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Tragic or funny? Can we all agree on bizarre? Here's some of the reaction on Twitter to news that the girlfriend whose death Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o mourned never existed. Deadspin.com had the scoop.
These Te'o jokes are all very funny but let's all try and remember that a person who never existed is dead.Seth Meyers
Elaine finds herself at the center of a controversy when a college football star uses her photo as a picture of his fake dead girlfriend.Modern Seinfeld
Manti Te'o's Skype sessions.. http://pic.twitter.com/k21GQDovReagan Corry
Manti Te'o's girlfriend at the game..... http://pic.twitter.com/NzNud0WzSC Not Top Ten
Do we know for certain Manti Te'o is real? Cause I don't remember seeing him in the BCS game..Aleesha Gander
I had never seen a guy w/ Manti 's talent play as poorly as he did in title game. Events of today might explain it.Gil Brandt
Manti Te'o eating a fortune cookie: http://pic.twitter.com/QM4FWTSMNot Crimson White
Dang Manti Te'o's girlfriend got the best seat in the house at the RNC... http://pic.twitter.com/Zz0sEcyHSC Not Top Ten
Manti Te'o is part of the cast for the next season of Catfish. Wow. http://pic.twitter.com/ITNIg84wEric Sanchez
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me 3 times,you're probably Manti Te'o's fake dead girlfriend.Terrynce
NFL player marketing agent: Te'o will lose $350K to $500K in pre-draft marketing deals. "His brand just took a dive."darren rovell
NFL scout on Manti Catfish: "Won't hurt draft stock. We draft guys that rob banks." So, there's that.mike freeman
#MindBlownJohnny Manziel
Manti Te'o could be the first jock to land an endorsement deal with Adobe Photoshop.Bob Dorfman
Last 1000 tweets in my timeline: 99.5% Te'o, 0.5% Lance. Why did Oprah need 3 days again?darren rovell
Is Manti Te'o the best thing to ever happen to Lance Armstrong? #bustweetsTyler Cronk


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PSC 101 Introduction to American Politics. Three hours.
Survey of the principles, political institutions, and practices of American national, state, and local politics.
PSC 102 America and the World. Three hours.
Examination of the political factors external to the United States that affect the American political system. Attention is given to the nature of foreign policy, the processes and substance of American foreign policy, and the ways that actions by foreign governments affect the United States.
PSC 103 Introduction to Public Policy. Three hours.
Survey of problems encountered by American governmental units in fields such as agriculture, welfare, education, health, and business regulation.
PSC 201 The Scope of Political Science. Three hours.
Survey of the political processes and institutions of contemporary societies and an introduction to the concepts and concerns of political research.
PSC 202 Political Science Methods. Three hours.
Introduction to the conduct of political inquiry and methods of political research.
PSC 203 Comparative Politics. Three hours.
Theoretical approaches to the comparative study of national political systems.
PSC 204 International Relations. Three hours.
Survey of the evolution of the modern state system and the basic forces in international relations.
PSC 205 Political Theory. Three hours.
Survey of fundamental concepts in political theory such as liberty, equality, and authority.
PSC 206 Public Administration. Three hours.
Study of the administrative principles and practices in the areas of organization, personnel management, budgeting, government regulation, and democratic controls.
PSC 211 State and Local Government. Three hours.
Study of the institutions and functions of American state and local governments and their relationship to the political process.
PSC 251 Power, Public Policy, and Technology. Three hours.
Examination of the basic processes of change shaping post-industrial society, especially the impact of technology in the 20th century.
PSC 311 Political Parties and Elections. Three hours.
Activities of parties and pressure groups in American politics. Attention is given to the social composition, organization, finance, and nominating processes of parties.
PSC 312 The American Legislative System. Three hours.
Examination of the constitutional and theoretical foundations of Congress and state legislatures, emphasizing problems of structure, procedure, leadership, and legislative reform.
PSC 313 The American Executive. Three hours.
Examination of the role of the president, governors, and local executives in the American political system.
PSC 314 The American Judicial System. Three hours.
Introductory analysis of judicial organization, processes, and behavior, stressing the development of constitutional doctrines through judicial interpretation.
PSC 315 Political Psychology. Three hours.
Bridges the gaps between areas of interest to psychologists and those occupying the center of attention in the fields of political science, sociology, anthropology, and economics.
PSC 316 Southern Politics. Three hours.
Examination of the party system of the Southern states in terms of its origin, nature, distribution of power, and impact on national politics.
PSC 317 Political Sociology. Three hours.
Study of political institutions, political movements, political participation, voluntary organizations, and distribution of power, prestige, and wealth in societies.
PSC 320 Special Studies in Political Science. One to three hours.
Supervised independent reading and research.
PSC 321 Special Topics in Political Science. Three hours.
Course content varies from offering to offering. The course may be repeated for a total of 6 hours, with permission of the department.
PSC 331 Japanese Sociopolitical Systems. Three hours.
Study of Japanese politics with emphasis on political culture, parties, and public policy.
PSC 332 Latin American Political Systems. Three hours.
Analysis of the contemporary distribution of political power in Latin America. Special attention is given to nation-state building, praetorianism, and revolution.
PSC 333 Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics. Three hours.
Study of institutions and processes in the USSR and the post-Soviet republics, with attention to concepts of authoritarianism, systemic change, and democratization.
PSC 334 Governments and Politics of Western Europe. Three hours.
Prerequisite: PSC 203 or permission of the instructor.
Analysis of the democracies of Western Europe. Attention is given to participation, societal cleavages, elections, parties, government institutions, policy making, and the European Union.
PSC 341 Chinese Political System. Three hours.
Study of Chinese politics with emphasis on political culture, parties, and public policy.
PSC 342 Foreign Policies of the Soviet Union and Its Successor States. Three hours.
Examination of the influence of the Soviet Union in the evolution of the international system as well as the interests and strategies of Russia and other successor states.
PSC 352 Modern Political Ideologies. Three hours.
Study of the major liberal, conservative, and authoritarian ideologies of the modern era and their relevance for the political systems of the period.
PSC 353 Modern Political Thought: Machiavelli to Nietzsche. Three hours.
Prerequisite: PSC 205 or PHL 220.
Key political theorists from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Assigned texts may vary, but typically include works by Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, J. S. Mill, Marx, and Nietzsche. Topics include conceptions of a just society, the state, the value of political participation, liberty, and equality.
PSC 361 Fiscal Policy and Budgeting. Three hours.
Study of governmental revenue and expenditure policies with emphasis on the budget as a method of administrative and fiscal control.
PSC 362 Organization Theory. Three hours.
Prerequisite: PSC 206 or permission of the instructor.
An examination of traditional and contemporary organizational theory and its application to public administration.
PSC 364 African-Americans and the American Political System. Three hours.
A historical and contemporary assessment of the political, social, and economic development of blacks in the American system.
PSC 399 Internships in Political Science. Three to six hours.
PSC 411 Public Opinion. Three hours.
The formation, distribution, structure, properties, and techniques of measuring public opinions in the United States.
PSC 412 Urban and Metropolitan Government. Three hours.
Examination of the implications of urban growth, the organization of urban and metropolitan areas, and the political forces operating at this level.
PSC 413 American Foreign Policy. Three hours.
Examination of the forces and processes affecting United States foreign relations. Attention is also given to the content and problems of contemporary American foreign policy.
PSC 414 American Defense Policy. Three hours.
Investigation of the processes involved in making American defense and security policy and of the substance of that policy.
PSC 421 Research Design. Three hours.
Prerequisite: PSC 202.
Attention is given to research design, the role of theory, variance control, measurement, reliability, validity, and sampling; includes an introduction to SPSS.
PSC 422 Seminar in Political Science. Three hours.
The course may be repeated for a total of 6 hours. Selected problems in various areas in political science.
PSC 423 Survey Research Methods. Three hours.
Examination of the theory and practice of various types of surveys and different parts of the survey research process (e.g., sampling, questionnaire design, interviewing, data reduction).
PSC 433 Communism in Europe, 1945—89. Three hours.
Examination of the interaction of Marxist theory and practice in various national settings. Attention is given to the differential evolution of parties and regimes and to reasons for the dissolution of communist systems.
PSC 434 International Political Economy. Three hours.
Prerequisite: PSC 204, PSC 413, or EC 111.
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PSC 435 War and Peace. Three hours.
Prerequisite: PSC 204 or PSC 413.
Study of the causes of war at the individual, societal, and international levels of analysis, with particular emphasis on international relations research using the scientific method.
PSC 436 Non-Communist Eastern Europe. Three hours.
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PSC 442 International Conflict. Three hours.
Examination of the various kinds of violent conflicts in which nation-states become involved.
PSC 443 Comparative Public Policy. Three hours.
Prerequisite: PSC 203 or PSC 334.
Analysis of domestic policy in advanced industrialized democracies, looking at both policy process and policy substance. Attention will be given to the questions of how and why policies differ across countries, and how one might evaluate policy performance cross-nationally.
PSC 444 International Organizations. Three hours.
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PSC 445 Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict. Three hours.
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PSC 451 Man and the State. Three hours.
Survey of contemporary political thought and action in political theory, including liberty, equality, justice, natural law, and the organic state.
PSC 452 American Political Thought. Three hours.
Prerequisite: PSC 205.
Investigates primary sources and secondary literature covering the origin and direction of the U.S. political ideology. Topics typically include liberalism, civic republicanism, and debates between contemporary scholars concerning American exceptionalism.
PSC 461 Administrative Regulation. Three hours.
The impact of legal powers and procedures of administrative agencies on public policy. Analysis of regulatory powers in American governments.
PSC 462 Public Personnel Administration. Three hours.
Study of the American public personnel system at the local, state, and national level. Emphasis is on such areas as the political activity of government employees, the application of the principle of equal opportunity and affirmative action, and the role of collective bargaining in government.
PSC 466 Urban Policy. Three hours.
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Starting Sunday, Jan. 4, Pastor Lou Encinias of First Christian Church in Holyoke will be bringing a new sermon series called, "Discovering a Faith that Moves Mountains."
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ELKHART — Stricken by numerous acts of violence and by grief in recent months, the Elkhart community celebrated the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by talking about the issue of violence and the work that must come in making the city a better place.
More than 20 community members came out Monday morning, Jan. 20, and marched from the Civic Plaza downtown to Community Missionary Baptist Church as part of Elkhart's Black Expo Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.
Many more, many of them children, packed the church for a program that included remarks from U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly and Elkhart Mayor Dick Moore.
The program is geared primarily toward children, who don't go to school on Martin Luther King Jr. Day as observance of the federal holiday, so they can learn about the importance of King's legacy, said Arvis Dawson, executive vice chair of Indiana Black Expo.
During his speech, Moore seized the opportunity of celebrating King as an advocate for equal rights and against violence to talk about violence in the community.
"I am really concerned about the violence still occurring anytime in our city, some not so far away from this location, and most recently another occurring in another part of our city," he said.
Moore said his office will continue to do everything in its power to prevent future acts of violence, though he admitted it's easier said than done. He also encouraged the public to accept others equally and to be ready to offer help to those who need it in efforts to prevent other violent acts.
"If we're going to prosper and grow, our city must be a city where all are welcome and all people are equal," he said. "We must live in an environment where we are still willing to give our brothers and sisters a hand, carry them on our backs at a time of need."
Keynote speaker Mauri Miller talked about the importance of being proactive in a community.
"Dr. King went where there was not path and he left the trail the we celebrate year after year," said Miller, who grew up in Elkhart and now works at Faegre Baker Daniels, a law firm in Indianapolis. "There are opportunities to create you own path right here in Elkhart."
Miller spoke of the advantage of living in a small community in which everyone is affected by others' actions.
"The greatest thing about living in such a small, close-knit community is that everyone is in the position to make a change," he said.
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The Sahara reaches its hottest in July and August, sending massive, spiraling columns of super-heated air from the ground into the atmosphere, according to hurricanescience.org, a website developed by the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography to promote a better understanding of hurricanes. The columns of hot air, known as dirt devils, drift from northwest Africa into the Atlantic, becoming what meteorologists call "African easterly jets," cyclones that are blown across the ocean by the moderate trade winds that once carried sailing ships from port to port.
As an easterly jet makes its way across the Atlantic, it kicks up warm sea spray high into the troposphere, the lower level of the atmosphere, where weather happens. As it reaches the troposphere's outer boundary, it meets cold air and condenses to form thunderclouds. The jet will continue to suck up sea spray from the ocean like a giant straw until it meets cold water from below, which doesn't evaporate and is too heavy to be carried into the atmosphere.
The more warm water that a jet can draw from the ocean, the better chance that it will morph from a mere tropical depression into a tropical storm and eventually a full-blown hurricane. The size and strength of a hurricane depend largely on the storm's ability to draw water and energy from the ocean into the atmosphere.
Which brings me to climate change, a.k.a. global warming, the slow heating of the Earth over time. For decades, climate scientists have argued that the carbon dioxide we send into the atmosphere from factories, power plants and vehicles is raising the planet's mean temperature, causing glacial melting, sea-level rise — and an increase in the temperature of our oceans, meaning that there's more warm water to fuel hurricanes.
We won't necessarily see a greater number of hurricanes in a warmer world, scientists say. We've had 19 named storms for each of the past three years, most of which, thankfully, never reached land. But we could see more superstorms like Katrina and Sandy in the future because of global warming.
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Obama's Student Loan Plan: Could You Pay Less?
The Obama administration estimates that close to 8 million borrowers will be affected by its new student loan initiative. That's not even a quarter of those paying down college debt, but with nearly $1 trillion owed, it's still a big deal. Here's what you need to know about the plan.


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Reidsville, NC -- Police issued dozens of charges at a DWI checkpoint in Reidsville Friday night and Saturday morning.
Reidsville police made stops in the 1000 block of Freeway Drive from 9 p.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday.
The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office, Eden police, Mayodan police, Highway Patrol, Reidsville Fire Department, Reidsville Rescue Squad and Mothers Against Drunk Driving helped with the checkpoint.
During the checkpoint, police issued the following charges:
- Driving while impaired (1)
- Driving while license revoked (7)
- Driving without being licensed to drive (9)
- Failure to Carry Driver's License (2)
- Failure to Comply with Driver License Restriction (5)
- Expired Registration (4)
- Inspection violation (2)
- Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor (1)
- Seatbelt Violation (2)
- Child Restraint Violation (3)
- Simple Possession of Marijuana (3)
- Simple Possession of Synthetic Cannabinoid (1)
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (2)
- Misd. Possession of Controlled Substance (Schedule II) (4)
- Misd. Possession of Controlled Substance (Schedule III) (4)
- Misd. Possession of Controlled Substance (Schedule IV) (1)
- Open container of alcohol (3)
- Underage Consumption of Alcoholic Beverage (2)
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In all, police issued 57 charges during the checkpoint.
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IRobot and its telemedicine partner InTouch Health are launching their first health robot, which combines telemedicine technology from InTouch Health with autonomous navigation and mobility developed for the iRobot Ava mobile robotics platform.
The companies will unveil their RP-VITA (Remote Presence Virtual + Independent Telemedicine Assistant) at the InTouch Health 7th Annual Clinical Innovations Forum, to be held July 26 – 28 in Santa Barbara, CA. The technology is expected to become an integral part of hospitals' team-structured environment, and will address staffing issues as well as drastically reduce operating costs at those facilities.
Bedford, Mass.-based iRobot is best known for its consumer robots, such as the Roomba vacuuming robot, and is also a provider of robotic devices to the U.S. military. The company has recently placed greater emphasis on its health care division. IRobot launched a partnership with InTouch Health last year and made a $6 million investment in the company, in January.
The new robot is designed to allow doctors to take command of any clinical, patient or care team management process remotely. The new technology ensures that the physician is in the right place at the right time and has access to the necessary clinical information to take immediate action if necessary.The RP-VITA will be sold by InTouch Health but iRobot said it will seek out adjacent markets for robots like the RP-VITA and iRobot Ava".
"While this represents our first foray into the healthcare market, the RP-VITA represents a robust platform, and we foresee many future opportunities in adjacent markets," CEO Colin Angle said in a statement. "Robots like the RP-VITA and iRobot Ava are easy to use and able to autonomously navigate real world environments. They lend themselves to a wide variety of applications in home, retail, industrial and other settings."
The companies said the robot can be steered to where it needs to go using a simple iPad interface. The RP-VITA can be integrated with electronic medical records and can connect with diagnostic devices such as otoscopes and ultrasound. Like a human doctor, the robot wears a stethoscope.
Some of RP-VITA's key capabilities include:
An additional capability for the RP-VITA incorporates autonomous navigation and is being submitted to the FDA for 510(k) clearance. This capability will allow a remote clinician or bedside nurse to send the RP-VITA to a target destination with a single click, enabling a number of breakthrough clinical applications. InTouch Health anticipates clearance for this feature in Q4 2012.
Real-time access to important clinical data, enabling a range of new workflow improvements for physicians, nurses and other patient care team members. For example, the RP-VITA can be integrated with live patient data from the electronic medical record and is equipped with the ability to connect with diagnostic devices such as otoscopes and ultrasound. It comes equipped with the latest electronic stethoscope.
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Mears - Pocono Post Race Report
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Long Pond, PA (June 12, 2011) – The last couple of weeks have found Casey Mears' dance card unusually full. He and his wife Trisha have welcomed home a baby boy, and Mears has managed to keep his #13 GEICO Toyota Camry 33rd in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Owner Point standings. Pocono offered the Bakersfield, CA, native the opportunity to further solidify his status in the Top 35.
After being 36th in the opening practice session on Friday, Mears gained speed and rested 29th on the chart when the final practice session closed later in the afternoon. His qualifying draw did him no favors, as he was just the ninth driver to take a shot at a starting position for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race when qualifying got underway on Saturday at Pocono Raceway. Mears paced the 2.5-mile tri-oval in 53.360 seconds, landing the #13 GEICO Camry 35th on the starting grid, just behind Kyle Busch in 34th.
Race day found teams pondering Mother Nature's plans, as overcast skies, cool temperatures and light drizzle encompassed the Pocono area. With 200 laps on the docket, teams were plotting strategies that would hopefully find them at the head of the field at the halfway point. Fortunately, for the full house of race fans on hand Sunday, the weather would hold off and the field would go green at its advertised start time.
Mears and the GEICO Camry rolled off of the starting grid in the 35th position when the green flag was displayed in Long Pond, PA, on Sunday afternoon. Bookended on the starting grid by Kyle Busch and Greg Biffle, Mears was looking to make quick progress in the #13 GEICO Camry. By the close of the opening lap, he had moved into the 34th position, and Lap 2 saw the #13 GEICO Camry in 31st.
Mears wheeled effortlessly around the 'Tricky Triangle', maneuvering the #13 GEICO Camry into the 17th position on Lap 12. The Gecko's assault on Pocono would continue and Mears would eventually break into the Top 5 on Lap 21.
Mears' success would not come without adversity, however, as he seemed to have a war brewing with Turn 3. Lacking rear bite, Mears struggled to make it through the turn on each lap. A scheduled green flag pit stop on Lap 45 provided the Germain Racing pit crew the opportunity to refresh the #13 GEICO Camry with four new Goodyear tires, a tank full of Sunoco racing fuel and much needed adjustments.
Upon his return to the racing surface, Mears would once again approach the Top 20 before Lap 64 delivered a gut-punch of sorts. Mears radioed to crew chief Bootie Barker that his shifter handle had broken, leaving the #13 GEICO Camry stuck in fourth gear. The good news is that the car was stuck in fourth gear, which allowed Mears to remain at speed while navigating the racetrack under green flag conditions. The challenge would be getting the #13 GEICO Camry off of pit road during any upcoming pit stops when the first three gears were not available to assist.
The first hurdle came on Lap 73, when Mears visited pit road for service under green flag conditions. He would quickly go down a lap and find himself in the 33rd position. An undaunted Mears would not surrender to his frustration, but instead continued the fight. By the halfway point of the race, Mears had the #13 GEICO Camry once again approaching the Top 25 and ran in 27th on Lap 98.
A much needed caution flag was displayed on Lap 110, allowing the Germain Racing pit crew the opportunity to fix the infamous shifter handle. It would take two separate visits to pit road in order to avoid going down another lap, but the GEICO crew made the repair and Mears returned to the racetrack with all four gears in operable condition.
After restarting the race in the 32nd position on Lap 117, Mears spent the balance of the afternoon trying to make up lost ground.
When the checkered flag waved in the Pennsylvania mountains, Mears and the #13 GEICO Camry recorded a 30th place finish and further solidified their position in the Top 35. The Germain Racing team remains 33rd in the standings, but they now have a 39-point cushion over 35th.
"It was a frustrating day for us because we had a good car and a good motor and the #13 GEICO Camry felt good out there early on," Mears said after exiting the GEICO Camry. "The important thing is that we showed how well we can run and we also remained composed when we had to get the shifter repaired. I love the attitude of this team and the fact that we never quit. We could've very easily gone down three or four laps, but we didn't. It was a tough day, but we still were able to gain in the point standings."
To learn more about the GEICO Racing program, please visit: www.geicogarage.com
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WINNEBAGO COUNTY (WIFR) -- A well-know constitutional law scholar says Winn. Co. Board members should feel free to vote "yes" for a concealed carry ordinance that defies Illinois law.
Attorney Walter Maksym says Board members would not face legal trouble for supporting the measure.
He spoke Wednesday night at the first meeting of the Winn. Co. Board's Subcommittee on concealed carry at Memorial Hall.
Maksym says it's "poppycock" that lawmakers could get in legal trouble for supporting a measure that conflicts with state law.
He says a concealed carry ordinance may be challenged in court, but if it's an expression of what the community wants, it's worth pursuing.
If the ordinance were to pass, you could still get arrested for carrying a concealed gun under state law. That arrest would have to be challenged legally in order for a court to decide whether the Illinois law is constitutional.
Maksym says an ordinance would put the State's Attorney in a hard place. He'd have to decide which law to enforce.
All 49 states have legalized concealed carry - except for Illinois.
Winn. Co. Board members say they think they have the votes to get an ordinance passed. The next meeting is scheduled for Oct. 23 at 5:30pm.


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SUWANEE, Ga. -- We've been digging into Lauren Brown's background, talking to his former friends, relatives and plowing through court documents. The picture that's emerging is one of a man tormented by problems and living a life in turmoil.
MORE | Gunman holds firemen hostage
55 year old Lauren Brown had a troubled past. A divorce in 2001 left him with an obligation to pay credit card debt of more than 97 thousand dollars.($97,585) He also was compelled to pay alimony and child support and a year later filed for bankruptcy.
So why was he lying in his bed in his house holding firefighters hostage 11 years later? We have learned from someone close to him that Brown suffered from fibromyalgia and was in extreme pain, often on pain killers, barely able to move.
What we found in documents in Gwinnett County Superior Court shows some tendency to violent outbursts. Several years ago, his ex-wife had taken out a restraining order against him, accusing Brown of grabbing her and twisting her arm behind her back. We also learned Brown had a history of family violence with his ex-wife's current husband; both men had taken sought restraining orders against each other.
However, Lauren Brown kept close to his ex-wife and 2 kids, living just across the street from them. He used to work for IBM in IT and a friend described him as brilliant man who was bad with relationships and bad with money management.
According to court documents from this year, he owed more than 93 hundred dollars in unpaid child support and was supposed to be in court April 16 to prove why he shouldn't pay it; and if he was disabled and unable to work he was to bring documents with him to prove it.
Last July his 89 year old mother, Maggie Brown, who owned the house he lived in, had died, and the house had gone into foreclosure.


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Roger Federer made quick work of his opening match in Miami.
The Swiss stylist defeated qualifier Kevin Kim 6-3, 6-2 in the tourney's second round saving all five break points against his serve. Up next: veteran baller Nicolas Kiefer.
The Nike duds Fed's wearing remind me a lot of last year's spring offerings in terms of design: In '08 he wore the Sphere Cool React Polo and this year Fed's working another solid color polo shirt in white with contrast dark tan collar but this year's version also includes a contrast placket but no contrast banding on the sleeves. There's also a pop of turquoise on the inner placket, the head band, and wrist bands. Smart color combo for sure.
Last year's Dri-Fit Control Shorts have been replaced by the ubiquitous Spring Woven Short in dark tan with a white side stripe.
I'm not thrilled Nike has somewhat regurgitated the same style from last year but I guess there's only so much you can do with FedFashion (read: clean + classic). Also, I haven't found a retail outlet online who's selling these pieces. If you have any information, let me know! (UPDATE: click here to buy the polo and here for the shorts.)
BONUS: Here's the Swiss' shirt of choice for this year's Roland Garros - the Nike Federer French Open Classic Polo (most likely paired with the Spring Woven Short in the dark navy obsidian colorway with turquoise side stripe.)
UPDATE: Here are the shorts Fed will be wearing with the French Open Classic Polo above!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
(UPDATED) FASHION FIX: Fed defeats Kevin, debuts "new" Nike stylings
Labels: fashion, Miami, Nike, polo shirt, Roger Federer, shorts, style, tennis
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HA! I TOLD you the Fed/Cahill split was caused by 350 shades of blue!ReplyDelete
This Miami outfit? Meh, but I agree, what else can you do with him?
Sorry for this OT bit, but I LURVS Glatch's outfit. If I can get it a a real color, THAT'S what I'm wearing to our Wimby match.
Thank goodness the collar is back! He looks like Federer again, suave and clean.ReplyDelete
I think he looks hot in the picture in the top right corner.
I don't like the Miami one, the blue is just a little but too much. Better with only 2 colours for Fed, 3 colours is more like Rafa.ReplyDelete
The French Open one is okay, I like the stripes.
"Dri-Fit Control Shorts"ReplyDelete
Sounds like adult diapers.
LOL @ Narik!!! You're soooo right!!ReplyDelete
I'm not thrilled about the Miami look, but at least the collar is back! That's something, right?
Oh, and the RG shirt looks like something a soccer referee would wear...
narik: ROFL!!!! Those def may come in handy if Fed makes the RG final. Just sayin'.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 28, 2009 at 3:55 PM
the colour suits Fed....though it looks like the shade he wore last year during the FrenchReplyDelete
either way...I like the look of it on him
- AnonymousMarch 28, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Of course he would make the RG final.And hopefully will kick the asspicking dude!LOl!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 28, 2009 at 5:04 PM
Everything Roger wears is class and suave!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 28, 2009 at 7:48 PM
I'm not too crazy about these colors, but that's how I felt when I saw the USO outfits before they were on him, but I loved it when he walked out wearing it!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 29, 2009 at 1:50 AM
The Miami outfit is cut for the exact place he is playing, so fits quite well, he dresses always for the occasion, the same applies for Roland Garros, the blue is great and always looks great on him, I loved the Aussie Open shirtReplyDelete
Total snoozefest. I mean is Roger trying to outblah James Blahke now??ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 30, 2009 at 8:53 PM
Well, as i have said...whatever the man wears looks good on him..sorry haters..ReplyDelete


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The victor of the District 4 City Council race has an opportunity to shift the balance of power at San Diego City Hall by providing the possible tiebreaking vote on future civic issues.
The council is currently split evenly with four Democrats and four Republicans so the addition of a labor-friendly or a business-friendly Democrat could have a major impact.
That's why more than $212,000 and counting has been spent by special-interest groups trying to sway the outcome of the May 21 special election between labor advocate Myrtle Cole and LGBT leader Dwayne Crenshaw. That spending largesse is grossly disproportionate to the expected turnout, which could be as low as 13,000 voters.
Those voters in San Diego's southeastern neighborhoods will be choosing between two Democrats who largely agree on the issues but couldn't be more different in style and substance.
Cole prefers to speak in generalities about her plans for once she's in office while Crenshaw rattles off detailed goals at a rapid-fire pace.
Cole points to her widespread support among fellow Democrats and labor groups as evidence she can be trusted while Crenshaw references his record of accomplishment in the district as proof he'll hit the ground running.
Cole, 63, is a first-time candidate who is the preferred choice of the local Democratic Party and the influential San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council. A native of Tucson, Ariz., she worked for that city's police force before moving to San Diego in 1977 to join the San Diego Community College's police department. She later earned a master's in business administration from National University and has worked as a Democratic political aide for the past two decades. She's currently on leave from her job as regional coordinator with the United Domestic Workers Local 3930, a home-care providers union.
Crenshaw, 42, who grew up in District 4's Emerald Hills, has run unsuccessfully for public office several times, including twice before in the district. He is currently on leave as executive director of San Diego LGBT Pride after stints with the Coalition of Neighborhood Councils and the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation. He has a master's degree in government from Sacramento State University, a law degree from Cal Western and has worked for politicians in Sacramento and San Diego.
Both candidates list their priorities as public safety, infrastructure, jobs and education although Crenshaw provides more details about those subjects than Cole.
Crenshaw says his past accomplishments in the district are evidence he can get the job done. While working for the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, he played a role in the creation of Market Creek Plaza, which added a major grocer — Food 4 Less — for a district with a short supply. He also raised millions for a neighborhood jobs program for at-risk youth and the restoration of Chollas Creek.
Crenshaw said his first-year goals are to create 100 new youth jobs, double the number of city contracts that go to women and minority-owned businesses and secure money for a $250,000 fund for District 4 schools.
"I believe I have certain skills and experience that will help me do a great job," he said. "I had a real record of results on different issues and building Market Creek Plaza. I think that's why I want to serve. And I think it's time to bring a different style and some different experience to City Hall that will help us get our fair share at long last."
Cole said she aspires to serve in a similar fashion to the late Charles Lewis and George Stevens, both of whom served in the seat she now seeks. Her accomplishments include an affordable housing fair she coordinated years ago with Stevens and work as a council aide on helping the city implement community-oriented policing, a tactic that has all but disappeared of late due to budget cuts. Her current job with the domestic workers union is to fight for funding for in-home health care providers who serve the elderly and the disabled.


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Homestand Highlights: March 31 – April 6
The Kansas City Royals celebrate the start of the 2011 campaign with a homestand packed with special events and promotions. The opening homestand features fan-favorite giveaways, live entertainment for the entire family, great ticket promotions, and special events including the Royals' Futures Game and a KU vs. MU baseball showdown.
Thursday, March 31: OPENING DAY – Los Angeles Angels vs. Royals presented by Sprint, 3:10 p.m.
Friday, April 1 – Los Angeles Angels vs. Royals presented by Sprint, 7:10 p.m.
· Hy-Vee/Pepsi Fireworks Fridays – A spectacular fireworks show after every Friday home game.
· Bases Loaded 4-Pack for $80 – Get four Hy-Vee Infield tickets and $10 in loaded value per ticket. www.royals.com/basesloaded.
Saturday, April 2 – Los Angeles Angels vs. Royals presented by Sprint, 12:10 p.m.
· 2011 Magnetic Schedule – All fans will receive a 2011 magnetic schedule courtesy of Sprint.
· Royals' Futures Game – Fans can catch a glimpse of the future as the Omaha Storm Chasers and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals match up for an exhibition game at Kauffman Stadium. With a Royals game ticket for the 12:10 p.m. game against the Angels, fans are invited to stay for the Minor League action set to begin approximately 30 minutes after the Major League game. For more information, visit www.royals.com/futuresgame.
· 610 Saturday – Enjoy great activities and live music from County Road 5 prior to the game in the Outfield Experience. For details, visit www.royals.com/610saturdays.
Sunday, April 3 – Los Angeles Angels vs. Royals presented by Sprint, 1:10 p.m.
· Family FunDay Sunday – New in 2011! Each Sunday home game will include face painters, caricature or balloon artists and live family-friendly entertainment in the Outfield Experience. Fans can also enjoy the All-Day Play Pass for unlimited activities in the Outfield Experience for just $10. www.royals.com/sunday.
· Fun Run presented by Sprint – All fans can run the bases after the game (conditions permitting).
· Bases Loaded 4-Pack for $60 – Get four Hy-Vee Infield tickets and $10 in loaded value per ticket. www.royals.com/basesloaded.
· $84 Spring Play Pack for $25 – Purchase a Spring Play Pack for any Sunday-Thursday game from April 3 to June 2 (excluding 5/22) and receive two Field Plaza tickets (sections 206-210) with $5 in loaded value per ticket for concessions and merchandise. The package also includes two Play Passes for access to free unlimited games in the Outfield Experience to use day of game – over an $80 value – all for just $25! For details, visit www.royals.com/playpack.
Tuesday, April 5 – Chicago White Sox vs. Royals presented by Pepsi Max, 7:10 p.m.
· T-Shirt Tuesday – The first 10,000 fans receive an exclusive Royals logo baseball T-shirt presented by Pepsi Max. (Photo attached.) For details, visit www.royals.com/tshirttuesday.
· $84 Spring Play Pack for $25 – www.royals.com/playpack
Wednesday, April 6 – Chicago White Sox vs. Royals, 1:10 p.m.
INK Student Night – Rivals Outfield Box or Hy-Vee Infield tickets are available for all Wednesday home games for high school and college students with valid ID at the Kauffman Stadium Box Office for just $7. Seating is subject to availability. New in 2011, all Student Nights will feature live local music prior to the game in the Outfield Experience. All Student Nights include a $7 hot dog and beverage special at the Crown Classic concession stand in the Outfield Experience. For details, visit www.royals.com/studentnight.
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· KU vs. MU Baseball Game – Kauffman Stadium will once again be the site of a Big 12 Conference baseball showdown between the University of Kansas Jayhawks and the University of Missouri Tigers presented by Hy-Vee. With a Royals game ticket for the 1:10 p.m. game against the Chicago White Sox, fans are invited to stay for the college action following the Major League game.
· $84 Spring Play Pack for $25 – www.royals.com/playpack.
TRAFFIC REMINDER: The Royals would like to remind fans that the new Blue Ridge Cutoff Bridge will be open with limited exit ramp access for the start of the 2011 season. However, the club anticipates heavy traffic backups through this construction zone. Fans are encouraged to visit www.royals.com/parking for information on the best routes to access the Truman Sports Complex.
Fans may purchase tickets online at royals.com, by calling 1-800-6ROYALS, at area Hy-Vee stores or at the Kauffman Stadium Box Office.


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As promised in the October Challenge Announcement thread, I intend to participate in this month's challenge.
The Haiku of Horror is an intended series of detailed encounter locations ready to drop into any Kaidan, or other Asian fantasy campaign or module. It would serve as mapped location with ready-made detailed NPCs, monsters, hazards, haunts, traps, magic items and history easily used as plot hooks and adventure seeds. This is not intended to serve as an adventure, rather a single detailed encounter, however an entire adventure could easily be built around the concept. I am calling the series the Haiku of Horror, as I intend to precede the content with an illuminating poem describing details of the presented encounter, using standard 5-7-5 syllable haiku format.
Haiku of Horror #1: Autumn Moon Bathhouse
Scented waters stir,
unbound strands aching in search
for a lover's touch.
As volcanic islands, Kaidan is dotted by thousands of natural, mineral rich hot springs. These hot springs have attracted bathers across the centuries. Perhaps as a consequence, few activities are so integral to Kaidanese culture as bathing. More than hygiene, taking a bath is a ritual to end the day, a form of personal therapy and entertainment. In the case of a sento or public bathhouse, it serves as a center for communications and social interaction, almost as a public forum.
The Autumn Moon Sento is a 4 storied, segregated structure designed to serve both Commoner caste and Buke (samurai) caste clientel. It contains extensive, enclosed gardens with attached outbuildings.
A tragic tale of pride, jealousy, and a lover's tryst gone bad leading to a ghostly haunting forms the heart of this encounter, as well as the Japanese horror trope of long, black wet hair...


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1995 Ford Mustang Cobra - Fastest Man Standing InterviewWritten by on September 23, 2008 Contributors: Matt Ebaugh Alex Vrettos Has The World's Fastest Stock-Suspension Car On Drag Radials. He Doesn't Give Up His Secrets Easily, But We Try To Pry It Out Of Him Anyway.
Alex Vrettos is celebrating his tenth year as a radial tire racer. He's seen and done it all. He and others say there are no secrets to the radial tire game. Like anything else, it all comes down to perseverance and hard work. You don't just bolt stuff on and go fast. It's a minute world of testing and tuning, and as usual, the ultimate factors are the weather and the surface of the dragstrip. According to most denizens of this racing army (all of whom began on BFG radials), the only drive tire that works is the one that more or less revolutionized the repeatable performance of these cars and offered a level playing ground: the Mickey Thompson Drag Radial.
The racing is extremely tight and anyone with a properly setup ride could be the winner on any given day. Remember about the weather and remember that drag racers are notorious sand-baggers. As example, the following journeymen (along with many more) are right in the thick of it. Shannon Wren's Mustang (7.41/200), Brady McNew's Firebird (7.43/188), Jason Auden's Mustang (7.49/201.69), Troy Pirez's Camaro (7.53/186), and Vrettos' (7.37/198) can all run quicker and faster when the need arises to lean hard on the combination. In Alex Vrettos' case, he has made things happen without a single fabricated suspension part, no one-off gigs, just stuff that anyone can buy (a suitcase full of Franklins helps) and apply. Read it and weep.
PHR: Right outta the box Alex, how'd you get so fast?
Alex Vrettos: A lot of hard work and long hours. My crew and I set a goal two years ago, and made a game plan to achieve it. We wanted to flat-out build the baddest drag radial car in the country.
PHR: What were the intermediate steps that got you there?
AV: I have been racing on drag radials since 1998 and have had the privilege to work with some of the most knowledgeable people in the business. When I started running drag radials, we all ran on BFGs. Now that was racing. You had to work hard and test non-stop to make those cars fly. I have learned a lot from guys like "Big Daddy" (Dwayne Gutridge), the "drag radial legend." He knows the tires and everything you need to put together a winning combination. Job Spetter, from Turbo People tunes the car and is the genius behind the laptop and boost controller. He knows how to get the car down the worst tracks and win races. Gotta love Rick Head, the West Coast wizard who puts all of our turbos together. Joe Newsham is out of J&E Performance and builds all our engines and turbo systems. Joe's a longtime Outlaw 10.5 racer and an encyclopedic source of chassis and torque converter changes.
PHR: Tell us about your first 10-second run, the first 9-second run, the first 8-second run.
AV: All three were in my old '91 orange Mustang GT street car. My first 10-second pass was in 2000 at Englishtown, New Jersey, during a True Street challenge. My first 9-second pass was at an NMRA event in Columbus, Ohio, and my first 8-second lap was during a test-and-tune at Atco, New Jersey.
PHR: Alex, what were your "ah ha!" moments?
AV: The biggest "ah ha" realization came after we took two years off and redid the entire car. The first pass we made, it went right down the track and into the 7s. It was then that we realized this car could make some serious power.
PHR: This car is heavy. Why all the weight?
AV: The car was overweight primarily because it still carried a lot of street-legal parts ... plus I'm not the smallest driver in the world. We have since gotten a lot of weight out of the car. We put the ballast in front of the rear tires.
PHR: How far did you take the Mustang while it was still a street car?
AV: My current car was never a street car. I purchased it as a roller in 2002 from Wild Rides Racecars in Farmingdale, New Jersey. The owner was building a Super Street Outlaw car and, you guessed it, he ran out of money. I bought it as a roller.
PHR: Is driving one of these cars as scary on the inside as it looks from the outside?
AV: Nah, my car works pretty damn good, so it's pretty easy to drive.
PHR: How big an engine is too big for a radial tire race car?
AV: [laughs] The bigger the better, right? I think that drag radial cars within the next year will be running the same combinations that Outlaw 10.5 runs now. I would build as much power as you can, and then basically use what you need to get the car down the track.
PHR: Would you rather win at the Orlando World Street Nationals or the NHRA US Nationals?
AV: Oh, definitely the Orlando WSN. I've always wanted to win that race.
PHR: Which is best for radial tire car performance, an automatic or a manual transmission? Supercharged, turbo, or nitrous?
AV: An automatic is easier on the tires. As far as power adders, everyone has their own opinion. They are all effective. We each choose our preferred weapon for battle.
PHR: Have you ever thought of driving a Pro Modified?
AV: Nah, not a Pro Mod. Possibly an Outlaw 10.5 car, though.
PHR: What's the eighth-mile, radial tire philosophy?
AV: Eighth-mile racing is pretty tough ... there is no room for error. Speeds are naturally a lot slower, and considering the weight we're carrying, it makes the car safer to drive.
PHR: How high do you rev that twin-turbo 427?
AV: 7,700 rpm.
PHR: How much boost?
AV: We begin with minimal boost, and bring in all 30 psi by the time we're 3.5 seconds into the run.
PHR: Do you build your own motors?
AV: No, I have J&E Performance in Blackwood, New Jersey, build my bullets.
PHR: What's the drivetrain combination?
AV: Small-block Ford, a Dynamic Racing Transmissions 'Glide (North Branford, Connecticut), a Neal Chance Pro Mod bolt-together converter, and a fortified Ford 8.8-inch axle. Gear ratio specs are not for public knowledge, but the pinion angle is set at zero degrees.
PHR: What do you like most and the least about radial tire racing?
AV: I love it ... it's non-stop action; you never know what's going happen, but I hate the weight requirements and the no-wheelie-bar rule. These cars are way too heavy to be going this fast. Someone is going to get hurt.
PHR: Speak to the evolution of drag radial versus the old radial tires.
AV: No comparison. The BFGs where a real challenge to run on consistently. The Mickey Thompson tires have taken that factor out of the equation. Now, anybody can go fast.
PHR: Are the radials you run the biggest ones they make?
AV: Yes, the M/T 315/60x15s are the biggest.
PHR: Talk a little about a real stock-suspension car versus back-halved ones that don't run as good as yours.
AV: Real stock-style-suspension cars use all the factory mounting points for the upgraded equipment. A back-halved car cuts all that out and replaces it with something thought to work better.
PHR: What have you done to the rear suspension?
AV: I use all Wolfe Race Craft double-adjustable suspension components.
PHR: What things have you tried that failed miserably?
AV: Everything we have tried was for a reason. We learn from every change we have made.
PHR: What parts tend to fail?
AV: We break a lot of transmissions and rearend parts, specifically billet gearsets and ring-and-pinions.
PHR: What do you do to prep the front of the car?
AV: We go through every nut and bolt before every race and we check every suspension setting before every pass.
PHR: Who do you thank for helping? What'd they do?
AV: I couldn't do this with out my crew, CoRuPt Motorsports of dirty South Jersey. They always go above and beyond. Ellas Automotive (Sewell, New Jersey), who does all the upkeep on the car. J&E Performance builds killer engines and turbo systems and Turbo People for tuning my car for all these years. Big Daddy for his invaluable knowledge and DMC Racing for the chassis. Most importantly, I thank my wife and son for supporting my drag racing obsession.
PHR: Considering the suspension and the tire limitations, how much farther can you go?
AV: Ha! The 6-second zone is the next step.
PHR: What don't you like about all this?
AV: I think the weight requirements need to be dropped for safety issues and that wheelie bars should be legal.
PHR: Because of the trap speed?
AV: We are going way too fast to be weighing more than 3,400 pounds.
PHR: Any other secrets you want to give away?
AV: Nope. You have to earn those.
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The Founders' appeal to the Triune God and the "Rule of Law" characterizes their understanding of the dangerous conditions that pervade human existence. According to Robert Winthrop, an early Speaker of the House of Representatives, "Men, in a word, must necessarily be controlled either by a power within them or by a power without them; either by the Word of God or by the strong arm of man, either by the Bible or by the bayonet."
Given our present government's disdain for the First Amendment's guarantee of religious freedom in the public square, and especially in our schools and medical facilities, is the "bayonet" close at hand? John Adams declared that "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." President Obama is on record as calling for a new "Declaration of Independence" as well as stating that the Constitution is "too restrictive."
It was not an accident that the Founders appealed to "the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions" as a nation. The problem then and now is the tendency of the human heart to abuse freedom by choosing wrongly. America's Declaration of Independence and Constitution represent the best political attempts to secure freedom for the individual against all forces who would assassinate it by edict or other forms of violence.
The Founders submitted not just their deeds but their "intentions" for the Supreme Judge's adjudication for good reason. It is truly ironic that President Obama posits his new Declaration of Independence upon the failed socialist policies of false authorities/ gods that have wreaked such havoc throughout the world. Ask the disarmed populations in countries such as Zimbabwe, the old Soviet Union, North Korea, or just as sadly, the extreme firearm restrictions imposed in the new South Africa if their existence has not been filled with expanding terror, gross incompetence, wretchedness and death. For that matter, ask so-called well-intentioned secular Democrats of Chicago and Washington, D.C. if their gun laws have made their communities "murder-free zones."
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Enact New W.Va. Seat Belt Mandate
April 1, 2013
Use of seat belts by motorists and their passengers can prevent deaths and limit injuries in accidents. Studies involving thousands of car and truck crashes affirm that....
I think seat belts should be worn at all times, even in school buses.
However, this law would be just one more infringement on the peoples' freedoms in America. The nanny state government feels they need to get their grubby hands into every aspect of the peoples' lives.
No doubt there's money flowing from the insurance companies.
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Mike, you are, if nothing else, inconsistent.
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does anyone really care whether adults use seat belts or not?or is it just another reason to pull you over?i have seen too many cops that don't use them.why?
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