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News about Stephen Fry, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
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School of Verse
Stephen Fry's goal is to demystify poetry, to make it as open to the interested amateur as "carpentry and bridge and wine."October 1, 2006 booksReview
A Rebellious Young Weed, and How He Grew
In his best-selling first novel, ''The Liar'' (1993), Stephen Fry created an antic portrait of a feckless schoolboy named Adrian Healey who is described, quite admiringly it must be said, as ''a fraud, a charlatan and a liar.'' A similar self-portrait emerges in Mr. Fry's enormously entertaining new autobiography, ''Moab Is My Washpot,'' which chronicles the first 20 years of his life, from his childhood in rural England through his departure for Cambridge University in 1977.June 11, 1999 artsReview
Born to Be Wilde
Stephen Fry is an unusually polite man. When we met a few weeks ago in central London, Fry arrived with a look that hinted at annoyance: his punctuality made it impossible for him to apologize for being late. He smiled, raised his eyebrows, shrugged -- he has begun to charm you before he has spoken.May 3, 1998 moviesBiography
Looking, Apparently Anywhere, for a Cure
The title of Stephen Fry's rollicking new novel comes from T. S. Eliot's poem "The Hippopotamus," an early satirical poem, which suggests that natural man for all his weaknesses (i.e., the hippopotamus) is more welcome in heaven than an idolatrous clergy. But while Mr. Fry takes Eliot's theme and gives it a clever spin, his voice is decidedly his own: slangy, frantic and enthusiastically ribald, closer in spirit and style to Monty Python than anything Eliot ever dreamed of.February 28, 1995 artsReview
British Comedian Confronts Russian Lawmaker on 'Gay Propaganda' Ban
The British comedian Stephen Fry brought a sharp tongue and a Twitter following of millions when he confronted a Russian lawmaker who drafted the ban on "homosexual propaganda" in St. Petersburg.
March 14, 2013, Thursday
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'Here We All Are, and Hooray For Us'
Salman Rushdie thanks the friends and publishers who defended him at a star-studded party in London.
September 17, 2012, Monday
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An Effort to Put First Edition of Shakespeare Online
The Bodleian Library at Oxford is trying to raise money to digitize its copy.
August 1, 2012, Wednesday
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A Tweet Unleashes Vitriol on a User in Britain
Attacks and counterattacks after a criticism of Stephen Fry on Twitter were examples of how Twitter reinforces the tendency of adults to behave like high school students.
November 2, 2009, Monday
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Inside the List
What books authors are gifting this Christmas. Plus, Stephen Fry's blog.
December 30, 2007, Sunday
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Arts, Briefly
YouTube to honor the best user-created videos of 2006, this year's inductees announced for the Songwriters Hall of Fame, a new opera by John Zorn and more culture news.
March 20, 2007, Tuesday
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Before He Got So Serious, Dr. House Was a Hoot
Before Hugh Laurie was captivating viewers on "House," he was half of the acclaimed British sketch comedy team Fry and Laurie, along with his fellow Cambridge graduate Stephen Fry.
December 17, 2006, Sunday
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School of Verse
Stephen Fry's goal is to demystify poetry, to make it as open to the interested amateur as "carpentry and bridge and wine."
October 1, 2006, Sunday
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Stephen Fry Helps Fledgling Poets Leave the Nest
Believing that "poetry is a primal impulse within us all," Stephen Fry aims to prove it in his new book.
August 21, 2006, Monday
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In Defense of a Play
To the Editor: Re ''Theater Addresses Tension Over Play'' (Arts pages, March 16): We are Jewish writers who supported the Royal Court production of ''My Name Is Rachel Corrie.'' We are dismayed by the decision of the New York Theater Workshop...
March 22, 2006, Wednesday
'Twelfth Night' and 'Richard III'
Scenes from the two productions now running in repertory on Broadway.
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LOUSIVILLE – The St. Lawrence River Valley Redevelopment Agency will shell out about $90,000 to spruce up its Massena Industrial Park in the hope of attracting tenants.
The repairs will include patching the roof and vent leaks, replacing doors, repairing plumbing and heating units and an electric inspection.
The total cost of repairs is estimated at $150,000.
The River Agency applied for a grant for the total cost of repairs from the Regional Economic Development Council last year, but was notified in December that it will only receive a $60,000 reimbursement grant.
The River Agency will use $90,000 from its $12.2 million general fund to pay for the repairs.
There are at least four Canadian firms that weve shown the buildings to, St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency Deputy CEO and Chief Financial Officer Thomas A. Plastino said. I think one of them is not just kicking the tires. The other three are interested, but they are not as close to striking a deal. We also have several local businesses looking into them as well.
Fockler Industries occupies 9,000 out of the 29,000 square feet of space in both lots.
The buildings were purchased together for $700,000. The River Agency has already spent $17,000 in repairs for the two lots. The industrial park has yielded $12,000 in profit for the agency.
The repairs, board members say, will make the building more marketable to potential tenants.
They are assets, Industrial Development Agency CEO Patrick J. Kelly said. They are not perfect. They werent when you acquired them. They are long-term investments. In order to rent these spaces, were going to have to make these repairs either now or later.
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While most online tutorials simply tell you to pick a length and cut, I knew there was more to it than that. So with some Levi's 501 jeans, scissors, a ruler, and chalk, I set out to create two shorts, one cuffed and one frayed—and I'm really thrilled with the results. Keep reading for the jorts secrets you need to know when making your own pair!
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Frayed Shorts
Let's talk style and fit first. This is not a project for your stretchy skinny jeans, so leave those alone. I think that 100 percent cotton denim, like Levi's 501 Jeans ($78), is your best bet. As for fit, go for a straight leg or boyfriend silhouette that is slightly baggy throughout the leg.
Levi's 501 Jeans ($78) in Dark
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That may sound odd, but you're going to mark them up with chalk and you need to see where the pockets are (you don't want to cut through them), so this is an essential step.
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Lay the jeans flat on a smooth surface and measure 12 inches along the outside edge, starting at the top of the waistband. Mark with chalk.
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Once you have your correct measurement, mark it with chalk. Using the ruler, create a dashed line across the pant leg, starting at the outer seam and moving inwards. I recommend angling the line downwards toward the inner seam to allow for an extra inch of length. This prevents the shorts from bunching along the inner thigh area and is ultimately more flattering.
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With a pair of sharp scissors, cut across the dash line with scissors. Repeat steps one through four on the other leg.
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The finishing touch: frayed edges. Turn your shorts right side out and use a seam ripper or a needle to tear the seams along the hem (this will give them a naturally frayed look). If you want a more dramatic fray, throw your jorts in the washer and then dry on low heat.
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Levi's 501 Jeans ($78) in Sun Bleach
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Lay the jeans flat on a smooth surface and measure along the outside seam. It's best to add two inches to your desired length to account for the cuff. I wanted a slightly longer look that hit mid-thigh, so I measured approximately 17 inches from the top of the waistband. For a shorter style, measure 15 inches. Once you have your correct measurement, mark it with chalk. (Note: another good way to determine your desired length is by putting on the jeans and marking the point where your middle finger hits the side of your leg.)
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Using the ruler and chalk, create a dashed line across the pant leg, starting at the outer seam and moving inwards.
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Using a pair of sharp scissors, cut across the dash line. Repeat steps one through four on the other leg.
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Turn your shorts right side out and roll the bottom of each leg twice to create a clean cuff.
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The year is 632 A.D., and Muslim hordes have set their sights on the Mideast and North Africa — the old Christian world. And the Caliphate, as the Islamic realm is called, will not be denied. Syria and Iraq fall in 636. Palestine is next in 638. And Byzantine Egypt and North Africa, not even Arab lands, are conquered by 642 and 709, respectively. Then, just two years later, the Muslims cross the Strait of Gibraltar and enter Iberia (now Spain and Portugal). The invasion of Europe has begun.
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WTF, Outer Limits?
MGM doesn't have enough dough to get another Bond film or The Hobbit off the ground, but that doesn't mean they can't revive a 1960s sci-fi series no one cares about. The broke Lion studio has hired Saw 4-7 writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan to pen a feature take on "The Outer Limits." This means they'll have to come up with a way to scare audiences that doesn't involve an elaborate Rube Goldberg-esque death trap strapped to someone's extremities. Or maybe they won't.
MGM admits that the two writers were paid just weeks ago but insists they were hired well before the studio went into the shitter. If they paid these guys 500k just a few weeks ago where did they come up with the money and why isn't that lion's legs broken yet? I hope he's turning tricks on a street corner in something form-fitting. Tom Sizemore is cruising around Hollywood right now looking for "a different kind" of prostitute. (Variety)
It seems a little convenient that the Eva Mendes sex tape just happened to hit the internet the very week her film The Other Guys opens in theaters. I feel like she's been keeping this one in her pocket for awhile now and the big guns at Sony persuaded (forced) her to release it on the world. We've all demanded it for years, and now it's finally here. Enjoy, Internet.
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Shortly after it was announced that diminutive singing child Justin Bieber would pen the very important memoir Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story, we now have more details on that 8 Mile thing he's doing for money.
Paramount Pictures has made a deal to turn Justin Bieber's life story into a 3D feature biopic. Davis Guggenheim, the Oscar-winning director of An Inconvenient Truth, is negotiating to direct.
The biopic is set for a Valentine's Day release and will also include footage from Bieber's upcoming concert at Madison Square Garden. It's uncertain how much of the film will cover Bieber getting hopped up on Sour Patch Kids and punching his manager in the balls. Probably like two-thirds. (Deadline)
Middle Men, hitting theaters Friday, is the tale of Jack Harris (played by Luke Wilson) who has a successful career fixing problem companies. He meets Wayne Beering (Giovanni Ribisi) and Buck Dolby (Gabriel Macht), who've invented a way for adult entertainment to be sold over the internet. Based on a true story, I'm sure they won't go as far as to mention the actual name of the website. It will probably be something close to the actual website URL but funnier for movie fans.
The internet has a played a part in the plot of countless movies. In some cases it's a brief mention that just moves the story along but in others it's a main focus that actually drives the storyline. Here are ten movies that use fake websites. Some of the website names might be even more popular than the actual movie.
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We've been writing about Cowboys & Aliens for a little while now, but haven't really formed an opinion on whether or not we're looking forward to it. Until now because Olivia Wilde is appearing naked again. Adam Beach (who plays Nat Colorado) was recently interviewed and began describing the on-set experience of Olivia Wilde's nude scene.
"We just finished shooting Olivia Wilde naked in front of a bonfire in front of 500 Apache warriors. That was beautiful. You won't get to see what I saw, but you'll get a glimpse."
First of all, that's going to make things awkward for Adam at the wrap party. Secondly, big deal. We'll probably only get to see her back and maybe a slightly moon-lit ass. Thirdly, I'd call standing naked in front of 500 Apache warriors a pretty intense experience. But if you're Gary Busey, you'd call it Tuesday. (Jam)
For years, losers like myself have staved off our suicidal thoughts with the hope of an Arrested Development movie. But month after month, it's a roller coaster of emotions as rumors about the on-again off-again project mount. But now comes a sliver of hope! Michael Cera and Jeffrey Tambor both seem to think it's happening!
Based on interviews the stars did at Comic-Con, the film almost seems inevitable. Unfortunately, neither star has any specifics, although Tambor went as far as to say he may need a walker by time the film gets under way.
Strange, I never thought I'd use the term c*cktease and Jeffrey Tambor in the same sentence. Michael Cera, on the other hand…me-ow! (Empire Online)
Jason Reitman has signed on to direct Diablo Cody's latest screenplay, Young Adult. Reitman, who also directed Cody's teen-pregnancy film, Juno, will have Charlize Theron as a lead, playing an author who finds success writing under a pseudonym.
The film will be Reitman's first since directing the Oscar winning Up in the Air, and will be Cody's first since penning the box-office bomb, Jennifer's Body. If you combine those two titles, you have Up in Jennifer's Body, which I think sounds a hell of a lot more interesting than Young Adult, but that's just me. (Cinema Blend)
With just two weeks to go before filming begins, Nicholas Cage has pulled out of Joel Schumacher's Trespass, Deadline is reporting. Cage was to star along side Nicole Kidman, playing a husband who is kidnapped with his wife by a group of thugs looking for ransom. Cage's departure leaves Schumacher and Co. scrambling to find a suitable replacement. Liev Schreiber is rumored to be in the running.
If there's one thing to be said for Cage, it's that he likes to work. And while he's made some great movies, he also churns out horrible films without blinking an eye (The Wicker Man, Ghost Rider). So if he's walking away from your project, it might be time to consider hanging up your director's helmet.
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Five years after striking indie cinema gold with Little Miss Sunshine, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris look like they'll finally step behind the camera again. The duo have been attempting to bring Tom Perrotta's novel "The Abstinence Teacher" to screens since 2006 but, after multiple setbacks, it was believed the project was dead.
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All up-and-coming comedians need to pay the bills somehow, and acting in TV commercials is a better somehow than busing tables. Tina Fey may be a big hot shot deal now, but back in the day she was a Mutual Savings Bank loyalist. At least for 30 seconds. I guess this is how you said "hi" in the 90s?
David Schwimmer has taken his message behind enemy lines by posting the trailer for David Schwimmer's Trust: Based On the Play "Trust" By David Schwimmer online. Sadly, since returning to investigate the debris of his dead planet many light years away, Chris Hansen isn't available to save our daughters from the clutches of sexual predators. Clive Owen stars as the dad in this cautionary tale about the dangers of letting your child chat with strangers online, and he should really step up his parenting a bit. You never know when your daughter's AOL Buddy might turn out to be a wolf in dog-wearing-sunglasses clothing.
Hey Predators. Learn how to sleep with Clive Owen's daughter after the jump…
Previously on "True Blood," Bill's ex, Lorena, tortured Bill. The King proposed to the Queen and she accepted (with Eric's help). Jesus found out that Lafayette deals V and was none too happy. Jason hooked up with new girl Crystal but then found out she's engaged. Sam found out that Tommy competes in dog fights. Tara bashed Franklin's head in. Sookie found Bill but was immediately caught, and then bit, by Lorena. And now on to this week's episode…
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Margarita Levieva (hot Lisa P. from Adventureland) and two dudes (Brian Geraghty, Josh Peck) have signed on to star in the ATM thriller ATM. Chris Sparling (Buried) wrote the script and David Brooks is directing. The film centers on "three co-workers who make a late-night visit to an ATM and end up in a desperate fight for their lives when they become trapped by an unknown man."
The whole horrific night comes about when the three co-workers stop for some late night pizza after a company Christmas party. They need cash to pay for the slices and end up getting stuck in an ATM vestibule for ninety minutes with a hooded mad man standing between them and their car. Of course, their cellphones are either back in the vehicle or out of battery. Clearly this film is a cautionary tale for anyone craving a midnight snack. It's not worth the risk. Or the caloriiiiiiies! (THR)
Nicole Eggert is back on TV!! Ready your DVRs, boys!!!
Sorry, avid masturbators frozen in ice in the early 1990's who are now being thawed and rescued. The world as you knew it has undoubtedly changed. The babes of "Baywatch" — Traci Bingham, Nicole Eggert, Gena Lee Nolin, and Donna D'Errico — are not the starlets they once were. Egged on by the VH-1 washed-up celebrity craze, the sun-damaged quartet are now living together for a new reality show where each pushes their individual business ventures (as well as the limits of what we're willing to call a reality show).
Eggert is working on her new workout DVDs, Bingham has opened a dating service, Nolin has written a book about post-partem depression, and D'Errico has become a conspiracy theorist. I honestly couldn't have predicted these career paths for the former lifeguards, and from the recent pictures I've seen of Nicole Eggert, maybe she shouldn't use a reality show to hawk her workout DVDs. She should use a radio show. (Variety)
I never saw the first "X-Files" porn parody, but after watching the trailer for the prequel I am damn excited to jump on this sexy conspiracy train to the truth/money shot. "The Sex Files 2: A Dark XXX Porn Parody" looks better than any episode of "The Mentalist" I've caught while flipping through stations. The trailer doesn't even show any sex, just the inbetween parts. The moody lighting, the mystery, the action, the goo — it's all there. I'm going out a limb by saying this, but once boobs are added this could be the best sci-fi conspiracy alien TV show porn parody ever.
Check out the trailer below.
The ecstasy at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards was off the hook.
Robert Rodriguez has found time in his busy schedule of crap-he'll-never-get-around-to-directing to make room for Deadpool. The LA Times reports that he and 20th Century Fox have begun negotiations. I like to imagine a sleep-deprived Rodriguez propped up Weekend At Bernie's style while they hash out the percentage points. No deal has been worked out as of right now, but we'll let you know when an assistant pushes their hand through Rodriguez's sleeve to sign the papers.
I guess this is exciting news. Rodriguez always has an interesting approach to filmmaking, and I'd much rather see him at the helm than someone like Jonathan Mostow. Besides, this is our best chance to see Cheech Marin play Deadpool.
Good news, Spider-Man fans! A release date has been set for the reboot.
Bad news, Spider-Man fans. It's not coming out until July 3, 2012. This means we'll have to wait almost two-full years to see Andrew Garfield step into the red and blue tights. Chances are, some of us might die before it comes out. A few of us might even lose our virginity in that time span. Both are scary thoughts, but it's not my intention to frighten. I just want everyone to be extra careful when going up and down the stairs to their parents basement so we can all stay healthy enough to bitch about the film on July 4th, 2012. (Empire Online)
Battle: Los Angeles, the story of a planet-wide alien invasion, began its marketing campaign at this year's Comic-Con. But for those who didn't have the time to wade through a sea of virgins and scumbag Hollywood types, the movie posters are now available online.
The film features Aaron Eckhart as a Marine waging a guerrilla-style resistance movement after invaders "turn the streets of Los Angeles into a war zone," just like Laker fans do after their team wins a championship. But hopefully the aliens won't wear all that tacky purple and gold clothing while they trash the place. (Empire Online)
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Do you like strippers? Do you like werewolves? Well, even if you only like strippers, you'll probably love Strippers vs. Werewolves.
Producer Jonathan Sothcott is working on bringing this epic showdown to the big screen. With a script from UK horror writer Pat Higgins, the film hopes to serve as a comedic homage to 80's horror movies, sort of a "Shaun of the Dead meets Bitchslap in the style of The Howling."
"As I was reading it I was thinking 'this is like a great reference to The Monster Squad,'" said Sothcott. "And when I asked Pat, it turned out it was!" (Dread Central)
The Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow (sponsored by Levi's) kicks off next week with public viewings of nine classic films around the country. In an interesting twist, the movies will be shown at the locations where they were filmed. The theme of the event is "'We Are All Workers."
Rooted by one of the nation's founding principles, We Are All Workers hits the road with nine seminal screenings proving that everybody's work is equally important.
I'm an internet writer. My mere existence proves that we are not all "workers," and our work is not all "equally important." But considering the Roadshow's website describes The Godfather II, the story of a ruthless crime syndicate, as a "defining immigrant worker story," I probably shouldn't get too hung up on the logic behind the text.
But what the event lacks in well written copy, it more than makes up for with these awesome redesigned film posters by artist Olly Moss. Enjoy. (First Showing)
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Bloody Disgusting has posted the Piranha 3D footage that got the film booted from Hall H at this year's past Comic-Con. Upon reviewing it, I can understand why the Comic-Con HMFICs wouldn't want to screen it for the family-friendly convention. A woman in a bikini gets bifurcated by a wire cable, half of her suit top falling off before half of her torso does. And that's just the beginning of the over-the-top bloodshed. Skip to the 3:15 mark to watch annoying tourists get their just desserts. …In the butt.
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Screen Junkies and Break is hosting a screening of the new film Middle Men Tuesday at 4:30PM in Los Angeles, and we're inviting you! That's right. YOU! 25 people plus a guest can be the first to see the movie, which chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of conmen, mobsters, drug addicts, and pornstars. Don't pretend like you aren't intrigued by all of those subjects.
After the screening, I will moderate a Q&A with producer Chris Mallick, whose story inspired the film.
To attend, all you have to do is be one of the first 25 people to follow Screen Junkies on Twitter and tweet your enthusiastic response. Check out the red-band trailer to whet your appetite.
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Let me preface this post by saying that it is not at all entertainment related. Captain Morgan' recently held the Captain's Cup to coincide with the World Cup, and Break played a huge part in spreading the word and the cheer. It's Friday afternoon and Lord knows we all have a little Captain in us at the moment, so let's take this time to watch some highlights from first night of The Captain's Cup 2010. The Captain boosts team moral and makes sure everyone is drinking plentifully. No need to tell this man twice. **Makes drunken cat call at receptionist**
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The Arrested Development: The Movie of biopics, Spielberg's Lincoln, has suffered a further set-back. After years of waiting around and releasing Krakens and playing Jedi Masters and A-Team leaders, Liam Neeson is reportedly out this bitch. The formerly-attached star revealed to the UK's GMTV that he's "past his sell-by date" for the project. It's unclear what he meant by that. Either he's tired of waiting on Spielberg to get around to filming, or he's aged too much to convincingly play the part. At any rate, Spielberg can expect a receipt in the mail from Neeson for one stovepipe hat. And he'd better not dilly-dally on paying. (Digital Spy)
If you've ever watched an episode of "Mad Men" you're probably aware that the characters like to throw a few dozen back. Doesn't matter what time of day it is or what's in the glass. Scotch, whisky, moonshine, turpentine, they've downed it all. Here's a montage that mixes all of those moments together in one delicious serving. (WarmingGlow)


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Students at Wheatland R-11 Schools will receive free health screenings on Thursday, October 27. Citizens Memorial Healthcare (CMH) and Wheatland R-11 Schools will partner to provide health screenings including height, weight, blood pressure, vision, hearing and scoliosis for students in grades K-12. Questions regarding the health expo should be directed to the student's school nurse.
Each year, the CMH Health Expo staff offers free health screenings and services to more than 35 schools throughout southwest Missouri. CMH has a medical staff of nearly 120 and nearly 1,600 employees in eight counties. CMH consists of primary care and specialty physician clinics, five long-term care facilities, one residential care facility, five independent living communities, home health, hospice, homemaker plus, health transit services, home medical equipment, rehabilitation services, senior health center, a walk-in clinic located in Bolivar, as well as hospital services.
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Rookie Carlos Hyde was the 49ers' starting tailback in Thursday night's preseason opener against the Ravens, rushing five times for 39 yards.
Philip Rivers completed 35-of-48 passes for 365 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception in the Chargers' Week 5 loss to the Steelers on Monday night.
Antonio Gates caught 9-of-11 targets for 92 yards and two touchdowns in the Steelers' 24-20, Week 5 loss to the Steelers on Monday night.
Le'Veon Bell rushed 21 times for 111 yards and one touchdown and caught 4-of-5 targets for 16 yards in the Steelers' 24-20, Week 5 win over the Chargers on Monday night.
Appearing on the Monday Night Football halftime show, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Falcons are "uncertain" if Julio Jones (hamstring) will be able to play Thursday night's Week 6 game against the Saints.
ESPN's Adam Schefter reports Ben Roethlisberger (knee) "wants to play" Week 6 against the Cardinals, but it's considered a "longshot."
Coach Pete Carroll said Marshawn Lynch (hamstring) is expected to return to practice this week.
A Monday MRI confirmed Jamaal Charles tore his right ACL in Sunday's Week 5 loss to the Bears.
Coach John Harbaugh said Monday he is "hopeful" Steve Smith Sr. (back) will return in Week 6 at San Francisco.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh stated Monday that Justin Forsett (ankle) has a "good chance" to play in Week 6 at San Francisco.
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Jacoby Ellsbury is not in the Yankees' lineup for Tuesday's Wild Card Game versus the Astros.
Carlos Gomez (intercostal) is in the Astros' lineup for Tuesday's Wild Card Game against the Yankees.
Marcus Stroman will start Game 2 of the ALDS against the Rangers.
Juan Uribe (chest) will miss the NLDS against the Dodgers.
Marlins re-signed OF Ichiro Suzuki to a one-year contract.
The Marlins announced Tuesday that Dan Jennings will not return as manager for 2016.
Yordano Ventura will start Game 1 of the ALDS on Thursday.
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If you are among the more than 27 million current or former state or local government workers in this country, it might be time to contemplate how to generate some extra income or cut costs to meet your living expenses. That's because a small but growing number of the nearly 3,418 state and local pension plan systems are starting to make big changes to address a $1.4 trillion shortfall.
Some, for instance, are restructuring, reducing or capping pension benefits; some are raising retirement ages for new workers; some are asking employees to contribute more to their retirement plan; some are renegotiating contracts, or laying off employees; and some are asking new employees to participate only in a defined contribution plan instead of the defined benefit plan as part of an effort to deal with unfunded pension obligations.
And if you are among the millions of taxpayers in this country, it's might also be time to contemplate how the massive public pension shortfall—plans are only 75% funded according to one report—could adversely affect you as well, likely in terms of reduced municipal services—closing hospitals and school cuts, for instance,—or an increase in taxes, or both.
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"The path forward is very clear: they will have to make tough decisions to distribute pain among current retirees, current employees, future employees, and future taxpayers," wrote Alicia Munnell, author of the just-published "State and Local Pensions: What Now?" and director of Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. And, for more troubled plans, Munnell wrote that the "a more major reform effort is needed to address severe underfunding…the need for benefit cuts for public employees or retirees must be broadly understood
To be fair, some states and municipalities are already making the tough decisions to distribute the pain. For instance, in Central Falls, R.I., which is about to emerge from bankruptcy, those who work and live there are about to experience the worst-case outcome. Recently retired municipal workers will have their pensions cut by up to 55% and residents will see their real estate taxes rise by 4% as part of the plan put in place with holders of Central Falls bonds.
In other states, towns and cities with unfunded pension liabilities, retired and current public workers face other types of cutbacks and pain. For instance, states such as Colorado, Florida, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming have made or can make major cuts to the cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) pensioners were supposed to get.
And still other states are making other types of changes. In California, for instance, which faces an unfunded liability of $100 billion in its Public Employees' Retirement System and $65 billion in its State Teachers' Retirement System, Gov. Jerry Brown just signed a law that increases the retirement age for new employees, limits annual pension payouts to $132,120, and requires workers who are not contributing half of their retirement costs to pay more.
According to research from the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators, 43 states have made changes in one or more of the following areas:
- Increased current and/or new employee contribution levels
- Increased the age and/or length of tenure required to be eligible for normal retirement
- Reduced or eliminated cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) for new and/or current employees
- Changed the way pension formulas are calculated to reduce pension benefits
- Now offer a hybrid and/or defined contribution plan instead of a traditional defined benefit plan
And according to a report released by the ICMA-RC and Center For State & Local Government Excellence, in 2009, 21% of local government human resource executives surveyed reported that their government had made changes to employee retirement benefits since the beginning of the recession; 53% reported having made changes to health care benefits. In 2012, 33% of local government human resource executives reported changes to retirement plans within the past year, and 59% reported making health care changes.
To be sure, such actions—be it pension cuts or COLA adjustments or something else—will help public pension plans address unfunded liabilities. Eliminating the COLA, for instance, entirely reduces liabilities by about 15% according to a report from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
But retired, current and future public workers will need a personal plan of action to deal with not only with changes to their pension, but also changes to their retiree health care benefits—just as is happening in the private sector. What's more, current and future public sector workers will need to prepare for two other changes that are taking place now: increases in employee contribution rates and reductions in benefits for new employees.
Here's our look at what you can do to prepare for the coming pension crisis.
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Plan for the worst. If you're among the 8.2 million retired public workers drawing a pension or among the 4.7 million who have not yet taken your pension yet, you might want to adopt this as your motto: Plan for the worst and hope for the best.
To be fair, it's possible that your state or local pension won't get changed as has happened in the private sector to auto workers and the like. Most state and local pension plans are legally constrained from reducing future benefits for current workers as a way to deal with pension shortfalls, according to a study from the CRR. That's because such benefits are defined under a contracts-based approach rather than a constitutional provision, wrote the authors of the report—Munnell, the director of the CRR, and Laura Quinby, a research associate.
Others share that view. "My impression is that current retirees themselves are not being affected, unless there's a cut/suspension in COLA," said Betty Meredith, the director of education and research for the International Foundation for Retirement Education. "People who are over age 55 really shouldn't be affected much at all."


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Our physical transportation systems can be instrumented with sensors, meters, appliances, cameras, smart phones, biometric devices—giving us the ability to measure, sense and see the exact condition of everything. Instrumentation is about sensing what is happening right now, whether it is the temperature of a train wheel bearing, the location of a misplaced suitcase, metal fatigue in a bridge. At the same time, sophisticated analytic systems can detect patterns and relationships and enable continuous decision making in near-real time. We can better plan routes and schedules and optimize vehicles, equipment and facilities to expand capacity.
With analytical tools, transportation providers can predict demand, align capacity and deploy assets, continuously adapting operations across the entire network.
Stockholm: from drivers to straphangers
The city of Stockholm aims to be the world's most accessible capital and views transportation as part of this goal. Working with IBM, they created the largest-of-its-kind Congestion Charging System in Europe. This is just one part of a holistic transportation approach that includes increased train and bus services, park-and ride-facilities and integrated ticketing. After a year, they have seen a 50 percent decrease in morning commute time.
Easing jams in railways and airports
Both Netherlands Railways, one of the busiest national networks in Europe, and Aeroports De Paris, Europe's second-largest airport services group, use IBM software to choreograph equipment, facilities and the tens of thousands of variables that can influence passenger demand and asset availability—with the result of streamlining processes and improving performance times.
If our transportation providers—whether for city transit, long-distance travel or freight operations—can deliver the information and services that today's customers need, in the way and frequency they prefer, they can increase satisfaction and ultimately strengthen loyalty.
Travelers prefer to help themselves
Air Canada is giving its passengers more choice with a variety of self-service channels: airport and off-site kiosks and applications for mobile devices such as smartphones. Travelers can book travel, check in, download boarding passes, get updates and stay informed throughout the journey.
Smarter systems offer additional opportunities to improve the traveler experience. For example, if we can collaborate with adjacent service providers, we can provide travelers with the ability to choose alternative modes of transport and provide them with information throughout the journey.
Making public transportation the obvious choice
With 4.5 million people riding buses and trains every day, Singapore is trying to make public transit a seamless part of the rider's lifestyle by maximizing convenience and choice. With one SmartCard, a rider can use all modes of transportation, pay for parking and congestion charges as well as make small purchases.
A large part of our transportation infrastructure has been around for decades—the Long Island Railway, for example, is 175 years old—and transit officials often need to manage a complex mix of aging and newer assets. By analyzing the data from a smarter transportation system, we can know when equipment is overextended and needs repair. We can know the location and condition of assets at any given moment.
But it's about more than efficiency. In the United States, the transportation sector is estimated to create 32 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions and it is under tremendous pressure to establish overall greener operations.
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The China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) is the world's second-largest shipping company in terms of capacity. COSCO engaged IBM to help it optimize its distribution network. The results? Reducing distribution centers from 100 to 40 with no impact on service quality; a 23 percent reduction in logistics costs; a 15 percent reduction in CO2 emissions.
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Read my book, "A Recipe for Religion," on how to prove the FSM religion is Constitutionally protected as any other religion. However, if you don't want to spend the $.99, research the Seeger Sincere Belief test. There's a lot more (at least legally) to it, but the Seeger test is the seminal case.
As an aside, I find it hilarious when one sectarian argues about the "validity" of their sect's beliefs over another sects. I say we put all religions to a "taste test." The tastiest deity wins. Hmmmm... I know where I'm placing my money!
If there are any other law students, lawyers, or Constitutional scholars who have a love of the First Amendment out there, please feel free to discuss these issues with me.


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As another presidential election approaches, we remember a man who was as controversial in his time as any candidate in 2012: George Wallace, who died 14 years ago today. In 2008 on the 10th anniversary of Wallace's death, Jeff Frederick considered the evolution of his politics. (AP Photo)
Ten years after his death, more than 20 years since he left office and decades after he became the most recognized governor in America, George Wallace's complicated legacy continues to loom over Alabama, the South and the nation at large.
Wallace is still perhaps best known as a symbol of America's resistance to the civil rights movement. Throughout the 1960s his candor and raw political acumen cast him into the role of defender of Southern traditions – namely white supremacy and segregation. But after a series of unsuccessful presidential bids and surviving a failed assassination attempt, Wallace pulled off perhaps the most astounding late career political reinvention in American history. He publicly apologized for his past, won a majority of black votes and earned a final gubernatorial term in 1982 as the most liberal candidate on the Alabama ballot.
For those who'd closely followed his evolution, perhaps the sudden about-face was not as surprising as it may first seem.
Born in sparsely populated Barbour County, Ala., Wallace learned the staples of retail politics in the rural South and dreamed of becoming governor the way some kids hope to become NFL quarterbacks. After World War II service on a bombing crew in the Pacific, Wallace turned to electoral politics first as a state legislator and then as a judge. An instinctive campaigner – Wallace wrote Christmas cards to prospective Barbour County voters while still stationed in the military – the Alabamian had gifts for remembering names and details of voters' lives and could sense the tenor of a room as soon as he entered it.
After losing the governor's race in 1958 campaigning as a moderate segregationist with the support of the NAACP, Wallace turned hard to the right on social issues. The move paid off, and he won his first gubernatorial election in 1963. During his inaugural address, he issued his most notorious statement, calling for "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." Later that year, he would make his famed "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door," a symbolic effort to prevent two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from enrolling in the University of Alabama.
Alabama Gov. George Wallace makes his stand against desegregation at the schoolhouse door of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in 1963. History went full circle Oct. 10, 1996, when Wallace helped honor a black woman for standing up to him 33 years ago. (AP Photo / Montgomery Advertiser)
Alabama Gov. George Wallace makes his stand against desegregation at the schoolhouse door of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in 1963. History went full circle Oct. 10, 1996, when Wallace helped honor a black woman for standing up to him 33 years ago. (AP Photo / Montgomery Advertiser)
Raucous orator and master of political theater, he was fearlessly candid but also capable of tailoring his remarks to his audience, be they farmers and housewives at a county fair in rural Alabama, an antagonistic crowd of liberal Ivy League intellectuals, or a group of New Yorkers at packed Madison Square Garden. Though his speeches were often awash in vague generalities, the aplomb with which they were delivered showed first-class political stagecraft.
During the tumultuous 1960s, Wallace would become the most popular and powerful governor in Alabama history, so popular that his first wife Lurleen won the 1966 gubernatorial election as a virtual stand-in candidate (at the time, Wallace was constitutionally forbidden from winning his own consecutive term). When it came to actually governing, however, he was generally disinterested in policy. Many of Alabama's current problems related to education, tax reform, prisons and economic development date back to the time Wallace took office.
Using his regional popularity as a springboard, Wallace ran for president in every election from 1964 to 1976. Though he never came close to winning, the Alabama governor was an influential force in reshaping the political landscape in ways that still reverberate. A lifelong Democrat, he nonetheless castigated the party as being too liberal and pro-big government – claims still echoed by speakers at the Republican National Convention of 2008. Wallace's criticisms were a contributing factor in the white Southern migration to Republican ranks, a political remapping that still presents a challenge to the Democrats.
Wallace's 1968 presidential bid is the one he's best remembered for. Running as a third-party candidate on the American Independent Party ticket, his vociferous opposition to busing efforts designed to achieve racial balance were well received by whites across the country, as were his cries for "law and order" – interpreted by some to be thinly veiled code words championing a racist society.
Wallace also honed a simplistic philosophy on the Vietnam War that resonated with some Americans: win or get out. Wallace won five Southern states and 46 electoral votes, nearly won two other states, and garnered more than 13 percent of the national vote. By this point he was too controversial, too much the pariah to ever be a serious contender for president, but many of his ideas eventually became staples of successful Republican candidates including Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.
Undeterred, Wallace entered the race again 1972. The campaign would prove to be costly. While stumping in Maryland to be the Democratic party standard-bearer, Wallace was shot five times by a frustrated malcontent named Arthur Bremer (inspiration for the 1976 film Taxi Driver, whose Travis Bickle was loosely based on him).
For the remaining 26 years of his life, Wallace was paralyzed, in chronic pain, in the throes of recurrent abdominal infections and increasingly blind and deaf. Despite the incapacitation, Wallace ran for president again in 1976 and was briefly considered a front-runner primarily because of name recognition, but found himself unable to match the momentum created by another Southern governor, Georgia's Jimmy Carter.
Wallace was many things: regional symbol of the white South, influential presidential candidate, segregationist, Alabama governor for a quarter of a century, repentant paraplegic, feisty campaigner. Those who loved him and those who loathed him – there was no middle ground – can agree on one thing: they remember him. His symbolism, the hate of a divided South and the hope of a united one, looms large over a state still reconciling its tortured racial past, a region trying to move beyond old wounds, and a nation caught up in a political divide between Red and Blue.
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By Klydi Heywood
At first, John Ferguson wanted to be a preacher.
But at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, Dr. Ferguson found a mentor who had something else in mind. This mentor encouraged Dr. Ferguson to go to law school. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts, Dr. Ferguson chose a place where he could pursue both a law degree and be involved with the ministry. He selected Vanderbilt University.
There he received his Masters of Theological Studies and a law degree in 2000.
Dr. Ferguson's research has focused on ethics, First Amendment rights, and law.
John Ferguson will teach business law and ethics
In 1997 he started out as a First Amendment education coordinator for the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center. While he held that position, he mediated First Amendment controversies in school districts. There he would work with the schools and communities to help them better understand their legal rights and First Amendment laws.
Dr. Ferguson was also a practicing attorney for more than nine years. He provided legal advice and services to clients on First Amendment issues, as well as estate planning. During those years, Dr. Ferguson was also a First Amendment consultant for Ferguson Consulting.
When the mentor who had suggested Dr. Ferguson go to law school passed away, the school asked Dr. Ferguson to come and fill his position.
"And that led me into the academic world," he said. "Working with students is definitely my calling. It is so fulfilling."
He hopes to bring what he learned through his outside experience into the classroom.
"When you're dealing with peoples' religious beliefs, children, and schooling, it is very emotional and controversial," Dr. Ferguson said. "I want to teach my students how to deal with some of those real-life applications and emotions."
Having been a lecturer at Baylor University for the past four years, Dr. Ferguson says he has enjoyed working with students.
"The thing I am definitely most proud of is my students," Dr. Ferguson said. "The things they go on to after school and the growth and I see in them are things I am proud to be a part of."
He and his wife Meredith have two boys. As a family they like to go hiking, bike riding, and have recently picked up rock climbing. Meredith will be an assistant professor teaching human resources classes starting fall 2012. Both Drs. Ferguson strive to stay physically fit by being each other's running partners. They have participated in various half marathons but hope to compete in a full marathon one day.


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Posted on February 12, 20084/7/02: The following quotes are taken from an interview with Mike D'Antonio, and you will be able to read the interview in full here over the coming days. There has been a lot of speculation as to the departure of vocalist Jesse Leach. What appears to be the most logical story, is that he has strained his vocal chords, as many singers of this caliber do, and needs to take some time off to allow them to heal, and receive some coaching in order to stop this from happening in the future. Is this the case, or is there more to the story? "No, it's not the case," says the bass player initially. "Well it's half the case. He strained his voice and he did it touring, and he has done it previously. He had sought out vocal coaches to kinda rectify the situation, but what it meant for him was no more drinking, no more smoking, no more hanging out in clubs, because he was allergic to smoke. Basically, his life on tour consisted of staying in the van the whole time which kind of drove him stir crazy," he continues. "Towards the end of the tour he was bugging out because he couldn't deal with being in the van. And he had just gotten married, and his wife was missing him, and he was missing his wife, and there were complications with his home life, and all these other things. We received an email stating that he had quit the band and that was pretty much it. After three years of hanging out with the dude, and considering him a brother, to just get an email was a little bit harsh. So immediately we just started trying out new singers, and we found a guy named Howard Jones from a band called Blood Has Been Shed, and he's an exceptional vocalist. Really psyched to be touring, really excited about the whole thing. He has a great attitude about everything." So in other words, Killswitch Engage fans have nothing to be concerned about. It's business as usual. "It's gonna be even better," Mike replies. "He can hit any range, and he has a voice like I've never heard. He just completely blew us away. We had about 10-12 different people trying out, and no one was really cutting it. We had a couple of people come back for a second try, and then I got the call about Howard wanting to try out. I knew about Howard from previous bands, and I always considered him one of the best singers I had ever heard in my entire life, and for him to want to do it, I almost shit my pants. I really just couldn't believe it. I got off the phone, and said, that's him! That's the guy!" And there you have it, straight from the 'orses mouth.
18/6/02: If this sounds a bit proper, that's because it is...the following is an official press release regarding Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach and the band's upcoming U.S. tour with Kittie. Due to personal issues and vocal strain, Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach has announced that he is taking a break from the band's current tour featuring Kittie, Poison the Well and Shadows Fall. The band is in the midst of vocal rehearsals in order to carry on the tour without Leach, but anticipate his return in the future. In regards to the tour, Leach issued the following statement: "Due to personal circumstances out of my control, I will not be able to hit the road with Killswitch Engage on our upcoming tour run. I'd like to take this opportunity to apologize to Roadrunner Records, and more importantly, to our fans. We are currently training another vocalist to do the tour and to carry the torch until I am well. My apologies to everyone, but I have to do what needs to be done." Killswitch Engage's Roadrunner Records debut Alive or Just Breathing was released on May 20th, sporting a #1 single, "My Last Serenade," at US metal radio. The band recently finished up a series of tour dates with Soilwork in support of the album and will kick off the Kittie US tour on July 9th in Sauget, IL.
From The Mouth Of Mike: Grabbed a few words with Mike D'Antonio early this evening, and here's what he had to say on all the internet rumours: "Tell everyone to sit tight... things will work themselves out, the band is as commited as ever... we have tried some peeps out, we are still getting people to come down." Anything else you wanna add? "We cant wait to get to the UK!"
17/6/02: Picked up Kerrang! lately? Make sure you check out the 8th June issue if you haven't already... it has a rather nice 3 page feature on Killswitch Engage.
11/6/02: http://www.lambgoat.com/ Check it out... a nice feature interview with the band.
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Please Play Derrick Brown Tonight
I was talking to Andrew Smith before and we came up an interesting idea that seems accurate. When Quentin Richardson comes in the game against the Knicks, he smells blood. He wants to dominate his ex-team. Brandon Jennings still carries anger towards not being drafted here. Same with Duhon, Jamal Crawford and of course Nate "flip over Paul Pierce" Robinson.
Why does it always seem that players take it upon themselves to want to stick it to the Knicks? It's because it's called added motivation in a really long year.
Their respective coaches tell them to be ready, go in and go for blood. And more often that not, seemingly, it works. It is also good team building.
So with the Knicks struggling for a spark and desperate for a win, why not give Derrick Brown a look against his former team, and his former coach. Sit him down before the game and tell him to let it all hang out. Tell him don't fear repercussions. Just go out, defend, rebound and try to make a couple of baskets. But him at the 3 with Amar'e, a few guards and a big man during Melo's rest. The issue would be what do you do with him if he played well, but it's not like they never played a 6'8 220 player at the 4.
It always seems to work against the Knicks, why not see if it can work for them?


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"I might live forever," Uncle Spud said smugly as he laced up his jogging shoes.
"What are you talking about?" I asked.
"I've been figuring up how long I'll live if I do what the doctors and the health magazines tell me to do," he said.
"What do they tell you to do?"
"They say if I stop smoking and do regular exercise I can add as much as 10 years to my life," he said. "So I decided to put out my smoke and jog over to the insurance office to negotiate a better deal."
"Figure it up," he said. "They just announced that the normal life expectancy for a guy like me is 78 years. By quitting tobacco and jogging, I can add 10 years to that and push my appointment with Saint Peter back to age 88. All I have to do is let someone else be the Marlboro man - nothing to it."
"It's about time," I offered.
"And then," he continued, "Every morning I watch that foxy exercise lady in the slinky leotards do her workout on TV. She said if I would join in for just 15 minutes, five times a week, I could extend my life by five years. So, 88 plus 5 is 93. Isn't that exciting?"
"There's an added bonus to doing leg-lifts with the TV exercise lady, too," he said. "I've lost almost two pounds. My doctor told me once that if I dropped 40 pounds I might add a couple of years to my life. Everyone knows that the loss of 40 pounds begins with the first leg-lift, so I'm well on my way. Add two to 93 and I'll live to be 95 for sure."
"And there's a cute commercial on TV where this little kid is laughing and the narrator says laughing can add eight years to my life," he said. "I watch all of the campaign speeches on TV and just laugh my head off. Let's see, 95 plus 8 is 103."
"And then," he said again, "Someone reported recently that married men live four years longer than unmarried men. I've been married four times so that means I can expect to live 16 years longer than those guys in the bachelor herd. Add 16 to 103 and you get 119. Most herd bulls don't live that long," he giggled.
"You can't be serious," I laughed.
"Oh, but I am," he insisted. "And I'm not through figuring it up yet. I read once that eating lots of fruits and vegetables can add three years to my life. No problem there, I eat onions and Tabasco sauce on everything. Add 3 to 119 years and my ticket to enter the pearly gates just got pre-dated to age 122.
"And," he continued, "On TV I saw a commercial that said people who own pets add seven years to their lives. I've got an ugly dog named Buckshot who sleeps under the porch. Add seven to 122 and I'm up to 129 golden years."
"And don't forget," he smiled. "People in Utah live about three years longer than the national average. I'm a native son. Add my Utah bonus points to 129 and my pre-celestial fitting for angel wings is deferred to age 132. Is this a great state, or what?"
"And finally," he said. "Doctor Oz said I can add a dozen years to my life just for having good jeans. Shucks, I've got a pair of jeans I've been wearing since 1965. They don't make good jeans like that anymore. Add 12 to 132 and I'll see 154 birthday candles for sure."
"Don't cancel your life insurance," I warned him as he finished lacing up his jogging shoes. "A blind, deaf, and crippled-up old geezer like you out jogging is likely to get run over by a truck. Living to be a hundred doesn't take into account the hazards of being stupid."
"You've got to be optimistic," he said. And then his eyes lit up like Moses. "Good grief - that's it," he said. "A recent study in an English medical journal said that optimistic people are 50 percent less likely to die than pessimistic people. Let's see, 50 percent of 154 years is 77 years. Add 77 to 154 and I could live to be 231 years old. Get my insurance guy on the phone. I demand a lower rate."


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both openers struggling. not looking good for India in this tournament.
both openers struggling. not looking good for India in this tournament.
RIP Phil Hughes. Forever 63*
Oh, shot from Yuvi. Caressed it over the boundary.
Cricket Web's current Premier League Tipping Champion
- As featured in The Independent.
"I don't think that they'll come close to us to be honest."
- Steve Smith before the Ashes
Parmi | #1 draft pick | Jake King is **** | Big Bash League tipping champion of the universeCome and Paint Turtle
Yeah, that was gorgeous too. Could watch that all day.
The boy is in good nick, no doubt about it.
Cricinfo has all of the bowling at low 80s btw - guess they're getting it from Hawkeye or the like.
Don't know why measuring the speed of the ball accurately is so difficult.
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Was K**li seriously mentioning it to the umpires that an Afghanistani feigned some fielding?
Wow Asad is the umpire! I thought his wife would have locked him in after his past escapades.
The stars just refer to him being an arse.
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Support bowlers don't quite match up to the openers, it seems.
Grrr would have been a big wicket that. Feels like Afghanistan need more wickets otherwise I could see these two batsmen teeing off sooner rather than later.
'Asad Rauf, its the look that does it',
Uh, lol?
Batsman I tolerate: V. Richards, S. Tendulkar, E. Morgan, N. Hussain. KEVIN O F******* BRIEN
Hmm Afghanistan still long odds with the bookies. I guess Pathan is a bit of a minnow basher - makes a difference if he's taking 3-25 or some such instead of 1-50.
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Dr. Manoj R. Vora cant help but feel on top of the world.
At about 9:10 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday, the Lowville doctor and four Sherpas reached the summit of Mount Everest in the Himalayas.
This was Dr. Voras second attempt at climbing Mount Everest. In May 2010, he was within 2,700 feet of the summit when hypothermia caused him to turn around.
Dr. Vora is now one of the few who have climbed the Seven Summits: the highest points on each of the Earths seven continents. He scaled his sixth summit Mount Vinson Massif in Antarctica in December 2010. According to the expedition company 7 Summits, there are fewer than 110 Americans who have topped all the peaks.
Dr. Vora, 52, began his Seven Summits quest in 2003.
His wife, Sheree, and family members were watching his progress live on Tuesday through a Spot GPS tracking device. We could see his steps up the mountain and where he stopped briefly for a rest, Mrs. Vora said.
Dr. Vora called his wife at 3 a.m. Wednesday from base camp four and talked briefly.
Mrs. Vora said her husband would be on the mountain for another three to five days.
The climbing bug hit Dr. Vora, an internal medicine specialist at Lewis County General Hospital, when he was growing up in India.
Mrs. Vora said Mount Everest is the culmination of a dream of her husbands. He wants to inspire the younger generation to dream, and to dream big, she said.
Mrs. Vora said that if all goes as scheduled, her husband should be home sometime next week.
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In 2011, a group of UWAA members and their guests, traveling to Africa with UW Alumni Tours, visited Chiawa, a small village on the banks of the Zambezi River. While there, one of the group members, Al Jones, M.D. '63, was asked to take a look at a boy suffering from severe skin and scalp infections. The diagnosis was straightforward: the boy, named Arnold, had ringworm.
Arnold was not alone. Many of the village children had ringworm, a highly contagious fungal infection marked by distinctive circular patches of discolored skin, surrounded by a raised border.
Another doctor who had visited the village had purchased and sent along a box of medicine through a clinic in Lusaka, but no one in the village knew what to do with it. Dr. Jones discussed with the children's mothers how to use the medicine—an antifungal and antibacterial ointment. He also shared tips for treating ringworm: for example, children often need to have their heads shaved, since the fungus can live inside hair follicles. The following April, Jones received an email from his guide, telling him that ringworm had been eradicated from the village.
"This illustrates the great need these small villages throughout Africa have for bare bones medical help," says Jones. "Even medical personnel just passing through can have an impact."
It could have ended there. However, since their visit, this group has kept in contact with Chiawa and each other. They are in the process of setting up a solar-powered refrigerator to store medicine, and have sent a shipment of soccer balls for the children to play with.
"I'm excited and proud of the positive impact UW travelers are making for this small village," says Pauline Ranieri, director of UW Alumni Tours. UW travelers will return to the Zambezi region several times in 2014 and 2015 through the "Africa's Wildlife" tour. (See all of UW Alumni Tours upcoming Africa journeys)