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Tom has associated himself with the likes of Juggernaut, Eric the Red and Arcade, as well as spending time in the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Outside of the X-Men, he has taken on the likes of Spider Woman, Spider-Man, Excalibur and Deadpool.
Initially, Tom's powers consisted of him being able to generate concussive blasts of force or heat by using wood as the source or focus of his power, generally a wooden shillelagh. From Marvel:
Following genetic engineering, Cassidy could channel the energy he generated directly through the parts of his body that were grafted to a wood-like substance. Since his transformation into a plant-like being, Cassidy can grow to immense size, thus gaining superhuman strength, and can regenerate damaged or destroyed body parts with great speed. He can also mentally control all plant life within his vicinity, and can distribute his consciousness amongst plants he controls. Cassidy can drain the life force of organic beings.
With so many other X-villains to choose from, why Black Tom? As silly as it sounds, he is one of a few villains that could add a real world touch to the films. I know that sounds weird when talking about a world of mutants and super powers, but you have to keep in mind that things still have to remain believable and grounded, at least in the current film universe. Cassidy could fall into place quite easily, without having to add in too much additional information.
Not to mention, now that we have Banshee in the mix (I know, he shouldn't have been involved in First Class, but work with me here), it would be a great addition to the story. Add in the fact that we have already seen Syrin involved and it actually makes sense with her being involved in the first X-Men films, it would be easy to tie everything together. We know the general direction of the First Class sequel now and this it will utilize the Days of Future Past story, as well as the rumored Age of Apocolypse story, so it is unlikely that we will see Tom this go round, but I'm sure that we will have future X-Men films, so there is still room to bring Cassidy in to the mix.
Now, there have been many suggestions and ideas as to who should play this role, anyone from Josh Brolin to Sam Rockwell to Timothy Dalton, all of which are great choices. I had a hard time choosing an actor, but it came down to the fact that this actor has been a favorite of mine for years. He has played roles in variety of films including Clue, Congo and The Shadow. Tim Curry has proven time and again that he is a capable and fantastic actor and I would love to see him in a villainous role like this. Having said that…Tim is a tad old for the role now days, which is too bad.
So, I jumped ship on that idea and land on the boat of Joseph Fiennes. Anyone who argues that Fiennes is not a capable and amazing actor, needs to be tarred and feathered. Often over-shadowed by his brother Ralph, Joseph has had some great roles in a variety of films including Shakespeare in Love, Elizabeth and one of my all time favorites Enemy at the Gates. He's a bit more eclectic than his brother but just as good and just as entertaining to watch.
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Third in a series analyzing the Browns' draft needs.
Position: Running back.
Roster: Montario Hardesty, Brandon Jackson, Chris Ogbonnaya, Armond Smith.
Without Peyton Hillis, who was unwanted and left to Kansas City in free agency, this cupboard is bare. In his second season after ACL surgery, Hardesty is expected to be back to his college form. But his injury history makes it problematic to count on him. Ogbonnaya is a very useful back in a reserve role. Jackson missed the season because of toe surgery. When healthy, he looks at best as a third-down situational back.
Needs: A feature back with speed, capable of breaking long runs but also dependable in pass protection and receiving.
Top 5 prospects:
1. Trent Richardson, Alabama.
Squatty, wide and low to the ground, he runs with power and speed. Racked up 21 rushing TDs in college football's best conference. He's hard to tackle, has soft hands and possesses a work ethic described as "legendary."
2. Doug Martin, Boise State.
Kind of a poor man's Richardson. Similar compact and powerful build, which makes him tough to tackle. He has high marks in work ethic and character. Just lacks the production and experience against SEC-caliber opponents.
3. David Wilson, Virginia Tech.
ACC player of the year after rushing for 1,709 yards and nine touchdowns. He also is a proven kickoff returner. But he is slighter than the top two and has had some fumbling issues.
4. Lamar Miller, Miami.
Fast, but doesn't have the overall skills of the others. Not as physical or polished. He could be effective immediately as a return specialist.
5. Chris Polk, Washington.
Finished up as the second-leading rusher in school history. He's not the fastest back, but he is hard to bring down and might be the best receiver out of the backfield.
Under radar: Robert Turbin, Utah State.
Powerfully built and productive, but has had some injury issues.
Last word: Too many times last season the Browns either didn't practice with the running back who played in the game, or didn't know who would be the No. 1 back until pre-game warmups. Solidifying the position and securing a dependable feature back might be the best security blanket the team can give to its quarterback.
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Recently I was putting together information for some upcoming column by reading though old newspapers in the Nyack Library History room when I can across a story of a little boy drowning in the Hudson River.
It didn't take long for memories to come flooding back to me. I remember the drowning—I knew the little boy. It was a very long time ago; suddenly I recalled memories I'd suppressed for decades.
My dad was late for dinner; not something that happened often unless the fire whistle blew late in the afternoon. He was quiet as he stood at the kitchen sink washing up for dinner. We sat down to eat, and he was still quiet, so was my mother. Finally he asked, "Do you know Tommy Steen?"
"Yes," I answered, "he lives down on Depot Place, we play together sometimes. Why?"
"He fell through the ice on the Hudson River. He was riding on his sled near Memorial Park. What about John Hayden?"
"John lives on Franklin Street, near my best friend, are they all right?"
"John fell into the Hudson trying to rescue Tommy. Fire Patrol got a ladder in the ice and he climbed out of the water. Tommy didn't make it. The firemen haven't found his body yet."
Tommy Steen and his buddies, the Galganio brothers, Tommy and Paul, took their sleds down to the river about one o'clock on a cold Saturday afternoon, January 19, 1957. Ice on the Hudson River looked to be about ten inches, Tommy Galganio later told rescuers. The buddies went out the river ice several hundred feet south of Memorial Park. They made their way up to where the new barges form the enclosure for the little bay at the park's river bank. There they met John Hayden who was putting on his ice-skates. The boys headed out on the river ice, skating and sledding. When they almost reached the open water the ice was clear and great for skating John later said. While they were there, Tommy Steen's pants ripped. Steen and Paul Galganio started back towards the park. John skated part way in pulling Tommy Galganio on his sled, then left him and skated out on the ice again.
He got part way out, when he heard the Galganio boys calling "Tommy's fallen in!" Young Hayden skated back toward them. On the way he skated over thin ice, leaped over more, skated further, then fell through ice about 75 feet away from Tommy Steen, who had gone into the water about ten feet from the barges. John fell straight in, but the air in his jacked helped to buoy him up.
The Galganio brothers ran towards the Powell boatyard for help as John clung to the underside of the ice with his skates. He tried rolling himself up on the ice, but it kept breaking. He couldn't pull himself out. He could see Tommy Steen in the water and kept calling to encourage him. He watched him bobbing up and down; saw his small bare hands trying to grip the ice; saw him disappear after clinging to the frigid rim for at least ten minutes. His heavy winter boots and the rip in his pants made it difficult for Tommy to stay up.
Firemen arrived; Chief Lynn Clapper ordered Fire Patrol's rescue boat to be pushed out on the ice as members of Chelsea Hook & Ladder pushed their wooden ladders across the ice to form a rescue bridge.
A ladder was put into the water and John Hayden climbed out. He was carried to shore and transported to Nyack Hospital. Fireman in the rescue boat began using pike poles hoping to bring up the little boy's body.
Next day a professional diver, Bernard Sweeney, from Brooklyn, came to Nyack and volunteered to enter the river in search of Tommy. About forty minutes after he entered the water, he found Tommy. Standing on the shore was his father, Walter. He stood a lonely vigil along the Hudson since he was told his boy disappeared beneath the ice. Walter stood watching the diver, his hands clutching for support that wasn't there. He watched efforts to crack the ice. He talked to Bernard Sweeney. His eyes kept searching through the dim mist of early afternoon, scanning the ice and water through the fog, hoping that if he kept looking long enough, he eyes would find what they sought. He was waiting as the diver brought his little boy to the river bank. He wrapped his coat around Tommy, trying to make him warm.
My dad and I turned and walked away. "C'mon" said pop," I think Walt wants to be alone with his son."
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It's easy to show your Christmas spirit with a Pretty Holiday Barrette from Candace Jedrowicz! Christmas hair accessories are a fun and easy way to add a festive touch to any outfit. Make some noise this season with a cute, fun wearable craft.
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- Be sure to leave a wire tail before the first row of beads to attach to the barrette.
- Wrap the wire around the bead string twice on each row and add the next row as close as possible. Be sure to leave a wire tail on this end, too.
- When all the bead rows have been added, look at both sides to determine the top and bottom. The side with a straight line of wire showing is the bottom.
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It's far too soon to panic, but Arizona could be staring down the barrel of a major, major blow to its 2011 hopes.
That's if you listen to Arizona Daily Star columnist Greg Hansen, who dropped this little bombshell into a piece about Canyon Del Oro High School's Pac-12 recruits (emphasis added):
[Wildcat running back signee Ka'Deem] Carey's availability somewhat offsets concerns that All-Pac-10 receiver Juron Criner might not be available for training camp in August. Criner's status for the 2011 season remains uncertain because of undisclosed medical reasons.To reiterate how big a deal this might be (and how surprised we are to see a lead like this buried), Criner isn't just your average All-Pac-12 wideout, if there are such things. We're talking about the nation's seventh-leading receiver a year ago with 1,244 yards, a CBSSports.com second-team All-American, a first-round lock in next year's NFL Draft and the Wildcats' leading receiver a year ago by more than 30 receptions and 700 yards.
If Criner really does miss the entire 2011 season, this is a hammer blow for a team that's already struggling mightily with injuries. (How mightily? Try four different ACL tears.)
As for the likelihood of that scenario, as we said, the time for the wailing and gnashing of teeth from Wildcat fans isn't at hand just yet. But it doesn't look good. The Mercury News's Jon Wilner reports (in response to Hansen) that Criner withdrew from a recent ESPN "publicity tour" over what was termed a "family matter." He added this:
I heard last night that it's not an injury, but it's serious.If it is, so are the offensive issues suddenly confronting Mike Stoops' football team.


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The present invention relates to a keyboard carrier, and more particularly to a keyboard carrier of which structure is improved and which includes a storage compartment.
The popularity of computers in both the home and the workplace has intensified the focus of manufacturers to improve the technology of the conventional keyboard holder. To consider limited space, storing a keyboard on the desktop is impractical. In addition, repetitive strain injuries can result from periodically using the same posture. An ergonomic and economic design is step-less adjustable to suite different body postures and hand positions. As many countries become more attentive to environmental protection, metal (which can be recycled) is preferred to plastic.
The end of the keyboard holder connects to a keyboard carrier. Conventional keyboard carriers include a supporting surface for the keyboard and a storage compartment, both of which are integral to the carrier. The keyboard carrier is generally made of plastic (as showed in FIG. 1). However, more developed countries pay greater attention to environmental protection and possibly manufactures the product by using recyclable metal. Thus, a keyboard carrier made of plastic is not environmentally friendly. In addition, the strength and durability of plastic carriers are worse than metallic counterparts. Keyboard carriers frequently require repositioning; therefore the keyboard carrier needs to be made of a tough material. Since the storage compartment only supports lightweight objects the storage compartment does not need to be made of a material with too high strength.
Other conventional keyboard carriers consist entirely of metal. It is not easy to manufacture the storage compartment with complex shapes using metal, therefore the storage compartment is often left out such that the keyboard carrier only has function which supports the keyboard.
Accordingly, there exists a need for a keyboard carrier to solve the afore-mentioned problems and disadvantages. The supporting plate of the keyboard carrier is completely made of metal and its' storage compartment from plastic. This greatly reduces the need for plastic in the keyboard carrier; furthermore, the problem of environmental protection also decreases. Small objects such as stationary can be stored in the carrier's compartment.
The objective of the present invention is to provide a keyboard carrier that can support a keyboard and store objects.
The objective of the keyboard carriers design is to include a supporting plate completely made of metal, such that the usage of plastic for the keyboard carrier greatly decreases and aids the problem of environmental protection.
It is further the object of the present invention to provide a keyboard carrier with increased firmness and durability.
In order to achieve the foregoing objectives, the present invention provides a keyboard carrier that is installs to a platform by using a supporting arm disposed at one side of the platform for supporting a keyboard and at least one object. The keyboard carrier includes a storage compartment and a supporting plate. The storage compartment includes a container and a cover. The container stores objects. The cover corresponding to the container can open and close. The supporting plate is made of metal for supporting the keyboard and an object. It includes a first supporting surface and a second supporting surface. The first supporting surface supports the keyboard. The second supporting surface holds the object. Expanding the front edge of the first supporting surface towards the user reveals the second supporting surface.
The aforementioned, as well as additional objects, features and advantages of this invention will be more readily apparent from the following detailed description, which precedes with references to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a keyboard carrier showing an embodiment in the prior art.
FIG. 2 is a front-left-top perspective view of a keyboard carrier according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front-right-top exploded perspective view of a keyboard carrier according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a back-left-top exploded perspective view of a keyboard carrier according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a storage compartment and a supporting plate according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a keyboard carrier showing an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, they depict a keyboard carrier 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The keyboard carrier 1 includes a supporting plate 10 and a storage compartment 11. The supporting plate 10 has a first supporting surface 101 and a second supporting surface 102 which is formed by expanding from the front edge of the first supporting surface 101 toward a user such that the first supporting surface 101 and the second supporting surface 102 are integrally manufactured. The first supporting surface 101 and the second supporting surface 102 are not located on the same horizontal plane. According to the aforementioned, the second supporting surface 102 embodiment is lower than the first supporting surface 101. The storage compartment 11 is disposed on the top of the second supporting surface 102. Conventional keyboard carriers that are completely made of plastic have the problem of environmental protection, the supporting plate 10 according to the present invention is completely made of metal with just the storage compartment 11 from plastic. Repositioning the supporting plate 10 frequently requires that it be made of metal such that the strength of the supporting plate 10 is increased. Compared with conventional keyboard carriers, the need to use plastic for the keyboard carrier 1 according to the present invention reduces; thus limiting the effect on the environment.
Referring to FIGS. 3, 4, 5 and 6, the storage compartment 11 includes a container 111, a cover 112 and a soft pad 113. The container 111 has at least one partition 114 for separating objects 50 that are disposed in the container 111. The cover 112 corresponding to container 111 to opens and closes. Using the keyboard 40, the soft pad 113 provides the user's hand with support. The second supporting surface 102 provides fixing holes 103, and the container 111 has fixing protrusions 115 located on the bottom and respectively correspond to the fixing holes 103. The fixing hole 103 and the fixing protrusion 115 joins together by using a fixing element 12 to affix the container 111 to the second supporting surface 102. The fixing element 12 is a screw, a tenon or a rivet, and the fixing element 12 according to the embodiment is a screw. The partition 111 of the storage compartment 11 provides tenons 121, and the edge of the second supporting surface 102 has fixing holes 119 corresponding to the tenons 121. The cover 112 can be opened at 90 degrees angle to the container 111 and the fixing strength of the container 111 and the second supporting surface 102 is increased.
In addition, the container 111 has snap grooves 116 located on the rear panel and the cover 112 has matching snap protrusions 117. The snap grooves and the snap protrusions connect the cover 112 to the container 111. The snap protrusion 117 corresponds to the snap grooves 116 for opening and closing. Furthermore, the front-edge of the soft pad 113 has a fastener 118 and connects the soft pad 113 to the cover 112. In addition, the supporting plate 10 is provides with a binder 60 which is disposed at the top of the first supporting surface 101 and close to the user. The binder 60 provides a place to hold reading material to for inputting data into a computer.
Referring to FIGS. 3 and 6, the keyboard carrier 1 is installed to a platform 30 by using a supporting arm 20 disposed at one side of the platform 30. The first supporting surface 101 supports the keyboard 40, and the second supporting surface 102 supports the storage compartment 11. The storage compartment 11 stores objects 50.
Although the explanation relates the invention to its preferred embodiment, it is not the extent of its use. It is to be understood that there exists many possible modifications and variations for those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.


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'The perfect role Amitabh Bachchan'
18th Jan 2006 13.11 IST
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He is enacted almost all the roles in super successful career in Bollywood. But there is one for Amitabh Bachchan , which is thought to be the perfect by a famous lyricist-scriptwriter.
And that famous lyricist-scriptwriter is none other than Javed Akhtar - the man behind the persona of Bachchan's 'Angry Young Man'.
But there is one role that Akhtar feels that has not yet been written for Bachchan - that of a lawyer and if Akhtar were to pen a role for Big B, it would be that of a lawyer.
"I think Amitabh Bachchan has a perfect voice modulation and tremendous presence. This is one role that has not been written for him," Akhtar says.
For someone who has scripted super hits like, Zanjeer , Deewar , Sholay , 'Seeta Aur Geeta', Don , 'Trishul', 'Sagar' and Mr. India , it seems difficult to digest that Akhtar is petrified, each time he sees a blank sheet of paper.
"When I get a new project, I feel like running away to a small town, growing a beard and changing my appearance so that no one recognises me. The period before a script comes to mind is one of humiliation - where false confidence and ego goes out of the window," Akhtar says rather modestly.
He says that despite having a considerable body of work behind him, he hasn't arrived at a formula for success.
But I can tell you the sure-shot formula to writing flops, he quips. "One is to write for the audience as opposed to what you like and the second is to try and attempt something 'great'.
Akhtar explains that in both the cases the writer will fail because in the first case the author is attempting something below his standard and in the latter above his capability.
"Write what you like. Neither are you unique, nor are the audience. What is good will be universally appreciated," he stresses.
However, he believes even at the risk of contradicting himself - that all work that is "good and sincere work" may not be successful.
He points to Lakshya and 'Main Azad Hoon' as case in point. "I wrote it with cent per cent passion but they failed at the box office."
All art forms including writing needs one to be schizophrenic. The more the schizophrenia, the better the piece of work, says Akhtar.
For someone who draws lineage from seven generations of poets-writers, Akhtar almost didn't become a scriptwriter. He started as an assistant director. " In those days dialogues used to arrive on the sets minutes before the scene was to be shot. I would volunteer to tweak dialogues that directors were unhappy with, in a bid to retain my job."
Film director Madhusudhan encouraged Akhtar to practice the craft of writing. "I asked him for books I could read up and he asked me to read as many scripts as possible instead," Akhtar says.
Speaking about the lack of meaningful cinema, Akhtar says that it is a reflection of the business of cinema.
"Earlier producers asked us to write scripts that would run in small towns. Hence the protagonist was from the working class and his concerns were reflected. Now the producer is happy if he gets an NRI and city audience.
The hero is well-off and suave. Thus aspirations of 76 per cent of the people recede to the background," Akhtar opines.
"Cinema today may have better locales, techniques, swankier homes and cars but somewhere it has lost its soul."
However, Akhtar links this problem to that of commercialization. I think parents educate their children for the sole purpose of enabling them to earn money. They discourage them from spending time with arts and books. "How will they develop tastes and learn to identify quality," he questions.
Known to be vocal about socio-political issues he hopes that instead of creating artificial problems, the polity would focus on real problems like education, health, infrastructure, water and power.
Akhtar's forthcoming projects include Karan Johar 's Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna , J.P. Dutta 's Umrao Jaan and son Farhan Akhtar 's 'Don'.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
COMMON HOUR: A Taste of India with Parvin Amin Pothiawala
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: L/L Commons 216
Description: COMMON HOUR: A Taste of India: Food & Culture Workshop. Last Global Village Common Hour of the semester! Parvin Amin Pothiawala will give a lecture on Indian food and culture. 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., L/L Commons 216.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Common Hour: 1st Community Meeting Passport Class 2nd Semester
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: L/L Commons room 216
Description: Join Global Village faculty, staff, and students for a review of the Passport Class requirements and upcoming events for the semester! Attendance is mandatory for new members of the class.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Wednesday Night Gathering: La Maison Française Hosts
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
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Friday, January 25, 2013
Lane Series: Jammin' Divas
Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Location: UVM Recital Hall
Description: Get your free ticket to the show from the Global Village in the Director's Office!
Traditional vocal world music has always been a favorite genre for the Lane Series audience. So when Aoife Clancy, the former vocalist of Cherish the Ladies and a singer we've always greatly admired, called to tell us about her new group, we were delighted to bring them to our hall. Four stunning female vocalists/instrumentalists from Ireland (Aoife), the US (Becky Chace), Australia (Kath Buckell), and Israel (Hadar Noiberg) come together to perform traditional and original music from their diverse cultures. Each is a noted artist in her own right; together, their voices blend into exquisite harmonies.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Common Hour: Professor Greg Gause, The Arab Spring 2 years out
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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Go see Oklahoma! then kick up your heels to support student scholarships at UNCSA.
You're invited to the swankiest barn dance ever! (And that's no bull).
10 p.m. Friday, April 29, 2011
The Millennium Center, Winston-Salem
Come on down to UNCSA's "Downtown Hoedown" to celebrate the school's production of Oklahoma! Round up your friends, put on your cowboy boots and dance the night away to your favorite DJ tunes. Featuring downright decadent desserts; wine, beer, soft drinks, and hard or regular lemonade.
Cocktail attire; boots and bandanas optional!
For more information, download the "Downtown Hoetown" poster or postcard. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.)
Performance of Oklahoma! with preferred seating & "Downtown Hoedown": $125
For more information or tickets, call the UNCSA Office of Advancement at 336-770-3330 or click here to order tickets online.


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Gallery Main Street serves as a cornerstone of the Downtown Business, Arts and Culture District; it was opened in August 2009 as a juried fine-art gallery, and shares space with the City of Tyler Main Street Department and Heart of Tyler, Inc., as well as the administrative offices of Liberty Hall.
Occupying the beautifully renovated building at 110 W. Erwin, the gallery offers Tylerites and the surrounding community the opportunity to view fine art created by area artists. Exhibits at the gallery rotate on a continuous schedule, so there is always something new and exciting to see.
Visit the Gallery Exhibits Page for information on the current exhibit, upcoming events and to register for free email updates.
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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama speak Wednesday during their first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Colo. A Reno Gazette-Journal analysis of federal campaign contributions tells a story throughout Washoe County in which voters continue to send mixed signals over who they are likely to support a month from now. / AP photos
How we did it
The Reno Gazette-Journal analyzed presidential campaign contribution data supplied by the Federal Election Commission and organized the fundraising totals by ZIP code. We compared postal codes in Washoe County and the rest of the state. We interviewed individual donors in the Washoe County postal codes that gave the most to President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney.
By the numbers
Other findings from the Reno Gazette-Journal analysis of campaign finance data from this election cycle include:
Statewide, Romney has so far taken in $2.1 million to Obamas $1.4 million in campaign contributions, according to the Federal Election Commission. In 2008, Obama raised $2.3 million in Nevada to McCains $2 million.
In Washoe County, Romney has so far raised $153,952 from individual donors this year compared to Obamas $122,278.
In the two ZIP codes that cover Incline Village (89451 and 89450), Obama edges out Romney with $31,895 raised to the Republicans $30,282
Nine out of the top 10 Romney fundraising ZIP codes are located in Clark County suburban areas, which includes one Summerlin ZIP code that has given the Republican candidate $78,899, the most in the entire state.
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William Watson is the kind of voter who keeps campaign strategists up at night.
The 64-year-old retiree who lives in Renos Old Southwest neighborhood has given $1,000 to both President Barack Obamas and Gov. Mitt Romneys campaigns. He said his vote will go to the candidate who he thinks does the best during the presidential debates.
I am one of those swing voters, said Watson, who registered as a Republican this year to participate in the GOP primary. I am going to listen carefully to the debate, I will make my assessment and throw my hat in the ring following the debates.
Like Watsons donations and potential vote, a Reno Gazette-Journal analysis of federal campaign contributions tells a similar story throughout Washoe County, where voters continue to send mixed signals over who they are likely to support a month from now. Indeed, Northern Nevada is considered one of the key battlegrounds that will help determine who occupies the White House in January 2013.
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For starters, the individual donors who live in Watsons 89509 postal code that covers the Old Southwest neighborhood have given $26,797 to President Barack Obamas re-election campaign more than any other ZIP code in Nevada. Meanwhile, five out of the top 10 fundraising Nevada ZIP codes for the presidents re-election effort come from the Reno-Sparks region, including the postal codes that cover Caughlin Ranch and Incline Village.
Romneys most lucrative ZIP code in Northern Nevada is 89511, which gave the former Massachusetts governor $69,400. That postal code covers the area along Mount Rose Highway and south suburban Reno, whose residents four years ago gave $120,410 to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
Meanwhile, Romney has continued to outpace Obama in overall fundraising in Nevada and in Washoe County.
The Old Southwest, you have plenty of old-line liberals who would live there, and money out on Mount Rose, thats one of the most Republican legislative districts in the state, said Eric Herzik, a political science professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. So its not a surprise thats where Romney has done best.
The top donors
The top Obama and Romney fundraising ZIP codes in Washoe County differ in both character and voter make-up.
For example, the pro-Obama 89509 which covers the Old Southwest attracted 55 percent of its donations from women. In pro-Romney 89511, 32 percent of the donations came from women.
Old Southwest resident Beth Brookfield, 50, she said she will vote for Obama after giving him $200 this year because of his support for womens rights and the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, that helped keep her 26-year-old son on her insurance plan while he battled an illness.
As a woman, I believe in a womans right to choose, said Brookfield, who voted for Obama in 2008 and considers herself a progressive. If you look at it from a womans angle, its so obvious the choice.
Fellow Old Southwest resident Stephen Wheatcraft, 62, agreed womens rights are a top campaign issue this year.
Wheatcraft, who considers himself a standard Democratic voter, has given the Obama campaign $1,056. And while there are still many people struggling in the country, he said he thinks the United States is better off than it was four years ago.
Are we back to where we need to be? Nobody is saying that we are, he said. To me, just look at the stock market. If you look at the stock market, it was going down, down, down. The day Obama took office was the low point. The stock market more than doubled since Obama took office.
For Paul Shirley, the economy has not recovered enough for him to consider voting for Obama again. The 72-year-old self-described moderate Republican who lives in 89511 near Mount Rose Highway said his support (and a $2,500 donation) is going to Romney this year.
My experience in business: When a guy isnt getting the job done, you replace him with another guy, Shirley said, adding the gridlock in Washington, D.C., has not improved under the Obama administration.
Fellow 89511 resident Wayne Hogue, 72, who gave $2,400 to Romneys campaign, said hes afraid of another four years under Obama.
Were in a very bad position, said Hogue, a longtime and consistent Republican voter. Our economy is a disaster. Obama is a Marxist. A socialist.
And while Romney wasnt Hogues first choice for the Republican nomination, He clearly is the only choice. Im absolutely going to support him because Im scared. Im frightened to death that this country is going downhill.
The bottom line: Money won't pick the winner
Fred Lokken, a political science professor at Truckee Meadows Community College, said the fundraising data show people in the region are reacting to the national spotlight thrown on the presidential battleground that is Reno-Sparks.
The attention Washoe County has been getting over the last few election cycles ... has in many ways energized the base a bit, Lokken said. When you start seeing all the star power come into the city more than once, it starts to have an effect.
The question is to what extent?
Nationally, Obamas campaign has continued to outpace Romney with $432 million raised to $274 million, according to the Federal Election Commission.
But when combined with their respective parties and Super PAC fundraising, Romney is aheard of Obama with $784 million raised to $779 million, according to The Washington Post, which projects the 2012 presidential race is on track to spend more than $2 billion by Nov. 6.
The presidential campaign fundraising efforts in Nevada tells a different story, which includes Romneys $2.1 million in total donations surpassing the $2 million his Republican predecessor raised four years ago in the Silver State, according to the Federal Election Commission.
In Nevada, Lokken said Romney has suffered from an enthusiasm gap among conservative voters like McCain did four years ago. But because of his Mormon faith he is likely attracting more donations thanks to Nevadas relatively large Mormon population that makes up about 12 percent of the state population.
Its a rather huge enthusiasm gap, Lokken said. The only real logical explanation for a noticeable increase for contributions in the state of Nevada, I would say, has to be the Mormon factor.
Lokken said Obama is also suffering from an enthusiasm gap in the Silver State, which is reflected in his campaigns fundraising. He said thats likely because of the economic troubles that have plagued Nevada throughout his administration.
So far, the president has raised $1.4 million in Nevada compared to the $2.3 million he raised in 2008. In Northern Nevada, the president has so far attracted a little more than half of the contributions he received four years ago.
This year about two-thirds of both candidates fundraising comes from Southern Nevada, according to the FEC. Northern Nevadas share of contributions to both campaigns has slightly declined this year, making up 32 percent of both candidates total fundraising in Nevada compared to about 36 percent in 2008.
Regardless, neither candidate is hurting for money in the Silver State, said Herzik, the UNR political scientist.
And they both certainly are competitive in Nevada, he said.
Lokken said the amount of money raised by both candidates wont be a good indicator of who will claim victory on Nov. 6. What matters now is each candidates in-state organization and get-out-the-vote efforts.
For example, the Democratic infrastructure built in the state during the 2008 election helped drive Obamas victory in Nevada and Washoe County that year. Political experts says the ability of each party to turn out its faithful voters could be one of the deciding factors in this election, too.
That seems to be tilting toward Democrats than Republicans, Lokken said.


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John Wall figures to learn a lot about the University of Kansas this week. The No. 1 ranked player in the class of 2009, just completed his in-home visit with Bill Self and several members of his staff. On Friday, Wall, the 6-foot-4, 184-pound point guard from Word of God Christian Academy will board a plane for Lawrence for an official visit. Jayhawk Slant just spoke to Wall and is here to provide you with an inside look at what took place during his in-home visit with the Jayhawk coaching staff.Kansas is one of a few selects programs still left standing for Wall, the top ranked point guard in the class. In all, the five-star prospect is considering Baylor, Kansas, Kentucky, Memphis, Oregon, N.C. State and Oklahoma State. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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The familiar sounds of shoes squeaking on hardwood, the bounce of the ball and the bark of Tim Floyd's always-semi-hoarse voice filled the gym in the bottom of the Foster-Stevens Complex late Friday afternoon ... the unmistakable signature of the opening day of college basketball practice.
"I think it's the same way all over the country," Floyd said. "Everybody is excited. The key is will you still be able to have that same excitement in February. It was all fun stuff in our summer and fall work if you are a player. It was all offense. Now we get down to the stuff that is a necessity. Defense."
And that was what Friday's opening session was all about. At one point, Floyd yelled, "Move your feet ... stay low" -- a statement that could have come in this Miner basketball program in 1962, 1982 or, as it happened to be Friday, 2012. Defense, after all, has been the backbone of this program almost non-stop for half a century.
Floyd, who was an assistant to UTEP's Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins throughout much of the 1980s, is calling this season, "Bringing Back the '80s," an era when the Miners won eight conference titles, made six NCAA tournament appearances, had a record of 227-82 (seventh best in the nation) and had 55 home sellouts. It was a time when players defended as if their hair were on fire, as if their mother's lives depended on stopping a bucket. The defensive intensity was so thick in the then-Special Events Center (now Don Haskins Center), you could almost see it, feel it, taste it and the crowd fed off every defensive possession.
That is where Floyd is trying to take this team.
"Expectations are really high," said senior point guard Jacques Streeter. "What we have to do is just be really solid defensively. That's our whole engine this year. Defense. As for me, after a year now, I know Coach Floyd's system, what he wants me to project on the floor."
Junior John Bohannon said, "It's always exciting when you start a season you love. And we all love it. That's why we're out here. We worked on offense in the offseason, but we know Coach Floyd. It's October now and that means defense, defense, defense."
And freshman Twymond Howard, going through all this for a first time, said, "It's more intense now. We've got the coaches in here now. I'm feeling really confident. But I'm just really excited, really ready to get to it."
The excitement was obvious on this opening day ... just as it almost certainly was in practice gyms and arenas all around the nation. There were no whistles down in the Foster-Stevens Center. Like his mentor Haskins, Floyd does not need one. But there was plenty of talking and teaching and some yelling on this exciting, enthusiastic opening day.
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Analysts International Corp. (NASD: ANLY), a Minneapolis-based information technology services and staffing firm, announced first-quarter revenue fell 45.5% year-over-year to $45.1 million amid the recession.
Excluding product sales, which accounted for 8.2% of revenue, first-quarter revenue fell 44.3%.
First-quarter gross margin at Analysts International rose to 20.1% from 17.7% in the year-ago quarter. The firm said improvement came as it exited low margin lines of business and accounts.
Analysts International posted a first-quarter net loss of $2.2 million compared with a net loss of $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2008.
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Tories in charge at Shire Hall have rebuffed calls for them to commit to tackling global warming – claiming the science is "contested".
Cambridgeshire County Council yesterday voted to reject a motion which expressed concern over comments made by Cllr Nick Clarke, the council leader, in which he said climate change "may not exist" and "is not caused by human activity" if it does.
Liberal Democrat environment spokeswoman Cllr Sarah Whitebread, who proposed the motion, said climate change would have a massive effect on the county.
She said: "I think it's fair for residents of Cambridgeshire to understand whether this is Cllr Clarke's personal view or whether it's the view of the majority of this council.
"I find Cllr Clarke's comments embarrassing, alarming and frankly downright depressing, given that he represents an area which is a centre of world-leading research into climate change."
Cllr Whitebread said all scientists were sceptical but, with the basic principles of climate change science rejected by just 24 out of nearly 14,000 peer-reviewed journal articles on the subject, the Conservatives should recognise there was an "overwhelming consensus" in the scientific community that global warming posed a "very real threat".
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As the great comic-book bubble showed, sometimes there's no recovery from a speculative boom
Jun 13, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 37 • By JONATHAN V. LAST
This might sound like an industry marching toward oblivion, yet in 2009, Disney paid $4 billion to acquire Marvel (DC was already owned by Time-Warner). The reason for this gaudy valuation is that the comic books themselves are no longer important to the comic-book industry. They're loss leaders. The real money is in the comic-book properties, which power toy and merchandise sales, theme parks, and above all else movie franchises. Since 1997, 26 comic book adaptations have gone on to gross more than $100 million at the box office. Twelve of these grossed more than $200 million. More—many more—are coming soon to a theater near you.
As a financial concern, comic book publishers are no longer in the publishing business: They're curators of, and incubators for, extremely valuable intellectual property. To comic-book collectors, that's very good news.
Or rather, it's very good news for some comic-book collectors. As a boy I had the misfortune to be buying comics in the run-up to the bubble. Almost none of my books ever recovered their value. Sure, Action Comics #1 will fetch you a million plus, but look around on auction websites and you can find sellers offering lots of a thousand Bronze- and Modern-Age comics—the books I was collecting—for $10. They're worth just a little less than firewood.
As painful as it was for some of us, the comic-book bubble teaches two important lessons. First, bubble-mania is not always the fault of buyers and sellers. Sometimes it's caused by intermediaries. Second, sometimes markets don't "come back." People who owned blue-chip comics took a hit in 1993. People who owned modern-era comics were wiped out, the value of their collections never to return.
The comic-book market resembles today's housing market in unsettling ways. The substantive differences between houses and comic books are as obvious as they are enormous. Yet in both cases the speculatory bubble was helped along by irresponsible middlemen—the distribution companies in one case and the credit-ratings agencies and mortgage appraisers in the other.
And it's unclear to what extent the housing sector is going to rebound. We are now officially in a housing double-dip, with prices in most parts of the country below what they were in 2000—and still falling. Discussing the topic several weeks ago, Moody's economist Celia Chen told reporters that, nationally, house prices might regain their 2006 levels by 2021. In some large states—such as Florida and California—Chen placed the recovery in 2030. What's terrifying about such predictions isn't the specific date. It's that either way, the return of prosperity is so far in the future as to indicate that no one really has any idea when recovery will come. Or if.
Lots of houses are the functional equivalent of blue-chip comic books. Like a copy of Action Comics #1, a co-op in Manhattan, a townhouse in Georgetown, or a bungalow in Santa Monica will eventually regain its previous value and will prove to be an excellent investment in the long run. And the same can probably be said for the majority of suburban homes in established metro areas from Seattle to Atlanta.
But during the run-up to the housing crash, a crush of construction appeared in places like the Carolina coasts, the southwestern desert, and pockets of Florida. In the summer of 2009, the Associated Press ran a story on Victor Vangelakos, who bought a condominium unit in a new 32-story waterfront building in Fort Myers. He's the only person in the building—every other unit was either foreclosed on or never sold. That's not quite as bad as things are in Spain, where entire towns sit vacant. In Yebes, an hour from Madrid, hundreds of rowhouses sit empty on brand new streets. Almost none of them was ever sold. Yebes is a ghost town now, unlikely ever to "come back."
I have a comic book like that. In 1984, DC launched what became an immensely popular series, The New Teen Titans. The first issue carried a premium cover price of $1.25, the result of the series being printed not on the usual newsprint but on higher quality "Baxter" paper. I missed the first issue when it debuted, and the back-issue price quickly climbed. In a few months I saved up the scratch to buy a copy.
I paid $25, a not-inconsiderable sum for a 10-year-old. It was the jewel of my collection. Today you can buy a copy in near-mint condition for $1.50.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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my friends, the Butterworths are adopting from Ethiopia. they are currently fundraising to help cover the cost with some super sweet adoption rocks shirts (even baby sizes) and really fun tote bags.
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
We have a WINNER!
Thank you to everyone who joined in on the fun!
Thank you for supporting adoption and for supporting The Howertons!
Together…we raised $1890!! And sold 739 raffle tickets!
Monday, February 22, 2010
Bag o' Fun…A Bag for a Forever Family!
The Howertons (who are GOOD friends) are just weeks away from their court date and travel to pick up their son. You can read more about their journey here.
I've put together a BAG O'FUN that I am going to raffle off to raise money for all their adoption expenses including traveling to Africa!
Here's the Bag O'Fun:
Does it look like fun? Don't be deceived- here is what's inside:
PF Chang -$50 + Nordstrom - $50 + Itunes - $15 + Cold Stone- $15 + Jamba Juice- $15+ AMC Entertainment -$25+ Barnes & Noble - $25 =$175 OF FUN!!
Here's how this will go:
Raffle tickets are 1 for $5, 3 for $10 or 8 for $20.
So, if you want get some raffle tickets you'll need to email me and I'll instruct on how to pay for your tickets.
But go ahead and leave a comment here about how many raffle tickets. And Thursday at 11pm (PST) we'll randomly select a lucky raffle ticket and announce the winner on Friday morning!
Now get some raffle tickets because it will be FUN and because soon a boy who has no one will be part of a very amazing family…forever!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
compassion…by Henri Nouwen
"The word compassion is derived from the Latin words pati and cum, which together mean "to suffer with." Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into places of pain, to share in brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish. Compassion challenges us to cry out with those in misery, to mourn with those who are lonely, to weep with those in tears. Compassion requires us to be weak with the weak, vulnerable with the vulnerable, and powerless with the powerless. Compassion means FULL IMMERSION in the condition of being human."
Saturday, January 16, 2010
music to my ears…
I have been listening to this CD non-stop lately. my husband got it for me on Christmas. It is super mellow music…(in contrast to my not so mellow kids, whom I love deeply…)
If you like old hymns and/or Rosie Thomas, Damien Jurado, Leigh Nash, Dave Bazan or Sufjan Stevens…than you too would appreciate this CD.
Friday, January 8, 2010
one year ago…
We saw this sweet little face for the first time…
our lives are deeper and richer.
we laugh and cry harder.
we are better because of her.
and we are learning so much about her, about us, about the world and about our gracious Jesus.
Thank you January 8th!


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Documentaries, as we know in the age of I'm Still Here and Catfish, can't necessarily be trusted. But few have been as inauthentic as A Ghetto, a never-completed propaganda film shot by the Nazis in the Warsaw ghetto. For decades, the soundless footage, which depicted its denizens both living the high life and eroding in abject poverty amidst piles of garbage and feces, was taken on the level—until another reel of "outtakes" of many scenes was discovered.
Further digging around into diaries and official Nazi reports revealed that the film crew, which burned celluloid for 30 days in 1942, had staged the shots, from the images of people huddling around a boisterous entertainer to Jews sitting down to a scrumptious meal to even the presence of a decorative flower ("Where did you ever see a flower? We could eat a flower," remarks one observer).
But that's not the haunting thing. What most eats into the brain is the purpose of the film. Why make it look like the Jews were awash in wealth but also include blood-curdling shots of miserable people (including children) wasting away? The purpose of most Nazi propaganda like Triumph of the Will or The Eternal Jew is obvious, but what's the angle here?
The grunt work that went into making Yael Hersonski's doc A Film Unfinished was basically done for her by historians and scholars; all she had to do is show the footage and line up the appropriate commentary, supplied by witnesses, former German soldiers and diary entries. Going through the footage reel by reel, the film takes a nuts-and-bolts approach to its subject, when it could be exploring its ideas more headily.
Hersonski creates the appropriately chilly mood, usually by slowing the footage down to a crawl or a freeze frame—a succession of close-ups of Jews turning towards the camera, the humanity beaten out of them, raises every hair on the back of the neck. But imagine what, say, Errol Morris would do with the material, and A Film Unfinished suddenly seems like a slightly missed opportunity.
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"An Honest Liar" tackles truths, lies and consequences
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The Bowers and Micelli's return to Brooklyn to help Mrs. Rossini at a fair. Tony allows himself to be auctioned, and is 'bought' by Frankie, an old flame. Angela is bummed, and realizes that she loves Tony.
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KATHY AYCOCK: Change up your diet to add essential fats
SAN ANGELO, Texas - We have been hearing a lot these days about different dietary fats. Since February is American Heart Month, it might help you to make wise, heart-smart food choices if you know which types are unhealthy and which are healthy.
Fats come from plant and animal foods and are a major source of energy (calories). Fatty acids are the building blocks of fat, and there are three types of fatty acids: saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. A food is classified based on the type of fatty acids it contains in the largest amount.
Saturated fats can raise LDL (cholesterol levels) and are found in meat, milk-fat dairy foods, hardened shortenings, coconut and palm oil.
Mono- and polyunsaturated fats can help lower cholesterol levels and are found in vegetable oils and nuts.
Omega-3 fats, a type of polyunsaturated fat, lower the risk of heart disease and are found in fish and in some seeds and oils.
Trans fatty acids are made when liquid vegetable oils are changed into semisolid fats, a process called hydrogenation, and they raise blood cholesterol levels. They are found in processed and packaged foods, some fast foods, shortening and some margarines.
The bottom line is: whenever possible, replace saturated and trans fats with mono- and polyunsaturated fats and omega-3 fats.
Keep in mind that all fats contribute more than twice as many calories per gram as carbohydrates and protein. So even with the foods containing healthy fats, watch your portion size.
Kathy Aycock is a Tom Green County Extension agent with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. Contact her at email@example.com.
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