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Who Will Be Heath Herring's First Victim?
I'm pretty sure I heard Heath Herring's name on UFC 66 a couple times. I was at the bar so I couldn't make out what else was said about him but I thought I remember hearing rumors that UFC gave him a contract also. Who do you think Herring should or will fight first?
Here are some nice videos of Heath for those who aren't familiar with him. The first one is classic.
Yoshihiro Nakau vs. Heath Herring
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Heath Herring
Antonio Rodrigo Noguera vs. Heath Herring
Mirko CroCop Filipovic vs. Heath Herring
Evan Tanner vs. Heath Herring (Terrible quality)
It will probably be Brad Imes! That or Mcfreides or however you spell it!
Anyway if they fed him Imes first they better be careful. Put Herb Dean in there that way we know it won't go on a dangerously long time.
They mention that Herring will be fighting on the UFN this January. They didn't say who his opponent will be.
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He's fighting Jake O'Brien and I think it's going to be a hell of a fight. I am itching to see Herring in the UFC. I am so exciting.
Well god damnit why did I make this thread then?
:laugh: Thanks Evil Ash
The UFC will try to build up Herring!!! He would probably fight someone like Gonzaga or Eilers.
After watching that fight with Fedor I am pretty psyched about this. He had Fedor's number at the end of the round, too bad it got stopped inbetween rounds for the cut.
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After a recent article from Daily Mail, Rupert has been said to be taking a new route in his acting career. In the article, Rupert took part in a reading for Jez Butterworth's West End theatrical production of "Mojo."
"Mojo" is described as a "drama is set in a lowlife club in Soho in 1958 and focuses on a handsome rock singer with star potential who gets caught up in uncouth goings-on involving a gangster, club owner and band manager."
Other names included in the reading for the play are Ben Whishaw known from his James Bond movie appearances, Daniel Mays and fellow CherryBomb actor Robert Sheehan.
As there is no solid confirmation on this exciting news, keep checking back with us for updates!
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Author Affiliations: Berlin School of Public Health, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany (Dr Rieckmann); Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York (Drs Kronish, Whang, and Davidson); Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York (Drs Shapiro and Davidson); and Mount Sinai Heart, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York (Dr Davidson).
Depression is highly prevalent among patients with coronary heart disease.1 Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are recommended as first-line antidepressant treatments for this population.2,3 Whereas there is a long-standing notion that SSRIs may improve cardiac disease prognosis by inhibiting platelet aggregation, SSRI use may also worsen prognosis by increasing bleeding4 or increasing the risk for arrhythmia.5
Only a few small randomized clinical trials with a total of 801 patients have assessed the efficacy of SSRIs in patients with a cardiac condition.6,7 Although no evidence for harm was detected in 2 meta-analyses, the follow-up periods for adverse cardiac events in these trials did not extend beyond 6 months, and patient samples were highly selected (ie, only patients not already receiving antidepressant therapy in usual care were included, and patients with comorbid conditions were excluded).
In a cohort of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), we evaluated the association of SSRI and non-SSRI second-generation antidepressant use with the occurrence of cardiac events and mortality during a median follow-up period of 40 months.
Within 1 week of ACS hospitalization, 457 patients completed the Beck Depression Inventory and a diagnostic depression interview (see Davidson et al8 for details). Antidepressant medication use at hospital admission and discharge was assessed by means of medical record review and self-reports. Medical covariates including a post-ACS prognostic risk score, medical comorbidities, and left ventricular ejection fraction were also assessed. Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs, defined as hospitalization for nonfatal myocardial infarction, unstable angina, or urgent and/or emergency percutaneous or surgical coronary revascularization) and mortality were surveyed for up to 42 months.
Three groups were compared according to antidepressant class at admission and/or discharge from index hospitalization1: patients not receiving any antidepressant,2 patients receiving SSRIs only, and patients receiving non-SSRI second-generation antidepressants only (see eFigure 1for specific antidepressants).3 No patient switched from one to another class during the hospitalization. Because of low numbers (n = 21), patients receiving antidepressants in other classes or combinations of antidepressants were excluded. Four additional patients were excluded because they did not complete the depression clinical interview, leaving a sample of 432 patients.
Cox regression analyses were used to estimate differences in time to the first occurrence of either MACE or mortality among the groups (adjusted for age, sex, race, medical covariates [ eTable 2], and depression severity or diagnosis of major depressive episode).
Compared with patients not taking any antidepressants (n = 354), those receiving antidepressants (n = 78) were more likely to be female, to be experiencing a current major depressive episode, and to have increased medical comorbidities and increased depressive symptoms (eTable 1). Compared with patients receiving non-SSRI second-generation antidepressants (n = 20), those receiving SSRIs (n = 58) were more likely to have a history of major depressive episode (P = .06); otherwise, these 2 groups did not differ.
During a median follow-up period of 1192 days (range, 1-1278 days), 101 patients (23.4%) had a confirmed MACE or died. Among users of SSRIs, users of non-SSRI second-generation antidepressants, and patients not receiving any antidepressant, MACE or mortality rates were 36.2%, 20.0%, and 21.5%, respectively.
The Figure shows the Kaplan-Meier survival curves in the 3 medication groups. After controlling for demographics, medical covariates, and depression severity, SSRI use carried an increased risk for first MACE or mortality compared with no antidepressant use (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 1.83 [95% CI, 1.09-3.06]; P = .02); non-SSRI second-generation antidepressant use did not (adjusted HR, 0.86 [95% CI, 0.31-2.42]; P = .78) (eTable 2). Compared with non-SSRI second-generation antidepressant users, SSRI users had an increased hazard of MACE and/or mortality but this difference was not statistically significant (age-adjusted and sex-adjusted HR, 1.99 [95% CI, 0.68-5.81]; P = .21). When we additionally singly adjusted for smoking, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and body mass index, the results were similar.
Figure. Event-free survival for combined major adverse cardiac events and mortality in 3 medication groups. Vertical dotted line at 180 days indicates the longest follow-up duration (for adverse cardiac events) in current randomized clinical trials of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in cardiac patients.
There was a significant interaction between antidepressant use (yes or no) and timing of antidepressant use initiation (prior to vs only after the ACS; P = .005). Among the 78 antidepressant users, 20 initiated use between the date of admission and the time of hospital discharge. These patients had an increased risk for first MACE or mortality compared with patients who did not use antidepressants at all, whereas those who continued to use SSRIs that had been prescribed prior to the ACS were not at increased risk (eFigure 1 and eTable 3).
Our study shows that SSRI use may be associated with longer-term risk for adverse prognosis in patients with ACS. Limitations are that these analyses were post hoc and not powered to detect significant associations between antidepressant exposure and rare adverse outcomes (eg, stroke or sudden death). Also, the power for analysis of the effects of non-SSRI second-generation antidepressants was limited by the small number of users. Finally, we could not reliably assess the dosage of antidepressants or the length of time prior to or after the ACS that patients took a prescribed antidepressant.
We conclude that the comparative safety and efficacy of SSRIs and non-SSRI second-generation antidepressants should be investigated in randomized clinical trials with larger samples, in "real world" care settings, and critically, with longer follow-up monitoring. The association between dosage, duration of drug coverage, and adherence to antidepressant medications in relation to adverse events after ACS also needs further investigation.
Correspondence: Dr Rieckmann, Berlin School of Public Health, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Seestrasse 73, 13347 Berlin, Germany (email@example.com).
Published Online: May 13, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.910
Author Contributions: Dr Rieckmann had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Study concept and design: All authors. Acquisition of data: Rieckmann. Analysis and interpretation of data: Rieckmann, Kronish, Whang, and Davidson. Drafting of the manuscript: Rieckmann, Kronish, and Davidson. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: All authors. Statistical analysis: Rieckmann. Obtained funding: Davidson. Administrative, technical, and material support: Davidson. Study supervision: Davidson.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.
Funding/Support: This work was supported by grants HC-25197, HL-088117, HL-76857, and HL-84034 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, and supported in part by Columbia University's Clinical and Translational Science Award grant UL1TR000040 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences at the NIH. Dr Kronish received support from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (K23 HL-098359). Dr Whang received support from the American Heart Association Founders Affiliate (10SDG3720001).
Role of the Sponsor: The funding agencies had no role in the design and conduct of the study; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of the data; or in the preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.
Additional Contributions: Joseph E. Schwartz, Siqin Ye, and Matthew M. Burg provided comments on the analyses and an earlier draft of this manuscript.
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eFigure 1. Flow chart, Prevalence of Antidepressant Use and Major Adverse Coronary Events/Mortality Rates
eFigure 2. Event-Rates According to Prior Versus New-Onset Antidepressant Use Compared to No Antidepressant Use
eTable 1. Sample Characteristics According to Antidepressant Medication Status
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eTable 3. Hazard of 42-month Major Adverse Coronary Event/Mortality associated with Prior versus New Onset Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor - and Non-SSRI Second-Generation Antidepressant Use Compared with no Antidepressant Use
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publisher: JoWooD Productions
developer: JoWooD Productions
genre: Strategy
P233, 64MB RAM, 700MB HDD, 16MB 3D accelerator
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Branislav "Bane" Babovic
The German gaming industry has always been traditionally productive when it comes to control sim. games. Jowood Productions did some work on their last year's code and presented us with The Nations, a sequel to their Alien Nations (a.k.a. Amazons and Aliens). This game achieved a cult status on the German market and Jowood had an interesting presentation on this year's E3. The Nations is one of those games that you can play for months without them loosing their initial charm. This has been achieved using great cartoon-like design, but the game still has too many flaws, the biggest of them being that it is incapable of providing lasting and exciting gameplay.
The background story is as coherent as in any of these games: In a parallel dimension, three spaceships carried the seed of life of one nation each. Their mission was to take each nation to a separate planet and make it their new home, but they all happened to land on the same greenish-blue planet. The three nations were born: Amazons, Pimmons and Sajikis (no, I'm not on crack... yet). It may be futile to even mention that you assume the role of a superior being, which leads one of the nations to prosperous future, but I did it anyway. Oh, and each of the nations is broken into several tribes you have to unite.
That brings a totally new strategic aspect to the game. The player takes control over one of the tribes, and his main goal is to satisfy members of that particular tribe. Once this has been accomplished, members of other tribes will join. It is quite satisfying when an entire tribe decides to give you total control of their lives.
The Fukari, one of the Sajiki tribes, define their quality of life in having enough Tequila in the evening. For the Vikari, another Sajiki tribe, Tequila is also one of the most important things in life - when they drink to their successful intrigues. The Pimmons settled in the inhospitable and barren north, where hard work presents their only chance for survival. The Stjus tribe, on the other hand was that lazy that they never even bothered to move from where they landed, and you will personally have to take care all of their work is done. The Galadrianen and their beautiful chieftain Amazone Gabrielle are that beautiful that they make queen Rosetta envious, because the Aristokas prefer watching their beauty in the mirror.
The game has a single and a multiplayer mode. The single player mode contains an in-depth tutorial, campaigns and custom games under predefined terms and conditions (limited resources, island terrains, time limit and death-match). The campaigns are different for all nations. Each nation has a specific strategy and AI. The Amazons are a wild female tribe, which focuses on combat. Pimmons are blue humanoid creatures and they are hardest to play with as they are a peace-loving nation, bent on technology and consuming food. Sajikis are insect-like creatures and their way of life is somewhere between the ways of the first two nations. Their strange looking buildings and weird logic make them hard to get used to.
Unlike Alien Nations, this game is a serious state management simulation. This makes the game pretty hard. When you start the game, you only get the "founder" which builds the town hall on its predefined position. Once he is done, you will get some workers and a limited resource supply. The workers are your base units and they are capable of constructing twenty-five different buildings. In order to get more workers, you will have to build more homes (upgraded homes can support up to nine inhabitants). Of course, all of them have to grow up, and go to school before they specialize for a certain occupation. All this fortunately takes only a couple of (game-time) days (the game has night and day changes, the only distinction between the two being that before each night-day change you get a pop-up screen telling you what time of day it is)...
The next structures you will have to build are the laboratory and the school. The laboratory is used for researching new technologies and buildings. For instance, when you develop "Law" you can build a police station and train policemen, when you develop "Temple" you can build churches and train priests, and even build a monument. Research is being financed from a special fund. You will at no time in the game have direct control over your subjects - each of them has his own AI, and is capable of doing less than predictable things.
School is a highly important facility, as it lets you train your citizens in new professions as you advance in technology. All your money comes from the taxes paid by the citizens - the more citizens you have the more money you get.
Apart from the basic structures, the game also features advanced structures like the carpenters shop, distillery, or soap factory.
You will take care of finances in a special game menu. Here, you can see the money you spent on motivating your citizens, research, and common expenditures - employees' wages. The money is gathered in equal time-intervals and distributed automatically according to this menu. Apart from money, you will have to cope with dozens of other resources. All nations have different resource models.
You will have to pay great heed to all things that influence the mood of your subjects, as they indirectly influence overall production and taxes. Your people will have special requirements at times, like places to go out to (so you have to build them a tavern or circus), juice (you have to build a mushroom-juice factory) and even women J. The most important thing is to keep them well fed, as hungry citizens easily become criminals and imperil the kingdom. Criminals are out of control and they will keep attacking citizens and taking their goods. You can get rid of them by building a police station and hiring policemen. Your farmers and hunters will provide the basic food resources that would later be turned into proper food in bakery and meat-shop. Foraging is also a good way to get food in the beginning. Your only defense against both enemies and traitors are your hunters and policemen. You will occasionally receive an offer from wandering warriors to defend your kingdom. In order to receive these offers, you will have to build the stronghold first. In fact, practically all professions will require you to build a certain structure before you can train them.
Even though you can attack your neighbors, the developers obviously focused on peaceful solutions. Instead of waging war against your enemies, you can settle your interest clashes using the whole lot of diplomatic options. Trade is the key to international relations in this game, and you can control it through the trade market on which you can offer or demand any goods. The Flying Merchant is there to buy your unwanted goods at low prices, but he can sometimes help you achieve victory over your opponents.
7.2 Good
Hours of fun it has to offer, complex tech-tree, being as good as the settlers, possibly even better, excellent animations and graphics altogether;
Too complex for most players, a lot of bugs, poor AI, eight-year-old concept.


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Police are investigating a body found in Jeffersonville Sunday morning.
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Detective Todd Hollis confirmed there was a body near a wood line off Holman's Lane.
According to Hollis, the body found appears to be a white middle-aged man.
Police are not sure the cause of death or identification of the man at this time.
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Gannon athletic director outlines searching for college basketball coach
For the past several weeks, Gannon athletic director Mark Richard has been involved in a search to fill the school's women's basketball coaching position.
After a highly successful 11-season run, former Golden Knights coach Cleve Wright left to become the head coach of Miami (Ohio) of the Mid-American Conference.
Since then, Richard and his staff have worked to pinpoint Wright's successor.
Last week, Richard gave his views on searching for a college basketball coach.
Q: How does the process to find a new coach begin?
A: To get started, obviously you have to work with your human resources director and division to make sure you know what all the ground rules are, put out the advertisement, the job description, make sure everything is intact, how you want it to be. Just a lot of, I guess, housecleaning items to get you started.
Then from there you need to appoint a search committee that you feel is going to represent people in the university who are going to be involved or relevant to what the head coach needs to do. Once we get a search committe together, we meet as a group and review all the information I just talked about. But also look at what we want in a head coach. What are those characteristics that's going to make this a successful search?
Q: What are some of those characteristics that you look for in a coach?
A: I think you have some fundamental things that you look for in every coach. For example, the ability to recruit. The ability to show as a head coach that you're graduating your student-athletes, you're able to retain your student-athletes. You must have a working knowledge of university financial aid and also NCAA rules. What also is important is the student-athlete experience. As a head coach, have (they) been able to develop your people into leaders and have them enjoy their college experience. In particular for our search for a women's basketball coach, we wanted somebody that had a proven record, who's been able to win championships, because they're stepping into a situation where we have a bunch of young ladies who are highly determined and are coming back. They want success next year. They need a coach who has been there before and knows how to take them to that level.
Q: As the progress unfolds, how do you start whittling down the list of potential candidates?
A: You're working through HR. Now we have resumes in. Everything is submitted online. I think back in the day, you'd send a resume to everybody you could think of. But now it's just all online. We'll give it a couple of weeks, because I think most people understand when you're hiring a coach you're going to move fairly quickly. So in a couple weeks, you'll have anywhere from 75 to 100 names of people applying for the job.
That's the challenge. You've got to sit there and look and read through cover letters. You read through the resumes. You read through who their references are. And also, some people submit additional materials. For example, their philosphy in coaching, whatever that may be. That's (what takes) a long time. Who's out there? Who's successful? What name is jumping off the page at you?
The next step would be to meet as a committee. And each committe member - and in our case, we had 10 committe members - come to the table with names that they feel should be (interviewed). We'll whittle that list down to try to get a workable number, somewhere between six and 10 people, to do video interviews with. We did video interviews. A lot of times you do telephone interviews. I'd rather do the video interview. That way you can see the person, how they react to questions. It's just a better situation. After we go through the entire group with video interviews, we'll go back together as a committee and determine who we think we want to bring on campus for a full-blown campus interview.
Q: Are there challenges and potential obstacles during this process?
A: There's always challenges. There's always things that pop up. For example, we're in the offseason, so to speak. The semester is over. We've got committee members on vacation doing things, which kind of slows the process. I took a week's vacation, which I needed to do. But it slowed the process probably by a week.
Q: How greater is that challenge you're replacing a coach like Cleve Wright, who did a tremendous job for the women's basketball program?
A: I thought we'd get Cleve for another year. But Miami of Ohio came calling, which is a great opportunity for him and his family. I knew at some point he would probably have that opportunity. I was hoping maybe another year down the road.
Q: Do you set a timetable as when you want to hire a new coach?
A: Yes we do. From day one you set a timetable. You try to stay as close to that as possible. The women's (basketball) coach, we started April 25, and we wanted to get it done in late May or early June. That's where we are right now. We're to the point right now (where) we've gone through the interviews on campus.
We brought in three very excellent candidates. Right now we're checking references. I would say (we'll make a decision) very soon, probably within the next week.
Q: What have you learned most about conducting coaching searches?
A: One of the things you learn most is hiring people is probably one of the most important decisions you make on a campus. When you hire coaches, you're trying to predict the future on how that individual will be able to take that program to the next level - or maintain it, in this case. But it's a good process. You learn a lot about people, if you're a people person. You get a lot of telephone calls from others recommending people. You check through the background checks as far as references. Another step that is probably (become) even more important over the last five years is doing the social media background checks. What are they doing on Facebook? What are they doing on Twitter? That's something that wasn't there 10 years ago.
Q: How much has social media changed the approach to coaching searches, or the choices you make?
A: It's actually put another layer in it, is what it's done, just an extra layer.
Q: How much of the decision-making process is simply a gut feeling?
A: When we get together as a committe and talk about the candidates, you'll hear that in every committee meeting. My gut tells me this. Somebody on that committee will come up with that quote.
Q: What does it feel like you realized you've hired the right coach for the job?
A: Once you hire a coach, getting them on campus and getting them oriented to what we do and our policies and procedures, that also takes time. Meeting the key people in the community, the key people on campus, you want to make sure you put that individual in front of those people. That's a lot of work too, to keep that process going until they can finally hit the ground. Because they've got a lot of things on their mind trying to determine student-athletes and meeting them, (setting up) schedules for the upcoming year, camps for example this summer. There's a lot of work to do. But hopefully you work together.
As an athletic director, you're there with all your coaches. You celebrate success. And when you have a tough loss, you pat them on the back and say, 'Hey, hang in there.' When you work in the athletic department, we're all together as a family. We try and celebrate the wins, and you cry a little bit over the defeats (and then) you move on.


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Man arrested in alleged theft
A 32-year-old man was arrested Tuesday when he was seen driving a rental car that had been stolen after it was sent out for repairs, police said.
Bail was set at $1,000 for James Herbstman, who gave no local address. He was charged with unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle.
The 2012 silver Nissan Altima, owned by Dollar Rent A Car, had been taken to Jim Falk Motors to be repaired April 4, police said. When the business received a part needed for the repairs April 18, the car was missing and reported stolen, police said.
Herbstman was arrested at 2:36 p.m. Tuesday when a Dollar manager saw the suspect driving the car on Amala Place in Kahului, police said.
Children's fair set for Saturday
The annual Early Childhood Children's Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Maui Mall.
The free event, hosted by the Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children's Maui Chapter, will feature entertainment and hands-on activities for keiki and parents.
There will be a pirate treasure hunt hosted by Roots Preschool, manipulative block play by Tutu and Me, Kool-Aid Playdough by St. Joseph Early Learning Center and a dinosaur dig by Iao Preschool.
Other participants include Aloha Kai Academy, Maui Family Support Services, Maui Economic Opportunity Head Start, Kahului Union Preschool, Wailuku Hongwanji Preschool, Kamehameha Preschools, Montessori School of Maui and University of Hawaii Maui College.
For more information, visit hawaiikeiki.org.
Bail set for man in theft case
Bail was set at $15,000 for a Kahului man who was arrested Tuesday after he claimed a stolen motorcycle from a towing company, police said.
Michael Tenney, 47, was charged with two counts of unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle and second-degree identity theft.
The motorcycle was reported stolen March 25. On Monday, a towing company called the motorcycle owner to report that it had the vehicle. The owner, who was off-island when he got the call, tried to retrieve the motorcycle Tuesday, only to learn that it had already been picked up by Tenney, police said.
Police said an investigation showed that Tenney had been operating the motorcycle before it was towed.
Missed trash will be picked up
Some areas along a Lahaina trash route were missed Thursday due to mechanical problems, according to the County of Maui Solid Waste Division.
Trash from parts of Launiupoko and half of the area by Lahainaluna Road were not picked up. The pickup is expected to be made midmorning today.
The department apologized for the inconvenience.


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'Guy Fawkes' Robs MoCo 7-Eleven At GunpointA man donned a Guy Fawkes mask and robbed a Germantown 7-Eleven at gunpoint early Tuesday morning, authorities said.
Officials: 8 Firefighters Hurt In Townhouse Fire CollapseFire officials in Maryland say eight firefighters were injured in a collapse at a burning townhouse in Germantown.
Police: Man Shoots Woman, Kills Himself At Gas StationPolice say a man fatally shot a woman at a gas station in Germantown before killing himself.
Bear Sighting Prompts Lockdown At Elementary School In GermantownAnother bear sighting in a residential area of Maryland and this time, it prompts a lockdown at an elementary school!
Man Charged With Fatally Shooting Ex-GirlfriendMontgomery County Police say a Hagerstown man shot his ex-girlfriend after she left a pickup truck during an argument and shot her again as she lay on the ground.
Fire Displaces 6 In Germantown After Electrical MalfunctionFour adults and two children have been displaced after a fire destroyed a home in a Germantown trailer park.
Man Killed After Being Hit By Train In GermantownMontgomery County police say a man was killed after being hit by a train in Germantown.
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Dining al Fresco: Le Chatelain Hotel
November 9, 2015
By: Five Star Alliance
Brussels boasts thousands of places to eat, many of which are consistently voted as the best in the Europe. Le Chatelain Hotel's aptly named La Maison du Chatelain offers elegance, refined taste, and a touch of exclusiveness.
During the warmer days, the beautiful garden terrace inspired by the Florentine inner courtyards, invites you to relax and dream away whilst enjoying your tea with pastry, an afternoon drink, and even a full meal from the La Maison du Chatelain Restaurant.
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During the warmer days, Le Chatelain Hotel's beautiful garden terrace, inspired by the Florentine inner courtyards, invites relaxation whilst enjoying tea with pastry, an afternoon drink, and even a full meal from the La Maison du Chatelain Restaurant.
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By: Five Star Alliance
Le Chatelain Hotel strikes the perfect balance between gracious hospitality, exceptional comfort and state-of-the-art technology. It offers a full range of technological facilities while remaining traditional in one respect: it still clings steadfastly to traditional ideas of hospitality: personal care for every guest. This luxury hotel emphasizes personalized service and attention to detail.
The hotel offers 107 ample and fully soundproofed rooms and suites that have been especially designed and abundantly equipped so as to meet and even surpass your highest expectations of comfort, privacy and security. All rooms are luxuriously spacious, with vast and richly appointed bathrooms, elegantly furnished and endowed with the most innovative conveniences.
The excellent location in Central Brussels, the varied range of choices in sophisticated dining and leisure, an enchanting garden and a superbly equipped top floor Fitness Centre further contribute to the unparalleled charm of your Brussels' "home suite home."
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October 16, 2014
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Warwick Barsey Hotel Brussels strikes the right balance between contemporary chic and traditional charm. A recent refurbishment brings together classic architecture with modern interiors to create a glamorous and ultra-comfortable home-away-from-home.
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Home, Sweet Home: Radisson Blu Adopts Contest-Winning Room Design
October 5, 2011
By: Christopher Roney
There's one criticism I've heard a lot about high-end hotels: These luxurious accommodations and world-class amenities are all well and good, but I still feel like a guest. And I tend to agree. Regardless of the number of free fruit bowls and complimentary drinks they throw at you, there can be a kind of artificiality to the hotel experience.
And that's the worry that motivated contest winner Wim Alenus in his design of a new room at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Belgium. Abandoning the overused velour and gold-plated everything of traditional hotel rooms, Mr. Alenus has created a home away from home. The room has been designed to evoke a feeling of comfort, and the jury described it as "eclectic…elegant, relaxing, and real." It's a room where you can kick your feet up, read the paper, and make yourself as comfortable as sinking into your favorite couch. The contest itself attracted over 10,000 entries and the winning designer has won 30 nights in the room of his creation. That's a man to be jealous of!
Could this become a trend in the hotel world, both in design and operations? We might very well see a return to an emphasis on comfort, and I know I'd love to see more independent designers get the chance to show what they would do when given the chance to design some of the best hotel rooms in the world.
Take the Family to Brussels: 40% Discount at the Conrad Hotel
August 9, 2011
By: Mary Winston Nicklin
There's a lot to love about a city break in Brussels. You can scarf down the best chocolate in the world, trace the trail of famous Belgian beers, get up close with Tintin at the fabulous Comic Strip Center, marvel at Magritte at the surrealist's namesake museum, and of course go have a peek at Manneken Pis. Take advantage of the "Family Summer Break" at the Conrad Brussels and you'll benefit from a special 40% discount on the bed and breakfast BAR rate (Best Available Rate) in a Queen Premium room (for two adults and two kids). Also included: an extensive buffet breakfast in Café Wiltcher's, Playstation and Wii games in the room, and in-room amenities for the little ones. Offer valid through November 6 (must book by September 7, 2011), subject to availability.


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Very interesting article in the Guardian by Ben Walters explores how gay cinema has changed in the last 30 years, focusing on a new-wave of queer cinema with films like Weekend (2011), Keep the Lights On (2012, and I Want Your Love (2012). All three films possess a new naturalistic style and an interest in the quotidian aspects of gay relationships. It's a great read and offers an insight into how changing social contexts impact on the content of films:
"There are exceptions to these generalisations, and huge differences between New Queer Cinema's activist expressionism and the generic populism that succeeded it. But both could be seen in terms of a reality deficit. "You can look at queer film-making in the past 20 years and say we often reverted to using metaphor as a way of telling our stories and avoided the stories themselves," says Sachs. He has done the opposite: Keep the Lights On is autobiographical, revisiting in often excruciating detail the relationship between Sachs and his former partner, a crack-addicted book editor. Compulsion and codependency, deception and desperation lace the narrative, but there are no heroes or villains and no melodrama."


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With trade rumors continuing to swirl, New Orleans Hornets All-Star point guard Chris Paul said Friday that he doesn't want have to wait years to experience winning and urged the Hornets to become active players in free agency.
It was Paul's first public comment since he told ESPN.com last month that he would be open to a trade if New Orleans isn't committed to winning a championship.
"I want to win now,'' said Paul, who hosted his charity golf tournament Friday at the English Turn Country Club. "We have to make adjustments and do different things in order to contend with these great teams in the NBA. I would love for us to be very active in free agency, because there are some players out there, some stars.''
With this year's free-agent class considered one of the best in NBA history with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and Dirk Nowitzki on the market, Paul said if he had enough money in his bank account he would bring them all to New Orleans.
"He is serious about winning, because at the end of the day in two years, if they (Hornets) are not committed to winning, then he's going to want to go — and rightfully so, '' said Paul's father, Charles Paul Sr.
Paul has two years remaining on his contract before he can opt out and enter free agency. Regardless of his contract status, Paul said he is committed to the New Orleans area with his charitable endeavors and said he loves living in the city.
Paul said the lines of communication are always open between him and management, but he hasn't lost sight that the NBA is a business — and any player can be traded.
"I would be crazy if I was blind to the fact that anything can happen in this league, '' Paul said. "But everything I do is driven by my desire to win. It's not money-driven or anything like that.
"I love everything about the city, but at the end of the day, I want to win. I don't want to win years from now. I want to win many, many championships here, but I just want to make sure we are committed to winning.''
With free agency under way, trade rumors continue to surface, with the New Jersey Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, Orlando Magic and the Cleveland Cavaliers having all contacted Hornets General Manager Jeff Bower about Paul's availability.
Bower, who is under consideration for the New Jersey Nets' general manager's job, was out of town Friday and could not be reached for comment.
Hornets owner George Shinn issued a statement last month that he and partner Gary Chouest are committed to building a winner around Paul.
Despite Paul's urging to improve through free agency, after the team finished 37-45 last season, the Hornets have not yet keyed in on a specific target, and team officials said it will likely be a slow process that extends beyond the July 8 date when players can sign contracts.
With a $66 million payroll, the Hornets don't have the necessary cap space to offer a maximum-money contract to players such as James, Bosh and Wade, but they can offer their entire mid-level exception that is expected to be $5.7 million.
"I feel for him (Paul) sometimes, '' said Denver Nuggets point guard Chauncey Billups, who participated in Paul's golf event. "He's just a great player, and he just wants to win. Guys like that, you want them at least to have an opportunity at a championship.
"Right now, it's probably not the greatest of times that he's had since he's been down here, with a new coach and all the uncertainty with the team itself. It's a tough position, a tough spot. I know he loves this community and everything about New Orleans, but at some point he just wants to win, man.''
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That this House is deeply concerned by the secrecy surrounding international negotiations on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA); notes that any agreement reached could affect the measures to protect copyright online currently being debated in the Digital Economy Bill; believes that if the companies affected by the agreement are party to the discussions and able to influence decisions, parliamentarians who represent the public and are responsible for legislation in these areas should also be kept up-to-date with developments and be able to contribute to the debate; seeks assurances from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills that the provisions of the Digital Economy Bill will not be superseded by ACTA; and urges the Government to work to achieve release of details of the negotiations to hon. Members as soon as possible.
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During this recession, unemployment insurance has provided little help to low-wage earners who didn't have long-term, steady jobs, points out Indiana University researcher Kristin Seefeldt, whose work centers on ways to improve public policy as it affects working people and the poor.
"The unemployment insurance system is really set up with the assumption that people work full time, year round in the same job for long periods of time and then get laid off," she says. "Unemployment insurance hasn't kept up with the realities of the labor market."
The hardest hit has been women with young children, Seefeldt says. "These women are getting no unemployment insurance, putting them in a position where they have to scramble all the time. Instability like that isn't good for kids."
As the economy has deteriorated, the family-and-friend safety nets that unemployed women previously relied on have disappeared, she says, leaving the unemployed without anyone to turn to for help with basics like electricity. "Many unemployed people owe huge amounts of money to places like DTE," Seefeldt says. "We're not talking about people spending frivolously."
The solutions sometimes offered for those facing unemployment don't work very well for mothers with kids living in poverty, she believes. For instance, moving to parts of the country where jobs are more plentiful is difficult because it pulls women and children away from family.
Plus, just moving is expensive, Seefeldt says. "It costs a lot of money to pick up and move. You have to have money to haul your stuff. You land somewhere where you have nothing. Detroit's rental market is such that you can get a house cheap without paying a security deposit, but that's not true in a lot of places."
Even going back to school isn't always an answer. Seefeldt points to a woman whose experience she studied in her research who was receiving SSI benefits who returned to school and got an entry-level job. As a result, considering all the work-related costs, she's making less than she was when she was receiving Social Security.
Seefeldt believes the unemployment system should be retooled to reflect the realities of the labor market, which is increasingly filled with people who don't work very long for one employer. And she believes there needs to be more help for families with children.
"Are we going to be willing to let a whole generation of kids grow up in a situation where they don't know from day to day whether the lights are going to stay on and everybody is going to have enough to eat? Should we as a country really be satisfied with that? I think not," Seefeldt says.


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American Airlines Offers Sale From the Continental U.S. to the Sunny Caribbean and Mexico
FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Airlines says "enough" to cold, gloomy winter weather. But rather than just complain, we're doing something about it. American is having a sale for winter/spring travel to some of the sunniest, warmest spots in the Caribbean and Mexico.
American, a founding member of the global oneworld® Alliance, is offering great low fares for travel now through mid-May from the continental U.S. to select destinations in the Caribbean and Mexico.
If you want to escape the cold, American is your airline, and now is the time. No airline offers more service to the Caribbean than American, along with our regional affiliate, American Eagle. And, we've been flying to sunny Mexico for more than 60 years.
Low fares and frequent flights are enough to brighten any gloomy winter day, so add some sunshine to your life with a great fare to the Caribbean or Mexico on American Airlines.
Tickets for American's winter/spring sale fares to the Caribbean and Mexico must be purchased by Feb. 25, 2009, so log on to American's Web site, AA.com, to begin planning your trip soon. (We have great fares from Canada to the Caribbean and Mexico on AA.com as well.)
American Airlines Winter/Spring Sale to the Caribbean and Mexico
- Available from the continental U.S. to select destinations in the Caribbean and Mexico.
- Travel through May 14, 2009.
- Purchase tickets no later than Feb. 25, 2009.
- Other restrictions apply. For rules and restrictions, see the terms and conditions below, or visit American's Web site, AA.com.
Here are samples of American's great low fares. Fare amounts shown are each way based on off-peak, round-trip Economy Class travel purchased on AA.com.
SAMPLE MARKETS Fare Each Way Based on From - To Round-Trip Purchase*
Miami - Grand Cayman, Cayman Is. $80
Philadelphia - San Juan, Puerto Rico $88
New York City - Aruba $97
Los Angeles - Los Cabos, Mexico $103
Baltimore - San Juan, Puerto Rico $106
Miami - Punta Cana, Dom. Rep. $107
Miami - La Romana/Casa de Campo, Dom. Rep.+ $112
Dallas/Fort Worth - Cozumel, Mexico $135
Dallas/Fort Worth - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico $135
Dallas/Fort Worth - Los Cabos, Mexico $185
New York City - St. Lucia, B.W.I. $190
Chicago O'Hare - Los Cabos, Mexico $212
*Fares shown are each way based on off-peak, round-trip Economy Class travel purchased on AA.com, and are in U.S. dollars. Fares are valid for travel through May 14, 2009. Fares do not include all government-imposed taxes and fees.
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Travelers can check schedules and fares and book flights by visiting www.aa.com. On AA.com you'll find the absolute lowest fares available for American Airlines, American Eagle and AmericanConnection® flights - guaranteed. For full details on our Lowest Fare Guarantee, visit www.aa.com/guarantee. And, for the benefits of booking at AA.com, visit www.aa.com/benefits.
For an additional $20 per ticket, travel arrangements can also be made by calling American's reservations number at 1-800-433-7300 (en Espanol 1-800-633-3711) within the United States. Outside the United States, call the local reservations number. For an additional $30 per ticket, travel arrangements can be made at an American Airlines Travel Center or Airport Ticket Office. Tickets may also be purchased through a travel agent. Travel agents may impose a service charge for ticketing.
A "Fly Now, Pay Later" deferred payment option on American allows holders of the American Airlines Credit Card(SM) account to enjoy six months of no payments and no interest for tickets purchased on AA.com. For terms and conditions and more details, visit www.aa.com/paylater.
American Airlines Vacations(SM) has a number of exciting and affordable travel packages available to many popular destinations in the Caribbean and Mexico. For more information, visit www.aavacations.com.
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Fares shown are each way based on off-peak, round-trip Economy-Class travel purchased on AA.com, and are in U.S. dollars. Fares shown are valid for travel Monday-Thursday; other travel days are available at additional cost. Service between Dallas/Fort Worth and Cozumel does not operate on Tuesdays. Fares are subject to change without notice.
Fares do not include (a) a federal excise tax of $3.60 per U.S. domestic flight segment, defined as one takeoff and landing, of a passenger's itinerary; (b) up to $18 per round trip in local airport charges; and (c) September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement originating at a U.S. airport. For international/Puerto Rico destinations, government taxes and fees of up to $180, varying by destination, are not included and may vary slightly depending on currency exchange rates at the time of purchase.
Tickets must be purchased within one day of making reservations, but not later than 11:59 p.m., Feb. 25, 2009 (Central Time).
Fares are valid for travel through May 14, 2009. A two-night minimum stay is required, and a 30-day maximum stay is allowed.
Advertised fares are valid only on American Airlines, American Eagle, and the AmericanConnection® airlines and do not apply to other codeshare flights. Seats are limited. Fares may not be available on all flights. Schedules are subject to change without notice.
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A portion of travel booked on American Airlines may be operated by American Eagle or an AmericanConnection airline. American Eagle is operated by American Eagle Airlines, Inc., or Executive Airlines, Inc., which are wholly owned by AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines. AmericanConnection service is operated by one of the following independent contractors: Trans States Airlines, Inc., or Chautauqua Airlines, Inc.
To purchase tickets on AA.com you must use a credit card with a billing address in the United States, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada, the United Kingdom, or select Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Customers may be charged $15 each way for the first checked bag and $25 each way for the second checked bag. See www.aa.com/baggageallowance for more information.
AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AAdvantage, AmericanAirlines Vacations, and AA.com are marks of American Airlines, Inc. oneworld is a mark of the oneworld Alliance, LLC. American Airlines reserves the right to change the AAdvantage program rules, regulations, travel awards and special offers at any time without notice and to end the AAdvantage program with six months' notice. For complete AAdvantage program details, visit www.aa.com. For full details on our Lowest Fare Guarantee, visit www.aa.com/guarantee. For the benefits of booking at AA.com, visit www.aa.com/benefits.
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Winners Announced, Two Student Plays to be Performed
Four students were named winners in Penn State York's second annual play writing competition sponsored by the campus' Pullo Family Performing Arts Center (The Pullo Center). Winners are Brandon Cwalina, for "Dinner at Six;" Chad Eichelberger, for "All in a Day's Work;" Amber Royster, for "Set Free;" and Lizzet Yanez, for "A Promotion." Each student received $125. Plays of 10-30 minutes were accepted.
Two of the plays, "All in a Day's Work" by Elchelberger and "A Promotion" by Yanez, are being performed on March 3, 4, and 5 at noon in room 114 (lower level) of The Pullo Center. The shows are free and open to the public.
Cwalina is an education major from New Freedom; Eichelberger is an earth and mineral science major from Mount Joy; Royster is in the division of undergraduate studies from York; and Yanez is a business administration major from York.
According to Stuart Stelly, Ph.D., instructor in English and director of the theatre program at Penn State York, the competition is an excellent way to encourage students to write and take part in the theatre program.


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SOSroads will host a "Road Summit on the Future of County Road Funding" on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 5-7 p.m. in the Sally Tomatoes Event Center at Sonoma Mountain Village in Rohnert Park.
County Supervisors Shirlee Zane and David Rabbitt and Deputy Director of Public Works Susan Klassen will discuss the crisis in road maintenance in Sonoma County. The audience will have an opportunity to ask questions.
Zane and Rabbitt constitute the Ad Hoc Roads Committee and have been working on this issue throughout 2012. They will address the financial challenges in finding funds to repair 1,382 miles of county roads and road funding options the county is evaluating.
This year, the board of supervisors approved a one-time $8 million boost for the road budget to address the road crisis. With the addition of the $2.2 million franchise fee for trash haulers, this nearly tripled county general funds devoted for roads from $5.3 million to $15.3. The supervisors will explain how this one-time allocation of funds will be used and discuss options for future funding. SOSroads is a Sonoma County-wide citizens' group formed to advocate for an improved allocation of public funds to roads.
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> being a Linux user for several years (SuSE) I now stepped over to Debian.
> I created four floppy disks as boot etc. disks which cost me 2 EUR (to be
> correct that was for ten floppies) and that was it.
> And, well, at least the look&feel is a bit faster than with SuSE (Which I
> still regard to be a very good system for newbies to Linux). I now use
> GNOME without an increasing coffee consumption.
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Labor Day comes with a 50-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Otherwise, look for partly sunny skies, with a high near 91. Heat index values could be as high as 97 with winds out of the Southwest at 5 to 10 mph. Monday night calls for a 40-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a low around 70.
Tuesday's forecast calls for mostly sunny skies, with a high near 87. Tuesday night should remain mostly clear, with a low around 63. Wednesday should be sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunday's high temperature was 91, which was 10 degrees below the record set in 1951 and two degrees above average. The high temp a year ago was 88.
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Genomic analysis of metastasis reveals an essential role for RhoC
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|The most damaging change during cancer progression is the switch from a locally growing tumour to a metastatic killer. This switch is believed to involve numerous alterations that allow tumour cells to complete the complex series of events needed for metastasis. Relatively few genes have been implicated in these events. Here we use an in vivo selection scheme to select highly metastatic melanoma cells. By analysing these cells on DNA arrays, we define a pattern of gene expression that correlates with progression to a metastatic phenotype. In particular, we show enhanced expression of several genes involved in extracellular matrix assembly and of a second set of genes that regulate, either directly or indirectly, the actin-based cytoskeleton. One of these, the small GTPase RhoC, enhances metastasis when overexpressed, whereas a dominant-negative Rho inhibits metastasis. Analysis of the phenotype of cells expressing dominant-negative Rho or RhoC indicates that RhoC is important in tumour cell invasion. The genomic approach allows us to identify families of genes involved in a process, not just single genes, and can indicate which molecular and cellular events might be important in complex biological processes such as metastasis.
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NHL's Daly Releases Statement Regarding Malone
Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly has released a statement regarding Tampa Bay Lightning F Ryan Malone who was arrested earlier this morning.
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After seven albums' worth of radio-friendly, album-oriented rock and a lengthy hiatus, Pat Benatar returns here with a straight-up blues album cut in the company of the purist Roomful of Blues. "True Love" is an unpretentious romp through a set of jump blues, and Benatar has enough of an aptitude for the form to know not to overdo it. She's always sung sassily, but the way she wraps her voice around a song like Bloodshot Eyes -- assisted by a solid shot of reverb -- is a minor revelation.
Benatar and guitarist/producer/husband Neil Giraldo swing hard in the company of the five Roomful of Blues horns; her phrasing is spot-on throughout, and Giraldo does justice to his mentors. They rip through numbers by two Kings -- B.B. (Payin' The Cost to be the Boss and I've
Got Papers on You) and Albert (I Get Evil). In the middle, they sprint through three originals, including a fast one led by a stride piano (I Feel Lucky) and the slow-burning title track, which comes within a few degrees of Peggy Lee's Fever. "True Love" is a
pleasurable comeback album for Pat Benatar, who may have hit us with her best shot when we least expected it.
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Canada's Music Express magazine, June 1991:
When Pat Benatar and her husband and producer, Neil Geraldo, began writing rock songs for a new album, she reportedly became too bored to continue. Here, after all, is a 38-year-old mother who felt embarassed to slide into the leathers and belt out "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" and "Love is a Battlefield."
So Benatar and hubby turned to their collection of vintage blues records and started recording their own versions. The result is a convincing stylization of blues and R&B tracks with Benatar, supported by the Rhode Island-based Roomful of Blues band and her own musicians, paying tribute to the likes of BB King ("Payin' the Cost to be the Boss") and Albert King ("I Get Evil"). There are also songs penned by the likes of T-Bone Walker ("Evening"), Big Maybelle ("So Long") and Charles Brown ("Please Come Home for Christmas").
Benatar's vocal style is smooth and mature, her demeanor relaxed and comfortable-she never forces the situation or tries to copy someone else. Geraldo also prospers from the departure, laying down some hot guitar licks on "Payin' the Cost to be the Boss" and co-writing a number of new songs. This marks a bold career move to be sure, but one that could pay off in spades if old fans and new listeners will just plug into the music without holding any preconceptions.
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Milbank: Obama pays price for ducking questions
Barack Obama received a valuable reminder in his drubbing in the first debate: He is a president, not a king.
In the hours after Republican challenger Mitt Romney embarrassed the incumbent in their first meeting, Obama loyalists expressed puzzlement that the incumbent had done badly. But Obama has only himself to blame, because he set himself up for this emperor-has-no-clothes moment. For the past four years, he has worked assiduously to avoid being questioned, maintaining a regal detachment from the media and other sources of dissent and skeptical inquiry.
Obama has set a modern record for refusal to be quizzed by the media, taking questions from reporters far less often than did Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and even George W. Bush. Obama has shied from mixing it up with members of Congress, too. And, especially since Rahm Emanuel's departure, Obama is surrounded by a large number of yes men who aren't likely to get in his face.
This insularity led directly to the Denver debacle: Obama was out of practice and unprepared to be challenged. The White House had supposed that Obama's forays into social media -- town hall meetings with YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and the like -- would replace traditional presidential communication. By relying on such venues, Obama's argument skills atrophied, and he was ill-equipped to engage in old-fashioned give and take.
Luckily for Obama, the debates are, as one adviser put it Thursday, "a three-game series." Romney's after-debate glow will likely fade as he attempts to explain his dubious assertions that he would not reduce taxes paid by the wealthy and that his tax cuts wouldn't increase the deficit. But even if Obama ultimately prevails, he should remember Denver as a warning: He does himself no favors by hiding from tough questioning.
Towson University political scientist Martha Kumar, who keeps a running tally of Obama's media appearances, tells me he had 19 solo news conferences in the White House as of Sept. 30. That compares to 26 for Ronald Reagan at the same point in his presidency, 59 for George H.W. Bush, and 31 for Bill Clinton. Obama had more formal news conferences than George W. Bush (13), but Bush engaged in many more informal Q&A sessions with reporters: 340 at this stage in his presidency to Obama's 105. Clinton had 585 at this point, the elder Bush had 309 and Reagan had 135.
The problem of president-in-the-bubble isn't unique to this debate. As Democrats were quick to point out Wednesday night, other incumbent presidents -- Jimmy Carter, Reagan and both Bushes -- did poorly in their first debates.
After a night to sleep on it, and huddling with aides, Obama on Thursday found the lively retorts that had eluded him Wednesday night. "When I got onto the stage, I met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be Mitt Romney," he told supporters. "But it couldn't have been Mitt Romney because the real Mitt Romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that favor the wealthy. The fellow on stage last night said he didn't know anything about that."
Nice comeback. Had Obama allowed himself to be challenged over the past four years, he might have come up with it in real time.
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The truck is loaded and I let rip, zooming in and out with up and down on the left thumb stick. Just for fun I switch to the rocket launcher and blind fire from within cover - the rockets spiral realistically, sometimes missing their target considerably. But I did manage to land one missile plum in the middle of a bunch of Triads guarding the truck - resulting in a hugely satisfying, ear-bursting explosion, with flying bodies, lots of blood and the odd burning corpse. Savage. With Packie in tow and the Triads safely disposed of, I drive the meds to the safe house and Ray - he says hi. This, I'm told, is the first time Niko meets a Mafia contact.
From my short time with the game I know that the combat in GTA 4 is the best of any GTA game. With the implementation of cover, full control of the targeting reticule and destructible environments, Rockstar has dragged the series kicking and screaming into the next-generation. It feels more satisfying, more tactical and more like the games we've loved playing over the last few years. With elements of Gears of War, Rainbow Six Vegas and Assassin's Creed, GTA 4 positively reeks of next-genness.
Some fans of the series will no doubt complain that these changes weren't needed, or make the game worse than its predecessors. But I disagree. A combat overhaul was, in my opinion, absolutely essential in order to keep the franchise relevant. The increased realism is welcome. But none of these changes have ruined what has stood the series in such good stead down the years - the freedom to do what you want, and have a blast at the same time.
There are still many unanswered questions - there's only so much info you can glean out of a couple of hours with a game. We know next to nothing about how the multiplayer works, for example. I'm assured info isn't far off though. The multiplayer will, of course, be an essential component in the overall GTA 4 experience, and it's absolutely imperative that Rockstar nails it.
We also know little about relationship building, which will also be extremely important in the game. Sure Niko can take women out on dates, and even get them in the sack, but what benefit will it bring? We know that improving relationships with certain people, like Roman and Little Jacob, will result in assistance (keep taking Roman out for drinks and he'll eventually offer you a completely free Liberty City wide taxi service, keep Little Jacob sweet and he'll give you weapons for nothing), but what can women like Michelle offer apart from questionably animated swinging hips?
Still, I've seen enough to know that GTA 4 is sure to blow the socks off anyone who's played GTA in the past. Indeed, I'm going to make a tentative claim and say it's shaping up to be the best in the series. But I still have some reservations. Liberty City does indeed feel more like a living, breathing place than ever before, but dig deep and you'll find that it's emptier than you might think. You can't enter most of the game's buildings or talk to 90% of the people you see. If you witness a crime you can stop and watch the event unfold, and even follow it through to an arrest - police will push the perpetrator's head down and bundle them into the back of cop car. While there are tonnes of people simply getting on with their lives, doing things like withdrawing money from cash machines and discussing the burning issues affecting the citizens of Liberty City, at the end of the day they act like the soulless automatons they truly are.
Does it matter? As I've said, this is GTA, not the latest JRPG. You can still nick a car, run over 50 pedestrians, climb a drainpipe, jump onto a train platform, slide into cover, blind-fire a rocket launcher, blow everything up and escape from the cops while throwing Molotov cocktails out of a sports car. Who needs levelling up when you've got this?
I leave Rockstar's London HQ gagging for more and I can't wait to blow the final version of the game open in one weekend-long blitz. Am I excited for GTA 4? Hell yeah. And you should be too.
GTA 4 will be released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on April 29 2008.


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Voters may not agree with our picks and recommendations for this election.
That's fine by us as long as they go to the polls on Tuesday and make their preferences known.
Exercising one's right to vote is paramount. That is especially true in times such as these when so much is at stake.
Our schools, our community, our entire country – all are struggling with budget dilemmas.
You can still use our voter guide, mlive.com/voterguide, for background on the issues and the candidates in your community. And below you'll find a roundup of The Flint Journal's election endorsements as well.
On Tuesday, be sure to make your voice heard. Vote.
Here is a recap of our endorsements:
President of the United States: Barack Obama showed during his first term that he has the vision and leadership necessary to help Flint and struggling communities like it get back on their feet after decades of distress.
U.S. Senate: The most pressing issues right now are tax reform, taming federal spending and generating some new energy in Congress to end an environment of political gridlock. Republican U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra has a better grasp on how national politics should shape the federal agenda during the next six years.
5th U.S. House District: Daniel Kildee, D-Flint Township, has the experience and ideas needed to operate at the federal level while maintaining our local interests. Kildee has the expertise and drive to help move the country forward.
68th District Court: Because of their experience and expertise, voters should return incumbent judges William H. Crawford II and Herman Marable Jr. to the bench.
Flint Public Safety millage: This 6-mill tax proposal could pay for the equivalent of 50 officers and add to the city's police and fire departments. Public safety is a priority. This proposal deserves a yes vote.
The Genesee County Health Plan: The plan has helped 60,000 of our neighbors. It serves as a clearinghouse for both the insured and under-insured and helps small businesses offer health care to employees. It deserves a yes vote.
Michigan State University Extension and Veterans Services proposals: In spite of the relatively meager amounts being sought, these millages shouldn't be on the community priority list. We recommend a no vote on both the MSUE and Veterans Services proposals.
Flint Board of Education: Incumbents Antoinette Lockett and Vera Julie Perry showed a prowess of the budget that was clearly unmatched – a point that is critically important for our school leadership. Roneeka Pleasant-Brown also has a great depth of understanding of the issues and really convinced us by talking about the need for a fundamental shift within Flint Public Schools – "a culture change." We recommend these three to district voters.


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