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'The Secret Life of the American Teenager' goes to band camp
The show went back in time eight and a half months tonight, we got to see Amy meet Ricky at band camp, Ben get his braces off, the early portion of Jack and Grace's relationship, and Adrian working out that her mom was having an affair. Interesting stuff? Sure. Relevant to the characters' lives? Certainly. Well placed in the course of the season? I'm thinking not. To me it definitely felt like a stall tactic. I'm happy to have seen what happened before the show started, but at this point in the season I'd rather see more of the present.
Fortunately, the entire episode wasn't a flashback, only bits of it. We did get to see Amy in the beginnings of her labor tonight. Ben however missed it. Or, he saw it right up until he passed out from seeing Amy in pain, and boy was she in pain. She complained and whined and moaned about her pain and complained and whine and moaned about everything else too. She wanted a Dairy Shack burger (not the Kobe beef burger Ben got her). She wanted a frip (that's an apple fritter without the gooey bit). She wanted her mommy (who was in the waiting room). She wanted help naming the baby (apparently eight and a half months wasn't enough time to think about a name).
Whine. Complain. Moan. Don't get me wrong, I understand why she was unhappy, labor has to be painful, but I'm not sure why we had to listen to it to such a degree. The doctor explained that Amy letting her anger out could help progress her labor, but it certainly didn't progress it tonight, tonight we just got the anger.
Maybe you can shed some light on this next bit, because I certainly didn't get it. One of Amy's earliest complaints this evening was the need for a Dairy Shack burger. Ricky promised to get her one, and later Ben showed up with the previously mentioned Kobe beef burger. Ben explained that Ricky had said Amy wanted a burger and so he, Ben, got her the Kobe one. Ricky returned to the hospital later but absolutely no mention of why he passed the burger order to Ben was given. Did Ben just try to go above and beyond while Ricky was getting the right burger or did Ricky foist the burger getting task to Ben and simply disappear?
See, I don't think that's a small question. Ricky claimed tonight to want to be a dad, part of which, at that moment in time, was being there for the mother of his child. If Ricky simply passed the order to Ben without making Amy's specific burger desires known, it wouldn't speak well of Ricky. If Ben just went and got the Kobe beef one on his own while Ricky was getting the right one, it might change the way I see Ricky. It was a crucial bit of information that I desperately wanted an answer to and didn't get.
There was also some other stuff that I found really interesting tonight, but it too tended to be stuff that didn't actually get fully explored. Tell me you didn't want to know more about how Grace's dad helped setup her first date with Jack and then realized that the relationship was progressing too quickly? That was a great scene and one of the few flashback bits where I thought the show should have dug deeper.
Slightly more time was spent tonight on Henry and Alice's relationship, their instant messaging each other rather than talking even when they're in the same room. That relationship seems to currently be on the right track. I really do enjoy those two goofballs, even if all we really see of them is their staring at their respective laptop screens and smiling as the other types something. It's cute and awkward and I think it really shows those two care about each other more than they might like to admit.
Tell me though - out of all the flashback stories which was your favorite? Did you like seeing the Amy-Ricky hookup?
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Timbers face NSC Minnesota on the road Saturday
A live radio broadcast will be available on Sportsradio 95.5 The Game, with a live video webcast available online at www.portlandtimbers.com/live.
The Timbers moved into sole possession of third place in the USL Conference with a 1-0 road win over AC St. Louis in their last match Aug. 14. Forward Bright Dike scored his third goal in four games to help Portland end a four-game winless stretch.
In a congested playoff picture, the Timbers (8-7-7, 31pts) are tied for fourth place in the overall USSF Division-2 Pro League standings with the Carolina RailHawks. Only four points separate Portland and Carolina from the final teams in the playoff picture – Puerto Rico Islanders, NSC Minnesota and FC Tampa Bay Rowdies. Eight teams advance to the postseason. The two conference leaders are joined by six teams with the next-best point totals, regardless of conference alignment.
Saturday marks the fourth and final regular-season meeting between the Timbers and Stars (7-10-7, 28pts). The two sides met last week in Portland, playing to a 2-2 draw at PGE Park. In their last visit to NSC Minnesota on June 19, the Timbers claimed a 2-0 win on goals by midfielder Ryan Pore and defender Josh Cameron. The two clubs traded road wins in their first two encounters in June; Portland is 1-1-1 against NSC Minnesota in 2010.
After taking on the Stars, the Timbers return home to close out their regular-season home slate. Portland opens a three-game homestand at PGE Park on Aug. 26, playing host to the Austin Aztex at 7 p.m. The Aug. 26 match features a testimonial match and special recognition of former Timbers player and assistant coach Jimmy Conway.
One of eight teams currently in the playoff picture, the Stars are in seventh place in the USSF D-2 Pro League table. NSC Minnesota had a six-game unbeaten streak come to an end with a 1-0 loss at home to the Vancouver Whitecaps on Aug. 14; it was the team's first loss since July 4. Saturday's match is the Stars' final game during the month of August. The team will get a bye week before starting the final month of the season Sept. 4.
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I'm continuing to enjoy Kel's adventures! Satisfying fantasy comfort reading with a spunky likable heroine, school setting, underdog victories, and adventure. I am strongly tempted to run out and buy the next two and just read them all at once.
This series is really fun to read but contains material that is not appropriate for young readers.
So many good morals are written so firmly that I have made a point to recommend to young women that I meet. Kel is such a strong and determined girl. Who couldn't admire a character like this?
Here, Keladry begins to flower. And I don't mean physically, though that happens too, much to her disgust...part of that is for the hormonal effects that have her noticing men. Kel does develop a crush, though she keeps it silent, and is crushed upon by several of her fellow pages; still, it never becomes the point of the story (thank goodness). Lord Wyldon actually acknowledges her abilities, as she displays them both in training and in real tests. She also makes a lot more friends, of various sorts - from her maid Lalasa to various first-year pages. This book covers the remaining three years of her pagehood, so it's not as detailed as First Test, but it contains a lot of good scenes. Facing down Joren and his friends, with all the pages united behind Kel, is one of my favorites; another that stays with me is the whole final sequence with Lalasa and the examinations. And the various gifts, culminating in Peachblossom - we know who's giving them, of course, but Kel is truly bewildered. It's amusing. There's also a little more development of other characters, and a few changes for Kel - not many, her determination keeps her in a pretty straight line. Like this one even better than First Test.
I was afraid I'd have to write a bad review because it was all about her boobs and her period and boys are a Thing now. Fortunately the story didn't dwell on that /too/ much. I'm a little afraid the next one might, but I'll read it anyway.
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Tamora Pierce revisits the imaginary Kingdom of Tortall in this sequel to First Test: Protector of the Small. Fans of Pierce's exotic fantasy sequences will be hard-pressed to put either book down. Kel is a valuable role model: she's proud of being a girl, and she never wavers in her conviction that she can do anything a boy can--and usually do it better. Some rather bloody battles as well as discussions about Kel's developing body make this book appropriate for more mature readers. (Ages 10 to 14) --Emilie Coulter
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Chinese Newspaper Accuses West of Abusing Anti-Terrorism Issue
| Beijing, July 25 (KCNA) -- The Chinese newspaper Beijing Daily carried an article titled "Chinese Can Never Accept West's Unreasonable Logic" on July 22.
Some Western media spread misinformation as regards China's protest against the U.S. president's meeting with the Dalai Lama and the country's proper dealing with violent and terrorist incidents in Xinjiang, the daily said, adding:
Such misinformation is not the first for Western media. It is not the first time either for them to apply double standards in judging China combating divisive moves and violent and terrorist activities.
From the historical point of view, the United States and other Western nations have often played a disgraceful role in such activities in other countries, developing nations in particular. Taking Tibet as an example, Britain began openly stretching out its claws of aggression to Tibet in the late 19th century. Failing in two invasions, it instigated separatists to claim "independence of Tibet", trying several times to attain its goal to divide China in international arenas.
After the end of the Second World War, the United States began interfering in the Tibet region. It was directly involved in a rebellion in Tibet, attempted to help the Dalai Lama escape from the region and disturbed the situation of the border area through assaults. It also supported the Dalai Lama group to conduct protracted divisive activities in the international community. It is still refusing to take its hands off Tibet.
In recent years, the West's moves for Chinese division are not confined to Tibet only. The West supported the separatists in Xingjiang by all means and even incited violence and terrorism there. Western forces were behind all terrorist acts committed in Xinjiang in recent years.
We must be clearly aware of it and discard a naive dream that the West would support China in anti-terrorist battle. We must defend unity and solidarity and categorically reject the West's persistent interference in Chinese affairs.
The world has many lessons we must learn. The U.S. chooses its allies for the sake of its interests, leaves no stone unturned for destruction and disturbance, cause unrests in other nations and regions and even interfere in their affairs by force of arms.
If a nation favors the West, it is termed a champion of freedom, democracy and human rights, enjoying support from the West.
If a nation opposes the West, it is branded as dictatorial and cruel state and terrorist organization, becoming a target of the West's attack. This is just the far-fetched logic proper to the Western nations, particularly the U.S.
The logic makes it difficult to identify who supports terrorism and violence. In fact, many countries were put to shame due to Western countries' double standards and misinformation. China also suffered a heavy loss.
As regards the anti-terrorism issue, China will join in international cooperation but will oppose slandering and groundlessly blaming others for one's own purpose. It will never allow others to interfere in its internal affairs under this or that pretext.
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Brazilian Man Decapitated in Prison During Riot For Abusing Daughter & Fathering 7 Of Her Children
In the summer of 2010 Jose Agostinho Pereira from Sao Paulo, Brasil was convicted with imprisoning his daughter as well as fathering seven of her children. Earlier on Wednesday morning authorities announced that Jose was one of the six inmate killed earlier this week in a prison riot.
The Maranhao state public safety spokeswoman Maud Zaiban announced that Jose was decapitated by fellow inmates who broke into his cell in the city of Pinheiro.
Jose was convicted in June of 2010 with charges of imprisoning his daughter for 12 years in his home and fathering her seven children. According to the prosecution reports, Jose also abused two of the children he had with his daughter. In late December he was sentenced to 30 years in prison on sex abuse charges and depriving his daughter of her freedom through 'private incarceration.'
According to Maud, the riots began after guards thwarted an escape attempt by several prisoners.
"They then raided the cell where inmates charged with rape and pedophilia were being held and killed six of them, four of whom were decapitated,"
Maud added that the other two were stabbed to death with makeshifts knives. The aborted escape attempt was motivated by the overcrowded conditions which is close to 100 inmates were packed into facilities that were made to hold 30. The rioting began on Monday and ended Tuesday.
The inmates settled down after they were coerced by the authorities with promises of tow pounds of marijuana, television set, fans to cool off the cells and the right to receive home cooked meals. Along with the physical demands the inmates were promised that 14 prisoners would be transferred to jails nearer their homes.
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Edwin T. Henson, age 84, of Xenia, IL died at 5:25 a.m. on Sunday, June 9, 2013 at his home in Xenia.
Edwin was a lifelong farmer and drove a school bus for 21 years. In addition he served 42 years on the Clay Electric Co-Op Board, was on the Garden Hill Township Board of Trustees, and was a Xenia Fire Protection District Trustee and helped build the firehouse. A U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, he earned his G.E.D. at age 77.
He is survived by his wife: Norma Jane (Childers) Henson of Xenia; a daughter: Brenda (Arnold) Dutcher of Springfield; a son: David (Carolyn) Henson of Carmi; a foster son: Les (Stacy) Higgason of Flora; 2 brothers: Gerome (Nora) Henson of Orchardville and Bob (Wanda) Henson of Perris, CA; a sister: Louise (Lee) Hickox of Flora; 11 grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild, and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services for Edwin Henson will be 11 a.m. Thursday, June 13, 2013 at Xenia United Methodist Church with burial in Powers Cemetery near Xenia.
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Sir Alex Ferguson was taken aback by David Beckham's decision to join Paris St Germain for the remainder of the season.
The former Manchester United and England midfielder had been training with Arsenal after leaving LA Galaxy in November but opted to join the rich French outfit in the most eye-catching deadline day deal. Ferguson was not surprised at Beckham spurning offers to return to the Premier League, however, the Scot did not expect him to turn up in the French capital.
"I was surprised. I didn't see that," Ferguson told MUTV. "I didn't think he would join an English club. He always said he wouldn't after his career with United and he was true to his word. But I don't think anyone saw PSG coming."
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By Mike Glenn | July 23, 2014 | Updated: July 24, 2014 12:28am
An arrest has been made in the case of a woman whose burned body was found in a Pasadena field, authorities said on Wednesday.
The partially-clothed body of a woman identified as Rocio Montoya was discovered about 5 a.m. Monday after Pasadena firefighters were sent to put out a grass fire at the end of Olson Lane near Crestford.
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This summer, you will receive your child's results on the annual statewide test. Given that this year's test is new, you should consider these results a baseline for marking future growth. As we have discussed in recent newsletters, we are in a transition period—we have identified new skills that students should master, we have been teaching those skills in new and novel ways, and now we are assessing progress with a new test. The scores on this test will not be comparable to last year's annual test scores, as the old test assessed a different set of skills. Additionally, we have raised expectations for what students should be able to do, so this year's results may show that most students will need to make substantial progress to master the desired skills. This is OK because we are headed in the right direction. As students spend more time with the new curriculum, their skills will improve.
When you receive these test results, please support your child in areas that seem to be more challenging, and take time to celebrate all of the different ways in which your child has grown this year. If you have any questions about interpreting the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress score report, please feel free to contact me, or look to the following resources for more information:
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A revealing and incisive account of the King of Late Night at the height of his fame and power, by his lawyer, wingman, fixer, and closest confidant
From 1962 until 1992, Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show and permeated the American consciousness. In the '70s and '80s he was the country's highest-paid entertainer and its most enigmatic. He was notoriously inscrutable, as mercurial (and sometimes cruel) off-camera as he was charming and hilarious onstage. During the apex of his reign, Carson's longtime lawyer and best friend was Henry Bushkin, who now shows us Johnny Carson with a breathtaking clarity and depth that nobody else could.
From the moment in 1970 when Carson hired Bushkin (who was just 27) until the moment 18 years later when they parted ways, the author witnessed and often took part in a string of escapades that still retain their power to surprise and fascinate us. One of Bushkin's first assignments was helping Carson break into a posh Manhattan apartment to gather evidence of his wife's infidelity. More than once, Bushkin helped his client avoid entanglements with the mob. Of course, Carson's adventures weren't all so sordid. He hosted Ronald Reagan's inaugural concert as a favor to the new president, and he prevented a drunken Dean Martin from appearing onstage that evening. Carson socialized with Frank Sinatra, Jack Lemmon, Jimmy Stewart, Kirk Douglas, and dozens of other boldface names who populate this atmospheric and propulsive chronicle of the King of Late Night and his world.
But this memoir isn't just dishy. It is a tautly rendered and remarkably nuanced portrait of Carson, revealing not only how he truly was, but why. Bushkin explains why Carson, a voracious (and very talented) womanizer, felt he always had to be married; why he loathed small talk even as he excelled at it; why he couldn't visit his son in the hospital and wouldn't attend his mother's funeral; and much more. Bushkin's account is by turns shocking, poignant, and uproarious - written with a novelist's eye for detail, a screenwriter's ear for dialogue, and a knack for comic timing that Carson himself would relish. Johnny Carson unveils not only the hidden Carson, but also the raucous, star-studded world he ruled.
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"Nails on a chalkboard"
NO! I'm deleting this audiobook from my library and ordering the print edition. What a waste of money.
Everything. Listening to his ridiculously over-emphatic performance is like being repeatedly hit over the head with a blunt object, and I was only able to stand it for 20 minutes or so. I finally had to give up, even though I was extremely interested by the book itself.
Warning to potential buyers: listen to an audio sample before purchasing. If you can deal with the narrator's performance, more power to you. If you're like me, you'll order the print or Kindle edition.
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"Not for the uninitiated"
Bushkin's biography of Johnny Carson is a self-aggrandizing autobiographical work in disguise. Possibly worth a read if you want the dirty details on Carson's business life and failed marriages, but utterly worthless if you are more interested in his career and mastery of the craft of comedy.
As someone in my mid-twenties, I can't say that I grew up with Johnny Carson; the best I could say is that I know him by reputation. Having two baby-boomer parents, I would occasionally hear about how great the Tonight Show was during Carson's reign. I wanted a book that would take me back to that era and show me just what made King of Late-Night the royalty that he was.
I hoped for a biography that told about Johnny Carson's career, with a little insight into his personal life from someone who knew him well. I assumed Henry Buskin, Johnny's lawyer and friend, would have such a perspective. This biography just isn't it, though. Instead of focusing on Johnny Carson's craft as a comedian, which Bushkin admits himself was Carson's true passion in life, the story mostly revolves around Johnny's business and marriage troubles, with a few stories thrown in just to illustrate how Johnny Carson was a star among stars. A book mired in business nonsense, divorces, and contract negotiations? You are reminded at every turn that this book was written by a lawyer.
No time is given to Johnny Carson's youth or early career; the story opens with the hiring of Henry Bushkin, after Carson is already a star. The story ends abruptly with Henry Bushkin getting fired, with more time given to Bushkin's legal battles with Carson's financial firm than to the 30-odd years of Carson's life that followed the split. Johnny's work on the Tonight Show is only mentioned in passing from time to time, and even then it is only in relation to the business deals it facilitated. I understand that Bushkin was Johnny's lawyer and his most unique perspective comes from the legal and personal side of things, but I expect the author of a major biography to put in the effort to research and fill out the entire story of their subject's life.
In fact, taking the author into account, this book becomes more of an autobiography than anything else. I can't help but wonder if this was his intention from the start, but the publisher chose to rework it as a biography of Johnny Carson to sell more copies. It makes sense, who would want to read about the life of a less-than-world-famous lawyer when they could read about one of history's most influential television stars? But it really does the reader a disservice when you expect an account of Johnny Carson's 80-year life and you only get the 18 years that Bushkin worked for him.
Bushkin's account would make a great piece to a more complete biography, which I feel probably exists out there. But as it stands, I can't recommend this book unless you are solely interested in hearing about the life and times of a New York lawyer who worked for one of television's biggest stars.
"Likely a good story-but, narrator is annoying"
Just began the book, and almost deleted it after listening to the narrator. His voice is far too animated-moves up and down to an extreme as if he is reading a children's bedtime story. My wife was in the car with me and said she could not listen to it so I stopped.
Have not read any others
Anyone else. Dick Hill should not narrate books-period!
Read the book and skip the audio book. Hope I can get through this as I am looking forward to a good story.
Jumps on his bed while licking the bottom of one foot. He persists in this life affirming act despite interference from the head nurse.
"The Clown at Midnight"
Man! Talk about the clown at midnight after the mask drops . . . sheesh! Carson was Mephistopheles to the author's Dr. Faustus. For those old enough to remember Johnny Carson's preeminence on television, his veneer of Mid-western values, Bushkin's book turns things inside-out. Johnny was a misanthropic reprobate who generated millions for NBC by doing the impossible: entertaining night-after-night for decades, watched by unflagging millions. He was the network's golden cash cow. Lawyer and friend, Henry Bushkin, was his minion, his "Swiss army knife," always on call even in the wee hours, enamored by the glitz in orbit around his boss, catching dollars that filtered down. He served a man of quick mood swings. There was "good Johnny" and "bad Johnny," writes Bushkin. "Good Johnny was charming, ultra-generous, and hilarious. "Bad Johnny" brooded, threw tantrums, held grudges, was thrown down stairs for putting the moves on a mob girl, was invited to fight by Wayne Newton (Carson chickened out), all the while demanding absolute loyalty from his (few) intimates. He sometimes carried a licensed 38 pistol on his hip. He detested crowds and lived in luxury. Carson quotes are sprinkled with the "F" word used as noun, verb, and expletive. Women came and went on a conveyor belt during all his marriages. "A stiff ***** has no morality," Johnny tells Bushkin. After a while the author gives in and becomes a sort of Carson Mini-me, albeit an increasingly rich one. For those of an age to remember Johnny this is a thoroughly intriguing read worth the dough. I loved it.
metaphorical 1
"Should be called Johnny and me"
This is a book I recommend, however it has a deceivingly narrow focus. It's about the author's experience with Johnny. This is good and bad. It lacks the all encompassing perspective but it shows many telling specifics. The author walks a fine line effectively of appreciating and respecting Carson while telling us, alas, many behind the scenes defects in the iconic persona. Dick Hill is great as always as the reader
"Interesting Perspective - Awful Narration"
The horrible narration makes a fair assessment impossible to determine.
The narrator's self imposed inflections detracted from the book. Whether it was from his wry expressions or from overly exaggerated utterances, the narrator believed he was bigger than the story itself. In fact, his voice created interpretations of the material that may not have been the author's intent. The narration is so bad that the publisher should have another recording produced and delete this version altogether.
I enjoyed the insight into Carson's life. As an individual who grew up watching him regularly, I could imagine him saying some of the lines in the book and appreciated the opportunity to remember him in that manner.
Now, about that awful narrator...
"Here's Johnny!"
Growing up watching Johnny Carson gave me a quest for more information about him. This book certainly provided an insight into the very private Johnny Carson. Henry Bushkin is fair in his comments on Carson, he certainly credits him for making his career and describes the wild ride they took together. I don't know if I should envy Bushkin or pity him and that's is exactly what Bushkin was trying to explain. Imagine you're just a regular person who happens to a an attorney and at a very young age you are thrown into the deep end of the pool rubbing elbows with television and movie stars, jetting around the world with Carson as his best friend/personal assistant, it was certainly a 24/7 job.
I was very interested in the deals Johnny turned down regardless of money either because he didn't feel it was worth the trouble. At the end of the book I didn't think any less of Carson if anything I learned just how generous he was which in a strange way balanced, in my mind, the many mood swings his followers had to endure.
The book moves very quickly and I was sad when it ended. It is easy to follow. It took a short while to get use to the narrator's voice but once I did he was fine, he was easy to understand but his voice is a bit scratchy.
"Enjoyed it very much."
I enjoyed hearing about his private life and the back story of his TV career.
Johnny Carson.
Henry Bushkin. Dick did an excellent job of reading and keeping me interested.
"Hereee's Johnny"
The book is punctuated with memorable moments. Moments that depict Johnny Carson as a mean vindictive person one moment and a smiling king of late night TV the next. It is interesting to watch Johnny change.
I regularly watched "The Tonight Show" and enjoyed learning about the whys and wherefores of backstage intrigue but was particularly stuck by the events leading up to and after President Reagan's inaugural celebrations. I dare say we would never know about the inner life of Johnny Carson without Henry Bushkin's presence.
I always loved Johnny Carson's life and career. Knowing what I know now, I am a little more guarded in my appreciation of Carson's life. He was obviously very talented and respected but he was also a devious heavy handed manager of his product. Undoubtedly it would never have been so successful without his hand on the wheel guiding every aspect of its success.
Bushkin was there for just about every major moment of Carson's career. As his best friend and personal advisor, he holds back nothing. He doesn't hesitate to share the good with the bad and points out Carson's shortcomings from his early days while still celebrating his many notable successes.
"Compelling Story, Horrendous Narrator"
Fascinating, Informational, Irritating
Absolutely not!
For content, yes. Unfortunately, from the opening minutes, the narrator made it quite clear that this was going to be a struggle to listen to at all, let alone all at once.
I'd just like to say, it's not fun for me to write negative reviews, of anything. If Dick Hill has battled some sort of health issues, I truly hope he recovers fully but, there's no reason for him to continue in the field of narration. He constantly runs out of breath mid-sentence and frequently, mid-word. If anyone is old enough to remember, the closest comparison I can find is Mr. Magoo. It's just unfortunate that such a compelling story was almost ruined, it could have been a pleasure with virtually any other competent narrator.
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86-year-old former Dahlgren resident, Delilah (Dee) Millenbine died at 8:11 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 in the Hamilton Memorial Hospital Nursing Center in McLeansboro. She worked at the former Elder Manufacturing Company in McLeansboro and at the Florsheim Shoe Factory and Uncle Charlie's in Mount Vernon, IL where she retired.
Survivors include four sons, Darel Millenbine of Mill Shoals, Donnie Millenbine of Dahlgren, Monty Dale Millenbine of Mill Shoals and Lonnie Gale Millenbine of Odin, IL; three daughters, Verla Adcock of McLeansboro, Joyce Earl of Fairfield and Vicky Wells of McLeansboro.
Services for Delilah Millenbine will be 11 a.m. Friday, March 8 at the Gholson Funeral Home in Dahlgren with burial in Richardson Hill Cemetery near Dahlgren.
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Motorists traveling from one end of Kentucky to another this holiday period could see a differing range of gasoline prices. GasBuddy-Dot-Com Petroleum Analyst Patrick Dehaan says the lowest-priced gas is found near Bowling Green at three dollars 34 cents a gallon. Compare that to Louisville where travelers may find prices hovering around four dollars a gallon.
This past weekend, Kentucky racing fans were focused on the Quaker State 400. Attention shifts to the waterway this Fourth of July weekend.
Four different types of boats can compete in drag boat racing. Kentucky Drag Boat Association President Roger Austin says thousands will be on hand this weekend to watch between 40 and 50 boats race at speeds exceeding 150 miles per hour. "It will be wall to wall boats from 80-90 foot houseboats to 16 foot dinghies out there watching the boat races all up and down the side of a quarter mile," said Austin.


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We offer a nurturing environment where everything's intended for learning: the classroom, the materials, and the activities. No matter how young your child is, every element is designed so that learning happens in a fun and natural way. Our curriculum is based on the belief that children learn best by doing and playing.
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Celebrate National Public Lands Day by volunteering on state trust lands Sept. 24State DNR and partners to host events in Western Washington
OLYMPIA – Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark and the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invite the public to join volunteers and partner organizations to celebrate National Public Lands Day (NPLD) on Saturday, September 24, on DNR-managed state trust lands in Western Washington.
NPLD events include the dedication of a new fish-viewing platform, picking up litter, restoring a shoreline, and clearing, rebuilding, and improving drainage on trails. Each of the DNR-sponsored events is eligible for a voucher toward a complimentary Discover Pass (www.discoverpass.wa.gov). Volunteers attending these NPLD events will also be issued a one-day Discover Pass.
National Public Lands Day event scheduleAll events take place on September 24, except for the McLane Creek dedication ceremony and volunteer work party, which takes place Friday, September 23.
Volunteers should bring water, snacks, and lunch (except where provided), work gloves, work boots and, if possible, personal protection equipment such as a hardhat and tools for digging and brush clearing.
Volunteers and DNR: An enduring partnership Volunteers play a key role in keeping DNR recreation areas open and safe for the public. Volunteers help maintain trails and facilities, pick up litter, participate in work parties, provide information to visitors, and alert law enforcement to any illegal activities. Each year, volunteers spend tens of thousands of hours working to improve recreation on DNR-managed state trust lands. Many of these hours can be used as in-kind match when DNR applies for grant funding.
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It might not be appropriate for the Club Penguin crowd, but their moms apparently love Ideal Bite. Disney has paid about $15 million for it, PaidContent reported.
I guess this is what Disney would consider edgy: the company has reportedly acquired Ideal Bite, a "sassy" eco-focused e-mail newsletter that explicitly states it's "not for readers under age 18." The price was about $15 million, PaidContent reported. That's a lot smaller than Club Penguin, which Disney acquired for $350 million last year.
Ideal Bite is small even as far as e-mail lists go--it's no DailyCandy--but its demographic was likely of interest to a buyer like Disney. The site's median household income is $82,000, press materials state; the median age is 35; and the target demographic is the sort that "drinks organic wine after yoga." In other words, yuppie moms.
And "green" media is unsurprisingly a hot niche. Last year, Discovery Communications acquired the blog TreeHugger to accompany its Planet Green cable network, and the TreeHugger-Discovery partnership was recently selected to power the new eco-news division at the Huffington Post .
When we last heard from Ideal Bite, it was throwing a chic launch party in New York last year following an investment by the Pilot Group, the firm headed by MTV co-founder and former AOL exec Bob Pittman. The celebration featured a mechanical bull and dancers clad entirely in leaves, which I expect won't be featured in any kind of Disney-bought-us gala.
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Billabong International – already navigating rough seas – is unlikely to welcome the launch of the world's largest online retailer Amazon's Action Sports Store.
According to J.P.Morgan analyst Shaun Cousins, Amazon's extensive range and ability to leverage off existing freight programs like Amazon Prime and Super Saver Shipping could drive market share gains, a negative for Billabong's direct-to-consumer businesses like Surfstich and Swell.
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Order grocery gift cards online to help displaced school employees in Ypsilanti and Willow Run
MEA members are being asked to help colleagues in need who are struggling to feed their families after they lost their jobs through no fault of their own.
The Ypsilanti and Willow Run school districts merged on July 1, and about 200 teachers and education support professionals were laid off as a result.
The Washtenaw County MEA office has launched a virtual food drive for those displaced school employees, so they can continue putting food on their families' tables. In lieu of donating food and goods, those interested in helping can go online and purchase Kroger gift cards, which will then be sent to the Washtenaw MEA office and distributed directly to those in need.
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- Go to http://customer.kroger.com/giftcard/PurchaseNewCards.aspx
- Add to your cart gift cards in $10, $15, $20 or $25 increments. (Please don't put more than $25 on any one card.)
- Have the card(s) shipped to Kimberly Wolcott, MEA, 2805 S. Industrial Highway, Suites 400 & 500, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
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LINN & JOHNSON CO., Iowa - More Linn County property owners are behind in their taxes this year while Johnson County saw a drop in delinquencies.
"Collections are really moving on track or a little ahead for this time of year," said Johnson County Treasurer Tom Kriz.
Johnson County mailed 2,246 property tax delinquency notices Nov. 1, down from 2,411 last year, Kriz said.
Linn County mailed 6,442 notices Nov. 1, up about 7 percent over last year's 6,004 and 60 percent more than the 4,013 notices mailed in 2007, County Treasurer Sharon Gonzalez said.
The notices were mailed in February until lthe law was changed last year in an effort to help property owners reduce their interest costs, Gonzalez said.
A 1.5-percent interest charge is assessed monthly against unpaid property taxes through May. Properties whose owners remain delinquent are auctioned by the county on the third Monday of June.
Kriz said low interest rates are contributing to the decrease in tax sales in his county.
"Each year that seems to drop a little bit," he said. "If you need to borrow it to pay your taxes, you're better off paying that (loan payment) than the interest that accrues."
Linn County sold 1,431 properties in June for a total of $2,498,000, Gonzalez said. Johnson County sold 757 for $751,589.
Linn County's numbers lingering effects of the June 2008 flood and the recession that began in December 2007. This year's delinquencies include 5,165 real estate parcels (residential, commercial, and agricultural), 1,260 mobile homes, and 17 utilities.
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Linda Wells-Glover, Joni, and Nicole listen intently at a Brown Bag Seminar.
Congratulations to Sharon Johnson, Ph.D., for being promoted to Full Professor!
MSW alumni Erick French gives enlightening presentation at Brown Bag Seminar.
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The study used self-surveys of 1,700 married couples to gauge materialism, asking how much they agreed with statements such as "I like to own things to impress people" or "Money can buy happiness."
Interestingly, the study found that when only one partner had materialistic tendencies and one partner was not concerned with wealth, the marriage was reportedly satisfying and bolstered by open communication. It seems the nonmaterialistic partner offered a stabilizing aspect to the marriage, allowing the couple to balance each other out and improve their marital quality.
The authors made a point of clarifying that this study does not necessarily mean that material things alone are to blame for discord, but that materialistic tendencies in spouse personalities play a large role.
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Prime Minister Hisham Qandil discussed on Saturday 12/1/2013 with Chief Executive Officer of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Ibrahim Mayaki the agency's initiative for combating drought and achieving food security in the Sahel and Sahara region.
During the meeting, Qandil reiterated Egypt's full support for the NEPAD's initiative as a full African program for development.
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I upgraded my SGS II yesteday via Samsung Kies software to ICS, and it's working lovely, however I have a quick question about the Phone History, if you long press the home key the Phone History appears and seems to show the recent usage of the phone, i.e. Application use, Settings use, etc, is it possible to clear this history at all??
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Fulton Center to Open to the Public on June 26
Fulton Center will open to the public on June 26, according to materials released Monday by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Capital Program Oversight Committee.
First introduced in 2004, the project formerly known as the Fulton Street Transit Center has seen its budget grow from $750 million to $1.4 billion over the past decade. According to the documents released yesterday, the project's cost is "trending below current budget of $1.4 billion." Read More


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The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, concerned with health matters. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet.
In 1979, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Education. The final Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare was Patricia Roberts Harris, who was also the first Secretary of Health and Human Services.
The duties of the secretary revolve around human conditions and concerns in the United States. This includes advising the President on matters of health, welfare, and income security programs. It strives to administer the department of Health and Human Services to carry out approved programs and make the public aware of the objectives of the department. After the attacks of 9/11 and the subsequent anthrax attacks, the position has held a unique significance in the War on Terrorism. Upon his departure, Tommy Thompson, the first secretary since the installation of the war on terrorism remarked, "I, for the life of me, cannot understand why the terrorists have not attacked our food supply, because it is so easy to do..." Scholars concur, arguing that an attack on food particularly milk could effect approximately 100,000 people. This leaves a large amount of responsibility to the position in the age of protecting humans in all ways possible.
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Kimpton plans hotel for Chicago's New York Life BuildingContinue reading.
The Purple Hotel heads for demolition
There's a new pecking order in the partnership that owns Lincolnwood's old Purple Hotel at 4500 W. Touhy Ave. The architect that worked on the project and advocated reusing the building is off the job. And a new sense of fiscal reality seems to be settling in.
The latest plan for the 8.5-acre site, the best-known property in Lincolnwood, calls for tearing down the hotel, purple bricks and all. Advancing it is Neal Stein, who has taken over from fellow investor Jake Weiss in speaking for the development.
Stein said Weiss remains part of the deal, but much has changed. The Lincolnwood Village Board on Tuesday night heard Stein's revised plans for new construction hotel rooms and stores on the property. But no architect has been hired, so details at this point are scant.
The original plan from architect Jackie Koo called for saving the 293-room structure and perhaps adding a mesh over the brick, allowing the color to remain while minimizing its look. The owners wanted to convince the state that the 1960s building was historic enough to merit tax breaks for preserving it.
But sources familiar with the project said the renovation costs just kept rising. This was a place, remember, that had so many code violations that the village got it partially shut down before it closed for good in 2007. Memories of rodents and mold are hard to purge. Sources said hotel operators declined to put their name on a reopened Purple.
Stein, principal of North Capital Group, said he has joint venture deals with Chicago-based mall owner Urban Retail Properties and hotel management company SuperHost Enterprise. He promised a "public gathering place" would be part of the mix.
Koo said she is "extremely disappointed" that the building now could be torn down. "I think demolition of that building is a shame. It's another blow to modernism in architecture after Prentice," she said, referring to Northwestern University's plan to take down the old Prentice hospital in Streeterville, the work of Bertrand Goldberg.
Koo became famous in the architecture with her work on the Wit Hotel, 201 N. State St. She has another commission to take the edge off losing the Purple. Koo is designing the "gay-friendly" Out Hotel planned for 3343 N. Halsted St.
DOING THE DEALS: Coeur d'Alene Mines leased two floors, about 30,000 square feet, in the Monroe Building at 104 S. Michigan Ave. The gold and silver producer is due to move it headquarters to Chicago from Idaho in September and plans to have about 100 people working here. Jones Lang LaSalle represented the tenant. … General Growth Properties, safely out of bankruptcy, can start spending its money on things like office space again. It hired J.C. Anderson to handle a renovation of General Growth's 170,000 square feet at 110 N. Wacker Drive. … Stage Equity Partners spent $7.2 million for a 52,000-square-foot medical office complex at 901 Biesterfield Road, Elk Grove Village. Janko & Wool Real Estate Finance advised in the deal.
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First we have to dismiss the myth propagated by Mugraytards that all slams are legitimate. This is obviously untrue, as the essence of tennis history was the controversy over legitimate slams. After all, the Open Era began because the best players weren't playing the slams and a bunch of amateurs were winning. I'm pretty sure if Nadal, Federer, and Djokovic were forbidden from playing the AO and Mugray won, it wouldn't be very controvertial that it was an illegitimate slam.
OK so that's pre-open era. What about open era? The Australian Open has had multiple illegitimate winners because it wasn't important. I think everyone would agree that 1972 Wimbledon was illegitimate. Various other circumstances have been argued to cause illegitimacy throughout tennis history: weather, fixing, terrible officiating and player/organization conflicts, etc. What we can say is that the concept of an illegitimate slam is not only correct, it is an essential part of what tennis is today. That Mugraytards deny this is more than ignorance I'm afraid to say, it goes back to a fundamental distaste for the game of tennis and a fear that Mugray will be exposed as a fraudulent winner in a controversial USO arguably as bad as the FO and W of 1972. That the players didn't strike after the USO Mugray debacle shows what a serious problem there is in tennis and the danger Mugray represents.
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What's the point of building a car you can't have fun in? This was the mindset of Fatman Fabrications founder Brent VanDervort in building his shoebox tribute to Smokey Yunick. A trick suspension underneath a car is pointless if you're not going to go out and enjoy it.
Fatman had been working on its prototype Tri-Five chassis for a while, and after nine different test cars (this particular '57 would be number 10) Brent and crew certified the new rolling frame ready for production. From there, it was time to permanently attach a car so Brent could take the new Tri-Five structure on the road to shows and events to show off for potential customers, and flog on any available test course on hand.
Fatman's Tri-Five chassis features fully-boxed steel construction, with a four-link rear suspension and a short/long control arm front, with Mustang II rack-and-pinion steering. The chassis can use almost any style rear end, as long as it meets the measurement requirements. Besides having a fully-boxed frame, the Fatman chassis also has several integral crossmembers that not only serve as points for suspension and transmission mounting, but bolster the frame's structural integrity. Fatman calls this the "Full Surround X Member." The chassis' transmission mount is modular, so if an owner changes gearboxes (either auto or manual) all he has to do is call up Fatman for a new crossmember.
For brakes, Fatman usually specs out its frames with Wilwood hardware, but any brake system will work as long as it can fit the chassis' Mustang II spindle and whatever rear the customer decides to use. The stock body mount locations are maintained for installation, and only small notches need to be cut in the trunk of the car and the passenger compartment for fit and full suspension travel. Another nice feature: The stock Tri-Five gas tank can still be used without hindering rear suspension travel.
Despite the car being a pile of parts when Brent and friend Dick Lowder found it, everything was there, and virtually rust-free. Once it was trucked to the Fatman shop, the body was cleaned up and prepped for painting. Subtle body mods like nosing and decking the hood, along with installing a '57 wagon bumper were done.
Nostalgia motivated the build, inspiring the Smokey Yunick paint scheme that never saw residence on a Tri-Five. The interior is also race car-themed, with aluminum seats up front, alloy door panels, a used race wheel, four panel mirror, and shifter boot from the Hendrick Motorsports parts store. Doc's Kustom out of Omega, Georgia, came up with the car's gauge cluster, replacing the speedo with a tach, and building a special accessory gauge mount for the ididit column. For safety, the '57 uses Simpson four-point belts. Keeping driver and passengers comfortable is a Vintage Air climate system and plenty of Dynamat beneath the vinyl flooring.
Power for the sedan comes from a 383 Mouse built by Lowder using a genuine 400 small-block crank stuffed inside a 350 block and topped with aluminum heads, intake, and Edelbrock carb. Backing this is an old school Ford Top Loader four-speed trans with Hurst Indy shifter and Lakewood bellhousing. The rear is a 9-inch style unit from John's Industries and features 3.00:1 gears for high-speed highway cruising.
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Dialing the imagination back to 1958 and the last Daytona race on the beach, I settled myself into Brent VanDervort's cool '57 Smokey Yunick tribute, pretended I was Paul Goldsmith, and took a trip back in time. Liveried in pure Yunick black and gold, and stickered up like it would've raced back in the day, the No. 13 was hands-down the coolest thing at this year's Suspension Challenge. Yep, I know that an autocross course is no substitute for the white sands of Daytona, but it didn't matter a whit. This was unadulterated fun.
Our "Daytona" track was a fast one and gave me ample opportunity to thoroughly check out the Fat Man chassis over many separate elements. The start and transition to the first set of slalom cones found the Chevy hustling through with minimal fuss. Yes, this is a large car and autocrossing isn't its forte, but I found the sedan more than capable, and easily positioned the Tri-Five pretty much where I wanted it.
Under hard cornering, the car felt heavy, but it's not too bad (it was nearly 200 pounds lighter than the Heidt's Camaro). Perhaps it's the size that makes it feel that way. When it became loose, it was lazy loose, but easily caught. What I particularly enjoyed were the brakes. These Wilwoods were awesome stoppers, easy to modulate, and slowed this car down in a hurry. No muss, no fuss, and happily, no brake nastiness like wheel lockup. Could I lock 'em? Of course, but the threshold was easily felt and managed. Brakes were never an issue with this car.
Through the two crossovers and heading to the 180 degree turnaround had the flying Chevy deep in third gear. A true test of twitchiness is heavy braking with that downshift back to second, and when the clutch was let out, the Fat Man Chevy settled into itself and stayed true on track. My entry into the turnaround and track-out transfer back to power was uneventful. I hustled the car down through the twisting right-left-right elements and the high-speed "lane change," got it slowed sufficiently to early apex the tight turns at the end, and was amazed that this huge car could stay relatively balanced and underneath me throughout.
Things I would change would be the steering (I'd like to see it a bit quicker) and gearing (would be a bit more responsive on corner exit). The 383 backed by the four-speed manual gearbox was very manageable and a perfect match for the tires, brakes, and suspension. Other than these, my wish list wouldn't change one bit. This is a wonderful car and a very worthy tribute to Smokey's "Best Damn Garage in Town." - Mary Pozzi


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Glaciers in western China shrank 20% in 40 years
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Glaciers in Western China have melted at "alarming" rates over the past 40 years, according to Chinese state media.
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The glacier is the largest in Xinjiang, China's far northwestern province that is home to 42 percent of China's 46,000 glaciers. China scientists report that total glacier acreage in Xinjiang has shrunk by 20 percent and snow lines have receded about 60 meters (195 feet) since 1964, while internal temperatures of glaciers have climbed by 10 percent in the last twenty years.
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"Glaciers are sometimes called 'solid reservoirs'. They are one of the major water resources in an arid region like Xinjiang," said Hu Wenkang, a researcher with the CAS. "But melting glaciers may cause floods and landslides in some areas, and fail to provide water for rivers."
Earlier reports have warned that the glaciers of China's Qinghai-Tibet plateau are shrinking by 7 percent a year due to global warming. Meanwhile, on the Western side of the Himalayas, in the Upper Indus Basin, glaciers are believed to be expanding.
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Police role in Rehtaeh Parsons case to be reviewed
A former Ontario deputy attorney general will scrutinize the Nova Scotia police and public prosecution's investigation into the case of Rehtaeh Parsons, the Cole Harbour girl who died after she was bullied online.
Murray Segal will review the timing of their actions and examine whether police and the prosecution service followed procedural policy.
Justice Minister Ross Landry said the $200,000 review will take six months.
According to Rehtaeh's family, four boys sexually assaulted her when she was 15. The teen was then said to have been mocked by classmates, and endured relentless harassment and humiliation after a photo of the attack was circulated at school and on social media.
On April 7, Rehtaeh, then 17, was taken off life-support after attempting to take her own life a few days earlier.
No charges were laid after the initial investigation. The case was reopened earlier this year, however, and last week, two 18-year-old boys were charged with child pornography offences. They are expected to appear in court later this week.
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It was released yesterday that Bertelsmann (owner of Random House Publishing) and Pearson (owner of Penguin) have agreed to pursue a merger. The combined company would be owned (almost equally) by it's parents, generate about $4 billion dollars a year in revenue, and eventually create one imprint.
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$4 billion dollars is a lot of money make no mistake. But take in mind that Amazon generated $48 billion dollars in 2011 (granted, not all from books and publishing), and you begin to see a difference is size. Amazon doesn't break out sales performance to such a detail as to know how much revenue their self publishing programs such as KDP and Createspace generate, so a true comparison is hard to come by. It is obvious, however, that Amazon IS making it easier (and more profitable) for authors to use these tools and circumvent the traditional publishing process.
The important message here is that in the battle of content control, traditional publishers are losing the battle, because more retailers such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo and Apple are forging direct relationships with smaller presses and authors, bypassing the need for a traditional publisher.
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Independent bookstores are becoming even more nervous. Like traditional publishers, independent bookstores have, for the most part, relegated their relationships with self published authors and small presses to the back burner, preferring the ease of working with large publishers to make sure popular books continue to get marketed by someone else and driving business into their store.
Indeed, the large publisher and bookstore owner have been in the same boat, frantically trying to bail the water out for some time.
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