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Jazz up common food staples
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Rice and potatoes are a mainstay in many kitchens, so it's easy to get into the rut of preparing them the same way. Next time you want to make them, try one of the following recipes. Three are easy side dishes, and one is a main dish.
Cream-Cheese Potatoes
10 medium red potatoes (skins on or off)
1/2 cup butter
salt, to taste
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon onion, grated
1 cup scalded milk
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
Boil and whip the potatoes. Add the other ingredients. Put into a greased pan, and bake for 30 minutes in a preheated 350 F oven. — Kathy, Texas
Slow-Cooker Scalloped Potatoes
3 pounds medium potatoes, peeled and sliced
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup chopped ham
1 small onion, chopped
1 can cream-of-mushroom soup
1/2 cup water
Combine the potatoes, cheese, ham and onion in a slow cooker. Stir together the soup and water in a small bowl until well mixed; pour over the potato mixture. Cover and cook on high four hours or low eight hours. Stir just before serving. — Heather, New York
Broccoli-and-Cheese Rice
1 cup onion, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
3 tablespoons margarine
1 can cream-of-chicken soup
1 can milk
8 ounces processed cheese-food loaf, such as Velveeta
3 cups rice, cooked and set aside
1 pound broccoli cut into small florets, set aside
Saute the onion and celery in 3 tablespoons margarine. Add the cream-of-chicken soup and one can of milk. Add the Velveeta, and melt. Mix in the rice and broccoli, and pour all into a greased 7-by-11-inch shallow casserole. Bake in a preheated 350 F oven for 30 minutes. — Darlene, New York
1/2 pound cooked chicken meat
1/2 pound cooked ham
1 pound cooked andouille or smoked sausages
1 small green bell pepper
1 large yellow onion
3 cloves garlic
5 scallions
3 large tomatoes
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
2 bay leaves
salt, pepper and cayenne pepper, to taste
2 cups long-grain white rice
3 cups chicken, beef or vegetable stock, or as needed
Chop the chicken and the ham into bite-sized pieces; you should have about 1-1/2 cups of each. Cut the sausages into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Seed the bell pepper, then chop the bell pepper, yellow onion, garlic and scallions, including the tender green tops. Chop the tomatoes. In a large, heavy skillet over medium heat, warm the vegetable oil. Add the ham and sausage, and saute until well browned, seven to 10 minutes. Add the flour, stir well, and add the bell pepper, yellow onion, garlic and scallions, and saute until softened, about five minutes. Add the tomatoes, thyme, cumin, allspice, bay leaves, salt, black and cayenne peppers and chicken, and mix well. Stir in the rice, and pour in the stock. The liquid should just cover the contents of the skillet. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes. To serve, remove and discard the bay leaf. Spoon the rice and meats onto a platter. — Hope S., North Carolina

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Summit County tops Ohio in meth labs
Akron -- Authorities say Summit County is a hotbed of methamphetamine production.
The Akron Beacon Journal reports that the county sheriff's drug unit found another 85 meth lab sites in 2013.
The multi-jurisdictional group now has identified more than 900 meth labs and places where meth equipment was dumped in Summit County since 2001. That's more than in any other Ohio county.
The Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring Network says in a new drug trend report that the availability of meth has increased in the Akron-Canton area, partly because the drug has become easier to make. The drug report rates the availability of meth in the Akron-Canton area as a 10 on a scale of 0 to 10.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's National Clandestine Laboratory Register lists 395 meth sites in Summit. Highland County, in southwest Ohio, is a distant second with 58.
Community and law enforcement officials here say they are much more aggressive in going after meth labs, and that has led to the misconception that it's a bigger problem in Summit County than elsewhere.
-- Associated Press
Two teens dead in Barberton shooting
Barberton -- Police say two teenagers were killed in a Summit County shooting New Year's Eve that also injured their father and their father's girlfriend.
The Barberton Police Department said the shooting was committed early in the evening by unknown people trying to rob a house.
Police in the small city near Akron identified the victims Jan. 1 as 18-year-old Ashley Carpenter and 14-year-old David Kohler-Carpenter, both of whom were pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say they are the children of 42-year-old John Kohler, who was injured in the assault along with his girlfriend, 38-year-old Ronda Blankenship. Police say both were taken to Akron hospitals.
-- Associated Press
Second Dem may enter governor race
Cincinnati -- Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune tells The Cincinnati Enquirer he wants to enter the Ohio governor race because, "there needs to be a choice."
Democrats have set their sights on taking back the governor's office from Republican John Kasich in 2014, but a primary could be costly for the party and the candidates.
The 55-year-old Portune spent the last two decades as a Cincinnati City Councilman or Hamilton County commissioner.
He says he'll travel throughout Ohio next month to gauge support before deciding whether to file as a candidate.
County Executive Ed FitzGerald has been considered the Democrats' presumptivegubernatorial nominee.
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Has anyone used POR-15 or Rust-Oleum? What's your preferences? I looked on POR-15's website and couldn't find if you can apply any primer and bondo over the POR-15 or just their products. Any knowledge on this?
I use ospho it works well.
Professional hi-performance engine builderHorsepower sells Engines and torque wins races.
Where do you get it? Is it a spray or is it canned?
Most good body supply shops carry it.Were are you located?It is a green liquid that comes in a quart or gallon jug.
Professional hi-performance engine builderHorsepower sells Engines and torque wins races.
Out of Oklahoma City.
Try a body supply shop.
Professional hi-performance engine builderHorsepower sells Engines and torque wins races.
Por 15 started rusting on my car after 5 years of it being on the frame that never left the garage. i used thier cleaning and prep products as directed and it still rusted
I have had good results using a combination of a spray-on rust inhibitor liquid like Rust-Block, followed by Rust-Oleum paint. By using a spray on liquid type of inhibitor first, it allows better penetration into rusted areas that Rust-Oleum paint alone fails to achieve. The spray-on inhibitor liquids are clear so you can see if you need to treat an area again. When using a rust inhibitor paint alone you can't see if the rust has been completely stopped and, addition coats of paint won't do anything to penetrate any rust that remains under the first coat of paint.
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Next week, I am going on official trip for six month so I am leaving my car at my home shed and I am here wondering for auto body mechanic that provide me tips for rust prevention. Thanksauto body
I used por15, cant say I'm happy with it for how much it cost. It rusted through in a few spots. I didnt use metal ready on those spots as I just got done grinding down the welds, no rust, so I cleaned it and painted it on. A year later its poking out.On the floor and frame, I just metal ready and followed the instructions and so far its held up.If you get por15, do not get the gallon! If you dont put the lid on correctly, it will harden and it takes a week to get it off your handsPurple power has some rust remover, you got to remove most of it to get better results unless you soak it. I'll use it again
yeah it's great. thank you for the pic of the engine


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When Derek Davis' daughter applied to Arizona State University, she was told that she wasn't eligible for the university's most lucrative merit-based scholarship because she had been homeschooled.Read More »
Make yourself at home
State Sen. John Huppenthal ruffled some feathers in the state GOP and drew the ire of the Saguaro High School administration after he drilled holes in the school auditorium's wall Friday morning to hang his massive campaign banner.Read More »
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A proposal to ask voters to overturn term limits has overcome the first of many hurdles after a Senate panel approved it on Jan. 19. The committee voted 4-2 to send the bill to the Senate floor for a vote by the entire body.Read More »
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Senate President Bob Burns has reduced the size of the Senate Appropriations Committee to 9 from 11 members, removing Sen. John Huppenthal and Sen. Albert Hale. Huppenthal, a Chandler Republican, was appointed temporarily to the committee last year to replace Sen. Pamela Gorman. He requested to be removed for the 2010 session.Read More »
Capitol Quotes 12/25
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Mixed messages emerge from school override, bond votes
If there's a message in the results of this month's school bond and budget override votes, the meaning is up for wide interpretation. The approval rate for overrides and bond issues requested by school districts on Nov. 2 was lower than the five-year average, leading some to conclude that the public's willingness to pay more taxes for education has decreased.Read More »
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In the Arizona Legislature, debate usually refers to the Committee of the Whole, a crucial part of lawmaking that facilitates adjustments to legislation. More importantly for some, it is the last chance to thoroughly examine proposed legislation and to sway people's opinion for or against it. In most cases, emotions are checked and the tone is primarily civil. But in the last two years, senators have adopted temporary rules to limit debate during the Committee of the Whole so debate is now but a shadow of its dictionary meaning. In short, the limitation on debate happened when lawmakers discussed subjects that directly impacted the state during a crucial part of the budget process.Read More »
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May 08, 2014
New requirements soon to be proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from existing fossil-fuel power plants will not give rise to electric system reliability problems, according to research conducted by Senior Advisor Susan Tierney. The report, "Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions From Existing Power Plants: Options to Ensure Electric System Reliability," finds that although reliability concerns have been raised in relation to the EPA's upcoming regulations, the new rules will provide states with significantly more opportunities for flexibility, innovation, and creativity in accomplishing the targeted reductions.
In the report, Dr. Tierney found that concerns that the EPA's proposed regulations will threaten the reliability of the electric system overlook three key factors: (1) the mission orientation of power companies and grid operators to ensure that the system can meet customer demands; (2) the expected long lead time offered for implementation in the new guidelines; and (3) the inherent flexibility of the EPA's "cooperative federalism" model in Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act.
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Acclaimed documentarian Werner Herzog takes an unsparing look at the death penalty in his new film, 'Into the Abyss.'
Considered as historical snapshots of our recently departed Gilded Age, Spoiled is incisive and unsparing.
The report of his anguish at that absence is unsparing, and brutally convincing.
He is unsparing about the disaster wrought by George W. Bush and the Republican majority.
A year ago, 31 congressional Republicans sent a letter to President Obama demanding a tough, unsparing investigation.
Fuchs, in the preface of his Historia stirpium , referred with unsparing touch to Egenolphs botanical mistakes.
The work of a monk, it is unsparing in its attacks on the monastic orders.
Edward urged his infuriated soldiery to unsparing vengeance, and the Lancastrians turned again and again upon their pursuers.
Sassoon's three volumes are the most vital and unsparing records of the war we have had.
He is unsparing in his criticism of those who would have the people go on in ignorance to their injury or ruin.


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Hey all!
So, I have finally decided to start the transition from relaxed to natural. At first I wasn't really sure about doing it because I've never really liked to spend too much time on my hair. I'm one of those people who just liked to wake up, brush it out, maybe curl the ends a bit and go on about my business. My sister, who has been natural for about a year now, would keep trying to convince me that I should go natural. I tried it for a bit, but after about 3 months I was done with the dry roots and the breakage, so back to the creamy crack I went.
But sometime in December an old picture resurfaced of me at 11 years old, one year before my first relaxer. I saw how thick and healthy it was then and saw how thin, dry, and brittle my hair has become since. My last relaxer was in late October 2011. Its been almost 3 months and its getting near that time when I usually get my relaxer. Right now all the support I have is a mom and sister who both live 1000 miles away and that old picture. Sorry if this seems a little long-winded, but I'm so glad I found this site because any and all support on this journey is much appreciated, especially since I now feel like a hot mess most of the time.


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Insulating slanted ceilings (hot roof?)
Hi guys, here's my dilemma. I'm working on renovating the 2nd floor in my house and it has sloping ceilings in most of the rooms. There's currently NO insulation in the walls and ceilings, so I need to insulate. The walls are plaster and laths and the rafters are 2X4 16" on center. I was thinking of blowing in but I'm worried about water vapor building up and causing mold and what not. I'm kinda stuck as to what to do, I'm on a budget and need to do the work myself so spray foam is out of the question. Anyone have any ideas on what I can get away with here? Thanks in advance! :thumbup:
Are you sure about the roof rafter size? With the snow load in your state, 2x4's make no sense.
Are these exposed? You mention that the walls are plaster and lath, but leave out the ceiling construction.
What's the span of these 2x4's and what's the roof slope?
Yep I'm sure they are 2X4, they are exposed right now. This house was built in 1887. The roof was hacked up on one side to put on a dormer addition at some point, but the side I'm talking about the length of the actual 2X4 is about 6 1/2 feet. I'm not sure what the roof pitch is but it's steep, I can't stand on it without sliding down, much steeper than 12/12...I'd guess more like 16 or 18/12
As for the roof construction, from what I can see on top of the 2X4's are 1X6's running laterally, spaced about 16" on center. On top of those are cedar shakes. I'm not sure if there is plywood above that or not. It's now an asphalt shingle roof, less than 10 years old.
Oh, also there is no ceiling right now, it's open. The 2nd floor was partially gutted so I'm working with kind of a mess. They used to be Plaster and Lath and some rooms still have that present.
radiant barrier
Whatever insulation you put in, consider stapling radiant barrier to the underside of your rafters under your cedar shakes... radiates that heat right back upward away from your attic and out your roof vents... you do have ventilation?
Negative.....that's my dilemma. If I had roof vents I'd just put some proper vent and fiberglass and be done. That's why I'm exploring (hot roof) options. Spray foam insulation would work from what I've been told and what I've read but it's about $350 for 200 sq. ft at only 1" thick. That's going to but me way over budget. I'm wondering about those 4X8 polystyrene panels (or whatever they are made of) with the foil backing on them. Maybe I could put those between the rafter and seal all the gaps with cans of expanding foam.
Also, to correct myself above....the rafters are 16" on center, the 1X6" boards are about 8" on center
Maybe I can get a picture on here for you guys
Here's a picture of what I'm talking about, I took this last weekend and just cropped it to show you what I'm talking about, I can get a better picture if I need to. The slanted ceiling is where the red arrow is pointing to. I'm going to take those laths down if I can't do blown in insulation (which I'm 99% sure I can't) Maybe this will help you guys brainstorm some ideas for me. THANKS! :thumbsup:
OMG, I just realized looking at that picture that those appear to be 2X6 roof rafters, it's the ceiling rafters going across the top that are 2X4....DUH. Sorry for the confusion I haven't been up there in a few days =)
Since the insulation requirements are around R-49 in your state, I would try to get as much as you can in there. You could bump out the roof rafters and put in either R-19 or R-25 leaving at least an inch for air flow. Then install foam board across the rafters topped with at least 1/2" sheetrock. Insulate the entire room envelope similarly. You won't get R-49 anyplace in that area, but decide on the compromise that works for you. If you use the foil faced foam boards, tape the seams with the foil tape and use unfaced batts. Only one vapor barrier is used.
Install vents on the roof and the soffits to properly vent the roof . Keep the bays open from soffit to the ridge line.
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text: Video: Go behind the scenes of Globe Style's California fashion shoots Add to ... The Globe and Mail Published Friday, Mar. 23, 2012 6:29PM EDT Last updated Monday, Mar. 26, 2012 9:29AM EDT From colossal red woods to the surf at Venice Beach, Globe Style used some of California's most magnificent natural vistas as backdrops for photo shoots this spring Watch More Video: Strike a pose: Here comes Toronto Fashion Week Three hot sweater trends you'll cozy into this winter 3 looks to get you party-ready for the holiday season 3 ways to rock a pencil skirt this fall 3 ways to wear metallics this fall A peek behind the scenes of a Globe Style cover shoot Get ready in less than 5 minutes with this must-have outfit Forget picnics in the park! These straw bags are better suited for the runway Show off your pedicure in the summer's chicest sandals 3 straw hats that'll block the sun and keep you cool Wear white stylishly this summer with these tips 3 pairs of the summer's coolest shades This season's most flattering swimsuits for your body type Put your best foot forward in these funky spring shoes Don't be afraid to make a statement by wearing bold prints Spring fashion is all about these feminine shapes How to incorporate a little flapper flair in your wardrobe Work pretty pastels into your spring wardrobe 3 different belts and how to wear them 3 ways to wear lace Comments Share via email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on LinkedIn Print More Related to this Story Prints are back this season and they're bolder than ever California dreaming: Spring fashion's awash with neoprene Be a leading lady in one of spring's dramatic jackets


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Feb. 26, 2012
Site: Columbus, Ohio (McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion)
Event: OSU Last Chance Meet
Result: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Thu-Sat, March 8-10 -- at NCAA Zone C Diving Championships (Bloomington, Ind.)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The No. 17-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team recorded nine NCAA consideration times and 10 season bests Sunday (Feb. 26) at the OSU Last Chance Meet at McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.
The meet served as the team's last opportunity to improve times in hopes of qualifying for the NCAA Championships next month. Team's entries are due by midnight on Monday (Feb. 27), and the official NCAA psych sheet and list of alternates will be posted Wednesday (Feb. 29).
Junior Adrienne Bicek (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) and sophomore Angela Chokran (South Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North) were the only Wolverines to swim an NCAA consideration time and improve upon a season best. Chokran improved on her time in the 200-yard breaststroke by one-hundredth of a second (2:11.41), while Bicek shaved more than two seconds off her season best in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:23.90).
Of the seven other NCAA consideration times, two came from the 200-yard medley relay. The "A" team of junior Ashley Cohagen (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer), Chokran, and seniors Caitlin Dauw (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East) and Alexa Mehesan (West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley) came within a half-second of their season-best time, touching the wall at 1:39.68. The "B" team of freshman Claudia Lau (Hong Kong, China/Diocesan Girls' School), sophomore Nikki Hubbard (Granger, Ind./Penn), and juniors Julia Andracki (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect) and Deirdre Jones (Nashville, Tenn./University School of Nashville) improved its time by almost two seconds, finishing at 1:41.88.
Mehesan swam the 50-yard freestyle three times (prelims, final and a time trial) and was clocked at 22.88, an NCAA consideration time, the last two races. Others recording NCAA consideration times included Andracki in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.52) and Cohagen in the 200-yard backstroke (1:56.34), while senior Liz Johnson (Milford, Mich./Milford) earned her first consideration time in an individual race this season, finishing the 100-yard backstroke in 55.09.
A pair of freshmen had multiple season-best swims on Sunday, including three from Molly Schaefer (West Bloomfield, Mich./Marian). She swam in three freestyle races, including the 50-yard freestyle (23.89), the 100-yard freestyle (51.97), and the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.40). Alisa Zoltowski (West Lafayette, Ind./West Lafayette) improved on her times in the 100-yard butterfly (57.57 in the preliminaries) and in the 200-yard butterfly (2:05.66). Junior Val Barthelemy (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) also recorded a season-best time in the 400-yard individual medley (4:20.27).
In addition to Mehesan, others swimming in time trials included Hubbard in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.02), junior Melissa Lang (Edison, N.J./Bishop George) in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:17.63) and Bicek and Barthelemy in the 200-yard butterfly (2:04.20 and 2:04.43, respectively).
The Michigan divers will return to competition for the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships, to be held March 8-10 at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Ind. Senior diver Amanda Lohman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) will attempt to reach the NCAA Championships for the third year in a row. She will be joined at the meet by sophomore Erin Bridgewater (Kawkawlin, Mich./Bay City Western) and freshmen Carey Chen (Vancouver, B.C./University Hill Secondary) and Marina Nazario (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas).
Event Winners/U-M Finishers
Preliminary time in parentheses if faster than finals time
500-yard Freestyle 1. Savannah Hatt, U-M 5:02.51 (4:56.96) -- Kristyne Cole, U-M DFS 200-yard Individual Medley 1. Chelsea Weedman, Penn State 2:02.68 (1:59.88#) 2. Melissa Lang, U-M 2:04.84 3. Erin Cameron, U-M 2:06.08 50-yard Freestyle 1. Alexa Mehesan, U-M 22.88# 2. Molly Schaefer, U-M 23.89 3. Katherine Carl, U-M 24.55 200-yard Medley Relay 1. Michigan 'A' 1:39.68# (Ashley Cohagen, Angela Chokran, Caitlin Dauw, Alexa Mehesan) 2. Michigan 'B' 1:41.88# (Claudia Lau, Nikki Hubbard, Julia Andracki, Deirdre Jones) 400-yard Individual Medley 1. Val Barthelemy, U-M 4:20.27 100-yard Butterfly 1. Nikki Hubbard, U-M 57.48 2. Alisa Zoltowski, U-M 58.48 (57.57) -- Deirdre Jones, U-M DFS 100-yard Breaststroke 1. Rachel Butler, Penn State 1:01.93# 3. Julia Andracki, U-M 1:02.52# 5. Melissa Lang, U-M 1:05.73 8. Angela Chokran, U-M 1:06.02 100-yard Backstroke 1. Allie Roberts, Penn State 55.07# 2. Liz Johnson, U-M 55.09# 3. Erin Cameron, U-M 56.77 4. Kayla Douglas, U-M 56.97 5. Claudia Lau, U-M 58.16 200-yard Freestyle 1. Kristyne Cole, U-M 1:50.59 2. Molly Schaefer, U-M 1:51.40 -- Katherine Carl, U-M DFS 200-yard Backstroke 1. Ashley Cohagen, U-M 1:56.34# 4. Claudia Lau, U-M 2:04.17 5. Kayla Douglas, U-M 2:04.69 -- Liz Johnson, U-M NS 100-yard Freestyle 1. Deirdre Jones, U-M 51.72 2. Molly Schaefer, U-M 51.97 3. Katherine Carl, U-M 52.60 -- Liz Johnson, U-M NS 200-yard Breaststroke 1. Angela Chokran, U-M 2:11.41# 3. Julia Andracki, U-M 2:22.80 -- Melissa Lang, U-M DFS 200-yard Butterfly 1. Sandra Czerska, Oakland 2:00.78 2. Alisa Zoltowski, U-M 2:05.66 3. Savannah Hatt, U-M 2:11.15 1,650-yard Freestyle 1. Adrienne Bicek, U-M 16:23.90#
Time Trials
50-yard Freestyle 1. Alexa Mehesan, U-M 22.88# 100-yard Breaststroke 1. Nikki Hubbard, U-M 1:05.02 200-yard Breaststroke 1. Melissa Lang, U-M 2:17.63 200-yard Butterfly 1. Adrienne Bicek, U-M 2:04.20 2. Val Barthelemy, U-M 2:04.43 # NCAA consideration time
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Alexander targets Campbell!
Undefeated 22-year-old WBC #1-ranked super lightweight Devon Alexander "The Great" (17-0, 10 KOs) has made the brash move of actively pursuing a match against former unified lightweight world champion Nate "Galaxxy Warrior" Campbell (33-5-1, 25 KOs). "I will fight anyone that Don King or the television networks want me to fight," Alexander, a St. Louis native, said from his South Florida training camp. "I want to prove that I am one of the best fighters in the world, and what better way to do that than to take on a guy who was the king of the lightweights before making the recent decision to move up to junior welterweight?"


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GM Offers Loaner Vehicles For Scared Volt Owners
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The recent battery fires caused by NHTSA crash tests have some Volt owners worried about their safety
General Motors' Chevrolet Volt has had some battery issues lately that need to be ironed out with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), but until those troubles are resolved, GM is offering a Volt owner loan program.
Earlier this year, the Volt, an extended-range electric vehicle, underwent a series of crash tests at a NHTSA facility in Wisconsin. Three weeks after a side-impact crash test on May 12,
a Volt caught fire
while parked at the testing facility. The incident prompted the NHTSA to launch an investigation of the safety of the Chevrolet Volt and lithium batteries.
Just two weeks ago, the
NHTSA conducted three more side-impact tests with three separate Volts
over the course of November 16, 17 and 18. The November 16 test went well with no complications, but the November 17 test resulted in a fire one week after the test. The November 18 test resulted in smoke and sparks emitting from the battery.
The test results have caused Volt customers to worry about their safety when using the EV. According to
The Detroit News
, GM has only received about 10 calls from Volt owners regarding the safety issues, but none of them have requested a new vehicle.
But that isn't stopping GM from offering a Volt owner loan program anyway in order to ease the minds of its customers. The new program will allow concerned Volt owners to contact their Volt advisor and obtain a replacement GM vehicle until the Volt issues are dealt with.
"A vehicle loan program of this nature is well beyond the norm for a preliminary investigation, and it underlines our
commitment to the vehicle and its owners
," said Mark Reuss, president of GM North America. "These steps are the right ones to take regardless of any immediate impact on our operations."
In addition to the Volt owner loan program, GM has announced that it is working with the NHTSA on possible changes to better protect the battery pack in the event of an accident. If a battery pack is pierced by steel or another ferrous metal, the hot lithium will cause a fire if not handled properly or drained.
"We're working with NHTSA so we all have an understanding about these risks and how they can be avoided in the future," said Mary Barra, senior vice president of GM Global Product Development. "This isn't just a Volt issue. We're already leading a joint electric vehicle activity with Society of Automotive Engineers and other automotive companies to address new issues, such as this protocol of depowering batteries after a severe crash."
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Sure, LG's 15in OLED is likely to be ludicrously expensive when it goes on sale in December, but as some new pictures pushed onto LG's Flickr photostream hint at why. Just look at it!
The design is fairly similar to the Sony XEL-1, with the screen and tuner parts of the TV separated into discreet sections, though still attached to each other. However, the behind-the-screen mounting position means that LG's OLED TV can be wall-mounted, something not possible with the XEL-1.
The design also means that the LG OLED will take better advantage of the thinness of its display technology, with an impressively small footprint. And, if pictures can be believed, the screen is going to be impressively bright and vivid. Based on our experience of OLED TVs to date, that's only to be expected.
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I incorporated the article Reeb into here considering it was such a small topic and the consensus appears so far to be deleting it. It is now in the In the comic section here as well as the paragraph about alcohol in CWCville from the top.--Ror 14:03, 27 September 2009 (CEST)
- That's cool. What do you people think about, as Cogs suggested, making this into an article called Chris and alcohol? --Champthom 16:11, 27 September 2009 (CEST)
- I could go either way about that. While the simple title Alcohol works for now, I'd assume the title Chris and alcohol would fit the "Chris and X" theme that seems to be the general standard. That, and it would make the article more accessible considering it would be in a category.I won't add any template or anything until a consensus is reached (or you decide to move it).--Ror 21:26, 27 September 2009 (CEST)
- Chris and alcohol redirects here, so don't worry about the title I guess. --Fuckingstupid 22:12, 27 September 2009 (CEST)
- Also redirected Reeb to this article. The stub was lonely and you pretty much got it all here. This article might merit some expansion too. --Fuckingstupid 22:16, 27 September 2009 (CEST)
Daily drinking of alcohol
The statement regarding daily drinking remains uncited. Would anyone be against the idea of removing it? Also, is it worth mentioning that it is speculated due to Chris' aggressive and somewhat out of character behaviour that these videos were made while Chris was intoxicated? Regexis 08:34, 22 November 2009 (CET)
- 1) Good idea about that comment since we really should have a publicly available source, 2) no, it was suggested that he made those by a gal pal and so he did. --Champthom 08:43, 22 November 2009 (CET)
- Ah, cool. Cheers. Regexis 08:45, 22 November 2009 (CET)
There's at least two or so mailbag questions that deal with Chris's alcohol consumption, they should be incorporated into this article. --Champthom 01:09, 20 December 2009 (CET)
The Bottles of Bud
Should there be a note of the fact that he drank "Bottles of Bud"(I assume that would be budweiser) before he went to take pictures of Michael and his daughter? Mellowyellowsalvation 22:29, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
- According to his account, at least, which I think is the only one we've got, it was a bottle of Bud, singular. I edited out the reference to drunk driving in the article - one bottle of watery American lager isn't gonna get someone as fat as Chris anywhere near the DUI threshold. Although I welcome correction if there are other sources of info I missed. (And the image of Chris behind the wheel completely blotto is fucking funny in a really sick way...) Dkaien 08:43, 19 July 2010 (UTC)


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With the NBA season less than a week away, Sports of Boston will be previewing the entire Eastern Conference. In part one, let's look at the teams that should finish in the lower half of the conference and miss the playoffs.
Last season, Toronto finished with the third-worst record in the NBA. With the fifth pick in the NBA draft, they selected center Jonas Valanciunas. Valanciunas could be a good player, but we will have to wait to find out, as he will not join the Raptors until next season due to a buyout clause.
The Raptors are a long ways away from contending in the East. They have some good players in DeMar DeRozan and Andrea Bargnani, but until they put more talent around them and find a few players for their bench, they'll continue to be at the bottom of the East.
Cleveland finished with the worst record in the East last season and were rewarded with the first and fourth picks in the draft. They selected Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson. While I am not overly high on Thompson, I believe that Irving will be a great point guard and someone they can build a team around. The Cavaliers will be better than their 19-63 record from a year, but how much better has yet to be determined.
Washington was another team that struggled last year, but unlike the first two teams has a bright future. John Wall is already one of the top point guards in the NBA and will only be better in his second season. Jordan Crawford steps into the starting lineup because Nick Young is a free agent and still has not signed. If they re-sign Young, that's great because, he can score from anywhere. But if they decide that his $9 million price tag per year is too high, they have a more than capable replacement in Crawford.
The Wizards' front-court also looks promising: Blatche and McGee provide them with size and scoring, and by drafting Jan Vesely they added a young, athletic wing player to run alongside John Wall.
If New Jersey doesn't land Dwight Howard, they are in a lot of trouble. Deron Williams is a free agent at season's end and will bolt if this team stays as is. Brook Lopez is a nice young center, but he's a terrible rebounder.
Right now, the Nets lack talent and depth. The move to Brooklyn is great, but so far it has not been enough to lure top free agents. Right now they are one of the worst teams in the East, and they could find themselves moving to Brooklyn without Dwight Howard and Deron Williams.
There's a new sheriff in Detroit, as Lawrence Frank takes over as coach. Known for defense, Frank should help what was the third-worst defensively efficient team last season. And despite how bad the Pistons were defensively last season, there's some promise in good, young players in Greg Monroe and Brandon Knight. Knight was taken with the eight pick in the draft and should do well with Ben Gordon as his running mate.
Tayshaun Prince re-signed – a curious move that might cost Austin Daye playing time – but Monroe is the key. If he can build on his rookie season, the Pistons could surprise some people.
The bad news for Charlotte fans is that they are terrible. This is one of the best draft classes in a long time, but where will the scoring come from? Kemba Walker will come off the bench, but Bismack Biyombo is stuck overseas and won't play till next year.
This could be a really long year in for the Bobcats. Right now, the Bobcats are my favorite to finish with the worst record in basketball.
Milwaukee is a fringe playoff team. Their problems are they can't score (dead last in the NBA last season) and they are awful on the road (13-28). Still, they have Brandon Jennings, who is going into his third season and showed improvements in Year Two.
The Bucks also have Andrew Bogut, one of the best centers in the NBA, and Stephen Jackson. They have one of the best home-court advantages in the NBA and, if they can stay healthy, they could sneak into the playoffs.
Check back later this week for Part 2 of Sports of Boston's Eastern Conference preview!
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3. "The 6th Extinction" by James Rollins (William Morrow)
4. "A Perfect Life" by Danielle Steel (Delacorte)
5. "Tom Clancy Support and Defend" by Mark Greaney (G.P. Putnam's Sons)
6. "Big Little Lies" by Liane Moriarty (Putnam/Amy Einhorn)
7. "The Heist" by Daniel Silva (Harper)
8. "The Lost Island" by Douglas J. Preston (Grand Central Publishing)
9. "Invisible" by Patterson/Ellis (Little, Brown)
10. "The Goldfinch" Donna Tartt (Little, Brown)
11. "The Book of Life" by Deborah Harkness (Viking)
12. "Top Secret" by Griffin/Butterworth (Putnam)
13. "Top Secret Twenty-One" by Janet Evanovich (Bantam)
14. "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr (Scribner)
15. "Mr. Mercedes" by Stephen King (Scribner)
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4. "Love Letters" by Debbie Macomber (Ballantine)
5. "Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon (Dell)
6. "Divergent" by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen Books)
7. "Four: A Divergent Collection" by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen Books)
8. "Big Little Lies" by Liane Moriarty (Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam)
9. "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)
10. "The 6th Extinction" by James Rollins (William Morrow)
11. "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen Books)
12. "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House)
13. "Where She Went" by Gayle Forman (Speak)
14. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn (Broadway Books)
15. "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage" by Haruki Murakami (Knopf)
16. "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen Books)
17. "W Is for Wasted" by Sue Grafton (Berkley)
18. "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James (Vintage)
19. "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee (Grand Central Publishing)
20. "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline (William Morrow Paperbacks)
21. "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt (Little by Brown)
22. "Minecraft: Redstone Handbook: An Official Mojang Book" by Scholastic (Scholastic)
23. "King and Maxwell" by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
24. "Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent (Thomas Nelson)
25. "Deserves to Die" by Lisa Jackson (Pinnacle)
For the extended, interactive and searchable version of this list, visit http://books.usatoday.com/list/index
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The closing credits are rolling for Leonard Maltin's movie guides.
Plume, an imprint of Penguin Random House, says "Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide" will be the 36th and final edition. In an introduction for the 2015 guide, which comes out next week, Maltin wrote that access to reviews online had led to an "alarming decline" in readership.
Plume spokeswoman Milena L. Brown said Thursday that the Maltin guides began in 1969 and have sold more than 7 million copies. The 2015 edition contains more than 16,000 entries, double the original amount.
Maltin oversees the guides with the help of a team of 11 reviewers and managing editor Darwyn Carson.
Ebola outbreak revives interest in 'The Hot Zone'
NEW YORK (AP) — The current Ebola outbreak has revived interest in a 1994 book about the deadly virus: Richard Preston's "The Hot Zone."
Preston's million-selling book is No. 7 on The New York Times' nonfiction list of combined print and e-books sellers that comes out Sunday.
"The Hot Zone" is subtitled "a terrifying true story." Its admirers have included Stephen King, who called the first chapter "one of the most horrifying things" that he had ever read.
Preston's book features an account of how Ebola nearly spread to the Washington, D.C., area in the late 1980s. Anchor Books, a paperback imprint of Penguin Random House, has had 70,000 new copies printed over the past month.
Hundreds have died from the latest outbreak, which has been reported in Nigeria, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
The Romance Reader: 'Cavanaugh Strong'
By Lezlie Patterson
McClatchy News Service (MCT)
"Cavanaugh Strong" by Marie Ferrarella; Harlequin (288 pages, $.99 e-book)
It's easy to poke fun at this series, which keeps finding large previously unknown branches of the family who all happen to be police officers.
But fans of the series are glad that veteran author Marie Ferrarella is willing to keep finding these long-lost relatives, because it means more books.
The continuity of the series, and the familiar, likeable characters make it an enjoyable read, especially if you're in the mood for something easy and quick that won't use too many of your brain cells.
If you're looking for depth, go elsewhere.
If you can get past the unlikelihood of dozens of relatives finding each other after discovering first a branch of family uncovered after learning babies were switched at birth decades earlier and then, another branch (once all those siblings had found soul mates) that had been "lost" due to a dispute many years earlier …well, there are still a couple of things that might still make you roll your eyes.
First of all, the police drama portion of the book. The villain is fairly obvious, but it takes the entire book for detectives Duncan Cavanaugh and Noelle to figure it out. Even when the evidence was fairly flung right at them. Worst detectives ever.
Secondly, the romance. While there was a bit of flirting and suppressed attraction from the beginning, it wasn't until the second half of the story that the romance actually began. And there was really no easing into it. So maybe readers shouldn't be surprised when, with no dates, no romancing, they decide to marry. And Noelle's tragic romantic past was never satisfactorily explained.
But, it remains a likeable series. There aren't as many appearances from other Cavanaughs as in other books, but there are a few glimpses — and one Andrew party.
Overall rating: 3-minus of 5. The good points: It won't take you long at all to read, it's well-written, the characters are likeable, it's fairly interesting. The bad points: The plot is thin, the romance is thinner and it's fairly interesting. But it's available electronically now for 99 cents. It's definitely worth getting at that price.
Hunk appeal: 10. Duncan is such a charming and charismatic guy; it's easy to forgive him for missing the obvious.
Steamy scene grade: XXXX. Not thin here.
Happily ever after: OK. It was a bit cute and funny, but rushed and it happened too quick. Hopefully, more details will be revealed in the next Cavanaugh story.
"The Last Victim" by Karen Robards (2012 paperback), 3 of 5 hearts. Dr. Charlotte Stone will be returning in Robards' newest book next week, "Her Last Whisperer," so readers may want to refresh their memories about how this different sort of series actually started. Charlotte (Charlie) is a psychiatrist who studies serial killers. Here, she meets Michael Garland. A ghost, and possibly a serial killer. After dying in prison, his ghost haunts Charlotte (Charlie), who is working with the FBI on trying to catch one.
Garland says that he has done bad things, but killing the women that tagged him a serial killer wasn't among those deeds. Charlie wants to believe him, but keeps reminding herself that psychopathic serial killers never admit guilt and are good at convincing folks of their lies.
Still, you'll want to believe him — you have to believe him to accept him as any sort of hero.
Then you have to get past the ghost thing.
Lezlie Patterson is a former columnist for The State newspaper in Columbia, S.C. Readers may send her email at email@example.com. To read more of her romance reviews go to http://lezlie-romance.blogspot.com.
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This week's McClatchy-Tribune reviews:
"The Invisible Soldiers: How America Outsourced Our Security" by Ann Hagedorn; Simon and Schuster (293 pages, $28)
Soldiers for hire have long existed. But the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan accelerated the transformation of mercenaries "from covert and infamous to acceptable and indispensable," Hagedorn writes. The best known of the private military and security companies is Blackwater, now renamed after a spate of bad publicity, but there are others, seemingly thousands of them, with contracts from the U.S. worth billions of dollars. Many are based in the U.S., others are foreign owned and have an international approach, finding clients wherever possible.
Largely outside of public view, these private, for-profit companies perform the security, logistics, intelligence and other duties that a uniformed military force might be expected to provide. Half of the 16,000 personnel working for the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad since the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops are contractors, Hagedorn reports.
The strength of "Invisible Soldiers" is the depth of Hagedorn's reporting: copious interviews, generous use of sources and a narrative that focuses on people caught in the crossfire, notably Kadhim Alkanani, an Iraqi immigrant who joined the U.S. Special Forces and returned to Iraq to show his loyalty to his new country, only to be mistakenly shot by a U.S. contractor.
If the problems of having large numbers of armed contractors outside the military chain of command are so large and the media scrutiny and political concern so intense, why have the firms proliferated? Hagedorn, in a straightforward, journalistic style, offers a reason: lack of leadership from the White House. None of the wartime presidents in recent decades, she notes, has made a priority out of curbing the growth of military and security contractors.
The second part of Hagedorn's thesis is a tougher sell: that the reliance on the private companies has become a driver of U.S. foreign policy, encouraging the U.S. to intervene in foreign hot spots that it might otherwise avoid. Still, she deftly explains instances in which the conduct of contractors in Iraq made the U.S. mission more perilous.
"Invisible Soldiers" also reports on the people behind these private companies, some of whom are seemingly the stuff of fiction.
As a final warning, Hagedorn delves into the evolving relationship between the private firms and the drones that are a favorite way of waging war for the U.S. administration. "Once again," she writes, "the [private military and security contractors] were entering and locking into markets faster than safeguards and oversight could be established."
—Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
"How the World Was: A California Childhood" by Emmanuel Guibert, translated by Kathryn M. Pulver; First Second (160 pages, $19.99)
The Parisian artist Emmanuel Guibert creates nonfiction graphic novels that have the emotional weight and patient observation of great prose fiction. Many of his books are based on long interviews with real subjects. "Alan's War," the memoir of a California GI's service in World War II, was an epic that followed an earnest, food-obsessed and libido-driven troop of young men.
"How the World Was: A California Childhood" serves as a kind of prequel to "Alan's War." Like that earlier and critically acclaimed work, Guibert's new book is the product of the French artist's friendship with the late Alan Ingram Cope.
Before he was drafted into the Army in the wake of Pearl Harbor, Cope was a boy growing up in the San Gabriel Valley. "How the World Was" tells the story of Cope's youth in the less crowded, more hopeful Southern California. It was a land of wool swimming suits, where a road might take you past rows of oil derricks or hillsides filled with the scent of orange blossoms.
Cope, who died in 1999, was an ordinary man with a special gift for storytelling. In "Alan's War" his tales contained little of the gallantry and bloodshed one might expect in a wartime memoir. Instead, drawing on a prodigious memory, Cope spun memorable tales from mundane training incidents and absurd and wondrous encounters in battle-scarred European towns.
"How the World Was" hews to the same Proustian storytelling rhythms. Above all, it celebrates the wondrous and odd details of everyday life in working-class California during the Great Depression. The emphasis here is not on conflict nor melodrama — there is need and austerity, but not a single bread line.
Guibert's drawings give Cope's California stories a dreamlike texture. His illustrations are almost entirely in black and white and are crafted with a delicate, lyrical touch that recalls the "clear line" style employed by Belgian artist Herge in the "Tintin" series.
As in a novel, it's Cope's understanding of character that truly brings his tale to life.
There are stories of class discrimination too, and family histories that inevitably begin outside California, as with the grandfather who served in the Civil War.
But it's the California landscape, and the Cope family's communion with it, that steals the show.
"How the World Was" ends with a story of profound loss. But tragedy isn't its focal point. "There's a strange kind of beauty in the way that fate can change a person's life," Cope says.
—Hector Tobar, Los Angeles Times
"Your Face in Mine: A Novel" by Jess Row; Riverhead (372 pages, $27.95)
"Your Face in Mine" is Jess Row's first novel after two well-regarded collections of stories, and it deals with the essence of identity. Narrated by a lapsed scholar of Chinese named Kelly Thorndike, it is to some extent a portrait of someone trying to return from the lost after a car crash kills his wife and young daughter.
Row, however, seeks to raise the stakes by building his narrative around Kelly's growing re-involvement with an old friend, Martin — the first recipient of a radical racial reassignment treatment that has altered him from white to black. Think John Howard Griffin's "Black Like Me" on steroids, and you get a sense of what Row's intentions are: essentially, to frame (or reframe) the conflicts of race, ethnicity and heritage from the inside.
In his view, racial reassignment exists on a continuum that begins with cosmetics and includes plastic surgery and gender reassignment, the expression of a brave new world. Still, Row's too smart to be satisfied with that; he wants us to consider what it means in existential terms — identity not as a function of who we are so much as of who we want to be.
"Your Face in Mine" is at its best when it takes on these issues, which come up mainly as Kelly wrestles with himself. He is an astonishing character, tormented, compromised but self-aware enough to know it, cynical but without self-deceit. His life has been bound by loss, not only that of his family but also of his and Martin's high school bandmate Alan.
The idea of racial reassignment may be controversial, but the real challenge has to do less with his characters' relationship to the outside world than their relationship to themselves. "The most important thing, frankly, is the narrative," Martin explains. "You have to have it down. You have to believe who you are. Or else there's a risk of a certain schizoid feeling."
Partly the problem is that Martin isn't nearly as compelling as Kelly; partly that, despite his claims, we never understand why he chose to make the change. But more to the point, as the book progresses, its ideas evaporate before the movement of its narrative.
This is inevitable, I suppose; fiction is a narrative art. But it is in the interstices of the action, in the darkness and confusion of Kelly's conflicted consciousness, that Row finds his most radical honesty and insight.
—David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times
"All Our Names" by Dinaw Mengestu; Knopf (256 pages, $25.95)
At first glance, "All Our Names" seems to be a straightforward immigrant story. A young man, carrying the name of Isaac on his passport, has come from Uganda to Laurel, a small Midwestern town. His case is assigned to Helen, with Lutheran Relief Services. Chapters segue between those in Uganda narrated by Isaac, and those in America, narrated by Helen.
The novel partially takes place in Uganda in the early 1970s. This is a time of Pan-African idealism, and also ruthless power struggles, corruption and oppression.
Isaac arrives in a town that only a decade earlier had desegregated its public bathrooms, schools and buses. Helen isn't to be so much his social worker as his guide through heartland America.
Isaac raises doubts in Helen — his single-page case file that reveals nothing about him, his abrupt trips, his spotless apartment — but they embark on a secretive love affair in a place where appearing in public together raises not only eyebrows but hackles. Helen, living with her mother, is a restrained person who harbors a rebellious side.
"All Our Names" is an emotionally wrenching novel about exile and loss, and its greatest power emerges less from the Helen-Isaac romance than from Isaac's relationships in Africa.
Mengestu left Ethiopia as a young child and was raised in Illinois. He received a "5 under 35" Award from the National Book Foundation and a "20 under 40" Award from The New Yorker, and received a MacArthur Foundation genius grant in 2012. With "All Our Names," his third novel, he has fulfilled that early promise with this novel about idealism and violence, identity and loneliness, and most important, friendship.
—Elizabeth Taylor, Chicago Tribune
"Remember Me Like This: A Novel" by Bret Anthony Johnston; Random House (384 pages, $26)
Just a couple of chapters into "Remember Me Like This," I cared enough about the family to live in this novel until Johnston delivered the final word. Like the best contemporary American authors, he abstains from sermonizing and builds his story with description and the accumulation of telling details.
The story begins with what other novels would offer as a happy ending: almost-16-year-old kidnapping survivor Justin is returned to his family after four years. By the time he returns home, Justin's parents, Eric and Laura, are disfigured by grief, shame, fear, anger — the whole gamut of emotions associated with losing a child. They have been diminished by the "pitiful and sadistic glances" of sympathetic neighbors, and from feeling defined by Justin's absence. Neighbors notice the grieving Eric looks slackened after years of trying to keep the faith, of working with the police and continuing to post missing-child fliers everywhere. "Each week there seemed a little less of him."
Justin's family initially revels in the renewal and elation of having Justin back. Laura seems reincarnated after an emotional death and returns to her role at the heart of the family. All of them, including younger brother Griff, are reanimated by Justin's return and are somewhat in awe of him.
Inevitably, however, the family is re-traumatized when some of their fears about how Justin was treated by his captor are slowly confirmed. Laura studies up on Stockholm syndrome. Eric stakes out the kidnapper's family. A trial looms. Justin confides in Griff, and the sometimes gritty process of the brothers renewing their bond feels painfully real.
In Johnston's hands, the happy ending of a son returned home is the beginning of a story that evokes reflections on what it means to be lost. Johnston illustrates that only the lucky few get a chance to learn firsthand that pain is associated with being found. Only the lucky few learn to be grateful for everything — grateful even for the tears that flow when we more fully understand the folly of taking family for granted.
—Martha Sherida, Dallas Morning News
© 2014, McClatchy-Tribune
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I support all options. The second amendment places no restrictions on how I choose to carry. Period.
This is a discussion on For those opposed to open carry, I have a question for you. within the Open Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I would never support a law that bans open carry but do not do it myself. People should carry however they want to, if they ...
I'm against open carry but support those who do so.
Yes, but with exceptions for handicapped or those unable to carry otherwise.
I would never support a law that bans open carry but do not do it myself. People should carry however they want to, if they are legal to do so.
I think the cons for open carry outweight the pros and this is why I choose to conceal but I'd never want to take away someone else's right to carry the way they choose and prevent someone from open carrying if they want to, etc.
I didn't participate in the poll because they always mess up on me and I'm not even sure if my votes are being counted.
I support all options. The second amendment places no restrictions on how I choose to carry. Period.
Interestingly, my unofficial take on the responses to this post show many do not OC but are against any laws that would ban it. But the poll seems to show a large majority voted "no". I too do not OC (of course, I don't CC either here in the "Free State" of Maryland) but when I'm in states that do allow it, I prefer to CC (NR Utah CCW permit), probably because I tend to be a private individual and am not prone to bringing attention to myself. But that's me.
Always remember that you are unique, just like everyone else. - Margaret Mead
I carry both ways, however I find myself OC'ing more than CC'ing. There again I live in a state that is very OC friendly. I carry and mind my own business, I am oin no way confrontational about it, and have no desire to be. What you have to remember, is for every person OC'ing with their camera in hand waiting for their 1 minute of fame on You Tube, there are 20 who go about their business without the desire to make a name for themselves.
Freedom doesn't come free. It is bought and paid for by the lives and blood of our men and women in uniform.
USAF Retired
NRA Life Member
I don't open carry and under the present administration and jaundiced views of the liberal MSM, I would recommend those in support of open carry to go easy. I am not against open carry and am opposed to any new laws our government tries to pass which conflicts with the 2nd Amendment, but let's not do anything to jeopardize all the progress we've made toward strengthening our 2nd Amendment rights. If you can carry concealed keep it to yourself. Lets not give the "ANTIs" anything to fight us with.
I personally doubt that I would even open carry in town around people even if it were legal to do so. I do strongly support your right to open carry if you so desire.
I voted "no" but your question is faulty; we all support laws that don't allow open carry: seat belts, speeding, etc.; none of those "support" open carry. Perhaps supporting a law "bannings" OC would have been more accurate.
If OC were legal in FL, there are times I would OC, times that I would not. I;ve done it before in states that allowed it, and surprisingly, nothing happened. As far as antagonising the WI police, they are antagonised because they allow themselves to be antagonised. It's no different than antagonising the police by driving 35 in a 35 mph zone, almost breaking the law--but not quite. OC upsets people because they're not used to seeing it. They'd get over it.
Retired USAF E-8. Curmudgeon at large.
Lighten up and enjoy life because:
Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep. It starts when you're always afraid... Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
Anyone who is for a law prohibiting OC is at least in part anti-gun. Simple as that. You are advocating for the chipping away of our carry rights. You need to think about that.
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By the looks of the current poll we've got basically 6 out of 117 that are in some way in favor of outlawing open carry.
That's a little over 5% of the total who took the poll, not a large number - but this being a defensive carry forum I'm a little surprised. I can only imagine what hte numbers would be on a non-gun forum.
Thanks for your honesty everyone, it's appreciated... and to those 5%, thanks for keeping it real - if it were 0% I'd wonder if people were really voting how they felt based on what I've read in the forums.
Please, keep the votes coming in - even if you have nothing to say about the subject, I'm genuinely interested and hope nobody gets offended. This really has been a great discussion, and again - I really do like all the participation this has gotten without becoming an "in before the lock" thread.
I don't open carry, but wouldn't support a law that prohibited it.
BTW, OldVet is right, I think the OP's poll question was meant to have been "Would you support a law that prohibited open carry?" but I don't think anyone really misunderstood it.
I am against open carry for myself from a protection standpoint. I'm 5'3" 130 lbs. If a BG knows I've got a gun, then he can plan his attack around that - I might loose my gun or get shot before getting robbed. The bg might also go elsewhere, but I don't like to gamble.
I prefer to keep it concealed so it's a surprise & I don't have to worry about getting shot in the back or whatever.
On the flip side, I would be strongly against a law that made it illegal to open carry. Sometimes open carry might be necessary for the weather or whatever you're doing. Some people prefer open carry. For me personally, sometimes when I'm hiking or doing something more active, my shirt might come up showing my gun before I yank it back down (I carry IWB, small of back). If open carry were illegal, I could be in trouble if someone saw the gun.
Also, I believe every American citizen has the right to keep & bear arms without the governments' consent (aka a permit). If you banned open carry, you just banned many citizens from bearing arms. Unless the government says they can bear arms (got a concealed carry permit).
So, no, I don't open carry & have no plans to. However, I would fight against any proposed law prohibiting open carry with every ounce of my energy!
My issue with open carry folks is that they appear, almost without fail, to be among the...
How do I put this nicely..."Least well suited to be the Second Amendment Ambassador they claim to be".
In plain terms, ever one of them I've had exposure to has been dumber than a box of rocks, without any true understanding of the current legal playing field for the RKBA and a confrontational idiot who's idea of "Educating the public" is to scare them by walking around with some sort of AK pistol to provoke an incident with the police...
And all of them seem to think that their right to carry a gun trumps the right of other people to not have an illtemptered idiot with a 7.62x39mm firearm walking about looking for his chance to get into it with the cops.
I'd like to actually encounter or meet an open carry advocate with a good understanding of constitutional law and RKBA legalities (and I mean that in the academic terms, consistant with current Supreme Court cases as such cases are interpreted by the legal community, not someone stamping his feet saying "What part of shall not be infringed do you not understand!!" - See D.C. v. Heller...) who is articulate, polite, preferably able to hold a decent conversation and using a service sized, pistol caliber handgun in a proper holster.
Then, I'd be more in favor of open carry.
If you want to represent the gun community, go lobby the legislature.
If you want to open carry a handgun as you go about your daily life, rock on with your bad self.
But don't claim that you are "educating the public" when you need an education yourself.
Would I support a law banning open carry - No.
Do I want to sit in starbucks with people who are a more likely than not a walking safety violation on or off the range?
Take a guess.
We're all supposed to be in this togther, right?
So why aren't people who act in a manner which reflects poorly on us all taken to task for it?
Why do I have to support people who are going to cause a negative stigma cast on the rest of us gun people?
I don't and I won't.
This is a war for the future, and thems who screw up the war effort need to un...blank...their heads and get with the program.
Those who won't...
What happens to soldiers in battle who's actions are prejudicial to good order and discipline...
You might want to join CTGunTalk.
An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. - Robert A. Heinlein


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Russia has reportedly invaded the Ukraine, sending two armored columns that captured a town near the border. [Read more…]
Russia invades Ukraine!
Russia's economic & political clout
Anne Applebaum points out that Russia has a smaller population than Nigeria or Pakistan, with an economy about the size of Italy's. But it has a lot of economic and political clout–possibly enough to thwart the recently-imposed sanctions for what Vladimir Putin is doing to the Ukraine and other of his neighbors–thanks to an intentional strategy of investing in politically-connected corporations. [Read more…]
USA and Europe agree on sanctions against Russia
President Obama announced an agreement with the European Union that would slap what could be some serious sanctions on Russia, an attempt to punish Vladimir Putin for his aggression in the Ukraine. Europe had resisted imposing sanctions, but the shooting down of the Malaysian airliner has changed its collective mind.
Details of the sanctions after the jump. Do you think actions like these will make Putin more peaceful, or might they have unintended consequences? [Read more…]
Evidence about the Malaysia Airlines shoot-down
As Vladimir Putin blames Ukraine for shooting down the Malaysian Airliner and conspiracy theorists blame the Illuminati (all those "7s": A Boeing 777, flight MH-17, on 7/17), the evidence is building that ethnic Russian amateurs were playing with the toys that Moscow had sent to them to disrupt the Ukrainian government.
Also, the Russian separatists who control the area of the crash have removed the bodies and some of the debris, reportedly including the plane's "black box." Video has also emerged of anti-aircraft missile batteries being driven back across the Russian border. One of them has a missile missing.
Among many other concerns: What if other terrorists get their hands on this technology? After the jump, details about the evidence. [Read more…]
Civilian airliner shot down over Ukraine
A Malaysia Airline Boeing 777 was shot down over the Ukraine, killing 298 passengers and crew. Most were Dutch and Australian. As many as 23 may have been Americans. [UPDATE: Only one American has been identified.] The plane was reportedly brought down by a Russian anti-aircraft missile, and pro-Russian separatists are being blamed. [Read more…]
US troops deploy in Poland & the Baltics
In a show of force to counter Russian expansionism in the Ukraine, American troops are deploying in the NATO-member nations of Eastern Europe. Six hundred are now in Poland, and more will arrive in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on Monday. The units will participate in war games and will be part of a regular rotation. [Read more…]


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Doctor's leadership in women's health to be honored with endowed chair
Gloria Sarto has led the way during decades of progress in women's health care, and she'd like today's young women to know something: "It wasn't always this way."
Sarto, professor emeritus of obstetrics and gynecology in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, remembers clearly:
- Having her hospital privileges yanked at the old Madison General Hospital when, as an early Lamaze supporter, she allowed a non-medical labor coach into the delivery room.
- Doing her residency internship at Cleveland General Hospital when young women came into the emergency room bleeding from inserting bichloride of mercury tablets in their vaginas in an attempt to end their pregnancies.
- Being a young resident when a woman couldn't have a tubal ligation without her husband's permission, and when college students would arrive at the Emergency Department bleeding and infected from botched, back-alley abortions.
Gloria Sarto
And Sarto would be the first to tell you that as much as things have changed, more change needs to happen — especially for low-income and minority women.
"When I returned to Wisconsin (in the late 1990s), I was appalled to learn that our mortality rate for African-American infants was among the worst in the country,'' says Sarto.
To ensure that Sarto's remarkable life, career and legacy are remembered in perpetuity, the UW–Madison Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has created a short documentary, which will premiere Thursday, Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. The event is free and open to the public, but attendees must RSVP by Friday by contacting Karleen Kleeman at email@example.com or calling 608-262-5250.
Although the focus of this event is telling the story of Sarto's life, it will help launch a special campaign to fund the Gloria E. Sarto Chair in Women's Health and Health Equity Research.
Sarto's life is an American story. Born to immigrant parents from southern Italy and the Netherlands, she was a child of the Great Depression and attended a two-room schoolhouse near Franksville in Racine County. She wrote in 9th grade that her ambition was to be a doctor, but that it was a goal she'd have to work towards.
She and her mother went to see about enrolling at Marquette University, but the family couldn't afford the tuition. Instead, she earned a nursing degree at St. Luke's in Racine, and worked 40 hours a week as a labor and delivery nurse while taking premed classes at UW-Milwaukee.
At 83, Sarto is still hard at work on research on women's health disparities at the UW's Center for Women's Health and Health Disparities Research.
"I used to fall asleep at the wheel at stoplights and other drivers would honk to wake me up,'' she recalls. She says she really didn't have a problem being admitted to the University of Wisconsin Medical School as one of six women in the class of 1958.
She went on to do her residency at the behest of Ben Peckham, chairman of obstetrics and gynecology and a lifelong mentor. She earned a Ph.D. in genetics as well, and made the first prenatal diagnosis in Wisconsin using the new technique of amniocentesis. She was involved in other changes, including clinical trials for Clomid, the first reliable fertility drug.
Although books like "Our Bodies, Ourselves" informed women about taking control over their health care, Sarto always treated patients as equal partners in their care. She was the first woman president in the century-old American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society's history.
She recalls being at a high-level national meeting, when the board of directors had an invitation to golf at a private course that didn't allow women. The men decided to play at a public course so that Sarto could golf along with them.
Throughout her career, Sarto never forgot her humble beginnings or the women who still needed care they weren't getting. When she was on the faculty at Northwestern University Medical School in the late 1970s, she came up with the idea of a mobile van to provide prenatal education to women who lived in public housing projects.
"Honoring Dr. Sarto's remarkable career by creating a chair in her name will ensure that health equity research continues in a robust manner."
Laurel Rice
"I based it on the mobile library that used to come to the rural areas when I was a kid,'' she says, saying she was never worried about safety, even when visiting such areas as the former Cabrini-Green housing complex. "People knew we were there for the good, and they left us alone."
On the national level, Sarto was involved in helping create the Office of Research on Women's Health at the National Institutes for Health in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She worked alongside such leaders as former U.S. Rep. Patricia Schroeder and Society for Women's Health Researchfounder Florence Haseltine.
"Until then, almost all health research was based on men,'' she recalls. "Women wanted to have some attention to their health, other than their reproductive health."
Sarto was a trail blazer on the personal level, too. When she was chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of New Mexico, she and her partner, Lisa Fromm-Sarto, became the first same-sex couple in the state to be granted equal adoption rights. Their daughters — Brittany, 24; Brooke, 22; Breeze, 19, and Brighton, 18 — are all college students.
At 83, Sarto is still hard at work on research on women's health disparities at the UW's Center for Women's Health and Health Disparities Research.
"Here at the University of Wisconsin, we're so fortunate to have been part of Gloria Sarto's long career in women's health,'' says Laurel Rice, chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. "Honoring Dr. Sarto's remarkable career by creating a chair in her name will ensure that health equity research continues in a robust manner and that the department is able to recruit and retain the absolutely top scholars in women's health and health equity research."


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Energy from the Landfill
"Not long ago, there wasn't much a landfill could do with methane, except burn it. That cuts down the pungent smell and makes nice with neighbors who are unfortunate enough to live near a landfill. Recently, however, localities have come to see methane not just as a stinky nuisance but also as a valuable commodity. Hundreds of landfills around the country have begun transforming methane into electricity and biofuels. The gas can be sent directly to buildings to run heating and cooling systems, can be purified into natural gas, and liquefied or compressed to power garbage trucks and city buses."
Though the costs of capturing and converting methane can be unaffordable for few but the largest municipalities, new federal grants are enabling some smaller cities to get in the game.