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Richard Blais: The Baddest Effin' Chef on Twitter?
The former Top Chef doesn't hesitate to talk smack about his patrons AND his staff.
Now that Ivy Stark has taken down her tweet about wanting to kill her pantry chef, who can we turn to for some real-time kitchen aggro? Ladies and gentleman, Top Chef's Richard Blais! The dude talks smack about his patrons ("This guy at table 11 is such an effin juice box ... ") and his staff: "Not sure why I take back cooks who have effed me before. But here we go again, over a few dollars." And while conducting that cooking demo with Stefan: "He's a bit more of a rock star. But Im a better cook." Okay, so there was a smiley face after that, and he also tweets about his kid, but we're just going to pretend Blais is out of his effin' skull.


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New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton has been released from the hospital following Monday's leg surgery, but he has not yet returned to the team's practice facility. Acting head coach Joe Vitt said he is expected to come to the facility this evening.
Vitt said Payton has been involved in the offensive game planning. He said Payton communicated with offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael Jr. and shared his thoughts on first- and second-down plays, which is what the team works on during Wednesday practices and meetings.
As usual, Vitt had some tough talk while stressing that the team won't use Payton's injury as an excuse. He said Payton told the staff to let the players know this situation is not an excuse to lose or not give 100 percent effort.
"I don't think there's a coach or player on our team who considers us to be in turmoil right now," said Vitt, who added that "there's 31 other teams in the league who were glad to see (Payton) hurt and in the hospital and that he's missing practice because they don't want us to be successful. That's just the truth."

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This announcement is a little delayed, but we are now open in our new Valley Junction location! Our new address is:
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We will be having a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, September 3rd at noon. Refreshments (cookies & lemonade) will be available. If you can, please drop by and help us make this event a success.
Ribbon Cutting at New Store Location - Thursday, September 3rd - Noon
Come help us celebrate the opening of our new location! Cookies & lemonade will be provided!
Stork Affair at Mercy Hospital - Saturday, September 19th - 9am to 1pm
There was a miscommunication with the event organizer about our participation in this event and we are currently not on the vendor list, but we are trying our best to rectify that! With a lot of persistance and a little luck, we'll see you there!
Every Family Rocks at Blank Park Zoo - Sunday, September 27th - 10am to 5pm
This is the year for this (hopefully) annual family friendly event! Tickets are $8 in advance, $15 at the door, (children under 3 are free) and includes admission to the zoo as well as musical performances all day long at multiple locations throught the zoo. Little Padded Seats is one of a slect few vendors who were invited to participate in this event!
Charlie's Soap has recently been having a problem with their new packaging for their Laundry Powder. They switched from plastic lined paper sacks to a reusable cloth sack and have had issues with the powder absorbing humidity through the sacks and solidifying. They believe that they have found a solution to this problem going forward - adding an extra layer of packaging inside the reusable sack.
However, that doesn't fix the problem of customers who bought laundry powder only to find that it had turned into a 'brick'. So, anyone who has bought a package of Charlie's Soap Laundry Powder and has experienced this problem can simply bring it back to us for a free replacement sack.
We have extended our L'ovedbaby clothing line to include lots of fall and winter stuff and some really great Arms Free Swaddlers. The swaddlers are a soft velvety material that makes you just want to snuggle it.
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Wife, son suffered depraved abuse before crossbow killing at library
Sam Pazzano ,Toronto Sun
First posted: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 07:15 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 09:26 PM EDT
Si "William" Cheng was killed by his son with a crossbow inside a branch of the Toronto Public Library in December 2010. (Toronto Sun files)
TORONTO – Zhou "Peter" Fang and his mother Nora Fang suffered graphic abuse and degradation that is too obscene and depraved for any Hollywood script.
"William" Si Cheng tormented his son "Peter" Fang since he was a crying one-month-old baby until the 24-year-old killed him in a crowded Toronto public library in December 2010.
Suspect sought in torture kidnapping
Published On Thu, 22 Dec 2011
Curtis Rush
Police Reporter
Police have put out a Canada-wide warrant for a man wanted in a vicious kidnapping for ransom earlier this month.
The victim, a man in his late 20s, was beaten and tortured for a number of hours while a $500,000 ransom was demanded, police said. The plot was foiled in a dramatic takedown the next day.
Tattoo parlour owner jailed in torture plot
By Daryl Slade, Calgary Herald December 16, 2011
The central character in a bizarre plot to kidnap, torture and kill a man he believed had set fire to his family's northeast Calgary tattoo business last June has been sent to prison.
Luciano Carlo Ferrazzano, 39, was sentenced on Thursday to seven years in jail, which includes credit for his guilty plea and time already served for conspiracy to kidnap and loan sharking.


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Denise Colaianni has been a faculty member at Western Connecticut State University since September 2001. She completed her BSN in Nursing from City College of New York and her MA in Nursing Education from New York University.
During this period she has served as an adjunct professor, special appointment assistant professor and currently as internship coordinator for the BS Health Promotions program. She has served as faculty advisor to the HPX Club and the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, and received the 2001-2002 Adjunct Special Recognition Award from the School of Professional Studies and the 2007 Certificate of Appreciation from the School of Professional Studies.
Prior to her time with WestConn she was an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Fairfield University, Administrator/Clinical Supervisor of Visiting Nurse Service of Ridgefield Ct., Administrator of Roncalli Home Health Care in Bridgeport CT, Assistant Director of Education, Patient Service Manager and staff public health nurse with Visiting Nurse Service of New York and staff nurse at St. Lukes Hospital in New York.
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Gary Shaw Promotions sent out this release right after his fighter, Tureano Johnson, was TKO'd in the tenth and final round vs. Curtis Stevens on NBC Fight Night, Friday night.
PHILADELPHIA (April 4, 2014) - Tonight at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA, Gary Shaw Productions middleweight contender Tureano Johnson (14-1, 10 KOs), was robbed of his opportunity to continue fighting with Curtis Stevens (27-4, 20 KOs) when referee Gary Rosato prematurely stopped the bout at the 2:09 mark of the tenth and final round.
Johnson, who controlled the action early on, got off to a great start and mounted a considerable lead against Stevens's midway through the bout. As the fight entered the final rounds, Johnson continued to stand his ground and win rounds as both fighters were going toe to toe. Entering the tenth and final round, Stevens, who was clearly down on the scorecards, landed a nice left hook that slowed Johnson down, and the referee halted the bout prematurely. Tureano Johnson was clearly ahead on the scorecards and had plenty of life left to finish the bout before the referee stopped the action. When the bout was stopped, boos from the crowed were heard throughout the arena, validating a premature stoppage.
"I'm outraged that my fighter Tureano Johnson was robbed of his ability to finish the fight." said Gary Shaw. "Johnson clearly could have continued on. Stevens is nothing. Johnson was winning every round. I'm going to protest this premature stoppage and demand an immediate rematch. To rob a fighter like Johnson got robbed tonight is preposterous. With what Johnson gave the fans tonight, he should have at least been able to finish the fight. I'm beside myself with this decision."
"I wanted to come out tonight and give the fans an all action war." said Tureano Johnson. "My game plan was to come right at Stevens and bring the fight to him. I did exactly what I wanted to do and I was winning the fight convincingly. I have a great chin. When he landed that left hook in the final round, I was rocked, but I was ready to continue. I was robbed by the referee tonight and the fans should rally behind me to command an instant rematch. My message to Curtis Stevens is...you better not run from the rematch, because if you do, the fans will know you're a fraud."
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Lifeguards today are keeping a close watch on Manhattan Beach after several sharks, believed to be great whites, appeared near the shoreline on Tuesday, prompting rescuers to briefly clear the water of some young swimmers.
Authorities say the sightings of what appeared to be baby whites measuring between four and seven feet in length is reportedly a series of events.
On July 9, El Porto Beach, located near the beaches of Dockweiler and Manhattan Beach, was closed after a young great white was spotted near its coastline.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium quickly dispatched researchers to Manhattan Beach in an effort to learn more about the behavioral patterns of the juvenile sharks.
"Their goal is to actually get them on the boat or pull them into a net and then tag them so they can do research," lifeguard captain Kyle Daniels told CBS Los Angeles. "August is a great time to try to research them because they often come into closer waters to eat shoreline fish."
With Labor Day expected to draw a huge crowd to Manhattan Beach to celebrate the traditional end of summer, officials stress the importance of exercising safety precautions while swimming, wading, snorkeling and surfing in the area.
"We have fully staffed lifeguard towers through Labor Day weekend and we're encouraging everybody to swim near lifeguards," Daniels told the local news reporting station. "We will continue to advise if we see more sharks and let people know that there are sharks in the area, but not to be too afraid."


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The Thief pre-order incentive was announced and if you order the highly anticipated game now you will be receiving "The Bank Heist" which is again, only available if you pre-order. A few months ago Square Enix Origin announced the official release date of Thief which will be on February 25 for North America and February 28 for Europe. We take a closer look at the bank heist and a couple of new trailers that was released by Eidos Montreal.
Thief Pre-order Extra Is The Bank Heist
If you played any of the previous Thief games, you will know that the bank heist is a tribute to Thief II's bank based adventures which is a significant and meaningful pre-order incentive for true fans of the franchise. Now, the future of the new Thief game is uncertain because the game can turn out to be a critical failure and Eidos Montreal might release this pre-order incentive as a free DLC, but then again the game could be a success and you might end up missing this chance to have the bank heist. The bank heist is unique because it will give you the following:
- A very challenging and fun mission that will put your thieving skills to the test.
- Challenge your brain and skill by outsmarting the banks security
- Search the bank for its many loots and secrets
- The thief pre-order is a true homage to the Bank mission in Thief II: The Metal Age.
Without a doubt this is an impressive thief pre-order incentive; check out the two new trailers below released by Eidos Montreal and let us know what you think!


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You guys, my whole neighbourhood looks like this. It's going to be so sad and empty in the springtime.
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Open Mic, Chapter FiveEngland was the first nation to recover, having stereotypically very few emotions to begin with. He crept back into the empty room and greeted the fairies and unicorns that had supposedly been there waiting for him.
After waiting for a moment in silence, his sights fell to the abandoned microphone. Without giving it a second thought, he tore off his uniform, revealing the baggy T-shirt and jeans he wore underneath. He put on sunglasses and a backwards baseball cap, and grabbed the mic.
"Flying Mint Bunny," he said. "Drop me a phat beat."
Flying Mint Bunny swirled around England, beatboxing into his tiny little paws. England nodded to the beat. Then he raised the microphone to his mouth.
"My name is Britain and they call me Great,
France will try to outdo me, haters love to hate
I'm a rapping nation, bet you didn't expect
And if you want to get to know me, then I'll tell you direct
My heart is ambitious,
Open Mic, Chapter FourPutting his pants back on for the third time that day - or maybe the fourth time - France pushed between America and China. He plucked the mic from America's hands as if picking a delicate rose. Then he sauntered across the room.
"My brothers in arms," he said. "And, my lover in bed," he added, with a wink toward England. England scowled and turned away.
"I, France, the country of love and romance, will show you what to do with a microphone."
"I hope this does not involve sesame oil, aru."
But, much to China's relief, that was not what France was planning to do. France snapped his fingers and the lights went dim. A single spotlight shone down on him, as did a rain of sparkles and bubbles. In a voice as rich and silky as liquid dark chocolate, France began to sing:
"Quand il me prend dans ses bras
Il me parle tout bas
Je vois la vie en ro-o-o-ose
Il me dit des mots d'amour
Open Mic, Chapter ThreeWhen the dust settled, America raised his arms over his head in victory. In his hand was the microphone. England pulled a hamburger out of his pocket and used it to distract America while he retrieved the mic.
"That's quite enough of that," said England. He set the mic back down in the middle of the table. "Let's start with the first issue of today."
"But of course," said France. "The most important thing we must discuss is No Pants Day."
"No Pants Day?" the other nations chorused.
"Yes," said France. "This is following up from my proposition last time - "
"No, you git!" shouted England. "I meant we need to talk about important things!"
"But Angleterre, this is important."
"Honestly," England said, sighing in exasperation to an empty space beside him. "Can you believe what I'm forced t
Open Mic, Chapter TwoRunning like a wild stallion, America tore down the hallway and burst into the room. He leapt over a chair, cleared the railing, and landed on the other side. Letting himself sink to his knees, he slid to the blackboard and tagged it with a hearty slap.
"First!" he shouted. "I'm the first one here!" This garnered a sigh of annoyance from England, who had been waiting for quite some time for the others to arrive. He was already halfway through his second cup of tea, and he had reread his notes so many times he had practically memorized them.
"Really, America," England said. "Must you always make such a spectacle of yourself?"
America didn't bother to respond. Instead, he plunked into the chair next to England. Then, he took a hamburger out of his pocket and began to stuff his face. England looked in America's direction, raising a remarkably thick eyebrow. As he w
Open Mic, Chapter One"Time to review the plan!" Germany shouted at his troops. Japan and Italy straightened up and saluted.
"Yes, captain," said Japan. "The plan I have devised to spy on the Allies is to put a sound transmission device into their meeting room. The device will pick up everything they are saying, and we will hear it on this machine." Japan opened his hand toward a small wooden box with a dial and two speakers on the front of it.
"Good," said Germany. "Italy, is your part of the mission complete yet?"
Italy looked up from a piping-hot plate of spaghetti. He slurped in the last noodle, letting it flick his face and leave a streak of tomato sauce along his cheek.
"Dammit, Italy! Are you paying attention at all?"
"Yes, Germany," said Italy. "But then I was distracted by this pasta, so maybe you could explain it again for me."
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Report: Next-gen MacBooks go Nvidia
A new report indicates that Apple has chosen Nvidia GPUs to power its next-gen MacBooks.
Currently, Apple's 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro models are equipped with AMD's Radeon HD 6750M and 6770M graphics chips, while the 13-inch system features integrated Intel graphics.
However, The Verge, basing itself on a "trusted source," claims Cupertino has asked Nvidia to supply discrete GPUs for its upcoming MacBook refresh.
Joanna Stern of ABC News seemed to confirm the above-mentioned report, stating that Apple's next-gen MacBook Pro lineup will indeed feature Nvidia graphics chips.
As AppleInsider's Josh Ong points out, the latest reports counter a March rumor claiming Apple had ditched Nvidia's Kepler graphics cards from a "large number" of its future MacBook Pros over critical supply issues.
Although Apple has yet to confirm an official launch date, Cupertino is widely expected to announce a MacBook refresh on June 11 during the company's Worldwide Developers Conference.
Indeed, suppliers are reportedly poised to ramp up production of the new lineup in July, with industry sources projecting 50% year-over-year growth in MacBook shipments during 2012.
The latest iteration of Apple's wildly popular MacBook - powered by Intel's Ivy Bridge processors - is expected to boast a major redesign, making it quite similar in appearance to the thin-and-light MacBook Air. For example, the Pros are expected to ditch integrated optical drives which will likely be replaced by solid-state flash memory, allowing for a thinner design, faster performance and improved reliability.
While additional specs have yet to be officially detailed, unofficial benchmarks circulating online indicate the new "MacBookPro9,1" OS X 10.8 (Build 12A211) is powered by quad-core 2.70 GHz Core i7-3820QM processor, hitting a GeekBench score of 12,252 - compared to an approximate score of 10,500 for the Core i7-2860QM processor found in the current MacBook Pro.


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Nokia buys bit-side GmbH, promises enhancements for Nokia Maps
Nokia's list of acquisitions has just got bigger today, as the Finnish company announced it will buy, for an undisclosed sum, the Berlin-based bit-side GmbH.
In Nokia's words, the acquisition will allow the handset manufacturer to "strengthen and accelerate its mobile development for Nokia Maps".
Bit-side GmbH is a small company (only 39 employees) that provides software and services for a wide range of mobile phones, mainly in the entertainment and imaging sectors.
Nokia and bit-side GmbH have been working together for some time, apparently on developing and integrating social and location related services.
Among the latest products from bit-side GmbH is a Plazes app for iPhone. This helps iPhone users to access Plazes geo web services – services which are offered by Nokia, since it acquired Plazes AG last year.
Another interesting development of the German company is the so-called Mobile Dashboard technology, which allows you to stay connected to Facebook, Myspace, Flicker and others.
Bit-side GmbH is also the developer of PanoMan, a Symbian S60 app that can generates panoramic images of up to 40 pixels.
After the acquisition is complete (sometime this quarter), the above mentioned stuff will obviously belong to Nokia, with bit-side being swallowed by Nokia's Services unit.
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April 14, 2009
Freshman running back Me'co Brown recently took time out of his busy Spring Practice schedule to speak with NIUHuskies.com. The 5-foot-7, 180-pounder from Moss Point, Miss. discussed numerous topics, such as when his pants fell down during a game in high school and his desire to learn how to play the piano.
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Why did you decide to come to NIU? When I was younger, I always wanted to play football far away from home. When I visited the campus, I fell in love with this place. The coaches were great and I really felt deep-down that there was a family atmosphere here. I also felt like I could graduate and that's my number one goal in college.
What do you enjoy most about being an athlete at NIU? Just having the opportunity to go to college. Everybody wants to get a college degree and to play football at the same time is a very special opportunity.
What is the hardest part about being a student athlete? Waking up so early in the morning and having to do so many things outside of practice. We have to wake up at 5 a.m. for conditioning and lifting sessions. Then we have to complete a certain number of hours at study tables, along with all the time spent in class. There is no time to procrastinate.
If you could accomplish just one thing while at NIU, what would it be? I really want to graduate and make my family happy. On the field, I want to be one of the best players to come through this program. I want to be respected by everybody and remembered for having a great work ethic, a positive attitude and one of the biggest hearts NIU has ever seen.
How do you prepare for a big game? I try to focus and think to myself. I listen to my iPod and visualize the game situations. I usually talk to myself and even say a little pep talk in my head. When the game starts, I just relax and let my natural abilities take over. I try to stay calm and have fun.
Who is your all-time favorite football player? Reggie Bush.
What is your favorite meal? Fried Chicken, cornbread and macaroni and cheese.
What actor would play you in a movie about your life? Rob Brown (actor who portrayed former Heisman winner and Syracuse running back Ernie Davis in the 2008 film, The Express)
If you could have a superhero power, what would it be? The ability to read minds.
What type of music would we find on your iPod? Lots of rappers from the South, like Gucci Mane, Plies, Juicy J and Lil Wayne.
When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be an NFL player, that's always been my goal.
What is your favorite class? Sociology 170.
What is your favorite activity outside of sports? I love watching highlight tapes of the NFL players who inspire me on the football field. I'm constantly watching players who I admire, such as Reggie Bush, Adrian Peterson, Devin Hester and Steve Smith.
If you could have dinner with three people in history, who would you pick? Reggie Bush, Keyshia Cole (Grammy-nominated R&B singer) and my mom. I love Reggie Bush's style of play and I'm in love with Keyshia Cole. She's so beautiful and has such an amazing singing voice. My mother is my ultimate inspiration.
What is the talent you'd most like to have? I'd really like to know how to play the piano. I love watching people play the piano. I think the ability to play the piano is a gift from god. I'm going to learn how someday.
I am the video game champion of... Street Fighter.
The TV show I can't stop watching right now is... The Jamie Foxx Show.
My favorite all-time movie is... The Lion King.
Funniest thing that's ever happened to me is... My pants fell down during a game my freshman year of high school. It was the fourth quarter and I didn't think I was going to play anymore. But the coach put me in and I had forgotten to tighten my belt.
The words I try to live by are.. Believe. Always believe.
Something few people know about me is... I'm very, very passionate about everything. My emotions are always sky-high.


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It's finally official that Andi Dorfman is ABC's "The Bachelorette 2014," and she's clearly pumped about the opportunity. Fans got to hear a bit from her during Monday's "The Bachelor 2014" special for "After the Final Rose," and Andi took to Twitter to share a bit more on March 11. What did she have to say?
Andi tweeted, "Am I dreaming?!? Insanely grateful, happy and most of all ready to find love!!! #cloudnine." Though Dorfman is, as is typically the case, a controversial pick among some fans, she's clearly got a lot of support. In just a matter of hours, Andi's tweet was shared almost 600 times and favorited nearly 5,000 times. It looks like she's going to have quite a bit of fan support this spring. The fan base as a whole is never completely satisfied with any pick the producers make, but Andi getting the gig is definitely generating buzz.
Filming for "The Bachelorette 2014" is about to begin, and Reality Steve's spoilers are already hitting his blog. Will Andi Dorfman find love? Will fans be able to have a fun season lacking in controversy and brutal "honesty" like they were hit with in Juan Pablo Galavis' season? Everybody will find out come May when Andi's season begins to air.
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In Dave Hendrickson's Hockey East weekly column on USCHO.com, he focuses on the role special teams played in UMass two wins last week and how a turn-around in that area can lead to future success. The article includes extensive quotes from UMass head coach Don "Toot" Cahoon.
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The 13th race of the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season is the eighth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, taking place Thursday through Sunday, July 3rd through 6th at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. All four top Mello Yello Series categories – Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle – will be in action, as will the NHRA Pro Mod Series and the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.
Two of last season's winners – Khalid alBalooshi (Top Fuel) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) – return to Norwalk to defend their titles; last season's Funny Car winner was Johnny Gray, while Mike Edwards won in Pro Stock.
alBalooshi is the latest in a string of Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel drivers to win at Norwalk, a list that also includes Larry Dixon in 2009 and 2010, and Del Worsham in 2011. alBalooshi's teammate, 2013 Top Fuel champ Shawn Langdon, is looking for his first win at Norwalk and second of the 2014 season after finally breaking through at Bristol last month.
"I think it will feel good to get back to Norwalk because I know I have done this before," said alBalooshi. "I will not have any thoughts about not being able to win there because I won there last year, and that will give me an advantage. Norwalk is also a very good race track for our team so that is good, too."
Smith comes to Norwalk with similar statistics as last year: fifth in points with one final round appearance and one semi-final appearance. He not only went on to win at Norwalk, but he took home the 2013 Pro Stock Motorcycle championship.
"This is a track where we can certainly win again," said Smith. "The track is good and I love the facility. We could definitely have someone on our team win the race. We have a strong team and we've showed that all year. It's been a pretty impressive performance out of our team. We've got a good team and good power, but we have to get some lucky breaks."
2009 Norwalk Funny Car winner Jack Beckman is seeking his first win since 2012, and more importantly a boost in the points standings – he's currently 11th, 22 points out of the all-important top 10 and out of the Countdown to the Championship standings.
"We're just running out of time," said Beckman. "You don't know if every round is important but we know we can't afford to keep losing early on Sunday. We'll be out of the top 10 for two races in a row when we get to Norwalk and it is going to get harder to catch the cars ahead of us as they start solidifying their spots for the Countdown. We're putting our backs to the wall and we're getting to the position where we have to win two or three events to jump back into this thing."
Another driver looking to get into the top 10 is Pro Stock driver Greg Anderson, currently 12th in points after missing the first six races of the season following heart surgery. He, too, is looking to snap a winless streak, currently at 44 races. He's made two final-round appearances since his return, but has yet to collect a Wally.
"We're definitely getting there, but we're not where we need to be," said Anderson. "We're progressing and we're finding a way to go rounds against some extremely tough competition. There has absolutely never been a year like this before. It's a much tougher challenge to crack into the top 10. We have to get back to winning races. To get into the Countdown you have to be able to win and that's the way it should be."
Qualifying for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals begins Friday, July 4th at 4:45 and 7:15 p.m. ET, continuing Saturday, July 5th at 4:45 and 7:15 p.m. ET. Final elimination rounds kick off Sunday, July 6th at 11 a.m. ET. Keep up with the action at www.nhra.com.
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July 14, 2008
Hello all,
Let me start by saying it's been beautiful in Colorado Springs! I arrived here last Wednesday to 90-degree weather. Carol Callan, assistant executive director for USA Basketball met me at the airport. Both of us were very excited to see each other. Carol is one of the most intriguing people I know. She has traveled the world and has worked with several national teams. I love listening to the many adventures she has had with USA basketball. Carol and her staff are all great people, I feel so honored to be a part of the USA Basketball organization. Coaching the U18 national team is an opportunity of a lifetime for me, and I am going to cherish this experience everyday.
The assistants are Terri Mitchel from Marquette University and Bill Finnelly from Iowa State University. They both have been wonderful for me. They have been very supportive and do an outstanding job of helping teach our players the game.
We have some of the best players in the country on this team. None have played a day of college basketball, but all have amazing careers ahead of them. They are all great girls, and I am quickly getting to know them and their personalities. Practices have been very productive. We have less then two weeks before competition in Argentina, while other teams we will face have been practicing for months. We have a lot to do, but we are making strides.
I will get to enjoy the beautiful mountains of Colorado for a couple more days and it's off to Washington DC for more training. After that, we take off for Argentina on a quest to bring home the gold!
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Why do victims of abuse, assault, and domestic violence go from one abusive relationship to the next? As a criminologist and victimologist, I am often asked this question by friends and family members of victims, as well as by victims. Typically, with victims of incest and those who are indirectly victimized by a family dynamic of domestic violence (those who witness their parents constantly verbally/physically fighting or with one parent emotionally, psychologically, or sexually assaulting the other), those children who do not seek counseling early on; they are more likely to end up in abusive relationships. But, it is not that the majority of them enjoy the victimization or even that they consciously seek out an abusive partner - anymore than a rape victim who seeks out repeated sexual violence when sexually assaulted more than once. In fact, more to the point, repeated victimization such as this tends to be a subconscious decision. Whether or not, they remember their childhood victimization is irrelevant because to them, the incest or indirect victimization of domestic violence is what they have been condition to believe as how love and affection is perceived to be real.
When they go from one abusive relationship to the next, it is as if they are driving on autopilot. For example, have you ever driven somewhere and when you arrived at your destination, you paused for moment and thought yourself, "Odd, I do not remember even driving here or which streets I drove, or when I stopped at the stoplights;" or even realized what was going on around you as you drove to your destination? This is because we have driven this route too many times to count and without thinking, we just drive it every time. In fact, you probably do not think about every time until you have realized that you just ended up in the same place all over again. We cannot fault people or even question why victims choose to repeat this type of behavior but we can support them by helping to educate and catch them when they fall.


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In October 1962 world tensions were high. In an effort to counter the strategic advantage the USA had gained from placing nuclear missiles in Turkey, the USSR was taking steps to place some of their own in Cuba.
The Americans spotted the communist efforts, and the ensuing escalation of dickwaving may have almost blown up the world, with neither side willing to back down in case the humiliation made their nation infertile. In the end an agreement of sorts was reached, and everyone went safely home wondering how far we were from pulling the trigger on ourselves once and for all.
Right now, the world is faced with a situation that could, at any moment, develop into this generation's very own Doomsday Panic. In Syria, President Bashar al-Assad stands accused of using chemical weapons against Syrian civilians. As punishment for this supposed deed, the Western Allies appear to be planning a missile strike on Syria. Because Iran has been reported to have boasted that they will destroy Israel if Syria is hit, and because the Western response to this would be hysterical, we are faced with unusually high odds of human extinction within the week.
The terror that this spread through the world may have been the catalyst for the great rejection of warmongering that characterised the late 60's and early 70's in the USA. After a few years of finger up the bum time, people appeared to slowly realise that the nuclear arsenals capable of killing us all needed only to be fired, and that the guys with their fingers on the buttons only needed an excuse. Questions began to be asked, such as "who is actually in charge of this circus?" and "can we trust them?"
Because studying how politics works usually leads to despair, people turned away from Babylon and tried to make lives for themselves. An age of distrust for the authorities began, perhaps culminating in the French riots/strikes of May 1968. As people came to understand the mentality and social structures that put the entire world at risk in 1962 they also came to reject them. At least for a while - the situation in the Middle East right now suggests that the people who remember that particular moment of history might all have been pensioned off.
This means that the current Syria crisis is a great opportunity to spread a wave of love around the world, perhaps if we just stoke it up a bit more. What humanity needs is to once again gamble our very existence on the emotional composure of people who are not guaranteed to be exemplars of human restraint and moral conduct. We need Obama to strike Syria and kill hundreds of people for no clear sensible reason, so that we can have two weeks of Iran threatening to nuke Israel and the USA and Russia to gamble the planet on maintaining face. I believe that the absurdity of this situation - so tantalisingly close now - will inspire humanity to once again look for the things we have in common and for paths of co-operative and loving action.


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2006 Exhibitions
Este es mi hogar / This is my home
March 20-April 7, 2006
A home is not simply the physical structure within which one lives. It is more than a house, apartment, trailer or shelter.
A home is a community, an emotional relationship, a foundation and much more.
How then, does our concept of home differ? Or does it in fact differ at all?
Participating Artists:
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The State of Art in the Columbia Valley
April 10 - 28, 2006
A biennial juried exhibition that reported on the status of art in the Columbia Valley.
Participating Artists:
Kelley Muntean, Darcy M Coyne, Jane Abel, Morse Clary, Leigh Williams, Thelma Triplett, Carole L Degrave, Jan Crocker, Marianne McAnulty, Mary Dryburgh, MB Condon, David Hurlbut, Greg Pierce, Bonnie Griffith, Marivi Lavides, Jeff Nichols, Consuelo Soto Murphy, Linda Andrews, Robert McMinn, Emily Dirkes, Laura Gable, Marna Auclair, Tom Woodall
Reasonable/Unreasonable: A new normalizing discourse
September 4 - 21, 2006
Sometimes it is difficult to differentiate between the "raving lunatic" screaming some apocalyptic vision into a megaphone on the street corner and a concerned citizen taking part in an anti or pro-anything rally in front of the capitol. Apart form the specific topic, they both look pretty "crazy," certainly not like you. It has been argued, that those who are "normal," the ones with the political, social and economic power, are responsible for blurring this line, for establishing a discourse that not only pushes all those who dissent (the others) to the fringes of society, but also for actually creating their subordinate identities. Those who are "normal" then get to decide what is reasonable and unreasonable with virtually no dissent from those within and are able to classify the totality of "others" as deviants. This exhibition brings together nine artists from across the US whose work addresses this system of ideas and knowledge. Their work questions and perhaps even alters the current idea of consensus, of what is reasonable or unreasonable.
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Patrick Holbrook: Fields
October 2-19, 2006
"Patrick Holbrook's work investigates power structures, the construction of race and reality, pop culture, language, humor, performance, public intervention, and other themes. It is based in digital media but includes other materials as well, and has been shown by itself at Eyedrum and the Saltworks Gallery Project Room in Atlanta, Mercer University in Macon, A\V Space in Rochester, New York, and in group shows at venues such as the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC and The Shoebox Biennial in Minneapolis. Patrick has been teaching at the Georgia College & State University Art Department in Milledgeville since 2002, where he runs the digital media area, and also taught at St. Cloud State University for one year. He grew up in New Hampshire and received an M.F.A. in Art from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst, and a B.A. with a double major in Video Art and Poetry across town at Hampshire College."
Artist Statement
The pens represent the location and amount of air strikes in Lebanon during July 2006.
What we know is determined by what we can see. What we see is determined by what we know. In a feedback loop, things seem to change, but it's only based on the data that's already there. New points of reference are excluded. If we can't break out of the loop, we will be in a perpetual state of war with constructed enemies.
The outdoor drawing is based on a minefield map found on the internet. Would we stand for the production of mines if we had to deal with them in our everyday lives, like so many other people around the world do?
May subjectivity be collapsed by collapsing geographic space?
Unlike the map in the gallery, the outdoor drawing is non-specific: it's based on a real minefield map, but the location is withheld. How is meaning created when we don't have the context? How do we imagine remote spaces?
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Collections: Art, Kitsch and Other Personal Treasures
Oct. 30-Nov. 16, 2006
"My grandmother loved Hummel figurines. As a child, my sister amassed everything even related to horses and I now have a friend who avidly collects aprons. While the objects collected may be widely different from person to person, it seems that most of us possess the same relative desire to accumulate related objects ... or perhaps to store memories or meaning. What quality is it that makes us want, even need, to gather, save and arrange objects? What do we treasure and why? This exhibition will form a temporary collection of collections in attempt to shed light on this instinctive, and often intimate, phenomenon."
Selections from WSU MFA & BFA Candidates
November 27 - December 7, 2006
The Selections exhibition featured the results of several years of intense study by Washington State University Master and Bachelor of Fine Arts candidates. WSU Fine Arts faculty personally selected the work based on such qualities as aesthetic complexity and conceptual density.
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"Creating Healing: The Role of Art Therapy in Clinical Settings" will offer clinicians information on the efficacy of creative expression in working with clients who have co-occurring conditions; the forms that creative expression may take relative to human development; how art therapy functions within overall clinical frameworks;
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Through the use of lecture, role-play and hands-on opportunities to try out forms of art therapy, clinicians will develop more tools to further individualize treatment for their patients and clients – and perhaps new forms of caring for themselves in their challenging and demanding professions.
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Tracy Dale Graves of Three Rivers and Jimmy Ray Woodin of Amarillo were married Saturday, July 20, at Three Rivers Church of Christ. Don Jones officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Susan and Bill Graves of Three Rivers. Parents of the groom are Cindy Malone of White Deer and Duane Woodin of Fritch.
The couple reside in Three Rivers.
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College Hockey:ECAC director of officiating Stewart adds KHL position to resume
ECAC director of officiating Paul Stewart has joined the Kontinental Hockey League as a consultant and as an advisor to KHL president Alexander Medvedev on judicial matters. He will stay with the ECAC in his current role.
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text: Sep 7, 2013 15:28 Former Saints WR Joe Horn to meet fans before Sunday's game Former Saints WR Joe Horn to meet fans before Sunday's game ** FILE ** New Orleans Saints wide receiver Joe Horn signals a first down after catching a pass from quarterback Aaron Brooks against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second half in this Oct. 10, 2004 file photo, in New Orleans. The New Orleans Saints released four-time Pro Bowl receiver Joe Horn on Thursday, saying Horn asked to be let go after the Saints asked him to take a pay cut. (AP Photo/Bill Haber) by ramon antonio vargas| firstname.lastname@example.com Sept. 4, 2013; 9:34 a.m. Comments Joe Horn, who played seven years with the New Orleans Saints and one with the Atlanta Falcons, will pose for pictures with and sign autographs for fans before his former teams face each other to start the regular season at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday. The ex-wide receiver will be at the Saints Hall of Fame Museum from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., according to team officials. After spending his first four seasons in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs, Horn joined the Saints in 2000 and went on to catch 523 passes for 7,622 receiving yards and 50 touchdowns. He ranks second all-time for the team in receiving yards and touchdown receptions as well as third in catches. No score was more notorious for the outspoken Horn than the one in 2003 that he celebrated by pulling a cell phone out from underneath a goal post, punching in numbers and putting it up to his ear. The four-time Pro Bowler played for the Falcons in 2007 before officially retiring as a Saint in 2010, the same year he was inducted into the club's hall of fame. At the same time as Horn's appearance on Sunday, WVUE-Fox 8 news anchor and reporter Nancy Parker will be at the museum signing and selling copies of her children's book "The Adventures of Yat and Dat Superdome." The Saints Hall of Fame Museum is located at Superdome Gate B on the plaza level. For home games, it is open three hours prior to kick off and for 45 minutes after the contests end, and ticket holders can enter free. Contact Ken Trahan at 504.471.2192 or email@example.com for more information. Get The Advocate in your inbox Subscribe


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One man is dead and a second man hospitalized after a shooting in Hayward that appears to have been sparked by a car crash.
Police say they received a number of 911 calls from several people
around 5:30 p.m. Thursday reporting several shots had been fired near the intersection of Saklan Rd.and Winton Ave.
Some of the callers also said the gunshots came after a crash at the intersection.
Hayward police Sgt. Mark Ormsby says when officers arrived at the intersection they found a 22-year-old man shot and killed at the scene of the collision.
As of late Thursday, the man had not been positively identified.
A short while after officers had responded to the shooting, police received a call from officials at a local hospital who said a man suffering from a gunshot wound had been dropped off at the facility.
Ormsby described the shooting of that man as "related" to the shooting at the crash.
Police say the second shooting victim -- a 48-year-old man -- is in stable condition, and is expected to survive. His name is not being released.
The two vehicles involved in the crash -- an SUV that had run off the roadway and came to a halt by a fence, and a sedan that had extensive damage -- were towed away from the scene late Thursday.
Investigators have not identified any suspects.
The incident Thursday night comes after three people were shot and wounded in Hayward over the weekend.
Early Saturday three men were hospitalized with what police described as non-life threatening injuries after two separate and unrelated shootings.


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The unemployment rate is dropping through out the country. While there remain pockets of high unemployment good jobs are coming back slowly. With many organizations releasing reports of a promising employment outlook for 2014 networking is more important than ever. It is projected that 65% to 80% of all jobs are found through networking. There are many job hunters are content to complete online applications or send resume after resume without any response. No one will get to know who you really are from your resume among a pile of other resumes. Good networking gets the edge on a job search because the truth is people like do business primarily with people they know. Networks are not just for those looking for a job. Networking is for those who are working too and in today's economy who has any job security?
Networks have to be built and managed to be successful. The business definition of networking is creating a group of acquaintances and associates and keeping it active through regular communication for mutual benefit. Professional networking is about making contacts and building relationships.
When starting to network start with the question "how can I help" and not "What can I get?" Choosing a group or organization to grow your network becomes an important. What are your interests of area of expertise? Or what do you want to know more more about? Finding people who meet regularly to share common interests and who are willing to help each other unselfishly is the perfect network. There are many existing network opportunities such as alumni organizations, professional associations, community job clubs or volunteer associations to name a few.
While your computer can become your best friend to search networking opportunities do not rely on exclusively on your computer to do the work needed to build a network. Only you can build your network. So when considering an established network begin with an honest self assessment of where you want to go and what network has opportunities for you to contribute. This is where your computer can help research what is out there. Develop a strong online social media presence through sites such as LinkedIn or Facebook which can be a useful tools towards finding an existing network to join.
Once you find a group to network that is a good professional fit for you then make a plan. Find out when the group meets or gets together. Not only look to participate in the meetings but explore volunteer activities or sub committees within the group. Keep in mind your network can include friends, neighbors, references or former colleagues too. Chances are you already have an informal network already that is ready for you to grow by simply reconnecting with people you already know. Make a lunch plan or phone call to catch up. It is important to take a self check of your existing network and determine if your it is time well spent. If your network is made up of people you do not like or who have an agenda different than what you need professionally it would be best to re-evaluate and build a network that is for mutual benefit.
One of the biggest obstacles holding people back from building a network is being comfortable meeting new people. While the purpose of networking means meeting people and building relationships it does not come easy for some. But remember people participate in a network to meet other people just like yourself. So do your homework by having ready a 10 second elevator speech, plus a 60 second commercial speech and a 10 minute informational interview ready. Practice what you will say and when you meet a new contact show interest in what they say and actively listen.
As networking contacts increase keep track of who you meet. Remember your new contact's name and where appropriate follow up. Politely approach your contacts in the career track that appeals to you. Be authentic and considerate. Your contacts can provide you a wealth of career information. How did the contact get into their position? What are their daily challenges? What is the biggest changes in the profession, who is hiring in the industry and who is the hiring manager? Always thank your contact for the information they provide you. Your network contact information can give you a huge advantage.
When you discover career opportunities within your network ask your network contacts for advice and not for the job. It is best that you use your network contacts as allies for information and insight. Should a satisfying career emerge come from your network or outside of your network you still need your network. Your network is for mutual benefit-it is a two way street. Keep building it. Do not be surprised when your network contacts begins to ask you for advice or information. Part of a network is showing your commitment to helping others in your network and moves you to a place of someone knowledgeable.
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PR # 251 May 20, 2008
The Children?s Campus at Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) in North Branch has been certified as a Monarch Waystation by Monarch Watch?s national Monarch Waystation Program.
As part of the project, the Children?s Campus?RVCC?s onsite childcare center?has created a natural habitat for monarch butterflies as they begin their annual migration from Mexico to Canada, and back again in the fall.
Last month, approximately 20 toddlers, preschoolers and older siblings and their parents planted a butterfly garden?dubbed the ?Caterpillar Caf?outside of the Children Campus. The Caterpillar Caf? contains milkweeds, butterfly bushes and other plans to help breed and sustain butterflies.
Later this summer, RVCC will host a ?Teaching and Learning with Monarch Butterflies? workshop for teachers as part of the Monarch Teacher Network. The three-day workshop for teachers in grades Pre-K to 8 will be held August 19-21 at the College?s North Branch Campus.
For additional information about the workshop, contact Cathy Griffin, director of the Children?s Campus, 908-231-8807, or visit http://www.MonarchTeacherNetwork.org .
RVCC, located on Route 28 and Lamington Road in North Branch, NJ, and serving Somerset and Hunterdon County residents for close to 40 years, offers 90 associate degrees and certificates. In addition, customized training programs and non-credit courses are available for those seeking personal and professional development.
The College is committed to offering a quality and affordable education through effective teaching, liaisons with the community?s businesses and state-of-the-art technology. For further information, visit www.raritanval.edu .
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Heilemann: How Ron Paul's Crank Appeal Could Hurt Romney Beyond Iowa
The GOP front-runner should be more wary of the damage Ron Paul could do with a third-party run.
So on Thursday morning, Beth Reinhard, a reporter for National Journal, is having a go at the breakfast buffet at the Embassy Suites in downtown Des Moines — when Ron Paul ambles in, piles his own plate high with grub, and begins to chow down. As Reinhard tells it, she approaches the Iowa co-front-runner and asks if he is at all concerned about the possibility that, if he doesn't win the Republican presidential nomination, his supporters might refuse to rally around the person who does. "Right now," Paul grouses, "the only thing that bothers me is people who don't respect my privacy enough to leave me alone for five minutes when I'm eating breakfast."
Reinhard's reaction to Paul's snappishness is a single word: "Charming." I confess to having the same reaction, minus any trace of sarcasm — and I suspect that more than a few voters, on hearing the story, would feel the same way. Paul's crankiness is, if nothing else, entirely genuine, a reflection of authenticity. It is not a problem; it's a big part of his appeal. What is a problem, however, is that Paul is more than merely cranky. He also happens to be a crank: a genuine, authentic crank, in the strictest sense of the term. And the fact that a crank may win the Iowa caucuses — and in so doing potentially scramble the GOP race more, and more unpredictably, than most people assume — is arguably the most compelling story going on in politics right now.
This notion of Paul as a certifiable crank was rattling around my head when I trailed him for a full day earlier this week. Observing Paul in action, I couldn't help recalling a brilliant New Yorker piece from 1996 by the late, great Michael Kelly. The story was about that year's presidential running mates, Al Gore and Jack Kemp, and was titled "Cranks for Veep." Kelly allowed that Gore and Kemp weren't "full-bore crackpots — not Baconians or orgone-box men or numerologists — but [they are] definitely cranks, and of a definite sort. They are examples of what you could call the Esperanto-type crank ... a sort of unified-field theorist, a believer in the one great idea that will fix everything." Kemp, wrote Kelly, was a "glory-of-capitalism man: he believes that if the big money machine can ever be built just right, and oiled just so, it will drive the world forever in humming happiness." For Gore, on the other hand, "the one great idea is systemology— that everything is connected to everything else, holistically, and that fixing it all is just a matter of getting all the systems running right." And though both men were surely professional politicians, both were motivated by a calling more earnest and exalted than moving votes; for them, "any audience [was] one chance more to move one step closer to universal understanding."
That Paul is another Esperanto-type crank is evident in all of his appearances, at which he lays out his own unified-field theory — libertarianism, simply put, though in fact what that means is a combination of radical free-marketeerism in the areas of fiscal and monetary policy and radical original-intent constitutionalism with regard to foreign and domestic policy — with great consistency if not the optimal degree of coherence.
In the cafeteria of GuideOne insurance in West Des Moines, for example, I listened as Paul opened up his talk with ten solid minutes on the glories of Austrian economics; railed against the evils of paper money; suggested he would withdraw U.S. troops from South Korea and Germany; skittered over to the budget, pledging to cut $1 trillion in his first year as president; pivoted to the dangers of regulation (in pretty much any instance); warned that the government was trying to "take over the Internet" in order to spy on its citizens; decried the coming accrual of "dictatorial-type powers" in Washington; and contended that America faced no dangers from abroad, declaring flatly, "Nobody is going to invade us! Nobody is going to bomb us!"
As Paul rattled on, I closed my eyes and pretended that I wasn't at a presidential campaign event. The image that immediately filled my mind was that of an addled, geriatric berzerker with bushels of hair growing out of his ears, sitting on a park bench, talking to the trees and the phantoms in his head, feeding stale bread to the squirrels. When I opened my eyes and looked around at the GuideOne employees in the cafeteria — who must have been promised that they could go home early if they were willing to endure Paul's gibberings — they wore sad, defeated, dazed expressions, as if they'd been bludgeoned with broomsticks.
The Paulistas, of course, don't look anything like that: They are ecstatic, exultant, riled, and razzed up to the rafters. In a presidential cycle that has featured notably small and docile crowds at the events of the Republican contenders, Paul's have been the sole and dramatic exception. Later that same night, at least a thousand of his supporters — many of them festooned in "Don't Tread on Me" paraphernalia —filled a hall at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, hooting and hollering and delivering the candidate a rousing series of standing Os.
What accounts for the intensity of Paul's support, not to mention the fact that it has swelled to a little over 20 percent of the Iowa electorate, according to every credible recent poll? Two things, I think. On one hand, you have a series of policy positions that, stripped of his loopy rhetoric, appeal mightily to left-libertarians (especially the college-age variety), from his opposition to "endless wars" to his support for legalizing drugs. On the other, you have a strain of paranoia that appeals to the most zealous quadrants of the anti-government right, up to and including the clenched-fist-and-camouflage crowd. In every speech he gives, Paul talks about taking an oath to protect the country from "enemies foreign and domestic" — he practically hisses that last word — and then moves directly to condemning the Patriot Act, not merely as an ill-conceived piece of legislation but as a dark plot waged by our government to strip the American people of their rights and liberties.
Paul's practice of what Richard Hofstadter famously called "the paranoid style of American politics" is not new; he has been at it for years. In an unsettling blog post at NYTimes.com, the New Republic's James Kirchick details Paul's support for the militia movement and other fringe groups — including the John Birch Society, whose 50th anniversary gala dinner he keynoted in 2008! — and flirtation with a range of conspiracy theories, from those implicating the Trilateral Commission, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Rockefeller family as part of a globalist cabal to the idiocies of the 9/11 "truthers."
The last significant presidential candidate to deploy this brand of paranoiac politics was Pat Buchanan. And that's a precedent worth considering. The conventional wisdom about Paul this year is that he has a high floor (owing to the passion of his adherents) but also a low ceiling (owing to the large number of positions he holds that are far outside the Republican mainstream). According to a new NBC News/Marist poll released today, fully 41 percent of likely Iowa caucusgoers regard him as "not acceptable as the Republican nominee" — nearly double the number who say the same thing about Mitt Romney. It is all but impossible to find any serious political person in Iowa who believes that Paul could secure more than 25 percent of the vote here next Tuesday, just as trying to locate any sensible Republican who believes that he can win the Republican nomination would be a fruitless endeavor.
But as Buchanan proved in 1996, the fact that a candidate is incapable of being the GOP standard-bearer doesn't mean he can't kick up a hell of a ruckus along the way — and pose significant problems to the Establishment choice for the nomination. Buchanan, please recall, finished second in Iowa to Bob Dole with 23 percent of the vote that year, then went on to beat the front-runner in New Hampshire. It is true, to be sure, that Romney is a stronger Granite State candidate than the Bobster was, and if he wins in Iowa, the Paul threat will quickly recede. But if Romney were to slip to third behind Paul and Santorum, the situation in New Hampshire might fast become unstable — and in South Carolina, even more so, as Romney would be forced to contend, in a state where he has never been strong, not just with Paul and Santorum but with Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich making what might be their last stands.
And then there is another scenario: one in which Romney wins the nomination, but Paul refuses to disappear. The other day, one of the savviest political operatives I know e-mailed me out of the blue. The subject line of the message read "Romney's mistake" and its body said this: "He thinks that he is running against Paul for the nomination. What he needs to start focusing on is how to get Paul to not run as a 3rd party candidate in the fall" — an eventuality that could cripple Romney's chances in the general election by robbing him of crucial conservative-libertarian votes. I e-mailed back: What would you suggest? "Stay away from him," came the reply. "Don't engage him and don't insult him. Maybe even find something to agree with. They are not competing for the same voters."
Romney has not followed that advice, however. Although, unlike Gingrich, the former Massachusetts governor has affirmed that he would vote for Paul if Paul were the nominee, he has also criticized Paul regularly in the runup to the caucuses. Paul, for his part, has said little in response, though his campaign ads on the Iowa airwaves have assailed Romney as a "flip-flopper." More to the point, Paul has consistently refused to rule out a third-party run should he fail to win the nomination. In fact, in his talk at GuideOne, Paul argued that both Occupy Wall Street and the tea party were expressions of frustration with the traditional political structure: "A lot of people are not so happy with the two-party system," he noted. And then he went on to say that there isn't a dime's worth of difference between Democrats and Republicans on the issues that matter most, from foreign and monetary policy to the debt and deficit.
Maybe Paul was just being cranky. Certainly, he was being a crank — it is what he is. But either way, no matter what happens in Iowa, I suspect we won't have heard the last of him. And Mitt Romney won't have, either.
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Just the other week, I reviewed a small British film called "Dom Hemingway" in which the filmmakers attempted to gloss over the major issues in the film's writing by gambling everything on the quirky main character and the performance by Jude Law that breathed life into him. Unfortunately, they lost that bet in devastating fashion, which makes it even sadder to see another small British film attempting to do the very same thing.
"Filth," based on the novel by Irvine Welsh, revolves around a police detective, Bruce (James McAvoy), who does everything he can in order to secure a promotion to detective-inspector, even if it means framing his competition for crimes they didn't commit, or even casting doubts on their sexual orientation. Meanwhile, his unit has been charged with solving the local murder of a Japanese student, but this becomes extremely difficult for Bruce as he descends into a fit of madness caused by a number of things, including his wife and child leaving him, guilt over his brother's death, and, of course, drugs and alcohol. His plan to get ahead quickly begins to fall apart as he slowly loses his grip on reality.
This is another film where the writer/director (Jon S. Baird in this case) hoped that a great performance from his lead actor would help overshadow the outstanding flaws in the screenplay, of which there are many. Unfortunately for him, just like with "Dom Hemingway," the screenplay is not something you can just leave as an afterthought, with the hope that everything will turn out fine. Golden Globe and BAFTA nominee James McAvoy does do a great job and is worthy of the praise he has been receiving for the role, but it's not nearly enough to fix the issues in the storyline.
It's hard to think of a film in recent memory that has had this much trouble concentrating on its main plot, meandering about like it doesn't have a care in the world. If the film can't even focus on its storyline, why should the audience bother to pay any attention to it? This is simply one of those cases where they thought that if they just made it weird enough (Bruce hallucinates quite a bit throughout the film) that that would be engaging enough, but given that there's no substance in these sections, there's little reason for the audience to waste their time with it. We do finally get around to the solving of the murder, but it ends up feeling like such a random ending, one that certainly wasn't worth the overstretched 98 minutes to get there.
"Filth" is a film that ends up leaving you with a bad taste in your mouth, not because of the content (you get what you would expect with such a title), but because it ends up getting nowhere with its shallow attempts at a plot and overanxious attempts to be bizarre. It's an utter shame to see McAvoy wasted in a film like this, but given the amazing reviews he is personally receiving, it looks like he'll come out of it unscathed. Baird's career becomes something of a different question. There are many filmmakers who have bounced back after making awful films, so after this, I suppose we can only wait and see. It'll be difficult, but if he puts as much perseverance into getting his next project made as he put into this heap, perhaps he'll be alright as well.
"Filth" comes to Blu-ray in a 2.35:1, 1080p High Definition transfer of questionable quality. It's disappointing to see that, for a film that is relying heavily on its visual impact, it has not been given particularly good treatment. The picture is slightly blurry throughout the entire presentation, which doesn't pose a particularly big problem, but it is distinctly noticeable. On the other hand, the 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio is top-notch, giving you all audial aspects in perfect quality. Overall, while there was room for a fair amount of improvement on the video side of things, at least the soundtrack has no problems to be heard.
Special Features:
Commentary with Director Jon S. Baird and Author Irvine Welsh: A commentary that simply shows that Baird and Welsh don't have that much to say about the film.
Deleted, Extended, and Alternate Scenes: About 23 minutes of scenes that merely show that the film could have been stretched out even more than it was.
Outtakes: Several minutes of outtakes that aren't particularly amusing, so they're not really worth the time to watch.
On the Set: Merry Filthmas: A very brief (four minutes) and superficial featurette that features some behind the scenes footage of a party scene in the film. Easily skippable.
James McAvoy as Detective Robertson: The Antihero: The one extra on the disc that's worth watching features some of the cast and crew discussing the main character and what McAvoy brought to him.
"Filth" is just further proof that filmmakers shouldn't risk their entire project on one character/actor when the screenplay is in need of a vast amount of work. If the screenplay has problems, they will show no matter who that lead actor is or what character they're portraying. "Filth" has a number of issues ranging from its meandering nature to its stretched-out plotline that the writer tries to fill with random weirdness instead of substance. Only if such problems are attended to first will the spotlighted character have a chance to succeed, because if they're not, it's merely wasted talent going down the drain into a forgettable void.
Score: 2/5
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Recently, this writer was afforded the opportunity to a rare interview with Chris Graham. Chris Graham is a sought after government consultant in the areas of firearms training and security matters. He is also a former member of the elite Marine Force Recon. Mr. Graham stays busy between his job as the Editor and Chief of the Counter Terrorist Magazine, consulting for the US Government and major government security contractors and his own 30 – 10 Training. Needless to say that this writer was in luck when I got to interview Mr. Graham up close and personal for the Examiner and for Knife and Hand to Hand Combat.com.
Many may already know about Mr. Graham based on two other articles I wrote about his 30 – 10 Training program "30 Days to Achieve Great Pistol Skills for Self Defense" (Fort Worth Martial Arts Examiner) & "Second Amendment Training For Everyone: 30 - 10 Pistol Training" (Fort Worth Libertarian Examiner). I was inspired to do a personal interview with Mr. Graham about his training program; while recently at a firearms range with Graham and the 30 -10 methodology helped this writer achieve a first round hit on a human silhouette steel target at 100 yards with a Glock 19 Pistol.
The "100 Yard Challenge" as Chris calls it, was never a successful shot for this writer to make. That is of course, up until Chris shared some of his 30 – 10 "Magic" with me. And after just a few short minutes. I was pinging steel at 100 yards, successfully living up to the "Challenge". That is precisely the moment, that I knew an interview with Chris had to happen. See the entire 29 minute interview here. More on this interview can be seen at http://www.examiner.com/article/exclusive-interview-with-chris-graham-innovator-of-30-10-training
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Me and dips…we're an inseparable duo!
Jeannean, a facebook follower, shared her recipe for a nutty cream cheese dip and I just had to play with it…It's awesome!
Here is her original recipe:
1 (8 oz) package of cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup toasted pecans
~Beat cream cheese and sugars in a mixer until fluffy. Fold in toasted pecans, or nuts of your choice.
I have a problem..I'll admit it!
I can't leave things alone….. I grew up playing with my food and I guess I never stopped!
Here's what I did
Candied Nut Ball…Perfect for the Holidays
- 2 cups halved walnuts
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons turbinado sugar
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
For the Candied Walnuts:
For the Dip:
- To make the candied walnuts…Spread the walnuts on a baking sheet and bake at 350 for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
- Line the baking sheet with parchment paper and set near the stove. Place two forks next to the baking sheet, you'll need them handy!
- In a heavy sauce pot, add the granulated sugar and slowly melt the sugar over medium heat. The sugar will slowly begin to melt and turn an amber color. Continue to stir until all the sugar is melted.
- Add the walnuts and, very quickly, stir to coat all the walnuts.
- Dump the walnuts onto the prepared baking sheet, grab the two forks and very quickly separate the walnuts from each other. You will only have a few seconds to do this before they REALLY begin to stick together.
- Sprinkle the nuts with half the turbinado, mix the nuts around and sprinkle with remaining sugar. Set aside.
- To prepare the dip, add the cream cheese, granulated sugar, and brown sugar to a mixing bowl. Whip together until light and fluffy.
- Chop the candied nuts into smaller pieces and fold half of them into the cream cheese mixture.
- Pile the dip onto a serving plate and shape into a ball with the back of a spoon. Press the remaining nuts onto the outside of the ball until fully coated.
- Refrigerate until chilled and firm.
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May 29, 2009
IRVINE, Calif. - "That was a heck of a college baseball game."
That quote from Bulldog head baseball coach Mike Batesole said it all.
The Dogs dropped a hard-fought 4-2 game to No. 1 UC Irvine in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament at Anteater Ball Park on the UIC campus.
An electric atmosphere for the Irvine Regional was present for two sellout games Friday in a regional that featured two teams ranked in the Top 10 of the nation, the NCAA player of the year, and the defending national champion Fresno State Bulldogs.
"That's what you expect in an NCAA tournament game," Batesole added. "You saw excellent pitching and great defense all over the field. It was just a heck of a game."
It was the first time UC Irvine has hosted an NCAA tournament regional and was the second straight year the Dogs competed in a regional ranked as the nation's most difficult.
Bulldog head coach Mike Batesole, the reigning National Coach of the Year, called on a freshman Derek Benny as the starting pitcher. Benny came into the game with a 4-3 record and a 5.03 ERA. Benny was coming off an impressive WAC Tournament appearance, in which he threw a complete game against WAC regular season champion San Jose State in a 6-3 Bulldog win. He was named to the WAC All-Tournament team.
The Anteaters, ranked No. 1 in all of the major polls, had their top pitcher, All-American Daniel Bibona, who came into the game with a record of 11-1 and a 2.65 ERA. Bibona was the Big West Conference Pitcher of the Year.
Bibona was perfect through the first three innings, not allowing a base runner in scoreless game.
That ended in the top of the fourth inning when Fresno State's freshman Dusty Robinson got the first hit of the game with a towering home run over the scoreboard in left field off a Bibona fastball to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead.
It was his 15th homerun of the season, and just the 27th homerun hit at Anteater Ball Park this season. Robinson was a first-team All-WAC selection as an outfielder.
The Anteaters answered in the bottom of the fourth inning with four runs, two coming on a two-out 2-run double by Jordan Fox.
The Dogs had two hit in the top of the fifth inning, the second leading to their second run.
Sophomore Jake Johnson drilled an RBI double to left center field that brought home Brennan Gowens. Gowens opened the inning with a single to center field. UC Irvine led 4-2.
Johnson added his second double of the game and fifth of the season in the seventh inning but was left stranded on second base.
Freshman Josh Poytress replaced Benny in the seventh inning. Benny allowed just five hits while getting three strikeouts and walking one.
"He pitched an outstanding game," said Batesole. "For a freshman, in that environment with that kind of pressure against the best team in the country, that was just an outstanding performance. He's going to be something special before it's said and done. I'm really proud of all of our freshmen. They have been a big part of our success this year and getting them in this regional against this competition in this environment where they can feel it and touch it is going to help us down the road."
After retiring two batters in the inning, Zac Bischoff made his first NCAA tournament appearance and got the next Anteater to fly out to retire the side.
In the eighth inning, the Dogs lead-off batter Robinson drew a walk and stole second base. With one out, Bibona was replaced. He was masterful, setting a career-high with 13 strikeouts.
The Dogs will take on San Diego State, coached by former Major League all-star Tony Gwynn, at 4 p.m. Saturday in an elimination game. Gwynn's brother, Chris, and Batesole were Minor League teammates in the Dodger's system.
No. 7 Virginia 5, San Diego State 1
It was unfortunate that San Diego State's stellar pitcher Stephen Strasburg's only NCAA tournament appearance ended with his only loss on the season. ACC champion Virginia, ranked No. 7 in the nation, beat the Aztecs 5-1. Strasburg, projected as the No. 1 pick in the upcoming Major League Draft, struck-out 15 batters and didn't walk any but gave up a first inning home run and two runs in the first two innings and which proved to be enough for the Cavs, who advanced to the second round of the winners bracket game Saturday at 8 p.m.
2009 Irvine Regional Results/Schedule
Friday, May 29
No. 7 Virginia 5, San Diego State 1
No. 1 UC Irvine 4, Fresno State 2,
Saturday, May 30
San Diego State vs. Fresno State, 4 p.m. .
No. 7 Virginia vs. No. 1 UC Irvine, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 31
Game 5, 4 p.m. .
Game 6, 8 p.m. .
Monday, June 1
Game 7 (if necessary), 8 p.m.
"Join the State - Fresno State!" - The Fresno State baseball team continues play at the 2009 NCAA tournament at the Irvine Regional. The Fresno State games will be broadcast live in the Valley on KMJ Radio 580 AM and on ESPNU. Follow gobulldogs.com for further updates.
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End of Nations development now in-house at Trion
Trion Worlds has brought End of Nations in-house for continued development where it hopes to create "a more polished game."
Speaking on the official forums, community manager Lance James said: "As End of Nations was reaching the pre-launch phase in its lifecycle, we officially brought the game development in house to Trion Worlds and will complete the development internally.
"Our team has been hard at work implementing many changes based on your feedback from the beta events."
James didn't say whether the move was due to the open beta delays or if the firm had foreseen issues arising at Petroglyph. Then again, the game's move to Trion may have been one of the reasons behind the firm's reported lay offs.
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