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Rand Paul Veers Off Party Line on Sentencing, Voting Rights
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul's resistance to military intervention abroad is likely to be viewed as his biggest break from Republican tradition if he seeks his party's nomination in 2016.
But Mr. Paul is also challenging his own party by increasingly embracing issues dear to the African-American voters who have overwhelmingly rejected the GOP for decades.
Mr. Paul is championing the restoration of voting rights to felons, wants to ease sentencing of nonviolent drug offenders and says he disagrees with Republican-led efforts in several states to curtail early voting and require voters to show photo ID at the polls.
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On Friday, Mr. Paul is scheduled to speak to the National Urban League conference in Cincinnati, a mostly African American audience that's often bypassed by potential Republican presidential candidates.
"I want to be known as a Republican who got more people to vote, not less," Mr. Paul said in an interview.
Mr. Paul is sponsoring a bill that would allow non-violent felons to regain their voting rights after serving time. Mr. Paul also wants to downgrade some non-violent drug crimes from felonies to misdemeanors to make it easier for those offenders to get jobs when they get out of jail. Minorities, he said, are disproportionately charged with drug crimes.
"The biggest impediment to both voting and getting a job is having a criminal record," Mr. Paul said. "I've always felt like the war on drugs had gotten out of control, and as I've met different people in our cities I've become more aware there's a racial element to the war on drugs."
At a Senate hearing earlier this week on his bill, Mr. Paul said some drug offenders "are people who just made youthful mistakes."
Some African American leaders say they welcome Mr. Paul's outreach and ideas. But they also point to significant hurdles faced by a Republican, particularly a leader in the tea party movement, which has vigorously opposed President Barack Obama.
"It's fascinating that on some issues like felon re-enfranchisement and criminal justice reform that his libertarian philosophy has brought him to some policies in common with the thinking of civil rights organizations," said Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League. "Certainly some of the rhetoric associated with the tea party is anathema to many of us in the civil rights community, but I don't like to paint with a broad brush."
Mr. Paul's plans to headline an Aug. 4 fundraiser for Rep. Steve King, an Iowa congressman backed by the tea party, illustrate the challenges.
Mr. King recently said of Mr. Obama: "His vision of America isn't like our version of America. That we know. Now I don't assert where he was born, I will just tell you that we are all certain that he was not raised with an American experience. So these things that beat in our hearts when we hear the National Anthem and when we say the Pledge of Allegiance doesn't beat the same for him."
Mr. Paul declined to say whether he disagreed with Mr. King. "I'd like to be judged on what I do and say and not what everybody else does," he said. "I don't think that's a fair standard."
A policy issue that could also divide Mr. Paul from black voters is the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, aimed at protecting minorities from discrimination. The Supreme Court struck down parts of the law last year.
"I'm a supporter of the Voting Rights Act and trying to figure out a way it can be done that is constitutional and in a fashion that only goes after perpetrators of discrimination, but not so much that the federal government is always involved in state elections," Mr. Paul said.
Even if Mr. Paul is unsuccessful in garnering much support in the African American community, he may win over other Republican voters and even Democrats who approve of his outreach at a time when the electorate is become increasingly diverse.
"People will be paying attention who think the Republican Party needs to grow and evolve and speak to a broader audience, and if you can't do that you can't be a leader of a national party," said Doug Stafford, Mr. Paul's top political adviser. "He's one of the few Republicans who can go in [to the black community] and say that some of their main issues are things he is a sponsor of. Not a whole lot of Republicans can have that conversation."
Some of Mr. Paul's potential rivals in 2016, including Texas Gov. Rick Perry and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, have also talked about easing sentences on drug offenders and emphasizing treatment programs. But on the issues of allowing felons to vote again and requiring voters to show ID at the polls, Mr. Paul has little company among potential 2016 candidates. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush have both defended the state's rules stripping felons of their right to vote without a pardon from the governor, while Govs. Perry and Scott Walker of Wisconsin have backed voter ID laws.
Correction: Mr. Paul is sponsoring a bill that would allow non-violent felons to regain their voting rights after serving time. The initial version of this post incorrectly said Democratic Sen. Cory Booker was also a sponsor.


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8 Questions Every WoW Fan Apparently Needs Answered
Getting a gigantic video game to work when 12 million people are playing it is hard. Blizzard doesn't always have time to redesign their database when players run out of storage space for their costumes or want a zone dedicated to birthday parties. But that doesn't stop people from asking about shit like that. They want Blizzard to give them faster ponies, luxury houses ... it makes you wonder how easy these people need their leisure time to be? Science has already invented drinkable yogurt.
I'm always amazed at how well the panelists handle these questions. Look at it like this: You're a creative and busy professional game developer. A smug kid wearing Burger King fluid is asking you to stop work on the project you've been on for two years and switch your focus to his idea of moose-shaped helmets. I've heard more appropriate questions from cock ring salesmen on Father's Day.
Every now and then, you see a wire get crossed in the human brain that turns all incoming and outgoing messages into Warcraft. Ringing phones, crying newborns -- they all sound like lootable Irradiated Troggs to them. These people aren't addicted to the game so much as spiritually merged with it. For example, witness the soon-to-be legendary Time-Lost Proto Nerd. I'm not completely fluent in Warcraft, but I think he wins an argument here with the game's writer about whether the character he writes is dead or not. And there's no malice in his heart when he does it. He simply needs to clear up this paradox before his universe collapses in on itself. And if that happens, who's going to feed the crying newborn he left back home. Oh my god, his son!
If you want to get, do or buy anything at a convention, you have to wait in line. Say that Booth 1000 has something scheduled at 3 P.M. No matter what you think it is, pretend it's a game show about grabbing the most money from a nude girl because the front of the line has been there since 7 A.M., so it must be. The problem is that across the hall, Booth 1200 is giving out a limited supply of stuffed goblins, and it's no stretch of the imagination to say that eBaying one for $40 would solve everything wrong in your life. Now, these two lines and many more have expanded to create an anxious and grumpy people maze. So we shouldn't be surprised that a few confused people seem to be in the question line by accident.
Also, fellows, speaking of lines, the one good thing about being surrounded by nerds is that if you're only going number one, you can skip right to the urinals while everyone sheepishly waits for a stall. I guess human bowels have no non-violent ways to react to a life of fish sticks and Starcraft. Now that I think about it, convention centers are used almost exclusively by nerds and politicians. These buildings shouldn't even have urinals. Have you ever seen a politician use a urinal? Of course not. Because he's inside the stall, inside a stranger. If you think the senators at the GOP convention are actually using the restrooms for resting, you're probably their wife and kids.
The fantasy world has activists too, and a lot of gamers go to these Q&A sessions with a political agenda. Why don't Death Knights recognize Veterans Day? When is Blizzard going to create a quest for asthma awareness? Why can't Night Elves gay marry? Is there even such a thing as a non-gay Night Elf? This year, one girl took the microphone and demanded to know why all the female characters in Warcraft are so fit and naked. And to give you an idea of how diverse Warcraft's political landscape can be, the girl immediately after the first used her question to ask if girl druids could get shapelier tits when they transform into owls. Man, one step forward two steps back; am I right, make-believe ladies?

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The Randolph County Development Authority is spearheading a local effort to connect job seekers with job creators.
The RCDA, Elkins-Randolph County Chamber of Commerce, Davis & Elkins College and The Inter-Mountain are teaming up to host the first Randolph County Job Fair, which will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 26 in the McDonnell Center for Health, Physical Education and Athletics at D&E.
"The Development Authority and the Chamber hear from businesses all the time who are looking for employees and job seekers wanting to know who's hiring," explained Robbie Morris, RCDA executive director. "We hear it from both sides, so we thought we would put the two groups together and try to solve the two problems at once."
The fair won't just focus on jobs within the bounds of Randolph County. Employers from across the central West Virginia region and as far away as Hot Springs, Va., have signed up to participate. As of Thursday, 25 employers had signed up for the fair, and more entrants are streaming in each day, Morris said.
"We hope this will be beneficial to people not only in Randolph County, but also to people in the region," he said. "There are a lot of jobs in a wide variety of sectors, including health care, wood products, retail, hospitality and tourism - just about everything."
There is no charge for employers to sign up, and the event is also fee-free for job seekers.
Morris said the fair is fitting for college and high school students in search of seasonal employment, as well as people in the market for full-time jobs - and even those contemplating a career change.
"We encourage more employers to sign up and those looking for a job to attend," Morris said. "We want to make this an annual event.
"From the Development Authority's perspective, as well as the Chamber's perspective, we want to make jobs available in Randolph County for anyone who wants to work," he added.
Heather Goodwin Henline, Inter-Mountain publisher and general manager agreed, noting the fair will provide a much-needed service to the community. She said the paper wants to support the effort and is donating goodie bags that all participants will receive for use throughout the job fair to collect and store information from potential employers.
"We believe in this initiative and helping area employers connect with qualified candidates. This area is ripe with a qualified workforce, and we know good opportunities are out there for those job seekers who take advantage of them," Henline said. "The Inter-Mountain, in addition to being a sponsor, also will participate in the fair and showcase our Monster job listings in which employers can post openings in our paper as well as online, and job seekers can upload resumes free of charge. We can't wait to share more with the community about this exciting service as well as the Monster Match option that connects employers with the resumes of qualified candidates."
Interested employers are encouraged to call Kris Wilmouth, RCDA administrative assistant, at 304-637-0803 to register. Employers also may register online by visiting the RCDA's website at www.rcdawv.net and clicking on the link to "2013 Job Fair - Employer Registration." Web browsers also may click on the "Employers Participating" link to view an updated list of participating businesses.
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Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Rocks Broadway In 'American Idiot'
Frontman thrills theatergoers while filling in as St. Jimmy.
If this whole rock-and-roll frontman thing doesn't pan out, Billie Joe Armstrong could have a pretty decent career on Broadway. That much was clear on Wednesday night (September 29), when he took the stage as St. Jimmy in "American Idiot," the big-budget play based on the smash album he and his Green Day mates released back in 2005.
Armstrong, who is filling in for actor Tony Vincent (away on a "family matter") all week, leapt into the role of
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Ticket holders for Green Day's musical American Idiot Tuesday night in New York City didn't just get a Broadway play -- they got a Green Day concert!
Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong made his acting debut at the show, playing the role of St. Jimmy in the Tony Award-winning adaptation of the punk band's namesake 2004 album. Watch video of his performance below!
Tuesday's show was the first in an eight-night run for Armstrong, who is filling in for actor Tony Vincent, who is on a leave of absence due to a personal family matter. In the role of the drug-dealing St.
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Green Day are ongoing supporters of Habitat for Humanity and have donated two great seats to the Latin American show of your choice PLUS a meet and greet and photo op with the band, to be auctioned off to benefit families in need of safe and decent homes. Meet Green Day, see the show, and do good for others, all at the same time! Check out the shows you can choose from and bid on the auction at: http://bit.ly/GDHFHFH . (But hurry, auction ends October 11!!) 100% of the proceeds from this auction benefit Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity.


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In a world full of songs and singers, Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker give you the real thing. Both classically trained, their musical proficiency is beyond doubt. Whether interpreting words centuries old, or singing her own authentic lyrics, Josienne's jewel-like voice finds t...more
In a town full of songs and singers, Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker give you the real thing. Both classically trained, their musical proficiency is beyond doubt. But this isn't about technical accomplishment. This is about a song, first and foremost. Whether interpreting words centuries old, or singing her own authentic lyrics, Josienne's jewel-like voice finds the nuance and melancholy in the simplest phrase and effortlessly sends it straight to your heart.
Already a strong presence in the ever-growing UK folk movement, the duo will release their 3rd joint release Fire and Fortune on July 30th with the Compass Records Group in North America via the Navigator Records imprint—home of Bellowhead, Bella Hardy, Heidi Talbot and many other gifted musicians.
Ben's musical tact and mastery of the guitar provide the perfect setting and allow the song centre-stage. Josienne was born in Sussex and Ben, in Evesham. It was after studying in London, and utterly by chance, that they met in July 2009. They have been working together ever since. Critical acclaim soon followed, along with the Isambard Folk Award and the FATEA award for Female vocalist of the year. Their work together combines an exquisite command of their instruments with lyrics steeped in the tradition of English songwriting, and in ageless stories of love and loss.
Two joint releases later, they've played as a duo alongside many of the living legends including Martin Simpson and Steve Tilston, and have just completed tour dates in Germany, the Netherlands and UK with more planned for 2013.
Though influenced by greats such as Sandy Denny, Richard and Linda Thompson, Nick Drake, Bert Jansch and June Tabor, 'Fire and Fortune' marks two musicians who have resolutely found their own path through traditional English music.
'Fire and Fortune' contains twelve tracks, some carefully selected traditional songs re-imagined; others equally carefully picked original compositions. This is timeless stuff, and its purity will stay with you long after the last note fades.


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Nick Casal has a lot more to smile about these days.
The up and coming welterweight boxer was brutally beaten May 12, the night before the biggest fight of his career with Rusian Provodnikov. His injuries forced the cancellation of the fight with the Russian boxer and his contention for a world title in a nationally televised event.
But Casal has recovered and said he started training three weeks ago. He plans to get back in the ring next month, and he will do it with a brand-new smile, provided by Gentle Dentistry of Lancaster, which donated approximately $12,000 in dental work to the injured boxer.
"It was a great gesture," Casal told The Buffalo News. "A smile helps my confidence, and I know I am ready to get back in the ring next month. I am ready to go for the title."
Casal, who will be 27 at the end of the month, said the attack stopped him for about six months. But he said he has been medically cleared to go back in the ring and hopes to compete for a world title by March.
Casal was beaten with what he believes was a crowbar at a home in the Town of Niagara on May 12, struck from behind in the back of the head,
He said he had about 20 staples and needed 500 stitches to close deep wounds in the head and also suffered injuries to his right arm.
But the fighter in Casal remained, and he said he remained conscious throughout the attack, though he adds "he wished he hadn't." He said doctors told him they were surprised he did not crack his skull, suffer a concussion or break any bones.
"I've got a pretty hard head," Casal said. "I'm a fighter. I am used to getting hit."
Michael P. Vicki, 31, of Portland Street, was charged by Town of Niagara police and has pleaded not guilty to first-degree assault. A trial has been set for Jan. 28.
Dr. Leslie Glassbrenner, the owner of Gentle Dentistry, said she heard about the attack from a co-worker in her office and reached out to Casal to offer help.
"It was an awful thing to have happen," Glassbrenner said of the attack. She said it was her decision to reach out to him and see what was happening with his teeth. The work, which was done over several appointments, was performed by Dr. Anastasia DePounti.
Casal did not have insurance.
"It is hard to get insurance when you take punches for a living," he said.
Fundraisers helped to pay for some of his medical costs, but Glassbrenner said that sometimes teeth are overlooked after an injury.
She said he had fractures in the teeth, and Casal said he had some chips from a fall in the assault. Both Casal and Glassbrenner said the injuries were not there prior to his assault and had not been caused by boxing, since mouth guards are used to protect the teeth.
DePounti spent about five hours repairing the fractures, putting crowns on the teeth and doing basic preventative care.
"It was an opportunity for him to repair anything that was damaged and give him back his self-confidence," said Glassbrenner. "He was feeling kind of down in the dumps and was considering not getting back in the ring, so I think we helped him get his confidence back and now he is going to camp [to box] in Vegas.
Casal said doctors told him he should have died, but he said now he is 100 percent healed.
"I don't take anything for granted anymore. It has opened my eyes," Casal said of his outlook after the attack.
Casal's father, Ray, owner of Casal's Boxing Club, said he will never forget what Gentle Dentistry did for his son.
"He smiles a lot more," Ray Casal said.
His son has a 23-4 record since he went professional in 2004 and won 110 matches as an amateur, but Ray Casal said he will be watching his son closely in the ring.
"His biggest fight was just surviving the attack and not being laid up or crippled. ... He's been through a lot of issues with that assault and probably thought he would never fight again. Now, if he does things right, he may compete for another world title," the elder Casal said.
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Seven Stetson University softball student-athletes have been recognized as All-America Scholar-Athletes by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, it was recently announced.
The honorees are Carolyn Boyd (Germantown, Tenn.), Tara Formisano (Ridgfield, Conn.), Demi Meza (Oxnard, Calif.), Chrissy Morello (Ormond Beach, Fla.), Meredith Owen (Jackson, Miss.), Chelsea Whalley (Calgary, Alta.), and Grace Turner (Fort Myers, Fla.).
To earn NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete accolades, a player must have carried a GPA of 3.50 or higher during the 2011-12 academic year.
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One lucky Astros fan was invited to throw out the first pitch before Tuesday night's Oakland-Houston matchup at Minute Maid Park.
But after watching her toss the ball as poorly as 50 Cent recently did, the team may want to consider vetting their choices next time.
She took the mound and cocked her arm back with Orbit and friends behind the plate ready to catch her pitch. But she spiked the ball straight down, and it bounced and rolled left toward the first base line.
One of the play-by-play guys even made a joke that she should be throwing out a first pitch for the Rockies.
Even Orbit seemed disappointed as he buried his head in his hands after watching. But he gave her a hug after it was all over because that's just the type of alien mascot he is.
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UB has been named to Kiplinger's 2014 list of the 10 best public colleges whose students have the lowest debt at graduation.
UB was ranked at No. 3 with an average student debt at graduation of $16,025, and a UB program designed to help students finish their degrees in a timely fashion received mention for helping students to keep debt low.
"The school's 'Finish in 4' program focuses on helping students graduate on time and avoid the expense of an additional year," the editors write. "Incoming freshmen work with an adviser to craft a four-year plan and pledge to fulfill a list of obligations —including limiting work to less than 20 hours per week and completing tasks such as course registration and financial aid forms on time.
"If a student meets these commitments but still doesn't graduate in four years, UB will waive tuition and fees for any remaining coursework."
The list of the 10 best public colleges with the lowest debt at graduation is available on Kiplinger's website.
Only one other SUNY school, SUNY Oneonta, was named to the list, coming in at No. 2 with an average debt at graduation of $15,373, an enrollment of 5,863 and annual in-state cost of $19,486. No. 1 on the list was the University of North Georgia, with an average debt at graduation of $12,166, an undergraduate enrollment of 5,851 and annual in-state cost of $14,554.
UB, the largest school in SUNY's 64-campus system, has an undergraduate enrollment of 19,505; the annual in-state cost is $21,447.
Schools were ranked on academic quality, as well as the financial support provided to get students to graduation day. Schools were chosen from Kiplinger's 2014 list of the best values in public colleges, which ranked nearly 600 colleges and universities based on academics, cost and financial aid. UB is No. 51 on that list.


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I've noticed that when I draw with a pen, my work comes dirty.... What can I do about that??
You should invest to buy some manga drawing pens, they look like calligrapher pens but you'll notice the line it draws is a lot finer than normal pens. Also you'll need to invest on some really fast drying ink if your work becomes dirty, you can correct it with Tippex, that's what manga people use all the time O genki desu ka?
thats interesting, i didn't know that was how artists drew manga.
i think you need adobe photoshoptheres also a lot of books on how to do that
You should also try Youtube. That place is loaded with tutorials and demos.That's where I learnt most of my stuff. Likes headphones... A lot.
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Ryan Reynolds
- 1990
Canadian Beginnings
Reynolds makes his Canadian TV debut in the Nickelodeon series Hillside, known as Fifteen in the U.S. He earns a Young Artist Award nomination in 1993. The actor, who later calls the series "absolutely abominable," says, "I think stoned college kids kept it on the air for three years…People watched it because it was so bad."
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American TV
After a slew of appearances and guest stints, including Sabrina the Teenage Witch and The X-Files, Reynolds stars as fun-loving med student Berg in Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place. During its tumultuous run, Reynolds defends the show, saying, "If you can get big numbers, that's great, but ultimately the only goal is to be proud of each week's show. And I think we are here." It's cancelled in 2001.
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Breakout Star
Playing seventh-year college student-turned-party planner Van Wilder, Reynolds makes his comedic breakthrough. Though Van Wilder only grosses $21.3 million, it becomes a cult classic. The film's popularity even leads Waiting costar Justin Long to later refer to Reynolds as "the frat guys' Jesus Christ."
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Canada's First Couple
After two years of dating, Reynolds and musician girlfriend Alanis Morissette get engaged. The two began dating after meeting at Drew Barrymore's 2002 birthday party. "We have the perfect combination of compatibility and incompatibility that makes the relationship very passionate," Morrissette tells PEOPLE. "It's perfect."
Ryan Gets Ripped!
For his role as a vampire hunter in Blade: Trinity, opposite Jessica Biel and Wesley Snipes, Reynolds sheds his frat boy persona and debuts a super-buff bod. To prepare for the role, Reynolds reduces his body fat to just 3 percent and takes martial arts classes. Of the classes, Reynolds tells PEOPLE, "I don't think that it worked very well because I got the crap kicked out of me repeatedly."
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Amityville Tops Box Office
The Amityville Horror opens at No. 1, pulling in $23.5 million at the box office. In the remake of the 1979 film, Reynolds stars as the possessed George Lutz, a father and husband who mentally unravels during his family's 28 days in a haunted home. "It was exciting for me," Reynolds tells PEOPLE. "I liked the thought of this guy being a bear, a big intimidating presence." That November, the actor returns to comedy with Just Friends, in which he sports a 60 lb. fat suit.
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Moving On From Alanis
Following a brief split, on-again, off-again couple Reynolds and Morissette end their engagement. As recently as April, the 30-year-old actor is spotted with Scarlett Johansson, 22. They get engaged the following year.
- 2008
Playing Abigail's Daddy
Reynolds stars in his first adult romantic comedy, Definitely, Maybe, as a divorced dad explaining to daughter Abigail Breslin how he met her mother. "I was looking for a Tom Hanks, Jimmy Stewart kind of quality," says Definitely writer-director Adam Brooks, "and I felt that Ryan just wasn't this Van Wilder guy, that there was this natural, relaxed actor in him."
Scarlett & Ryan Wed
Johansson, 23, takes one of PEOPLE's 'sexiest men' off the market, when Reynolds, 31, marries Johansson in an intimate ceremony on Vancouver Island. "Scarlett wanted a ceremony with just family and a few select friends," a source close to the bride tells PEOPLE. Less than 40 people attend the wedding, which found the groom fishing while other guests went horseback riding and mountain biking.
- 2009
Following in Hugh's Claws
After X-Men Origins: Wolverine rakes in $87 million opening weekend, 20th Century Fox and Marvel Comic green light a spin-off featuring Reynolds' character Deadpool. A fan of the wise-cracking mercenary formerly known as Wade Wilson, Reynolds tells MTV, "To stay as true to the source material as possible is the only way to do it, and I say that because there's nothing more interesting than the source material for Deadpool."
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BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): Everett Collection; everett collection; Eric Charbonneau/BEImages; New Line; MGM; Flynet; Universal Studios; JLM / Splash News Online; Everett
- Name
- Ryan Reynolds
- Date of Birth
- October 23, 1976
- Birth Place
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Relationships
Blake Lively, wife (Oct. 2011 to present)
Scarlett Johansson, ex-wife (2007 to 2010)
Alanis Morissette, ex-girlfriend (2002 to 2007, engaged)
Rachel Leigh Cook, ex-girlfriend (early 2000s)


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Junior Chris Perez scored a career high 32 points, but his final attempt fell short as the Stetson men's basketball team (9-12, 6-4) fell to Jacksonville (12-11, 7-3) on the road by a score of 71-70 on Thursday night.
Stetson trailed by as many as nine early on, falling behind 17-8 after a 6-0 run by the Dolphins. The Hatters struggled in taking care of the ball, recording 11 turnovers in the first period. Trailing 19-10 after a jumper by Jacksonville's Kordario Fleming, Stetson used an 11-2 run to tie the game for the first time since 0-0, making it 21-21 on a dunk by junior Willie Green with 6:44 to play.
The Hatters then used a 9-0 run late in the first half to take 34-30 lead into the break. A three by junior Hunter Miller tied the game at 28-28 with 4:26 to play before a layup by senior Adam Pegg gave Stetson its first lead of the game at 30-28. A runner by Green and another layin from Pegg put the Hatters up six points, at 34-28, with less than a minute remaining in the period.
With 15 lead changes in the second half, it truly could have gone either way. Jacksonville extended its lead to as many as six points, at 55-49 with 10:34 to play, when two free throws by Fleming concluded a 7-1 run.
It was a 6-2 run by the Hatters, however, finished off by one of many tough baskets from Perez that gave Stetson a 63-62 lead with under five minutes to play and got SU right back in the game.
With just 1:25 to play, Perez converted a traditional three-point play to put the Hatters up 68-66, but 30 seconds later it was Fleming who recorded a conventional three-point play to put the Dolphins back on top, 69-68 with 54 seconds to play.
Perez came right back with another basket in the lane to give Stetson the lead one final time. Jacksonville's last offensive possession was defended well by the Hatters, but a rebound an put-back by Keith McDougald put the Dolphins up one point with just 20 seconds remaining.
Stetson came down the court one final time, but when the play that was drawn up didn't work, Head Coach Casey Alexander called a timeout to set something else up. On the restart, a fade to Perez worked to perfection, but the junior's mid-range jumper went long and Jacksonville escaped with the 71-70 victory at home.
Perez's 32 points topped his previous career high of 24, set against Kennesaw State on Jan. 2, 2012. The guard added seven rebounds and three steals to lead the Hatters in the defeat. Pegg finished with 12 points, marking his 16th straight game in double figures.
"It seemed like every time we needed a basket he came through with it," Alexander said of Perez. "You have to give him a lot of credit. Chris wants to win as bad as anybody I've ever been around. Tonight he gave us a real chance to do that."
McDougald led Jacksonville with 19 points and seven rebounds, while Fleming added 16 points in the victory. Jarvis Haywood chipped in with 11 points and seven boards.
"Any time you lose in that fashion it's going to be hard to bounce back from," Alexander said. "I was really disappointed in how we started the game. We weren't being sharp offensively, but we also responded better. We got ourselves back in the game, settled down, and took the lead at halftime, but I don't think we played well enough to deserve to win the game."
Stetson will next play at North Florida on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. The game can be viewed on ASun.TV and HatterVision. Live audio will also be available on 1230 AM, 1490 AM, and MyAM1230.com.


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Sure, making a tumbling pass in gymnastics takes muscle strength and coordination. But clean air to fuel the motion helps, too.
Just ask Garver Memorial YMCA gymnasts Kassidy Burket and Ellen Kennedy.
As part of the international Kick Butts Day on March 20, Kassidy and Ellen - who train at the Roaring Spring gym - were guest speakers at an appreciation breakfast for the different Blair County organizations participating in the Young Lungs at Play program - an initiative from Penn State Cooperative Extension and the American Lung Association aiming to make outdoor recreation areas tobacco-free zones.
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"It's important to me because as an athlete, I need to keep my lungs safe, because that's one of my major things I have to have for gymnastics," said Kassidy, 12, a sixth-grade student at Spring Cove Middle School.
"It's really important to me because I don't have to see people having second-hand smoke and I don't have to breathe it in because [Kassidy and I] are both athletes, and lungs are a really important part of our bodies," said Ellen, 10, a fourth-grade student at Spring Cove Elementary School.
Second-hand smoke exposure is linked to causing illnesses such as asthma, respiratory infections and cardiovascular disease in children, according to a Young Lungs at Play fact sheet from the PSU Cooperative Extension.
Seeing adults smoking in such family-friendly places as playgrounds and parks, the behavior appears acceptable, it said.
"These initiatives are important because they reduce kids' exposure to second-hand smoke, reduce the number of kids who decide to start smoking, and it keeps the parks cleaner," said Kathrine Muller, Blair County Drug and Alcohol Programs, Inc., prevention educator, in an email.
Next month, Kassidy and Ellen will get to share their thoughts with state representatives in Harrisburg as part of Tobacco Youth Advocate Day, Kassidy's mom, Dena Burket, said.
"It's really, really nice that they're going to get to go to Harrisburg and meet with the legislators, see a little bit of how things operate down there, and it'll be very good for them," and "educational," she said.
Kassidy's and Ellen's parents are proud.
"We are very very proud that it's so important to her," said Ellen's mom, Heather, who works for the Blair County Drug and Alcohol Programs, Inc. "She's kind of grown up knowing my husband and [my] stance as far as with [drug and alcohol] issues. ...We're just really proud that she has picked it up at such a young age and she's getting a lot of positive feedback in our community from neighbors and friends and different people who are saying, 'You know what, we're just really glad that you're doing that.' So I think that's helping to keep her going in it too."
In Blair County, Young Lungs at Play participating organizations are: Garver Memorial YMCA, Roaring Spring; Joshua House Community Center, Tyrone; Blair County Valley View Park, Altoona; Central Blair Recreation Commission, Altoona; Northern Blair Recreation Commission, Tipton; Morrisons Cove Memorial Park, Martinsburg; and the Bellwood-Antis Park Authority.
But the campaign to get local areas participating isn't done yet.
"We would really like to see the baseball fields get on board with this," Muller said. "All it takes is for the organization to adopt a tobacco-free policy and then we send that in and get as many signs as they need."
For more information or to request a sign, contact Muller at 693-9663, ext. 307 or email@example.com
Mirror Staff Writer Amanda Gabeletto is at 949-7030.


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Jack Peacock lives in North Carolina, but he calls Tiffin his "second home." He has many relatives in Tiffin, including his uncle, Homer Peacock, who once ran the service station at Sandusky and Huss streets.
"He and my mother (Dorothy Peacock) and their sister grew up at the orphanage in Tiffin. I'm a Homekid's kid, and I bring mother up for the reunion every year. We haven't missed one in almost 25 years. She came on her walker this year. ... She's 91, but I got her up here on her walker," Peacock said.
Nov. 9 and 10, Jack Peacock will be in town for the Artistry in American Glass Show, which he spearheaded. It is to run 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday in the Community Civic Center, 151 S. Washington St. The $5 admission is good for both days.
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Jesse DelReal (left) and Jack Peacock.
Fenton vases are shown.
Peacock and about two dozen other glass enthusiasts from Tiffin, Fostoria and Findlay glass organizations have joined forces for the effort.
"My real role in this thing was to get the show started. It's a new show. What we did is, when the Tiffin (Glass Collectors) club dropped the November show, a group of us put together a new organization and decided to host a show in Tiffin, where we used to have very, very good shows," Peacock said.
The antique business has been hurt by the economic slump and attendance at the glass show had dwindled. Peacock said he and the other participants wanted to make some changes and start over. They founded the NWOGA Northwest Ohio Glass Association, made contacts with people they knew and filled the meeting space with well-known vendors who will show their collections and have pieces for sale.
"The dealers were hand-selected and requested. They're coming from seven states. Some of the finest glass dealers in the United States are going to be here," Peacock said. "We certainly hope to have good attendance. The dealers coming are a 'Who's Who' in the glass world."
They include the president of National Depression Glass Association; the president of the West Virginia Museum of American Glass; the president of the Morgantown Glass Society; board members from almost all the major glass collecting clubs in the U.S.; and six published authors.
In addition to the 10 glass vendors, David King is to display and sell some of the pieces he has cut in his Tiffin shop, and a local couple will have a booth for jewelry they have crafted from shards of glass that came from the slag heap at the Tiffin factory when it closed. Peacock said NWOGA wanted to keep an annual show in Tiffin because of the area's significant history in glass making.
"We formed the organization to form a sponsorship group for the show, one of the reasons being, between Findlay, Fostoria and Tiffin, there were nine or 10 glass companies almost all in the same county at one time," Peacock said.
New members can join the NWOGA, but Peacock said its main purpose is to promote future Artistry in American Glass shows. The group already has reserved a larger space for 2014.
"We have seven dealers on our waiting list. ... We don't have any more room in the Civic Center. We can only put 10 dealers in there. Once the word got out, we now have seven good dealers on the waiting list," Peacock said.
He expects to double the number of vendors for next year's show, provided the debut event goes well. The second weekend of November does not interfere with other glass shows the dealers might want to attend.
A retiree, Peacock himself is a dealer who travels around the country. He said only 40 or 50 people are still doing that. Ed Goshe is the only Tiffin dealer participating, but the Longanbachs also want to register for next year, he said.
"We really wanted this first show to be 'an amazing adventure' for glass collectors. They're going to see dealers there they would not get a chance to see otherwise," Peacock said. "They will see people with merchandise that will 'knock their socks off,' as they say."
Goshe has set up a display of glassware in the windows at the Civic Center to advertise the show. Peacock provided the burgundy drapery for the backdrop.
Weather does not deter serious collectors, but Peacock said the response to the first event of any kind is hard to predict. One of the people on the show committee is Carol Yager of Crystal Traditions. Peacock said he appreciates her marketing skills and experience. The advertising has gone out all over the country.
"We already know we have people coming to the show from around the United States. ... We've been planning this for a year, as soon as the Tiffin club announced last year that they were no longer going to do a fall show. We do not want to compete with them," Peacock said.
He said he believes it is important for children to know the glass-making industry was a big part of the history of Tiffin and Seneca County.
"My mother grew up in Tiffin, so she helped develop my love of glass. When I was a kid, I used to run with my cousins when we came up from North Carolina. We used to run barefoot over to the glass house. They lived on Sixth Avenue, so we'd run over and watch them blow glass," Peacock recalled. "I come to Tiffin every chance I get."
Glass enthusiasts also will be able to view local glass collections at three locations. The Seneca County Museum, 28 Clay St., has a large display of Tiffin Glass and pieces from other manufacturers. The Tiffin Glass Museum, 25 S. Washington St., is devoted to glassware produced at the Tiffin factory from 1889-1980. The Glass Heritage Gallery, 109 N. Main St., Fostoria, features glass made in the city's 10 plants between 1889-1920.
Crystal Traditions, 145 Madison St., is to host demonstrations by Michael McCain and Aidan Scully. A master crystal cutter and designer, Scully is to do crystal hand cutting.
King's Glass Engraving, 181 S. Washington St., carries glassware crafted by Clyde and David King. The brothers previously worked as cutters at the Tiffin Glass Co.
Glass show patrons can purchase a limited-edition glass pumpkin for $45. Crystal Traditions created 75 pumpkins exclusively for sale at the NWOGA show. Tom and Neila Bredehoft, whom Peacock calls "the royalty of the glass world," will offer one free glass identification with a paid admission.
Additional pieces can be checked for $1 each.


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PITTSBURGH - Mike Shanahan saw yards and yards of empty space in front of him and the end zone somewhere in the distance.
The Pittsburgh wide receiver isn't used to chugging 77 yards. Then again, the Panthers are doing a lot of things they aren't used to these days, scoring points being chief among them.
Shanahan - thanks to a crushing block from teammate Devin Street - tiptoed down the sideline for his second touchdown reception of the day as quickly improving Pitt crushed overmatched Gardner-Webb 55-10 on Saturday.
"I was kind of actually tired going into that play a little bit, but once Devin threw that block I knew I had to score," Shanahan said.
If only to keep pace with an offense that is starting to get the hang of things under first-year head coach Paul Chryst. Shanahan finished with five receptions for a career-high 144 yards and two scores as Pitt (2-2) capped an eventful month with the kind of convincing victory expected against a 44-point underdog.
The Panthers rolled up 626 yards - their highest total in 15 years - and kept their momentum going after a surprising upset over then 13th-ranked Virginia Tech last week.
Suddenly, the team that opened the season with losses Youngstown State and Cincinnati looks like a legitimate contender heading into the teeth of the Big East schedule.
"I think we're believing in it more," said Street, who finished five catches for 95 yards and one score. "With those first two games, it was tough. We were down. I think we have a lot of confidence right now, but we still have room to improve."
Tino Sunseri passed for 344 yards and three scores for Pitt, which avoided a letdown after the breakthrough victory against the Hokies.
"We did some things that we can build on and things we can get better at," Chryst said.
The Panthers paid Gardner-Webb $470,000 to make the 500-mile trip north from Boiling Springs, N.C. as a schedule filler after West Virginia and TCU opted to play in the Big 12 instead of the Big East this season.
The Runnin' Bulldogs (0-4) were friendlier to their hosts than Youngstown State, the last FCS school to visit Heinz Field. Pitt was stunned by the Penguins 31-17 in the season-opener three weeks ago, the program's first ever loss to a lower division school.
Gardner-Webb didn't come close to repeating the feat, though the Runnin' Bulldogs made Pitt work for it, moving the ball on each of their first two drives. Gardner-Webb actually had a chance to take an early lead but Trever Austin's 40-yard field goal attempt sailed wide right.
One play later the Panthers were in front. Ray Graham took a handoff from Sunseri, stutter-stepped at the line of scrimmage then sprinted 78 yards for a score.
"That was a big play and it seemed to get us going a little bit," Chryst said.
A lengthy kickoff return by J.J. Hubbard put Runnin' Bulldogs in scoring position, and Austin hit a 41 yard field goal to make it 7-3.
That would be about it for the competitive portion of the night.
The Panthers ripped off the next 17 points, including a 1-yard touchdown plunge by freshman running back Rushel Shell and a pretty 34-yard strike from Sunseri to Street.
Pitt's only slipup came on a rare miscue by Graham, who fumbled while getting tackled late in the second quarter. Gardner-Webb's Kamar Morrison, a senior cornerback, scooped up the loose ball and raced down the sideline for the score to make it 24-10.
"In the beginning, I thought we moved the ball well and started off the way we envisioned the way we could move it," said Gardner-Webb quarterback Lucas Beatty. "But then we had a couple mistakes that set us back a little later in the game, and then things started to go the other way."
The Panthers tacked on a short field goal by Kevin Harper on the final play of the first half to make it 27-10 at the break then poured it on in the third quarter. Sunseri hit Shanahan for a 4-yard score on Pitt's first possession of the second half and the two hooked up again later in the quarter on the 77-yard score that was nearly all run after a short catch across the middle.
Shanahan looked winded - if elated - as he crossed the goal line. He wasn't the only one. Street wondered if his 6-foot-5, 225-pound teammate was going to make it to the end zone too.
"Shanny can move a little bit, but I don't know how well," Street said with a laugh. "Shanny gets tired. He's a big boy out there."


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Bold and the Beautiful: Brooke persuaded Hope not to stop Liam and Steffy's wedding. Carter performed the traditional marriage ceremony for Liam and Steffy, who also said vows they had written themselves. After her release from the hospital, Katie let Bill know that she wanted to reconcile, and he proved to her that he is committed to saving their marriage. Brooke vowed to forget her feelings for Bill. Taylor overheard Lt. Baker quizzing Brooke, who is protecting Bill, about the night of the car accident, on which Brooke took Bill to her home. Caroline asked Carter to help her keep Maya and Rick apart.
Days of our Lives: Nicole quit her church job after Eric caught her and Vargas on the verge of desecrating the rectory. Nicole later met Vargas, and as things were getting hot and heavy between them, she called out Eric's name. Nicole got angry when her slip of the tongue didn't bother Vargas, who walked out during her tirade. Later, Nicole agreed when Eric asked her not to quit, but Nicole can't forget that she has romantic feelings for him even though he's a priest. Brady arrived while Kristen was trying to return the baseball jersey that John had given her as a reminder of a little league team she had worked with. After nearly coming to blows, Brady told John to stay away from Kristen. Kristen is unaware that Ciara has the photos of her paying off Sy for mugging Brady. Rafe and Kate were intimate after he insisted he wants nothing more to do with Sami. Cameron thanked Abigail with a kiss for saving his medical career.
General Hospital: Brenda told Michael that he had passed out drunk and that they didn't sleep together. At the airport, Brenda told Sonny that she and Michael didn't get busy. Brenda left for Italy alone when Sonny refused to go with her. Olivia, who was with Sonny, was stunned when Lulu actually ran away from her after arriving in Port Charles with Dante, Laura and Luke. Laura and Patrick told Dante to stop pressuring Lulu to remember. Lulu took off and wound up at the Floating Rib, where she found Milo and accepted his offer to stay at his place. Laura told Nikolas that she killed his father, Stavros, during Lulu's rescue. Elizabeth and Nikolas got closer. Patrick went to the abortion clinic with Britt. Maxie agreed to work for Connie at Crimson again. Connie went to see Johnny at the prison.
Young and the Restless: Leslie blamed herself for Gus' heart attack. At the hospital, Gus regained consciousness and said the name "Rose." Later, Gus denied knowing anyone named "Rose" when Leslie asked who she was. Leslie urged Tyler to make amends with Gus. Adam went to see Chelsea after Sharon told him that she's pregnant. Adam found Chelsea with Dylan and asked if Dylan was the father of her baby. Dylan was stunned when Chelsea said that he is. Chloe told Chelsea that she was right to lie about the provenance of her unborn child, and Chelsea noted that Adam, who is legally still her husband, would never let her have custody of the baby if he knew it was his. Lauren told Carmine that she can't see him, but later cried on his shoulder after Michael announced his plan to move out. Noah told Sharon that it's over between him and Adrianna, who suddenly left town. Kevin and Chloe decided to end their life of crime.
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Tiffin reports
A person reported Friday afternoon a residence in the 200 block of West Perry Street was broken into overnight.
A person reported Friday afternoon an apartment in the 200 block of West Perry Street was broken into.
A 100-block South Sandusky Street resident reported Friday evening a Macbook was taken from a locked room.
A person in the first-block of Miami Street reported Friday evening she saw two men shooting a pellet gun at passing people.
A 100-block Tomb Street resident reported Friday night a house was entered, a big-screen television was taken and damage was done to the front door where entry was made.
A person reported Friday night two children were fighting in the 300 block of South Monroe Street.
Law enforcement was flagged down in the 300 block of West Market Street Friday night because a person was assaulted and bleeding.
A first-block Virginia Avenue man reported early Saturday morning his wife smacked him in the face.
A person reported early Saturday morning six people were causing a disturbance and damaging festival property in City Lot 7. There was no criminal damage, according to the report.
A first-block Douglas Street woman reported Saturday morning her daughter's ex-boyfriend broke into the house and was removing his belongings.
A person reported Saturday morning vehicles near the 300 block of East Market Street were damaged.
Ginger L. Marshall, 33, of Tiffin, was charged with driving under suspension Saturday morning.
County reports
A 5000-block North SR 53 man reported a break-in Friday evening. Drawers had been gone through.
A 1000-block South SR 53 woman reported Friday evening someone was trying to break in.
A 100-block Siesta Drive man reported early Saturday morning a person punched walls.
A person reported Saturday morning PJ's Brickhouse, 695 N. SR 635, was broken into the night before.
Fostoria reports
A nurse from the emergency room reported Friday evening a woman was there who was assaulted by her boyfriend the night before.
A woman in the 400 block of Colonial Drive reported Friday night someone took items.
A person in the 800 block of Spruce Street reported early Saturday morning they believed someone went through a vehicle.
Tiffin accident
A non-injury accident involving a Seneca County Agency Transportation bus was reported in the 1000 block of West Market Street Friday afternoon.
Fostoria accidents
Todd D. Short, 45, of Archbold, was cited with operation without reasonable control after an accident at US 23 and West Culbertson Street Monday afternoon.
Paul R. Danner, 80, of Fostoria, was cited with failure to yield at a stop sign after an accident at South Poplar and East Tiffin streets Thursday morning.
An accident was reported at Perry and West Fremont streets Saturday afternoon.
Fostoria fire
Firefighters were called to a commercial fire alarm at 1602 N. Union St. Saturday morning. They checked the building and could not find anything wrong.
Firefighters were called to a tree that was on fire at 224 W. Lytle St. Saturday afternoon. They extinguished it.


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As much as I hate to say "I told you so", and believe me, I really do…. I TOLD YOU SO! At the end of my last preview for Shattered Dimensions, I suggested that Spiderman 2099 might be one of the two licenses that Beenox had yet to reveal for their license-blending superhero jaunt. As luck would have it, it's now turned out that this is indeed the case. Fine, so I actually implied that 2099 was quite an unlikely choice, but this is still the closest I've ever come to being right about anything in an entire career of spurious journalistic predictions. When it comes to this kind of Nostradamus shtick, I'm usually as accurate as Michael "never gets it bleedin' right" Pachter; under the circumstances, I'll grab any victory I can get, however small.
In any case, let's have a brief recap about the setup of Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions. It's a third-person action title that offers the chance to play as four separate versions of everybody's favourite crime-fighting arachnid abomination of nature, each culled from a separate comic universe. There's an over-arching story that links the four worlds together, relying upon the classic and not-at-all-clichéd device of the MAGIC TALISMAN that breaks into pieces. Beenox and Activision should basically have just called the game Spider-man: 4 For The Price Of 1!; it's not as slick a title as Shattered Dimensions, but it gets the point across.
Still, if you like Spider-Man - and if you're somehow still reading this, you probably do - then it's understandable that you might be quite excited at the prospect of a Four Seasons Peter Parker Pizza. As it so happens, that's not an entirely accurate metaphor - because in the world of Spider-Man 2099, Parker is nowhere to be seen. Instead ol' Web-face is actually the alter-ego of Miguel O'Hara, a scientist of Irish and Mexican descent who lives in a city called Nueva York. The NY of 2099 is very much your classic dystopian future metropolis: it's got massive flashy buildings, flying cars, and it's dominated by sinister corporations who have government-like levels of power - Oscorp being one of them. Among other threats, the aspiring superheroes of 2099 are forced to deal with Public Eye - a corrupt police force of sorts, sponsored by a company named Alchemax.
You've certainly got to give Beenox credit for striving towards diversity. The Spider-Man of this world seems like a significant departure from the webslingers of the previously-revealed Amazing and Noir universes. O'Hara's suit is styled to resemble something you might see at a Mexican Day of the Dead celebration, which is to say it has a skull-face appearance and looks damn scary. As with the other quarters of Shattered Dimensions, this Spider-Man has access to unique moves and attacks. The 2099 suit has several nasty-looking talons extending from the wrists, allowing players to adopt a more visceral, Wolverine-like slashing approach to combat. O'Hara also has the ability to catch projectiles and send them flying back at the person who threw them.
And who will be lobbing these projectiles? Well, as I've already mentioned The Public Eye will be a problem for space-Spidey, but his main opponent here will be a 2099 iteration of The Hobgoblin. Like all good Goblin villains, Hob has access to a nifty glider that lets him fly around causing havoc in the manner befitting a futuristic mecha-git. The open nature of Nueva York seems to lend itself well to dynamic superhero scraps: one showcased battle with the Hobgoblin was conducted in mid-air free-fall, as Spider-Man and his nemesis plummeted towards the earth and then into the tunnel-like interior of a building.
The future sci-fi setting also allows Beenox to include some nice twists on familiar Spider-activities, so when you're swinging across the city you'll get to use streams of flying traffic as mobile hitching posts. The Spider-Man 2099 comic serial was released a long time ago - roughly 18 years, in fact - and I'd imagine that most fans will find it to be a pleasantly unusual backdrop, even if they're not that familiar with the source material.
Along with the 2099 reveal, Activision's recent showcase also showed off a few more snippets from the other two universes that have been unveiled thus far. The new Amazing section was another boss battle against Kraven in the South American jungle, but this time the dastardly hunter had been powered-up by a piece of the aforementioned magic talisman, granting him superhuman speed. In this juiced-up state Kraven was easily able to avoid all of Spidey's standard attacks; instead the player was forced to make use of the arena itself, using web strands to pull down several crushingly heavy stone columns.


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Deer crashes through window of Slinger home
UPDATED 9:36 AM CST Nov 23, 2012
An uninvited guest crashed into a home in Slinger this Thanksgiving.
Homeowners Tara Wedde and Chris Ehrett said the deer jumped through their front window Thursday morning.
They sent a picture to WISN 12 News that showed broken glass all over the carpet.
Police were called and officers were able to chase the doe outside. They said the deer was badly hurt and had to be put down.
No one inside the home was injured.
Copyright 2012 by WISN.com All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Boys and Puberty: EwKacy Faulconer
So here's the news: Puberty is starting earlier in boys. This article cites studies going back to the 1930s and finds that American boys are maturing sexually at a younger age. This doesn't surprise me. The same thing has been happening to girls. We don't know why this is happening, but chemical exposures, changes in diet, physical activity levels, and other lifestyle factors could explain it.
Here's your take away: Never have your boys participate in one of these studies! I am quite sure my kids would be traumatized by it for life whether they reach puberty early or not.
Click through to find out how they determine whether your son has reached puberty.
4,131 boys ages 6 to 16 underwent Tanner staging and measurement of testicular volume. Tanner staging is 5-stage visual method for assessing sexual maturity through the development of secondary sexual characteristics, including genital and pubic hair growth for males. If their testicular volume is at least 3 mL they have started puberty.
I've changed diapers and dealt with bodily fluids like a champ because I'm a mom and that's what we do. But just knowing that there is such a thing as testicular volume and that it is measurable in milliliters has changed me forever. I was traumatized just reading about the Tanner staging, and I'm not even an awkward, changing, 10-year-old boy. (I'm as close as you can get, though, for a 40-year-old woman.)
Science is great and this information is important but, seriously, ew. I'm already carrying around my boys' weight, height, and shoe size in my head. Testicular volume? No thanks.
But you'll notice when they go through puberty and when they do you need to be extra nice and instead of backing off because you are freaking out, double-down on hugs and guidance. They're going to need it.
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Its a tough pill to swallow when one of your childhood heroes passes away.
Its even tougher when that hero is one of your best friends.
Rip Hawk, who was born Harvey Maurice Evers, died Dec. 22 in Hereford, Texas. He had been in and out of hospitals for much of the past year, and had spent the last several weeks in a rehabilitation center.
Rip was 82 years old when the final bell tolled. I can only imagine what those doctors, nurses and caregivers must have thought as Rip passed through the final stages of his life.
If only they could have known the Rip Hawk I knew.
Rips obituary noted that he was a former professional wrestler and a personal trainer at the local YMCA.
But Rip Hawk was more than that. So much more.
The Rip Hawk I knew was one of the toughest guys to ever compete in one of the toughest sports in the world.
As the late Gordon Solie might have pontificated, Rip was the kind of guy who could fight a buzz saw and give it the first two rounds.
He was just a child when the Great Depression struck, but he vividly remembered what it was like when people had to stand in line for food. He lived on a farm in the country with an outhouse in the back and no electricity or running water in the house.
Rips path to the wrestling game nearly took a detour since he was raised in a baseball family. He was the son of a baseball star who played in the old Texas League. Related to Johnny Evers of the immortal Evers-to-Tinker-to-Chance trio, his father became a scout and trainer for the New York Yankees when his elbow gave out and cut short his pitching career.
They pulled me into baseball all the time, but I couldnt take it, said Rip. It wasnt my thing. I loved wrestling.
He broke into the sport in the late 40s, learning the ropes from the freaks of the rough-and-tumble business, whose barbaric methods made todays training look like a cotillion.
Those guys would come in and beat the hell out of us, Rip would recall. They walked on our faces and arms. They were tough men who didnt care about anything.
But Rip was more than up to the task. Toughness was part of his DNA, and he embraced every painful lesson he had to learn.
Rip was one of the few who persevered. He had the ability and the desire, but his mat persona was not complete until a promoter came up with a catchy ring name.
My sister started calling me Rip when I was about 10 years old, he said. It was a good wrestling name. The Chicago promoter asked me my name, and I told him it was Rip Evers. He said that I had a sharp nose and I moved like a hawk. `Were going to call you Rip Hawk, he said.
The name stuck.
A five-year stint in the Marine Corps and the Korean War interrupted his ring career in the early 50s. But nothing else would for the next three decades while Rip was doing what he loved the most.
Rip and Swede
I first crossed paths with Rip The Profile Hawk nearly 50 years. Rip was a cocky, brash performer who played his role to perfection. I was a young wrestling fan who was mesmerized by his bombast and bluster and his ability to back it up in the ring. Sharp-dressed and always driving big cars, he had swag, and it was cool.
Rip was a heel, for sure, but one who would have been wildly cheered had he come along in todays wrestling business. Back in the glory days of the profession, when the line between good and evil was sharply delineated, he was a villain of the first order.
Rip, though, was just part of the equation. The other half was Swede Hanson
Wrestling back then was a business especially designed for real men who lived their gimmicks and their lives to the fullest. It was tailor-made for guys like Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson.
Known as The Blond Bombers for their platinum blond flattop haircuts and rugged ring style, the duo became one of the most feared and hated teams in the business during the 60s and 70s.
They were physical opposites, but their partnership was a match made in heaven. They were a unique combination of brains and brawn.
Swede was the enforcer and the silent member of the team who, at 6-4 and nearly 300 pounds, towered over his 5-9, 240-pound partner. But it was Rip who was the unquestioned leader. He did all the talking, and he was mighty good at it.
As the silent partner, Swede would usually just nod in agreement during interviews while Rip enraged fans with his controversial rhetoric.
Outside the squared circle, the two were closer than most brothers. Spending 15 years on the road together can create that kind of bond.
Their travels took them around the world Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and all points in between.
When you travel all over the world and youre with someone 24 hours a day, you get to know a guy pretty well, Rip said.
They had great fun along the way. Sometimes too much fun.
I guess we liked to burn the candle at both ends ... a little too much, Rip would admit.
There was the time when Big Swede, after consuming a large quantity of sake, dove into a small pool in the lobby of a swank Japanese hotel and started chasing the goldfish.
Swede didnt know that goldfish are sacred over there, and the people went nuts ... It seemed like we were always in a beef, said Rip.
The two were as formidable in bar fights and scrapes outside the ring as they were in actual wrestling matches.
We lived it all the way. We lived it like we were supposed to. Sixteen years of fun.
Big Swede, a former Golden Gloves boxer from New Jersey, played the perfect foil for Rips constant ribbing.
I always had him on a rib, said Rip. I loved it, and he loved it too. But he always knew I was going to get him.
When Swede died in 2002, a little bit of Rip died with him.
Nobody will ever know how much that guy meant to me.
New generation
While Rip was instrumental in Swedes success in the business, having introduced him to Jim Crockett Sr. and convincing the longtime promoter to team them up in the early 60s, he would play a major role in the development of a number of stars from the next generation.
It didnt come as a surprise when Rip, 44 years old at the time, took a 25-year-old up-and-comer named Ric Flair under his wing, groomed him as his storyline nephew and helped him win his first major title in 1974.
Rip Hawk was Ric Flair before there was Ric Flair. The Nature Boy was the logical extension of The Profile.
I learned a lot from Rip, said Flair. He was a real ring general.
The respect colleagues had for Rip stood as a testament to the many lives he touched in the business.
I loved the man ... he got me my first break in the business and taught me how to be a complete pro, said WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Brisco.
Rip Hawk was a brilliant mind, said trainer and former mat star Les Thatcher. We got spoiled because as a babyface, when you went up against Rip, all you had to do was shut your mouth, open your ears and go along for the ride. Youd have to be an idiot to not get better in the ring with someone like Rip.
Thats why they gave him Flair when Ric first came into the territory. Ric had been in the business a little over a year when he came to the Carolinas, and they put Rip with him as a teacher. They couldnt have picked a better guy.
Even the late Johnny Weaver, who became one of the biggest stars ever in Mid-Atlantic wrestling, owed a big debt of gratitude to Rip.
Rip had Weaver while working main events in St. Louis for promoter Sam Muchnick, and was instrumental in bringing him into the Carolinas to work for Crockett Promotions. Although Weaver was working on the bottom of the card, Rip recognized star potential and knew he had the perfect candidate when Jim Crockett Sr. asked him where he could get a good babyface to pair with aging veteran George Becker.
I know of a young guy whos out in St. Louis, Rip told the promoter. Id be glad to give him a call. Is he good? Crockett asked. Hell, yeah, Rip replied, and hes getting better every day.?And the rest was history.
Leading by example?Like most old-school performers, Rip sported his scars like badges of honor.
But when the business and age began taking a toll, Rip was wise enough to sense it, hung up his boots and never looked back.
Rip spent the last 30 years of his life in what he called his little slice of heaven the cattle town of Hereford, Texas. It was a vast departure from the big-city lights he enjoyed during his wrestling career, but he loved it with a passion.
His love of the Texas Panhandle was only surpassed by his love for his wife, daughters and grandchildren.
Im just a happy man. I enjoy life and I love life. Thats why I think Im still here, he said earlier this year.
Rip also loved teaching youngsters how to wrestle. He had started an amateur wrestling program at Charlotte Catholic High School in 1969 with David Crockett while he was wrestling in the Carolinas. For the past two decades, up until this year, he had served as a wrestling coach in Hereford and had sent several young wrestlers to the Junior Olympics and to college on athletic scholarships.
I loved it, said Rip. Seeing the kids progress made it worthwhile. Ive had kids come out of this program with scholarships from Ohio, Oklahoma and Arizona State.
Some are now doctors, some are youth ministers and some even went into the Marine Corps since they knew Rip had served in that branch.
To know that you helped kids ... it means a lot to me.
A life well lived
Rip knew he had packed more into one lifetime than most folks could even dream of.
Over the years he had survived scores of close calls in and outside the ring.
Early in his career an unruly crowd in St. Joseph, Mo., came close to hanging him after he had disposed of a local favorite. He also has been stabbed by fans who took things a little too seriously. Hes had more than his share of near misses flying the friendly skies.
His laundry list of injuries included eight broken noses, a split sternum, broken ribs, elbows and kneecap, along with hundreds of stitches. He sported a cauliflower ear for good measure.
Other than that, it was pretty good, hed joke.
Rip and I would talk often over the years, but I never saw him as anything less than the unique character that left me in awe as a youngster.
Hed have to forgive me when I couldnt help but utter those words that fans would shower him with every week: Squawk, Squawk, Chicken Hawk!
If they had only known that it was music to his ears.
I still pass by the old County Hall on occasion, and it never fails to bring back memories of the old marquee with the familiar bold letters: Wrestling ... Friday night ... Hawk and Hanson.
Before I know it, Im back in time, waiting for The Blond Bombers to roll into the parking lot in that big Caddy, primed and ready to punish another set of opponents.
Neither of us ever forgot those days, and Rip never tired of talking about them.
Ill always remember some of the very last words Rip spoke to me.
The good Lord has been very good to me in my lifetime. If it ended today Id die a happy man.
Im quite sure Big Swede is closer than ever in getting that hot tag from The Profile.
The Blond Bombers, says daughter Angela Van Wyk, are finally reunited.
You just know that theyre there tearing it up up there.
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An early morning thick fog shrouds Mount Pleasant as I wander a path that travels along the harbor, through lagoons and by tidal marshes. Occasionally the deep resonance of a fog-horn breaks the stillness. Pre-dawn light begins filtering through the mist and visibility increases to a few hundred feet. Trees and ponds as well as bunkers and greens materialize, then fade into obscurity. Ibis, egret, heron, turtles and alligators share the lagoon's shores as Merganser, Bufflehead, Coots and Teals float placidly along. The spiky outline of palmettos contrasts with the graceful and sweeping lines of weeping willows and knotty contour of gums. Cedars proudly display their fullness amongst their kin who stand naked of their summer plumage. The staccato hammering of a woodpecker seeking breakfast pierces the quiet as ibis float overhead, their wings thrumming the mutual joy of flight.
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Friday April 3rd proved to be a long and tiring day. Running around left and right trying to put everything in place to make sure that our game on Saturday April 4th goes off with a bang. From getting timers to air-horns to even locating a working scored board from the oh-so wonderful Recreation Department here at Illinois State. Also, making sure that the field was lined properly was no easy task. The Redbirds had a walk thru around 5 o'clock on Friday to get mentally prepared to take on Western Michigan the following day.
This was our Alumni and Family Weekend for the lacrosse team so there was even more riding on this game than just a W. There was also the shear fact that we wanted to play well and win to give our alumni and fans a good showing. There was also another part of Saturday that was wearing on our hearts as well. This was our first home game, and we were paying respect to our teammate who we lost earlier this year. We were retiring his jersey, #21 and invited most of his immediate family to attend the game. Preparing to speak in front of a large crowd is not my forte and I was extremely nervous for this.
We met as a team around 7:00 PM to get our jerseys that just came back from the sew shop, because we had memorial #21 patches stitched on our home jerseys and also one of the alumni brought us a Navy flag to sign and present to his family at our ceremony.
That night most of the team just hung out and a bunch of us went bowling to only leave us knowing that we were only meant to play lacrosse and not to bowl. Bowling is an older man's game and should allow for numerous amounts of alcoholic beverages, but we keep the team on a strict policy of no drinking the night before games.
Saturday morning came way too quickly. I did not end up falling asleep until around 3:30 AM after exchanging text messages from a teammate about how pissed he was that his roommate had a band over and the noise was outrageous. This is what happens when you stay sober on a Friday night and it seems as if the whole world around you is out having a jolly ole time sipping on some spirits.
The team met at one of the houses and prepared for the field around 12:45 to already find a very fired up Western Michigan team already preparing for the game that was slated to start at 2:00 PM. It seems as if our team, when we arrive at a field, put on their equipment and are so excited to play way too early for a game, just as if they were 5 year olds waking up at the crack of dawn to open presents on Christmas (trust me I was there as a kid).
Around 1:45 we brought the team up at the midfield line and had Jason Nash's family gather around. I had prepared a speech a couple days before on what I wanted to say to the family. I thank Western Michigan for the class that they showed during this ceremony. Their coach had them all take off their helmets and line up at the restraining line. It was a very emotional time for me amidst trying to hold back the emotions and having to read the speech that I wrote. Later on after the game I was informed that ABC and NBC were set to record the speech for a documentary they are doing on Veterans of the war (Jason was enlisted in the Navy) but went to the wrong field. That would have been incredible had they have come and seen our ceremony. There were the most fans at this game that I have ever seen.
The game started and Illinois State came out to a quick 3-0 lead. The lead changes went back and forth until Western Michigan put in the go ahead goal with 2 minutes remaining. It was a great day to be playing lacrosse and it was a humble experience to retire Jason's jersey. Unfortunately we did lose the game, but winning and losing meant nothing on this day, what mattered was what we were doing for Jason and his family who have shown nothing less than amazing character and support during these hard times.
I believe that even though we lost, this was a great game to be a part of and it was also an eye opener to our team, that winning every game in the season is an incredible feat and that sooner or later a loss was going to be experienced. It was better to loss to a non-conference team than loss late in the season to a potential conference team that could knock us out of the playoffs.
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Mass Effect 2 is the perfect fusion of the shooter and RPG genres. When you're not playing it, you wish you were. When you are playing it, you can't imagine doing anything else. Engrossing. Stunning.
The adjective "stunning" is over-used, especially when it comes to video game criticism. Everything's stunning these days; graphics, story, characters… everything. Well, in the case of Mass Effect 2, it's the only word that even comes close to describing the experience on offer.
In Mass Effect 2, everything is stunning. The sophisticated sci-fi story is stunning at every turn. The refined, third-person cover-based combat is stunning at the turn of every corner. And the cinematic dialogue system, voice acting and facial animations are stunning in every page-turning cut scene. It all comes together to form what may well be 2010's best game, and possibly the greatest role-playing game of all time.
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Taken in isolation, Mass Effect 2 stands head and shoulders above its peers. But those who played the first game will find even more to admire, because it improves not only the things that didn't work, but the things that quite clearly did. We all know about the changes that have been made to the combat - every game magazine and website, including this one, has been banging on about them for months. Only now, though, having pumped over 40 hours into this dark, second act, do we know the true extent of BioWare's commitment to bettering what's gone before.
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I adore the bright pink nightstands (not the mention the sparkle). If I was a little girl again, I would never leave this room!ReplyDelete
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Oh, now those are CUTE! I bet they were heavy, I painted a similar shaped one and it was so darn solid! What a fun room :)ReplyDelete
A little girl's dream!ReplyDelete
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This room is so great! I've read that you aren't supposed to let drapes drag the floor like that, but I love it. I love the bulkiness to it. :)ReplyDelete
Gorgeous!! I love how there is so much pink but it doesn't look overdone at all!ReplyDelete
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