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It's a familiar sight just one road over. A row of Occupy Honolulu tents now on the makai side of Thomas Square.
It's a prime area for parking, but on this day there's a lot of open spaces.
For some, there's confusion in seeing the tents and trying to find the parking meter.
Scott Takayama attended an event at the Neal Blaisdell Center and needed parking.
"At first, I saw the tent blowing on the road," said Takayama. "I was blocking their sign but I needed to park and I did. Everything worked out."
The tent that had blown into the roadway was quickly moved onto the sidewalk by Occupy protesters.
Alan Takahashi said he had no parking problem and said the tents show the depth of the homeless problem in Hawaii and wasn't a problem.
"No. I don't foresee any problems," said Takahashi. "It doesn't deter parking so I have no issue."
"Here we try to leave a space. You'll notice most of the tents are sitting on the divide line for each of the spaces to allow as much possible room as we can," said Christopher Smith with Occupy Honolulu.
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The campers have already made sure the sidewalk is clear, although some pedestrians say it's not enough.
"It's dirty and there have been occasions where a handful of them sitting right in their tents smoking so you have to walk through all that and the garbage. Just unpleasant in general," said one woman.
The city says officials at the Blaisdell Center are concerned over how the Occupy campers will affect patrons attending future events at the facility since so many park around the area and walk there during day and night events.
Meanwhile, a single tent has popped up on the sidewalk fronting the Blaisdell Concert Hall but Occupy Honolulu members say it is not a part of their movement.
Occupy Honolulu campers say they plan to continue their fight which now focuses on the treatment of the homeless here and the lack of housing.

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Well It's a year on and all is well. I went for my 12 month check up, last monday and everyone is happy. My spine is starting to fuse. Mr G told me the metal work would stay in forever, which I guessed it would. There are some bumps running down my back, which I don't mind too much and he said he couldn't do anything about. TBH If I look normal in a t-shirt then I'm happy.
I've recently started my first job in 10 years, It's a bit hard on the back, with the bending down. But I'm getting used to it. Being 6ft 4 just means you get used to having bend down a lot. I try to use my knees but they ain't the best at times!
I've been going to the gym for the past 9/10 months and doing weight training. I get the odd day where my back is aching like mad and I just need to lay down. But other then that I feel normal as I can be.
To anyone who's feeling like they wished they never went through with their surgery, I've been there, right to the bottom of the pit. Sometimes you get unlucky, I was unlucky 10 years ago. I finally said enough is enough and went back for another go. I went into it with a positive attitude and as prepared as I could be.
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As a graduate student at the University of Michigan, Associate Professor of Psychology Heather Coon thought she was headed for a research career in social and cultural psychology. Then she realized that classroom teaching at a small college was her destiny and ultimately landed at North Central College. She obviously found her true calling, winning the 2010 Dissinger Award for Senior Faculty thanks to student nominations.
"I wanted to teach at a place where students are the priority and the thought of 600 students in a lecture scared me," she says. "I didn't want a school that was so focused on research that the students were an afterthought."
Students wanting to learn about psychology are certainly a priority and never an afterthought for Coon. Her introductory Science of Behavior students may never take another course in the department, yet they receive as much concern and attention as her upper-level courses."This is the one chance you have to teach them the tools they need to evaluate media stories and other claims about research," Coon says. Upper-level psychology majors in Coon's Research Design course learn to draw conclusions about the validity of research methods. She'll also teach a seminar called Persuasion, which will examine tactics used to persuade people to buy impulse items or to stop behaviors, like texting and driving.
As a teacher, Coon had an epiphany a few years ago when the psychology department was undergoing an assessment of its programs. "I realized it's not so much what I'm teaching them as it is what they're learning, which is more than just dumping information back on a test," she says."Everything changes when you start thinking in those terms." She stays inspired by collaborating with her colleagues. "We talk about teaching all the time and we steal and share teaching tools," says Coon.
The rewards of her efforts come when she sees former students who are now social psychology doctoral candidates, like Russ Webster '03 and David Rast '07, at a conference."Dr. Coon's teaching and mentorship are quite memorable, in fact, she's one of the most important people in my academic and career success," says Rast, now a doctoral candidate in social psychologyat Claremont Graduate University. "I hope North Central psychology students realize just how lucky they are to have Dr. Coon as a professor." Another former student posted an insightful note on Facebook about a psychology issue and another replied, "Dr. C. would be so proud of you."
Coon knows her job is done when students take her lessons into the real world. "That's what I want for them."


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A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about breast implants – specifically, my desire to have a larger bosom. I seriously considered the option of breast enhancement and went as far as making appointments with two highly recommended plastic surgeons.
Before even speaking with them, I made up my mind to go ahead with the surgery, and thought no one could dissuade me.
But things changed. My grandmother became ill and suffered with stomach cancer. I saw her struggle with pain, and graciously say goodbye to this life, with faith, with dignity, with hope. I saw her body stop functioning, and the last thought on my mind was whether her breasts were large or small.
At the same time, I discovered a small lump in my own breast, and the last thought on my mind was whether my breasts were big or small. I was still breast-feeding the baby when I felt the hard mass, but it persisted after I weaned her off, and I made an appointment with my ob/gyn.
Again, I wasn't really concerned with the size of my breasts, more with what he would find inside them. Although the doctor thought it was probably a clogged duct, I insisted on an ultrasound.
Once again, the day of my exam, no thoughts about the size of my breasts entered my mind. As I looked around the room, I saw many women both young and old, some with wigs, some with short hair and some with worried faces, and was pretty sure no one in that room was thinking about the size of their bosoms.
My test revealed that the mass was part of the breast tissue – probably a clogged duct — but the radiologist told me that sometimes, though rarely, breast cancer can go undetected, especially in extremely small lumps and in young women.
So, once more, I wasn't concerned with the size of my breasts, which at this point have been examined by at least four nurses and three doctors, but with making an appointment with a breast surgeon, who told me that if the lump didn't disappear in a few weeks he would remove it— just to make sure.
I guess I changed my mind. I won't have breast enhancement. Not because I believe that it's intrinsically wrong, or because I am opposed to plastic surgery. It's an individual choice and I respect everyone's take on it.
And even though there will always be a part of me who wants a larger bosom, I choose not to focus on it, and instead accept my body the way it is — the full package, with the good parts and the ones I would like to change. Seeing my grandmother's sickness, discovering a lump and talking to women who have had breast cancer have changed my desire for bigger breasts. In its place are a newfound focus on good health and desire to live the "little" things that are here today but may not be tomorrow.
Plus, there is always Victoria's Secret with its push-up bras and enhancing tricks. And that will be just fine for me while I try to enjoy my life with my small (OK, not too small) breasts and all.
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Twenty years ago, the cotton that sprouted in the Texas Panhandle and eastern New Mexico could be used to make a limited number of items because the quality was poor. But farmers these days are celebrating a higher quality product, according to many in the industry.
Regionally grown cotton, once used primarily for denim, is now "suitable for the finer fabrics of life, like dress shirts, sheets, and better quality clothes," due to investments in genetically modified cotton seeds, said Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. Vice President of Operations Roger Haldenby, who represents cotton farmers in 41 counties across New Mexico and Texas.
The super seeds, Haldenby said, were developed by several companies. In the last few years, forerunners such as Fiber Max, Delta, and Pineland tailored seed varieties to growing conditions in different regions, according to The Journal of Agrobiotechnology Management and Economics.
"This is the first year that we're actually getting into the world market," said Les Curtis, an employee of Farwell Gin Company.
Farwell cotton farmer Mark Williams uses Fiber Max seeds. He said a combination of good weather and modified, pest resistent cotton seeds have increased the quality and yield of his crop, which will reach about 8,000 bales this year.
Strengthened through cross-breeding, the new seed varieties produce thicker, longer, and whiter cotton fibers, officials said. In the last five years, seed supply levels have blossomed significantly, along with farmer adoption of the seeds, Haldenby said. And in the last two, regional gins have been overflowing with fluffy, bright cotton.
Ambitious seed companies deserve a lot of the credit, said Texas Tech University Dean of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources Norman Hopper.
Haldenby estimates this year's cotton harvest will yield 5.5 million bales, although about 4,000 acres of cotton have yet to be harvested among his farmers. Last year yielded 4.8 million bales, he said.
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Those in the cotton industry, however, also bow to Mother Nature. The last two growing seasons were almost perfect for cotton, officials said.
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She was born on January 16, 1920 in Karnes City to Guadalupe Guzman and Dolores (Borrego) Guzman.
Survivors include her daughters, Yolanda (Eriel) Cantu Pacheco of Three Rivers, Nancy Cantu Villarreal of Kenedy and Eloisa Ramirez of Austin; five grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; brother, Luciano Guzman of San Antonio and by numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation began Sunday, July 14 at 3 p.m. at Rhodes Funeral Home with a rosary recited at 7 p.m. that evening.
A funeral Mass was held on Monday, July 15 at 10 a.m. at St. Cornelius Catholic Church.
Interment was held at the Karnes City Latin Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Eriel Pacheco, Sonny Pacheco, Johnny Martinez, Jr., Rager Barraza, Raul Renteria, Lupe Rocha, Jr. and Robert Ramirez. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Rhodes Funeral Home.


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A distinct maritime character and international outlook make the Hanseatic City of Hamburg one of Europe's most popular destinations. Urban sparkle and natural beauty are two major items of Hamburg. The city boasts a wide range of hotels, restaurants, theatres and shops, sandy beaches, the Alster, a buzzing port district and landmarks reflecting more than 1,200 years of history.
In addition, the port, the canals and the Alster lake give Hamburg a wonderfully maritime feel. From the beaches, quays and moorings to the luxury cruise liners, container-laden behemoths and lovingly restored museums ships, this international port city has so much to offer and will give you a yearning to experience more.
Fashion and the arts are flourishing in Hamburg. Its chic shopping arcades, high-end boutiques and antique stores are perfect for indulding in retail therapy. For the evening, there are over 300 venues featuring concerts, variety, comedy and theatre, as well as international smash-hit musicals. The Elbphilharmonie concert hall, the new landmark in the HafenCity will open on the 11th of January, 2017 and will attract music enthusiasts from all over the world.
For a night out to remember, hit the clubs, cafés and bars along the Reeperbahn, Hamburg's legendary party mile. Other Hamburg events with a big party factor include the Alstervergnügen festival, the annual Port Anniversary, the Fish Market, the Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival, the many Christmas markets with their festive charm and the Hamburger DOM - Nothern Germany's biggest funfair. The vibrant metropol on the Elbe River counts as one of the ten largest seaports worldwide: every year more than 10.000 ships, among container vessels and most exclusive cruise lines come into the harbour. Every other year thousands of visitors come to see the spectacular "Hamburg Cruise Days", where the fascination of cruise lining comes alive onshore as well as offshore. The harbour, dipped into blue lights, offers maritime markets with culture, music, culinaric highlights and an impressive cruise liner parade accompanied by traditional boats and fireworks.
More information can be found here.
Hamburg Tourist Board (HTB) is the local service provider for the consumers and the tourism industry. Our customers' wishes and requirements are centre-stage for all our sales and marketing activities.
The Hamburg CARD and the Hamburg CARD plus region
The Hamburg CARD provides free traveling in the Greater Hamburg area within the public transport system of the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV). The Hamburg CARD also gives discounts up to 50% on more than 150 touristic sites and attractions, e.g. museums and harbour, Alster and city tours. The "Hamburg CARD plus region" expands the range of services to the metropolitan area. Lüneburg and Stade in Lower Saxony and rural areas in Schleswig-Holstein are included in this type of Hamburg CARD.
Holiday Packages, Hotel reservation and Event tickets
Hamburg packages range from musical to special family offers and event holidays such as the Port Birthday. The Hamburg Tourist Board arranges packages for individuals and groups. Furthermore the HTB also provides customised offers and specials for hotel accommodation in over 200 hotels in Hamburg and the metropolitan area. Numerous exhibition, theater and music data are provided in the event database as well as in the application "Veranstalungen Hamburg".
Annual marketing themes by the Hamburg Tourist Broad 2015-2016
2015: Hamburg - Metropolis of Culture2016: Elbphilharmonie concert hall and UNESCO World Heritage Site "Speicherstadt, Kontorhausviertel with Chilehaus"
Highbrow, energetic or off-beat? Hamburg's multi-faceted arts and entertainment scene has something for everyone.
Cultural world-class highlights
Hamburg has not one but three major orchestras. The Hamburg Philharmonics is the resident orchestra of the State Opera House and appears regularly at the Laeiszhalle, as does the NDR Symphony Orchestra and the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra. The Hamburg State Opera, Germany's first public opera house, has purveyed culture of the highest calibre since 1678. Culture fans are eagerly awaiting the opening of the Elbphilharmonie concert Hall, the spectacular new concert venue in HafenCity which will be opening on 11th of January, 2017. The distinctive building with its wave-shaped roof will be Hamburg's new landmark overlooking harbour on the banks of the Elbe River.
From Old Masters to Dadaism and Pop Art
In Hamburg's Deichtorhallen, two former market halls, art lovers can admire modern works from Andy Warhol to Marc Chagall alongside pictures by famous photographers. But it's not just the Deichtorhallen that is responsible for Hamburg's outstanding reputation in the realm of art and culture. The city's Kunsthalle is one of Germany's most important art galleries. Its first-class collection ranges from medieval altarpieces to leading exponents of contemporary art. On the subject of art, the Bucerius Kunst Forum must also get a mention. Its four exhibitions per year mean even repeat visits always have something new to offer.
The warehouse district arouses curiosity about history
Since july 5th 2015 the warehouse district "Speicherstadt" and the "Kontorhausviertel" are listedt on the UNESCO World Heritage list. The area consists of the largest historic warehouse complex in the world and presents itself as a lively cultural quarter which combines past and present. Europe's oldest office buildings where built in the bordering "Kontorhausviertel", the famous Chilehaus being one of these beautifully decorated red-brick buildings which are so typical for Northern German architecture. Hamburg's museums prove beyond doubt that history and learning don't have to be dull, dry or dusty. At Spicy's Spice Museum, for example, smelling, tasting and touching are expressly encouraged and a visit to the International Maritime Museum, is even both exciting and educational. The world's largest private collection of maritime paraphernalia tells of explorers, conquerors, captains and crews.
Not only does Hamburg bring history to life, it also helps people to discover it for themselves. BallinStadt Emigrant World put visitors in the shoes of the many emigrants who once departed from Hamburg's shores. The Miniatur Wunderland in the historical warehouse district is a sheer pleasure for young and old alike. It is home to the world's largest model railway, whose lovingly created landscapes and intricate details have to be seen to be believed.
Where the king of lions does the honors
Hamburg has no fewer than four major theatres that stage exhilarating musicals. The city is Germany's number one destination for shows that combine thrilling choreography, toe-tapping songs and unreserved fun.
All the world's a stage in Hamburg: theatre from the traditional to the innovative classic plays, traditional German theatre and modern productions – theatregoers are spoilt for choice in Hamburg. Various theatres have the right offer to everybody's taste.
Healthcare in Hamburg
Hamburg is acknowledged as bing one of Europe's leading centres for medicine. The city's more than 50 hospitals play their part in this, offering international top-class medicine and enjoying an outstanding reputation.
Around the Alster
The big lake in the heart of the green Hanseatic City is a paradise for yachtsmen, oarsmenand paddlers alike. The Alster Lake with a circumference of 7.6 km originating from the 13th Century is a popular meeting place for recreation, joggers and walkers alike. Paddling, rowing or sailing: Hamburg offers many delightful perspectives. You can find boat rental businesses at the Outer Alster, at the Alster itself, at the Alstercanal, in addition, at the Goldbek -, Isebek- and Osterbekcanal. Also a nice walk around the Alster is worthwhile because some of the most sought-after residential areas of Hamburg are located around it and also the well-known Atlantic hotel.
Planten un Blomen
The "Alten Wallanlagen" the old Town Ramparts and the famous "Planten un Blomen" are situated in the middle of the city – a wonderful green leisure area with a botanical garden, tropical green house and the biggest Japanese garden in Europe. If you follow the man-made stream at the entrance to the park at "Millerntor" you will reach the park lake which has at certain times in the evening an illuminated fountain organ, playing in time to a piece of classical music. From May to September water games take place here by day and in the evening there are coloured illuminated fountain concerts.
Stadtpark (City Park)
When the weather is nice there is a lot of action on the fields of the City Park. Here young and old come together to play football, have a picnic, a sunbath or have a trip on the Park Lake in a pedal or a rowing boat. The City Park also has an Open-air concert "hall" with many international artists and bands performing there. It also has one of the oldest Planetariums in the world. Nowadays it is equipped with the most modern projectors. The Planetarium itself shows presentations and simulations, also theatre acts and music shows are regularly performed.
Elbe Beach
On sunny days the shore at Oevelgönne beneath the Elbchaussee is as crowded as the Copacabana. The place to see and be seen is one of the cafes or beach clubs on the water's edge. There they all enjoing life by cool drinks, delicious food and a fantastic view to the Port of Hamburg.
StadtRad Hamburg – bike rental
Discover the world's most beautiful city under your own power: on one of the racy red bikes belonging to Hamburg's new StadtRAD bike rental system. Some 148 rental points and 1.800 bicycles are located at numerous rapid transport (S-Bahn) and underground (U-Bahn) stations in the extended inner city area as well as in larger residential and business areas and at important leisure and tourist attractions.
For an overview of all rental points and registration options please visit www.stadtradhamburg.de.
Golfing in the city
The region around Hamburg is a real golfer's paradise - with some of the most beautiful courses in Germany, excellent transport links and an exceptional choice of golf hotels. 9 of Germany's best 50 courses are located in the Hamburg golfing region - including the front runner which has reveived nummerous awards in recent years. More information can be found here.
The Hamburg Convention Bureau GmbH
The Hamburg Convention Bureau GmbH (HCB) is the central marketing organization and lobby group for Hamburg as a congress and event location. The HCB markets Hamburg both nationally and internationally as a location for congresses, conventions, incentives and events, and is the first port of call for all customers planning events in the Hamburg metropolitan area.
Our services in detail
We see ourselves as a one-stop office for event planners who wish to hold events in Hamburg. To ensure their success, we offer individual services from one source, and would be happy to support you as an independent contact when you search for locations, hotels, caterers, PCOs and event service providers of all kinds in Hamburg.
We can support and/or provide you with information on the following:
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Hamburg for groups
You want to discover Hamburg with your school, your club, your company? Travelling with others is more pleasant and also cheaper, and Hamburg - the gateway to the world – offers reasons enough to visit the Hanseatic City again and again.You are in good hands with the Hamburg Tourist Broad experts. We'll give you advice, we'll plan your trip for you and find you the right city guide (guide services can be offered in 15 languages) to make your trip to Hamburg a complete success and an unforgettable experience for each participant.
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Hamburg is a welcoming city which welcomes visitors from all over the world with hospitality and helpfulness. We attached useful information and links to plan your stay in Hamburg according to your requirements. Further information can be found here.
Transport – Getting from A to B without a Hitch
The local public transport company HVV provides excellent service for mobility-impaired visitors. Are you planning to arrive in Hamburg by plane? Hamburg Airport offers a special service for flight passengers of restricted mobility. If you are travelling by train on Deutsche Bahn you can also get help with planning your train journey to Hamburg from the MobilitätsServiceZentrale.
Hotels without barriers
Barrier-free rooms and disabled-friendly service are available in many hotels in the hanseatic city. You are welcome to book your accommodation conveniently online and enter "disabled-friendly" as criterion or obtain information by ringing our Hamburg Hotline.
Eating Out: Dreamy Delicacies
Hamburg is a confluence of worlds – so you can enjoy specialties from all over the globe here. With our Restaurant Guide you can browse through Hamburg's wealth of restaurants and cafés to find those with disabled-friendly service and your favourite cuisine too.
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Beyond the Cockpit: Gaughan Full Circle at Last
February 20, 2013
Author: Amy Henderson
Date: Feb. 20, 2013
November 14, 2003. There are fewer than 40 laps to go in the then-Craftsman Truck Series season, and, as often seems to be the case in that series, several drivers are still in contention for the season title, but it's sophomore driver Brendan Gaughan in control of the points as the laps wind down, leaving Travis Kvapil, Ted Musgrave, and Jack Sprague to try to be in position to capitalize on any mistake Gaughan might make, or to fight it out for second place. Gaughan, the 2002 Rookie of the Year, is already doing something the naysayers said was impossible—competing for the title with a family-owned, West Coast-based team. And there are less than 40 laps left before he proves them wrong.
And then it all changed as Marty Houston got loose at the top of the track, spun into the wall and then slid down the track, collecting Gaughan and narrowly missing Travis Kvapil, who would go on to finish fourth, good enough to take the title from himself. As Gaughan walked from his destroyed race truck to the waiting ambulance, he waved to the crowd even as the men in the booth for SPEED TV agreed that he'd be back next year and that he'd hold multiple titles before it was all said and done.
Things don't always work out like we expect, though, and Gaughan's career has taken some curves and speed bumps since that day nearly a decade ago. He raced with limited success in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series, posting a smattering of top-5 and top-10 finishes, but he never quite had the chance to rekindle the magic of that 2003 year that almost was.
Until now.
Fast forward to 2013 and Gaughan is returning to the Camping World Truck Series with Richard Childress Racing, in a newly-renumbered No. 62 truck, and unlike 2012, when he ran a limited schedule, this year Gaughan will race for the title that many believed he'd win someday. He'll be reunited with crew chief Shane Wilson, with whom he won back-to-back championships in the old Winston West (now the rebranded K&N Pro Series West), the 2002 CWTS rookie title, and six races in 2003 before that fateful wreck at Homestead. And he can't wait to get started.
Gaughan, who says he's feeling more confidence than ever after scoring four top 5's in just eight races with RCR last year, says that being with a competitive team has reminded him that he's still the driver he always was.
"What I've missed for those seven years was equipment of this caliber," Gaughan said at RCRC's media day in Jaunary. "When the ugly duckling got told he was a duck long enough, he started to believe it. Ernie Cope really beat it back into my head that I'm still good at this. I gained a ton of confidence."
When I sat down with Gaughan for a longer interview later last month, he said that Childress agreed that he still had what it took to win a title—and Childress had one more piece to put in the puzzle: Shane Wilson.
"Things are working out really well for me right now," says Gaughan, clearly excited about the upcoming season. "Richard gave me a full time ride. The whole reason to go part time (last year) was to see if I deserved it or if I still wanted it. At the end of last year, the things we did, the numbers we hit, Richard was pretty happy and offered me a gig.
"That was really cool, but then he said that Shane was going through a transition and Richard actually came up to me in November and said, 'Do you and Shane still get along?' I said, 'Yeah, we get along enough.' Shane and I still chuckle about it. For us it's great. We don't have to work on chemistry. We've fought with each other. We've loved each other. We've hated each other. We've gone through the whole gamut, and we know what we're both about, and it's fun to be back with him. It's really fun to be back with him!"
It should be fun; from 2000 to 2004 in the Winston West, Camping World Truck, and Sprint Cup Series, Gaughan and Wilson posted a combined total of 16 wins and 41 top-5 finishes across the three series.
"I had the best years of my career with him, not just the one year, says Gaughan when asked about the secret of their success together. "We won two championships together, Rookie of the Year in Trucks, had a championship in the Trucks that next year and ended up pretty close. He was a guy looking to make his name in the sport and was a little disenchanted and came out here to this little team in the West, found a great home, and we hit it off great.
"We moved back East and it didn't work right off the bat for us, but he's been very successful since he left. I said it during media week, I probably have the most overqualified crew chief in the garage and I'm excited that, with that chemistry we used to have, I'm excited that we're back together."
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Bomb Hip-Hop presents a special holiday party, an old school flasback night featuring pre-1996 hip-hop music. DJ's Dave Paul & Jeff Harris spinning classic & underground hip-hop tracks no less than a decade old. Start your holiday weekend off right by enjoying music from rap's golden era. Somebody say ho... ho, ho, ho!
The BOMB DJ's playing b-boy videos on the video screen and spinning music by Gang Starr, Lord Finesse, Public Enemy, A Tribe called Quest, Leaders of the New School, Ultramagnetic MC's, Run DMC, LL Cool J, Mantronix, Beastie Boys, Big Daddy Kane, Egyptian Lover, Fat Boys, Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force, KRS One, 3rd Bass, Cool C, D-Nice, Above the Law, Diamond D, Geto Boys, Organized Konfusion, Stetsasonic, De La Soul, Whodini, Too Short, Kurtis Blow, G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid, Planet Patrol, Ice T, Rodney O & Joe Cooley, Tone Loc, MC Shy D, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Stetsasonic, EPMD, UTFO, 2 Live Crew, Public Enemy, Kool Moe Dee, Eric B. & Rakim, Tuff Crew, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, Eazy E, D.O.C., NWA, Ice Cube, Skinny Boys, Biz Markie, Newcleus, 2 Live Crew, Tone Loc, Young MC, Slick Rick, Special Ed, Arthur Baker, Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three, Doug E. Fresh, Cold Crush Brothers, Marley Marl, MC Shan, Schoolly D, Just-Ice, Kool G Rap, Cash Money and Marvelous, MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Kool Moe Dee, Too Short, Tuff Crew, L.A. Dream Team, MC Breed, Salt N' Pepa, Jungle Brothers, Black Sheep, Monie Love,Sugarhill Gang, The Sequence, Digital Underground, Boogie Down Productions, Chubb Rock, Original Concept, Joeski Love, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Heavy D. & The Boyz, Nice & Smooth, Das EFX, K-Solo, Master Ace, The Pharcyde, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Roxanne Shante, Warren G., Raw Fusion, RBL Posse, I.M.P., E-40, The Click, Toddy Tee, Brand Nubian and many more.
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CNN reporter Vito dies, launched career at WISN-TV
Before he was covering major national and international news at CNN reporter Robert Vito, honed his investigative skills at WISN-TV (Channel 12).
Vito died last week in Singapore of pancreatic cancer. His age was not available. »Read Full Blog Post(2)
At Hinterland, a tasting menu for diners who love vegetables
Hinterland, 222 E. Erie St., has begun serving a four-course, $40 vegetarian tasting menu.
It's to take advantage of summer's bounty, and will continue as long as the restaurant's farmers who supply the kitchen are harvesting, said chef Dan Van Rite. »Read Full Blog Post
Music, singing shine in 'Phantom of the Opera' at Marcus Center
In any production of "The Phantom of the Opera," things first really kick into gear when Christine descends into the Phantom's lair, lured by that intoxicating voice that's already firmly lodged inside her mind.
It's still more thrilling — in the revamped and lavishly designed touring "Phantom" now at the Marcus Center — to watch Christine take that precarious, vertigo-inducing plunge along a series of seemingly free-floating stairs, which emerge one by one from a revolving, two-story turret. »Read Full Article
RiverMill Foods opens in its new location, in Elm Grove
With its remodeling of the former Nora B's in Elm Grove complete, RiverMill Foods opened in its new, larger home late this week.
The restaurant moved from downtown Waukesha to be more centrally located to its catering clients, owner Laurie Runyan said. It's open to the public for sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups, breads and cheesecake, and has added breakfast items at its new place, at 890 Elm Grove Road in the Village Court plaza. »Read Full Blog Post


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The materials are industrial yet the finished pieces reflect a natural, fluid and lacey quality. The fine detail in the texture invites the viewer to approach the artwork, to investigate and question the structure. The quality of the texture allows the image to emerge without the use of color.
The images have a natural essence to them as if they are alive and continually moving. I imagine them in their next phase of growth with longer threads or tentacles reaching forward and blowing in the wind or current.
The paintings in this show, Currents & Textures, were created in the summer of 2012. These works of art evolved from the original concept that I created eight years ago. I thank Brooke Rogers for his guidance and encouragement throughout the process.
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Monica Forrester grew up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and was greatly influenced in art by her mother, Brigitte Bowden. Throughout her childhood her mother exposed her to art, taught her techniques and helped her explore different mediums. Family trips always included visits to museums and galleries. Her mother's support and encouragement in art led Forrester to pursue her passions in the art field.
Forrester now lives with her family in Berlin, Md. She is a graduate of Salisbury University where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She received the Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. She currently works at Pocomoke Middle School as the Arts Immersion Coach and art teacher and also as the Art Methods Instructor at UMES. Forrester serves on the Maryland State Department of Education Fine Arts Education Advisory Panel.
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A man recently collected $500,000 in the Virginia Lottery's Millionaire Mania scratch-off game. This wouldn't be that unusual except that it was the fourth time the same man has won the lottery, not by playing giant-jackpot Mega Millions or Powerball games, but through simple scratch-off games.
In addition to his recent winnings, Melvyn Wilson, of Woodbridge, Va., won $1 million in a scratch-off game in 2005, the same year he also won $500,000. In 2004, he won $25,000. He's now won a total of $2,025,000 in lottery winnings.
Wilson has earned the nickname "Mr. Lucky" and attributes his winnings to being in the right place at the right time.
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Fire damages building at Vermont Industries in CuttingsvilleAlbert J. Marro / Staff Photo
A fire damaged a metal structure adjacent to Vermont Industries, a former vendor of forged and wrought iron goods, in Cuttingsville late Friday night.
CUTTINGSVILLE Firefighters from seven departments battled a blaze late Friday and early Saturday at the Vermont Industries building on Route 103, resulting in heavy damage to a metal building in back of the iconic gambrel-roofed barn.
No one was hurt, said Shrewsbury Fire Chief Russell Carrara, adding that the fire was called in by the tenant of the building.
Carrara, who didnt know the mans name, said the fire is believed to have started with the mans electric heater.
It started with an electric heater in the bedroom of the tenant, he said. It might have tipped over.
The fire chief said the call came in at about 11:30 p.m. When firefighters arrived there was heavy smoke and fire coming from the metal building in back of the main building.
Saturday morning, a burned mattress could be seen outside the building, as well as a jumble of other items.
Carrara said firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to the three-story red barn, where a flea market is regularly held.
He said he believed the metal building is used primarily for storage, although it also held one apartment. He said the tenant had so far refused help, and indicated he could stay with friends.
Carrara said the tenant, who is in this country on a visa and has limited English, works for the buildings owners, Mike and Linda Muller of Reading.
Mike Muller said Saturday morning that he and his wife Linda, who actually owns the building, had been at the fire scene all night and were exhausted.
Were going over to see whats left, he said, declining further comment.
The fire chief said Vermont Industries, which had made wrought and forged iron items, was no longer in business.
He said the barn contained a lot of antiques, adding that the metal building sustained serious damage from smoke and water.
The building was full of items in storage, such as saws and other equipment. Carrara said the building was so full of items that firefighters initially had a hard time getting to the fire.
Our only problem was entering the building, there was so much stuff, he said. There was a lot of heat and a lot of smoke.
The chief said about three dozen firefighters from seven area departments helped battle the blaze.
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President Barack Obama's Health Care Reform Law, the Affordable Care Law, leaves states across the nation with big decisions to make.
One of them is how to set up a health insurance exchange.
It's a decision Gov. Scott Walker announced on Friday.
The health insurance exchange is basically an online marketplace for individuals and small businesses to shop for health insurance.
Walker had a choice between a state-run exchange, a partnership between the federal government and the state, or a federal exchange.
Walker announced on Friday Wisconsin will have a federal exchange.
On the surface, Walker said choosing a state-run health insurance exchange seemed like a good idea.
"Instinctively on any issue, I like most governors across the country, Republican and Democrat alike, when given a choice, would prefer state run over anything run by the federal government," said Walker.
But take a closer look at the options and Walker said the state-run exchange may not be as good as it sounds.
"They don't give the kind of true flexibility that would allow something unique for our state, the state of Wisconsin," said Walker.
Health experts said while the state-run exchange does give some options, in the long run the federal government still has the final say.
"There's a little flexibility the state would have in terms of the exchange, however, with the federal exchange they put pretty strict restrictions in for what the states can and can't do. But on the state-run exchange there's a little more flexibility but they're still pretty much stuck with what the federal government has put in for rules," said Michael Richards with Gundersen Lutheran.
It's the lack of flexibility combined with the cost to taxpayers which led Walker to announce that Wisconsin would let the federal government set up its health exchange.
"A state-run exchange might expose the taxpayers of Wisconsin not just federal taxpayers but individual state taxpayers. It's a greater liability and greater cost in the future and so that's ultimately what made our decision," said Walker.
Walker's office said funding from the federal government for a state-run exchange would only last until 2014.
While avoiding extra costs for the state is the driving motivation for Walker's decision, it may not completely save the taxpayers from having to shoulder extra expenses.
"There's no guarantee in any of it. It just makes it one step removed and one step more difficult to pass those costs on," said Walker.
The governor of Iowa announced the state will opt for a state-run exchange, but may defer to a federally run exchange if enough questions aren't answered.
Minnesota is also planning on creating its own exchange.
The health insurance exchanges won't go into effect until January 2014 when all Americans will be required to have health insurance coverage.


text: Tila Tequilla blogging about the New World Order 0x6a656666 posted:10/25/2010 12:27:33 AM Now, before you start bashing me for thinking that I am "HATING" on Lady GaGa, let me please tell you first that I am not, nor is this post about that. I just wanted to bring light to something that I have known for a VERY long time. Maybe some of you remember me going on about an hour tweeting about these "secrets" that I know of, a long time ago on my old Twitter account. A lot of people knew what I was talking about and was in awe or shocked that I knew so much about it. Other's who don't know much about it just thought I was talking "crazy" and "nonsense." However I feel as though it is my duty to start bringing to light the truth behind what is going on in our world today. Read More: misstilaomg.com/2010/06/11/truth-lady-gaga-amongst-others-turning-to-the-devil/Luckily, Tila has been sent by God to help correct this. Heh. Enjoy the read.mysticaura posted:10/25/2010 2:51:30 AM OMG, you are so right about the messages. They are in everything now.EVERYTHING!It is scary very very scary. There is a government inside a government and others inside that. Whos really running the world.. The devil,antichrist. He is said to be in politics.godlypunk posted:10/25/2010 2:58:43 PM OMG ROFLMAO ..... Sounds like a Tea Partier....or as I like to call them Toilet Paper.caniswalensis posted:10/26/2010 5:57:10 PM I see this is in the section of her website called "Tila's thoguht of the day."As always, I am skeptical. In this particular case, I am skeptical that she could keep up that sort of a pace. ;) Regards, Canis Please log in or become a member to add a post.


text: OK, so ever since I found this forum, I have been trying all sorts of things to bring my milk back in. I went to Wal-Mart and bought some fabric to make a no-sew sling for babywearing, I have been taking baths with my daughter, and have been having lots of skin to skin time. I got some Organic "Mother's MIlk Tea", and tomorrow I'm getting some fenugreek capsules, and have pretty much talked my husband into getting a "Lact-Aid" system. About 30 minutes ago, we were doing the s2s thing, and she kept nuzzling against my chest, so I decided to give it a try. SHE LATCHED ON WITH NO PROBLEM!!! There's no milk as of yet, but she latched! I am SOOOO excited right now!


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By Jesse Wolfersberger
ALBUQUERQUE — As Portales' players lined up to receive their medals for winning the Class 3A girls state tournament on Friday night, the PA announcer started calling names from the wrong team.
It turns out, he's not the only one who got the two teams mixed up.
Motivated by the state seeding committee thinking they were second-best, the Lady Rams dominated top-seeded Socorro 58-35 on Friday at The Pit to capture their fourth state title in six years.
"We were like, 'Let's go out there and show 'em who is No. 1,'" senior Morgan Hill said. "And I think we did."
Hill led Portales with 16 points and nine boards. Junior Briana Hernandez scored 13 and senior Megan Kabrick added 12 for the Lady Rams (24-6).
Portales coach Brenda Gomez was asked if she felt disrespected by being seeded second.
"Yes, I think we all did," she said.
Socorro's 5-foot-10 go-to senior, Audra Major, was noticeably limping on an injured ankle, but gutted out 20 points and 10 boards to lead the Lady Warriors (29-2)
"I didn't feel like 100 percent," Major said. "But that's no excuse."
Socorro coach Joseph Garcia said his team would have been in trouble even with a completely healthy Major.
"She would had to have scored 46 points to beat 'em," Garcia said. "She scored 20 and we lost by 26 (actually 23). So I don't think that made much difference."
Despite the limp, Hill said she did not lessen any of her expectations when matching up with Socorro's star senior.
"I knew that I still had to play hard against her because she is a very, very good offensive player," Hill said. "No matter what, I knew she was going to score and I needed to work hard."
Hill picked up a fourth foul early in the third quarter, and sat on the bench until the fourth.
"Foul trouble — that's been Morgan's middle name," Gomez laughed.
While Hill was out, sophomore Bethany Self stepped in and slowed down Major inside, and Hernandez hit two 3-pointers to make sure the Lady Warriors did not cut into Portales' 13-point halftime lead.
In the quarterfinals and semifinals, Socorro held both opponents to less than 30 percent shooting from the floor.
"What got us here was our defense," Garcia said. "And we just had a hard time matching up with them today. They had the inside and outside package."
The Lady Rams shot 58 percent in the game.
Gomez said she was surprised the Lady Warriors tried to play zone defense against her team.
"I think it'd be very tough to play us in a zone," Gomez said. "It's just to hard to cover 3-point shooters who shoot 50, 60 percent."
Considering her team had not lost to a Class 3A opponent this season and had beat larger schools, including Class 5A Gallup which has reached the state finals in that class, Gomez said it was just a mistake that her team was not the tourney's top seed.
"I think the seeding is great," she said. "But we've got to consider all of it, maybe even take out the human element and put in the power ratings."
In what was her fifth state title run, Gomez said this trip was less stressful than usual.
"This time was the most relaxing," she said. "I didn't lose 10 pounds and I slept a little bit. I just felt confident enough. When you have kids like I have, I'd take on anybody."
Friday was the last game for senior starters Hill, Kabrick and Ashleah Richards, who finished their prep careers with three state titles.
Self said that trio, plus reserve Rebekah Gonzales, were the heart and soul of the team.
"I can't even describe it," Self said. "They are very key players and they get everyone up. It's going to be very hard to fill their spots."


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PSN Down: Check out this comprehensive list of updates for the Playstation Network outage in April 2011.
UPDATE: 9.21.2011: 12 PM: PSN is down again. September 2011 unplanned outage.
UPDATE: 4.28.2011: 11:03 AM: Twitter reaction to the PlayStation Network failure
UPDATE: 4.28.2011: 10: 30AM: How Much Will Sony Lose?
UPDATE: 4.27.2011 6:34 PM: Sony Answers Question About Encrypted Data and More
UPDATE: 4.26.2011 3:32 PM: PSN Accounts Hacked: How to Protect Yourself From Identity Theft
UPDATE: 4.26.2011 1:34 PM: PSN Users' Personal Information Obtained By "Unauthorized Person"
UPDATE: 4.26.2011 11:31 AM What caused the PSN to go down?
UPDATE: 4.22.2011: 10 AM: PSN Down due to external intrusion
UPDATE 4.21.2011 11:06 AM: PSN Down Again, Sony references possible attacks. Also: Since the PlayStation network is down, here's a list of what you can still do with your PlayStation 3.
The PlayStation Network is down for unplanned maintenance while various Sony websites, like the PlayStation Blog, have been down for most of the day. Several hours before the PSN and Sony websites reported loading issues the hacker collective Anonymous issued a statement to Sony in regards to their actions against hackers, specifically GeoHot. Anon has not taken credit for an attack and Sony has yet to confirm there has been an attack at all.
NEWS: PS3 Hack Bypasses Encryption Security; Exploit Available To The Public
Many are wondering if these outages are related to the statement from Anonymous. An official PlayStation twitter account acknowledged there were problems with the PSN, "PSN currently undergoing sporadic maintenance. Access to the PSN may be interrupted throughout the day. We apologize for any inconvenience." Reports of problems connecting to the PSN began after the statement was posted and as of now it seems to be functioning again.
Anonymous called out Sony specifically for their treatment of the hacker GeoHot who Sony has been involved with in a civil case. They site issues with Sony's access to personal information from those who viewed the video of the hack or who visited GeoHot's website.
NEWS: PS3 Hack Lawsuit -- Sony Has Been Granted Access To GeoHot's PayPal Records
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Miguel Montemayor was one of five men who pleaded guilty to transporting or selling specific loads of narcotics to Ricardo Guerrero, 55, of Mathis.
Guerrero was sentenced to life in a federal prison for conspiracy to commit drug trafficking, conspiracy to launder money and for being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
A federal jury in Corpus Christi returned a conviction in the case against Guerrero after an eight-day trial in Corpus Christi.
Jurors deliberated two hours on March 18 before returning with their verdict.
The life sentence was handed down by Senior U.S. District Judge Hayden Head. He had presided over the trial.
Montemayor entered his guilty plea along with Wayne Dedow, 49, of Mathis and Douglas Massey, 34, Ricky Bazaldua, 37, and Ramon Alonzo Gonzalez, 45, all of Corpus Christi.
Another defendant named in the case included Jesus Borja-Borja, 26, of Edinburg. He pleaded guilty to the conspiracy. He was considered to be Guerrero's main supplier of narcotics.
Elena Barrera, 36, of Mathis and Frank Coronado, 30, of Brownsville were convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Krystan Rios, 23, Eddie Hernandez, 32, Victor Arocha, 54, Sulema Vasquez, 50, Jada Gregg Warren, 30, and Daniel Sosa, 44, all of San Antonio, entered guilty pleas to their roles in transporting or selling loads of narcotics for Guerrero.
Others who pleaded guilty to roles in transporting and selling narcotics for Guerrero included Carlos Molina, 71, and Roberto Contreras, 57, both of Robstown, Richard Pacheco, 42, of Karnes City, Lee Roy Tanguma, 38, of Beeville, Benjamin Hernandez, 38, of Sandia and Emmanuel Pabon Lugo, 37, and Amalia Dimas, 36, both of Corpus Christi.
The 21 defendants accused of being involved with Guerrero's enterprise were given prison sentences ranging from 18 to 180 months.
The charges and prosecutions were a result of a long-term investigation conducted jointly by Homeland Security Investigations and the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Assistant United States Attorney Chad W. Cowan was named as prosecutor.
The court heard testimony from 52 witnesses and also heard information about the arrests of the 21 other conspirators who had been working for Guerrero in the drug trafficking and money laundering operations. All 21 of those defendants entered guilty pleas.
Guerrero was determined to be the leader of the operations between 2009 and his arrest on Sept. 26, 2013. The government alleged that the conspiracy resulted in trafficking methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine.
During the two-year investigation, agents seized more than six kilograms of methamphetamine, five kilograms of heroin and six kilograms of cocaine. Investigators alleged that the conspirators moved the drugs across the border from Mexico once or twice a month and crossed the border at Brownsville, McAllen and Laredo. The drugs were stored on numerous properties Guerrero owned in Mathis and neighboring counties and were sold to sources throughout South Texas and as far north as Houston and San Antonio.
The money laundering charges involved concealing cash that Guerrero made from his drug business, mainly through cattle and vehicle auctions.
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POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College will hold open registration for the 2014 spring semester on three dates.
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Graduates of the dual enrollment practical nursing program at Pearl River Community College's Forrest County Center received their diplomas and pins during a ceremony on Friday, Dec. 13, at PRCC's Woodall Advanced Technology Center. They are pictured with instructors Matt Gatlin, from left, Tonya Harbison and Melissa Bryant, graduates Keiara Williams of Hattiesburg, Lauren Pearce and Tyron Graves, both of Petal, and instructor Susan Bedwell. The students enrolled in the program part-time while in high school, received their high school diplomas in May and became full-time PRCC students to finish the nursing program.
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Graduates of the surgical technology program at Pearl River Community College's Forrest County Center received their diplomas and pins during a ceremony on Friday, Dec. 13, at PRCC's Woodall Advanced Technology Center. They are, front row from left, Stephen Smith of Foxworth (Academic Award), Hannah Broome of Sumrall, Heather Williams of Jackson, Hannah Lauga of Picayune (Outstanding Clinical Student), Brittany Jones of Carriere and Andreia Echols of Columbia; back row, program director Tammy Allhoff, Lauren Bodie and Angela Stampley, both of Columbia, Kayla Ratcliff of Stringer, Brittany Baughman of Tylertown, Devin Little of Petal, Matt Layman of Picayune and instructor Brittney Hawkins. Smith was also the recipient of the Debbie Hinton Memorial Scholarship. PRCC Public Relations photo.
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Graduates of the associate degree nursing program at Pearl River Community College received their diplomas and pins Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in a ceremony at the Ethel Holden Brownstone Center for the Arts on the Poplarville campus. They are, front row from left, Cadie Clark of Carson, Savannah Alford of Columbia, Vita Carson of Hattiesburg, Taylor McDaniel of Columbia, Justin Garber of Sumrall, Anna Hinton of Hattiesburg, Meghan Werner of Carriere, Erica Rubio of Carriere, and Brenda Nuss of Diamondhead; second row, Hannah Roberson of Hattiesburg, Nacole Reid of Lumberton, Heather Bond of Carriere, Caitlin Smith of Foxworth, Tia Jones of Richton, Ashlee Smith of Hattiesburg, Caitlyn Kelly of Pass Christian, Chelsea Dunhurst of Picayune, Crystal Shows of Soso, and Tamara Reed of Bay St. Louis; third row, Zackery Johnson of Tylertown, Carlie Gill Hattiesburg, Jessica Schorghofer of Pass Christian, Tessa Turner and Kelly Ladner, both of Poplarville, Brittany Lee of Columbia, Raven Nightengale of Hattiesburg, Melissa Meyers of Bogalusa, La., Courtney Ernst of Hattiesburg, Kathryn King of Kiln, Amanda Kerry of Carriere, and Jodi Johnston of Kiln; fourth row, Billy Ward of Foxworth, Don Ladner of Petal, Derek Rowley of Kokomo, Brittany Fortenberry of Columbia, Dakota Seal of Lumberton, Zachary Gillespie of Poplarville, Joseph Lee of Sumrall, Christopher Bond of Hattiesburg, Jaron Allen of Bogalusa, La., Blake Stockstill of Picayune, and Erik Waller of Poplarville.
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From presidents to porn stars (and even one woman), many famous faces have been accessorized with facial hair. Check out the fancy facial fringes on these 75 celebrities and historic figures. (Alphabetical order by first name)
Abraham Lincoln: (1809-1865) As 16th President of the United States, Lincoln served from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.
Adolf Hitler: (1889-1945) Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the Nazi Party Hitler, chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945.
Albert Einstein: (1879-1955) German-born theoretical physicist who developed the general theory of relativity, causing a revolution in the field of physics.
Alexander Graham Bell: (1847-1922) Eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone
Sir Anthony van Dyck: (1599-1641) Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England. In many portraits Van Dyck painted himself and Charles I with the short, pointed beards then in fashion. This type of beard was much later (probably first in America in the 19th century) and was called a vandyke or Van dyke, the anglicized version of his name.
Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt, who goes by Ben Affleck: (1972- ) American actor, film director, writer, and producer.
Ben Bernanke: (1953- ) American economist and chairman of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States.
Benjamin Harrison: (1833-1901) Twenty-third U.S. president.
Billy Mays: (1958-2009) American television direct-response advertisement salesperson most famous for promoting OxiClean, Orange Glo, Kaboom, and other cleaning products.
Charles Manson: (1934- ) Convicted American criminal who led what became known as the Manson Family, a murderous commune in California in the late 1960s
Sir Charles "Charlie" Chaplin: (1889-1977) English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work in the silent film era.
Ernesto "Che" Guevara: (1928-1967) Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat and military theorist.
Cheech (1946- ) & Chong: (1938- ) Grammy award winning comedy team Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, popular in the '70s and '80s. Cheech was also Don Johnson's partner, Inspector Joe Dominguez on Nash Bridges.
Christian Bale: (1974- ) English actor best known for his roles in American films, Bale has starred in blockbuster films and smaller projects from independent producers and art houses.
Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris: (1940- ) American martial artist and actor known for his roles in action films and the television series Walker, Texas Ranger from 1993 to 2001.
William "Clark" Gable: (1901-1960) American film actor most famous for his role as Rhett Butler in the 1939 Civil War epic film Gone with the Wind, in which he starred with Vivien Leigh.
Colin Farrell: (1976- ) Irish actor, who has appeared in American films such as Miami Vice, Minority Report, Phone Booth, The Recruit and the 2012 Total Recall remake.
"Colonel" Harland David Sanders: (1890-1980) American restaurateur who founded Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Confucius: (555-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher who emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity.
David Beckham: (1975- ) English association footballer who plays soccer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
David Crosby: (1941- ) American guitarist, singer, and songwriter and founding member Crosby, Stills & Nash (& Young) and two other bands.
Ernest Hemingway: (1899- ) American author and journalist whose literary style influenced 20th-century fiction and whose public image influenced later generations. (Pictured with fellow facial hair wearer, Fidel Castro)
Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy: (1961- ) American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician -- the second-highest grossing actor in the United States.
Fidel Castro Ruz: (1926- ) Cuban communist revolutionary and politician, prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and Cuban president from 1976 to 2008.
Frederick Douglass: (1818-1895) American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a led the abolitionist movement, as a dazzling oratory and insightful antislavery writer.
Frida Kahlo: (1907-1954) Mexican painter best known for her self-portraits, in which she famously included her mustache.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche: (1844-1900) German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic and classical philologist.
Galileo Galilei: (1564-1642) Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution.
Gene Shalit: (1926- ) American film and book critic known for his puns, bowties and oversized moustache.
George Armstrong Custer: (1839-1876) U.S. Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars best remembered for his "Last Stand" battle in 1876 in the Great Sioux War in which 268 cavalry soldiers out of 700 died, including Custer. The battle is also known as the Battle of Little Big Horn and by Native Americans as the Battle of Greasy Grass
George Clooney: (1961- ) American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter also noted for his political activism.
George Harrison: (1943-2001) English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles
George Lucas: (1944- ) American film producer, screenwriter, director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm.
Groucho Marx: (1890-1977) American comedian and film and television star.
Grover Cleveland: (1837-1902) Served as 22nd and 24th President of the United States, the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the list of presidents
Hulk Hogan: (1953- ) Terry Gene Bollea, known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American professional wrestler, actor, television personality
Jake Gyllenhaal: (1980- ) American actor who is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner. He began acting at the age of ten.
James A. Garfield: (1831-1881) After completing nine consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, he served as the 20th U.S. president.
James Lipton: (1926- ) American writer, composer, actor and dean emeritus of the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in New York City.
Joaquin Phoenix: (1974- ) American film actor formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix who is also known for social activism and animal rights work.
Johann Strauss: (1804-1849) Austrian composer famous for his waltzes.
John L. Sullivan: (1858-1918) First Heavyweight Champion of gloved boxing from 1882 to 1892.
Johnny Depp: (1963- ) Award winning American actor, producer and musician.
Karl Marx: (1818-1883) German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist.
Leo Tolstoy: (1828-1910) Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories.
Liev Schreiber: American actor, producer, director and screenwriter
Morgan Freeman: (1927- ) Academy award winning American actor, film director, and narrator.
Mr. T: (1952- ) American actor known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team, as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III
Orlando Bloom: (1977- ) British actor with break-through roles in 2001 in The Lord of the Rings and in 2003 in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series
Orson Wells: (1915-1985) American actor, director, writer and producer who worked extensively in theater, radio and film. (This is a wax statue likeness of Wells)
Pancho Villa: (1878-1923) Jose Doroteo Arango Arambula (known by his nickname Pancho Villa) was a prominent Mexican Revolutionary general.
Pat Morita: (1932-2005) American actor Noriyuki "Pat" Morita was best known for the roles of Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi on Happy Days and Mr. Miyagi in the The Karate Kid movie series.
Dr. Phil: (1950- ) Phillip Calvin McGraw is an American television personality, author, psychologist and television show host.
Sir Richard Branson: (1950- ) English business magnate, best known for his Virgin Group of more than 400 companies.
Robert E. Lee: (1807-1870) Career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War
Rollie Fingers: (1946- ) American Major League Baseball relief pitcher who retired after an 18-year baseball career, pitching for the Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers.
Ron Jeremy: (1953- ) American adult film actor ranked by Adult Video News as No. 1 on their "The 50 Top Porn Stars of All Time" list.
Russell Brand: (1975- ) English comedian, actor, radio and television presenter, singer, columnist, and author, recently divorced from singer Katy Perry.
Rutherford B. Hayes: (1822-1893) The 19th President of the United States who oversaw the end of reconstruction and the U.S. entry into the Second Industrial Revolution.
Sacha Baron Cohen: (1971- ) Sacha Noam Baron Cohen is an English stand-up comedian, writer, actor and voice actor who frequently wears facial hair in his disguised roles.
Salvadore Dali: (1904-1989) Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dali i Domenech, 1st Marques de Dali de Pubol, known as Salvador Dali, was a prominent Spanish surrealist painter.
Santa Claus: (Early 1800s -) Also known as Saint Nick or Father Christmas, Santa Claus brings gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve.
Sir Sean Connery: (1930 - ) Academy award winning Scottish actor and producer best known for portraying James Bond, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983.
Sean Penn: American actor, screenwriter and film director, also known for his political and social activism.
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal: (1972- ) "Shaq" is a retired American basketball player, former rapper and sports analyst for Inside the NBA.
Sigmund Freud: (1856-1939) Austrian neurologist who became known as the founding father of psychoanalysis.
Steve Harvey: (1957- ) Broderick Steven "Steve" Harvey is an American entertainer and author who hosts The Steve Harvey Morning Show and Family Feud. (Shown with Nigel Robertson)
Sting: (1951- ) Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner is an English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, activist, actor and philanthropist.
Theodore Roosevelt: (1858-1919) "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States of America.
Tom Selleck: (1945- ) American actor and film producer best known for his starring role as the private investigator Thomas Magnum in the television series Magnum, P.I. (1980-1988).
Vincent Van Gough: (1953-1890) Dutch post-Impressionist painter whose work had far-reaching influence on 20th-century art.
Vladimir Lenin: (1870-1924) Russian communist revolutionary, politician and political theorist who served as the leader of the Russian SFSR starting in 1917, and as Premier of the Soviet Union from 1922 until 1924.
Walter Cronkite: (1916-2009) American broadcast journalist, best known for anchoring the CBS Evening News for 19 years.
Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr., (1968- ) American actor, producer, and rapper once named the most powerful actor in Hollywood by Newsweek.
William H. Taft: (1857-1930) The 27th President of the United States and later the tenth chief justice of the United States, the only person to have served in both of these offices.
Willie Nelson: (1933- ) American country music singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor and activist
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Literary agent Jennifer Flannery M '07 has represented top authors and discovered award-winning books for children and young adults, but she says those successes seem secondary to earning her master of arts in liberal studies (MALS) degree and becoming a mother to Hannah, now age 7.
"I'd always wanted a master's degree but most importantly I wanted to show my daughter, in word and deed, the value of education," Flannery says.
Through her Naperville firm, Flannery Literary, she has represented several award-winning projects since starting out on her own in 1992. After graduating in 1988 from the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, MN, she landed an internship at a Twin Cities literary agency and eventually headed to New York City to work as an editorial assistant at a major publishing house.
Her big break came when an author she knew, Minnesotan Gary Paulsen, asked her to represent him as an independent agent. Paulsen had already won awards for his writing for children and young adults. "I knew that if I didn't do this, I'd always wonder what my life would've been like if I hadn't lost my nerve," she says.
Flannery gave up the security of full-time employment and financed her independent business on a shoestring. Literary agents receive compensation on a commission basis, and her salary would be dependent on any book deals she could represent. An author like Paulsen gave Flannery the ability to take the risk and she continues to represent him today.
She's represented several other award-winning authors in the children's and young adult categories. The 1999 National Book Award went to When Zachary Beaver Comes to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt and another in 2004 to Godless by Peter Hautman. A book by Audrey Couloumbis, Getting Near to Baby was a Newbery Honor book in 2000.
"Audrey was a former assistant at my agency in New York City and she called me in Naperville to ask if she could send me her book," Flannery says. "My first thought was, 'You've got to be kidding, this is great.'"
Flannery relocated to Naperville about 11 years ago and later attended a graduate studies open house at North Central. The class that fit into her schedule was Changing Concepts of the Earth and Its Life, taught by Richard Wilders, Marie and Bernice Gantzert Professor in the Liberal Sciences and professor of mathematics. "I thought I'd made a tragic error because I was terrified and intimidated by the subject matter but Dr. Wilders was so passionate, you couldn't help but get excited, too," she says. "Ten weeks later I walked out of there a different person than I was when I walked in."
She says all the courses made her better understand different viewpoints and grapple with ideas and concepts that often are controversial, such as poverty and evolution. "My world got a whole lot bigger as a result of the books I read, the discussions I participated in, the papers I wrote, the presentations I listened to, and the guidance of my professors," she says of her MALS experience. "I was transformed into a different person."
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For more than 160 years, Hiram College has pushed boundaries in delivering a high-quality education to its students.
One of the reasons this is possible, Philosophy Professor Colin Anderson said, is because of the remarkable freedom afforded to faculty. Because of Hiram's small size, faculty members from across disciplines frequently work together, sometimes out of necessity, sometimes out of sheer curiosity. But no matter the reason, what they create is a truly unique learning experience for students.
"Our interdisciplinary character and interdisciplinary goals provide almost all faculty with this really wonderful opportunity to continue to be as students, while also teaching," said Professor Anderson, who is also the George and Arlene Foote Ethics Chair.
"First at Hiram," to him, means the opportunity Hiram College students have to stand out in the crowd, because of this truly unique educational experience.
"It suggests, to all students, that they can and they ought to, at Hiram College, find ways of being out in front of everyone else," Professor Anderson said. "Being absolutely unique and being able to accomplish things that differentiate themselves, not only from others at Hiram, but peers at all other institutions of higher education."
The residential nature of Hiram College allows for students to engage in learning opportunities beyond classroom doors.
"Because students make their home on this campus and in this community," he said, "their involvement with faculty and staff, with coaches, with peers, with their friends … allows for much more widespread learning opportunities than would happen if one were coming to an institution for a few hours a day and only interacting with the students and other people within the confines of a course."
Professor Anderson sits on a committee that solicits letters from current and former students about faculty members, as part of the faculty review process. In those letters, he sees continuous testament from students who say they were "first."
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Rainfall holds key to Wis. agricultural outlook
Agriculture experts say the biggest wildcard in predicting Wisconsin's crop production this year is moisture.
Last year's drought was severe enough that most fruit and vegetable crops were hit hard. The crops that fared well were largely those that could tap into water reserves deep in the soil.
This year those water reserves are partially depleted, and it would take about 12 inches of rain statewide to replenish them. Less rain could also be adequate, but even so crop experts say they're straining to find reasons for optimism.
Rainfall was below average in November, and December through February are traditionally Wisconsin's three least rainy months.
Experts at an agricultural forum in Madison said Wednesday the crops at greatest risk from another prolonged drought are corn and soybeans.
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Junior's Legacy
The NY Times has a great piece today about guys playing in the majors now who grew up admiring Ken Griffey, Jr. I have to admit, even though there was never any danger of me making it to the majors, I feel the same way about the guy. I still have his Topps rookie card somewhere at my parents' house and I remember going to see him play at old Tiger Stadium when he was with the Mariners. Actually, even though I was (and always will be) a huge Tigers fan, I was almost more excited about watching Griffey patrol center field that day than I was about seeing the Tigers' cast of has-beens and never-weres. This was the 90's after all, and there wasn't much good happening at the corner of Kaline and Trumbull. And even though I know he'll probably go down with some sort of injury part way through the season, I'd love to see the Tigers pick him up and unload Sheffield. Griffey at DH sporting an old English "D" on his ballcap? Yes, please!
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I was hoping he would play in Tampa Bay, but to see him in Seattle would be a true dream for that struggling franchise.
When he goes in the Hall of Fame, you know he will be a first ballot guy.
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I just assumed he'd wind up back in Seattle to finish his career. I don't see him with the Tigers, Allen. I think you're stuck with Sheff.
Oh jeez… Allen's having delusions of grandeur like it's January 2008 all over again. Someone give this guy a hammer…
Ah come on! Let the boy dream! It would actually give me a reason to watch a Tiger's game. Griffey needs to find his next role in life, MLB network, coaching, what ever it maybe.
Oh poor Allen. I would much rather have Griffey then Sheff too if I were a Tigers fan but I have major issues with Sheffield.
I like Griffey a lot. He seems like such a nice guy. I hope he ends up in Seattle though.
Oh, that would be wonderful, Allen. As much for getting rid of that @%$hole Sheffield than anything else. Although I have to admit that poor Jr. will go somewhere, anywhere, where he can finally get a damned ring.


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Drinking During Pregnancy
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Pregnant women are told to avoid alcohol at all costs. A new study that is bound to spark heated debate looks at one aspect of this universal advice.
The study, just published in the journal BMJ, finds that moderate drinking during pregnancy may not harm a baby's neurodevelopment. Moderate drinking was defined as 3 to 7 glasses of alcohol per week.
The researchers included data from almost 7-thousand children and their moms. At age ten, the kids whose mothers drank during and after pregnancy underwent a 20-minute balance assessment. The ability to balance is a strong indicator of prenatal neurodevelopment. The results showed that low to moderate alcohol consumption did not interfere with a child's ability to balance whether walking or standing still.
Current US recommendations say there is no safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy. And the March of Dimes reminds that when a woman drinks during her pregnancy, so does her baby. Drinking any level of alcohol during pregnancy is a potentially risky move for a woman and her developing child but one that can be 100% avoided.
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Hi all. Hope someone out there can help.
What are good sources of protein - besides meat and fish - to give to a toothless and very tiny 9 month old? I am not comfortable with the idea of giving her pureed meat or fish yet. My ped suggested pureeing some tofu which sounds very yucky to me.
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Gluten Free Anniversary #5
One year ago today I was living on Cape Cod, blogging about my fourth gluten-free anniversary and contemplating a bowl of peppermint ice cream for breakfast. I was just getting the hang of this whole blogging thing, wondering if anyone would even be interested in the gluten-free recipes I wanted to share.
This morning I sit typing in my tidy New Mexico casita, sipping a mug of hot chamomile tea- a thousand miles away from one year ago. Dry snowflakes fall on the junipers outside my window. The Old Women Mesa is softened in a tender blanket of white.
Five years gluten-free. It's a milestone. And bittersweet.
I still do not eat out (the risk is too great for me; one speck of gluten and I pay for it all week). And I miss eating out- I miss the romance of it. I miss the spontaneity of exploring new restaurants. I miss travel. The social isolation, the stigma of special needs can feel heavy at times. Celiac disease does not exactly dampen one's tendency toward introversion. The lingering health issues are discouraging. Forty-seven years eating gluten take their toll. My body continues, even after five years gluten-free, to pay a price from malabsorption.
In many ways my health has dramatically improved. I am free from the most acute symptoms I suffered. And cooking gluten-free has become second nature; it is no longer the massive challenge it felt like in the beginning. New gluten-free choices are emerging, daily, in the marketplace. All good news.
But the best part? Reading your comments and receiving your e-mails, Darlings. It nudges me out of my myopia and gives me a clearer sense of the big picture. I am not alone in this disease. And there are more of us diagnosed every single day.
So here's to all of us.
Happy gluten-free anniversary! Whether it is one week, six months, or five years, I raise my glass to you.
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