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Connecticut and Maine have grown a little closer, thanks to a committed group of families working to support a cure for multiple sclerosis. The Soleburners is a fundraising team that began in Maine but now walks in Connecticut for MS each and every year.
Nearly half a million Americans live with multiple sclerosis, a chronic and often debilitating disease that affects the central nervous system.
Scott and Pam Chamberlin of Windham began walking in Maine at various MS events in 1991, following Pam's diagnosis. Their son Kevin was a supporter right from the beginning.
Now, nearly 20 years later, Kevin's own family, who live in Connecticut, continue the Soleburner efforts. Scott and Pam's grandchildren, young Gavin and Grace, are now walking.
At 18 months old, Gavin is too young to appreciate the purpose of the walk, but he's a part of things nonetheless. When he's not walking, sporting his Team Soleburner T-shirt, he's getting pushed along in his stroller.
An interesting coincidence occurred at this year's walk.
"There were 14 of us in all," recalls Scott Chamberlin of Windham. "Anyone is welcome to join. We had some good friends of ours appear and surprise Pam this year."
Years ago, Liz Walsh and her daughters, Jenine and Danielle, were next-door neighbors to the Chamberlins in Windham.
Jenine and Danielle now live in the same town here Kevin and his family now reside. Liz Walsh lives in New York these days, but that didn't stop her from driving more than two hours to participate.
"They didn't even know they lived in the same town until the walk this year," Scott said. "Pam was really touched by their appearance."
People living with MS in Maine are supported not only by their local state chapter, but the Greater New England Chapter, which offers vital programs and services. Like the Chamberlins, many families make MS events an annual reunion of sorts, traveling to different cities and states to be together on the day of the walk.
A local MS walk in Maine took place in Scarborough on April 24. Altogether, there are some 40 walks in the New England Chapter, which includes Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont. Connecticut has its own chapter.
Of course, the primary purpose of the MS walks is to raise funds for a cure, but as Steve Sookikian, associate vice president of communications for the Central New England Chapter, points out, sometimes the funds provide needed support, such as a wheelchair ramp to provide freedom in and out of someone's home.
Other times, the proceeds support a more complex arrangemen, involving private and public resources that allow a person to remain living at home as independently as possible. Another goal could be to identify appropriate long-term care facilities and educate the skilled health care staff to familiarize them with standards of care for people living with MS.
Pam Chamberlin's symptoms are such that she's able to enjoy these reunions; she can drive and participate in the walks. However, she says she suffers from leg and back spasms, severe fatigue and significant vertigo at times.
Coming Maine events to support a cure for MS include the sixth annual "plane pull" at the Portland International Jetport on June 12. Teams of 25 will try to pull a FedEx 757 weighing more than 72 tons.
July 31 and Aug. 1 will see Bike to the Breakwater, which begins at Saint Joseph's College in Standish. Participants will have a choice of several fully supported routes through the Maine countryside to our distinctive rocky coast. The event wraps up with a barbecue and an old-fashioned Maine lobster bake.
There are plenty of ways to get out and have fun while working for a cure for MS. Karen Butler, vice president of communications with the National MS Society Connecticut Chapter, said, "Multiple sclerosis not only has life-changing effects on the person diagnosed, but in many ways, MS also has an effect on family, friends and colleagues.
"Funds raised at walk events held across the country, such as in Maine and Connecticut, ensure ongoing scientific research to find better treatments and a cure for MS. We are delighted to see a family like the Chamberlins step out in support of a loved one battling MS."
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I like him.
May ALlah save him and his Imaan...
He is a big exploiter.
He is a big liar.
He is a frontman of Zardari.
He is a frontman of Pakistan Army.
A person who loves poor cannot live in a 300 kanal 'Mahal'.
Please do not get into his trap.
Tomorrow he will sell all of you
He is tomorrow's ch. Shuj'at and Q-League.
Every Pakistani patriot must be aware of him.
Tomorrow you will repent it.
Yesterday, he strengthened Musharraf Government to-day he is strengthening Zardari.
He is not more than a big drama.
He showed to the people he had an official tour to China. This was all a lie and a drama. How a person who has not been elected yet can have an official tour to another country.
Imran Khan stop telling lies and lies again and again.
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And tell me the truth what are you on? It can't be weed or hash. Have you smoken **** or what?
M Javed.................................................You are servant of Nawaz Shareef (shame on you). You cry whatever, our to Great IK
So we should not vote for someone who lives in a 300 kanal mehal, but should vote for a gharib-nawaz king who lives in 800 kanal mansion, or for someone who owns English mansions and French chateaus.
Come on, be real. You think rest of us stupid who will fall for your non-sense?
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we need imran khan. imran khan zindaAbad.
where do you think Nawaz Shareef is living?. I did not know that rayewind is just two bedroom house . What do you think that NS is doing with Zardari's govt. for last three and half years (what is your defination of strengthening?). if you have any doubts then read wikileaks about your favourite leader or read kim barker's book you will know how to sale nation if you are not politicaly blind. we have barely managed to get out of NS and Zardari's trap thanks to IK. Thanks for suggesting we would definetly not fall into their trap again. waste of time try some thing different some thing real and true. ask your masters if they could provide you some thing.
new and surprising facts about jahangir tareen must have a look and then judge if imran khan made to right choice or not
INSAN support PTI others ANIMALS support PPP,MQM.
M javed
Koi ummeed bar nahi aati, koi surat nazar nahi aati
Maut ka ek din muayyan hai,Neend kyun raat bar nahi aati

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|Numķro de publication
|Type de publication
|Numķro de demande
|Date de publication
|12 mars 1991
|Date de dķp¶t
|27 avr. 1989
|Date de prioritķ
|29 avr. 1988
|╔tat de paiement des frais
|Autre rķfķrence de publication
|Numķro de publication
|Michael D. Crossfield
|Cessionnaire d'origine
|Scientific Generics Limited
|Exporter la citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Citations de brevets (1), Rķfķrencķ par (14), Classifications (10), ╔vķnements juridiques (5)
|Liens externes: USPTO, Cession USPTO, Espacenet
This invention relates to antipilferage tags and to systems using such tags.
Antipilferage tags or markers are applied to articles of commerce in order to protect them from theft at the point of sale premises. Typically, the tag is a magnetic medium which is deactivated when a shop assistant carries out the routine procedure at the time of effecting a sale. Such deactivation prevents detection of the magnetic tag when it (and the article to which it is attached) passes through a detection system, typically in the form of a walk-through framework which emits an alternating matnetic interrogation field. This field is designed to interact with a tag and to respond by, for example, emitting a warning signal in the event that detection of a non-deactivated tag occurs.
Instead of arranging for the interrogation gate to emit a warning signal in the presence of a tag, an alternative system is to use the tag itself to generate an alarm signal, e.g. a high frequency tone. This can theoretically be achieved if the tag contains the circuitry required to detect the interrogating field and to respond to that field. This approach requires the incorporation of fairly sophisticated technology into what would otherwise be a relatively small and inexpensive article, the end porduct being termed a "smart tag" or an "active tag".
We have now devised a different approach which allows a simpler, "passive tag" to function actively, i.e. to generate an alarm signal in the presence of an interrogating field in the form of a high frequency alternating magnetic field.
More particualry, according to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a tag for use in an antipilferage system, which tag comprises an acoustic resonator chamber which includes a membrane formed of or including a layer of a magnetostrictive material.
In one embodiment, the membrane forms one wall, or a part of one wall of the resonator. In another embodiment, the membrane is supported within the body of the resonator cavity.
The resonator cavity will be tuned to the frequency of the interrogating magnetic field in order to achieve maximum acoustic output. For example, a cavity 30 mm in diameter and 5 mm deep with a central aperture 5 mm in diameter resonates efficiently at around 3 kHz, which is within the audible range and is close to the maximum sensitivity of the human ear. Also, the magnetic membrane is preferably biassed (either magnetically or mechanically) so that, in the absence of an external magnetic field, one face of the membrane is in tension while the opposite face is in compression. Magnetic biassing can be achieved by use of a small permanent magnet positioned adjacent the magnetic membrane.
The membrane can comprise a resilient plastice support, e.g. formed of polyethylene terephthalate, which carries over its central region, or over substantially all of its area, the layer of magnetostrictive material. Such materials are known per se and do not of themselves constitute part of the invention.
Instead of permanently biassing the membrane, the membrane can be formed as a bimorph, i.e. a lamination of two sheets, one displaying positive magnetostriction and the other displaying negative magnetostriction.
In all the forms mentioned above, the magnetic membrane is caused to flex when subjected to an external magnetic field, and such flexing generates an audible tone which is acoustically amplified by the resonator cavity, thus generating an audible alarm, provided of course that the frequency of the alternating magnetic field corresponds to a value within the range audible to the human ear. Generally, a frequency in the range 1-5 kHz will be used. A tag in accordance with this invention, therefore, can generate an audible alarm without the need, for example, for additional circuitry either within the tag itself or external thereto designed to respond to the movement of the membrane.
A tag in accordance with the present invention is preferably removed, at the point of sale, from an article to which it is attached; in this way it is not necessary to provide the tag with in-built deactivation capability. If removal of the tag from protected articles is regarded as unduly onerous, then embodiments of the tag of this invention can be deactivated without their removal from the protected articles. For example, where the membrane is magnetically biassed, the tag can be deactivated by removal of the magnetic biassing.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an antipilferage system which comprises means for generating an alternating magnetic field and a tag capable of interacting with the alternating magnetic field to generate an alarm tone, characterised in that (i) the alarm tone is generated by a tag which includes an acoustic resonator; and (ii) the means for generating in alternating magnetic field and the tag are so arranged that an audible alarm tone is generated by the tag when it is subjected to the alternating magnetic field. Preferably, a tag as defined hereinabove is employed in such a system, and the alternating magnetic field is adjusted to correspond to the resonant frequency of the tag's acoustic resonator chamber.
For a better understanding of the invention, and to show how the same may be carried into effect, reference will now be made, by way of example, to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 shows, in plan view, one form of membrane for use in the invention;
FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate methods of supporting the membrane of FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 illustrates, in sectional view, the acoustic resonator of a tag in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 5 illustrates, in plan view and on a reduced scale, a tag including the resonator of FIG. 4; and
FIG. 6 is a formula for calculating the resonant frequency of a resonator such as that of FIG. 4.
Referring now to FIGS. 1-3, the membrane illustrated comprises a circular film 1 of a resilient material, e.g. a polyethylene terephthalate or a polypropylene, carrying a layer 2 of magnetostrictive material over its central region. Such a membrane can form part of one wall of an acoustic resonator as is schematically illustrated in FIG. 3 or, as illustrated in FIG. 4, it can be supported within the resonator cavity. In FIGS. 2 and 3, the means 4 for supporting the membrane are shown diagrammatically. In FIG. 2, the membrane is supported at the circumference of layer 2; in this case, a waveform 3 is generated when the magnetostrictive material is excited by alternating magnetic field generator 4.5. Because nodes occur in the body of film 1 with this arrangement, this method of support is termed nodal support. In FIG. 3, edge support of the membrane gives rise to a waveform 3' when the magnetostrictive layer is excited.
Referring next to FIGS. 4 and 5, a tag 10 in accordance with the invention comprises a moulded plastics frame 11 disposed around resonator chamber 12. The resonator is in the form of a section of a right circular cylinder, having a top face 13 in which there is a central aperture 14. The cavity 15 of the resonator includes a membrane of the type illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, i.e. with nodal support. Support member 16 is annular in form and depends from the interior surface of top face 13. A small permanent magnet 17 is secured to the centre of base member 18, and one pole of the magnet (the North pole in the figure) confronts magnetostrictive layer 2 of the membrane. This applies a permanent bias to the membrane, so that one face thereof is in tension and the opposite fac is in compression (the resultant curvature of the membrane is not shown in FIG. 4 for ease of illustration).
If tag 10 is subjected to an alternating external magnetic field, the magnetostrictive layer 2 and hence the whole of the membrane 1,2 is caused to flex, generating a waveform 3 such as shown in FIG. 2. By matching the external alternating field frequency to the resonant frequency of cavity 15, a resonant condition is achieved which results in the generation of an audible alarm tone. In the absence of a suitable external magnetic field, there is no tone generation.
The formula of FIG. 6 may be used to calculate the resonant frequency of a resonator such as that of FIG. 4. In the formula, f represents frequency; v is the velocity of sound; a is the radius of aperture 14; d is the diameter of magnetostrictive layer 2 when there is nodal support; h is the length of support member 16; t is the thickness of top face 13; and k is a constant related to the materials used, and is typically about 1.3. The parameters a, d, h and t are shown in FIG. 4.
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|28 juin 1989
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Thanks Kathy! I'd love to join you and everyone else! What fun!!!
I love it Kathy! Thanks!
The things in my freezer look like that. Here in SC we see this once in a blue moon. Nice one Pilley.
Thanks for cooling me down a tad here with this pic. Been 32C here today and little breeze.
Gary, should I get a cup and bowl for you?
Nice one Kathy! Thanks.
rockingrannybee, break out the coco and popcorn and we'll be good for a couple more hours.
Kathy, if you are in Georgia you must be a night owl like me.
gnt, also enjoy your posts although I usually do only small puzzles and am very slow so rarely make the board, come back anytime.Kathy, this was early in the fall and is mostly whorefrost. We have about a foot of snow on the ground now and it is -8*F right now; good to stayin and play at the computer.
Thank Kathy :-) I am guessing that is some of your snow up your way :-)
Like this one pilley and was nice to read and thank you for telling us a little about you and yours appreciate it :)


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The hero of this Parisian crime novel is one of the most fetchingly weird detectives I've come across in a while. Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg is a bit like Morse, but much more French. A middle-aged man, he solves crimes by wandering around the streets, scruffy and despondent, waiting for his mind to be taken over by the twisted thoughts of the criminal he's chasing. He's a depressive womaniser with the "poisoned gift" of being able to sniff out trouble. Big-nosed but attractive, he sometimes sleeps with a beautiful composer called Camille; at other times, he is troubled by his "eternally roving eye".
Adamsberg has a sidekick, Danglard, who, with his "ugly mug and pear-shaped torso", is jealous of his oddball boss. "When God made Adamsberg," says Danglard, "He'd not slept at all well the night before… So like an idiot He popped down to ask the Other Guy if he could borrow some gear." Danglard is divorced and can't get a girlfriend, partly because he had to drink "six thousand five hundred bottles of lager" to get over his wife. Looking at one of his boss's rejected girlfriends, "he'd give a year's beer just to be able to stroke her every time Adamsberg forgot to give her a kiss".
Of course, as a crime-fighting team, the two detectives are a perfect match; where Adamsberg is woolly and intuitive, Danglard is a computer boffin and a number-cruncher. One day, a terrified woman turns up at the police station. "Are you all right?" asks Adamsberg. At first, she can't believe he's a policeman, because he looks "like a pig's breakfast". Someone, she says, has been painting strange symbols on the front doors of her apartment block - the same symbols that were used during the Black Death. Another strange thing is that someone has been sending the local town crier extracts from Samuel Pepys's diary. More Black Death.
And then the corpses appear - black and flea-ridden. Adamsberg wanders the streets, contemplating the dreadful possibilities. Danglard taps away at his keyboard. Adamsberg gets depressed, shags women, and gets more depressed. Danglard sinks bellyfuls of lager. Is there a mass murderer at large, intent on killing thousands of Parisians with infected fleas? Or is this the work of a calculating serial killer trying to lead the police in the wrong direction?
This is an unusual, eccentric thriller. One thing I liked was the idea that plagues are terrible partly because they kill people, but also because they drive people into extremes of madness and superstition. As one character says, "Superstition is the greatest pestilence mankind has ever known." Here, the build-up is better than the payoff. But I like these two detectives, and I would definitely try them again.


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The story of King David and Bat Sheva has always been a favorite of mine. Often I've wondered how aware Bat Sheva was of her kingly voyeur.
How much of Batsheva's motivation for her nightly ablution was purely hygienic, and how much an exhibitionist's seductive display...
I love the way the bible depicts King David's weakness in the face of Bat Sheva's beauty, and the way it honestly discloses his failure to temptation. The entire story of the crime and the punishments it incurs is simply beautiful.
I find it encouraging that the bible acknowledges that even the great King David, from whose line the Messiah is destined to arise, is also just a man.
The phallic building in the foreground of this elongated format is the Tower of David in Jerusalem, Jerusalem's main fortification since Herod's days.
My model and muse, unlike the biblical Batsheva, requested to stay anonymous...
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Happy first day of Spring … it feels so good to come out of the "dark" and a time of hibernation, to this glorious new beginning of adventure, potential and life! The teachings from this place in the Medicine Wheel offer many opportunities to be the "warrior", to what degree depends on the personal power of the "I AM" spiritual energy of each and the "mirrors" they meet. It's important to observe very closely now, Aries is about "centering the self, rather than being self-centered". Aries energy is that of the "I AM" … afraid of nothing and ready for any adventure! With MARS as my guide and mentor, I have a great deal of energy, enthusiasm, courage and determination. "I AM" Fire… creative energy… "I AM" ready for the journey… Sounds just like Red Hawk! AHO!
Venus (lover of peace & beauty) enters Aries until 4-15-13 and it joins the Sun (focused spot light) and Uranus (sudden and unexpected actions), which activates this fire sign energy. Women are playing a bigger role in deciding what is fair in love and war and Venus will be heard!
"Being of the Budding Trees Moon, the first Moon of the Spring, the moon of the spring Equinox, gives Red Hawk people a further boost in energy levels. This is the moon that governs one of the most rapid times of growth for all of earth's children, and so it brings with it an energy of rapid growth and change. This helps to give Red Hawk people their apparent adaptability, an ability to grow quickly from one philosophy or project to another." (Sun Bear pg 44*)
Red Hawk circles above and examines before acting, for this is a time of keen observation and patience. This "higher" perspective can give a view of things that others may not see. Red Hawk loves to flow with the air currents and fly with ease and great joy, So Be It NOW for us to bring our dreams back from the Pisces dream time and create the reality that we desire.
Thunderbird Clan (Fire Signs) represents the ego and the "creative fire within" which manifests goals. Ego will find its balance during this time.
Dandelion is their Plant; the bold yellow/gold color expresses active, energetic lifestyles and detoxifies the blood stream after a long winter.
Opal is their Stone, which stimulates creativity to get things started and the fire energy to finish them. Opals are symbols of hope and their sparkle ignites!
Have a wonderful and exciting journey, we love and bless you!
From the Heart Tribe *
*Please read "The Medicine Wheel:Earth Astrology" by Sun Bear & Wabun, to enjoy the full body of beautiful teachings and stories.


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Respir Med 97:S23-33. 2003..These studies, utilizing the novel BCSS, have clearly illustrated that, despite initial symptomatic improvement with sibenadet therapy, this clinical benefit was not sustained over the course of the study...
- Sustained reduction in bronchial hyperresponsiveness with inhaled fluticasone propionate within three days in mild asthma: time course after onset and cessation of treatmentA R A Sovijarvi
Department of Clinical Physiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Thorax 58:500-4. 2003..The effect of inhaled fluticasone propionate (FP) on BHR in patients with mild persistent asthma was assessed using time intervals of hours, days and weeks...
- Once-daily dosing with budesonide/formoterol compared with twice-daily budesonide/formoterol and once-daily budesonide in adults with mild to moderate asthmaP Kuna
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Respir Med 100:2151-9. 2006..Budesonide/formoterol administered once daily in the evening is a convenient treatment regimen that is as effective in improving asthma control as twice-daily dosing in patients with mild to moderate persistent asthma...
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Bale integration fears played down
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti says that Gareth Bale's recent low-key performances are due to his lack of match-fitness, not any issues adapting to the team's style of play.
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The former Tottenham man's up-and-down start to his Madrid career has continued this month, with injury again limiting his minutes on the pitch.
Bale returned to the starting line-up for recent games against Osasuna and Espanyol, but the natural left-footer still sometimes looks uncomfortable on the right wing when teammates try to build play patiently against deep-set defences.
However, he can be devastatingly effective when given the ball in space on the break, and Ancelotti told AS that he had no concerns about how the 100 million euro signing (who has not scored since November) was getting accustomed into Madrid's style of play.
"It could be that [Bale] did not participate much in the last games, but that does not mean he is not integrated in the team," Ancelotti said. "He had this injury from a bang in training, and for him it is very important to be in top physical condition. It is not a problem of him fitting in, just a physical thing."
Madrid boss did however suggest that Bale might be following a similar path to Luka Modric, who also took a while to settle after his big-money move from Spurs in summer 2012, but is now proving himself one of Madrid's most important players in his second season at the club.
"Maybe last year Luka had some problems settling in his first year," Ancelotti said. "But he has more confidence now, he knows his teammates better. He has more responsibility to play more. He is in a good moment -- but tomorrow he will rest."
Modric will sit out Wednesday evening's Copa del Rey last-16 second leg at Osasuna, into which Madrid carry a 2-0 advantage from last week's first game at the Bernabeu.
Asier Illarramendi is likely to take the Croatian's place in midfield at the Reyno de Navarra stadium, with fit again Fabio Coentrao -- who has played just 284 minutes for Madrid in all competitions so far this season -- coming in for the rested Marcelo at left-back.
Bale is likely to get another chance to improve his match-fitness, playing alongside newly named Ballon d'Or 2103 winner Cristiano Ronaldo in attack. Isco or Jese Rodriguez could return to the starting line-up, with Angel Di Maria perhaps dropping down to the bench.
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Testing the Effect of Hybrid Lecture Delivery on Learning Outcomes
The consensus of studies of undergraduate principles of economics is that the online format is inferior to the traditional lecture format. This study contributes to the literature by employing a research design that appropriately handles sample selection bias and by using a fixed effects model to correct for bias from unobservable variables. The results are that the effect of the online format on learning outcomes is not significantly different from that of the traditional format. JEL Classification: A2, A22 Key words: educational economics, online instruction
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- Byron W. Brown & Carl E. Liedholm, 2002. "Can Web Courses Replace the Classroom in Principles of Microeconomics?," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 92(2), pages 444-448, May.
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Transcript: Excerpts from David Axelrod's Fox News interview on Libya
Transcribed & edited by Jenny Jiang
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Excerpts from the Fox News interview on Oct. 14, 2012 with David Axelrod, Obama campaign's senior strategist, on the deadly consulate attack in Benghazi, Libya:
Chris Wallace, Fox News: …Just the day before, several State Department officials testified under oath that there were repeated request for more security that were rejected. What was the Vice President talking about?
David Axelrod, Obama campaign's senior strategist: I think the Vice President was talking about what the White House knew. There are embassies all over the world and installations all over the world and these requests go to the security professionals at the State Department. And there's no doubt that some of these matters went into the security department at the State – security agency at the State Department, but it didn't come to the White House and that's what the Vice President was responding to.
Wallace: So we're now getting into a definition of what the word "we" means. When the Vice President says "we," he's not talking about the Obama administration because the question wasn't about what you knew; it's that there were requests for more security. Biden is not talking about the Obama administration; he's not talking about the State Department. He's just talking about himself and the President?
Axelrod: I think Chris, again, what he was talking about was what he, the President knew because these matters were being handled at the State Department. But listen, here's the fundamental thing: Nobody – there's nobody on this planet who's more concerned and more interested in getting to the bottom of this than the President of the United States. He feels personal responsibility for every representative he sends around the world. He knew Chris Stevens. He admired Chris Stevens.
So, look, we want to get to the bottom of it. The first order of business is to bring to justice those who committed this heinous act, and secondly find out what went wrong and what adjustments need to be made to further secure our diplomats around the world.
Wallace: Let me ask you directly. Does the President take personal responsibility for the fact that repeated requests for more security were made and were rejected and that that may have contributed to the death of those four Americans? Does he take personal responsibility for that?
Axelrod: Chris, at the toppling level, the President of the United States is responsible for everything that happens on his watch. These were judgements that were made by the security folks at the State Department and of course we're going to review that whole process and see how those decisions were made, why those decisions were made, and how we adjust in the future to make sure that we're giving our diplomats the maximum protection we can. The reality is that many of these folks serve in dangerous places in the world and you can't 100% guarantee anything but we want to get to as close to 100% as we can and that's why these investigations are moving forward.
Wallace: I want to ask you this question of personal responsibility by the President because in the debate, the Vice President also blamed the intelligence community for the false reports that came out immediately after about the idea that this was a spontaneous demonstration that ran amok. In fact, the top State Department officials said this week – he was asked about that and this is what he said, "That is a question that you would have to ask others. That as not our conclusion."
Question: With all this finger pointing going on at the State Department, going on towards the intelligence community, whatever happened to the principle the buck stops with the President?
Axelrod: Well, as I said, the President is responsible for everything that happens on his watch. I mean, it isn't the – it isn't us or anyone else who's suggesting that that's what the intelligence was at the time. The intelligence community itself and Director [James] Clapper has said that. And in fact, Chris, you had people from the State Department testifying under oath that on the day, for example, when Ambassador [Susan] Rice appeared on your program and other programs – anyone would have said the same thing she said because that was the intelligence we were receiving.
And it's not a matter of blaming. That's just the facts. Sometimes intelligence has to catch up with the reality on the ground. This was one of those cases.
Wallace: Well, that doesn't quite square with the facts, sir. Because Charlene Lamb, who was a top State Department official, said in that sworn hearing that she was in real-time communication – real-time communication – with the people on the ground in Benghazi. So there was a difference of opinion between what the intelligence community was saying and what the State Department was saying. The State Department official, as we said, said that was never our conclusion that there was a spontaneous protest, which raises this question: How soon after the attack did the President meet with the National Security Council, with people from State, with people from the Department – the Director of National Intelligence – all the various people to try to sort out what happened in Benghazi?
Axelrod: Look, we are sorting out what happened. Understand that the President, the day after the attack called it an act of terror and charged everyone with the responsibility to get to the bottom of what happened – why, and as the first order of business to make sure we bring to justice the terrorists who were responsible for this act. So the President has reacted as you'd want the President to react to this.
But just getting back to your point on the State Department – just a second, Chris. You talked about the State Department spokesman. You had representatives of the State Department testifying under oath this week before Congress, and they said what I've said to you, which is that anyone based on the intelligence that they had at the time would have said what the administration said, what Ambassador Rice said the day after the attack.
Wallace: The reason I ask this is because you say, "Well, the President made a statement." Yes, the President made a statement and then he went off to a fundraiser or to a campaign stop in Nevada. Question: Before he went to the fundraiser in Nevada, did he meet with his National Security Council to try to sort out the shifting stories because State said they never said it was a spontaneous demonstration; intel did – you're quite right. Did he meet with the National Security Council before he went to campaigning in Nevada?
Axelrod: Chris, I assure you that the President was in contact with all those who had information and responsibility in the national security chain about this incident. Again, let me stress there isn't anyone on this planet who feels a greater sense of responsibility for our diplomats, for our service people, who takes this more personally than the President of the United States, and he is determined to get to the bottom of what happened, to bring these killers to justice, to bring these terrorists to justice, and to make sure that whatever adjustments that we have to make, we make.
Wallace: Do you really believe, David, that the concern over Libya is just politics that's been ginned up by the Romney campaign?
Axelrod: Look, I think there are two separate issues. Obviously there's a serious issue here. We've just been discussing it for several minutes and it's an essential matter that we get to the bottom of what happened, that we bring the terrorists to justice. This President is totally committed to that.
There's a separate issue of how Governor Romney has handled this. I refer you back to the famous 47% tape in the spring where Governor Romney told – in private – told his supporters that he was waiting for a crisis, waiting for an incident to jump in on national security and he did. He jumped in right away the day of these attacks, with half information, in a way that was denounced by both Republicans and Democrats, and there's no doubt that he's working hard to exploit this issue. And I would point to the fact that this morning, in Bloomberg News, Chris Stevens's dad said that he regretted that people were trying to exploit this issue. And I think we ought to follow the lead of the Ambassador's family and allow this investigation to run and get to the bottom of it and make the adjustments that are necessary.[Crosstalk]
Wallace: Wait a minute. This is the first U.S. Ambassador that's been killed since 1979. Susan Rice came on this show and five others and gave the American people a story that turned out not to be true and you're saying that we shouldn't discuss this? That we should wait for the investigation to be completed?
Axelrod: No, no. No.
Wallace: That's what you just said.
Axelrod: That's obviously – Chris calm down. That's obviously not what I'm saying. I just said that we should –[Crosstalk]
Axelrod: …I'm happy to discuss it with you and I do think it's worthy of discussion. I think that's different than the manner in which Governor Romney has conducted himself. And it's not just me who attacked him for the way he handled this; he was roundly criticized by people from right to left, the Republican establishment and the Democratic establishment.
Wallace: You're talking about what he said the day after [sic] the attack…
Axelrod: …For the way he creatively jumped in on this issue so that's a separate issue.[Crosstalk]
Axelrod: Well, I'm just telling you that from the beginning of this issue, before any facts were known, he was cravenly trying to exploit it.
And look, that's politics. I understand that, Chris. I understand the whole deal. We're in the last three weeks of a campaign and of course Governor Romney's going to be out there talking about this issue.
But the President's concern – the President's concern is to get to the bottom of it, to bring the terrorists to justice, and to make whatever adjustments are necessary based on the investigation to ensure that in the future that if there were lapses that those lapses are addressed.
Learn More:
- FoxNews.com: Dems defend admin's Libya response, accuse Romney of exploiting issue
- Bloomberg.com: Libyan Ambassador's Death Not a Political Issue, Says Dad
- WhatTheFolly.com: U.S. Embassy in Tripoli requested but denied additional security prior to Benghazi attack
- WhatTheFolly.com: Timeline of the deteriorating security condition in Benghazi prior to consulate attack
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Steven Beacom: Manchester teams enjoy home comforts but flop on Euro stage
No one can beat Manchester City in the Premier League. Only City can beat Manchester United in the Premier League.
Kings at home, but both could be paupers abroad next month because they may end up in the Europa League, the poor relation compared to the majesty and pomp of the Champions League.
While players skip with joy at the prospect of playing in the continent's glamour competition, the Europa League is nothing but an unwanted slog. Only if you win it does it become worthwhile, but at what cost with that whole Thursday-Sunday programme of games likely to have a negative impact on the chase for domestic glory.
City look certain to have to deal with that problem after Tuesday night's results, and United are in trouble too.
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Due to defensive frailties, which continued in the 2-2 draw with Benfica, they only have themselves to blame for being in this precarious position.
It's the same for City, who at times have looked like little boys lost in their first venture into the big time.
They are much more likely to be eliminated because even if Napoli slip up at Villarreal, Roberto Mancini's men will have major problems beating an excellent Bayern Munich side.
All that money and no Champions League to show for it.
Channel Five beckons for City. Maybe even United.
Top dogs in England, but right now they are also rans in Europe.
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Ottawa has outlined a wide range of expertise and technical assistance it's offering Japan as the Asian country works to recover from a massive earthquake and tsunami.
In a statement released late Sunday, Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon says Canada is ready to offer "any and all" possible assistance to Japan.
The aid comes hours after the first Canadian killed in the disaster was identified as Quebec-native Andre Lachapelle, 76, a missionary who had been in the country for decades.
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Earlier Sunday, the Quebec-based Society of Foreign Missions said one of its members was killed in the wake of Japan's terrifying tsunami that claimed the lives of thousands.
A spokesman for the society said Mr. Lachapelle was in the hard-hit port city of Sendai when the 8.9 magnitude quake struck. Having survived the temblor, Mr. Lachapelle tried to return to his home, a half hour drive away, but never made it.
"He wanted to be with his community," Eloy Roy, a colleague with the mission organization said Sunday afternoon.
It's unclear exactly how Mr. Lachapelle died, but Mr. Roy suspects he was caught in the tsunami generated by the quake as he drove along a coastal route toward his home in Shiogama.
Mr. Roy says it's believed Mr. Lachapelle drove himself to hospital, and died of a massive heart attack upon arrival.
Of the estimated 11,000 Canadians in Japan, 2,100 are now registered with the Canadian embassy in Tokyo. The department continues to try and account for all Canadians living in or visiting Japan.
Canada upgraded its travel report for Japan, asking its citizens to exercise a high degree of caution in Tokyo and to avoid all travel to the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant and surrounding areas where authorities race to combat the threat of multiple nuclear reactor meltdowns.


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Looking back
50 years ago
From the Aug. 16, 1962
edition of the
Dakota County Tribune
Notes on the County Fair
Helping with entries at the Dakota County Fair were Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Nelson and Lois Phyllis of Randolph, Mrs. Owen Storlie of Lakeville, Mrs. Alan Childs, of Randolph....
On Sunday night, Rogers Brothers said they had a better year than last. The carnival, which consists of 35 concessions and 11 rides, was situated in a new location near the grandstand....
The carnival has been "Rogers Brothers" since 1939 (23 years ago). Farmington was in their first circuit, and they had only two rides, the merry go round and the wheel. Rogers has played Farmington 22 out of the 23 years....
There was a large crowd for the K9 Variety Dog Show, involving an entertaining performance by four dogs. Attendance was about 175, and children and older folks alike were well entertained.
Three bands appeared at the fair. Farmington band, led by Joe Bolyard, performed Friday night; the Burnsville band directed by Ronald Ronning, played Saturday.
A total of 12,200 children's tickets were sold for carnival rides Friday and Saturday afternoons. They were the 10 cent tickets.
The Minnesota Highway patrol and the South St. Paul Safety Council cooperated on a safety booth by showing two films. One was on freeway driving, seatbelts and the other on bike safety, especially for children.
Keith N. Elliott, a patrolman specializing in safety promotion, was in charge and said patronage of the free films was good.
Rosemount News
Rev. and Mrs. R. Shoemaker and girls returned Wednesday from their vacation out West.
Mrs. Alan Cook and children of Rochester, Michigan are spending a few weeks at the home of her parents, the Melvin Thors.
Mrs. George Strese was the honored guest at an outdoor birthday party given on Friday morning by her neighbor ladies at the home of Mrs. Irma Spencer.
Fourteen guests were present, games played and a potluck lunch served. Mrs. Strese received many lovely gifts.
Mrs. Richard Werling left on Friday for Rapid City, South Dakota. Her husband who has been out there for some time, will return with her on Tuesday.
Mrs. Ann Mertens, and Mrs. Kurt Schneider and children were dinner guests of the Don Blanchards in Minneapolis on Friday.
Mrs. and Mrs. William Love of Puerto Rico were guests at the W.F. Collins home on Monday and Tuesday. They were enroute to Canada for their vacation.
Jimmie Carlisle is spending two weeks at Camp Courage. He left on Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Loeding and children spent last week vacationing at Spooner, Wisconsin.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peters, Mrs. Richard DeVore and Tommy and Mrs. Larry Kidd and Freddie spent the weekend at Des Moines, Iowa, and attended a family reunion of Mrs. Peters' mother's family while there.
Dakota County sponsors pigeon show
The Dakota County pigeon show - a statewide venture - was popular in a tent near the poultry building at the fair.
A total of 163 birds were exhibited by 24 breeders. There were rollers, tumblers, pouters (birds which inhale but do not exhale immediately and get all puffed up), Jacobins which have huge hoods, and fan tails.
These were among his 23 breeds present. The pigeon association furnished their own prizes. Visitors came by the hundreds.
The grand prizes in the pigeon show were: Barba, Conrad Kellerman; Fantail, Earl Biederman Jr.; Racehomers, Jim Trenter; Roller, Jerome Johnson; Chinese Owls, Jim Jensen, all of St. Paul.
4-H auction brings big prices at fair
Higher prices than last year were paid by the 4-H auction bidders at the 1962 sale, Saturday morning.
The sale totaled $6,431.25, with one pen of chickens going for $2.00 per pound for live weight. The 22 pounds of chickens went to James Minor of Northfield, and the high-priced birds were bought by Eaton's Ranch.
The highest price paid for live beef was 48 cents, that being paid by Northfield Elevator, for James Nordseth's 1,085 pound beef, for a total of $391.20. Nordseth is from Farmington.
All the stock is being sold for the past two years, without identification to the buyer. All the potential buyers were treated to breakfast by the 4-H federation in the 4-H building, with about 40 being served....
Henry Fox is chairman of the auction committee, with Richard Aronson, and Paul Nell, as members. There were about eight volunteers from 4-H to help with the handling of the animals.
Fox said it was the 12th 4-H auction sale, and there's never been a failure. It has always been well patronized. Rain before and after the 1962 sale failed to dampen the spirits of the bidders.
Holz baptism held in Rosemount
Lorrie Jean, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Holz of Rosemount, was baptized on Sunday, August. 5, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Lone Oak.
Her sponsors were Mr. Marbert Heintz and Miss Shirlene Holz.
Present at the Baptismal dinner given in Lorrie's honor by her parents were: Rev. and Mrs. H.L. Paul, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Heintz and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Golz and Mr. Otto Holz, Sr., and Mrs. Henry F. Englert.
75 years ago
From the Aug. 20, 1937
edition of the
Dakota County Tribune
Horse disease invades county
At least three horses on farms in the vicinity of Farmington have been stricken by this disease -- known by the medical name of "encephalomyelitis" -- it was reported this week by two local veterinarians.
More than a dozen horses in this area have been affected during the last two weeks by the contagious disease, which is believed to be spread by some type of mosquito or fly in a manner not yet discovered by science.
Coates and Rich Valley
Rev. Neunaber and family, and Mr. and Mrs. John Franzmeier and family attended the Walther League convention at Rochester Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Doebling Sr., and daughter were Monday visitors at the Albert Doebling home.
Mrs. Eleanor Volkert and daughter were Monday afternoon visitors at the Hinze home.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Groth and Adell Pieper made a trip to Iowa Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sachwitz and family spent Sunday at the Payl Sachwitz home. In the evening Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Sachwitz and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Ohmann and daughter, and William Ohmann visited with them also.
Mrs. Eleanora Volkert and daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. F. Ohmann were dinner guests Sunday at the Ted Chamberlain home.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Doehling and daughter spent Friday evening at the Herbert Boche home.
George Franzmeier was a visitor at the Henry Groth home last Thursday.
100 years ago
From the Aug. 16, 1912
edition of the
Dakota County Tribune
Rosemount Page
Mrs. L.P. Warweg spent Sunday with friends in Farmington.
Mrs. Banks of Minneapolis spent a few days last week at the Edward McLafferty home.
W.E. Martin motored to St. Paul Friday.
Mrs. William Cadzow returned home last week after spending a few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Richard Rowers of St. Paul.
Ethel Corcoran who has been on the sick list the past few weeks is able to be out and around again.
William Cahill of St. Paul spent Sunday at his home here.
Agnes Murnan returned to her home in St. Paul Monday after spending a week's visit at the Charles McCarthy home.
John Blondo while playing ball Sunday was sliding to third base and sprained his ankle. He will be unable to be around for a week or more.
Mrs. M. Farrell and son Leo are spending this week with relatives in Winnipeg.
Madie Devitt returned to her home here Monday after a week's visit with her sister, Mrs. John O'Maley in Rose Creek.
Peter Heinen was a St. Paul visitor Thursday.
George Dosey is on the sick list this week.
Louise Holman of Minneapolis spent Sunday with her brother, Herman Holman.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Welsh spent one day last week in St. Paul.
Mrs. C.R. Parker of Rosemount and her sister, Miss Gladys Jardine of Kakota, left Tuesday for a two week's visit with relatives at Guthrie Center and Des Moines, Ia.


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City planners will hold two more gatherings this month on the update to Denton's comprehensive plan so that residents can learn more about the process before planners launch the first community forums next month.
The meetings are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday and Oct. 23, both at the Denton Civic Center, 312 E. McKinney St.
The city has grown — by 40 percent in population and by 3,000 acres in area — since the first plan was drafted in 1999. The updated plan will need to take into consideration the likely influx of 100,000 more people over the next 20 years, planning consultants have told city leaders.
In addition, planners also advised the city that they should consider other important factors that were not on the radar in 1999: the rising enrollment at area colleges, the downtown transit center and the Barnett Shale natural gas boom.
A team of consultants, costing about $628,000, have been retained by the city to help with the plan's update over the next 18 months. During and since an open house on the plan last month, residents have already begun providing the city staff and planning consultants some feedback. The feedback is published on a city website devoted to the update, www.Dentonplan2030.com.
For example, residents have shared their favorite things about Denton, such as the vibrant culture downtown, arts and events, local businesses and the city's amenities — parks, libraries and senior center. Residents also touched on less tangible things as favorites, including a sense and spirit of community and feeling at home in the city.
Residents told city planners the challenges they'd like to see addressed, too. In transportation, residents are concerned not only about traffic but also about mass transit and being able to get around town by walking or by bicycle. They are concerned about the city's poor roads and lack of sidewalks. As the city grows, people are concerned not only about specific developments, but also about how buildings look and the gateways to the city. Residents also want to see air quality improve and the water supply remain sustainable, citing both development and environmental concerns over gas drilling in the city.
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I would not use this again and neither would my partner. We were both expecting better results from it and it just did not do a very good job. It did not foam up enough and it was not good enough against stubborn marks.
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My first job was working the switchboard at Belk Matthews in Macon, Ga. I worked directly beside the office of the president, vice president and secretary of the company, which happened to be the dad and his two sons.
I remember how important I felt to have a job at 15 and how especially proud I was to be working in the executive suite. I watched every move those three men made, and to this day I recognize Bill Matthews as a huge influence in my life. He loved his job, his family business (his middle name was Belk), and he was loved by every member of his staff for this show of enthusiasm for the business. I am still in touch with him today.
I have taken the mentorship with me to VeryVera. I have been an employer of young people throughout my 28-year history and, as we speak, have a college student in the building right now and two high school students that will arrive when school is out. During the holidays, I may have as many as 20 young people in the building.
I take their presence very seriously as I feel I, too, have a mentorship role in their life. I am very thankful for the opportunity to work for the Matthews' family and Belk's all the way through high school.
I had a bunch of jobs growing up, and I was always working in high school and college. My first one that I had for a pretty good while was delivering flowers for Gibson's Flowers and Gifts. I'd work after school, drive around and work on weekends. I'd work around the shop and do whatever needed to be done. Gene (Gibson) was a great guy, and was really instrumental in starting the Summerville Neighborhood Association and a lot of that kind of stuff. I probably worked there 2 1/2 years in high school.
I did a lot of stuff. I pumped gas at a gas station, worked at a record store, worked at some men's clothing stores.
Those jobs all taught me that you have to be present to win, and you have to be there. Work can be fun; it's nice to make some of your own money. It's a job; you have to be there when you're supposed to be there and do what you're supposed to do. All of my jobs were out in the public, around other people, which I enjoyed.
My first job was actually a pretty simple job. I cut grass, but it was really, really cool because it allowed me to apply skills that I had learned as a young man. My father was in the military, and he was a big disciplinarian, so I remember the things he taught my brothers and me. One of the things he taught us was to be detail-oriented. We had to clean our rooms and clean the house, et cetera, but I was able to apply that skill set in cutting grass.
What I realized was that by doing that, it gave me a competitive advantage in a field that is relatively not that distinct. I mean, how many ways can you cut the grass? The way that you separate yourself is by being detail oriented. In addition to being detail oriented, that taught me how to have a competitive advantage, and how to separate myself from other people. People always talk about what you do, but understanding how you do it is something completely different.
The other thing it taught me was understanding the customer. When you went to cut the grass, some people really, really wanted it well-manicured. They wanted it edged; they wanted the bushes hedged; they wanted it done magnificently. Other people just wanted the grass cut. To be efficient and effective, I learned that the most important thing for me to do was to understand the customer. What does the customer want? What does the customer prefer, and when do they want it? That helped me to develop some customer-satisfaction skills.
I worked for myself. So I pushed a lawn mower around and I did those kinds of things and that developed this entrepreneurial spirit that I have and that I'm very passionate about as it relates to the Augusta community. I realized that the harder I worked, the more successful I was, or as successful as you can be as a young man. So I was able to develop this sense of entrepreneurialism as a young man, this entrepreneurial spirit, going to get it for myself.
I grew up out in the country in Michigan, and when I was 17 I found out that if I moved to the big city of Flint, Mich., I could graduate a half year early. I moved to Flint and got two jobs and got an apartment with a former teacher of mine. One place was called The Farm Restaurant, where I was a dishwasher. That job helped me be motivated to go to college, and it also helped me keep my hands real clean.
I also worked at the YMCA. I was a youth specialist and I worked with all the young people that came in on the lower level of the Flint, Mich., Y and oversaw the recreation areas and was involved with helping out with some recreation classes.
The youth recreation job was very much different from the job at the restaurant, and I was intrigued by the hospitality industry and went on to become a waiter for four years through undergraduate and graduate school. That kind of fits into us going into the hospitality industry. Working with the youth, that really got me interested in human services. Both those jobs had something to do with helping my career path.
It was an opportunity to apply the things I had learned from working around my home. My grandfather had a farm, and I had worked on it ever since I was old enough to dig a hole. My grandpa used to always tell these stories about work ethic, and he would say things like, "Put your signature in the corner of everything you do, Jimmy." I got to apply those things I had heard around the dinner table. It was a good opportunity to implement the work ethic that my family tradition had passed on to me.


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Kidding, guys. I'm totally kidding. While I understand that short of just the last two days, it has been outrageously hot outside and that most people don't particularly enjoy feeling like they're walking through a sauna day in and out, I for one kind of love it. The way I see it, I'd much prefer to sweat my nipples off than lose feeling in my finger tips care of a visicious cold front. Frankly, waves shit on fronts and that is probably irrefutable.
The only road block presented here is a fashion thing. Sometimes I just want to wear a navy blue tuxedo jacket (one that obviously includes satin lapels and quirky trim) with cropped, low-rise wool pants, you know? And if not now, when else can I do that, sans over coat, plus a pair of devastatingly open-toe, impractical shoes? Answer: never. Except for maybe that one measly day of Spring that comes mid-April and typically leaves before we're even aware that it's come.
I hereby declace that weather and fashion suck in tandem.
Jacket and pants by Acne, muscle tee from Topshop, sandals by Isabel Marant and photos by Naomi Shon–taken in front of one fascinating wall on second street featuring bodiless dolls shooting rainbow beams out of every opening a face holsters. Also, I get that my face is looking unintentionally Snapchat-chic and that my hair is looking even more Fran Lebowitz-esque than usual but as Kate once put it referencing her relationship with cats, "this life chose me and I have no regrets."


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I was open-minded to Anne Hathaway as Catwoman, even though I wasn't a fan of her. But I just couldn't stand her portrayal for many reasons.
For one, there wasn't enough of a villainous aspect to her. I did not like how quickly she teamed up with Batman. And all the ambiguity was undone when she ends up with Bruce Wayne at the end.
Secondly, I do not like Anne Hathaway's acting.
Thirdly, Nolan's bone dry literalism killed the more appealing, fantasy aspects of the character.
Lastly, she missed out on a few vital qualities. The villainous aspect I already mentioned. The cat motif is largely gone. The sexuality - that aggressiveness combined with playfulness - never really stood out. The chemistry was lacking.
At least I gave her a chance. But she's about equal with Halle Berry and Eartha Kitt for me.
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28 year old singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat is no stranger to performing on the big stage, but when she took the field to perform the national anthem before game three of the World Series last month, she admitted that even Grammy Award winners can catch a case of the nerves!
"That was one of the most nauseating feelings," she revealed in her interview with Gina J. "It was really fun and I am so glad I did it, but when I was standing out there, I was so mad at myself for putting myself in that position because it is really is scary! I wanted to run off the field, I wanted to throw up, I wanted to cry… it was all these mixed emotions!"
There have been many notable national anthem flubs by big name recording artists in the past, and they are not quickly forgotten! (Steven Tyler messing up of the words before the 2012 AFC Championship game, Christina Aguilera changing around the words before Super Bowl XLV, and Michael Bolton reading the words off his hand before a Yankees/ Red Sox game always comes to mind…) Even James Taylor caught some heat when he started to sing "America the Beautiful" instead of the national anthem before game two of this years' World Series!
"You practice it hundreds of times and you know the lyrics, but when you are out there and you have fifty thousand people in front of you watching, and you have two cameras directly in your face, and it's cold, and there is a delay with the stadium that you are singing at… all these things you factor in," Caillat continued. "I was shaking! I was hoping that I didn't skip a part, or forget a lyric, or my voice cracks, or something like that… Once I got through it, and the crowd was awesome, it was worth it!"


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