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SANTA CLARA -- Cornerback Perrish Cox has no idea what kind of role he'll play when the 49ers visit the Carolina Panthers Sunday in the playoffs, but he's learned to be ready for anything.
"Basically, I've told people this has been the craziest two months of my life,'' Cox said Tuesday, two days after being pressed into full-time status in a 23-20 road win over the Green Bay Packers.
With Carlos Rogers sidelined with a hamstring injury and Eric Wright showing up on the injury report with a hamstring injury of his own, Cox played 62 of 63 defensive snaps as the 49ers went almost exclusively with a nickel defense.
The 49ers waived Cox on Nov. 12 when Wright was activated, with Cox eventually signing on for two short stints with the Seattle Seahawks. After being released the first time, Cox went home for Thanksgiving and witnessed the birth of his daughter, Carter J. Cox, in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Seattle signed Cox again Dec. 11 and released him Dec. 27, with the 49ers bringing him back Dec. 30 for a bigger role than he's had at any time with the club.
"I was more excited than anything,'' Cox said. "I wasn't nervous. Basically, I just came in, I knew everything and they gave me a chance. The coaches trusted me, my teammates trusted me and I went from there.''
Cox said the amount of time he played against Green Bay came as a shock and that coaches told him this week "to be prepared for anything -- and after Green Bay, I will be prepared for anything.''
Rogers, while walking to his truck in the parking lot following practice, said he's been running and hopes to play against Carolina.
Wright, who had just five special-team snaps and did not play on defense against the Packers, said he didn't know if his hamstring injury prevented him from playing in Cox's place against Green Bay.
"I think that's something you guys have to ask someone else,'' Wright said. "I got prepared and ready as if I was going to play and I warmed up and was ready to go.''
"I don't want to go back to that,'' tight end Vernon Davis said. "This is going to be great. This is our element, like San Francisco it's going to be what, 50 degrees? Sixty? That's even better.''
"That's pretty unfortunate for the Panthers," Davis said. "That's Ric Flair's fault. That's his fault. He shouldn't have come to Green Bay to talk to us. They're going to have to take that up with Ric Flair.''
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9 March 1935
Bergamo, Italy
Soda jerk in a drugstore
Co-op student, Raytheon
Six, but inspired hundreds
Claude Shannon
Skeletons at the Feast by Christopher A. Bohjalian
Light classical, opera, music of the'40s and '50s
Lenovo laptop, several Dells
Il Tinello, New York City
Nuclear proliferation
English, Italian, French, German
IEEE, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
The ranks of first-rate inventors are chock-full of characters who are brash, egotistical, and temperamental. And for quite a few, even those adjectives are stretched to their euphemistic limits.
So meeting Andrew J. Viterbi can be something of a shock. He speaks softly, responds patiently. It's not that he's shy; it's a soothing kind of quiet, the kind that makes a guest comfortable. He's dressed nicely—in gray slacks and a dress shirt—but not formally; he rarely wears a tie. He's mostly bald, with a round face and eyes that crinkle when he smiles, which is frequently. He looks like someone's grandfather (which indeed he is; he has five grandchildren).
"Success comes to all kinds of personalities," says Viterbi's friend Carver Mead, the Caltech professor, integrated circuit pioneer, and oft-quoted tech visionary. "But it sure is nice when it comes to people like Andrew, who aren't just in it to beat their own chests."
It's not easy to reconcile the mild-mannered Viterbi with the tech titan who made fundamental contributions to Wi-Fi, 3G cellular and digital-satellite communications, speech recognition, and DNA analysis. Who cofounded Qualcomm. And, oh yeah, came up with one of the most important mathematical concepts of the 20th century: the Viterbi algorithm, a means of separating information from background noise. It's that last one, the algorithm, that was singled out in the citation for the IEEE Medal of Honor, Viterbi's most recent accolade.
Viterbi's tale isn't one of an aggressively ambitious engineer trying to shake up the world, make a fortune, or claw his way to the top of his profession. It's the story of an unusually bright and hardworking professor who wanted to explain a difficult concept in clear and simple terms in order to better teach his students.
The son of Jewish-Italian immigrants, Viterbi did well in both math and English at the venerable Boston Latin School. His father, a doctor, encouraged him to be an engineer, remembering the impact electrical power had made when it first came to Bergamo, the Italian town where Andrew was born. Viterbi won a scholarship to MIT and graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering in 1957. His father's medical practice was struggling, and the family needed Viterbi's financial support, although he wanted to go on to a Ph.D. and teach.
He had enjoyed working at Raytheon as a co-op student, but deplored the way engineers were treated. "Engineers were not people trusted to make any decisions," he recalls. He'd heard that things were different on the West Coast, where some engineers even got private offices. So he applied for and got a job at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in Pasadena, Calif. Signing on with a lab that was affiliated with a university seemed like the next best thing to the academic career he really wanted.
At JPL, he started off working on telemetry for guided missiles, helping develop a then-new device called the phase-lock loop, which tunes into a carrier signal in spite of surrounding noise. After the Soviet launch of Sputnik and the beginning of the space race, Viterbi's efforts shifted to space communications systems, but the underlying focus on signals and noise didn't change. Simultaneously he worked on his Ph.D. at the University of Southern California.
In the fall of 1963, doctorate in hand, Viterbi finally made it to academia, joining the University of California, Los Angeles. Teaching classes in communications and information theory, he couldn't have been happier.
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In partnership with the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and the Ohio Wildlife Center, the Otterbein University Department of Biology and Earth Science developed an innovative curriculum for an exciting major. Students can earn a B.A. or B.S. degree in Zoo and Conservation Science.
This unique, cutting-edge major allows students to explore animals, their husbandry and health, while developing the critical thinking skills needed to frame and solve problems occurring in zoo environments or in wild animal populations that come in contact with human populations.
Otterbein is only one of five universities to offer a degree in Zoo and Conservation Science.
Note: Otterbein's Zoo and Conservation Science program is highly competitive, admitting only 24 students each academic year. Students wishing to major in Zoo and Conservation Science must be admitted to Otterbein University as a Pre-Zoo and Conservation major. During the first year, students take an introductory course to zoos and zookeeping, and can then apply to the program during spring semester of their first year.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky mounted a pre-emptive assault Thursday on the Environmental Protection Agency, attempting to block planned federal greenhouse gas emissions limits on new coal-fired power plants.
Mr. McConnell –and 40 other Republican senators including fellow Kentuckian Rand Paul—filed a resolution of "disapproval" against the agency's proposed rules, which were formally offered last week in the Federal Register.
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The regulations would encourage the use of carbon-capture technology to minimize emissions, which the industry says would effectively prevent the building of new coal-fired plants.
"Kentucky is facing a real crisis here," McConnell said from the Senate floor. "The Obama administration appears to be sending signals that its latest regulation is just the beginning in a new, expanded front in its war on coal."
The longtime Kentucky Republican has been sparring with the White House and President Barack Obama's administration over coal industry environmental regulations for several years, during which time the coal industry in Appalachia has been shrinking and its jobs disappearing.
"Already, the administration's regulations have played a significant role in causing coal jobs in my state to plummet," said Mr. McConnell. "These are good jobs that pay more than $1 billion in annual wages to my constituents. And for every miner with a job, three more Kentuckians will hold a coal-dependent job too," he added.
The Sierra Club denounced the GOP resolution.
"McConnell is attacking [the rules] before the Environmental Protection Agency has even determined what they will be. McConnell's political maneuver is like asking for instant replay before the football is even snapped," said Melinda Pierce, Sierra Club Deputy Legislative Director, in a statement.
The EPA is unlikely to finish the coal-plant rulemaking for months; it has just begun a 60-day comment period.
But Mr. McConnell can't afford to dally. He is running for re-election, and has been under fire both from the likely Democratic contender, Alison Lundergan Grimes, and from a tea party candidate, Matt Bevin, who may challenge Mr. McConnell in a GOP primary this year. Mr. Bevin has support from well-funded conservative groups, including the Senate Conservatives Fund.
Last month Mr. Bevin's campaign accused Mr. McConnell of neglecting Kentucky's embattled coal companies and their employees, saying Mr. McConnell had a record of "failure" in coal country. It said that Kentucky's coal jobs had decreased 22 % from the end of 2011 to the end of 2012.
Much of the employment decline is linked to energy market forces, the aging coal-industry infrastructure, and the boom in the U.S. production of natural gas.
Mr. McConnell's campaign has dismissed Mr. Bevin's complaint, pointing to efforts by Mr. McConnell to protect the mining industry.
The industry allies on Capitol Hill filed the disapproval resolution under a provision called the Congressional Review Act, which gives lawmakers a chance to try eliminate onerous regulations imposed by the executive branch. A press release from Mr. McConnell's office said the disapproval resolution will "ensure a vote" to stop the rule—though such actions don't have a great track record.
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There's more than one restaurant hot off the grill this winter season. A bevy of new places to eat have popped up around town, adding even more spice and flavor to the Vail Valley's variety of dining out options. If you're in the mood for seafood, wanting wine and tapas instead of apres, or craving some Cajun or fried chicken, there's now a local restaurant that can satisfy you. Here's a peek at what the fresh establishments now open (or opening soon) have to offer:
Mountain Standard
Mountain Standard is run by the owners and chefs of Sweet Basil. Compared to Sweet Basil, the new restaurant will aim for a more casual atmosphere while still keeping its fine-dining quality. Mountain Standard's main feature will be its open kitchen with a wood-burning grill and rotisserie.
"You get pure flavor when cooking over fire," said Chef de Cuisine Brian Brouillard in a press release released last month. "We plan to offer menu selections that are simply prepared - sometimes with only three or four ingredients. We plan to keep the menu simple and straight forward, which is really the way I love to cook."
Mountain Standard is tentatively scheduled to open Dec. 17 and is located below Sweet Basil, where Blu's used to be. Open 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Call 970-476- 0123 for more information.-
It's out with the old and in with the new at Leonora, which replaces Block 16 at the Sebastian in Vail.
Leonora is a wine and tapas bar emphasizing an Alpine-inspired bistro cuisine. Signature dishes include serrano ham and cheese coquetas; Lava Lake lamb loin with sweet peppers and rosemary jus; wood-roasted mussels; and lobster pot pie with heirloom vegetables.
Located in the Sebastian hotel along Vail Road. Open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily for breakfast, lunch, tapas and dinner. Call 970-477-8000 for more information.
El Sabor
Meaning "the flavor" in Spanish, El Sabor is a Latin-inspired establishment with dishes from Mexico, South America, Central America and Spain. General Manager Jeffrey Skill said the restaurant's breakfast, lunch and dinner menus each have a different theme with an international influence.
"(The menu) is similar to those tasty dishes that we have all savored on our travels or seen on our favorite Food Network and travel shows," Skill said.
El Sabor is located at the Lion Square Lodge in Lionshead Village, in the space most recently occupied by Mezzaluna. Breakfast served from 7:30 to 11 a.m., lunch from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and dinner from 5 to 10 p.m. Call 970-477-4410 for more information.
If you don't know what a "yellowbelly" is, you can certainly taste some at the new restaurant it's named after. Co-owner Barry Davis said "yellowbelly" is a synonym for chicken, which this new quick-service eatery specializes in. At Yellowbelly you can get fried chicken, rotisserie chicken, chicken pieces, or a whole bird to feed your family. Davis said the chicken is all-natural, gluten-free and they offer fresh sides to go along with it.
"We're not trying to be Southern," Davis said. "We've tasted fried chicken all over the world and tried to take some of that influence when we created our recipe. (Yellowbelly's) food is real food made by real cooks."
Yellowbelly is located in the West Vail Mall. Open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Call 970-343-4340 for more information, or visit www.yellowbellychicken.com.
Vail Ale House
A new bar and restaurant called the Vail Ale House is scheduled to open mid to late December in the space formerly occupied by the Sandbar in the West Vail Mall. Call 970-476-4314 for more information.
Formerly located in Vail Village, Blu's has moved to the Vail Racquet Club. Blu's menu is still the same but its hours have changed. Blu's bar will open at 4 p.m. and dinner will begin at 5 p.m. Blu's will also serve breakfast Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to Noon. Tentatively scheduled to open Dec. 16th. Call 476-3113 for more information.
Red Mountain Grill
Already a popular restaurant and bar in Dillon, Red Mountain Grill opened a second location in Avon last week. Owner Steve Kaufman said Red Mountain Grill is designed to be family-friendly and cater to a diverse crowd.
"We have one of the biggest menus in the county," Kaufman said. "People keep coming back because of the service, quality of the food, and the atmosphere."
Red Mountain Grill has 28 beers on tap and happy hour specials including wings and pizza from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Located off of Chapel Place in Avon in the location previously occupied by Outback Steakhouse. For more information, call 970-748-1010.
C Bar
C Bar is the casual counterpart to its neighbor, the Beaver Creek Chophouse.
"(With C Bar we're) fusing the modern and sleek look of a Chophouse oyster bar with the comfortable and casual feel of a tavern or sports bar," said Communications Manager Sarah Franke.
C Bar will offer menu items from the Chophouse along with a few signatures of its own, such as sliders and a heaping plate called the "Seafood Stack." With its HD TV's and game day specials, those at C Bar are hoping the new venue will be a hot spot for the sports crowd. C Bar is now open for the winter season from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more information, call 970-845-0700 or visit www.beavercreekchophouse.com/cbar.
Hooked is a new seafood joint taking over the old Flying Pig location in Beaver Creek. Owner Riley Romanin said he plans for Hooked to be more than a sushi restaurant and will feature a daily "hook-up" special of seasonal fish.
"It's going to be a hip, sushi seafood bar with lots of steamed clams and mussels," Romanin said.
Hooked's menu will have an array of options including New England style clam chowder, fish and chips, lobster pot pie, ceviche and Cioppino. Hooked is scheduled to open Dec. 18. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Lost Cajun
Southerners, or those who just love Southern food, can get their fill at Lost Cajun, which opened in October. General Manager Mike Boake said he knew of locals who would drive all the way to Friso and Breckenridge to eat at the Lost Cajun locations there, so it made sense to open a third location in Edwards. Lost Cajun's cuisine features its signature sausage gumbo, which is made from a family recipe passed down from 200 years ago.--
"All of our food is made from scratch, we don't have anything pre-made," Boake said. "Our motto is: it's food you can taste."
Lost Cajun is located at 56 Edwards Village Boulevard in Edwards. Open Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Call 970-926-2258 for more information.


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2013 CROSS COUNTRY (JUNIOR): Took part in six races during his junior campaign, notching three top-10 finishes … Finished 1st at the Rio Grande Valley Classic (37.31) in the 8k with running partner Cesar Gonzalez … Took 3rd in the 8k (26"40.1) at the Islander Splash … At the Southland Conference Championships he finished 7th in the 8k race with a time of 25:23.4 … Qualified for the South Central Regional and took 26th in the 10k race (31:09.5).
2012 CROSS COUNTRY (SOPHOMORE): Finished with the second-best team time in every meet … helped the Islanders to the meet title at the Islanders Splash (9/28) with a personal-best fourth place finish … took more than a minute off of his personal-best time in the men's 8k running a 24:49.5 on his way to a 14th place finish at the Southland Conference Championships (10/26).
2012 OUTDOOR TRACK (FRESHMAN): Best performance came at the Southland Conference Championships (5/11) in the men's 1500m with a personal-best time of 3:52.03 which was good for seventh all-time … it topped his previous record of 3:54.23 set at the Mount SAC Relays (4/29) that is eighth all-time.
2012 INDOOR TRACK (FRESHMAN): Competed in two one-mile events during the season … posted a personal-best time of 4:15.58 to place sixth in the one mile at the Indoor Southland Conference Championships (2/24).
2011 CROSS COUNTRY (FRESHMAN): Ran in five meets during the season … finished seventh at the Islander Splash (9/23) in the men's 8k with a time of 27:04 … posted a personal-best time of 26:13.6 in the men's 8k at the Southland Conference Championships (10/31) … was the third Islander to cross the finish line at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival (10/15) in the 10k with a time of 32:01.2.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ran for Klaus-Peter Weippert at Sportgymnasium Schwerin in Schwerin, Germany … posted times of 1:55 in the 800m and 3:56 in the 15:00m during his senior season.
PERSONAL: Born Philipp Baar on June 16, 1992, in Schwerin, Germany … parents are Holger Baar and Margret Pehns … fluent in German … major is management.


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There might not be any other player who is more at risk of being overexposed than Creighton forward Doug McDermott.
He is the only player to win the Player of the Year award for two conferences (Missouri Valley, Big East) and posed for a Sports Illustrated cover photo that recreated a shot of the legendary Larry Bird from 1977.
"I could have done a set of push-ups," McDermott joked. "To make my arms look bigger."
The magazine shoot only adds to McDermott's lore. He gets hypnotized before every game to help him relax and always wears a T-shirt under his jersey along with an armband on his elbow. He ate rotiserrie chicken before every game during a 52-game winning streak for his Iowa high school team.
But none of that would matter if McDermott couldn't play. He has shot a sizzling 46 percent on 3-pointers during his four-year career at Crieghton and is an 83 percent free-throw shooter. He is only the eighth Division I player to score more than 3,000 points.
McDermott and Creighton's three other seniors (Grant Gibbs, Jahenns Manigat and Ethan Wragge) do not want to end their careers after being the first class in school history to win NCAA tournament games in back-to-back seasons (2012-13).
"I plan on winning the rest of our games," McDermott said.
The Wildcats were ranked No. 1 for eight weeks and get an extremely favorable travel schedule. Their first two games are in San Diego and the West Region semifinal and final games are in Anaheim. One of the teams capable of beating Arizona, San Diego State, has already lost to the Wildcats, 69-60. One concern will be freshman forward Aaron Gordon's 44 percent free-throw shooting.Sleeper: Baylor
The Bears played in the nation's toughest conference and finished the regular season winning seven of their final eight games. As a No. 6 seed, Baylor also avoided playing in the always-tough No. 8 vs. No. 9 opening game. Baylor has four players averaging in double figures in scoring, so it doesn't need a star to carry it through March Madness.Upset alert
Oregon over Wisconsin. The Ducks won eight of their final nine regular-season games and feature the kind of marquee players that can carry teams in the tournament. Guard Joseph Young, a transfer from Houston, averages 18.6 points, while forward Mike Moser, who previously played at UCLA and UNLV, is second at 13.6 points. Wisconsin is picked by some to win the West, which makes the Badgers a perfect target.Bracket breakdown
Is this the region of underachievers? Arizona has not been to the Final Four since 2001, while Wisconsin's last trip was in 2000. It's also about time for No. 4 seed San Diego State to do more than its lone Sweet 16 appearance in 2011. Creighton could face in-state rival Nebraska in a rematch of a regular-season contest, while No. 8 Gonzaga plays No. 9 Oklahoma State in what might be the best opening matchup in any region. The winner could easily upset Arizona.


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New Orleans police are looking for a 14-year-old girl who went missing on Monday.
Police said Mya Foster was last seen by her mother on Monday getting on a school bus in the 10000 block Curran Boulevard 7:30 a.m.
Foster never returned home Monday. Police believe she may be in Slidell.
Foster was described by police as an African-American with a dark complexion and a thin build. She is about 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 130 pounds, has medium length straight hair and wears glasses.
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"The true bodhisattva spirit grows out of this personal sense of freedom. You discover that you don't feel so needy anymore. You don't crave another refueling - with shamatha or with other people's love and attention - because you know within yourself how to be free, how to be confident. With this sense of security and freedom, you begin to direct your attention to the needs of others. The compassion expands. This is my point about inner simplicity as the basis for living fearlessly in a complex world. This principle of fearless simplicity involves training in the two accumulations as a unity and experiencing the fruition of such training. We have found a true, effective remedy for ego-clinging, negative emotions, the twofold ignorance, and adversity. We have persevered in the two accumulations, and we have grown confident in liberation. We are now open and spacious, and from within that sense of fearless simplicity, we can accomadate all phenomena. We can naturally care for others unpretentiously; no one is a threat any longer."
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OXFORD, Ohio - The College of Charleston women's basketball team forced 32 turnovers, but couldn't get their offense going as they fell to Miami (Ohio) 55-42 Friday at Millett Hall.
Freshman Shannon Hines led the Cougars with 11 points as she scored the first points of her collegiate career. Hines also contributed on defense as she was one of four Cougars with at least four steals in the game. The Cougars (2-2) had 19 steals for the game, their fourth most in school history.
Cathryn Hardy, a native of Dayton, Ohio, playing in front of a large amount of friends and family just missed a double-double with nine points and 11 rebounds.
The Cougars trailed early as Miami (Ohio) (3-1) jumped out to a 10-2 lead and lead by as many as 19 at 24-5 with 6:57 to go in the first half.
The Cougars closed the half on a 10-2 run to get within eight at 26-18.
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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State used a blistering shooting night, hitting 19 of its final 28 shots, to pull away from the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team in an 80-50 win Tuesday at Hilton Coliseum. Jeff Beverly had a career-high 14 points and eight rebounds in the loss for the Islanders.
The Cyclones shot 65.4 percent from the field and 50 percent from beyond the arc in the second half, as they turned a seven-point advantage late in the first half into a 27-point lead with a 26-6 run around halftime. ISU went 11-for-13 from the field in that stretch, while the Islanders were just 3-for-16 in that same timeframe.
Iowa State placed five players in double figures, led by 15 from DeAndre Kane. John Jordan posted 11 points, six rebounds and four assists in a losing effort for the Islanders.
Early on, the two teams traded blows, with ISU holding an early 8-5 lead. But two free throws and then a three-ball by Matt Thomas pushed the home squad's advantage to eight at 13-5. Another Thomas three made it a nine-point advantage after a pair of Zane Knowles free throws, and the Cyclones held a 16-7 edge.
But four straight points in transition for A&M-Corpus Christi – two by Jake Kocher and two by Jordan – got it back to a five-point game, and the Islanders were able to get it back to four at 20-16 following a three by Brandon Pye.
But the Islanders went cold after that, and the Cyclones were able to put together a 6-0 run to push the lead to 10. The two teams went basket-for-basket over the next several minutes, with a Cole Martinez three cutting it to 31-24 at the 2:43 mark. ISU finished the half on a 6-0 run, however, with a three from Thomas with less than 10 seconds left giving the Cyclones a 13-point lead at the break.
Out of halftime, the Islanders were able to cut it to 11 on a Hameed Ali jumper to make it 39-28 at the 16:47 mark, but Kane followed with a three at the other end to springboard the Cyclones on an 11-0 run for a game-high 22-point lead at the 14:37 mark.
A&M-Corpus Christi got a basket inside from Knowles to put it back to 20, but the team's shooting woes continued on the other side. ISU, meanwhile, remained red hot, and pushed the lead to as much as 31. At one point, the Cyclones were 11-for-15 from the floor and 5-for-8 from beyond the arc in the second half. From there, the Cyclones were able to close out the game.
The Islanders now return to the Coastal Bend for the round-robin portion of the Holiday Inn Downtown Marina Islanders Basketball Tournament. A&M-Corpus Christi will face IPFW on Friday at 7:30 p.m., Tennessee Tech on Saturday at 5:30 and Texas-Pan American on Sunday at 3:30.
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|Wedding anniversary, Gerald and June (Blakeman) Hallden, 1972
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This two-handled vase with lily and daisy decorations was a private commission.
In March 1896, Comtesse Henri Greffulhe, née Elisabeth de Caraman-Chimay, asked Gallé to design a vase as a gift for Princess Marguerite de Chartres who was marrying the Duc de Magenta. The cousin of the countess, the poet Robert de Montesquiou, composed a special quatrain to be etched onto the side of the vase.
The item shown here is Study IV for the final vase and was exhibited in 1897 at the Salon de la Société des Beaux-Arts. Several copies of some of Gallé's one-off pieces were produced to reduce the risks and losses which could take place during the production process.
The relatively simple shape of the vase, inspired by ancient Greek ceramics, contrasts with the rich lily and daisy decoration which provide a visual echo of the Princess of Chartres' first name. The gold dust inclusions and cabochons in relief emphasize the precious and refined nature of the work, belying the fact that it looks like an imperfect trial piece.


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A Northern Kentucky city manager has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
Boone County sheriff's deputies pulled over Florence City Manager Richard Lunneman on Ky. State Route 18 April 11 just before midnight. Deputies said they stopped Lunneman because his taillights were not on.
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Religion Bulletin: Sept. 15
Published: Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.
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The sixth annual Women's Conference for Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute will be from 6-9 p.m. Sept. 28 and 8:30 a.m-12:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at 1255 Gilliam Road, Hendersonville. Speakers: Tara Furman, Phyllis Foy. Cost: $25; after Monday, $30. Info: 828-693-4274.
The annual golf outing for First Presbyterian Church will be at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Etowah Valley Country Club, 470 Brickyard Road. Lunch at noon. Info: 828-692-3211.
A homecoming for Naples Baptist Church will be at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at the church, 799 County Road, Hendersonville. Guest pastor: The Rev. Harold McKinnish. Lunch follows service. Info: 828-692-7982.
A homecoming for In Jesus Name Church will be at 11 a.m. Sept. 23 at the church, 2934 Sugarloaf Mountain Road. Music: The Providence Quartet. Info: 828-685-3313.
The Capp Sisters concert at Tracy Grove Baptist Church will be at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at 934 Tracy Grove Road. Pastor: The Rev. James Maybin. Info: 828-693-7733.
The Spark and Echo concert at Living Savior Lutheran Church will be at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at 301 Overlook Road.
Revival services will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday at Fellowship Baptist Church, 2231 Howard Gap Road, Hendersonville. Pastor: The Rev. Billy Mitchell. Info: 828-685-3730; 828-697-2282.
A crafts and flea market sale by Edneyville Sunshine Group will be from 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 22 in the parking lot of Needful Things, Highway 64 East. Info: 828-685-2253.
A Genesis Adventures youth talk at First Presbyterian Church will be at 6:25 p.m. Sept. 23 at the church, 699 N. Grove St. Speaker: Sonny Huntsinger. Free. Dinner is optional, $7. Info: 828-692-3211.
Study and retreats
A Parables of Jesus forum runs from 10:15 to 11:10 a.m. Sundays through Sept. 30 at St. James Episcopal Church, 766 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Info: 828-693-9351.
GriefShare continues from 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays through November at First Presbyterian Church, at Seventh Avenue and Grove Street. Support for those who have lost loved ones through death. Info: 828-692-3211.
Hoping for Something Better ladies Bible study will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays through Nov. 19 at Covenant Presbyterian Church on Kanuga Road. Info: 828-606-6897.
True Woman 101: Divine Design Bible study will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays through Nov. 6 at First Baptist Church, Hendersonville. Cost: $15. Info: 828-693-3493.
The Made to Crave action plan will be from 6:15 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 24 at First Baptist Church, Hendersonville. Cost: $11. Info: 828-693-3493.
Nehemiah: A Heart That Can Break Bible study will be from 6:15 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 31 at First Baptist Church, Hendersonville. Cost: $12. Info: 828-693-3493.
A Freedom for Mothers Bible study will be from 6:15 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Nov. 17 at First Baptist Church, Hendersonville. Cost: $15. Info: 828-693-3493.
A Stay Married for Life class meets from 5 to 7 Sunday evenings at Mud Creek Baptist Church, 430 Rutledge Drive, Hendersonville. Info: 828-692-1262, Ext. 135.
Rebuilding a Broken World class meets from 5 to 7 Sunday evenings at Mud Creek Baptist Church, 430 Rutledge Drive, Hendersonville. Info: 828-692-1262, Ext. 135.
An Overcoming Emotions That Destroy class meets from 5 to 7 p.m. Sundays at Mud Creek Baptist Church, 430 Rutledge Drive, Hendersonville. Info: 828-692-1262, Ext. 135.
The Boundaries class meets from 5 to 7 p.m. Sundays at Mud Creek Baptist Church, 430 Rutledge Drive, Hendersonville. Info: 828-692-1262, Ext. 135.
Wonderful Wednesdays are at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 900 Blythe St., Hendersonville. Info: trinitypresnc.org; 828-692-6114.
Men's and women's weekly Bible study is at Mt. Pisgah Lutheran Church, 2606 Chimney Rock Road, Hendersonville (across from Blue Ridge Community Health Services on U.S. 64 East). Women meet at 10 a.m. Tuesdays. Men meet 8 a.m. Thursdays with a free breakfast. Info: 828-692-7027.
Freedom That Lasts meets at 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Sunday at Progress Baptist Church, 1935 N. Rugby Road. For those who are hurting or have fallen. Info: 828-419-0722; 828-545-9177.
Good News @ 6 will be at 6 p.m. the fourth Sunday of each month at Calvary Episcopal Church, 2840 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher. Welcoming all ages to a different service of worship. Info: 828-684-6266.
Taize Worship will be at 6 p.m. the second Sunday of each month at Calvary Episcopal Church, 2840 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher. A quiet and reflective worship. Info: 828-684-6266.
Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) meets from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays through May at Mud Creek Baptist Church, 102 Mine Gap Road, Hendersonville. Info: 828-692-1262.
A free children's ministry will be from 1-5 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of each month at Cummings Memorial United Methodist Church, Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe. Free children's clothes for up to 6 years old, along with diapers, supplies and equipment, at the BEAR Closet. Info: 828-891-9413 or 891-1557.
Grief Share grief recovery group meets from 2-3:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays at Hendersonville First United Methodist Church, at Sixth Avenue and Church Street. Info: 828-693-3410; 828-693-1550; 828-693-4275.
My Sister's Closet will be open 9 a.m.-noon Mondays at First United Methodist Church, 204 6th Ave. W. Clothing of different styles for work. Info: 828-693-4275.
Bread ministry — free bread available from 3-4 p.m. Mondays at Balfour United Methodist Church, Highway 25 North, across from Hunter Chevrolet. Info: 828-692-5501.
Ministry for Separated and Divorced Catholics Support Group meets at 5 p.m. every other Sunday at Immaculate Conception Church, at Seventh Avenue and Church Street, in Meeting Room 1, lower level of the church. Info: 828-693-7054; 828-388-3200.
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NEW BEDFORD — Officers pulled over a taxi Saturday night and arrested a 34-year-old city man suspected of robbing a cab driver at knifepoint on Friday, police said.
Police arrested Torey Sumler of 1261 Church St. at 7:45 p.m. Saturday, according to Detective Capt. Steven Vicente, head of the Major Crimes Unit, after learning he was riding in a taxi that had just left the bus terminal. Police pulled the cab over at Pleasant and Weld streets and found a razor-type knife in Sumler's possession, Vicente said.
The cab driver in Friday's robbery identified the suspect, according to police.
In Friday's robbery, which occurred at 1:40 a.m. at North and Foster streets, police said the suspect pressed a knife against the driver's neck and stole his cash.
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Diane and Charles Gallagher will receive the National Jewish Health President's Award during the Beaux Arts Ball gala on Saturday, March 20, in Denver. The event raises funds for National Jewish Health, the nation's #1 respiratory hospital.
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In Their Own Words – Considering the Lilies
This "In Their Own Words," is written by Patty Dobbs Gross.
Danny and I were riding on the subway last week, glad to have snagged seats next to each other, happy to be together on the way to enjoy both summer in the city as well as a ballet at the Met; we both share an appetite for the Big Apple as well as for the visual delicacy of dance…
The man coming toward us was very tall, with a heft to his body and a slice of rolling skin uncomfortably visible between shirt hem and ragged sweatpants. I was also inexplicably encased in sweatpants that had seen better days on this sweltering July day, and this was what I was thinking when the man suddenly looked up, raised his voice and addressed the entire subway car in one fell swoop of a sentence: "Attention…may I please have your attention?"
He had clearly said this before, and all eyes swung obediently to his commanding presence. "I am homeless and in need of change, even small change, to attend to my needs." This is all I can remember him saying verbatim, for the mention of his needs dropped a curtain in my mind; he seemed much too tall, confident and well fed to be truly needy; at least to be significantly needier than my own family, quite house poor and college drained in the suburbs…
Out of the corner of my eye I saw Danny reach into his pocket for change; without a moment's thought I gently touched his hand to communicate for it to still. Danny has autism and despite this fact (or because of it) he now attends USC's School of Cinematic Arts, earning an MFA in film editing. His only adjustment to life at USC was his habit of giving cash to the strings of panhandlers that ring its iron gates…he called me one night and sheepishly confessed to doling out nearly $80 in cash to a woman who was homeless. After she took the money she claimed to have an inheritance she could share with him if he would just give her the $100 it would take to clear the court costs. Danny didn't care about the inheritance, but he worried for her because she couldn't reach this money without this initial outlay of cash; he wondered to me, in the voice of someone hurt by the level of misunderstanding between us, shouldn't he give this relatively small amount of cash to her so that she could access this money and get off the streets? Doesn't that make logical sense?
This was the moment I realized that although Danny never abused drugs or alcohol throughout his teenage years, he clearly still needed to learn how to just say no.
The man was moving toward us as he strode confidently down the center of the subway aisle, holding the overhead silver rings to steady himself with a steady rhythm as the car rollicked back and forth, but he stopped his journey when he noticed my hand touching Danny's. He met my eyes with a snap.
"Are you his mother?" the man asked me, point blank and direct.
"Well, maybe that's true…." I said, laughing a bit as if he had told me a silly joke. All eyes in the subway car were now on me while I struggled to hold his eye contact, my heart rapidly picking up pace. "Or maybe not." It wasn't that I wanted to be provocative or to attract attention, but that I didn't want him to know anything about me whatsoever, and being Danny's mother is at the white hot core of my being.
The man stopped his journey forward then, a move that struck me as mildly aggressive as he loomed over my sitting body. At my age my body is apparently sinking slowly into itself anyway, but he made me want to fold myself up in a hurry, but I happen to be Irish (and this explains a lot.) So instead of fading away I held his gaze for another moment while I told him: "That's mine to know."
He held my gaze pointedly for another moment, but then shook his head and broke eye contact (first! ;-) to resume panhandling; soon only his thrusting cup was visible, although his words rang out clearly as he altered his spiel to say, "Well, I wouldn't let my mother stop me from doing what I wanted, and I wouldn't let my aunt or my neighbor or anybody stop me either…I'm my own man…"
I tasted the bitterness of my sarcastic comment before I swallowed it, along with my considerable fear, to simply look down and pretend to study my shoes (they were black Velcro sneakers, cheap but sturdy, and quite handy if you need to dash off in a hurry.) I was old enough to know that you never poke the bear if you can possibly help it, and I was already figuring out how I'd shape this experience into a lesson for Danny if we survived to make our train ride home to Connecticut. It would definitely end with the moral of the story being why he should not give money to panhandlers.
When we left the subway car two stops later, on the grimy stairs that lifted us to the light of day, I whispered to Danny, "You didn't take that stuff he said about manhood personally, did you?"
"What stuff about manhood?" he asked me, genuinely confused.
I remembered then what I sometimes forget, that despite his success in life Danny still doesn't learn much from his auditory pathways; in fact, he hadn't even processed this man's taunting words once he was out of his personal line of sight. The visual information of the scene he later relayed to me was letter perfect, and he could describe the man's outfit much better than I in the short amount of time he had attended to him. Danny is not cured of the sensory integration difference he was born with despite his successful life, nor has his gift/curse of not attending to social subtleties vanished; he has only learned to compensate for his inherent and supposed weaknesses and capitalize on his considerable strengths the way he had learned to do before he even crafted his first original sentence.
And he might have continued to attend to what the man was saying if he had kept his voice loud and commanding, but Danny didn't end up processing any of his later words that were spoken in a sweet and saccharine tone, despite their mission to wound Danny's ego in order to shame him into giving him money; the honey coated but cutting words had instead gone blessedly over Danny's head. I smiled as I thought of this man being hoisted by his own petard rather than what might have happened if he were clumsily called out by me, and I silently vowed once again to remain quiet when my ego struggles to speak, as so many previous life lessons have also attempted to teach me.
I have been a slow study…
I raced up the stairs and joined the frenzied and sizzling pace of New York City in the summer, focusing on my gratitude for the breeze and my son beside me as we raced together toward the Met… just minutes later we were watching a ballet that it took a month of Sunday night hot dogs to afford to witness, and I swear I didn't even notice the looks I must have received by virtue of my scruffy sweatpants and Velcro shoes before the lights went down; Danny and dance were the only things on my mind for the next few blessed hours, as I considered the beauty of all the lilies that graced our field.
September 27, 2010 at 7:10 am
Beautifully, beautifully written! Your Danny sounds much like my son, so this is a wonderful glimpse of the challenges and successes that lie ahead. Thank you, Patty. I'd love to read more.
September 27, 2010 at 10:17 am
"…and being Danny's mother is at the white hot core of my being." It's so true (they are our white hot core).
Mine would have been devastated by the words (he's an auditory processor and couldn't find a bowling ball in a barren white room). :)
September 27, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Thank you so much for writing this wonderful piece. I am glad you both learned that lesson. I too have encountered that man on the subway, imagine how much money he's spending to intimidate folks into giving him money every day! Imagine what good he could do if he would use his booming personality to do good instead of to intimidate people. I am glad to know Danny was not hurt by him or your good guidance.
November 8, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Its unfortunate that individuals with ASD can get taken advantage of no matter where they are on the spectrum


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Should the requirement of birth in the United States be lifted for those seeking the presidency?
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Great comment-this was never about his citizenship, it was always about his color. He produced a birth certificate when this issue was first raised despite his being a citizen for the first reason cited-HIS MOMMA WAS AMERICAN! The bigotry on display here and elsewhere does make me ashamed of my fellow citizens sometimes. I am the parent and grandparent of mixed race children and look forward to the day when, as Maximillian said, and I paraphrase, we will all be Mexicans. (he actually said "If people around the world continue to marry and prosper in 400 years we will all be mexican.") I dearly love my little cinnamon babies and think they are the most beautiful things on earth. Their future is not threatened by budget deficits, it is threatened by global climate change and the collapse of the middle class. President Obama does not set the price of oil, wall street speculators do. And Shawn-my family has lived here 10,000+ years. I suggest YOU leave if you don't like it here.
We should get rid of the requirement for "natural citizens", we need to change the constitution for any legal citizen of the United States. There is a lot of outstanding mem who could run the country better than a lot of people born in this country! The people who come to this country and become legal citizens have to jump through a lot hoops to become United States Citizens! Sometimes they have alot more respect and patriotism than many who are born here.
If proof of citizenship is required to RUN for the Presidency, won't that mean this situation should have been settled before Mr. Obama even became the Democratic Party candidate for the office?
If there was any credible evidence that Mr. Obama was not eligible, I am sure Mr. McCain and all of the other candidates (Democratic or Republican) would have jumped all over it.
•Any one found in the U.S. under the age of five, whose parentage cannot be determined, as long as proof of non-citizenship is not provided by age 21
•Any one born outside the United States, if one parent is an alien and as long as the other parent is a citizen of the U.S. who lived in the U.S. for at least five years (with military and diplomatic service included in this time)
•A final, historical condition: a person born before 5/24/1934 of an alien father and a U.S. citizen mother who has lived in the U.S.
* There is an exception in the law — the person must be "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States. This would exempt the child of a diplomat, for example, from this provision.
The question is invalid, so the results are useless. The Constitution lays out the qualifications, and it does not require that one be"born in the United States.
"No Person except a natural born Citizen"
at least 35 years old, and
a resident of the United States for at least 14 years.
A "natural born citizen" is (U.S.C. Title 8, Section 1401):
•Anyone born inside the United States *
•Any Indian or Eskimo born in the United States, provided being a citizen of the U.S. does not impair the person's status as a citizen of the tribe
•Any one born outside the United States, both of whose parents are citizens of the U.S., as long as one parent has lived in the U.S.
•Any one born outside the United States, if one parent is a citizen and lived in the U.S. for at least one year and the other parent is a U.S. national.
•Any one born in a U.S. possession, if one parent is a citizen and lived in the U.S. for at least one year
(to be continued)
Part of the argument about the presidents so-called citizenship is - According to tyhe Constitution of the United States of America; Natural Citizen is anyone born in America to LEGAL parents! The term "legal" means anybody who is in the United States Legally! For too long we have given "legal birth" status to babies born to illegal immigrents. IF A BABY IS BORN TO AMERICAN PARENTS IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY, THE BABY IS CONSIDERED A LEGAL AMERICAN CITIZEN IF - THEY WERE BORN ON A MILITARY POST; OR 2: IF THEY WERE BORN IN AN AMERICAN COONSULTE. Babieas born to American parents that are working in a foreign country (not with the US Government) or the parents are in that country illegally
- the baby has the status of the parents. If the parents are in that country legally; then the baby is a legal citizen of that country. You cannot go to Frace and have a baby and expect that baby to be an American citizen! It is a French citizen and needs to go through naturalization like any other
I believe that my 26 plus years of service would make me a better President, but to have service as a requirement (especially war time) would eliminate too many good people from contention.
I can't answer this poll because it's not asking the right question. A person does not have to be born "in the US" to be eligible for president. A person must be a "natural born" citizen. All persons born in the US qualify, but they aren't the only ones. A person born anywhere, who is the child of at least one US citizen, is also a "natural born" citizen.
We've now seen the document that establishes that Barack Hussein Obama was born on US soil, specifically Hawaii, and so is a citizen under the first standard. But he could have been born on Mars and would still be a citizen, because his mother was a US citizen. Had his mother been Kenyan and his dad from Kansas [his mother's home state], he would still be a citizen by birth.
The difference matters. A child born to a foreign diplomat, in an embassy, is not a citizen. If that child is born in a US hospital, I'm not sure. There may be separate rules for diplomats' children, because issues of diplomatic immunity may arise.
Let's not forget another life certificate. Donald Trump beat Dick Cheney's record for getting draft deferment certificates. Cheney only had three while Trump had Five!!
It seems you can't stop talking when you get started ... going from one person and/or group to the other. Wow! you must be using your "Conservative Christian Shotgun" again. You are really beginning to sound very confused. Please go take your meds!!!!
I strongly believe that a person should be born in this country as a requirement for the Presidency. I would also like to see that someone who is seeking the Presidency has had military service as a requirement. I don`t mean the reserves, but full military service. I think that a person who has seen action wouldn`t jump into a war-like situation without careful consideration of the troops being put in harms way.
The requirement of being born a U.S. citizen to run for the Presidency was made to provide a more solid commitment of loyalty to the nation, but there are many wealthy elitests born in this country that have little loyalty to it, shown by their business dealings. These traitors have distroyed this nation from within by economic terrorism, fueled by greed for more power and wealth at the expense of the welfare of an entire nation's people. Yet, these individuals qualify to run for president, while they raise interest rates, fuel costs, and the overall cost of living for Americans while at the same time tossing them out their jobs, stagnating wages and cutting benefits as they line their own pockets past overflowing. These elitests are bigger threats and enemies to this nation than any communist, or muslim terrorist can ever be!!! Being born here, no longer seems to provide the level of loyalty it use to.
Why is it OK to call the CIA and FBI liars? I was 71L and have had a Top Secret clearance for the Job, they dug back to my grade school teachers from the parts I did get to see and that was just so I could set up communication shots! So now you are telling me that our vetting system has failed just because you do not like the skin color of my Commander and Chief?
What does skin color have to do with it? I too had a TS clearance and to get it, I had provide my birth certificate (BC). Apparently, if the CIA or FBI did a background investigation (vetted) Mr. Obama, they did not require him to produce a BC, otherwise he would not have had to have Hawaii locate it, fly his attorney there to pick it up and then release it 2+ years after he was sworn in.
I relocated from AZ back to TX and, even though I previously had a TX driver's license (DL), when I went to change my license back to TX, I was informed that (1) having a TX DL 20+ years ago, did not show proof of citizenship; (2)they would not accept my valid AZ DL (same reason) and (3)my US Army (Retired) ID card was also not acceptable. Only a BC or "valid" passport was acceptable.
Are you saying that just because Obama is brown skinned, he should not have to comply with the Constitution? Sounds to me like you have no valid argument so "let's just play the race card".
Time for your medicine angry conspiracists.
No more glenn beck for you.
Get back into your basements with your tin foil hats.
Also, tim foor's business went down the gutter because he is an idiot with bad business ethics.
Keep voting republican, the money is going to trickle down one of these days. You and I may not be alive to see it. But it will trickle down in a couple of hundred years or so, so we think. "blah blah about never seeing a poor man give someone a job" Well I've never seen a rich man's business stay a float without poor people to buy their product or services.
How's that medicare voucher thing going for you? Must suck not knowing if you will recieve the same type of care you are now recieving. LOL, idiots think corporations care about you. Go ahead call and complain, you'll be tansfered to india. lol
Finally, lol religion. Sorry, I stop believing in imaginary people after I found out santa and the easter bunny wasnt real. You should have too.
My business ethics are just fine. Thank You Very Much !
I make my money from the "Rich", Not Generation Welfare Recipients. Yes, the "Poor" provide a percentage of Gross Sales. But, when the populace in my operations of 4 states, don't have enough to survive financially, even on a daily basis. This triggers a "Trickle-Up Poverty" circumstance. Business Sector Competition becomes an even more challenge. Usually left with just Overhead Costs and the mere ponderring of How can it be performed for that amount and still make a Profit, of any percentage. Business 101: You can't sustain any lenght of time, in business, without a Profit Margin. Debt will be the End of the Game. I have been Successful and have a viable solution to this Nation's Economic Problem. For You though, seem to criticize quickly with a vague opinion that, well, smells badly across the airwaves.
It doesn't matter the color, race, or sex of the person to become president. It's about the truth and honesty. There should have been no hesitation about the birth certificate, the Constitution requires it. But now that he has revealed it, what about him falsifying federal papers. He applied for and received foreign student aid as a citizen of Kenya. False statements on federal papers is a felony. Please explain this.
Hell No ! Since one of my ancestors, Hugh Williamson, signed the actual document, that makes it Mandatory to provide & to be Eligible. ALL of the Liberal Sympathizers and Progressionist, put together, won't even be able to attempt to mess this up. Obama should've produced it, when there first was a questionable doubt/controversy. Instead of spending over 2 million US Dollars, upon lawsuits/legal fees, to Avoid the issue. He acts like he's hiding something, for certain, now. He ONLY has hisself to Blame ! But, that's Democrats, for you. Many Thanks to Mr. Trump, for stepping up and finally exhibiting the Courage and enduring the scrutiny, to get some resolve, on this issue. Kudos, as well as, the Ground Zero Mosque Issue. BTW: If YOU are a Democrat, Liberal in Politics and/or Support Obama. Then You're the Main Reason my Business Failed and I'm Broke. So, F@#$ You. De Oppresso Liber.
NO! And Hell No!
Please tell me what is WRONG with requiring PROOF that somebody meets the requirements to become president? When I joined the Military I was REQUIRED to produce my Birth Certificate; now tell me what is WRONG with requiring the MOST IMPORTANT job in America, the job for the person who has their very finger on the Nuclear Button to also produce a Birth Certificate? The system is insane that it is not insisted on! One more point, I was required a background check in the Military and the President isn't, is this system of politics broken or what? How can we without verifying the minimal requirements tell if the person who is to be president REALLY bears true Faith and Allegiance to America, and I AM NOT talking about any one person of president over another!
Will everyone stop looking for hidden agendas every time someone asks a question or, poses a comment. Let's have a little professional decorum and back off on some of the venomous language. It accomplishes nothing, proves no point, and doesn't convince the other side that you are right. All it does is reflect poorly on yourself.
The comment by Sakievich above is an appropriately professional comment. No mud slinging, no snide comments, disparaging remarks.
There can be an intelligent worthwhile discussion on both sides of this question, not withstanding the complexity of the process needed to "lift" the "Natural Born Citizen" requirement as stated in our constitution.
I, for one, have not heard former California Governor Schwarzenegger complaining that he is not eligible to run for President. Regardless of your opinion of him, you need to give him credit for acknowledges that he is not legible to be a candidate.
Backing up - Let's try to be a little more civil.
I'm sorry you are a "Miserable" ... See you in Church Sunday ... alright!!!! lol
How come so many claim he is BLACK when he is actually half and half. He has done more to fan the flames of racism in this country not honoring his true family history. If you are going to argue with less than facts why bother to post. Read any of his writings he authored wioth an open mind and see what conclusions an educated person comes away with. His writing speaks volumes for his racial views and being a true bigot.
Heck no!Otherwise, we'll get people like Orly Taitz running. She's not even a US citizen. She's from the Balkans. Why doesn't ICE deport that shrill hag? Let Putin deal with her. He'll smash her like the little cockroach that she is.
Hey compsol, it's NOT about his race! Besides, he's half-black and half-white. It's about his lack of experience and qualifications, and lousy representation of this great nation (apologizing to and appeasing all other nations, etc.). While you're entitled to your opinion, the rest of us are entitled to ours; if you don't like it, then leave this great nation.
Its about color, not race. Most of the Black folks born here in the good old USA are of mixed heritage. Like to guess what the colors are? By the fact The President has a American parent make him am Americian Citizen. Some of us can't stand having a non-white person as President.
Who am I ? I am Purple Heart, 60% disabled, Combat Infantryman who happen to be dark in color. A man who beleves that we"re better then this. Leave this all this crap where it belongs- in the toilet
As I am sure you are aware, gasoline is now around $4.00 a gallon, everything else is becoming more expensive because of this. Please tell us what this has to do with race or ethnic background? Whoever the president is, he or she should be fired immediately. The poor suffer much more from this than anybody else. Poor people please throw off your chains and wake up!
How many Presidents and those wannabe's every produced a birth certificate??
Conditions to be elected president of the United States are founded in the Constitution. To simply "lift" the requirement can't be done.
To "lift" the residency requirement would first take a majority vote of Congress and Senate, then submit such a vote to each of the member state legislatures to ratify. A majority of states would then be required before such a Constitutional amendment could be made.
If my father was a native Lithuanian and my mother a native American, and I won the presidency, I would need to prove my land of birth. This topic has gotten blown far and way out of proportion; if President Obama simply proved his citizenship, as requested by the then candidate Hillary Clinton, two and half years ago, yes, this discussion would have died a very long time ago.
Bottom line: it is a Constitutional requirement that a presidential candidate of the United States must first be natural born.
Hey conservatives and bigots! Wallow in your miseries because we have a black president of the United States.
See ya in Church Sunday ... since most all you are "quick to point out" that you are a conservative Christian - with emphasis on "Christian".
But, would Jesus be proud of your intolerance of other races???
For someone that paints with a broad-brush and resorts to name calling, I'm surprised you could spell "intolerance". I wish just one of you would document your allegation. Name-calling is something people do when they can't support their statement. If you want to see "racial intolerance", please review the history of the Democratic Party. How intolerant would you classify Robert Byrd? Oh never mind. Bill Clinton already justified his being in the kkk. Lastly, you must have millions of Conservation friends to know that "most all you are "quick to point out" that you are a conservative Christian...."". Have a great day and I highly doubt I would ever run in to you in a Chapel.
The controversy arose not because anyone really thought the President was born elsewhere but because he badly beat a candidate who was supported by the EXTREME right.(Despite the fact that John McCain was born in a foreign country.) The extremists continue to beat the drum accusing the duly elected President to be a non christian, despite that fact that his history shows he was raised christian and he regular attended Baptist churches. Do you think that the extreme right unAmerican fringe element are birthers upset because a black man is in the White House? No, not the fringe! Now Trump is accusing the President of the United States of not being a qualified student at Harvard despite being the President of the Harvard Review. (As Ronald Reagan asked, "What is Trump hiding under the world's worst comb-over.")
I think this vote is absolutely rediculous and was created by the fringe wackos!
The president (and I use the term tentatively) started this fiasco and not the right wing. If he had shown his birth certificate when asked we wouldn't be having this conversation. Why would he take two years to prove his birth state?
This man's color has nothing to do with why I personally don't like the way he is running our country into the ground. He is beyond a doubt the worst president we have had since Jimmy Carter, and yes I am a veteran. (Viet Nam 1967-68).
BTW, I can name you hundreds of people raised Christian that are muslims today.


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NEW YORK | Oil prices fell below $96 per barrel Friday after disappointing U.S. industrial production data fed concerns about the nation's economic recovery.
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Brent crude, used to price many varieties of foreign oil, fell 34 cents to end at $117.66 per barrel in London.
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