedded chips, Samsung Pay director Victor Kim told NFC Times.
NFC Times Exclusive Insight – Gemalto CEO Olivier Piou said revenue from the vendor's trusted service management business fell in the first quarter and would stay down for the rest of the year, while indicating Gemalto is no longer seeing many TSM tenders from telcos.
NFC Times Exclusive – Falling SIM card prices among other challenges have forced such major smart card and NFC vendors as Giesecke & Devrient and Oberthur Technologies to restructure, though strong growth in shipments of EMV cards to Asia and the United States helped them record growth in overall revenue in 2014.
NFC Times Exclusive Insight – PayPal is trialing NFC mobile payments, CEO-designee Dan Schulman said during eBay's first quarter earnings call, but the company continues to be cautious about embracing NFC.
NFC Times Exclusive Insight – Payment network Discover Financial Services announced its support for Apple Pay on Monday, becoming the fourth major payment networks in the U.S. to join Apple Pay.
NFC Times Exclusive Insight – U.S.-based Broadcom reported continued growth for its connectivity segment during its first quarter 2015 earnings call, but made almost no mention of NFC.
NFC Times Exclusive Insight – With the first Apple Watch units set to be delivered this week, NFC payments for wearable devices becomes a budding market, though it remains to be seen whether consumers want to tap their watches or wristbands to pay.
NFC Times Exclusive Insight –Apple is getting some pushback from banks as it seeks to expand its payments service, Apple Pay, outside of the U.S., where its U.S. business model along with other characteristics of the U.S. market will not translate well, NFC Times has learned.
NFC Times Exclusive Insight – The SIMalliance vendor group is playing up what it calls soaring growth in NFC SIM shipments in 2014, despite troubling signs for the future of SIM-based NFC, such as Apple Pay and similar initiatives by other OEMs, as well as growing interest in host-card emulation and the failure of SIM-based NFC services to take off.


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Decades ago, the only methods for dealing with problems of facial and body hair were shaving them off with razorblades or bleaching them to make them less noticeable. As neither shaving nor bleaching produce completely flawless results, women became anxious for access to alternatives to dealing with unwanted hair.
In the 1980s, a new method of removing unwanted facial and body hair arrived on the market: the epilator. An epilator is a handheld device that looks like an electric razor when viewed from the side; however epilators actually pluck the hair out by the root rather than cutting it off where it protrudes from the surface of the skin.
Today's epilators come in three different types.
Spring epilators were the earliest type of epilator produced by manufacturers. The inside of the head of a spring epilator features a tightly coiled spring that turns thanks to the motor inside of the base of the unit. As you move the epilator across the surface of your skin, hairs become wound around the springs. When the hair is completely tangled around the spring, the pull of the motor yanks it away. While some manufacturers still make spring epilators, the type has been largely replaced by other styles.
Rotating disc epilators work under a similar principle as spring models; however, the type replaces the spring with a series of metal discs that capture the hair. Because rotating disc epilators typically pull out hairs faster than springs, the style quickly became more popular than the original spring epilator models.
Tweezer epilators are the newest type of epilators available on the market and largely considered the most effective type. The tweezer type contains metal discs that move back and forth rather than spinning. As you move tweezer epilators over our skin, the discs make a tweezing motion that traps the hairs and then plucks them away. Today's tweezer epilators refer to discs they contain as "tweezer heads." The larger the numbers of tweezer heads present in the epilator, the more hair is removed at once.
Epilators have some distinct advantages over shaving and alternative hair removal methods, including:
Epilators can be used at home, so you don't have to schedule an appointment at a dermatologist's office, spa or salon every time you need to remove unwanted hair.
Like shaving, epilators provide instant results, unlike cream hair removal formulas that must be left in place for several minutes.
Epilators do not pose a risk for nicks and cuts like traditional shaving.
Epilators do not expose your skin to abrasive chemicals or have any type of unpleasant odor.
Epilators pull body and facial hairs out by the roots, leaving behind no black shadow under the skin.
Because epilators fully remove the hair, their results are longer lasting than shaving. The best epilators produce results that last up to six weeks.
After the initial investment in an epilator, you do not need to continuously buy shaving cream, razors, razorblades or depilatory creams, which saves you money with moths or years of use.
Some epilators are safe to use on the face, where women traditionally do not use razors.
Repeated use of epilators can actually destroy the hair follicle, permanently preventing the regrowth of hairs. This benefit can take years to emerge, however.
Along with their many advantages, epilators do have some disadvantages when compared with shaving and other hair removal methods that you should keep in mind:
The plucking sensation caused when the hair is lifted out by the root can be uncomfortable, particularly when you're removing hair from large areas.
After epilation, it is common to experience minor redness. Although this typically fades within 24 to 48 hours, you may not be able to use an epilator immediately before a special event if the area that you're treating will be visible.
Epilators have a higher up-front cost than shaving or depilatories.
Like razors, epilators may miss hairs on curved portions of your body, such as your underarms.
Epilators have moving internal parts that can malfunction or break. Some epilators come with warranties, through which manufacturers will replace or repair their products within a certain number of months or years after purchase.
The use of epilators can result in ingrown hairs. This occurs when dead skin cells become trapped within the pores in areas where hair is beginning to grow. Since the hair cannot pierce through the blockage or clog, the hair remains trapped under the surface of the skin, where it causes swelling and redness and can become infected.
Depending on the model, an epilator may miss shorter hairs and require you to allow your facial or body hair to grow to a minimum length prior to use.
For best results when using an epilator, keep the following tips in mind:
Read the instructions for your epilator thoroughly before your first use.
Prior to using an epilator, thoroughly cleanse the area with a mild cleanser to remove excess oil that can decrease the effectiveness of epilators. If you have oily skin, select cleansers that are especially formulated for removing excess oil. For other skin types, opt for a moisturizing cleanser to lessen irritation. Thoroughly dry the area after cleansing.
After you have cleansed your skin, apply a light dusting, talc or finishing powder to your skin. This mattifies the area and makes it easier to remove the hairs, which gives you the added benefit of less discomfort. Apply the powder by running your hand in the opposite direction to the hair growth to lift the hair shafts and make them easier for the epilator to catch.
Always run the epilator in the opposite direction than the hair growth. This makes it easier for the springs or blades to capture the hair.
As you use the epilator, use your free hand to pull your skin taut. A flatter surface decreases the risk of missed spots and also cuts down on discomfort.
Because the arms, face and bikini area are more sensitive, start using an epilator only on your legs. This allows you to get used to the discomfort and build up a tolerance for the sensation prior to moving to areas where the discomfort may feel more intense.
Never use an epilator on your face unless the product instructions and specifications state that the model is safe for facial use.
Immediately after you finish with the epilator, apply a moisturizer to help combat redness and irritation. Look for moisturizers that contain soothing natural ingredients like aloe vera, sandalwood oil, cucumber extract and tea tree oil.
In the days that follow your epilator use, exfoliate the treated area daily. This helps remove the dead skin cells that cause ingrown hairs from your pores. The best exfoliator products contain both sources of mechanical friction like beads or the ground husks of nuts and chemical exfoliative ingredients like alpha hydoxy acid, glycolyic acid or salicylic acid.
Regular exfoliation can help prevent and eliminate ingrown hairs but in some cases, the ingrown hair does not resolve itself and can cause infection. If an ingrown hair does not respond to at home treatment, see your doctor. You may need an antibiotic cream or oral drug to eliminate the infection.


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In the previous week, ended 8 December, US weekly chemical railcar loadings rose by 5.0%.
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Men's Volleyball Comeback Attempt Falls Short as Limestone Sneaks Away with 3-2 Win
April 1, 2010
MISENHEIMER, N.C. Limestones Scott Schweihofer (Marysville, MI) picked up a match high 33 kills leading the Saints to a 3-2 (28-30, 30-28, 32-30, 23-30, 15-12) victory over Pfeiffer University in Conference Carolinas mens volleyball on Thursday night. The win pushes Limestone to 12-9 overall, 4-4 in league play while the Falcons fall to 7-13, 1-6.
The Falcons scored the set one win taking a 15-13 lead at the halfway point on a Michael Dhalle (Phelps, NY) kill. Schweihofer quickly brought the Saints back to 15-all before setter Evan Fullerton (Ambridge, PA) put the Falcons up for good with a sneak attack at 27-26. Micah Bortner (Dallastown, PA) picked up the final kills to end set one.
Limestone battled back to grab the next two sets for a 2-1 match lead. With Andrew Pile (Macungi, PA) serving, the Saints rattled off eight straight point taking advantage of four attack errors by Pfeiffer. Limestone kept that lead until the Falcons took advantage of two Saints miscues for a 23-23 contest. C.J. Shearer (Longwood, FL) put home a kill at 27-26 as Schweihofer started to heat up with the sets final three kills evening the match at one game apiece.
Set three needed extra points to allow the Saints to grab the one set advantage. Pfeiffers Eric Edelman (Henrietta, NY) put home one of his eight kills on the night at 10-10 before Mikee DeJager (Oviedo, FL) knotted the contest at 24-24 late in set three. A handful of Pfeiffer errors and four more Schweihofer kills, including the last two, allowed the Saints to grab a 32-30 set victory.
The Falcons stormed back for the only convincing set win of the night forcing a fifth set with a 30-23 win. Pfeiffer took the lead for good with a kill by Kyle Mariano (Kendall Park, NJ) just nine points in before an Andrew Whalen (Apopka, FL) kill forced a Limestone timeout. With an ace sandwiched in between a pair of Saints attacking errors, Limestone burned its final timeout at 15-6 as the Falcons cruised from there. Edelman put home three more kills while Clancy Gay (Cincinnati, OH) and Dhalle each registered a pair of late kills sending the match to its deciding set.
Limestone was given a quick boost to the start of set five on a pair of solo blocks by DeJager that stifled the Falcons attack. Pfeiffer got as close as 8-6 on a Gay kill before Kevin Hart (Menifee, CA) and Schweihofer secured the match with late kills in a 15-12 set and 3-2 match win.
Behind Schweihofers 33 kills, DeJager was the only other Saint to finish in double digits with 11. For Pfeiffer, Dhalle and Gay each had 14 while Whalen had 10. Fullerton led all setters with 55 assists while libero Danny Gruszcyk (Orlando, FL) had a match high 21 digs. Pfeiffer out-blocked Limestone 17-12.
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Seniors revived Archbishop Murphy's football season
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Instead, the seniors stepped up to rally their team and pushed to salvage their season. The Wildcats responded with a six-game winning streak going into tonight's 2A state tournament quarterfinals game against Tumwater.
"I don't think there's a secret to Archbishop Murphy football. It comes down to the brotherhood," coach Mike Pluschke said. "These seniors have been together for four years at a small school. When things got tough, these guys have banded together for a common goal."
That goal is a deep playoff push for the fifth consecutive year. The seniors are in their fourth state tournament while at Murphy, the second group -- after last year's seniors -- to perform such a feat.
The accomplishment by this year's group of seniors might be even more impressive considering all the team had to overcome, including a controversial offseason coaching change along with two more coaching changes before the fifth week of the season.
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"It's been awesome with these senior guys," quarterback Camden Buchanan said. "It's been great. With our bond and brotherhood, we really came together."
Pluschke singled out Buchanan, running backs Ricky Gordan, Steven Kane and Hans VanderWel and linemen Ryan Kouchakji and Dakota Creed for their team-building efforts this season.
"Those guys have really been the glue," Pluschke said. "The guys that have been very positive, focused on the task at hand and rallying the troops. They're all very solid kids and young men who want to be successful and finish this year the right way and finish the way they started four years ago."
After a 49-0 loss to Lakewood, then-head coach Bill Marsh left the program. His successor, Michael Allison, was placed on administrative leave days later when a prior incident from his time coaching in Oregon was brought to Archbishop Murphy's attention.
The remaining coaches, including Pluschke, had a bye week to regroup before an Oct. 5 Cascade Conference showdown with South Whidbey which, at 1-2, had a better conference record than the Wildcats. Pluschke singled out a particular moment in that game when things seemed to click for the Wildcats.
"I want to say it was halfway through the second quarter (against) South Whidbey when the kids started smiling again playing football," Pluschke said. "I think that's the point when we realized if we do what we could do and didn't turn the ball over, we always give ourselves a shot to win."
The Wildcats, who have placed second in 2A in the past two state tournaments, won 46-15.
"I definitely think that week was a big week for us," Kouchakji said. "We had to come out and get a win. We were fighting for our confidence and we started to get it back."
The players agreed that the bye week, which gave the Wildcats two weeks between the end of the Lakewood game and the start of the South Whidbey game, was important because it gave the team a chance to regroup and refocus after everything that had happened both on and off the field.
"We took the bye week to get back to Archbishop Murphy football," Creed said.
The game, which was Murphy's homecoming game, was particularly memorable to Buchanan, who is from South Whidbey and was playing against some of his friends.
"That's a big game," Buchanan said. "It's one of those important games for me."
And the Wildcats didn't stop after that. Archbishop Murphy continued to win, including playoff games against Squalicum and Bremerton, by an average margin of about 29 points.
"It's been a much different football team," Gordan said. "We played harder. We're stronger as a team."
VanderWel said it wasn't so much pride that was on the line as much as it was the senior players wanting to do their best for each other. That in turn encouraged the younger players to step up their game.
"I don't think we were playing to prove we we're good," VanderWel said. "Just playing for each other. I think that continued into other games."
It's continued for the Wildcats in the playoffs, too. Last Friday, senior running back Alex Galgano rushed for 300 yards and four touchdowns as Murphy beat Bremerton 45-21. The win set up tonight's showdown against Tumwater, which is the fourth-ranked 2A team in the state by Maxpreps.com.
The Thunderbirds feature a high-scoring offense that's beaten playoff teams such as No. 2 Capital, W.F. West, Timberline and North Thurston in the regular season.
"This is by far one of the best football teams that we've seen on film since we played King's and Lakewood," Pluschke said. "Playing a team that's been as reputable as they've been over the last 10 years -- they're just phenomenal in what they do. They've got some athletes in the right spots. We're thinking this is going to be the ultimate test for us."
This is the third consecutive season the two teams have met in the postseason. Tumwater won the first matchup in the 2010 state title game, while Murphy, which is ranked seventh in the Maxpreps.com poll, got a little revenge knocking Tumwater out of the playoffs last year in the state tournament's first round.
"We know who they are," Gordon said. "We know what we have to do to get it done. It's definitely going to be an all-four-quarters kind of game. It will be a battle the whole way."
Archbishop Murphy isn't too concerned with going on the road. They see it as a chance to bond and hang out with their teammates before the big game.
"I think we do well on the road," VanderWel said. "We're not really focused on where we are."
Being on the road also brings some perks the Wildcats just don't get at Terry Ennis Stadium.
"We get to wear our white jerseys," Creed said. "And I love our white jerseys."
The Wildcats hope to advance to next weekend's state semifinals and preserve a tradition that the seniors have participated in their first three years at Archbishop Murphy: the beloved Thanksgiving morning practice.
"We love practicing on Thanksgiving," Gordan said. "It's first thing in the morning. Then we go home and watch some football."
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When Dickie and Coover Crowe, dope-dealing brothers known for sampling their own supply, decide to branch out into the body business, it's up to U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens to stop them. But Raylan isn't your average marshal; he's the laconic, Stetson-wearing, fast-drawing lawman who juggles dozens of cases at a time and always shoots to kill. But by the time Raylan finds out who's making the cuts, he's lying naked in a bathtub, with Layla, the cool transplant nurse, about to go for his kidneys.
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Elmore Leonard has written more than forty books during his highly successful writing career, including the bestsellers Road Dogs, Up in Honey's Room, The Hot Kid, Mr. Paradise, Tishomingo Blues, and the critically acclaimed collection of short stories When the Women Come Out to Dance. Many of his books have been made into movies, including Get Shorty, Out of Sight, and Be Cool. Justified, the hit series from FX, is based on Leonard's character Raylan Givens, who appears in Riding the Rap, Pronto, the short story "Fire in the Hole," and Raylan. Leonard is the recipient of the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA, and the Grand Master Award of the Mystery Writers of America. He lives in Bloomfield Village, Michigan.
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Paris Levallois ran out comfortable 101-84 winners over Group J's winless team Hapoel Holon, but only after they had undone the damage of a stunning first quarter.
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Paris Levallois head coach Christophe Denis:"We started the game not so well and I'm glad we were able to come back. Holon is a good team and we always strive forward."
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