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BPD to host Southeast Texas Motor Cop Rodeo
News release: The Beaumont Police Department is hosting the 1st Annual Southeast Texas Motor Cop Rodeo this Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Ford Park. The opening ceremony begins at 9:05 am and the competition starts promptly at 9:30 am. Teams of law enforcement officers representing agencies from across the nation and Canada will compete in […] [Read More]
LC-M 7th grade football team finishes season undefeated
News release: The Little Cypress Junior High Seventh Grade Football Team has completed their season, not only as District Champs, but as undefeated District Champs, a feat Coach John Martin says has never happened at the school until now. "The players really worked hard all year long and they accomplished something that I think has […] [Read More]
St. Elizabeth Hospital turns 50
Celebrating 50 years, Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital administrators unveiled a timeline of the hospital's history and buried a time capsule to be opened 25 years from now. The Thursday morning celebration featured administrators who had been with the hospital for 40 plus years and highlighted the services the hospital has offered the Southeast Texas community. […] [Read More]
Retailers closer to turning Thanksgiving into 'Black Thursday'
"Black Friday" creep is getting almost as bad as Christmas creep, with retailers pushing things ever earlier. Wal-Mart has announced it would open its doors at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. That's two hours earlier than 2011, so at this rate, Wal-Mart will be opening at 6 a.m. Thanksgiving Day before the end of the […] [Read More]
Photographer yells at subway riders, snaps their reactions
By Peter Hockaday Filmmaker and photographer Benz Thanachart has a unique take on the smartphone revolution. When he left New York and traveled home to Thailand over the summer, he noticed everybody there engrossed in their phones. Like many phone users in the U.S., people there were "always obsessed with the little personal space on […] [Read More]
Nederland health care service makes national list
News release: Intrepid USA Healthcare Services in Nederland has been named to the 2012 HomeCare Elite™, a compilation of the top-performing home health providers in the United States. This is the fourth consecutive year that the organization has been honored as a HomeCare Elite provider. The HomeCare Elite winners are recognized for superior achievement on […] [Read More]
NFL power rankings
By John McClain 1.TEXANS (8-1): After beating the Bears, the Texans are 40-5 under coach Gary Kubiak when they run the ball at least 30 times. LW: 2 Get photos, news and stats of your favorite team with The NFL on BeaumontEnterprise.com. 2. FALCONS (8-1): Atlanta was handed its first loss by New Orleans. […] [Read More]
Confused about the Petraeus scandal? Here is a flowchart that explains all
By Jana Kasperkevic Earlier Friday, CIA Director David Petraeus announced that he is resigning from the agency due to having engaged in an extramarital affair. His resignation set off a media storm that uncovered a scandal worthy of its own soap opera. "After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by […] [Read More]
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When science turned AIDS several years ago from a fatal disease to a chronic illness that often can be managed with drugs, patients and doctors breathed a sigh of relief.
Now they have a new worry.
As people live longer with the virus, they are becoming far more likely than the rest of the population to develop cancers that were not previously associated with AIDS, research has found. "We're seeing high rates of head and neck cancer, lung cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer and anal cancer," said John F. Deeken, the director of head and neck oncology at Georgetown University Medical Center... read more


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The legendary Steve Gadd.
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Re: So, what is it with Steve Gadd
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I'd say you're missing context.
When looking back at a great, you have to consider where they were
at the time
and not compare them to who else is around now.
Much like football players of the 60's and 70's, the greatest back then seem average now because the "chops" bar has been raised so much higher.
When Gadd was at the highest point of his recording career and wowing people with solos that got him the reputation of greatest drummer, Weckl was still in Jr High school. Jojo Mayer had never been heard of. Vinnie was just getting started.
Weckl and Vinnie, among others, were very influenced by Gadd. Gadd was doing what they are doing before they were doing it.
So it's no surprise they took what Gadd did and improved upon it to the point that looking at them NOW, it appears Gadd is not quite on the same level.
Just because the student might surpassed the teacher doesn't mean the teacher is no longer deserving his credit.
There are 100's of drummer debates like this where one guy was innovate, but someone else took it to a new level. But the guy at the new level wouldn't be there without the predecessor.
I was never into Gadd when I was younger. I didn't much get it either. But as I've gotten older, I've been able to appreciate where he was coming from more, and appreciate what he does. I'd kill to have his feel and sense of groove.
Well, Steve Gadd is the Johan Cruijff of drums ;)
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Journal Pages: An Itch
No words this time around, just some journal pages, style sketches based on people leaving a church nearby, and itchy scratchy insect nastiness.
No words this time around, just some journal pages, style sketches based on people leaving a church nearby, and itchy scratchy insect nastiness.
Last month, I attended a comics workshop in Walthamstow (where I now want to live) taught by the very talented Emily Haworth-Booth. It was a great day and I left feeling incredibly inspired, although not particularly by my own work.
What most stuck with me, is the way Emily taught us to storyboard. I don't usually do longer comics, but whenever I've tried, I started out by writing a script. These scripts would turn out lengthy, too wordy, and I'd have trouble adding images to the text. Emily, instead, had us start out with a picture, think of a story, and just randomly start drawing scenes on frame-sized bits of paper. We could then add text where needed and tweak the order of the story. As I am a very visual thinker, this felt much more natural and a lot less stressful to me! Lightbulb moment!
My story ended up being about my younger brother Rutger (because I miss him) and although I'm not sure it works as a story per se, I decided to follow through and ink and color it nonetheless.
Thanks, Emily, for the great workshop!
If you're interested in taking a class from Emily, there's a section for that on her website right here.
Almost exactly a month ago I went to Elcaf, the East London Comics and Arts Festival here in East London. The festival consisted of a fair, film screenings, tons of workshops, some masterclasses, an exhibit, and a bunch of talks and discussions. I decided to not enroll in any classes or workshops (I hardly have any time to do my own work at the moment), but I did get us weekend passes and tickets to a label discussion about comics publishing, featuring some Sam Arthur (Nobrow and Flying Eye Books), Annie Koyama (Koyama Press), Madalena Matoso (Planeta Tangerina), Ken Kirton (Hato Press) and Alexandra Zsigmond (Deputy Art Director at the New York Times), which was great.
Mostly though, I puttered around the fair looking at the amazing work. There were so many great artists I had a real hard time and I pretty much needed the full two days to decide which books and zines I absolutely couldn't live without. So hard and I wish I could have bought more, but in the end I just decided on a budget and bought whatever I could. Below is what I ended up with and a brief review for each.
Jilian Tamaki - Supermutant Magic Academy
An anthology of the webcomic that has been going since 2010, the book follows a group of mutant teenagers attending a Harry Potter-like high school. The comics are usually one to two pages long and are nerdy, funny, and touching at the same time. I hadn't read the webcomic very much before getting this book, but was familiar with some of the work Jilian Tamaki did in collaboration with her cousin Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer is one of my favorites). The style of this collection is very different from those books - much more loose and sketchily drawn, but the lines are very expressive and really helps you get to know each of the (often grumpy) characters.
Philippa Rice - Soppy
Another webcomic turned book is Soppy, which chronicles UK comic artist Philippa Rice's (known for My Cardboard Life) relationship with her boyfriend. cartoonist Luke Pearson. The book is a collection of sweet, quiet moments. Of efforts made to make a relationship work. And of the slow, life-changing sharing of habits where personalities blend together a little at the edges. In my mind, this book is an ode to long term relationships and I loved it. Almost every other page I recognized situations I have been in when in a long term relationship, but not in a cliché way at all. The drawing style is clean, using only red, white, and black, making me long to try a more minimalist palet in my own work (but who are we kidding). Lovely book.
Tillie Walden - The End of Summer
I was tempted to buy The End of Summer when I passed by Tillie Walden's booth and saw her do the most amazing drawing in the front of a book she'd just sold to someone else. I had never heard of Tillie Walden before, but her drawings are absolutely stunning and they just seemed to flow from her. The book tells the story of a boy Lars and his twin sister Maja who are locked into a secluded castle with their family as they try to survive a winter predicted to last three years. The story features gigantic cats, incredibly detailed backdrops, and tender moments between brother and sister. That being said, I've now read the story twice and found the story kind of confusing at times. It could be that this is intentional as the whole book has a very dreamlike quality to it, but I found it a little frustrating nonetheless. Am curious to see what Walden will do next!
Grace Helmer - Small Hours Part One
Lovely, colorful zine from Grace Helmer about the summer after graduating from college and trying to make it as a freelance artist. Love the art here.
Katriona Chapman - KatZine Issue One & Two
Stunning black and white zines done in pencil about Katriona Chapman's experiences, memories, thoughts on art, science, and commerce, and love for the natural world. I really felt like I got to know someone a bit better by reading these zines and got smarter at the same time. SO promising and can't wait to see what Chapman will do next.
AJ Poyiadgi - Teapot Therapy
Cleverly done (and folded) story by AJ Poyiadgi of an older lady's tea time habit of cleverly luring people into the house for tea. Although short, it deals with loneliness in old age, but not in a way that makes you pity the main character per se. You admire her strength, while at the same time it illustrates a very real social issue. Very well done and beautifully executed. A real treat.
I loved every single thing from this Portuguese publisher (especially this fun and clever book 'Livro Clap', which you have to 'clap' open and closed to make the story work) , but in the end just bought a poster because I was too overwhelmed at the point to make any more decisions on which book to get.
Now this poster hangs in our bedroom and really brightens up the room.
One of the best things about living in a different country from your own is being able to learn about your new home country. In a way, you're getting the best of both worlds. You can learn all about a country and culture from directly from insiders, and experience them as a local would, but at the same time you're somewhat removed from it all and you kind of 'pick and choose' your experiences.
I can imagine if you move to countries very far away from your own that culture gap might be difficult to bridge (or if you've moved out of economic or social necessity, your perspective might be different - I realize we're quite privileged here), but the UK and The Netherlands are close enough yet plenty different from each other for it to be interesting and fun.
This past week has been all about exploring the UK, marked first by a weekend in Edinburgh, Scotland . The cloudy yet magical city was all it should be and I imagined. No, I did not eat haggis, but did try black pudding (for breakfast, no less) and fell completely in love with the tartan outfits, the dramatic history (knights! swords! ghosts!) and the castles. Aye!
Speaking of outfits, the week after was very much focused on outfits (and royalty) as I wore my first (serious) hatted ensemble ever. The hat was really more of a fascinator, but I think it counts. I needed the hat, as well as a dress of modest length, as I was invited along to the first day of the Royal Ascot by my friend and colleague Hannah. Squee!
Hannah is probably the most British person I know - she lives on a dairy farm, bakes cakes for village fairs, and is an excellent clay pigeon shooter person. Her life is pretty magical, is all I'm saying. Hannah and her family were amazingly kind in taking me on for the day and they proved excellent guides into the world of royal processions, horse racing, and gambling. My father-in-law (who owned two race horses in his day) was on speed dial as well, and the whole day was just a fantastic experience. I can get into this British thing, I think. As long as it involves great outfits, some ceremony, and a Prince or two (alas, no Kate this time) - I'm game.
Next up: traditional cream tea. Apparently the question on whether to put the cream or the jam on the scone first divides the nation.
I've spoken about color before, most notably in part two of my Art Journaling tutorial (gosh it's weird to see those old drawings), and I still do love a great color scheme. This drawing of a particularly great Wednesday (I'm a bit behind on my drawings) was inspired by a 1970s stamp from Israel. I found this stamp at Present & Correct (and a few more, but I decided to send those to a stamp-loving friend) and was instantly inspired by the cheerful combinations. Scans to follow.
Question: how is it May already? How is my trip to Singapore only one week away? Time is a weird thing and it seems to slip away from me these days. The only antidote to time slippage is taking note of tiny, lost moments. A man in a pink suit on the bus. A book before getting up and ready for another day of work and email. A well cooked meal for one. A drawing, here and there. You should try it.
I've got this thing for doors. Especially brightly colored doors can just make my day. Fortunately for me (but unfortunately for anyone in my company trying to get somewhere quickly), I can't seem to turn a corner here in London without encountering another snap-worthy specimen.
I seriously can't wait to one day own a house with an actual front door to lovingly scrub down and paint. A nice soft green, perhaps?
But London isn't the only city with great door action. Below are some doors from Brooklyn (US), Utrecht (The Netherlands), Safed (Israel), and Brussels (Belgium).
More doors coming to my Instagram feed, I'm sure. Let the obsession flourish.
Last week at the office, we ganged up with the lovely people of Wool and the Gang for a little knitting party!
Wool and the Gang is a London-based but internationally renowned community of makers (or 'global knitwork of gangstas' as they like to call it) focused on promoting fashion production that's made in a sustainable way. They want to bring back knitting as a viable means of production for generations to come, every piece make unique. Music to my ears.
I myself have made multiple attempts at taking up knitting, generally unsuccessfully due to my own lack of knowledge and an overconfidence in my own ability (this still isn't done). Knitting a blanket out of baby cotton with miniature needles? Sure, that sounds like a fun project to push aside after a week!
Our group had a few knitter drop outs like me, as well as a few expert-level knitters and a couple absolute beginners. We used the Snood Operator kit, which included an instruction manual with various options depending on your level, some crazy sexy wool in a color of your choice, knitting needles, and some regular needles for turning the scarf into a snood. Time flew by and I think most of us got quite far into the pattern under the expert eye of the lovely gangsters from Wool and the Gang HQ, aided by the clear instructional videos.
Our group had a few drop outs like me, as well as a few expert-level knitters and a couple of absolute beginners. We used the Snood Operator kit, which included an instruction manual with various options depending on your level, some crazy sexy wool in a color of your choice and knitting needles. Time flew by and I think most of us got quite far into the pattern under the expert eye of the lovely gangsters from WATG HQ, aided by the clear instructional videos.
I ended up finishing my snood this weekend, right in time for the hot spell that came over London this week ;-). I've got a feeling this soft cowl will come in handy at some point, though. Yay for British weather!
Have I been converted to knitter-dom? Let's hope so, or I just threw away the £50 I spent on more wool in their online shop (although I can always just snuggle up to the balls of yarn when Mr. Floor is away, they're so soft)
If you want to become a knitter, I can heartily recommend getting one of their knit kits. If you're an experienced knitter, the crazy sexy wool is absolutely stunning.


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STARKVILLE, Miss.--The winner of a Pulitzer Prize and Guggenheim Fellowship who teaches creative writing in Florida will read from his works Feb. 4 at Mississippi State.
Free and open to all, the program featuring Robert Olen Butler begins at 7 p.m. in McCool Hall's Taylor Auditorium. Butler, the "mayor" and sole resident of the Capps community, will be visiting the university all week as the first MSU Institute for the Humanities Writer in Residence.
In 1993, he received the Pulitzer in fiction for "A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain." In addition to that award and a Guggenheim, his work has been honored with a National Endowment for the Arts grant and the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, among other recognitions.
At Florida State University, Butler is the Francis Eppes Distinguished Professor and holder of the Michael Shaara Chair in Creative Writing. He is the author of 14 novels and six volumes of short fiction, as well as a volume of his lectures on the creative process titled "From Where Do You Dream." For more, see www.robertolenbutler.com.
Joining with the Institute for the Humanities to sponsor his campus visit are MSU's College of Arts and Sciences, Shackouls Honors College and Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President. Assistance also is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities though the Mississippi Humanities Council.
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There are many out there in public service that feel they know what the problem with public education is these days and how to fix it. There may be some of you who agree with them. If you did, my guess is that you feel that the biggest problem with public education has to do with the funding system, currently under a court ordered change, not being able to spend enough on schools to allow our students to excel. Boy would you be wrong!
In fact, Ohio has spent more per student on education than the national average going back as far as 1997. Although the difference then was only about $15, that difference now sits at almost $460 per pupil. As of 2007 in fact, Ohio spends $9,598 per pupil on K-12 education. During the last ten years in fact, the operating costs per pupil have gone up in the State of Ohio by approximately 63%. (Data from Ohio Facts 2008)
Now when I was in school, classroom size was around 35. I recognize that in these more enlightened times however; we have been trying to reduce classroom size in order to improve education. Based on the numbers spent today therefore, my classroom would have produced $335,930 for the school I was in. Reduce it to 30 and we still get to $287,940; reduce it further still to 25 and we are still talking about $239,950. Any way you slice it; there is a fair bit of money being spent in every classroom in the state. And as for the relation between class size and education quality, there are a number of recent articles published by the Buckeye Institute stating in very clear terms that such class size reduction does not appear to help the quality of the education delivered.
While admitting that there is adequate funding for classrooms, many point to higher pay for teachers as a way to improve education in Ohio. In fact however, Ohio teacher's salaries also exceed the national average, and have done so since 2000. In the last ten years, teachers' salaries have gone up 31.2%, with the average teacher in Ohio making $51,937. This again is a pretty good chunk of money, especially for a job where you work only nine months out of the year. (Factored out from 9 to 12 months, this package becomes $69,250 per year.)
The next question of course, would be how this compares to private education, which most in the education field agree is able to produce a student with higher test scores, one with higher reading and writing skills, and one far more likely to graduate and go on to higher education. You might be surprised to learn that private education tuition, charged to cover all of the costs involved (and potentially produce a small profit) sits at approximately 40-60% of the money supplied to the state for such purposes. Of course teachers in such schools may not make as much as public school counterparts, these schools may have to do with far fewer administrators and clerical staff, and class sizes may still be up at the levels that they were in my day; but none of this seem to keep them from producing a superior product and service.
Factor into the equation now as well that in most cases, for each student put in private education, the local school still receives its full $9598 without having to provide a commensurate service to anyone for the money and the problem becomes even more confusing. Only limited voucher programs exist across the country, allowing parents to take some portion of the money for their child to the school to which they send them. Even when they exist, all of the money is not moved with the student, with the local school district still normally retaining 30-40% of such funding.
So how do the private schools do it? Simple, they do it because they have to. They do it because they compete with both the public schools and other private schools to attract children in their chosen area. If they fail to perform the services for which they compete, they do not get the students; and if such failure continues they ultimately fail and disappear. Public schools however, do not have to compete. They have a mandated monopoly; sanctioned, funded, and brutally enforced by a government that many believe serve something other than the children in their charge.
So what should we try to take from all of this, probably something that we already knew. Governments do not do well in providing services of any kind in a marketplace of competitive capitalism. By every measurement that we can find, from test scores to tuition levels, privately funded education provides a better product and a better value. The sooner that our government realizes this and gets out of the business of education, the better off that our children will be.


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How to make a deep fried hotdog that isn't a corn dog?
This is the kind of question no Serious Eater thinks they will ever ask - and then they have children. So... my 11 year old wants a deep fried hotdog on a stick but had a bad corn dog experience (haven't we all?) so I can't make a corn meal batter. What do you guys think? Tempura batter? Pancake batter? Flour/buttermilk/flour like I do with fried chicken? I'm kind of at a loss but am on the hook to deliver this tonight so I don't have time for a lot of experimentation.
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Ventura panel discusses how innocent people end up in jail
Defense attorneys and prosecutors agree that people wrongfully convicted shouldn't be locked up and that one of the first steps to free such people is to gather, scrutinize and evaluate the evidence.
A panel at the Ventura College of Law discussed those issues Tuesday along with how innocent people end up behind bars.
The panel consisted of Justin Brooks, director of the California Innocence Project in San Diego and a law professor at the California Western School of Law; Michael Schwartz, a Ventura County special assistant district attorney; Mike Bowers, a Ventura dentist, Innocence Project member and bite mark expert; and Supriya Bhat, a lawyer with the Ventura County Public Defender's Office.
The discussion was moderated by defense attorney Bill Haney of the Westlake Village-based firm Dunn and Haney.
Brooks said the Innocence Project gets up to 2,000 claims a year from people saying they were wrongfully convicted. The group accepts about 50 of these cases and goes to court on about five, according to Brooks.
Every year one or two wrongfully convicted inmates are freed from prison through the Innocence Project, Brooks said.
"I think it's naive to think everyone in prison is innocent or everybody is guilty," Brooks said.
Brooks and two Innocence Project attorneys are on a 55-day, 600-mile trek from San Diego to Sacramento to present clemency petitions for 12 clients, including Ventura County resident Michael Hanline, to the governor. Hanline was convicted in 1980 of the 1978 murder of J.T. McGarry.
A federal magistrate in 2010 concluded Hanline should be released from custody or receive a new trial. But a federal judge in 2011 declined to accept the magistrate's report, saying no "clear and convincing" evidence existed to warrant a new trial.
Schwartz said the Ventura County District Attorney's Office has no interest in sending innocent people to prison and that prosecutors have a legal duty to exonerate innocent people.
Schwartz leads the district attorney's Conviction Integrity unit, which received praise Tuesday partly because prosecutors voluntarily set it up in October. The unit looks into claims of innocence by people and, if warranted, investigates them further.
The panel discussed how innocent people get convicted when they admit to crimes they didn't commit; are falsely identified through suggestive police photo lineups; have shoddy or false forensic evidence presented against them at trial; or face outdated science on such crimes as arson.
"There are a lot of problems with a lot of (forensic) sciences," Brooks said.
Brooks said some people give false confessions because they get tired and angry after hours of police interrogation. They sign papers admitting to a crime because they think they can then just leave and get out of a stressful situation, Brooks said.
He said the Innocence Project is grateful when district attorney's offices, like San Diego County's, work with his group to get to the truth. Others, such as San Bernardino County's, prosecutors constantly put up legal obstacles, he said.
"They will fight to the bitter end," Brooks said.
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Full detailed profile on Brooke English Played by Julia Rose Barr on All My Children Daytime Soap Opera.
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Birthday: 1949-02-08
At the mansion, JR apologizes to Brooke and offers to smooth things over with the investors. Dimitri tells him it's too late – they've all invested in CorTech. Colby overhears from the next room and accuses JR of sucking up. It's all part of his plan. Upstairs, Miranda joins AJ in his room with a surprise. Heather interrupts and AJ leaves with her. Miranda rips up some tickets.
JR runs into Cara back at the mansion. He apologizes again about the prescriptions and tells her he's clean. She's happy for him but it scares her that she can't trust him. He wants another chance and her help to stay clean. She just wants to take Oliver and leave. Meanwhile, Dimitri grabs Brooke and kisses her.
At Chandler Media, Brooke wants things to go back to how they were. They are amazing professional partners, but they have to leave the rest at the door. Dimitri thinks it was a hell of a kiss but agrees.
At the mansion Colby accuses Brooke of taking everything. JR refuses to lose everything to her. Later, Brooke assures JR that having a backup reel was good business, nothing else. She wonders why he thinks she would risk losing investors just to humiliate him and suggests he needs psychological help. Dimitri walks in and JR asks if Adam knows how much time they are spending together. Dimitri warns JR not to drag Brooke in the mud.
Brooke gives the necklace back to Dimitri at the mansion. She's committed to Adam and apologizes for blurring the lines. He informs her some investors are reconsidering going with CorTech.
After the gala, Dimitri tells Brooke he saved the investors. Brooke is presented with the diamond necklace from the auction and, assuming Adam bid, gushes about him. Meanwhile, alone in her room, Colby asks JR how it went with Adam. She had this idea her father would always love and protect her. JR assures Colby she did nothing wrong and calls Adam a heartless bastard. Later, Brooke realizes Dimitri bought the necklace. He admires how perfect she looks and leans in for a kiss. JR watches, but she pulls away. Upstairs, JR tries to mend fences with AJ but he is appalled with how JR behaved, not just tonight but his whole life. JR promises he is different but a syringe falls out of his pocket. AJ screams that JR is a liar and an addict. JR pleads that he is trying to change but no one will let him. He wishes he could undo his mistakes but all he can do is be a better dad. He worked hard and is sure Brooke messed with his file. He begs AJ to keep the steroids a secret and promises to stop. He asks AJ not to give up on him. AJ isn't buying it. All JR does is disappoint him and AJ throws him out of his life. Alone in her room Colby is upset.
At the gala, Brooke promises the investors they threw JR a bone because of his name. Later, Dr. Anders congratulates Dixie on being named director of the Miranda Center. She thinks perhaps tonight they can get to know each other better. Brooke interrupts. She should have never trusted JR with the reel. Dixie is worried about what is going on between Adam and JR. Outside, David comments to Cara about JR's quick temper - classic JR. Cara joins Brooke and Dixie as JR emerges. Adam asks to speak with Dixie and Brooke and they go in. Outside, JR tells Cara that Adam said he was an embarrassment. Cara points out his outburst was a little over the top and he accuses her of turning on him too. He calls her a fake for leading him on when all she cares about is hiding her son from David. He tells her to drop the act and go to hell. Inside, Adam tells Brooke that JR won't be a problem. Dimitri watches as they hold each other. Upstairs, AJ is upset. He believed JR when he said tonight would be a new beginning. Miranda is the only person who doesn't disappoint him. She pulls away and he calls her out for avoiding him whenever things get personal. He gets close - he always wants her around. Heather enters and invites him to join the dance contest. Downstairs, Colby looks for Adam but Brooke tells her he is already on his way to the airport. Colby plays it like she doesn't care. Later, Brooke tries to talk shop with Dimitri as they dance but he just wants to enjoy the rest of the evening. Upstairs, Angie runs into Oliver and she offers to tuck him back in. Downstairs, Dixie admits to Anders she is worried about JR. David gets Angie to dance. Jesse enters and begins to fight David. The men pull Jesse off. David apologizes to Angie and offers to take her home. She doesn't think it's a good idea. Meanwhile, Oliver wanders downstairs and eats some candy. Outside, his grandmother looks for him and Opal recognizes her as Cara's mom from Tad's wedding. She lies and says her name is Carmen. Inside, Colby dumps a plate of food on Celia, who retaliates by dumping water on her. David finds Oliver unconscious on the floor. Outside, JR begs for Cara's forgiveness. She wonders how he could question her feelings for him. They kiss, but she pulls away. He is her patient and she can't go there.
Back at the gala Colby, Opal, Evelyn, and Celia trade barbs about the auction. Meanwhile, AJ warns Hunter off of Miranda. JR backs AJ up but can't throw Hunter out because of his parent's potential investment in Chandler Media. AJ knows JR has worked hard on his presentation and admires that. Meanwhile, David has something to say to Angie but Joe interrupts and Dixie shoots him the evil eye. Zach joins AJ at the bar and they talk about Miranda. AJ admits she is the most beautiful girl at the gala. Later, David apologizes to Angie for letting slip to Jesse about the abortion. Angie blames herself for the abortion because she was with Jesse instead. He assures her this isn't her fault. JR and Cara check on Oliver upstairs. JR lingers and injects himself while Cara runs into Dixie downstairs. Dixie hasn't been able to reach Tad to tell him JR is out of his coma. She misses him but has faith he'll be back soon. Cara offers a sympathetic ear if it isn't too uncomfortable. Dixie thinks whoever Tad loved had to be pretty special. Meanwhile, Zach encourages Miranda to talk to AJ about her feelings. If she doesn't open her heart she won't know how beautiful it could be. Brooke takes the stage and introduces Jason Derulo. While he sings, Heather kisses AJ and Miranda looks sick. David stares at Cara. After, Brooke introduces JR's presentation. The file is corrupted so she fires up her backup reel. JR loudly accuses her of setting him up. Adam silences him and David looks overjoyed.
Back at the party Dimitri puts a diamond necklace from the auction on Brooke. She would bid on it if it wouldn't be inappropriate. Meanwhile, David approaches Cara while Colby gives JR a boost about his reel. He is more concerned about her date choice, as is Brooke. JR returns with champagne for Cara who is shaken that David and her son are in the same house. Outside Opal insists Miranda walk the red carpet considering the center is named after her. Zach arrives with her shoes and Heather is impressed with his hotness. Miranda tosses her old shoes, inadvertently clocking Billy Clyde in the head. Dixie takes the carpet next and she mentions the generous donation while Billy Clyde beams. Inside Hunter taunts Miranda about her sexuality. Dimitri and Brooke dance while David tells Colby it's time to cool it. Her heart is with someone else and maybe his is too. Outside, Celia hits the red carpet and Opal is speechless as she sees Celia's vision. She calls Pete onstage for the auction and the bidding begins at $500. Colby battles but Opal won't call on her so David bids on Pete for her. Meanwhile, Evelyn encourages Celia to bid. Dimitri gets a bid via phone for $10,000. David backs out and the winner is – Celia! She denies bidding but Colby rages on her.
Dimitri catches Brooke making a backup reel at Chandler Media. She wants to trust JR but this is too important.
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Linking history through food
Pork, pickles and peanuts — they're three foods that helped shape the history of North Carolina, and on Saturday visitors to the Duke Homestead had the chance to honor those legacies, and take part in some of the uniquely Durham aspects of history.
Julia Rogers, historic interpreter and museum educator for the Duke Homestead, said choosing those three foods as a focus for Saturday's festival was easy because they're three North Carolina is known for. Having a barbecue competition added another piece of heritage.
"It's the perfect thing to do in the summertime," Rogers said.
The festival harkens back to the 1920s, '30s and '40s, and many of the main attractions on the homestead add to that time.
"We have a general goal of telling history, but being able to reach out in the community and expand what we have," she said. "It's our chance to tie in the old with the new."
Visitors to the homestead Saturday got a taste of what life was like when tobacco was the major cash crop. They also had the chance to see how those that shaped Durham's history lived.
There were demonstrations on how to pickle foods like onions and watermelon rinds. Some volunteers were even making pig's feet pie.
Being able to take a step back and look at the history, not only of the Duke family, but also of Durham and the production of tobacco also lends itself to the future of the economy, as it still is one of the top 10 crops in the state.
"Your history is your collective identity," Rogers said. "Durham would not be Durham without the Duke family ... They started here on a farm.."
She said the homestead shows this history of rural farmers and how farming families in rural North Carolina lived decades ago.
"They looked like the vast majority of North Carolinians," she said. "This is a part of what your family most likely experienced."
It's also about having fun with the history of the area.
"It's just cool stuff, we do this because we genuinely really enjoy it," Rogers said.
Sarah Patrick, 19, was the reigning Tobacco Queen before she passed on the crown Saturday afternoon. One of the main draws for her when it came to competing in the Tobacco Queen pageant was the opportunity to wear the tobacco-leaf dress that is made for the Harvest Festival in the fall.
"It was a little itchy," she said. "You have to have someone follow you around spraying you with water."
She said it was bittersweet having to pass on the crown, but it comes with the territory.
"This place especially, the history of tobacco in Durham is hugely important because without the Duke family, and without the tobacco industry here, Durham wouldn't be the big city it is today," Patrick said.
Patrick said being able to participate in the festival is a way to honor a legacy that helped Durham grow into the city it is today.
At the end of the day, Rogers said working with the homestead and educating visitors is all about the community we live in.
"We're here for the community. And if anything, as we grow the one thing we want to be is a space that the community can come to, and I think that's most important," she said. "We're here to tell the history of our community. Part of that mission is being a community space."


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Unlocking the Key to Deep Sleep
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That humanizing view of "the enemy" is central to Letters, which, like Flags, unfolds from the perspective of the low-ranking conscripts who Eastwood calls "young men asked to live a very short lifetime." As the war in Iraq nears the start of its fifth year amidst talk of a renewed military draft, Eastwood, who tends to be terse with regard to his films' thematic implications, says the contemporary parallels aren't lost on him. But with their reciprocal depictions of wartime rhetoric and thoughtless atrocities committed against POWs, Flags and Letters seem less an anti-war diptych than a troubled inquiry into the moral relativism of the battlefield. As handily as Unforgiven muddied (literally and figuratively) the mythology of the classical western, Eastwood's latest films shatter the clear-cut notions of heroism and villainy ingrained in almost every Hollywood WWII movie, up through and including Saving Private Ryan.
"At some point, you have to get real about things," Eastwood says. "That may not be appealing to audiences who want a kind of escapism, but these pictures aren't necessarily for the escapist." He's right: The audience did not embrace Flags, which has performed well below Eastwood's usually robust business since its release in mid-October. Eastwood admits he's disappointed, but says he doesn't have anything left to prove to anyone, save for himself. "All you can say in the end is, 'Do I like it?' Yes. It's what I intended to do, and because of that, I'm happy."
Indeed, Eastwood seems content, and with no new projects in development, he says he's only interested in making films that ignite his passions as fully as the Iwo Jima saga. "When you're younger and things first start happening to you for me it was the 1960s you say yes to a lot of things. Your agent says, 'Do this, play in this picture because you're in it with Richard Burton.' Then someone asks Richard, 'Why are you in the picture?' And he says, 'Well, because I'm in it with Clint.' But why are we here? I did a lot of pictures like that you could go through a whole list of them. People lean on you, and like all actors, you think every job's going to be your last job. At that age, you don't wait for the perfect thing that may or may not come along in ten years. But now, if this is the last picture I do, that's fine."
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For Argentine director Daniel Burman, life is a movie
Made when he was a stripling of 24, Argentine filmmaker Daniel Burman's first feature, A Chrysanthemum Burst in Cincoesquinas, was a violent story of love and revenge. He must have gotten that out of his system: Though Burman's subsequent movies also traffic in what he calls "the great transitions of life" identity, marriage, parenthood and death, not necessarily in that order they embrace an ambivalent but warm view of domesticity that has made Burman, now 33, a film-festival favorite.
Burman's self-deprecating Jewish humor has also invited inevitable comparisons with Woody Allen. "It's not a measurable comparison," said Burman during a recent trip to LA for the AFI Fest screenings of his wonderful film, Family Law. "But I'm very happy with it. I admire him more than anyone else in the world."
Burman's modesty becomes him, but the analogy only goes so far. Certainly, his work bears some resemblance to early Woody Allen, before Allen's work took a turn for the rancid, lewd and bitter. Burman's three most recent films feature neurotic Jewish men (all played with minimalist delicacy by the seraphic young Uruguayan actor Daniel Hendler) suffering crises both Oedipal and existential. But where Allen's movies are fueled by an unprocessed hostility and, at their lowest ebb, contempt for his Jewishness and his family, Burman's tone is wry, loving and tender even when, as often happens, things fall apart. I suspect that worn-out term "dysfunction" would make him shudder.
Waiting for the Messiah (2000), about a young man caught between love of his family and the need to separate, and Lost Embrace (2004), in which a similar young man struggles to sort out his relationship with an absent father, are both set in Burman's beloved Jewish quarter of Buenos Aires, where he grew up and about which he made a documentary, Seven Days in Once. Family Law extends Burman's meditation on the tug between belonging and self-definition that challenges even the most loving father-son relationships. In this case, the son is a university lecturer and new parent accustomed to keeping the world at bay through compulsive routine, while his father is a public defender deeply engaged with his mostly poor clients. Burman's own father was a lawyer, and he himself went to law school. But though there are bits of Burman's life in all his work (Family Law grew out of his experience of becoming a father twice in the last four years), the autobiography in his movies is always internal, which is to say an expression of his responses to the changes in his life.
Listening to Burman a fast, funny and hyperarticulate talker even when mediated by an interpreter deconstruct his movies is almost as much fun as watching them. He uses the word "dialectic" a lot, not in the Marxist sense but to describe the friction between thought, feeling, word and deed when his characters are hit by life's big changes. "There's a moment in life when one decides whether one's going to turn into one's father or the opposite," says Burman. "It's difficult to be in the middle." I ask Burman which one he is, and he lobs me another dialectic. "I'm the opposite of my father," he says. "Until now."
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2010 (Senior): Named to the AVCA Showcase All-Tournament team after averaging 2.29 kills per set ... Totaled 10 kills including three during the final five points of a fifth-set win in UK's victory over Louisville ... Named to the Kentucky Classic All-Tournament team after posting 10 kills in the decisive win over Ohio State ... Led the team with 13 kills against Cincinnati ... Earned UK Invitational All-Tournament team honors after registering her first career double-double with 16 kills and a career-high 14 digs against Kansas State ... Had another double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs in a win over South Carolina ... Totaled career highs in kills (18) and blocks (seven) in a win at Georgia ... Posted 12 kills on .375 hitting in a win at Arkansas ... Led the squad with 13 kills and four blocks in a win over Mississippi State ... Notched a team-best 12 kills against South Carolina ... Had seven kills and four blocks in a win over Georgia ... Tossed down nine kills in a win at Mississippi State ... Struck for 11 kills in the upset win over LSU ... Had four kills, three digs and a pair of blocks in the NCAA Tournament.
2009 (Junior): Appeared in 32 matches while making two starts in her third campaign ... Averaged a career-best 2.26 kills per set on a .266 hitting clip ... Had nine matches with 10 or more kills ... Totaled a career-best 15 kills on a .448 hitting percentage in the Sweet Sixteen match with Florida State ... Charted five kills and four blocks in a win over Oregon in the second round ... Posted six kills in a win over Michigan State in the NCAA Tournament ... Had 14 kills in a loss at Tennessee ... Led the team with 14 kills on an impressive .520 hitting percentage in a win at Auburn ... Had 10 kills in a win at Georgia ... Tallied nine kills on a career-high .750 attack percentage in UK's win over Mississippi State ... Struck for 13 kills in UK's win over No. 20 LSU ... Notched 12 kills in a loss to Tennessee ... Struck for nine kills in the win at Florida ... Contributed six kills in wins over Ole Miss and Arkansas ... Posted 12 kills in the loss at Louisville ... Named to the All-Tournament team at K-State after tallying a then career-high 14 kills against Purdue ... Came off the bench to post five kills in the final set to beat Cincinnati ... Charted six kills and four blocks in UK's win over Northwestern.
2008 (Sophomore): Saw action in 23 matches and made nine starts ... Registered 1.62 kills per set ... Best match of the season came in the upset win over Florida when she posted career-highs in digs and assists, while adding a season-high 11 kills ... Matched a season-high with 11 kills in the win over Ole Miss ... Tallied nine kills and three blocks in the win over Pittsburgh ... Hit a career-best .600 against Western Carolina ... Tied a season-high with 11 kills in the win over LSU ... Posted 10 kills and a pair of digs in the loss to Ole Miss ... Had a season-best four blocks and added four kills in the win over Arkansas ... Posted nine kills, two blocks and four digs in the NCAA Tournament match against Michigan.
2007 (Freshman): Appeared in 26 matches, while earning 15 starts ... Recorded 10 kills in her first collegiate match against Wright State ... Totaled 10 or more kills in three matches ... Had a career-high 14 kills in a win over Northern Iowa ... Tallied a career-best six blocks twice during the season ... Had 10 kills and six blocks in UK's win over Tennessee.
High School: A four-year starter at Buckeye Central High School, where she is the career kill leader with 1,382 put-downs ... Also holds the school's career blocks record ... A three-time all-state honoree, including first team distinctions her senior year ... Named to the All-Ohio All-Star match following her final campaign ... Set the school's single-season kill record with 470 her senior year ... Led Buckeye Central to four Northern Central Conference titles, twice being named the District Six Player of the Year ... Part of an Oiler Attack club team that qualified for nationals in 2005 ... A member of the 2005 U.S. Junior Olympic 16's All-Tournament team ... Also played basketball, earning all-district and all-conference honors ... Has coached club volleyball in her home community for the past two years.
Personal: Full name is Blaire Hiler ... Born Jan. 5, 1989 ... Parents are Jerry Hiler and Amber Christy.


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Photoshop Masking and Compositing: Fundamentals is the introductory installment of Deke McClelland's four-part series on making photorealistic compositions in Photoshop. The course shows how to make selections, refine the selections with masks, and then combine them in new ways, using layer effects, blend modes, and other techniques to create a single seamless piece of artwork. Deke introduces the Channels panel and the alpha channel, the key to masking and transparency in Photoshop; reviews the selection tools, including the Color Range tool , Quick Mask mode, and the Refine Edge command; and shows how to blend masked images so they interact naturally.
In this exercise, I'm going to introduce you to the automated edge detection features inside the Refine Mask dialog box. And you'll see how they allow you to take a very rough selection outline and make it infinitely better. I'm working inside a file called Sunny and sky.psd found inside the 07_refine folder. Now if you've worked through one of my previous Photoshop courses, you may recognize this file. Be aware however that we'll be employing this file in a very different way. Now the Refine Edge command works with a selection created using any of the selection tools, so the Marquees, the Lasso tools, the automated tools, such as Quick Selection and Magic Wand, as well as the Color Range command.
However, it was originally designed with the Quick Selection tool in mind, so that's the tool we'll start with. Go ahead and select that tool or press the W key. Also, make sure that the Auto-Enhance check box is turned on inside the Options bar. Now I'm going to increase the size of my cursor by pressing the right bracket key a few times. And then I'll paint inside the sky, because after all, it's a heck of a lot easier to select that plain background than the multicolored foreground. However, the Quick Selection tool immediately misbehaves, by selecting the white portion at the top of the sweater, go ahead and press the Alt key or the Option key on the Mac and scrub over that area.
You'll also have to paint along the edge between the hand and that white area of the sweater in order to altogether get rid of those extra selection edges. All right. Now I'm going to zoom in on this area inside of her fingers and I'm going to reduce the size of my cursor by pressing the left bracket key a few times, paint inside that area like so, and then paint inside this other area. You may just be able to get away with just clicking. I'm going to reduce the size of my cursor even farther and then click inside that area right there to make sure I snag it.
Now you don't need to try to paint inside the individual bits of hair. That'll never work with the Quick Selection tool, and that's the whole point of these edge detection functions. They'll automatically detect the hair, as you'll see in just a moment. All right. I'm going to go ahead and zoom out once again. And this time, I'll increase the size of my cursor and I'll paint inside of this area over here on the left- hand side of her neck. That's it! Now we're ready to employ the Refine Edge command. Now you can do so on a couple of different ways. You can go up to the Select menu and choose Refine Edge, or you can click on the Refine Edge button up here in the Options bar.
And it's always available in the Options bar when you're using any of the selection tools. Now what that'll do is it'll automatically return a layer mask for this layer. However, you'll also end up getting rid of the original selection. So what I suggest you do is create a layer mask in advance by dropping down to the Add layer Mask icon at the bottom of the Layers panel and clicking on it. Now I've gone ahead and masked in the sky and masked away the model. That's exactly the opposite of what I wanted. So I'll go up to the Image menu, choose the Adjustments command, and choose Invert, or you can press Ctrl +I or Command+I on the Mac.
And that goes ahead and selects the portion of the image we want. It's not a good selection of course, because we have all this blue gunk inside of her hair. I'm going to take care of that using Refine Mask. So with the layer mask selected, notice, if you go up to the Options bar, Refine Edge is now dimmed because we don't have a selection outline. So what you want to do is go to the Select menu and choose Refine Mask, or once again you can press that keyboard shortcut, Ctrl+Alt+R or Command+Option+R on the Mac. Now there's no sense in applying any of these adjust edge functions. You can fool around with them and if you want, you can increase the Feather value, for example, to blur those edges, but that's not going to get you a credible mask.
Let's go ahead and reduce that setting to 0. Instead what you want to do is play around with these edge detection functions, starting with the Radius value. Now you may recall that when you're applying Gaussian blur, for example, or the Feather command, you have a Radius value and that blurs the selection. That is not what it does here. If you crank the selection value up and I'm going to take it up to 70, what you're doing instead is you're telling the Refine Mask command that it has 70 pixels to work with around the original selected edge.
And that's the area in which it can redefine the selection. To get a sense of what I'm talking about, go ahead and turn on the Show Radius check box up here at the top of the dialog box and you'll notice that you see the radius against the white background. Everything that's not white is the area that's inside of your edge detection radius. And that's the portion of the mask that the Refine Mask command will re-evaluate. Now a 70-pixel radius is great for encompassing most of the hair. However, it's too much radius for the sharp transitions, which include the edges around the fingers and the sweater and so forth.
So if you want Photoshop to automatically analyze that radius and make adjustments, then you turn on the Smart Radius check box. And notice that redraws the radius like so, and we get a big area of radius around the hair and a tight area of radius around the knuckles, and the sweater, and so on. I'm going to turn off the Show Radius check box so that we can see the original image once again. And I just want you to see how much of a difference this command has made so far. If I turn on Show Original, that's the original quick selection mask.
Obviously, it looks like trash. By comparison to what we've done now with just a few clicks, I'll turn Show Original off and we end up getting this accurate hair selection. Now, it incorporates too much of the blue, so we'll need to change that and we can do so using this Refine Radius tool, which is selected by default. And notice if you move your cursor out into the image window, you have a brush cursor with an inset plus sign. And what that tells you is that brushing with this tool will add to the radius. I'm going to increase the size of this brush by pressing the right bracket key, so that same keyboard trick works.
And incidentally if it's not working for you on the PC, it's because one of the values is active. Notice if I click inside the Radius value and try to press the right bracket key, nothing happens. What you need to do is turn on and off one of the check boxes. So I'll just go ahead and turn Show Original on, then turn it back off. And now I can use those bracket keys to once again change the size of my cursor. All right. I'm going to increase the size and just brush over some of this hair and then release and the Refine Mask command goes ahead and re-evaluates that area further.
Now I'll reduce the size of my cursor and paint over this region, further reevaluation. In this area right here, it's done a bad thing. Refine Mask has gone ahead and added back in some blue where previously we had white. So we need to unpaint some of that radius. And you can do that by pressing and holding the Alt key or the Option key on the Mac and notice that gives you a little minus sign inside the brush cursor. Then go ahead and paint in that region and it will restore the original selection. This area however needs to be reevaluated, so I'll just go ahead and paint over it and release and we get rid of some more of the blue.
This area is no good so I need to press the Alt key or the Option key on the Mac and paint over it. We end up getting the white back, which is what we want because we want to mask it away. And then I'll reduce the size of my cursor and I'm going to go ahead and Alt+Drag or Option+Drag over that little bit of hair right there in order to more or less reinstate it. That ends putting some of the blue back into play, so I'll increase the size of my cursor, maybe just click right there in order to try to get rid of some of that blue. I believe actually I need to click inside of the blue itself in order to remove it.
Scroll over to the left a little bit, increase the size of my cursor once again, drag over that bit of hair right there, Photoshop goes ahead and re-evaluates the mask, does a terrific job as well. Notice that we have some white sort of bleeding into the neck right there. That's translucency. I'm not sure that's necessarily such a bad thing, but you can get rid of that, you can reestablish the Opacity of the neck by Alt+Dragging or Option+Dragging over this region, like so. And that looks pretty darn good to me.
I'm going to go ahead and click OK, in order to apply the command and notice what a difference it makes. If I press Ctrl+Z or Command+Z on the Mac, this is the original Quick Selection Mask, just looks awful. And then if I press Ctrl+Z or Command +Z again, that is the automatically modified version of the mask. Thanks to the edge detection functions inside the Refine Mask dialog box.
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(Memphis) Residents in Commissioner Henri Brooks' district are fired up about her racially charged comments at a commissioners' meeting.
During the meeting, Brooks said the struggles of the Hispanic community cannot compare to the struggles of African Americans.
In her district, District 2, everyone seems to be talking about Brooks and has opinions about the heated comments she made earlier this week.
"Her politics are her politics, but as far as her opinion…It's kind of hard to separate the two, be we have to!" one man said.
Others, like Justin Davis, said her comments crossed the line.
"That is really racist… I strongly disagree with what she said."
Thursday, Brooks posted a statement on Facebook saying, in part, "Regarding my exchange with Mr. Pablo Pereyra during a county commission meeting, I stand by my comments, which are historically correct.'
Some agree, saying she is entitled to her opinion.
"We've been here the whole time, and this is the South," one African American man said. "It's where the slave trade was on Main Street. So, I have to agree with her opinion."
Others feel her comments are racist and damaging to race relations in Memphis.
"We all bleed the same!" Davis said.
A Hispanic man, Jose Barcenes, added, "I've stayed here in America for a long time, and everything is ok. Sometimes there are many problems, but not exactly with me. "
Brooks is running for Juvenile Court Clerk. One of her backers, Attorney Van Turner, said some good has come out of her statements.
"We should benefit and grow from the dialogue that's being generated," he said.
Turner said he will stand behind Brooks.
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However, others said Brooks has lost their vote.
WREG did reach out to Commissioner Brooks. She said she would return our calls and speak to us, but she never did.


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SAN ANTONIO - Residents who live near the Haven for Hope campus are hoping a meeting with city leaders Thursday will be the help they need to solve some long standing problems.
The residents say they've seen an increase in crime and other problems since the campus opened.
Mari McBay said she supports the mission of Haven for Hope. She wants the city's homeless to get the help they need. But living across the street from the sprawling campus has it's challenges.
"Haven for Hope is a wonderful thing however, the security is just here." McBay said. "The loitering, the trespassing, the lewd acts they do in public, we have a problem with that."
McBay and dozens of other residents who live in the neighborhoods surrounding Haven are fed up with the problems created by the homeless who are kicked out of the program and end up on their streets.
Many feared this is what would happen and they expressed those fears before the campus was built. After complaining about the increasing crime, they now have the city's attention.
"This is something that we need to move extremely fast on and take immediate action," said District 5 Councilman David Medina.
Medina called the community meeting to hear the resident's concerns in person. He was joined by the chief of police and representatives from several other city agencies.
Chief McManus told the crowd his officers can keep arresting the vagrants causing trouble but it won't solve the problem. The crimes committed by the homeless are often non-violent in nature and they end up right back on the streets.
"There's got to be a coordinated effort with other city departments as well as the Haven. We're all in this together," McManus said.
Residents were asked to come up with a list of concerns that can be addressed by police, code compliance, animal care services and other agencies. The city will then prioritize them and start tackling each one.
""They may come up with a list of 50 things. We can't tackle all 50 at one time. We might want to take a shot at the top 5," McManus said. "We want people to stay with it and be persistent with it until we can declare we resolved the issues."
McBay was hopeful the new approach will work.
"It's better to work with other agencies as a group, as a community to solve the problem," McBay said. "Let's not just put a band-aid on it. Let's solve it."
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Friday Footnotes
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Green Idea
Device chargers & small appliances draw power even when not in use or turned off. Unplug them after use to save energy.
Questions, concerns, ideas? E-mail Nick.
New College Grants Officer
Please extend a warm welcome to our new College Grants Officer, Nan Rice, who begins on February 2.
Nan comes to the College of Health Sciences from the Department of Pediatrics with UK Healthcare. She has extensive experience with grant pre-award procedures and providing support to research investigators. Prior to working in Pediatrics she also assisted the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department with research and grant related functions. Nan will be located in the Office of Research, CTW 105.Back to Top
Wyant Produces College's First iTunesU Content
Andrew Wyant, MD, has started producing the college's first content for iTunesU. Currently, two 30-minute lectures accompanying his Principles of Human Physiology course are available, with several more in production.Expand This Story Back to Top
Change in February College Meeting
Rather than the standing College Meeting on February 18th, faculty and staff will meet in two separate locations to discuss issues important to each group.
The Dean and Associate Deans will not be in attendance at either meeting.Expand This Story Back to Top
Committee Service Opportunities
As you each think about your next year's DOE, please keep in mind that several positions will need to be filled on a variety of committees. Some committee members are elected and some are appointed. If you are interested in serving on any of the committees below, please contact Anne Olson so that your name can be placed on the ballot for elections to be held in March.Expand This Story Back to Top
Faculty Survey Regarding Bio-Statistical Assistance
If you have utilized Catherine Starnes for bio-statistical help, please remember to provide feedback to the Office of Research regarding your experience. Catherine has been providing part-time assistance for College of Health Sciences students and faculty since early September 2010, with the help of Dr. Heather Bush. Comments on how she has helped you and/or your students are greatly appreciated and may be sent to Cynthia Byars.Back to Top
45th Anniversary Stickers
Don't forget to use your 45th Anniversary stickers – AA's in every division should have rolls available for official CHS or division communications.Back to Top
On-line Pay Statements
As part of the effort to "Go Green", the University is adopting online pay statements for all employees – and therefore eliminating paper statements. This is better for the environment and it reduces costs.
Download the information flier (pdf).Back to Top
Voluntary Retirement for Eligible Faculty
UK announced a set of voluntary retirement program for eligible faculty yesterday. To read the entire announcement, visit UK Now. For a list of frequently asked questions regarding the program, click here (pdf).Back to Top
Dance Blue 2011
The CHS Ambassadors would like to extend an invitation for you to volunteer at this year's DanceBlue marathon. We are proud to host one of the largest student-run philanthropy events held at UK and in the state of Kentucky, and seek to make this year's event an even bigger success as we enter the sixth year of the marathon. DanceBlue is Feb. 18 and 19, 2011, and runs from 8 p.m. Friday until 8 p.m. Saturday.Expand This Story Back to Top
Nutritional Sciences Seminar Series
The Nutritional Sciences Seminar Series for the spring of 2011 will take place on Wednesdays from 4 p.m. – 5 p.m., CTW 411.
On February 2, 2011 the speaker will be Cetewayo Rashid, University of Kentucky GCNS Research Assistant.Back to Top
Learn More About Studying & Teaching Abroad
The Office of International Affairs is hosting a Spring Fair on Wednesday, February 2, 11 a.m – 3 p.m. in the small ballroom of the UK Student Center.
This event is designed to encourage students to explore opportunities for studying abroad this summer. It's also a perfect chance to learn about faculty-led programs, get expert advice on dozens of other summer offerings, learn about an array of international internship opportunities, and chat with students who have been abroad.Expand This Story Back to Top
"How to Build a Dinosaur" Presentation
Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011 • 7:30 p.m. • Singletary Center
Can dinosaurs be brought back to life? Paleontology, the study of ancient life, may have the answer, and no one has probably done more to further this kind of understanding in the field than Jack Horner, a world-renowned paleontologist who studies dinosaurs. Jack is coming to Lexington in February at the invitation of the Kentucky Section, American Institute of Professional Geologists, to tell us about the dinosaurs that still live with us the birds and how we might use them to create modern dinosaurs.
For more information download the information flier (pdf).Back to Top
University Leadership Summit
The Office of Student Involvement is beginning to plan the 7th annual University Leadership Summit. As many of you know, Summit is a program that brings together undergraduate student leaders from across campus who work to create positive change for the University. Please see a more detailed description via the link below if you are unfamiliar with the Summit program.
Click here for more information or to nominate a student.Expand This Story Back to Top
STEM Education Conference
Friday, April 29, 2011 – Student Center
The Second Annual STEM Education Conference at the University of Kentucky will focus on STEM research, teaching and learning and engagement with goals of generating new partnerships and collaboration across the STEM disciplines.Expand This Story Back to Top
Health Systems Transformation Conference
The Northeast Area Health Education Center is collaborating with Morehead State University's College of Business for a conference addressing Health Systems Transformation.
For more information download the information flier (pdf)Back to Top
Distinguished Visitor Seminar Series
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I've blogged a fair about over the past couple of years on transparency in our process. I've also advocated for it a great deal internally. This post caught my eye today both because it is a great commentary on transparency and a great description of how we handle bugs that customers enter throught the http://connect.microsoft.com site. All too often I see the other side of it where a customer is upset because we rejected a bug and didn't provide any reasonable feedback as to why. We continue to work on making sure everyone in the division who deals with customer bugs is properly educated on how to deal with them effectively and respectfully.
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'Astounding paychecks' Scrutinized by 'World News'
ABC ŌĆ£World News with Charles GibsonŌĆØ fanned flames of class warfare with a story about the high incomes of hedge fund managers, leaving out how much these individuals must be paying in taxes or how much profit they had made for their investors.
ŌĆ£Some of them made a lot, I mean really a lot,ŌĆØ said anchor Charles Gibson before John Berman began his April 24 report.
According to Alpha magazine, the top 25 hedge fund managers earned a combined $14 billion last year. The top one, James Simons, made $1.7 billion by himself.
ŌĆ£Hedge fund managers make huge bets on stocks and commodities,ŌĆØ explained Berman before quoting a business school professor who said taking on such high risks ŌĆ£deserve[s] high returns.ŌĆØ
For comparison, Berman said $14 billion is ŌĆ£enough to pay
But certainly these hedge fund managers are helping employ quite a few teachers with their tax payments, though viewers didnŌĆÖt hear how many because ABC didnŌĆÖt ask.
Nor did the program point out that such compensation depends on ŌĆ£how much money the firm has in assets,ŌĆØ and the firmŌĆÖs performance for investors, according to Alpha Magazine.
Instead ABC focused on the impossibility of trying to spend more than a billion dollars by interviewing a personal shopper about the price of sheets and a grocery store manager who said everything in the store would only cost about $2.6 million.
ŌĆ£It turns out a billion dollars is hard to spend,ŌĆØ concluded Berman.
ŌĆ£It does boggle doesnŌĆÖt it,ŌĆØ said Gibson ending the segment.
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I have 3 holes in each ear, 1 in my nose and a tattoo on my shoulder........Hubby likes none of these things. LOL oh well
I don't have piercings anymore but at one point in my life I had the cartilage in my left ear pierced, my eyebrow pierced and my tongue pierced.
I liked them all for quite a while but then I decided to get rid of them. I like the way I look better without them. I don't regret getting them. The experience was well… was quite an experience!
Okay... about corset piercings... usually they are just done for an event, frequently in the BDSM community. I've known folks who did it for an event and at the end of the night, every loop was pulled out and the area cleaned, smeared with Polysporin and bandaged up with Bandaids. Very few folks go permanent with that kind.
I would have loved to get piercings but I went with the tattoos because piercings have a heal time that is too long for me. I had wanted to get my nips, hood, and eyebrows done. (Sorry Marsha...) I used to have my ear lobes pierced when I was a kid, but I let those heal over a long time ago.
My left ear is double pierced...but with all this talk of "down below"...do that mean I gots to go to Australia to git r dun?
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Hats Off! to David Fuller Cook, whose unpublished YA manuscript The Adventure of Crow-Boy won an Honorable Mention in the 2012 Leapfrog Press Fiction Contest. The Adventure of Crow-boy, which includes illustrations by artist Susan Beebe, is the first book in a mythic trilogy; presently David is reworking the third manuscript in this series, The Language of the Crows.