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The Smith Optics Garden State Grudge Match easily goes down as one of the East Coast's most iconic surfing contests. So when Rob Cloupe and company announced the final edition of the New Jersey staple last October, we all shed a tear wondering whether the fired-up rivalry format would ever make an appearance again. But our crying was clearly in vain, as Smith and Surfline have teamed up to transform the event into a regionally focused online video contest — and we can't begrudge the Grudge folks since they've handed half the event's eight roster spots to East Coasters.
The structure is simple: eight teams of two surfers each submit clips to Surfline, who chose the best eight and created a bracket. The #1 seed is Sam Hammer and Balaram Stack of the Northeast; #2 is Brett Barley and Fisher Heverly of the Mid-Atlantic; #3 is Dylan Graves and Brian Toth of Puerto Rico; and #5 is Evan Geiselman and Noah Schweizer of Florida. Hammer and Stack square off against Raph Bruhwiler of Canada in the initial bracket, while Barley and Heverly face Hawaii's Kekoa Bacalso and Ezekiel Lau, Graves and Toth surf against Nate Yeomans and Nick Rosza of SoCal, and Geiselman and Schweizer surf against Austin Smith-Ford and Noah Wegrich of NorCal.
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WASHINGTON -- A divided Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted Thursday to send the controversial nomination of Rhea Suh for assistant secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks to the Senate with a recommendation that she be confirmed.
The vote was 12-10 with all Democrats, including new chairwoman Mary Landrieu, D-La. voting yes, and all Republicans opposed.
Louisiana's Republican congressional members, led by Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, her leading challenger in the fall Senate race, have labeled Suh hostile to oil and gas development, citing her 2007 comments on behalf of a private environmental foundation that "the pace and magnitude of this [natural gas] development is easily the single greatest threat to the ecological integrity of the West."
Landrieu said that Suh has assured the committee that she would "absolutely support the responsible development of natural gas and other fossil fuels from our public lands."
Landrieu said that Dale Hall, President George W. Bush's Fish and Wildlife Service director, who now leads the wildlife group, Ducks Unlimited, wrote the committee to say that Suh "has proven herself to be a friend of natural resources and a willing partner with energy extraction and beneficial use," who has "shown a willingness to engage and support restoration of the Gulf Coast, particularly the significant impacts to Louisiana's coastline, in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill."
And she said Republicans who blame Suh, at least in part, for the moratorium on deep-water oil development after the 2010 BP oil spill had the wrong person, given that the recommendation and eventual implementation rested with then Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.
Still, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, the top Republican on the Energy Committee said: "In my view, she just has not demonstrated she is the right choice to oversee the needed direction to the National Park Service and Fish and Wildlife" division of Interior.
Murkowski read from an editorial in Thursday's Wall Street Journal that said, in part, "Ms. Suh has made no commitments on drilling or endangered species as part of her confirmation hearing, which means she could do a lot of damage in the final two years of this Administration."
A letter this week from Louisiana House Republicans, including Cassidy, said it made no sense for the Energy Committee to hold a hearing on promoting natural gas exports, and then two days later advance a nominee that has could "obstruct energy job growth and production." Cassidy called the vote a test on whether "Sen. Landrieu and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is committed to Louisiana workers and domestic energy production."
Landrieu said that "my opponents make quite a few outrageous claims about my long service to the state."
"I think people in Louisiana would find it very hard to believe that I'm not a strong supporter of oil and gas revolution. Number two, the Walls Street Journal that was heralded as the voice to listen to, if we had listened to the Wall Street Journal we would have never passed flood insurance (relief legislation."
And Landrieu said that the official Suh will report to, and has the key decision making authority on oil and gas development issues, is Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, who worked for part of her career as an engineer for Mobil.
Landrieu said that one of the first priorities for her as the new Energy Committee chair is a hearing on how to expedite permitting to increase domestic oil and gas production.
The contentious fight over the Suh nomination is quite a contrast to 2009, when the Senate confirmed her unanimously for her current post as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget at the Department of the Interior.
Cassidy and Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, criticized Landrieu's support for Suh.
"By siding with President Obama's radical anti-drilling pick for a powerful Department of Interior post, Senator Landrieu failed her first test as Chair of the Senate Energy Committee," Scalise said.


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Leif Ove Andnes speaks with The UK's The Telegraph's Ivan Hewitt about his Beethoven Journey project in a fascinating feature article - and reveals his unlikely inspiration for this epic four year touring and recording project.
"We all like to curse "lift music", if we have any musical sensitivity. But even this much-maligned source of noise pollution can have its good side. It was listening to Beethoven's piano concertos relayed over tinny speakers in a hotel lift in São Paulo that reminded Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes of the glories of these great pieces.
"I thought, oh no, this will drive me crazy. But to my surprise I found I was enjoying it. I was just amazed every time I stepped into the lift at the inventiveness and humour of these works, which until then I had not played very much. That was when I had the idea of focusing on them for a period of years."
The idea born in a Brazilian lift is now well under way.
Andsnes and I meet in a hotel lobby in Birmingham, where he and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra have just arrived from Norway. It's one of the last dates in their long tour of Beethoven's First and Third piano concertos. One of the performances was recorded live, and has just been released on the Sony Classical label. This year, Andsnes and the orchestra will follow the same pattern with the Second and Fourth concertos, and again the following year with the grand Fifth Concerto, known as the Emperor, and the Choral Fantasy for solo piano, chorus and orchestra. Andsnes is a broad-shouldered, pensive man whom you could imagine cast in the role of a country pastor in a Bergman film. Now in his early forties, he's one of the finest pianists of his generation, much honoured in his home country, and for 17 years director of the one of the world's best chamber music festivals at Risør in Norway. How does he plan to make these well-worn works appear fresh? In a way, the answer is simple. He can make them appear fresh to us because they seem so fresh to him.
"You know I was thinking about that rhythm that keeps coming back in the First Concerto's first movement," he says before we've barely sat down, "then finally you hear it in the kettledrums. It just struck me recently that it's like a heartbeat which underlies everything. It's so interesting how he can make something so simple and short so full of meaning. He's so different to Mozart in that way."
But is the pianistic challenge similar to Mozart's concerto, in the sense that clarity is all? "Yes, there's nowhere to hide," he says, but pauses for a moment before adding: "On the other hand he can be totally different. Beethoven's lines are often longer than Mozart's. He actually didn't like Mozart's short phrases, and once said he preferred Clementi's more expansive sonatas." So Beethoven is both more terse than Mozart, and also more expansive. Isn't this a contradiction?
"Yes, you're right," says Andsnes. (He often says this, with an appreciative air as if I've genuinely enlightened him. It's part of his quiet courtesy, which is the first thing that strikes you about the man.) "But that's what makes Beethoven so extraordinary, and also so difficult. It means that at times I have to find a completely clear, transparent sound, and other times I need a really big palette of colours.
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The Academy Awards Show is this Sunday and my wife has never been more excited. She loves watching the Red Carpet arrivals and who can blame her? I especially enjoy Joan Rivers because chances are she will say exactly the wrong thing to the wrong person at the wrong time and the results are usually uncomfortably hilarious. It's kind of like watching "The Office" with famous people. This year's show promises to be bigger than ever, literally. With the nomination of Jennifer Hudson and the growing popularity of America Ferrara ("Ugly Betty") and Tyra Banks, bigger is indeed better, or at least just as beautiful.
It's not that these ladies are fat, mind you. It's just that compared to your average stick figure actress, these women are a lot closer in size to the average American woman. Since women have been forced to stare at endless photos of skinny super models and lollipops* like the Olsen twins, Nicole Ritchie and Kate Bosworth the emergence of actresses with actual bodies is pretty refreshing. I am pretty sure Mrs. Winston is not alone in her excitement to see women weighing more than one hundred pounds strutting their stuff down the red carpet; especially considering the average American woman weighs around 164 pounds. Incidentally, did you know that the human body has enough fat to produce seven bars of soap? I am prohibited by threat of divorce from revealing my wife's weight but I can say that while she is less than the national average, she has never been accused of being a stick figure. That's good news for me since I prefer a woman with a full body.
As you know, I have quite a few celebrity clients; just last week I helped Tony Danza's former roommate design a marketing plan for his new homemade jam company. So, as you can imagine, I'm pretty dialed in. That's how I was able to find out that a certain PR company is sending all the presenters and nominees giant personalized chocolate bars to encourage the trend toward fullness. Smart move. It's a time honored marketing tradition that if something is hot, jump on board and if you discover a brilliant idea, steal it. That's why I suggest you send your VIPs delicious chocolate bars that spell out your message. Rush Imprint has high quality Chocolate Bars in three sizes; your logo or personal message will get double exposure since both the bar an the wrapper can be customized. It's the perfect promotional item when you want to ensure your message will be well received.
Mrs. Winston always says, "I never met a piece of chocolate I didn't like." I'm off to make some chocolate dipped strawberries; Mrs. Winston and I have a date to watch the Oscars together and it really puts her in the mood.


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Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Fame or Shame Game #7: Origami Auto-Fold Stroller
The Origami Stroller by 4Moms opens and closes — collapses and expands — at the push of a button.
The folding action is by way of a rechargeable battery that charges itself through normal use of the stroller. Push the stroller 300 feet and you're good for a fold.
A sensor in the seat prevents folding while a child is seated.
An LCD panel on the handlebar displays a pedometer, speedometer, thermometer and battery status.
And the stroller has daytime running lights.
I'll skip the mundane details common on high-end strollers — bassinet, car seat adapter, etc. Just trust it does a lot of the other stuff you want. And it should for a suggested retail price of $650. It hits the market in February 2009.
Hat tips to Baby Chic 101 and Baby Gizmo for the scoop from which I culled these details. Check their reports from the ABC Kids Expo for more. I'm not sure who to credit for the embedded video, but it might be Car & Caboodle.
Now, I ask you dear Thinga-readers… are these four mom inventors destined for fame, or shame?


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CLAYTON — A 7-month-old and a 2-year-old were taken to an area hospital early Thursday morning after their Stanger Court home was destroyed by fire, Gloucester County Fire Marshal Edward Johnson said.
He added the children had suffered smoke inhalation, but he didn't know their condition as of that afternoon. Johnson said all the home's occupants — both parents, the children and even their golden retriever — managed to escape the two-story house at 22 Stanger Court.
He said he believed the kids were taken to Kennedy University Hospital in Washington Township. The parents declined medical treatment at the scene, Johnson said.
He also said his office still investigating the fire, which authorities were not considering suspicious as of Thursday afternoon.
The fire was reported around 4:50 a.m. by a neighbor across the street, Johnson said.
He said the children's father awoke to the sound of the home's smoke alarm, which included a voice repeatedly saying "Fire, fire."
The man ran into the baby's room, where he encountered heavy smoke, Johnson said. He grabbed the baby, and the family soon exited the house.
The home is uninhabitable, and the family is being aided by the American Red Cross Gloucester County chapter.
On Thursday afternoon, the west side of the house — and more than half the house overall — was baked black.
The garage area on the westernmost end of the home, where Johnson said the fire had started, had collapsed. Only a few charred studs remained standing, and a burnt bicycle lay against the outside wall.
A Cadillac Escalade in the driveway was also heavily damaged, the driver and passenger seats completely charred, melted and crumbled debris lying in both seats.
The white siding and black shutters remained on the east end of the home, although the interior appeared to be gutted, if not heavily damaged.
Black, gray and white debris littered the home's expansive back deck, but the children's slide and swing set in the back yard remained untouched.


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Climate Change and Obesity?
By Alessandro R Demaio, Harvard Medical School and The University of Copenhagen
This is likely to cause controversy, but I am going to draw a line in the sand. We have a number of massive Global Health challenges to address as a society, but to me, there are none more pressing, threatening or crucial to act upon than Climate Change and Non-Communicable Disease (NCDs).
The BIG Two
At face value, one could be forgiven for seeing these two defining global health challenges as unrelated. Forgiven for thinking of them as separate problems with distinct causes for which we need two groups charged with the implementation of unique solutions.
But take a closer look, and you will realise a few things. These are two massive challenges largely resulting from, and solved by, the same determinants. Also, that the immediate and long-term benefits of addressing one are enormous, dwarfed only by the benefits and co-benefits of addressing both together.
The global health community has a lot to do in the coming decades, with increasingly less. Limited fiscal, human and natural resources available – compounded by austerity and economic conservatism during what could be a lengthy or permanent downturn in government budgets and overseas aid. As a collective, we must look more to opportunities for common progress and gains, and less to siloed initiatives as we have seen in the past few decades. We must seek out social investments which will maximise the benefits returned. One way of doing so, is to look for measures which will solve multiple problems, or address problems which are caused by the same determinants.
We must acknowledge that slicing major challenges into verticalised problems diminishes or precludes opportunities for common progress.
You see, NCDs and Climate Change do in fact share the same causes and largely require the same solutions. Carbon-intensive and labour-conserving lifestyles; highly-processed food requiring large energy inputs; larger portions of meat and higher calorie diets; increasing air pollution… Yet we separate their responses and those commanded with their mitigation. Health is dependent on a healthy environment, both urban and natural.
The GOOD News.
What's exciting though, is that given their shared causes and mitigation strategies, by addressing one we will also be addressing the other. By tackling climate change, in addition to bringing the health benefits associated with this alone, we could also bring co-benefits of a reduced burden of chronic disease. By investing in ways to make healthier, less-processed food more affordable we reduce the carbon-intensiveness of our diets but are also likely to see a reduction in diet-related diabetes and heart disease. Providing safe public environments conducive to biking or active living will not only reduce carbon emissions and environmental pollutants, but may also reduce community rates of asthma, lung disease and even cancers.
This idea, or the inter-linked nature of Climate Change and NCDs is not new. But it continues to largely fly under the community radar. A greater awareness could lead to further discussion, engagement, collaborative mitigation and collective action.
For more on global health, explore Translational Global Health, from Alessandro and PLoS.
Alessandro R Demaio does not work for, consult to, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has no relevant affiliations.
This article was originally published at The Conversation. Read the original article.
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by Andrew Mackie 3 years agoIt's nice to hear someone discussing the connection between environmentalism and health. Too often these concepts are entirely disconnected. This is particularly relevant when nutrition, urban environment and climate are considered. Virtually mandatory vehicle ownership and mandatory GMO/processed/junk-food diets are the norm across North America. It leads to a simple formula that just makes sense. To start a program of carbon reduction means not just turning off the lights more, and driving less, but also building better cities, walking or biking more, and eating more local, wholesome foods. The great thing is that it works both ways. To start a true health program means exercising more, reducing exposure to chemicals, eating better foods, and so on. Either way, we are contributing positively to our climate problem. It just makes logical sense. Now, how do we give this concept more publicity?
by Keith Bell 3 years agoSeveral studies have revealed abnormal gut flora in obesity using molecular science. "Diet-related diabetes" is also about shifting of flora. Diet shifts flora because we're not the only ones consuming . . . but diet is secondary to flora. Flora imbalance is what drives NCDs. It's well known that poor sanitation alters flora, yet sanitation has yet to be placed on the NCD agenda. It's no accident the most obese nations are also least sanitary, defecating directly into drinking water for generations. This is also the underlying cause of the UK's rickets epidemic which is NOT a matter of sunshine as experts report.
by Keith Bell 3 years agoAndrew, I wish it were that simple, but we have been seriously damaging our environment with raw and poorly treated sewage. All the bike riding and diets in the world don't easily reverse diabetes epidemics. We're talking about a severely altered microbiome. Look at your own nation's diabetes epidemic. The Canadian Diabetes Association says one in three Canadians will have diabetes or prediabetes by 2020. The same is happening in the USA and all over the globe. Why have northern United States (Washington, Idaho, Montana, Minnesota, Maine) more than doubled diabetes prevalence in just the past 15 years? Why don't we look upstream toward our polluting Canadian neighbors? I'm saying the single largest driving force behind NCDs is poor sanitation. Canadian scientists rationalize discharge of raw sewage into bodies of water, as if they were nature's cleaning service. The same attitude takes place everywhere on Earth. It's time to end mixing waste with water. Yet sanitation isn't even on the NCD agenda. Andrew, have you ever investigated the crucial aspect of your own gut flora driving your health? There is no more powerful health construct for people and planet; we're only beginning to acknowledge it. And how this microbial pollution actually speeds global warming because it's a significant source of carbon dioxide isn't even on the map!
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WESTFIELD – Revitalization, accountability, fiscal responsibility re priority issues the city faces during the next two years, incumbent City Council-at-large and challengers cite in their campaign platforms leading towards the Nov. 8 city elections.
There are also issues of construction of a new $36 million 600-student elementary school and an estimated $7 million Senior Center.
Pointing the nearly completed $14.5 million reconstruction of Main, Elm and Broad streets, including rehabilitation of Park Square, incumbents and challengers alike say city officials must now step up efforts to attract new business and residents to the downtown specifically and Westfield as a whole.
Voters on Nov. 8 will elect seven council at-large members from a field of 11 candidates that includes six incumbent councilors, two former councilors and three newcomers.
In addition to council-at-large, Ward 1 City Councilor Christopher Keefe faces a challenge by school volunteer Kevin P. Medeiros, brother of the late Charles W. Medeiros who served more than 30 years on the council.
All other Ward council seats are uncontested.
"It is imperative that we continue to emphasize planning for future success and growth of the city," said Councilor-at-Large Brent B. Bean II. "Projects to update and expand city water, gas and our sewer system should also be top priorities," he said.
Andrew P. Bannish, the youngest of challengers this year at age 18, said his interest in running for the City Council is "to improve the image of the city. I want to be part of the decision making process for improvements to the city and its government efficiency."
Another first-time candidate, Agma Maria Sweeney said focus must turn to "projects that will come as a result of the current reconstruction and revitalization that will enhance the quality of life for residents of Westfield." Sweeney also wants to lead in creating a public transit look within city limits by PVTA to meet travel needs of residents here.
Kevin W. Harraghy, a former city councilor in the late 1970s, said the City Council "must take a lead in developing efforts aimed at attracting new, and maintain existing, businesses not only downtown but throughout the city."
Incumbent Councilor-at-Large John J. Beltrandi wants to also focus on continued efforts to develop and expand services at Barnes Regional Airport. "The downtown is important to attracting new life to the city but we must not forget all of what Westfield offers," he said.
Veteran Councilor-at-Large Brian P. Sullivan has been a leading force in trying to build a new Senior Center for the city. "We (the council) has worked to assist business, homeowners and our children and we must not forget the needs of our senior population. A new Senior Center has been in planning for years and we should work to finish this project as soon as possible," he said.
Former at-Large Councilor James R. Adams, seeking a return to the council, is a member of the Council on Aging and agrees that a new Senior Center "can no longer remain on the back burner. This can be accomplished as we work to continue the revitalization effort for the entire city." Adams also want to create a sports complex for use by the city's young population.
Councilor-at-Large David A. Flaherty says he will continue to press accountability and "develop fiscally-responsible sustainable budgets and realistic long-term financial plans" for the city. Flaherty, during his first term on the council, focused on the city's long-term debt issues such as retimrement and other employee benefits and bonding issues.
Councilor-at-Large Patti A. Andras said projects now underway and those planned for the near future "do and will make a difference in the city's future and will help move. The City Council has an important role in what projects are undertaken and my background in trust and investment services can help move the city forward."
Included in infrastructure improvements, councilor-at-Large Gerald E. Tracy said the city, including the Gas and Electric Department and Water Department must "continue to explore and implement green energy projects and plans. This is the wave of the future and Westfield can and should take a leading role in green energy and enhanced recycling projects."
Council candidate J, referring to improved infrastructure such as water, electricity and natural gase said "the city must now focus on filling the empty storefronts in the downtown. We need to also develop a comprehensive road program for the city as a whole and the city must also move forward on its portion of the Columbia Greenway rail trail project and a new Westfield Senior Center.
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A passenger on a flight from Iceland to New York was taped to his chair by passengers after getting drunk, trying to choke a woman next to him and ranting about the plane crashing. Of course a passenger on the jet captured this picture for his Tumblr blog.
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The man the Oregonian called "the thinking man's comic," Will Durst, presents his one-man show, "Boomeraging: From LSD to OMG" Friday through Sunday, Jan. 24 to 26 at Valley Center Stage, 119 North Bend Way, North Bend.
The show is a tribute to the joys, achievements, frustrations, and looming doom of the Baby Boomer Generation. Durst encourages his chronologically gifted brethren to refuse to grow old in the face of gravity, no matter how many times they forget their online banking security question. It's a celebration of the maturation of the Boomer Nation culminating in an extra, added special treat, the meaning of life.
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text: Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta and his lawyer, Gary Naftalis of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, declared what might seem to be a very strange kind of victory last week when the Securities and Exchange Commission agreed to drop its administrative proceeding against Gupta. The two-page stipulation between Gupta and the SEC makes it clear that the SEC isn't giving up on its claims that Gupta engaged in insider trading when he allegedly passed confidential information about Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble to Galleon Group hedge fund chief Raj Rajaratnam. All Gupta won was a pledge that the agency will sue him in federal court. And that is indeed a huge victory.


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Shawn's favorite soup is tomato, yet I've never made it other than out of a Campbell's can (gasp!).
When I stumbled across this Creamy Tomato Soup recipe in an old issue of Simple & Delicious, I knew it'd be worth a try. It's not as "from scratch" as it could be, but it's still so rich and yummy!
Here's what you need:
1 can (29 oz) tomato sauce
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1-1/2 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp white pepper
dash hot pepper sauce
salad croutons, shredded cheddar cheese, quartered grape tomatoes
and/or thinly sliced green onions
In a large saucepan, combine the first seven ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat until heated through (do not boil). Garnish with croutons, cheese, tomatoes, and/or onions. Yield: 4 servings
If you decide to try it, let me know how you like it! I thought the heavy whipping cream made it pretty rich, so, a little goes a long way. :)
Now that's some perfect fall food, folks.


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Who Was Zachary Scott?
Long before the days of Matthew McConaughey, Austin was home to Hollywood favorite Zachary Scott. Scott's fame may be fading, but he always gets top billing at the theater that bears his name
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Long before the days of Matthew McConaughey, Austin was home to Hollywood favorite Zachary Scott. Scott's fame may be fading, but he always gets top billing at the theater that bears his name
American-Statesman Staff
Bobbi Moore, a thirtysomething who has lived in Austin for 12 years, guessed Zachary Scott was "some old, dead mayor or something." Michael Martin, 44, who has been here 26 years, confused him with an old, dead president.
"Zachary Scott was a Texas Ranger," Lisa Starr, 31, says, willing but without a clue. "All of the other Texas Rangers made fun of him because he was into the arts and they were into killing Indians. He died defending the theater way back when."
Every one of more than a dozen people coming out of Whole Foods Market on Lamar Boulevard on a recent weekday knew the Zachary Scott Theatre. Several had been there to see plays. But no one until Margie Naumann, 72, and Olive Springsten, 75, came shopping knew that Zachary Scott was no Texas Ranger.
Fifty years before Sandra Bullock and Matthew McConaughey, Austin had Zachary Scott. Legends Jean Renoir and Luis Buñuel directed him. Joan Crawford lost her self respect to him. A dozen good guys gunned him down. In 1945, Marcy Townsley, a feature writer for the then-Austin Statesman, called him "Austin's one contribution and perhaps Texas' most distinguished gift to the motion picture industry." This after he had made two movies.
"He was suave. He was handsome," Naumann says. "He was our vintage," Springsten says, with a naughty glance at Naumann. "We liked the way he looked, but there was always a certain amount of badness about him."
A few years ago, administrators bowed to pressure and began referring to the theater in promotional materials and on signs out side as the Zach, artistic director Dave Steakley says. Some thought the shortened name sounded fresh. Others, Steakley says, suggested the change would distance the theater from a name that evoked the image of a second-rate movie actor.
Steakley responded by becoming the theater's authority on Scott. He assembled what little constituted the Zachary Scott collection a few photographs, newspaper clippings and letters that had been donated to the theater. An iconoclastic collector of 1960s memorabilia, Steakley found Zachary Scott movie posters and stills came cheap.
"People ask us all the time who he is," Steakley says. "Part of it is because so many new people have come to Austin, but I think it has more to do with age. It is great to be out in the lobby and see a grandmother showing her grandchildren the pictures and telling them why Zachary Scott was so great."
The lobby of the John R. Whisenhunt Arena Theatre of the Zach tells a pretty complete story of the life of Zachary Scott the movie star. There are the framed glossies. Scott with J. Carrol Naish in "The Southerner," his best film, and a movie poster for "Treasure of Ruby Hills," maybe his worst. And next to the "no smoking" signs, Scott holds a cigarette, the prop of his generation.
He was born Zachary Thompson Scott Jr. on Feb. 21, 1914, the son of Zachary Thompson Scott, one of the most respected surgeons in Austin, and the former Sallie Lee Masterson. Scott grew up with sisters Mary Lewis and Abby Ann at Sweetbrush, the family estate off Windsor Road. Helen Morton, 88, who performed with Scott in the early 1930s in the Austin Little Theatre, said no one who knew him doubted that he would spurn his father's hope that he become a doctor or a lawyer, she says. Scott entered University of Texas in 1932 to become an actor.
"Oh, he was quite handsome," says Morton, who lives in West Lake Hills. "And charming and personable. He had that grace and charm and southern manner, the whole bit. I admired him and enjoyed his performances, we all did."
While a member of the Curtain Club, whose ranks at the time included former Gov. John Connally and later included Walter Cronkite and Eli Wallach, Scott met Elaine Anderson of Fort Worth. From 1935 until 1950, she was Mrs. Zachary Scott.
Elaine (Anderson) Steinbeck has lived in New York for more than 60 of her 85 years, (20 of those years married to Nobel prize winning writer John Steinbeck) but Texas remains in her inflection and her delivery.
"I wanted to know everything about the theater, production, set design, everything," she says. "He was only interested in acting. We got married on his 21st birthday. I was only 20 years old."
The Scotts toiled in the Austin Little Theatre, the forerunner of the Zach, which had been formed in 1932. In one Austin Statesman story, Mrs. Dalton Richardson, a member of the Little Theatre board, says, "He was certainly the best-dressed director the Little Theatre ever had. The girls' hearts really fluttered when he appeared between acts in the foyer of Hogg Auditorium in his white tie and tails."
With prospects in Austin limited the Scotts went to New York with the financial support of both their families, Elaine Steinbeck says. "When we got here we found out that 10 million other people wanted the same jobs."
Jack Warner, one of the four Warner Brothers, spotted Scott in "Those Endearing Young Charms," on Broadway in 1943. With Hollywood losing the likes of James Stewart, Clark Gable, Tyrone Power and dozens of others to military service during World War II, studio heads were desperate for new talent.
"Normally, it would have taken Zach years of doing bit parts before making it," Elaine Steinbeck says. "Suddenly, they needed actors right away. Zach was anxious to go to Hollywood. I stayed in New York. I never did move out there with him." Just eight weeks later, the Austin American, in what was common practice for the day, ran the entire text of a story written by a member of the Warner Bros. publicity staff. "Zack Scott Grows Mustache, Tests for Screen Role Under Warner Brothers Film Contract," the headline read.
The role he tested for was Dimitrios in "The Mask of Dimitrios," a late 1944 mystery that made Scott a star and a Holly wood archetype villain who was charming, seductive and gleefully menacing. In an Aug. 30,1944, letter that hangs on the lobby wall of the Whisenhunt, Scott wrote to Melvin Pape, the first director of the Austin Little Theatre, that he was pleased "The Mask of Dimitrios" was popular with American fighting men. He tells Pape he is about to star with Errol Flynn in "San Antonio," "good, rip-roaring, colorful Western stuff."
"San Antonio" got made without Scott. Warner's instead loaned him to United Artists, where Jean Renoir, the internationally renowned director, had asked that Scott play his lead, a Texas sharecropper in "The Southerner."
Renoir, the son of Impressionist giant Pierre Auguste Renoir, had already directed the classics "Grand Illusion" in 1938 and "Rules of the Game" in 1939 in France. "The Southerner" would be Renoir's greatest American film. Scott's is a performance of powerful simplicity and understatement.
"Here was this pampered young man playing a farmer who has to struggle," Morton says. "It captured so many things. It was socially significant. He was wonderful in 'The Southerner.' I think it was his favorite role."
The response of Warner Brothers to the critical success of the movie was to cast Scott again as a cad in "Mildred Pierce," a hard boiled noir written by James M. Cain. In it, Scott married Joan Crawford but ends up sleeping with her daughter, played by Ann Blyth.
The popularity of "Mildred Pierce" cast type for Scotttux and tie, cigarette and a casual disregard for morality. Like much of Hollywood in the 1950s, Scott turned to westerns, playing the oily and the dissolute in buckskins. A last, daring attempt by Scott to turn his career failed with the disappointment that greeted "The Young One," directed in 1961 by the great Mexican director Luis Buñuel. When Zach Scott came home, as he often did, it was to share in the closeness of an extended Texas family, according to his nephew, Tom Campbell. The Mastersons and the Scotts would get together in Amarillo "for a real hoo-ha, slapping each other on the back and all that."
When Steakley asked Campbell, now 53 and living in Wimberley, to donate his collection of Zachary Scott artifacts for display at the Zach, including the photograph of Scott shaking the hand of Queen Elizabeth, Campbell politely but firmly said no.
"In my opinion, he was a good actor. I put him up there on the level of a Clark Gable. I don't think he ever got the kudos for the work he did," Campbell says. "But I don't identify him as an actor. I never did. Of course, I was pretty young, but I recall him as a pal. He had a childish side to him. Kids just seemed to flock to him. I recall he always had time for kids."
By the time she received a call from Zach in early 1965, Elaine Steinbeck had long since forgiven him for the divorce. The two had simply grown apart, she says, and now they were friends. Zach called her to a New York hospital. When she entered the room and saw Scott's head had been shaved, she burst into tears.
Cancer that had started in his chest after a lifetime of smoking cigarettes had made its way through an artery and into his brain, she says.
"He said 'I'm going home to die and I wanted to spend the day with you,' " she says.
A kind of watch went on from afar, the Austin papers respecting the family's privacy at Sweetbrush, publishing brief updates on Scott's health from time to time until he died on Oct. 3 1965. The family planned no public services and asked that no one send flowers.
"He'd still be handsome to this day," she says. "He died too soon." When the renamed Austin Civic Theatre sought donors to build a new stage for the theater in 1968, Scott's sister, Mary Lewis Kleberg, stepped forward with a donation that Steakley estimated was "several hundred thousand dollars." The Kleberg family stipulated that the theater be renamed for Zachary Scott.
"I think it was fitting," Steakley says. "And I think it continues to be important that we make a connection between that name and what he meant to Austin and the people who continue to come to our theater."
When the caretaker at Austin Memorial Park was asked to locate the cemetery plot for Zachary Scott, he did not recognize the name. Scott is buried beneath a headstone of pink, charcoal streaked marble, along the easternmost cemetery drive. On his right are his father, who died in 1964, and his mother, who died in 1983. On his left is his sister, Abby Ann Scott Hearon, who died in 1982.
In the frail live oak that gives the family plots precious little shade are three small wind chimes. The inscription on Scott's headstone quotes William Blake: "He who binds to himself a joy, Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies, Lives in eternity's sun rise."
"I hope Austin will remember that he became a very good and very popular actor in Hollywood and all over the country," says Elaine Steinbeck. "Austin should know it was Zachary Scott's home and it should be very proud that Zach was a son of Austin and a true Texan."
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Bob, I took mine out many times to parks with g5rv and worked everywhere. I only worked cw on it. On ssb one time to check it out. Used a larger gel cell and had a ball. What a rx. One of the best qrp trnasceivers I ever owned. W4iv Roger in Tn. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Ron Zond" <firstname.lastname@example.com> Reply-To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <email@example.com> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:55:16 -0500 >Hi > >If you do the Argo V portable, beter take good batteries. RX draw is 955 ma. > >Ron >K3MIY > >-----Original Message----- >From: firstname.lastname@example.com >[mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com]On Behalf Of Bwana Bob >Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 7:25 PM >To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment >Subject: Re: [TenTec] Argonaut V > > >I dunno, couldn't you put it in a rucksack with a gel cell battery and >make a packset out of it? I bet those 20 W military packsets like the >AN/PRC-15 or AN/URC-87 were a lot heavier than an Argonaut. I think a >few people have made portable setups for the Scout. > > > > 73, > > Bob WB2VUF > > >email@example.com wrote: > >> In a message dated 2/12/06 5:19:18 PM GMT Standard Time, email@example.com >> writes: >> >>>No, 20W isn't QRP but a more reasonable way to run low power and still >>>get contacts. You will be a full S unit above the QRP gang, but you knew >>>that. >>>I do have some QRP radios (Elecraft KX1) but only use them for backpack >>>portable. >> >> >> I run my Argo V at 20W, but it does have a power-output meter so if anyone >> wants to be officially QRP, he can always turn down the power to 5W. The >Argo V >> is too big and bulky for backpacking, and consumes too much current, but >my >> hiking days were over 50 years ago :-) >> >> Have fun, >> >> Ray W2RS >> _______________________________________________ >> TenTec mailing list >> firstname.lastname@example.com >> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec >> >_______________________________________________ >TenTec mailing list >firstname.lastname@example.com >http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec > > > >_______________________________________________ >TenTec mailing list >email@example.com >http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec > _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list email@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
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POULSBO — Maki McDanel applied for a home occupation permit from the city so she may offer Japanese tutoring from her residence on Nesvik Way.
McDanel proposes to use 365 square feet of her home to tutor up to three students in Japanese language and culture, Monday through Friday, 2-5:30 p.m. by appointment.
Parking will be accommodated in an existing driveway, and no signage is proposed.
Planning Director Barry Berezowski approved the application. The staff report is available at the planning department at City Hall.
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An insider's view of the Connecticut dining scene
Feb 12, 2014
02:22 PMThe Connecticut Table
Great Dining Deals During Stamford Restaurant Weeks; Bethel & Wilton Up Next
Here's the temptation of Stamford Restaurant Weeks 2014, launching on Presidents' Day (Feb. 17) and running through March 3, as synthesized into a peek at options on the special three-course dinner menu at the hotspot Bar Rosso.
Start with seared scallops, with micro arugula, grilled pineapple, citrus and soy vinegarette, or beef tenderloin carpaccio with Worchesterchire mayo, white truffle oil and shaved Grana Padano (shown below)—or aged prosciutto with imported burrata cheese.
Move on to homemade pappardelle with braised leg of lamb, black olives, rosemary and tomato sauce, grilled bone-in ribeye steak with stewed Tuscan-style butter beans, or mahi mahi with fish broth, cherry tomatoes and olive-oil whipped potatoes.
Finish with chocolate mousse or hazelnut shortbread.
And enjoy a triple-play combination from among those dishes for just $30.14—and, families take note, Bar Rosso even offers a kids' menu at $9.95 … and it's just one of more than 30 great restaurants participating in the winter-warmer promotion that has some places offering three-course lunches for as little as $10.14 and dinners from $15.14.
How can you beat that?
Answer: You can't.
So find a reason to be in Stamford while the restaurant weeks are on and partake in the bounty being offered in one of Connecticut's true epicenters of fining dining.
"The prices for lunch range from $10.14, $12.14 or $20.14, and dinner ranges from $15.14, $20.14 or $30.14, so you can return to some of your favorite restaurants and try some new ones," the Connecticut Restaurant Week website explains, adding, "New this year: each participating restaurant will be mixing up its very own Signature Winter Cocktail to be featured during Restaurant Weeks."
Below is the list of participating Stamford restaurants, with links directly to the menus that have been posted. (And watch the Connecticut Restaurant Week website for details on upcoming restaurant weeks in Bethel and Wilton. Bethel's week is Feb. 23 to March 1, and Wilton's week is March 10 to March 15.)
Stamford Restaurants offering $10.14 Lunch and $15.14 Dinner:
Fuji Asian Restaurant* – RW Menu Coming Soon – 203-967-8989
Tomatillo Taco Joint* – RW Menus – 203-324-4777
Volta Gelateria Creperia* – RW Menus – 203-883-8841
Restaurants offering $12.14 Lunch and $20.14 Dinner:
Capriccio Café* – RW Menus – 203-356-9819
Castle Bar & Grill* – RW Menu Coming Soon – 203-357-9800
Cotto Wine Bar* - RW Menus – 203-914-1400 – Make Reservations
Fin II Japanese Restaurant* - RW Menus – 203-359-6688
Kotobuki - RW Menu Coming Soon – 203-359-4747
Kujaku Japanese Restaurant – RW Menu Coming Soon – 203-357-0281
Lucky's Classic Burger* – RW Menu Coming Soon – 203-978-0268
Quattro Pazzi* – RW Menu Coming Soon – 203-324-7000 – Make Reservations
Sam's American Bistro – Dinner RW Menu – 203-977-1265
Remo's Brick Oven Pizza* – RW Menus – 203-973-0077
SBC Downtown Restaurant & Brewery* – RW Menu Coming Soon – 203-327-2337
Tengda Asian Bistro - RW Menu Coming Soon – 203-353-8005
Restaurants offering $20.14 Lunch and $30.14 Dinner:
Aria – RW Menu Coming Soon - 203-324-2742 – Make Reservations
Bar Rosso* – RW Menus – 203-388-8640 – Make Reservations
Barcelona Restaurant & Wine Bar – RW Menus – 203-348-4800
Barrique Bistro – RW Menus – 203-357-9526 – Make Reservations
The Capital Grille – RW Menus – 203-967-0000 – Make Reservations
Cask Republic – RW Menu Coming Soon – 203-348-2275 – Make Reservations
Columbus Park Trattoria* – RW Menu Coming Soon – 203-967-9191
EOS Greek Cuisine* – RW Menus – 203-569-6250 – Make Reservations
F•I•S•H•* – RW Menu Coming Soon -
Hudson Grille* - RW Menus – 203-883-8600 – Make Reservations
Kona Grill* – RW Menus – 203-324-5700
Lola's Mexican Kitchen – RW Menu Coming Soon – 203-674-5652 – Make Reservations
Mitchell's Fish Market* – RW Menu Coming Soon – 203-323-3474 – Make Reservations
Morton's, The Steakhouse – Dinner RW Menu Coming Soon – 203-324-3939 – Make Reservations
napa & co. – RW Menus – 203-353-3319 – Make Reservations
Patrizia's of Stamford– RW Menu Coming Soon – 203-348-8000 – Make Reservations
ZAZA Italian Gastrobar – RW Menus – 203-348-2300
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There's a drive underway to get a Pike County Missouri man elected to the Missouri Hall of Fame.
John Brooks Henderson served the state of Missouri as a U.S. Senator from 1862 to 1869.
He was most famous for being a co-author of the 13th amendment, which outlawed slavery.
Brent Engel says Henderson was a good friend of President Abe Lincoln's while he served in the senate.
Henderson is one of 10 people who have been nominated. But only three of the ten will make into the hall of fame.
"john Brooks Henderson has been overlooked by history and it's high time that we recognize what he has done not only for Missouri but for America," Brent Engle said.
Voting for Henderson can be done online at www.house.mo.gov.
Voting is open until the end of the month.


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Nokia says its latest Lumia flagship smartphone "delivers amazing imaging, video and audio performance to capture and share moments like never before."
The Nokia Lumia 928 features the company's "PureView" imaging with optical image stabilization "to capture bright, blur-free photos and videos, even in low light conditions such as indoors or at night." The 8.7-megapixel camera has a wide-angle F/2.0 Zeiss lens and Xenon flash.
The Windows phone also has a 4.5-inch OLED touchscreen. It's $99 on a contract from Verizon Wireless in the U.S.


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By TV Hagenah
Both the boys and girls are playing basketball as the season begins in earnest following the Christmas holidays.
The boys' team which is now ranked third in the AA rankings in New Mexico, will head to the first ever Lion Classic Basketball Tournament in Santa Rosa. There the Rattlers will take on some of their most challenging competition to date according to Tucumcari head basketball coach John Span.
Also taking part in the tournament are Santa Rosa, Monte Del Sol, Escalante, Tohajiile, Pecos, Springer and the Moriarty Junior Varsity.
"We start off with Pecos," said Span. "They're ranked fourth in the state, and I understand they are a very good team. I expect they will be a very good test for us. I'm a bit worried about them because while I think we've got all the tools, I'm not sure we deserve that number three ranking just yet.
We've still got some things to bring together first."
Following Pecos, Tucumcari could meet either Springer or the Moriarty JV. Span said that both teams are highly respected and he is "hard pressed" to say which squad is better.
"We'll just have to see what we see," said Span.
Span said most of his team is healthy. The only exception is Nemie Salvador who injured his ankle in the penultimate game before the holiday break.
"Nemie is still limping around and he's supposed to see the doctor about it," said Span. "We won't know until then."
While the boys head west, the Lady Rattlers are heading north to Des Moines to take on the Demons on Saturday, Jan 10. The Des Moines Demons, a 1A squad, are highly respected among teams in the northeast portion for their solid defensive skills and consistent shooting.
"It will be a good contest," said head girls' basketball coach Alicia Trujillo." They are a solid and well-coached team and we should have our hands full with them."
Trujillo said that for almost the first time this season her girls will be going into a game healthy.
"We will finally be able to play at a level we are capable of," said Trujillo.


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Liverpool, NY – The Liverpool Public Library is looking for 13 to 18 year olds to become teen volunteers.
There are 10 spots open for interested teens. Volunteering with the library offers several different opportunities, which can range from office work and event registration, to assisting at the many special summer events. Summer events include assisting with games on the lawn, tie-dye projects, the Harry Potter Event, magic shows, Zoo to You animal presentations and movies.
Interested teens can pick up a VolunTeen application in the teen room at the library. Applications accepted through June 5. The Teen Volunteer Orientation is at 1 p.m. on June 11.
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BRICK — A small fire in an elementary school library prompted an evacuation that ended the school day minutes earlier than normal on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
A fire call came to police at 2:33 p.m., said Sgt. David Bedrosian of the Brick police.
The children, who were preparing for the normal dismissal, were all evacuated, accounted for and placed on waiting school buses as police and fire personnel arrived at the scene, Bedrosian said. Teachers and other school workers helped the kids get aboard their assigned buses, he said.
The fire was limited to the library, and was quickly extinguished, the sergeant added.
A hydraulic heating valve burst and leaked extremely hot fluids onto a piece of furniture and papers in the library office, igniting the fire, said Walter Uszenski, the Brick superintendent of schools.
Significant smoke spread through the school, the superintendent added. But the district was immediately on top of remediation, and had a cleaning and restoration company on hand to assess the damage Wednesday afternoon, Uszenski said. Air quality readings are being taken this morning, and crisis counselors are on hand to listen to children who may have been upset by the emergency, he added. Police and the local office of emergency management are meeting at the school this morning to brief school officials on how to improve safety measures, the superintendent said.
"Thank God everyone was safe," the superintendent said. "Everything was exemplary, the way it was handled."
The aftercare program at the school was unaffected, and was still held inside the building, the sergeant added. The school was open today.
"School is open - we are getting back to normal," Uszenski said.


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LONDON -- It's official: Smokey the cat has roared her way into Guinness World Records having achieved the loudest purr by a domestic cat.
Guinness said Thursday the gray-and-white tabby earned her place with record-setting 67.7 decibels. In a video on the cat's website (shown below), the 12-year-old, ordinary-size feline purrs with a sound akin to the cooing of an angry dove.
Smokey first rose to prominence in February, when her owner, Ruth Adams, ran a local competition for the most powerful purr. A community college recorded the purr and submitted it to Guinness.
Guinness says the loudest animal sounds are the low-frequency pulses made by blue whales and fin whales when they communicate with each other — sounds that reach 188 decibels. By comparison, a lawnmower is 90 decibels.
In other news ...
» A kid-naaaaaping? Kansas City police say thieves stole popular goat [KMBC-TV]
» Oregon woman develops British accent after oral surgery [Los Angeles Times]
» Ontario teen asks for longer jail sentence so he can spend more time with cellmate: his stepfather [Toronto Sun]
» Iowa school district gives bar vouchers to bus drivers, teachers as part of "Teacher Appreciation Week" [KETV-TV]


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William and Kate's mystique rooted in Diana's legacy, experts say
TORONTO - The relentless glare of the media spotlight was focused on Diana, Princess of Wales, for nearly half her life, illuminating in painstaking detail every step along her tumultuous journey from kindergarten teacher to A-list celebrity.
Fourteen years after her death, the Diana mystique has widened to encompass her eldest son and his new wife, making them the undisputed new stars of the Royal Family.
These days, the faces of Prince William and Kate are routinely splashed across magazine covers and websites that typically set their sights firmly on Hollywood.
Those media outlets — indeed, the entire world — will turn their gaze to Canada this week as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge show off their unique combination of regal appeal and celebrity glamour during their first foreign tour as newlyweds.
A new Harris-Decima poll conducted for The Canadian Press suggests Canada hasn't seen a royal visit generate this sort of buzz in a very long time.
Some 77 per cent of people surveyed said they were aware that William and Kate were on their way to Canada, up sharply from a year ago, when only 55 per cent of respondents reported being aware that the Queen was due on Canadian soil.
"That is a remarkably high degree of saturation; basically, everybody knows," said Harris-Decima senior vice-president Doug Anderson, attributing the high level of awareness to the intense media coverage of the recent royal wedding.
But the coverage is fuelled by an insatiable public appetite, said People Magazine senior editor Nancy Jeffrey. The magazine's 220-page Royal Wedding issue sold 2.5 million copies and generated 162 million page views on its website.
Jeffrey attributed the couple's overwhelming popularity to Prince William's mother Diana, who appeared on People's cover a record 57 times.
"She was in many ways the ultimate celebrity — beautiful, fashionable, iconic, had a lot of drama in her life, then went on and made a new life for herself," she said.
"For our readers, that really counts. They like glamour, but they also like heroes and people who do good for others."
History seems to be repeating itself, she added: Kate has already claimed Diana's former status as a global style icon, while William has taken on high-profile charitable causes such as the homeless and the preservation of African wildlife.
Carolyn Harris, a Ph.D candidate at Queen's University who specializes in royal history, said Diana's sudden death in 1997 fuelled public affection for her children, which turned to familial glee when he found love with Kate.
It remains an open question whether the couple has inherited the media savvy that elevated Diana's image.
The Princess of Wales had an uncanny ability to present herself as approachable, a more endearing trait to the public than all the royal titles and charitable causes in the world. William and Kate, who were front and centre at Wimbledon on Monday amid mounting buzz about their impending travels, also seem to have pitch-perfect media instincts.
By contrast, other royals, like Princess Anne — a generous philanthropist and Save the Children patron with an agenda thick with public engagements — seem to lack the intangibles that allow them a more direct, personal connection with people, Harris suggested.
"You'll never see press photos of her cuddling one of the children when she's visiting the work that Save the Children does."
Forty per cent of Canadians who responded to the Harris-Decima poll said they would go see the newlyweds if they came to their community, while roughly one-third of those surveyed said they would pay close attention to the upcoming tour. Twenty-four per cent of respondents said the tour would end up strengthening royal ties to the monarchy.
The poll was conducted by telephone June 16-19, and surveyed just over a thousand people. It carries a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
Of the 53 per cent of respondents aged 18 to 34 who said they were aware of the visit, 40 per cent said they planned to see the royals in person, while 27 per cent predicted stronger ties to the monarchy.
Those statistics fly in the face of conventional wisdom that suggests Canadian youth have little interest in royal affairs, Anderson said. "It probably has something to do with the age of the royal couple and the different kind of appeal that they have."
Of course, the popularity of William and Kate hasn't swayed the detractors of the Royal Family, who see them as a bloated and unnecessary drain on the public purse both in Britain and in Canada.
Tom Freda, national director of Citizens for a Canadian Republic, said he believes the couple's appeal has everything to do with modern-day celebrity culture and no relevance to their position in the Royal Family.
As such, Freda said Prince William and his bride should take advantage of their celebrity status by seeking private endorsements in order to finance their travels and take the costs off the backs of taxpayers.
"These royals have star power and celebrity status," he said. "They should capitalize on it and save us our taxpayers' money. They'll probably have a much better trip."
But it's their unique status as royals that enhances William and Kate's appeal by playing to a collective taste for the exotic, Jeffreys countered.
"We have celebrities, we don't have princes and princesses," she said.
"We don't have castles or people who ride in carriages. For us to see these long-standing traditions, and kings and queens and princes and princesses, I think for us it's just this wonderful, real-life fairy tale."


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Vividly recounting her survival and recovery from severe injuries after her helicopter was shot down over Iraq, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs L. Tammy Duckworth told more than 200 Staten Island veterans last night that the Obama administration is recasting the agency from an "adversarial place" to one of "advocacy" for them.
"The VA has to be about the veterans first and the bureaucracy second," said Secretary Duckworth, a major in the Illinois Army National Guard in Iraq in 2004 when the Black Hawk helicopter she was co-piloting was shot down by insurgents. She lost both of her legs and was left with limited use of her arms.
Standing with the aid of prosthetic limbs and a cane, her wheelchair nearby, Secretary Duckworth said it took three months for her to receive a medical evaluation that included being told she would have to "strip down" to prove she was an amputee.
"It was humiliating," she told an array of service personnel gathered for a veterans appreciation dinner in the Labetti Post, Rosebank, sponsored by Rep. Michael McMahon (D-Staten Island/Brooklyn).
Mostly male, her audience ran the gamut from World War II and Korea to Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan. They listened in hushed silence and gave her a standing ovation after hearing her credit her "battle buddies" with saving her life five years ago, and pledging to be their "battle buddy" in Washington.
Both she and McMahon, who has made veterans issues a cornerstone of his first year in office, highlighted their efforts to boost health care and mental health screenings for vets, as well as the seamless transfer of records from the Department of Defense to the Veterans Administration. The initiatives are part of a five-year $25 billion overhaul of the Veterans Administration.
"We will get you the care you have earned," pledged Secretary Duckworth.


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text: Nike's Flyknit technology totally fucked up the whole game when it debuted early last year, popping up on the feet of both menswear dudes and gym-goers. Since then, Nike has ridden its wave in a host of different shapes, colors and varieties, from the Flyknit Chukka to the Flyknit Lunar +1 and beyond. Prior to the Flyknit, Nike's previous claim to running community fame was its Free technology, which debuted in 2004 and afforded some of the best "natural ride" footwear the world had ever seen. Today, Nike unveiled their newest collection of innovative footwear at their headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. The shoes causing the most buzz are the first ever Free x Flyknit sneaker babies, aptly titled the Nike Free Flyknit. The sneaker boasts a Free sole and silhouette constructed using Flyknit technology. The end result is pretty crazy, with debut colorways looking like a second grade sand art project. Nike has said the shoe features "revolutionary second-skin technology," which you're just as likely to read on a box of Trojans. The other buzzed-about sneaker to come out of the event was the Nike Free Hyperfeelz, excuse me, Hyperfeel, which, again, meshes a whole bunch of pre-exisiting Nike running technology.


text: By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After over four hours of negotiations held at the Tribunal Regional do Trabalho (Regional Labor Court) on the afternoon of Saturday, March 8th, the street sweepers from Comlurb (Municipal Urban Cleaning Company) and the city reached an agreement ending the strike that began on Saturday, March 1st and saw trash overflowing in city during Carnival celebrations. Comlurb says the excess trash should be gone from the city in two to three days now that the strike has ended, photo by Tania Rego/Agencia Brasil. Base salaries for the street sweepers will now increase from R$803 to R$1,100 and daily meals allowances will rise to R$20. The settlement fell slightly short of the initial demands of R$1,200 but was still seen as a major victory. "It is a milestone. Nobody thought there would be an increase of that size today in Rio," one worker told O Globo. The negotiations were previously scheduled for Tuesday, March 11th, but were moved up to Saturday afternoon. Street sweeping services were said to resume immediately and the collection of the accumulated trash should take two to three days. "In three days, the street sweepers will clean up the city . We assure the locals that the waters of March will not turn the river into a sea of garbage," Wiliam Rocha de Oliveira of Comlurb told O Globo. Read more (in Portuguese). * The Rio Times Daily Updates feature is offered to help keep you up-to-date with important news as it happens. Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published. Please enter an answer in digits:9 + eight =


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Making visible the coding process : Using qualitative data software in a post-structural study
Ryan, Mary E. (2009) Making visible the coding process : Using qualitative data software in a post-structural study. Issues in Educational Research, 19(2), pp. 142-161.
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Qualitative research methods require transparency to ensure the 'trustworthiness' of the data analysis. The intricate processes of organizing, coding and analyzing the data are often rendered invisible in the presentation of the research findings, which requires a 'leap of faith' for the reader. Computer assisted data analysis software can be used to make the research process more transparent, without sacrificing rich, interpretive analysis by the researcher. This article describes in detail how one software package was used in a poststructural study to link and code multiple forms of data to four research questions for fine-grained analysis. This description will be useful for researchers seeking to use qualitative data analysis software as an analytic tool.
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Finding new things to tax: Few stones were left unturned in the budget agreement that averted a state shutdown early this morning. Lawmakers created a tax on personal services including astrology readings, baby-shoe bronzing, balloon-a-grams, coin-operated blood-pressure testing, dating and escort services, fortune-telling (including psychics, numerology and palm reading) and singing telegrams. It's about time they closed those loopholes. People should not go around receiving singing telegrams without paying their fair share. If you would like to read the entire bill, you're weird. But click here anyway if that's what you want.
Lions and God: The Oct. 8 issue of ESPN magazine has an interesting story headlined "Does God want Jon Kitna to win?" Maybe ESPN is on to something. It looks like God got off the Notre Dame bandwagon this fall so maybe He follows the Detroit Lions now.
What to expect tomorrow: The usual award-winning column of drivel in the Citizen Patriot, but this time set in a trite question-and-answer format.


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MILLVILLE — Billy-the-Kid Thoden is living his dream.
Tonight, at Lakeside Middle School, the 11-year-old blues musician child prodigy from Pittsgrove Township will be opening for Americana singer-songwriter Paul Thorn at 8 p.m.
Billy Thoden, an eigth-grader at Olivet School, started playing guitar when he was seven years old.
According to his father, Mike Thoden, Billy tinkered around with his guitar for a little over a year, before the light bulb clicked on.
One night, when Mike arrived home from work, he walked down into the basement to find his son playing guitar like a pro.
"He was completely relaxed, and playing these wild guitar parts by Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jimi Hendrix," Mike said in an interview last year when his son was anticipating playing at the newly renovated Levoy Theater.
"I couldn't believe what I was seeing and hearing. I've been playing (guitar) for over 20 years and couldn't begin to play what he was playing."
That was about two years ago.
Since then, Billy has been collecting guitars and playing local gigs where he can, mostly on High Street in Millville on Third Fridays.
Many nights Mike set Billy up with a microphone and amplifier outside the Levoy, with hopes that he would perform once the 104-year-old theater was finished being renovated.
And the day he does play on the Levoy stage is not far away.
Last Wednesday, members of the Levoy Theater brought Billy and his father on a tour of the nearly-completed performing arts center, and asked him to perform sometime in the next six months.
"Billy has been a regular in the downtown," said Phillip Van Embden, a director of the Levoy Theater. "He's really a character. He started when he was seven. Usually that span between age 7 to 11 is a trial to do homework for school, not launch a successful music career. He's very talented."
As a promise to have him on-stage one day, the Levoy officials signed Billy to a contract with some specific "riders" (requirements for the musician).
"He's particularly fond of either Wendy's or Five Guys (Burgers and Fries). He wants bottled water, and he's also particularly fond of coffee cakes. He drove a hard bargin," Van Embden joked with a laugh. "We agreed to all of those things."
But before Billy gets to perform at the Levoy, he'll be opening for Paul Thorn — an act meant for the Levoy, but had to be moved because of the ongoing construction. The Levoy directors arranged Billy opening for Thorn.
Next month, Billy will be traveling out to Nashville, Tenn. to finish recording a CD with a small recording company with bassist Billy Cox of The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
And once Billy's finished in Nashville, expect him back at the Levoy.
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WHAT IS IT? The K300 is the latest offering from Pod MX. This lower-line knee brace uses the same space-age tendon design and proprietary hinge as the more expensive K700—only it's easier on the wallet.
WHAT'S IT COST? $499.95 (pair), $264.95 (each).
CONTACT? www.podknee.com or your local WPS dealer.
WHAT STANDS OUT? Here's a list of things that stand out with the Pod MX K300 knee brace.
(1) Frame. The biggest difference between the $424.95 K700 and $264.95 K300 (aside from the price) is the knee brace's frame structure. The K700 has a carbon fiber chassis, and the K300 is made from injection-molded, glass-reinforced nylon. The frame shape is also subtly different, but it has the same basic contours of its higher-priced brother. The K300 measures 15-1/2 inches from tip to tail, which is shorter than other braces on the market. That's not necessarily bad. But the K300, just like the K700, is on the small side. Be sure to properly measure the width of your knee to ensure a quality fit before purchasing a Pod brace.
(2) Hinges. The beauty of the K300, just like the K700 and the original Pod, is the polymer hinge system. This design uses a synthetic ligament to provide a durable, secure and natural motion for the knee. Whereas other braces have a mechanical feel, the TPU (thermoplastic urethane) tendon allows for a more consistent movement while bending your knee. This is the most comfortable and simplistic hinge design on the market bar none.
(3) Straps. The K300 comes with four adjustable Velcro straps. Two of the straps feed directly through the frame, while the middle straps loop through plastic mounts. On the original Pod knee brace, we managed to break the plastic tabs off the brace, but Pod has since remedied that problem. It's interesting to note that the straps are numbered to draw attention to the importance of strap order when putting on the K300. The middle two straps have padding for added comfort.
(4) Weight. Even though the K300 doesn't have a carbon fiber chassis like the more expensive K700, a size-medium K300 tips the scales at 1.40 pounds. That's awfully light for a knee brace priced as competitively as the K300. The decreased weight is the result of the molded, glass-reinforced nylon frame, as well as the thin foam liner (which is removable and washable) and synthetic-ligament hinge design.
(5) Protection. The Pod MX K300 comes with hinge-extension stop inserts that easily slide into the hinge. The K300 comes standard with a 10-degree extension stop, but there are options for 15-, 20- and 30-degree stops. A large plastic patella (knee cap) guard rotates with the movement of your leg. Our only complaint is that the top of the knee becomes exposed when the brace is bent at a 90-degree angle?and you could hit your knee against the handlebars.
WHAT'S THE SQUAWK? We have two quibbles: (1) The straps could be longer. (2) We wish that the patella guard offered more protection when the knee is fully bent.
The Pod MX K300 is worthy of a much higher price tag for the value that it offers. The hinge is a work of art, and the brace is quite comfortable. The frame is also light and durable.


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Democratic Councilman and congressional candidate Michael McMahon cast his ballot along with his wife and Supreme Court Justice candidate Judith McMahon at Morris Intermediate School in Brighton Heights this morning.
Michael McMahon is facing off with Republican Bob Straniere, Conservative Tim Cochrane and Independence Party candidate Carmine Morano. Mrs. McMahon is being challenged in her race by Civil Court Judge Phil Straniere.


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Tony Eugene Rowell consumed a disastrous cocktail of alcohol, steroids and Viagra when he sliced a woman with a knife and forced her to have sex.
Rowell was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday in Clackamas County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to second-degree assault and first-degree sexual abuse. Numerous charges, including rape, sodomy and strangulation were dismissed as part of a plea deal.
Prior to the Dec. 14 attack, Rowell had an intimate relationship with the victim. Rowell, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and depression stopped taking his prescribed medication in September.
His mental health deteriorated, said prosecutor Lew Burkhart. Under the influence of drugs and alcohol, Rowell "became a monster," Burkhart said.
Rowell, 44, said he was drunk and engaged in sex when he asked the victim if he could cut her. "I'm a cutter myself," he said.
Rowell had beaten, strangled and raped the victim and urinated in her mouth, the prosecutor said.
"She said yes because she was scared of all the things I'd done before," said Rowell, who cut the woman three times.
Rowell periodically excused himself to go to the bathroom where he had hidden a bottle of vodka in a cat litter box. When he left the room, the victim fled to a grocery store and called the police.
Rowell's victim was not present at the sentencing.
"I'm sorry I failed (her), failed to protect her. She had to protect herself from me," Rowell said. "I go forth knowing this was all my fault."
Rowell has been in isolation at the Clackamas County Jail since his arrest.
"He's had little contact with the outside world," said his attorney Zack Lorts. "This is the first time I've seen him out of a suicide smock since January."
-- Steve Mayes


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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Quarterback Jason Campbell joins the Cleveland Browns to battle Brandon Weeden for the starting position, but it looks like the spot is Weeden's job to lose.
Campbell has been here before, writes Zac Jackson on Fox Sports Ohio. It sure smells like a full-fledged quarterback competition is
coming, as all involved try to learn the offense being installed by new
coach Rob Chudzinski and offensive coordinator Norv Turner, writes Jackson.
"We haven't talked about (a competition)," Campbell said. "Right now, the coaches are working all of us out to get better. Whatever reps you have, you go in there and do the best that you can. You compete every day at a high level. It's all a learning curve, so there's not a whole lot to talk about. We're all just trying to work."I just come out here to get better honestly. We've got a great offensive coordinator in Norv Turner, and head coach in coach Chud. You've got two offensive-minded guys like that, it's really a goal for us to come out here . . . to learn this offense and do everything I can, whatever my role is, to help the team win."
"If you get caught up in (competing for the starting job) you can't go out and focus and get better," Campbell said. "Ultimately I do want to help, but also compete and give my best. I'm still at a point in my career where I still have a lot of things in me."
On Monday, Brandon Weeden tweeted this photo after meeting Kevin Costner during filming for movie:
Got the chance to watch a few scenes of "Draft Day" being filmed at our facility. Costner & Leary were good dudes! twitter.com/bweeden3/statu…— Brandon Weeden (@bweeden3) May 20, 2013
A few hours later, Weeden passed along his thoughts and prayers for people affected by the tornado in Oklahoma:
Devastating damage to Moore, Oklahoma due to Tornadoes. Please keep these people in your prayers. Thankfully @melanieweeden family is safe.— Brandon Weeden (@bweeden3) May 20, 2013
OC Norv Turner has plenty of good things to say about Weeden (Cleveland.com).
Poll on moving the NFL Draft to May (Cleveland.com).
Former Browns linebacker David McMillan fatally shot in Georgia (NFL.com).
D'Qwell Jackson praises DC Ray Horton and the new defense (CantonRep.com).
Pittsburgh Steelers face plenty of questions during OTAs (Tribune-Review).
This is how things stand for the Bengals during OTAs (Cincinnati.com).
Will Arthur Jones stand out in crowded defensive line (Baltimore Sun)?
NFL teams implementing medical records system for protection from undisclosed records (Yahoo.com).
Broncos' Rahim Moore survives and grows stronger from his Bill Buckner moment (CBSSports.com).


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It was about 2000, and the executive wanted the lot, even though it wasn't for sale.
The executive approached Ken Williams, broker associate with Lake Guntersville Realty and the head of a four-person real-estate team that specializes in lakefront property.
Williams' team had ties to the owner at the time, a doctor in Guntersville.
"I don't think we want to sell," Williams recalled the doctor saying.
The doctor had paid about $136,000 for the lot when he bought it in the early 1990s, Williams said. By 2000, the estimated value of the lot had increased to about $500,000, Williams said.
When the negotiations were over, the waterfront lot on Pine Island, just northeast of Guntersville, was sold for $925,000.
Almost 30 years earlier, said Williams, the lot had sold for $5,200 - or almost $920,000 less than the executive paid for it in 2000.
Why did the cost increase so dramatically?
"Because (the executive) wanted it and he owned the property next to it," Williams said.
Williams says it's not a typical story about lakefront property in Guntersville.
"That was just because somebody wanted it and had the money," he said.
It's even more unusual in the recent uncertain economy. Even waterfront property at Lake Guntersville, once so popular that sales were as brisk in winter as they were in the summer, has been affected.
Williams, 50, has been a real-estate agent in Guntersville for 27 years. For the last 18 years, he has specialized in waterfront property.
Prices on lakefront lots peaked around 2007, he said. In the last two years or so, some sellers have dropped prices by $50,000-$100,000, he said.
Others have suffered worse fates.
"This is the first year I've had a waterfront property that had been foreclosed on," Williams said.
Much of the money along the waterfront in Guntersville comes from Huntsville. And, by Williams' estimate, there are 2,200 lakefront property owners from Guntersville to Scottsboro.
Many of those owners are doctors and high-tech executives from Huntsville, Williams said.
"Seventy-percent of my business in the last 15 years has come from Huntsville," he said.
Lake Guntersville is a 69,000-acre reservoir with about 960 miles of shoreline. It was created by the Tennessee Valley Authority in the mid-1930s, when construction began on Guntersville Dam in 1935.
For many years, TVA leased the lots along the lake. In the 1950s, TVA began selling the lots.
Politicians, including then-Gov. "Big Jim" Folsom, bought lots. Subdivisions were created.
About 1990, said Williams, lakefront prices began to soar. The reason, he said, was an auction at Signal Point, a lakefront development near the base of Sand Mountain.
For years, the city had owned the lots. Recently, the zoning had been changed from industrial to commercial, and the lots were auctioned.
Twenty-six waterfront lots were sold for $2.5 million during the three-hour auction.
"What that did, that gave people (reason) to think they had something that was worth some value, more than they thought they had," Williams said.
Thus began the tales of lakefront excess - a boat house that costs more than $100,000; a stone fence that costs about $250,000; a 50-year-old home with 1,020 feet of shoreline on a seven-acre lot that sold for more than $2 million.
Recently, such stories haven't been as abundant.
"(People) were scared about the economy," Williams said. "All during the presidential election, business stunk."
But now, he said, confidence is returning. He also expects an increase in business from homeowners on the Gulf Coast.
Many Gulf Coast homeowners migrated to Guntersville in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. Williams predicts the oil spill will do the same thing.
"I haven't gotten one phone call from the Gulf," he said. "But I believe we will have people who will want to move up here."


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A homeless Jersey City man was arrested yesterday after allegedly groping a 17-year-old Dickinson High School student while she was walking behind the school, beneath the New Jersey Turnpike, officials said.
Johnny Cucci, 52, was charged with criminal sexual contact after the incident occurred around 2 p.m. and he was being processed at the East District Police Station yesterday evening, officials said.
Police spokesman Stan Eason said that while the girl, who was not hurt, was walking in the desolate area she passed Cucci and he allegedly grabbed her "torso area." The girl called friends and the friends were apparently on their way, so Cucci used his cellphone to call police, Eason said.
Police detectives Mark Razzoli and Al Lopez were on the scene "in no time at all" to make the arrest, Eason said.
Police took statements from a number of the victim's friends yesterday evening, he added.
In 1998, Cucci was arrested in Jersey City by Port Authority Police on a fugitive from justice warrant based on a charge in another jurisdiction, officials said. It could not be determined what the underlying charge was in that case.
Criminal sexual contact is a fourth-degree crime and carries a possible prison sentence of up to 18 months upon conviction.


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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Former Avon Lake Mayor Vincent Urbin was arrested in a Wood County Sheriff's Office Internet prostitution sting in Bowling Green.
Vincent Urbin, 52, of Avon Lake, pleaded no contest July 1 in Bowling Green Municipal Court and was fined $500 for arranging a $100 sexual liaison with a deputy posing as a prostitute.
He was one of five people arrested June 30 in the sting either for offering prostitution or seeking it. He spent the night in the Wood County Jail, then pleaded no contest the following morning.
Urbin made headlines in 2001 when he was convicted in Lorain County Common Pleas Court and originally sentenced to 90 days in jail for steering about $2,400 in catering contracts to his brother at Fountain Bleau Party Center. He also was convicted of hiding evidence before police searched his office.
The arrest and conviction cut short what Lorain County political figures called a promising career. That same year, he was hired as a Lorain County Economic Development planner. It could not be determined if he still holds that position. Urbin did not return calls seeking comment.
Wood County Detective Sgt. Terry James said the office ran the sting to discourage prostitution in the area.
"There are well-known websites out there that sell prostitution services," he said. "Several of our local hotels have had problems with it. So we set up a sting."
James said an undercover female deputy placed an ad on the site with a phone number offering sexual services.
"Men call the number, offer to exchange money for a sex act, and set up a time and place to meet," he said. "When the men show up, they are placed under arrest on a charge of soliciting sexual activity."
James said Urbin was arrested about 6:30 p.m. and placed in jail under a video arraignment at 9 a.m. the following day. He pleaded no contest and paid the fine, cutting the process short.
One man and three women were also arrested the same day as part of the sting.
Rodolfo Benitez, 30, of New Bremen; Michelle Wainwright, 25, of Toledo; Esperanza Ledesma, 20, of Toledo and Sarah Rupert, 25, of Oregon were all charged with soliciting.
"The girls advertise on the same websites," James said. "Male officers call and arrange a meeting for sex for money, the women show up and are arrested."