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A custom car show this weekend was the latest downtown convention center event to help bring visitors that are helping build up Cincinnati's economy.
The 53rd annual Cavalcade of Customs running through Sunday was among 50 events expected to attract 1 million-plus visitors this year to the convention center. The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that a study by regional tourism groups estimated that tourism supported 94,000 jobs and pumped $4.1 billion into the Cincinnati region's economy in 2011.
Among upcoming shows were a travel, sports and boat show later this month, a bridal show in February, a Beerfest in February, a home and garden show in March, and the Cincinnati Comic Expo in September.


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4 Video Game Complaints We're Just Going to Have to Get Over
#2. "The Always-Connected System Should Not Be Used on a Single-Player Game!"
The Complaint
What kind of devil worshiping bullshit is this? I buy a game so I can disconnect from the world and de-stress with some much deserved alone time, and I still have to log in to a fucking account like it's multiplayer? So what happens if I'm going on a trip and want to play some Diablo III to pass the time? I guess I'm just fucked? Live in Africa with substandard, ridiculously priced Internet? I guess they're fucked, too. Or how about those poor bastards who are held prisoner by bandwidth caps? Or when your servers go out for most of the first 24 hours of the game's launch? No amount of your devil worship can soothe their pain.
An always-on Internet connection for a single-player game is bullshit, and the fact that we're supporting it by buying the game in record-setting numbers is a testament to how stupid we are as a species. This is the shot that started the war, by the way. It won't be long before hackers crack the thing and start hosting the game on their own servers. And when that day comes, we're going to tell Blizzard and the entire industry to lick our collective genitals.
"Yeah, if you get a second, why don't you bend right over and eat some of our shit."
The Reality
Look, I fully stand by everything I said in my article on Diablo III. But I also understand that we dug our own hole with this one. We are a culture that really, really likes getting shit for free, and the gaming industry hasn't even been able to curb piracy, let alone stop it. It's been going on for decades, and every time they come up with some new security measure, we have it cracked within days. How bad is it? According to an interview with Eurogamer.net, "The reality is, it would take converting 3 percent of those people who pirated that game to be paid users -- a very nominal amount -- to meaningfully impact the actual revenue and profitability on the title." I'm assuming he said the word "converting" while making finger quotes in the air and patting a baseball bat.
This isn't a small problem. According to that link, even the low projections say that half of all games being played are stolen. So if cutting it out doubles your profits, wouldn't you as a business owner try anything at your disposal to weed out the thieves? Believe me, they have:
Remember the game Spore? That's the one that prompted a class-action lawsuit because not only could you only install the game (that you just fucking paid for) so many times on your own machine, but the program they used to verify it installed separately into the core of your system and could not be uninstalled. Oh, and they didn't tell you that they were doing it. How many games have you seen use that security measure since then?
No, this is their last resort, a means of setting up a security guard right at the front door to check everyone's bags every time they pass through the entrance. And though the technology itself isn't new, Diablo III was, so there were bound to be bugs. Fortunately, those server problems for D3 fell mostly on launch day, and were corrected relatively quickly. What we tend to forget as gamers is that these people aren't in the business of pissing people off. They're trying to please the most difficult, angsty customers on the planet. They're not a boardroom filled with old, fat white guys rubbing their hands together and saying, "In what manner should we fuck over our customers today? I was thinking about showing up to their houses, personally, and rubbing my balls on their lunch."
"Hard to believe a man can make a living by farting into people's cereal boxes, but damn if I don't love my job."
Of course, it's incredibly hard not to think that they consider us to be mindless cattle when we keep buying their products in droves, despite the complaints. It's like they look at us as the intellectual equivalent of UFC fighters. Which is why we get so mad when we put in a new title and realize that ...
#1. "They're Dumbing Down the Games and Losing Their Core Audience!"
The Complaint
Wow, until I played your newest title, I had no idea that you condoned genocide. Do you think your customer base is so inept at playing video games that you have to make games in which there are no consequences for failure? Do you not see that it's turning off your core audience when you start tailoring your games to 8-year-old kids? You don't even have to look further than the declining subscribers in World of Warcraft to see it happening.
At its peak, WoW was boasting 12 million subscriptions. This was back when you'd get a quest and then take off in a random direction until you found the creatures you were supposed to kill or an item that you were supposed to find. Most were difficult enough that you'd have to tab out of the game to look it up. People installed coordinates mods to help guide them to the exact spot they needed to be. It took forever, and there was a feeling of reward when you did complete the quest. Leveling from 1 to 60 (the max level in the original core game) took a month or longer, and when you progressed, it was kind of a big deal.
That needs to happen on birthdays.
Flash forward to today, and most people I know can go from 1 to 85 (the max level with all of the expansions) in about a week. The quest items are marked with vibrant sparkles that set it apart from the rest of the game world. Creatures that you have to kill are marked with red text floating over their heads. Your minimap shows you blue shaded areas where you'll find quest objectives. It's one step from Blizzard actually scooting you out of the way like a frustrated IT guy and saying, "Here, just let me do it."
Their subscribers now? 10.2 million. Your core audience is fed up with being treated like children, and they're closing shop in favor of titles that treat them with respect.
The Reality
The average age of a World of Warcraft player falls between 22 and 32 years old, and 47 percent of them are not employed full time. This age group is exactly the time when we see people settling down and having kids. Starting careers. Graduating college. As they do that, video games take a back seat to real life -- especially subscription-based ones like WoW. There's not much of a desire to continue paying $15 a month if they're only able to play for an hour or two during the weekend.
"You fuck up my rotation and cost me a single point of DPS, I sell you on the Mexican black market."
Remember, this game has been around for almost eight years. To put that into perspective, if a 14-year-old kid was there for the launch of the initial game, right now he has received his bachelor's degree. The point isn't arguing the reasoning behind their departure from the game. The point is that their leaving is inevitable. And when they do stop playing, that void has to be filled with a new generation of gamers. The younger the better, because starting them early means a longer lifespan for accounts.
And it's not just WoW. Attracting young players has always been a staple of the industry, because they're the ones with disposable income. They're the ones who get the most Christmas/birthday presents. And it's for that reason that best-selling games like Super Mario Bros. weren't exactly mentally exhausting. It's why the Modern Warfare series has snap-to targeting. And why you can aim in Fallout by basically pausing the game and telling it where you want your next six shots to land.
"Ah, a battle. Perfect time for me to put down the controller and go take a crap."
This isn't a cosmetic decision here. Very real jobs depend on attracting new, loyal players to replace the old, vacating generation. And younger viewers simply won't play a game if it's too hard. They want that feeling of power -- being able to complete a task and gain a reward at regular intervals. If the games they try out can't supply that, they put down the controller, and bad things happen to real people.
Think it's an isolated problem? We should ask these 432 now-defunct gaming companies what they think.
For more Cheese, check out 5 Ways to Tell You're Getting Too Old for Video Games and 5 Crucial Lessons Learned by Watching Kids Play Video Games.


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The sexy winner of this season's Dancing with the Stars sent out a Tweet Thursday, amid the frenzy that ensued when news leaked this week that he and Lopez may be an item.
"I've got 4 words for everyone: LIVE AND LET LIVE! NAMASTE Y'ALL," the 34-year-old Tweeted.
Lopez, 44, also took to Twitter on Thursday to say that she is not dating anyone.
Lopez met the dancing hunk through her best friend Leah Remini and her DWTS partner Tony Dovolani, but the two have been taking it slow due to work commitments.
"He danced with her at the [American Music Awards last November] and they kept in touch," a friend of the singer's tells PEOPLE.
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David Pawlik, owner of Creative Structures Services, said at a Town Board meeting Wednesday that his construction company is currently building five other new stores in Western New York.
The Holland store would add eight to nine new jobs as well as contribute to the local tax base, he said.
When complete, the building will measure 9,100 square feet with 30 parking spaces. Estimated construction time is 19 weeks, but Pawlik said the project might not be completed until next year.
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Cinemark XD, the company's extremely popular premium large format experience has been identified by customers as the perfect environment to enjoy a movie. The XD auditorium is always the largest in the theatre complex and features a wall-to-wall and ceiling-to-floor screen, plush seating and a custom JBL sound system with higher end components and 7.1 capable digital surround sound. The digital images are delivered by a Doremi server and a Barco DLP digital projector. The XD auditorium always exhibits the latest movies every week, including 2D and RealD 3D pictures.
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Eugene R. "Gene" Capone, 70, Altoona, died early Monday morning at his residence surrounded by his family after an extended illness.
He was born in Altoona, son of the late Costantino and Cristina (Tupone) Capone. He married Marilyn A. Decker on Aug. 29, 1970, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Altoona.
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quote: Agreed. As I said, I'm not defending this in any way. I'm not comfortable with it myself. The point I was trying to make is that so long as the data is out there, anyone with sufficient time, resources, and motivation could do the same thing; e.g. foreign entities over which we (the U.S.) have no control.
quote: I think you're missing his point Jason. He's not even talking about foreign governments specifically. You or I could gather this information also which he mentions. It's freely available. Raytheon and any other US entity could collect and use this info and sell it to whoever. You could collect and sell it. I do wonder how the NSA can purchase this info (if they really are) legally as it violates the spirit of a certain law that prohibits them from doing so without a warrant. Although there is a time delay before they have to stop collecting. Loophole perhaps?
quote: I wasn't sure quite what his central focus was, but he did talk quite a bit about foreign governments, so I figured that was the main point.
quote: Because foreign governments are NOT going to be terribly interested in tracking low-level U.S. citizens.


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Poll: Should information generated from government funded projects be publicly available? | Opensource.com
Poll: Should information generated from government funded projects be publicly available?
Should any and all information generated with government funding be publicly available?
What do you think? Does the information paid for by taxes in a democracy belong to the people who helped pay for it? Or maybe governments have a right to keep secrets and an interest in doing so--everything can't be open.
Perhaps information generated in universities like statistics or scientific data should be available, but not the results of reports or investigations that rely on the promise of privacy or anonymity to get accurate results.
Maybe you think that some information has commercial value. If the private sector can make money from it, does it need to be protected from the public until it can be monetized? Things like drugs or nano technology, developed in public universities, for example.
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If the public dollar finances it the public should receive the full benefit from it.
The Manhattan Project and techniques for weaponizing Anthrax were also funded by the public. Should these techniques be publicly available? I don't think so. I believe that there will always be research that needs to be done to be better able to protect/defend the public that shouldn't be released to the world at large. Releasing it on the Internet because it was Gov't funded is the same as handing it to our enemies.
The default should be to release the data. This is particularly true where commercial benefit is possible. If the public funded creation of the data than that data should not be given to entities for profit (they may use it, under the same public domain rules as everyone else). For publicly funded educational and research institutions, the use of partial private funding does not change the mandate to release (although 100% privately funded, including all overheads, research may remain private).
The release of data may be prevented if privacy or national security requires it, but this should be very rare and subject to court challenge.
Couldn't have said it better than this.
Mostly yes (and I voted so), but I imagine that one could find cases where full disclosure would not be the best option (e.g., data with privacy concerns). Especially if "not publicly available" means "secret for the economic benefit of some actor," then my opinion is that data should be accessible by anyone. Note that, for example, in European projects (if I remember correctly), there is not an obligation of making public the information and industrial partners can decide to keep it reserved.
We talked a lot about the privacy aspects of this. Particularly around healthcare data for individuals, things like social security numbers, and even national security. I agree, if it's publicly funded, the data should be available. The next question is, should we force it to be published in open formats?
If we (the citizenships) are the ones who elect the governments (give them the power to govern us), and we pay taxes so the govenrnments give a wise use then the least they must do is give us all the information of how and where that money and power is being used.
In most cases yes the information that comes from the public dollar should be available to the public. In all cases the public has a right to know what their money is being spent on. For example the Manhattan project that was mentioned earlier. I agree that the full knowledge that was gained from that shouldn't be made public. But the project it self should be public knowledge.
Answer "It depends!" - what information classification and context are you talking of here? there are numerous cases where Justice and Health Sector data would not and should not be made available to the general public.
That said, the public does have a right to services that are shown to be adding VALUE to the citizen and are being measure and managed like a private entity would in a competitive market - from a holistic sector point of view, not just point agencies measuing their own successes (of lack thereof). This is where all the blocks fall down - no shared vision of the citizen value chain. If sector services are not measurable, are not proven to be citizen value added, and process / waste optimised with hard evidence of the fact, then I have realy problems with govt spending. Show us the data or make it available so the larger (social) population can model and help.
At one time, NIST, Fermi, CERN, and Livermore had accessible data tables for specific physical constants for individual elements. These constants, Brehmstrahlung, are essential shortcuts for research, but were removed from public access. Private research is thus considered public - thereby lumping all non-governmental enterprise into the "outsiders' category. A request for data must be accompanied by a full disclosure of purpose. What private research company would jeopardize potentially profitable intellectual product?
While these constants may be obtained by anyone with enough time and money to repeat the studies, it is not economically feasible for small companies to shoulder that expense.
The belief that data from public-funded research be made available seems a justifiable reaction to an overly zealous trend that could, by the same measure, consider the Periodic Table fair game.


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CHARLESTON - Michael Douglas Lorensen, a Martinsburg attorney, has been appointed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to the 23rd Judicial Circuit, which serves Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties.
Lorensen will fill the vacancy created earlier this year when Judge Gina Groh was appointed United States District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia, according to a statement released by the governor's office.
"I'm grateful that the governor has shown confidence in me, and I'm looking forward to earning his trust as well as the trust of the community," Lorensen said of his appointment during a telephone interview Friday.
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Gov. Tomblin said he believes Lorensen will continue Groh's "exceptional professionalism" at the 23rd judicial circuit.
"Michael's extensive legal and professional background as well as community service will serve the people of Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties well in his new role as judge," Tomblin said.
Lorensen said he has worked at Bowles Rice for 25 years, so the appointment would be a big change.
"This is my third job out of law school," he said, laughing.
Lorensen said the only thing he has not had experience with is prosecuting cases and felt his broad range of legal practice makes him qualified for the job.
"I think I bring a fairly broad range of experiences," he said. "I can have an ability to understand where the litigants are."
The appointment comes four years after Lorensen ran for retired Judge Thomas W. Steptoe Jr's seat. Lorensen was defeated by Judge John Yoder. He described this appointment as a "longstanding interest."
"While it was tough to not win the position in 2008, I am grateful for the opportunity to show what I can do," he said.
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DIIO SENSES BY KAYTURE This year has definitely been one full of surprises for James and I… Who could have imagined that due to the blog we'll be able to do so many awesome things and live all those crazy experiences. We can't be more gratefull and each and every single accomplishment pushes us to go forward, each and every single of your comment makes us want to do better and even invest ourselves more in Kayture. This blog has become such a big passion for us and I can't wait to see what 2013 will bring to us (let's just hope that we won't all die on the 21st of December, not that I believe in all this but… we never know. Those Maya freak me out).
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Still elitist, but good try,
Lets use your logic and talk about the teams that have been losing money (looks to be about 18 of them according to Forbes.) Screw all the teams that aren't able to make money. "They can put an NHL team anywhere they want as long as they can support themselves" So, goodbye to:
Phoenix, Florida, Nashville, Columbus, Carolina, which would make you happy. However, you also lose St. Louis, Winnipeg, NYI, Buffalo, Tampa Bay, New Jersey, San Jose, Anaheim (don't you live in the CA area? Would suck to lose your opportunity to go see games, no?) Washington, and the Cup Champion LA Kings. Man, what a great league with lots of exposure that would be./s
Revenue sharing is something built in to the league. All of the major sports league incorporate it. Most of the teams I listed would take advantage of it if they were able. However, there are restrictions that prevent some teams from utilizing the program, which would help them at least break even. Not every team can be the Wings or the Leafs with so much tradition that you have a built in fanbase, no matter how the team performs. It takes time, and lean seasons sometimes, to build up the tradition.
But, what do I know? I'm just one of the fans that could have given a crap about hockey growing up, due to no teams even remotely close to me, but became a rabid fan once hockey became available to me.
Winnipeg can support itself... It was the teams first year, it actually did very well for a first year team taking over Atlanta Thrashers, it will make money in the coming years... do not include it on your list.


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After a proposal on the beach last June, the "elated" country singer, 24, and Kyle Jacobs, 37, eloped, exchanging vows on Jan. 1, in a "small, intimate ceremony on a private island in the Caribbean," her rep tells PEOPLE.
The couple, who have been dating since 2008, got engaged on June 15, 2010, when Jacobs popped the question on a Florida beach.
"It was the most spiritual moment." Pickler, who got her start on American Idol, said of the proposal. "We would've gotten married that night had there been a preacher walking by!"
And it looks like married life is agreeing with her. On Tuesday, Pickler Tweeted, "Private Island. Caribbean. Cigar in one hand, Rum in the other. Someone just called me "Mrs. Jacobs."....sounds nice :)"
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on January 7, 2013 - 9:59 PM
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Street gang members and other thugs who commit crimes and then threaten witnesses were put on notice Monday that Congress may soon adopt a law that would, for the first time, make witness intimidation a federal offense with harsh punishments.
Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., said witness intimidation has become a national issue in law enforcement's ability to solve crimes. He said it demands sending a strong message that gangsters will be put behind bars for decades or even face the death penalty if they kill a witness.
"The gangs have a watchword, 'If you snitch to law enforcement, we're going to get you.' It has gotten much worse than in the past. We want to make sure criminals think twice before they intimidate," Schumer said in the lobby of the downtown Robert H. Jackson Federal Courthouse. He was flanked by Mayor Byron W. Brown, Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda and Deputy Police Commissioner Charles H. Tomaszewski.
Schumer also promised to help a Buffalo woman left paralyzed from the waist down last fall when a gunman seeking retribution for witness cooperation forced his way into her East Side apartment and shot her as other family members scattered. The shooter, police and relatives believe, was gunning for her daughter, who had cooperated in the investigation of a drive-by shooting last May.
In making a point of how much influence gangs are gaining in scaring off witnesses, Schumer held up a T-shirt with the words "Snitches get Stitches" splashed across the front.
"This shows you the level of intimidation. You can buy these shirts in stores. Clearly, it is critical we protect people who come forward," he said. "People are afraid. It is like the Wild West until the lawman comes into town."
Citing the 50 homicides in Buffalo last year, Schumer said only 12 ended in arrests and that witness intimidation accounted for many of the unsolved slayings, adding that this problem is repeating itself in other regions of the country where gangs are gaining increased power.
"When I talk to national associations of district attorneys and police chiefs, this is at the top of their list," he said of the need for a strong federal law to thwart the spread of witness intimidation. "There is bipartisan support for this and it could be adopted in three or four months."
While killing a witness already can lead to the death penalty in federal court, Schumer's State Witness Protection Act would increase the maximum penalty to 30 years in prison, up from 25 years under state law, for attempted murder or the use of force against a witness.
It also would establish a maximum of 20 years in prison for other types of witness intimidation, up from seven years under current state law.
Hearing Schumer repeatedly bash those who intimidate witnesses and tout the proposed law was good news to Brown and Derenda, who frequently show up at crime scenes to urge members of the public to cooperate with investigators by calling or texting the police confidential TIP-CALL line at 847-2255.
"This sends a strong message to the criminal element that you could get 20 or 30 years in jail," Brown said, adding that local police alone cannot solve this problem and need the help of federal officials.
FBI agents, federal prosecutors and U.S. marshals, Schumer said, would be unleashed on those who threaten or attack witnesses.
As for Tara Hall, the woman left paralyzed by a masked gunman's bullet, Schumer said it was a case where her daughter tried to do the right thing by cooperating with authorities and the family paid a terrible price.
"It's so awful. This young woman comes forward and what happens, her mother gets shot and is paralyzed," the senator said.
When told of the 48-year-old Hall's frustrations in being unable to find a wheelchair-accessible apartment, in order to leave the West Side nursing home where she was placed after a month at Erie County Medical Center, Schumer said his office would attempt to assist her.
"We will try to help her find a good place," Schumer said.
Hall said any help the senator provides is sincerely appreciated. She says her goal is to regain use of her legs and become self-sufficient.
Before she was shot, the mother of five children – ranging in age from 14 to 26 – says she supported herself with odd jobs, from painting homes to roofing, siding and landscaping, while living in the upper apartment at her mother's home.
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LONDON � The retiring star with more gold medals than anyone. The friendly rival who intends to be the biggest star in London.
Michael Phelps vs. Ryan Lochte: What a way to start eight days of swimming at the Olympic pool.
The two Americans will go head-to-head today in the 400-meter individual medley, a grueling race encompassing all four strokes, an appropriate way for one or the other to fire the first salvo in this most intriguing of rivalries.
�A very rough race,� said Phelps� coach, Bob Bowman, smiling at the possibilities. �It will be a coach�s dream but also a spectator�s dream. It will be fantastic.�
For Phelps, it�s a chance to add to his record total of 14 gold medals and become the first male swimmer to win the same event at three consecutive Olympics. But Lochte is the defending world champion and rather easily defeated Phelps at the U.S. trials last month.
Lochte certainly is not lacking for confidence.
�Right after Beijing, I had a four-year plan for getting here to London,� he said. �I thought I could go a lot faster. I knew I could, just because of the training I�ve done. That�s why I knew this was going to be my year.�
Lochte started following the same training regimen used by burly athletes who can compete in Strongman competitions � rolling large tires, tossing kegs, dragging chains. He believes it�s made him stronger than anyone else in the pool. He believes it�s the edge he needs to beat Phelps � and everyone else.
�It�s going to pay off,� Lochte said. �I just know it.�
The Phelps-Lochte showdown won�t be the only event on the opening night of swimming.
The home crowd will be cheering on Britain�s Hannah Miley in the women�s 400 IM, where she�ll be competing against American teenager Elizabeth Beisel and California-based Katinka Hosszu, the latest in a long line of Hungarian medley specialists. The men�s 400 freestyle figures to be a tussle among China�s Sun Yang, South Korea�s Park Tae-hwan and France�s Yannick Angel. Ranomi Kromowidjojo leads the Flying Dutch in the women�s 4x100 free relay, an event the Netherlands won at the last Olympics and the past two world championships.
The Americans will look to challenge with a relay squad that potentially includes Natalie Coughlin, who won six medals in Beijing but didn�t even qualify for an individual event for these games. The 29-year-old was knocked off at the U.S. trials by an emerging wave of teenage stars, including Colorado�s Missy Franklin, but managed to claim a spot on the team as a possible relay swimmer by finishing sixth in the 100 free.
Without a strong showing in the preliminaries, she might not even get a chance to swim the evening final. But if the Americans finish on the podium, a morning swim would be good enough to give Coughlin the 12th medal of her career, tying Dara Torres and Jenny Thompson as America�s most decorated female Olympian.
But those races are mere warmups to the main event.
Phelps is chasing more history at these games, having already claimed the record for most golds � five more than anyone else � and knocked off Mark Spitz�s iconic Olympic standard with eight wins in Beijing. Next up: Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, who is two ahead of Phelps with 18 career medals. It shouldn�t be too much of a challenge for him to take down that record, since he�s got seven events in London and figures to win a medal of some color in every one of them.
Lochte doesn�t mind Phelps winning silver or bronze. Those colors don�t interest the laid-back Floridian in the least.
�You should be going in with the mindset of winning,� Lochte said. �That�s what I�m going to be doing each race. I�m going up there to win. I�m not going for silver or bronze; I�m going for gold.�
The winningest Olympian ever certainly will have something to say about that. Phelps struggled to stay motivated after Beijing, and some lackluster training showed at last year�s world championships, where he was beaten by Lochte in both the 200 free and 200 individual medley. But Phelps has clearly regained his racing edge, wanting to go out in style at what he insists will be the final meet of his career. He intends to retire as soon as his final Olympic race is done.
�Last workout ever,� Phelps tweeted Friday morning, joking that he wouldn�t have to do anymore �garbage yardage� and thanking his coach for guiding him throughout his career. �Now let�s have some fun this week.�
Phelps showed he means business by beating Lochte in both the 200 free and the 200 IM at the U.S. trials. While Lochte took the 400 IM, Phelps only restored that event to his program earlier this year after vowing to give it up after Beijing. He figures to be faster in London than he was in Omaha.
�It�s always a challenge to have things go perfectly,� Phelps said. �For the very first night, it is going to be a challenging race. It�s going to be an exciting race. Bob and I have changed a few things over the past few weeks, and we�ll see what�s going to happen in that race. I feel confident. Everything feels good.�
Lochte vows he�ll also be a lot faster than he was at the trials.
�I knew that wasn�t my meet,� he said. �That was just a little appetizer, I guess. This is the big show. This is what I�ve been working for. I wasn�t working for trials. I was working for the Olympics.�
Because of his unique training program, he believes he�s got an edge on everyone at the pool � Phelps included. Lochte is convinced that flipping an 850-pound tire 20 or 30 times down a lonely Florida road is just what he needed to knock off the guy with all those gold medals.
�That Strongman stuff, it helped me out a lot,� Lochte said. �I knew no other swimmer was doing the stuff I was doing. I knew I had an edge. That gave me the confidence that I needed.�
Now, we�ll see if that�s enough.
What an opening night indeed.
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Dr. Ronald Allan Charles has a personal history with judo that covers over 50 years of his life.
In that time he's been honored by the United States Judo Association on a number of occasions, most recently when he was named the USJA's Coach of the Year.
With over 200 members, Dr. Charles operates the largest USJA club for judo and jujitsu at the Naval Weapons Station. Judo is an Olympic sport that developed from jujitsu (self-defense). He teaches for free but members must be connected to the military.
"It is indeed a great honor to be named coach of the year," he said. "I work very hard to build judo and share this Olympic sport and the martial art with others. I have fun teaching judo. My club has grown to be the largest in the USJA because of the work we all do. I have some fantastic instructors and together we've built the largest club in Goose Creek."
The USJA awards committee will present him with a plaque at The Greatest Camp on Earth in Matthews, N.C., in June, where over 300 judo and jujitsu practitioners share skills. Dr. Charles is one of the regular camp instructors, teaching black belts how to improve their teaching through the coach education program.
"Jujitsu is self defense," Dr. Charles said. "There are many styles of self defense. The style I teach in the school I operate is traditional self defense. Jujitsu is not a game. It's survival. Judo is the game. We teach judo and jujitsu."
Dr. Charles first was inducted into the USJA National Hall of Fame in 1985 as Outstanding Life Member Contributor. He also received a lifetime achievement award three years ago.
Dr. Charles began judo as a Citadel cadet in 1961 and now holds an eighth degree black belt in judo and a sixth degree black belt in jujitsu. After graduating in 1965 and then serving as an Army officer in Germany, he eventually studied judo in Japan under Kotani Sensei, a student of the founder of judo.
"I was fortunate to go to the mecca of judo," Dr. Charles said. "A guy that taught me was the student of the guy that invented judo. I tell people that I'm the grand student of the person that invented judo."
Dr. Charles graduated from North Charleston High School in 1961.
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In New York State, texting while driving is now a primary offense, a worthwhile change in state law. But not everyone is yet getting the message about the danger of texting while driving. One way to get their attention would be to increase the penalty, which is just a $150 fine and the possibility of three points on a driver's license.
Hitting an offender's wallet much harder should give most drivers second thoughts. This is a timely topic, as Monday marked the fifth anniversary of the day that 20-year-old A.J. Larson died in a collision that occurred as he was driving and texting near his West Seneca home.
"Don't Text While Driving. It's the Law" was the message appearing on New York State Thruway Authority digital signs across the state earlier this week. It served as a valuable reminder, although it was not necessary for at least one woman.
Larson's mother, Kelly Cline, misses her son. Instead of grieving in silence, as is her right, she very unselfishly gave her time and passion to work with local elected officials, especially State Sen. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-Buffalo, in spreading the message about the dangers of texting while driving.
The campaign eventually led to tougher laws in both Erie County and New York State, which Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed last year, making texting, or using any hand-held electronic device, a primary traffic offense. Police now can pull over drivers solely for texting, where previously they had to stop a driver for another violation, such as speeding, before ticketing that person for texting.
Texting is just one facet of the growing problem of distracted drivers.
The website distraction.gov says distracted driving also includes using a cell phone, eating and drinking, talking to passengers, grooming, reading (including maps), using a navigation system, watching a video, and adjusting a radio, CD player or MP3 player.
It's impossible to eliminate every distraction, but texting while driving is so widespread and dangerous that it is an appropriate target for law enforcement.
Driving while texting has been compared with driving drunk as a major threat to highway safety. Just a few years ago, Car and Driver magazine's tests proved that point.
Motorists must remember that driving is a privilege that carries enormous responsibility. Tougher penalties for texting while driving would remind drivers of their responsibilities.


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Thursday, March 13, 2014
Wando topped Bishop England, 10-4, Wednesday at Father Kelly Field on Daniel Island.
Junior right-hander Jeff Gottesman picked up the win for Wando, pitching four perfect innings with no hits, no walks and five strikeouts. Gunner Finneseth suffered the loss for Bishop England (0-2). The lefty allowed six earned runs off five hits and four walks while striking out two over three innings.
Kep Brown sparked Wando (3-1) in the top of the first, lining a double into left field to bring home Trevor Pedersen and Harrison Smith. Owen Ravenel scored off a Pedersen sacrifice to add another run in the second.
Wando tacked on four more runs in the fourth to build a seven-run lead. Oliver Hill singled to center to drive in Ravenel, Smith hit a two-run single to score Payton Muller and Pedersen, and Noah LoCascio lined a single to center to bring home Smith.
With Gottesman watching from the dugout to start the fifth, Wando struggled to maintain its dominance on the mound, loading the bases with two walks and an error. The Warriors walked in the Bishops' first run and Reed Fosberry added a second with a sacrifice fly to center.
Wando loaded the bases for the Bishops again in the sixth with a walk, hit batter and infield error. Ryan McManus drove in Paul Provost, and Chandler Sambets scored Harrison Boals, both with sacrifice flies, to cut the Warriors' lead to 8-4 with an inning to play.
Max Fries answered for Wando in the top of the seventh with a two-run double to right field to score Barrett Walton and Tyler Ackard. Jonathan Browning picked up Bishop England's only hit of the game in the bottom of the seventh inning with a single to right field. But Wando reliever Ethan Keane struck out the next two batters swinging to seal the win.
LoCascio finished 2-3 with an RBI, Brown 2-4 with a double and two RBIs, and Smith 1-3 with two RBIs, two runs scored and a walk.
McManus turned in an RBI, run scored and walk, Sambets an RBI and walk, and Brown a run scored and walk.
Wando wraps up a six-game road stand Friday against St. James, while Bishop England hosts Ashley Ridge.
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Super Omega 3 is a high strength fish oil providing a minimum of 760mg Omega 3 for every 1000mg softgel, making it one of the highest concentrations on the market. Super Omega 3 is manufactured under the PureMax™ proprietary process which guarantees high quality, pure and potent fish oils that have been responsibly sourced. PureMax™ is a unique Omega 3 purification and concentration technology developed through years of research, development and manufacturing experience.
Each Super Omega 3 serving contains a minimum of 530mg EPA and 90mg DHA. EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) are both long chain fatty acids that have been shown to contribute to the normal function of the heart. The consumption of four or more softgels daily will contribute to the maintenance of normal blood pressure and normal blood triglyceride levels.
The PureMax™ process guarantees the highest quality fish oils by removing environmental pollutants (such as heavy metals, dioxins, pesticides and PCBs, which tend to accumulate in fish high up the food chain) so they are at or below the safe levels set out by authorities such as the European Commission and the Global Organization for EPA and DHA.
This product is recommended for anyone who lacks fish in their diet and is looking for an increase in Omega 3, particularly looking for a source of EPA and DHA.
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Consume 1 softgels up to 3 times daily. Best taken with food.
Do not exceed the stated recommended daily dose. This product should not be used as a substitute for a varied, balanced diet. Keep in a cool dry place out of direct sunlight. Not suitable for vegetarians. Store out of the reach of young children.
Concentrated & Purified Omega 3 Fish Oil, Antioxidant (Vitamin E), Softgel (Gelatin, Glycerol).
For allergens, see ingredients in bold. Made in a facility that handles Milk, Soy, Egg, Gluten and products thereof.
Serving Size - 1 Softgel
Servings Per Container - 90 (90 Softgels), 250 (250 Softgels)
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|EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid)
|530 mg
|DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid)
|90 mg
|Other Omega 3 Fatty Acids
|140 mg
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EPA to DHA ratio is very disproportionate, so not optimal.
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LCD TV sales are booming thanks to the digital transition in the United States. With incredible adoption rates, prices are plumetting and LCD manufacturers are ramping up production to meet consumer demands.
Sony is looking to the future of the thin TV segment and announced today it will spend $200 million on technology needed to develop medium to large size OLED panels. In October of 2007, Sony was first to market with an OLED TV.
The catch with the Sony XEL-1 was the price; the tiny TV set retailed for around $1,700. In addition to the high cost Sony was only able to produce about 2,000 of the TVs each month because of the difficult and initial costly manufacturing process.
However, Sony's initial OLED TVs will not remain ultra-expensive forever. With a lower cost of production than LCD and cheaper transportation costs, OLED displays will eventually replace LCD the way LCD replaced CRT.
Other large LCD TV makers are also looking to get into production of larger OLED TVs. Samsung unveiled a 31-inch OLED TV at CES 2008. Toshiba had promised to bring large screen OLED TVs to market, then had a change of heart and announced it would not be bringing OLED TVs of larger screen sizes to market after all.
quote: Sony was only able to produce about 2,000 of the TVs each month because of the difficult and initial costly manufacturing process.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Mount Pleasant Police issued a statement seeking Daniel James Collins for Burglary 1st. Officials just announced he has been arrested.
According to Inspector Chip Googe, Public Information Officer/Accreditation Manager for the Mount Pleasant Police Department Collins was born June 22, 1985.
He is 5 10 tall and 175 pounds with brown Hair and brown Eyes. His last known address is 3297 Stone Haven Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina.
According to Googe, it is believed that Collins has ties to Charleston City and the James Island area. If you see this subject or know his whereabouts, call Detective Cpl. Eckert at 843-856-3033 or Crime Stoppers at 843-554-1111.
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Jessica Harris found herself under the basket, grabbing one of her five offensive rebounds. In a crowd of players, and not even facing the basket, Harris put up a shot and was fouled.
That was impressive enough. But the shot went in. A free throw later, and Tiffin University led Saginaw Valley State, 57-50 with 2:06 to play.
"You just know where the basket's at," Harris said after the Dragons beat the Cardinals, 67-62 in a tough, tough game. "It was mostly luck on that one. I just knew I had to take it up strong and draw the foul."
Harris took over in the final minutes, finishing with 18 points and 10 rebounds. She also had four blocks and two assists.
The Dragons, who struggled Thursday night in an 84-57 loss to Wayne State, fell behind early. The Cardinals opened the game by making good on six of their first seven shots, grabbing a 12-3 lead.
But TU battled back, taking a 29-27 edge at the half after a driving layup by Mackenzie Storlie in the final seconds.
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Tiffin University 67,
Saginaw Valley State 62
Saginaw Valley State (2-3, 1-1): Samantha Zirzow 4-3-11; Emily Wendling 8-2-19; Alex Green 0-0-0; Katelyn Carriere 2-2-7; Kristen Greene 6-0-13; Aysha Boston 4-2-12; Kayla Womack 0-0-0; Paige Wright 0-0-0; Briana Graham 0-0-0. Totals: 24-9-62.
Tiffin University (3-2, 1-1): Jessica Harris 7-4-18; Jillian Adams 1-2-4; Stephanie Kelly 4-6-17; Karli Mast 2-0-5; Melissa Gilliland 3-2-8; Mackenzie Storlie 1-0-2; Mary Kate Campbell 0-0-0; Jordan Fraley 3-0-6; Jessica Farr 2-2-6; Erica Mathis 0-1-1. Totals: 23-17-67.
Halftime: Tiffin, 29-27.
Field goals: Saginaw Valley State 24-64; Tiffin 23-66.
3-point goals: Saginaw Valley State 5-16 (Boston 2, Greene, Carriere, Wendling); Tiffin 4-9 (Kelly 3, Mast)
Foul shots: Saginaw Valley State 9-12; Tiffin 17-21.
Rebounds: Saginaw Valley State 40 (Zirzow 7); Tiffin 47 (Harris 10).
Turnovers: Saginaw Valley State 14; Tiffin 12
Assists: Saginaw Valley State 16 (Greene 4, Carriere 4, Green 4); Tiffin 16 (Mast 6).
"Especially from our game on Thursday, we just needed to come out and prove that wasn't our team," said Stephanie Kelly, who finished with a career best 17 points and hit some key free throws down the stretch.
It wasn't easy. Emily Wendling was an offensive force for the Cardinals, scoring 19 points, most of which were under the basket. Kristen Greene finished with 13 points and six rebounds for SVSU, which simply wouldn't go away.
"I definitely felt that our kids dug in," said TU coach Pam Oswald. "There were times when they could have hung their heads, but it was a battle."
Despite the win, Dragons' guard Karli Mast left the game late in the second half with what looked to be a very serious ankle injury. Mast, a senior, finished with five points and a team-best six assists.
"It's always gonna be hard when a player goes down," Oswald said. "But I felt we came in, and we kept to the charge."
The Dragons were 17 of 21 from the foul line, led by Kelly, who was a perfect 6 of 6.
"Coach puts us through some pressure free throws in practice to, that helps us get some experience," Kelly said.
The Dragons improved to 3-2, 1-1 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. SVSU fell to 3-2, 1-1.
Harris said it was important for the veteran players to finish strong.
"We know we have to step up," Harris said.


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COLUMBIA — Buildup? Mega. Elvis never had such an intro.
Versatility? Check. Jadeveon Clowney lined up at five positions Thursday night in No. 6 South Carolina's 27-10 victory over North Carolina.
But fans of Clowney carnage will have to wait until next week at Georgia for one of those signature plays that inspire creative Palmetto State artists.
It was a mixed bag. That rarest of defensive ends — a Heisman Trophy candidate — was good, not tremendous. The South Carolina junior got tired and took breaks.
"Did you watch what I was watching?" head coach Steve Spurrier said when asked about Clowney's frequent gasping. "We'll try to work on conditioning for the entire team real soon."
Clowney was the nose tackle on North Carolina's very first snap, after pacing up and down the line of scrimmage at Williams-Brice Stadium as if to make Tar Heels and TV viewers guess.
Unofficially, he played a total of 56 snaps.
36 at right defensive end.
12 at left defensive end.
Four at left defensive tackle.
Three at right defensive tackle.
One at nose tackle.
But the Gamecocks rarely moved Clowney within the same series of downs. Look for that at Georgia.
He finished with three tackles, three quarterback hurries, no sacks. He was off-sides once and was the victim of right tackle Kiaro Holts' chop block after the weather delay.
"Jadeveon almost had a sack," Spurrier said. "At the end of the (weather) break I said, 'You won't get shut out now."
Crtics? Clowney said to look at the scoreboard.
"Ten points in the ballgame. Hold them up on the goal line," he said. "As long as we win, that's all I care about."
Feeling the heat
It wasn't Clowney's first public appearance since making the tackle heard 'round college football. He's been in L.A. (ESPY Awards) and Alabama (SEC Media Days) and Fan Appreciation Day (Columbia) to discuss the smash hit that knocked Michigan running back Vincent Smith's helmet off and forced a fumble (recovered by you know who) at the Outback Bowl.
But it was Clowney's first football game since New Year's Day.
Clowney was winded at times. Of course, it was 95 degrees at kickoff.
You try chasing major college athletes around a big field for a few hours.
He didn't make big plays.
North Carolina obviously game-planned to prevent that. Example: Clowney lobbied his way off the bench for a third-and-6 play in the fourth quarter but was cut-blocked by James Hurst as quarterback Bryn Renner completed an 11-yard pass for a first down.
Hurst, the Tar Heels' left tackle, held his own in one-on-one blocking assignments. With 30 pro scouts on hand Thursday night, the 6-7, 305-pound senior probably made himself some serious cash.
Heavier lifting
But Hurst, a top NFL draft prospect, is one of the two best left tackles Clowney will face this season (Tennessee's Tiny Richardson is the other).
Then again, Michigan hit and all, Clowney similarly struggled in the Outback Bowl against Wolverines tackle Taylor Lewan, another projected 2014 first-round pick.
Arm-chair strategists have been wondering all summer how Gamecock foes might try to neutralize the Clowney machine.
A 320-pound fullback chipping in on double teams?
Two tight ends loading up on Clowney's side?
Foreign objects?
North Carolina tried none of the above. There was no Tar Heel blue picket fence, nothing newfangled at all.
And the Gamecocks won without much heavy lifting. That starts next week in Athens.
"First game of the season, you struggle every first game," Clowney said, recalling his previous college openers against East Carolina and Vanderbilt. "It's going to get better."
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iSurf BrainView received two stars. Find out more about this app and others below.
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Key:Four stars: ExcellentThree stars: Very GoodTwo stars: Good+ Strong points– Weak points
Platform: iPad/AndroidCost: $4.99+ Beautifully designed; innovative organization of content– A bit expensive, given the limited content
The Focus on Plant app is an excellent (albeit a bit expensive) educational app that introduces students to the basics of plant biology. The app is comprised of five major sections, each of which is given its own home screen within the app: plant structure, plant cell anatomy, plant physiology, life cycle of plants, and plant evolution. Each home screen is cleverly designed such that students get the opportunity to really explore that section. Within a given topic's home screen, app users can tap on various text labels to reveal more information, and they can also select sidebar menus that open to expose more illustrations and text. The illustrations used throughout the app are beautiful, and the app is overall very well organized. The glossary of terms and quiz feature are also nice additions.
Platform: iPad/iPhone/AndroidCost: Free+ Nicely designed
Whether you have an intellectual interest in fungi or are looking to bring out your inner mushroom hunter, the Rogers Mushrooms: Fungi of Europe and North America app is a great resource to learn how to identify a large number of fungal species. In the Lite (that is, free) version of the app, there are fewer species included, but there is still a nice collection of entries. Each species entry is accompanied by one or multiple photos, as well as a description. The edibility of each species is also noted, for those who are culinary-inclined (just be sure to read the important, flashing disclaimer on the homepage of the app). Beyond browsing the entries in a list format, app users can view three different visual summaries of different mushroom types, and they can also search the collection by a number of parameters such as flesh type, spore color, habitat, and location.
Platform: iPad/iPhoneCost: Free (with in-app upgrade)+ Unique take on the periodic table– Requires in-app purchase to build entire table
A warning right now for people who get motion sickness: the Nuclear app may not be for you. This app, which offers a different take on teaching the periodic table, has students experiment with atom stability by adding protons, neutrons, and electrons to create individual chemical elements. If the balance of atomic particles is not correct, the resulting unstable isotope will degrade right in front of you. So, why the warning about motion sickness? In an attempt to show "realistic" particle movement, the atomic particles are constantly in motion, with electrons quickly spinning in their orbitals around a rotating nucleus. The "Bohr" viewing option does slow the particles down some and allows better visualization of the electron orbitals as students come to know them through chemistry textbook diagrams, but there is still a lot going on on the screen. The free version of the app lets you build elements up to number 54, but you'll need to pay $0.99 to build the entire periodic table.
Platform: iPad/iPhone/AndroidCost: Free+ Beautifully designed, many features
Medicine, welcome to the age of social media. The HealthTap app is a beautiful (and free!) app that offers users many of the features one might already know from social media (newsfeeds, the ability to "follow" specific users, etc.), but in the context of healthcare. The basic premise of the app is that users submit medical questions and physicians answer them. As a user, therefore, I can either submit my own questions, or search and browse the questions submitted by others. I can also customize my newsfeed to display questions/answers related to specific healthcare topics of interest, such as "the common cold" or "diabetes." To use the app, users must register for an account; after completing the registration, users can customize their profile pages to get more personalized announcements and suggestions. Additionally, users can choose to "follow" specific physicians—in this way, the app is also designed as a tool for patients to find new physicians (and, likewise, for physicians to bring in new patients).
Platform: iPad/iPhoneCost: $0.99+ Many illustrations and animations– Can't manipulate graphics
With a title that evokes images of very large rodents (just me?), the MacroMole app is actually an educational app about very large molecules, especially proteins. The app contains informational modules within seven main categories: functional groups, carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, protein structure, protein survey, and nucleic acids. Each module consists of text along the right side of the screen that is accompanied by images and videos. The graphics and animations are nice, although the app suffers from the noninteractive nature of the illustrations. For instance, app users are unable to rotate, pinch-and-zoom, or otherwise manipulate the illustrations—options that have come to be somewhat expected in tablet apps. This limitation aside, the text of the app is informative and presented at a nice introductory level, and it is well complemented by a large number of graphics.
Platform: iPad/iPhoneCost: Free+ Highlighting feature, quiz feature– Limited number of identified structures and descriptions
When learning neuroanatomy or neuroimaging with MRI, it is often helpful to turn away from textbook animations and look at an actual human brain. (Well, you know, images of an actual human brain…) The iSurf BrainView app provides users with access to 3D MRI image stacks through the human brain, from three different perspectives (top-to-bottom, front-to-back, and side-to-side). Using the scroll bar, users can navigate through the stacks, although there is a slight lag when proceeding through the images. The app utilizes the FreeSurfer software program to generate automatic segmentation of the MRI images into different brain regions, which can be highlighted in different colors. Thus, this app can be used as a study tool to learn basic neuroanatomy—the app even includes a quiz feature in which users are asked to identify the highlighted brain region.
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Raina Hein visits Dubai
We broke the news to you last week that America's Next Top Model runner-up Raina Hein has signed up with multi-brand boutique Symphony to shoot its upcoming A/W campaign.
So when we found out that Raina was going to be out here to meet VIPs and the press, we just knew we had to see her in the flesh.
What we did was clear our schedules for Saturday and go down to Ristorante at the Armani Hotel for a relaxed lunch this afternoon.
You know the saying, "A picture is worth a thousand words"? We're telling you now, a thousand pictures can never measure up to laying your own eyes on such a sweet and stunning model as Raina. Don't believe us? Check out the clip below because we're totally telling the truth.
Symphony may have made the right move in getting Raina to do their ad campaign, but we can't really say that for sure until we've seen the ANTM-toting advertisements. It could be the perfect step for Symphony to making a memorable impression in the retail industry, considering that they're going up against such established names as Saks Fifth Avenue and Boutique 1.
The UAE-based fashion company is set to open a store at the Dubai Mall soon, so stay tuned.
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Random drug testing
By: Louis R. Avallone
When is the medicine far worse than the malady? It's usually whenever government wants to help. I'll explain.
A bill has been proposed in the Louisiana legislature that would require drug testing of all recipients of welfare under the program known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ("TANF"). While the significance of this proposed legislation may have more to do with the political grandstanding of the bill's author, than any economic or social benefit to the citizens of our state, it sounds like just what the doctor ordered, especially in our economic morass, doesn't it?
After all, in the last six months, Louisiana has experienced a sharp increase in households enrolled in the Louisiana Food Stamp Program.
There are 660,000 Louisiana residents receiving an average of $270 in food stamps each month. Cash assistance in the current state budget, through TANF, is provided to 11,500 state residents, at an average cost of $186 per month. In Louisiana, when added together, both food stamps and cash assistance represents an annual investment of over $2 billion in Louisiana taxpayer funds.
So, it only seems fiscally responsible to ensure our $2 billion is being invested wisely. Other states are on the same bandwagon. In West Virginia, Florida, Arizona, Hawaii, Missouri, and Oklahoma, state legislators have authored similar bills to require drug testing of those seeking public assistance.
Despite the seeming novelty of the proposed legislation for the upcoming session, Louisiana already drug tests welfare recipients who are suspected of drug use. Caseworkers already screen TANF recipients every 12 months for drug use. This is because it is estimated that 35 percent of cash assistance recipients have problems with drugs or alcohol, and most of them (21 percent) had used an illegal drug in the past year (mostly marijuana).
But amidst rising unemployment, nearly bankrupt state governments, and declining tax revenues, increasing the accountability of public assistance spending might be considered tantamount to a moral mandate for legislators, across the country, to save taxpayer dollars.
However, all that glitters isn't gold, and here is the rub: Suspicionless drug testing of welfare recipients is unconstitutional. Michigan attempted random drug testing of welfare recipients over a decade ago and the ACLU challenged their policy. The federal district court ruled the U.S. Constitution only allows random, suspicionless drug testing in very limited circumstances, to satisfy a special need concerning public safety. Testing welfare recipients did not qualify.
On appeal, Michigan won. The three-judge panel decided Michigan's drug testing policy did not violate the constitutional rights of welfare recipients because the state has an interest in ensuring recipients use public funds for their intended purpose. But upon a full rehearing by the Sixth Circuit, the court affirmed the lower court's decision and Michigan was forced to abandon its practice of random, suspicionless drug testing of welfare recipients.
The same fate awaits any Louisiana legislation that is signed into law, mandating such drug testing. A better plan worth pursuing: Randomly drug test those who are receiving unemployment benefits because these benefits are intended specifically to assist the unemployed to become Employed. Testing positive for illegal drug use is a resume chiller. The majority of private companies already require random drug testing of applicants, so this measure may pass the constitutional scrutiny of the court regarding Louisiana's "special need" for random drug testing.
I will not disagree welfare recipients who are drug-free will also increase their likelihood to become gainfully employed and self-supporting. Or that they will improve their ability to adequately care for their children. Or that illicit drug use does not contribute to higher levels of housing and education instability for these children. Or that substance abusers don't have a higher incident rate of child neglect, from lack of supervision, malnourishment, inadequate medical care, and poor hygiene. Or that drug addiction does not expose children to violent or criminal situations, including physical or sexual abuse.
However, our laws must be constitutional. The poor may be an easy, or politically convenient target today, but remember the proverbial "slippery slope." What about your home mortgage interest deduction? Or your Section 179 deduction in your business? Tax credits for charitable contributions? Pell Grants, guaranteed student loans, and farm subsidies? All of these examples involve some form of government conferred financial benefit. What happens when legislators start burdening these benefits with conditions that are similarly unconstitutional, such as your weight or age? I'll tell you what happens, we're all on the fast track to nowhere.
A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey recently found that 59 percent of U.S. voters agreed with Ronald Reagan that "government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem." And the bill proposed in the Louisiana legislature simply doesn't address the real issues. Yes, substance use and abuse are barriers to self-sufficiency and MUST be rooted out. But there are other impediments, such as poor education, physical and mental health problems, and a disintegration of the family structure that present far higher barriers to overcome than illegal drug use.
While government financial assistance is not a protected right by the U.S. Constitution, and illegal drug use is a leech upon the body of our society, serving as a gateway to increased state costs for healthcare, childcare, education, housing, law enforcement, and incarceration, just to name a few, we must not sacrifice U.S. constitutional rights in favor of political popularity and convenience.
The ends simply don't justify the means here and you can't legislate common sense. This is the slippery slope of eroding personal liberties and how the medicine may be worse than the malady. There is a bigger picture that should always remain in focus whenever our freedoms are affected. In the words of Abraham Lincoln, "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Louis R. Avallone is a Louisiana native, attorney and small business employer in the construction industry from Shreveport. He can be contacted at email@example.com


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Vilsack concurs with cooperatives: We need a Farm Bill
Vilsack concurs with cooperatives: We need a Farm Bill
From World Dairy Expo, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today stressed the need for the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a Farm Bill. Vilsack told those in attendance that the Senate passed a Farm Bill with a bipartisan vote and the House Agriculture committee did the same. All that remains is for the full House to take up the bill, but House leadership has said there was not enough time.
"The House only scheduled eight days in September and then went home early," Vilsack said. "The Senate version of the Farm Bill had $23 billion in savings and the House Ag Committee had $34 billion in savings. By not passing a Farm Bill the opportunity for these savings could be lost."
"Secretary Vilsack's words today echo the sentiment of Wisconsin's and Minnesota's agricultural cooperative community," said Bill Oemichen, president and CEO of Cooperative Network. "Just get it done already."
Vilsack reminded those in attendance that not passing a Farm Bill could send farm programs back to the 1949 Farm Bill, which would mean a support price between $40 and $50. "This may sound good but it would have long term negative impact on the dairy industry," Vilsack said. He stressed the need to get it done now, as waiting until after the election will put Farm Bill discussions in with conversations on other issues that could be bad for agriculture.
Cooperative Network serves more than 600 member-cooperatives, owned by more than 6.1 million Minnesota and Wisconsin residents, by providing government relations, education, marketing, and technical services for a wide variety of cooperatives including farm supply, health, dairy marketing, consumer, financial, livestock marketing, telecommunications, electric, housing, insurance, worker-owned, and more. For more information about Cooperative Network, visit www.cooperativenetwork.coop.


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Long before the Internet offered the ease of shopping without worrying about finding a parking space, annoying salespeople or judgment, everyone went to the mall. The mall was a microcosm that contained everything one could want or need, along with a complex strata of citizens (from the mall cops down to the crazy old guys who glue stuff to their hats). To quote Roseanne, "You can live, die, and learn how to play the organ all under one roof."
I spent many a day of my pre-adult life at Eastwood Mall. My earliest memory of the mall (aside from some foggy recollections of sitting on Santa laps) is of going to see "E.T." at the actual theater IN the mall. I also remember having lunch at the McDonald's that use to grace a corner of the main concourse where the Santa/Easter Bunny would go, when I was still young enough for the play area/ball pit. Later, that corner gave way to a Disney Store. From my younger days up until I started working there (I was part of the first staff hired when Hot Topic came to the mall, whee), I saw the mall morph many times over the years, and its changes act as timestamps for growing up in the Mahoning Valley.
For example, the top floor of the mall, when I was younger, was always a mysterious place we never went. I remember before there were even escalators, just stairs, grown ups would go up there for reasons unknown. Then, they put in Pocket Change Park, and kids had a reason to go upstairs. PCP gave way to Kahunaville not long before my tenure at Hot Topic began. Kahunaville was the perfect place for anyone who ever wanted to play Whack-A-Mole in the jungle. I did many a karaoke there. Now, the top floor is grown-up land once again. See how things go full circle?
The big concourse area used to house many things too. Fountains, Santa, Easter Bunny, the beautiful old carousel, a giant gazebo where I tried out for "Survivor," and a bunch of other stuff I can't recall. And speaking of fountains, there used to be several of them, a few lesser examples and one bigger fountain, painted blue and filled with pennies, some larger coinage, and chewed gum. Teens would always jump in them, either when a quarter was spied or just to be goofy. The mall was always a haven for teens, a place they would spend those hours between school and dinner, untethered, being whimsically goofy and carefree and hopefully out of the security office.
In the hallways were many kiosks, which would come and go more often than the more-permanent storefronts. Remember The Mountain? It suited all your tie-dye and incense-buying needs. There was another T-shirt kiosk where I would buy all my angsty band shirts before the aforementioned Hot Topic came to be. And the medieval stand where you could buy a sword and/or leg shackles? I just ran into the guy who used to run it this summer. I let him know I still have my shackles. And the Bavarian Nut, and the Gloria Jean's cart (where my ex-boyfriend used to sling coffee)? Remember when the comic book stand was in the mall over by the airbrushing place and the record store? What's a record store?
For the sake of space, I will now just throw out some random memories of Eastwood Mall past. Hot Sam. Hush Puppy. Merry-Go-Round. Gadzooks (where I bought my first pair of vinyl pants). Woolworth's (where kids bought Christmas presents for their whole family). The Snack Bar. Goldstein's (with its little wooden bridge in the entranceway). Music X (when it closed, I bought one of the murals that hung in the window). NRM (whose going-out-of-business sale netted me hundreds of dollars in CDs for $14). Suncoast. The pet store. The movie theater (which still remains hidden behind the walls, according to mall legend). Cinnabon (where I had my picture taken with Trent Reznor). Kaufmann's. DJz. Demo (where my friend Patrick worked). Waldenbooks. KB Toys. B. Dalton.
As you go down the list, you can see how time has had its way with the mall. Bookstores and record stores are casualties of the Internet. Toy stores and places like Radio Shack are victims of the Big Box Store. Teens will still loiter in the mall, dressed in their goofy teen clothes. Shoppers will still camp out every black Friday for the big bargains, and retailers will both rejoice and take aspirin. The mall is an institution that seems like it is here to stay. Now if I can just remember which entrance I came in.
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