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Waiting for Academy Award-nominated actress Vera Farmiga in the Des Moines airport, Carolyn S. Briggs knew her memoir "This Dark World" might be destined for bigger things.
"It was so surreal," Briggs said. "I was waiting for a movie star to come to my house."
Briggs, an English professor at Iowa's Marshalltown Community College, co-wrote the screenplay for Farmiga's directorial debut, "Higher Ground," with writer Tim Metcalfe. The film, which opened Friday, is a fictionalized version of Briggs's life in a fundamentalist Christian community. Farmiga stars as Corinne, a character based on Briggs herself.
The thoughtful, quiet movie offers an unfamiliar take on religious devotion, presenting a group of intense believers in a powerful and often uncomfortably close light. Corinne, like Briggs, came to doubt her faith and has a slow, painful falling out from her family and her community.
"I don't know where I'm at with God," Briggs said. "But it's important that I believe in my journey."
Speakeasy recently talked with Briggs about making the decision to write her memoir, watching her life become a film and what it was like to work with Farmiga.
How did you get involved with making a film out of your book?
Vera called me and said, "My husband and I want to come to Iowa." So I offered to let them stay with my family. We were just instantly friends. We have some really similar sensibilities – we're both introverts, both observant, and we have this weird, quirky sense of humor. She came to stay with us, and went to my classroom to watch me teach and absorb it all. I guess I felt a kinship with her.
How closely did you work with Vera on the screenplay?
We had six months of collaboration on script rewrites. She flew to Iowa, I flew to New York, and everything came together at the end last April just before the film was shot. We sat around with laptops and wrote out scenes together. When the film was shot, I was on set with my children for about a week. It was a really interesting process, watching Vera. She was doing her own thing and she very much the auteur.
Was it strange to watch someone else tell your story?
Writing the memoir was being naked in itself. When I wrote the screenplay as I wrote the memoir, I tried to be as sincere and as authentic as I could be. I tried not to hold back. Transferring my story into a screenplay took a little bit more courage. When we pretty up our lives, we stop being sincere. The tricky part of telling other peoples' story is telling it well. I'm willing to put it all out there. The first writer started up with Corinne as an adult, but when Vera and I decided that we wanted to start over, we decided that it was really important to get the childhood and the adolescence in there. If you just saw the character as a fully grown zealot, you wouldn't know if you were interested in her. There's something about childhood and adolescence – a lot of our concept of God is formed out of childhood needs. I think Vera understood that.
How has your family reacted to seeing themselves on screen?
My two daughters saw the film before it was at Sundance. They left us alone as we watched it. Afterwards, we kind of looked at each other and said, "That was good, I think." We thought to think about it. As a writer, I had to process all the edits, all the beautiful little scenes that had to go by the wayside. I thought that it was going to be a good film. The kids and I felt some conflict as far as their father was concerned. He hasn't seen the film, and there are scenes that I know he'll be uncomfortable with. We feel a little protective of him.
Was it hard to get the approval of your family to film their story?
Originally we'd been told that we needed to get approval from my mom, my stepfather, my three kids and my ex-husband. The characters in the church were kind of composite characters. It was tough to track down those people, but everybody was really gracious about it. I think it was so brave of them to trust somebody else to make them a supporting role in their lives. I felt kind of icky about it, from my perspective.
How have religious people reacted to your film?
Writing the screenplay nearly 10 years after the book, I realized that I haven't turned about from God, I've just come to a different understanding. It was important for me to tell the story with a respect to faith and faithful people. Vera did a test screening in New York before the final edit, and I got a letter from a young Christian filmmaker. She told me that this was the film she had been waiting for, where Christians are presented as real people, tenderly and with respect. There's a kind of a group of people who are so attentive and so excited about this movie. I don't think any reflective person could see this movie and not feel some authenticity.
Tolstoy once said, "It's terrible when people don't know God, but it's worse when people confuse God with what is not." I think interpretations of God get so narrow that people get alienated. I think Corinne still believes.


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The Oklahoma City city council has approved a liquor license for a new gun range expected to open this spring.
KOKH reports that councilors approved the liquor license for Wilshire Gun Range on Tuesday.
The 40,000-square-foot establishment includes 24 firearm lanes,10 archery lanes and a cafe where food and alcohol will be served.
Wilshire Gun co-owner Jeff Swanson says customers' driver's licenses will be flagged once they order a drink, preventing them from drinking alcohol before entering the shooting facilities.
Brent Fairchild with the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission says he believes it will be the first gun range in Oklahoma to serve alcohol.
Fairchild says no matter how many safeguards are in place, people will find a way to get around them.
Oklahoma gun range okayed for liquor license
The Oklahoma City city council has approved a liquor license for a new gun range expected to open this spring.
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Otters enforcer McGuire cuts back on fighting
Erie Otters winger Johnny McGuire is a more efficient enforcer this season.
He isn't staging fights during games, even if it provides a spark to his team. He already has fought three times this season in the first 13 games of a 68-game season. He has only seven freebees left before he begins serving suspensions under the OHL's new fighting rules. He has to make every fight count.
"It's going to be more fighting for a purpose," he said, such as standing up for teammates injured by dirty hits or protecting younger Otters from intimidating opponents. "I'm just trying to fight when I have to. If I do that, it will just work itself out."
McGuire doesn't agree with these new rules, which he said are meant to protect players but could make games more dangerous as the season progresses.
"The games can get a lot chippier," he said. So as players approach the league's 10-fight maximum, he said, "It's going to lead to a lot more chirping (between players). I just think it will get a lot dirtier. The hits are going to keep getting dirtier."
McGuire said league officials should consider circumstances behind fights. For example, he said, if a player fights an opponent being penalized for an illegal hit, the fight shouldn't count toward the total. Currently, only fights that are instigated by other players don't count. McGuire said the league also should consider raising the maximum number of fights allowed to 15 or 20.
"I'd like to see the rule changed," said McGuire, who pointed to a lack of injuries in his fights a season ago. "I think more of the injuries happen from dirtier hits. I think as the season goes on, you're going to see more of that."
McGuire, who finished fourth in the league a season ago with 163 penalty minutes despite playing in only 48 games, said, "Even guys that don't fight as much, I think they'd like to see the rule changed, too. Guys that don't fight in the league ... even they don't like it."
Sherry Bassin, Otters managing partner and general manager, said earlier this season that 92 percent of OHL players had fewer than 10 fights in the 2011-12 season. In contrast, McGuire finished second in the league with 23 fights, according to hockeyfights.com.
He can't afford to have that many fights this season, since each fight after No. 10 leads to automatic two-game suspensions. After a player's 15th fight, clubs also will be fined $1,000 for each fight. Instigator penalties after the 10th fight lead to four-game suspensions.
Under the current rules, McGuire would have been suspended for a total of 34 games, including eight games for two fights referees deemed he instigated. The Otters would have been fined a total of $13,000.
"I'm not going to waste (a fight)," McGuire said.
Fighting is a key part of McGuire's all-around game.
"It energizes the other guys," he said, "and I think it kind of energizes me, too."
But a lack of fighting won't hinder other aspects of his game.
"He can play the game," Bassin said earlier this season. "He was protecting his teammates a lot (last season). He doesn't have to prove anything anymore. Everybody knows what he can do."
McGuire is simply a smarter fighter these days.
"I know when I have to fight," he said.
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In any case, our 2010 letter did not make a prediction about inflation. What we said was:
The planned asset purchases risk currency debasement and inflation, and we do not think they will achieve the Fed's objective of promoting employment.
Note that word "risk". And note the absence of a date.
means "I'm not quite wrong yet!"
Now, when someone of that caliber calls you out for having been wrong about the future path of inflation, you have a right to remind him that one of his "many mistakes' included … being wrong about the future path of inflation. Guess what? Predicting the future path of inflation is actually quite difficult, whether or not you have a Nobel Prize.
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Definition of gizzard in English:
1A muscular, thick-walled part of a bird's stomach for grinding food, typically with grit. Also called ventriculus.
Example sentences
- They have been known, like other members of this group, to swallow grit to help grind coarse food in their gizzards.
- Grit is used by many birds to help them grind their food in their gizzards.
- They draw out guts, pull livers, cut wings and gizzards, pop thigh bones.
1.1A muscular stomach of some fish, insects, mollusks, and other invertebrates.
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- Two fish in the gizzard shad-access treatment (two different enclosures) died 8 days following the introduction of fish.
- In Florida, the diet was comprised mainly of fishes, with gizzard shad, bullhead catfish, and small bluegill particularly common.
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1.2 informal A person's stomach or throat.
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Late Middle English giser: from Old French, based on Latin gigeria 'cooked entrails of fowl'. The final -d was added in the 16th century.
The early spelling was giser which is from Old French, based on Latin gigeria 'cooked entrails of fowl'. The final -d was added in the 16th century.
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In many ways, it was always going to end like this.
It wasn't angry. There was no blowup of controversial comments or ugly divorce settlement negotiations.
Tracy McGrady believed he was ready to play far more than he had in six cameos. Rick Adelman was not able to say when or if that would happen. So McGrady's agents asked the Rockets to look for a trade, with McGrady permitted to leave the team while the Rockets tried to find a deal.
It was heading to this sort of end eventually, thought it seemed more likely to reach this point when McGrady became a free agent after this season. But it had become clear for some time that McGrady's Rockets run would end without the success that once seemed so certain.
Even without Monday's agreement, the Rockets would have moved on and he would, too, and their time together would have ended with far less grandeur than they had both thought when he came to town.
He and Yao Ming were to lead the Rockets back to greatness. And there have been some fun moments along the way. In the end, however, McGrady's time with the Rockets will be largely be remembered for unfulfilled promise, with his finest moments (and some were spectacular) only serving to remind of what could have been.
"He was a great player," Adelman said on Saturday. And for all the ferocity of his detractors, he was in many ways great. He just always seemed capable of being greater, of having more in that remarkable package of talent and athletic gifts than he entirely realized.
That was often characterized as a personality flaw, but a great many athletes never achieve all that was possible for them, no matter what those possibilities were. McGrady, for all his unusual gifts, was far from unique in that.
Yet, assuming he never plays for the Rockets again, his time in Houston will be remembered with the same mixed feelings he has inspired, from the highs of the 13 points in 35 seconds, to the lows of the Game 7 losses, from the 22-game winning streak to the injuries that limited him and eventually ended his run.
For all the debate that was inspired by the reduction of McGrady's minutes from first-half cameos to no playing time at all, none of that matters now.
From the time he opted for microfracture surgery, he was never going to get all the way back in the time left on his contract, even if he eventually does get there somewhere else. He is proud to have worked his way to this point. Since he left the team last season to consider his options in the wake of the embarrassing loss in Milwaukee, McGrady's tenure in Houston was going to end either with the Rockets looking for a trade before this season's deadline or by letting him walk as a free agent.
Either would have been unthinkable when they gleefully traded Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley and Kelvin Cato to get him, and when they gave him an extension as large as the rules would allow to this season make him the highest-paid player in the NBA.
He has earned some lines in the Rockets record book, but could not reach all that seemed possible that day he predicted "great things happening in the City of Houston," a promise that seemed so real that it played every night before tipoff at Toyota Center. Maybe that is why so many wanted another chance and clung to the hope that he could make it all the way back.
We all knew what he meant that day when he could not stop smiling. It wasn't this. He came here, he said then, to win championships. But this seems fitting, a reminder of what could have been, but never will be.


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Ukrainian officers speak as unidentified armed individuals (foreground) block the base of the Ukrainian border guard service in Sevastopol, on March 1, 2014. Ukraine's border guard service said on March 1 that about 300 armed men were attempting to seize its main headquarters in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol under orders from Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. "The head of this group said that there are orders from the Russian defence minister to seize this naval post," Ukraine's border guard service said in a statement, adding that the men wore "full battle fatigues". AFP PHOTO/ VASILIY BATANOV
The crisis in Crimea has been many years in the making, and made it ripe for the taking.
To paint Russian leadership as reactionary, ham-fisted hardliners is to ignore a decade of methodical deployment of soft power techniques, patient construction of fifth columns, and the massive incentives Russia has not to blow the place up.
Focus on Russia's military is misdirection; it is absolutely important, but the real benefit to brinkmanship is to make other outcomes seem downright reasonable.
In light of recent setbacks, two potential outcomes are both reasonable (when compared to the extremes of military conflict and secession) and advantageous for Russia:
1) a Crimean peninsula that is fully autonomous within the Ukrainian state (it already has semi-autonomy) and functions in practice like a British Hong Kong for Russia, and
2) a Ukrainian state that is more federalist across all regions (which makes a fast and massive shift into Europe's orbit decidedly less likely).
The outcome in Crimea hinges on the disposition of the citizens of Crimea. While the world focuses on Russian actions in Crimea, it is crucial to understand what resonates with Crimean citizens and what dynamics prevailed before today's headlines.
Crimea is important, as are its demographics
Don't let its small size fool you – Crimea is important to everyone in the region, especially Russia.
It occupies an outsized role in the nostalgic history of the Russian empire, and is the leased home of Russia's Black Sea Fleet.
A peninsula roughly the size of the state of Massachusetts and a bit smaller than Belgium, Crimea is home to a little under 5 percent of Ukraine's population.
Of that population, roughly 58 percent ethnically identify as Russian, 24 percent Ukrainian and 12 percent Crimea Tatar.
The Crimean Tatars are a predominately Muslim ethnic group many of whom were brutally killed or deported to central Asia at Stalin's direction. In the mid-1980s, Crimean Tatars were allowed to begin returning to Crimea. Crimean Tatars are well organized and fairly cohesive.
Groups of Crimean Tatars would almost certainly rebel again an overt annexation by Russia. The ethnically Ukrainian population is less cohesive, but they, like many ethnically Russian Crimeans, would prefer the certainty of the former status quo to an uncertain future as a perpetual frozen conflict.
Violence, fake issues and Islamic terrorism
Crimea looks and feels different than the rest of Ukraine, and a lot of that has to do with its relative isolation.
Unlike in the rest of Ukraine, Russian and Russia-influenced media saturates Crimea's broadcast and print media. In addition to the media, Russia has promoted soft power through the use of civil society groups, sympathetic politicians, cultural organizations, and youth movements that celebrate a common Russian identity.
While the amount of disinformation floating around Crimea is truly breathtaking, three narratives are of particular importance because Crimeans have been hearing them for years on end.
The first is that Kyiv does a terrible job of governing, and Crimea's lack of economic development is because of Kyiv's mismanagement.
In Crimea's semi-autonomy, the local ruling politicians have quite a bit of power (which is parlayed into economic rents), but very little accountability because they are ultimately beholden to Kyiv.
This narrative is convincing because, one must admit, Kyiv has not been a bastion of stability and strength in leadership. The second is the idea that Kyiv and the pro-Western forces are going to oppress ethnic Russians and force them to give up their language.
When one of the first moves of the new Ukrainian government was to demote Russian language, it played right into the hands of this narrative. The third is the most dangerous, and it is fake. Crimean media and politicians have – for years on end – been raising concern that radicalized Crimean Tatars will engage in Islamic terrorism.
Civil violence is often central to shifts in power. In the West we are primed to root for protests because they depose bad leaders. But to Crimeans, Kyiv might well be that bad leader.
If Crimea is going to pull away from Kyiv's control to full autonomy, some violence will likely be involved. Paid protests, with a bit of violence at the margins, have been commonplace in Crimea; so there is tested infrastructure for civil unrest. Prompting small groups of young men to make poor decisions is not terribly difficult to engineer. And if Ukrainian police draw blood while enforcing order, you now have a galvanizing event. And once the violence starts, deployment of Russian 'peacekeepers' already in Crimea starts to gain legitimacy at the margins.
Violence doesn't guarantee Russia a win (defined as full Crimean autonomy), because there are still a lot of Slavs, both ethnic Ukrainians and Russians, that fear change. To galvanize noncommittal Slavs, Russia needs a wedge issue.
Islamic terrorism is the ultimate wedge issue. Even though this is a phantom menace, Crimeans have been hearing about the supposed rise of militant Islam among Crimean Tatars for years. As Russian involvement in Crimea escalates, it is reasonable to expect that more Crimean Tatars will be out protesting and clash with pro-Russian forces. With this backdrop, a couple of bomb explosions with a hint of Islamic terrorism would likely be enough to get the Slavs on the fence to gravitate toward any solution that promises personal security. The rest of the world could be convinced that the bombs were manufactured by Russian security services, but what matters is what Crimeans believe.
Brinkmanship and fear reframe what Is considered reasonable
Russia's demonstrated willingness to use military force in its near abroad serves two very useful purposes in the current conflict.
The first is that one cannot entirely dismiss the idea (however contrary to Russia's long-term interests) that Russia will conduct a full-on military invasion and annex Crimea.
This fear of military intervention provides misdirection, which distracts attention from fifth columns and indirect actors.
The second purpose is that it sets the framework for settling the crisis. By deploying military units in Crimea, Russia has established military invasion as a possible outcome.
Against this backdrop, more desirable endgames start to appear as a reasonable way out of the crisis. Russia gained much from the former status quo in Crimea.
The middle ground between the previous status quo and outright annexation is for Crimea to become fully autonomous within the Ukrainian state.
In practice, this might function a bit like a British Hong Kong, with a focus on economic rents, but with a much richer veneer of self-governance and self-determination to convince Crimean citizens that they are in fact in charge.
This is vital - the majority of Crimeans, as well as the Crimean Tatars, need to buy into it.
To that end, the frame will be protecting minority rights (a perennial issue for Crimean Tatars) and strong self-governance (which has hitherto not existed in Crimea). How does one argue against full autonomy for a semi-autonomous place that is already called the Autonomous Republic of Crimea? Deployments of Russian 'peacekeepers' will take on the vocabulary of peacekeeping missions – preventing violence, protecting minorities, and establishing enough security to allow self-governance and self-determination.
Naked aggression dooms Russia's interests; no state aspires to be another Russian frozen conflict
With good reason, the deployment of Russian troops in Ukraine scares everyone.
But a military invasion with frenetic confrontation is unthinkable unless Russia has given up all hope for relations with the rest of Ukraine.
Ukrainians east and west were united when Russia tried to quietly take over the sandbar known as Tuzla Island in 2003. Ukrainians, regardless of their affinities for Russia or its culture, will not tolerate an attack on their sovereignty. If Russia is seen as an invader in Crimea, it will cease to have a meaningful partnership with the rest of Ukraine. Crimea is a beautiful and important place, but capturing Crimea at the expense of losing the rest of Ukraine would be a tradeoff that only a truly desperate Russia would make.
Even if Russia did use its military to conquer Crimea, governance becomes a huge problem because the Russian regime would lack legitimacy with large swaths of the population. A police state would be required and Crimea would quickly turn from a highly desired vacation spot (which is the source of its economic value) into a militarized Russians-only resort. This is hardly the existence that Crimeans aspire to.
William Varettoni is a former Ukraine and NATO analyst with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research. His Ph.D .dissertation is focused on security and instability in Crimea, and incorporates research conducted as a Fulbright Scholar in Crimea. William served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The views expressed are the author's own, and rely exclusively on research conducted as a private citizen.
Deeper background on Crimean instability is available in this 2011 analysis in the Washington Quarterly.
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Concerned Women for America Upset Jenna Wolfe Is Having a Baby
Submitted by Brian Tashman on Thursday, 3/28/2013 11:05 am
Concerned Women for America blogger Christian Shelby wants everyone to know that she is definitely not a bigot for being angry that Jenna Wolfe of The Today Show and her girlfriend Stephanie Gosk are expecting. She said it is "just sad" and "selfish, and supremely so," for the two women to raise a child, which she claims is not "fair to the overall development of a child."
In 2006, CWA also attacked Mary Cheney after she announced that she was pregnant and planned to raise the child with her partner.
They'll call me a bigot, but I prefer to see myself as a realist. So let's jump into it. The Today Show's Jenna Wolfe dropped an unexpected bombshell into the national conversation over "gay marriage." She announced on air (and in her blog) that, "My girlfriend, Stephanie Gosk, and I are expecting a baby girl the end of August."
First and foremost, I am pro-life. Let's just put that up front. I love babies. Children are life changing, and I'm sure Miss Wolfe is already finding that out.
However, I'm also like that little kid who yelled, "The king has no clothes!" If there's something to be said and no one wants to say it for fear of hurting the feelings of others, well, you'll find me there. Sorry to rain on your parade, but truth is truth.
So here we go. The headline on the Today Show's website starts out with the word "Surreal." But, in truth, it should read "Unreal." Jenna Wolfe and her girlfriend, Stephanie Gosk, are most certainly not expecting a baby girl at the end of August, not in the biological sense, anyway.
When a man and a woman unite in a sexual union, the woman provides the unfertilized egg and the man provides the sperm. Those two things — biologically exclusive to members of the opposite sex — merge and the miracle of life begins.
So herein lies the crux of our dilemma: Miss Wolfe and Miss Gosk are both women. That's not an anti-"gay" statement; that's a true statement. Biologically speaking, they cannot, of their own volition, produce a child. I'm sure they're both nice women, but they need a man in order to have a baby.
And if they need a man in order to have a baby, then who can honestly say that this is the only contribution a man can make? Who can honestly say that Miss Gosk can replace — truly and completely replace — the father who should be present in that child's life? Consider, if you will, all the social science data to date that shows that children do better in a traditional mom-and-dad household. Which parent does the child not need? A young lady asked that very question to a state legislature recently — "Which parent do I not need?" — and no one could answer her.
It may be politically correct to celebrate the news of Miss Wolfe's pregnancy. It may be politically correct to celebrate Miss Gosk's role as the child's "other parent." But it is selfish, and supremely so, to deny the child — and others like her — the benefit of either a mother or a father. Two men cannot produce a child. Two women cannot produce a child. And neither of those familial arrangements is fair to the overall development of a child.
Don't get me wrong. I'm sure Miss Gosk will be supportive and loving and caring to Miss Wolfe's child; but she will never be — can never be — the child's father. And, to me, that's just sad.
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Trolltunga is located at Skjeggedal Canyon in Odda, Norway, this amazing rock looks like a giant's tongue. Standing on it, as if soaring aloft, its infinite charm has been attracting a large number of tourists taking a photo there as a memento. One day you may be there and shout 'I'm the king of the world!'
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Pensacola roll models?
The group's recruiter, Kat A. Lyst, says they're looking for women 21 and older with health insurance, the ability to practice twice a week and have the means to purchase skates and safety gear. They welcome ladies of all fitness and skating levels.
Skaters are part of a team that has a unique theme (ie, waitresses, cops, pirate wenches, car mechanics, pilots, etc.) and some even wear fishnets! Each skater chooses her own unique Roller Girl persona (i.e, "Helena Handbasket," "Darth Skater" and "Amelia Scareheart" to name a few). No two are alike!
According to Kat A. Lyst, it's a fun way to dress up, play hard, have tons of fun, meet friends and get a super workout.
Practices will begin right away at Skateland in Milton.
Click here for more info.
Also, here's my article on the roller derby contenders featured on A&E's "Rollergirls" from the Austin-based Texas Roller Derby league.
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most of the girls in this town that have the physical abilities and strength to participate in roller derby are not financially privileged enough to have ANY health insurance coverage at all!!!
beyond that...how are they all going to ride their bikes all the way to milton for practices three nights a week? tough girls don't own cars! doesn't Kat A. Lyst know this?!?! she must not be from 'round here. you know, some of the girls that worked at arety's this winter were talking about starting a league...
The local roller derby league has risen from it ashes and is going strong. We will be up and going completely as soon as we find a centrally located location to play derby. If you want more info check us out on: http://www.myspace.com/gulfregionrollerleague or http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/profile.php?id=754365110&ref=ts


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After I smacked Becky with a Yard Of Shortbread today ( look at her twitter for details), I was informed that I needed to make up for my pigheadedness by answering some Go Ask Aunt Becky questions this week. So I broke in to her website and am shamelessly sharing my even-less-qualified opinions with you. Enjoy!
Dear Aunt Becky The Daver,
I started a short fiction site recently called Fiction Five Hundred. I was wondering if you could check it out, and maybe spread the word a bit to people that you know of that enjoy fiction.
The site URL is http://fiction500.blogspot.com .
I'll pimp your blog and various projects in exchange if you'd like. Kinda like a "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" type thing.
Badass Geek
Dear Badass,
I have run your Fiction 500 site through my own, carefully-calibrated, artificially intelligent Site Rating Software. It crashed horrifyingly, spewing electrons all over my desktop. In short, your site is so good that it literally blew my computer's mind. I'm pretty sure it's safe for people though, I've been reading through it and my brain hasn't yet come squirting out of my nose. Bookmarked!
Dear Becky The Daver,
I'm trying to type this on the sly so my boyfriend doesn't come stomping in asking me what I'm doing and catching me.
So, my boyfriend and I have been together for a year, and it's pretty serious. We live together and all that awesome fun stuff.
I would like to take it a step further and become engaged. We've talked about this before, and so I've ruined the surprise and he knows I would say yes.
But every time we talk about it he says it's too soon.
I don't know if he's waiting for a blow job or if I should propose.
I've been thinking about proposing, I figure it would prove I'm serious, and I've even considered a speech to tell him I love him and I want to spend the rest of my life with him and I'm in it for the long haul and just because we're engaged doesn't mean we have to get married now.
Anyway, my question(s) is/are: is it okay for me to propose, how should I propose, and do I give him a ring?
-Listener of Beyonce
Dear Listener,
I totally understand where you're coming from — when something Just Works, it's an amazing, wonderful, excellent feeling, and it sounds like you've found someone you feel ready to put your trust in, who you are ready to take the next step with. Each of those steps feels lighter and more giddy than the last.
But hold on to it! Being married has a whole lot of baggage associated with it; more than living together, sleeping together, having a joint checking account, or even having kids together. It's a commitment that has to meet in the middle, with both people reaching out to each other for support, listening to and appreciating each other's ideas & feelings. And sometimes, you'll find that what you discover about your lover is not what you wanted to hear. Different people feel different pressures about marriage, and chances are his concerns aren't anything like what you would think.
If you've talked to your boyfriend and he says he's not ready, it could very well be that he is nervous about the commitment that goes into being married; most guys (at least, the good ones) wonder if they're good enough, prepared enough, if they make enough money and if they can afford to take care of you; if they have their lives figured out enough to make a promise like this.
My advice to you is this: if you're talking about marriage, he probably believes you're serious already. Listen to him, give him the space he needs to work out his thoughts on the subject, and give him the support he needs to feel comfortable reaching his arm out to meet you in the middle.
It takes a maddening amount of patience to respect that someone else takes a lot longer to come to the same conclusion as you, but trust me — it's good practice for marriage. Becks figures things out that take me weeks (I made her wait a year for a wedding rather than just heading to the courthouse!), and I figure things out that take her forever ( she was meant to be a writer! ).
If he's a guy who's worth giving your heart to, then he's a guy whose opinions, concerns, fears, and ideas should matter to you. Treat him that way, and I suspect you'll do fine. But I'd hold off on proposals and speeches and rings until you've had a good listen to what HE really wants. Then, if he'd dig being proposed to, go for it with gusto. If he wants to be the one to get down on one knee, then make sure the restaurant has a carpeted floor for him.
Dear Aunt Becky The Daver,
I have a huge problem – I can't say No. Need something baked/sewn/driven/picked up/cleaned/organized/written – I'll say Yes. Most of these projects aren't five minute deals – they are HUGE. Why can't I say No???
Dear Can't Say No,
Can you babysit for us this week? We could use a break.
I tease! Saying No is a learned skill for a lot of people, including me. Most people who have a problem with it don't like to feel that they are disappointing someone, or don't take the time to think about the trade-offs. Try this:
Think about what you won't be able to finish if you say Yes to whatever you're being asked to do. Now, think about whether you want to say No to that person, or the person in front of you. You don't have any other option, because that is what will happen when you can't get done all the things you committed to: someone won't get what they were asking for. (And, worse, they will be more hurt by you saying Yes and not doing it than if you just said No to begin with!)
And don't let yourself think that you can just stay up late or get up early or push something back: all of those are saying No to being 100%, being healthy, being prepared for your regular life. If you aren't 100%, then you have to say No even more!
It's uncomfortable, but true: saying No now, or saying No later when you can't get it all done, you MUST say No. The question is whether you say it up-front and save everyone time, or whether you say it later — possibly at the last minute, when they can't ask anyone else, or possibly to yourself (!!).
Hope that helps,
The Daver.
Did I do OK, y'all? Becky always says to share your advice in the comments, so I say the same. 'Cause it's, like, my first time and stuff. Happy Sunday!
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Daver, you keep that up and I might love you as much as I love Becky. I don't have an of those issues, but I might ask you about mine soon.
Awww, fanks. Glad to be of service.
any of those issues – sorry, the wine caused me to drop the y – that is better than lot of things wine could do, and I am not driving.
Um, I think this should be an "Ask Dave" section, because he's way better at this than you are. Also, I like Dave more. And also also? I don't believe people actually write you questions. I think you make this shit up. 🙂
Shhhhhh, I ask all the questions and Becky gives the answers, don't tell anyone!!!!
Great answers! Now I know why Becky married you 🙂
Wait, it wasn't my astonishing, debonair good looks???
Daver, I think you rock!
You did great & I think your advice was spot-on.
Thanks, I was all full of The Nervous when I hit Publish last night. 🙂
You did great, Dave! You need to give Becky a little spa time more often, cause I KNOW that's where she is, right?
Yeah, the SPA! Where she was watching our kids. 🙂
Bravo!! Nicely played, sir.
Good work, Dave. Way to go!
Thanks! Someday maybe I'll give it another go.
Nice job, Daver! Like it. I proposed to my husband first, gave him a watch, took him to the place where I knew I'd fallen in love with him…it was very private and he said yes. Then two months later he proposed to ME (although he jokes it was no risk for him) in front of an auditorium of people at the awards ceremony of a race he was direction. Very public! I thought your advice was very good in regards to the question.
Dunno, you could have changed your mind… 🙂
Becky and I went to Tiffany's to ring-shop, and when she picked the one she wanted I looked up at the sales lady and said, "OK, I'll take it!". Proposed right there. I'm a terrible liar, so if I'd tried to plan it out more than that, she would have known in a heartbeat.
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You did good, Dave. Super good.
So did you, sir! Really enjoying the site. Thinking if I have 500 words laying around to bundle up for you too.
Mayhaps your new name should be The Super Daver?
Wow- you go on Daver! Your advice is freakin brilliant!!! I see why you and the Aunt Becky are so good together. You're almost as full of the coolness as she is, minus the snark (which we here kinda adore). Too bad you live all up in the Midwest, otherwise we could totally hang out (my hubby is cool like you). It would be a riot.
ALMOST as full of the coolness??? 🙂
I'm not as brave about putting my snark online as Becks is, but with a few hundred thousand more "you're-brilliants", I may be on the road to sharing it…
I loved your advice to the Proposal question. It was most excellent. Maybe Becky will let you do this some more. (Or you could do his and hers answers….just a thought.)
Will you be my Internet husband?? lol You totally rock!
Wow. Just like, wow. Sorry, Aunt Becky, but it is going to be a long, long time before we let you bitch about this man again.
Yeah! I'm off the hook for the rest of '09! 🙂
I think you did a fabulous job. Maybe you should have a regular guest spot?
I have no advice to give, though. It's too early and there's no coffee in my house. Booooooo.
We've kicked around the idea of a companion section, "…but Daddy takes Bourbon" a few times. 🙂 We'll see.
Wow. The Daver, that was really good, and sweet, and lovely. I'm sad that I couldn't have Aunt Becky today, but maybe you could get your own blog so we could have both of you every day?
Yea, that would be wonderful.
Awesome job Dave!!!
You did great!!! I liked your response to the proposal question – answered it right without the exasperated element that I, for example, might have added: he's not ready yet ho, step off!
You are ALMOST as brilliant and cool as your wife. Why not equal? Because nothing can compare to first love.
Yay! I love Daver-guest posts. Great advice, especially to the girl who was thinking about proposing to her boyfriend.
You guys rock my world!
Dear Can't Say No,
I could use some oral sex and my shower doors cleaned.
Love and Mouth Hugs,
Miss Spoken
Nice work, man! Your advice seems so much more sensible than your wife's 😉
Great job, Daver! Your advice to the lady thinking of proposing was good, and seemed very well thought out.
Nice job Daver. It's nice to see that Aunt Becky can relinquish control of her blog to you. That's marital trust. I would rather saw off a body part tith a dull butter knife than let my husband near my blog. I wouldn't want him hanging neon beer signs and Megan Fox posters and what not.
To be fair, since I set up all the technical stuff like the web hosting and database and stuff, she knows that if I were REALLY crabby I could always just redirect her site to Rate my Poo. *muahahaha*
Besides, dude, Megan Fox? HOT. Even Becky agrees. At least he's got good taste. The neon beer signs would be optional.
The (I feel I can call you by your first name now),
Great advice! "It's a commitment that has to meet in the middle, with both people reaching out to each other for support, listening to and appreciating each other's ideas & feelings." So true and I need to be reminded of that every day.
Now, what should I tell the kids when they want some appreciation and compromise?
How funny is The Daver? I LOVE his name : ) Did he make that up so he could sound cool? I think people that call their husband Dear Husband are SO annoying. Sometimes when I see that I never want to go to their blogs again : )
Well, The Daver, my heart will ALWAYS belong to Aunt Becky, but you're definitely a close second. Excellent job!
P.S. I appreciated a man's perspective to Listener's question: thanks for helping me calm the hell down, too. 😉
OMG. You, The Daver, actually did this? AMAZING! Aunt Becky, he's a keeper. I think we should stop our illicit affair. I can't carry on like this knowing how awesome The Daver is.
Well thought! How about Ask Uncle Dexter next week? All of the responses could be "kill him."
Greetings from the land of orchids ~
Ex.cell.ent work, Daver. Finest kind.
Only caveat I saw about the writing of Listener… she has a hyper-vigilant guy. And controlling. Not the most trusting signals for a LTR.
Keep on keepin' on!
Well done, Daver-san.
He shoots, he scores and the crowd goes wild, nice way to make up for a smack down.
Daver! Daver! he's the man! If he can't answer no one can!
Go Dave! Go! Go! Go Dave!
That's uh…that's all I've got…..but I meant every word of it.
I would've just told the "I need a ring" chick that he did want a blowjob. Men need to stick together, damnit. What the hell is wrong with you?
Ack! A momentary lapse of judgment, it'll never happen again!
I amend my advice: the best way to listen is balls-in-mouth.
LOVE the NO advice. Said while I am making pies, correcting accounting errors from work ON A SUNDAY, and hearing my sisters bitch about how they dont like cherry pie, even though I made them their pies. Apparently I am not allowed to like my OWN pie.
My Dad likes cherry, so all is cool with the world.
They don't like it? They don't have to eat it. Maybe they should watch the Backyardigans' "Samurai Pie" episode * a few gazillion times.
Well done The Daver! I'm so impressed I might just buy myself a ring!
I wish Becks had gotten me a Porsche instead of a ring… I mean…!
I'm one of those people who cannot say 'no' to anyone. (It's the guilt!) That was great advice. I have never thought about how saying 'yes' to someone is saying 'no' to someone else (usually myself or my husband, the poor guy). Something to think about.
Amen, sister.
Well done, Sir. And bravo on the shout out for Badass Geek. He rocks.
Very good advice Daver!
So good I thought it might still be Becky, but eventually saw it couldn't be.
I <3 you, Daver. Will you be my husband too? Seriously, our daughters are the same….I may not look like your wife, but close enough. We can do a wife swap thing!
I didn't know you could get the man to write your blog posts for you! I should have read the rule book more carefully…
Letter #2 from "Listener:"
"Give him that blowjob, then tell him he'll get the next one on the honeymoon."
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Nick Clegg will today insist he can "get on" with Ed Miliband as he holds open the prospect of working in a Labour-led coalition after the next election.
The Liberal Democrat leader will counter concerns that he is angling the party towards another deal with the Tories, with a campaign fought on their joint record in government and a plea to be allowed to "finish the job".
Mr Clegg, who started the party conference insisting that Labour would "wreck the recovery", even suggested yesterday that Ed Miliband could prove himself a good prime minister. "We can get on," the Liberal


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Face of Satan in World Trade Center Smoke on 9/11?
By David Emery
Some television viewers were convinced they saw the face of Satan in clouds of smoke billowing out of the World Trade Center after it was struck by a jetliner on September 11, 2001. Was it really the devil himself?
Above: Actual video footage from September 11, 2001 appears to show the visage of a grinning devil complete with horns forming and then dissipating on the left side of the screen.
Via ClickonDetroit.com, blow-ups of actual news photos of jetliners colliding with the World Trade Center during the 9/11 terrorist attack on New York City show the devil's face emerging from billowing clouds of smoke, some observers say.
Via Associated Press, an actual photo of the burning twin towers includes a column of dark smoke in which "the eyes, nose, mouth and horns of a devil" can allegedly be seen. An AP spokesperson confirmed that the photo has not been retouched in any way.
The vexing question isn't whether or not these images are real; they are. The vexing question is what, precisely, we see in them.
"This was a dream come true for demons," opines the webmaster of the Christian Media home page. "An act of hatred and violence is a thrill ride for a demon, they not only participate, in so far as influencing someone to commit acts of violence, they get a thrill during the act. Demons knew what was going to happen in New York and they gathered there to jump in at the point of the impact, like a human jumping onto a moving train to have a thrill."
Psychologists call this phenomenon i.e., the tendency to perceive human-like faces and forms or other familiar visual patterns in places they don't belong "pareidolia." Vladik Kreinovich and Dima Iourinski of the University of Texas at El Paso Computer Science department conducted a geometric analysis of the billowing shapes some people have interpreted as the face of Satan and concluded "they can naturally be explained by the physics and geometry of fire."
What do you see in the dust and smoke of 9/11?
More 9/11 rumors & hoaxes:
• Did Nostradamus Predict the Attacks?
• The "Tourist Guy" Photo Atop the Twin Towers
• The Wingdings Prophecies
• The Grateful Terrorist
• Not All Heroes Are People
Sources and further reading:
Angel or Devil? Viewers See Images in Smoke
AP / ClickonDetroit.com, September 2001
Terrorist Attack Photos
AP / Albuquerque Journal, 14 September 2001
Devil's Face in Smoke of 911 at the WTC
Christian Media
Urban Legends Running Rampant
San Francisco Chronicle, 19 September 2001
Was There Satan's Face in the World Trade Center Fire? A Geometric Analysis
Univ. of Texas Dept. of Computer Sciences, 2002
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We had read a lot of negatives about Freeport. I was pleasantly surprised that the port was, while in an industrial marina, was clean and bright with cheerful shops and awnings. The port is a 25-miute ride from the sights, so I would advise an excursion if you're going to Freeport. There are some really cool ones, including some ecotours to see the Blue Holes, so there's no excuse to just say "There's nothing in Freeport!" We had booked a biking adventure through Carnival. We took a bus with a group of 18, boarded our bikes and enjoyed 12.5 miles of biking. The exercise felt great after all the meals we had been indulging in! Our guides, Leroy and Johnny, we excellent. Leroy shared his passion for his country and related many facts about the history of Grand Bahama. We visited the Garden of the Grove (lovely), Taino Beach (beautiful), and peeked though the fence at the dolphin sanctuary (sounds lame, but it was interesting and we did spot a few dolphins). Carnival could have done a more detailed job of explaining all that this excursion offered; it was well worth the $89 fee. The trip had advertised a snack, but we had our choice of several sandwiches, chips and drinks. Leroy provided lots of water bottles so you don't need to bring water. The also ferried backpacks, so if you bring along swimming suits/towels, etc. you don't need to bike with your load. The bike ride ended at Junkanoo Beach Club for an hour of swimming and sunning. The water was a little cold, so we didn't swim, but enjoyed the view and a cocktail. After the hour was up, they drive us to Port Lucaya Marketplace which looked nice, but we opted to go back to the ship. The excursion was described as 5.5 hours, but was closer to 7, so we were ready for a rest.
We had been to Nassau before and my husband had been to the Atlantis resort on business and thinks it is overpriced. We did not want to spend a lot of money since we had booked a ship's excursion for Freeport. We did a lot of research and had emailed the Melia hotel in advance of the trip to confirm that they offered a day pass. We took a 15-minute cab there ($25) and purchased day passes for $30 each. They had several pools and gorgeous sandy beach. It was a little chilly, but their main pool is heated. The atmosphere there is calm and relaxed which suited us fine. If you go, make sure you bring a towel, as the towel system at the Melia was a complete mystery. They had a poolside restaurant that had a long line and an expensive list of offerings ($19 for a burger!), so we skipped lunch. After a few hours we took a cab back to the ship ($20) and had a late lunch at the LIDO buffet.
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Deputy Police Chief Gary Tittle gives a news conference March 14, 2014 about St. Patrick's Day security at Jack Evans Police Headquarters. (Tristan Hallman/Staff)
A pair of tragedies in other cities will mean two small security changes to Saturday's St. Patrick's Day Parade, a Dallas deputy police chief said Friday.
But Gary Tittle, who oversees the central patrol division, stressed that little is changing because of an allegedly drunk driver's early Thursday rampage through into a crowd at the South by Southwest festival in Austin.
"We are quite comfortable in what we have done in years past," Tittle said. "And as we have looked at our event plan and the preparation we've put into it over the years, we are quite comfortable with where we stand, and significant changes have not been made as a result of the tragic event in Austin."
Still, Tittle said police will post two large barricades a distance away from the crowds in light of the Austin events. One barricade will be placed at McCommas Boulevard and Greenville Avenue; the other will be at Greenville and Belmont Avenues.
The 2013 Boston Marathon bombings have also led Dallas police to ban backpacks at this year's parade. Authorities say the Boston bombers sneaked in pressure cooker explosives in backpacks.
Other previously prohibited items - such as strollers, coolers, dogs - remain banned from entry points.
Tittle promised a "significant number" of officers at Saturday's parade and Lower Greenville block party. There will also be some off-duty officers in the parade dressed as superheroes.
Organizers have tried to make the festival more family friendly in recent years. And 2013′s parade went off without any major incidents after a 2012 that ended with a man who was leaving the festivities being shot as he tried to drive away from would-be carjackers. He died late last year of his injuries.
Still, despite the emphasis on families, some will partake in adult beverages, Tittle said. He encouraged parade-goers to drink in moderation and designate drivers.
"We certainly recognize that everyone out there is there to have a good time. We are good with them having a good time," Tittle said. "We want to respect their efforts and intentions, but at the same time we want to warn everyone that intoxication, driving, being a danger to themselves and others - it is not a safe way to play."


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Familiar waterfowling territory may be a starting point this spring, and understanding turkey behavior in these habitats is important.
Hatfield explains that when hunting in wetland habitats such as sloughs or swamps, it is important to use a topographical map. Turkeys will be on, or near, the highest ground in the area.
"I've actually seen turkeys wading through a shallow wetland or flooded bottomland, but generally they are going to use the high ground for roosting or feeding," he says. "The hens will be seeking out insects this time of year and there's a good chance a gobbler will be looking for those hens."
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Yes well done Molly ,has every 1 else got ant stipulations .eg mines a conditional offer as I have to got through the Apel system which means il have to pass that before x
I've had a look at it and I should be ok
Salford Childrens Nursing March 2013?
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Hi Tracey,
Mine is conditional too but they just need to see an original copy of my NVQ certificate as evidence of recent study and also i need a reference off my employer which is slightly awkward as with not starting until march now not September means I'm effectively giving 12 months notice! Oh well, needs must! So exciting! Xx
Also Tracey, what does the apel system consist of is it a general exam?x
As far as I know APEL is the Additional learning you have to put a portfolio together as evidence. I have a workshop on may 24 I think it is.
Hi everyone,
I have an offer for Salford in March so excited can't wait to start.
Congrats Lisa! Has anyone heard anything from the university since recieving the offer? Open days, NHS bursarys etc.... x
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OMG I don't know about amy1else but it's all I can think about and I feel like Im boring every1 else at home but I'm so proud of getting in and excited its untrue anyone else feeling like this or am I a lonesome x
I am exactly the same,its my main topic of conversation and "yes"we should be proud I think its a massive step to return to study as a mature student.
Only just found this post!!
I have a place for the march intake but did apply for the september.
Hey. I have a interview for child nursing on friday at Salford for next september and was wondering if any of you have any advice. It would be much appreciated thank you!
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Photo and caption by Dana Allen
A young elephant waits for his turn at an overcrowded waterhole in Hwange National Park. Poor rains caused most of the natural waterholes in Hwange to dry up early, leading to extreme pressure on the limited capacity of the remaining pumped water sources.
Location: Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
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Toll road developer announces "informal meetings"
Texas Turnpike Corp., developer of a proposed toll road linking eastern Dallas County with Greenville, has announced a series of 10 informal meetings over the next two weeks across the Blacklands Corridor.
K. Neal Barker, spokesperson for Texas Turnpike Corp., said the developer wants to talk with as many people as possible, particularly property owners in areas that might be on the toll road route. He stressed that the final route is yet to be determined, but said the TTC wants to meet to "help us understand community dynamics, economic development strategies … and perhaps most importantly, the constraints to the various routes we are considering."
"These meetings are informal, one-on-one gatherings," he said. "We will not have any formal presentations, but rather plenty of time to dialogue."
Here are the times and locations of the meetings:
7 to 9 a.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at the Hampton Inn, 1549 Laguna Dr., Rockwall;.
7 to 9 a.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the Hampton Inn, 3001 Kari Lane, Greenville;
7 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the Holiday Inn Express, 1001 Pullen St., Royse City;
7 to 9 a.m and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Comfort Suites Lake Ray Hubbard, 8701 E. IH-30, Rowlett;
7 to 9 a.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the Best Western Plus, 2011 Texas Highway 78, Wylie;
7 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8 at the Holiday Inn Express, 1001 Pullen St., Royse City.
The Regional Transportation Council of the North Central Texas Council of Governments could decide at its Oct. 9 meeting whether to include the proposed Northeast Gateway toll road its 2035 Metropolitan Transportation Plan.


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Basic Errors That Can Delay Your Tax RefundMillions of people are getting a jump on filing their tax returns now that they have received their W-2s and 1099 forms. And for most, the incentive to get moving is to get that tax refund in their bank account as soon as possible.
Metro East Woman Faces Prison For False Tax ReturnWoman admits cheating on taxes, helping family members do the same.


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A Friend Inspired by an Absent Firefighter
Jose Colon promised his wife he would not return to the World Trade Center site this time. With the grief from each year's remembrance exacting an immense toll on him, she worried this 10-year anniversary would be too much.
Instead, the retired Army National Guard sergeant journeyed to a site closer to home to remember his dear friend, firefighter Allan "Taz" Tarasiewicz.
At the Staten Island 9/11 Postcards memorial — with a view of a Lower Manhattan skyline so different than it was a decade ago — Colon stood alone by the water, his head bowed in memory. Only lapping water and American flags flapping crisply disturbed the silence.
"9/11 was supposed to be his day off and he was supposed to start his vacation on the 12th to Aruba," Colon said of his friend. But when called to duty, Tarasiewicz "did his job," he said.
"That's how he was. A gung-ho type guy," Colon said. "He was a marine. He served his country."
Colon said he and Tarasiewicz enjoyed watching wrestling and playing handball. Their two families would spend time together, living in the same neighborhood on Staten Island.
New York's least populous borough was hit especially hard by the attacks. The memorial here, two large, thin structures resembling envelopes bending toward the sky, honors the more than 270 residents who died, many of them firefighters and police officers.
Colon, now 50, had his own harrowing morning on Sept. 11. With the twin towers burning in the distance, he helped mobilize a National Guard response on Staten Island, loading medical supplies and machine gun mounts. Traveling with troops and armored vehicles to Manhattan aboard the Staten Island Ferry, Colon said he remembers people cheering as they approached.
Trained as a medic, Colon treated firefighters and other victims, working non-stop for 22 hours after arriving at Ground Zero, and then for many days after that.
After 23 years in the guard and, inspired by firefighters like his friend, Colon now serves as a New York Fire Department fire prevention inspector.
"I do my job," he said. "Just like Allan."


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One of the many technologies on the market for liposuction is the Body-Jet. Even though it has been around for a few years it seems to have taken on some recent momentum. One of the reasons is the success many physicians are having using it to harvest fat for fat transplant i.e. natural breast augmentation.
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Martha Irene Roseberry and Benjamin Daniel Strecker were united in marriage at Prosser United Methodist Church in Prosser, Washington, on Oct. 17, 2009. The double-ring ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Bo Bryan.
The bride is the daughter of Lydia Schilling and David Roseberry of Kennewick, Washington, and the granddaughter of the late Mary and Gene Roseberry and the late Martha and Trueman Schilling. She is a 2005 graduate of Kennewick High School and a 2009 graduate of the College of Wooster with a bachelor's degree in physics.
The bridegroom is the son of Dana and Daniel Strecker of Marietta and the grandson of Betty Fleming and the late Donald P. Fleming Jr., Jeanne and Arthur Edwards, and the late Charles Strecker, all of Marietta. He is a 2004 graduate of Marietta High School and a 2008 graduate of the College of Wooster with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science. He is employed as a software engineer for Epic, a maker of integrated healthcare software.
The bride wore a strapless taffeta gown with a sweetheart neckline and a chapel train. The multi-pleated champagne bodice contrasted with an unadorned ivory A-line skirt with side and back pleats. The empire waist was emphasized with rhinestone accents and the back was decorated with a row of hand-beaded buttons. She fashioned her own bouquet of red roses wrapped in ivory satin ribbon.
The bridesmaids were Ellen Wagner and Adrienne Mills. They wore strapless knee length dresses of iridescent pink taffeta and carried handmade bouquets of white roses wrapped in pink satin ribbon. The best man was David Fram, who also acted as ring-bearer and gave the toast at the reception, a Thai luncheon held immediately following the ceremony.
Tyler Lewis played the piano as guests arrived at the wedding. Sandra Lewis provided piano music during the ceremony.
After a traditional bouquet toss and send-off, the couple left the reception for a honeymoon camping along the Oregon coast. They currently reside in Madison, Wisconsin.


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Swansea City rescued a well deserved point in stoppage time against Aston Villa after a 2-2 draw at the Liberty Stadium,
Villa came from behind to lead 2-1, but in the fourth minute of injury time Danny Graham popped up to smash in a last-gasp equaliser following mayhem in the box.
The result puts Swansea up to eighth, while Villa also climb, moving above Wigan into 16th place.
Wayne Routledge opened the scoring for the home side in the ninth minute after rounding the exposed Brad Guzan, before Andreas Weimann equalised on the stroke of half time. Christian Benteke thought he'd won it for Villa after converting a penalty in the 85th minute, but it wasn't to be.
Swansea should have had the game put to bed inside 11 minutes. Routledge went clear in the fourth after a wonderful little flick past Chris Herd. His shot was well saved by Guzan.
The winger was to make up for it though as five minutes later he again went through one-on-one against the American after a deft through pass from Pablo Hernandez; instead of shooting early, Routledge took it around Guzan and stroked it into the empty net from a tight angle.
Straight from the resulting kick off the away side nearly shot themselves in the foot again; a reckless pass across the backline from Enda Stevens was pounced upon by Michu but with only the keeper to beat, the returning Spaniard struck the inside of the near post before Graham failed to stick away the rebound.
A minute after that and Graham again had a chance to score, but his side foot from eight yards went inches wide of the near post.
Shortly before the 30 minute mark Michu nearly doubled the home side's lead. Good work from Routledge found Ashley Williams, who had made his way into the final third. Michu still had so much to do as the defender passed into his feet, but a magical turn put him in the clear and his shot across goal hit the far post.
On the stroke of half time Weimann made them pay for their profligacy with a goal that brought an end Villa's miserable run of Villa conceding 17 Premier League goals without reply. Benteke chested down a ball, turned and released his strike partner with a clipped through ball. Weimann still has a lot to do, but he drove the ball past the outstretched arm of Michel Vorm and into the far corner of the net.
The second period was a much more even affair and there wasn't another clear cut chance until the 72nd minute. It was Benteke, who bullied Williams and Chico Flores all day, who manufactured the opportunity as he controlled the ball on his chest and looped a shot back over his body; Williams blocked it and Weimann's follow up shot was just wide of the far post.
With five minutes to go Villa thought they had claimed all three points. Nathan Dyer initially cleared Benteke's header off the line, but chased the striker out towards the edge of the area and clumsily brought the Belgian crashing to the floor. Benteke himself stepped up and sent Guzan the wrong way.
However, Graham was to save Swansea's blushes deep into injury time. Substitute Nathan Dyer skipped past a challenge and got to the byline. His cross broke to Ki Sung-Yeung, who teed up Graham for an initial shot that was blocked. He made no mistake at the second attempt though as he drove a shot on the half-volley past a clutch of defenders and Guzan on the line.
Christian Benteke (Aston Villa): The striker bullied the Swansea defence, winning seemingly every aerial battle he contested. Also won and converted that late penalty.
Swansea: Vorm 6, Davies 6, Rangel 7, Chico 5, Williams 6, Britton 7, De Guzman 6, Hernandez 6, Michu 7, Routledge 7, Graham 7. Subs: Dyer 6, Ki 6, Agustien 6.
Aston Villa: Guzan 7, Lowton 6, Clark 6, Bennett 5, Herd 5, Weimann 8, Delph 6, Stevens 5, Westwood 5, Benteke 8, Albrighton 5. Subs: Holman 6, Bowery 6, Bannan 6.
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Friday, Jan. 11, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- Knology says most residential services should be working correctly at this time.
A Knology employee says they are still troubleshooting their system and are looking for areas that need to be "stabilized."
The company essentially shut down on Friday as it worked to fix a major problem.
The Better Business Bureau says they received at least 50 calls from customers in the Augusta area complaining about not having phone or Internet service.