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Darth Vader and his henchmen.
I am George Double you Bush and i am Emperor palpatine's pupil.
ayon kay Wangsta Hippie ika-18 ng Nobyembre, 2004
a regime more hated in america more than the taliban... and that's just really, really sad.
the Bush Administration ruined america's reputation and made every one of us US citizens look like assholes to the world.


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When you start a diet one of the best things you can do is to learn as much as possible about the actual mechanics of weight loss. It's not a good idea to use just one source of information when you really want to learn the facts. When you do this, you could fall victim to the next hyped up diet you see advertised in a magazine or online. In this article, then, we aren't going to talk about any specific diets; we are going to teach you some of the fundamentals of losing weight that you need to understand before you choose a diet.
As far as your eating habits and exercise habits are concerned, you don't need to think about being normal. This is because, in the US (and lots of other places), the "normal" person is overweight and doesn't exercise often enough. This means that when you use the people in your social, employment and familial circles as your role models for fitness there are major chances that you are going to wind up overweight.
There is always social pressure to conform but you need to be strong in your stance if you are fully committed to being healthy and losing weight. The people you've gone out with might be reaching for seconds but that doesn't mean that you need to do the same thing. It's better to spend time with people who have got the same goals that you do or to join a support group if you think that having that kind of support is going to help. Do not, however, simply follow the group if their habits are not healthy habits. One of the contributing factors in the failure of a diet is that the dieter has no idea how much they are actually eating. One contributing factor to this is that lots of foods are improperly labeled. There are often hidden calories in packaged foods, which is why some experts recommend you add 10% to the number of calories you believe you're eating. This is also because not everybody reads labels carefully like they are supposed to. Packaged food usually has more than one serving within the package so if you eat all of it you need to remember to multiply the number of calories that exist in each serving by the number of servings you have actually eaten. Snackers are not as likely to keep track of the calories in the snacks they eat. If you're on a diet, then, you have to start paying close attention to how much you're really eating.
If you would like to lose weight in different parts of your body like in your abs or thighs, you need to lose weight over your whole body. Some people believe that trying to target certain areas with certain exercises is best and then they wind up forgetting to exercise other important areas too. This is often the case with people who are obsessed with six pack abs, or a flat stomach. If you want to lose weight in your middle, the best thing is to do is to take in fewer calories and do exercises that are good for burning fat everywhere. Focusing on just one part of your body isn't going to help you because doing too many of one or two specific exercises won't do too much for your overall weight loss goals.
To sum up, the approach you take to your diet is just as important as the diet that you have chosen. It really helps to have realistic expectations so that you are less likely to become a victim of one of the pervading myths that surround dieting. This can help you avoid fad diets that don't work, and to stick to a good diet when you find one.
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SALINA, Kan. — Clarence LaVerne Gaylord, 84, of Salina died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Guymon, Okla., with the Rev. Leroy Pralle of Christ the King Lutheran Church in Salina officiating. Graveside services will follow at 2 p.m. in Stratford Cemetery in Stratford, Texas. Arrangements are by Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home of Guymon.
Mr. Gaylord was born Dec. 16, 1927, in Dewey County, Okla., to Chauncey Earle and Edna Mae Mitchell Gaylord. He married Ida Bachman on April 26, 1948.
Survivors include two daughters, Debbie Hyman of Smolan and Dixie Beery of Garden City; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Christ the King Lutheran Church or Ottawa County Hospice, in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 1112, Guymon, OK 73942.
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Alexandra Hurd, Jeremy Heath and Mark Wilkinson were the minority among the Texas-OU crowd at Frankie's Uptown on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012.
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The OR is that ... I took all the pictures :P --Diego Grez let's talk 16:18, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
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The following changes are my suggestions for improvements to the style, but not substance, of the article:
- First caption: I'd change "feel down" to "collapsed"
- Second caption: "become dead" -> "been dead"
- Seventh caption: "like the" -> "including the"
- 8th caption: remove the first "that" and the first comma
- 16th caption: "seen clearly" -> "clearly seen"
- 17th caption should be rewritten entirely to "the location of the Colchagua museum prior to the 2010 Chile earthquake."
- 18th should be rewritten to "Another house in Santa Cruz destroyed by the erthquake"
- 32nd should be "A" house that served as "a" refuge...
- HJ Mitchell Penny for your thoughts? 16:09, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
- Done I think I got em all, but not sure. Cheers, C628 (talk) 18:36, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
- Hmm. The description that you corrected was just that shows as text. Try adding the same to the caption of each image (when you move the cursor over it). --Diego Grez return fire 02:43, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
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Please add Category:Lolol --Diego Grez return fire 17:28, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
- Please add Category:2010 Pichilemu earthquake and Category:O'Higgins Region too. --Diego Grez return fire 19:47, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
- Done Benny the mascot (talk) 20:01, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
{{editprotected}} Wikilink La Cruz Hill > w:La Cruz Hill --Diego Grez return fire 17:51, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
- See discussion at Talk:People from Pichilemu, Chile leave La Cruz Hill#Request. --Pi zero (talk) 13:57, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
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Poetry From the June 2011 issue: The Queer Issue II
Sham-seeming life
gauze-mask-like thoughts
is there no removing the mask from consciouness?
Disposing words without meaning
Writing poems without meaning
Writing poems like scraps of debris
scraps of shattering consciousness
Translation of " Eumi eopneun sireul sseunda. " By arrangement with the author. Translation copyright 2011 by Brother Anthony of Taizé. All rights reserved.
가짜 같은 삶
마스크 같은 생각
의식의 탈을 벗을 수 없을까
의미 없는낱말을 나열한다
의미 없는 시를 쓴다
파편 같은 시를 쓴다
깨어지는 의식의 조각들
Ynhui ParkYnhui Park
Born in Korea in 1930, Ynhui Park (Pak In-Hŭi) spent many years studying and teaching abroad. After receiving a doctorate in French literature from the Sorbonne, in Paris, in 1964, he went on to take a second doctorate, in philosophy, at the University of Southern California (USA) in 1970. From 1968 he taught in Boston, until his retirement in 1993. Then he returned to Korea and for several years taught philosophy at Pohang University of Science and Technology. From 2002 he taught philosophy as a Distinguished Professor in Yonsei University, Seoul, for some years. He publishes in English as Ynhui Park, that being his original given name, but his writings in Korean are published using the pen name Park Yeemun (Pak I-Mun).
He continues to publish widely, mainly in Korean now, but he has published several books and papers on philosophical topics in both French and English. He has published a number of volumes of poetry in Korean: the translated titles are Snow on the Charles River (1979), Dream of a Butterfly (1981), Shadows of Things Unseen (1987), Echoes of the Void (1989) and Morning Stroll (2006). This last earned him the 2006 Incheon Award. In 1999 he published a volume of poems written in English, Broken Words, which was translated into German and published as Verbrochene Wörter in 2004. The poems translated here were published in Korea as a volume of selected poems in 2006.
Translated from KoreanKorean by Brother Anthony of TaizéBrother Anthony of Taizé
Brother Anthony of Taizé was born in England in 1942 and has been living in Korea since 1980. He taught English literature at Sogang University, Seoul, for many years and is now an emeritus professor there, as well as a chair-professor at Dankook University. He has published more than thirty volumes of English translations of modern Korean poetry, including eight volumes by Ko Un. His Korean name is An Sonjae.
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Just a little more than a week after Harold Ramis' death on Feb. 24, The Theatres at Canal Place is giving his fans a chance to say goodbye to the creator of so many classic comedies. The New Orleans multiplex has scheduled a monthlong Ramis retrospective, set to kick off March 20.
The series will feature a different Ramis film each week, with each film screening twice, on Thursday and Sunday. All shows start at 8 p.m., and all tickets are $10. The full schedule is as follows:
March 20 and 23: "Caddyshack" (1980; R) -- Bill Murray stars in the classic golfing comedy about the wacky behind-the-scenes goings-on at a swanky golf club. Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight and a dancing gopher star in a film that Ramis co-wrote and directed. The quote: "Gunga galunga ... gunga, gunga-lagunga."
March 27 and 30: "Stripes" (1981; R) -- Ramis stars with Bill Murray in a comedy about a pair of misfits who decide to join the army, which turns out to be far less fun than they imagined. John Larroquette and John Candy co-star in a film directed by Ivan Reitman and based on a script co-written by Ramis. The quote: "I know that I'm speaking for the entire platoon when I say this run should be postponed until this platoon is better rested."
April 3 and 6: "Groundhog Day" (1993; PG) -- Ramis writes and directs an award-winning dramatic comedy, starring Murray as an irritable weatherman who -- sent to Punxutawney, Pa., to cover the emergence of the groundhog from his hole -- finds himself living the same day over and over. Andie MacDowell and Chris Elliot co-star. The quote: "Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties 'cause it's coooold out there today."
April 10 and 14: "Meatballs" (1979; PG) -- Ivan Retiman directs a summer-camp comedy co-written by Ramis and starring Bill Murray as an offbeat counselor at a decidedly unconventional camp. The quote: "You must be the short depressed kid we ordered."
April 17 and 20: "National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983; R) - Ramis directs the classic road-trip comedy about a hapless dad whose family vacation plans are determined to go awry. Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angeloa, Anthony Michael Hall and Brian Dyle-Murray star. The quote: "Everybody in the car. Boat leaves in two minutes -- or perhaps you don't want to see the second largest ball of twine on the face of the earth, which is only four short hours away."
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There's a simple reason no team has won three consecutive national titles: It's extremely hard to do.
But that's the challenge facing Nick Saban's Alabama squad in 2013. .
To no one's surprise, Alabama occupied the top spot in both preseason polls.
The schedule is favorable, and the roster has a nice blend of seasoned veterans and a boatload of underclassmen who are ready to step into the spotlight.
While Alabama is absolutely loaded, a few issues remain that could prevent it from capturing its fourth national title in the last five seasons.
Depth at Corner
Dee Milliner's early departure leaves a sizable hole in the Tide's secondary. Specifically, the situation at corner is largely unsettled.
This was an issue before last weekend's arrest of rising sophomore corner Geno Smith—an incident reported by the Associated Press via SI.com.
While Smith's punishment has yet to be determined, B/R's Barrett Sallee expanded on how Smith's potential absence could affect the Tide's title hopes.
Senior Deion Belue, who had his struggles last season starting opposite Milliner, enters the season as the Tide's top corner. Senior John Fulton and Smith are the only other corners with any notable experience.
Fulton has struggled to stay healthy and converted receiver Cyrus Jones is already in the two-deep despite having moved over to defense in the spring.
While Saban brought in a trio of talented freshmen in the 2013 recruiting class, the defense could be in trouble if they are counted on heavily at some point this fall.
The Breaks
The Tide survived losses in November in each of the last two seasons and were fortunate enough to still make it to the BCS title game.
The strength and reputation of the SEC benefited the Tide when teams above them faltered down the stretch.
While starting at the top of the polls could benefit Alabama should it suffer a defeat in the regular season, its schedule appears to be less challenging than in previous years. That could hinder its chances to be the beneficiary of chaos for the third season in a row.
Can Alabama catch all the breaks necessary to win a championship if it happens to falter again in the regular season?
Staying on Top Is Hard to Do
Saban's process has conquered many obstacles, including the tendency of human nature to let complacency sink in after extended periods of success.
However, with a national championship being the only outcome that could be considered a success for the 2013 team, there's little margin for error.
Programs such as LSU, Texas A&M and Georgia were able to push the Tide to the limit last season. Those clubs and a host of other teams have reloaded for a shot at dethroning the sport's current alpha male.
Alabama has earned the respect that comes with building a dynasty, and the road to crowning the national champions will certainly go through Tuscaloosa.
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The Cult of the Caudillo
The strongman may be Latin America's most important contribution to political science. The crisis in Honduras has many terrified that power-hungry leaders are making a comeback.
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
In the tile-roofed presidential palace near downtown Tegucigalpa, a man sits behind a long wooden desk claiming to be the country's president. But in the eyes of the international community, Roberto Micheletti took charge through an old-fashioned coup.
Nearly two weeks ago, on June 28, his predecessor, Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, was rousted from bed by soldiers and sent out of the country in his pajamas. Mr. Micheletti, next in line for the presidency as head of congress, was sworn in later that day.
Tied to wealthy business interests and brought to power by the military, the provisional government brings back memories of the coup in which Chilean Augusto Pinochet tore down the Socialist project of Salvador Allende in 1973. On the streets of Tegucigalpa nowadays, some protesters have scrawled graffiti that merges the names of Mr. Pinochet and their new, unelected leader: "Pinocheletti."
In Mr. Micheletti's take on events, it was his government who avoided another, slow-motion coup—by Mr. Zelaya himself. Mr. Micheletti's supporters say Mr. Zelaya was a dictator in the making, a modern-day caudillo, or strongman, who wanted to rewrite Honduran law to stay in power, perhaps indefinitely.
To understand what is happening in Honduras today, it helps to know a bit more about Latin America's long love affair with caudillos, how these larger-than-life but power-hungry men damaged their countries, and why so many people are terrified that they are making a comeback.
Some argue that Latin America's single most important—and colorful—contribution to political science is the caudillo. A Spanish word, caudillo is derived from the Latin capitellum or small head, and refers to a military or political leader. Spain's Gen. Francisco Franco, adopted the title Caudillo de España por la Gracia de Dios (by the Grace of God) and ruled the nation from the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939 until his death in 1975.
Caudillismo is so deeply rooted it has spawned its own literary genre. Discerning readers see Fidel Castro as the model for the aging, cow-obsessed strongman in Gabriel García Márquez's "The Autumn of the Patriarch," who wanders alone dragging his outsize testicles over the floors of his presidential palace. Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, in his novel "The Feast of the Goat," portrayed the precariousness of life in the Dominican Republic under the rule of the predatory and brutal right-wing caudillo, Rafael Leonidas Trujillo.
The cast of caudillos in Latin American history includes such characters as Antonio López de Santa Anna, who was Mexico's president on seven separate occasions in the mid-1800s. He signed away Texas' independence from Mexico after being captured the day after the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836, and once buried a leg he lost in battle with full military honors.
Caudillos come in all ideological stripes. Mr. Pinochet, whose famous photograph in sinister dark glasses was taken soon after his coup, became the iconic image of the right-wing Latin American military dictator. These days, most caudillos are leftist. Mr. Castro, el Comandante or el Caballo (the Horse), has the dubious distinction of being the longest-lived caudillo in Latin American history, owing his record-breaking stretch in power more to caudillismo than Marxismo. He's passed on the torch to Hugo Chávez, the populist caudillo from Caracas, Venezuela.
Caudillos first arose in the difficult birth of Latin American republics from Spanish colonies. Most were landowners or military men who had their own private armies. Because the wars of independence in the early 19th century destroyed most institutions of Spanish colonial rule, the governments in these new states were too weak to resist takeover. In some cases, young states couldn't raise enough money for a standing army.
Many of Latin America's most famous caudillos became dictators. But as Latin American societies evolved and political arenas became more important than military battlegrounds in the mid- to late-1800s, caudillos became politicians. While a dictator usually relies on brute force to keep power, modern caudillos use a combination of personal magnetism, patronage—and sometimes, selective brute force.
In Latin America, the strength of the caudillo weakened the region's institutions. Political parties centered on caudillos often collapsed after the caudillo's death and never professionalized. As a result, Latin Americans seem perennially ready to trust their fate to a providential "man on horseback" who comes to their nation's rescue, rather than on the ability of the nation's institutions to provide security and prosperity.
Outsize personality—and outright megalomania—is a common characteristic of caudillos. In the 18th century, José Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia, who ruled Paraguay for a quarter-century, shut the country off from the outside world, appointing himself head of the country's Catholic Church and taking the title of El Supremo, providing material for yet another great Latin American novel, Augusto Roa Bastos's "Yo, el Supremo."
In the 20th century, few had bigger egos than Rafael Trujillo, who ruled the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961. Known as El Jefe, Mr. Trujillo took power at age 38, wearing a sash with the motto Dios y Trujillo, or "God and Trujillo." Even churches were forced to emblazon the motto. A few years later, the capital, Santo Domingo, was renamed Ciudad Trujillo. Fond of wearing comic-opera military uniforms with 18th-century-style plumed hats, Mr. Trujillo was as brutal as he was outlandish, murdering thousands of Haitian immigrants as well as torturing and killing political opponents; he fed some of them to the sharks.
While arms made the man in the 19th century, in the 20th, most caudillos have been careful to present themselves as champions of the people, wrapped either in the mantle of revolution—like Fidel Castro—or in that of democracy. Argentina's Juan Domingo Perón used populism to endear himself to the nation's poor, known as descamisados, or "shirtless ones."
Even today, Perónismo, the movement created by Mr. Perón and his wife Eva—who combined glamour and handouts to the poor to become a secular saint venerated by Argentines—is still the dominant political current in Argentina. The legacy of Mr. Perón's free-spending populist philosophy has led Argentina into periodic economic crises. When prices for Argentine exports like beef are high, for instance, Perónist governments have spent the windfall like a drunken sailor, leading to a cash crunch when prices eventually head south.
Mr. Perón, like many other caudillos, sought additional legitimacy by preserving the forms of democracy, if only on paper. He won presidential elections, but his regime was hardly democratic: Perónists controlled the legislature, the courts, the bureaucracy, labor unions and the media. Anyone who got too far out of line faced arbitrary arrest.
Even the Dominican Republic's brutal Mr. Trujillo made a big show of not running for re-election in 1938 to observe democratic principles, although he continued to be the country's de facto leader and later returned to win two more elections, in 1942 and 1947. In 1952, he stepped aside in favor of his brother and again continued to call the shots until his assassination in 1961.
The March of Strongmen
Manuel 'Mel' Zelaya
On June 28, the Honduran president was forced out of the country in his pajamas, after he pushed for a referendum that would amend the constitution to
allow him to run for re-election.
Roberto Micheletti
The Honduran head of congress was sworn in as Mr. Zelaya's replacement immediately after Mr. Zelaya's ouster. He has vowed to hold already scheduled
elections in November and to hand over power in January.
Evo Morales
The Bolivian president, a former leader of a militant coca leaf growers' union, won a referendum that
allowed him to rewrite the constitution, overturning
a ban on re-election.
As far as the U.S. was concerned, the cause of democracy in Latin America often took a back seat to fighting Communism during the Cold War. For years, the U.S. either looked the other way or supported coups with the aim of preventing the spread of Communism in the hemisphere. Military coups became almost ritual. In the 1970s, Honduras endured so many coups that the capital was jokingly called Tegucigolpe, for the Spanish word golpe, or coup.
The end of the Cold War radically changed politics in Latin America. As civil wars and guerrilla insurrections in Central America ran out of steam, pampered military establishments suffered deep budget cuts. The U.S. and the rest of the world made it clear that coups would not be tolerated anymore. The Organization of American States, which represents 34 countries throughout the hemisphere, adopted a democracy clause in its charter in 2001. By that point, Cuba remained as the only non-democracy.
While democracy has spread throughout Latin America, caudillos never vanish, they just adapt to changing times. Gone is the old-fashioned military coup, replaced with a new strategy for power that could be called "coup by stealth," or "coup by democratic means."
The primary architect of this new blueprint is Mr. Chávez, a strongman with one foot grounded in the past and the other firmly placed in the future of caudillismo. In 1992, Mr. Chávez, then a lieutenant colonel with a mish-mash of leftist, nationalist and fascist ideas, led an old-fashioned coup in an attempt to overthrow the government of Carlos Andrés Pérez. It failed, and Mr. Chávez was jailed.
Upon release, he was persuaded to forgo the bullet for the ballot box. In 1998, he was elected president, riding a wave of popular disgust against the deep corruption of the country's existing political parties and institutions. In a nation where institutions never developed because of caudillos, another "man on horseback" had come to save the country. Once in power, he moved to insure he would never leave.
Using the tools of democracy—referendums and elections—Mr. Chávez has subverted democracy and become a new, modern caudillo. He has won referendums over the years that have allowed him to rewrite the constitution, twice, to his specifications, including ending constitutional restrictions on term limits, thus allowing him to run for re-election indefinitely. He has gutted the courts, shut down and gagged the media and purged the army; he exercises total control over the congress. Venezuela still holds elections, but it is far from a full democracy.
Mr. Chávez shares with old caudillos a military background, a populist bent and a cult of personality. He is a mixture of messianic preacher, traditional authoritarian Latin American military man and utopian dreamer with notions of "21st-Century Socialism." Even after a decade in power marked by rampant spending, corruption and crime, Mr. Chávez maintains a strong, almost mystical bond with many of Venezuela's poor, who see in him a reflection of themselves.
Mr. Chavez has publicly said he plans to stay in power until 2019, 2021 or 2030.
The Chávez blueprint for power is now being imitated by other caudillos in the making. Bolivian President Evo Morales, a former leader of a militant coca leaf growers' union who led street riots that helped topple two Bolivian leaders, also won a referendum that allowed him to rewrite the constitution. One change: overturning a ban on re-election. Ecuador's Rafael Correa has used a constitutional rewrite to get term limits lifted, too. Both men used populism and disappointment with existing political parties to cast themselves as their nation's saviors.
When democracy took root in Latin America in the 1980s and '90s, nearly every country opted to bar re-election as a way to ensure caudillos would never return. These restrictions have been chipped away, by right-wing leaders, too. In Colombia, conservative president Álvaro Uribe has already changed the constitution once to get re-elected and is mulling a third term now.
Honduras, weary of a parade of generals who overstayed their welcome, was among the Latin nations that barred re-election when it ended military dictatorships and became a democracy in 1981. Since then, nearly every sitting president has toyed with the idea of re-election. None has pushed the idea more openly than Mr. Zelaya.
The son of a conservative rancher, Mr. Zelaya took power four years ago as a centrist. In the past two years, the Stetson-hat-wearing, ballad-singing president has hewn increasingly to the left, finding a soulmate in Mr. Chávez. The Venezuelan president began shipping Honduras cut-rate oil, and Honduras responded by joining Mr. Chávez's regional trade and political pact, which also includes Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador and Nicaragua.
He then took another page from the Chávez blueprint, pushing for a referendum and constitutional rewrite on re-election. The country's courts, congress and other institutions lined up against Mr. Zelaya, but he vowed to challenge them all, with the people at his back. Shortly before his ouster, when the army refused to take part in the election, the president led a mob to a nearby base to seize the ballots.
Did all this make Mr. Zelaya a caudillo in the making? The world may never know because the Honduran power brokers decided not to take any chances. In booting out Mr. Zelaya at gunpoint, they showed what little faith they had in the country's institutions to check Mr. Zelaya's ambitions.
Some argue they acted rashly. "The Pinochets of the world supported the type of people who sent Zelaya out in his pajamas," says Peter Kornbluh, an analyst at the National Security Archive, a Washington nonprofit, and author of books on dictators including Messrs. Pinochet and Castro. In ousting a democratically elected leader, the Honduran establishment strayed further from democracy than Mr. Zelaya did in attempting to stay, he says.
While the provisional president, Mr. Micheletti, has taken power in an undemocratic fashion, few Hondurans worry that he will want to stay on. Mr. Micheletti has vowed to hold already-scheduled elections in November, hand over power in January and limit his own presidential aspirations to six months in power.
Angel Nuñez, a 30-year-old Tegucigalpa taxi driver, thinks Mr. Micheletti did the right thing. "Zelaya wanted this place to be Cuba, he wanted absolute power in this country," he says. Pushing the ex-president aside was the only way to stop "a man who got to thinking he was above the law."
Domingo Díaz, a 63-year-old social worker, says he's lived through so many Central American takeovers he's lost both his count and his interest in them. "No one respected the law," he said on a recent rainy day. "History will repeat itself," he says, "but this time I don't fear it."
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What the Critics Say
About Jim Reese
Jim Reese's newest collection, ghost on 3rd is riddled with love, latent violence, humor, and prison life. Critics who said
that his last collection kicked "like an old pump-12 gauge" will be happy to find the barrels sawed off in this book. Reese shows no
sign of putting the hammer down—he takes his reader on the daily routine and long nights that are an inescapable part of raising two
small daughters—shows us how family is not a burden but a complex source of joy. Ride shotgun with him down the lonesome byways
of the Great Plains westward into San Quentin prison, where he has full access and isn't afraid to ask the hard questions.
Author John Price writes: "Reese's beautiful and powerful poems are born of 'wish and skin and bone,' of dirt and dignity, of faith and
fry grease, of laughter and lament. To read them is to be carried to a place where risk is a promise fulfilled—whether it be the homing
memory of a grandfather or eating suspicious pastries or raising children or teaching poetry to inmates. It is a place where the
familiar opens into the extraordinary, and even, at times, the miraculous."
The dancers, the writers, the hipsters, and the fighters. Jim Reese knows them all, trespassing
into their lives with his good eyes and ears, giving each a gritty moment of worth. If you want poems
smooth-tongued or surrealistic, don't look here. But if you want folk as tough as cedars, rooted in
work, sticking their noses into the wind, "eye-squinting tight," well, slip on tough boots and come
in. And you, too, will eventually love Willow. Don Welch
The poetry in Wedding Cake and Funeral Ham is blue collar unflinching and
unapologetic. With a photographer's eye and clear vision, Reese reaches straight for the
place that has always kept the working class honest the heart. from the
The Jive, Jim Reese's first innings as a fictioneer, is a slick curve into
the heart of the plate. Reese's baseball tales, heavenly in their
innocence, hurl us back to the days when we could still believe we were
going to go D-I or get drafted by a ballpark wino who claimed he was the
regional scout for the Cubs. It's a sweet collection.
Red Shuttleworth, author of Western Settings
Logan House is pleased to announce the publication of The Great American Road Show,
an anthology of the work of nineteen gifted young poets. Diverse in sensitivity and
sensibility, the voices and visions of these poems make it clear that poetry is alive
and well among the first generation to come of age at the millennium.
In Our Own Words:
A Generation Defining Itself
An eclectic sampling of the human condition in all its passions.


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August 13, 2010 - Dennis Spalvieri
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Area veterans have 'fabulous' Honor Flight
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April 4, 2011 OLD FORT — Sophomore Tyler Bowes has been holding down a local athletic department's fort for five years. more »»
Making history come alive
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Crazy for ice cream
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Catholic nun receives award for rural advocacy
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Peace from piecing
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Ice is nice for Tiffin family
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Family of Faith, a new congregation, installs pastor
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Taming epilepsy
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Local car show to raise money for Epilepsy Foundation
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The El Paso Police Department arrested nine people in less than two hours for drunk driving early Saturday morning across the city of El Paso.
The arrests were made between 1:15 a.m. and 2:52 a.m. Saturday.
Of the nine arrests, four people were charges with DWI, three were charge with DWI with a blood alcohol level greater than 0.15, and two were charged with their third or more DWI.
The El Paso Police Department wants to remind area residents that under Texas Law, if a person refuses a Breathalyzer or blood test, officers can apply for a warrant authorizing blood samples to be taken.


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MMA fighters step into the cage and risk their lives every time. For that alone, they should be afforded some slack in how they deal emotionally with a loss.
It has to be devastating on an emotional level, along with the loss of the money that would have gone with the win.
So fans give some free rein to fighters without judgment. The only time fans will start rolling their eyes is when fighters do the same dreaded thing after losing a match.
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Union County Tournament-Day one
East Union used a big game behind the arc to lead them in their opening round win against West Union, 70-59, Thursday night.
Drew Bruce helped the Urchins build an early 16-11 lead, and East Union held the advantage until a second quarter basket by Chase Taylor gave the Eagles their last lead of the game, and the Urchins scored 14 straight to take a 36-30 lead to the break.
West Union went on a 12-0 run in the third quarter, cutting the deficit to only four, 49-45. Broderick Montgomery broke the run and the Urchins pulled away, outscoring West Union 17-14 in the fourth quarter.
Chris Tables led East Union (7-10) with 15 points, followed by Bruce with 14 points, 12 off three-pointers. Kirk Fryar added 11 points for East Union, who will face New Albany in the first boys semifinal on Friday.
Chase Taylor led West Union (4-12) with 19 points, followed by 12 from Kyle Taylor and 11 points from Drew Gray.
The Urchins and Bulldogs will play at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Ingomar 54 East Union 28 (girls)
The Lady Falcons opened the UCT with their convincing win against East Union, led by 26 points from Kayla Stevens.
Stevens scored the first seven points for Ingomar, who held a five-point advantage after the first quarter. Ashley Leach connected on two triples later in the half, but the Lady Falcons still maintained a double-digit lead by Stevens with 14 second half points.
Shelly Grisham added nine points for Ingomar (7-13), while the Lady Urchins (2-15) were led by Dezjarna Bryant with 13 points and 10 by Leach.
Ingomar will take on New Albany in the girls semifinal at 5 p.m. on Friday.
Myrtle 71 West Union 32 (girls)
Myrtle advanced to the girls championship game after their commanding win against the Lady Eagles in the final game of the first day.
Aspriona Gilbert paced the Lady Hawks with 10 first quarter points, while Kiana Judon scored 11 points, all in the first half, including three triples. Jenna Jordan connected on three more three-pointers, as Myrtle totaled 11 in the game.
Gilbert led the Lady Hawks with 19 points, followed by Keanna Cox with 13, Jordan and Halle Knowles with 12 points each.
Myrtle will face the New Albany-Ingomar winner in Saturday's championship game at 6 p.m.
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Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook releasedhis 4530 (XX982EA), a 15.6-inch portable format that targetsprofessionals and runs on Intel platform Huron River with a swifthard drive, a slab mate, a Core i3 Sandy Bridge and an ExpressCardslot.
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We want you to savor your taste buds with our selections of street food straight from the street of Thailand. Our carts offer fresh and delightful menus daily. We will keep you updated of what we prepare in the kitchen.
We have started off with some menus that some of you who have been to Thailand might have seen while patrolling on the streets.
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Our large corporate services group incorporates our onsite Information Services, Human Resources, Corporate Finance and Group Legal departments. Servicing the Simplot business on a national level, all our corporate services are in-house as we believe in keeping these roles and responsibilities within our business.
Information Services respond to corporate and divisional strategies through the implemention of new information technology systems that supports our business.
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Simplot Australia has a 3000 strong workforce, including a large group of casual and seasonal workers. Due to the seasonal nature of some of our products, our manufacturing plants and harvesting operations have specific volume requirements at different times of the year. At these times, we hire a casual group of employees on a non-permanent basis, with opportunities to harvest, pack, stock and manufacture our products.
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April 21, 2012
Dream Project raises over $80,000 at first annual "Dare to Dream" fundraiser
We're excited to announce that the Dream Project raised $80,361 in support of the Dream Project at our first annual Dare to Dream fundraiser! And thanks to our generous event underwriters, every single dollar raised on Saturday will go straight to program costs. That will cover almost all of our program costs for next year. Host Sally Jewell (UW Regent and CEO of REI) led us through the journey of the Dream Project story that night in the HuskyFest Pavilion tent on Red Square.
In addition, at the end of the night we received a $100,000 challenge pledge from a friend of the Dream Project that will run for a full year. It's a challenge to everyone to continue supporting the Dream Project…and a reminder that fundraising doesn't end just because the big event is over. We're excited for what the coming year will bring as we look ahead to the next chapter of the Dream Project story.


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Yoji Yamada film premiered at '06 Tokyo fest
Eleven Arts and Funimation, two Los Angeles-based companies with strong Japanese affiliations, have teamed up to jointly release Shochiku's "Love and Honor."
Pic, which preemed at the Tokyo fest in 2006, is helmed by Yoji Yamada, whose latest effort, "Gabei" (Mother), plays in competition this week in Berlin. A period drama about the downfall of a poison taster earned some $40 million at the Japanese B.O. It will be released in the U.S. in April.
Eleven Arts has previously released Ken Watanabe starrer "Memories of Tomorrow" and "What the Snow Brings." Funimation is best known as a distrib of anime titles, including "Dragonball" and "Dragonball Z."
On the sales front, Eleven Arts sold Japanese erotic drama "Man, Woman and the Wall" to TLA Releasing for the U.S. and U.K. Pic, about a man who can hear too much from his neighbor, is helmed by Masahi Yamamoto.


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The Kernel Brewery is a very good brewery in London. I first tasted their beer at the Euston Tap, where I had their delightful Centennial/Citra Pale Ale. It's hard to find particularly inventive brewers in London, but Kernel makes fantastic strong IPAs and dark beers. I like them a lot.
Recently, The Kernel started having open houses on Saturday at their Maltby Street location in Bermondsey, London. Their brewery is conveniently located along the Maltby Street market. Be warned, it's incredibly hipstery at this market, so much so there's a shop selling only vintage fixie bikes. If that bothers you, steer clear. If you can look past the ironically dressed clientele, visiting The Kernel on a Saturday is very nice.
They have a table setup where you can order a pint or buy some of their beer in bottles. We had the basic stout and one of their IPAs at the market and I took home bottles of the Centennial/Citra pale ale, 2010 Centennial IPA, Export India Porter, and Imperial Brown Stout. I haven't had them yet, but, from what I've tasted so far, I can't imagine they'll disappoint.
Vancouver, take note. The Kernel served and sold beer out of the back of their brewery right onto the street! There were no fights, car accidents, underage drinkers, or even drunk people! Why can't we do this in Vancouver?


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~ Revenue Increased 11% Year-Over-Year to $109.6 Million ~
~ Same Store Sales Grew Over 9% ~
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CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2014--
MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE:HZO), the nation's largest recreational boat
retailer, today announced results for its first quarter ended December
31, 2013.
Revenue increased approximately 11% to $109.6 million for the quarter
ended December 31, 2013 from $99.1 million for the comparable quarter
last year. Same-store sales grew over 9% following an 8% increase in the
same period last year. Seasonally, the December quarter is traditionally
the least significant quarter of the year. The Company improved its net
loss for the first quarter ended December 31, 2013 by over 19% to $3.4
million, or $0.14 per share from $4.2 million, or $0.18 per share, for
the comparable quarter last year.
William H. McGill, Jr., Chairman, President, and Chief Executive
Officer, stated, "We are proud that we produced our ninth consecutive
quarter of positive same stores sales growth, and did it while expanding
our gross margins, in the midst of reported sluggish retail sales in our
core product categories and decreased discretionary spending. Our team
continues to execute on the strategies we have implemented and is
focused on ensuring the best customer experience possible."
Mr. McGill continued, "Not only are we pleased with the progress we
continue to make each quarter, we are also enthusiastic about the new
product offerings from our manufacturing partners and the opportunity
they provide to capture additional growth in the future. We believe our
inventories are at the appropriate level for this early stage of the
recovery and that our team is well positioned for success as we enter
the busy boat show season. From a longer term perspective, as consumer
confidence continues to improve, the opportunity to drive positive cash
flow and earnings with our streamlined operating structure is
compelling. With our solid balance sheet and high-performing team we
have a strong foundation that provides a competitive advantage for us to
excel as the industry recovers."
About MarineMax
Headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, MarineMax is the nation's largest
recreational boat and yacht retailer. Focused on premium brands, such as
Sea Ray, Boston Whaler, Meridian, Cabo, Hatteras, Azimut Yachts,
Grady-White, Bayliner, Harris FloteBote, Crest, Scout, Sailfish, Scarab
Jet Boats, Aquila, Nautique and Malibu, MarineMax sells new and used
recreational boats and related marine products and services as well as
provides yacht brokerage and charter services. MarineMax currently has
54 retail locations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut,
Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New
Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island,
Tennessee, and Texas and operates MarineMax Vacations in Tortola,
British Virgin Islands. MarineMax is a New York Stock Exchange-listed
company. For more information, please visit www.marinemax.com.
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking as
defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements include the Company's anticipated financial
results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2013; its belief the
industry is recovering; the Company's assessment that it has a
high-performing team and solid balance sheet that gives it a strong
foundation and competitive advantage as the industry recovers; the
Company's belief that new products and new product lines will be desired
by its customer base providing growth for the Company; the Company's
positioning for success as the Company enters the busy boat show season;
and as consumer confidence continues to improve, the opportunity to
drive positive cash flow and earnings with the Company's streamlined
operating structure. These statements involve certain risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from
expectations as of the date of this release. These risks include the
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The first South Carolina-based bank to fail since mid-2012 was seized by regulators late Friday afternoon.
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Allendale County Bank customers with questions can call the FDIC toll-free at 1-800-894-1696.
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Also, information is posted online at fdic.gov/bank/individual/failed/allendale.html
The five branches of Allendale County Bank of Fairfax will reopen Monday morning as Palmetto State Bank, which is headquartered in nearby Hampton and has agreed to buy almost all of the collapsed lender's assets and assume all of the deposits.
The S.C. State Board of Financial Institutions seized the troubled lender and appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. as the receiver.
Over the weekend, depositors of Allendale County Bank will be able to access their money by writing checks or using their existing ATM or debit cards, the FDIC said. Checks drawn on the bank will be processed, and borrowers should keep making their loan payments.
"Customers of Allendale County Bank should continue to use their existing branch until they receive notice from Palmetto State Bank that it has completed systems changes to allow other Palmetto State Bank branches to process their accounts as well," the FDIC said.
The federal agency estimates that its insurance fund will take a $17.1 million hit from the failure. The sale to Palmetto State Bank was the least costly alternative, the FDIC said.
Allendale County Bank was founded in 1937 as Fairfax Bank and Trust Co. As of Dec. 31, it had about $54.5 million in assets and $51 million in deposits.
The bank agreed to enter into "consent order" with the FDIC in July that required it to raise more capital and take other steps to shore up its shaky finances. The tiny lender lost $24,000 in the fourth quarter last year and had a net profit of $10,000 for all 2013, according to government filings.
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The belief that by thinking about things, by visualizing them, by wanting them, we can make them happen is magical thinking. The purpose, structure and goals of the corporation can never be questioned. To question, to engage in criticism of the corporate collective, is to be obstructive and negative. We can always make more money, meet new quotas and advance our career if we have enough faith. This magical thinking is largely responsible for our economic collapse, since any Cassandra who saw it coming was dismissed as "negative." This childish belief discredits legitimate concerns and anxieties. It exacerbates despair and passivity. It fosters a state of self-delusion. And it has perverted the way we think about the nation and ourselves.
Corporate employees, like everyone else, are gripped by personal dilemmas, anxieties and troubles. They are not permitted, however, to ask whether the problem is the corporate structure and the corporate state. If they are not happy, there is, they are told, something wrong with them. Real debate, real clashes of opinion, are, in the happy world of corporatism, forbidden. They are considered rude. The corporations enforce a relentless optimism that curtails honest appraisal of reality and preserves hierarchical forms of organization under the guise of "participation." Corporate culture provides, as Christopher Lasch pointed out, a society dominated by corporate elites with an anti-elitist ideology.
Positive psychology, which claims to be able to engineer happiness and provides the psychological tools for enforcing corporate conformity, is to the corporate state what eugenics was to the Nazis. Positive psychology is a quack science that throws a smoke screen over corporate domination, abuse and greed. Those academics who preach it are awash in corporate grants. They are invited to corporate retreats to assure corporate employees that they can find happiness by sublimating their selves into corporate culture. They hold academic conferences. They publish a Journal of Happiness Studies and a World Database of Happiness. There are more than 100 courses on positive psychology available on college campuses. The University of Pennsylvania offers a master of applied positive psychology program chaired by Martin Seligman, considered the father of the discipline, and author of "Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment." The School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences at Claremont Graduate University in California offers doctorate and master's concentrations on what it calls "the Science of Positive Psychology." Degree programs are also available at the University of East London and in Milan and Mexico City.
Dr. Tal D. Ben-Shahar, who wrote "Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment," taught hugely popular courses at Harvard University titled "Positive Psychology" and "The Psychology of Leadership." He called himself, when he taught there, the "Harvard happiness professor."
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"There is mounting evidence in the psychological literature showing that focusing on cultivating strengths, optimism, gratitude, and a positive perspective can lead to growth during difficult times," Ben-Shahar has stated.
Positive psychology therapy instructs patients to write a letter of gratitude to someone who has been kind to them. Patients pen little essays called "You at your best" in which they are asked "to write about a time when they were at their best and then to reflect on personal strengths displayed in the story." They are instructed to "review the story once every day for a week and to reflect on the strengths they had identified." And the professionals argue that their research shows that many of their patients have "lastingly increased happiness and decreased depressive symptoms."
Ben-Shahar pumps out the catchy slogans and clichés that color all self-improvement schemes. ''Learn to fail or fail to learn," he says, and ''not 'it happened for the best,' but 'how can I make the best of what happened?' "
He argues that if a traumatic episode can result in post-traumatic stress disorder, it may be possible to create the opposite phenomenon with a single glorious, ecstatic experience. This could, he says, dramatically change a person's life for the better.
Those who fail to exhibit positive attitudes, no matter the external reality, are seen as maladjusted and in need of assistance. Their attitudes need correction. Once we adopt an upbeat vision of reality, positive things will happen. This belief encourages us to flee from reality when reality does not elicit positive feelings. These specialists in "happiness" have formulated something they call the "Law of Attraction." It argues that we attract those things in life, whether it is money, relationships or employment, which we focus on. Suddenly, abused and battered wives or children, the unemployed, the depressed and mentally ill, the illiterate, the lonely, those grieving for lost loved ones, those crushed by poverty, the terminally ill, those fighting with addictions, those suffering from trauma, those trapped in menial and poorly paid jobs, those whose homes are in foreclosure or who are filing for bankruptcy because they cannot pay their medical bills, are to blame for their negativity. The ideology justifies the cruelty of unfettered capitalism, shifting the blame from the power elite to those they oppress. And many of us have internalized this pernicious message, which in times of difficulty leads to personal despair, passivity and disillusionment.
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In the fall of 2000, Michel Riesen was at the peak of his pro hockey career (so far). No one could have known, as the former 1st rounder looked like he was about to grab a roster spot and thrive for years to come.
In fact, many of us felt he was dragging his linemates on the Bulldog line (Brian Swanson, Daniel Cleary) along with him.
Michel Riesen's 2000 pre-season numbers (7gp, 4-2-6) and effective play got him a big league job. It lasted 12 games, which these 7 years later remain his only NHL games. He has played for Davos (Swiss League) since 2001 and you can usually see him around Christmastime in the Spengler Cup. After scoring at almost a point-per-game clip in pre-season 2000, Riesen managed 1 assist in those 12 regular season games.
What happened? Well, he lost his job. Daniel Cleary was the only guy on that line who would turn the opportunity into a big league career and the Oilers brought along better players (Horcoff, Comrie) as the year rolled along. On October 31, 2000, Riesen's NHL career ended as he was sent to the minors along with Brad Norton.
Robert Nilsson was 4gp, 1-2-3 this pre-season, and he looked ready to roll. +4, effective on a line with two young NHL veterans in Jarret Stoll and Raffi Torres. So far this season, in 4 games, he is 0-1-1, -1.
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Robert Nilsson has a much stronger hold right now on an NHL job than Michel Riesen had in fall 2000. He earned the 2line job for the Oilers and he's going to get his at-bats. Still, the coach is starting to juggle lines and Pouliot seemed to have some chemistry late with a couple of top 6 types and that could impact Nilsson.
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Michael Bolton fans viewed his appearance on our cover (PEOPLE, Dec. 7) as a case of virtue finally rewarded. Many could not resist sniping back at the singer's critics, and a few were wary of his relationship with Nicollette Sheridan.
You struck gold with your cover photo of Michael Bolton! Who cares what the critics think? It's the loyal fans he sings for who matter, and we are so happy for him and the success he has finally achieved.
DONNA GUSCOTT, Gainesville, Fla.
Your article was long overdue. It has been exactly 2 years, 7 months and 7 days since you last featured this talented performer.
HELEN ROGERS, Dumfries, Va.
I'm a sensible, conservative 40-year-old woman. For the first time ever I'm watching MTV and going to stores for Michael Bolton tapes. For some reason, watching and listening to him is like watching a good friend who has finally made it to the top. Mr. Bolton, enjoy!
CAROLINE J. KRACK, Fridley, Minn.
Eureka! I think I've got it: Michael Bolton—Engelbert of the '90s!
JUSTIN WARNER, New York City
I've spent a lot of time in the dark with Michael Bolton's music, and I bet you that the critics who carp about his "whine" are men. Women translate that "whine" to mean passion and romance. I know women who have only Michael's music to remind them that passion and romance still exist. Those critics should go home and "whine" to their wives or girlfriends. They would be amazed at the reaction.
ROSE FERGUSON, Metairie, La.
Nicollette Sheridan as a stepmother to three teenage daughters? Get real! I was one of those stupid fans that thought Michael Bolton had a little more depth than the average male out there today. Not! Michael, go have your fun, but when it comes to marriage, start thinking with your head.
A.J. REESE, Philadelphia
Michael Bolton has my vote for Sexiest Man Alive. Could you give him my number if things don't work out with Nicollette?
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Talk about sore losers! Those carping critics of Hillary and Tipper can't recognize real class when they see it. These lovely ladies are like a breath of fresh air. Their youth, beauty and intelligence add sparkle and zest to a disillusioned, weary world. No, they don't resemble other first ladies. They won't insist on designer dresses, nor will they coauthor a book with the family pooch. They have more to offer than that.
GRAYCE SHAPIRO, Oakhurst, Calif.
Despite the letters you printed, you have intelligent, educated women reading your magazine who are not put off or intimidated by the beauty and ambition of Hillary Clinton and Tipper Gore. Eat your hearts out, all you Stepford-wife-loving Republicans!
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Just because Hillary Clinton and Tipper Gore are young, blond and enjoy life does not make them bimbos! Also, Barbara Bush does not have a monopoly on pearls. She is a wonderful woman, but give Hillary a chance.
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I think it's time we paid the First Lady a salary. The position is constantly referred to as a "job," and slavery was abolished over a century ago. In fact, Hillary deserves back pay. No other candidate's wife in history has had to give up a law practice, stifle her convictions, cut her hair and listen to Pat Buchanan before dinner.
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I just returned from seeing the movie The Bodyguard. Obviously, Ralph Novak did not realize why Kevin Costner closes his eyes when he fires his gun. During that particular scene, Costner was chasing a gunman in very dense woods. His eyesight was secondary. It was crucial that he hear where the suspect was running. Anyone really paying attention to that scene would have recognized what Costner was doing.
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Ralph Novak stands by his opinion that the scene in question was implausible. "Why close your eyes when it's dark out and you have to see your target?" he asks. "You don't close your eyes when it's dark and you are driving your car."
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Do airlines that are based on high altitude airports like South African in JNB or Aeromexico in MEX have specially prepared engines, for high altitude takeoff and landing operations that is, or are the engines regular like on any other aircraft of the same type. If not, what do these airlines do to maximize profit according to constant weight restricted operations.
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New Mexico State University has announced its 2013 football recruiting class.
Tre Wilcoxen, DB, 6-1, 190, Inglewood, Calif. (Inglewood HS)
High School: Wilcoxen played safety and running back for four seasons at Inglewood High School. As a senior, Wilcoxen was first team all-area and first team all-league in the Ocean League. He had 121 tackles, six forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in his senior season. He also made four interceptions and broke up 12 passes. Wilcoxen was named an all-league member in the Citrus Belt League and CalHi sports all-state underclassmen in his junior season in 2011. He had 79 tackles and caused three fumbles during his junior season and helped his team get to the second round in the league championship bracket.
James Ooten, ATH, 6-3, 175, Perris, Calif. (Citrus Hill HS)
High School: Ooten played two seasons on varsity for Citrus Hill High School at wide receiver and defensive back. In his senior season, Ooten was named first team all-league and most improved player. On the season he caught 30 passes for 700 yards and scored nine touchdowns and helped his team claim the CIF League Championship. On defense, Ooten intercepted two passes, recovered three fumbles, forced one fumble and scored two defensive touchdowns. In his junior season, Ooten caught seven passes for 98 and scored one touchdown.
Greg Clark, WR, 6-0, 172, Harbor City, Calif. (Narbonne HS)
High School: Clark attended Narbonne High School in Harbor City, Calif., where he played wide receiver for the Gauchos. In his senior season, Clark helped his team to a 14-1 record with their only loss coming in the state championship game. On the season, Clark caught 42 passes for 814 yards and five touchdowns. He had 19.38 yards per reception in his senior season and had 54.3 receiving yards per game.
Andre Thompson, LB, 6-2, 205, Mesquite, Texas (West Mesquite HS)
High School: Thompson played linebacker for the West Mesquite Wranglers. As a senior, Thompson helped his team to an 8-3 overall record and a 6-1 record in league play. He recorded 55 tackles that season, including 7.5 sacks, an interception, a pass break-up, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Thompson was named an all-League selection and all-District pick. During his junior year, Thompson tallied 60 tackles, 3.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, three pass break-ups and a blocked field goal, helping the Wranglers to a 5-6 overall record and a 5-3 league mark.
Prentavious Morehead, WR, 6-3, 175, Dallas, Texas (Justin F. Kimball HS)
High School: Morehead played football all four years of high school at Justin F. Kimball at wide receiver and defensive end. In his senior season, Morehead was named first team all-area and a first team all-district member. He caught 48 passes for 846 yards and scored 10 touchdowns as a senior and helped his team win their third straight district championship. In Morehead's junior season he caught 34 passes for 746 yards and 11 touchdowns and helped the team win a second district championship in two years.
Brandon Hines, LB, 6-1, 187, Dallas, Texas (Justin F. Kimball HS)
High School: Hines played linebacker for Kimball High School in Dallas, Texas. He helped his team to four straight district championships. He earned numerous awards including first team all-District, first team all-State and 11-4A most valuable player. He ranked as the No. 58 linebacker in the country. As a senior, Hines recorded 130 tackles, seven sacks, 12 tackles for a loss and two interceptions. During his junior season, Hines tallied 95 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss, five sacks and two interceptions.
Jay Fisher James, DE, 6-2, 270, Apple Valley, Calif. (San Bernardino Valley College/Granite Hills HS)
San Bernardino Valley: James-Eakins played two seasons at San Bernardino Valley College at defensive end. He was named a second team all-conference pick each season. As a sophomore, James-Eakins played in nine games helping his team to a 6-4 record and a third place finish in conference. He recorded 52 tackles and nine sacks on the season. James-Eakins also recorded 10 tackles for a loss and a fumble recovery.
High School: James Eakins played both offensive and defensive line for the Granite High School Cougars. During his senior year, James-Eakins recorded 51 tackles, three sacks and a fumble recovery. He was named an all-CIF selection.


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I know it isn't Nintendo, but did anyone else play Rival Schools for the Playstation? I think this game is fantastic!
The graphics suck but the gameplay is definately one of the most awesome fighters I have ever played!
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