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Fine arts, flavorful food and live performing come together in perfect harmony for the West Loop Art Fair.
Known for its artistic creativity, the Chicago Jazz Festival is a favorite Labor Day Weekend tradition.
The Chicago Fringe Festival is an uncensored, unjuried, no-holds barred performance event.
The Great American Lobster Fest is the Midwest's largest Lobster and Seafood Festival.
Come together at the North Coast Music Festival: Summer's Last Stand to celebrate the merging of all music and walks of life.
The Festival grounds in Chicago's Washington Park come alive in a simulated African village.
This annual Labor Day weekend festival at the Copernicus Center in Chicago's Jefferson Park
The festival provides an opportunity to sample from more than 300 wines from around the world.
Dance to the music of German bands and spend the evening with friends and enjoy a fabulous festival.
This city-wide, multi-venue, eleven-day festival has attracted over 650,000 concertgoers and has presented more than 650 artists and ensembles from over 80 countries.
The Lakeview East Festival of the Arts is Chicago's premier fine art and fine craft festival showcasing over 125 juried artists.
A longtime favorite festival in Chicago, Venetian Night, makes a spectacular return at Navy Pier!
The Renegade Craft Fair is a highly curated showcase of the very best in modern craft and design.
Over 15 years the Ravenswood ArtWalk annual "Tour of Arts and Industry" has evolved into a truly unique experience for the thousands of visitors that attend each year.
The largest celebration of Mexican heritage and culture in the Midwest takes place in the heart of Chicagos Little Village neighborhood.
Riot Fest is a multi-day music festival specializing in punk, rock, alternative, metal, and hip-hop.
The glorious taco will again get the spotlight it has long deserved when the tortilla-wrapped fave is celebrated at this food and music festival.
EXPO CHICAGO, the International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art, opens the fall art season each September at historic Navy Pier.
For a glorious weekend in September, Millennium Park becomes the perfect canvas for Bon Appétit presents Chicago Gourmet and there's so much to do, see, and most importantly, taste.
"If music is the place-then Jazz is the City" hear it live at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival.
One of Chicago's most popular celebrations of fall and all things Bavarian -- Oktoberfest Chicago at St. Alphonsus -- returns for its 15th year of seasonal revelry.
CAM showcases the work of Chicago's independent artists and arts organizations.
Rocktober Beerfest will kick off it's inaugural event in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood.
Running the Bank of America Chicago Marathon is the pinnacle of achievement for elite athletes and everyday runners alike.
For nearly half a century, the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans has sponsored Chicago's Columbus Day celebration.
The longest running international competitive film festival in North America.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation's Open House Chicago is a free public festival that offers behind-the-scenes access to 200 buildings across Chicago.
When a broad spectrum of thinkers and instigators share ideas, we have the power to transform our world.
The National Museum of Mexican Art will be showcasing a city-wide Day of the Dead celebration.
The Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design (SOFA) Fair in Chicago is the premier gallery-presented art fair dedicated to three-dimensional art and design.
USA Rugby and TLA Worldwide announced the greatest stars in professional rugby will again return to Chicago, IL for The Rugby Weekend.
Kicking off Chicago's winter season, the McCormick Tribune Ice Rink in Millennium Park's McCormick Tribune Ice RinkMillennium Park will open.
Chicago's largest open-air Christmas festival.
The BMO Harris Bank Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, the nation's largest evening holiday celebration.
Bundle up and get ready to belt out some holiday classics at these festive events that are part concert, part sing-along.
The McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade takes place on Thanksgiving morning.
Lincoln Park Zoo's 21st annual holiday festivalâ?"featuring more than 2 million lights in imaginative displays across the zoo.
Start the holidays with a roar at this Chicago family favorite.
Welcome the 102nd Chicago Christmas Tree to a new location in Millennium Park.
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Witness Statement of Deborah E. Lipstadt: Electronic Edition, by Deborah E. LipstadtTable of Contents
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Persecution Under the Guise of Law
67. The Holocaust offers graphic example that under the mantle of official government action the worst kind of persecution can occur. The Holocaust constituted a state-sponsored policy of genocide which targeted for death, among others, all the members of a particular group -- men, women and children -- both within the state's borders and outside of it. It did not differentiate between those Jews who might conceivably pose a military threat to the Reich because of their age or abilities and those who did not. Young and old, fit and unfit, and men and women were all potential victims.
68.The Holocaust was not an extra-governmental action. It occurred within the German legal system. It is hard for American students, particularly those who are not of a racial minority, to understand how evil can be perpetrated through the rule of law and that law itself can be the instrument of evil. (They forget or, tragically, simply do not know, how law was used in their own country to perpetuate evil. Not far from the classroom where they sit there were once slave plantations. Those disappeared well over a hundred years ago but until shortly before these students were born, the laws of the State of Georgia sanctioned racially segregated schools, train station waiting rooms, restaurants, and even water fountains. All these forms of legally sanctioned persecution existed within a mile's radius from where they today sit and learn about the Holocaust.)


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The first funeral
This biblical group shows Adam and Eve carrying their son Abel, the victim of the jealousy of his brother Cain. The plaster won a Medal of Honour at the Salon of 1878, where it was considered as "the highest manifestation of the feeling that sculpture can express".
While the sculpture contains formal references to Michelangelo and Bernin, Barrias nonetheless sets the mourning scene in a fantastical Pre-history evoked by the use of carved flint. Adam has a fierce face with Gallic features, another allusion to the early days of humanity. In contrast, the bodies of Eve and Abel hark back to the antique models revisited by the Renaissance.
The three characters are united in a tiered pyramidal composition, which plays on the relationships between the bodies. With this imaginary recreation of the first irruption of death, Barrias brilliantly synthesizes the neo-classical, romantic and realist styles.


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LOS ANGELES -- Mickey Rooney, the pint-size, precocious actor and all-around talent whose more than 80-year career spanned silent comedies, Shakespeare, Judy Garland musicals, Andy Hardy stardom, television and the Broadway theater, died Sunday at age 93.
Los Angeles Police Commander Andrew Smith said that Rooney was with his family when he died at his North Hollywood home.
Smith said police took a death report but indicated that there was nothing suspicious and it was not a police case. He said he had no additional details on the circumstances of his passing.
Rooney started his career in his parents' vaudeville act while still a toddler, and broke into movies before age 10. He was still racking up film and TV credits more than 80 years later -- a tenure likely unmatched in the history of show business.
"I always say, 'Don't retire -- inspire,'" he told The Associated Press in March 2008. "There's a lot to be done."
Among his roles in recent years was a part as a guard in the smash 2006 comedy "A Night at the Museum."
Rooney won two special Academy Awards for his film achievements, and reigned from 1939 to 1942 as the No. 1 moneymaking star in movies, his run only broken when he joined the Army.
At his peak, he was the incarnation of the show biz lifer, a shameless ham and hoofer whom one could imagine singing, dancing and wisecracking in his crib, his blond hair, big grin and constant motion a draw for millions. He later won an Emmy and was nominated for a Tony.
"Mickey Rooney, to me, is the closest thing to a genius I ever worked with," Clarence Brown, who directed his Oscar-nominated performance in "The Human Comedy," once said.
Rooney's personal life matched his film roles for color. His first wife was the glamorous -- and taller -- Ava Gardner, and he married seven more times, fathering seven sons and four daughters.
Through divorces, money problems and career droughts, he kept returning with customary vigor.
"I've been coming back like a rubber ball for years," he commented in 1979, the year he returned with a character role in "The Black Stallion," drawing an Oscar nomination as supporting actor, one of four nominations he earned over the years.
That same year he starred with Ann Miller in a revue called "Sugar Babies," a hokey mixture of vaudeville and burlesque. It opened in New York in October 1979, and immediately became Broadway's hottest ticket. Rooney received a Tony nomination (as did Miller) and earned millions during his years with the show.
To the end, he was a non-stop talker continually proposing enterprises, some accomplished, some just talk: a chain of barbecue stands; training schools for talented youngsters; a Broadway show he wrote about himself and Judy Garland; screenplays, novels, plays.
Rooney was among the last survivors of Hollywood's studio era, which his career predated.
Rooney signed a contract with MGM in 1934 and landed his first big role as Clark Gable as a boy in "Manhattan Melodrama." A loanout to Warner Bros. brought him praise as an exuberant Puck in Max Reinhardt's 1935 production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," which also featured James Cagney and a young Olivia de Havilland.
Rooney was soon earning $300 a week with featured roles in such films as "Riff Raff," "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Captains Courageous," "The Devil Is a Sissy," and most notably, as a brat humbled by Spencer Tracy's Father Flanagan in "Boys Town."
The big break came with the wildly popular Andy Hardy series, beginning with "A Family Affair."
"I knew 'A Family Affair' was a B picture, but that didn't stop me from putting my all in it," Rooney wrote.
"A funny thing happened to this little programmer: released in April 1937, it ended up grossing more than half a million dollars nationwide."
But Rooney became a cautionary tale for early fame. He earned a reputation for drunken escapades and quickie romances and was unlucky in both money and love. In 1942 he married for the first time, to Gardner, the statuesque MGM beauty. He was 21, she was 19.
"I'm 5 feet 3, but I was 6 feet 4 when I married Ava," he said in later years. The marriage ended in a year, and Rooney joined the Army in 1943, spending most of his World War II service entertaining troops.
Rooney returned to Hollywood and disillusionment. His savings had been stolen by a manager and his career was in a nose dive. He made two films at MGM, then his contract was dropped.
"I began to realize how few friends everyone has," he wrote in his second autobiography. "All those Hollywood friends I had in 1938, 1939, 1940 and 1941, when I was the toast of the world, weren't friends at all."
His movie career never regained its prewar eminence. "The Bold and the Brave," 1956 World War II drama, brought him an Oscar nomination as best supporting actor. But mostly, he played second leads in such films as "Off Limits" with Bob Hope, "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" with William Holden, and "Requiem for a Heavyweight" with Anthony Quinn. In the early 1960s, he had a wild turn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" as Audrey Hepburn's bucktoothed Japanese neighbor and was among the fortune seekers in the all-star comedy "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World."
Over the years, Rooney also made hundreds of appearances on TV talk and game shows, dramas and variety programs. He starred in three series: "The Mickey Rooney Show" (1954), "Mickey" (1964) and "One of the Boys" (1982).


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I'm sure this one has been answered before, but I figured I'd ask again and push it to the top for other people to see:
How do I carry stuff when I'm running?
I usually run alone, and compete in races without anyone I know around. I have no idea how to carry stuff with me--ID and keys, phone, and yes, for race times I may want a camera with me. I tried an old fanny pack, but the thing jiggles, and I find that during longer runs it even flips completely around on me, so that it starts bouncing against my back.
Does anyone know of a surefire belt that won't bounce or rub me raw, or maybe even a shoulder holster where I can keep my stuff?
Also, does anyone here carry a small towel with them? Where should I keep that? The best idea I have is a small washcloth just to rub the sweat from my eyes.
Any help would be appreciated.
Hi Corkers,
You best bet may be to check out the options from iFitness, Spibelt or Nathan. I think they all have smaller models with a tighter fit and smaller pockets. Honestly, I am not a big fan of running belts because somehow, as you suggested, they all end up being too cumbersome in one way or another. Still, the more advanced options seem to offer some improvements. Maybe look at some of the running vests, although most are designed for hydration or safety visability.
If you have the option, consider leaving personal items in your car or asking to put them behind the event registration desk.
Wishing you all the best!
I use an amphipod belt which is very small (it does hold my droid which is actually quite a big phone) and it doesn't jiggle around when I run. It also held my car key at my 5k, but for everyday I carry 1 house key on a lanyard which I wear around my neck and tuck under my shirt. I don't even notice it's there. Otherwise I try not to carry much. Good luck
For winter, I bought an REI Flash 18 pack. It's basically a super light backpack, which you can use with a hydration system.
I find that I need to carry my MicroSpikes, extra hat, neck gaiter, balaclava, snacks, headlamp, etc. It's an awesome, minimal backpack, and under $30 when I bought it. Here's a link and no, I'm in no way associated with REI: http://www.rei.com/product/778466/rei-flash-18-pack
Note that in the pic, they've stuffed the pack to show how much stuff it can store, it's really not like a rolled-up sleeping bag.
I've got two pouches on my fuel belt, one has an inside zippered pocket for license, cash, etc. One pocket is used for personal items and the other for carrying Gu also I would suggest checking out Spibelt. I can't recall seeing anyone carrying a towel during a race but you would probably want something that could clip to your belt like a golf towel clips to a golf bag.
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Hi Corkers & runners,
Ive just developed a product that aims to solve the very problem you are experiencing! I was having this same problem. The product is called Underfuse and its a performance pocket specifically designed for running and working out. It can be used to hold your phone, mp3 player, keys, and cards. The pocket is backed with a specially formulated adhesive designed to bond to your favorite workout gear so no need to have another thing to carry around! Underfuse attaches to clothing you already own, wear, and love.
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Sometimes I run in my bike tops. These are very comfortable with one to three back pockets. I can store my phone, key fob, ID and small chamois cloth to wipe my face and even a power bar or GU for longer runs/races. I really don't understand why more running tops don't include back pockets.
don't carry a towel, but I do tie a bandana around my wrist instead ....
I second the suggestion for spibelt. I wear one of those every run (it's small and tight enough it doesn't bounce around on me). Has a spandex zip pocket big enough to hold my bulky iphone as well as sometimes my id depending. I buy a lot of Nike shorts and pants that all have the zip pocket in the back and use that pocket to hold my keys, though it could probably fit a phone slightly smaller than an iphone. I do use an amphipod hydration belt on my longer runs and it has a pocket in it that could hold a lot more but on the whole the hydration belts are bulkier. However amphipod sells a lot of options. I like Mingo's idea for easily bringing a bandana, I have to admit I just use my shirt sleeves to wipe sweat and everything else as I run
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I too had the same issue/problem when I first started running out doors. I would like to buy a fancy belt, but I am extremely cheap so here's what I do:
Keys (car or house): tie it into my shoe lace or slip the tooth-edge of the key into my watch band.
Sweat Towel: I often need to wipe my nose more than wiping sweat so I tie a bandana around my hand with the knot inside my palm (since I run with my fist closed anyway and I hold my mp3 player in the other hand, it balances my 2 sides out)
ID: You can get a special ID braclet from RoadID.com that acts kinda like a dog-tag, you can put your name, home phone number, emergency contact, medical issues etc on it in case you get injured or go unconscious.
Phone: I still have trouble with that. Sometimes I carry my phone in my hand and just tuck the bandana into my waist band and use it as needed. If I'm running alone, or especially at night, I feel like I need my phone just in case.
Hope this helps!
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First Lady, 1869–1877
Julia Dent Grant was born on January 26, 1826, near St. Louis. She met future Union General and President Ulysses Grant at her affluent family's plantation, White Haven, where he was welcomed as a former West Point classmate of her brother Frederick. Julia and Lieutenant Grant became engaged in 1844 and married four years later.
During the Civil War, she moved her home often to be as close to her husband as possible while he commanded the Union forces. Julia sometimes brought her children with her if she thought it was safe enough. General Grant won decisive victories at Shiloh in April 1862, at Vicksburg in July 1863, and at Chattanooga in November 1863. Julia was at his side as he rose to be one of the most famous generals in American history and, ultimately, the 18th President.
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The reverse (tails) design captures the courtship of a young Julia Dent and Ulysses S. Grant, horseback riding at her family's plantation, White Haven.
Obverse: JULIA GRANT, IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, 2011, 18th and 1869–1877.
Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, $10, 1/2 OZ. and .9999 FINE GOLD.


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ALAMEDA -- Relief at the return of the NFL officials was greeted Thursday with little more than a collective yawn by the Raiders, who have been remarkably free of penalties through Week 3.
After setting NFL records for penalties (163) and penalty yards (1,358), the Raiders are ranked 29th in penalties (14) and 30th in penalty yards (102).
A team that had 59 pre-snap penalties a year ago (3.7 per game) has six in three games. After being flagged for 30 personal fouls in 2011, the Raiders have tallied just one.
Might the replacements have come in with fewer preconceived notions about how the Raiders play?
"It's one of those things, when you have a reputation for doing something and you go into a game, it's more likely you're going to get those things called on you," safety Tyvon Branch said.
Or, given the reduction of pre-snap penalties which aren't judgment calls, has the Dennis Allen regime cleaned things up?
"I think our guys are buying into being a disciplined football team and doing things the right way, and it's a continual work in progress," Allen said. "We've had three games, so we've got a long way to go . . . I would attribute it our players understanding more what they need to do than I would anything external."
Allen's approach has been more understated than his predecessor, Hue Jackson, who promised to correct the penalty issue and then produced a team averaging 10-plus penalties and 84 penalty yards per game.
The Raiders totaled 15 penalties for 131 yards in last year's season opener in Denver alone.
Rather than have officials at training camp practice every day, an unprecedented step taken by Jackson last year, there were only three officiated practices this summer.
Then there is Allen's unquestioned on-field authority, a first for the Raiders since Al Davis become coach in 1963.
Allen's philosophy on penalties meshes with his other strong beliefs. He is big on responsibility, which Rolando McClain says helps explain the decline in mental mistakes.
"He's making it a big issue for us to stop getting penalties," McClain said. "Some penalties you can't control. You do your best but sometimes they will get called. Our problem was the crazy pre-snap, offsides, neutral zone, and all that. If we can cut those out that's a big difference for us."
Cornerback Michael Huff thinks the staff's new approach has had a trickle-down effect into many areas -- penalties included.
"I think from Day 1, D.A. came in and preached discipline and accountability," Huff said. "I think before some coaches have done that, but I don't think guys bought in.
"It's there in every way, from the meetings, the schedule, meeting times, being here when you've got to be here -- and not having certain guys that can be a minute late. All that discipline has kind of led to us being more disciplined on the field."
Branch said he didn't approach the game differently with the replacement officials, nor will he alter things for regular crews.
"You just go out there and play football," Branch said. "Even with the regular refs, they're going to make some calls you don't agree with."
With the regular officials back on the job, Allen and his staff will pore over data to provide scouting reports on crews to determine if they have any tendencies.
"We evaluate what all the crews call, and we're on special alert on the things they call a lot," Allen said.


text: Please read my story and give me a review. Im talking with some publishers in the comic industry and these could help me alot. It's a dark night as a helicopter makes a fly by past a crystal building. With its windows displaying the images of the rock and roll group Tetsuwan Atom. Raindrops begin to fall in little scatters each one bouncing off the crystal tower onto the broken pavement. Suddenly a man covered in head to toe in a brown tattered trench coat. Makes a sudden turn down circuit rat alley. He runs frantically as though being pursued heavily by someone or something. Approaching him steadfast are the heavy steps of his dark clad assailants. Finally reaching the end of his run he comes upon a brick wall. He's trapped with no way of escaping. The heavy steps from his assailants turn into a thunderous sound of marching. As the pursuers come into full view they resemble a mixture of nazi and old south KKK. With and open eye emblem blazed across their chest. Each one holding what seems to be a classic civil war rifle. The frightened man turns around to face his enemies prepared for what will happen next. With the fear of death still in him, he backs away hoping that by some luck he'll be saved. Not knowingly though while backing up he steps upon a broken manhole and drops himself into the muck filled sewers. Forgoing any bruises he has brought upon himself. He gets up and immediately continues his get away. As he makes his way down the sewage he can hear a rather quite loud echoing march. It seems his fall into the sewers has not steered his pursuers of his track. The man not able to take anymore of this constant running decides to take some rest in a sewage duct. Hoping that after some time his enemies will pass him and lose interest in his apprehension. After this entire tireless running he decides to sit himself down. From under his coat he takes an old torn book out and a broken pencil from his pocket and begins writing. From the looks of it outside the time must be anywhere from 6-7pm. Which means I have about an hour before the ferry closes to Manhattan Island. Still I can't figure out how the eyes were able to find me. The NEXX chip isn't inside of me anymore. (He unwraps his left hand to show a charred hole that goes right through it) Probably one of the Artificial Intelligence workers noticed I wasn't in the system anymore. That would be the only way for them to alert the eyes for my disposal or reinstatement into the system. Depending on how large of a threat I am to them. They can't catch me though, if they do the purpose of my fighting will have gone to waste. Now with that being said let's see where I was in this book. (Flipping through the pages) Here we are Chapter 10 Novus Ordo Seclurum. I don't think anybody ever saw it coming. Usually based on the fact if you couldn't see it being done it wasn't. In the end though we were wrong. Some would come to call it the beginning of the Orwell generation. For on July 4, 1984 the United States government passed a law called Big Brother. From what was stated in the papers this proposal would allow the U.S. to set up a system of networks. In which its citizens could be watched, protected and maintained safely and respectfully. Still like many things in the face of politics there were those who undeniably needed to voice their opinions. They proclaimed that the act is a threat of privacy and a hypocritical statement on America. Surprisingly though that was only a few for the rest saw it as a joy. Bringing the safety and comfort we all sought for. I will admit who ever thought George Orwell was going to be right. The man wrote 1984 so long ago that to many people it was nothing more than over stated work of fiction. Something now I wish we had taking more seriously. Never the less by the time things began we were already in full swing. In the winter of "88" NEXX was revealed and everyone stood in awe. Quite an ode to modern technology it was, the ability to shop, eat-out, go to the doctors and do everything else we did. Without ever having to use money, credit cards or any other form of payment. All you had to do was swipe you're hand across the scanner and what was needed was acquired. Of course there was the matter of having placed a tiny square size chip in your left hand. However nobody ever saw that as a threat or problem just a small price to pay for something unbelievably marvelous. A price we would soon learn not to be worth it. The Romans had the same problem it was called the Trojan horse attack and just like them we blindly accepted our gift with open arms. In time though as the system became more structured within our society. We learned to love and accept the care of Big Brother. Can't say he lied though everything that was promised was given to us. Just in his own ways and means. There were those few that didn't take a bite from the forbidden fruit. The C.O.R.E was their name, no one knew what the letters in their name stood for or ever saw them. However in the news there was some talk of them. So at least by that we thought they had to be real. However after awhile like time does to many things they slowly became forgotten. Urban Legends they were referred to, stories told to children to warn them of the frightening acts of terrorism. One thing was certain their acts of bravery never got them anywhere and just came to show the power of our caring older Brother. Some say they never did exist and were just media hoaxes to raise dwindling ratings, but that would go along into the pile of the many myths and tales about them. When I finally was released from my prison of faith. I knew they would need to be found to help me in my quest. One-man armies just didn't offer any possibilities of hope. Even dark defenders of justice had a sidekick. Someone to help him in the most dire of situations. Where they were going to be found was the problem. You can't just open the yellow pages and look under freedom fighters, for the address and phone number. The man stops his writing places his pencil back into the pocket and closes his book. (Yawning) That will be enough for now hopefully I've record enough information in the other chapters to help the C.O.R.E. Break down the files in Big Brother's system. (Slowly and carefully he jumps out of the duct and begins to walk back to his entrance.) Apparent sounds of marching begin to pick up as small waves break across the sewer water. (With a bewildered look on his face) Circuit rats it can't be they don't get scared unless (pausing to think) wait they couldn't have returned this way so soon its impossible. (He uncovers his sleeve to take a peek at his watch) Okay maybe they can. (The time declared on the watch is 8:15 p.m.) He tucks his book back into his coat and takes off. Just a little tip to myself I really need to get a watch with an alarm on it. (The marching sounds begin to increase heavily) These guys really aren't gonna give up on apprehending me. If there's one thing to be said about Big Brother it's that he's very persistent. Too persistent for my taste so I think its about time they got lost. (He stops to take something out of the inside pocket of his coat. What seems to be a small pink colored stick of gum.) Thank God for modern technology. (He then places the stick against the wall and makes his way) As the soldiers are making their way across the point, a sudden explosion goes off. Causing the sealing to collapse on the soldiers and sealing their fate. While running away the man takes a glance back. Like I said Thank God. Well now that there finished with. I think its time to make my escape back into the city. (When he makes it to the end of the tunnel.) He slowly makes his way up the ladder. Sticking his head out to make sure everything is okay. Suddenly he feels something against his head and looks up. (He notices a rifle at the end of the weapon an eye soldier and twenty more just like him all around.) So what brings you guys here the weather because I have to say it's been pretty…(Immediately there is an interruption as another one of the soldier places the point of his gun on the man's face) Ok I get the idea no need to get rough. (Two soldiers grab the sides of his arms and lift him out.) Well it seems that you guys finally caught me. Which is kind of funny because as I was down they're hiding. It came to me to do the same thing. You know turn myself in, but hey you have done it for me anyway. So I think I'll be on my way. (Without haste soldiers rally around him in a circle, each one lifting their weapon towards the apprehended.) Whoa! No need to get hasty here. I think we can all handle this little situation very appropriately. (The soldier standing in front of the man, drops his gun to the side, while raising his arm towards the captive) He opens his hand and standing in the palm of it is a silver colored robotic drone, with sharp knife like wings. Staring very awkwardly at the drone, the captive man wanders what will happen next. Surprisingly the little drone begins to flap its wings and hover towards him. (Speaking) Hmm a Mr. Aaron Grant I presume, lets see. (The drone begins to fly around him) 5 ft 10in yes, 200lbs yes, he then stares into the hood of Grants coat where his face is hiding. Brown hair, hazel eyes, scar on left cheek from childhood incident. He then goes down to the top of Aaron's left hand and burns of the wraps. Finally the scars from taking out the NEXX chip. (Aaron speaking) You know this whole situation is rather quite amusing. If you look at it from my point of view, because just the other day I was saying to myself. Self, which is the way, I like to refer to my thoughts when speaking alone. What was to happen if by somehow Big Brothers eye's been able to actually capture you? Well of course I immediately started laughing at such a ridiculous thought. Then I said to that no seriously what would you do? For awhile I stood they're thinking until I came to the solution. Hell if it does happen then I guess I'm screwed, but hey always look on the bright side of life. That's my motto. (The little drone takes to Grants face and stares at him) Was there a point to this inane and ill witted babble? (Grant replying) Um no, but hey I thought you would all get bored fall asleep and then I could make my escape. I tend to view the optimistic side of any situation. (The drone hovers away) Well let's see how optimistic you are when being reinstated into the system. Eyes please take Mr. Grant to the citadel. (The soldiers step forward to apprehend Aaron Grant) Wait lets not get troublesome here I can help you find (pausing) the C.O.R.E. I can help you with the location of C.O.R.E. (The drone suddenly turns around.) If this were true then as you would say Mr. Grant spit it out. Sure of course just give me a sec to…(searching throughout his coat.) To what Mr. Grant please I don't have all the time in the world. To this (he take something out of his pocket. Curls it into his fist and aims it at the unsuspecting drone) However before anything can happen the drone sends out a small electrical shock. Knocking Aaron onto the ground and opening his fist to reveal what it is that he had. Mr. Grant an impact bomb shame on you. Did you really think that this little device were to actually help you escape? (In a faint voice) Well no you see I though it would be good for taking us all out since there seemed like no other way. Like I said I'm an optimistic person. (With that he goes unconscious as the drone and eye's stand there above him) Above a tower that slides down into the form of a pyramid, shrieking sounds can be heard emanating from it. In the top most part of the pyramid is a covering of eyes which stare out into the vast cities as if though alive. Huffing and puffing with blood pouring out of his mouth. Aaron sits their strapped to a wooden chair covered in wires piercing into his skin. Two soldiers are standing their each one at his side incase he were to escape. The drone looks into Grants eyes impatiently hoping for him to give up. Mr. Grant please make my life easier by telling me what you know on the C.O.R.E. Look like I told you before. I don't know anything at all. Well then Aaron if you don't know anything how is it (the drone reaches to a table, which is laid out with all his items including coat) in you're book it details many of the key secrets of the Big Brother foundation. What can I say I'm psychic lucky me. (For his remark heavy sparks of electricity are poured into his head, as he scream from the pain) Quite humorous Mr. Grant and if I was human. That would have been very amusing. (Before anything else happens. A man wearing glasses and a white trench coat walks in carrying a writing tablet and disk.) Excuse me drone 667 before you go any further upstairs would like me to take a DNA print of Mr. Grant. (The drone turning around) For what reason (the drone looking at the man's shirt pin) would that be Dr. Davis. (Fixing his glasses he replies) Well they figure as I do a man with such bravado. Would have the perfect gene needed for a new line of eye's. (The drone replying) Then if it is what upstairs wants Dr. Davis by all means go ahead and take it. (Dr. Davis takes the disk up to Grant and places his finger on it. As he does this he proceeds to slip a small circular disk between Aaron's fingers. Grant looks toward him and the Doctor smiles) Ok I seemed to be finished here. Good then please leave and let me get back to where I was with Mr. Grant. Of course Sir right away (but before the doctor leaves he goes to the table of grants items and takes them with him) the upstairs thought since he will no longer be needing these. Then it would be within our best interest to dispose of what is of no use and keep the rest. Yes of course whatever will please upstairs. (The doctor leaves, while Grant sits their waiting for what will happen next) Now before anymore interruptions occur. (The drone turns back towards Grant) If you will Mr. Grant the coordinates of C.O.R.E and how you were able to detail many of our governments secrets. If you still decide not to give the information, then be assured that the next shock of electricity will definitely be your last. (With his face drenched in blood and eyes tearing Aaron Grant slowly lifts his head.) For what might be his last look at drone 667 and comments. GO TO HELL! (And with this final comment he twists his wrist, snaps his fingers back and flings the disc onto the drone, then head butts it knocking the robot onto the floor) The drone explodes causing a shift in the electrical current of the room's floor and causing everything to collapse inwards. Grant lifts himself up with the chair strapped to his back. The eyes notice this and try to stop him but with the floor caving in they fall to their deaths. Aaron makes his rush to get out before the doors close in on him. With the floor falling in he proceeds to jump from one piece of drifting pavement to another, hoping he gets their in time. He reaches the exit and while making it in, the chair is torn apart by closing doors. Freeing him and also tearing the wires out of his body with extreme force. He hits the floor with such impact that when he looks up all that can bee seen are multiple flashes of red. Huh! Where am (pausing to think) oh wait that's right I'm trying to escape. (Grant immediately picks himself up and begins running down the all white corridor.) I have to remember to stay on top of things. (A bullet suddenly streaks across his head) He stops. What the hell was that? (The sound of footsteps can be heard coming in his direction.) Eyes I can't let them get me again. (He turns back around and proceeds toward the end he just came from.) Another barrage of steps can be heard coming down from that end as well. You have got to be kidding me. (With no way out a small militia of Eyes surrounds Aaron) Ok! Stop right there, all I want to know is one thing. Who did it come on you can tell me who's the one who opened their big mouth and let everyone know I was escaping. (The eyes look at him with a blank stare) All right rough crowd tonight not what I was expecting. Suddenly the soldiers raise their firearms toward Grant. Seeing what's about to happen Aaron puts his hands over his head and closes his eyes. Oh God I am so dead. (The soldiers click their triggers and each gun releases a bullet heading in the direction of Grant.) I don't want to DIE! (Slowly everything fades away) Aaron grant sits they're in a dark room with a pair of thick box like glasses over his head and a wire running down into his neck. (He lets out a strong breath of air) Oh my god that was so real. (The lights in the room flicker on as the chair he's sitting in comes down and locks into the clamps.) A voice can be heard. So detective grant how did you enjoy my wonderful game. (Taking the goggles off of his head and pulling the wire out of his neck he replies) Wonderful just doesn't cut it amazing is more like it Dr. Vauhnigan. I'm glad you enjoyed Aaron you did enjoy it didn't you. Of course Dr. If I hadn't we would be having a different conversation all together. Good then there is much we need to talk about. Why Dr. I seem to have gotten the hang of this V.R. pretty well. Yes I can see that Aaron so well that you almost got yourself killed. Minor setback doc it won't happen again. Will knock it up to a glitch in my system. (They both laugh heavily) Seriously though Aaron we need you to perfect this. We don't have much time left. The department wants the hyper killer contained immediately. Yeah well the department can wait if it wasn't for those geeks in network setups we wouldn't have to be going through this. Whose fault it is does not matter anymore. Remember Aaron the hyper killer is a modern day jack the ripper, we don't want someone like that loose within the net. Well then Doc when you put it like that how can I not say yes? (Grant puts the V.R. headset back on and inserts the wire into his neck.) All right Doc when your ready lets jack me in for the final spin. Ok Aaron here we go in 5,4,3,2…(As Aaron takes another trip into the simulation. Will he when the time comes be ready for what he has to face in the world of Megaopolis.) THE END


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Tesla Motors's Elon Musk is close to naming sites in at least two U.S. states for a planned battery "gigafactory" and will break ground at each to ensure one is ready to supply lithium-ion packs within three years.
Tesla wants to boost global production of its Model S electric car by 56 percent this year and also plans a mass- market vehicle. In February, the company said it would build the world's largest battery plant and that it was assessing sites in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas. The lower-cost battery packs are needed to ensure Tesla's proposed less expensive model gets to market on time, Musk said.
"What we're going to do is move forward with more than one state, at least two, all the way to breaking ground, just in case there's last-minute issues," Musk, Tesla's chief executive officer, said in an interview yesterday. "The No. 1 thing is we want to minimize the risk timing for the gigafactory to get up and running."
The new plant, requiring as much as $5 billion to build and ultimately employing as many as 6,500 people, is part of Musk's vision of turning Palo Alto-based Tesla into the world's dominant electric-car maker. Along with making batteries that are 30 percent cheaper than are currently available, the plant would supply packs to Musk's SolarCity, letting homes and buildings with solar panels store energy they generate.
Tesla in March raised $2.3 billion in a convertible note sale to help fund the battery plant. Musk declined to say which states are the leading candidates and when the company will announce its decision.
While breaking ground at different locations with an initial goal of using only one may be unusual, Tesla may ultimately need more than a single gigafactory in the U.S., he said.
"We will end up spending more money than would otherwise be the case to minimize the timing risk," he said.
Tesla's so-called third-generation car, following the $71,000 Model S sedan and Model X electric sport-utility vehicle due in 2015, would sell at a price comparable to BMW's 3-Series sedan, or about half the base price of the Model S, Musk has said.
The design and preparation to produce that new model has to be done in parallel with the gigafactory, he said yesterday.
"There are a lot of moving parts, a crazy amount of moving parts," Musk said. "If there's a laggard there, we'll have this massive facility and a ton of people trained and no ability to recoup revenue. It will be quite a bad situation."
Musk had told reporters in China last week that the company was considering two locations, the Associated Press reported.
Tesla shares rose 3.6 percent to $205.57 at 2:55 p.m. and had added 32 percent this year through yesterday.


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Definition of eye in English:
- They believe the optic nerve in short sighted eyes might be more vulnerable to computer stress.
- Kiri is registered blind after inheriting an eye disease from partially sighted Daphne.
- This is beyond the capacity of the human eye, which may explain why so many offside decisions are controversial
- We know the first animal to have an eye was a trilobite that was a predator as well.
- As in all arthropods, the eye surface had to be molted along with the rest of the hard exoskeleton.
- Daphnia magna has a light-sensitive eye, meaning that the eye will track a moving light source.
- The children were constantly coughing, had runny noses, and their eyes would swell up.
- I'd left my hat in Atlanta and one of my eyes was already swelling from the beating.
- His shoulder was scratched, his body aches all over and his eyes are slightly swollen.
- The secret appears to be: keep costs low, have cred and employ editors with wit and sharp eyes.
- Bless our eyes with vision, that we may see our lives and the life that you give us.
- Tearing my eyes away from this vision of male pulchritude, I notice yet another Gable.
- For it is in the essence of his behaviour that he should be eccentric, unconventional and rash in the eyes of public opinion.
- Secondly, how would a customer be viewed in the eyes of the public?
- Internal working models of the self are opinions about how one is viewed in the eyes of others.
The basic components of the vertebrate eye are a transparent cornea, an adjustable iris, a lens for focusing, a sensitive retina lining the back of the eye, and a clear fluid- or jelly-filled centre. The most primitive animals only have one or two eyespots, while many other invertebrates have several simple eyes or a pair of compound eyes.
- In that box are six infrared eyes logging the position of your features so it can build up a picture of your mug.
- Position and glue eyes into place behind the windows in each of the copper shapes.
- On a size ten hook, like the one that I have used, that will be about 5mm behind the eye of the hook.
- Chestnut eyes spotted her trademark wings and he carefully made his way over to her.
- The train feathers have a series of eyes that are best seen when the tail is fanned.
- It is pleased when others look at the eyes on its tail feathers; it pulls them all together in a cluster for this purpose.
- The eyes and even sprouting potatoes are safe to use but they may not keep well.
- However, as we've just said, roots don't have buds, and that's exactly what you see sprouting on the potato, arising from the potato's eyes.
- As he stared into the eyes of the flower bud, memories began to flood within his own.
- Each eye forms a cluster of roots, and furnishes a very fine stock, which is taken up after winter.
- Each flower eye has expanded to the familiar pineapple-like criss-cross pattern.
- In this context, summer can seem merely like the brief and insignificant calm in the eye of the hurricane.
- Why can't we come up with solutions to try and disrupt the eye of the hurricane somehow?
- And in the course of the afternoon, meteorologists tell us the eye of the hurricane will start to pass over this island itself.
- Access to the quarters below was down a cuddy or slide just forward of the foremast, the crew's quarters being forward in the eyes of the ship.
- Passengers are normally allowed into the "eyes" of the ship and this will give you an unrestricted view ahead.
- That's when I looked at the top point of a star and realized that a tiny hole, barely larger then the eye of a needle, had been placed in it.
- Passes were threaded together and some of them would have gone through the eye of a needle.
- An army of tiny red eyes met him, none larger than the eye of a needle.
- The need to match hook size to line diameter is less of a problem with eyes hooks as the knot has more metal to stop it coming loose.
- Secondly, the hook can be fastened with a loop so that the lask end of the strip can be trapped against the eye of the hook with the loop.
- They were fastened down the front with buttons or with or with hooks and eyes.
- This can be used to clear clogged hook eyes, bad casting knots and back lashes.
- The double overhand knot is tied through the eye of the hook and of the swivel, then secured with either a single or double crimp.
- Having a permanently fixed loop (eye splice) on a rope-end removes the need to tie and then untie a knot each time you wish to use it.
- Later that year, after an earthquake, a new spring eye burst open, bringing to the surface fossils and stone tools.
- This is one of many river eyes in the area.
verb (eyes, eyeing or eying, eyed)[with object]
- The tender stood there polishing a unique-looking shot glass, eying the newcomers closely.
- After eying them closely from the distance, they began to approach closer.
- As it poured incessantly out of him, he noticed a bull across the field eyeing him interestingly.
- So when this outgoing, funny, handsome man from the New York office joined our department briefly, I eyed him up with some interest.
- That means they are eyeing you up for credit value before naming their price.
- I was there one night with my friend Tracy, we were a bit of an icon in those days, and Dave and his mate were eyeing us up, but we both fancied his friend.
all eyes are on ——
- Used to convey that a particular person or thing is currently the focus of public interest: over the next few weeks all eyes will be on the poundMore example sentences
- Goals are vital and strikers like her are the premium currency, with all eyes focused on them after a successful foray.
- Mirwaiz said all eyes are now focused on the unity moves and people are keenly watching the developments.
- Dinner in the St. Petersburg Hotel's large restaurant came to a halt as all eyes focused on the television.
be all eyes
- Be watching eagerly and attentively.Example sentences
- Trotting alongside her mother as a youngster whenever she was at her mother's office, Aleksandra was all eyes for the designs, colours and materials.
- There were also many other performance and visual artists as well as film and video, I was all eyes and ears.
- 'This time we even noticed Philip who looked like he'd just come out of a bath… before we must have been all eyes for the Queen'. he wrote.'
before (or in front of or under) one's (very) eyes
- Right in front of one (used for emphasis): he saw his life's work destroyed before his very eyesMore example sentences
- Then she climbed up to the top of my head and lay sprawled there, her chin on my forehead and front paws hanging in front of my eyes.
- There has never been a day quite like September 11, a day on which history ran before our eyes, recorded live for the television.
- I've been hooked to my TV set over the last ten days, eagerly awaiting the latest developments happening live before my very eyes.
cannot take one's eyes off
- Be unable to stop looking at someone or something because they are so interesting, attractive, etc. I'm telling you, I couldn't take my eyes off himMore example sentences
- Nestling comfortably in their little cardboard cellophane-wrapped homes, they're like an accident you can't take your eyes off.
- Carlos has incredible charisma onstage; you can't take your eyes off him.
- The best review I ever got read, "You can't take your eyes off the screen."
clap (or lay or set) eyes on
- informal See: I'd never clapped eyes on the guy beforeMore example sentences
see, observe, notice, spot, sight, have sight of, spy, catch sight of, glimpse, catch/get a glimpse of, make out, discern, perceive, pick out, detectliterary behold, espy, descrysee, spot, observe, regard, notice, catch sight of, view, perceive, discern, spyinformal clap/set eyes on, clockliterary behold, espy, descry
- It was the most amazing sight Meg had ever laid eyes on.
- At this point in my lesson I had not set eyes on as much as a rotor, and did not fully comprehend where my instructor was coming from, but it wasn't long before the penny began to drop.
- As they pulled out, families rushed to the border fence to see relatives they had not set eyes on since 1948.
close (or shut) one's eyes to
- Refuse to acknowledge (something unpleasant): he couldn't close his eyes to the truth—he had cancerMore example sentences
- If we refuse than God closes his eyes to us forever.
- What a pity that so many writers who, in other circumstances, are optimists about human progress, should shut their eyes to what is happening.
- But the mere fact that she shut her eyes to what you regard as the obvious is not enough.
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
- Used to refer to the belief that retaliation in kind is the appropriate way to deal with an offence or crime: other people took his wife, he took the wives of others—it was an eye for an eyeWith biblical allusion to Exod. 21: 24More example sentences
- Revenge should never play a part in a modern justice system, I am hoping that we as a race are beyond that by now, that we have grown up a little since the Bible days of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
- ''If we practice an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, soon the whole world will be blind and toothless.'
- His laws were very cruel and were based on the principle of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
the eye of the wind
- The direction from which the wind is blowing: he swung the boat into the eye of the wind a heading of up to 75° from the wind's eyeMore example sentences
- Now pull yourself and the mast dramatically - say, 30 degrees - into the eye of the wind, swinging the sail up and over your head, and grabbing the boom just near sailing position with your hands shoulder-width apart.
- The conversion into the eye of the wind from wide out was converted by Bernard Robinson.
- Tacking means that you turn the boat into the wind, or the bow through the eye of the wind.
eyes front (or left or right)
- A military command to turn the head in the direction stated: 'Eyes front!' he screamed at the men before himMore example sentences
- 'They come marching by and one kid looks at me, at eyes right, pouring rain, and he looked at me dead in the eye and he winked at me,' Matthews said.
- Come along children, eyes front, quick march.
- Col. Montee ran down his wish list, while the Lieutenant opted out of politeness to look at the floor, then the ceiling, and finally eyes front on the Colonel.
eyes out
- NZ informal As fast or as hard as possible: the whole team went eyes out from the start If you're going eyes out, watch out for those struggling to keep the paceMore example sentences
- I had often watched the pair going eyes out across-country.
- We were going "eyes out", all three shoulder to shoulder.
- It was a case of going eyes out from start to finish and may the best horse win.
eyes out on stalks
- Used to emphasize the extreme degree of someone's eager curiosity: when I read about his arrest my eyes popped out on stalksMore example sentences
- I never expected such a big man to move so quickly, and I must have looked a sight with my jaw on the ground and my eyes out on stalks.
- I felt like my eyes were out on stalks.
a ——'s-eye view
- A view from the position or standpoint of a ——: seeing a story from a child's-eye view See also bird's-eye view, worm's-eye view.More example sentences
- This gives a bird's eye view of the city and the county of North Yorkshire.
- Our position immediately above Jubilee Square gives a bird's eye view of the yacht basin, the naval activity and panoramic views across False Bay.
for your (or his, her, etc.) eyes only
- Intended to be seen by a particular person or group of people only; confidential: a secret coded message for your eyes onlyMore example sentences
- The other universities provide their doctoral examining criteria in the form of a pro forma for examiners' eyes only.
- She wished she could write for her eyes only for the rest of her life.
- He acts as if my original piece was for his eyes only.
get (or keep) one's eye in
- British Become (or remain) able to make good judgements about a task or activity in which one is engaged: I've got my eye in now; I'm landing them just where I want themMore example sentences
- Once he got his eye in, he rarely put a foot wrong and got his hands working well, the top hand always in control.
- A batsman can never really get his eye in on such pitches, and there is always the chance of a mean delivery springing up suddenly.
- It's nice to feel wanted by a club, it gets my eye in playing again and I intend to make the most of it.
give someone the eye
- informal Look at someone with clear sexual interest: this blonde was giving me the eyeMore example sentences
- Anyway, we were sitting there and I could see this young girl giving me the eye.
- Through his mirrored sunglasses Michel could see all the girls giving him the eye.
- Even if they're not checking you out and drooling for you, what harm does it do to feel confident and think they're giving you the eye?
half an eye
- Used in reference to a slight degree of perception or attention: he kept half an eye on the house as he workedMore example sentences
- By then, I'd also discovered that, in the process of trying to restore the default settings on my digital camera while keeping half an eye on my oldest daughter, I instead erased the memory card, and all photos of the pumpkin patch.
- I spent most of the afternoon sitting on the grass, with half an eye on the big screen, and in between reading and chatting to people around me.
- I had only half an eye on what was happening, however.
have an eye for
- Be able to recognize, appreciate, and make good judgements about: applicants should have an eye for detailMore example sentences
appreciation, awareness, alertness, perception, discernment, discrimination, taste, judgement, recognition, consciousness, knowledge, understanding, comprehension, cognizance, feeling, sensitivity, instinct, intuition, nose
- The ideal candidate will have an eye for detail, be able to work independently and as part of a team and most importantly - have a passion for games!
- Music and film are so linked to the fashion world, and you have to have an eye for what's happening next.
- But they have an eye for what is hot and what is not.
have (or keep) one's eye on
- Keep under careful observation: I've got my eye on you—any nonsense and you're for it!More example sentences
- And we know you keep your eye on that very carefully.
- According to Rutherford, the team had its eye on young center Matthew Stajan in the second round.
- Others saying that it felt good to be home, but they're keeping a very watchful eye on Rita.
- (have one's eye on)18.1 Hope or plan to acquire: there was a vacant bishopric which the Dean had his eye onMore example sentences
- With this in mind, Mr Brown will have his eye on making a big splash, hoping to follow up his speech with well-aimed and well-received tax incentives.
- Beck had his eye on the site for years before acquiring it in 1999.
- As for having my eye on 'the main career chance', I'm a freelancer, Jack.
have (or with) an eye to
- Have (or having) as one's objective: with an eye to transatlantic business, he made a deal in New YorkMore example sentences
- Some speculate that the US would go along with such a plan, with an eye to securing good deals for US oil companies in the aftermath and as a way of blocking other groups' ambitions.
- Even more significantly, the president has shown a clear will and intent to deal with some big issues with an eye to the long term, rather than just whatever will get him the easiest path through the next news cycle.
- Yet another thing of value was that the journal helped in dealing with as important a task as training students with an eye to prospects of progress in military affairs.
- 19.1Consider (or be considering) prudently: the charity must have an eye to the futureMore example sentences
- You must plant with an eye to how the flowers will look when they bloom.
- It must draft its proposals with an eye to what will play in Parliament, as well as in the Council.
- Businesses with an eye to the future must recognise the needs and the purchasing power of disabled and elderly customers.
have (or with) an eye to (or for or on) the main chance
- Look or be looking for an opportunity to take advantage of a situation for personal gain: a developer with an eye on the main chanceMore example sentences
- So was Pultizer just another savvy, opportunistic American businessman with an eye on the main chance?
- This is exactly the problem with people who always have an eye to the main chance.
- It seems the Libs turned down the opportunity to tag along, but the Nats, always with an eye on the main chance, took up their position with considerable enthusiasm.
have eyes bigger than one's stomach (or belly)
- Have asked for or taken more food than one can actually eat.Example sentences
- Could you imagine the waitress as she comes over to take your order and you have eyes bigger than your stomach?
- There's too much wastage. People have eyes bigger than their stomachs.
(only) have eyes for
- Be (exclusively) interested in or attracted to: he has eyes for no one but youMore example sentences
- Sure, you'll probably run into that person you have eyes for outside their house, but you have no reason to be there, you sociopath.
- Antony, with his dirty blonde hair, green eyes and his fiery temper could have had any girl he wanted, but he had eyes for only one, his on-off girlfriend Daisy.
- I admit he's attractive, BUT I only have eyes for Zack.
have eyes in the back of one's head
- Know what is going on around one even when one cannot see it: you need to have eyes in the back of your head to cope with a two-year-oldMore example sentences
- He didn't have that quality of having eyes in the back of his head.
- You have to have eyes in the back of your head to make sure they are OK.
- 'These two cars are a bit of a challenge… you need to have eyes in the back of your head when you stop at a station'.
hit someone in the eye (or between the eyes)
- informal Be very obvious or impressive: he wouldn't notice talent if it hit him right between the eyesMore example sentences
- 'When you get to Geraldton there's nothing that hits you in the eye,' he said.
- The material wreckage just hits you in the eye before you even reach the city limits: pockmarked scattering of half-constructed, vacant high rise buildings.
- It doesn't grow on you, it just hits you between the eyes on first listen and goes, 'Yeah?'
keep an eye on
- Keep under careful observation: dealers are keeping an eye on the currency marketsMore example sentences
- Observers of politics also kept an eye on individuals who might emerge as candidates to be Prime Minister.
- These observers keep an eye on all the activities and make sure that people stay safe.
- Observers said investors should keep an eye on the operating profit excluding the charge.
keep an eye out (or open)
- Look out for something with particular attention: keep an eye out for his carMore example sentences
- Satoshi and Makoto trudged along, keeping an eye out for trouble and watching the shadows dance on the water.
- Oh, Lydia, would you mind keeping an eye out for that damned butler?
- We should keep that question in mind, and keep an eye open for anything later in the dialogue that might shed light on it.
keep one's eyes open (or peeled or British skinned)
- Be on the alert; watch carefully or vigilantly for something: keep your eyes peeled for a phoneboxMore example sentences
- She said: 'The local community have supported us so well and now we want them to keep their eyes open and to be vigilant.'
- I'll try to keep my eyes open and watch for them for you, but I don't think they'll come.
- But you've just got to keep your eyes open and watch out for the other cars.
make eyes at someone
- Look at someone with clear sexual interest: Doyle was making eyes at the girl, who was extremely prettyMore example sentences
- Even from across the bar, it is clear that she is making eyes at you.
- People are most amused by the girls who constantly flirt with viewers in the street in front of their windows by making eyes at them or dancing lasciviously.
- In all fairness, the crowd wasn't making eyes at me either.
my eye (or all my eye and Betty Martin)
one in the eye for
- A disappointment or setback for (someone or something): this success for Manchester is one in the eye for LondonMore example sentences
- It is certainly one in the eye for the Yorkshire Cricket Academy that a 26-year-old League player should be preferred to either of two cricketers who have both come through Yorkshire's finishing school.
- It's my parent's 43rd wedding anniversary today, which is one in the eye for those who said it wouldn't last.
- I have a proposal that will be one in the eye for those Fat Cats.
open someone's eyes
- Cause someone to realize or discover something: the letter finally opened my eyes to the truthMore example sentences
- The culture they discover will open their eyes to new things and allow them to appreciate the British way of life.
- I think that the Japanese people need to open their eyes and realize that they do not live in this world alone.
- If you can only open your eyes, you will realize that I am addressing you not them.
see eye to eye
- Be in full agreement: the boss and I do not always see eye to eyeMore example sentences
agree, concur, be in agreement, be of the same mind/opinion, be in accord, be in sympathy, sympathize, be united, think as one;be on the same wavelength, get on, get along, feel a rapport
- Developers and the government may not always see eye to eye but they agree on the need to provide affordable housing for key workers.
- We're going through the motions right now of just getting agreements to try to see eye to eye on these very essential practical arrangements.
- Even though Nick and John did not always see eye to eye, I know that they respected one other as politicians who were aware of their own weaknesses and strengths.
a twinkle (or gleam) in someone's eye
- Something that is as yet no more than an idea or dream: the scheme is only a gleam in the developer's eyeMore example sentences
- Her smile was so fake and there was a gleam in her eye, a gleam of hatred as she dragged out every word painfully.
- 'Good idea,' said the Colonel with a twinkle in his eye.
- I just had an idea! 'he said, with a gleam in his eye that made me nervous.'
up to the (or one's) eyes (in) informal
- Extremely busy: I'm up to my eyes this morningMore example sentences
very busy, fully occupied;overwhelmed, inundated, overloaded, overburdened, overworked, overtaxed, under pressure, hard-pressed, harassed, rushed/run off one's feet, with one's back to the wallinformal pushed, up against it, up to here
- What we want is the people who aren't up to their eyes to step forward and take it on.
- At least that's the ambitious aim of the team behind the biggest children's event in the South East, who on their own admission are 'up to their eyes' in finalising their preparations.
- While they appreciate that he is up to his eyes, they know that he will still find time to help.
- 34.1Used to emphasize the extreme degree of an unpleasant situation: the council is up to its eyes in debtMore example sentences
- There's no point in reminding you that right now you are probably up to your eyes in freshly calved cows, stubborn heifers, loud calves (with all their problems) and a farmyard with an ever increasing daily workload to contend with.
- There is nothing worse than lying awake at night sick with worry because, despite doing your best to work hard, to raise your children and pay your bills, you are up to your eyes in final reminders that you cannot pay.
- It may be the season to be jolly, but most of us are just up to our eyes in debt, run off our feet and completely partied out.
what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over
with one's eyes open (or with open eyes)
- Fully aware of the possible difficulties or consequences: I went into this job with my eyes openMore example sentences
- I would go into the relationship with my eyes open at the very least.
- I walked into this conversation with my eyes open.
with one's eyes shut (or closed)
- I could easily write up her treatment with my eyes closed.
- I had just laid waste to two guys who could easily over power me, with my eyes shut, and laying on the ground.
- I could run this city with my eyes closed; it really can't be that difficult.
- 'I don't think you ever come back from that kind of experience the same, unless you go in with your eyes shut,' he says.
- Maybe in a different time, in a different place, maybe if only you had approached with your eyes closed, or they with theirs, it would all have turned out more beautifully.
- Well a little research would have been helpful, are you normally prone to jumping in to things with your eyes closed?
with one eye on
- Giving some but not all one's attention to: I sat with one eye on the clock, waiting for my turnMore example sentences
- Football pundits who report with one eye on who they are likely to upset are soon identified and equally quickly dismissed by our suspicious fans.
- Bell makes provocative points about the way in which governments now fight wars with one eye on how the action will play in front of the cameras.
- Judges always interpret the law with one eye on what they think the people want or need.
- Example sentences
- Blind, totally eyeless trilobites have given us another indication of the range of trilobite habits and habitats.
- Here are the legless, armless, eyeless and toothless; the polio-crippled, the mine-maimed, the buboed and leprous, the self-mutilated and the plain mad.
- Recent additions at Oceanworld, courtesy of the alert fishermen, include a snow white black sole, a white, eyeless monkfish and an unusual white skate.
Old English ēage, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oog and German Auge.
An Old English word that has given rise to a huge number of phrases in English. The eyes are the window of the soul is a proverb that goes back at least to 1545, when it is found in the form 'The eyes…are the windows of the mind, for both joy and anger…are seen through them'. The same idea was expressed by the Roman orator Cicero in the 1st century bc: 'The face is a picture of the mind as the eyes are its interpreter.' An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth refers to the law set out in the Old Testament book of Exodus: 'Thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, wound for wound.' The eye of a needle is a tiny opening through which it would seem impossible to pass. The reference is to the Gospel of Matthew, where Jesus said, 'It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.'
A person who has an eye for the main chance is on the lookout for an opportunity to profit. The origins of this expression lie in the gambling game of hazard, in which the person about to throw the dice calls out a number between five and nine. This number is called the main or the main chance, and if someone rolls it they have won. If you would give your eye teeth for something you would do anything in order to have it. The eye teeth are the two pointed teeth in the upper jaw, so called because they are more or less immediately below the eyes, and are essential for tearing off chunks of food. They are more usually called canine teeth from the Latin for dog, referring to this animal's prominent examples. To give someone the hairy eyeball is to stare at them coldly or contemptuously. The image behind this American expression is of someone glaring with their eyes narrowed and partly closed: the hairy eyeball is the effect of seeing the eyeball through the eylashes. Keep your eyes peeled comes from the idea of 'peeling' the covering from your eyes to see as clearly as possible. It goes back to the 1850s in the USA, but now is particularly associated with Police 5, a long-running British TV show that appealed to the public for information to solve crimes. The catchphrase of the presenter, Shaw Taylor, at the end of each programme was 'Keep 'em peeled!'
Words that rhyme with eyeally, Altai, apply, assai, awry, ay, aye, Baha'i, belie, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, bye-bye, chi, Chiangmai, Ciskei, comply, cry, Cy, Dai, defy, deny, Di, die, do-or-die, dry, Dubai, dye, espy, fie, fly, forbye, fry, Frye, goodbye (US goodby), guy, hereby, hi, hie, high, I, imply, I-spy, July, kai, lie, lye, Mackay, misapply, my, nearby, nigh, Nye, outfly, passer-by, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, psi, Qinghai, rai, rely, rocaille, rye, scry, serai, shanghai, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sky-high, sly, spin-dry, spry, spy, sty, Sukhotai, supply, Tai, Thai, thereby, thigh, thy, tie, Transkei, try, tumble-dry, underlie, Versailles, Vi, vie, whereby, why, wry, Wye, xi, Xingtai, Yantai
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It's well-known that Taylor Lautner has dealt with the physical aspects of playing a werewolf for the "Twilight" movies, but he has also been required to do some very delicate acting.
In "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1," Jacob (Lautner) imprinted on Bella and Edward's new baby, Renesemee. It might sound dirty, but it just means the werewolf in him will always be there to keep Renesemee safe.
With "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 2" -- the finale of the saga -- Lautner had to find the line between Jacob being really caring for the young girl and not coming across as creepy.
"I was worried about it. We were very fortunate to have Stephenie Meyer, the author, on set with us on these last two movies, and I definitely had conversations with her," Lautner says. "She basically told me, 'Stop overcomplicating it.' It's a lifelong bond between two people. At this point, the girl is 10 years old, so it's more of a protective thing, like a brother/ sister. And that's really all it is.' "
There was an even more awkward moment in filming the finale. (Those of you who don't like spoilers should skip a few paragraphs.)
To help explain Bella's transformation to her father, Charlie (Billy Burke), Jacob strips down and changes in front of him into a werewolf. Jacob jokes that it's always tough to do a scene sans shirt because he tends to be the only one is such a state of undress.
Shooting the scene ended up being pretty funny for the young actor.
"I love Billy Burke to death. He's one of the coolest people alive," Lautner says. "I was so nervous to film it, because it was written so hilariously I just wanted it to come across that way."
Despite ending up playing a role where he takes his shirt off more than a Chippendale dancer, there were questions about whether Lautner was the right person to play Jacob in the first "Twilight" film.
"I was so focused for that year. I had my eye on one goal and there were a lot of things I had to do in order to get there, but I wasn't going to let anything happen," Lautner says. "I'm thinking back to every day in that gym. Every burger patty that was shoved down my throat. Every protein shake. It was worth it."
That is an understatement. Lautner went from a scrawny 16-year-old kid from Michigan with a handful of minor credits to being one of the biggest box-office draws in recent years, especially if you don't count the weak reception to his starring role in the 2011 film "Abduction."
Unless Meyer whips up a new series of books, Lautner will move on to new roles -- some that won't require him to work out. He'll miss playing the character because he's always admired the loyalty, persistence and strength Jacob's shown through the story.
Although he jokes that he can't remember the first time he met co-star Robert Pattinson, Lautner says the biggest thing he takes away from the movies is a deep friendship with Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.
"They're some of my best friends and that won't go away at all. It will be more difficult because we don't have the excuse to spend months and months, day after day, with each other," Lautner says. "But our friendships will go on forever."


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Dr. Karen Lu, M.D.
As the incidence of endometrial cancer -- and the death rate associated with it -- increases, Karen Lu, M.D. is at the forefront of deciphering its mysteries.
"We're expanding our efforts and targeting our research to pinpoint exactly which women are at the most risk for endometrial cancer," says Lu, professor in MD Anderson's Department of Gynecologic Oncology. "This year, more than 40,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with endometrial cancer, making it the most common cancer of the female reproductive system."
Lu's research is supported through a $10 million Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant, on which she is principal investigator. The five-year SPORE program, the first in the country for endometrial cancer, will examine new treatments, risk and biology of the disease as well as the relationship between obesity and endometrial cancer.
"This is a crucial time in the investigation of endometrial cancer, and here at MD Anderson we have the tools to make real advances against the disease," Lu says. "We are gaining knowledge, but we need to do more to help women prevent this cancer and catch it early."
Endometrial cancer, also known as uterine cancer, occurs predominately in women over 40. The major risk factor is obesity, which is associated with at least half of all cases. Lu has completed pioneering research in the relationship of insulin resistance and endometrial cancer.
"We must redouble our efforts to motivate obese women to lose weight and help all women modify known risk factors for endometrial cancer," she says. "With obesity now an epidemic, we have our work cut out for us."
Lu is also an expert on endometrial cancer and Lynch syndrome, and she serves as co-medical director of Clinical Cancer Genetics. Women with Lynch syndrome inherit a high risk of developing endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer, and Lu is studying ways to prevent these cancers.


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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Saturday, March 2, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- "I could understand why the public would be asking questions," said Richmond County Capt. Allen Marlowe.
Questions about how two officers heading to a security checkpoint could get into a road accident.
"We left to go to the first checkpoint, and en route to the checkpoint, a Richmond County deputy sheriff rear-ended another deputy sheriff from Habersham County," Marlowe said.
Marlowe is part of the team investigating the deputy-involved accident.
The reason for the accident?
"Following too closely," Marlowe said. "He did not have a safe distance behind the other deputy, so we contribute the crash as following too closely.
It happened on I-20 Westbound at the Belair Road exit while several dozen police cars were caravanning to the first checkpoint.
"I would estimate there were approximately 50 [cars]," Marlowe said. "It was a two-car accident. There was a single occupant in each vehicle."
"The Richmond County deputy was injured and transferred to MCG," Marlowe explained.
Two from the News 12 crew and several other witnesses report seeing deputies in the 50-car caravan traveling at high speeds, but officials dispute that.
"The deputy that rear-ended the Habersham County deputy, he made a mistake in judgment. Other than that, I did not see any problems," Marlowe said.
"Obviously, we don't like to be involved in any accident such as that," said Richmond County Lt. Lewis Blanchard. It's regrettable, and we wanna do everything we can to prevent it, that's our whole goal."
That goal is Operation Thunder. A 90-day crackdown on speeding, DUI and seat belt violations.
It started Feb. 14, and on the first night, deputies handed out more than 140 citations, including 11 DUIs.
And the tickets keep coming.
"We had 24 DUIs at last night's checkpoint, 64 other citations, four drug arrests [and] 27 seat belt violations."
And while on the job, trying to make the roads safer, deputies say an accident like this could happen to anyone.
"As many miles as these troopers and deputies patrol day in and day out, they're human -- they're gonna make mistakes from time to time," Marlowe said.
Initial report
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- Two deputies collided while on the way to setting up an Operation Thunder check point, backing traffic up almost to the state line along westbound Interstate 20.
It happened on I-20 westbound at the Belair Road exit.
The Richmond County Sheriff's Office says the officers were setting up a checkpoint for Operation Thunder, part of a 90-day campaign to combat dangerous driving, when the accident happened.
A Richmond County deputy's car and a Habersham County deputy's vehicle collided around 7:35 p.m. near exit 194.
A sheriff's deputy was taken to the hospital with a minor shoulder injury. The name of the deputy has not been released at this time.
We are still awaiting word from the Sheriff's Office on how fast the deputies were driving when they crashed and whether speed was a factor.


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Alphard Black
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- Harry Potter: "You ran away from home?"
- Sirius Black: "When I was about sixteen. I'd had enough."
- Harry Potter: "Where did you go?"
- Sirius Black: "Your dad's place. Your grandparents were really good about it; they sort of adopted me as a second son. Yeah, I camped out at your dad's in the school holidays, and when I was seventeen I got a place of my own. My Uncle Alphard had left me a decent bit of gold — he's been wiped off here, too, that's probably why — anyway, after that I looked after myself."
- — Sirius Black to Harry Potter in 1995[src]
Alphard Black (between 1925 and 1938[1] — 1976/1977[2]) was a pure-blood wizard from the noble Black family and was a Slytherin student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Alphard was the middle child of Pollux Black and Irma Crabbe, and brother of Walburga and Cygnus. He was born sometime after his sister and before his brother[3] and grew up in 12 Grimmauld Place.[5]
Alphard passed away of unknown causes sometime in 1976 or 1977; he was aged between 38 and 52. In his will, he left a "decent amount of gold" to his nephew Sirius Black, who was seventeen at the time.[2] He was posthumously disowned and removed from the Black family tree tapestry by his sister Walburga, and Sirius believed that this act of charity towards him was the reason.[6]
Judging from Alphard's action, helping his nephew when he ran away from home, it can be deduced that he was, at the very least, capable of love and fondness; and he might have been kind and compassionate in his life, vastly different from his sister. He did not seem to fear being blasted off the tapestry, indicating that he had a rebellious or brave bone in himself.
Like many members of the Black family, Alphard is named after a star. Alphard is the brightest star in the constellation Hydra, and is known as the heart of the serpent. Its name is derived from the Arabic فرد|الفرد (Al Fard), meaning "the solitary one".
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Appears on Black family tree tapestry)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Seen on Black family tree tapestry)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game) (Seen on Black family tree tapestry)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Black family tree does not show Alphard's date of birth, but it does show that he was born sometime after his sister Walburga, in 1925, and before his brother Cygnus, in 1938.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter Glossary at the Bloomsbury Harry Potter website: exact quote: Sirius Black's uncle who died when Sirius was seventeen, leaving him 'a decent bit of gold'. Along with the former link, In the F.A.Q. section of J.K. Rowling's Official Site, she stated that Sirius was "around twenty-two" when he was imprisoned in Azkaban. Given that he was imprisoned shortly after 31 October 1981 and attended Hogwarts from 1971 to 1978, Sirius would have been born between 1 September 1959 and 1 November 1959. This means that Alphard, who gave Sirius gold when he was 17, died between his 17th birthday, in late 1976, and his 18th birthday, in late 1977
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 Black family tree
- ↑ In Chapter 4 of Half-Blood Prince, Horace Slughorn states: "The whole Black family had been in my house, but Sirius ended up in Gryffindor!" This implies that all Blacks except Sirius were Sorted into Slytherin while Slughorn was Head of House. Alphard, born sometime between 1925 and 1929, would have attended Hogwarts in the late 1930s and early 1940s, and thus would have been a student of Slughorn, who was stated to have begun teaching at Hogwarts around the same time as Albus Dumbledore in Chapter 5 of Half-Blood Prince, in 1938 or earlier. Sirius Black also states "My whole family have been in Slytherin" and in Chapter 23 of Deathly Hallows, confirming that at least those Blacks closely related to Sirius were in Slytherin.
- ↑ Walburga's portrait states that 12 Grimmauld Place is "The house of my fathers" meaning that her father and his father in turn (and so on and so forth until the line met at Phineas Nigellus Black) owned it; this means that Alphard, like Walburga and Cygnus, would have grown up in the house.
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, US hardback page 111


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Monthly meeting of district level volunteers to plan the activities, advancement, camp promotions, membership and training, programs in support of the packs, troops, teams, crews and posts of the district. Committee members and chartered organization representatives make up the district committee and spend most of this time in breakout meetings working on upcoming activities and events.
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Wednesday's letters: Be informed
Published: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 8:02 p.m.
To the editor: I dont know about you, but Im pretty tired of all this election rhetoric! For example, the idea that women will suddenly develop a herd mentality and all vote for Barack Obama is an insult to our intelligence.
Im sure some women will vote for Obama because they agree with his all-inclusive abortion policy: Any woman, any baby, any age should have free access to abortion. But many women are offended by that policy and will vote for Mitt Romney.
Some women will vote for Obama because his party has stated in the platform that it supports homosexual marriage. Many will vote against Obama for that very reason.
Anyone who voted for the marriage amendment in May could very well vote against Obama and protect marriage again.
My respectful petition to everyone is to be an informed voter. Please seek out nonpartisan voter guides to help you decide. An excellent source can be found at www.ncfpc.org/pdffiles/VoterGuide2012GeneralElection.pdf.
This extensive guide is nonpartisan and may be distributed in public places as well as churches. Ask your pastor to provide this guide to his congregation. Its free!
Help get the informed vote out! Your future depends on it.
Merry Guy
Shame on you
To the editor: Henderson County must be the safest place in America to live. Believe it or not, an alleged misdemeanor assault actually made the front page of the Times-News, right under the Israeli prime minister hinting of an all-out war with Iran.
Really? If this is the extent of a major crime in Hendersonville, may I suggest cutting the law enforcement budget by, say, 90 percent? That way the sheriff and the police departments, not to mention the detectives, would be forced to pick up their children from school and grocery shop using their own personal vehicles.
Attempting to embarrass a 17-year-old teenager (who has been accused not convicted) by plastering his picture on the front page of a newspaper is beyond belief. Shame on the Times-News and local media for this sort of unprofessional behavior.
Jonathan Randolph
Laurel Park
Dont forget this
To the editor: In 2001, 2002 and 2003, then-Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama voted against the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, a bill stating that a baby born alive after a botched abortion is to be saved by doctors. He instead voted against it three times to protect doctors who killed babies who survived the abortion.
Not only is Obama OK with killing a baby from conception to late term, where they suffer untold pain while being aborted, he is OK with killing them after they were born alive.
In Illinois, these babies were thrown into biohazard waste left to suffer and die agonizing deaths alone.
The bill didnt pass until 2005, after Obama was in the U.S. Senate.
If you want to forget his ineptitude with the economy, you cannot forget this.
Barbara Hughes
Hes a lemon
To the editor: In Susan Lanes column Presidential process has truly changed (Oct. 1 edition), she makes some very good points, not the least of which is this quote (in part) Shall we elect a president to lead the entire nation, all of us, through this critical time in its history?
Who to for vote is obvious from what she said because one of the presidential candidates has already had the chance to lead our nation, and he failed. If the same held true for an automobile you bought that turned out to be a lemon, would you buy that same automobile again? I doubt it, so why vote for a candidate who you already know is a lemon?
Bill Burnette
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Sarcophagus, 250-260 AD. Hercules. From Sidamara. The 12 works of Hercules are portrayed on it.
They were: Slay the Nemean Lion and bring back its hide; Slay the 9-headed Lernaean Hydra; Capture the Golden Stag of Artemis; Capture the Erymanthian Boar; Clean the Augean stables in a single day; Slay the Stymphalian Birds; Capture the Cretan Bull; Steal the Mares of Diomedes; Obtain the Girdle of the Amazon warrior queen Hippolyte; Obtain the Cattle of the Monster Geryon; Steal the Apples of the Hesperides, which were strictly guarded by a 100-headed dragon called Ladon; Capture Cerberus, the guardian dog of Hades, using no weapons and bring him back.
Here the lion is about to lose its hide.
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Let's Talk About Your Hair
While your mouth is definitely your star player, calling in your hands as reinforcements will boost stimulation for your guy and increase your stamina since you're splitting up the work. Focus your mouth on the head while lightly gripping his shaft with both hands, letting them follow as you bob up and down, massaging with your tongue. The pump-and-swirl combo will send him into sensory overload.
After slowly stripping him, take your tongue and lightly run it around his southern erogenous zoneslike his inner thigh or along his V-cutstouching everywhere but the goods. Your mouth in the neighborhood will be super arousing, and when you finally make your way to the promised land, all of his nerves will be on high alert. Translation: He'll be so revved up, he'll be begging for it.
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The Twenty Percenters Disc Golf Club will host the Harley Miller Memorial Disc Golf Event on Aug. 10 at Denison Park in Corning, with registration beginning at 9 a.m. and a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m.
The event will recognize Harley Miller, a formative member of the Twenty Percenters Disc Golf Club who died several years ago. Players will play with only one disc each round, and holes 13-18 will not be played. Two rounds will be played.
Professional disc golfers will be available to assist newer and beginning players. Discs will be provided for lessons, which will be available for walk-ins between 9 to 10 a.m. or by appointment from 10 a.m. to noon.
Donations will benefit the Crystal City Parks Foundation.
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Transylvania deputies use Taser to end standoff
Published: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 7:10 p.m.
A standoff with an armed man threatening to kill himself and responding officers Sunday night ended when deputies used a Taser to take him into custody, according to the Transylvania County Sheriff's Office.
Officers found the man in an outbuilding near his home in the See Off Community. He was armed with a small handgun and "indicated his intention of having officers shoot him," according to a news release from the Sheriff's Office.
The man had called 911 threatening to kill himself and any law enforcement officers who responded. Deputies blocked U.S. 276 and all adjoining roads as a safety precaution, according to the release.
"As the call progressed, information surfaced that indicated the suspect may have taken a position in a large wooded area near his residence," the release says.
Officers cleared the area and found the suspect.
"Officers attempted to engage the suspect in a conversation, but were unsuccessful," according to the release. "The suspect emerged from the outbuilding with a small handgun. Although he did not point the handgun at officers, the suspect indicated his intention of having officers shoot him. After a short standoff, officers used the Taser to take the suspect into custody on an involuntary commitment order."
"The level-headed actions of our officers saved a man's life," Sheriff David Mahoney said. "The officers that responded used sound tactics and quickly contained this situation. Their attentiveness to training, commitment to excellence and good judgment allowed them to use a less than lethal response to take this man into custody without anyone getting hurt."
The name of the suspect was not released due to the involuntary commitment status.
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The anticipation for the Masters is over and hundreds of folks are looking to score big by getting the best view they can: on the green.
People were lining up along Washington Road Monday morning trying their luck for tickets for the day's practice round.
News 12's Diane Cho was there over the weekend to see just how their luck is going.
The signs are up and the die-hard fans are in position.
Now all that's left to do is wait.
"I'll be out here all day until I pick up, right?" one fan, John, said.
And with the competition lined up all along Washington Road, he says it's all about location, location, location.
"I'll pick something up, I always do," John said.
It wasn't long before his sign caught this driver's attention.
But his hopes of scoring quickly ended up being a bust.
The driver was in need of a ticket himself.
"It happens probably about 200 times a day," John said. "This is my fourth year."
While John may be a seasonal pro, his competition only gets bigger.
But you'll still find others camped out the good old fashioned way...killing time by keeping each other company and distracting themselves from their only enemy.