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College Hockey:McKay stops 30 as Miami blanks Wisconsin
OXFORD, Ohio — The Wisconsin Badgers' first-ever visit to Oxford, Ohio, was a memorable contest worthy of highly ranked teams, with the home team Miami RedHawks coming away with a hard-fought 2-0 victory. Miami's sophomore netminder Ryan McKay made 30 saves for his third shutout in four games, while freshman Anthony Louis and junior Austin Czarnik provided the offense.
McKay said the RedHawks have tightened up their defense in recent weeks, and he is reaping those benefits.
"It's a credit to our team defense," he said. "Compare it the beginning of the season. You want to look at stats or you wanna look at our game tape, it's a dramatic difference, that's why we're getting results."
The game was played at high speed, with both forechecks getting pucks deep, forcing the goalies to put on a clinic. The RedHawks finally broke the deadlock at 10:51 in the second period. After Miami won a faceoff in the offensive zone, the puck was tipped to freshman Anthony Louis in the slot, who sent a wrister by the Badgers' junior goaltender Landon Peterson.
Miami coach Enrico Blasi praised the heads-up play of Louis, who tallied the fourth goal of his young career, his second game-winner.
"I thought that was probably Louie's best game to date; he really played hard tonight," he said. "It's tough for freshmen to come in and figure out how they're going to play. He's a skilled guy, so he's starting to get a little grit to his game, which helps. Then he starts to get chances and he's dynamic when he gets the puck. He's slippery out there."
The game continued at breakneck pace, with both sides moving quickly in transition up and down the ice. McKay and Peterson were both stellar in their creases, making highlight-reel saves while also getting some lucky breaks. The Badgers had several looks into open nets thanks to crisp passing in the slot, but couldn't ever get the puck on the last stick. At the other end, Peterson did an excellent job of not allowing the RedHawks many rebounds.
As time ticked away, the Badgers ramped up their attack, sending Peterson to the bench with one minute remaining. They soon had a two-man advantage when Miami's Sean Kuraly was sent to the box for delay of game with 26 seconds remaining, but the RedHawks defense clamped down, and Czarnik collected the puck and flung it nearly the entire length of the ice into the empty net at 19:50.
Badgers junior defenseman Jake McCabe called it a tough loss, but one the team could build off of.
"Our start was great every period," he said. "We got the puck deep, we hammered their 'D,' and our forecheck was outstanding. For a team like this with their speed, if you can slow them down with your forecheck and take advantage of that, that's a good thing."
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After a year away from the game, Michael Harrison will be a head football coach again.
Harrison was introduced today as the new head football coach at Hickman County, his alma mater.
"Today, Michael Harrison was named Head Football Coach at Hickman County High School," Hickman County Superintendent Dr. Jerry Nash said. "We had some really great finalists but Coach Harrison really stood out and he takes over the position immediately."
He replaces Tommy Rewis, who resigned to take the Offensive Coordinator job at Kentucky Christian.
Harrison spend the 2013 season out of coaching as he resigned as head coach at Perry County prior to week zero to join the Police Academy in Nashville.
He was injured going through the academy and returned home to Centerville after Christmas to teach Math.
Now Harrison who had success at Perry County will lead the Bulldog program.
He turned the Viking program around in his six seasons as Perry County made three straight Class 1A playoff appearances (2008-2011).
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Taking the term "laid back" to the extreme degree, TV's DETECTIVE MONTALBANO (aka Il commissario Montalbano in its native Italy), now on two new double-disc sets from MHZ Networks' International Mystery division, stands as a shining testament to the adage, "Let the chips fall where they may."
I cherish MONTALBANO for its steadfast non-negotiable warped sense of priorities; trust me, this is one helluva culture-shock WTF experience. The title role, superbly essayed by Luca Zingaretti, has been a top ratings champ on RAI-TV since its debut in 1999. It's easy to see why.
Montalbano's function toward the grossly aberrant personalities who populate his vacation-gorgeous seaside jurisdiction of Vigata is, of course, to utilize his astute sleuthing skills, but additionally to give the perps enough rope and thereby enjoy the show as things naturally "fix" themselves.
The police in toto are in perfect synch with Montalbano's comprehension of law and order. Usually in a crime TV series (from ANY part of the world), inside corruption would be a key plot element of an episode. Here, it's a given – and handled (or, to be specific, NOT handled) like an everyday occurrence. Montalbano and his squad have more important matters to attend to. These include the town's endless array of beautiful women, the fine cuisine offered up by the picturesque eateries and, oh yeah, solving a pressing crime or two.
How so? When a lovely possible felon asks Montalbano to falsify evidence, the lax detective momentarily pauses before answering, "Eh, why not?" In the world according to Montalbano, rules, if not meant to be broken, are certainly there to be bent. And, if the body asking this favor is lustily beautiful...so much the better? But this wily seen-it-all shamus isn't outwardly dishonest; he knows that withholding clues and/or facts won't stop him from eventually solving the case. So, eh, why not?
Montalbano also has no time to waste with silly things like procedure. Questions like "Was this a crime of passion?" are never asked for the simple reason that, in Montalbano's way of thinking EVERY crime is a crime of passion. And in Vigata, he's always proven right.
Furthermore, everyone is connected in one way or another. By that I mean most of Montalbano's sources have in the past been arrested by the detective; some are now, via osmosis, in his employ (his housekeeper/cook is the mother of a villainous son, who often helps the policeman track down information). Oh, and did I mention that the Sicilian suburb of Vigata is a Mafia town, run by constantly combating "families?" A nuisance to say the least. For example, when a crime scene is interrupted and corrupted by a carload of machine-gun-wielding thugs, the investigators wait for them move on and shrug, "Hmmm, another mob skirmish." Later, in his office, Montalbano receives a phone call from his key team members who tell him that the earlier drive-by shooting had nothing to do with the murder investigation. "Eh, as I thought," smiles the detective, calmly hanging up the receiver before exiting the precinct to gorge himself on a belated lunch.
Before the antipasto gets warm (or cold), let me introduce viewers to the roster of regulars who inhabit the chief inspector's world. First and foremost is the series' recent addition of his off again/on again lover Livia (Lina Perned). Their open relationship has been percolating for years; commitment issues (she prefers her big-city career hundreds of miles away; he is reluctant to give up his authoritarian position) fit the couple like a pair of designer gloves (sometimes not too comfortable, but damn they look good).
Depending on their moods, sex is as important as food – although often confusing. Awaking at daybreak, Montalbano nudges her a "good morning" before leaving for work. Livia sleepily responds, "No, Carlo, not behind." This is particularly disturbing since Montalbano's first name is Salvo. In a switch of the tables, when the inspector is about to seal the deal with a stunning suspect, Livia's uncanny long-distance phone call inquires if he's up to anything. "Not yet," he honestly replies.
Montalbano's staff is like an amoral adult version of The Keystone Kops. Fazio (Peppino Mazzotta) is a too-eager-to-please know-it-all who strives to solve the community's crime problems with a by-the-book dedication. He's naturally considered a joke. Mimi (Cesare Bocci) is the group's lothario, generally sent undercover in its most literal definition...to romance the ladies linked to current nefarious activities (most effectively, pardon my redundancy, as a sleazy lawyer). When asked to graphically describe his latest suspect's penetrating interrogation, Mimi responds with an offended, "Never on the first date. I'm a gentleman." To which the bored superior instantly loses interest.
Montalbano's superiors represent, not surprisingly, the top echelon of malfeasance; should events not go to their plan, they're always prepared, at the drop of a hat, to toss the detective and his team under the bus. Or at least lam it out of town until whatever it is blows over. Unfortunately, this depiction of Italian law is no mere parody. Check out Douglas Preston's and Mario Spezi's shocking book The Monster of Florence, if you think I'm kidding...or, if you're not so ambitious, simply YouTube clips of the Amanda Knox debacle. It's been said that the Catholic diocese adored the Father Ted series; I've heard that the Italian constabulary worships MONTALBANO. Makes sense.
Mio perferito supporting player is Marcello Perracchio as Dr. Pasquano, the elderly, rotund respectable-looking M.E. While renowned as the duchy's forensic genius, he's also a vile, foul-mouthed rascal. "Hey, Montalbano, you prick!" is his standard eyebrow-raising greeting to the detective. What follows is a barrage of epithets so disgusting that even I won't repeat them here. I love the bastard!
The final (barely) human puzzle piece to Montalbano's unit is their paragon of ineffectuality Agente Catarella (Angelo Russo). Calling Catarella a low-grade moron would be a compliment (he's so ineffectual that even the village idiots consider him an embarrassment). Within the course of the average workday, the buffoon mangles the Italian language (getting suspects'/officials' names hilariously wrong), loses relevant evidence and neglects to inform Montalbano of major breaks in a case. And he sweats way too much. Long story short, Agente Catarella makes Henry Armetta look like Noel Coward. Okay, everyone does one thing well, and Catarella's prime triumph comprises the (sort-of) mastering of the office computer system – which he uses to play video games. Normally, when an employer catches a worker engaged in such no-no on-the-clock enterprises, the drone would be deemed instant toast. Not so with Montalbano. After brusquely demanding what the bungler is up to, the detective inspector pushes him aside and starts to play the games himself (fortunately this newly-gained knowledge helps in solving a case).
Providentially, Montalbano's crime-solving and romance expertise rarely get in the way of his number one purpose in life: food. Most days, the epicurean can be found sitting by the veranda of his treasured bistro, dining on exquisite seafood. When confronted by his officers, suspects, lovers (or all of the above), his first reaction is to inquire if they'd like to join him. The answer, one of the show's running gags, is to always turn him down – the implication being that Montalbano's rapturous descriptions of palette-tasting delights will drive his companions crazy (eating is, as the inspector is apt to divulge, like making love to a beautiful woman – two pursuits Montalbano excels in). Or maybe he just has lousy table manners.
The four feature-length TV movies included in the two DETECTIVE MONTALBANO sets (episodes 23-26) represent the program's most recent cases, and are guaranteed to addict mystery fans to the quirky appeal of the series.
In Angelica's Smile, a slew of high-profile robberies lead to murder, a taunting series of Jack the Ripper-type letters, the uncovering of a vicious loan shark, a local puppet show and a startling shooting in broad daylight. When a rich couple's intimate (and lethal) anniversary celebration is revealed to have been a group sex party, the reasonable explanation is that "...they like to celebrate with company."
Mob kidnapping, petty thievery and extortion bombings surround the insidious Mirror Effect. Montalbano's patience is put to the test when a prime suspect nearly kills the inspector in an unrelated instance of road rage. That a charred corpse turns up in burnt-out car only adds to the mystery, temporarily lightened by Pasquano's salutations to the beleaguered inspector: "...when I see you, my heart swells – and so do my balls!"
"Do we ALWAYS have to get something wrong?!" ponders Montalbano in A Voice in the Night. Good question, as it makes the squad wonder if a suicide may have been a murder. Ditto a missing bloody bathrobe, the disappearance of a beauty (who may have been the lover of her husband's father) and the possible involvement of Islamic terrorists! Even the detective's sweet and sour relationship with his TV news chum Niccolo (Roberto Nobile) may prove more damning than helpful. At least there's lunch!
My favorite in the quartet is A Ray of Light, as it incorporates unexplained mysticism into its mystery. Montalbano's nightmare of a lone coffin in a field is somehow tied to Livia's sudden depression, which brings her back to Vigata. How it all connects to a Tunisian illegal arms faction, a lesbian affair between two dazzling townies, a scumbag suspect's justification of spousal abuse ("I beat her because she was raped"), rivalry with the big city terrorist squad and a mob-style execution makes for one fascinatin' web of intrigue. When Montalbano resorts to subterfuge without informing his staff, Mimi's angry "Why didn't you let us know?!" reaction is undercut by the inspector's nonchalant "I want you to be spontaneous."
DETECTIVE MONTALBANO's mass appeal is its reliance upon substance over plot. The characters' vivid personalities carry the narratives – so big kudos to the cast, and especially the great Zingaetti. Underlining the above are the scripts, based on the popular best-sellers by author Andrea Camilleiri (who also wrote each episode, along with Francisco Bruni and Salvatore De Mola), which bristle with sarcastic humor that seamlessly teeter-totters from subtle double entendre to broad slapstick. Of course, this makes the occasional jolting violence and suspense all the more electrifying. Further credit must be given to the savvy direction by Alberto Sironi, who handles the task in the best tradition of classic 1960s Italian comedy...with just a touch of Simenon...and a pinch of Julia Child.
Franco Lecca's cinematography is awesome – so spectacular that I can only imagine that viewers will want to vacation in the resort town (even with all that annoying killing, bombing and mob retribution). The opening credits alone will have you on auto-dial to your travel agent (the fictitious town of Vigata is, in reality, the coastal community of Ragusa).
Franco Piersanti's lush music is terrific as well, at times recalling the best of early 1970s Morricone.
The DVDs, presented in excellent widescreen 16 x 9 transfers, burst with sharp, sun-drenched colors, a veritable Mediterranean holiday. This is complemented by the stereo-surround Italian audio (with English subtitles) showcasing the aforementioned soundtrack and atmospheric background ocean surf effects.
Extras encompass brief interviews with guest casts, regulars and crew. Some of these are startling in their own right, notably a segment devoted to costar Pernad. I was taken aback to hear her speak perfect English, but not as much as when she revealed that she speaks little to no Italian. Shocked herself that she was offered the part of Livia, the Scandinavian actress reveals that she receives her scripts in English, and apparently plays her role phonetically with occasional dubbing. Hey, since her chemistry with the charismatic Zingaretti is like nitro and glycerin, "Eh, why not?"
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Under the Oil Pollution Act, emergency restoration may be undertaken by the trustees during the response phase to minimize or prevent injury to natural resources. Emergency restoration must not interfere with the response effort and must be approved by the on-scene coordinator.
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These groups develop and carry out pre- and post-impact field studies. For the Deepwater Horizon spill, the technical working groups are collecting data on:
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- Submerged aquatic vegetation
- Shorelines
- Subtidal habitats
- Shallow and deepwater corals
- Birds
- Marine mammals and turtles
- Wildlife
- Human uses, for example, fishing, hunting, and beach closures
Sample collection includes water, sediment, and tissues for chemical analyses. Data is collected through land and ship-based sampling and aerial surveys.
What kinds of restoration projects will take place?
Examples of possible restoration projects include:
- Habitat creation and enhancement of wetlands, coral reefs, sea grass, and waterfowl habitat
- Dam removal and fish passage
- Preserving sensitive habitats
- Removal of invasive species
- Recreational projects for fishing, boating, and swimming
- Projects that prevent or reduce pollution
What constitutes "damage" to a resource?
"Damage" is the amount of money or services sought by the natural resource trustees as appropriate to compensate for the injury through natural resource restoration or replacement projects.


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We would like to take the time to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Enjoy this holiday season and have fun with your friends and families.
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Nice ass….HO HO HO!
Happy Holidays to you Dave and the crew of A4A.
Thanks Ron !
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Happy Holidays to you there Dave. Sure would be nice to find that under the tree here. Merry Christmas to all.
Hmmm…be nice to find that under my tree.
Happy Holidays to you and yours Dave!
Would luv to have that nice hairy hole under my tree Christmas morning. Ho Ho and Ho!
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thanks for the crack Dave, is that your hot one?
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Lorenzo this guy would love 2 have u in front of me i'm down 4 brown.Dean
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Lorenzo I would love to find you under my tree Christmas morning.
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Then, as if that isn't enough, Steve, Jay and Emmett take part (partake?) in a Cross-Media Moment that takes them from the seedy underworld of Craigslist personals to the seedier overworld of studio websites. And Scarlett Johansson.
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WINSTON-SALEM | Stevie "Steve" Joe Hedrick, 62, passed away Thursday evening, Dec. 6, 2012, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice House after several years of declining health.
A funeral to celebrate Steve's life will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Maple Grove Church of the Brethren by the Rev. Grady Blackburn and Dean Thomason. Burial with military rites by VFW Post 3074 will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park.
The family will see friends 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Davidson Funeral Home, Hickory Tree Chapel and other times at the home.
Steve was born in Davidson County on Aug. 19, 1950, to Clarence David Hedrick and Rachael Frances Wrenn Hedrick. He was of the Presbyterian faith and worked for Just Marketing touring with the Crown Royal Racing show car before retirement. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam Conflict and a life member of VFW Post 3074 and DAV. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Surviving Steve are his wife, Susan Smith Hedrick of the home; son Kelly Hedrick (Monica) of Clemmons; daughter Jennifer Housden (David) of Kernersville; brother Jimmy Hedrick (Linda) of Clemmons; sister Beverly Myers of Lexington; four grandchildren, Joshua and Christopher Hedrick and Alexander and Kaylee Housden; and two great-grandchildren, Brianna and Kaylee Hedrick.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice and Palliative Care Centers of Forsyth County, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.
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Minutemen and Commodores set for nationally televised game.
Sept. 17, 2013
• For the first time in program history, UMass will play host to a team from the Southeastern Conference when Vanderbilt visits Gillette Stadium on Saturday afternoon (12 PM kick-off). This will mark the second of four scheduled games with the Commodores after the Minutemen traveled to Nashville last season.
• The game will be televised live on ESPNews and the WatchESPN app. Dave Lamont will call the action alongside color analyst Ray Bentley.
• The UMass Sports Network will once again feature Voice of the Mintuemen Josh Maurer handling play-by-play duties alongside analyst Matt Goldstein, sideline reporter Cody Chrusciel and game host Adam Frenier. The game can be heard live starting at 11:40 AM (EST) on 105.5 FM WEEI (Springfield), 1440 AM WVEI (Worcester) and 95.9 FM WATD (South Shore). The broadcast is also available online through www.UMassAthletics.com and on smart phones and tablets through the TuneIn app.
• Vanderbilt and UMass first met last season in Nashville with the Commodores defeating the Minutemen 49-7. Vandy scored 14 points in the final two minutes of the first half and had a 28 point burst in the third quarter. Jordan Rogers threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns, while the Commodore run game picked up 226 yards and three touchdowns. A.J. Doyle tossed his first career touchdown going 8-for-14 for 48 yards in relief of Mike Wegzyn.
• The game will feature the return of former UMass assistants Bob Shoop and Sean Spencer. Shoop was the defensive backs coach at UMass during the 2006 NCAA National Finalist run. Spencer was a defensive line and special teams coach in 2001-03 and 2007-08.
• UMass is coming off a 37-7 loss at Kansas State last Saturday. A.J. Doyle started at quarterback for the first time this season and the second time overall in his career. Stacey Bedell ran for a career-best 81 yards, while Tajae Sharpe had a career high 98 yards receiving. Doyle finished the game going 21-of-31 with two interceptions. UMass led 7-6 after the first quarter, but a 21-point second quarter for the Wildcats broke open the game.
• The Minutemen will be off next weekend for the first of two bye weeks this season. UMass will next play on Oct. 5 at Bowling Green. The Falcons defeated UMass 24-0 last year at Gillette Stadium.
• UMass will honor its specific Colleges which make up the overall University at several home games this year. At the Vanderbilt game, UMass will honor the Isenberg School of Management which is one of the top programs in the country.
Sept. 21 Isenberg School of Management
Oct. 12 College of Natural Sciences/Fine Arts Center/College of Humanities & Fine Arts
Nov. 2 College of Social And Behavioral Sciences/UMass Libraries
Nov. 16 College of Education/College of Nursing/School of Public Health & Health Sciences
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Three in a Row at the 'Dome
After completing the road portion of its 2000 schedule with a 2-4 mark, Tulane starts the "home stretch" of its 2000 season with the first of three straight home games as Houston visits the Superdome. It will be the eighth straight weekend of play for the Green Wave.
The Last Time
Houston claimed a 36-31 victory in Houston a year ago this weekend. The Cougars jumped out to a 27-10 lead early in the third quarter before Tulane roared back with a pair of touchdowns to close the gap to 27-24 entering the final period. UH got a field goal to take a six-point lead and then sealed the win on a 75-yard interception return by Kenny Hill. Patrick Ramsey passed for 360 yards and a pair of Tulane receivers, including Adrian Burnette, went over the 100-yard mark for the Green Wave.
Last Week
J.P. Losman hit Zander Robinson with an eight-yard touchdown pass with 1:25 remaining and Adrian Burnette recovered the ensuing onside kick, but the Green Wave was unable to convert in the final seconds and Louisville claimed a narrow 35-32 victory over Tulane in Louisville. Tulane set school records for passes attemtped (72) and completed (43) with starting QB Patrick Ramsey hitting for 34-of-54 completions before injury forced him out of the contest in the third quarter. The Tulane defense did not allow a play of more than 23 yards and Burnette caught 12 passes for 122 yards in the game.
Dome Sweet Home
Tulane is playing just its third home game of 2000 at home versus Houston. All-time, Tulane is 65-82 (.442 winning percentage) in the Louisiana Superdome, including a 1-1 mark this season. A year ago, the Wave won three of its five home games as all of its victories came at the Superdome.
Conference Calling
In four seasons, the Green Wave is 14-14 all-time in Conference USA play, including a 6-0 record and league championship in 1998. This season marks the first time that C-USA teams are playing a seven-game league schedule. In 1996, teams played five league games and the number stood at six from 1997-99 until moving to seven this year. With the addition of TCU to Conference USA in 2001, C-USA will consist of 10 teams, with South Florida slated to be the 11th football-playing school beginning in 2003.
Vs. C-USA Teams
All-time, Tulane is 36-46-2 versus teams that currently comprise Conference USA. The all-time lists, both as C-USA teams and overall:
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|Southern Miss
Quite a Pair
Green Wave kicker Seth Marler and punter Casey Roussel have formed quite possibly the top kicking tandem in Conference USA this season. Marler is 13-of-17 on field goals and 22-of-23 PATs on the year, and has converted all eight of his three-point tries from inside 40 yards. Roussel, meanwhile, leads the league in punting average while helping Tulane win the field position battle.
Pair Versus Pair
The Houston-Tulane game matches teams that boast two of the top five receiving "pairs" in the nation. Ranked by both total catches by two receivers and by catches per game, the Houston duo of Brian Robinson and KeyKowa Bell, and the Tulane twosome of Adrian Burnette and Terrell Harris rank fourth and fifth in the country, respectively. Robinson and Bell have combined for 100 catches for 1,174 yards on the year while Burnette and Harris have made 98 catches for 1,216 yards.
Make Ours A Trio
After a big game (10 catches for 72 yards and a TD) by senior Kerwin Cook last week at Louisville, Tulane's top two is really a "big three". Burnette, Harris and Cook have combined to catch 63 percent (134) of the Tulane completions for 64 percent (1,606) of the passing yardage. Burnette and Cook have 10 of the Green Wave's 16 touchdown catches this year..
Airing It Out
Tulane quarterbacks combined to complete 43-of-72 passes versus Louisville to establish new school records for pass completions and attempts in a game. The 388 passing yards tied for seventh-highest on the all-time list. The attempts record was previously set last year versus this week's opponent, Houston. The Green Wave currently boasts the No. 6 passing offense, and No. 10 total offense, in the nation
Louisiana Flavor
Tulane's starting line-up, especially on offense, has taken on a distinct Louisiana flavor this season with 17 in-state players among the starters. Ten of 11 starters on the Green Wave offense hail from Louisiana with left guard Bryson Westbrook of Cumming, GA, the lone out-of-state offensive starter. Defensively Tulane has seven LA starters and four out-of-staters, three of whom are from Florida.
Senior Starters
While much has been made of the freshman contributors, in 2000, the fact is that the Green Wave starts 10 seniors on offense (5) and defense (5). Overall, 10 of the Green Wave's 11 starters on offense are either juniors or seniors with tailback Mewelde Moore the lone underclassmen. The defense is more evenly aligned with two freshmen, four sophomores and five seniors, but no juniors.
Freshmen of Note
By making his first start of the season at Louisville, receiver Roydell Williams became the fifth true freshman to start a game for Tulane this season. Williams joins Mewelde Moore (5 starts), fullback Kris Coleman (1 start), defensive tackle Lonnie Crayton (3 starts) and cornerback Lynaris Elpheage (4 starts) on Tulane's list of freshmen starters in 2000. In addition, Wesley Heath worked last week as the Green Wave's top OLB after Corey Jones was sidelined by injury. He did not start the game as TU opened in its nickel defense.
Six Stalwarts
While QB Patrick Ramsey, the receivers and tailback Mewelde Moore set records and gain accolades, it is six silent stalwarts on the Tulane offensive line who have powered the rushing game and provided protection for Ramsey and J.P. Losman. Center Torie Taulli played through a slight knee sprain last week to continue his streak of playing on every offensive snap (663) for the Green Wave this year, as has junior right tackle Corey Sewell. Senior left tackle Bernard Robertson has been perhaps Tulane's best player this season, and has caught the eyes of visiting NFL scouts. Junior Chrys Bullock has been the most versatile member of the line, seeing reps at both guard spots and playing one half the game at left tackle last week, while Bryson Westbrook missed his first series of the season at Louisville when he came out of the game briefly with a leg contusion. Robertson and Taulli have picked up the team's offensive player of the week honors twice each.
Injury Update
Running back Jeff Sanchez (rt. ankle sprain) and tight end Tim Pinter (rt. knee sprain) have missed the last three games with injuries sustained in the UL-Lafayette game. Receiver Derrick Joseph (hyperextended left elbow) and linebacker Corey Jones (sprained left foot) were injured at Army and missed the trip to Louisville. Free safety Quentin Brown (lt. shoulder sprain) and quarterback Patrick Ramsey (bruised sternum) were added to the Tulane casualty list this week. Their status will be updated later in the week.
Next Up
The Green Wave takes on Navy next Saturday in a Veteran's Day special in the Superdome. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. Navy, 0-8 on the season, is off this week.
Is It Better to Receive?
Freshman tailback Mewelde Moore continues to make an impact for the Green Wave despite losing his conference-leading status in rushing after earning 49 yards on 15 carries at Army. Moore did catch six passes for 101 yards and a 74-yard TD, the first of his career, in the game. In doing so, he became the first TU running back in 12 seasons to pass the 100-yard mark in receiving and is just the third Tulane running back in modern history to accomplish the feat. Michael Pierce was the last TU running back to have a 100-yard receiving game and he did it three times in 1987 and '88. Earlier this year, Moore became the first freshman, and just the fifth player in Tulane history to post back-to-back-to-back 100-yard games with three straight 100-yard rushing games versus East Carolina (131), SMU (104) and Cincinnati (114). The Baton Rouge native was a fourth-round draft choice of the San Diego Padres in the 2000 MLB draft and will play for the team during the summers.
Select Company
Green Wave receiver Adrian Burnette became just the sixth player in school history to pass the 2,000-yard mark in career receiving yards after grabbing seven passes for 82 yards last week. Burnette joins Marc Zeno, JaJaun Dawson, Wil Ursin, P.J. Franklin and Jerome McIntosh in the 2,000-yard club at Tulane with 2,006 yards on 139 career catches. He ranks sixth all-time in receiving yards and TD receptions and fifth in catches.
Ramsey Looks for 5K
With 4,920 career passing yards, Patrick Ramsey needs 80 yards to top the 5,000-yard mark for his career. The junior from Ruston already ranks fourth on the Tulane charts for both passing yards and pass completions. He needs one more TD pass to move into a tie for fourth in career TD passes and he is already the only TU signal-caller to pass for 400-plus yards in a game, which he has done three times during his career. After hitting Mewelde Moore with a season-long 74-yard touchdown toss versus Army, Ramsey has thrown a touchdown pass in 18 straight games as Tulane's QB.
Onto the Charts
Senior Jerry Phillips posted his fourth straight double-figure tackle game with 15 tackles at Army Saturday and now leads Conference USA with 84 stops on the year. He entered the season with 240 career tackles and is now poised to break into the top 10 all-time at Tulane in that category with 324 total stops. He needs five tackles to pass Rusty Chambers (1972-74) for 10th place on the list. With 11 more solo tackles this season, he will move into Tulane's Top 10 in that career category.
In A Rush
With 971 rushing yards on 262 carries so far this season, the Green Wave needs just 55 more rushing yards this year to surpass its 1999 season total of 1,026 rushing yards. A year ago Tulane rushed 356 times and averaged 93.3 yards per game rushing. Tulane is averaging 3.7 yards per rush and 138.7 yards per game this year, an increase of more than 45 yards per contest. The Green Wave has already scored more rushing TDs than it compiled in all of 1999.
Tulane continues to lead Conference USA in third down conversions as the Green Wave have converted on 52-of-116 third down attempts this year for a 44.8 percentage. Louisville ranks second in the league at 41.6 percent. Tulane opponents, unfortunately, have nearly matched the Green Wave's average with a 42 percent conversion rate (47-of-112). TU also leads C-USA in first downs with 164 on the year, 14 more than Cincinnati.
Mewelde Moore was named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week for his performance versus Cincinnati, while Patrick Ramsey picked up the award a week earlier after the SMU contest. Punter Casey Roussel shared C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week honors following the SMU game and Roxie Shelvin got the nod after his blocked PAT preserved the Tulane win at ULL. A pair of Tulane defenders and receiver Adrian Burnette have earned recognition from the Louisiana Sports Writer's Association. Noel Ellis was named LSWA Defensive Player of the Week following the SMU contest while freshman Lynaris Elpheage earned the same honor a week later after picking off two passes versus Cincinnati. Burnette was chosen the LSWA's Offensive Player of the Week for his 11-catch, 191-yard performance versus the Ragin' Cajuns.
Preseason Award Notes
In addition to Jerry Phillips' mention on the Butkus Award Watch List, junior punter Casey Roussel made the Watch List for the new Ray Guy Award, which will go the nation's top punter in 2000. Senior offensive tackle Bernard Robertson was selected to the preseason All-Conference USA team in a vote by league coaches.


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Three Legged Legs for NASA
And I thought it was for NASA that space agency…
Good work even though it wasn't the NASA I was hoping for.
this ones not bad, but if anyone else was at the flux screening this premiered at, the logan date farmers video is what needs to get posted like yesterday.
The extensive making-of is a nice, thoughtful touch.It sounds like they went through a world of pain to get this together!
2 weeks to create this? My God…they should work for NASA! (Sound of rim-shot)…
…i just watched the HD download version and gotta say it looks stunning at it's intended size
nice work.
Unless I am going crazy here, it looks like this version has been worked on a LOT since the first screening at Flux a month ago, so I'd guess it was definitely more than 2 weeks to work on this.. maybe 6 weeks?? This version looks much better, but I'm not overly crazy about the style of the "psychedelic effects" parts.. looks a bit jumbled and inconsistent, maybe that was the idea though.
good job fellas, but i feel like you could have easily hid about 10 more penises in there. maybe next time. see ya all soon
truly a great vid. seen it at flux too. both this and the logan vid were super tight. and the one with the animals heads getting sliced. do remember thinking the projection quality was suspect all night.


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Things you can hear Lil Wayne ramble on about over the course of his fascinating half-hour-long "Public Service Announcement":
- Steve Jobs ("I don't know a person that hasn't been influenced in some sort of way by this man.")
- Thoughts on mortality ("What if I 'Sean Kingston' the fuck out myself [on my jetski]?..I wonder if motherfuckers really remember me for the innovator that I am?")
- Sizzurp ("When I picked [the cup] up…y'all didn't even know what it was!")
- Tattoos ("Are you tatted everywhere, n—a? Are you? [Pulls up pant leg, shows wrist]. I do this. For real. Why do you do this?")
- Cars ("Ask the people…I was the first African-American…rapper…with a Bugatti…You know what the people at the place called me? The Barack Obama of Bugattis.")
- Guitars ("I picked up a motherfucker guitar, and I put out a rock album…My reason for picking up that guitar, 'coz I wanted to learn how to play a motherfucking guitar and sing to a woman…I bet you your girlfriend know how to sing 'Prom Queen,' I bet you know what 'Drop the World' is…")
- Skating ("Don't say 'Yeah, that n—a Wayne, he skating, he wanna be like a white boy. Say, 'That n—a Wayne skating. He wanna be like a white boy. Say it like that.")
- Changing the world ("I'm making the world a better place. I'm making your son, your cousin, your niece, your nephew say, 'I wanna skateboard. I wanna go outside and play.' When the last time you heard your child say that?")
- Gang Affiliations ("The first day I rolled into jail, two big n—as came to my cell, pulled me out of that motherfucker, pulled me into the pantry…said, 'You are a Blood…in this prison, you are classified as a Blood, you are classified as a Chief. So we will be watching you very closely'…not to say that that makes me an official gang banger, but n—a…don't…don't…don't test my shit.")
- Staying Disciplined ("I still get up every day and go to the studio. Not that one [in my house]. I still get up every day, get in my car and drive 15 mintues to the studio. 'Coz I don't wanna never get too relaxed and say 'Oh I got this shit at the crib, now I can do it when I want.' No, you still gotta do it every day. It's just at the crib in case you ever forgot that you didn't do it for a day.")
- Concluding Remarks. ("Do you what you do, ladies and gentleman, and do it well. And know why you doing it. And don't be afraid to believe in why you doing it. And if so be it, Lil Wayne's the reason…")
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She may be known for her gorgeous looks, her rambunctious sense of humor, her commitment to faith and family and her steadfast refusal to change her politics to fit the local fashion. But one of Angie Harmon's strengths—her dedication to her profession—may have been underestimated: For the past few weeks, she has been filming her TNT crime series Rizzoli & Isles while walking around (and nabbing bad guys) on a badly injured ankle.
"I tripped over a C-stand [a piece of lighting equipment] on the set," she explains when we meet for dinner in a noisy L.A. bistro. "To save face, I kept saying, 'It's fine, it's fine,' but inside I'm thinking, It's bad, it's -really bad. You know when you're so hurt, you feel like you're going to throw up? But they just said it was a sprain—until the seventh doctor, the one I just saw. He said, 'We're looking for a break or a bruise or a tear.' Then he pulled up my X-ray and said, 'You have all three.' "
It's a development that could have been scripted for the sassy, self--assured detective she plays on one of cable TV's highest-rated shows—and soon was. While another actress might have been down for the season, Harmon returned to production, with her character, the admirably athletic Jane Rizzoli, simply pausing to ice her ankle.
The series is based on Tess Gerritsen's novels about Rizzoli, a tough Boston-based police detective, and her best friend, Dr. Maura Isles, a know-it-all medical examiner. Harmon's goofball irreverence, folksy delivery and loose-limbed swagger make Rizzoli seem like a homicide cop who could actually exist. On the show, she's the straight-up jock to the ultrafeminine Isles, played by Sasha Alexander.
When critics write about Rizzoli's success, they often mention its stars' winning chemistry—a rapport Alexander felt in her first audition with Harmon, who had already been cast. "Our humor completely clicked," she says of a read-through that was so spot-on that she was dumbfounded when Harmon later came to her in the waiting room and solemnly announced that the powers that be wanted them to give it another try. "I looked at her and said, 'I don't think it can get much better than that.' "
But when the two actresses returned to the audition room, Alexander was greeted with a standing ovation—and a job offer. "She'd already played a joke on me, and we hadn't even worked together yet," says Alexander, who loves how her friendship with Harmon, just like Isles's with Rizzoli, has gotten loopier over time. "We've had a lot of laughs over the cadavers," she adds, explaining that the dead bodies on the series are played by real people. "They'll fall asleep or start snoring, and Angie will go over and poke them." As for the male crew members, they're still unaccustomed to Harmon and Alexander's playful way of punctuating a sentence—which the actresses refer to as "boob slapping." "It's girly humor—we're very touchy-feely," says Alexander. "We'll make a joke or something, and I'll just slap her boob. And the guys will be like, 'Really?' "
A side effect of such fun-loving camaraderie is that a big part of the series' fan base believes these two attractive women are friends with benefits. Last season the lesbian website After Ellen even ran a countdown of "The Top 10 Gayzzoliest Moments on Rizzoli & Isles." Although both stars were initially taken aback when some of those admirers aggressively pushed for them to take their relationship to the next level—"It was like, 'We're not going to watch your show, because you won't write them making out,' " Harmon says—these days they welcome and occasionally wink at their lesbian following, looking deep into each other's eyes or brushing up against each other for no reason.


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The digital age continues to impressively revolutionize the fashion industry in new and exciting ways.
This coming summer, the modeling industry will take one step further into the future. A new app and software called Persofolio will launch as the freshest and most innovative social media platform ever to greet the world of style.
Although society moves forward in amazing ways, influenced by technological advances on a day to day basis, the $10+ billion modeling industry has remained unchanged for decades in the way it conducts its business. Persofolio will go above and beyond the more limiting software that the modeling agents normally use to schedule and manage models. This newest app will offer a series of advanced analytics tools that leverage a sleek social media interface to bridge the communication gap between models, agents and brands. Members of Persofolio will be able to pair high-quality, portfolio ready snapshots with the most up-to-date performance data. Furthermore, they will be able to send these ready-made portfolios to key decision makers anywhere across the globe. In addition, it will serve as a digital networking platform and scouting tool that has the advantage of facilitating business communication in real time and across any device.
What is even more helpful is that clients will be easily able to interact, give feedback to agents and book models directly with minimal agency interaction as they rely on the app. With just one search, brands will have the ability to use powerful search engines to get only the best portfolio from many different agencies.
The success behind Persofolio is the team of experts that used their real-world experiences to create what certainly promises to be the winning app.
"Social media has been the elephant in the room within the modeling world for years," says Persofolio founder, Dino Fulgencio, who helped build some of the most popular modeling industry software platforms used today. "There is so much potential for models and agencies to utilize new avenues of communication to expand their presence, and that is exactly what we have set out to do. Our goal is to provide one coherent platform on which models, agents and brands can interact, allowing for transparency within the industry, which currently does not exist."
The initial launch will start with Persofolio¹s scouting app in the summer of 2014 to select modeling agencies and aspiring models. The platform¹s full capabilities will be introduced over the course of 2014 and 2015.
It is only meant to be proven that Persofolio will become the premiere career tool that will change the game for models, agents, photographers, fashion designers and stylists as we approach the future. With Persofolio, the modeling industry will be well equipped to keep up with the digital demands of its 21st century clientele.
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Release Date: 2013-04-05 (NY/LA)
Genre: Comedy, SciFi/Fantasy
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John and Alice live in small town America - 20s, married, very much in love, and broke. Once voted "most likely to succeed," Alice struggles to make ends meet while her friends enjoy the good life. Her husband John, neurotic and riddled with phobias, just wants to get the bills paid. But an accident leads them to a roadside antique shop where Alice is spontaneously drawn to a mysterious brass teapot. It isn't long before they realize that this is no ordinary teapot and that perhaps they have found the answer to all of their financial woes -THE BRASS TEAPOT is a magical dark comedy that reminds us to be careful what we wish for.
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Black-throated Shrike-tanager (Lanio aurantius) - HBW 16, p. 183
French: Tangara à gorge noire
German: Schwarzkehl-Würgertangare
Spanish: Tangara Gorjinegra
Other common names: Great Shrike-tanager
Taxonomy: Lanio Aurantius Lafresnaye, 1846, Colombia; error = Guatemala.
May form a superspecies with L. leucothorax, and in the past often treated as conspecific. Recent molecular data indicate that the divergence between the two is only 0·9%; their geographical distributions are discrete (although approach each other in Honduras), and the two differ mainly in some plumage characteristics; they perhaps represent a recent speciation event combined with rapid plumage divergence. Monotypic.
Distribution: Caribbean slope of SE Mexico (from C Veracruz) E to lower Yucatán Peninsula, S to N & C Guatemala, Belize and Honduras (E to vicinity of La Ceiba).
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This week's Pick Six is with Alabama beat writer Chase Goodbread of the Tuscaloosa News and TideSports.com. Chase has been covering Alabama football since 2007.
Alabama has won every game by at least 19 points and trailed for all of 15 seconds, giving the appearance of a team with very small or very few weaknesses. What are the areas LSU can try to exploit?
There have been times this season when the Alabama running game hasn't been particularly sharp. For the most part, it's been effective, but it hasn't been quite the same without Trent Richardson. It doesn't qualify as a weakness, but is an area where the LSU defense could potentially hang its hat on Saturday. Another area where Alabama hasn't been especially effective lately is kickoff coverage. Cade Foster touchbacks would be of value in Baton Rouge. Alabama ranks 101st in the nation in that category, allowing 24.2 yards per return.
Talk about the development of AJ McCarron. It seems that his confidence has been on a steady upward climb since Jan. 9. How much does confidence play a part in his success, his ability to get passes in tough spots and of course avoiding interceptions?
He is a better quarterback this season, but the perception that he's come leaps and bounds is a little off-base. In 2011, he completed 67 percent of his passes, threw only five interceptions, and had Alabama not had a Heisman Trophy finalist running the ball, he likely would have eclipsed 3,000 yards. He finished with 2,634 in 13 games, right at 200 per game. This season, he's been a better play-action passer and is throwing more touchdown passes. As well, the fact that he hasn't thrown any interceptions is certainly garnering well-deserved attention. But in terms of the throws he's making to do it, he's been pretty much the same guy.
LSU fans are eager to hear about the progress of Dutchtown's Landon Collins. Looks like he's playing but not making a huge impact defensively, which could be an impact on his brother Gerald Willis, a 2014 prospect out of New Orleans Edna Karr. What can you tell us about his season?
Landon Collins is definitely making a difference on special teams for Alabama, and even blocked a punt a few weeks ago. He was never going to supplant a fifth-year senior and third-year starter like Robert Lester at one safety spot. Vinnie Sunseri was able to hold him off at the other, and he hasn't been involved in the nickel/dime packages, either. The future is bright for Collins and his physical skills are readily apparent, but 2012 will be a special teams year for him.
Amari Cooper, Alabama's outstanding freshman wide receiver, got "nicked" (Les Miles term) last week against Mississippi State. What is his status for this game?
Amari Cooper was limited in practice Monday and Tuesday but has made steady progress. Nick Saban said on Wednesday's SEC teleconference that Cooper should be ready to practice fully on Wednesday. He's a go for the game.
Alabama's offensive line has been excellent as expected but has given up 17 sacks, a little over two per game. LSU averages a little under three sacks per game, third in the SEC. Is this a concern for the Crimson Tide?
It was a pretty big concern when Western Kentucky's pressure scheme came up with six of those 17 sacks in week two. Since then, UA's protection has been much improved for the most part. If LSU is able to get pressure, it is more likely to come from the right edge, where tackle D.J. Fluker plays. Left tackle Cyrus Kouandjio protects the other edge more effectively.
There is starting to be talk that Mack Brown will step down at the end of this season and that Texas may come after Saban. He has always had wanderlust in his blood, but given that he turned 61 Wednesday, do you see him leaving and/or retiring after this season as legitimate possibility? If Bama wins another national title there will be virtually no worlds left to conquer at the Capstone.
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Early in Saban's career at Alabama, it was certainly harder to believe when he said he intended for UA to be his last stop. Six years in, however, it's harder to doubt. Saban gives off a "been there, done that" vibe where the NFL is concerned. Absent another shot at the NFL, it's hard to imagine a college job being more attractive than the one he has. If Las Vegas were to put out a line on how he finishes his career, retiring from Tuscaloosa would be a heavy favorite.


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Educated Georgia Tech.
STS-94 (July 1-17, 1997) was a re-flight of the Microgravity Science Laboratory (MSL-1) Spacelab mission, and focused on materials and combustion science research in microgravity. Mission duration was 376 hours and 45 minutes, traveling 6.3 million miles in 251 orbits of the Earth.
Birth Place: Augusta, Georgia.
Status: Inactive.
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Spaceflights: 2 .
Total time in space: 19.67 days.
Mission Specialists: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics and minimum three years of related experience or an advanced degree. Vision minimum 20/150 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Maximum sitting blood pressure of 140/90. Height between 150 and 193 cm.. 10 pilots and 9 mission specialists, 6 civilians and 13 military officers, chosen from 2,962 applicants, of which 122 screened in June-August 1994. 4 additional international astronauts.
With delays in International Space Station construction leaving ample room in the shuttle schedule, NASA made the unique decision to leave the equipment installed in Columbia and refly this mission with the same crew later in 1997 as STS-94.
The mission this time went for its full two week duration and the crew completed the full list of experiments. The deorbit burn was on July 17, 1997 at 09:44 GMT and Columbia landed on KSC's Runway 33 at 10:46:34 GMT.


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They were rap's royal couple. Nas and Kelis jumped the broom in 2005 after a courtship that included video cameos and public declarations of love.
But the split between the rap legend and his R&B wife four years later was just as public and all too ugly. As the expectant "Milkshake" singer accused her husband of abandoning her mid-pregnancy in legal filings, allegations of infidelity burned up the blogs.
Things got "crazy," the pride of Queensbridge, New York, said on Wednesday's "RapFix Live." The divorce thrust Nas into the New York tabloids, where he was alternately painted as the victim of a gold-digging star and a cheater who callously hid the ATM cards with a baby on the way. Having stayed mostly mum over the years, Nas was ready to tell Sway his side.
"Life is crazy," the famously private MC said. "I [wound] up paying more money to baby mommas than what some of my rap brothers and sistren make."
At the time, several outlets reported that Kelis was seeking about $45,000 a month in child and spousal support from the father of two, daughter Destiny from a previous relationship and son Knight with the "Bossy" singer. The figure was formally reduced last year by a court to a $25,000 month, but the scrutiny left Nas scarred.
"I've always been away from too much limelight and that right there put me in your — no one's exempt from people probing into your life once you get into the game," he conceded. "So [the divorce] put a lot of my business out there, man. People weren't thinking I was making that kind of money, and now they knew."
The handsome single rapper — a record number of MTV's female staffers suddenly turned up on set this week — paused to reflect on what advice he'd give to a newly engaged couple. He looked away, the "God's Son" tattoo on his neck visible for a split second, before responding.
"Man, if you're happy," he sighed and then paused again. "Love is a beast. Hold on, be prepared for any way it may go, and be honest."
Nas' tax woes have also made the front page, but he declined to discuss the topic, promising instead to confront it on Life Is Good.
Of course, it's been more than four years since Nasty Nas dropped a solo full-length. And the multiplatinum lyrical legend has teased fans with spotty output. Still, the 39-year-old has impressed with recent features like Rick Ross' "Triple Beam Dreams" and tracks like this month's dancehall-flavored "The Don," which managed to slay rap purists and trend on Twitter.
But more important, these were signals that a release might be in the offing. All this anticipation for a rapper who was just out of his teens when he dropped his seminal debut, Illmatic, back in 1994. We'd say life is pretty good for Nas.


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Came accross this and it confirms I won't be taking any vacations that take me through NJ.:mad:
February 27, 2006 - The Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, Inc. (ANJRPC) announced that it has commenced a lawsuit against the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and one of its police officers for wrongfully arresting and imprisoning for nearly five days a 57-year old Utah man delayed at Newark Airport by a baggage error while traveling from Utah to Pennsylvania.
The lawsuit seeks more than $3 million in damages for civil rights violations and a permanent injunction forcing the Port Authority to follow Federal law on interstate transport of locked, unloaded firearms that have been secured in luggage and declared by law-abiding citizens.
The Utah man, Gregg Revell, a real estate broker and family man with no criminal record and a Utah firearms permit, was flying alone from Salt Lake City, UT to Allentown, PA to retrieve a car he bought and drive it home. He was travelling with a firearm for personal protection. As required by Federal law, the firearm was unloaded, cased, locked and inside his luggage when he declared it at check-in in Salt Lake City on March 31, 2005.
Due to an airline-caused baggage error, Mr. Revell missed his connection from Newark to Allentown and had to stay overnight in New Jersey. When he checked in at Newark Airport the next morning to complete his travels, he again declared his firearm, as required by FAA regulations. He was then arrested for possession of a firearm without a New Jersey state license, and imprisoned in Essex County jail for five days until his family arranged bail, which had been initially set unusually high at $15,000 cash (no bond).
But Mr. Revells travels were protected by the Firearms Owner Protection Act, a Federal law passed in 1986 to protect law-abiding citizens who travel with firearms. (See 18 U.S.C. § 926A.) That law trumps state and local gun laws and protects interstate travel with firearms under certain circumstances, all of which were present in Mr. Revells case. Several months after the arrest, all charges were withdrawn and the prosecutors case administratively dismissed.
"The Port Authority blatantly violated Federal law when it arrested Gregg Revell," said Scott Bach, President of the Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs and a member of the NRA Board of Directors. "Those charged with enforcing the law have a special responsibility to follow it themselves," Bach continued. "Mr. Revells arrest is part of a pattern of similar misconduct by the Port Authority throughout the New York-New Jersey metropolitan areas."
"This lawsuit is intended to send a signal not only to the Port Authority but to every agency and officer responsible for policing our airports and highways: if you violate the rights of law-abiding gun owners, you will be held fully accountable." The lawsuit also names the arresting Port Authority police officer, Scott Erickson, as a defendant.
Once inside Essex County prison, Mr. Revell was subjected to numerous atrocities. He was thrown into a holding cell with 28 inmates, many of whom were admitted murderers and rapists. He endured a repulsive vomit-covered bed and toilet, was denied his blood pressure and migraine medication, innoculated against his will, given inedible food, strip-searched, and left only with his wits to survive.
"I did nothing wrong yet was arrested and subjected to the worst treatment imaginable for almost a week," said Mr. Revell, who has 8 children, 8 grandchildren and has been married for 36 years. "I brought this lawsuit together with the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs because I want to stop this kind of abuse from ever happening again," said Revell. "No one should ever have to experience what I experienced," he said. "I paid the price, but Im committed to making sure no one else does."


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RITA Award winner Irene Hannon has also won the Holt Medallion and the Daphne du Maurier Award for her romantic suspense. U.S. Marshal Jake Taylor loathes guarding federal judge Liz Michaels. How can he protect the coldhearted workaholic who drove herlate husband, Jake's best friend, to suicide? But as he gets to know Liz better, his heart—and her life—are soon in danger.
©2011 Irene Hannon (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC
"Hannon is a master at character development." (Library Journal)
"Great book, needs better narration..."
I love Irene Hannon, and loved reading the book when it was published last year. However, I was disappointed in the narration of this audiobook. There was little to no vocal difference amongst the various characters, making it difficult at times to follow along. I also found little difference in tonal inflection between scenes-- happy, sad, fearful, delighted, etc., they all sounded the same.
"Inspiration not Romanitc Suspense"
The opening says 'this is an inspirational story.' I knew then I had made an error in my purchase. The sample I listened to sounded like it COULD be good and a fast listen, I was wrong. This is a slow listen and story. More soothing than heart beating fast type. I think it was categorized wrong. Two and a half hours into the story and those two and half hourse could have been completed in 30 minutes. While I'm trying to be positive about the book I would hate others, like me, to purchase this audiobook that were expecting more bang for their buck.
"Inspirational romance story"
I'm not sure which category this book was listed under but it's more of an inspirational story than a mystery. It's also a slow romance book. There were religious undertones, conversations and thoughts. That having been said it wasn't too overwhelming and if you like slow, clean, getting to know you romances with a little bit of excitement and action (no sex and the violence was low-key since it is an inspirational book) you would like this book. It jumps back and forth between different characters thoughts of what was happening at the moment or what had happened in the past that brought everyone to the crossroads they were at. The characters are well-developed and fleshed out.
Looking over the reviews I saw a lot of complaints of the narrator but I didn't think he was that bad. I actually liked his voice.
"Great story, terrible narration."
Yes, the story was good.
The narrator was very bland and unemotional.
"Really good"
Excellent book so full of suspense it kept me on the edge of my seat. The romance added to the story.
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"Occasional Reader"
I loved the whole law enforcement storyline and the fact it took place in Missouri.
"Ok Story, Horrible Narrator"
It is a good thing this is not my first encounter with Irene Hannon's books. If it were, it would of probably been my last. This is not one of Irene's best books. The story was so-so and the narration was the worst I have heard in a while. I started with book three in this series, which was much better, and decided to try the first in this series. This story was so dry, I am not sure if I want to give book two a try.
"good book"
enjoyed the story line. the production was not the quality that I'm used to. lots of gaps and pauses. this should not reflect on the author or reader, just the production crew.
Very well written, holds your interest. Suspenseful right to the end even if a little predictable. Would highly recommend reading or listening.
"A matter of life, love or death"
This was an exciting tale of developing romance through dangerous times, involving murder,kidnapping and a wild search for the victim. The author reveals each character's story which explains their motives and actions. A good read.
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