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Organized Chaos
Three words to describe myself: organized, calculated, planner. After Bull Run Run without thought I proposed to my coach Bryon Powell that I run another 50 miler before Western States. Several emails went back and forth sorting out rational and then I was given the thumbs up. At the time I was in the middle of a big running week and the plan was to see that week through. By the end of the week I had an extremely sore knee and felt tired. On Tuesday, just four days before the race I was still in pain, but was lucky enough to have my physical therapist at Green Mountain Rehab sneak me into his busy schedule. Andy worked some of what I would call "voodoo magic" on me, also known as dry needling. It was now Wednesday and I still hadn't made a final decision on Bear Mountain as I wasn't confident my knee could withstand the technical course and distance. On Thursday afternoon I made a last ditch effort as once again Andy snuck me into his schedule and used me as a pin cushion. It felt like a gamble, but I was going to register.
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I went online to register and learned that online registration was closed. I sent out some emails and had a hard time getting a straight answer if I could register on the day of the race. Time was ticking and panic started to set in. I had just thrown on the brakes and gone into a major taper, had no real plan or concrete answers, and butterflies were starting to flutter. Remember that I am calculated, not spontaneous. Late Thursday I received a confirmation email from the RD that I could register on the morning of the race. From here I solidified travel plans with Chad Denning, wrote a frantic email to my nutritionist Meredith Terranova with all the needed aid station distances/course description and nailed down some entertainment, I mean a pacer for the last ten miles.
On Friday morning as I scurried around the house throwing things into bags and cooking food to bring I sent my husband a text saying "I'm freaking out about this weekend and if I made the right decision." His response was perfect and simple, "Racing is a good way to challenge yourself." With the car packed, I made a quick stop for gas and Starbucks and I headed down to meet Chad. To simplify things once we arrived in New York we camped in the shuttle parking lot since we would have to be on the bus around 3:45 AM. We were in good company with Amy Lane, Brian Rusieki, Heather Furman, Serena Wilcox and Nick Yardley.
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After a short night sleep, a bus ride and registration it was almost go-time. I had decided to wear my Salomon Crossmax shoes, Drymax cycle socks and my Slab pack because of the rarity of drop bags/lack of a crew. As the masses started to line up at the start I had no real idea of what the day would hold. My plan was to not run 100 percent, but to use the race as an opportunity to practice certain things. That alone would be a challenge, since I am usually an all or nothing type person. With headlamps on we started promptly at 5AM with the temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. I started a bit further back in the pack then I normally do, not wanting to get swept up in the excitement and go out to full on race. After a short road section we settled into a gradual double track uphill climb. I passed a few females and assumed North Face athlete Tracy Garneau was tucked in with the front male pack. This assumption meant I was right where I wanted to be.
After the first aid station I handed off my headlamp to Amy Lane and she told me I was the first female. I was shocked and then began to expect Tracy to go blowing past me at any moment. I just needed to continue to stick to my plan and not worry about other people. As I made my way across a short pavement section it was back into the woods were I was joined by several males. We made our way up and down technical sections, meandered past swamps, jumped rock to rock to avoid streams and actually ran some nice single track. With just over 12 miles ticked off we scrambled to find our next orange flags and as I looked at my watch I knew it was going to be a very slow course. The group I was with was a mixture of first time 50 mile runners, some runners who had set an ambitious pace for themselves and even one who was brave enough to be running the race without water or fuel in hand. There seemed to be a lack of a method to our madness, no steady pace or consistency and it was making me feel drained.
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Around mile 21 at the Skannatati aid station I was able to allude the group and start to fall into my own groove. Some beautiful single track and eventually a stretch of pavement that allowed me to open my stride up. The humidity was high, but I was grateful that the air temperature wasn't that hot. I was able to pick off a few male runners and then finally settled in behind Jordan Whitlock who was running a very similar pace to mine. We exchanged conversation and took turns pushing and pulling. Finally I felt like everything was falling into place. Speaking of falling, around mile 25/26 I went to leap from rock to rock to make way across a stream, although my right foot slipped on the mossy rock and I was airborne. I nailed my right knee, hip and head on rocks and then ended up fully submerged in the stream. Granted it did feel nice to have the salt washed off, but I needed to get up as fast as possible before my body decided it was done. Also ipods don't like swimming, goodbye music.
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For about the next mile I questioned whether my knee was going to lock up or decide to cooperate. As Jordan and I arrived at the Camp Lanowa aid station I asked for my drop bag, grabbed some extra drink mix out of it, stocked up on GU and then hit the pavement. Looking at my watch I knew that the course was already over 2 miles long and that was a bit difficult for me to swallow. If my memory serves me correctly this section had us running some great single track and then we turned left up a pavement road. The pavement climb wasn't that steep, but it was too much hard surface for my liking. About 3/4 the way I remember saying to Jordan that I was going to walk. I did just that and then within 10 seconds I had asked myself why I was walking. I knew I was being lazy and before I knew it I was back to running. Finally a sigh of relief as we made our way off the pavement and back into the woods. After a short single track climb we were headed downwards! What a long and fun downhill, but it was important to keep speed in check with down tress, rocks and mud. Jordan did a great way picking lines through mud pits and navigating us around others.
Eventually I could hear the busy highway and stayed focus on making it to the Anthony Wayne aid station at mile 40 where fellow Salomon teammate Glen Redpath would be waiting to join me. When I saw him from afar I skipped and jumped like a school girl. A quick stop at the aid station and then Glen and I were off together. I was excited to catch up with him and appreciated his course knowledge. At times it was like I was running with a celebrity, everyone we passed on the trail or at an aid station yelled out "Gleeeennnnn". The distraction was nice as I kept telling myself just ten miles, just ten miles, I knew I still had a lot in the tank, although at the same time I knew I needed to keep my mind focused. On the final downhill we ran side by side for a photo opportunity, because I have always wanted my picture taken in action with the Godfather of running. Then it was back to reality as Glen wanted me to hunt down the guy in front of me and I was running out of distance to do it. I turned the legs on and went cruising past him and then kicked it into the finish for a time of 9:19.
The North Face did a great job putting on a race over technical trails that reminded me of running in the Green Mountains. A huge source of disappointment though was the amount of trash I saw on the trail from runners. I saw GU packet after GU packet and it honestly made me sad. When I came across the first few packets I bent over a picked them up, although after five or six I knew I couldn't get them all. Lets take pride in ourselves and our playground as I guarantee the weight of that empty packet isn't going to make or break your performance.


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Caterpillar Forest Products Inc.
|Caterpillar Forest Products Inc. Patent applications
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|TREE DELIMBER WITH INFEED POST - A delimber for performing a delimbing operation is disclosed herein. The delimber includes a cutter head assembly pivotally mounted on a yoke assembly. The yoke assembly is rotatably mounted on a base assembly. The cutter head assembly includes a base portion with a first side and a second side. A box structure is arranged on the first side, whereas a saw assembly is structured and arranged on the second side. The box structure and the saw assembly define a throat region between the two sides. The throat region defines an infeed side and an exit side. At least one curved knife is pivotally supported within the throat region. Further, an elongated post is positioned adjacent the infeed side of the throat region. The infeed post has a first end attached to the box structure, and a second end attached to the base portion.
|Linkage End Effecter Tracking Mechanism for Slopes - In a work machine having a frame with a lift boom and a stick boom supporting an implement pivotally connected to the opposite end of the stick boom by a pivot pin. A controller determines the position of the pivot pin, detects a motion command signal from an operator control, determines an ending position of the pivot pin based on the motion command signal, and causes the lift boom and stick boom to rotate to orientation angles that will place the pivot pin at the ending position. When operating on a slope, the frame orientation with respect to gravity is determined so that horizontal and vertical motion commands cause the pivot pin and implement to move horizontally and vertically with respect to gravity regardless of the frame orientation. The implement can be maintained at a target orientation as the pivot pin moves by evaluating an orientation angle of the implement.
|TIMBER PROCESSING WITH A KNUCKLEBOOM LOG LOADER - A machine for processing trees includes a trailer; a loader and a tree processing unit mounted on the trailer. The tree processing unit is configured to independently process loaded trees.
|ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides an engine cooling system. The engine cooling system includes a first heat exchanger receiving a first fluid and a second heat exchanger receiving a second fluid. The second heat exchanger is located adjacent the first heat exchanger, thereby creating a stacked heat exchanger. The engine cooling system also includes a third heat exchanger receiving a third fluid. The third heat exchanger is located apart from the stacked heat exchanger. A venturi is located between the stacked heat exchanger and the third heat exchanger. An air mover is mounted to the venturi and located within the venturi. The air mover is configured to move air through the stacked heat exchanger and through the third heat exchanger. In a specific embodiment, the engine cooling system is incorporated into a vehicle, such as a skidder vehicle.
|HYDRAULIC BUNCHING FINGER - A hydraulic biasing assembly is provided. The hydraulic bunching assembly may include a hydraulic circuit and a hydraulic biasing member configured to provide bias to a bunching finger of a tree felling head. The hydraulic biasing assembly may also include a valve configured to alternately allow hydraulic fluid to transfer from the hydraulic circuit to the hydraulic biasing member and to allow hydraulic fluid to transfer from the hydraulic biasing member to a collector.
|POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A FORESTRY MACHINE - The disclosure relates to a power management system for a forestry machine. The power management system improves the efficiency of the machine by automating control of the hydraulic systems of the machine. A controller receives a signal from a cutting tool speed sensor and can control the operation of the various pumps and motors on the machine.
|Wiper control arrangement - An operator's station for a machine having at least two stations comprises a seat mounted to swivel between at least a first position and a second position, at least first and second windshield portions disposed generally opposed or at an angle to one another and generally corresponding to the first and second positions, and at least first and second windshield wipers movably mounted to selectively sweep the first and second windshield portions, respectively. At least one control device selectively renders the first windshield wiper selectively operable when the seat is disposed in the first position and inoperable when the seat is disposed in the second position.
|System and method for a forwarder headboard - A headboard assembly connected to a machine frame includes a stationary gate that is pivotally connected to the frame and a moveable gate disposed in slidable engagement with the stationary gate. A linear actuator pivotally connects the moveable gate to the frame via first and second pin joints. The linear actuator selectively extends and retracts the moveable gate relative to the stationary gate when the headboard assembly is in an operating position. The linear actuator is further arranged to selectively tilt the headboard assembly relative to the frame when the headboard assembly is in a service position.
|Stabilizing assembly for a forwarder headboard and method - A machine includes a frame having a payload portion, an operator cab, and a crane disposed on a base connected to the frame between the payload portion and the operator cab. The machine further includes a headboard assembly connected to the frame and disposed between the base and the payload portion. A stabilizing pin arrangement includes a floating connection arrangement connecting the headboard assembly to the frame. The floating connection arrangement includes at least two resilient elements, each of the two resilient elements being disposed on either side of a member connected to the headboard assembly
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Hello, hello, Friday! It's been another busy week here at The Green Kangaroo. Katie squeezed in a hiking trip and a new floral wedding invitation design this week! I spent my evenings wrapping up the last of my DIY wedding invites… but I also took a break last night to catch my fiances band, Once and Future Kings, along with the Annuals, at Raleigh's Oak City 7 summer concert series. I think we're all excited about the weekend though; baby showers, birthday celebrations, and lots wedding planning will be taking place. Oh, and, of course, some relaxation too… perhaps with a gin + tonic lollypop!
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Lori and I celebrated The Bachelorette finale with pink strawberry margarita cupcakes from a local cupcake shop, Gigi's! We were both pretty excited that Emily picked Jef (he was my favorite from night one).
Wedding cakes are one of my favorite things about weddings! I love seeing the cake that each bride and groom chooses. The options seem to be limitless! Aside from just being lovely, this one caught my eye because of the unique cake stand. It's a real tree trunk from Lake Norman, NC – a place of special meaning to this groom's family. Love it! – Lori Photograph by Stephanie A. Smith


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May 25, 2012 / 3:30 pm
This is an event not to be missed!! Have fun and feel good about supporting the Okanagan Symphony!! Unlike Bingo of the past - as many remember the fundraising experiences for your children's hockey team or dance group - our bingo evening will rock!!! What you will experience for...
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Baseball Falls to Arkansas State, 6-2
JONESBORO, Ark. - The Creighton baseball team settled for a series win over Arkansas State as the Bluejays fell to the Red Wolves, 6-2, in the series finale on Monday, March 10.
The loss ended Creighton's seven game undefeated run as the Bluejays fell to 6-5-1. Arkansas State moved to 7-8.
After Creighton took the opening two games, which were played in Millington, Tennessee due to poor field condition, the third game of the series was moved back to Arkansas State's home field in Jonesboro, Ark.
The return home seemed to inspire the Red Wolves pitching staff as three Red Wolves' pitchers combined to hold Creighton to just two hits.
Arkanasa State took a 1-0 lead with a single run in the bottom of the second. As the Bluejays had done all series long, Creighton answered in the top third as Joey Mancuso drew a leadoff walk, Kevin Lamb singled and Brad McKewon plated Mancuso on a ground out.
The Red Wolves, however, responded with three runs in the bottom of the third . Arkansas State tacked on two more in the fourth to extend the lead to 6-1.
Creighton tried to rally in the fifth as Lamb and Ryan Fitzgerald reached with two out walks, then McKewon drove home his second run of the game with a single to left field. That, however, was the end of the Bluejays' offense.
Morgan Croft recorded the win (1-0) with 4.1 innings of scoreless relief for the Red Wolves, while Creighton's Tommy Strunc suffered the loss (0-2) as he allowed four runs on four hits and two walks in two innings.
The Bluejays return to action on Tuesday, March 11 against Central Arkansas in Conway, Ark. at 2 pm.


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Big surprise: Ratings for Arrested finale were crap
It pains me to write that, but I just get the feeling that, given all the talk that Friday's episodes were considered the "series finale" instead of the "season finale", that we might just want to let the show go for good.
Once again, the viewing public seems to agree, as the AD mini-marathon attracted only 3.3 million viewers, a little more than half its season average of 6.5 million. And, according to this article by Joal Ryan of E! Online, Mitchell Hurwitz has told Ryan's colleague Kristin Veitch that he is "hesitant" about continuing, despite the offers he's considering from ABC and Showtime.
3.3 million isn't a lot of people, folks (although it would be the highest-rated cable show, ironically enough). It didn't help, of course, that the last four episodes of Arrested Development were shown against the opening ceremonies of the Turin Olympics. And Friday nights aren't exactly big ratings nights; heck, I taped the shows because I was out that night myself. So AD goes out with a bit of a whimper. Let's just be glad we got 2.5 seasons of high quality comedy and turn our sights somewhere else, shall we?


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U-turn on Proposed Roadwork?
Published December 17th, 2010
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Radical changes to one critical, busy thoroughfare in North Central Florida appear to be off the table as of Friday evening. That's according to a majority of those who will ultimately decide its fate. Since it's a county project, Alachua county commissioners have the final say. We decided to see where they stand after recent, at times heated citizen discussion.
"We try very hard in the decisions we make to make sure people are successful. We shouldn't be doing something that we know is going to have an overall negative impact on someone's livelihood," said Alachua county commission chair Lee Pinkoson.
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CAIDC is a private, membership-based non-profit corporation. Its purpose is to encourage, foster and assist in the development or expansion of industrial businesses or concerns now existing or to be located in Ouachita County, Arkansas, or in close proximity thereto. CAIDC is not funded by taxpayer dollars; its budget is covered by rental incomes and member dues. CAIDC welcomes new members. Membership requires that you are a stockholder. Membership in CAIDC gives you a voice at the annual or called membership meetings and also makes you eligible to be elected to serve on the Board of Directors.
James Lee SillimanExecutive Director
Alan Dean, President Dan Byars, Vice-President Phil Foster, Treasurer Peggy Abbott, Secretary
Peggy Abbott, Dan Byars, Mike Cash, Jim Coleman, Blake Fain, Chris Claybaker, John Dawson Sr., Alan Dean, Phil Foster, Mike Hesterly, Dr. Corbet Lamkin, Wallace Johnson, L.E. Lindsey, C.C. McAllister, Gary Oden, Norm MacNeill Ex-Officio.
The Camden Area Industrial Development Corporation was incorporated as the Camden Industrial Development Corporation on July 29, 1955 under the auspices of the Camden Chamber of Commerce. The original mission being "to promote the agricultural and industrial development of the City of Camden and Ouachita County". It operates as a separate 501C-4 organization. The name was changed on February 16, 1994 to Camden Area Industrial Development Corporation.
Stock in the corporation was sold in order to raise funds to purchase land for development. This tract of land now houses the Molex building and the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission's Camden regional office. The first speculative building built in this area was built by CIDC (CAIDC) for Holiday manufacturing corporation at the airport in the early 1960's.
It is the hope of the CAIDC that we will continue to be successful in helping to create jobs in the Camden area. On February 18, 2009, Phoenix Renewable Energy, L.L.C. announced its intention to locate both a biomass power production facility and a fuel pellet facility on approximately 37.11 acres of the old IP property. This represents an investment of approximately $110,000,000.00 in facilities by Phoenix.
The old IP property could soon experience its "rebirth†as the CAMDEN ENERGY & RENEWABLE RESOURCES PARK. CAIDC believes that it is well positioned to be a leader in attracting clean, renewable energy companies to make investments in Camden. It should be noted that the Phoenix project would not have been possible without the "team†effort of several entities including OPED, CAIDC and the CITY OF CAMDEN. CAIDC is optimistic about our area's future, and we look forward to many more progressive years of service to Camden & Ouachita County.


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As of Tuesday, January 8, 2013
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BUFORD -- Times of grief sometimes have a silver lining -- the emotional moments are known to bring people together.
That was the case at Buford Middle School on Tuesday. It was the first day back from holiday break and the first time students have crowded the halls since the tragic death of 12-year-old Jeremy Nelson.
"It was a day of love and support," said Principal Rachel Adams following Tuesday's classes "A beautiful day for our faculty and students, because we all came together as one to help each other get through this."
An autopsy completed Monday afternoon found that the seventh-grader who died Saturday following a basketball game had fluid in his lungs.
The Gwinnett County Medical Examiner's Office said Nelson's condition demonstrated "marked pulmonary edema."
Nelson collapsed Saturday during a Gwinnett Basketball League all-star game at the Suwanee Sports Academy and died later at Gwinnett Medical Center.
Gregory B. Levett and Sons Funeral Home -- North Gwinnett Chapel in Buford is handling the service. The date and time of the service have not yet been announced.
Nelson, a talented, 6-foot-4 athlete, was beloved by his classmates at Buford Middle School both on and off the basketball court.
"Jeremy was a very kind young man and an excellent student-athlete," Buford City Schools superintendent Geye Hamby said in a school release. "Jeremy had a presence in the hallways and on the court. He was a young man that always shared kindness with others and one that the students enjoyed being around. His very pleasant demeanor will be missed by all."
Though his father Herb was a football player at Grambling, Nelson preferred basketball. He played in the GBL and with the Buford seventh-graders.
Nelson has a twin sister, Jessica, who also plays basketball for Buford's seventh-grade team, and an older sister Kristina, a senior on the Wolves' high school team and a Notre Dame signee.
"He's a special kid from a special family, with a strong Christian background," said Adam Gower, seventh-grade basketball coach.
Added Gower: "All his peers looked up to him in the classroom, in the halls and on the court. When he spoke or had a question about history or a basketball play, he had everyone's attention. Jeremy was a great competitor, even if he was not sure of an answer his hand would go up first. Several times in the classroom, Jeremy would be very smooth by talking basketball to get me off subject."
In less than a full calendar year, the Buford community has dealt with multiple deaths to beloved figures, beginning with Buford grad and Wolves football coach Ryan Daniel. He collapsed during a pickup basketball game in January 2012 and died.
Buford student Adam Smith died in similar fashion during a September basketball workout. Former Wolves football player Devin Durden was in a motorcycle accident and passed away in October.
"It's hard to think about what the community has absorbed in a short period of time," Buford athletic director Dexter Wood said. "I don't even know the words to describe the emotions you feel. Of course right now, we're not thinking about us. We're thinking about what happened to a 12-year-old and thinking about his family."
-- Sports Editor Will Hammock contributed to this report
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Security Forces – Not SOF, but Impressive Still
The military is ripe with their own acronyms; put a few veterans together and a language is spoken few civilians could truly follow. As interesting as the military language that is filled with acronym usage may be, sometimes, depending on one's branch of service, one acronym may mean something different. In the case of the acronym "SF," well, let's just say there really are two different SFs in the American military.
In the Army, if one hears the acronym SF, they immediately assume Special Forces. But in the Air Force, if one hears SF, Security Forces is assumed. And whether anyone likes it or not, both SFs are special in their own right.
Of course the special operations community is well-known for its specializations, which include the Army's Special Forces, but how specialized are the US Air Force Security Forces? By no means should Security Forces be considered a part of the special operations community but, as I said, it is a career that has exceptional opportunities for its members to get a taste of the SPECOPs life.
Air Force Security Forces do a lot more than just write tickets on military installations or detain drunk drivers trying to get back on the base on a late Friday evening after having one too many. Yes, they have a law enforcement side to them, but their real purpose in life is to serve as the Air Force's infantry, securing airfields and working alongside other units in support roles.
During the Korean and Vietnam Wars, Security Forces took on an array of operations outside their assigned air bases, and oftentimes did so alongside the US Army's Special Forces or other special operations groups. "Operation Safeside" is a clear example. In fact, many Security Forces members quickly transformed from base security to outside-the-wire infantry.
How close did the Air Force Security Forces work alongside the special operations community? Ask any Army Special Forces member who was assigned to the esteemed Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) headquartered at Tan Son Nhut Air Base. But just to provide one example, read the following account of Security Forces taking on three battalions of Viet Cong fighters.
"Tan Son Nhut Air Base was home to 7th Air Force headquarters and the powerful Military Assistance Command Vietnam. During the early 1968 Tet Offensive, the Air Force's 377th Security Squadron at Tan Son Nhut faced off against a night attack supported by three battalions of Viet Cong forces. Lead Viet Cong elements pierced the defenses of the air base, but the 377th stood as the main holding force until the next morning, when Army reinforcements arrived. Around the bunker where security forces made their stand were hundreds of Viet Cong dead." (Air Force Magazine)
Even today, Air Force Security Forces continue to work alongside a plethora of special operators in places like Afghanistan. In fact, Eric Barrios has recently been featured in a few online media outlets for his service working in such a capacity.
Barrios might be one of the few well known Security Forces members who worked alongside the special operations community, but I assure you he is not the only one. In fact, few people realize that on that tiny little compound tucked deep between Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base, commonly referred to as "The Hill," there is a security liaison officer who comes from the Air Force Security Forces career field. Oh yeah, and the odds are, he is also a graduate of the US Army Airborne and Ranger courses.
Then again, if you looked closely at USSOCOM's D-Cell, named in reference to its "Deployment Cell," one would find a highly skilled and specialized unit of Security Forces assigned. For those not aware, D-Cell was formed in 1987 to support Joint Special Task Forces. It is headquartered today at MacDill Air Force Base.
I know many who were quick to speak un-intelligently when news broke a week or so ago about Senior Airman Stephen Becker, an Air Force Security Forces member who recently graduated Ranger School. Instead of congratulating him for being one of approximately 260 Security Forces members for graduating the Ranger course, people opened their mouths thinking it was some kind of joke.
Well, the joke is on those who lashed out, because I personally know of three Security Forces-qualified Rangers who were assigned to work at Fort Benning's Ranger Training Battalion to serve as Ranger Instructors. Why? Because beyond Security Forces, the US Air Force has at least four other career fields where members have the opportunity to attend the prestigious Ranger course Combat Controllers, Pararescue, Tactical Air Control Party, and Combat Weather.
I mentioned the fact that some Security Forces members have attended airborne school, as well. Many have also attended Air Assault too. Some would say such schoolings are unnecessary and take opportunities away from Army personnel, but such logic goes against current DoD thinking.
The Marine Corps and the Army were getting strained due to the early Afghan war and politicians' desires to enter a second war in 2003. To alleviate some of the stress placed on the Army and Marine Corps, US Air Force Security Forces were sent into Iraq (outside their air bases) as a combat force multiplier. In March 2003, the 786 SFS (now known as the 435th Security Forces Squadron) participated in a combat parachute drop into Bashur Airfield, in conjunction with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, to open up the northern front in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
During Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, Air Force Security Forces brought with them a highly respectable force that helped enable not only our coalition SOF element but also the conventional forces as well. They brought with them an airborne and air assault capability along with counter sniper teams and an array of trainers, mentors, and advisors—the latter being a task traditionally conducted by Army Special Forces.
Like all branches of our Armed Forces, the Air Force took its toll of casualties throughout our recent wars. The Security Forces career field is no different. In fact, one of forty or so triple amputees who came out of the Iraq or Afghanistan wars was a Security Forces member by the name of Brian Kolfage.
Make no mistake, Air Force Security Forces are special, but they surely aren't Special Forces. But the career field is impressive to say the least, considering the vast amount of different tasks they perform day in and day out, ranging from traditional law enforcement duties, securing our nation's nuclear weapon sites, to going on patrol with a team of Army Special Forces.
So, how impressive is the Air Force Security Forces career field? Don't take it from me. No, instead, take it from US Army Ranger Hall of Fame inductee Max Mullen when he says, "These guys are hot! I'm very impressed. These guys are like a miniature Ranger Battalion. I don't say this lightly but these guys are impressive."
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Thanks, Kerry, for the infomative article. I've met a few of these guys, and they are pretty high speed. Nice to see them recognized.
Thanks for the article Kerry and for shedding light on what we do.I am now a security forces member in the air guard. The Security Forces role has changed immensely since Operation Safe Side. Security Forces has security and police roles. They have k9 handlers attached to SOF. They also have Combat Arms instructors who not only maintain all weapons systems for the cops but have the responsibility of teaching and qualifying all airmen in marksmanship. Nuke sites have TRF units that respond like SWAT units and heavy ground force elements in case someone were to try and take a nuclear silo. There is a unit, the 820th, in Georgia who are almost all airborne qualified and their nickname is the "deploymasters".Many of their units as well as SOCOM units where security forces are attached, have attended Army Guard Sniper school and Ranger School. There are Contingency response groups which are made to respond to a major event or disaster t provide security, engineering, medical, intelligence resources. As long as the Air Force puts planes in the air, security forces will be there. Security forces has tactica sensors which are beynd compare, which can sense heat, movement and electronics at the perimeter of a base. Security forces was put in charge of one of the largest prisons in Iraq, Camp Bucca. I am proud to be a Defender. We are by no means Special Operations but we bring a lot to the war fight and allow the Air Force to establish dominance in Air, Space and Cyberspace. I love my job and love being the sheepdog standing between any ground force or terrorist element and the rest of the Air Force. Thanks again Kerry. I enjoy your articles and your thorough research into your topics.
nikuraba29 Couldn't agree more...let's accelerate that congressional piece and get something that lasts.
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Church to host gun class
Instruction planned for Saturday
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Whether people should be allowed to carry guns into churches has been a matter of debate, although in Texas, unless the church says otherwise, it's legal to carry a concealed handgun into a place of worship.
Come Saturday, not only will people be allowed to carry a weapon onto one church premises, but there will be a class on how to use that weapon.
The Heights Baptist Church will hold a concealed handgun class from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, with a break for lunch, church staff said.
"I want to be a responsible owner," said worship leader JoAnna Alexander, who initiated the class. "The majority of this is learning the rules and the laws. I can't imagine why that wouldn't be a wonderful thing to know."
She said she has not heard any complaints about the gun class happening in the church. She said several people had asked her to get a class going, so she invited instructor Stephen Jones to conduct it.
Jones charges $75 for classes. To get a license, a person must not have a criminal record that would prohibit firearm possession, such as having committed a felony. People also must pay $10 for fingerprinting, $10 for a passport photo and $140 for the Texas Department of Public Safety to perform a background check, he said.
Part of the class will consist of going to a gun range on Saturday where people will be required to shoot 50 rounds of ammo, which class participants must furnish.
He said he has held small classes in a church before.
"We had about eight people show up for the previous one and it went very well," Jones said. "It works just about like anything else. I like doing it in them. It's nice and quiet in them most of the time."
The class would address issues such as when using a firearm is allowed, where to store a firearm, and "nonviolent dispute resolution," Jones said.
"Using a firearm is always a last resort possible, but it's nice to have it there in case it ever comes down to that," Jones said.
Larry Arnold, a director of the Texas Concealed Handgun Association, said having lessons in churches isn't exceedingly rare. He had a hunting class to teach in a Kerrville church this weekend.
"I wouldn't see it as anything unusual," Arnold said, although he said it does depend on the church.
Churches can post a notice as to whether they want to allow concealed handguns on their property, Jones said.
Administrative Pastor Roger Blocker said the church used to have many gun safety courses in the 1980s, and that the chance to use the church for concealed handgun classes is an aspect of community service.
"They love it," Blocker said of the general congregational response. "They ask for it. We try to do what the congregation asks for."
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THE Peoples Democratic Party and the All Nigeria Peoples Party have expressed opposing views on the recent disagreement between the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi and the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe.
Orubebe had alleged that Amaechi had shown disregard to President Goodluck Jonathan when he (Amaechi) demanded that the Niger Delta governors should be allowed to take over the ongoing East-West Road project.
But while the PDP insisted that Amaechi had never disrespected the President, the ANPP urged Amaechi to be cautious of his utterances.
Speaking in separate telephone interviews with SUNDAY PUNCH on Saturday, the State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr. George Ukwuoma-Nwogba, said Orubebe should concentrate on the task of completing the East-West Road rather than creating enmity between Jonathan and Amaechi.
Ukwuoma-Nwogba explained that no indigene of the Niger Delta region would be satisfied with the state of the East-West Road.
According to him, the air crash that claimed the lives of General Andrew Azazi, former Governor of Kaduna State, Patrick Yakowa and others, would not have happened if the East-West Road was in good shape.
"Governor Amaechi will never disrespect President Jonathan. He (Amaechi) is a governor that respects the President. Orubebe should also remember that Rivers State gave Jonathan the highest vote in the country during the presidential election.
"In terms of development, Orubebe cannot compare himself with Amaechi because Rivers people have never had it so good. I think the minister should concentrate on the task of completing the East-West Road," the state PDP spokesman said.
On his part, the former National Vice Chairman of the ANPP, South-South Zone, Mr. Asukewe Iko-Awaji, called on Amaechi to understand that Jonathan remained the President of Nigeria and not the President of PDP.
He said, "It was wrong for Amaechi to have made such a statement on the East-West Road. The governor should realise that Jonathan is not the President of PDP, but the President of Nigeria."
Iko-Awaji, however, urged Orubebe to ensure that the East-West Road was completed before 2015, adding that the people of the Niger Delta would rate Jonathan based on the handling of the road.
He also advised Amaechi to de-emphasise his responsibilities as the NGF chairman and concentrate on the development of Rivers State.


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Clinton let go of chance to kill Bin Laden in 2001: Report
A report has revealed that former United States President Bill Clinton had said just a day before the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack that that he let go of a chance to kill Osama Bin Laden.
Michael Kroger, a former President of the Victorian Liberal Party, presented a tape recording in which Clinton, while speaking to about 30 business leaders during a lunch in Australia, said that he did come across a chance to kill Laden once in Kandahar town of Afghanistan. However, he retracted his steps when he realized that the operation would require killing almost 300 civilians. He said that if he had not aborted the operation, he would not have been any better from Laden, reported the Politico.
Kroger said that Clinton was aware that his remarks were being recorded.
According to the 9/11 Commission report, the Clinton administration had aborted plans to attack the Al Qaeda chief in the late 1990s because of concern over civilian deaths.
Bin Laden was killed during a U.S raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where he was hiding, in May. 2011.
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The road not taken winds through every life. In the low-key French drama "The Man on the Train," it winds from the train station where a stranger disembarks one early evening to the squeaking gate behind which another man waits for something to happen. That these men are destined for each other is a given, not only because opposites attract even in French movies, but because when the proper small-town bourgeois, Manesquier (Jean Rochefort), sets eyes on the outsider, Milan (Johnny Hallyday), he can't keep his eyes off him.
It's no wonder. With his coat-hanger shoulders and his startling physiognomy, Milan (and Hallyday) is something to look at. Hallyday first burst on the French music scene during the 1950s, doing covers of American rock 'n' roll hits; since then he's nurtured a thriving singing career, making regular forays into movies, most forgettable, some not.
In this film he fills the screen up like a colossus. Director Patrice Leconte opens the movie with a shot of Hallyday that gets us close enough that we can marvel at the singer's bumper-sized lips and the way his skin stretches over his peaked cheekbones as tightly as the skin of a drum. He's only riding the suburban rails, but as far as Leconte is concerned, he might as well be riding the Mystery Train.
Even if you'd never heard of Hallyday, everything in this Mt. Rushmore moment -- the ravaged landscape of the face, the intimacy and duration of the shot -- speaks of a legend, and the promise of something weighty. It's disappointing, then, that nothing of great consequence or interest happens in "The Man on the Train," despite the two appealing leads, the vaguely menacing atmosphere and the moody blues of Jean-Marie Dreujou's cinematography. Tucked inside Manesquier's dusty house, the men drink, break baguettes and discuss poetry, the cosmos and, of course, women. Milan tries to set up a heist, and Manesquier eloquently voices regret about the placidity of a schoolteacher's life.
In time, the men appraise their life choices. For one, the road was perilous but thrilling; for the other, it was as uniform as his temperament. The conversations continue, and something of a plot emerges. More strangers descend; a plan is hatched, a heart imperiled; and an ending starts scratching at the door. Both actors are fine company, particularly Rochefort, a favorite of the director.
Leconte has made a handful of whimsies, some charming ("The Hairdresser's Husband," also with Rochefort), some pleasurably creepy ("Monsieur Hire") and some a daft amalgam of both (notably "Girl on the Bridge").
As a filmmaker, he doesn't have anything profound to say but does say his something with craft, visual flair and professionalism. Depending on your mood, that can be either too little or just enough.
'The Man on the Train'
MPAA rating: R, for some language and brief violence
Times guidelines: Adult language, some bloodshed
Jean Rochefort ... Manesquier
Johnny Hallyday ... Milan
Jean-François Stevenin ... Luigi
Charlie Nelson ... Max
Pascal Parmentier ... Sadko
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Tune into NHL Live! on Wednesday (12-2 p.m. ET, NHL Network, XM Radio and NHL.com) as the finalists for this year's Jack Adams Trophy are announced. The Adams is awarded to the NHL's top coach.
Also on the show with co-hosts Rob Simpson and Stan Fischler will be NHL.com's Dan Rosen, who's covering the series between Washington and Montreal, as well as Philadelphia defenseman Matt Carle, NHL Radio Insider Jay Feaster, Montreal Canadiens broadcaster Murray Wilson and Ottawa 67s center Ryan Martindale, a possible first-round pick in the 2010 Entry Draft.


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Simplifying Conditional Expressions
Conditional logic has a way of getting tricky, so here are a number of refactorings you can use to simplify it. The core refactoring here is Decompose Conditional, which entails breaking a conditional into pieces. It is important because it separates the switching logic from the details of what happens.
The other refactorings in this chapter involve other important cases. Use Consolidate Conditional Expression when you have several tests and all have the same effect. Use Consolidate Duplicate Conditional Fragments to remove any duplication within the conditional code.
If you are working with code developed in a one exit point mentality, you often find control flags that allow the conditions to work with this rule. I don't follow the rule about one exit point from a method. Hence I use Replace Nested Conditional with Guard Clauses to clarify special case conditionals and Remove Control Flag to get rid of the awkward control flags.
Object-oriented programs often have less conditional behavior than procedural programs because much of the conditional behavior is handled by polymorphism. Polymorphism is better because the caller does not need to know about the conditional behavior, and it is thus easier to extend the conditions. As a result, object-oriented programs rarely have switch (case) statements. Any that show up are prime candidates for Replace Conditional with Polymorphism.
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Toddlerese 5
As the parent of most any toddler can tell you, mama and papa usually have to sneak in affection. As soon as Tom and I start moving in the general direction of a hug, Kieran is right in the middle of us wanting in on the action. He used to try to wedge himself in so we could not hug, but we weren't overly fond of that practice. Instead, we've started a "family hug" tradition so that no one will be left off of the love train. Now when Kieran sees us hug or kiss, he comes running over with a big grin saying "feefee huh!" It's quite endearing.
Auntie YaYa had the best guess for last week's word – Kieran was saying "family hug."
Here's your hint for this week's word: Kieran is saying the name of something that is worn.
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We do family hugs, too! Eli loves them!
Or just PJs, if you'd like me to be more specific. :)
I think Tammy is completely wrong. He is saying PPK, as in a Walther PPK. Kieran sneaks out to the living room at night to watch James Bond.
I second PJ's. Clear as a bell. :) I'm getting pretty fluent in Toddlerese as I happen to live with a native speaker.
Pantyhose? I hope you aren't teaching my nephew how to say pantyhose.
Hmmm… pjs is wrong, huh? The sleeping really makes you think it's right, lol. You know, this is why people think twins have their own special language–because they imitate each other's mispronunciations of words, creating a special kind of two-person toddlerese.
T-shirt? Baseball shirt? Basketball shirt? (it sounds like he's saying beee kay to me and yes, I get some kind of shirt out of that)
I have absolutely no idea what he is saying but I like Darins guess the best!!! lol and I LOVE Kierans shirt…someone who loves him a LOT must have picked that one out for him!!!! ;-)
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Film: Fall lineup brings possible Oscar contenders, blockbusters and a sleeper or two
Sandra Bullock in "Gravity," Chiwetel Ejiofor in "12 Years a Slave," Chris Hemsworth in "Thor: The Dark World" -- these are just some of the actors and projects expected between now and Thanksgiving, when the holiday movie season gets under way and brings, among others, "Out of the Furnace" (Dec. 6) and "Foxcatcher" (Dec. 20).
In the meantime, though, scores of movies are coming our way with possible Oscar contenders, guaranteed blockbusters (they don't call it "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" for nothing) and a sleeper or two, if that's still possible in the Twittersphere.
As always, opening dates are subject to change, and may vary from city to city.
"Riddick": Vin Diesel reprises his role as a dangerous, escaped convict wanted by every bounty hunter in the galaxy. When he's left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless, he battles alien predators and alerts mercenaries who rapidly descend to the planet in search of their bounty.
"In a World": Writer-director Lake Bell stars in a comedy about a struggling voice coach who strikes it big in movie-trailer voiceovers, only to find herself in competition with the industry's reigning king, who happens to be her father.
"The Family": Dark action comedy in which a Mafia boss and his family members -- played by Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron and John D'Leo -- are relocated to a sleepy town in France after snitching on the mob. They resort to old habits as cronies try to track them down and an agent (Tommy Lee Jones) attempts to keep them in line.
"Insidious Chapter 2": Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey, Lin Shaye and Ty Simpkins reunite for the sequel about a haunted family's struggle to uncover a secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.
"Salinger": Documentary about author J.D. Salinger's childhood, painstaking work methods, marriages, private world and the secrets he left behind after his death, with footage, photos and interviews with friends, colleagues and the famous influenced by the writer.
"Still Mine": James Cromwell stars in this movie, based on true events, about a man who is blindsided by local building codes and bureaucratic officials when he sets out to build a more suitable house for his ailing wife, portrayed by Genevieve Bujold.
"Computer Chess": Set over the course of a weekend tournament for chess software programmers 30-some years ago, this indie film takes viewers to a nostalgic moment when the contest between technology and the human spirit seemed a little more up for grabs.
"American Made Movie": Documentary about the positive ripple effects from domestic manufacturing jobs and the hurdles remaining to bring more jobs and goods back to the States.
"Prisoners": If Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) had Wolverine's claws, he would use them. His 6-year-old daughter and another girl go missing, and when a suspect is released by the police, the desperate dad takes matters into his own hands. Jake Gyllenhaal and Paul Dano are among the familiar faces in the cast.
"Enough Said": Romantic comedy from Nicole Holofcener about a divorcee who finds herself making a new friend and dating that pal's former husband at the same time. James Gandolfini, in one of his final screen roles, appears along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Catherine Keener.
"Drug War": Johnnie To, considered a master of the Hong Kong crime thriller, makes his mainland-China debut with a ferocious crime story. A police captain and his team, aided by a snitch working all the angles, doggedly and dangerously work their way up the supply chain of a drug syndicate.
"Battle of the Year": A dream team of the best dancers across the country is assembled by a Los Angeles hip-hop mogul (Laz Alonso) who wants to win an international dance-crew tournament. He enlists a hard-luck friend (Josh Holloway), a basketball coach, to help out in this movie that counts Chris Brown among its cast.
"Haute Cuisine": A renowned French chef (Catherine Frot) is astonished when the president appoints her as his personal cook, and she must navigate the corridors of power, which are littered with traps.
"Museum Hours": When a Vienna museum guard befriends an enigmatic visitor, the grand Kunsthistorisches Art Museum becomes a mysterious crossroads sparking exploration of their lives, the city and the ways artworks reflect and shape the world.
"The Wizard of Oz": Warner Bros. will celebrate the 75th year of this cherished classic by spinning the movie back into theaters for an IMAX 3-D release for one week.
"Rush": Ron Howard re-creates the 1970s rivalry between charismatic Englishman James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and disciplined Austrian perfectionist Niki Lauda (Daniel Bruhl). Their clashes on the Grand Prix racetrack epitomized the contrast between them in this story set during the golden age of Formula 1 racing.
"Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2": Sequel to the 2009 animated adaptation of Judi and Ron Barrett's popular children's book. Inventor Flint Lockwood learns that his invention has survived and is creating "foodimals" like tacodiles, shrimpanzees, hippotatomuses and cheespiders.
"Baggage Claim": Paula Patton plays a flight attendant determined to get engaged before her youngest sister's wedding. With 30 days to find Mr. Right, she uses her airline connections to "accidentally" meet eligible ex-boyfriends and look for new candidates in this comedy.
"Don Jon": Joseph Gordon-Levitt writes, directs and stars in this comedy about a womanizing Jersey boy who finds there is more to life than constantly scoring when he becomes involved with two very different women (Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore).
"Blue Caprice": Real-life snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, who terrorized the Washington, D.C., area with a three-week shooting spree in 2002, inspired this drama starring Isaiah Washington and Tequan Richmond.
"+1": Supernatural thriller in which three college friends go to the biggest party of the year, looking for love, sex or a simple human connection. A strange phenomenon disrupts the party and lights a fuse on the strangest night anyone has ever seen.
"Portrait of Jason": New digital restoration of filmmaker Shirley Clarke's 1967 film about aspiring cabaret performer Jason Holliday.
"Gravity": Sandra Bullock is a brilliant engineer on her first shuttle mission and George Clooney a veteran astronaut who are on a seemingly routine spacewalk when the shuttle is destroyed. They're tethered to each other and spiraling into the blackness with no link to Earth in this dramatic thriller already generating awards excitement.
"Runner Runner": Crime-drama thriller starring Justin Timberlake as a Princeton grad student who believes he's been swindled and heads to Costa Rica to confront an online gambling tycoon portrayed by Ben Affleck. There, he's caught between promises of immense wealth and an FBI sting.
"Dark Touch": An 11-year-old girl is the sole survivor of a bloody massacre that killed her parents and younger brother in a remote Irish town. The police suspect homicidal vandals, but the girl insists the house is to blame.
"Captain Phillips": Tom Hanks plays the title role of Capt. Richard Phillips in this thriller about the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates.
"Machete Kills": Danny Trejo returns as ex-Federale agent Machete, recruited by the president of the United States to take down a billionaire madman and arms dealer who plans to spread war and anarchy across the planet.
"The Summit": In August 2008, 18 of 24 mountaineers climbing K2 reached its summit. But 48 hours later, 11 people were dead, a puzzle examined by director Nick Ryan with the help of found footage, interviews with survivors and realistic re-enactments.
"Romeo and Juliet": William Shakespeare's tale of tragic love is revisited with a cast that counts Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth, Paul Giamatti and Stellan Skarsgard.
"Argento's Dracula": Dario Argento directs Thomas Kretschmann as the Count, Marta Gastini as Mina Harker, Asia Argento as Lucy and Rutger Hauer as Van Helsing.
"The Fifth Estate": A dramatic thriller based on real events surrounding WikiLeaks, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange and Daniel Bruhl as colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg. They create a platform for anonymous whistle-blowers, but find themselves battling each other amid questions about secrets and a free society.
"12 Years a Slave": Steve McQueen ("Hunger," "Shame") directs this movie, based on a true story, about a 19th-century freeman kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South. Chiwetel Ejiofor stars along with Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Paul Giamatti, Alfre Woodard and Benedict Cumberbatch.
"Carrie": Move over, Sissy Spacek, and don't slip on the blood. Chloe Grace Moretz plays the title role, an outcast sheltered by her deeply religious mother (Julianne Moore) who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.
"Escape Plan": Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger are paired in this tale about a man, deceived and wrongly imprisoned, who recruits a fellow inmate to help devise a daring, nearly impossible plan to escape from the most protected and fortified prison ever built.
"The Counselor": A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved with drug-trafficking in this Ridley Scott movie, written by Cormac McCarthy and starring Michael Fassbender, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Brad Pitt and Cameron Diaz.
"Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa": Johnny Knoxville returns but in the guise of 86-year-old Irving Zisman alongside Jackson Nicoll as Billy, his 8-year-old grandson, in this comedy about a comic cross-country journey.
"Haunter": Abigail Breslin plays a teenager who, with her family, died in 1986 under sinister circumstances but remain trapped in their house. Breslin's character must reach out from beyond the grave to save a present-day counterpart from the same fate.
"Last Vegas": When a sworn bachelor (Michael Douglas) proposes to his 30-something girlfriend, he and his boyhood pals (Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline) head to Las Vegas with a plan to stop acting their age and relive their glory days.
"Dallas Buyers Club": Matthew McConaughey portrays a real-life Texas electrician who, in 1986, was diagnosed as HIV-positive and given 30 days to live. He seeks out alternative treatments by means legal and illegal and establishes a buyers club to help others who are ailing.
"Free Birds": Animated buddy comedy about two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks who team up to travel back in time and try to change the course of history and get turkey off the Thanksgiving menu for good. Voice talent includes Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson and Amy Poehler.
"Ender's Game": Asa Butterfield and Hailee Steinfeld star in a sci-fi adventure based on Orson Scott Card's novel and directed by Gavin Hood ("Tsotsi"). When Earth comes under attack from aliens, the survival of humanity depends on a military genius who happens to be a child.
"Blue Is the Warmest Color": Lesbian romance that took the top honor at the 66th Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. The jury, headed by Steven Spielberg, awarded the Palme d'Or to the director and stars Adele Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux.
"Thor: The Dark World": Chris Hemsworth reprises his role as Thor, who fights to restore order across the cosmos, but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness.
"About Time": Comedy, from the writer of "Love Actually," "Notting Hill" and "Four Weddings and a Funeral," about love and time travel starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams and Bill Nighy.
"The Wolf of Wall Street": The trailer makes the excesses of "The Great Gatsby" seem like child's play. Director Martin Scorsese reunites with Leonardo DiCaprio, who plays real-life Jordan Belfort. He went from being a stock-market multimillionaire at 26 to federal convict a decade later.
"The Best Man Holiday": College friends, who were the focus of 1999's "The Best Man," reunite during the Christmas holidays and discover how easily once-forgotten rivalries and romances can reignite. Ensemble includes Terrence Howard, Taye Diggs, Nia Long and Sanaa Lathan.
"A Case of You": A young writer (Justin Long) woos a quirky barista (Evan Rachel Wood) by studying her Facebook profile and making himself into the man of her dreams. When she falls for his alter ego, he must keep up the act or risk losing her.
"Contracted:" A troubled young woman has a one-night stand with a stranger and contracts what she thinks is an STD, but proves to be something far worse.
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire": The first movie grossed $408 million in North America and helped turn Jennifer Lawrence into a star before her Oscar for "Silver Linings Playbook." Director Francis Lawrence says some changes from the book, largely involving the Josh Hutcherson character of Peeta Mellark, have been made for the movie.
"Delivery Man": Ken Scott turns his French-language film "Starbuck" into an English-language movie. Vince Vaughn plays a sperm donor who discovers there was a mix-up at the fertility clinic where he donated anonymously in 1994 and is the biological father of 533 children.
"Nebraska": Bruce Dern won the Best Actor prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival for his performance as an alcoholic father who thinks he's won a $1 million sweepstakes. Alexander Payne directs the black-and-white road movie starring Will Forte as Dern's son.
"Frozen": When a prophecy traps a kingdom in eternal winter, a young dreamer must team up with a daring mountain man to find the Snow Queen and end the icy spell. Animated movie with the voices of Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel.
"Grace of Monaco": Nicole Kidman channels the former Grace Kelly to Tim Roth's Prince Rainier in a movie about the political conflict between Charles de Gaulle and Monaco and Alfred Hitchcock's attempt to tempt the Philadelphia-born beauty back to Hollywood.
"Black Nativity": Kasi Lemmons directs this contemporary retelling of Langston Hughes' play about a streetwise Baltimore teen (Jacob Latimore), raised by a single mother, who discovers the meaning of faith, healing and family when sent to New York to spend the holiday with estranged relatives. Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett and Jennifer Hudson are among the cast.
"Oldboy": Spike Lee remakes the Korean revenge thriller about a businessman imprisoned in a windowless hotel room for 15 years. He adds five years to the solitary confinement, making it an even 20 for prisoner Josh Brolin and adds Samuel L. Jackson, Sharlto Copley and Elizabeth Olsen to the cast.
"Homefront": Action movie about a widowed ex-DEA agent who retires to a small town for the sake of his 10-year-old daughter. The only problem: He picked the wrong town. Starring Jason Statham, James Franco, Winona Ryder, Kate Bosworth and Frank Grillo.
"Wadjda": The title doubles as the name of a 10-year-old girl living in a suburb of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and desperate to buy a bicycle despite objections from her mother, who fears repercussions from a society that sees bikes as dangerous to a girl's virtue. (September or October)
"Kill Your Darlings": Daniel Radcliffe plays Allen Ginsberg in this story of friendship, love, murder and the pivotal year with Lucien Carr, Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs and David Kammerer that changed his life and sparked his creative revolution. (September)
"The Armstrong Lie": Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney ("Taxi to the Dark Side") explores the fall of the disgraced cycling champion following the 2009 Tour de France, using interviews with teammates, the alleged doping mastermind and the cyclist himself. (October or November)
"Thanks for Sharing": From Stuart Blumberg, who shared an Oscar nomination for writing "The Kids Are All Right," a look at a new kind of modern family, as a group of friends in recovery learns to face life together. Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, Josh Gad and Gwyneth Paltrow are among the stars. (October)
"Populaire": In 1958, a 21-year-old woman lives with her grouchy widowed father and is engaged to the son of the local mechanic but discovers that a different future might await if she uses her flying fingers to win a speed-typing competition.
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Not if the media covering the Yankees' hot-stove maneuvers are to be believed. The Yankees' offense fell off a cliff last season, yet the team is portrayed by the media as only interested in the most expensive of arms.
But people haven't talked about a need for retooling in the bullpen. The Yankees didn't have any shortage of capable arms last season. No one except Mariano Rivera perfect, but most people in the 'pen outside of LaTroy Hawkins had extended stretches of quality pitching. None of them appears to have been particularly lucky either.
All pitchers, but especially relievers, need to be able to strike people out to be effective. Judging starters by their ERA isn't the best method, but at least they have enough innings to give a reasonable sample size. But relief pitchers can have low or high ERA that are flukes. And don't even ask about saves.
Relievers who strike out more than a batter per inning are generally doing their jobs well. Jose Veras struck out 63 in 57 innings. Edwar Ramirez K'd the same number in 55. While they were with the team, Kyle Farnsworth struck out 43 in 44 and Damaso Marte struck out 24 in 18 innings. On the other side, Hawkins struck out 23 in 41 innings. No wonder he stunk.
Getting K's is important for several reasons. For one, it eliminates the reliance on the team's defense. Considering how the Yankees have played in the field, that's a good thing. For another, strikeouts come in handy when inheriting runners on base. As much as Bronx Cheer belittles "productive outs," pitchers who keep the ball out of play have value in the late innings.
Joe Girardi helped make the Yankees' bullpen the team's secret weapon. He didn't have a true stud setup man a la Scot Shields of the mid-2000s or Rafael Betancourt of 2007. But he did have more than his share of guys who are more than filler. By not relying on one or two arms exclusively -- ahem, Joe Torre -- Girardi discovered he had multiple trustworthy options warming up behind Monument Park. Yes, Ramirez had his rough stretches in which he gave up home run after home run, but Girardi didn't bury him. He used him in some lower-leverage situations until he felt ready again to bring him in a big spot. He had a similar approach with Veras. He even stopped using Farnsworth, a personal favorite, during his struggles in April and May.
Of course, how smart a manager looks depends on how good his relievers are. Girardi is too aggressive for Bronx Cheer's taste when it comes to applying the hit-and-run and starting runners on full counts. But his pitching decisions look intelligent because he had a deep bullpen that could get outs when he called on his relievers. Given the number of innings the Yankees didn't get got out of their starters, Girardi needed to be creative when coaxing relief innings.
Want more good news about the bullpen? The Yankees have plenty of potential that wasn't tapped in 2008. Humberto Sanchez brought over in the Gary Sheffield deal, has been plagued by injuries but has big-league stuff. Brian Bruney walks too many hitters. But if he harnesses his control and can turn in a full season -- he missed a good portion of 2008 with a foot injury -- he could be a nice middle reliever. Jonathan Albaladejo, whom the Yankees fleeced acquired from the Nationals in exchange for Tyler Clippard, will be coming off a shoulder injury but has a promising arm. And don't forget Chris Britton, who has never gotten a true shot despite his more-than-capable performance at Triple-A and in brief Major League stints during the past two seasons.
The best way to build a bullpen is to throw plenty of strong arms at the wall and see who sticks. Ramirez and Veras could slide back in 2009, but maybe Bruney or Albaladejo will step up. The media may be wrong for ignoring the Yanks' offensive dropoff. But they are right in not paying much heed to the 2009 bullpen.
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After appearing on Bob�s show on Mondays and Wednesdays for the last several years, the tables get turned. The subject is the Super Bowl. Not the game, but crazy things you can bet on regarding the game, and its halftime show.As always, you can subscribe to my podcast on iTunes by clicking here.
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The only rapper with a Harvard fellowship named after him made an appearance on CNN to weigh in his two cents on people's views towards racism. After discussing discrimination in the medical world, Anderson Cooper brings in Nas at the 2:30 mark to break down his fundamental reasoning behind people's dismissal of racism, which he attributes to ignorance. Of course, you can only make so much of an explanation when allotted a minute of time to express your view on the issue. If you are interested in hearing Nas entertain this issue more deeply, check out his albums Untitled and Distant Relatives.
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For sheer entertainment it takes some beating.
Small changes are made here and there – six blow-up sheep suddenly appear on stage, for instance – but the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, combined with Tim Rice's lyrics, are the reason 'Joseph' succeeds again and again.
Keith Jack, runner up in the BBC's Any Dream Will Do contest, is the latest up-and-coming talent to land the role of Joseph, and if he lacks a little stage presence early on, he grows in confidence and stature.
But the real star of this production is Lauren Ingram, the Narrator. Rarely off stage, she links all the action with a crystal clear singing voice, and looks great in her black outfit with the sun, moon, stars and planets decorating her tight waistcoat.
A fine performance, too, from Luke Jasztal as Pharaoh, in a sparkling white Elvis outfit with voice and hip shake to match. Directed by Bill Kenwright, this much-loved musical runs until Saturday.


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First mother-daughter shopping trip! One month after welcoming daughter Rainbow Aurora with boyfriend Pasquale Rotella, Holly Madison stepped out with her baby girl to do a little shopping in West Hollywood on Monday, April 8.
The former Playboy model, 33, carefully carried baby Rainbow, who was dressed in an adorable pink onesie, in her arms as she walked around the Grove shopping mall.
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The new mom showed off her slim post-baby bod in skinny jeans, and wore black high-heel boots. In honor of her daughter, Madison also had her fingernails painted in rainbow colors.
The Girls Next Door alum and Electric Daisy Carnival founder welcomed their first child on March 5. "I couldn't be more blessed to have such a perfect daughter and have never been happier than I am now!" Madison wrote on her blog shortly after.
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"No, not Janey Briggs! She's got glasses! And a ponytail!
And she's wearing paint-covered overalls! Ugh! "
- jock Jake, on the "ugly pretty girl".
"Not Another Teen Movie" is a deeply split film. And that is reflected by the reviews. Some hate it, some love it. Me, I quite like it, oddly.
I actually found it interesting enough to listen to both of two commentary tracks, one from producer/director, and one from the cast. And this revealed what causes the twin personality of the film. Apparently when the director got offered the original script, he did not like it at all, because it was all one big gross-out joke with no story. So he turned it down. But they really wanted him, and so he asked them that a writer he knows could work over the script.
And it got worked over so thoroughly that the finished film apparently basically only has one scene that was in the original script. And it happens that this scene is also the one that clearly is the big gratuitous gross-out scene in the film. It is doubtlessly a scene that many modern teens will find hilarious. And very tellingly, it is also a scene that neither director/producor or the cast like at all! They would clearly rather have been without it at all, but kept it for box-office reasons. (What scene it is? Let us just say that it involves a toilet and hundreds of liters of chocolate sirup!)
Also interestingly, the original script only had parody of films from the nineties. But the producers wanted to give it more breadth and more heart, and to include lots of story from famous eighties teen movies, like Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, etc. (They even have Molly Ringwald appear in the end.)
One of the best things it has is female lead Chyler Leigh. Here is a prediction: she is going to be big, you read it here first. Chyler is very pretty indeed, and she is an excellent actor, and even an excellent dancer, as can be seen on the DVD extras. She has a gorgeous smile, and she can also be very funny, as is seen for instance in the opening scene where she is caught by her family with a vibrator in her bed. The faces she pull trying to tone down her ecstasy are priceless.
Another good thing is of course the "object of lust" as she herself puts it, the "generic foreign exchange student", Areola, who is never dressed. She is unfortunately only in the film a couple of times, and briefly. I guess because the nudity is "gratuitous". Can somebody tell me why, when you put nice landscapes in a film (example: the beautiful Straight Story by David Lynch) it is not gratuitous, but if you put a beautiful nude person in, it is?
They all clearly worked very hard on this film, and I think it does show. It is often crude, but it is also sometimes very funny indeed. And it has some very nice girls. I would quite like to have seen the film as it would have been if they had not needed the contemporary teen audience for box office. But even so, if you are not adverse to a teen comedy, I recommend it.
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"Do you think I sleep with every guy who writes me a letter? No! I give them hand jobs." - Amanda Becker, the Unattainable Dream Girl
The "generic foreign exchange student". Her accent changes all the time, and she never wears anything. Notice that the (unnecessary) subtitles are split in order not to block the view.
Here she meets the lead "ugly pretty girl" Janey, played by excellent Chyler Leigh.
A quick glimpse through a school window after somebody says "the girls here don't want sex, they want love". The girl outside says "Love me harder!"
The "cruelest girl in school", a take on "Cruel Intentions" with Sarah Michelle Gellar.
The Jennifer Love Hewitt spoof, the "unattainable dream girl".


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