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life insurance companies more than $1.4 million for frauds he committed against them.
Timothy R. Schlatre, 35, must report to prison by 2 p.m. June 24 to begin serving his 57-month sentence for one count each of mail fraud and money laundering, U.S. District Judge James J. Brady ordered.
The case had been assigned to Chief U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson, but Jackson was ill Thursday.
Six other Livingston Parish residents pleaded guilty in the case earlier.
But Schlatre was identified by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rene I. Salomon as the organizer of the scheme that bilked New York Life and Lincoln Financial of a combined total in excess of $1.4 million. Schlatre was an insurance agent for both firms.
Ian F. Hipwell, an attorney for Schlatre, asked Brady to sentence his client to three years in prison, nearly three years less than the guideline minimum of 57 months.
"He (Schlatre) has truly turned his life around," Hipwell told the judge.
"What is your suggestion?" Brady asked Salomon, the prosecutor.
"To follow the law," Salomon replied, before asking that Schlatre be sentenced to between 57 months and 71 months in federal prison.
"He (Schlatre) was knocking down probably $200,000 a year" from honest work as an insurance agent, Salomon told the judge.
That was before Schlatre upgraded his lifestyle to include expensive travel and gambling, the prosecutor added.
"I'm not a bad person," Schlatre told Brady. "I made some bad choices. I'm very sorry. I just beg you to still allow me to provide for my family. I've learned a severe lesson, and I am truly sorry."
"You're knocking them dead in a legitimate way," Brady told Schlatre. "What was the need" for the fraudulent scheme?"
"Greed," Schlatre said, after a long pause.
"I suspect you're right," Brady replied.
Added the judge: "What you did was terribly wrong. That's the reason I am imposing this sentence."
Schlatre admitted he had customers inflate their financial statements in order to qualify them for life insurance policies for which he received more than $1.4 million in commissions.
He shared some of that money with the customers, who either paid policy premiums with insufficiently funded checks or stopped payment on checks that were adequately funded.
Six of those customers pleaded guilty earlier to a charge of conspiracy to commit mail fraud.
Ricky J. Austin, 49, of Denham Springs, has not yet been sentenced.
Walker resident Jason Paul Austin, 32, son of Ricky Austin, was sentenced to two years' probation in March and ordered by Jackson to pay restitution of $10,256.
Jason Austin's former wife, Jodi Marie Austin, 34, was placed on probation for one year and ordered to pay restitution of $2,706.
Denham Springs resident Jimmy O. Cassels, 33, and his wife, Dena Gaudet, 33, were each placed on two years of probation. Gaudet must pay restitution of $17,556, and Cassels must pay $25,610.
Walker resident Todd D. Cummings, 34, is serving two years of probation and has been ordered to pay restitution of $10,251.
U.S. Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. said after Schlatre's sentencing that the case was investigated by the FBI, IRS and Louisiana Office of Inspector General.
"There is a price to be paid for engaging in fraud schemes," Inspector General Stephen Street said in a written statement. "Mr. Schlatre A Denham Springs man was sentenced Thursday in Baton Rouge federal court to nearly five years in prison and ordered to pay two … will now be held accountable."


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Crab Roll-Ups Recipe
These festive pinwheels are the perfect finger food for the buffet table. Chutney is a wonderful surprise in the flavorful filling. Chock-full of goodies, they won't last long.
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1 envelope vegetable soup mix
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 package (8 ounces) imitation crabmeat, chopped
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup mango chutney or chutney of your choice
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
- 12 flour tortillas (8 inches), room temperature
- 1. In a large bowl, combine the spinach, soup mix, mayonnaise and sour cream; cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- 2. In another large bowl, combine the crab, cream cheese, chutney, garlic powder and onion powder; cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- 3. Spread the spinach mixture on six tortillas. Spread the crab mixture on remaining tortillas. Place one crab tortilla over each spinach tortilla. Roll up tightly, jelly-roll style, and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- 4. Cut each roll into seven slices. Refrigerate any leftovers. Yield: about 7 dozen.
Nutritional Facts
3 slices: 152 calories, 8g fat (3g saturated fat), 14mg cholesterol, 335mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 4g protein.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — For months leading into the 2010 season, much of the talk about the Florida football program was on the Gators' offense and the strong potential for a high-octane passing game with drop-back quarterback John Brantley.
But while everyone else was talking offense, the Gator defense was hearing something else.
Luckily for Florida, the defense has taken that to heart.
With its offense still out of synch, particularly in the first half, the Florida defense rose to the occasion for the third consecutive week — grabbing two interceptions, forcing a fumble and holding the league's best rusher to 23 yards to help the No. 10 Gators to a 31-17 win over Tennessee in the SEC opener for both teams in front of 102,455 at Neyland Stadium.
The Gators (3-0) have six consecutive victories over the Vols (1-2), and with Saturday's win have won three straight in Knoxville for the first time in school history.
"The expectation for the defense is (pressure) has been put on us since the beginning of the year, with the great defenses that we've had — the '08 team, the '09 team," said sophomore cornerback Jeremy Brown, who had an interception Saturday. "Coach (Urban) Meyer tells us at Florida you play great defense. So the bar is set high, and we're just trying to live up to that expectation."
With its two interceptions against the Vols, Florida has 10 this season. The Gators also had six sacks and held Tennessee to 2-for-13 on third-down conversions.
More important, Florida held Tauren Poole to 23 of the Vols' 29 total rushing yards on 10 carries.
"We knew that he was an outstanding back and he was really the focal point of their offense, so we really this week made a conscious effort to be really gap-sound, do a great job running to the ball, corralling him and tackling," UF defensive coordinator Teryl Austin said. "Our guys did a great job. They had 29 yards total rushing at the end of the day, and that's a great job against a really good rushing game."
Of the Gators' two interceptions, one came as the Vols seemed poised to take a 10-7 lead. With third and goal on the UF 3, quarterback Matt Simms' pass was picked off in the end zone by linebacker Jon Bostic. Then with 5:18 remaining and the Vols driving, safety Will Hill forced Poole to fumble after a catch, and freshman Matt Elam recovered at the 40-yard line to help seal the victory.
"We definitely pride ourselves on running to the ball and playing real hard and physical, and if you keep doing that, good things are bound to happen," senior defensive end Justin Trattou said. "That came in our favor today."
And in the offense's favor.
After rallying with an impressive performance in the second half of its game against South Florida last week, the Gators said they felt they were finally getting on track offensively.
Then came Saturday, and another slow start.
Florida has scored just 35 first-half points in three games — none in the first quarter — and has trailed after the opening quarter in each game. At halftime Saturday, Florida had 19 rushes for a total of 19 yards — the final 17 netting 6 yards. The Gators had just 75 passing yards and seven points — a 2-yard run by Mike Gillislee.
Florida also gave up two big scoring plays: a 49-yard pass from Simms to Denarius Moore to tie the score at 10 with 8:59 remaining in the third quarter, and a 35-yard pass from Simms to Justin Hunter to pull the Vols within 24-17.
"We had some mental mistakes, but that's something we'll get back to work and get cleaned up," Austin said. "But overall, I thought our defense played very well."
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TEMPLE — Four patients continue to receive care from wounds sustained in Wednesday's Fort Hood shooting at the Scott & White Memorial Hospital.
According to hospital officials, one patient is in good condition and will most likely be discharged today. The three patients previously listed in critical condition have been upgraded to fair condition and are expected to remain in the hospital for the next several days.
Five patients have been discharged from the hospital.
Dr. Matthew Davis said during a news conference Thursday that he's optimistic none of the three critically wounded patients being treated at the Temple hospital will succumb to their injuries.
A hospital spokesman says three victims from Wednesday's shooting at the Army base remain in critical condition, two are fair and four are in good condition.
The other victims are being treated elsewhere and the extent of their injuries is unclear.
Hospital officials report that eight males and one female suffered a variety of injuries to the neck, chest, abdomen, and other extremities.
Three patients are listed in critical condition, two are in fair condition, and four are in good condition.
The incident began just after 4 p.m. when the gunman, identified by Fort Hood officials as a soldier in the 13th Sustainment Command, opened fire in the 1st Medical Brigade area.
The AP contributed to this report.


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Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield stepped out together in NYC on Monday, and they weren't shy about hand-holding and showing adorable PDA. The two have come off a whirlwind couple of months spent promoting their latest film, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which opened at No. 1 at the box office in May. The press tour took them to San Francisco, where they visited the POPSUGAR offices and Emma chatted with our I'm a Huge Fan winner while Andrew shared how he felt about hosting SNL. His first hosting gig was a hit, as was the secret video he shot with Arcade Fire during a stop at Coachella. After all the travels, though, it seems the two are settling back into their NYC home. Keep scrolling to see the adorable PDA.
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Precision and Global Intelligence: Interview with CT Logistics' Allan Miner
CT Logistics' president speaks to the complexities of new and varied international regulations, the importance of precise payment timing and the potential for developing new uses for data captured in the freight payment audit and payment process, as part of our June 2012 freight payment print and online advertorial special.
Allan J. Miner has a bachelor of science in business administration from John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio with a major concentration in transportation logistics management. Allan has been with CT Logistics since 1984 and served as president of The Freight Management Association of Northeast Ohio in 1989. He currently serves on the Transportation Advisory Committee at Cuyahoga Community College, assisting in developing their associate program in Transportation Management, and the college's Small Business Advisory Committee, helping the college formulate courses for small business owners.
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(Medical Xpress)—When we fight with a romantic partner and our stress levels rise, we know our fear is based on emotion and that the only real threat we face is the possibility of a wounded heart.
But to our bodies, the threat can seem as real as an approaching lion, which sets into motion a response that could have long-term impacts on our health.
Rebecca Reed, a doctoral candidate in family studies and human development in the University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is studying how a couple's recovery from an argument affects their immune systems and overall health. Her research findings could apply to any close relationship where there is emotional involvement between partners, including parent-child relationships, siblings, friendships and co-workers.
Reed's research is at the intersection of health, close relationships and emotion regulation. Categorized as "psychoneuroimmunology," it's a study of how psychology – in this case, people's psychological response to a stressful interaction with an intimate partner – activates neurons in the brain to ultimately affect functioning of the immune system.
When a person perceives a threat, his or her body mounts an almost instantaneous stress response, releasing hormones and immune biomarkers that issue a "call to arms" to the body's immune cells in case the person is attacked and injured, Reed explained.
It's important that immune activity decreases after a stressful incident, she said, because a heightened immune response for an extended period of time is stressful on the body's systems and strongly correlates with a number of chronic illnesses, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity and even some cancers.
Though we hopefully know the difference, our bodies' immune responses don't differentiate between a peeved lover and a predatory lion. When confronted with a psychological stressor, such as a tense discussion or giving a public speech, our immune systems respond the same as they would for an impending physical attack.
"When we give a public speech or have an argument with a loved one, our immune system responds to that," Reed said. "But a really critical part of the process is to recover afterwards and to decrease your immune response when it's no longer needed."
Essentially, too much psychological stress literally can make you sick, while the ability to recover from stressful situations may decrease risk of chronic illness and improve overall health and quality of life.
Reed's research project, Couples' Healthy Immune and Emotions Study, is investigating the way couples' immune systems respond to and recover from emotionally stressful encounters.
Reed studies couples for five days, during which the participants collect swabs of their own saliva four times each day and keep a diary of their daily activities and associated emotions, which Reed uses to map out the couples' emotions and stressors during the study days.
Reed measures variations in one immune biomarker called Interleukin 6, or IL-6, in the individuals' saliva. "Higher IL-6 is a proxy for a more activated immune response," she said. "It's one of the most studied biomarkers in our field because it's very sensitive to psychological stimuli."
"Biomarkers like IL-6 have a diurnal rhythm, meaning that they change over the course of the day," Reed explained. "Days one and two are baseline days, where we capture the normative diurnal rhythm. On day three the couples come into the lab and experience a controlled stressor, in which they talk about an area of disagreement in their relationship. That stressor is meant to activate their immune system. Then we capture the recovery phase during days 4 and 5."
The project examines how partners experience stressors and how they recover both emotionally and immunologically, she explained. "Part of the purpose is to understand how to reliably measure immune recovery with psychological stressors. We know that acute stressors may induce immune effects 24 hours later, but we don't know how long it takes for individuals to recover, and what interpersonal processes may facilitate faster recovery."
Reed also is looking at interpersonal dynamics between couples that may aid immune recovery from an argument or other sources of psychological stress.
She believes that one way to turn off the immune response may be for couples to foster effective interpersonal communication with attention to each other's emotional states. This could help them not only emotionally recover from stressors, but also immunologically recover, she said.
"None of us exist in a vacuum," Reed explained. "Close relationships have very significant effects on health. Our research is moving beyond the individual, to study people within their social systems."
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Reed is looking for couples to participate in her five-day study through July. Nonsmoking couples who have been together for more than six months are older than 21 can contact her to volunteer.


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PARIS (Sep. 14)
More than 40 leading Jewish and non-Jewish personalities from 15 countries will take part in a one-day conference on the situation of the Jews in the Soviet Union which opens here tomorrow. The conference has been called by Dr. Nahum Goldmann, It will be open to the press but not to the public. The participants are leading figures in the world of art, science, politics and literature.
The conference is not intended to be an anti-Soviet demonstration but as an objective discussion on the plight of Soviet Jews suffering from discrimination as Jews. A review of the list of conference participants indicates that care had been taken to invite numerous persons who definitely maintain a sympathetic attitude toward the Soviet Union. These include M. Leon-Caen, honorary Justice of the Court of Cassation, who is president of the Resistance Movement, MRAP, which has always taken pro-Soviet stand, and Andre Blumel, president of France-USSR.
The conference will open with addresses by Prof. Martin Buber and Dr. Goldmann, describing the present situation of Jews in the USSR. These addresses will follow a declaration by the presiding officer, Daniel Mayer, former French deputy and now head of the League for the Rights of Man.
Participants were due from eight continental European countries, Britain, the United States, Israel, Chile, Argentina, Madagascar and Mali. Among the participants from the United States will be Protestant Bishop James Pike of San Francisco, the critic Lionel Trilling, and the counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Thurgood Marshall.
British participants will include the novelist Wolf Mankiewicz and Peter Van Sittart, son of Lord Van Stuart. The French leaders will include Chief Rabbi Jacob Kaplan and two political figures, Claude Bootleg and Edouard Devereux. The participants are coming in their personal capacities and not as representatives of any group or organizations.
Messages expressing sympathy with the aims of the conference have been received from Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, writer Francois Mauriac and others.


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WASHINGTON — In a park near the U.S. Capitol, hundreds protested the health care reform effort. "Kill the bill," they shouted. "Kill the bill. Kill the bill."
Some waved poster-sized photos of President Barack Obama with a Hitler moustache. A grim reaper whipped blood-spattered people dressed as Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, the Democratic leaders of the House and Senate.
Across the street, Republican senators sat down for a salmon lunch complaining that Democrats were ignoring them on health care. Democrats weren't even in the building; they were at the White House, huddling with the president.
This isn't the change Obama promised.
His vision of bipartisanship, transparency and an end to the "pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long" — as he confidently said on Election Night — has been trampled by the right and the left.
The situation reflects the reality of modern politics, conflict-driven news cycles, increasingly savvy attack campaigns by political parties and legitimate differences over policy.
But it also may be a symptom of the president's failure to take charge on the big initiatives of his first year in office, Democrats and Republican observers say.
A contemplative, if ambiguous, Obama has subcontracted parts of his presidency to Congress. The results have been starkly one-sided votes on the stimulus, energy policy and health care.
"The president has not been very specific about what he wants, and that has made worse this very nasty partisan fighting," said Steve Bell, visiting scholar with the Bipartisan Policy Group in Washington and former top aide to Sen. Pete V. Domenici, R-N.M.
"He had an opportunity," Bell added. "He had Republicans on their heels and scared. But he didn't use it."
The White House says it is too early to judge and points to bipartisan efforts. A spokesman said there have been 1,000 invitations to Republicans to events and policy meetings and noted the decision to retain President George W. Bush's defense secretary, Robert Gates, and naming former GOP Rep. Ray LaHood as transportation secretary.
"It puts an unfair burden of expectation on the president that he's going to change the decades-old political culture in 11 months," communications director Dan Pfeiffer said. "He's working on it. We're working on it."
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The aspiration was not new.
Bush entered office in 2001 as a "uniter, not a divider" and early on enjoyed bipartisan support for the No Child Left Behind education reform. Obama, though, made it seem more genuine, distilling the promise into a single word: change.
His decisive victory capped a remarkable run for Democrats, who now control the House and Senate. The success, ironically, explains some of the divisiveness.
Obama empowered Speaker Pelosi and other liberal members of the House by deferring to Congress to work out the details of the stimulus, energy policy and health care reform.
On health care in particular, Obama wanted to avoid mistakes of the past. President Bill Clinton failed in part because he and his wife crafted a massive, detailed plan largely in secret and then sent it to Congress to approve.
With a solid majority in the House — not bound by the same rules that result in Senate filibusters — legislation could afford to be more sweeping, progressive.
Obama "unleashed the left," Bell said.
But the House health care bill failed to draw support of more conservative Democrats and got only one Republican. That set up a precarious climate in the Senate, where Democrats are more moderate. Major differences over abortion, immigration and a government-run plan still exist between the two chambers.
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Meanwhile, Democratic triumphs of recent election cycles left a listless, confused GOP that has reacted by shifting to the right. Compromise was out, "You lie" style conservatism was in.
"They've weeded out the moderates," said Charles Stenholm, a former Democratic House member from Texas who often crossed party lines.
Not a day goes by without a barrage of Republican e-mail attacks or cable TV appearances. Democrats punch as well, turning out attack spots against Republican incumbents who vote against their bills. Some try to match the vitriol, such as Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson of Orlando, who has belittled Republicans as "knuckle-dragging Neanderthals."
"Two parties are good. Opposition is good. What we do need and what we do lack is civility," said Stephen Hess, who worked in the Eisenhower and Nixon administrations and advised Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter.
"It was either unusually idealistic or naive or arrogant … (for Obama) to believe he had the capacity to bring these disparate sides together," Hess said.
Lawmakers differ on who is to blame. "When your opposition is the 'Party of No,' bipartisanship is virtually impossible," said Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Weston.
Countered Republican Rep. Adam Putnam of Bartow: "The White House is organized as if it was still running the campaign. At some point, the campaign ends and you have to govern."
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Like Obama's designs on post-partisanship, he also pledged transparency. The White House has taken steps to open its visitor logs and pushed other accountability measures. But on health care he has failed to deliver in full.
Obama said he would foster open health care talks and televise them on C-SPAN "so that people can see who is making arguments on behalf of their constituents, and who are making arguments on behalf of the drug companies or the insurance companies."
"He shouldn't have pledged that during the campaign if he didn't mean it," said Sen. John McCain, the Arizona Republican who ran against Obama.
Sen. Max Baucus, the Montana Democrat who controls the Senate Finance Committee, brought Republicans into the fold during early discussions, but closed-door meetings have dominated the final talks.
"It's hard to be bipartisan when you're not in the room," said Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H.
Gregg, who this year withdrew his name for consideration as Obama's commerce secretary, has emerged as a leading critic, even circulating a memo instructing colleagues on how to delay the health care debate.
Sen. Olympia Snowe, a moderate Republican from Maine, said that after the stimulus package failed to gain Republican support, she urged Obama to be more active in framing health care. "He should have weighed in at the outset," Snowe said.
The White House said it is confident Obama's strategy will prove right.
"If and when the president signs health reform it will be the greatest legislative achievement since Lyndon Johnson sat in the Oval Office," said Pfeiffer, the White House spokesman.
But unlike some of the other landmark policies of this country — Medicare and Social Security — it will come without wide bipartisan support.
Some say Obama should find a lesson in that as he moves past the first moments of his term.
In an opinion column in the New York Times in February, Brown University political science professor James Morone wrote, "History, not to mention the Republican rejection of his stimulus package, offers Mr. Obama a clear guide: Pay less attention to the other party and spend more time — much more — persuading America to embrace what you believe."
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YARDS haven't been coming easy for the Bombers' offence this year, so penalized 19 times for 161 yards during Saturday's game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats didn't leave head coach Tim Burke too pleased.
Especially since some of them were, ahem, a little on the sloppy side, such as the two offside penalties on the punt team.
"That's ridiculous," Burke said. "We know where the line of scrimmage is... I understand an aggressive penalty. You're going after somebody and you grabbed him, I can understand that. But you line up offsides, and kick the ball out of bounds? That's unconscionable."
Penalties aren't usually the biggest factor in the outcome of a game, Burke said, but by the coach's count the team was minus 96 yards on Saturday through penalties compared to the Ticats. "We gave up some big plays on defence, we didn't have enough on offence, and we had all these penalty yards, a whole football field worth," Burke said. "The margin between victory and defeat is like... that much."
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How can Burke deal with a mistake by a kicker, like the bad Jason Palardy boot that went out of bounds in the second quarter of Saturday's game for a 26-yard loss?
"Well, you tell 'em they did a crappy job," the coach said, with his typical frank candour. "And if they continue to do a crappy job, then you replace 'em. We're not going to sit there and play with that kind of kicking. There's other guys out there."
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Long snapper Chris Cvetkovic left practice Tuesday with a sore calf. While it wasn't clear if that meant anything for Friday's game -- Burke promised an update today -- the coach did say that rookie linebacker Ian Wild, who is coming in for the injured Terrell Parker, is also a fine long snapper.
"It's unfortunate for us that Terrell Parker got hurt, fortunate for us that Ian Wild is the next player in," Burke said. "If (Cvetkovic) can't go, (Wild) is a very capable guy."
If Wild can't go, practice-roster fullback Carl Fitzgerald can zip it back as well.
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Chad Simpson can dance with the best of them on the football field. But he won't try to elude questions about the Bombers' offence.
"There's a lot of misunderstanding. We've just got to get things together and make plays. That's it. Offence is a little bit more technical than defence. Defence you're out there running around playing... offence, if one guy messes up it throws off the whole play."
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Romney Chides Obama on Attack in Libya
VANDALIA, Ohio – Mitt Romney, calling the consulate attack in Libya a "terrorist attack," said the president has failed to level with the American people about the violence.
"That's an act of terror," Mr. Romney said in a Fox News interview Tuesday of the four Americans who were killed in the attack in Benghazi, Libya. "But the White House doesn't want to admit it."
President Barack Obama has not referred to the incident, which left the U.S. ambassador to Libya dead, as a terrorist attack.
"We expect candor," Mr. Romney told Fox, which like The Wall Street Journal, is owned by News Corp. "We expect transparency, especially when it comes to terrorism."
The director of the National Counterterrorism Center labeled the incident a terrorist attack as intelligence emerged that the attack apparently involved al Qaeda's North African affiliate. In the wake of those comments, White House press secretary Jay Carney said, "It is self-evident that what happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack."
The president has not been willing to make the same pronouncement yet and has said he's waiting until the investigation is complete.


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Letters Making medicines evergreen
Developing a new drug costs less than $100m, not $900mBMJ 2013; 346 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f398 (Published 22 January 2013) Cite this as: BMJ 2013;346:f398
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The popular myth created by the drug industry that it costs around $1bn (£0.63bn; €0.75bn) to develop a new drug never dies,1 although it has been refuted countless times. In reply to a BMJ paper mentioning this, Stephen Whitehead, chief executive, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, claimed that the true cost was $1.6bn.2
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Look, I'm not going to hate on elections. Democracy is what makes America the best country ever. We actually get to vote. No other country in the world gets to do that. But, with that said, if you fall into one of these categories today you probably need to kill yourself.
1. Guy who won't tell you who he is voting for -
Carlin was right, the things we share with other people to then not share who we're voting for is patently ridiculous. But for me its more than that. Today is the one day of the year that I have to talk about politics with strangers and people I bump into. Its like the day before the Super Bowl, or the day before a big storm. Its no different than saying, "hey who do you like in the big game?" or "How about that snow we're about to get". I'm not talking to you about politics because I want to. I'm doing it because I have to. Because that's what people do today. So don't be a pretentious asshole and say "its private" or "I voted for the president". Fuck you man. Our conversation is going to last for 15 seconds. See if you can last FIFTEEN seconds without being a total douchebag.
2. Sticker Person -
Google images really came through with the perfect "Sticker People"
"I Voted". Thanks Dude! I jerked off today, you don't see me wearing a sticker saying "I Masturbated!". These people are the same people that wear their marathon medals around town. No different. They want credit for doing something a monkey could do. Like you remember the World Cup a couple years ago when they had that Squid picking games? That proves it right there. A squid could vote. A fucking squid. You're not special. You don't need a sticker. You don't need a pat on the back. Just vote and be done with it. If you feel the need to wear a sticker around all day you probably have a small penis.
See Also the "I Voted" people on Facebook. They're just new age sticker people.
3. I'm Moving to Canada
These people might be the worst. "If so and so doesn't win I'm moving to Canada". No you're not you fucking drama queen. If so and so wins nothing in your day to day life is changing. Literally NOTHING. So stop looking for attention by telling everyone how awful candidate X is. Its all the same. You're staying exactly where you are. No one is moving to Canada because Canada is fucking weird. You know it, I know it, and the whole world knows it, so just shut up and deal with losing like a man (ie get drunk and say racist things or make fun of mormons depending on what side wins).
Honorable Mentions
Every vote counts person – Every vote counts you guys! Shut up Puff Daddy. No it doesn't. I live in Illinois. half of the state could fall into Lake Michigan and my vote still wouldn't mean shit.
Sign Holders – I was totally going to vote for Obama until I saw that guy standing in front of the polling place with a Romney Sign. Way to go man. You killed it!
"Good Luck" People – Rare bird but they're out there. Hey I'm going to Vote. "Oh Good Luck". Seriously? What the fuck do I need luck for? I'm not playing the lottery or taking a test. I'm filling in a bubble next to a name. Its my own decision. Luck is literally the last thing that comes into play.
"You Can't Complain For The Next 4 Years If You Don't Vote" – Fuck that. I am voting today but if I weren't voting I'd still complain every single day for the next 4 years because that's what people do, they complain. Shit sucks. Life is miserable. We complain. Because I did or did not vote has nothing to do with it. I'll stop complaining about things when I'm dead and not a minute sooner.
Vote NO on Question #1,283 – Always one of these. The one guy who is absolutely adamant on some obscure issue. "Stop greyhound racing after 6 pm on Holidays, Vote No on Question 54″. "Limit the use of Lawn Mowers on Saturdays, Vote Yes on Question 283″. Shut up dude. Who cares. If you're not allowed to do something because of some silly city ordinance just do it anyway. No one will stop you. Last I checked this is America.
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The former professional boxer recalled the time he walked in on Robin Givens sleeping with Pitt while they were going through a divorce.
Mike Tyson said that he was "mad as hell" when he caught Brad Pitt in bed with his actress ex-wife Robin Givens. However, the former boxing champion said he doesn't hold a grudge against Pitt although he's revealing the two decades old story to the world now.
In an interview with "In Depth with Graham Bensinger" on Yahoo! Sports, Tyson recounted one day in 1988 when he walked in on Pitt and Givens together. "I was getting a divorce. I was going to my lawyer's office to divorce her that day but I wanted to sneak in a quickie," Tyson said. "This particular day, someone beat me to the punch. And I guess Brad got there earlier than I did."
He added, "I was mad as hell. You should have saw his face when he saw me."
Givens filed for divorce from Tyson just three months after their marriage in 1988, claiming he abused her. At that time, Pitt was not yet a star but he had started making guest appearances on such TV shows as "21 Jump Street" and "Head of the Class" where he likely met Givens.
Tyson, who will be doing a one-man stage show "The Undisputed Truth" on tour in 2013, made it clear that he has forgiven Pitt for the encounter. "I hope Brad doesn't think I'm mad at him," Tyson said. "I'm not mad at this guy, no way." Tyson is now married to his third wife, writer Kiki Spicer, while Pitt is engaged to Angelina Jolie.


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ACT says Class 8 net orders heading in the right direction
On the heels of a promising projection for fourth quarter 2010 Class 8 vehicle net orders, ACT Research, a provider of data and analysis for trucks and other commercial vehicles, said that December net orders of heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles for North American markets at 27,044 units were up 128 percent year-over-year.
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On the heels of a promising projection for fourth quarter 2010 Class 8 vehicle net orders, ACT Research, a provider of data and analysis for trucks and other commercial vehicles, said that December net orders of heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles for North American markets at 27, 044 units were up 128 percent year-over-year.
ACT said in its most recent edition of "State of the Industry: Classes 5-8 Vehicles" that Class 8 orders in December hit its highest monthly total since May 2006, with full-year production of Class 8 vehicles up 30 percent over 2009 at 154,290 units.
"Unlike previous cycles that have been dominated by the U.S., there is a greater breadth of geographic demand for Class 8 equipment this time," said Kenny Vieth, president and senior analyst, in a statement. "While U.S. demand is ramping nicely, orders bound for Canada; Mexico; and non-NAFTA export markets remain at healthy levels," added Vieth.
Earlier this month, ACT projected full-year 2010 Class 8 production to come in at about 154,500 units for a 31 percent gain over a weak 2009 and remains below normal replacement demand. The firm added that it expects demand to continue over the next two years, calling for 2012 and 2013 production to top 300,000 units. On the trailer side, ACT expects production to hit annual growth rates north of 50 percent in 2010 and 2011 compared to a weak 2009.
In a recent interview with LM, Vieth said that "all the stars are aligning" when it comes to Class 8 demand and the current environment.
As 2010 progressed, Vieth said there was a continued shrinkage of Class 8 fleets, with fewer Class 8 trucks on the road at the end of 2010 than there were at the beginning of 2010.
"We had growing freight volume throughout 2010, especially in the first half of the year," said Vieth. "With freight growing and the tractor supply falling, trucker profitability rose. And used truck prices went up throughout the year. In December 2009, the average used truck price was roughly $35,000-to-$36,000, and at the end of 2010 that price was more than $43,000."
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Ocean City Chevrolet once again is supporting Shallotte Dixie Youth Baseball.
During this season, which began Saturday with games at Shallotte Park, Ocean City Chevrolet will provide baseball equipment, instructional clinics, a monetary donation and an opportunity to raise an additional $10,000 in funds through a Chevy vehicle giveaway fundraiser. The effort by Ocean City Chevrolet is part of the Chevy Youth Baseball initiative from March through July.
The Brunswick Community College baseball team has completed the most successful and noteworthy week in the history of the three-year program.
The team may match the historic season of the basketball team, which qualified for the national tourney for the first time (see video).
On March 31, the Dolphins, an NJCCA Division II team that does not offer scholarships, beat Pitt Community College, an NJCCA Division I team that entered the game ranked No. 2 in the nation.
The Lions of East Mississippi made the most of their debut in the NJCAA DI men's basketball tournament, defeating Brunswick Community College 86-65 in the third game of opening-round action Tuesday in Hutchinson, Kan.
BCC, who also was making its tourney debut, had a nine-point lead in the first half. But East Mississippi outscored the Dolphins 41-25 in the second half. BCC made 9-of-26 field-goal tries in the second half.
The Lions outrebounded BCC 50-29. The Lions' substitutes outscored BCC's 39-15.
They looked like any other group of teenagers, just hanging out, talking about clothes, boys and music, but this group was different. They had numbers on the back of their shirts and they were starting to pull their hair back away from their faces. Was this some gang that had come out to West Brunswick High School? Yes it is a gang all right, the gang of 14, the Lady Trojan softball team.
Hard to believe that in 10 minutes they would be playing for the championship Touchstone Energy Beach Diamond Invitational.
The North Brunswick baseball team had the most impressive performance of the six teams in the Touchstone Energy Beach Diamond Invitational.
For the tournament, North pitching gave up three runs in three victories. North, a Class 2A team, won all its games against Class 4A teams.
"Our pitching has been strong all year," coach Randy Fennell said. "But at times we've just played terrible defense. But that has been coming around."
In the top of the eighth inning, Scorpion right-fielder Kyle Hufham threw out a Winslow Township runner at home plate trying to score from third on a sacrifice fly. Hufham hit his own sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning to plate D.J. Graham in leading North to a victory in the first game of the Touchstone Energy Beach Diamond Invitational Monday at West Brunswick High School.
The Beachcombers played at Cypress Bay. Low gross: Randy Cogdill, 84; Bob Byrne, 86; Paul Michal, 86; Charlie Shore, 87; Jamie Cogdill, 88; Bob Smith, 89. Low nets: Smith, 67; Byrne, 68; Jamie Cogdill, 68; Shore, 69. Team two low nets per hole: Reggie Auten, R. Cogdill, J. Cogdill and Shore at 25-under par. Golfer of the week was Smith.
Host West Bladen and West Brunswick finished ahead of conference leader South Brunswick in a conference tourney March 31 at Carolina Sands at White Lake.
For the tournament, West Bladen finished at 321, West Brunswick 323, South Brunswick 334, Whiteville 343, North Brunswick 376, East Bladen 385 and South Columbus 487.
The Brunswick Community College baseball team has completed the most successful and noteworthy week in the history of the three-year program.
On March 31, the Dolphins, an NJCCA Division II team that does not offer scholarships, beat Pitt Community College, an NJCCA Division I team that entered the game ranked No. 2 in the nation.
Kayla Padgett's discus throw highlighted West Brunswick's victory in a three-team meet March 31 at North Brunswick.
West scored 68.5 points and North 67.5. South Columbus scored six points.
West won nine events, the most notable victory being Padgett's in the discus throw. Her mark of 115-1, in the fourth meet of her high school career, would have placed her third at the state meet last year.
Padgett, a junior, also won the shot put (32-2) in qualifying for the regional.
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Danielle nails a cover of 'Please Remember Me' and delivers a heartfelt rendition of 'Who I Am', as Sasha Allen delivers an angelic performance of 'I Will Always Love You'.
The top five of "The Voice" season 4 visited their hometowns before heading back to the show's stage for the semifinals. After looking back to the places and people who brought them to where they are now, the remaining contestants would deliver a special dedication in addition to singing a song picked by their respective coach.
Coach Usher opened the Monday, June 10 show with a performance of "Twisted". The Swon Brothers of Team Blake Shelton then kicked off the competition, singing Bob Seger's "Turn the Page" dedicated to their past and present bandmates from Oklahoma. Adam Levine and Usher praised them for dedicating it to the ones who really matter. The duo later returned to sing a laid-back number, "Danny's Song" by Loggins & Messina.
Sasha Allen covered Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You" and dedicated it to her children. Adam said it was one of the hardest songs to sing, but she did well. The mother of two later brought the audience back to the 1970s with her sexy performance of Donna Summer's disco song "Bad Girls", picked by her coach Shakira.
Michelle Chamuel first sang Zedd's "Clarity" which was picked by her coach Usher. The coaches praised her, but she did even better with "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper dedicated to her coach. Usher enthused that Michelle's "medicine for the whole world."
Blake picked Tim McGraw's "Please Remember Me" for his other protege Danielle Bradbery. She received a message from the original singer before delivering the emotional song. Usher said her performance was "amazeballs" and Adam claimed he was going to use the same word to describe the performance. For her second song, she went with Jessica Andrews' "Who I Am" dedicated to her best friend and her mom, who was crying while watching among the audience.
The last talent, Amber Carrington of Team Adam, dedicated "Firework" by Katy Perry to her best friends. Katy said in a taped message that it's a tough song and wished her good luck. Amber appeared to be struggling to hit the low and high notes of the song.
Amber later got a praise from her coach Adam for her performance of Maroon 5's "Sad". The band's frontman said she did it better than he did, and Blake was impressed by "the fact that you could make one of Adam's songs that beautiful."
On Tuesday night, two of these top five will be eliminated since only three will head to the grand finals. Cher has been tapped as a musical performer in the June 18 final results show.


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'Alice in Wonderland JR.' visits Hampton Middle School
Hampton Middle School students are preparing for a high-energy adventure when they tell the story of Alice's journey into Wonderland in the school's production of Disney's "Alice in Wonderland JR."
"Alice in Wonderland JR." tells a one-act adaptation of the story of Alice who follows a white rabbit into a fantastical and nonsensical world where she interacts with a number of characters in her efforts to return home.
Close to 100 sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students are involved in bringing the musical to life when the curtain rises for opening night, tonight, Thursday, Nov. 15.
Eighth-grader Gabriella Conley said the nonsensical antics of the characters and how they interact with Alice is one of the most enjoyable parts of the musical.
"It's very weird so it doesn't always make sense, but it's fun to watch," said Conley, who plays the Dodo Bird, captain of the Queen's Navy and one of the many wild characters. "It's entertaining so it will be really fun to watch."
Greg Shumaker, the musical director, said this year's production allows for the students to express their creative side because of its fantastical plot, scenes and characters.
"They all get into it and have fun with it," Shumaker said of the students. "It's a fun play to do: the colors, the backdrop, there's even a fog machine and strobe light."
Joining Shumaker in the director's chair is Jen Lavella as assistant director and choreographer. Lavella has earned the high school accolades in the Pittsburgh CLO Gene Kelly Awards for musical choreography and is bringing her skill set to the middle school's production with several large dance numbers.
Sam Horgan, an eighth-grader who plays the King of Hearts, said the cast has had to work harder at the dance routines because of the more challenging choreography and tap steps. However, he adds, overall the students are working to raise the bar on their stage productions.
"There's been a lot of effort put into it," Horgan said of the musical. "I think our musicals have only gotten better, more elaborate, more story-driven. This one is set out to be the best one in a long time."
In order to accommodate Alice's frequent height changes throughout the musical, Alice is played by three different students: Alyssa Rein, Kate Mills and Mia Saltrelli.
Mills, an eighth-grader, said each Alice goes through her own challenges. The small Alice has to learn to stick up for herself, the medium-sized Alice must discover who she is, and the tallest Alice focuses on trying to get back to her normal size.
But while Alice is played by three different students, they each help tell Alice's story.
"She gets lost in Wonderland, and while she's trying to find the white rabbit, in fact she is trying to find who she is," Mills said.
Alyssa Rein, an eighth-grader who plays the smallest of the three Alices, said she feels lucky to have such a large role in the musical and especially one that includes a dance number, a skill she has been studying since she was 3 years old.
"(The community) should come to the show because it's very different, a lot of fun and the dancing is really good, and the singing and acting—it's all good," Rein said.
Bethany Hofstetter is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 724-772-6364 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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"REK is a bookcase that grows with your book collection," writes Reinier De Jong Design on its official website. "The more books the bigger the bookcase gets. The zigzag shaped parts slide in and out to accomodate books in the resulting voids. REK will always be full, regardless of the quantity of books. Also the books can be arranged according to their sizes. The narrow spaces are excellent for magazines."
Price is "on request", unfortunately, which suggests I'll be sticking with my cheapo Billies for the time being.
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So, it's 1993 and Scorpions release their "Face the Heat" album. In 1991 they had released the highly acclaimed "Crazy World" which was a fairly big mainstream success. Featuring power ballads "Send me an Angel" and of course, the huge hit "Wind of Change" which still gets listed in all power ballad listings. A mainstream success and critically acclaimed and also from a fans point of view a damn good album! Could they follow this up with this release? Well yes and no! The album had no real mainstream impact and received lukewarm reviews. However, from my point of view and the point of more long standing Scorpions fans, it was a great album suffering only from the success of it's predecessor! Because this is also a damn fine album, mixing up the more melodic hard rock orientated ballads, with straight up Hard Rockers to pure traditional heavy metal!
"Alien Nation" starts the album with a riff crunching and powerful enough to get you head banging straight away. Amongst the different styles of hard rock and metal this definitely comes up as one of the heavy metal tracks. In the form of the riff, lyrics and vocals, it's one of their heaviest songs and one of their best!
"No Pain no Gain" is another solid rocking track, and keeps the momentum going by the opener. A good track, but not mind blowing. "Someone to Touch" is a pure Hard Rock song. It's slick, catchy and enjoyable. It picks the pace up once more and while it doesn't make you want to mosh manically, it gets you going and singing along.
"Under the Same Sun" slows things down and is the first ballad on the album. One thing Scorpions do better than anyone else in rock or metal are ballads methinks. No AOR or Glam metal band comes close. This doesn't come up to the standards of say "Still loving you" but it's still a beautiful track. "Unholy Alliance" is a heavier track, though down tempo and gloomy, but it has a slow heaviness. It's another good song and despite it's speed or lack of it, the chorus is rather catchy.
"Woman" is not my favourite track though I appreciate it. Bluesy ballad is how I'd describe this, quite different to the rest of the album. You'll either adore it or just appreciate it. "Hate to be Nice" takes us to some hard rock, another good song but not one of the better one's on the album. "Taxman Woman" carries the trend of hard rock, fun hard rock at that. It's slick and catchy and it's pure hard rock.
"Ship of Fools" is a much quicker track and is heavier and here we enter into the realms of heavy metal again methinks. This is also a catchy, slick riffing, nice soloing and it's a track you can really head bang too. However, "Nightmarre Avenue" is even heavier, (Only the opener is heavier) and this is one you can really headbang too. Good heavy metal track this one. It's fast, aggressive and contains a nice shredding solo!
"Lonely Nights" is another ballad that we're treated to, and we really are treated to. For me this is as good as any ballad they've done and Klaus Meine really shines. Of course he shines throughout the album (Especially on "Woman" to be fair) but here is him at his best. The power and emotion of his voice mixed with the atmospheric melodic guitars of Shenker/Jabs makes this a brilliant, if overlooked ballad.
And overlooked is a great way to describe this album. I mean there are no real weak tracks on it. Ok I'm not amazingly fond of "Woman" but I see it's brilliance. And tracks like "No Pain No Game" "Hate to be Nice" and to some extent "Under the Same Sun" don't stand out, but they're still good. They'd stand out on a lesser album. On this album the real standout tracks are "Alien Nation" "Someone to Touch" "Ship of Fools" and "Lonely Nights" stand out for different reasons.
It may not be mind-blowing, revolutionary or Scorpions "Magnum Opus" but it's still a really good album. As the songs I mentioned specifically show, this album provides what a good hard rock/metal album needs to. Stomping anthems, slick and catchy tunes and a little but of atmosphere and emotion, with our without schmaltz!
But all in all, it's a really enjoyable piece of melodic heavy metal that I'd recommend to fans of this style! Don't believe the… lack of hype!
This album is pretty special to me, being the first album ever I heard by Scorpions. I loved it 7 years ago and I still love it to this day! It's a great varied mix of heavy metal and hard rock songs + some ballads thrown in here and there.
8 of the 13 tracks here are real killers while the rest rank from ok to good.
Alien Nation is the heaviest track I've ever heard by the Scorpions! A real nice heavy metal anthem about the city of angels. Real catchy riff!!!
No Pain No Gain is another heavy metal attack that will leave you stunned. Catchy and melodic, yet very heavy!
Under the Same Sun is the first ballad here. A real likeable tune asking why mankind is fighting all over the world... why we can't live as one. Yeah, it's been used many times by many bands, but this one is one of the best ones of that bunch!
Woman, possibly the greatest song I've ever heard by Scorpions... one of the best songs by any band ever... It's impossible to describe... it's just perfect in any way! Wonderfully done falsettos by Klaus Meine!!
Taxman Woman.. A hard rocking song of the taxman woman coming to take all your money... "if it wasn't for you I would be rich... Instead I'm a poor son of a bitch". Nice rhythm and good solo.
The last 3 tracks I wanna talk about are all ballads, starting with the wonderful Lonely Nights. A song about heartache and longing for the lost love. Scorpions are perfect at writing these songs!
The last 2 songs of the disc are only available on cd. It's 2 acoustic ballads: Destiny + Daddy's girl. Destiny just wants you to sing along it's amazing chorus while Daddy's girl wants to tell you the sad story of incest. It actually is a little repetitive, but it's okay as it's still not overdone and it's a serious matter it focuses on!
The last 5 songs are all hard rock tracks, that stands out fine on their own but put together on 1 disc they sound a little too similar. Nevertheless, each song are masterly played. Schenker & Jabs work damn well together!! And Klaus Meine's vocal is better than ever here. Those falsettos in Woman are simply sublime!!!
A very fine effort by Scorpions, yet sadly overlooked and critizised. This fine gem deserves a place in every melodic hard rock / heavy metal fan's collection!


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West Newton drummer Luzier puts on a clinic for fans
Jacob Cox remembered when he was in third grade five years ago and then-Yough administrator Sharon Luzier brought her son Ray into his classroom for a visit.
The young drummer was awestruck of the musician that has toured with the likes of David Lee Roth and Stone Temple Pilots and has been the drummer for metal band Korn for six years.
"He's just my inspiration," the 13-year-old from Herminie said as he waited in line for Luzier's autograph after a drum clinic at the Monroeville Guitar Center on Saturday. "I'm going to see if he remembers me."
Luzier spent two hours playing songs, solos and exercises in between answering questions from the crowd of about 100 people gathered at the store.
The West Newton native spent a week in the area visiting with his family, capped off by the clinic, before he returned to Los Angeles to rehearse for two weeks ahead of a tour kickoff stop at the Ice Garden in Rostraver.
Luzier said he offhandedly mentioned the small venue when Korn's management was looking for "warm-up" locations before heading out to summer festivals across the country and in Europe.
"I never thought it would come to fruition," he said. "I used to skate there when I was 10."
Austin Nicholson, 16, of Connellsville said he likes the drummer's use of cymbals and triplets. The teenager has been a Korn fan since he was 9, influenced by his father Bill.
"He already had his tickets to see them in Rostraver two minutes after they went on sale," said his mother who took him to the clinic Saturday. "I'm forced to listen to Korn whether I want to or not," she said jokingly, wearing a T-shirt she borrowed from her husband.
Michelle Lloyd and Mark McCormick drove more than eight hours from Kingston, Ontario, to see Ray Luzier behind his kit.
McCormick, 31, said a friend had turned him on to the band when they were in eighth grade together and they had seen the band live together twice.
"It's just the energy," he said. "It's a good show."
Unfortunately, his friend committed suicide in 2011. McCormick had Luzier sign a Korn sweatshirt he had made in his friend's memory.
"I'm sure he's watching right now," Lloyd said smiling after the couple met the drummer.
Store Manager Taylor Frost said Luzier was very relatable during the clinic, keeping things interesting not only for drummers or musicians, but anyone who was a fan.
"He's lived in L.A. for a long time, but you can definitely tell he's from here," Frost said. "I think the message was really simple: have fun, be dedicated and enjoy making music."
Korn has recorded 20 songs for an album planned for a fall release and Luzier is also working to release an album at about the same time with a side project, called KXM, with George Lynch of Dokken and Dug Pinnick of King's X.
The drummer already knows the Ice Garden will be packed with friendly faces, since he often sees his parents, family and classmates from Yough's Class of 1988 at hometown gigs.
"They just know that my passion is so great and the fire's never gone out," he said.
Stacey Federoff is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 724-836-6660.


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Volleyball squad looks to continue trend of Perham teams earning state trip
FARGO — Almost every day, Perham's volleyball team has a meeting to discuss what a champion looks like and what a championship feels like.
Last season, the Yellowjackets saw what champions looked like all throughout the hallways of Perham, but not in the mirror. Eight Perham athletic teams won section championships and went to state last year, while the volleyball team finished 9-19-1 and fell in the second round of section play.
"They absolutely noticed," Perham volleyball coach Eryn Moser said of other Perham teams' success. "Our first two weeks of volleyball practice we called mental aerobics and it was grueling and it was tough. I wanted to change the mentality that they could do this. We definitely started the year with a different attitude."
This season, the volleyball team plans on joining the Perham state club, as the Yellowjackets squad is 23-2 with the state tournament no longer a dream, but a possibility. It all started before the season with Moser, in her first season as a varsity coach, changing the way things were done.
"They had tryouts and they had physical things to do and none of it was easy," Moser said. "We pushed them hard. We call it mental aerobics because a lot of them wanted to quit. We wanted to create that mental toughness that the coaching staffs in the past had not seen in these girls."
If there's anyone who has paid her dues, it's Tina Scheidecker. Scheidecker was on the 13-16 and 9-19-1 Perham volleyball teams that both got bounced in the second round. She was also on last year's basketball team that went 2-23. Scheidecker has seen the spotlight shine on others. Leading the volleyball team with 210 kills, 22 service aces and 475 digs, it's now on her.
"When it comes to Perham, there's high expectations when it comes to sports," Scheidecker said. "It wasn't a disappointment, but I just wished we could have done a little bit better than what we were. Having everyone coming to our games now is just new. We love every minute of it."
There are three other seniors, along with Scheidecker, who have played on the team since they were sophomores. Tina Schmitz is second on the team with 408 digs, Analea Erickson has 103 kills, 78 digs and 43 blocks and Allie Christenson leads the team with 404 assists.
"I couldn't have imagined being at this point my sophomore year," Christenson said. "In the past, Perham used to go to state every single year and then it stopped happening. We really wanted to start that up again. It really is unbelievable and we're putting in work every day to hopefully get back to the state tournament."
There was a gut check after the fourth game of the season that may have been an early hint that this Perham team was different. Perham lost its opening game of the Southwest Minnesota Challenge tournament in Marshall, where it won just one game last season.
"That tournament is probably the toughest in the tri-state area," Moser said. "Our seniors didn't quite know how to lead and our sophomores came out very, very scared. In the past, we've played down to the team we play. We wanted to establish that we'd walk on the court and we'd play a faceless opponent."
Perham won its remaining four matches of the tournament, all of which were against teams in a higher class, and have won 20 of 21 since.
From 1989 to 1998, Perham volleyball went to state six times. The Yellowjackets haven't been back since.
First things first for Perham. Tuesday's match against Hawley will determine the Heart O' Lakes Conference champion, something Perham hasn't been since 2008.
"We never dreamed of having this great of a senior year," Scheidecker said. "(We) four seniors have been playing since we were sophomores. We were all right the last two years, but to have this dream season is just great."
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Fifi has a fascination with my make-up, unlike her brother who has and still has, absolutely no interest in it, Fifi will go straight to my make-up bag unzip it and help herself. I regularly find her going through my handbag trying to find a lip- stick or similar. Now, she is only a year and a half and is keen on rampaging, so it might be that she has realised that it makes a fine mess, or she might have begun to want to imitate me. Who knows?
What I do know is that she is a master at using it for decorative purposes. This week alone she has taken the opportunity to customise my make-up bag itself, apply eyeshadow in vast quantities to my bed and the carpet and use lipstick on the front door. It's impressive as this has all been done in the few seconds when I have popped to the loo or gone to help her brother get up. This little girl is proving a whole new learning curve!


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German official impressed by OC industry park
No German company interested in expanding to North America may do that without having gone thru the German-American Chamber Ambassador in Atlanta. That individual, according to Richard Blackwell of the Oconee Economic Development Office, makes regular trips between Atlanta and Greenville. And recently Blackwell's office managed to entice the site consultant to visit Oconee County. Blackwell and EDC project manager Russell Johnson described the German-American official as "blown away" by the work Oconee County is completing on the first pad-ready phase for its Industry and Technology Park, formerly Echo Hills, on highway 11.


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In the new preview of 'House M.D.' 5.08, House insists that they focus on what's causing a girl's lung to be filled with water and not her past.
FOX have released another preview to their medical dramedy show "House M.D.". On the November 18 episode called "Emancipation", House and the team will handle a case where a young factory manager drowns her lungs in liquid that causes her to have delusions. Apart from the medical reasons, they too must find out what the teenager has been doing to herself.
The girl patient informs House and team that she is an emancipated minor living on her own and supporting herself, and has ever since her parents passed away. The team begins treatment for suspected heart problems, and House emphasizes that they keep it strict to the medical procedures of finding what's the cause of the disease and not treating them for "chronic idiocy." But when Kutner chooses to sympathize with the patient rather than follow House's directions, he and the team find out the hard way that the girl may not be telling them the truth.
Meanwhile, Foreman asks for House's permission to work on a clinical trial and House rejects his proposal. In an effort to prove himself capable of working without House's supervision, Foreman takes on his own pediatric case. But when the unexplained illness brings the child to the brink of death, Foreman is left questioning his ability to work free from House's custody.


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I have a few courses that I mapped (they are all for races) and are not showing up when I use Find Routes. I do not have the Private Map checkbox checked.
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This was actually a feature request:
As a software developer myself, I feel that it comes very close to violating the fundamental programming 'Principle of Least Astonishment'.
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Why do you need to find them if they are your courses?
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EGERTON residents threw a sun-soaked bash to celebrate 100 years of enjoying their local park.
The Egerton Park Centenary Gala took place to mark 100 years since the Deakin family donated the beauty spot to residents.
Families enjoyed a fun-filled day of entertainment, food and drink thanks to the Egerton Park Improvement Committee (EPIC).
Cllr David Greenhalgh said: "Everyone had a fantastic day and we were thrilled that so many people turned out.
"The park was absolutely packed and it is all thanks to the volunteers who have worked tirelessly to organise this event."
The gala also marked a poignant moment in Egerton's history as the park was officially donated to the people of Egerton on August 6, 1914 — just two days after Britain declared war on Germany.
Cllr Greenhalgh added: "Historically today was important too. We actually bought our celebrations forward a month so it did not clash with the World War One centenary.
"The park would have opened just two days after war was declared. There must have been a lot of people talking about it that day. Many of them would not have known what lay ahead."


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Apple fans who tout the company's hardware's imperviousness to attack are flat-out wrong, says security firm McAfee, which warns that in 2011, Apple will be right in the cross-hairs of hackers.
McAfee released its 2011 Threat Predictions report today, and listed the top targets for the coming year, with Apple prominent among them. A summary of the report notes:
The list comprises 2010's most buzzed about platforms and services, including Google's Android, Apple's iPhone, foursquare, Google TV and the Mac OS X platform, which are all expected to become major targets for cybercriminals.
McAfee went on to note that in the past, Apple hardware wasn't targeted by hackers, but that 2011 will change all that. Here's what it had to say:
Apple: No longer flying under the radarHistorically, the Mac OS platform has remained relatively unscathed by malicious attackers, but McAfee Labs warns that Mac-targeted malware will continue to increase in sophistication in 2011. The popularity of iPads and iPhones in business environments, combined with the lack of user understanding of proper security for these devices, will increase the risk for data and identity exposure, and will make Apple botnets and Trojans a common occurrence.
Many fans of Apple have long argued that there was something innate about Mac OS X that made it invulnerable to attack. But McAfee clearly believes that's wrong. With popularity comes danger, and if McAfee is to be believed, 2011 will be a bad year for Apple security.


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TYRRELL Hatton will compete against arguably the best golfer who has ever lived this week.
The 22-year-old from Marlow is playing in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic at the Emirates Golf Club alongside 14-time major winner Tiger Woods.
Woods finished inside the top five in five of his six previous visits to the event and heads a field that boasts 25 majors, 85 European Tour winners and 401 Tour victories However, keeping this sort of company is no longer a one-off for Hatton, whose European Tour card places him within the boundaries of golf's inner circle.
Out of more than seven billion people in the world, he is now the 275th best golfer. He was 308th last week and 375th at the turn of the year. Twelve month earlier he was in the 900s.
It's an incredible surge up the rankings and a long, long way from the six year old who once played a round with the deputy editor of the Bucks Free Press.
A place in the world's top 50 is within his grasp now, according to his manager John Fay, chief executive of Georgia Group, and the signs this year are good.
He finished inside the top ten in his first signifcant tournament on the European Tour when rounds of 69, 71, 70 and 71 earned him more than £25,000 at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.
And he proved that was no fluke last weekend at the Qatar Masters when rounds of 69, 71, 71 and 68 took him to 22nd place and another big cheque.
Going back to the end of last season, Hatton has now finished inside the top ten in four of his last eight events and inside the top 30 in nine of his last 12 tournaments.
Hatton tees off at 12.45 on Thursday alongside Edoardo Molinari and Graeme Storm.
The following weekend he will be in South Africa for the Joburg Open.


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Another tribute to Coach Errol Bodie
Published: Sep 19, 2013
The following is a memorial tribute to track and field coach Errol Bodie, by the president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations Mike Sands. Sands gave the tribute at the homegoing service for Bodie, which was held at the Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church, in Freeport, Grand Bahama.
Let me at the outset state that I am pleased to be here in Grand Bahama, to attend this memorial service, and to have been asked, as president of the BAAA to bring remarks, and pay my homage to someone who has contributed for a long time, and who has impacted my athletic career.
In bringing this tribute, I am reminded of the words of the English Playwright William Shakespeare, who candidly reminds us of the fact, "Life for all of us can be characterized like that of an actor. We make our entrance, play our numerous roles, and then make our exit."
I am not unmindful of the fact that each and every one of us here have some distinct memories, some good and some not so good or unpleasant when we reflect on the life and work of our departed friend and coach. I am mindful of the fact that many will speak on those memories, but as I speak on behalf of the BAAA, I will be brief and share with you all a short but personal story.
The story is told of a young Bahamian student, a high school student, studying at Sheephead Bay High School in Brooklyn, New York, in the early 1970's, and having quite a successful track career.
"The school team went to a meet in Springfield Gardens when he was sought out and approached by a Bahamian coach, teaching in the United States of America, who had been following the student-athlete's career. This was 40-plus years ago. I was that student, and Errol Bodie was the coach.
"We remained in contact, regularly and then reconnected when I returned to Nassau for the Olympic Trials, in 1976. The athlete made the national team, and the coach was named Head Coach of Team Bahamas, for the 1976 Olympic Games to be held in Montreal, Canada, that summer.
"While this is not the time nor place to recite the details for the events that shattered that good relationship, I am in a position to state that we did reconcile but never really returned to the "pre-event" relationship, but as Shakespeare stated, our roles changed, and as I became more involved with the BAAA, and ultimately became president, our contact invariably increased.
"Many individuals give their all for sports, and in the process attempt to help to build individuals, and by so doing, contribute to nation-building. Coach Errol Bodie was one among many such individuals and often, these individuals go about with little praise or recognition, but they are comforted by knowing that in their own way they are giving back and building a country. I close by thanking the Bodie family for sharing him with the sports fraternity."
Family members of individuals deeply involved in sports at whatever level know how much a sacrifice it is and wonder sometimes why we stick with it with all of the fighting and infighting and back-biting and conniving treachery, and lack of cooperation. As we celebrate the life and contribution to sports of Coach Errol Bodie, let us use this opportunity to recommit our talents and energies to the advancement of our beloved sports.
We should all be guided by the principle that the sport is larger than all of us and I here repeat, "the sport is larger than all of us." No matter how clever and disagreeable we are, our challenge is to leave it in a better state, and to improve the lives of our nation's youngsters.
We may not always agree, but we do not have to be disagreeable. I believe that this would be a great legacy to Errol's life's work.
May his soul rest in peace.


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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Top auction houses in London may not be the first port of call for people interested in seeing top-quality works of art.
To many, Christie's and Sotheby's are the exclusive preserve of the rich and the super-rich, who fill their salerooms and jam the phone lines during auctions where works can fetch several tens of millions of pounds (dollars).
But as both of the world's biggest auction houses are keen to remind the public, their doors are open to anyone interested in displays of works collected from around the world before they go under the hammer. Over the weekend and early next week hundreds of millions of pounds worth of paintings, sculptures, jewels and furniture can be seen at Christie's and Sotheby's ahead of the impressionist, modern and contemporary art auctions over the coming fortnight.
At Christie's, in addition to the impressionist masters adorning the walls of their King Street headquarters, there are paintings, cabinets, parcel-gilt models and more from the collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge.
The collection of around 700 works, one tenth of which are on display in London, goes on sale in Paris on February 23-25 and is expected to fetch 200-300 million euros.
Among the top lots is expected to be a Pablo Picasso painting worth an estimated 25-30 million euros.
"It is often not recognized that before every exhibition the doors are open to the public and the works are on display," said Jussi Pylkkanen, president of Christie's Europe.
"This is a free exhibition open to everyone, and with the Impressionist works alongside highlights from the collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge, this year it is of the highest quality," he told Reuters.
At Sotheby's in nearby New Bond Street, one of the big attractions at its pre-sale exhibition is a rare sculpture of a young ballet dancer by French impressionist Edgar Degas, expected to fetch up to 12 million pounds.
The auctioneer attracted more than 21,000 visitors to a preview of its sale of new works by British artist Damien Hirst in September, a record for its London showrooms.
Both companies say the works they exhibit are often of museum quality and are rarely, if ever, shown in public.
Art experts will be watching the upcoming London sales closely for fresh clues as to the state of the market, which after years of rapid growth showed signs of slowing sharply last year amid the global financial crisis.
Reporting by Mike Collett-White, editing by Paul Casciato


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Tony Dungy led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts to the playoffs in 11 of his 13 seasons coaching the teams. The Colts won Super Bowl XLI under Dungy.
Receiver Marvin Harrison is in the top seven in receiving yards, receptions and receiving touchdowns.
None of those accolades mattered Saturday because Harrison and Dungy will have to wait at least another year. The two were not named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2014.
Harrison, who was in his first year of eligibility, made the cut from 15 modern-era finalists to 10, but did not make the cut to the five players to be voted on for the class. Dungy didn't make the cut from 15 to 10 in the selection meeting.
Reed's selection over Harrison is confusing. Reed is headed to the Hall of Fame after being an eight-time finalist.
The numbers prove that Harrison was a better receiver. There's no other way to look at it.
Harrison had at least 1,000 yards receiving and 10 touchdowns in eight straight seasons. Reed had at least 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns in a season only once in his career. He topped 1,000 receiving yards in a season only four times in his 16-year career.
Harrison was an eight-time Pro Bowler and six-time All-Pro selection. Reed played in seven Pro Bowls.
Harrison's and Dungy's time will come.
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Israeli-Hezbollah Clash
After Lebanon and Israel agreed to a U.N.-brokered cease-fire, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared Hezbollah crippled and vowed to still pursue its leaders, while Hezbollah head Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah claimed victory. Middle East experts discuss the cease-fire and its implications. Continue reading
The U.N. Security Council moved to authorize the deployment of 15,000 troops to enforce a proposed truce between Israel and Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon. Experts discuss efforts to end the violence. Continue reading
Israel moved Wednesday to broaden its offensive into Lebanon to try to destroy Hezbollah strongholds, after naming a new commander to oversee the war. Experts analyze why the Israeli government took these steps. Continue reading
Arab leaders met with U.N. officials Tuesday to seek an immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon as part of a U.S.-French draft resolution outlining terms of a truce between Israel and Hezbollah. Continue reading
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With war continuing to rage in the Middle East, Independent Television News correspondents in Israel and Lebanon provide updates on the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
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As fighting continues in the Middle East, Lebanese-Americans and other Arab groups in the United States worry for relatives stuck in the war zone. They also protest Israel's offensive in southern Lebanon — and the U.S. policy supporting a military campaign. Continue reading
Tapped to lead a multinational force in Lebanon, France postponed negotations Wednesday until a cease-fire agreement is reached. The deputy U.N. secretary-general discusses the current status of diplomatic efforts. Continue reading


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So I'm reading around and seeing all these GOTY nominations for lesser games like Borderlands 2, Far Cry 3, Halo 4, etc. etc. and it makes me sick.
I am 100% against you there. This is obviously a troll topic, but I'll bite just for the hell of it.
The reason BO2 is not getting any GOTY nominations is because the Call of Duty franchise has been on a terrible downhill slide. You can throw out all the sales figures and maximum amount of players online at any given time you want, but the fact remains, the quality of each game just plummets with every release. With all of these major bugs, glitches, gameplay errors and absolutely god-awful game connection(lag compensation) it's no wonder this game is getting the hate it's gotten. They keep making all of these promises, and always disappoint. They make the same mistakes with every game they make and then some.
Look at it this way, COD had a lot of potential to grow. But the developers knew after a while they could come out with the exact same game every year with absolutely no innovation and still make bank. Thus, lazy effort and nobody cares. They have your money, now shut up and play while they make the next one.
So many people play this game because... well... so many others are playing it. Kiddies got it for christmas, people play with their friends, it's the newest release, etc. But the fact is that the game is terrible. It can be enjoyable sometimes, but it's just an all-around messy game.
Why is BO2 getting overlooked? Honestly, because it deserves to. There are other, far better FPS games out there right now with a lot more effort put in from those devs that actually deserve some gratification. But a game that is basically just the same as the last one? and the one before that? and the one before that? and the one before that? and the one before that? Nope. Face it, there are other gems out there that need to shine. COD is just a dead horse that is constantly getting poked by a little kid with a twig.
Blizzard09 4 years ago#62
GaMeFrEaK316 posted...
So I'm reading around and seeing all these GOTY nominations for lesser games like Borderlands 2, Far Cry 3, Halo 4, etc. etc. and it makes me sick.
Seeing how all them games are 10 times better in every way. Black Ops 2 has so many problems, glitches and what not that stops it from being GOTY.
This game has a bad single player, A Multiplayer that is unfinished with the net code, hit boxes, bad maps. It was rushed and it shows. Best part of this game was the zombies and well thats not even that great. Its a half ass game with a Call Of Duty title just like MW3 was.
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TJ_UNLIMITED 4 years ago#63
Oh and to address TC saying Treyarch made CoD what it is...
That credit belongs to the old IW who made CoD4. That's the game that made CoD what it is. The rest just rode on its coattails.
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Soul_On_Display 4 years ago#64
I don't believe that people can be this tasteless. I honestly think the TC is an elaborate troll.
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Anyone who thinks any COD should be GOTY is a moron.
You mad?
Nemerlight 4 years ago#66
I think it won some multiplayer/FPS awards which is fine but GOTY would be overkill.
For this game to win GOTY over farcry 3 is LOL.
Hell some of the main bad guys cutsences in the game were better than the entire game of BO2.
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For this game to win GOTY over farcry 3 is LOL.
Actually, a lot of people think the acting in Farcry 3 was the worst part, the game gets it's credit from the exploration and events you can do. It's definitely not GOTY material over some of the other games that released this year...
Everyone on GameFaqs pretty much is a troll. This site honestly has the WORST user base I have ever seen. -Tuggboat1121
trakrunr4evr 4 years ago#69
LivingTroughIce posted...
its not a popularity contest. its an award given to the game that was done best. GOTY = valedictorian. GOTY =/= prom king and queen.
Perfect. Nothing more needs to be said.
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Gamerguy92 4 years ago#70
Lmao, BOII being GoTY? You're kidding, right?
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