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We have just returned from what feels like a century away. Sicily's geography is so beautiful that people have been drawn to it for thousands of years, yet it is so dramatic that it seems humans barely cling to the land and the island could shake them off at any moment. It is a place of myth, history, culture and breathtaking vistas, and some of the most welcoming people on the planet.
Our original plan was to spend two days exploring the East Coast from a base in Taormina, then drive to Palermo and spend two more days exploring the rest of the island from there. We flew into Catania and spent our first afternoon in the wonderful company of Mario Bucalo, a native of Catania, and museum digeratus and within hours of arriving we realized that we should explore more slowly and assume we would return again. Our plan therefore altered to focus on the East Coast by dividing our time between Taormina and Siracusa. So our journey began.
[singlepic id=3 w=400 h=300 float=left]For many years the Greeks would not land on Sicily believing it to be overrun with giants; they were perhaps also a little concerned about the frequent eruptions of Etna. Mario took us to Aci Castello, a mythic landmark named for Acis, the beloved of Galatea, whom the Cyclops, Polyphemus, killed with a boulder in a fit of jealousy, and whose blood Galatea used to make the river Acis that flows from the foothills of Etna to the sea. It is where Odysseus also encounters Polyphemus: as Homer describes in Book 9 of the Odyssey, Odysseus' men are imprisoned and slowly devoured by the Cyclops until Odysseus is able to drug Polyphemus and blind the one-eyed giant; as they make their escape from the Cyclops' cave, Odysseus and his men are pursued to their ships by Polyphemus, who hurls boulders after them as they sail away. Odysseus escapes, but the boulders remain.
[singlepic id=4 w=400 h=300 float=right]We spent the rest of the afternoon exploring and agreed to meet Mario and his girlfriend, Enza, near the Piazza del Duomo in Catania for dinner. Facing the cathedral is the Caffè del Duomo, and since we were a little early we opted for a couple of glasses of Sicilian wine while we waited. Nero d'Avola is the most familiar Sicilian grape, but when we asked for something else to compare it with we were offered a Marchesi dei Cantari Frappato. When young it is often served chilled like a Brouilly, but this 2003 was mysterious and woody at room temperature and the color and complexity of a Bordeaux twenty years its senior.
From there Mario and Enza took us to a tiny restaurant on the edge of the fish market with no written menu and as expected we were plied with a dozen different fish dishes each more delicious than the last. It is a way of eating that means one immediately feels at home, and like home it is better to go with what is offered than to make impertinent requests! The difficult bit comes at the end of the meal where Italian friends so often go to amazing lengths to ensure we cannot pay or even contribute to the bill: Mario was no exception and while a little frustrating that the bill never even appeared, we are extremely grateful for his generous hospitality and the wonderful evening.
We took a quick walk around the sites of Catania, before bidding farewell to Mario and Enza and driving up the coast to our first night's stay in Taormina. As we climbed the twisting road toward the walled city I could tell it was better to arrive at night and not see how far the drop was off the edge off each switchback. We reached the city wall and, as seems so natural to do in Italy, threaded our rental car through the medieval alleyways. We reached our hotel, only once driving the wrong way down a one way street, 'parked' – a euphemism in Italy for squeezing your car into a space most people would not consider parking a bicycle in – and checked into a beautiful room and were soon fast asleep.


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KAI RYSSDAL: For most of us the drive to work is at best a chore, at worst a complete waste of a couple of hours. But at least there's the option. In Saudi Arabia, strict religious laws mean women aren't allowed behind the wheel. So, to get around they have a couple of choices. They get a male relative to give 'em a ride. Or they can hire a driver. There's been talk that women might be able to get licenses within the next couple of years. But in the meanwhile many women who can't drive can't work, either. Kelly McEvers reports.
KELLY MCEVERS: Hana Mohammad is a single mom with five children. Four of these
children are girls. That means Hana's family has not one but two drivers. One to ferry the girls to school. And one to take her to work.
Not the ideal situation. But Hana managed, until late last year. A problem with her daughters' driver.
Hana Mohammad: He was really very bad driver. He made an accident with
my daughter.
So Hana fired him and gave her driver to her daughters. She was in-between jobs at the time.
She then applied to bring another driver over from India. This costs thousands of dollars, plus hundreds more each month once he arrives. So much that the driver's salary eats up about a quarter of Hana's income. And, it can take months to process the driver's visa.
Hana: Well, it's a big problem for me. I get a job and I said, "No,
sorry, I can't start now."
McEvers: So, you got a job offer, and you had to turn it down?
Hana: Yeah, turned it down -- because nothing to do! I
cannot move now. I can't.
And now, Hana, who usually works as an executive secretary, is going stir crazy while she waits for the driver.
Hana: I cannot stay like this at home just watching TV and drinking coffee. It's not my personality at all.
Thing is, Hana's got it better than a lot of women here. Nurses and teachers cough up half to three-quarters of their income to pay for drivers.
[Tape of TV show]
This TV show shocked the country late last year by tackling the issues of poor women and women driving. After the main character's father dies, she disguises herself as a man, so she can drive a taxi and support the family.
We are all one, she sings. Why do men and women have to be separated?
That's the message some 3,000 women recently sent in a petition to Saudi King Abdullah, asking him to lift the driving ban. The king is actually seen as a reformer, an image that emerged during his own TV moment.
Barbara Walters: I'm Barbara Walters, and this is Nightline. Tonight, an exclusive interview with King Abdullah, ruler of Saudi Arabia.
Walters faced off with the king just after he took the throne, in 2005.
Walters: Would you support allowing a woman to drive?
KING Abdullah [through translator]: I believe strongly in the rights of
women. I believe the day will come when women drive.
Magazine editor Maha Akeel says most Saudis assumed that after the king made this statement the driving ban would be lifted.
Maha Akeel: That gave it sort of an official backing. But what is
missing now is clear directives that women can drive and can apply for a driver's license.
Religious officials keep delaying the process because they say society's just not ready for women to take to the streets. They say men would go crazy seeing all these women out in public, after being segregated for so long.
So, some lawmakers have proposed special driving hours for women, special lanes, even pink cabs like they have in neighboring countries like Dubai and Bahrein.
Maha: These are cabs driven by women and for women only.
So far, though, there's been no movement on these proposals. And even though organizers of a recent car show made a point to invite women, they told them to bring their drivers, too.
In Dammam, Saudi Arabia, I'm Kelly McEvers for Marketplace.

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7:00 AM Check-In, Late Registration , Chip Timing, Warm - Up and Final Instructions in parking lot of CASA of Southeast Texas Office. 8:00 AM 5K Run starts in front of CASA. Walkers must be in back of all the runners. 9:15 AM Kids 1 Mile Fun Run (10 yrs and under) will start in front of CASA after 5K
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Friday September 27th 5:00-7:30 PMAthletic Complex on College,Beaumont. Pick up dinner at the same timeZummo's trailer will be selling links and drinks for $4. All proceeds benefit CASA of Southeast Texas.
Awards will be presented to the Overall Male and Female winners. Top three finishers in each age division will also receive awards. All children in the Kids Fun Run will receive medals. First boy and girl in the Kids Fun Run to cross finish line will receive a gift basket.
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COVERING THIS STORY LIKE A JIMMY HAT, SAN DIEGO - During a surprise ad-hoc press conference during a fundraising lunch at the home of Mission Hills doyenne Adrienne Hedgefund, the President announced that he had decided to drop the so-called "HHS mandate" that requires employers to include contraception coverage in the insurance they offer to their employees.
"It started while I was having a beer with [Vice-President Joseph] Biden a while back," explained Obama. "Well, I was having a beer; Biden was having four or five. Anyway, the attack on our embassy in Libya was still pretty fresh in our minds, and Biden was feeling defensive on my behalf, bless his heart. Somewhere near the evening's end, he had an aide pull up a YouTube clip on his phone of my comments after we'd learned about [the death of slain ambassador to Libya Christopher] Stevens. He stopped it after the part where I said, 'Since our founding, the United States has been a nation that respects all faiths. We reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others.'
"'Damn straight!' I remember him bellowing. 'You know, as long as they're not a bunch of crazy Catholics who don't wanna pay for condoms.'
"I was struck by my best drinking-buddy's words, especially since he is a Catholic himself, albeit a Catholic who is willing to 'pay for condoms,' as he put it, by ensuring that contraception coverage is provided for by American employers, regardless of their personal beliefs about its moral character. I began to wonder: was he right? Was I somehow denigrating the religious beliefs of others by demanding that they directly fund acts they regarded as intrinsically immoral? I concluded that I was, and so I am dropping the mandate.
"While I'm at it," concluded the President, "I'm going to let those Indians in New Mexico start taking peyote. And if some Santeria person wants to slaughter a goat, who am I to stand in the way? And hey, I just thought of something - wouldn't it just blow [Mormon Presidential candidate Mitt] Romney's mind if I said I supported Mormon polygamy during the next debate?"


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Rajya Sabha member V Hanumantha Rao has said that Hyderabad Central University (HCU) vice-chancellor had not listened to any intellectuals advice of not to boycott the students, more so the vice-chancellor made it clear that he had initiated action against students following the directions of BJP MLC Ramachander Rao clearly shows that as to how Central University has become a place for RSS and ABVP.
Speaking to the media at Gandhi Bhavan here on Monday, VH lamented that the vice-chancellor acted at the behest of Ramachander Rao was unfortunate. He alleged that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi shedding crocodile tears saying that 'Bharatha Matha has lost a good son", and questioned the Prime Minister whether the latter didn't know as to how he died. He demanded the Prime Minister to take stringent action against the persons responsible for the death of Rohit.
He alleged that Ramachander Rao was trying to make his brother as a member of AICTE to transform it as a hub of ABVP and RSS.
Finding fault with the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for not visiting the University yet, VH suggested the Dalit Unions and students to pull the Chief Minister in this regard. He also advised the students to come forward to defeat the anti-dalits in the ongoing GHMC elections. (NSS)


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Well the position players were quick last night to take out the Twins starting picture Carl Pavano. They all ganged up with their bats and went to town taking out one of the Career tributes. Ryan Doumit also suffered a blow to the stomach that was not survivable. He went quietly during the night.
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Sony has announced plans to release a Metallic Gray DualShock 3 controller in North America.
The PlayStation 3 peripheral hasn't been dated or priced yet, though it'll likely set you back the usual amount for a new pad, $54.99.
Sony's also updated its official PlayStation website with images of the controller, one of which can be seen below.
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Dead man driven around by 'friends' who use his card for strip club
Two Colorado men have been accused of driving their dead friend around in a car, before using his bank card to buy drinks and visit a strip club.
Robert Jeffrey Young and Mark Rubinson have been charged with abusing a corpse, identity theft and criminal impersonation.
It is not clear how their friend Jeffrey Jarrett died on August 27th, but it is alleged that the two men left him propped up in a car while they drank in a bar – with the bill charged to their deceased pal's tab.
Young and Rubinson are then said to have driven around a little more before stopping at a restaurant for a bite to eat.
Only then did the two friends drive Jarrett home, but the authorities claim their little escapade didn't stop there.
They suggest Young and Rubinson then used Jarrett's cash card to withdraw $400 (£253), which they took to a local strip club. Only after all this did the pair report their friend's death, investigators allege.
Back in 2010, it was discovered that a 57-year-old woman from California had been driving around with the body of her friend in the back of her car for ten months.
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In the ongoing saga that is Apple vs Samsung, the latest trial seems to point toward another Apple win. Taking place this week in California, Apple is again seeking damages for patents they feel Samsung infringed upon with several handsets. Though it seems like a lost cause, Samsung may be looking to Google and the former Android chief to help out.
Andy Rubin is listed as a possible witness in the latest spat, along with another Google engineer. Rubin is expected to testify to Android's involvement with several of those patents in question, like search and background data sync. Unlike the first trial, this one may not be so cut and dry for jurors.
Samsung will concede that "slide to unlock" is one patent that can be considered unique to the iPhone, but the rest are still in question. Rubin's involvement with the case could highlight that Apple didn't have the leg-up in software design as they did in hardware. It's important to note that Rubin previously worked at Apple, though his tenure (1989-1992) was short, and he's listed as a "Manufacturing Engineer" there. His time is also well before the iPhone came out, and possibly predates iOS development.
While the original trial centered around hardware design, this latest quarrel is a bit more difficult. Samsung is essentially arguing that Apple wasn't first to establish IP regarding the patents in question, even if patents are held. Apple is seeking about $40 per phone for the patents in question, and their argument covers several older Samsung models. If Samsung can effectively prove their case, it brings the dollar amount significantly lower. If not, they'll owe Apple about $2 billion — twice the amount as it was in their previous case.
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Lingle did what was best for DeSoto for 19 years
Johnna Lingle's run of nearly 20 years as a Johnson County Commissioner came to a close last Tuesday night when she was upset by Susie Wolf in the primary election.
It's a stunning end to this chapter in Lingle's political career, but it will never be deemed her defining moment.
Hardly. Lingle has served Johnson County and its citizens for two decades and she has played a role in the county's growth from a string of sparsely populated agricultural towns to its current lofty position as the economic engine for the entire state.
Lingle did her job well.
Her dedication to the job paid big dividends.
That meant sometimes that she had to make the tough decisions. Lingle wasn't always the most popular person in DeSoto. Her stance on recent issues like the fire district and Oz were deemed by some of our civic leaders to be patronizing sort of like the older sibling seeing to it that no one took advantage of the younger, smaller and more vulnerable child.
Today, we thank Lingle for her protective ways.
At times, she seemed to be overly protective, but she was doing what she felt was best.
It's hard to argue with her line of thinking. DeSoto is a town that will experience a great deal of growth in the coming years. But DeSoto is not yet prepared to handle such an influx in population. Its infrastructure is badly antiquated. It is in need of its own police department and there isn't enough business and industry to provide these services without taxing the citizens out of their homes.
Someday, DeSoto will be ready for it with or without Oz.
In the meantime, we appreciate that there are people like Lingle looking out for DeSoto's best interest. We hope that Wolf uses the same kind of commitment and unyielding determination in tending to the best needs of Johnson County and DeSoto in general.
She is new to the political game and she has a lot to learn, but we are comfortable she will work hard to develop into a solid county commissioner.
One thing is certain: She has some large shoes to fill.
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MMTK consists of nothing more than a collection of Python modules, most
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The Ministry of Education and Coca-Cola introduce the new "Schools e-com" project in all Coca-Cola 'Schools.com' labs.
H. E. Dr. Khalid Touqan, Minister of Education and Muhannad Al-Turk, General Manager of The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Jordan introduced the new "Schools e-com" project today at Le Meridien hotel. 'Schools e-com' supports the drive lead by Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania to create a technological revolution in Jordan and to modernize the educational system.
The new 'Schools e-com' project is an extension of Coca-Cola's existing 'Schools.com' project, which has equipped 15 IT Labs in public schools across the Kingdom, and which has received very positive feedback since its inception in 2001.
In partnership with the Ministry of Education, the new project aims to promote e-learning in Jordan and to further modernize the educational system. "Schools e-com" includes installation of Internet access in all schools; training sessions to teachers on EFL and E-math, and follow-up with teachers to ensure students received the training. Trainings sessions will be held by the Curricula Department within the Ministry of Education.
"School e-com" will be implemented in phases by geographical clusters, Al Baqa' schools, Irbid schools, Zeinab and Al Bara' schools, where 41 teachers are expected to be trained. The first cluster training was held in March and these are expected to continue throughout the year.
"Coca-Cola has always supported the Ministry of Education's mandate, and we are pleased to build partnerships with the private sector that further develop the educational system in Jordan. Such public-private partnerships are sought by His Majesty King Abdullah II" said Dr. Khalid Touqan, Jordan's Minister of Education.
"We are very thankful for The Ministry of Education's continuous support. H. E. Dr. Khaled Touqan and his team have been instrumental partners in the 'Schools.com' project. We are also very thankful for the Curricula Department, currently leading the training, for all the time they have invested in this project. We hope that our joint efforts will lead to our aim of modernizing the educational system in Jordan' said Muhanad al Turk, General Manager of The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Jordan.


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Me + treadmill = death.
Me + spin class = B-O-R-E-D.
Me + elliptical = not sweating enough.
Fine, fine ... math has never been my strong point. But as you can see from the above formulas -- yes similar to the Pythagorean theorem -- I find working out at the gym to be pretty monotonous. I mean, who wants to spend 45 minutes feeling like a hamster on the treadmill?
Enter Tabata, the answer to my muffin top!
This is a workout that only requires 20 seconds of exercise! Yes, I repeat, 20, 10+10, 5X4... 20! Seconds!
Well, I guess I should clarify. Tabata = ((20 seconds X 8) + (10 seconds X 8)) x 20. So if you can figure that out then you should go for some sort of nerdy math award. But if not, let me translate. You do each exercise for 20 seconds and then rest for 10 seconds. And you do that eight times, then move on to the next exercise, all for an hour.
The exercises aren't easy. We're talking lunges, squats, planks and push-ups. It's no joke. But here's the thing -- you only have to do each exercise for 20 seconds and then you get to rest. It makes the whole workout totally doable. As Sport & Health instructor Tara Taylor says, "You can do anything for 20 seconds." Soooo true!
But here was the clincher. I was SOOOOOO sore the next day. My legs hurt. My abs hurt. My arms hurt. And for me Tabata + soreness = love.
Lauren Dunn is News4's medical producer.


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Stuffed animals weren't given to Jazmin Ortiz growing up. They were sentenced.
Her father, Manuel Ortiz, would take one of her stuffed animals, usually Simba or Nala from "The Lion King," and hang it from the living room ceiling by a string.
Jazmin would toddle toward it, gripping her 2-year-old hands around a junior racket, and scream a laugh that would fill the house as she forehanded and backhanded the stuffed lion straight back to the Pride Land.
The exercise marked the beginning of an experiment that would last past Jazmin's 15th birthday. Ortiz, who has been a tennis instructor for 25 years, wanted to see if he could train his daughter, now a 17-year-old senior at Granite Hills High, to play the sport professionally.
"It was the best 13 years of my life — because I got to spend time with her," Ortiz said. "I don't know if she felt the same away. It was a lot of work for her."
After Jazmin completed the second grade, Ortiz began home-schooling his daughter. The setup seemed ideal. The family had relocated from Oak Park to El Cajon and was building a tennis court in the backyard.
Jazmin's routine, which included an average of six to seven hours of tennis a day, started when she woke up at 6 a.m. An hour later, after breakfast, she received her schooling until 11 a.m. or noon. Following lunch, the day's first tennis lesson began. Father and daughter conducted drills in the backyard for a few hours. After a quick meal, there was another hour of drills before they left the house for various tennis clubs in the county where she faced live competition.
"I always had the feeling in the back of my mind, ever since at least 13, that it wasn't for me," Jazmin said. "But I kept going along with it."
Jazmin would sometimes stop playing tennis full time, only to start up again as she debated with herself over what she wanted.
She loved the competition but ultimately decided she didn't have enough passion in the sport to pursue a professional career. At 5-feet-2, she believed her height was an obstacle she would be unable to overcome.
At 15, Jazmin told her father she had decided to give it up.
"We both saw it coming," Jazmin said. "I was starting to realize it wasn't going to work out. So why am I making myself do home school, which is just ruining my social life, and why am I playing for nine hours when it's not going to lead to anything?"
Ortiz said he understood.
Jazmin, who enrolled at Granite Hills as a sophomore, stopped striving to become a pro but didn't turn her back on the sport. She is in her second year on the Eagles varsity squad, which leads the Grossmont Hills League. With an undefeated record, Jazmin has emerged as the East County's top high school player.
It's the best of both worlds for Jazmin, who can enjoy the competition of high school tennis and the team environment that comes with it.
She said she doesn't regret the years spent home-schooling.
"I think it formed me as a person, gave me my work ethic," said Jazmin, who carries a 4.0 unweighted grade-point average. "I just really like how I am as a person."
Her father couldn't be more proud.
"The truth is that seeing her happy is what makes me feel good, that she's happy," Ortiz said. "She's following her own path. I have nothing but respect and admiration for her. Any positive attribute that you could ask for in another person, I think she has it. I could not ask for a better daughter."


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RE: [genpcncfir] Briley in Bethel Cemetery
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- I lived the home of Joseph and Beulah Briley.Who are you looking for. I live in Bethel.
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- Dear Judy,
Back to our Harris line, Henry Clay Harris was the
dad of Martha Ann Harris. Her mother was Albritton,
Henrietta--I recall I think that at the time I began
researching this line that I was attracted by the
similarity of her first name to that of her husband.
Jacob was the bachelor brother who helped raise my
Cousin Claudius McGowan.
His brother and second husband of Martha Ann was
James Harris.
I learned of the family's raising my infant cousin
from Mama, who of course had first hand information
and who knew and thought the world of Martha Ann
Harris McGowan.
What Mama told me about the Harris family's love
and support is also documented in Chronicles I in an
entry on the Harris family.
This family has my deepest admiration, gratitude,
and love.
To this day, I do not know what caused the death
of my young uncle Lemuel McGowan, Jr. Mama herself
said it was reported to have been from Yellow Fever,
but I have never found any newspaper article or
mention of the circumstances of his death.
If anyone knows, whatever the cause, please chime
in. I do not know either where he was buried.
Later, Carol
--- "Judy N. Lewis" <jnlewis@...> wrote:
>=== message truncated ===
> Hello All You Nichols Kin,
> I am still searching for the family of Susan
> Elizabeth Nichols, aka Liza, who was born 1819.?She
> married Robert Harris the son of Charles Harris and
> Tama McLawhorn.?We know that Robert's brother,
> Charles F. Harris, married Elizabeth (Betsy) Nichols
> who was the daughter of Whitney Nichols.?Surely
> these two brothers married girls that were from the
> same Nichols lines.?But.....where's the proof!??If
> Robert and Susan Elizabeth (Liza) ever show up in
> your research, please let us hear from you.
> Judy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carol Singh" <csinghworthington@...>
> To: email@example.com
> Cc: "Carol B. Singh" <CSinghWorthington@...>
> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 10:29:30 AM
> (GMT-0500) America/New_York
> Subject: Re: [genpcncfir] Briley in Bethel Cemetery
> Dear Louise,
> Additionally, the Crawford family, specifically
> going back to Rachel Crawford whose father was
> Calvin
> Crawford, in the Nichols line is another family tie
> between the Nichols line and my ancestors.
> My great grandfather James Braxton married Martha
> Crawford, daughter of Siddy Crawford and Allen.
> They also had a surviving son, about 11 years
> younger than Martha. He married Elizabeth Vincent.
> Martha survived to a ripe old age, filing Civil
> War Pensions on behalf of her husband James and
> their
> son Jesse who home on leave from the Civil War
> [medical I think] died when he contracted measles.
> I see from online records that Linda had a sister
> named Elizabeth. I don't recall her having mentioned
> her name.
> Of course, Linda did tell me that her siblings
> differed greatly in age and that that separated them
> because essentially it was as if they were
> generations
> apart. I see, for example, that Elizabeth was born
> in
> 1924 while Linda was born in 1938.
> I see additionally from her Nichols line women's
> names that appeared repeatly in my own lines. Even
> when we weren't marrying Nichols to Worthington, it
> seems that we kept close ties.
> Later, Carol
> --- Louise < champright@... > wrote:
> > Hi Carol,
> >
> > So Linda is your cousin by marriage, but is also
> > related to you indirectly though the Slaughters
> and
> > Worthingtons. Mary Polly Worthington is my gg
> > grandmother. How is she related to you? Send me
> > your line and Linda's line if you have it.
> >
> > I wonder if Linda is related to Robin Nichols who
> > lives on Bell Arthur Rd. Robin and I were working
> > together on the Nichols line. She takes care of
> two
> > Nichols cemeteries in Bell Arthur. Linda and Robin
> > almost have to know each other. Louise
> >
> > Carol Singh < csinghworthington@... > wrote:
> > Dear Louise,
> > Oh, we may in addition be related through the
> > Tripp line from my daddy's side. Gatsey Ann Tripp
> > was
> > married to my great uncle Augustus Braxton, son of
> > Council Braxton and Sarah Rountree.
> > From Mama's line, her first cousin Vernelle Hardee
> > whose parents were Minnie Worthington and Zeno
> > Hardee
> > (with a McGowan mom--both of these were my birth
> > cousins before marrying each other), married
> Wilbur
> > Knight Tripp.
> > I am not sure of his line, but will look it up.
> > By the way, my cousin Linda Nichols Worthington
> was
> > raised in Bel Arthur. Her relatives still live
> > there.
> > She graduated from high school there, and shortly
> > afterwards married my cousin who had learned that
> > she
> > did not trust and had no intention of dating any
> > "Winterville boy."
> > When his friends told him that, it was all she
> > wrote as the saying is.
> > He turned on all his charm, dressed for success,
> > and went courting. He came back with the prize:
> his
> > first date with Linda set.
> > Never having seen Linda before he went to her
> house
> > to ask her out, he knew only how his friends had
> > praised her character and lamented that they had
> no
> > chance with her.
> > I can only say that it was love at first sight on
> > his part. He didn't wait long to say "I do,"
> telling
> > us that he wasn't about to lose her.
> > To this day, we feel so blessed that she said
> "Yes"
> > to his proposal. She's a real sweetheart, loved by
> > everyone whose privilege it is to meet her. Though
> > having two daughters of her own, my mother loved
> > Linda
> > as if she were her daughter as well.
> > Her Mom, Martha Ann Willoughby, was the daughter
> of
> > Ruel Willoughby.
> > Linda has recently put together a booklet on her
> > families and has begun research on the earlier
> > generations. From time to time, I have sent her
> new
> > information as I have run across it.
> > My cousin Trish and I must be like you, determined
> > genealogists. We have had both adventures and
> > misadventures in our cemetery sleuthing and have
> met
> > some interesting and interested people besides,
> > those
> > on whose land our cemeteries were and who were
> > dedicated to their upkeep.
> > I expect that Trish or other members of our group
> > will respond with more on the graves of Mary Polly
> > Worthington and John Slaughter. I, too, would like
> > to
> > visit their graves.
> > I never realized until I went with her to visit
> the
> > graves of my McGowan aunts and uncles what a
> > profound
> > effect something like that could have. It must
> have
> > been similar to what visitors to the Viet Nam War
> > Memorial experience upon seeing the names of their
> > comrades and having flashbacks.
> > Suddenly, for me too, all that I had learned and
> > read about them came to life. Standing above their
> > graves, I both found and lost them again at the
> same
> > time. The loss was as fresh as if all had just
> died
> > that morning so deeply did I grieve for them.
> > Our cemeteries are sacred ground. The efforts of
> > our members to collect information on them, to
> > organize it, publish it, and make it available to
> us
> > says that they are kindred spirits who appreciate
> > the
> > value of this legacy to us, especially to us at a
> > distance and without knowledge of how to find the
> > cemeteries even when we have the names in front of
> > us.
> > Back to you later with the Tripp lineage.
> > Later, Carol
> >
> >
> > --- Louise wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Carol,
> > > I want to keep writing.
> > > I love the way you write. I love your stories
> to.
> > > You are twice in my line. Once though the
> Nichols
> > > and once through the Slaughters. I didn't know
> > that
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While the No. 1 ranked players stayed consistent in the final release of the ESPNU 150, there was a shakeup in the top 10, as USC targets Davonte Neal (Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral) and Andrus Peat (Tempe, Ariz./Corona Del Sol) staked claims to the No. 8 and No. 9 spots in the country, respectively.
Both players became five-star members of the ESPNU 150 and Neal becomes the No. 1 ranked athlete in the country, jumping 21 spots. Their performance all week at the Under Armour All-America Game aided in their climb. Peat finished as the No. 2-ranked offensive tackle, jumping seven spots overall.
Another big riser was Oregon State commit Isaac Seumalo (Corvallis, Ore./Corvallis). The push from USC coaches to land the offensive guard has been well documented, and his jump from No. 63 to No. 19 in the ESPNU shows why the Trojans and Beavers are so eager to land his signature. Seumalo is now the No. 1 offensive guard in the country.
Similarly, defensive tackle Leonard Williams (Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland) took advantage of a dominant showing at the Under Armour All-American Game to jump from No. 107 to No. 50, becoming the No. 5 player at his position. Williams will be on the USC campus this weekend for an official visit.
Among USC verbal commitments, Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick (Rocklin, Calif./Whitney) will no doubt be smiling, as he jumped 15 spots to No. 105 overall, and also became the No. 1-rated tight end in the country.
Jabari Ruffin (Downey, Calif./Downey) slid up one spot to No. 36, and also experienced a position change, moving from the No. 6-rated athlete to the No. 4-ranked outside linebacker.
Offensive tackle Max Tuerk (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Santa Margarita) slid from No. 54 to No. 63, but moved up one spot and is now considered the No. 9 tackle in the country.
Jordan Simmons (Encino, Calif./Crespi) basically held steady, sliding from No. 87 to No. 88 overall.
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A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
Tom Keith: Sound Effects Man
June 14, 2011
Tom Keith provides sound effects and character voices for A Prairie Home Companion. A St. Paul native, Keith has performed with Garrison Keillor since 1976. With vocal gymnastics and a variety of props, he creates creaking doors, footsteps, barking dogseven elephants.
How is it that you came to work with Garrison Keillor?
I first started working with Garrison when he began doing his Prairie Home Morning Show in 1974....I think that was the year. It was the third time he did a daily morning show on MPR. I was the engineer on duty at that time of morning. I had never heard the earlier shows but I first heard about Garrison when I was taking a comedy class at the University of Minnesota and our class had to critique an article he wrote for The New Yorker. I told him about that and he asked me what I thought of the article and I said, "It was ok".
Listen to "Best Bits 1998 - 2000"
You started on The Morning Show with Garrison Keillor back in the early '70s. A lot of the same elements are present in A Prairie Home Companion today. The music is fairly similar, except PHC is performed live. The sketches were present and even the beginning of a weekly report about the small town of Lake Wobegon. What is your first memory or the first mention of Lake Wobegon, "the little town that time forgot and decades could not improve?"
I knew that the town was a made up town but I have to admit, like so many others, I still had to check a Minnesota map just to make sure. It all sounded so convincing.
A big question for those in Minnesota, is Jim Ed Poole your twin brother?
Actually the first Poole name was Ed Jim Poole who trained chickens for the crowing contest at the Minnesota State Fair. Garrison came up with the last name and I decided how to spell it not knowing that poulet was French for chicken. I should have used that spelling it would have given me more class. Jim Ed Poole came later as the brother of Ed Jim. Jim Ed trained attack chickens for security purposes. I was also the voice of Biff Roberts who was the manager of the breakfast theater across the alley behind the radio station and voices for any other characters that Garrison thought up. I was the one who got to do this because I was the only one in that station besides Garrison.
Listen to "The Morning Show: Final Show" featuring The Steeles, Neal & Leandra, Greg Brown, Peter Ostroushko, Peter Mayer & Dan Choinard
How did The Morning Show (which saw its final broadcast in 2008) change or evolve after Garrison left and started A Prairie Home Companion?
Musically it stayed about the same but there was no fictitious town and all new characters appeared from the mind of Dale Connelly.
Watch "Rhubarb" featuring Tom Keith & Fred Newman
A notable difference between you and Fred Newman is that you have a sound effects table. What would you say are required elements of an effective sound effects table?
Yah, Fred is more comfortable doing the sound effects vocally and I prefer trying to come up with props. It's fun when Fred is on along with me because he can handle all the vocal gymnastics and I can deal with the props.
Listen to "The Six Minute Hamlet"
You have been a part of many memorable scripts including "The Six Minute Hamlet," the opera spoof "La Influenza," etc. When do you first see a script and how do you prepare or get ready to perform the piece?
We, The Academy of Radio Actors, first see the scripts on Friday during our first rehearsal. That's when it is timed for length and I try out my sound effects to hear what works and what doesn't. Garrison knows what I have in my sound effects kit but sometimes I have to come up with something new. If I can't then the script will be adjusted. The next day we will get the scripts again with edits. Sometimes on Saturday we might even get a new script we haven't seen and run through it during rehearsal and then have that edited just before broadcast. You have to be flexible.
Is there a lot of "live" ad-libbing of sound effects?
Sometimes it looks like Garrison is trying to trick me but I usually know when it is going to happen. But there have been one or two times where he has extended a script by adding a few extra sound effects.
Listen to "Guy Noir"
What is your favorite sketch to participate in? Any episodes that stand out in particular?
Some of my favorite sketches were the ones that we did touring as the "Annual Final Show." Those were Buster and Timmy with Sheila the Christian jungle girl played by Kate MacKenzie. "Guy Noir" is always fun and is usually filled with sound effects and can be quite a challenge.
A lot younger fans of A Prairie Home Companion have cited Guy Noir as being their favorite part of the show because of the sound effects. What advice would you offer to any young fan who might want to re-create a few of the sound effects and sketches from the show?
The first thing I would say is to take off those stupid earphones and listen to the sounds of the world. Whenever I go walking around the neighborhood I like to hear the sounds of nature and people and any large trucks that may be coming up behind me driven by someone who may be texting while driving.
Watch "The Lives of the Cowboys"
What advice would you offer young performers?
Practice, practice, practice.
As one of the longest tenured weekly performers on the show, you have gotten the chance to see The Everly Brothers, Chet Atkins, Doc Watson, Emmylou Harris, among so many others. Who did you most look forward to working with or listening to on A Prairie Home Companion?
There have been so many it would be hard to pick one. Emmylou is a favorite because of the heroic effort she and her team made to get from Nashville, Tennessee to Birmingham, Alabama by bus through an unusual blizzard. She finally made it in time to be on the last half of the show. The weather was so bad that we couldn't leave Birmingham until the airport opened for flights on Monday. Even then they had to rock the plane back and forth to get it unstuck from the gate.
Another favorite is Ray Goulding and Bob Elliot. They did sort of the same thing with radio that we do.
You had a pretty large part in the A Prairie Home Companion movie... what was it like working with Mr. Robert Altman and the amazing cast that was assembled?
I wouldn't say I had a large part in the movie but I'm glad I didn't have to memorize any lines. It was absolutely fascinating for me to see how a movie is made. It's a lot of work trying to coordinate everything and everyone. I could see why actors would jump at the chance to be in a Robert Altman movie. He made it a joy and is sorely missed.
Tom Keith Selected Works
Pretty Good Picks
A Prairie Home Companion Live DVD
A Prairie Home Collection
A Prairie Home Companion The Movie
English Majors
Dusty & Lefty: The Lives of the Cowboys
Church People: The Lutherans of Lake Wobegon
Garrison Keillor's Comedy Theater
Commercial Radio
It's Only a Show
Interview Archive
- Marcia Ball
- Suzy Bogguss
- Philip Brunelle
- Archive Fun: Iris DeMent
- Pat Donohue
- Pat Donohue
- Mike Dowling
- Archive Fun: Bob Dylan
- Archive Fun: The Everly Brothers
- Archive Fun: Emmylou Harris
- The Hopeful Gospel Quartet
- Ledward Kaapana
- Tom Keith
- Laurie Lewis
- Patty Loveless
- Heather Masse
- Jay Ungar and Molly Mason
- Delbert McClinton
- The Nashville Bluegrass Band
- Tracy Nelson
- Mollie Obrien
- Peter Ostroushko
- Peter Ostroushko
- Paula Poundstone
- Tim Russell
- Sue Scott
(Updated 2012)
- Jo Serrapera
- Ricky Skaggs
- Ralph Stanley II
- Jearlyn Steele
- Andra Suchy
- Andra Suchy
- Inga Swearingen
- Richard Thompson
- April Verch
- Rhonda Vincent
- Sara Watkins
- Archive Fun: Gillian Welch
- Robin & Linda Williams
- Robin & Linda Williams
Old Sweet Songs: A Prairie Home Companion 1974-1976
Lovingly selected from the earliest archives of A Prairie Home Companion, this heirloom collection represents the music from earliest years of the now legendary show: 1974–1976. With songs and tunes from jazz pianist Butch Thompson, mandolin maestro Peter Ostroushko, Dakota Dave Hull and the first house band, The Powdermilk Biscuit Band (Adam Granger, Bob Douglas and Mary DuShane).


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Reviews Of Merchants Who Carry Jacksonville Jaguars Big and Tall Apparel – T-Shirts, Sweatshirt Hoodies, Jerseys
Jacksonville Jaguars have been been close to taking their game to the next level but have came up painfully short. This year, Blake Bortles hopes to continue to improve as an elite QB and lead this team into the playoffs and give their fans something to cheer about! Have you had trouble finding apparel in big and tall or plus sizes? This site is dedicated to finding the best merchants who carry to men and women who need larger sizes. The merchants listed below all carry Jacksonville Jaguars apparel that range in sizes from XL, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, 6X, XLT, 2XLT, 3XLT, and 4XLT..
Big and Tall Jacksonville Jaguars Sportswear Online Retailer Reviews
Fans Edge Sports Apparel **** 4 Star Retailer – At least as for as football goes, Fans Edge Sports gets my rating as the top online retailer that caters to both big and tall and plus size football fans.. They have a nice selection of big and tall Jacksonville Jaguars t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, and jackets. However, they aren't my top pick for big and tall jerseys. If you are looking for jerseys in larger sizes I would suggest NFL Fan Shops which I have reviewed below.
The big and tall sizes ranged in between 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL, 6XL, XLT, 2XT, 3XT, 4XT, and 5XT. Plus sizes for women ranged between XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, and 5XL.
A nice feature about Fans Edge Sports is that they allow you to search by size. Be aware that you have to enter your searches in the correct format. For example their search bar only recognizes a Jaguars 4X T-Shirt if you enter it as "Jaguars 4XL T-Shirt" To, help avoid confusion I have added links below that will take you to each individual size. I hope this may helps.
Shop Jacksonville Jaguars Big and Tall Apparel by Size
Shop Jaguars Plus Size Sportswear For Women by Size
XL – Plus 1X – 2XL – Plus 2X – Plus 3XL – Plus 4XL – Plus 5XL
(Not sure what size you are? Each product image has a link to men's and women's sizing charts)
Fans Edge Sports offers a 4.99 flat rate shipping for all orders. Regardless of how many items you order. If you order one Jaguars t-shirt, shipping will be $4.99. If you order a tee, sweatshirt, and jacket the shipping will be the exact same ($4.99).
I have purchased many items through Fans Edge and have always had great customer service. They employ a no hassle return policy and orders are guaranteed to ship the same day! Shop Big and Tall Jacksonville Jaguars T-Shirts, Sweatshirts at Fans Edge
NFL Fan Shops **** 4 Star Online Retailer Review – I always have a hard time deciding between NFL Fan Shops and Fans Edge Sports when it comes to big and tall and plus size NFL apparel. If you are looking for 2X, 3X, and 4X jerseys I would recommend NFL Fan shops. Unfortunately they don't carry any sizes larger than 4X. If you are one of these sizes go to the jersey section and pick one of the customized jerseys. You can pick the name and number of your favorite player on the Jacksonville Jaguars. Blake Bortles, Myles Jack, Denard Robinson or any other player on the Jaguars roster. You even have the choice to add your own name to the jersey!
NFL Fan Shops has an excellent tracking system that allows you to track your order so you know exactly where it is at in the country and when you should expect to receive your order. They also have a 365 day return policy which is almost unheard of! You can return items that you aren't happy with up to a year later!
When shopping with NFL Fan Shops you can't search by size. However, you can filter down to your size quite easily.. Simply click on an apparel section (t-shirt, jerseys, sweatshirt hoodies, jackets, etc…) that your interested in and you will see a list of all the sizes available on the left hand menu bar. They have Big sizes 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, and 6X. Big/Tall Sizes come in XLT, 2XT, 3XT, 4XT, 5XT (Fans Edge only has tall sizes up to 4XT). Women's plus sizes are available in XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, and 5XL. Shop Men's Big and Tall Jacksonville Jacksonville Apparel and Women's Plus Size Jacksonville Jaguars Apparel at NFL Fan Shops.
Amazon *** 3 Star Online Merchant Review – First of all Amazon has many great aspects that many people are already familiar with.. Free super saver shipping on many items including big and tall and plus size Jacksonville Jaguars apparel. Checkout is a breeze and they are a well respected Online retailer. However, there are a few drawbacks when it comes to shopping for big and tall, plus size NFL t-shirts, jackets, sweatshirts, jerseys, etc… That you should be aware of..
You can't search or filter their apparel by size so you have to click on each big and tall or plus size piece of apparel that your interested in to see what sizes they are available in.. This can be tedius to say the least. However, they do have a nice selection so it may be worth your time.. I have found a way to filter the search to show just the men's big and tall and women's plus size Jaguars apparel.. This will at least allow you to shop in just the sportswear that comes in larger sizes.
Sports Fanatics ** 2 Star Online Retailer For Big and Tall Jags Apparel – I absolutely love shopping at Sports Fanatics for everything BUT big and tall, plus size apparel.. You can't search their site by size at all so all the larger size t-shirts, jackets, jerseys, hoodies, and sweatshirts are all mixed in with the apparel that doesn't carry the larger sizes. 90% of the apparel on their site isn't available above a 2X so it can be frustrating and time consuming trying to find sportswear that will fit!
They do have a huge selection of Jaguars merchandise, home decor, bedding, auto accessories, etc…. If you have other needs as a fan Sports Fanatics is a great choice. If you are soley out for apparel I would recommend one of the three other merchants that were reviewed above. Shop Sports Fanatics for Jacksonville Jaguars Merchandise and Apparel.


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Qualifying for Medicare involves how long you have worked and paid Social Security and Medicare taxes from your payroll check. One has to work only 10 years or 40 quarters to qualify for Medicare Part A at no cost. You have to enroll in Part B, which has a premium of $104.90 per month for 2014 this year.
Being a veteran and using a VA facility does not disqualify anyone from enrolling in and using Medicare. In fact, VA encourages veterans to enroll in Part B, the medical/doctor part of Medicare. Granted, you do not need Part B to receive medical care from the VA, but if you go outside of the VA for any medical treatment, you do need Part B. For example, you might be taken by ambulance to a hospital that is not a VA facility for a medical emergency or you may need to go to a cancer center like MD Anderson for treatment, where you will have to pay 100 percent of the medical charges without Part B.
For care not received at the VA, Part B covers 80 percent of the cost of all of your outpatient needs, doctor services such as office visits and even surgery, MRIs, chemotherapy and the list can go on. Without Medicare Part B, a veteran's liability could be in the thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars. Those who do not enroll in Part B when they are first eligible for Medicare and not working must pay a "late enrollment" penalty of 10 percent for each full 12-month period that they could have had Part B, but did not sign up for it. For example, if you waited 55 months, which is four full 12-month periods, then the Part B penalty is an additional 40 percent added to the current Part B premium ($164.50 monthly for 2014) for as long as you have Medicare. Not enrolling in Part D (Medicare Prescription Drug plan) is another story. Medicare considers the VA credible coverage and when you enroll in Part D at a later date, you do not get the late enrollment penalty.
How to obtain benefits for cold injuries
Some service members have been exposed to extreme cold in combat and military training missions. The major cold injuries they suffer include frostbite, non-freezing cold injuries, immersion foot (formerly called trench foot) and hypothermia. The risk of cold injury depends on several environmental conditions including temperature, wind and moisture, in combination with physical activity, the duration of exposure and amount of protection. The individual's level of fitness and cold susceptibility also contribute to the risk. If you are concerned about health problems associated with cold injuries, talk to your health care provider or local VA environmental health coordinator who can be located at http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/coordinators.asp. Veterans may have been exposed to extreme cold without adequate protection during:
• World War II: The Battle of the Bulge, fought in December 1944 through January 1945 under conditions of extreme cold.
• Korean War: The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, conducted from October 1950 through December 1950 in temperatures that dropped to 50 degrees below zero, with a wind chill factor of 100 degrees below zero.
• Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan and other campaigns or circumstances during military service, including training.
Cold injuries may result in long-term health problems, including the following signs and symptoms (at the site of exposure):
• Changes in muscle, skin, nails, ligaments, and bones.
• Skin cancer in frostbite scars.
• Neurologic injury with symptoms such as bouts of pain in the extremities, hot or cold tingling sensations, and numbness.
• Vascular injury with Raynaud's Phenomenon with symptoms such as extremities becoming painful and white or discolored when cold.
VA has developed a guide for clinicians on how to diagnose and treat cold injuries. The guide is available at http://www.publichealth.va.gov/vethealthinitiative/cold_injury.asp.
VA offers a variety of healthcare benefits to eligible veterans. For additional info on this, refer to http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/benefits/health-care.asp. If you are not enrolled in the VA healthcare system, find out if you qualify for VA health care.
Veterans may file a claim for disability compensation for health problems they believe are related to cold injuries during military service. VA decides these claims on a case-by-case basis.
Further information
For further information on VA benefits, call or stop by the Archuleta County Veterans Service Office, located at the Senior Center in the Ross Aragon Community Center on Hot Springs Boulevard.
The best way to contact me is to set up an appointment at home or in the office so I can schedule a specific time in order to answer and assist each veteran in Archuleta County.
I will be out of the office on the following days for regularly scheduled meetings:
• Vets4Vets: Tuesday mornings, 9 a.m.-noon.
• Arboles Community Center, first and third Thursdays. Back around 2 p.m.
• Pagosa Outreach Connection, 8:30-10 a.m. every Thursday.
• Home visits/Pine Ridge outreach, second and fourth Thursdays, back at 2 p.m.
The office number is 264-4013, fax number is 264-4014, cell number is 946-3590 and email is email@example.com. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Bring your DD Form 214 (Discharge) for completing applications to VA programs or benefits for which the veteran may be entitled to, and a copy for filing in the Archuleta County VSO office. If the office is closed, I am out assisting veterans; leave me a message and phone number to contact you.
Veterans' groups
The following veterans' groups meet in Pagosa Springs:
• American Legion Post 108: second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m., 287 Hermosa St.
• American Legion Post 108 Ladies Auxiliary: second Tuesday of the month at 4 p.m., 287 Hermosa St.
• Veterans for Veterans: every Tuesday at 10 a.m., Quality Resort.
• Women's Group of Spouses of Veterans: every other Monday at 6 p.m., St. Patrick's Episcopal Parish Hall, 225 S. Pagosa Blvd. Contact Charlotte: 731-1025.
• Point Man Ministries' Breakfast for Veterans at 8:30 a.m. each Tuesday at Buffalo Inn, 164 N. Pagosa Blvd. Contact Vincent: 731-2769, email@example.com.
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The new Top Gear host who will get to enjoy some of the fastest and rarest cars on the planet in the revamped show, along with Chris Evans, is Matt LeBlanc.
The famous American actor, comedian and producer best known for his role in NBC's sitcom Friends, where he played Joey Tribbiani, has joined forces with BBC to take on the mantle from the Jezza and Co. crew that used to run TG until now.
"As a car nut and massive fan of Top Gear, I'm honored and excited to be a part of this iconic show's new chapter. What a thrill!", the 48-year old actor said.
Chris Evans commented: "Matt's a lifelong fellow petrolhead and I'm thrilled he's joining Top Gear. Acting out our craziest car notions on screen is a dream job and I know we'll both be debating some epic road trip ideas. We can't wait to share what we've been up to on screen later this year."
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He then appeared in the following series to test the Korean compact car against its predecessor, he drove The Stig in a McLaren MP4-12C and he recently presented "Top Gear: The Races".
Looks like an interesting addition, that one. Now, can we have Chandler too, please? Or at least THE duck?


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Misconception No.3: Too Many People Assumptions
These variables force you to make tough decisions, and often result in you extending inappropriate trust to your staff, employees, partners, and customers. For anyone who dealt with application performance issues circa 1998-2001, this is going to sound familiar.
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The Five Most Common Misconceptions of Enterprise Security
Misconception No.1: Over-Relying on Network DefensesMisconception No. 2: Believing the Hype of Technology and Tools
Misconception No.3: Too Many People AssumptionsMisconception No.4: Assuming Secure Software is Costly
Misconception No.5: The Recency Trap
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Information security is taking a rather similar approach to application and network performance; those few short years ago that seem like a distant memory now (I think Im just blocking out the pain.) Its a difficult process where developers are not sure how to code or test for security. Management views it as part of their job and assumes they will figure it out, unaware that its a special (and mostly new) skill set and as such needs investment and time to develop in their teams.
Meanwhile, hardware vendors are telling you to just throw some more iron or another appliance at the problem and youll be fine. Suddenly firewalls and IPS systems sound a lot like the network load balancing solutions of the late '90s.
Faulty Senses
There is an absence of acknowledgement when it comes to information security. All too often, organizations assume their network or IT staff has adequately protected them because theyve got the latest anti-virus or firewall installed and running.
This false sense of security is partly due to vendor misdirection and over-promising, but thats only a small part of it. People want to believe their information systems are secure, but consumers with that false sense of security are rather ignorant to some of the most dangerous threats their systems face.
Specifically, the dangers of insiders (both malicious and unintentional) and the sophistication of organized attacks on your information systems.
As much as I love compliance regulations because they keep the consulting world gainfully employed, too many CIOs have been duped into thinking that compliance means security. It does not.
Take the recent data breaches at Stop & Shop supermarkets. This company is a poster child for PCI DSS (the payment card industrys data security standard). They are more secure than most companies Ive worked with and yet they were still breached.
Much to their credit, they disclosed right away and cooperated with the proper local and federal authorities leading the investigation. (Incidentally, there was an arrestarrest in this case just this week.)
The Stop & Shop incident was more of a physical security issue than a digital one, unlike TJX Companies who made a series of people assumptions and got themselves into a heap of trouble as a result.
First, TJX didn't have a CISO role (someone solely responsible for information security); organizationally, they do not place great importance on such a role. Further, TJX decided to hide the fact that they had incurred a loss of customer data instead of dealing with it directly and immediately.
These bad choices ultimately led to their CEO resigning and two class action law suits: One from their customers and one from the banks who issued the credit cards. I suspect an FTC (federal trade commission) law suit is soon to follow.
Education and Inertia
Education is the next big people mistake organizations make. Not only are computer science graduates coming out of school with little or no information security know-how, but they are not getting security training on the job either. This is especially true with application security and development teams.
We have noticed over the past few years working with our Fortune and Global 500 clients there is a huge demand for application security education. Everything from risk management teams to audit teams. This is a very encouraging trend, but the majority of companies still believe they dont need to educate their teams on information security.
Inertia is a huge culprit, too. There is always resistance to change particularly when you are limited to time and budget as most of us are. Money is always the biggest driver.
When making budget decisions, you also need to consider the risk of not making an investment. TJX might have been better served buying a web-application firewall to protect themselves against common SQL injection attacks instead of paying the bank of lawyers and incident response consultants who helped them make the decision to hide their security problems for years and break disclosure laws in the process.
Know Thy Enemy
We all know there are malicious users, and they have become more sophisticated and more anonymous. A disturbing trend is the organized, targeted attacks on specific companies.
Youve undoubtedly heard about net-bots, or bots. These nasty little pieces of ingenuity enable anyone to completely outsource an attack on a certain company, with complete anonymity.Insiders are a major threat, too, and often overlooked. Were not just talking about hackers anymore as a risk to companies, but people within the company who are both malicious and innocent.
Who is an insider," you ask? Key employees that work inside your building are obvious, but what about telecommuters? Are they an insider just because they have login credentials and access to your network? Consultants? Temp workers? What about partners? If they are an insider, how much of an insider are they? Do they have access to all your strategies and pricing? Probably not. The line is quite grey these days between insiders and outsiders and they are all a threat to your business.
The causal hackers arent the real threat. Many companies get uncomfortable with me saying so, but hackers actually help us! They trip land mines that are waiting to be exploited. You have much more control about your insider threat so acknowledge it and act.
Insiders already have access to your systems and know where the crown jewels are. A recent study done by the FBI crime lab reported a staggering statistic: over 80% of all computer crime was committed by insiders.
Companies focus on hackers but this is the wrong assumption. And they always forget its their crappy software that allows hackers to exploit them in the first place. These same defects are there for your partners, employees, and consultants to exploit too.
Troubling Case Studies
One client of mine is an organization in the manufacturing sector. This company has an extranet where partners bid on parts, submit quotations, and respond to proposals.
One partner was so paranoid about what their competitors were doing they used a cross-site scripting defect in the extranet to escalate their rights to administrator level. Once they had uber-user privilege, they were able to view all bids and see exactly how competitors were pricing their products.
Another example involved a financial services company that outsourced its application development to a company in the Far East. This was a CMM level-5 company, which means it had a well established and documented process.
This outsourcing company had a few malicious users on the payroll and they coded a back door in the application that was sent off to the client. This error was not caught immediately because the financial services company just did a cursory security scan as part of their acceptance testing.
They made the fatal people assumption their outsourced vendor employed ethical staff and didnt do any checks on either the employees or the code they wrote. The back door was simply a URL that went undocumented and could be triggered remotely.
Once the program was deployed, the malicious users were able to skim customer information such as account numbers, statement balances, and other information. The company who had deployed the system had no idea until their clients contacted them complaining of fraudulent charges. It was traced back to the embedded URL, but not until months later.
A company must be able to educate its employees on the risks facing it. These risks include writing applications securely, auditing outsourced functions for security holes, and providing training to everyone from your procurement team to your network IT staff.
Unfortunately, we cant trust everyone implicitly. Background checks are useful, but secure your information systems from the inside out put you in a situation where you cant be burned as easily.
Consider how to build in checks and balances to your critical data flow to protect yourself from bad people assumptions. Practice threat modeling and brainstorm with your management team about possible abuse case; youll be amazed at what they come up with (and how unprotected you might actually be!).
And if you ever hear your team say, We dont need any security training, or It cant happen to us! be afraid be very afraid.
In the coming weeks look for more expanded articles from Ed Adams covering each of these themes: Over-relying on Network Defenses, Believing the Hype of Technology/Tools, Too Many People Assumptions, Assuming Secure Software is Costly, and Falling into the Recency Trap.
Ed Adams is CEO of Security Innovation, an independent provider of application security services that include security testing and training.
Ed Adams is CEO of Security Innovation, an independent provider of application security services that include security testing and training.


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Join us for the 5th Annual StartOut Awards, recognizing and celebrating excellence and leadership in the LGBT entrepreneurial community!
On Friday, September 23, StartOut will once again honor entrepreneurs and business leaders for their accomplishments and personal commitment to the LGBTQ entrepreneur community.
Festivities will include a cocktail reception, awards ceremony, and dinner. Each award recognizes exceptional entrepreneurs for their vision, leadership, advocacy and achievement in entrepreneurship, and for being a source of true inspiration to the entire LGBT community.
Our 5th annual awards ceremony marks a truly special occasion, as StartOut is now live nationwide through our web-based community of entrepreneurs! We hope you'll join us in celebrating their amazing achievements.
Comedian Leslie Jordan to host the 5th Annual StartOut Awards!
Leslie Jordan is one of the most consistently recognizable faces in popular entertainment. His journey towards stardom has provided one of the quirkier, impressive varied career trajectories of the past few decades. His arrival in Hollywood back in 1982 (with $1500 sewn into his clothing by his steel magnolia Mother) was the starting gate.
Leslie Jordan is the prestigious Emmy Award winner in 2006 for "Will & Grace". He has enjoyed rapturous reviews for his original stage plays and supporting presence in one of Hollywood's most prestigious, message-minded films of the last decade ("The Help", 2012). He's been singled out with great notices for his off-Broadway musical theatre debut in 2011 ("The Lucky Guy"). His defining role as "Brother Boy" in the cult film sensation "Sordid Lives" evolved into a well received prequel on the LOGO Channel.
As the celebrated author and star of his own HBO Special ("Pink Carpet"); Leslie Jordan remains consistently sought after as a Guest Star on every imaginable form of episodic, comedic television. He enjoyed a star turn in the third season of FX's instant classic "American Horror Story" opposite Hollywood heavyweights Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Sarah Paulson and Francis Conroy. He recently appeared in the smash reality competition "Celebrity Big Brother UK".
Leslie's newest one-man show "Say Cheese! My Life in front of the Camera" humorously examines his life in front of the camera; more specifically, his relationship with the camera of good friend and professional photographer Jim Cox. Cox's photos of Leslie and friends are featured prominently, as the show's subject matter.
This year's honorees:
Chip Conley
Bestselling author, hospitality entrepreneur, disruptive business rebel, and social change agent, Chip Conley is a leader at the forefront of the sharing economy. At age 26, the founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality took an inner city motel and turned it into the 2nd largest boutique hotel brand in the world. Inspired by psychologists Maslow and Frankl, Chip's books, PEAK and the New York Times bestseller EMOTIONAL EQUATIONS, share his own theories on transformation and meaning in business and life. Chip was CEO of his innovative company for 24 years. In 2013 he accepted an invitation from the founders of Airbnb to help transform a promising home sharing start-up into the world's largest hospitality brand. As Head of Global Hospitality & Strategy, Chip is teaching his award-winning methods – how to create joy and a sense of belonging – to hundreds of thousands of Airbnb hosts in nearly 200 countries. He also founded Fest300 in 2013 to share his passion for travel and the world's best festivals. Chip has received hospitality's highest honor, the Pioneer Award, joining industry icons Marriott, Kimpton and Wynn. He is the founder of the Celebrity Pool Toss, which has raised millions for the Tenderloin neighborhood where he opened his first hotel, and San Francisco's Hotel Hero Awards that shine a light on the unsung heroes serving hotel guests every day. Chip holds a BA and MBA from Stanford University, and an honorary doctorate in psychology from Saybrook University. He serves on the boards of the Burning Man Project, NeueHouse and the Esalen Institute where the Conley Bookstore opened in 2016. www.chipconley.com
Erika Karp
Erika is the Founder and CEO of Cornerstone Capital Inc. The mission of the firm is to apply the principles of sustainable finance across the capital markets enhancing investment processes through transparency and collaboration. Prior to founding Cornerstone, Karp was Managing Director and Head of Global Sector Research at UBS Investment Bank. Erika is an advisor to the UN Global Compact's LEAD Board Development Program, a founding Board member of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, and a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Financing and Capital. Karp has been named among the nation's "Top 50 Women in Wealth" by AdvisorOne, the "GOOD 100" and the "Purpose Economy 100" and one of 50 "Conscious Capitalists" who are Transforming Wall Street."
Jeff Ragovin
Jeff Ragovin has more than a 15 years of experience building teams and companies in the digital marketing sector. In 2007, he co-founded Buddy Media, a SAAS based marketing platform which was acquired by Salesforce in 2012. Buddy Media evolved from a small start-up into the largest social marketing platform in the world. His efforts resulted in eight out of the top 10 global advertisers employing the Buddy Media marketing suite as their social enterprise marketing software of choice.
Today, Jeff has launched Ragovin Ventures. A strategic investment firm that focuses on funding startups and helping them launch, scale and grow their products. Ragovin helps them transform their organizations from good to great. In 2016 Jeff also launched The Digital Fork. The Digital Fork is a closed door, invite only event for CMO's to discuss the rapid changing digital landscape with their peers. The Digital Fork combines Jeff's passion for amazing food and the digital space in one place.
Ragovin graduated from the State University of New York at Oswego with a B.A. in broadcasting and mass media and currently lives in NY.
Stephanie Lampkin
Stephanie is the founder & CEO of Blendoor, a recruiting application that hides candidate name and photo to mitigate unconscious bias in hiring. Stephanie's mission is to effectively demonstrate that investing in diversity yields positive returns socially, financially, and technologically. Stephanie has been honored and featured in numerous publications including MIT Tech Review 35 under 35, Forbes, NPR, Tech Crunch, and Black Enterprise. She has spoken publicly on a myriad of topics from the future of work to unconscious bias.
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Announcing: Health Reform Watch Blog
Now that we've got a critical mass of posts, I just wanted to announce Health Reform Watch, a project of the Seton Hall's Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy. We've been honored with some great contributions, including:
Tim Greaney on competition in the insurance market.
Tim Jost on the prerequisites for a successful co-op compromise.
John Jacobi on public plans and chronic care.
Nathan Cortez on comparative health reform.
Tamara Coley on quality of care differences by insurance status at community health centers.
Michael Ricciardelli on the Medicare Part D Doughnut Hole and private insurer CEO compensation.
Jacob Hudnut on failed state health reforms.
Justin Goldstein on insurance exchanges.
We're trying to develop a new resource collecting news and commentary on health reform. The eventual vision is to have bloggers covering certain "beats" (including Medicare, Medicaid, state reforms, licensure rules, etc.). I think Managing Editor Michael Ricciardelli has done a great job getting a wide variety of relevant content online. Please let him or me know if you have any suggestions for improving it.