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At Cirque du Soleil, two acrobats juggle parenthood
NEW YORK (AP) - It's hard enough for the parents of a toddler to balance work and home. So imagine how hard it is if the work itself is all about balancing.
Meet Jeremie Robert and Julie Dionne, two acrobats in Cirque du Soleil's show "Zarkana" who are raising a 2-year-old son while both earn a living by spinning in a metal wheel that's thinner than a hula hoop.
While their jobs are unusual, they're like any other doting parents. Robert, 28, from Paris, and Dionne, 36, from Montreal, are clearly enchanted by Emile, an exuberant blur of movement who speaks French and Russian.
"It doesn't matter how bad the day went or how good it went," says Robert. "We step in the door and it's 'Papa!' and 'Mama!' and lots of running. If you have a bad day or you're tired, he makes you forget."
Robert and Dionne helped create the $50 million "Zarkana" a year ago when it made its debut in New York at Radio City Music Hall. The 11-act, 73-performer "acrobatic rock opera" then visited Madrid and Moscow before returning to New York this summer. It has gotten leaner over the past year, the characters have been deepened and the acrobatics are tighter.
Before a recent performance in the cavernous, 6,000-seat Radio City, Emile gleefully ran all over the carpeted aisles, his laughter infectious. He tore about in every direction, clutching a toy horse, returning every few minutes triumphantly to his parents' arms, babbling and slightly out of breath.
"Papa! Papa!" he told Robert in French after one such moment. "It's so big!"
At other moments, he begged to jump up into his mother's arms and then, in a move that would make P.T. Barnum proud, successfully balanced with one leg in his mother's lap and the other in his father's.
Emile, who was born in Japan when his parents were in the touring Cirque show "Corteo," has now been to at least 10 countries and gotten used to a new bedroom every so often. "A lot of people say changes are hard for children, but he's adapted so wonderfully," Dionne says.
In "Zarkana," Emile's parents have dual duties. They appear between acts as part of a parade of white-clad performers - she as a pregnant bride, he as a sort of demented old-school pilot - who add some clownish humor to the show, which also includes high-wire walkers, handstanders, flag throwers and a sand-painting artist.
They also appear in the same high-octane acrobatic act - he onstage spinning inside a silver Cyr Wheel, while she performs stunts in and out of her own hoop that is suspended dozens of feet in the air. While they're at work, Emile is cared for by the wife of another performer.
Having Emile has made his parents not only more focused, but also more creative, particularly when it comes time to channel their inner clown. They say they watch his games and try to capture his sense of naivete and play.
"We try not to censor ourselves onstage and I think that comes from him," says his mom. "Sometimes I'll have an idea, but I'll wonder, 'Will it be good?' or 'Is it believable?' He just goes for it and to see him do it is an inspiration. I've learned from his curiosity."
After "Zarkana" ends its run in New York in early September, it will take up permanent residency at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Emile and his parents won't follow, instead moving to the circus-friendly city of Montreal.
Emile's parents have spent long years perfecting their skills. When he was 15, Robert enrolled in the French National Circus School, where he studied for three years. He then moved to Montreal to study for three years at the Canadian National Circus School, specializing in trampoline and teeterboard.
Dionne studied modern ballet and jazz as a youth and was trained at The Dance School of Quebec, specializing in modern dance. She also studied at the National Circus School, but never overlapped with her future partner.
They met in "Corteo," which toured Canada, the U.S., Japan and Russia. They were friends for two years before it turned into romance. Cirque didn't discourage it since both were artists and there was no imbalance of power. Both say Cirque is a great place to work, with insurance, sick days and parental leave offered.
Romances in Cirque companies are not unusual since performers and crew spend all their time together, especially on tour. Some Cirque acts also include whole families. "It's work, it's life, it's family - it's everything all at once," says Robert.
Emile was born close to midnight on Dec. 27, 2010, but Robert couldn't linger too long over the newborn: He had two shows to perform the next day. By the next New Year's Day, Emile was walking; his mother went back to performing after nine months.
New dad Robert gave up the teeterboard, which in Cirque is not the simple seesaw you find in playgrounds. In the circus, it's a macho duel among performers who reach ridiculous heights as they catapult from a large board. "I was used to it and everything but sometimes it was difficult with only four hours of sleep," explains Robert.
Might little Emile have inherited some acrobatic genes from his parents, both lean and muscular? "He's got the energy," says his mother, with a laugh. Emile is already interested in basic acrobatics and does rolls and the splits. He enjoys watching his parents' shows and he juggles at home.
"We're not pushing. I don't think we will. If he wants to follow us, that's fine," says Robert, pulling Emile into his arms. His mother agrees: "He might want to be an accountant. Who knows?"
But even as she says this, the boy uses his father's chest as a climbing wall.


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Prosecutors seeking maximum prison sentence over Manchester shooting deathStaff Report
September 09. 2013 7:39PM
MANCHESTER — Senior Assistant Attorney General Jeffery Strelzin said he will seek the maximum sentence, 15 to 30 years in prison, for Tony Hebert, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the shooting death of Pablo Samniego on July 17, 2011.
Strelzin said he will seek a sentence of 15 to 30 years for Hebert, 29, at the sentencing scheduled for Sept. 16 in Hillsborough County Superior Court North. He said Hebert entered a "naked plea," in that no sentencing offer was made to him before he pled Aug. 19.
Samniego was with a companion when a car pulled up to them in the area of Ferry and South Main streets at about 3 a.m. and, after a brief conversation, a man in the car fired a single shot, hitting Samniego, 21, in the head.
Hebert was arrested a couple of days after the shooting. He was indicted by the November Hillsborough County North grand jury on two felony charges of second-degree murder, which alleged he recklessly or knowingly caused Samniego's death.
Hebert claimed he shot Samniego in self defense and was originally scheduled for trial in September 2012, but the trial had to be rescheduled when his privately hired attorney quit in August 2012 because he wasn't paid.
The trial was rescheduled for August 2013. Hebert's public defenders said Hebert felt threatened by Samniego's aggressive behavior, but no witness said Samniego had a weapon.
Strelzin said he filed motions to block a stand-your-ground defense in the shooting, which occurred before passage of the law in New Hampshire.

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Editor's note: The farmers markets vegetable and food product lists are featured every week on The Advocate's website, http://www.theadvocate.com, and on the first Thursday of each month in The Advocate's Food section.
The break in the rain means a bountiful market this Saturday with root vegetables, greens, cabbage, citrus, strawberries and other produce.
In the cooking demonstration, students from the Louisiana Culinary Institute will present "Cooking With Fresh & Local Winter Ingredients." The demonstration will begin at 10 a.m. inside the North Street seating area.
The Thursday Market will open during January at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Road. Shoppers should enter off Kenilworth Boulevard, at Irene Drive.
Louisiana Purchase, credit and debit cards are accepted at both locations of the Red Stick Farmers Market.
Area farmers and artisan food producers scheduled to be at the farmers market from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the corner of Fifth and Main in downtown Baton Rouge include:
Amato Winery — Native Louisiana wines.
Barrois Citrus — Louisiana citrus.
Belle Ecorce — Gourmet artisan goat cheeses.
Bocage Honey — Honey.
Briarhill Farms — Cornish hens, whole chickens, quail, Bloody Mary mix and tomato relish.
Cajun Grain — Jasmine brown rice, gluten-free rice flour, rice grits and grass-fed beef.
Chenier Farm — Kohlrabi, rutabaga, sweet potatoes, greens, mizuna, kale, Swiss card, turnips, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, eggs and honey.
Dillard Teacakes — Homemade teacakes and sweet potato pie.
Fekete Farm — Strawberries, Brussels sprouts, carrots, kale, Swiss card, beets, greens, turnips, bok choy, green onions, cabbage, tomatoes, spinach and cilantro.
Feliciana's Best — Dairy products, including milk, cream, butter and eggs.
Feliciana Greenhouses by Jimmy Hadden — Sprouts, lettuces and salad dressings.
Felixville Organics — Eggs and flowers.
Fletcher Farms — Strawberries, strawberry barbecue sauce and preserves.
Forte Grove — Artisan breads, sweet breads, seasonal cakes, cookies, muffins, scones and pastries.
Glaser Family Farm — Broccoli, cauliflower, new potatoes, carrots, turnips, cabbage, greens, green onions, parlsey, kale, Brussels sprouts, beets and Swiss chard.
Greenhand Nursey — Herbs and winter vegetable seedlings, fruit trees.
Inglewood Farm — Swiss chard, daikon radish, turnips, cauliflower, carrots, rutabaga, beet, fennel, broccoli greens, cabbage, green garlic and eggs.
Iverstine Family Farm — Eggs, pastured poultry and heirloom pork.
Louisiana Shrimp — Anna Marie Seafood Co. with fresh, wild-caught shrimp and Gulf fish.
Mizell Nursery — Vegetable seedlings and herbs.
Mon Jardin Farm — Red Russian kale, collards, mustard mix, turnips, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, beets and fennel.
Morrow Family Farm — Strawberries.
Nur's Kitchen — Cabbage stew, lentil soup, eggplant-stuffed mousakka and pesto.
Outlaw Katfish Kompany — Des Allemands wild-caught catfish, crab meat and alligator sausage.
Papa John's Family Farm — Tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, lettuce, bell peppers, basil, jams and jellies, pickles, salsa, chow chow and tomato sauce.
Papa Tom Bonnecaze Farm — Stone-ground grits, cornmeal, oatmeal, rice flour, filé and fry mix.
Rico Family Farm — Strawberries, Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, mustard greens, cabbage, shallots, red and green salsa, tamales and homemade chips.
SaySaye's Village Bakery — Soups, breads, cinnamon rolls and apricot cheese torte.
Vicknair Family Farm — Mustard greens, mixed lettuces, broccoli and strawberries.
Covington Market
The Covington Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon each Saturday on the side lawn of City Hall, 609 N. Columbia St., and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Wednesday at the Covington Trailhead, 419 N. New Hampshire.
Music will be provided by Andrew McLean beginning at 9:30 a.m..
Fresh produce will include tomatoes, peas, eggplant, squash, peppers, potatoes, cucumbers, onions, greens, cabbage, bok choy, beets, broccoli, cauliflower, radishes and other seasonal produce. Available fruits will include satsumas and other citrus.
Seafood, meats, dairy products, eggs, honey, herbs and prepared foods will also be available.
For more information, call (985) 892-1873 or go to http://www.covingtonfarmersmarket.org.
Crescent City Farmers Market
The Crescent City Farmers Market hosts three markets.
On Tuesday, the market is in Uptown, 200 Broadway Street, New Orleans, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursdays find the market in Mid-City, 3700 Orleans Ave., New Orleans, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The market comes downtown on Saturdays, 700 Magazine St., New Orleans, from 8 a.m. until noon.


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By finding a niche producing waterjet machine tools within the otherwise oligopolistic machine tools industry, Flow International has claimed 60% of the global waterjet market.[1] Its waterjet machine tools are more versatile than traditional cutting machines; traditional cutting machines cause shearing and friction, which make minute dents and scratches in the materials post-cut. High pressure and high velocity aerospace applications require highly precise cuts, making waterjets the most useful ways to cut aerospace supply metals.[2] Airbus and Mitsubishi Heavy Industry are both large customers, and have awarded FLOW multi-million dollar contracts, including a $30 million contract from Airbus.[3] Like all machine tools companies, FLOW has been affected by rising raw materials prices, particularly steel prices. From March 2006 to March 2008, the average price of scrap steel increased from $212.50/tonne to $500/tonne, decreasing FLOW's operating margins from 8.76% to 2.37%.[4]
The N. America Waterjet segment sells to the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The U.S. Aerospace & Defense industry is the segment's largest buyer. Because of increased waterjet shaping product demand for the Iraq War, N. America Waterjet sales increased 16.5% from Q3 2007 to Q3 2008.
Asia Waterjet segment sells to Eastern countries, including India and China. From Q3 2007 to Q3 2008, Asia Waterjet sales increased 0.6%. Nanojet launch order that occurred in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 and a slow down in sales to the semiconductor industry.
Other International Waterjet segment sells to Europe and South America. From Q3 2007 to Q3 2008, Other International Waterjet sales increased 33.9% due to the increased value of the Euro.
FLOW offers specialty engineered robotic systems designed for material removal and separation of various materials and for factory automation. FLOW sells these products to the automotive, military, and consumer products industry. ROLL also provides services such as robot programming and systems integration to improve the productivity of automated assembly lines. From Q3 2007 to Q3 2008, Applications sales grew 22.1%
From 2006 to 2007, FLOW sales increased 5.8%, gross profit decreased 2.1%, and total costs increased 12.5%.[5] Flow leads the machine tools & accessories industry in quarterly revenue growth (yoy). In 2007, FLOW had backlog of $31 million.
In the machine tools industry, Flow International competes in an oligopoly against Timken Company (TKR), Stanley Works (SWK), and Kennametal (KMT). In 2007, FLOW's sales total is 4.36% as large as its biggest machine tools competitor, TKR. These three companies have pricing power and more capital for investments and acquisitions, so FLOW and other smaller cap companies, such as Kaydon (KDN) with wind energy products and RBC Bearings (ROLL) with military products, find niche products to gain revenue. FLOW makes niche waterjet machine tools.
Flow International Corporation, leads the industrial waterjet machines business with a 60% worldwide market share.[1] Waterjet cutting is a more versatile alternative to traditional cutting methods such as lasers, saws or plasma, as it can cut a greater variety of products. Therefore, waterjet cutting has applications in many industries, including aerospace & defense, automotive , semiconductors, food, consumer products, and textiles. In the machine tools industry, FLOW had the highest quarterly revenue growth (27.6%).[6] To further enhance its waterjet product manufacturing, FLOW announced it will build a single facility for designing and building its advanced waterjet systems, which include large aerospace systems and robotic waterjet cutting cells.[7]
The aerospace industry has had success in the past decade. Some of FLOW's products, such as waterjet shaping machines and systems, are used for aerospace product manufacturing. FLOW has attained multi-million dollar contracts with Airbus and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries because of the increasing demand for their aerospace products.
FLOW has announced that Airbus awarded a $30 million dollar[8] contract to manufacture and install multiple Composite Machining Center (CMC) waterjet machine tool systems. These machines will be built and installed over the next 18 to 24 months for use in manufacturing the new Airbus A350 XWB (Xtra Wide-Body) aircraft.[9]
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has awarded FLOW a second multi-million dollar contract to supply it with FLOW's Composite Machining Center (CMC) waterjet machine tools to cut the carbon fiber wing skins for a major commercial jet aircraft program.[2] Mitsubishi chose FLOW's products because waterjets eliminate cutting problems that occur with aerospace composites such as friction and shearing.[2]
Steel and plastics are the main ingredients in Flow's waterjet machines, so rising steel and plastics costs increase Flow's cost of production. From 2004 to 2008, scrap metal price grew from $75 per ton to over $550 per ton.[10] FLOW also uses oil and gas in manufacturing and transportation. Oil prices have increased 35% since the end of 2007.[11] From 2006 to 2007, raw material costs increased 16.06%[12]; despite making efforts to pass costs to consumers, operating margins decreased from 8.76% to 2.37% from 2006 to 2007.[13]
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Short and Sweet Health IT and EHR Thoughts
John Lynn is the Founder of the HealthcareScene.com blog network which currently consists of 10 blogs containing over 8000 articles with John having written over 4000 of the articles himself. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 16 million times. John also manages Healthcare IT Central and Healthcare IT Today, the leading career Health IT job board and blog. John is co-founder of InfluentialNetworks.com and Physia.com. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can also be found on Twitter: @techguy and @ehrandhit and LinkedIn.
I thought for a fun Friday post, I would post a bunch of short and sweet quotes and thoughts from people I talked to this last month at various Health IT & EMR conferences I went to around the country. Hopefully some of these will drive some interesting conversations in the comments.
"ACOs facilitate HIE."
"They [A hospital] had a hard EHR go-live…well, they all have a hard EHR go-live."
"Not All ICD-10 engines are created equal."
"EHR consulting firms have a bad name [image]."
"All the money in hospital IT is in clinical apps."


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I believe you can sign up for a paid account with Spotify and actually download songs. Whether these can transfer to an mp3 player---doubt it. Perhaps to a smartphone with the Spotify app installed. You can also save some Slacker stuff for offline, but those are "stations" and not individually downloaded tracks you can select without limit. I don't know of anything other than ZunePass that allows total freedom of downloads to an mp3 player (and I include PlaysForSure stuff such as Zen and Sansa because it works although "unsupported"). Edit---yes, I do. Rhapsody allows mp3 downloads to select players. I just quit that service when I joined ZunePass. I had a grandfathered "Yahoo Music Unlimited" account that did NOT allow downloads to an mp3 player--only to the computer.
Personally, I find myself using my WP7 more and more for music (also have a Zune HD and Sansa Clip+). With the exception of channel support, there is not much missing in the "Zune" implementation of Windows Phone. Audiobooks are an "outside" app (OverDrive, Audible).
UPDATE 8-29-12---just got email from XBox that channels, Zune Apps, MixView are all GONE in 2 days. No longer supported by any Zune, Zune software, etc..
UPDATE 12-30-13----in case somebody finds this via a search engine....pretty old info. Xbox Music through the new "apps" does not support any of the old mp3 player transfer. Your downloaded songs via the app do not even show up in WMP anymore. There appears to be another location for the DRM in the new Windows 8 Xbox Music app that legacy stuff can't find. Even if you transfer music you downloaded to your phone (Windows Phone 8), the songs have to find the DRM and are usually not immediately playable on your phone after transfer. This is important if you load songs on your phone using Windows 8 and leave for the airport expecting to have music for your flight---maybe not! Do it ahead of time and allow the "new" DRM to sync up and they should play. However, even with the new Xbox Music Pass stuff, we still have access to the old Zune Software (which is the only thing that supports a Zune player or Windows Phone 7). If you download the very same song under Zune, all the DRM songs appear in WMP and WILL STILL SYNCH with a PlaysForSure player. I am doing it right now! Same DRM limits (number of devices synced), and once a month you have to connect your player to the computer and let WMP refresh the licenses (like always) or they won't play. You DO NOT need to download anything to your player---log in to Zune, start WMP, plug in player and wait for DRM to update (note---I've found I must be logged in to Zune or nothing will refresh licenses so I start up both Zune software and WMP).
So---bottom line---as of start of 2014 you can still download songs to PC, still transfer them to a phone or mp3 player, etc..
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'Glee' Recap: Finn's Final Farewell in 'The Quarterback'
JJJ hopes you had your tissues ready for the heartbreaking farewell to Cory Monteith during tonight's episode of Glee. It was quite a doozy.
As creator Ryan Murphy mentioned, Finn's death wasn't exactly explained, but it really didn't matter. The episode was about celebrating the character's life. And boy did it.
It was tough to watch knowing that the tears and emotion by the actors were real, and we commend the cast for their stellar performances during such a difficult time. Our thoughts go out to everyone who knew and loved Cory. He will forever be remembered.
Click inside to read a full recap of tonight's episode…
New Directions start off the episode with Rent's "Seasons of Love," with cameos by all our old faves, including Puck (Mark Salling), Kurt (Chris Colfer), Mike (Harry Shum Jr.), Santana (Naya Rivera), and Mercedes (Amber Riley). While the funeral was said to be a few weeks before, Will (Matthew Morrison) invites everyone back to memorialize Finn in song. Mercedes jumps at the opportunity and slays her own version of "Stand By You," which Finn sang in season one.
Puck seems to be the most angry in the wake of his best friend's death, even stealing a memorial tree and bullying Kurt to give him Finn's letterman jacket (which he doesn't). He later gets drunk, screams, and ends up crying in Beast's (Dot Marie Jones) arms right before he sings "No Surrender" and he's accused of stealing the missing jacket. He and Beast re-plant the tree and toast to Finn's life.
Back at home, Kurt helps Burt (Mike O'Malley) and Finn's mom (Romy Rosemont) pack up his room, which is a beautifully sad moment. The broken trio remember the good and bad times, as they cry in each other's arms.
Meanwhile, Sam (Chord Overstreet) and Artie (Kevin McHale) lead the glee club in "Fire and Rain" in the auditorium. Santana storms out at the end to give Sue (Jane Lynch) a piece of her mind after she spends the entire episode trying to derail everyone's grief. But it turns out Sue just feels horrible about being mean to Finn and never telling him how much she actually liked him. Santana sings "If I Die Young" for her fallen buddy.
Rachel (Lea Michele) shows up toward the end of the episode and cries through a painfully perfect rendition of "Make You Feel My Love," which she and Finn used to sing in the car together. She then talks to Will about the future she planned with Finn and they hang a photo of him in the choir room.
In the last scene, it's revealed that Will was the one who stole the letterman jacket and holds it as he breaks down in Emma's (Jayma Mays) arms, just as the screen fades to black and we see Cory's name appear.
WHAT DID YOU THINK of tonight's tribute episode?
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After putting yet another wearying, bitterly fought national election behind us, do we really need a sitcom set in the White House?
Yes, said Jason Winer, a creator of NBC's newcomer "1600 Penn," because it's about a family in a colorful setting, not politics, and because it's a custom-made showcase for "The Book of Mormon" sensation Josh Gad, not part of a partisan agenda.
Winer and Gad met when the actor auditioned for the "Modern Family" pilot directed by Winer. Gad jumped to Broadway instead for "some silly play," as a wisecracking Winer put it. Fast forward, and the two were noodling about a project to collaborate on.
"He does such a great job playing a lovable idiot manchild," Winer said of the actor who excels at chubby-cheeked impishness. "We tried to figure out an environment for that, like a bull in a china shop. And what's the biggest china shop in the world? It's the White House."
Expensive china gets broken, and not just figuratively, in "1600 Penn" (9:30 p.m. EST Thursday), which serves up large helpings of silliness and slapstick ignited by Gad.
He plays Skip, the free-spirited, bumbling oldest child of President Dale Gilchrist (Bill Pullman, a mellower chief executive than in "Independence Day") and stepson to first lady and lawyer Emily (Jenna Elfman). His siblings include the chronically perfect Becca (Martha MacIsaac), whose one slip led to a one-night-stand pregnancy.
Gad is a solo whirlwind but benefits from comedic chemistry with sitcom pro Elfman ("Dharma and Greg"). She gets to display her Michelle Obama-esque toned arms, which in one episode delivered a right hook to media banality with help from a real NBC journalist.
When the president and first lady take part in a TV interview to lobby for a key education bill, an insistent Savannah Guthrie of "Today" instead wants Emily to share exercise tips for those great pipes.
It's the kind of swipe that the show may take at Washington itself while remaining apolitical, said Winer, adding, "I think people will be hard-pressed to determine what party the president is a member of."
Such careful neutrality is typical for TV shows despite Hollywood's reputation as a liberal bastion, according to Tim Brooks, a former network executive and co-author of "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows."
His book includes several examples, including mostly fluffy sitcoms "The Governor and J.J." and "Benson." Its scant exceptions include "The West Wing," with a hard-charging Democratic president played by Martin Sheen.
The reason is simple, Brooks said.
"Controversy and selling cars and soap don't go together very well. Sponsors usually run from that sort of thing," he said. Networks, whether broadcast or basic cable, "don't want to take chances to alienate advertisers."
Premium cable network can be bolder, which is why HBO is home to "West Wing" creator Aaron Sorkin's new drama "The Newsroom." Series star Jeff Daniels plays an anchor who's emboldened to uncover the "truth" - largely consisting of a left-winger's dream agenda.
Even in the goofy "1600 Penn," one person's comedy may be another's political zinger. The Gilchrists' fight for education reform pitted them against a racist, sexist senator, Frohm Thoroughgood (guest star Stacy Keach), whose name is an obvious play on the late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond, a Southern Republican who was an outspoken segregationist.
And although the president and family in "1600 Penn" bear no resemblance to the Obama White House, there is a thread connecting them: Jon Lovett, one of its creators and producers, worked as a speechwriter for President Barack Obama.
Don't jump to conclusions, cautioned Lovett, who left a fledgling stand-up comedy career to work for Obama (after a stint with then-Sen. Hillary Clinton).
"I wouldn't have done it ('1600 Penn') if it was a political show," said Lovett, who said he was eager to return to entertainment and leave Washington behind.
Can he really resist the chance to showcase his point of view? "You would be right to be incredulous. ... I am a political person and I have strong opinions," he said, but added, "I guess that's what Twitter's for."
Both conservatives and liberals should be able to watch the sitcom and laugh, Lovett said.
The ratings so far have been short of a landslide, although there is promise: The most recent episode drew 3.3 million viewers, which was an 8 percent increase over the previous week. (In comparison, top-rated comedy "The Big Bang Theory" on CBS reliably hits double-digit numbers.)
Will that be enough to win the sitcom another TV term? Given polling that shows widespread dissatisfaction with Washington, Brooks wonders how much time viewers want to spend there.
"Even if it's comedy and slapstick, it's just a place we don't like very much," he said. "It's like having a sitcom in a sausage factory. We just don't want to know."
Lynn Elber is a national television columnist for The Associated Press. She can be reached at lelber(at)ap.org and on Twitter (at)lynnelber.


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Nov. 15, 2011
CHELSEA — Founded 6 years before Boston, Chelsea's history is the immigrant story: First came English settlers, then the Irish escaping famine and then, in the early 1900s, Russian Jews escaping religious persecution.
Immigrants flocked to Chelsea through the 20th century, filling low-paying jobs in city's many factories and shipyards. Today, the factories are gone — some converted into lofts — and there is only one shipyard left.
Also gone are the city's once-thriving Irish and Russian communities, replaced again by a new wave of immigrants. Juan Vega is the president of Centro Latino, an organization that offers English classes and other services to help new immigrants get on their feet.
WGBH News: Where We Live
"Around the '70s you began seeing a mass movement of Central Americans, particularly from El Salvador," said Vega. "The 1980s I would characterize as being a decade where you saw a lot more South Americans." Most recently people from Latin America have called Chelsea home.
According to the latest Census numbers, 62 percent of people now living in Chelsea are Hispanic or Latino, compared to just 9.6 percent statewide. And everywhere you turn, that identity is on display. From its bodegas to its taquerias, Chelsea teems with ethnic flair.
A built-in support system for newcomers
Vega is a lifelong resident of Chelsea and the son of immigrants. He says the things that brought people to Chelsea 100 years ago, such as its close proximity to downtown and its well-established social services, are still attractors today.
"There is a structure that exists here and a vibrancy that goes along with that, that allows newcomers to kind of land here and be able to really find their way in a relatively short period of time," Vega said.
Mauricio Ramirez is one of those newcomers benefiting from Centro Latino's services. He came to Chelsea 2 years ago and said that he has no intention of leaving.
"Wherever you go, everyone speaks Spanish here. It's easy to get a phone. It's easy to get shoes because you can talk to the people," he said.
Ramirez left his homeland of Costa Rica only 6 years ago but said the move was something he's dreamed about since he was a kid.
"That was the only thing I had on my mind: United States. America," he said.
His reason for leaving was simple: He wanted his piece of the American Dream.
"I want to get a better education than what I have right now. I want to go to MIT. That's my dream so far, but you have to work." He laughed. "You have to work hard."
And he does.
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At 5:00 p.m., Ramirez was getting home from his day job as a screenprinter in Watertown. On this night his wife was working, so he waited for their 10-year-old son Edgar to come home. After a quick peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Ramirez was back out the door. He dropped Edgar at his grandmother's then was off to Centro Latino, where he crammed into a small, stuffy room with 12 other Spanish-speaking students, all hunkering down for a long night of learning.
Ramirez is taking a computer certification program, and it's intense: 4 hours a day, 4 days a week, for 6 months.
"We're fixing computers, all the hardware, software and all the components of the computer — troubleshooting," said Ramirez.
Nestor Uribe, himself an immigrant from Columbia, is the teacher. He stood at the front of the room. Working from a Powerpoint presentation, he taught the class in half Spanish, half English.
"The key is to keep the computer terminology in English but explain the functions in Spanish," said Uribe. "The whole point is to help them transition with the technology and avoid the language barrier to get in the middle of learning the computer skills that they need to pursue a job."
Uribe said that when they graduate, his students will be qualified for well-paying jobs in the IT field, bringing them one step closer to the American Dream.
"Instead of working two jobs, now you can work one job," he said. "Maybe after this you might be able to afford and go and complete your education. You get a college degree, eventually buy a house and start being part of the system."
A dream deferred?
But despite all the hard work, many of the people living in Chelsea today still fill those low-paying jobs. The average family income tops out at $42,000 a year, making it a struggle to meet the basic benchmarks of the American Dream. In Chelsea, only 31 percent of people own their own home and just 12 percent have a college degree.
But that's not a deterrent for Mauricio Ramirez.
"Of course we want to buy a house," he said. "You know what thing I like in America? Whatever you see, you can get it." In his home country, he said, it wasn't like that.
Centro Latino's Juan Vega said it's that American ethos — the belief that freedom and hard work will pay off — that brought immigrants hundreds of years ago and keeps them coming today.
"A search for a better life," he said, "and more than that, a search for a better life for our children — that similar thread that drives people to abandon a homeland, to leave something behind in search of something better."
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EUGENE, Ore. - A Eugene couple caught a burglar in the act and made a citizens arrest with a shotgun early Sunday morning, Eugene Police said.
Derek LeBlanc was headed to work around 5 a.m. Sunday when he saw a pair of feet hanging out the shattered rear window of his pickup truck parked at his north Eugene home on Kenmore Street.
"At this point I had my car keys in my hand. I threw them, and as soon as he got to his feet I just instinctively took him down," LeBlanc said. "You never know what you're going to do until it happens, but I sure as hell wasn't going to be a victim."
After he tackled a man in his front driveway, LeBlanc said he began calling to his girlfriend for help.
Eugene Police later identified the man LeBlanc tackled to be Shawn Daniel Johnson.
Heidi Lusk, LeBlanc's girlfriend, said she came outside with a shotgun and a phone. She said she pointed the shotgun at Johnson with one hand and called police with the other.
"He said shoot me. He must have heard me tell dispatch that I had a shot gun pointed at him," said Lusk. "He asked me to shoot him, and I told him he wasn't worth shooting."
Nearly six minutes later Eugene Police responded and took Johnson into custody.
He was charged with unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, theft in the third degree, possession of burglary tools and possession of marijuana.
He was let out of Lane County Jail a few hours later in a capacity-based release.
While Leblanc's fast actions helped police capture Johnson, Eugene Police Lieutenant Doug Mozan said that these situations can get a lot more complicated if a gun is fired.
"I certainly appreciate a person that has the courage to take on danger. At the same time, a lot of prudence goes a long way," said Lt. Mozan.
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Nutella is a great after-school snack.
On our last trip to Spain our kids were introduced to Nutella. Despite the fact that this chocolate hazelnut spread has been available in the United States for years, it never occured to us to purchase a jar for home. One summer morning while preparing for a day of sightseeing in Barcelona we spread Nutella on Spanish graham crackers (Maria cookies) and the kids embraced the treat that would follow us home.
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Even on life support, barely breathing and not expected to survive, the Doha Round of trade talks continues to affect U.S. farm bill debates.
The specter of Doha, along with a significantly reduced farm bill budget, makes maintaining the level of protection provided in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 highly unlikely, according to three panelists leading a round table discussion during the 10th annual National Conservation Systems Cotton and Rice Conference in Houston.
Panelists Craig Brown, vice president for producer affairs, National Cotton Council, Louie Perry with Cornerstone Government Affairs, and Pat O'Brien, economist with the economics analysis team for the American Farm Bureau, outlined the challenges legislators face to craft the next farm law.
Current legislation must be extended or rewritten this year. Otherwise, it reverts back to permanent law, which would be a "train wreck," Brown said.
"WTO litigation pressure will continue to affect farm bill debates, with or without a Doha," O'Brien said. Trade disputes will weigh on legislators' minds as they try to develop a farm law that's not vulnerable to the kind of litigation Brazil successfully pursued against the U.S. cotton program, he said. Few believe litigation-proof farm law is possible, but a shift in world trade disputes from negotiation to litigation may affect how the U.S. Congress develops the next farm program.
O'Brien said expiration of the Peace Clause, a provision that prevented WTO signers from suing each other, opened the door to lawsuits. The Brazil case followed soon after the 2004 Peace Clause expiration date. Canada is currently initiating a corn case and other WTO participants, including the European Union, Australia and New Zealand, may follow suit.
Litigation may put pressure on the marketing loan, a staple of the 2002 law.
O'Brien said to reduce U.S. vulnerability to trade litigation the next farm bill would have to remove the fruit and vegetable replanting provisions, restructure crop insurance and disaster programs and change the way the current credit program operates to make certain it does not count as a subsidy.
"In 2002 Congress made a conscientious effort to craft a farm bill that was compliant with WTO," Brown said. The Brazil case against cotton showed that, at least to a WTO panel, the law was vulnerable. "I'm not certain any new farm bill can be in compliance," he said.
"We hear rumors of renewed efforts to revise the Doha Round of talks. It's uncertain. The Senate and House are not hopeful of an agreement. And agriculture is a key to getting an overall agreement."
Brown said trade promotion authority for the president also poses a challenge for Congress. "It's critical for the president to have this authority to continue negotiations on Doha or other trade agreements."
"Trade disputes will be used to pressure Congress to change the farm bill," Perry said. "Some want a farm bill without challenges. I believe that's an impossible task."
An equally daunting task will be to maintain the level of protection provided in the 2002 law.
"Spending authority will be the overriding influence on the farm bill debate," Brown said. "The budget resolution will set spending authority."
"The budget will define the farm bill debate," Perry said. And that budget is shrinking.
"We're something of a victim of our own success," he said. "High grain prices result in less spending."
O'Brien said the commodity spending for the 2002 law was $8 billion. Continuing that level of protection in the 2007 bill would require from $11 billion to $12 billion. Add to that requests for new spending, such as:
• Research and promotion for fruit and vegetables, $1 billion.
• Environmental programs, $3 billion.
• Ancillary programs (insurance, trade, etc.), $4 billion to $6 billion.
• New initiatives such as renewable fuels, $1 billion.
• Total spending, $20 billion to $25 billion.
Projected budget figures are $12 billion to $13 billion.
O'Brien said the target price would need to rise to $11.88 for rice and 76 cents for cotton to keep protection at 2002 farm law levels.
"We have a budget disconnect," he said. "We want to continue support from the 2002 bill and we have to live within the new budget proposal. The two do not fit."
None of the three panelists expects Congress to meet its optimistic schedule to have a farm bill ready to sign by September.
"I think it will be Thanksgiving and maybe Christmas before we get a farm bill," Brown said.
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Food makes us feel good. Besides tasting great and nourishing the body, food also has an influence on appetite and moods. Research shows that certain foods affect powerful mood-modifying brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. These neurotransmitters are made from the foods we eat, and are present in higher concentrations after meals than between them.
Of the many neurotransmitters present in our bodies, only a few affect appetite:
Serotonin: A chemical released after eating carbohydrates (sugars and starches). It enhances calmness, improves mood and lessens depression. Serotonin is made from the amino acid tryptophan. High levels of serotonin control appetite and satisfy cravings.
Dopamine and norepinephrine: Chemicals released after eating protein (meats, poultry, dairy, legumes). They enhance mental concentration and alertness. These neurotransmitters come from the amino acid tyrosine.
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What you choose for a meal or snack can make a difference in how much you eat or how soon you will desire to eat again. Carbohydrate and protein sources at meals might help you to feel satisfied, both at the meal and after eating. Look for carbohydrate foods that are whole grain and/or contain whole grains and fiber. Choose foods such as:
Whole grain breads and cereals.
Potatoes with skin
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Lean meat
Skinless poultry
Tofu or textured vegetable protein
Beans and lentils
Low-fat dairy (yogurt, milk or cheese)
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Whole grain bread with roast turkey and tomato slices, paired with an apple.
Salmon on a bed of lentils drizzled with fresh lemon juice, spicy brown rice and beans topped with Greek yogurt.
Chicken vegetable soup with a pear salad.
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The Pratt Recreation Department offers programs throughout the year, but they kick into high gear each summer, especially with programming for children.
There is instruction in sports skills, opportunities for practice, fun activities that encourage kids to move and stay active, as well as quieter pursuits. Activities are held in various venues around Pratt.
202 kids are registered for Summer Youth programs, with an average daily attendance of 75. Kids race, play games, swim, fish, skate, watch movies, learn crafts and take field trips.
446 kids are on 41 baseball and softball teams.
62 kids are Little Sluggers.
163 are enrolled in arts and crafts.
158 are taking swimming lessons during June and 164 are enrolled for July.
56 infants and toddlers are enrolled for the June splash sessions at the pool and 65 for July.
15 youth are taking tennis lessons
500 games will have been played at Green Sports Complex by the end of the summer.
12 tournaments are scheduled.
42 older youth serve as umpires or keep score.
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Rox Snap Home Skid With Late Win Over Honkers Tuesday
The Rox won a nail biter with Rochester Tuesday night by a 3-2 final score to snap a seven-game home losing streak.
St. Cloud scored the game winning run on a fielder's choice groundout in the bottom of the eighth inning, then closer Adam Maxon came in and struck out the side for the save.
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In 2005, Texan filmmaking enfant terrible Robert Rodriguez teamed up with misanthropic comic book master craftsman Frank Miller to co-direct "Sin City," an adaptation of Miller's gritty comic book yarns of the same name, rewriting the Hollywood playbook in the process.
With an ensemble cast that included Jessica Alba, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson and Bruce Willis, the neo-noir crime thriller painted a stark world in which corrupt cops and underworld strongmen, hookers with hearts of gold and one grotesquely disfigured serial killer operate in high-definition black and white (with select jolts of gold and arterial-splatter red).
Come Aug. 22, nearly a decade after the first "Sin City" pressed reset on digital filmmaking and use of green-screen technology, Miller and Rodriguez are back with a second installment of the gritty anthology: "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" (view the trailer above). Rodriguez spoke to Hero Complex about why the time was right for them to return to their old stamping ground.
Hero Complex: What brings you back to the old neighborhood after so much time away?
Robert Rodriguez: There was a version we were going to do pretty quickly on the heels of the first film in 2007. I was trying to sneak it in before a bunch of other projects but it didn't happen. The Weinsteins had just started another company, they weren't at Miramax anymore. And Frank and I got sidetracked by other stuff. In 2010, we started working on the script again but other projects kept getting in the way. It was always so fresh in our heads. And people kept asking, "When's the next 'Sin City' coming?" It never really went away. It always felt like we were working on it. We really enjoy working together but never really wanted to rush the process.
HC: You have a character who dies in the first film then comes back to life in "A Dame to Kill For" and one actor subbing in for another in the same role. How does that work?
RR: Frank's books are written out of sequence. The Mickey Rourke character Marv from the first "Sin City" movie dies in the first "Sin City" book. And then Frank made many books after that where Marv is alive. Some stories are prequels, some are sequels to the first film. It gives you a lot of freedom. Clive Owen's character Dwight shows up in his prequel where he has a different face. It's mentioned in the first film: He has a new face and you don't know what he's talking about. This is the prequel so you get to see how he became that guy.
HC: Dwight, of course, had facial reconstructive surgery and is portrayed by Josh Brolin in "A Dame to Kill For."
RR: Yup. We were so faithful to the books in the first film, we thought, "Let's surprise people and throw in a couple of new stories so they can't just go read it and know what's going to happen." We crafted a new character that Frank hadn't drawn before and a new story for him. And there's a new installment to the Jessica Alba-Bruce Willis story. So there's two stories from the books and two new stories.
HC: What can you tell us about the new character played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt?
RR: Yeah, Johnny. We haven't revealed too much. He's a gambler who beat the wrong guy at cards — a very dangerous thing to do in Sin City. The story is called "The Long, Bad Night." You can kinda figure it out from there.
HC: You shot on and off from the end of 2012 until late 2013. How did you assemble the cast?
RR: I know from experience, you gotta start the train and then everyone jumps on. We cast Mickey, Jaime King and Carla Gugino. Then we put the cast together as we were shooting. It was very non-linear. First week and a half we shot Jessica, took a couple weeks off. Then we shot Mickey, took a week and a half off. Josh Brolin wasn't available at the beginning but by the time we got to his section, he was. He shows up on the set and goes, "Where's Mickey?" We go, "We shot him last month." He goes, "Aren't all my scenes with Mickey? We're driving around and we're drinking together! I always wanted to work with Mickey Rourke and now I'm not going to be with him!" I was like, "Well, let me show you what he did on the monitor." It's a different way of working.
HC: The original "Sin City" was such a game-changer in utilizing green-screen technology. How streamlined was that with this film?
RR: The first time a lot of the actors had questions like, "How does this even work?" They must have been wondering what they were doing on this green screen [stage] with no props or sets, completely having blind faith in what I was doing. You just take it for granted now, it's almost like an industry standard. And coming back, they knew what the movie was going to look like, what they were doing. So I was surprised by how much better the performances were from everybody.
HC: Frank had been burned by Hollywood and was very reluctant to let you make the original "Sin City." You had to win him over and even relinquished your Directors Guild of America membership so he could co-direct the film. How has your relationship evolved?
RR: He has a lot more knowledge because he's shot movies and commercials. But it's just so damn enjoyable making movies with him. I always say Frank and I are very like-minded. He loves his work and I love his work! We always agree on that and I'm trying to bring it to life as a fan. That's why I called it "Frank Miller's Sin City" not "Robert Rodriguez's Sin City." You know that this is something he drew a long time ago, sitting isolated in a room. He must be in a very surreal place seeing it spoken and acted just like he wrote it, never knowing that's what the result would be. To see it come to life like that, he's got this huge smile and this exuberance. That was the goal every day: to make Frank so … happy.
HC: So now that you've done two "Sin City" films, what's the outlook on a third? Happy?
RR: When Frank came out of the screening room for this one, he sits down and says, "So when we do Part 3 …" He's already talking about which books we're going to use, he'd already structured it in his head. I said, "We have to go do it right away. We shouldn't wait." If we do a third one, I think we'll do it sooner rather than later.
— Chris Lee | @LATherocomplex
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Heath: cryptic confirmation?
The rumours were swirling late last year – that Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams had married quietly at City Hall in NYC. Needless to say, given the sullen nature of both stars, no confirmation was forthcoming…until now.
Interview with Newsweek, he won't come right out and say it, he won't deny it, but it's the closest either has come to making it official, which is surprising to say the least… that the ordinarily cantankerous Heath did not foam at the mouth or fly into a rage at being asked a personal question. Such high spirits…my smutty sense is tingling.


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10 Central teachers to be asked to teach extra classBy TIM BUCKLAND
New Hampshire Union Leader
December 21. 2012 12:14AM
MANCHESTER - In an effort to appease Candia School Board members concerned about overcrowding at Manchester High School Central, the city school district will ask the city teachers union to allow 10 teachers to teach an extra class - a move Mayor Ted Gatsas said would result in class sizes of less than 30 students.
The city Board of School Committee decided Thursday during a special joint session with the Candia School Board to ask the union for the concession. But Ben Dick, president of the Manchester Education Association, was not optimistic about the idea Thursday night.
Dick said that he couldn't speak specifically to the most recent proposal, but "we have opposed it in the past."
"Typically speaking, I don't think it's in the best interest of anybody," he said.
Gatsas said during the meeting there likely would be teachers who would want to help the district and would be willing to do the extra work.
But Dick said the additional class - the proposal asks them to teach six classes instead of five and be paid for the extra work - could lead to burnout, as past proposals by the district have asked teachers to give up a preparatory period to teach instead.
"It's just too much to undertake," he said.
The resolution came after a long, contentious meeting where Candia School Board members expressed frustration and asked the city school board to "fix" the problem of too-large class sizes. Candia and Hooksett are considering withdrawing students from Manchester, citing a breach of contract because class sizes have exceeded the state standard of 30 students per teacher.
"It's late. It's 9:30 (p.m.) and we don't have a resolution," said Candia School Board member Nicole LaFlamme. "We have no solution, and we're terrified to send our kids back to Manchester."
Gatsas said he believed the issues could be resolved.
"I believe the glass is half full," he said.
But, he said, raising taxes to pay wages and benefits would not solve the problem.
"The increase you would ask taxpayers for this year, you would have to go back to them for the same thing next year," he said.
Several Candia residents and recent Central High School graduates spoke during the meeting, with residents asking the city to reduce class sizes but the students offering a contrasting view - to the visible delight of Gatsas, who twice said he didn't "plant" the recent graduates - that Central High School delivers an excellent education.
"Central is an amazing school," said Alicia Frazier. "It's more than just numbers. I know class size is a huge thing, but if you really want to look at education, look beyond the class sizes."
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Leading Tokyo's final pitch for the 2020 Olympics, Japan's prime minister assured the IOC on Saturday that the leak of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant is "under control" and will never affect Tokyo.
The Japanese city is competing against Madrid and Istanbul, with all three making their final presentations ahead of a vote later in the day by the International Olympic Committee.
Tokyo made its case as the "safe pair of hands," Madrid as the least expensive option, and Istanbul as the historic choice for a region yet to host the Olympics.
Tokyo has been considered a slight favorite but has been on the defensive in the final days of the campaign amid mounting concerns about the Fukushima leak.
"Some may have concerns about Fukushima," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in English. "Let me assure you the situation is under control. It has never done and will never do any damage to Tokyo."
Abe returned to the issue later when Norwegian IOC member Gerhard Heiberg asked for more assurances.
"It poses no problem whatsoever," Abe said in Japanese, adding that the contamination was limited to a small area and had been "completely blocked."
"There are no health related problems until now, nor will there be in the future," he said. "I make the statement to you in the most emphatic and unequivocal way."
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Fukushima's operator, has acknowledged that tons of radioactive water has been seeping into the Pacific from the plant for more than two years after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami led to meltdowns at three of its reactors. Recent leaks from tanks storing radioactive water used to cool the reactors have added to fears that the amount of contaminated water is getting out of hand.
With major risks surrounding each bid, the final presentations could help decide a tight race. Abe and Prime Ministers Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Mariano Rajoy of Spain all flew to Buenos Aires straight from the G20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia.
All three are repeat bidders: Istanbul for a fifth time overall, Madrid for a third straight and Tokyo a second in a row. Picking the city with the least risks shapes up as the challenge for the IOC.
IOC elections are extremely unpredictable as members vote by secret ballot and take different personal reasons into account. Some members are still undecided and will be waiting for the final presentations before making up their mind.
With two IOC members absent, 95 will be eligible to vote in the first round. With a majority required for victory, the process is likely to go two rounds. The city with the fewest votes is eliminated after the first round, setting up a final head-to-head ballot. Outgoing IOC President Jacques Rogge will open a sealed envelope to announce the winner.
Tokyo, which hosted the 1964 Olympics, continued to portray itself as the safe choice at a time of global political and economic uncertainty.
"Tokyo can be trusted to be the safe pair of hands and much more," bid leader and IOC member Tsunekazu Takeda said. "Our case today is simple. Vote for Tokyo and you vote for guaranteed delivery. ... Tokyo is the right partner at the right time."
Tokyo's delegation also included Japan's Princess Takamado.
"This may be the first time a member our family has addressed you, but the imperial family of Japan has always been active in sports," she said.
Madrid, which has picked up momentum in recent weeks, contended that its bid makes the most economic sense, a project that can help Spain recover from severe recession and 27 percent unemployment rate. Madrid says 80 percent of its venues are ready and only $1.9 billion is needed for construction, a fraction of the other two bids.
"Madrid has perhaps the most reasonable and responsible financial foundation in recent Olympic history," Rajoy said. "We can host the Olympics in 2020 with no risk to the Olympic movement."
Crown Prince Felipe, a former Olympic sailor and Spain's flag-bearer at the 1992 Barcelona Games, said holding the games during difficult economic times is an "opportunity" for the country. He called the bid "both affordable and a responsible model for the future."
"We aren't talking about dreams, but realities," bid leader Alejandro Blanco said. "We're not talking about concepts. We aren't throwing away money, nor are we building castles in the sky."
Madrid's presentation also featured Pau Gasol, the Los Angeles Lakers star and two-time Olympic silver medalist.
"If you choose Madrid today," he said, "I know that you will find no safer home for the 2020 Games, and no greater partner for next seven years than the people of Spain."
After the presentation, Heiberg asked Madrid about Spain's position on doping, which has been perceived as lax.
"Spain is at the same level as all other countries fighting doping," Blanco said. "We've had a problem in the past, but we have prosecuted the athletes as well as those who harmed the health of the athletes."
Blanco also said Spain had adopted a new anti-doping law.
"Please have no doubt," he said. "We are a reliable partner. We believe in clean sports, we believe in athletes. You will always have Spain at your side."
Istanbul, making its fifth overall bid, was up first. The Turkish delegation pressed its case to take the Olympics for the first time to a predominantly Muslim country, to a city linking the continents of Europe and Asia.
With the civil war in neighboring Syria posing a major issue for the Istanbul bid, Erdogan said taking the games to Turkey "will send a very meaningful and strong message, not only to the world, but to our broader region."
"At this critical moment, we would like to send a strong message of peace to the whole world from Istanbul," Erdogan said.
After the formal presentation, IOC member Prince Albert of Monaco asked what hosting the games in Turkey would mean to the wider region.
"We believe that hosting the Olympics in Istanbul will give this signal, this spirit of friendship and sharing and peace," Erdogan said. "And our country is a place where there is a lot of unity and diversity, and that is the idea that we can share on a broader scale with the Olympics Games being hosted in Turkey."
Istanbul's bid has also been hit hard by the anti-government protests in June and a slew of doping scandals among Turkish athletes.
Turkish IOC member Ugur Erdener promised that Turkey "will continue to enforce our zero-tolerance policy on doping." Sports Minister Suat Kilic said Turkey would use criminal laws to prosecute anyone involved in promoting the use of banned substances.
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Leaving the local prisons and heading into the bush of Zambia seems like a transition of jumping from a frying pan into a fire.
Leaving the local prisons and heading into the bush of Zambia seems like a transition of jumping from a frying pan into a fire.
But, for these two missionaries, their faith has called them, they say, even if it means watching every step for vipers or cobras and possibly living without electricity for a period of time.
On the plus side, there are no lions or tigers there, confirms Jim Jeremias, who along with wife Connie will leave their Lexington home in March to preach and teach in this southern Africa country where Deciduous trees and bush fires dominate the landscape.
The couple serves with Rock of Ages Ministries, which has missions in nine foreign countries and consists of 144 missionary families. The husband-wife team recently marked 20 years with the organization. Since moving from Hurricane, W.Va., to Lexington in 1999, both have worked in prisons — Jim at Southern Correctional Institution in Troy and Connie here at North Piedmont Correctional Center for Women on Raleigh Road.
"God has called us," Jim says of the primary reason he and his wife are bound for the plateau continent.
Jim, 58, plans to continue with his prison ministry there, and both will teach Bible studies in schools and orphanages.
"We have a great burden to teach the Bible to children in schools with our ongoing ministry in jails and prisons," Jim says. "The Lord has burdened us to see lives changed by our Lord and savior."
The Jeremias served abbreviated stints with foreign missions previously — Jim having been to such places as Brazil, Ghana, West Africa, New Zealand and Lithuania — and both have visited their soon-to-be Zambia home.
"It is different overseas," Jim says. "Conditions are not near what they are here. Every country is different. The culture is different, but the spiritual needs of prisoners are the same."
The portion of Zambia where the Jeremias are headed was colonized by David Livingstone, an English explorer and missionary. The official language there is English. The Lexington pair also expects to encounter a tribal dialect known as Bemba, which is prevalent in the bush country.
Jim describes the bush country as an embellishment of our rural areas. "There are concrete block houses and bush huts. If it's in the bush, it's much more primitive. There are lots of challenges. They don't have electricity, running water, sewage or good, clean drinking water."
Rock of Ages is building a house for the Jeremias. "We will be getting electricity and cell phone service," Jim says, once everything is in place. "We don't know about the Internet. Things are really expensive there. Just to get electricity (hookup to electric service) could cost about $14,000 (American dollars).
"We're looking forward to it. The average lifespan in Zambia is 38. Some children die young. There is a great need for orphanages."
Connie, 56, who has been married to Jim for 34 years, says she's excited about the move but will miss working at the local prison where, in addition to teaching Bible studies, she teaches sign language and organized a women's signing choir.
"I never thought of myself as much of an adventurer, but the last time when we stayed in that area I found I could adjust pretty easily.
"There are a lot of possibilities, things that can be done there in the prisons and schools, physically and spiritually."
They plan to stay in Zambia for 13 to 15 years, though they will be back in the states often to visit family and friends.
"I feel like we are both fit enough and ready for the challenges," says Connie, who says that she and her husband exercise and are conscientious about what they eat.
One of the many challenges will be washing their clothes. On the Jeremias' last visit to Zambia they hired a lady to wash them in a bucket. "And she will probably do a better job with that than I would," Connie says.
The goals of their mission include: sharing the word of God in the schools and prisons; raising funds to have wells dug, since only 46 percent of Zambians have access to clean water; and supplying clothing for the children.
Anyone who would like to contribute to Rock of Ages Ministries may call 250-1184.
Dwight Davis can be reached at 249-3981, ext, 226 or at email@example.com.


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Dubai: India's Virat Kohli jumped five places to a career-best fifth in the latest ICC T20I batsmen rankings released Saturday.
The rankings were released at the end of India's T20I series against England and Pakistan, as well as South Africa's three-match series against New Zealand.
While India levelled the two-match series against both England and Pakistan, South Africa won the three-match series against New Zealand by a margin of 2-1.
Kohli scored a total of 95 runs against England and Pakistan in the four matches thereby achieving his career-best ratings of 731.
The batting table continues to be headed by Shane Watson, followed by Brendon McCullum in second place and Chris Gayle in third.
Also moving up in the batting table is Yuvraj Singh, who has jumped six places to 13th, following his 124 runs against England and Pakistan.
Yuvraj, who was also named player of the series against England, has moved up a place in the latest bowling rankings to 35th.
The combined batting and bowling efforts has helped Yuvraj achieve career-best 337 ratings points in the all-rounders' table, where he is placed third.
Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez, who scored 116 runs against India in the two matches at a strike rate of 165.71, has moved up a place to 19th in the latest batting table with a best-ever ratings of 594.
Second-placed Hafeez also achieved his career-best ratings of 377 as an all-rounder in the series against India.
South Africa's Henry Davids, who ended as the highest run-getter in the series against New Zealand with 143 runs at a strike rate of 140.19, was rewarded with a jump of 29 places to 29th with best ever 505 ratings points.
The others to make upward movement include Mahendra Singh Dhoni in 25th (up by three), Luke Wright in 30th (up by two), Nasir Jamshed in 39th (up by 11), David Miller in 73rd (up by 10) and Ajinkya Rahane in 74th (up by five).
The bowlers' table is still headed by Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal, followed by Ajantha Mendis in second place and Graeme Swann in third.
India's Ravichandran Ashwin has moved up two places to 16th with career-best ratings of 618 achieved against Pakistan at Ahmedabad in the second match.
The others to rise include Umar Gul in 25th (up by two), Robin Peterson in 31st (up by one), both Ryan McLaren (up by 25) and Ashoke Dinda (up by 10) in 55th, Doug Bracewell in 69th (up by eight), James Franklin in 77th (up by four) and Ishant Sharma in 89th (up by 12).
The all-rounders' table continues to be headed by Shane Watson.


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"Breaking Bad" ended its run on AMC with a bang.
Creator Vince Gilligan and his team of writers, wrapped up the show in the way they felt it needed to be wrapped up.
"We knew we needed to dot all the Is and cross all the Ts," Vince said on the Chris Hardwick hosted "Talking Bad," held right after the show wrapped up its run on AMC. "We needed resolution."
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(SPOILER ALERT: The following two paragraphs sum up briefly how the characters ended up in the finale.)
At the end of the show, Walter White (Bryan Cranston) passed away in the lab after taking out Uncle Jack and his white supremacist gang. He also freed Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) from being their meth cooking slave. Before Jesse left, he too took action, killing Todd.
"I think in that last scene, he is with his Precious, you know, in 'Lord of the Rings' terms," Vince said on "Talking Bad" of Walt's final moment on camera. "He is with that meth lab that he and Jesse designed — their baby so to speak — and I think the lyrics to the song, "Baby Blue" by Badfinger back that up and I think he is at peace with himself. He has screwed up his life tremendously, I think he knows that, but he has accomplished the thing that he set out to accomplish in that very first pilot episode… He wanted to leave money to his family and he's accomplished that with the aid of Gretchen and Elliott."
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Asked about his show ending with a resolution, compared to the open ended conclusion of "The Sopranos," Vince said that's the way it had to be for "Breaking Bad."
"'The Sopranos' ending, I thought, was great. I thought it was perfect for that show. This show needed the ending that was perfect for it. This show was intended all along to be very finite and you know, it's a story that starts at A and ends at Z as it were, and it's a very close ended thing, so it needs… a very different kind of ending … than 'The Sopranos,'" he said.
And it proved to be a hit with celebrity fans who Tweeted their approval in droves.
Here's what they had to say:
Seth Meyers @sethmeyers: Thanks, Breaking Bad.
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Don Cheadle @IamDonCheadle: #BreakingBad Salute!
Octavia Spencer @octaviaspencer: @BryanCranston Amazing iconic character! Sad to see him go! Congrats #WalterWhite Best. Show. Ever #BreakingBad
Gayle King GayleKing: @chatlierose and Barkley and me LOVED the breakingbad finale tied it all up no loose ends !
Wil Wheaton @wilw: And that right there is how you end a series. #BreakingBad
Rosie O'Donnell @Rosie: u know when u see a great movie and the crowd claps - or on b way when u stand up - i wish the #BreakingBad cast n crew could feel that now
Tom Mison @TomMison: Well. That ends the most consistently inspiring, intelligent and thrilling show I've ever seen. How lucky we all are. #BreakingBad
Lawrence O'Donnell @Lawrence: Vince Gilligan deserves Emmy noms for both writing & directing @BreakingBad_AMC finale. Beautiful directing. Every frame is perfection.
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Ato Essandoh: AtoEssandoh: I will now sacrifice my TV in a burnt offering to #vincegilligan the God of Television. All hail Vince, Lord and Master #BreakingBad
Adam Rodriguez @_Adam_Rodriguez: Thanks Vince Gilligan & everyone that contributed 2 making Breaking Bad the incredibly amazing piece of art & entertainment it has been.
Vinny Guadagnino @VINNYGUADAGNINO: #ThankYouBreakingBad for the best show I've ever watched.
Ricki Lake @RickiLake: Wow wow wow!
Kat Graham @KatGraham: Just watched the finale of breaking bad! Thank you Vince Gilligan and Bryan Cranston for such incredible series… Now for the reruns ;)
Bryan Greenberg bryangreenberg: Yeah that series was purdy good. #BreakingBad Pass the stevia!
The stars Tweeted during the show too. Here's what they wrote:
Giancarlo Esposito @quiethandfilms: BREAKING BAD !!!!! Excellence personified !!!
Shonda Rhimes @shondarhimes: Am gonna order some @HollywoodPies and watch @BreakingBad_AMC!
Ed Sheeran @edsheeran: Might've stayed up to watch breaking bad finale
Kiowa Gordon @CircaKiGordon: @Breakingbad_amc finale. I'm gonna cry. All bad things must come to an end though.
Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt: PLEASE no "BB" spoilers in my timeline. I've been waiting all week for this and I won't get to watch Bob's Burgers 'til 11pm.
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"Breaking Bad" star RJ Mitte @RjMitteL: I just saw the last episode and it was so amazing an I hope you all love it as much as we did filming this amazing show..Thank you everyone
Boyz II Men @BoyzIIMen: #BreakingBadFinale
Meredith Vieira @meredithvieira: So sad Breaking Bad is coming to an end. Quick predictions…how will it end?
Hannah Simone @HannahSimone: Free tip: If you HAVE to tweet about Breaking Bad tonight, DM it. Or you are a total a**hole. #spoileralert
Dominic Monaghan @DomsWildThings: Didn't add the pinch of salt #bakingbad #BreakingBad
Cynthia Addai Robinson @CynthiaAddaiRob: Bye bye #BreakingBad
Jason O'Mara @jason_omara: Could you all please be quiet? I'm trying to watch the telly. #BreakingBadFinale
Kaitlin Olson @kaitlin_olson: Headed to #BreakingBad finale. I've been this excited once before but I don't really remember it now.
Rob McElhenney @RMcElhenney: Very happy. Very sad. #breakingbad
Bad Robot @bad_robot: Congratulations @BreakingBad_AMC on your season finale! Love, Breaking Bad Robot


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Ralph Lynn Iholts was born in Miles City, Mont., on Aug. 14, 1938, to Louise (Bitle) and Ralph Scott Iholts. Lynn spent his younger years in Montana and later moved to Canyonville, Ore., where he graduated from high school.
Lynn married Della Rust in 1956; they were married for 25 years. Throughout his life, he enjoyed traveling back to Montana and reconnecting with friends and family back on the farm.
Lynn made his career as an electrician and owned Vale Electric in Vale, Ore., from 1984 until 1998. He was a 51-year member of the I.B.E.W and also a member of the Elks and Moose Lodges.
Lynn led a very active life and loved hunting and taking trips to Alaska, where he fished for halibut. He also liked riding horses and four-wheelers.
Spending summers in Granite, Ore., and winters in Yuma, Ariz., became an agreeable lifestyle for Lynn, and the warm weather gave him another hobby in which to keep busy - golf.
On Oct. 29, 2011, Lynn passed away at his home in Hood River at the age of 73. He will be missed by his children: sons Steven Iholts, of Boise, Idaho, Glenn Iholts and David Iholts, both of Hood River, and daughter Nancy Taylor, of Gearhart, Ore.; sister Jean Scheer of McMinnville, Ore.; grandchildren Sandra, Stephanie, Jessica, Ethan and Sam; and great-grandchildren Shayla and Olivia.
The family will hold services for Lynn at a later date. Arrangements were under the direction of Gardner Funeral Home, 1270 N. Main, White Salmon, Wash.; 509-493-1323.
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