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The subject was always heroism.
No, not the superheroism of so many comic-book adaptations — or caped-crusading heroism solely — but the individual and communal gumption required to face down evil. Or at least give it your best try.
The heroic is what Christopher Nolan's rebooted Batman franchise has explored with a slow-burning, often brilliant intensity, since 2005's "Batman Begins" introduced us to a not particularly warm crime fighter named Bruce Wayne.
Much of the franchise's simmer has come by way of star Christian Bale as Wayne, the billionaire orphan whose icy facade disguised a roiling anger. Yes, he's a playboy, an industrialist, but Bruce Wayne is no Tony Stark.
From the moment "The Dark Knight Rises" opens, it is visually bold and masterfully paced. Sure it clocks in at Nolan's preferred 2 ½ hour runtime, but the wildly choreographed action set-pieces are punctuated with character revealing pauses.
The director and cowriter/brother Jonathan Nolan pay heed to Wayne's wounded emotional arc. And the film is a feat of painstakingly crafted closure. Although Nolan knows that "closure" is a provisional notion.
The final chapter arrives with a new nemesis named Bane, a new frenemy in Selina Kyle/Catwoman and a slew of nagging questions about how to rise to the task of the hero in the face of villainy, of evil.
Marion Cotillard, who had a pivotal role in Nolan's "Inception," plays Wayne's corporate ally Miranda Tate. She wants the businessman to use his resources to better the world. Another "Inception" alum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, portrays police officer John Blake, who believes in Batman when other cops are trying to bring him down.
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"Dark Knight Rises" doesn't just ponder the heroic, it serves as a reminder that celebrating false heroes seldom turns out well.
It's been eight years since Bruce Wayne became a recluse and as many years since Batman was last seen. In those years, Wayne and Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman) have allowed the good people of Gotham to believe deceased D.A. Harvey Dent/Two-Face was a hero and that Batman was his killer.
The lie worked for a time. The city was free from organized crime. Bane's arrival changes this. Hobbled physically and emotionally, Wayne will have to stir from his sour mood, his grief over the loss of Rachel Dawes in "The Dark Knight," and leave his cave of sorrow.
He's roused from his stupor by an unlikely person. Anne Hathaway portrays Selina Kyle/Catwoman, a cynical and gifted cat burglar. Not only is Selina clad in the film's hottest couture (a wide brim hat hints at Audrey Hepburn) , she's accessorized with the movie's finest quips, often delivered with an insouciant evenness.
Look up "Bane" and you'll find "slayer," "poison," "woe," "destruction." Tom Hardy's character is all that and more.
He wears a mask over his mouth that looks like the muzzle needed for a dangerous dog. Beckoned to Gotham by Wayne Industries board member Roland Daggett (Ben Mendelsohn), he has grander schemes. He's amassing a muscular army seemingly fueled by class resentment for his purposes. Is he the revolutionary he presents himself as or an anarchist exploiter of economic disparity?
Occasionally, Hardy's dialog gets muffled in that mask. Yes, you get his gist but when he issues an ultimatum, it would be nice to hear it. "What did he just say? How much time before the bomb is detonated?" are not the questions you want to be whispering in the pitch of battle. In a film of such impeccable craft, it's a minor blemish.
Wayne's gentlemen support team remains in place. Michael Caine returns as Alfred. The Wayne family butler continues to see his role in Bruce's life as one of moving his ward toward a more human, dare he hope, happy, existence. As Lucius Fox, the billionaire's right-hand man at Wayne Enterprises, Morgan Freeman comes bearing bad news (you're broke) and gifts (a flying machine called "the Bat").
Rated PG-13 "The Dark Knight Rises" requires the same caveats as its immediate predecessor: Violent intent and scenes of wholesale destruction are rendered expertly enough that parents may not want to burden their young kids with them.
For all the uncanny, rabid splendor Heath Ledger achieved in "The Dark Knight" as the Joker, it was another scene that rattled our sense of heroic to its very core. The Joker had wired two ferries to blow. One was full of jump-suited prisoners. The other was packed with frightened commuters. Each ship's passengers had been given the detonator to the explosives on the other boat. Who'd push the button first? It remains the franchise's signature moment: the place where moviegoers can most realistically enter the fray and decide what they're made of.
Bane must have consulted with the Joker because a trigger and a bomb — a much bigger bomb — figure into this saga too. And there are many more moments for people not wearing masks to pick up the gauntlet of an ethical challenge.
If all this sounds a bit weighty for what one might want to shrug off as just a movie, and a tentpole one at that, it is.
Christoper Nolan continues to prove himself a serious moviemaker with superlative skills and a fondness for "intelligent escapism," as one Brit wrote in the highfalutin' movie mag "Sight & Sound."
Yes, "The Dark Knight Rises" engrosses and thrills. So much so, we might feel we've taken leave for a brief spell of our world of conflict and contention. Yet, we haven't, or not exactly.
Nolan and his dynamic cast and crew have delivered a movie that recasts daily tensions on an epic pop-culture scale. Still, the finale's nudge is unmistakable: Go out from your muliplex cocoon, leave your IMAX cave and a be prepared to be a hero.
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1. He has bad shot selection.
2. He only plays defense on occasion.
You really don't see anything from O'Brien there?
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1. He has bad shot selection.
2. He only plays defense on occasion.
You really don't see anything from O'Brien there?
I wanted this as well I was really hoping to trade him a few years ago. Danny is a good player but he wasn't/ isn't good enough to build around. We should of traded him and not traded for Murpleavy and trade JO long before we did and started over. I would of traded him the year after the MIP season.(if the value was right)
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Ok, I'll bite.
What is his biggest weakness that concerns you?
I want to know how NBA scouts functioned for 50 years without Twitter. No wonder Tractor Traylor got traded for Dirk Nowitzki.
good one Duke. Very witty.
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What exactly do you see as his problems when it comes to dribbling? Is it his style of dribbling or how he dribbles that concerns you?
I mean I understand what your saying & you are not the first person to say this but I guess specifically what are the problems?
I'm far more concerned with his shot selection myself but let me see if you can convince me to change my mind.
I see part of the dribbling issue as part of the shot selection issue... If he wouldn't decide he needed to somehow all of a sudden force something towards the basket he'd either be passing or not dribbling into the defense to force a shot in the first place.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
His shot selection is probably my biggest gripe with him also. Except I would just expand on that and call it a lack of basketball IQ. He makes a lot of bone headed plays on both ends of the floor.
I don't agree with the notion that he has no trade value though. Danny is a top notch shooter. And that is a very valuable thing to have. When he is dialed in he is very dangerous, with tremendous range. He can pop off for 30 regularly.
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OK, so let's set Eric Gordon aside for a second. If we were to trade Danny, what could we reasonably expect in return?
It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.
Stephan Curry, Eric Gordon, Kevin Martin
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
Gordon's chronic injury problems at a young age are a major red flag.
He is a top 10 player when healthy but the Pacers should neither trade for or sign him as a FA until he proves durable.
im probably EJ's biggest fan top 10 is a big stretch. He does have the potential to be in the future IMO though.
No way, no way, probably.
I'd rather keep Danny then to ship him out for Martin. If you think Granger is one-dimensional then you have got something coming when we bring in Martin.
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Pol Roger Brut Réserve Champagne
750 ml.
Ratings Key:
- SP Wine Spectator
- WE Wine Enthusiast
- VN Vinous
- RP Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
- ST Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
- OT Other Review Service
- Gold Premier Gold - Best Value*
- Plat Premier Platinum - Our Highest Recommendation
- * as rated by our staff
Published Reviews
- 94
94 pts. Wine Enthusiast: December 1, 2005
One of the great nonvintage Champagnes, this is a wine with considerable bottle age, full of toasty flavors. With its gooseberry and apple fruit flavors, it is still fresh, but its great character comes from its supreme elegance.
- 92
92 pts. Wine Enthusiast: December 1, 2001
A beautiful wine, with fine mousse and a pale straw color. Smoky, biscuity aromas are followed by a wonderfully structured, elegant palate, with ripe fruit alongside freshness and a fine, mature richness.
- 92
92 pts. Wine Spectator: November 30, 1994
An appealing mushroom aroma is the opening note for this smooth, harmonious wine that has enough personality to be a vintage Champagne. It has plenty of body, a flavor dominated by walnuts, a creamy texture and a smooth, buttery finish.
- 92
92 pts. Wine Enthusiast: December 1, 2004
Pol Roger has hit the bull's eye with this year's release, which boasts smoky, toasty, spicy aromas and rich, mouthfilling flavors of red berries, citrus and minerals. Creamy and mouthfilling, with a long, luscious finish.
- 92
92 pts.Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate: 3rd Mar 2016
Straw yellow and with a golden hue in color, the Pol Roger NV Réserve Brut displays a brilliant, perfectly ripe but also fresh, highly elegant and refined fruit aroma on the nose; think of cooked pip fruits like pears and apples, but also quince-confiture and yellow stone fruits, such as apricots and peaches intermixed with vanilla, brioche (pain aux raisins), some nutty flavors and also some white floral notes. On the palate, this medium-bodied Brut is as round (if not pretty sweet) and fruit-driven as it is delicate, pure and very elegant. The mousse is deliciously fine and leads this charming and perfectly balanced fizz to a long, aromatic, stunningly dry and slightly mineral, impressively long finish. This is extremely well done Champagne from equal parts of Pinot Noir, Meunier and Chardonnay sourced in 30 different crus. This Réserve includes 25% of reserve wines and was dosed with nine grams per liter.
- 92
92 pts.Wine Spectator: Oct 31, 2016
An elegant Champagne, with a smoky, minerally underpinning and subtle flavors of poached pear, toast, candied lemon zest and ginger riding the finely detailed bead. Harmonious, and hard to stop sipping. Drink now through 2020. 10,000 cases imported.
- 91
91 pts. Beverage Dynamics: Nov/Dec 2006
Floral and toasty aromas with a creamy mouthfeel that leads to a well-balanced finish.
- 91
91 pts. Wine Spectator: December 31, 2011
Rich notes of pear pastry, toasted almond, smoke and honey are well-meshed with and balanced by fresh notes of lemon peel, quince and grated ginger, all knit with the finely tuned acidity and creamy mousse. Drink now through 2017.
- 91
91 pts.Wine Enthusiast: 12/1/2015
With some bottle age, this nonvintage wine is beautifully integrated. Crispness accompanies a rounder, riper character, with green plum and lemon flavors cut by sliced apple and acidity. The blend brings together the three Champagne grapes in equal measure and reflects that in its well-balanced aftertaste.
- 90
A mix of floral, apple and berry aromas and flavors highlight this firmly structured, elegant bubbly, which is harmonious and vibrant, with a lingering finish. Drink now through 2013.
- 90
90 pts.Wine Spectator: October 15, 2015
Kumquat, melon and anise notes are layered with toast, smoke and golden raisin flavors in this firm, minerally Champagne, complemented by a fine, creamy mousse. Drink now through 2018. 9,000 cases imported.
- 90
90 pts.Wine Spectator: November 15, 2014
Fresh and open-knit, this chalky Champagne offers lively notes of green apple and crunchy white peach fruit, spring blossom, biscuit and candied lemon zest. Drink now through 2018.
- 90
90 pts.Wine & Spirits: December 1, 2002
The dry, roasted scents grow bold and broad across the palate. Then it finishes with elegance and refinement, with a grip and lasting savor for food. A terrific non-vintage brut, for blini with crème fraîche and caviar.
- 90
90 pts.Wine Enthusiast: 12/1/2016
This is a well-balanced, ripe wine in the producer's rich house style. A brighter, more mineral crispness and acidity also come through strongly in this bottling. The aftertaste brings together a mineral texture and full yellow and apple fruits. Drink now.
- 89
89 pts. Wine Spectator: November 30, 2009
A medium-weight bubbly, with good richness as a foil for the apple, bread dough and honey notes. A citrus note emerges on the finish. Drink now through 2012.
- 89
89 pts.Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: Nov/Dec 2005
Medium gold color, with a lively, energetic mousse. Toasty, leesy and loaded with orchard fruits on the nose, which also shows a waxy lanolin note reminiscent of Vouvray. Full and rich in the mouth, with flavors of buttered toast and ripe apple that are nicely supported by solid, harmonious acidity. Broad through the finish and long, with a late note of sweet pear.
- 89
89 pts. Wine Spectator: October 15, 1999
Champagne of substance. Ripe and generous, with sophisticated toasty aromas and good fruit concentration backed by vibrant acidity and a lingering finish. Drink now through 2001.
- 89
89 pts. Wine Spectator: October 31, 2004
A melange of toast, graphite, citrus and ginger aromas and flavors mark this dryish, balanced Champagne. Good intensity and length, underscored by a lively structure. Drink now.
- 88
88 pts. Wine Enthusiast: December 15, 1997
Bright yellow gold color. Medium-bodied. Highly extracted. Bitter lemon, minerals, smoke. Rich, well-structured wine with bitter lemon flavors through a long, assertive finish. This has an impressive presence on the palate. Quite tight and austere.
- 88
88 pts. Wine Spectator: October 15, 2002
This is lovely, framing its baking bread, honey and citrus flavors with an elegant, focused presentation. Turns a little crisp on the finish. Drink now.
- 88
88 pts.Wine & Spirits: December 1, 2007
This has mouthwatering flavors of white melon and daikon. It's a bit reduced at first, with racy acidity for sashimi.
- 88
88 pts.Wine & Spirits: December 31, 2009
Bright white chalk and yellow fruit scents contrast darker tones of root vegetables and earth. This is clean and dry, with minerality that lasts. The acidity makes it a refreshing match for tempura.
- 87
87 pts. Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate: December, 2008
The NV Brut Extra Cuvee de Reserve is a pleasing mid-weight effort. The wine shows attractive floral aromas and focused fruit, with excellent poise and balance. The Brut Extra Cuvee de Reserve is equal parts Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. This is Lot BLLE 1/1, disgorged beginning of 2008. Anticipated maturity: 2008–2010.
- 87
87 pts.Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: Nov/Dec 2002
Apple and toffee on the nose; hints of older juice. Frothy and juicy but on the lean side, with a suggestion of sour apple. Shows a faint dry edge of apple skin and some underlying minerality. Boasts sound acidity and a firm finish, but does not seem up to past releases of this non-vintage brut.
- 87
87 pts. Wine Enthusiast: December 15, 2003
Dusty and smoky on the nose, with hints of apple and cinnamon. Quite a yeasty wine, with plenty of spice and herbs accenting standard Champagne flavors. The finish is light and easy, with just enough sweetness to add some charm. Chunky, full and expansive, but also a bit overly toasted and heavy.
- 86
86 pts.Wine & Spirits: December 1, 1995
A finely balanced, very complete non-vintage Brut, this is full-textured, firm and fresh. The aroma hints at floral tones, reminiscent of apple blossoms.
The Wine Journal: November 1, 1993
…light yellow color, has a faintly floral perfume, with a nuance of vanilla. It is fruity, with citrus and vanilla, creamy and has a crisp finish.
Decanter: January 1, 2010
Delicate but with drive, this is a miasma of flowers, red fruit, and lime. Lovely weight and texture, precise balance and a rich but fresh feel.
Jancis Robinson Fine Writing on Fine Wines: October 1, 2005
Ranked #2 out of 18 non-vintage Champagnes, trouncing the likes of Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Krug, Heidsieck & Bollinger! Very interesting, with the Chardonnay component much in evidence. Neat, intriguing, very well balanced. Indisputably a fine wine with lovely texture and real complexity. Widely liked.
The Wine Journal: December 1, 1994
…light creamy yellow gold, has a gorgeous perfume that is very fresh and spicy, laced with citrus and vanilla. The sensational flavors echoing the aromas, are fresh and creamy, with a long, crisp finish — a superb Champagne and a great cuvée of NV Pol Roger.
Food & Wine: October 1, 2009
One of the last major Champagne houses that's still family-owned, Pol Roger produces good wines at every level, from its famed Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill to this basic bottling. It's exactly what brut (i.e., dry) Champagne should be; vividly crisp yet creamy, with complex fruit flavors and a tantalizing, toasty aroma.
Decanter: October 1, 2009
Good, full of character and finesse. Has a touch of class.
Food & Wine: December 1, 2008
Year in and year out, this medium-bodied, well-balanced wine from a leading small Champagne house is a perennial value and a particular favorite of mine.


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Maryland senior attacker and Rochester native Grant Catalino (draft rights acquired via trade with Denver) had one goal and one assist for two points as the seventh ranked Terrapins defeated the eighth ranked University of North Carolina Tar heels 13-6. Catalino and team mate Brian Farrell combined to score one of Maryland's 13 goals using
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Maryland and Syracuse meet in the NCAA quarterfinals Sunday May 22nd on ESPNU at noon.
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Kenneth L. Saunders Appointed Human Rights and Equity Programs Director
Aug. 6, 2008
News Highlights
- Saunders has more than 15 years of experience in diversity management and human rights, most recently as the diversity officer for the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab.
- Saunders's start date is Sept. 2.
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed Kenneth L. Saunders as director of the Office of Human Rights and Equity Programs. He will begin his new position on Sept. 2.
Presently, Saunders is the diversity and equal employment opportunity (EEO) officer for the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab. In that capacity, he resolves and handles all discrimination issues; keeps management apprised of new and changing EEO and employment laws; chairs the Women and Minorities Advisory Council and is the central point of contact for all diversity programs and initiatives.
Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Saunders served as the director of the Office for Human Rights for the District of Columbia, from 2003-2007; as the executive director of the Shreveport Human Relations Commission Non-Profit, Louisiana, from 2001-2003; and as the legal counsel and EEO officer for the Community Relations Commission, Columbus, Ohio, from 1998-2001.
Saunders is an attorney with more than 15 years of experience in diversity management and human rights. His legal experience also includes employment law, with an emphasis on regulations and standards, human resources, sexual harassment, compliance and other sensitive employment matters. He is a graduate of Wilberforce University and received his law degree from the Ohio State University College of Law.
Saunders will receive an annual salary of $123,500.
The mission of the Fairfax County Office of Human Rights and Equity Programs is to protect the human rights and ensure equal opportunities for both the private sector and county government employees.
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Energy Sciences Coalition
The Energy Sciences Coalition (ESC) is a broad based coalition of organizations representing scientists, engineers and mathematicians in universities, industry and national laboratories who are committed to supporting and advancing the scientific research programs of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and in particular, the DOE Office of Science.
The coalitions meets on the third Tuesday of each month, at 2 p.m., at the American Chemical Society 91155 Sixteenth Street, NW). Contact: Toby Smith, at the Association of American Universities (AAU), with any questions.
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Federal Budget
- FY08 Coalition Statement and List of Endorsing Institutions
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- 2003 ESC Letters: 20-year facility plan letter, SEAB Vest Report, Chairman Hobson
- June 6, 2002 letter from 9 University Presidents to Secretary Abraham urging increases in the Office of Science budget.
- December 17, 2001 letter of 22 University Presidents to DOE Secretary Abraham, in support of $300 million increments over the next five years. [Associated White Paper]
- DOE Workforce Issue Paper, prepared by Deputy Director Joan Woodard of Sandia National Laboratories and her task force (12/2000)
- "DOE Science for the Future: A Discussion Paper," A report addressing the problems of science at DOE authored by a blue ribbon panel. Members include: Robert C. Richardson, James S. Langer, Martin Blume, Sidney Drell, John H. Gibbons, William Happer, Martha Krebs, W. Carl Lineberger, Albert Narath, Burton Richter, and George Trilling.
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The Truth, the Whole truth, and Nothing but the Truth
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My second blog this time is all about the truth.
K-Kwik in the WWF
Ron Killings one of the most underrated African American wrestlers since his time as K-Kwik in the WWF. Ron Killings and Road Dogg before they where the 3 Live Kru in TNA, they were an upcoming that debuted in WWF rapping and performing Getting Ready in there entrance. During his first year in the WWF, Ron Killings was actually an associate of Degeneration X teaming with members of the group on numerous occasions, he would even join the team in a survivor series elimination match at the 2000 Survivor Series event. Though he was eliminated and his team would lose, K-Kwik was getting PPV time in a major storyline. K-Kwik and Road Dogg would even get a shot at the tag team championships at Armageddon but would lose in a four way gauntlet to Edge and Christian. Then January 21 2001 Road Dogg would be suspended just as it seemed K-Kwik and Road Dogg was destined for tag team gold, leading K-Kwik to become a singles competitor. Though K-Kwik would win the hardcore title twice, his career in the WWF began to dwindle eventually he would be released early 2002.
Ron Killings in TNA
The same year in 2002 K-Krush would make his debut in Total Nonstop Action feuding with two NASCAR drivers Hermie Sadler, and Sterling Martin and being inserted into the World title picture almost immediately as he would be in a gauntlet for the gold match but would fail to capture the title. Eventually Killings would cut a promo that to me showed the potential that Killings had in him, in which he would cut a promo claiming he was hold back based off his race. Eventually Killings would get the nickname The Truth and would begin to make claims that he was hold back in the WWE because of the color of his skin, and would even cut a promo with the legendary Ricky Steamboat and would mention that Steamboat never got his world title shot in the WWF, despite the fact he was one of the most over wrestlers in the company. And the reason being was because of the color of the skin, and his argument can be backed up that there has only been one (half) black man to have ever hold the WWE championship,( The Rock) and that Ricky Steamboat was hold back because of his race.(I seriously question how come Ricky Steamboat one of the greatest workers of all time, and a huge draw could never capture the world title. But that's another blog) This would lead to steamboat giving him a shot for the world title . This shot lead Ron Killings to defeat Ken Shamrock for the NWA World Heavyweight title. This would lead to a nice reign for the truth having some really good matches with the likes of Jerry Lynn, Low Ki, and even beating WWE Hall of Famer Curt Hennig.
Watch this promo
After a year in 2003 Ron Killings, Konnan, and former WWF partner BG James would make a group (A group that would be one of the main reasons I watched TNA) called the 3 Live Kru. The 3 Live Kru would be a dominant faction throughout there years in TNA, winning their first title against the Diamonds in the Rough and would compete under the free-bird rule. They would eventually lose the tag titles, and would have multiple failed attempts to regain the tag titles. And soon they would feud with top heel Jeff Jarrett and would face him in single matches Jeff Jarrett would defeat Konnan in a strap match, and BG James in a Trailer park trash match, but could not beat Ron Killings in a "Ghetto Justice Match". This lead Killings to another world title match a fatal 4 way ladder match with Chris Harris, Raven, and AJ Styles in which he would win the NWA title a second time. His reign lasted less than a month until he lost it to Jeff Jarrett in a King of the Mountain Match. The rest of his years in TNA I considered to be somewhat uneventful with his last major moment was him winning the TNA tag team titles with Adam Pacman Jones (I considered a huge waste of Killings ability) and soon he would be released in WWE bound.
R-Truth back in the WWE
Killings would return to WWE under the name R-Truth and would have somewhat of the same gimmick he had when he was last in WWF, as he would still rap walking to the ring. R-Truth would have various Untied States championship shots but would fail multiple times, he would even have debut a character called Pretty Ricky in which he was a comedic character trying to get in different arenas (this didn't last long). R-Truth would get his first title shot in 2010 as part of the Elimination Chamber but was the first eliminated. He would even receive a tag team title shot with John Morrison at Wrestlemania but he would lose that one to. R-Truth would finally receive his first major title in his WWE career winning the United states Championship from the Miz, but once again he would have a short reign as he lost it next month back to the Miz.
Finally 4/18/11 R-Truth would turn heel and in one night he would have the whole wrestling world talking, turning on John Morrison destroying him and blew smoke on his body. This moment would lead to the Truth being one of the top heels in the company, his promos were some of the most memorable in the last 10 years of the company. He would come for weeks come to the ring dressed as a confederate and would have a segment with the legendary Stone Cold Steve Austin, and eventually he would finally get the title shot he deserved against John Cena at Capitol Punishment. He would lose this match to John Cena, and would be pushed back to the mid-card. This is where I feel the WWE was wrong as R-Truth in less than 3 months would become the most exciting heels on the whole roster, more so than Alberto Del Rio, and the Miz. Admitally he shoudn't have won at Captiol Puinshment but his feud with Cena should have continued until lets say Money in the Bank in which he would win the WWE Championship. But R-Truth would eventually begin to lose and become somewhat of a joke despite the fact he should be more of a serious character. R-Truth would then team up with the Miz and it would seem R-Truth would be taken more seriously but would then be almost buried by both The Rock and John cena at Survivor Series 2011. R-Truth would soon be turned on by The Miz, and turned face after. R-Truth ever since he has turned face would never reach the same popularity he had when he first turned heel after Wrestlemania. He would soon team with Kofi Kingston and become tag team champions, but honestly the truth is better than that. R-Truth needs to do something as all of his work R-Truth has done really earns him at least one world title reign in the WWE. If not all the stuff about him being held back because he is black in the WWE may be seen as true. And that's the Truth.
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Hi everyone,
My name is Ryan. My 64 year old dad was diagnosed with CC just over a year ago. What a year it's been. I won't go into all of the stories and struggles that he has gone through because I know all of have been through it. A lot ups and downs, infections, hospitalizations, surgeries so on and so on. The last infection he had a couple of weeks ago was e coli and klebsillia. After several days of strong antibiotics those have cleared up but he has dropped even more weight. His energy level is way down and he is just tired. Before that he was still tired but still would make dinners and things like that. He still is trying to make himself eat but he is having such a tough time digesting food these days. Sometimes even a small portion can cause him a lot of gas build up, indigestion, acid and sometimes ends up vomiting.
We've asked a doctor for some recommendations on a protocol that could help his symptoms but they haven't been that helpful. My dad is more of a reactive type so he waits until the pain begins and then he'll take something. Does anyone have any recommendations of a good regimen. For example maybe take a tagament or zantec 2 times a day and a gas-x with every meal. Something along those lines. One doctor recommended charcoal tablets which we haven't tried yet.
I've been a reader to this boards on and off for the past year and have never posted. I guess it just hurts too much. I pray for everyone that is going through this or has a loved one going through this horrible disease. I wish I could hug you all.
Thank you so much for any advice you might have.


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Walmart announced last Friday it will no longer provide comment to The Huffington Post after recent articles in which the retail giant stated it was unfairly depicted.
Representatives, in a letter published in the Washington Post, said, "We have made a business decision not to?participate?in Huffington Post articles going forward due to the one-sided reporting and unfair and unbalanced editorial decisions made by Huffington Post reporters and editors."
Maybe Walmart executives and spokespersons should ask its 1.4 million workers what it's like to be treated unfairly before making the claim.
I have little pity for the mega-corporation, which is notorious for its low wages and unfair treatment of its employees.
During the past several weeks, The Huffington Post devoted coverage to the recent struggles between Walmart and its workers, publishing stories with headlines such as, "Walmart's Internal Compensation Documents Reveal Systematic Limit on Advancement."?
Instead of waiting in line to buy Christmas presents on Black Friday, Walmart employees and supporters protested outside of hundreds of stores across the country, including San Francisco and Oakland.
The article that led to the decision to officially cut ties with The Huffington Post was published last Sunday, "Walmart's New Health Care Policy Shifts Burden To Medicaid, Obamacare."
Company spokesman David Tovar refused to comment when the writer tried to get a statement for the article, and now Walmart big wigs are mad and call it a one-sided story. Let that simmer.
The article states that beginning January, the store will deny health insurance coverage to new employees who work less than 30 hours per week. Walmart will also reserve the right to eliminate coverage for workers whose hours drop below an average of 30.
"Walmart is effectively shifting the costs of paying for its employees onto the federal government with this new plan, which is one of the problems with the way the law is structured," Ken Jacobs, chairman of the Labor Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley, said in the article.
Passing the burden to the state and federal governments to support its employees is not a new thing for the country's largest private employer either.
For years, the store kept wages low enough for its employees to qualify for food stamps and other government aid, not affording them the chance to live without extra help.
For Walmart to say it has been treated unfairly is a bit of a joke. The complaint is not that any of the information is false. Representatives are mad they were not able to put their own spin on the story.
Aside from the many disservices the store has done for its laborers, it is a total public relations blunder to completely cut off ties with The Huffington Post, or any news outlet for that matter. It just makes it look like they have something to hide, and the lack of transparency does not make them appear any better.
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I've been using Dreamweaver to get started in learning web design. It's been a good way to get the hang of things and I wrote most of my own code, but I'd like to transition to software that will help me to better learn the basics without the program being a crutch.
What are the pro's and con's on different programs? For example I think I have Text Wrangler but is BBEdit (I'm Mac based) or some other program a better way to go? I keep seeing Firebug mentioned. Is it used for web design or do you use it in addition to a text editor? Is it a good tool?
In Dreamweaver you can use a split screen so you can see--for the most--what you're doing. How do you do this when you're using a text editor? I'm a visual person and really need to see what I'm doing!
Thanks for any suggestions/info!Laura
It's easy... just flip to the code tab. =p
I have been (and still do) use Dreamweaver for years. However, I always hand-code EVERYTHING. I use Dreamweaver for handy features like automatic uploading on save.
I've also used Komodo Edit which works quite well (and is cross-platform).
It's good to know Dreamweaver can be useful even after many years of experience! I do use the code window for writing both the html and CSS so I've gotten the hang of that. I guess I just like the idea of knowing how to work without Dreamweaver.
Thanks for the Komodo Edit suggestion.
Try Expresso! It allows you to jump back and forth between writing code and viewing the result easily. I don't think TextWrangler and BBEdit offer a preview.
Firebug is an essential tool for any web designer. While its not a replacement for a good code editor, it allows you to poke around the source of a document and see how things are run, debug code and write HTML and CSS in real time.
By the way: I started coding with Dreamweaver but found its interface to be too clunky and cluttered for my tastes.
Yeah, try spending more time in the code view than the "normal" view and you'll make the switch pretty easy. I've done this too years ago and, while Dreamweaver was excellent for me to understand how this all works, leaving it behind was the best thing I could do as a web designer
Thanks for the encouragement! I've been playing around with Text Wrangler a bit and can see where it plus the browser of your choice does the job.
I have fallen in love with Coda. The only thing I dont like about it is that you might want to tweak the color coding (
ditto. However if you want a lighter alternative and are ready to go to pure code... I have really begun to like Coda. ( am on a Mac too!!)
Thanks, I haven't heard of that one!
I use jEdit for almost everything - it has lots of plugins to do specific tasks like color mixing and FTP, so you can customize it the way you want.
Firebug is a Firefox addon that you MUST have (unless you're using Chrome's built-in equivalent, Developer Tools) regardless of what editor/IDE you're using. Among other things, it allows you to view exactly what CSS styles are being applied to each element, from what line in what CSS file. Invaluable.
I'll add another vote for Komodo Edit. It's a good tool, as is Notepad++.
Obviously, if you ever decide to join the magical world of .NET you'll want to have a go in Visual Studio. The express versions are free, and are fantastic tools for ASP.NET development.
Then again, you could decide to enter the still-MORE-magical world of PHP , and use the PHP version of the open-source Netbeans - which, incidentally, isn't a bad choice for your primary web IDE either.
Netbeans is Java based, runs sloooowly :/
I use PhpEd, no idea if there is a mac version, but it is excellent on Windows. I've used all sorts from notepad, to Textpad, to Notepad++, to Zend Editor, to Eclipse (awful), but then I found PhpEd and I haven't looked back!
Magical? I always thought of it as "special"
In the same way some Olympics are... Special.
Honestly if you're on a Mac and looking for anything MORE that Text Wrangler, you're probably over-reliant on "tools" and looking to take shortcuts that will bite you in the backside in the long term. BBedit is ok, once you cut it down by disabling all the "aids" that get in the way of actually working with the code; which is to say neutering it down into being... text wrangler.
Though when I'm stuck on a Quackintosh, I usually install fusion or virtualBox in seamless and run the windows based Crimson editor, just because it's one of the few that lets me turn the tabbed bull OFF... but as a multiple display user when it comes to code editors, tabs are a step BACKWARDS in functionality since they prevent me from seeing three or four windows of code side-by-side; like say my Markup, CSS and Javascript? (Besides, if you're doing web dev work on a Mac you should have either fusion or virtualbox installed ANYWAYS)
As to the other stuff mentioned so far, uselessly convoluted and needlessly bloated nonsense.
But then, I'm the guy who finds code completion an annoyance I spend more time correcting than having help, and finds the acid trip of color highlighting an illegible headache inducing mess. (which ends up broken on 99% of my PHP code anyways).
It's like all this other pointless crap -- code folding, whitespace stripping -- it's all a bunch of nonsense that if you need, there's probably something fundamentally flawed with your code.
Um, we're talking to somebody who's used to running Dreamweaver... :lol:
It's true that Netbeans - and for that matter jEdit - is Java based and will never run quite as fast as a natively compiled program (the upside being that Java programs run on all major OS's, including Mac, with no special version). However, on a fast current laptop, I find the speed of both programs acceptable. The key, for me, is not to bother opening the IDE if all I need is an editor to change a few lines of CSS or something - then I use jEdit.
Out of interest, when was the last time you used Visual Studio?
I can say with some certainty that VS2010 is the best IDE I've used for any language, hands down. For me, VS2010 and Resharper is coding perfection.
What an utterly ridiculous statement to make. Just because you haven't found a use for them yet doesn't mean the people who have write bad code.
That quote is almost laughable it's so misguided!
No, it's been in my experience a pretty fair assessment. By hiding bits of code while working on it you're gonna miss all sorts of stuff; It's like the people who slap all their CSS on one line, then wonder why something isn't working when they declare the same property in three different places...
While whitespace stripping is usually used for nothing more than covering up bad code in a pathetic attempt to save bandwidth by people with CtC Ratios on markup ALONE in excess of 10:1
That's "code to content" for those not familiar with it. Usually a pretty good gauge as unless you're knee deep in forms with really REALLY large (and as such rubbish) selects, there is usually little reason for a page with more than 3k of content to break the 3:1 mark. By the time you hit 20k of content 2:1 is about the upper limit and it should go DOWN the more content there is. (unless you're slapping tags on EVERYTHING for no good reason)
I personally hate code hiding (because I will miss it like DS said). However, there are plenty of other features that I really like about Visual Studio. I also agree that they're the best out there (and have been since at least 2008 and 2010).
Saying that, I have hung-ups about using ASP.NET (mostly that it let's people be lazy, but that's just me). However, if I'm doing anything in C++ or C#, I use Visual Studio.
My objection more stems from the use of .net as a web technology... or Visual ANYTHING for that matter in application development as it's just as big a rot as WYSIWYG's for web development.
It's funny for me, a die hard Borland fan to HATE modern IDE's, but really compared to a flat text editor that lets me open multiple windows without all those stupid toolbars, sidebars and extra crap all over the place -- It just gets in my way. Just give me the code and let me work with it, without all that extra GARBAGE.
But I do have a odd mental block where I cannot grasp the most basic of Visual programming concepts. I can hand assemble machine language, I can handle SDL or OpenGL like they were second nature -- but I can't grasp things like the VCL, much less the GUI/WYSIWYGS associated with them. I want to SEE in the CODE where the elements are made, not have them stuffed off in some random resource file christmas only knows where.
Of course, given the ABSOLUTE DISASTER every ASP or .NET language seems to output for HTML, especially if you use it's built in form nonsense -- I'm not sure I WANT to grasp it.


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'Zombieland' pilot finds two leads
(CNN) -- What was once a mere cult classic is now a potential new series for Amazon.
Amazon Studios is at work on a pilot episode of "Zombieland," based on the 2009 film, and according to Deadline two of the show's lead characters have been cast.
If you caught the movie, you know that it centers on four humans trying to make it during a zombie apocalypse: the "nerdy handsome" narrator Columbus teams up with a man named Tallahassee and two sisters, Wichita and Little Rock.
Portrayed by Jesse Eisenberg in the film, the role of Columbus has gone to Tyler Ross, who made a name for himself at Sundance as the star of "Milkshake." The scrappy Little Rock, played by Abigail Breslin on the big screen, has gone to Izabela Vidovic.
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i can say that the revolution carolina bag is hands down the best bag on the market. the frame alone (that wow'd me back in 2001 when i first saw them at the fly mart at worlds) is enough to ensure that i will be carrying a revolution bag from here on out (be it club, pro, or team bag).
i realize that the posts of mine that come off as most negative are generally posts that fall into the "keep an open mind" category and are usually focused upon keeping eyes on the big picture and evaluating them fairly.
this is a fairly common post of mine and it happens on all types of threads.
some examples (used purely as examples but capture the undertones of whatever the post may be):
statement: "buy a revolution bag, they are the only good bags on the market."
my reply: "there do exist other good bags on the market."
statement: "buy a wraith, innova makes the only good discs on the market."
my reply: "there are good discs out there not made by innova."
statement: "mach III baskets are the only good baskets."
my reply: "there are other baskets that also catch well, often of the same quality and for a cheaper price."
statement: "champion and z plastic is the only good plastic worth throwing"
my reply: "while they are more durable, there are other plastics that can fly just as well if not better."
generally, my posts that seem negative when i feel opinion is being rail-roaded in a specific direction that leaves no alternative to the one choice.
the items i really champion are generally when they are the best at what they are.
example: best straight driver
the best straight driver is the driver with the best combination of being high speed stable (doesn't turn, isn't overstable at high speeds), being the least low speed overstable while still being predictable (little fade, but fades every time), and has the best carry given the two factors above. from my experience, the dx teebird falls into that niche.
i don't wish for the teebird to last forever. i wish someone would come out with teebird 2.0 that is substantially longer than the teebird while being equal or superior in terms of high speed stability and low speed overstability.
to me, variety is the spice of life as it breeds competition and innovation. everything can always be a little bit better. the more options that exist, the more the bar will be forced to rise.
imo, bags like the innova tour bag and lightning prostyle/large bag are great for revolution because it makes it very apparent just how superior revo bags are. however, there are a handful of bags on the market (made by revolution and by others) that are able to withstand 600+ rounds of serious play.
each person has their own priority list when evaluating my bags and the search narrows with each necessity. in my own case, it is:
1) capacity: must comfortably hold 14+ discs (11 bags fit)
2) multiple drink holders: must have 2+ (5 bags fit)
3) it must have a frame: (2 bags fit)
4) it must have 4 point connectors: (2 bags fit)
5) quality: i want it to last more than 3 years (2 bags fit)
6) price: can i afford it?
for some, #1 is price and that automatically filters out bags above a certain level. for me, #2 is often what eliminates many of the high quality bags on the market.
i have no experience with the pro and club bags from revolution, so i do not know their quality, but i'm sure they are equal to or surpass that of any other bag on the market. i have recommended revolution bags to many, but there are a few instances where i do not:
1) when someone has a strict budget requirement hard cap of $100 and needs 2 drink holders.
2) when someone must have a capacity of 20+ discs and still have room for storage.
it is true that none of the current revolution line is applicable to those two situations.
for some, they are not yet ready to invest in a top quality bag from the get go. i have found it is usually the cheaper bag tearing after 6 months that is the motivator for them to jump to revolution bags. however, others are the weekend warrior types that play maybe 40 rounds a year and those bags may be an ideal fit for their budget.
i completely understand the price of revolution bags. with bags you get what you pay for and quality materials/labor is expensive. i also prefer buying bags that i know were not hand-made by an 8 year old in china for $0.03 a day. it is true that injuries, work, and the passing of my gf have limited my playing time but i was able to get in around 100 rounds this year (which is nowhere near the 300 rounds a year i used to play a few years back). my gateway bag lasted 5+ years and 700+ rounds without a tear (i sold it this summer). i am hoping and fairly certain that my revo bag will last just as long and hopefully well beyond (i'm sure i will post when it gets there).
i just want you to know that i am not trying to step on toes, i just want everyone to go into things with an open mind, eyes open, head on a swivel, and make decisions with complete and objective knowledge of what exists so that they can make the best choice for themselves. hopefully i will find the time/energy to tackle the bag shootout article i have been working on so that i can simply link an article rather than make any statements that may come off in the wrong way.
i do appreciate greatly what you have done for me and have done for the sport.
btw, draw what you can from what i have posted above as they are things i would love to see from revolution in the future: 2 drink holders on the pro/club bags, a larger frame model that will accomodate ~18 discs in the frame. another possible idea would be a "no frills" bag that had the same frame as the tour but with a smaller single storage pocket in order to create a high capacity bag with a very compact size.


text: The LAC deal is dope. The other great idea was floated by Franklin, who suggested we deal Al to Philly for Bynum (the deal is more complex than this), who we help s&t to a team of his choosing this offseason. Maybe to ATL for a recently re-upped Teague. Maybe to Brooklyn for Lopez. (these examples are mine.)


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The dish on Long Island's restaurant and food scene.
Edgar "Javier" Viera, who cooked for 16 years at Maureen & Daughters' Kitchen in Smithtown, is doing a brisk business at his new Smithtown breakfast and lunch spot, Javier's Cafe. Open since June, the place — much like Maureen's — serves only breakfast and lunch.
On a recent weekday morning, I encountered a 10-minute wait for a table. An omelet filled with lump crabmeat, tomato, fresh dill and Swiss came off as lush and harmonious, sharing the plate with very good home fries, served up dark and crusty. But banana blueberry pancakes ($8.25) were a dry, humdrum letdown.
Because the weather was iffy, the rear patio was closed. In nicer weather, eating at Javier's under an umbrella looks to be an appealing prospect.
Javier's Cafe is at 101 E. Main St., Smithtown; 631-406-7712.


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PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Timbers forward Bryan Jordan was named the club's "Man of the Month" for the month of August, it was announced today. Jordan was selected by fans through a recent fan poll on the Timbers website, www.portlandtimbers.com.
Jordan, 22, played in all five of the Timbers matches during the month of August while on loan from Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy and recorded three goals and an assist. He also received three bids to the USL First Division Team of the Week (Weeks 16, 17 and 18) during the month. In total, Jordan has appeared in nine matches for the Timbers while on loan during the 2008 season.
Following his productive month with Portland, Jordan was recalled by the Galaxy on Sept. 3 by the MLS club's new head coach and general manager Bruce Arena. Jordan recorded a goal and an assist in his first-ever start for the Galaxy over the weekend in the team's 2-2 draw with Real Salt Lake. Click here to view highlights.
The Galaxy's match against Real Salt Lake last weekend featured four former Timbers players, including goalkeeper Josh Wicks, defender Mike Randolph, forward Alan Gordon and Jordan.
Jordan was transferred from Portland to the Galaxy in March after he finished his rookie season in 2007 as one of the Timbers leading scorers with five goals and one assist.


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Reading: Could you eat this sandwich while you are reading the food blogs?
Math: Can the sandwich be added to, subtracted from, multiplied or divided?
Writing: Does the sandwich stick to one main idea, use proper mechanics, and have a consistent voice?
Science: Was there a hypothesis put forth and tested in the making of the sandwich?
Geography: Was the sandwich representational of different geographic regions?
Final Grade: B+


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AT&T Restoration in the Northeast on an Accelerated Pace
AT&T Coordinating with T-Mobile for Roaming - and Relief Organizations for Donations
Dallas, Texas, October 31, 2012
AT&T is taking several steps to provide assistance and relief for those in the Northeast devastated by the impact of Hurricane Sandy.
Network Update:
Disaster response teams from AT&T are fully engaged and making progress in restoring wireless and wireline services in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. The company is closely aligned with state and local officials and emergency response teams, monitoring service disruptions and coordinating our restoration efforts.
The vast majority of our cell sites in the Northeast are online and working. We are making progress in areas that were especially hard-hit, including New York City and New Jersey, where flooding, power loss, transportation and debris all pose challenges. We are working around the clock, including conducting ongoing damage assessment, rapid deployment of generators and equipment, and movement of key personnel from around the region and country, such as engineers and technicians, in order to restore service as quickly as possible.
AT&T also has thousands of employees, including personnel from surrounding states, working to make repairs to damaged equipment in areas where it is safe to do so.
Customer Relief:
In an effort to assist customers who have been impacted by this storm, AT&T will extend the late-payment window for wireless and wireline customers who are behind, waive late payment fees and will not disconnect services because of non-payment.
AT&T and T-Mobile also have entered into an agreement to enable roaming on their networks to customers of both companies in the heavily impacted areas and where capacity is available and subscribers have a compatible device.
AT&T and T-Mobile customers will be able to place calls just as they normally would, but their calls will be carried by whichever network is most operational in their area. This will be seamless for AT&T and T-Mobile customers with no change to their current rate plans or service agreements.
Most AT&T retail stores in the Mid-Atlantic states are operating business as usual today. In the hardest hit areas, AT&T is assessing the condition of its company-owned retail stores and will begin opening them for business as soon as possible.
Also, AT&T wireless customers can make a $10 donation for Hurricane Sandy relief by texting to the following non- profit organizations:
- REDCROSS to 90999 to support the American Red Cross
- STORM to 80888 to help the Salvation Army
- HUMANE to 80888 to give to the American Humane Society
Customers who would like to contribute more can text up to five times for a total donation of $50. One hundred percent of any donation will be paid to the customer's designated charity and the customer will be charged for the donation via the customer's monthly AT&T bill.
For more information on our efforts related to Hurricane Sandy, visit http://att.com/vitalconnections


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This game was classified by the community with the following category scores - Violence=0/3, Sex=0/3, Mature Content=0/3. Alexander is 8 months old. His dad likes to play video games. Alexander wants to play, too! He's too young to shoot aliens, so dad made a game just for him. He likes the flashing colors and fun sounds, but dad says he's learning how to play video games. He even learned to change the color of the whole screen! If you're not old enough for dodging space rocks, try this game.
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R.C. Hoiles, short of stature and full of energy, was described as everything from a philosopher to a zealot. But, he was our "zealot," and in truth, he came to his philosophy of individual liberty over the course of many years and after reading and thinking deeply, conversing with contemporary thought leaders around country, and examining his own life. He was fearless and consistent in defending his principles and always open to a robust discussion.
He lived what he believed and his attitude toward life showed itself in ways big and small. He was bold in standing up against school segregation in the late 1940s in Orange County and against internment of Japanese Americans during WWII in California, and humble in choosing a name for his company – Freedom – as opposed to naming it after himself.
The quotes below were gathered from a number of sources* and, we believe, show something of the man, his viewpoint, and his fire for freedom for each of us. – Cathy Taylor
"I do not believe," said Hoiles in a scathing indictment of the tyranny of the majority, "that multiplying a wrong by any number makes it right."
"I believe," Hoiles said, "this is what (Thomas) Jefferson meant when he said: 'I know of but one code of morality, whether it be for men or for a nation; I believe in doing unto others as I would like to have them do unto me.'"
"There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. True nobility consists in being superior to your previous self." (He called this "The Key to Continuous Happiness" because he believed that the man who is constantly trying to improve himself is the happiest person and his happiness grows with age.)
"The Yardsticks of Morality we have mentioned indicate several facts, uncontested by any Christian or Jew, of our acquaintance. They include: 1.That every man is born with certain inalienable rights. 2. That these rights are equally the birthright of all men, that they are the endowment of the Creator and not of any government."
"What we need above everything else, if we would change the course of socialism and collectivism, is more people devoting more time to seeing that the youth of the land is instilled with belief in the great moral laws and the Commandments and the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence."
"A good job for a person is one that permits him to get all he produces, no more, no less, as determined by a free market for his production and to advance and use all the talents that God gave him physically, mentally and morally as rapidly as possible."
"How can people correct their errors if they are not pointed out? And if a newspaper is afraid to let people point out their errors or will not point them out itself, it simply is worshipping the Golden Calf and is not worthy of the respect of American citizens."
"If there is anything a man of integrity should want to learn, it is whether what he is doing is in harmony and consistent with what he says he believes."
On newspapers:
"What this country needs as much as anything else are newspapers that believe in moral principles and have enough courage to express these principles and point out practices and beliefs that violate moral principles. A newspaper that only tries to run editorials and columnists and news items that are popular is of mighty little value to its readers."
"A newspaper that is afraid of losing subscribers because of principles is of little value to itself or anyone else. It might make dollars but its publisher loses his own self-respect – his own soul."
"There were more crusading newspapers in years gone by than there are today. Today too many newspapers are afraid of offending somebody and losing a dollar by taking an unpopular position. The result is that they cease to develop, cease to be of much use in their community as far as getting people to better understand human relations that will promote goodwill, peace and prosperity."
One other example will illustrate R.C.'s sublime indifference to compromise, even though his adherence to principle might be costly. Once in Santa Ana, a cub reporter was writing news stories about a group of local businessmen who had contrived an anti-chain store organization. When the managers of the chain stores, who represented over half of the advertising revenue of the Register, walked into his office and demanded that the stories about their opposition cease, Hoiles responded in the following manner. "You can take your advertising out of my paper. That's your business. But I'm running this paper and I'll say what is to be printed in it as long as I'm running it, and if the stories are true, and we think that they are news, they're going to run whether you like it or not." [ Raymond Cyrus Hoiles, p.8]
"A newspaper has a responsibility because it is the most economical method of exchanging ideas. A newspaper that is afraid to discuss things that are "sacred cows" to the majority will be afraid to handle news stories that might cost it advertising or subscriptions. A newspaper that hides behind its columns and will not answer any or all questions about what it is advocating is not a real newspaper and is of little value to its readers."
The whole purpose of the editorial page of a newspaper, in R.C.'s view, was to get people to think … the exposure of readers to libertarian ideas in the editorial page was designed to awaken in them the concept of self-rule and self-control. In fact, R.C. saw "the editorial page of a newspaper, which is kept open for contrary points of view, and which is well prepared and thoughtfully assembled, as a daily school room made available to its subscribers," whether "rich or poor, young or old, and without the duress of taxes nor the compulsion of forced attendance."
On the internment of Japanese in WWII:
Perhaps his finest hour came during World War II, when he defended the 110,000 Japanese Americans who had been taken from their homes – even though there was no evidence to show they were anything other than loyal Americans – and sent to relocation camps in America's interior. The Register was the only newspaper we know of that defended the Japanese Americans' constitutional rights. As the Japanese American Citizens League once put it, Hoiles "was the only one with the courage of his convictions." [Gazette Telegraph, January 23, 1966, p. 8-E]
From a Register Editorial on Oct. 14, 1942: "Few, if any, people ever believed that evacuation of the Japanese was constitutional. It was a result of emotion and fright rather than being in harmony with the Constitution and the inherent rights that belong to all citizens."
From a column R.C. wrote on Oct. 14, 1942: "The question we should consider is whether or not this evacuation will in the long run really help us win the war. If it will not, we should make every effort possible to correct the error as rapidly as possible. It would seem that convicting people of disloyalty to our country without having specific evidence against them is too foreign to our way of life and too close akin to the kind of government we are fighting. We need all the manpower we can obtain. To remove the Japanese from the place where they could serve our country by helping us furnish food and doing useful services weakens us in our defense by that amount. We must realize, as Henry Emerson Fosdick so wisely said, "Liberty is always dangerous but it is the safest thing we have." That, also, in reality, means that true democracy is always dangerous but it is the safest thing we have. If we are not willing to run any risks and cannot have faith in humanity and regard people innocent until they are proved guilty, we are on the road to losing our democracy. We cannot help but believe that we would shorten the war and lose fewer lives and less property if we would rescind the order and let the Japanese return and go to work, until such time as we have reason to suspect any individuals of being guilty of being disloyal to America. Few, if any, people ever believed that evacuation of the Japanese was constitutional. It was a result of emotion and fright rather than being in harmony with the Constitution and the inherent rights that belong to all citizens.
On school segregation, which he called "un-American" and "un-Christian":
In 1947 the federal courts in California sided with the NAACP in a decision that was the trial run for Brown v. Board of Education. Federal Judge Paul McCormick cited California law and the federal Constitution in striking down the practice of segregating Mexican-American schoolchildren (Mendez v. Westminster).
"It seems that the Santa Ana School Board [the lawsuit was named after one family and one school district, but was filed on behalf of 5,000 children in four districts including Santa Ana] knows no law except might makes right. The members of the board thought they had the power and they wanted to use it. They were not stopped because of their beliefs in Christian, moral and American principles; they had to be stopped by the court ruling against their desire to show their authority. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution prevented them from continuing their un-American, un-Christian desires." (April 16, 1947)
On public schools:
Of all the inflammatory things R.C. Hoiles wrote and said in his 91 years, none aggravated people more than his words about government schools, known to most of the rest of the world as public schools. But, that was his strength – to challenge and present in a new light institutions that so many had come to take for granted, or even revere.
"What's the difference in principle between tax-supported schools and tax-supported medicine, or tax-supported business of any kind (or) tax supported churches?" Hoiles asked rhetorically nearly 60 years ago. How he would flinch to see how unfortunately prescient his words were.
"I believe that tax-supported, government schools violate the 10 Commandments, the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence," Hoiles said on more than one occasion.
The "handicap" [as he called it] that R.C. got from [attending] the public schools was the belief that the State or the majority of citizens had the right to use taxation to support the public school system.
"I never once read in any book or heard any professor in the high school explain the basic principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the individual; that the government had no right to do anything that each and every individual did not have a right to do. Instead, they had to teach that the government or the local school district, if the majority so willed, had a right to force a Catholic parent or a childless person or an old maid or an old bachelor to help pay for government schools… The textbooks did explain the error in the belief in the divine right of kings. But they never explained the error in the belief in the divine right of the majority. It simply substituted the divine right of the majority for the divine right of the kings."
"I, of course, believed in taxes, having gone to a state school. I used to contend that I believed in voluntary taxes. I was straightened out on this error by Frank Chodorov, who pointed out that there was no such thing as voluntary taxation – to use that term was a contradiction of words. That caused me to overcome the handicap that I learned from the state schools and Methodist college of believing in taxation…. "
On Voluntarism
He chose this theme because he sincerely thought that to the degree that more and more people believed in and practiced voluntarism, "the more they will increase their happiness, their physical and spiritual health, their peace of mind and their prosperity."
* Sources include Editorials from The Orange County Register; "The Uncompromising R.C. Hoiles" by Carl Wattner; "R.C. Hoiles, Civil Rights Pioneer," by Jonathan Bean; "R.C. Hoiles: An American Original," by Brian Doherty and internal company documents.


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Welcome to Freedom Fridays with All My Bloggy Friends ! Myself, Evelyn from My Turn For Us and Jamie from Love Bakes Good Cakes brings you this fun, no-rules weekly link party.
We would love to see what you have been up to lately and can not wait to see your new recipes, crafts, DIY's, projects, giveaways and even your own link party, linked up.
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Published October 11, 2013 Submitted by: Erin
Truthfully, it is always award season for books. There are awards for every genre and style of writing. Here a few that made the national news recently. We have copies of winning titles just for you.
Book Awards from the American Library Association
The lowland : a novel / Jhumpa Lahiri.
Dear life : stories / Alice Munro.
A tale for the time being / Ruth Ozeki.
Bleeding edge / Thomas Pynchon.
Going clear : Scientology, Hollywood, and the prison of belief / Lawrence Wright.
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The ladies of Desperate Housewives are being immortalized as dolls (the fashion-plate equivalent of an action figure), but these aren't your average Barbie. Created by legendary doll-maker Madame Alexander, Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, Nicollette Sheridan, Felicity Huffman and Marcia Cross are being taken down to size — 16 inches, to be exact. According to the New York Post, the likenesses of the five actresses, in their Desperate Housewives guises will pose and bend and be unveiled at the New York Toy Fair in February and in such stores at F.A.O. Schwartz by June. And don't think these are for the kiddies — at $129.95 each, they are being marketed primarily to collectors. The ladies are in signature outfits from a green silk frock for Hatcher's Susan to a prim white gown for Cross's Bree. Tell us: Would you buy a Desperate Housewives doll?
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ok so in the anipanisatta sutta the buddha says that the meditator is mindful that he breathes in/out short, long, etc. i've been meditating for years and years and have always wondered if he meant to think in words "i'm breathing in long, i'm breathing out short, etc." or just to be focused and present, paying close attention to the breath so you know you breath in short as opposed to being totally oblivious to your breathing in which case you don't know what's going on with your breath, but not literally thinking "i breath in short". see what i'm saying?
how do you guys do it? i've always payed attention and brought it back when my mind wanders. the attention is wordless and the thoughts that wander are words, sounds, and images. what goes on in my head is similar to what happens when you are working on something and the tv distracts you. you look at it and then remember your work and look back at the task at hand. obviously this question leaks into the practice of daily mindfulness in everything else in your life.
any thoughts and/or explanations of what goes on in your head are welcome.


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Tiffany's, a Little Blue Box with a Silver Lining
Luxury goods retailer Tiffany's (TIF) took a big hit in Thursday's trading after lowering guidance to $3.20 per share for the fiscal year ending Jan. 31. This will be just the third negative year-over-year comparison of the past 10.
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The Luecke Family
A summary of our mission experienceMy family and I just
completed our first Youth and Family Mission experience with many
Regnum Christi members and three Legion of Christ priest here
in Saltillo, Mexico. We are Americans from Iowa that are
living in Mexico on a 2 1/2-year assignment for my
husband´s job. The Mega Mission was an experience that words
can not describe, but I will try. The town
that we served was Fraustro, a small group of about
40 homes in the desert of Northern Mexico.My road to
Fraustro began a year ago when God sent me Angels
to save my family from a near fatal car accident
here in Saltillo. Then God sent a Legion of
Christ priest, Father Barry O´Toole, into my life. He
was an American priest serving at my daughter´s school; he
volunteered to hear confessions in English. After over a
year of attending Mass in Spanish and struggling to understand,
I was very excited at the thought of some sort
of contact in English with a priest. We had
been living in Mexico for a little over a year
and still struggled with the language. Father Barry introduced
us to Regnum Christi and its Web site which I
have visited daily since last October. My encounter with
him has changed me in such wonderful ways that I
know he was another angel that God sent to me.When
I had some interest in our family going on "Mega
Missions" over Easter vacation, God put other angels in my
path, another Legion of Christ priest and two other Regnum
Christi families that had been going on the missions for
several years and agreed to "take care of us". They
convinced me it was okay to go in spite of
our poor grasp of Spanish. We would be the
first Americans to participate in the Mega Missions here and
that was a bit frightening in itself. Once I
decided we would go, that God wanted us to go,
I prayed the rosary daily that we could give something
to the people that we would visit.My prayers were answered
and then some. For four days we stayed in
a 100-year-old hacienda with 25 other families and visited our
assigned homes in Fraustro. We brought the people the
full host of Holy Week Services that they otherwise would
not have had.They welcomed us into their homes and participated
in the many activities that were available for them.
They were able to go to confession, attend mass, via
crucis (Stations of the Cross) and attend formation classes, just
to name a few.We were honored to be among the
wonderful families that gave their time and God-given talents to
share with the poor people in the village. We
were also humbled by the poverty the people live in,
yet they have such a deep and wonderful love for
the Church and Mary. Our family -- myself, my
husband and 10 and 8 year old daughters -- will
never be able to fully describe how this experience has
touched us and just how wonderfully we saw God at
work, but believe me I will tell everyone that will
listen. I truly feel that this was the LEAST
that I could for all that God has done for
my family and me.We will return to Iowa this summer
and I look forward to getting others interested in the
Regnum Christi Movement.


text: The original Marvel Comics adventures of America's elite special-mission force continues in this forth collection! Snake Eyes takes leave at his mountain retreat but is ambushed, though he's not the only one injured in the melee... Billy turns out to be Cobra Commander's son, and much more! Collects GI Joe Real American Hero #31-40