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New Captain Ameri—He shot Tony Stark IN THE FACE!
I'm just assuming Lainey is Team Iron Man because Tony Stark is her favorite Avenger, so she's probably not going to be Team Winter Soldier at all because the new Captain America: Civil War Super Bowl TV spot shows Bucky Barnes firing a gun point-blank in Tony Stark's face. Tony's new gauntlet-watch is cool—and that sure does look like the "Bleeding Edge" armor that is biologically connected to Tony—but what makes this whole spot is the look on his face when Barnes pulls the trigger. Full Story
Scarlett Johansson will Move That Body
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After not having much of an opinion on her, Scarlett Johansson has risen to the top of my "favorite actresses" list over the last few years. It's due to a combination of behind the scenes strategizing I appreciate—she's engineered a career resurgence every young actress should study—and making movies I like. Full Story
Matt's back
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Yesterday was World AIDS Day. Jimmy Kimmel dedicated his entire show last night to fundraising for RED. Bono was there. Scarlett Johansson showed up to sing with Barry Manilow. Olivia Wilde helped out and played a home shopping host. And then there was Matt Damon. As you know, Matt and Jimmy have been doing this bit for years. Full Story
It must be the hair
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Scarlett Johansson, Charlize Theron, Minka Kelly… They've all been attracted to Sean Penn. Is it the hair? Sean was in Paris on Sunday to meet with the French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, and Energy. They discussed climate issues and securing more help for Haiti. Full Story
First trailer for Hail, Caesar!
George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Josh Brolin, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Channing Tatum, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, directed by Joel and Ethan Cohen. It's Hail, Caesar! Set during the Golden Age of Hollywood about the hapless movie star, the biggest movie star in the world, played by George Clooney, of course, who gets kidnapped and Ray Donovan of the 1950s has to get him back by enlisting the help of everyone else in the business…before the gossip columnist gets hold of the story. Full Story
Scarjo's jeans
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I saw these new photos of Scarlett Johansson. I wanted to post them and just talk about the jeans. But that would take up all of three lines. And she's been kinda quiet so I don't really have any work news to write about. I guess I could google her and find some throwaway story to refer to, like how Wesley Snipes namechecked her in an interview Full Story
At the very least, The Jungle Book looks gorgeous
I have serious reservations about bringing Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book back, which I discussed last year when it came out that there are TWO new versions of the story coming to the big screen. Well, we now have a trailer for one of those adaptations, the one from Jon Favreau and Disney. Full Story
Colbert goes with Scarjo
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Big week for Colbert. He kicked it off with George Clooney – who had nothing to promote – on Tuesday and last night, while Fallon and The Tonight Show had Justin Timberlake and yet another History of Rap, Colbert's big guest was Scarlett Johansson, who also has nothing to promote. Full Story
Smutty Social Media, Tuesday August 4, 2015
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So your best friend is a supermodel and you are both social media stars. You want to wish her a Happy Birthday and from the (literally) thousands of shots you can choose, you pull one out of your phone that has your boyfriend front and centre and your friend stirring something on the stove in the background. Full Story
Yet more Civil War: Everyone can still get it
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More photos from the Atlanta set of Captain America: Civil War, including Scarlett Johansson sporting what I think is Black Widow's best-ever wig, and Paul Rudd reporting to set. Rudd will make his debut as Ant-Man in a couple months, but he's already moving up the ranks to full-blown Avenger for Civil War. Full Story
A spoiler-free review of Avengers: Age of Ultron
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The big question when it comes to Avengers: Age of Ultron is whether or not it's "better" than The Avengers. Short answer—yes. Long answer—also yes. The Avengers is super fun and the end, especially, is a complete thrill. But three years removed from it, let's all be honest—no one watches the first twenty minutes. Full Story


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With soldier songs, solemn moments and salutes, Memorial Day was marked Monday in dozens of communities across the region.
For Ebensburg's Joe Lesniak, 71, it's a proud moment, although a reminder of his father, who lost his life overseas during World War II.
"It always makes me think of the last time I saw him. He was leaving for war," said Lesniak, himself an Army veteran who served in Vietnam.
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World War II U.S. Army veterans Cloyd Harris (left) and Jack Chilcote, both of Altoona, lay a wreath Monday during the Memorial Day program at the Veterans Mall on 11th Avenue. For more photos, go to cu.altoona mirror.com and click on the We CU tab.
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The Altoona Area Junior High School Band marches across the 17th Street Bridge during the Altoona Memorial Day Parade Monday morning. For more photos, go to cu.altoona mirror.com and click on the We CU tab.
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Area residents attend an unveiling ceremony at Grandview Cemetery in Altoona Monday for "The Ascent of Heroism," a monument depicting the likenesses of veterans buried in the cemetery from seven U.S. wars. For more photos, go to cu.altoona mirror.com and click on the We CU tab.
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Vietnam War veteran Wayne Delozier of Altoona salutes the Vietnam Veterans of America, Blair County Chapter 967, Color Guard along 17th Street during the Altoona Memorial Day Parade Monday morning. For more photos, go to cu.altoona mirror.com and click on the We CU tab.
Lesniak stood among a line of Ebensburg-area veterans Monday morning, honored for their service while saluting fellow soldiers who gave their lives alongside them.
Under blue skies and with flags waving, hundreds of local residents watched as veterans, high school marching band members, Little Leaguers and volunteer firefighters marched toward Memorial Park in Ebensburg to pay tribute - much like other events across the region.
In Logan Township, crowds gathered to pay tribute to their war fallen, while California sculptor Paula Slater unveiled her tribute: "The Ascent of Heroism," a monument depicting the likenesses of veterans buried in Grandview Cemetery from seven U.S. wars, from the Revolutionary to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"The statue is one-of-a-kind, for sure," said Peter Starr, president of the U.S. Navy League, who spoke at the event. "A lot of monuments depict nameless people, but five of the soldiers on this statue have the facial features of individuals who were laid to rest here. I think it really meant something ... to a lot of the people who saw it."
Altoona native Mike Hurm, through the Hurm Family Trust, paid for the monument, which cost nearly $80,000, event organizers said.
In Ebensburg, bugle players from Central Cambria's band played Taps. W. Robert Paul Memorial Soloist Award winner Kurt Kretchman, a high school senior, belted out "Sleep, Soldier Boy" and veterans placed wreaths to honor the fallen.
"Today, we honor all of those who have died," said Holy Name Catholic Church Monsignor Arnold Gaus, while a line of young veterans stood tall behind him.
Navy veteran Harry Graham, a trustee and former commander for Ebensburg VFW Post 4963, which organized the event alongside Ebensburg American Legion Post 363, told the crowd to remember that America still is fighting in two wars: Iraq and Afghanistan.
"We stand behind our troops," Graham said, drawing cheers. "United we stand, divided we fall."
Clifton Boland, a 78-year-old Korean War veteran, and a handful of other veterans then lifted their rifles and fired the day's final salute.
Minutes earlier, Boland and Lesniak noted how quickly Memorial Days come and go, but they seemed confident future ones will be in good hands.
On the sidewalk behind them, young children clutched flags and watched as veterans passed.
"It's so important to see them here," said Boland. "This will be their [country] ... one day. It means so much because they're the upcoming generation."
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Jerry Brown says not to worry. The high-speed boondoggle will be paid for by your carbon footprint
Gov. Jerry Brown, that renown budgetary and fiscal expert, says don't fret.
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His high-speed train to nowhere in particular won't cost as much as nearly everyone who has looked at it says it will.
And besides, he says, the Moonbeam Express can be paid for by your carbon footprint.
Is it starting to make sense?
The carbon scare was used to put into place effective and real taxes on stuff like that air you exhale. And now we find out why. It's an endless source of your money to pay for their follies.
The Sacramento Bee puts it into perspective this morning:
"California's high-speed rail project will cost far less than the state's current estimate of nearly $100 billion and environmental fees paid by carbon producers will be a source of funding, Gov. Jerry Brown said in an interview aired in Los Angeles on Sunday."
Before we get too far down this line of logic, let's start at Square One: Jerry Brown has any idea of what things cost?
Remember when he said $4 billion would materialize out of thin air and balance the budget?
How'd that work out?
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JERUSALEM, Israel - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not support a divisive conversion bill submitted by the Yisrael Beiteinu party.
The bill gives the ultra-Orthodox Chief Rabbinate legal authority over conversions, particularly those performed in Israel. Netanyahu opposes the legislation because it could widen the gap between Jews in Israel and abroad.
The bill has the potential to "tear apart the Jewish people," Netanyahu told ministers at Sunday's cabinet meeting.
"I will not lend my hand to any legislation that will cause a split in the Jewish people," the prime minister said. "Efforts will be made to remove the bill by consensus, but if not, I will ask Likud and other members of the coalition to oppose it," he said.
Netanyahu's remarks sparked a potential coalition crisis, fueled by Sephardi Chief Rabbi Shomo Amar, who advised haredi parties to bolt the coalition if the legislation failed to pass.
Amar said despite his contention that "there will be a serious crisis in Israel" if the conversion bill fails to pass, he had no intention of getting involved in politics.
During a radio interview Sunday morning, the chief rabbi said the ultra-Orthodox Shas and United Torah Judaism parties should quit the coalition if the bill didn't pass.
"If they [Shas and United Torah Judaism] listened to me, they'd stand up to Netanyahu as one and say, 'Either pass the conversion law or we're leaving,'" Amar told Kol Barama radio.
The bill, submitted by Yisrael Beitenu MK David Rotem, could create havoc for immigrants whose conversion to Judaism abroad didn't meet ultra-Orthodox criteria. It could potentially exclude some converts from being eligible for aliyah (immigration to Israel) under the Law of Return.
Rotem said his bill only pertains to conversions in Israel, not abroad.
"This law has nothing to do with American Jews. It does not deal with conversions abroad at all," Rotem said.
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said his party would not leave the coalition, despite reports in the Israeli media.
"I hear that nowadays it's in style to criticize the media," Lieberman told reporters on Monday morning. "I have never seen so much nonsense from the analysts," he said.
Netanyahu expressed his willingness to resolve other disagreements with Lieberman, including budget cuts and the appointment of Meron Reuben as interim UN ambassador.
"Yisrael Beiteinu is our central partner and is important to the government," Netanyahu said.
Last week, a group of U.S. senators signed a letter to Israel's ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren expressing concerns over the legislation.
"There's an overwhelming feeling among Jewish members of Congress and Jewish senators that the conversion bill is offensive to them and is exclusionary in that it disenfranchises and disrespects 85 percent of Jews in the U.S.," said Stuart Weinblatt, head of the Israel advocacy office of the Conservative Movement's Rabbinical Assembly.
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Lomography Day Trips: Washington, D.C.2013-07-03 4 Share Tweet
In honor of the 4th of July, this week's instalment of Lomography Day Trips centers on the capital city of the good ol' US of A: none other than, Washington D.C.
Washington, District of Columbia is the capital city of the United States of America. Situated in between the states of Maryland and Virginia, Washington, D.C., is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the US Congress and therefore not part of any state.
The city was named in honor of the first President of the United States, George Washington, and it houses many national monuments and museums, primarily situated in the National Mall area. Quite an apt location to celebrate the 4th of July.
While not as recognizable as the White House, the Washington Monument is a well-known landmark, with the towering obelisk overlooking the whole city like a watchtower. Right across from it is another landmark built in honor of another famous president – Lincoln Memorial.
The National Mall in fact, offers a lot of sights and sound to keep you thoroughly occupied throughout the day — such as the vast collections in the Smithsonian Museums, US Botanical Gardens and the National Zoological Park.
If you happen to be in the Capitol in Spring, then you would not want to miss the National Cherry Blossom Festival – over 3,000 Cherry trees line the area from the Washington Monument up to the Jefferson Memorial and to the Tidal Basin, and provide a gorgeous, gorgeous view.
Meanwhile, if you happen to arrive in the Summer or Fall season, why not indulge yourself to Truckeroo — where you can buy great food from a large selection of food carts.
Did we miss your favorite spot? Then tell us! If you'd like to share your favorite location, and see it published here in the Magazine, feel free to send them in as a submission!
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In both life and literature men have often seemed dispensable to Australian novelist Colleen McCullough. The Thorn Birds, her 1977 best-seller, is packed with lurid scenes of men un-sexed by bullet wounds, burned alive or disemboweled by wild boars. Some males manage to stay alive, only to be humiliated a few pages later. In one typical scene, a woman, eyeing a man's naked body, is described as "snorting with laughter."
Given this less-than-enchanting view of men, it's not surprising that McCullough has lived alone all her adult life. But that changed on April 13 in the rustic splendor of Hunter Valley, Australia, where McCullough, 46, married her onetime housepainter, Ric Robinson, 33. "I had never wanted to get married because I had too much to prove to the world and to myself," explained the multimillionairess. "But when I met Ric I knew I'd found Mr. Right. He has the guts to face what I am without being corrupt. He's not interested in money or publicity."
The couple were united in a garden outside the log ranch house McCullough built for her best friend, Jean Easthope. The hefty bride, in a burgundy beaded dress that clashed with her orange hair, and the groom, in a conservative business suit, said "I do" on a verdant hilltop overlooking the endless Australian bush.
The civil ceremony was witnessed by just 30 close family members and friends, who'd made the 120-mile journey from Sydney in six limos rented for the occasion by Colleen. During the vows a Bach recording played in the background while one of Colleen's "unks," Tom Clabby, cried softly. "This is the happiest day of my life," he blubbered. "Oh, don't be ridiculous," laughed Colleen. After the ceremony the guests feasted on lobster, pork, snow peas and endive salad. Observed Jean Easthope, "I've never seen Col so happy."
Colleen and Ric met two years ago when Robinson arrived to plaster and paint her two-story house on Norfolk Island, a lush, tax-free paradise 1,000 miles off the coast of Sydney. Robinson, who is descended from one of the Bounty mutineers, was married at the time and the father of two small children. After his New Zealand wife left him to go home, he proposed to Colleen. "I was only apprehensive about one aspect of marrying her," he says. "She's a public personality and I'm not. But she's a rare woman. Intelligent, warm, kind and thoughtful."
After a honeymoon trip to the U.S., the newlyweds will settle on Norfolk Island. While Ric oversees his recently purchased palm-tree plantation, Colleen will continue on a screenplay for Lina Wertmuller about a romance between an Australian boy and an Italian girl. The "suffocatingly male atmosphere" that drove her out of Australia for 20 years (she worked as a neurophysiologist at Yale while writing TTB) no longer bothers Colleen. These days she is engulfed by old-fashioned romance. "I've got him," she exulted, waving her bridal bouquet of red roses at a group of friends. "I've got him at last!"
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Remington 7600 in 35 Whelen - Advice
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August 12, 2009, 09:44 AM
Has anyone had any time in the field or on the range with the Remington 7600 in 35 whelen. Deer, boar and elk on the menu. Thanks
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August 12, 2009, 09:53 AM
I have a 7600 in 270 that I really like, but if I had it my way it would be a .35 Whelen. I think the Whelen is the mack-daddy of the non-magnums and should be fine for everyting you mentioned.
August 12, 2009, 09:55 AM
Never owned one, have shot one and would love to own one. Got to be one of the best rounds that just did not make it to be widely accepted.
August 12, 2009, 08:15 PM
Wonderful deer/bear gun. Keep it at reasonable ranges and it will serve you well. Very Popular in PA for bear. Most guys who sell them around here for the newest 300 Wizbang Magnum wish they didn't.:banghead:
August 12, 2009, 09:04 PM
With proper bullets and load it will take anything on this continent. It is reputed to be very accurate, and efficient.
August 12, 2009, 10:21 PM
I hunt with a fellow Idahoan who uses it for hunting elk. He swears by it.
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December 20, 2009, 07:45 PM
Elder Son and I each have a bolt gun in .35 Whelen. His is an iron-sighted '03 Springfield sporter and mine is a Remington 700BDL We both use a handload with 250 Hornady bullet. My only game with it was one large hog at about 125 yds. One shot, DRT.
It throws a good-sized bullet at moderate velocity, with modest recoil. I have every confidence in mine, out somewhere beyond 250 yards.
I have only limited experience with the Remington pump gun. Texas Rangers used to issue the 760 in .30'06. It had a good reputation for accuracy and reliability.
December 20, 2009, 07:56 PM
I had one for a spell but all I ever killed was paper and my shoulder
As with all my experiences remington pumps this rifle was astoundingly accurate
It was rather punishing from the bench
I would not however choose a 35w over a 30-06 had It to do over again simply because 35cal rifle bullets cost almost TWICE that of .30 cal
a box of 250grn Hornady spire points is a whopping $37 per hundred
$21 for the same bullets in a 180grn .308" configuration
and when you get right down to it there's not much in the lower 48 that the 35W will kill that a 180g 30-06 won't kill just as dead
December 20, 2009, 09:35 PM
I have that same rifle, I bought it 3 years ago. I have killed two buck with it using 250 grain Hornady round nose reloads. Both deer went no more than 30 feet. I really like the rifle. It carries well and points very naturally for me. If I could only keep one of my rifles and were forced to sell off the rest, this would be the one I would keep. There is not much it cannot do.
If the price is right for you, I would get it. If you don't like it, I think there is a pretty good market for them, you should have no problems selling it. I paid 500 dollars for mine used, but never fired.
Hope this helps.
December 21, 2009, 09:48 PM
I have a lot of experience with the .35 Whelen, but not in the 7600. I have a Rem 700, Ruger 77, and a Ruger #1 all in the Whelen. My favorite big game cartridge, I have killed 8 different big game species with the Whelen, including grizzly, moose and muskox. It gets the job done, no problem.
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Houston and Pocono Race Reviews: Three for the Price of One
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The condensed Indycar schedule has resulted in lots of races in quick succession. As such Houston and Pocono are getting combined into one race review. The Houston double header went first. Race one was held in the rain while race two was dry. Pocono produced a long green flag run and a fast race. Overall I was very surprised about how exciting Houston was, especially the first race. As for Pocono I was very disappointed with the lack of action seen during this weekend. After the less than thrilling race last year and the boring race out of Texas this year I was not exactly surprised about what we saw out of Pocono.
Firestone Delivered Real Rain Tires: The most interesting aspect of Houston for me was the new Firestone rain tire. Rain tires have been a major issue in Indycar for years. The tires Indycar had were only suitable for small amounts of water and thus rarely were useful. The new tire had been promised all year, and the first weekend it was available it saw use. The results were incredible. A street race in the rain. That was shocking. The new tire seemed to preform perfectly. If there is one concern it is the fact that Indycar does not have an intermediate tire. The old rain tire was more of an intermediate tire but it has been retired completely. The tire seemed to preform well as the rain slowed, and in all honestly the red tires (softs) were pretty good on the half wet track as well. But I would be somewhat concerned that in really heavy rain or in very marginal rain that the new tires might not preform as they're meant for too wide of range. I really think if Indycar's going to race a lot of road and street courses they need wet and intermediatetires, just like Formula One and MotoGP.
Huertas, Alishen, and the Rookies: Carlos Huertas won the first race. I love underdog success stories, but that wasn't the underdog success story I wanted to see. After thinking about it I now feel a little more generous about it. After all it proved anyone can win in Indycar. Literally. While it's nice to see Hawksworth and Alishen and Munoz have success they're not really the younger drivers Indycar needs to succeed. I love rookie drivers doing well; just not these rookies. I mean, the 2013 Lights Champion is rideless. Anyways, it was good to see but I would just hate to see Alishen or Hawksworth one day get a ride that otherwise would have gone to Karem or Newgarden. JPM and Munoz joined on the podium. Graham Rahal or Tony Kanaan might have had a podium however Rahal speared Kanaan coming to the final (called off) restart and was then penalized.
Simon Pagenaud Wins Race 2: Speaking of talented but non exciting people, Simon Pagenaud won race 2 and won the pole for race 1. He's an incredibly talented driver but again does Indycar need another talented but bland international driver? Don't we already have Briscoe and Dixon? Do we need another? Pagenaud's win was never in doubt once Helio crashed. Pagenaud is mulling over his options for 2015. I personally hope he moves to F1 or joins the WEC. But that's unlikely. Right now it looks like Andretti Autosport or staying at Schmitt are his options. I prefer to see him stay at Sam's team, and I think from Honda's perspective that makes the most sense. After all that gives Honda 2 very strong teams instead of just one superteam at Andretti. His potential Andretti ride appears to be a fifth car. Which is more acceptable to me than him getting a ride at Penske and Ganassi; after all Andretti employs the very marketable Hinchcliffe and the potentially series saver Marco. Penske and especially Ganassi on the other hand could use a younger American or at least fun personality under 30. So if Pagenaud has to get a Big Three ride I'll take Andretti over Penske or Ganassi. Though I do worry how this could hurt Hinchcliffe and Marco.
The Chicanes: One aspect about Houston that needs to be improved are the chicanes. As the track is set up in a parking lot I am not sure some of the chicanes are needed. They just spread the field out and ended up getting cut a lot of times anyways. In particular the chicane every seemed to cut the most (Pagenaud and Hinch cut it a ton in race 1) seemed pointless and unnecessary. The racing was pretty good, but since this is a parking lot track lets get a longer straight away, okay? Honestly, despite the good racing I just have a hard time really getting into a race in a parking lot, but at least if we're going to do it lets make it the best course possible.
2nd Race: Race 2 managed to be fairly exciting outside of the top 2. After Helio and Bourdias made controversial contact Pagenaud and Alishen pulled away from the field. Juan Pablo Montoya charged ahead to try and take 3rd from Jack Hawskworth. Lots of good racing ensued. In the end JPM fell back to 7th but he and the other drivers in the top ten managed to keep the race interesting. Overall I enjoyed race 1 slightly more than race 2, but I think that's due to the rain, and the fact Hinchcliffe ran upfront for so long.
Timed Races, Overtime, Green White Checkers: I am no fan of timed races, but I do understand the need at times. Rain slows a race way down, and it needs to be done within a reasonable television window and before sunset. Even a race is timed I still think there needs to be an overtime system; or a green white checkers rule. Most people consider soccer (or football) a fairly pure sport and the World Cup features both Overtime and Stoppage Time. Indycar needs a similar rule. Otherwise the most dramatic part of a race can be lost. There could have been a fantastic finish to the Houston race… instead Huertas won because Rahal crashed Kanaan under yellow. Is that really how you want a race to end? Also, as I've said on numerous occasions Indycar has more yellow flag finishes than any other racing series. To me that is a problem.
Juan Pablo Montoya's First Win! At least his first win in Unified Indycar. Juan Pablo Montoya qualified on pole and ran up front. Just like Indy he seemed to stretch fuel slightly longer than most drivers. As he went to pass Will Power on the only restart Power threw a massive block. They made contact and part of Montoya's front wing was clipped off. Power was penalized while Juan seemed no worse for the wear. He easily held on to the lead until he had to pit. Joseph Newgarden and Tony Kanaan took the lead when Montoya pitted. They could not save enough fuel and so without a yellow were unable to make it to the finish. Montoya retook the lead when they pitted and won by over 2.5 seconds. Montoya's win vaulted him up to 4th in points behind Helio, Will, and Simon. Though he is a longshot Montoya appears to be back. He intends to run next season as well. Can Juan Pablo Montoya win another championship during his comeback tour?
Another Dull Oval! The 2014 Indianapolis 500 was a great race. The 2014 Texas race was incredibly boring. Pocono is flat and long so it is more similar to Indianapolis than Texas. However the racing we saw was much closer to what was seen out of Texas than Indianapolis. The racing was processional, the focus was on fuel saving, and the fact it was the fastest 500 mile race (or one of the fastest three, can't remember/don't care) really doesn't mean much when the racing was… sub par. The most interesting moment of the race came when JPM passed Power. Other than that the race was fairly spread out and the drivers were more comfortable saving fuel than racing side by side.
Long Green Flags: I am not convinced long green flag runs are such a great thing. To be clear I do not watch racing for crashes, nor do I support phantom cautions or making the cars harder to drive on ovals. But seriously I do not see how having long green flag runs are a positive. Homstead in 2009 saw only 3 cars on the lead lap. Texas this year had six. In 2012 Rahal hit the wall and still finished 2nd. Will Power's penalties at Texas and Pocono were made significantly less worse because of how spread out the field was. How is any of this good? Long green flag runs spread the field out, they encourage strategy and fuel savings over on track action. It may make the racing more like Formula One or Le Mans but that doesn't make it good. On a related note I'm not sure 500 or even 400 miles at Pocono is a great idea. Would a 300 mile race have been more exciting? Or would it have been over in an hour?
Low Car Count: The racing at Pocono was not helped by the poor car count. The 2014 season features just 22 cars (Formula One like and not in a good way) and this race only had 21 starters as Jack Hawksworth was injured and BHA pulled out. While that decision makes sense from the teams standpoint from the series standpoint dropping to 21 cars was not a positive. NASCAR has a rule where if a team enters a race it must race, regardless of whether a driver gets injured or not. This rule was put in place generations ago to prevent a driver boycott, but it also means if a driver gets injured a relief driver is always found. Perhaps a rule like this should be implemented in Indycar.
Is Pocono the worst oval in America? Well, Dover and Nashville are probably as bad if not worse. I mean, NASCAR or Indycar, Pocono just doesn't seem able to produce good racing. Very Dover like, at least on the NASCAR front. I do not particularly imagine that an Indycar race at Dover would be particularly enjoyable either. Some people enjoyed the Pocono race, and I guess if you like technical racing and race strategy then maybe I can see it. But Pocono certainly wasn't the type of racing I want to see, in any series.
The Myth of the Flat Oval: Some people like to say that Indycar should run flat ovals. They say this is what Indycar's were designed forSince I've watched Indycar (2007-now) the best racing I have seen has been at the banked 1.5 mile ovals, Indianapolis (new car) and Fontana (new car, but presumably good with the old). Pocono? Loudon? Milwaukee? Richmond? Nashville? Some have been better than others, but overall they have not produced great racing. Perhaps they used to with USAC and CART, but today, not so much. Iowa is an interesting track because it is short yet banked. Some great racing has been seen there, though since 2012 the race has started to spread out a bit as well. What will we see next weekend at Iowa? Flat ovals may be safer (though Hawksworth may disagree) but that doesn't mean they produce great racing or are better for Indycar than more banked ovals.
Attendance Issues: I have already discussed attendance and Pocono in a previous posting. Based off the racing we've seen the last two years how is it surprising that attendance is a bit low? The Indycar race may have been more entertaining than the NASCAR races at Pocono, but it was not very exciting. I love Indycar oval racing, and I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to see what we've seen the last two years from Pocono. Attendance looked okay on television. Some angles looked very strong, other angles were less positive.
Ryan Hunter Reay's Championship Falls? Another bad result, another mechanical failure saw Indy 500 winner Ryan Hunter Reay's title hopes take what appears to be a terminal turn. Though I suppose anything is possible it will take a miracle for RHR to win the title.
Houston demonstrated that Indycar can run in the rain. Pocono demonstrated that some tracks are not terribly exciting no matter what cars are put on them. Indycar can produce great racing, but something needs to change. What we saw at Pocono was simply not exciting. It's especially disappointing because of how good the racing has been at Indianapolis. I do not want to see Pocono go away because we cannot afford to lose any more ovals and because I do not want Indycar to become a 14 race series. Yet at the same time if Indycar were able to trade Pocono for another oval (preferably a banked oval) then I would be ecstatic. Maybe aero kits will improve the racing, or maybe it will lead one manufacturer to lap the entire field. As for Iowa there is always the potential for a great race, but the new car has not been as good there as I would have liked. It's not been as bad as Texas, but it is not as good as it was in 2010 and 2011. Hopefully this year will see an improvement. Otherwise we could be in for the third dull ovals in a row. When this happened in 2009, Indycar made changes which created some great oval races. Should be see 3 poor ovals in a row, will changes be put in place for next season?
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I attended the Pocono race in 2013, since I had attended all races at the facility from the opening event thru 1976 and I relocated to the SF Bay Area, I wanted to see how wonderful a race would be on the a demanding oval. After watching on TV the 2014 event I was taken back by the increased distance, 500 is too long but feel 400 does make it worth while to attend. I sat in the stands at exit from the flat turn 3 and if the race goes green as it did for most of the races in 2013 and 2014, you are out of luck in trying to keep track of the race if you a casual fan since the track has antiquated scoring towers. Most folks under 30 in my section were on their cellphones to try and find out who was where and who was in which car.
My thoughts on the track facility are many and can see why less folks are not returning to the track, facilities are great for 1975 but fail in 2014, even with a small group there are few facilities for folks to enjoy themselves without going to their seats because of the sparse number of tables et al. Promotion at the track are racing basic and fail to build a fan base of younger fans. This is the 21st century and the amenities or lack thereof appeal to no one. I know I heard my wife complain all the way back to the hotel but mainly while we were parked in long exit lines, you would think that Pocono would have this down to a science after this many years. But driving to the track was worst than exit, both poor.
Pre race advertising is pretty much a word of mouth thing, not even sure they had a twitter feed pre-race!! I could go on but this is similar problem to other Indycar events. Wake up I am a 50 year fan but if you don't get with the new current promotion tools, you will be history in a short time. Don't follow NASCAR because they seem to have caught the same problem and live in the past. Attending a sporting event has to be an experience otherwise I could stay home and be close to the fridge and facilities that I know.


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#1 "Someone tell me what it is with Christians and killing people?" DU loves bigotry.09-06-2008, 11:18 AM
When they are so anti choice?
They want to "save the babies" and want to kill?
They usually are pro death penalty.
They are usually pro war.
They are usually poorly educated.
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The comments are nothing but Christian bashing..........with lots of ignorance shown about Christianity and Christians.
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15. Followers of Jesus: Reclaim Your Name
Let's face it, the term 'Chrisitian' in the U.S. has been totally appropriated by the Republican religious right-wing. My challenge to those who are genuine followers of Jesus' teachings, ie., 'liberal' Christians, is to get aggressive and reclaim the label 'Christian' for yourselves, too.
It would be great to see some real push-back from 'liberal' pastors and theologians for a change.
I also have to agree with the observation that the fundamentalist Christains ought to be called "Paulists" or maybe even Old Testament Christians.
I often tune into a conservative Christian radio station just to hear what they are talking about. I'd say in the past nine or ten months I have yet to hear one of these radio ministries preach from Matthew, Mark, Luke or John. The text for their message is always from the Old Testament of from the Epistles.
The reason is, of course, is that except for Jesus death and alleged resurrection, they hate what Jesus had to say! Jesus WAS a liberal! Hell, he was a "community organizer"!
So, I don't even call these people Christians anymore, because what they really are is Republicans; their whole theology is political, whether they realize it or not.
As for me, I gave up the fight over 'Jesus versus Christian' when I realized that the liberal words of Jesus were what Buddhism was all about -- for my personal beliefs, the peace of mind was more important than the fight.TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Sat Sep-06-08 10:13 AM
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17. It's true that the most warring members of our country are Christians.
The more one attends church, the more likely they are to support wars of expansion and the death penalty. They don't mind supporting killing and murder, in spite of what that guy said to the contrary, that Jesus guy.
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09-06-2008, 12:24 PMTexasObserver (1000+ posts) Sat Sep-06-08 10:13 AM
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17. It's true that the most warring members of our country are Christians.
The more one attends church, the more likely they are to support wars of expansion and the death penalty. They don't mind supporting killing and murder, in spite of what that guy said to the contrary, that Jesus guy.
Note to Canada nad Mexico: The Christians are coming for you. :eek:
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17. It's true that the most warring members of our country are Christians.
The more one attends church, the more likely they are to support wars of expansion and the death penalty. They don't mind supporting killing and murder, in spite of what that guy said to the contrary, that Jesus guy.Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.
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Do not ever say that the desire to "do good" by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives. (Are you listening Barry)?:mad:
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In actual dollars, President Obamas $4.4 trillion in deficit spending in just three years is 37 percent higher than the previous record of $3.2 trillion (held by President George W. Bush) in deficit spending for an entire presidency. Its no small feat to demolish an 8-year record in just 3 years.
Under Obamas own projections, interest payments on the debt are on course to triple from 2010 (his first budgetary year) to 2018, climbing from $196 billion to $685 billion annually.
How a Lie Becomes the Truth.
I posted something like this earlier today but it still holds true. They lie to themselves concerning whatever issue they are discussing then believe the lies and act shocked that others don't believe the lies or the lies don't hold up to the reality of a situation. The lies can't be what are wrong so the truth must be at fault.
In this case, they don't understand Christians and have never bothered to educate themselves on Christian doctrine so the buy in to the stereotypes that fit some preconceived image of Christians and then make up 'facts' to support their stereotypes. Since they are in a venue that doesn't question what they made up they assume that the lack of a negative response indicates the correctness of their view. Thus in their minds the lie becomes a fact. Any real fact to the contrary is ignored or called lie. Isn't it ironic that those who claim to exist in an online reality based community (never mind the fact that a virtual online community is by definition not reality) have little or no use or respect for reality. Reality is just a lie to be proved false.I have learned now that while those who speak about one's miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.
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They act so viciously towards everyone in the Christian faith (I can still remember a year ago, after the Denver church shootings, a lot of the DUmmies showing much more compassion for the killer than for his victims, portraying the brave security guard who risked her life to stop him as a bloodthirsty lunatic, and just generally using the tragedy as yet another excuse for them to express their massive hatred of Christians), yet the vast majority of them know next to nothing about what Christianity is actually like, basing their ignorant view of it almost entirely upon stereotypes put forth by either the secular media or their own warped minds.
This coming from a group that calls a murder choice, and terrorism justified as long as its against the west"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants, it is the creed of slaves." -William Pitt
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Investigators: Crash may have been caused by too-steep ascent
One man was killed Saturday night when an Ultralight airplane crashed at Smoketown Airport in East Lampeter Township.
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The crash happened around 5:45 p.m. Saturday.
The pilot has been identified by the county coroner as 30-year-old Michael Blank.
Investigators say Blank was killed when his plane fell into the runway and caught fire.
Investigators say the crash of the plane may have been due to a too-steep ascent.
Police say the aircraft crashed into an unoccupied mobile home that was being dismantled on the site of an auto repair garage.
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The Texas Board of Education is making a major decision today involving how evolution appears in school textbooks.
The 15-member board are setting standards for their science classrooms for the next ten years. This also means guiding the contents of textbooks -- in Texas and possibly across the country.
Logan Gage, policy analyst at the Discovery Institute, will appear on today's CBN News' NewsWatch program to discuss the decision before the Texas board and what is really at stake. Check local listings. Or check back with CBNNews.com after 5:00 pm. ESDT to watch the report and Gage's interview.
The controversy focuses on how evolution is to be taught. However, there are many unanswered questions. Should Darwin be portrayed with both strengths and weaknesses? Should evolution be taught by including critical analysis of key concepts? Or should evolution be taught as absolute with criticism left aside as junk science?
"To not say that strengths and weaknesses are important, I think that's dumbing down education," said David Shormann, who supports showing Darwin's strengths and weaknesses.
Kathy Miller opposes such language in the textbooks.
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The release of A. Q. Khan reveals that nuclear proliferation takes a back seat to other U.S. priorities, columnist Zia Mian explains.
Pakistan's failure to confront Islamic militants is a threat to itself, its neighbors, and the world.
The Obama administration should ditch Washington's policies of military support and arms exports to India and Pakistan.
It used to be that prospective politicians chose law school as the first step in their career path. Future politicians may skip law school altogether and try out for the Saturday Night Live team instead.
A pipeline connecting Iran, Pakistan, and India is upsetting U.S. plans to push Iran into a corner.
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The unpopularity of the United States in Pakistan should force Washington to rethink its policies, argues columnist Zia Mian.
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The latest of Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatres is, one supposes, for kids. But it's not. It's fun for all ages. Tom Conti, an Oscar nominee for Reuben, Reuben, plays the prince in search of a princess— "something to make my relatively perfect life complete." Conti is a delight, for he's not afraid to mug to the cameras, to play the fool. There's a real fool, too: Tim (Saturday Night Live) Kazurinsky, who's as funny as ever. And Liza Minnelli is the earthy princess who goes to bed high atop 20 mattresses ("You wouldn't, by any chance, be hoping that in the middle of the night I might fall to my death, would you?" she asks her queen-in-law). It's always nice to see "family entertainment" that won't put people with a high school education to sleep.
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Facebook competition results: 'I love genealogy because…'
Don't say we never give anything away at MyHeritage.com as this week's Facebook competition has seen three of the best entries win a free premium account subscription.
We know everyone is keen to be part of the lucky three - who will now be enjoying fantastic features including enhanced Smart Matches™ and Timeline features - so we ought now to reveal the winners, judged by the MyHeritage team.
We asked all our Facebook fans to tell us just why they loved genealogy in the form, "I love genealogy because...", we then waited and watched the entries flood in until we lost count completely.
We had entries that were both inspiring and heart-warming and others that were a little strange, even disturbing. After much careful deliberation though, we can reveal that the winning entries* from over 120 are as follows (Author in bold):
Linda Pentland
"I love genealogy because...I can put meat on the bones of the skeletons that are rattling about our cupboards!!"
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News from MyHeritage Australia – 19 August 2011
Lots going on as usual this week in Australia including the temporary closing of the State Library of NSW, a great Family History Fair and the commemoration of an important date for the descendants of Australian service men and women from World War 2.
The State Library of NSW has closed some of its doors for a major renovation that will last until September 18th.
Included in the closure is the State Reference Library, which means the Family History section will be inaccessible.
Fortunately the Society of Australian Genealogists (SAG) has stepped up with a special offer to give people access to their many genealogical records and services. They also have volunteers on hand to help you out if you're struggling to make breakthroughs.
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MyHeritage.com Welcomes Sara, our Swedish Community Manager!
Sara has just joined the MyHeritage team and has been given the task of engaging with our 300,000 Swedish users. In addition, she now has her very own MyHeritage Swedish blog to post daily about all the genealogical happenings in Sweden.
Sara, in her first post, talks about her fascinating family history and how she tracked down her uncle in an otherwise baffling situation. Below is a summary of her story, translated from Swedish.
Her maternal line originates from the East coast of Sweden going as far back as the 1700s. However, her paternal heritage is really rather fascinating. Following the Second World War, both of her grandparents emigrated to Sweden.
Her Grandfather Fransesco came from Taranto in Southern Italy and he met Grandma Marietta when she emigrated from Finland. They lived in Sweden together and bore Sara's father in 1958. A few years later, her grandfather died leaving her father to be raised without a father or siblings. Continue reading "MyHeritage.com Welcomes Sara, our Swedish Community Manager!" »
Video: Military Research at the US National Archives
In this very informative video, John Deeben, Archives Specialist at The National Archives in Washington DC, describes how compiled military service records can be used for genealogical research. Using some great examples of past genealogical research, John shows how even the most amateur genealogist can benefit from microfilm, textual and digital records.
This video is part of the National Archives' Know Your Records program.
News from MyHeritage UK – 16 August 2011
Well, it's definitely been a busy few weeks for UK genealogy. As I'm sure most UK-based people will relate to, we tend to keep many things for the summer months- and genealogy and family history interests tend to subscribe to that notion.
On the 10th August series 8 of the BBC's 'Who Do You Think You Are' kicked-off with June Brown, otherwise known as Dot Cotton from Eastenders. The programme is often lauded with sparking a genealogical revolution in the UK and definitely hasn't lost its edge over the last 7 series. The first installment didn't disappoint with a bare-knuckle fighter, persecution and the Spanish Inquisition all components of June's fascinating family history.
I'm told that the next episode (showing tomorrow on BBC1 at 9pm) charts the family history of JK Rowling and her French roots, including a 'shocking' revelation about her great grandfather - definitely one to watch.
Another bit of excellent news is that The Society of Genealogists' Summer Membership Special Offer is now on. They are offering to completely waive the joining administration fee, which should make membership more accessible for many.
And finally, as if we didn't need reminding about how popular genealogy is at the moment, the West Glamorgan Archive Service has just released figures that show that they've had their busiest year ever. According to Archive staff, the rise in popularity has in part been due to the popular BBC Wales series 'Come Home', on which celebrities trace their Welsh heritage for all to see.
Blimey, this genealogy stuff is getting more popular by the minute.
Spanish Naming Conventions Part 2: The Etymology of Spanish 'ez' Last Names
NB: This is a follow on to Spanish Naming Conventions Part 1: The Basics
Many of you will instantly recognize the most popular Spanish surnames as those ending in 'ez.
Examples are Martinez, Rodriguez, Hernandez etc.
This is not something unique to Spain alone. The trend has continued into the Spanish speaking world of Central and South America.
The reason for the popularity of these surnames is because they are "patronymic".
For those unfamiliar with the term, it refers to surnames that are based on the first name of a male ancestor.
In this case, the names are formed by using the father's name and appending 'ez to the end to represent "Son of"
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Cooking: Keep it in the Family
Cooking has always been a family affair and one activity that your immediate family (should) always help out with. We may think that our seemingly weekly menu rotation is due to laziness however, those choices are likely to be heavily influenced by our upbringing, and indeed the upbringing of your parents. We all know the old adage 'Variety is the Spice of Life' however, when it comes to food, I'd venture that the real 'spice' comes from indulging in recipes past and the culinary delights of your ancestors.
Take this weekend for example. Whilst my brother was cooking an olive bread loaf to accompany a lasagne, I asked him where he'd found the recipe from- being a university student I knew that his culinary skills usually extended to pasta- so this was something really special. Continue reading "Cooking: Keep it in the Family" »
Video: Different Family Perspectives, Similar Immigrant Histories
Since today is Friday, we thought you would appreciate an inspirational video. This is the first in a three part series on the 'Genealogy Gems' podcast about John Paul Godges' fascinating family history. He discusses how the perspectives of children from the same family are often so different, yet how the immigrant experience of today is quite similar to that of a century ago. Enjoy.
News from MyHeritage Australia – 11 August 2011
It's been a huge week in Australian genealogy as the once-every-5-years census was distributed and completed on Tuesday night.
The key thing for the genealogy community was spreading the word about the importance of saying "yes" to Question 60 on the census, which asked Australians if they'd like their physical census records to be retained in the national archives for 99 years.
For the uninitiated, Australia has a default position of destroying census records once the statistical data is removed, which is something the genealogy community as a whole has been trying to change.
To read more about the background to this you should read the recent blog post we ran on the topic.
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Poll: How Do You Backup Your Family Tree?
This week's poll is about how we protect the precious data in our family trees. Let us know how you go about backing up your data - that is, of course, if you have an approach!


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In the present work we have synthesized PANI by in‐situ chemical oxidative polymerization method. The chemiresistor type gas sensors have been fabricated by deposited tantalum and polyaniline composite thin film on to interdigited electrodes (IDE) configuration using sputtering ad spin coating techniques respectively. The composite thin film was irradiated using 150 MeV at the fluence of The pristine Ta/PANI composite sensor showed negligible sensing response which was further improved up to 1.42 ((i.e. %Sensitivity ≈30%) after SHI irradiation. The structural and morphological properties of composite sensing thin films have also been characterized by XRD and AFM measurement before and after SHI irradiation.
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So I saw Joseph Gordon Levitt talking about playing a younger version of Bruce Willis in Looper on SNL last night and thought that there was no way he could pull it off since they look so different but after watching the Looper videos (http://www.ranker.com/list/looper-movie-quotes/movie-and-tv-quotes has a ton) it seems as though some movie makeup magic actually worked.
Since obviously there's much more than that to make a good movie, what do y'all think about this one? At first glance it seems like a neat idea, the whole time travel killing one's self thing but it also seems like the story could have some plot holes simply because of the story. Thoughts?


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Kahului was the single state House district Mufi Hannemann claimed in his losing bid to Tulsi Gabbard in Saturday's Democratic primary race for the 2nd Congressional District, according to a geographical analysis of voter results.
Hannemann bested Gabbard by a margin of 50.9 percent to 43.2 percent in Maui's state House District 9 - which includes Kahului, Wailuku and Puunene.
Gabbard dominated the remaining 26 House districts that make up the 2nd Congressional District, which covers all of the Neighbor Islands and rural Oahu.
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Former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann leaves the University of Hawaii Maui College studios and heads for the ILWU headquarters Saturday night. Hannemann lost to Honolulu City Council Member Tulsi Gabbard in the Democratic primary for the 2nd Congressional seat.
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Overall, Gabbard easily won the primary with 54 percent of the vote, or 62,869 votes, to Hannemann's 33.6 percent, or 39,169 votes, statewide.
Hannemann's popularity with Central Maui voters could explain why the former Honolulu mayor and his wife, Gail, chose to spend Saturday afternoon sign-waving in Kahului near the intersection of Kuihelani Highway and South Puunene Avenue. Hannemann later spent most of the evening at the Maui headquarters of the International Longshore Workers Union in Wailuku before flying back to Oahu to watch the election results play out.
Hannemann's campaign manager, Justin Gruentein, previously an executive assistant to former Maui County Mayor Charmaine Tavares, did not return requests for comment.
Among Maui's six House districts, Gabbard did best in South Maui's District 11, with 58.9 percent of those votes. (The breakdown of votes by district includes absentee ballots counted in the precinct where the voter lives.)
Among the 27 voting House districts, Gabbard had the highest percentage of votes in Kaneohe Bay and Kailua on Oahu, with 66 percent of votes in District 50.
Gabbard will move on to face Republican David Kawika Crowley in November's general election to fill the seat vacated by U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono.
Hirono, meanwhile, defeated Ed Case in the Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate.
She, too, fared best - in terms of percentage - in the Kahului-Wailuku-Puunene state House district, according to an analysis of precinct votes.
Hirono got 75.8 percent of the vote to Case's 23 percent in Maui's state House District 9 - the largest margin she won among the state's 51 House districts. She performed second-best statewide in Maui's House District 8, which includes Wailuku, Waihee and Waikapu, with 71 percent of votes.
Hirono secured at least double the number of votes that Case received in five of Maui's six House districts.
Overall, Hirono beat Case by a margin of 56.8 percent to 40.3 percent statewide.
Hirono will face former Republican Gov. Linda Lingle, who won her primary with 90.2 percent of votes statewide. Lingle, well-known in Maui County for her past terms as mayor and a council member, got 88.7 percent of Republican votes cast in Maui County.
The hotly contested congressional races - and a few local races - were expected to help draw out more voters, but fewer than one-third of registered Maui County voters actually voted.
Maui County's voter turnout for this year's primary amounted to 30.6 percent, or just 25,702 of the 84,042 registered voters, according to the state Office of Elections.
That's down from the 34 percent voter turnout that Maui County recorded for the 2010 primary. That year, races for governor and Maui County mayor appeared on the ballot and likely attracted more voters.
Close to 17 percent of Maui's registered voters cast their ballots at the polls this year, while nearly 14 percent voted by absentee ballot or early walk-in voting.
Maui County Clerk Jeffrey Kuwada said Sunday that he hadn't had a chance yet to analyze the voter turnout numbers.
He said he was still recuperating from Saturday's primary and plans to look into which particular areas saw turnout drop off.
Statewide, elections officials had cited some concern over voter turnout potentially being impacted by the primary election being pushed up a month earlier as well as changes to some precincts due to redistricting.
Voter turnout statewide Saturday totaled 42.3 percent of the 687,500 registered voters in Hawaii, just slightly down from the 42.8 percent turnout seen for the 2010 primary election but up from the 36.9 percent who voted in the 2008 primary election.
Kuwada noted that Maui County typically sees higher voter turnout for general elections versus primaries.
Just under 50 percent of registered voters in Maui County voted in the 2010 general election, while 61.1 percent of county voters cast ballots in the 2008 general election.
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Lowe's is crowdsourcing Vine ideas for its #FixInSix campaign
As one of the first brands to use Vine as a marketing platform, Lowe's received plenty of praise for its #FixInSix videos. While it outsourced the original series concepts to a visual artist, Lowe's now wants its customers to send in their own #FixInSix Vine ideas.
The original series, made up of six-second videos made by visual artist Meagan Cignoli (the winner of this year's Digital Entrepreneuer of The Year Award at The Hubbies) were highly creative visualizations of tips, tricks and how-tos for home repair. Check out some of her work below:
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The District of Bhakkar derives its name from the district
headquarters town probably named after Bhakkar Khan alias Bhako, one
of the early settlers. The Bhakkar district was created in 1982
after slicing the area from district Mianwali of which it was a part
as a sub-division. Besides sub-division Bhakkar, sub-divisions
Kallurkot and Mankera were also established to constitute the new
district. Moreover, Darya Khan has been carved out as independent
Tehsil or sub-division from Bhakkar sub-division in the wake of the
re-shuffling of newly created district.
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greater Thal. Mankera in centre of The Great Thal is a place of
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Tuesday, 4 October 2011
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I got a new pen - a Lamy Safari fountain pen - and have been trying it out with the standard blue ink cartridge it came with.
I have a converter I can use for my own ink, and want a permanent ink that I can also use with watercolour on top, but I'm a bit worried the pen will dry and clog. Do you have a fountain pen you use for drawing? Which kind of ink do you use in your pen? Will Indian ink ruin the pen? Please share your experiences in comments.
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I got a Lamy Safari several months ago and now it's almost all I use. I put a converter in it and use Noodler's Black Waterproof Fountain Pen Ink. It says "bulletproof" on it, but I won't be testing it that way. The ink isn't immediately waterproof, but it's usually enough unless I'm adding yellow or some other light watercolor. Then it's best to wait a bit longer.ReplyDelete
I liked the Safari so much, I bought another one and put in a converter and gray ink so I wouldn't have to mess around when I wanted to change colors. Now, I just have to find a place for all my old pens.
Hi Ea - I too have a Lamy Safari - and been using it on and off with the blue ink with which it comes - was looking online to find sepia ink but it does'nt seem to exist, except with a converter, and I haven't got round to that yet!ReplyDelete
Hi Ea - Noodlers bulletproof black (also polar blue and polar brown) works fine for me but some people have problems with it (depends on the paper and the humidity) others swear by Platnium Carbon Ink but I haven't tried it. Have fun! I love Lamy Safari's they are just so nice in the hand!!!! Love these pages!!!!ReplyDelete
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Yes, Indian ink will ruin the pen. Definitely.
I have never had problems with the Platinum Carbon ink, though, even when not using the pen for a while. Just rinse the pen every once in a while. And as for Sepia ink - I also use Platinum Pigmented Sepia. Works perfectly, and is waterproof. Same routines as the Carbon black, though, rinse the pen from time to time.
The Noodler´s Black didn´t do it for me, it takes forever to dry on some papers. Noodler´s Polar black is a little better, but not enough. Lexington grey is the only colour that really works for me in the Noodler´s range.
Good luck with your pen, hope you´ll like it as much as I like mine! :)
Thank you Vicky, Ruth, Liz and Nina for the feedback, it is much appreciated! And thank you for teh warning Nina - no reason for me to test, and ruin, the pen with India ink then ;)ReplyDelete
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A new, peer-reviewed report from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln has put the annual economic loss from feral cat predation on birds in the United States at $17 billion. The report, Feral Cats and Their Management, analyzes research on the growing feral cat population — over 60 million — in the United States, including the practice of Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR).
Officials with the American Bird Conservancy consider the report essential for community or government officials dealing with feral cats. Darin Schroeder, vice president for Conservation Advocacy at ABC, says the report validates what his organization has said about feral cats, primarily that TNR doesn't work in controlling feral cat populations.
"Communities seeking a solution to their feral cat problems need to consider the science on the issue and the well being of animals impacted by feral cats as well as the cats themselves," Schroeder added. "These other animals – birds especially – don't deserve to die at the hands of a predator introduced into their environment by irresponsible pet owners. A humane decision-making process on this issue must also recognize that feral cats live short, miserable lives because of disease, other predators, severe weather and traffic hazards. Thus their life expectancy is about one third as long as owned cats."
Alley Cat Allies disputes the accuracy of the report's findings and rejects the conclusion that shooting feral cats is an acceptable means of control. "This 'report' is basically a summary of previous studies, some inaccurately quoted and others extrapolated to reach wildly exaggerated conclusions," said Becky Robinson, president of Alley Cat Allies. "It seems the writers did little more than collect a set of confusing facts and figures and pull conclusions from previous research — including research which has been characterized by the original author as 'not actual data.' "Still, this is not just an issue of science, but also of ethics. The fact that this report — based on no conclusive or reliable data — could be used to justify shooting cats is disturbing and offensive," she said. Robinson pointed to scientific research that shows the effectiveness of Trap-Neuter-Return, which she says the University of Nebraska researchers overlooked. She notes that decades of anecdotal evidence by feral cat caregivers show TNR to be the only effective and humane approach to feral cats. She says killing feral cats to manage the population is a cruel and useless exercise, and that going a step further and, "actually advocate shooting cats is outrageous and in direct opposition to our values as a society."
Report authors say they do not recommend the TNR method to eliminate colonies of feral cats. In their research, they were unable to find a single real-world example of TNR succeeding in eliminating a feral cat colony.
Robinson disagrees with the authors' suggestions, saying the report ignores the fact that feral cats — like all members of the domestic cat species — are protected under state anti-cruelty laws. An Alley Cat Allies survey of Americans' attitudes toward outdoor cats conducted by the respected research organization Harris Interactive found that the overwhelming majority would prefer a cat be allowed to live out her life outdoors rather than be caught and killed. "It is sad that inflammatory reports such as this should revive a debate that is both tired and counterproductive," said Robinson. "As animal advocates, Alley Cat Allies supports policies that are in the best interest of all animals, including birds. That means taking a hard look at the real threats to wildlife — habitat destruction and pollution foremost among them — and changing the way our choices impact our environment. Intentionally killing cats is no solution."
The report alleges:• Feral cats kill an estimated 480 million birds in the United States each year (the study did not address the question of bird predation by owned cats. Studies suggest that there are 80 million owned cats in the United States and that 43 percent have access to the outdoors. Total cat predation on birds is likely around one billion birds per year, although some analyses suggest much higher figures.) • Feeding feral cats encourages them to congregate which encourages the chances of diseases being transmitted.• Cats kill more native wildlife species than nuisance (invasive) species. • Cats will kill wildlife no matter how well they are fed.• One reference to TNR success claimed that one particular feral cat colony numbered 920 cats before TNR, and then 678 after. However, when migrations and births were factored in, the colony had actually increased in size to 983 cats.• The life expectancy of a feral cat is 3 to 5 years, as opposed to 15 years for owned cats.
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I don't like animals being killed but I do agree with this article. Cats need to be kept indoors or NOT KEPT AT ALL! The damage that these non-native animals do to wild life is significant and millions of birds and other small animals are killed every year because of cats. I think it is fair to get rid of them since they are destroying native wild life. Just like they have to clear lakes of non native fish and land of non native weasels, I think that it is only fair if we do what we have to to remove these animals. And this makes many cat people mad, but imagine if birds killed millions of cats every year. You'd want to get rid of them...right? Well that is how many bird and wild life lovers feel. It's not like they are killing the cats for no reason, they have a very good reason. If you want to do something about it, than keep your cats indoors. You will lower the risk of your pet getting hurt and save tons of wild life. Cats should NEVER be kept out doors. All they do is kill innocent creatures and get themselves killed. It's just better for everyone.
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i agree with that, do anything to get rid of cats
Janet Boulder, CO
I fully agree that these so-called reports are nothing but exaggerated disinformation to assuage the consciences (if they have any) of the cruel and heartless people who lobby to have cats extinguished like pesky flies, for their "convenience". In the first place, most of these feral cats originated from house cats being "dumped" or thrown out of cars, like garbage-by "owners who are going on holiday, moving somewhere else,have found out their kids are allergic, the "cute little kitten" they got for Christmas is scratching their furniture, or because the poor cats have not been properly spayed/neutered and either get pregnant or start to spray around the house. These cats sought refuge wherever they could and, unfortunately, multiplied, thus forming 2nd and 3rd generations of feral or semi-feral cats. The whole point is that the "Please spay/neuter your pet" campaigns have little effect on 'casual' pet owners. Best Friends has done a marvellous job in actually spreading the word and having low/no cost spay/neuter clinics plus TNR for ferals. Many cities fund regular clinics, so that loving people who struggle financially, can have their furry friends neutered at a cost which would normally never be within their reach. Cats seem to be a particular target for hatred in our society. I live in the country and every spring, the dumping of the cats begins. City dwellers think that all of we country people need pregnant females or frightened, half-grown kittens. We take every one in and have adopted out countless cats and kittens over the years. We also care for a feral population and keep them warm, sheltered and fed especially in the brutal winter months. The root of the feral problem is careless and uncaring owners. Cats are beautiful, sentient creatures and should not be punished for their owners' neglect. These people are the first to start whining when stray cats litter their gardens and prey on their birds at the feeder. Killing feral cats makes about as much sense as smothering abandoned babies. I am a strong supporter of the Best Freinds credo of "No More Homeless Pets". That responsibility starts with the owner. Somehow,justifying the shooting or killing of these innocent creatures is closing the barn door after the horse has gotten out. Please, there is a place for every creature on this earth.
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TOKYO November 8, 2011: Japan Airlines (JAL) today kicked off sales of special airfares for its brand new route from Tokyo (Narita) to Boston in advance of its scheduled launched on April 22, 2012 with the fuel-efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
Presently, anyone traveling from Asia, including Japan, to Boston will have to make flight connections at some point during their journey. With the establishment of JAL's inaugural trans-Pacific route in thirteen years, Boston will finally be linked with direct, nonstop flights to Asia for the first time, shaving off up to more than 6 hours of current travel times for passengers flying from Japan to the North American city center for commerce, culture and higher education.
To welcome customers to the latest destination on JAL's international network, the following special airfares for travel betweenApril 22 and September 30, 2012, will be available for purchase online, at JAL's ticketing offices and through travel agencies for a limited time from November 9 to January 31, 2012.
* Student visa verifications are required to purchase the JAL Boston Special Overseas Studies Fare, which is thus unavailable online.
・Weekday = Departures from Japan from Tuesdays to Fridays / Departures from Boston from Sundays to Thursdays
・Departures from other origins in Japan besides Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya are also available with the above fares at an additional charge of JPY 10,000.
・Connections via Boston to Chicago, New York, Miami and Dallas Fort Worth are also available with the above fares at an additional charge of JPY 20,000.
・The above fares are inclusive of fuel surcharges levied on international sectors departing from Japan by January 31, 2012. It also includes other insurance surcharge and taxes in addition to freight and fuel surcharges. For further information, visit: http://www.jal.co.jp/en/inter/fuel/detail.html
・The above fares are subject to change without notice. Customers who have made the purchase before the changes take effect are not subject to additional payment or refund.
・Terms and conditions apply. For details visit: http://www.jal.co.jp/en/network/boston/
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・Initial operations will be four weekly flights (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays) until May 31, 2011. Operations will become once daily from June 1, 2011.
・The above schedules are subject to government approval.
2.The press release issued on May 27, 2011, announcing the route launch can be viewed here: http://press.jal.co.jp/en/release/201105/001803.html
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Think Dolly Parton and you think dolled up: big hair, long nails, sparkles and curves that are the stuff of punch lines and legends. But the singer says she'd love the chance to shed her "town tramp" look (as she's called it) for the sake of a serious film role.
"I really would love to do something that would be something special enough for me to be willing not to wear the high heels and the fingernails and all that," the star tells PEOPLE Country. "In the same way that Billy Bob Thornton did Sling Blade, I'd love to have a character where I could really, really be an actress and not just Dolly Parton, the personality, the boobs and the hair and all that."
While her first love is, of course, still music – she released her 42nd studio album, Blue Smoke, on Tuesday – she's no stranger to the big screen, having starred in films like 9 to 5 and Steel Magnolias. But, the singer says, thus far, her on-screen persona hasn't veered too far from her on-stage look.
"It would have to be something special, 'cause normally I'm not that comfortable, but if a great role, like a Norma Rae or something should come along, I would do it," Parton says. "At least once in my life, I'd like to do one really great movie where I could really act and not just be all of this phony stuff."
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November 17th, 2012| by Lost Lettermen
Thanksgiving has come early in Blacksburg, VA, as Virginia Tech is wearing wacky turkey helmets for the Hokies' game with Boston College.
Already earning the wrath of college football fashion watchers with awful turkey feet helmet earlier this year, Virginia Tech is now getting helmets with the HokieBird mascot on one side of the helmet and each player's number on the other.
The new helmet was revealed by the school's football equipment Twitter account two hours before Saturday's kickoff.
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Few, if any, basketball teams want to lose. Scotlandville's seniors say it flat-out isn't an option.
"We can't lose," Ezekiel Valshawn Brown said after Friday's 47-29 quarterfinal defeat of No. 8 McKinley.
Brown and fellow Hornets guards Vincent Sanders and Hendrick Foster didn't like the feeling the last time they lost, Dec. 21 against St Augustine.
No. 1 Scotlandville (34-1) split a pair of early matchups with No. 4 St. Augustine (27-8) this season, adding intrigue to the teams' Class 5A semifinal matchup at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
"They were still trying to get an identity and to believe, because I think they didn't know yet how good they can be," Coach Carlos Sample said. "They knew they were gonna be competitive, but to go 34-1, I don't think they knew that (would happen).
"And once we lost the second time to St. Aug, that was the end of our (nearly two-year) home-court winning streak, and they didn't like that. They took it personal. Just losing in general, they did not like that. I always say, I don't keep up with the wins, but I keep up with the losses, and I think they've kinda taken on that mindset."
Scotlandville entered this season with something to prove without departed standouts Trelun Banks, Brian Bridgewater, Damian Jones and Jared Sam.
That left Brown and others eager to win a third straight state championship in the wake of so many notable graduations. Sample said before the playoffs he felt his squad had already proven it could win, but Brown and Sanders quickly disagreed and said winning a state title was necessary.
"We've proven some of 'em wrong, but they're still doubting us," Brown said.
Sample smiled at the persistence and determination of his seniors, and the seventh-year Scotlandville coach has seen the drive on their faces and in their actions all postseason.
"They're more vocal," he said. "They're more focused. They know this is their last go-round. They're in the moment, and they're trying to make the best of it. Everybody's doing a lot more things together. It's something they've always done, but you can see it a little more now. You can see they're a little more locked in. You can see they're excited. We're just ready to toss it up and see how it goes."
Far more often in recent years, it's gone well.
The Hornets are 100-3 in LHSAA contests the past three seasons, losing just once each season, after finishing the 2010-11 season 30-5.
Only Istrouma — on Dec. 4, 2010, and Dec. 7, 2012 — and St. Augustine — on Dec. 18, 2010, and Dec. 21, 2013 — have beaten Scotlandville more than once during that span.
"It's exciting any time you get a chance to play anybody this time of year," Sample said. "We're not looking at it as revenge. It's just a semifinal game against a good team and we're trying to get better. I told them, 'We still haven't reached our full potential.'"
The Hornets might be getting close, though.
For all the talk of Scotlandville's veteran guards, a slew of younger players have come into their own and accepted progressively larger roles with sophomore big man Garrick Green being particularly notable considering the looming matchup with standout St. Augustine forwards Charles Brown and Bryce Washington.
Green grabbed 13 rebounds Friday and limited McKinley standout Marquise Kaigler to four points, which Green matched.
"That means a whole lot," Sample said. "He does a lot of work that goes unseen, and you know as well as I know, that Garrick has caught my eye. He's really answered the bell inside and come along way. When he came to us, he was shooting from the perimeter, and it's like he said the other day, going against Bridge and Damian and Jared everyday in practice prepared him."
That progress, along with other players' such as Jordan Adebutu and Lamarcus Lee, are among the biggest points of excitement and optimism heading into a state semifinal against a St. Augustine outfit
Sample said has become one of Scotlandville's biggest rivals.
Tuesday's matchup is more about those dynamics than any sense of revenge, Sample said.
"We know St. Aug is great team, and we're just looking forward to the opportunity to play them again," he said. "Just to be here, just to be here again is great in itself, and getting a chance to play St. Aug, which is one of the better teams here. They're all great teams, but this has developed into a nice rivalry in recent years. And when I talk about a rivalry, I think about one team might win one night, and one might win the next.
"Like with McKinley or with Southern Lab, I don't look at those as a rivalry, personally — I really don't — but I think it adds a lot to it that we're getting ready to play against, I guess you could say, our nemesis."
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Franklin police said a woman was struck and killed while riding her bicycle Friday evening.
The 41-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle while riding on Highway 100 at St. Martins Road and Elm Court around 8 p.m.
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Kansas couldn't erase the memory of last spring, but the Jayhawks did the next best thing. They beat Arizona for a small measure of revenge.
``I feel a lot better with this being Arizona. Last year, they ripped our hearts out. It was a devastating loss. We watched the tape just to scout Arizona and it was difficult,'' Raef LaFrentz said after carrying the second-ranked Jayhawks to a tense, 90-87 victory over No. 4 Arizona last night in the Great Eight in Chicago, which features the final eight teams from last season's NCAA Tournament.


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The Queen's Diamond Jubilee: Congratulations, Ma'am!
This weekend we celebrate 60 years - the Diamond Jubilee - of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.
The Queen was born Princess Elizabeth of York on 21 April 1926, and was third in line to the throne, after Edward, Prince of Wales (King Edward VIII), and The Duke of York, her father.
When King George V, the Queen's grandfather, died in 1936, Edward VIII became King. However, within a year the King abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson. This meant that the Queen's father, King George VI, became King, thus putting the now-Queen first in line to the throne.
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BORGER — Wayne Winks, 64, of Borger died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery with Jake Minton officiating. Arrangements are by Minton-Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.
Mr. Winks was born Feb. 7, 1948, in Mountain View, Mo., to Earl Wayne Winks Jr. and Lottie Souders Winks. Wayne worked in the oil field for most of his life.
Survivors include his mother, Lottie Parker of Borger; three sons, Gary Winks of Borger and Mickey and Budy Winks, both of Amarillo; a daughter, Holly Davis of Borger; two stepdaughters, Terri Hysmith and Denise Jones, both of Borger; three sisters, Deborah Quezada of Amarillo, Kay West of Fritch and Penny Helms of Bangs; a stepsister, Susan Poole of Spearman; two stepbrothers, Larry Parker of Borger and Terry Parker of Austin; and four grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Foundation for Hospice Care of the Southwest 6600
Kilgore Drive, Suite 110, Amarillo, TX 79106.
Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 13, 2012