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10. Isaac, "Children of the Corn"
Any kid who commands other kids to mass murder through pagan ritualism is downright creepy and evil. But Isaac really pisses us off for that stupid bowl cut and even stupider hat.
9. Carl Grimes, "The Walking Dead"
Speaking of stupid hats, Carl is — like a handful of characters on the hit zombie series — poorly written, making him a badass killer one moment and a damsel in distress the next. It's a shame because Carl is pretty awesome in the comics.
8. Ray Boyd, "Jerry Maguire"
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While some other NFL teams with dueling kickers have cast their lots, Ted Thompson, Mike McCarthy and Shawn Slocum are in no rush to decide on the Green Bay Packers' kicker.
And the fact that the Packers general manager, head coach and special-teams coordinator are willing to keep the battle between Mason Crosby and Giorgio Tavecchio going just might be good news for both of them.
For Tavecchio, the challenger, it's obvious: It means he still has a shot. And for Crosby, the incumbent, it means his competition will – at the very least – be here for a little while longer, not only pushing him competitively but reinvigorating him and his passion for the job.
Coming off a horrendous season and facing training-camp competition for the first time since he beat out Dave Rayner as a rookie sixth-round pick in 2007, Crosby admitted Tuesday that having the gregarious, over-the-top likeable Tavecchio in camp has been a godsend – which, considering Tavecchio has a photo of Pope Francis in his locker, seems perfectly appropriate.
"With Giorgio, just his excitement and his enthusiasm for all this, it brings me back," Crosby explained. "You get into this and it's like, 'OK, I'm coming into my seventh year.' You know what the routine is, you know all the stuff. But I'm excited every day I get to come out, every opportunity I have.
"I'm thankful for Giorgio in the sense for that. He's brought a lot of that youthfulness back into my routine of just, enjoy this thing and go out and kick. I feel fresh, I feel good every time I go out, just looking at that. He definitely is a fun guy. He likes deep thoughts, lots of emotion. It's been good getting to know him."
For his part, Tavecchio still wants to win the job. While he may be a devout Catholic and become fast friends with Crosby, punter/holder Tim Masthay and long-snapper Brett Goode, he's also a competitor who didn't get much of a fair shake last summer in camp with the San Francisco 49ers, so he's not giving up on his dream just yet.
That said, Tavecchio recognizes the possibility that his greatest contribution to the 2013 Packers will end up being that he helped his competition get to a good place.
"I am always hesitant to take credit for stuff I do, so it would be hard for me to take credit for something Mason would be doing during the season, but I would definitely look back on these times with him, Tim and Brett as fond memories, and I would take as consolation whether directly or indirectly I maybe somehow had an impact – on the field, off the field, with my work ethic, my attitude, my approach to kicking," Tavecchio said Tuesday. "But, in the end, it'd be him out there. I won't take credit."
Entering Wednesday's practice, during which the two are expected to go head-to-head again, Tavecchio has made 45 of 51 attempts in live drills in practice, while Crosby has made 41 of 51. But after neither kicker had an attempt in the preseason opener against Arizona, Crosby has been the hotter of the two of late.
Against the St. Louis Rams on Saturday night, Crosby made his three kicks from 34, 48 and 30 yards out – the 30-yarder was partially blocked but still made it through the uprights – while Tavecchio missed from 49 yards out before connecting on a 38-yarder. Then, in practice on Monday, Crosby made 9 of 10 kicks (his lone miss being a 50-yarder) while Tavecchio made 8 of 10 (missing from 41 and 50 yards).
Since going an abysmal 2 for 6 in head-to-head kicks against Tavecchio in the Family Night Scrimmage on Aug. 3 (and 3 for 8 overall that night), Crosby has made 29 of his last 32 kicks in practice (90.6 percent).
"I feel good. I feel good with how I'm hitting the ball, I feel good with all my preparation every day, and obviously having the game going 3 for 3, that was critical, that was definitely something I wanted to do," Crosby said. "Those are big steppingstones there. Have a great week of work, finish with the game. That's what I plan on doing here as I keep moving forward. I'm happy with how I compartmentalized Family Night and how I moved on and I felt very consistent."
After signing a five-year, $14.75 million extension in July 2011 and making 24 of his 28 regular-season field-goal attempts for a career-best 85.7 conversion percentage that season, Crosby followed his best season with his worst, making only 63.6 percent of his kicks (21 of 33) in the regular season last year. When Crosby bombed on Family Night, some fans went so far as to boo when the team gave away his No. 2 jersey in a post-scrimmage fan appreciation promotion.
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"I definitely moved on quick. It was early in camp, fortunately," Crosby said. "That's not who I am, that's not how I kick, that's not what I go out and do. That's not what I put out on the field. It was more that I was disappointed that it happened in that setting. I said, 'OK, this is one night, this is one practice situation, I kicked bad, so I had to move on.'
"I was happy with how I responded, and I think that's who I am. How I've been kicking right now is who I am and who I want to be. I just have to continue to be consistent and hit the ball the same."
While the Packers competition will at least go through Friday night's game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field, other teams have made their decisions. The Buffalo Bills on Monday cut longtime kicker Rian Lindell in favor of rookie Dustin Hopkins, whom they drafted in the sixth round out of Florida State. And last Wednesday, the Miami Dolphins cut veteran Dan Carpenter, keeping rookie Caleb Sturgis, whom they drafted in the fifth round out of Florida.
Under Thompson, the Packers don't have a clear-cut track record for making such decisions. In 2006, after Ryan Longwell left as a free agent to join the Minnesota Vikings, Thompson committed to Rayner over Billy Cundiff after the first preseason game. But the following year, they took the decision all the way up to the final cut before picking Crosby.
"We'll see. We'll work on that," Thompson replied when asked when he might make a decision. "It's just when you get comfortable with the decision.
"I think they've both done a good job. And I think they've even improved over the course of the last (few weeks). I think the competition has made it better. It looks like they're representative kickers."
Asked if he believes his kicker is on the roster right now, Thompson replied coyly, "We'll see. (We) never stop looking."
While it's not out of the realm of possibility that the Packers could bring in Carpenter, Lindell or another kicker off the street, that appears unlikely at this point. While it's likely a coincidence, Crosby's hot streak has come just as the Dolphins and Bills cut their veterans.
"(The competition) can go on forever. I'm not going to say what's best," Slocum said. "Right now, we're right in the middle of good competition, and as I've said before, they not only compete with themselves but they compete against the entire league.
"We're going to play game No. 3 this week and we'll continue as we see fit. We'll take the whole body of work – that's the only way I know how to do it – and make an honest evaluation. We'll just look at the big picture once we get to the point where we say, 'Hey, we've got to make a decision now.'"


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President Obama has nominated an anti-Israel former Senator to be the next Secretary of Defense of the United States of America.
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1969: The first episode of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" airs on the BBC. The sketch comedy series, which made Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin famous, would produce 45 episodes before going off the air on Dec. 5, 1974.


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Stocks Close at Record Highs Despite Jobs Weakness
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Major U.S. stock markets were wobbling back and forth between positive and negative territory throughout Friday's trading session before finally finishing in the green with record closing highs in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500.
This, as investors weighed the weaker-than-expected July nonfarm payrolls report and other disappointing data against the potential that this could slow down Federal Reserve stimulus tapering plans.
The S&P 500 rose 0.16% to settle at 1,709.67. The benchmark index closed in the green for the week, up 1.07% after crossing 1,700 for the first time Thursday with the help of some encouraging data and earnings reports from corporate heavyweights. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added on 0.19% to close at 15,658.36, finishing the week up 0.64%. The Nasdaq finished up 0.38% to 3,689.59, wrapping up the week higher by 2.12%.
Following signs of labor market improvement in recent months, investors had been widely betting that September would mark the beginning of the Fed's pullback from its $85 billion-a-month stimulative bond-buying program. But after Friday's softer report, which included downward revisions, investors are now increasingly considering December to be the more likely period from which tapering would begin, though with measured confidence as they consider other economic events to come. After Friday's softer report, Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital in Manhattan commented that "hiring remains stuck at a consistent pace which we think will keep the Fed buying bonds for the remainder of the year."
Meanwhile during a speech about the economy in Boston during the day, St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said the Fed should hold off on any tapering until there's more evidence of stronger growth.
The July nonfarm payrolls report showed an addition of a less-than-expected 162,000 jobs last month after a downwardly revised 188,000 in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The May figure was also downwardly revised. Meanwhile, the release said that the jobless rate slipped to a lower-than-expected 7.4% from 7.6% but that came amid a decline in the labor participation rate.
Economists, on average, were expecting nonfarm payrolls to rise by 184,000 and the unemployment rate to fall to 7.5%.
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Most people recognize actor Stephen Root for his iconic role as Milton, the oft-abused, stapler-loving paper-pusher in the cult classic "Office Space."
"I'm currently in Georgia at the moment to see a friend of mine in a play and that's pretty much what I get stopped for," Root says. "It's OK. It's like the little movie that continues to be seen by people. Every couple of years they'll discover that. I think it really speaks to mid-America. It just stays current."
Post-Milton, Root has become quite the versatile actor. He's logged a considerable amount of time as a voice-over artist - including 13 years as Bill on "King of the Hill" - he worked five seasons on "NewsRadio," and has had recurring roles in "Justified," "True Blood," "24" and "Pushing Daisies."
Tonight, Root guest stars on "Fringe." He plays one half of a husband-wife scientist duo alongside his real-life wife, actress Romy Rosemont.
"They're a husband and wife that are both scientists and have something going on in this universe, not the other one," Root says. He can't offer too many details, but says his character comes unhinged as things in his life go awry. "It's something you need to go ahead and see. But, we're both scientists trying to accomplish something."
Root says the opportunity to work with Rosemont was an unexpected delight.
"It came through - actually Romy had went to Northwestern with one of the executive producers, and we were actually at a party and talking to him," he says. "They were saying, 'Would Stephen be interested in doing a 'Fringe' (episode)?' And Romy popped up, 'Well, yes, if you invite me.' And strangely enough, Mr. (Jeff) Pinkner a while later said, 'Yes. Please. Come on and do the show.'
"We were just more than thrilled to be able to work with each other and come on a quality program."
"It was a great opportunity to be able to work with her," Root says. "We have been able to do readings and things like that for films, but never in front of a camera. It was tremendous to be able to work together. I think the first day that we worked was just the two of us and the director and the crew. It was a joy. It was tremendous."
Root says he loves sci-fi, and has "been a sci-fi guy from way back, including comics in the '60s and sci-fi from the time I was 13 years old. It's always fascinated me, whether we're in a situation where, 'Are there multiple universes? Is the nature of time itself - is it possible to travel back through time?' That kind of stuff has always fascinated me. I'm happy to be addressing it a little bit in this show."
Root and Rosemont didn't share many scenes with "Fringe" stars Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson and John Noble, which is sort of unusual.
"We actually didn't get to work with a lot of the cast," Root says. "It was mainly us and Josh. Anna we saw a little bit. It was kind of an insular episode for us, which was good in that there was limited involvement. It's kind of a stand-alone thing."
The "Fringe" episode titled "And Those We've Left Behind" airs Friday, Nov. 11, at 9 p.m. on FOX.


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Dr. Jeremy Kohomban '05 (Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship)
"My boys." That's what Regent University alumnus Dr. Jeremy Kohomban '05 (Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship) calls the young men of New York City served by The Children's Village, the 162-year-old non-profit organization he now leads as president & CEO.
The Children's Village serves close to 10,000 New York City at-risk young men and women each year through residential and day school programs, street outreach for homeless and immigrant youth, foster and adoptive homes, a community center in Harlem, and a host of family support services. It was founded in 1848 and incorporated in 1851. "It's a New York City charity with a New York City-centric mission, and one of the oldest charitable missions in the United States," Kohomban said.
Kohomban came to lead The Children's Village in 2004 after seven years leading the Easter Seals Foundation of New York, which helps advocate for the independence of disabled persons. He has since transformed operations at The Children's Village. "Eighty percent of young people [in New York City] who were arrested and going into juvenile detention facilities were being rearrested for a similar crime within three years," he explained. "We said, no, we've got to change this. We can change this."
The Children's Village residential school for troubled children and teens used to account for 98 percent of the organization's budget when Kohomban came on board. Today, it accounts for less than 40 percent. The shift came from a greater emphasis on community-based outreach. "All of our growth has been in the community, meeting kids right where they are, rather than bringing them to us," Kohomban noted.
Most recently, The Children's Village received a $100,000 grant from the Alliance for Children and Families to implement a pilot project called Strategy Counts! The project, funded by the Kresge Foundation, is designed to help organizations "explore, test, and gain understanding" of the elevation of strategy in human service organizations.
"We are delighted to have been chosen for this award," said Kohomban. "For 160 years, we have been a leader in residential programming for at-risk youth. Today, 80 percent of our work is in the community keeping children safe and families together. Strategy Counts! helps us continue the transformation of our operations, culture, and image to reflect this important shift."
Kohomban explained that, in their efforts to diversify programs at The Children's Village, they weren't able to bring their changes into a cohesive message reflecting their growth and improvement. Strategy Counts! is helping the non-profit organization to put their best foot forward by promoting their exponential growth pattern and helping them procure the funds they need to operate.
The grant is a big step in helping The Children's Village attain Kohomban's biggest aspiration for the organization. "We're totally excited by teenagers that other people give up on," he said. "We like the challenge. The reason we're successful is because we're willing to do the work." Dealing with young people who have committed crimes and come from shattered families is unattractive work, Kohomban explained but, after 162 years, The Children's Village isn't backing down anytime soon.
This tenacity was fostered during Kohomban's time as a student at Regent. He graduated from the Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership program in 2005. "I didn't fit the mold of the typical student that came to Regent, so I felt that sometimes people were a bit harder on me and made me think through things further," he explained. "It made me stronger in my thinking and more grounded in the things I believe."
Kohomban allowed his non-evangelical background to work in his favor as he entered the field of non-profit leadership. "There are ways to bring people of diverse backgrounds and diverse opinions together to build a consensus solution," he said. "I learned to do that at Regent. Urban areas are full of diversity of opinion, and this is civil society at its best."
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Myrtle grabs division win over Ingomar
It was not the big run performance the Lady Hawks have become accustomed to this season, but they will take the division win, defeating Ingomar 3-1 on Tuesday.
"I told the girls I'm proud of the win. It wasn't flashy, and we didn't look too good," Myrtle coach Robert Gordon said. "We've been hitting the ball really well lately, but today we just had one of those days, and I credit that to their pitcher. She's a young girl, and she's good. She kept the arc up and definitely, that's the difference today."
Ingomar got on the board first with Lauren Koon scoring off a single by Reid Little in the opening inning. Myrtle answered in the second, placing two runners on base, tying the game off a single by Brianna Brassell and a sacrifice fly out by Emily Cook to lead 2-1.
The score remained the same thanks to Kelly Mayo's performance for the Lady Falcons. Allowing four hits over two innings, Myrtle left all of those runners on base and did not score again until the fifth when Meshay Cox hit a leadoff home run, making it 3-1.
"She's been like that the whole year, and that's her thing," Gordon said of the junior. "She loves to play and she loves the defensive side just as much as the offensive side. She works at it, and she has a lot of good skills. Her and Jenna (Jordan) have both been playing very well for us, offensively."
The home run is the 11th of the season for Cox, and she is a part of a tough batting order for Myrtle, one that produced six of the Lady Hawks' nine hits against Ingomar.
"They've been pretty much the backbone of our team," Gordon said. "That's what we've relied on a lot, and that's what we've worked on is that the middle and latter part of the line up have to step up and come through with some clutch hitting, so that when we get back to the top, they can hit with runners on base. They've been scratching a lot with them up front, and our middle has been decent, we just need to get more consistent with our middle and latter part of the lineup."
Cox led Myrtle with two hits, and Cook limited the Lady Falcons to only four hits.
Myrtle will next travel to Wheeler on Thursday while Ingomar will host Pine Grove on Friday.
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Nice build from scratch on the seat. It seems to my eye that the front/top edge of the side bolsters is more gently rounded on your version versus what in the photo seen in the magazine article but sometimes pictures and angles can be deceiving. I look forward to seeing how the floor turns out. That will be a challenge, to say the least. Thanks again for sharing the picture.


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March 24, 2011 —
The "circle of life" was in full swing this week, as I augmented my schedule minute by minute. Sullivan County lost one of its local treasures on Wednesday, March 16th when Blanche Masters, the irascible, tenacious, one-of-a-kind pit bull (with a heart of gold) owner of Blanche's Diner on Rt. 17B in Mongaup Valley passed away peacefully at home.
Affectionately dubbed "Mama" and famous for her pancakes far and wide, Blanche was revered throughout the Catskills as an icon, holding court at the register for 25 years. So it was no surprise that hundreds of people showed up at the United Methodist Church in White Sulphur Springs on Saturday to pay their respects to Blanche's family.
The service, led by daughter-in-law Rev. Bridgette LeConey of Liberty, NY, was personal, touching and a fitting tribute to the Queen of the Catskills as traffic came to a standstill outside the church. LeConeys' eulogy touched on the fact that, over the years, Blanche "was hostess to celebrities, statesmen, politicians... and maybe even a mobster or two" alongside the regulars who flocked to the diner for decades, knowing that she treated everyone equally, with a sharp tongue, an affectionate wink and as a member of the family.
As folks milled about after the service, memories and stories filled the air. Personally, I may hold the distinction of being one of the few that Blanche ever "treated" to breakfast. A few years ago, after schmoozing with the regulars and cleaning my plate, I made my way to the Queen herself, to pay the tab. Blanche gave me a sly look and said, "this one's on me, honey." You could have heard a pin drop as every head turned to see who was being honored in such a way, and I still don't know what I did to be singled out, but will never forget it. I do know that Blanche touched thousands of lives during her reign and although off on a new adventure, will never be forgotten.
Celebrating Blanches' life was (IMHO) entirely appropriate, and I headed off to the BrookHouse Gallery (brookhousegallery.com) in Barryville, NY to celebrate life in a different manner. The gallery presented NEON, "an art showing in support of the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA, artsalliancesite.org), showcasing the works of Tom Holmes, Janet Rutkowski, Walter Kenul, Kim Lust, Laurie Stuart and featuring the work of special guest, neon artist Rocky Pinciotti.
The stunning gallery was packed as admirers bid on pieces in a silent auction, made donations to the DVAA and made purchases, munching on hors d'ouevres, while thanking artist-in-residence David Bush (davidbushdesign.com) and sponsors of the event (thegaysofsullivancounty.com). I've known Pinciotti for years, but this was the first time I've seen his neon art, and I was mightily impressed by his work and that of his fellow exhibitors.
TRR's own Laurie Stuart had several pieces of her "felt artistry" on display, and although I have no clue where she finds the time, I'm glad that she does, and found this unusual, labor-of-love art form to be particularly fetching.
There were other noteworthy events over the course of the week: The Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless (845/794-8091) banquet at Mr. Willey's (mrwilleys.com) in Monticello, a trip to the Narrowsburg Inn (nar rowsburginn.com) for their open mic/fundraiser on be half of the upcoming Roots and Rhythm Festival (honesdalerootsandrhythm.com) and a few personal stops along the way.
As usual, my dance card was full and I stopped for a breather, snapping a few pics of the impressive vernal equinox full moon, while making notes of coming attractions. The high school musical season is in full swing, and while I can't make them all, I will do my best to catch a few. Monticello (monticelloschools.net) is presenting "Kiss Me Kate" on March 25 and 26, while across the county Eldred Central School (ecs.schoolwires.com) will be performing "All Shook Up" on the same dates. Not to be outdone, Liberty Central High School is rehearsing perennial favorite "The Little Shop of Horrors" for April 1 and 2.
These are but a few of the shows that our local talent will be presenting as the weeks progress. Check our calendar section for more and make your reservations, as these productions are invariably (and deservedly) SRO.
I gasped in horror myself as I observed the snow coming down this morning, and while spring is clearly in the air, the weather report for the Upper Delaware Valley is iffy for the week. I won't put away the snowshoes just yet, but will remain a "cockeyed optimist," knowing full well that I'll be out and about regardless of what falls from the sky.


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Free-range cowboyMay 06,2014
Although its difficult not to revel in the likes of Sean Hannity and Rand Paul
scurrying like roaches for the cover of darkness, the more chilling aspects of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundys awkward lurch into and out of the spotlight should leave Americans with serious questions about the unholy trinity of right-wing media, the National Rifle Association and the barely clandestine racism permeating conservative politics.
Richard Nixons Southern strategy began what has been almost a half-century of largely successful GOP efforts to turn the once reliably Democratic South into a Republican stronghold. Honed to near perfection by the late Lee Atwater, who in 1988 using such dog whistles as states rights and the notorious Willie Horton ad helped George H.W. Bush turn a 17-point summer deficit into a landslide victory over Michael Dukakis.
The myth of an oppressed white minority vigorously spun by fake journalists at Fox News and endorsed by an increasing number of mainstream Republicans held hostage by the partys lunatic fringe has evolved into dogma, coupled with more guns being the answer to every question and having a black president being the root of all evil.
Since Barack Obamas election, the rhetoric has been amped as the motivation becomes ever more transparent. He has been called uppity, boy and a subhuman mongrel by GOP lawmakers or activists; depicted as a monkey or with a bone in his nose on placards at tea party rallies; variously referred to as a Chicago thug and the food stamp president and accused of stirring up racial tension and violence. That these epithets retain appeal anywhere continues to astonish.
The predictable extension of this perversion of everything America stands for is Bundys stream-of-consciousness perception of the blacks wishing theyd learned to pick cotton and being better off as slaves. So patently clueless and out of touch, the remarks might initially engender something like pity for a man too stupid to be embarrassed. Until you remember his supporters in Congress; staunch defenders in the freak media; and most extraordinarily, the insane clown posse of heavily armed men on horseback seemingly ready to play out a Wayne LaPierre fantasy: doing battle with the federal government.
In a jaw-dropping TV interview, Richard Mack, a former sheriff from Arizona planning the armed response, suggested with a straight face that whacko central was strategizing to put all the women up front, reasoning that once the shooting started its women who are going to be televised all across the world being shot. There was no report on whether all the women were consulted about this tactical maneuver.
Amazingly, Bundy wasnt quite done. Even before any of his irresponsible right-wing cheerleaders could reach their fallout shelters, he clarified, shifting the blame to Martin Luther King for not having got his job done yet, evidently believing that the late civil rights icons task should have included ensuring that those people wouldnt be offended by words such as Negro, black boy or slave. He added as an afterthought: We need to get over this prejudice stuff.
Sympathizers quickly rallied to Bundys defense, equating any reference to his gaffes with playing the race card, suggesting critics were purposely taking things out of context to distract from the real issues, which of course had absolutely nothing to do with the rancher breaking the law for years by freeloading on public land, defying a series of court orders, or threatening a shootout with the Bureau of Land Management.
The real issue was freedom, at least freedom for white people rather than those people, because in the perfect conservative world, African-Americans would be better off as cotton-picking slaves; the most helpful thing for women to do is getting shot first; and cowboy goon squads can trump the rule of law simply by showing up with guns.
The subsequent reluctance of Republican leaders to loudly and unequivocally condemn the events in Nevada is rooted in their fear of alienating the base theyve created and nurtured for years with thinly veiled, toxic rhetoric on race. Those on the right certainly have no issue with tenets espoused by Bundy because they created them. Their only problem is that he dared say them out loud.
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Russell Simmons Spends Christmas In St. Bart's With Ex-Wife Kimora Lee & New Girlfriend Hana Nitsche
Russell Simmons spent Christmas Eve playing on the beach in St. Barts with his ex-wife Kimora Lee and her three children. Simmons' new girlfriend, Germany's Next Top Model finalist Hana Nitsche, was also along for the trip.
It might seem awkward, especially since Russell and Kimora were married on the island in 1998, but everyone seemed to get along just fine -- including Kimora and Hana.
Both women showed off their sizzling bodies in bikinis while Russell practiced his Yoga moves. The three children -- Russell's two daughters with Kimora; Ming and Aoki; and Kimora's son Kenzo, the product of her marriage to actor Djimon Hounsou -- also played in the sun and surf.
Simmons has only been dating the model -- 30 years his junior -- for a short time, but she appears to hold no jealous feelings toward his ex-wife, 37. The Hip hop mogul, 55, has an estimated net worth at over $500 million. Were guessing that might have something to do with it.
Kimora was even spotted giving Russel a high-five, presumably for his choice of a new girlfriend.


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Bridgeport council holds two moments of silence
BRIDGEPORT – Village council held a moment of silence at the beginning of Tuesday's meeting to honor the three Looby children killed in the March 17 fire.
That was followed by a moment of silence for Charlie A. Wilson, who died this week. Wilson, a well-known politician and prominent businessman, brought much attention and progress to the town in which he came from over the years.
Wilson served tenures in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Ohio Legislature. The Village of Bridgeport has dedicated the rest of April in his honor. Flags were immediately dropped to half staff soon after word of his passing.
In other action, as the spring weather makes its way in the area, a couple of projects are being organized to help keep the village moving forward.
In addition to the planned demolition of several vacant properties in the area, a grant is now being applied for to help fund these demotions. This CDBG funding is distributed by the commissioners. At this time, properties are being selected and the application for the supplementary funding will be submitted on May 10.
Two other areas are also being closely looked at – one being the Kirkwood Heights slip in between Scott's Lane and Grandview Avenue. After being repaired some years back, the road continues to move slowly, causing sinking and cracks of the guardrail and storm grates.
The culvert on Stop 9 will also be getting some attention in the coming months, although this project will need to be completed by a third party, as the village does not have access to the appropriate equipment.
In coming months, Police Chief Andy Klotz will begin with the initiative to encourage his officers to take a close look at the properties around the area which they patrol. If high grass or hazardous spots present themselves, addresses will be collected and given to personnel that will be designated in the future to follow up on these reports.
Discussions about the sanitation departments plan to purchase a packer or farm the garbage service out to a third party also continued with many points being reiterated by all parties. As of Tuesday night, no changes or new proposals had been made on the subject since previous months.
The annual spring cleanup will be taking place a month or so later. In previous years, notification was given on the water bills ,which has not been done yet this spring. Due to this fact, the village will be setting a date and printing it on water bills in the next billing cycle to confirm the dates. Residents are encouraged to pay attention in the future in anticipation of the cleanup week.
All bills and finances were read from previous months and accepted to be paid. Continuation of one temporary part-ime worker was also discussed but tabled to gather more information. Insurance plans for full-time employees were examined as they are each year before being renewed. The village is looking into these plans to ensure the most efficient and affordable coverage for all parties.
The next village council meeting is set to take place May 21.
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Richard J. Honer
Class Year:1975
Outstanding Alumni Award Winner 2010
Richard J. Honer '75, M.D., has distinguished himself as a physician, medical humanitarian and tireless community volunteer. In addition to his busy medical practice as a surgeon, he has been generous with his donation of time, performing surgeries in the Dominican Republic—as many as 90 in four days—for people who otherwise would not receive care. His generosity extends to personal donations of much-needed medical and surgical supplies. He and his wife, Andrea, prepare for the trips by visiting churches in the Catholic Diocese of Orlando to explain their ministry and ask for donations.
His extensive community commitment has involved sponsoring a high school scholarship, coaching girls sports teams, furnishing supplies to the school clinic, providing physicals and dispensing advice and referrals. He also donates one weekend a month to a prison ministry and his family has hosted foreign exchange students. His latest endeavor is becoming the medical director of Angel Care, which is a free health clinic serving a low-income area.
After graduating from North Central College in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in biology, Richard attended medical school at the University of Illinois. Affiliated with Gessler Clinic, he has been on staff at Winter Haven Hospital since 1985.
In 2002, he received the Florida Medical Business Physician Humanitarian Award and the Community Mission Award. He has been awarded recognition as among America's Top Surgeons every year from 2002 to 2010. In addition, he has been a loyal supporter of North Central College.


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Woman denies robbery chargeBy Gordon Dritschilo
Staff Writer | September 26,2013A Pittsford woman is facing a felony charge for her alleged role in a mugging in Rutland.
Jennifer R. Griffin, 39, of Furnace Road, pleaded innocent in Rutland criminal court Wednesday to a single charge of assault and robbery with injury. If convicted, she would face a minimum of one year in prison and a maximum of 20. She was released on the conditions she stay away from the alleged victim and report to the Rutland Police Department within 48 hours for fingerprinting and photographs.
Police said Sara Godda, 35, identified Griffin as one of two people who jumped her on Traverse Place late in the afternoon of Sept. 11.
Godda told police Griffin and a man ran up behind her and that the man jumped on her back, dropped her face-first to the ground and put her in a choke hold, threatening to snap her neck if she moved. Then, she said, Griffin took her purse, cutting the strap with a pair of scissors. Godda said they ran off, passing her purse off to a third person dressed in black.
As they ran off, Godda said one of her attackers shouted that a fourth person had told them to jump her.
Police said they were also contacted by another person who witnessed the attack.
Godda said her pocketbook contained more than $100 in cash she intended to use to pay her rent along with an inhaler, a pocket knife and keys to her house and her parents house. Godda also told police she suffered scratches and re-injured her shoulder and back during the attack.
Police said they contacted Griffin on Tuesday at her Pittsford home after multiple attempts and issued her a citation. Police said investigation of the incident is ongoing and additional charges are expected.
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Each face was aghast.
Faces had tears. Faces were lifeless. Faces were wrapped within the confines of a towel, protecting them from the fear that it could've been them.
The usual suspects' names appeared in everyone's head.
Shaun Livingston.
Kevin Ware.
Paul George's broken leg, following an attempted chase-down block, had the sports world frozen in shock. The only thing USA Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski could do was cancel the rest of the scrimmage, out of respect for George.
This could've been any of the other 19 players on that court. Unfortunately, it was George, in whom the Indiana Pacers have invested more than $90 million.
The initial shock still hasn't worn off, and many NBA front offices are growing more and more hesitant on allowing its players to play in future international games.
While the thought isn't surprising, seeing as how devastating the injury was to one of the league's rising stars, it would be a mistake to do so.
Why? Because it was a routine play.
Every game, you see an athlete try to perform a chase-down block, just to preserve two points; LeBron James has highlight reels on YouTube doing it. It could easily happen to him; it just hasn't.
The downside to the injury is that it was broadcast on ESPN, for all eyes to see, just like Ware's injury on CBS.
The fact is that it was a freak accident.
Up until last Friday, here's the list of NBA players seriously injured during international competition:
There's a certain risk that all athletes run once their foot hits the court, field, pavement, etc. They know it, and they've accepted it because they love what they do.
Earlier in the week, USA Basketball announced that no players had withdrawn from the team following George's injury. That alone speaks volumes.
The NBA shouldn't have the right to restrict its players from playing for Team USA, or any other team. That choice belongs to the player.
Injuries are a part of the game and can happen anywhere. While it's sad that it happened for everyone to see, it happens. Thankfully, George has time and age on his side to recover from it.
Come Sept. 14, the day of the final, I can assure you that, while George may not be playing, he'll be on Team USA's minds as they try to bring home the gold once again.


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Intermediate Energy X-ray Beamline at the Advanced Photon Source
Using relatively low-energy X-rays, the IEX beamline will help illuminate electronic ordering and emergent phenomena in ordered materials.
|December 7, 2015
Nano Design Works
Argonne's new center for nanotechnology collaboration provides an innovative pathway for business and industry to access Argonne's unparalleled scientific resources.
|October 23, 2015
X-Ray Tools for Battery Development and Testing: Case Studies
Industry and academia accelerate innovation by using the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory.
|October 6, 2015
Helping from the Ground Up
Argonne verifies newly mined battery material: lithium carbonate.
|October 6, 2015
Fueling the Economy
Argonne helps make the United States a front-runner in the production of materials for advanced lithium-ion batteries used in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and other applications.
|October 6, 2015
Electrifying the Automotive Market
The battery in the Chevy Volt is based on a cathode technology developed at Argonne that makes the battery safer, longer-lived, and more powerful.
|October 6, 2015
Best X-Ray Tools for Battery Development and Testing
Argonne's Advanced Photon Source is your one-stop shop for nanoscale to bulk analysis beyond the reach of industry.
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Magnetic nanofibers have wide-ranging applications
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Countywide staff
KARNES COUNTY – A group of nine local candidates running for three county offices participated in a local political debate Feb. 19 that was attended by an audience of more than 200 people.
The Karnes Countywide partnered with Radio KAML 990 AM and KTNR 92.1 FM to bring a Candidates Forum and Debate to the Karnes City High School Auditorium.
Candidates for the offices of county judge, county commissioner and county clerk were invited to share the stage with moderator Cletus Bianchi and responded to questions submitted by local media and the general public.
Candidates for county judge, Democrat incumbent Barbara Najvar Shaw, Democrat challenger Walter R. Long and Republican candidate Maurice A. Yarter all participated.
Precinct 2 County Commissioner Democrat incumbent A. T. Pete Jauer was invited to participate but did not attend due to a previous commitment. Jauer is running unopposed for re-election.
Precinct 4 County Commissioner Democrat Candidates Adrian Yanta, David Reynolds, Sharon Chesser and Republican Candidate Brenda Hansler all participated in the event.
Incumbent Democrat County Clerk Carol Swize and Democrat challenger for the position of county clerk Maggie Gonzales both participated.
The group of candidates were welcomed by Bianchi and then made opening statements. They then responded to questions. The candidates then made closing statements at the conclusion of the event.
The event was broadcast live on KAML Radio 990 AM and KTNR 92.1 FM. Full video of the event is available for viewing at http://www.youtube.com/mySouTex.


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I, for one, would rather listen to the band's "unrefined" sweat-moistened unfledged sound which usually lies at the heart of their first demo than enjoying a better version of it with mixing consoles, monitor speakers and MIDI workstations all entrenched to it, dulcifying its ruggedness.
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 07.08.2011 at 11:52
Usually the demos still possess some magic which is lacking on a band's debut.
Written by Mindheist on 07.08.2011 at 18:46
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 07.08.2011 at 11:52
Usually the demos still possess some magic which is lacking on a band's debut.
Agreed. And I think, that very magical sound that usually vanishes with the demos, is what defines the band's true identity and shows their "pristine" skills, not with the likes of Nuclear Blast, Roadrunner or Regain working behind the curtains honing its quality.
By the way, after I literally got blown away by Akelei's debut, I checked their 2008 demo "Promo '08" and much to my surprise, there wasn't any notable difference between the two. I hope they won't get seduced by a greedy record label and change their original sound.
Written by Void Eater on 07.08.2011 at 21:18
Jungle Rot technical? Really? Is that even possible? Jungle Rot is simple, stupid, death metal for cavemen, which is why they're great. I can only imagine that their demo would sound similar to a bunch of rocks being hit together.


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Robert Kaufmann, president of EurAgEng, invited us today to attend theAgEng 2014 conference, an international conference on agricultural engineering,held every two years in Europe. The conference looks at the engineering advancements being made in Europe's ag sector, primarily in the areas of resource efficiency and making farming more sustainable.
A bunch of different topics are covered. Among them: biomass and renewable energy, machinery automation, controlled traffic farming, animal welfare, and grassland and fertilizer management.
This next AgEng conference isscheduled for July, 2014, and takes place in Zurich. Switzerland is a country known as "the land of cows." Its cattle population in 2010 totaled 1,591,233 (of which 700,315 are cows), according to the information portal swissworld.org.
Here is a look at some other key facts and figures about Switzerland taken from the site:
For more information on the AgEng 2014 conference in Zurich, Switzerland,visit www.ageng2014.ch.


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Practicing environmental conservation on land ravaged by war presents unique challenges. Since 2003, 67 agricultural specialists with the Natural Resources Conservation Service volunteered as ag advisers in the Afghanistan and Iraq combat zones. Following a rigorous selection process, these volunteers received a month of training and then left for deployments ranging from three months to two years.
During these deployments, volunteers introduced conservation techniques in surrounding communities and established rapport and goodwill in the process. In addition to winning hearts and minds, in Afghanistan they helped local producers rebuild ag infrastructure damaged by decades of continuous war.
NRCS' International Programs Division Director Melvin Westbrook oversaw this program since 2004 and played an active role in the volunteer interview process.
"Our ideal candidate has a broad, diverse background and strong communication skills, both oral and written," Westbrook said.
These qualities are essential because the job is unscripted and requires flexibility, he said. They were especially important for the first group of volunteers who were trailblazers for the program.
"That first group had to wing it," program analyst Herby Bloodworth said. "They pretty much just got on a plane and went over there not knowing what to expect."
The program evolved in response to participant experiences and feedback, and formal training began in 2006. USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, the agency that facilitated the deployments, gradually extended the details from three months to a year, allowing advisers more time to design conservation projects and gain local support. They also began overlapping the dates of details, so the outgoing advisers could familiarize and orient the incoming, improving continuity.
Not only was the agriculture different, but the local customs and courteousness were unique.
"They learned how to avoid accidently offending locals," Westbrook said, "For example, in Afghanistan and Iraq, it's considered highly insulting to show someone the bottom of your feet."
In addition to cultural training, each volunteer reported to a military base for basic instruction in firearm safety and operating military vehicles.
Once deployed, NRCS ag advisers had to rely on their judgment and initiative. They identified local issues and secured funding to start the conservation practices as well as how to integrate their ideas into the military missions, which provided the safe return of all those who volunteered.
"Usually they have to sell the military on their conservation projects," Bloodworth said. "They work with local commanders to arrange transportation, protection and project funding."
Volunteer Joseph Fuchtman served in the Army before joining NRCS and felt compelled to help out the Operation Enduring Freedom mission in Afghanistan.
"After 9/11, I felt the need to help in the War on Terror," Fuchtman said. "This was my chance to contribute something without going back into the Army."
Though frustrated by some of the challenges of his 2006 detail in Afghanistan, Fuchtman said completing an irrigation canal cleaning project and setting up the local equivalent of an ag research farm were highlights of his contributions. In addition to irrigation projects and research, advisers – like Fuchtman – have helped locals address many issues, such as soil and water quality and animal nutrition.
"The good outweighed the bad," he said. Because of the skills and volunteerism of NRCS agriculture experts, conservation became part of the reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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In today's Internet-centric computing world, networking components are a paramount feature of any system worth its salt. Easily falling into that category, OpenBSD contains strong network code and configuration interfaces which, with a little research and learning, can be put to powerful use. This series of articles aims to illustrate that with practical examples and direct application to real-world situations.
In contrast to its sysv counterparts like Linux, OpenBSD has a very different way of controlling network interfaces and setting parameters. Other competing systems commonly use menu-based or graphical configuration utilities to make the administrator's life easier. OpenBSD chooses to stray from this, instead focusing their efforts on the functionality and correctness of its networking components. The example being used here is the setup of a gateway machine with one PPP interface and one Ethernet interface.
The first thing you'll want to do when configuring an OpenBSD machine to participate on a network is set basic parameters on the network interfaces. First, using an Ethernet interface (in this case a Sun workstation) called le0:
# ifconfig le0 192.168.0.1 up netmask 255.255.255.0
A breakdown of this syntax:
ifconfig - Interface Config utility
le0 - The network interface in question
192.168.0.1 - The interface's IP address
up - Whether to raise the interface (up) or drop it (down)
netmask 255.255.255.0 - The interface's netmask
To display the results of this, issue the command:
# ifconfig -a
This will display all network interface configuration/status information.
Once interface parameters have been set, the system stores them
automatically. Some other parameters such as static default routes and
interface IP addresses can be stored in
/etc/mygate and
/etc/hostname.interface respictively in a simple format:
# /etc/mygate
# /etc/hostname.ep0
inet 22.214.171.124 255.255.255.248 NONE
Althought ifconfig is the primary tool for interface control and
manipulation, checking status is more commonly done using
(Network Statistics Utility). Simply running the command:
# netstat
will produce a list of active TCP connections. Running the command:
# netstat -i
will provide a slightly more usable listing of interface information, which will look roughly like:
This shows the network statistics both for the overall interface and with openbsd.org, with which it has been in frequent communication. It is interesting to note that this method of configuration and network diagnostics differs only very slightly from that of Linux and other systems, but their users will primarily set this information using linuxconf, YaST, or other point-and-click tools.
As a truly Internetworked operating system, OpenBSD has the functionality to control your network's WAN interface(s) and act as a router. However, support for things like frame relay and DDS is nonexistent and ISDN support is very limited. The majority of people using OpenBSD on a WAN implement PPP over an analogue modem. OpenBSD has stepped up from using the raw pppd (Point to Point Protocol Daemon) to control PPP, having developed a userland interface called simply ppp. The ppp utility is controlled by the file /etc/ppp/ppp.conf. Some examples:
# The default section of ppp.conf contains
# some simple global options.
set log Phase Chat LCP IPCP CCP tun command
set device /dev/tty00
# Tells ppp the modem is connected to tty00 (com1)
set speed 38400
# Modem's maximum connection baud is 38400
# This section contains values specific
# to the connection you're
set phone 96724222
# Dial 96724222 to connect.
set login
set authname myusername
set authkey mypassword
# Login using pap/chap as myusername/mypassword
add default HISADDR
# Set the upstream machine as the defaultroute
With this configuration in place, invoking ppp to dial is as simple as running:
# ppp -ddial myisp
The final stage in setting up a machine to act as a small network
gateway is to implement the routing. Most commonly in this situation
you would have internal addresses on the inside of the gateway and use
network address translation (NAT) to perform the gatewaying. This will be discussed in a later
installment; here we only cover basic routing.
OpenBSD uses the standard Unix routing tool
route. Syntax differs
slightly from other systems, but the premise remains the same. To
print your existing routing table, issue the command:
# route -n show
-n flag tells route not to try to perform any hostname lookups
and to use IP addresses only, with
show telling it to print the routing
table. The output for this example should look roughly like:
Destination Gateway Flags
default 188.8.131.52 UG
192.168.0.0 link#1 U
192.168.0.5 0:20:af:5c:4a:f3 UH
The first line shows the default gateway (the other end of the PPP
link) as being 22.214.171.124. The second line is for the internal
address range of 192.168.0.1 to go through link#1 (le0). The third
line is for 192.168.0.5, a frequently used workstation. In this case,
our OpenBSD machine has mapped the MAC address of the workstation
directly for faster routing. Let us assume we want to add the address
range of 192.168.1.* to the network. The 192.168.0.* and 192.168.1.*
machines do not need to talk to each other, but they both need to talk
to the server. They are all physically cabled on the same
network. First, you would add a virtual interface so that le0 had both
the addresses 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.1.1. This is done by editing
/etc/ifaliases to contain the line:
le0 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
Secondly, add the route for the 192.168.1.1 range by issuing the command:
# route add 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.1
A simple breakdown of this command:
route - route utility
add - add a route to the table
192.168.1.0 - target address range
192.168.1.1 - IP to use as a gateway (in this case, a local one)
This all in place, you should have a nice secure OpenBSD gateway to the Internet. The majority of people are using Linux FreeBSD and Windows NT for this kind of application, but, as has been demonstrated, it's not difficult to produce a gateway using OpenBSD that will run on nearly any hardware and provide superior security and unprecedented reliability.
David Jorm has been involved with open source and security projects for several years, originally with OpenBSD and Debian GNU/Linux, now with the development team at wiretapped.net.
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