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Above - Gabby comic #1
from Fawcett in 1948.
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Above - the members of the original "Hoppy team" - from L-to-R are Jimmy Ellison, George Hayes and William Boyd.
(From Old Corral collection)
Above - Hayes is probably best remembered as the sidekick to Roy Rogers. He was Roy's helper in 41 films - their first was SOUTHWARD HO (Republic, 1939) and last pairing was HELDORADO (Republic, 1946).
(Courtesy of Les Adams)
Above from L-to-R are Bob Steele, George Hayes and Frank Ball in a crop from a lobby card from GALLOPING ROMEO (Monogram, 1933).
(Courtesy of Les Adams)
Above are George Hayes and William Boyd (as Hopalong Cassidy) in a crop from a lobby card from BAR 20 JUSTICE (Paramount, 1938).
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Above are Roy and Gabby Hayes in a lobby card from JESSE JAMES AT BAY (Republic, 1941). This was the last of Roy's "historical westerns" and in this film, he had a dual role as Gabby's pal Jesse James and Clint Burns.
(From Old Corral collection)
Above from left to right are Pat Brady, Roy, Gabby Hayes and a box of nitroglycerene in a lobby card from SONS OF THE PIONEERS (Republic, 1942).
(From Old Corral collection)
Above are Hayes and Wild Bill Elliott in a lobby card from BORDERTOWN GUN FIGHTERS (Republic, 1943).
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Above is a 1954 re-release lobby card from DON'T FENCE ME IN (Republic, 1945), one of the best of Roy and Gabby's films. From left to right are Hugh Farr, Karl Farr, Roy Rogers, Tim Spencer, Dale Evans, Ken Carson and Gabby Hayes. This film includes Cole Porter's hit song "Don't Fence Me In" as well as a great rendition of "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" by the Sons of the Pioneers. Dale Evans is a newspaper reporter out to do a story on 'Wildcat Kelly', a legendary outlaw who has been dead for decades. Dale discovers that 'Wildcat Kelly' is Gabby Hayes, who faked his death years ago and changed his ways from outlawry to honest citizen.
In 1939, Hayes switched to Republic Pictures and his first sidekick role with Roy Rogers was in SOUTHWARD HO (Republic, 1939). He did 41 films with Roy Rogers, but these were separated into two bunches - in between, Hayes was the saddle pal to Wild Bill Elliott in his 1943 - 1944 series of eight, as well as the first two Red Ryder oaters (which also starred Elliott). During his Republic days, Hayes generally had a screen name of 'Gabby Whittaker'. His last film with Roy was HELDORADO (Republic, 1946).
In the 1950s, Gabby had his own NBC TV program, appropriately titled THE GABBY HAYES SHOW, in which he'd introduce/moderate old B westerns that were cut down to about a half-hour length. Gabby's show was nominated for an Emmy award in 1952, but the winner was the BEANY AND CECIL show. Circa 1954, Gabby also did a stint as the host of THE HOWDY DOODY TV show (when Buffalo Bob Smith was recuperating from a heart attack). In the late 1940s through 1950s, Gabby had his own comic book series for Charlton and Fawcett. Also in the 1950s, he had a "Summer camp" ranch for the kids in New York state (brochures and photos of the ranch are at Jerry Waite's Gabby Hayes website - link at the bottom of this page).
Gabby had some great sayings that always gave me a chuckle - there were "yer durn tootin'", "durn persnickety female", "young whipper snapper" and "Yessiree Bob".
Les Adams has Hayes identified in about 190 sound era films, and that total includes 146 westerns and a couple of serials. Can't recall Hayes doing serials? He had bits as a dirigible passenger and a doctor in THE LOST JUNGLE (Mascot, 1934) as well as a meaty role in THE LOST CITY (1935). His work at Republic Pictures, which amounted to 68 films, occurred during the period from 1935 - 1947 - and as mentioned above, most of these were doing sidekick duty to Roy Rogers and Wild Bill Elliott. Hayes also worked in some non-westerns and A grade films. A good example is in the Gary Cooper MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (Frank Capra/Columbia, 1936) in which a relatively clean-shaven George Hayes is the spokesman for a group of poor farmers and delivers a nice "thank you" message to Cooper/Deeds.
Gabby also did some radio work, including several years on post World War II episodes of THE ROY ROGERS SHOW which ran over the Mutual Broadcasting Network. Additionally, the Andrews Sisters' EIGHT-TO-THE-BAR RANCH was broadcast from 1944 - 1946 on ABC, and the premise of the show had singing sisters Patty, Maxene and LaVerne running a fictional dude ranch. Gabby was a regular guest.
Though he often portrayed a cranky and crotchety oldtimer on film, in real life Hayes was the exact opposite - serious, well read, well dressed. He was also well liked by all that knew him and worked with him ... and to this day, he remains as one of the most recognized and remembered players of the B western. At the 2006 Golden Boot Awards ceremony, there was a special tribute to George 'Gabby' Hayes. Pretty good legacy.
Hayes was hospitalized for a week at St. Joseph's Hospital, Burbank, California, and passed away there on February 9, 1969 from a heart ailment.
You may want to visit the In Search Of ... page on the Old Corral, and then check the California Death Index. There you will find a record for: George F. Hayes, born 5/7/1885, Mother's maiden name of Morrison, and he passed away on 2/9/1969. There is a corresponding record in the Social Security Death Index (SSDI).
Hayes was an important asset to the western film and theater ticket sales. The Motion Picture Herald and Boxoffice polls were conducted from about the mid 1930s through the mid 1950s. With a few exceptions, the annual results would list the 'Top Ten' (or 'Top Five') cowboy film stars. In most cases, the winners were what you would expect - Autry, Rogers, Holt, Starrett, Hoppy, etc. Hayes and Smiley Burnette were the two sidekicks that consistently placed in these polls, though Hayes' rankings was generally a bit higher than Smiley. However, Burnette was ranked in one or both polls for more years (Smiley was ranked for fourteen consecutive years from 1939 - 1952).
|Popularity Rankings of George 'Gabby' Hayes
Hayes' highest rating shown in this color
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Above from left to right are Ken Maynard, 'Tarzan' and Hayes in IN OLD SANTA FE (Mascot, 1934). Hayes played Ken's sidekick 'Cactus', and loses Tarzan in a fixed horse race.
(Courtesy of Les Adams)
Above are Hoot Gibson and George Hayes in a scene from Gibson's SWIFTY (Walter Futter/Diversion, 1935).
(From Old Corral collection)
Above is a lobby card and a crop showing from left to right: Lucile Browne, William Farnum, Bob Steele, Archie Ricks, James Flavin, and George Hayes in THE BRAND OF HATE (A. W. Hackel/Supreme, 1934). James Flavin and Lucile Browne were husband and wife in real life. In this, Hayes is an outlaw and Flavin and Ricks play his outlaw sons.
(From Old Corral collection)
In this duotone lobby card from SMOKEY SMITH (Hackel/Supreme, 1935), Bob Steele is on the roof, ready to spring into action, and below is an unbearded George Hayes. In front of Hayes and wearing the flat brimmed hat is Warner Richmond and to the right is Tex Phelps.This oater showed Richmond at his nastiest - to get his hands on a ring, he shoots off the finger of Steele's father (kindly ol' Horace Carpenter). And Richmond also throws lye in George Hayes' face. This was another film in which Hayes plays a no-good.
(Courtesy of Les Adams)
Above - Buck Jones on Silver chats with Hayes, and in the right background is Frank LaRue. From THE THROWBACK (Universal, 1935).
(From Old Corral collection)
Above - leading lady Anne Jeffreys with Wild Bill Elliott and George 'Gabby' Hayes during Elliott's initial film series at Republic Pictures in 1943 - 1944.
(Courtesy of Les Adams)
Above - Bill Elliott on Sonny during his first series at Republic Pictures in 1943 - 1944, and his sidekick was Gabby 'Gabby' Hayes (who rode several horses by the names of Eddie, Calico and Blossom). Hayes also worked with Elliott in the first couple of Red Ryder films, and then returned as the helper to Roy Rogers.
|Want more info on Hayes' movie roles with Roy Rogers, Wild Bill Elliott and Hoppy? Click HERE for the filmography on Roy which notes the films in which Hayes appeared - look in the column marked 'Sidekick'. And click HERE for the filmography on Wild Bill Elliott and click HERE for the Hopalong Cassidy filmography where you can also check the Sidekick column.
Although some of the data is incomplete or inaccurate, the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) has information on Gabby Hayes: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0371025/
The Town of Willing, New York website has a photo gallery on Gabby, including an 1890 school photo: http://gallery.alleganyhistory.org/album/Towns%20and%20Villages/Willing/People/Gabby%20Hayes
GCD, the Grand Comic Book Database, has covers for Gabby's Charlton and Fawcett comic books:
Fawcett covers from 1948 - 1953: https://www.comics.org/series/11749/covers/
Charlton covers from 1954 - 1957: https://www.comics.org/series/11448/covers/
During 1999, the American Film Institute (AFI) conducted a poll to determine the 'Greatest American Screen Legends'. Not many of our cowboy heroes and heroines made the final cut, but you can see the list of the names in the poll ... such as Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Tom Mix, William Boyd ... and Gabby Hayes ... in pdf format: http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/stars500.pdf
Jim Tipton's Find-A-Grave website has a picture of the grave markers for Hayes and his wife Olive E. Ireland who are interred next to each other at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California:
Gabby: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=462&pt=Gabby%20Hayes
Olive: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22093&pt=Dorothy%20Earle
Jerry Waite's Gabby Hayes website had images of the covers and backs of many of Gabby's Fawcett and Charlton comic books ... and a bunch of Gabby sound bytes. Jerry also had Hayes' obituary, brochures and photo of the Gabby Hayes Ranch which was a Summer camp type operation in the 1950s for the kids, and info on Gabby's 1950s TV show on NBC and ABC. But when I checked in February, 2019, the website was no longer working: http://www.gabbyhayes.org


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The bromance of the century got a little stronger this week when Prime Minister Stephen Harper serenaded his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu with a rendition of "Hey Jude."
In a YouTube video published Tuesday by Israeli Government Press Office, Harper is seen on stage with a full band performing the classic Beatles singalong while Netanyahu and his wife Sara look on.
After Harper gets through the final chorus, Netanyahu thanks his friend "Stephen" for the performance, and although the video cuts out, they probably retired to Bibi's mancave in his garage to play some Rush songs together and invent a secret handshake.
The two heads of government have similar worldviews regarding security and terrorism and seem to have forged a close personal friendship over the last several years, even wearing matching ties at times during the official visit this week. Harper addressed the Knesset — the Israeli parliament — on Monday, delivering a speech that received many standing ovations from conservative lawmakers and heckles from two Arab-Israeli members.
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PBP 2007: the 16th edition
Last weekend, I travelled over to Paris with my husband, Monty, and Nick Maltby, editor extraordinaire to sell the film direct to the 5300 entrants of the 16th edition of Paris-Brest-Paris.
It was a long day but nothing compared to the coming days for the riders. Unlike 2003, the weather was terrible - overcast and raining with the occasional torrential downpour. The deluge aside, the atmosphere was as exciting as last time and I found myself thinking about riding in 2011...
One of the best things about the day was meeting some of the riders we had interviewed for the film - it was great to see them again! Several people who had ordered the film through the website came up to the stand to say how much they had enjoyed it which was very heartening. We sold quite a few copies and handed out a lot of leaflets - all in all, a very successful day.
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Weighing in at just over 1GB, DriveClub update 1.07 is now available to download on PlayStation 4, bringing along the promised Photo Mode, free tracks, and much more.
Here's a full list of patch notes:
- Adds Photo Mode to the game. You can enable Photo Mode during gameplay by pressing the right side of the Touch Pad and share your favourite pictures with the Share button.
- Adds three new tracks – all including reverse variants: Yedapalli in India, Los Pelambres in Chile and Wester Ross in Scotland.
- Adds support for the Renault DeZir DRIVECLUB Edition and BMW M5, 2013 to PlayStation Store (available as free download to full game owners from Nov 25-SCEA, 26-SCEE, 27-SCEJ).
Ignition Expansion Pack
- Adds support for the Ignition Expansion Pack – which includes the Ignition Car Pack and Ignition Tour Pack – to PlayStation Store (free download available from Nov 25-SCEA, 26-SCEE, 27-SCEJ).
- The Ignition Car Pack includes 5 new cars: W Motors Lykan Hypersport, Caterham SP/ 300.R, KTM X-Bow R, BMW M4, Renault Twin'Run Concept
- The Ignition Tour Pack includes 11 new Events and 5 new Trophies.
Photo-Finish Tour Pack
- Adds support for the Photo-Finish Tour Pack to PlayStation Store (free download available from Nov 25-SCEA, 26-SCEE, 27-SCEJ).
- The Photo-Finish Tour Pack includes 11 new Events and 5 new Trophies.
Livery Packs
- Adds support for two new livery packs to PlayStation Store (free download available from Nov 25-SCEA, 26-SCEE, 27-SCEJ).
- Each Livery Pack contains 5 new livery patterns to customise your cars with.
- Changes have be made to corner cutting, corner penalties & collision penalties for balancing purposes.
- Improves the Server Announcements functionality and implements a restyled screen.
- Adds the ability to manually trigger reset-to-track by pressing the left side of the Touch Pad.
- Adds the ability to view a Club's current unlocks (Vehicles, Paint Jobs, Club Badge Shapes and Accolade Stickers).
- Integrates Player and Club Cards into various option menus.
- Adds the option to hide and unhide the results screen in order to view the post-race cameras.
- Adds Newest Clubs to the list of potential recipients when sending a Club Challenge.
- Adds the ability to search for a Club by name when sending a Club Challenge.
- Plus a number of minor bug fixes, performance improvements and usability tweaks.
As for those of you unable to create challenges, Evolution said, "The online teams are working on the necessary server improvements that will get challenges up and running smoothly for everybody. We'll share more news on this soon."
Evolution went on to say that they still need your feedback to help improve DriveClub:
Please keep sharing your feedback to help us shape future game updates and rest assured that the online teams are still hard at work to keep improving all aspects of online play and server capacity.
No update was given on the status of the DriveClub PlayStation Plus Edition, while the weather update is still scheduled for release this year.
What do you think of patch 1.07?
[Source: Evolution Studios (Facebook)]


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And we did! Headed South to warm weather and a lovely Christmas with family. We didn't do any more Advent Calendar days after this because the rest of our trip was already packed with fun. We had a mini-family reunion with about 32 people packed into my grandfather's house on Sunday followed by our first round of presents Sunday night. On Christmas Eve we relaxed, went shopping and enjoyed family before the kids got to open one present in the evening. It was a great holiday!
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Goodness this was a busy day as we were getting ready to travel. We did go to the library to load up on books, magazines, DVDs and audiobooks. Here's a photo of Evren after we got home from the library completely oblivious to the stress I was under to get us packed. What you don't see is that he had tucked under the couch armrest his phone, notepad, and mints. He said, "Mom, I could stay here all day!"


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Kathleen Crenshaw, 90 of Davenport FL went to her final rest on July 27, 2017.
Kathy was born November 12, 1926 to Omer and Eva Mae Reeves in Reevesville, IL. She moved to Chicago and married James D. Choate in November 5, 1949. In 2001 she married Elmus Lee Crenshaw, a former high school sweetheart.
Kathy was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years James D. Choate, her husband of 12 years Elmus Crenshaw, her parents and three infant brothers.
She is survived by her daughter Mary (John) Reilly of Davenport Florida, her beloved grandchildren Jason, Daniel, Jessica, Brent, Jennifer and John and her five great grandchildren Liam, Charlotte, Michael, Angelina and Aidan as well as many cherished friends.
Kathy attended Reevesville Elementary School and New Columbia High School. After graduation she moved to Chicago and lived there for many years, first in Chicago then in Country Club Hills, a suburb. She was employed for by Spalding Sporting Goods and then by United States Gypsum Company where she worked in Data Processing and Information Services until retiring. She shattered glass ceilings as one of the very few women in management in her company and received many honors for her leadership role at USG. After retirement she returned to Southern Illinois and became a member of First Baptist Church, Vienna. There she worked as church secretary for several years and also served as treasurer, Sunday School teacher, church clerk, member of the choir and in the food pantry. Kathy remained a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan and was thrilled to see them win the 2016 World Series, watching every game on TV!
A funeral service honoring the life of Kathy Choate Crenshaw will be conducted at 12 Noon Friday, August 4, 2017, at Bailey Funeral Home in Vienna. Dr. Ed Hollis will officiate. Burial will be in the Reevesville Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 12 noon Friday August 4, 2017 at Bailey Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the Reevesville Cemetery, c/o Bruce Cummins, 9 Chick St., Metropolis, IL 62960 or to the First Baptist Church (Food Pantry Program), P.O. Box 727, Vienna, IL 62995.


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West Oxfordshire District Council's leisure centres will be holding open days next weekend (July 23-24) to help mark the one-year countdown to the 2012 Olympics.
Different activities, including some inspired by the Olympic and Paralympic Games, will be on offer at the leisure centres in Carterton, Chipping Norton and The Windrush, Witney.
Activities will be available for all ages at special rates as the leisure centres open their doors for the official start of the official countdown to the London Games. Events are happening nationwide as part of the celebration running from Friday 22 July to Sunday 24 July.
Sessions will vary from centre to centre, including:
- Carterton Leisure Centre, Saturday 23 July, 10am-4pm – swimming, kettle bell taster classes, face painting, gym challenges and more.
- Chipping Norton Leisure Centre, Saturday 23 July, 12 noon to 4pm – racquet sports, swimming, gym challenges, 'Tiger Tots' play sessions and barbecue, plus more.
- The Windrush Leisure Centre, Witney, Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July, 10am to 4pm – dodgeball, mini football, fencing, cheerleading, zumba, swimming and boccia, and other activities.
Cllr Richard Langridge, the District Council's Cabinet Member for Local Economy and Communities, said: "We're very proud in West Oxfordshire to be supporting the Olympic and Paralympic Games and helping to celebrate the beginning of the official countdown. The London 2012 Olympics will really put a spotlight on different sports and we hope will encourage people to give new things a try. This is a great opportunity to come down to the leisure centres and find out about what they have to offer to all our residents – you might just be surprised!"
Leisure facilities in West Oxfordshire are run by the Council's leisure contractor Nexus Community.
Ben Border, Partnership Manager for Nexus in West Oxfordshire, said: "As a leisure provider, we have some involvement in assisting in the training of Olympic competitors and will be watching the Games very closely. We are hoping to be putting on different events like the open days in the run up to, and during, the Games to give local people the chance to get involved."
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KERSHAW – An annual fundraiser to support educational and missionary causes deemed worthy by the state Missionary Baptist Church is tonight in Kershaw.
Local Missionary Baptist associations – Bethel Hill, Bright Light, Mount Moriah, Mount Peaceful and St. Paul – will come together to hold a worship service at 7 p.m. at First Kershaw Baptist, 401 N. Hampton St., Kershaw.
Ronnie Cairnes' life ended Wednesday morning while buying feed for his horses.
He enjoyed horses a lot. He had seven of them.
"He loved horses and he liked young'uns to death," said his brother, David Cairnes.
Cairnes grew up on Hoke Road, not far from his business, Cedar Creek Bait and Tackle Shop.
He lived in Fort Lawn with his common law wife, Joyce Sumner, David Cairnes said.
Cairnes, who was 55, owned the tackle shop for about five years. Sumner helped manage the store.
A Kershaw man remains behind bars after deputies say he performed sex acts on four minors and provided them with alcohol, cigarettes and pornography.
Hazel Hilton, 68, of 6395 N. Matson St., was charged June 24 with four counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and supplying minors with tobacco or cigarettes.
Two of the teens are 16, one is 17 and the other is 18.
KERSHAW – The town of Kershaw is a little closer to a new town hall.
The S.C. Budget and Control Board awarded the town a $100,000 competitive grant to build a new, 6,000-square-foot town hall on June 27. The new town hall is expected to cost about $700,000. It's expected to be paid for with the grant, a loan and the town's $1 million-plus in savings.
"We're real pleased," said Town Administrator Tony Starnes.
Lancaster County Library Director Richard Band told County Council on Monday night that he was thankful the Del Webb Library at Indian Land was being considered for funding in an upcoming bond referendum.
The library, which has been funded mostly by Pulte Homes' Del Webb, the developer of Sun City Carolina Lakes, and business and individual donations, needs another $200,000 to have a decent book collection on opening day. The library is slated to open at the end of the year or January 2009.
Lancaster County authorities were busy Wednesday, investigating two unrelated cases. They began the day with the discovery of the remains of Ada Judith Torruco, 33, who had been reported missing in June, and a short time later, responded to a fatal shooting at Cedar Creek Bait and Tackle Shop.
Here is a timeline of how those cases unfolded:
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office was investigating another death before responding the shooting at Cedar Creek Tackle.
Sheriff's office spokesman Tom Holland said his agency received information from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department on Tuesday about Charlotte resident Ada Judith Torruco, 33, who had been reported missing June 10 by her family.
Charlotte authorities said it was possible that Torruco had been killed and her body dumped in remote Lancaster County on the dirt portion of Mount Carmel Road.
Former city councilwoman and mayoral candidate Linda Blackmon-Brace announced Thursday that she'll be running for Lancaster City Council again – this time for District 3.
Blackmon-Brace, who represented District 2 from 2002-06, said she has the passion for the job and city residents want her back on City Council.
"There's not a day that goes by that I don't hear from people about how much they miss me," she said. "They say, 'Please tell me you'll come back.'"
Blackmon-Brace said she has a love for elected service.
Someone is firing shots from a home near Cedar Creek Tackle that sheriff's deputies have surrounded, a sheriff's office spokesman said.About 11:45 a.m. three shots were reportedly fired through the back window of a home in the area Lancaster County Sheriff's Office deputies were searching after a shooting at Cedar Creek Tackle, according to police radio and Lancaster News reporter Jesef Williams, who is at the scene.The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office is investigating at shooting death at Cedar Creek Tackle on Cedar Creek Road (S.C.
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Almost back again
It has been two seasons since the Mumford Mustangs last made an appearance at the State Basketball Tournament, so it comes as no surprise that this year's team has been looking forward to a return trip.
As the Mustangs 36-2 record going into the Region championship this weekend indicates they have been rock steady all season long. In the process they have beaten some quality, state ranked basketball from varying classifications. The six Mumford seniors, Jason Webb, Edward Scarmardo, James Morris, Carl Walker, Rene Alvarado, and Adrian Castorena, remember well the excitement of that tournament experience and would very much like to end their high school careers with a final journey back to the State.
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July 15, 2014
It's a longstanding rivalry. Mac people are seen as cultish and creative and more likely to be city dwellers, while PC users are thrifty, practical down-home folks. Whichever way you skew, your identification with one tribe or the other is likely a strong one. Leaving aside the Linux geeks for the moment, you're more like […]
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As the year rushes headlong towards September 15, the date set for the Australian federal election, voters are being bombarded with information, accusations and rumours that are threatening to overrule rational policy debate. A dubious Labor leadership suffers almost constant speculation over its stability, while the Liberal opposition is exploiting these doubts by staying firmly on-message with unremitting shouts of debt and deficit. This election is being fought very close to the line in a country that is finding it hard to determine the lesser of two evils—the deciding issues will need to be convincingly reinforced if either of these two parties is to triumph.
Although there are many thorny issues for voters to confront and evaluate before making an informed choice on September 15, a few of the big ones storming the stage are particularly worthy of note—and will all weigh heavily on the outcome of the 2013 election. Carbon tax, for example, has proved a highly contentious subject. Indeed, Tony Abbott, the Leader of the Opposition, is committed to repealing the tax installed by the Gillard Government on July 1 last year, which has unsurprisingly sparked a nationwide debate.
In summary, carbon tax means that the companies and consumers responsible for any environmental damage are currently obliged to provide financial compensation for their actions. The final price of goods being manufactured therefore includes the external cost, similar to the 'polluter pays' principle. This scheme is designed to promote a greener mentality, as higher taxation on carbon emissions encourages firms to develop more efficient engines and/or find alternatives to fossil fuels.
Carbon tax in turn raises revenue to subsidise the use of green electricity, generated by hydrogen engines and solar power, or to repair the existing damage caused by pollution. Although the policy has been habitually misinterpreted as imposing a direct tax upon the domestic consumer, it is in fact the biggest corporate offenders—BP, AGL, Fujitsu, IKEA, GE, and WestNet Rail, to name but a few—that are most affected, many of whom openly support the carbon pricing scheme. The opposition's platform for wanting to repeal the tax is based purely on a 'consumers dislike taxes' tagline, which argues that the cost of administration may undermine its alleged efficacy.
Another political hot potato is the much-discussed Gonski reform: an ambitious makeover of the education sector, advocated by the federal ALP government. The Gonski funding model was recommended by businessman David Gonski in 2012 after his report on Australia's education system found that the country is not investing enough money in its schools, and that the way funds are distributed is not effective, efficient or, perhaps most importantly, fair. Sceptics have dismissed the reform as too centralised, believing it offers parents and students less choice. There has also been an uproar over the $2.8 billion cuts in the higher education sector that will be required to free up the necessary funds for the new education model.
New South Wales, a liberal state, has defied the cynical stance adopted by Mr Abbott and signed up to the Gonski system. By contrast, the liberal-conservatives in Queensland are holding back for the moment (as is Western Australia, which was always a lost cause), while Victoria deems its chances of approving the reform to be 50/50.
Perhaps most troubling to voters, however, is the issue of what an LNP government is likely to do on a national scale if voted in federally. Since coming to power as Premier of Queensland, Campbell Newman has slashed jobs and services, in addition to breaking his key election promise to return the state to budget surplus in 2014-15. Alex Scott, Secretary of Together, has spoken out on behalf of the union against the cuts that have been made to the health service in rural Queensland, as well as the proposed cuts to Translink and Queensland Rail staff. Up to 25,000 workers have been canvassed for further cuts, as the Newman Government has redefined 'front-line staff' in order to justify the changes being made.
All of these problems, combined with the furore that has been displayed in the many rallies held around Queensland, will inevitably affect the election run of the Abbott Government, and despite reassurances that such things will not snowball under the wider influence of an LNP Government, voters are beginning to heed the warning signs. Nevertheless, the fact remains that the 2013 Australian federal election will bring about a tooth-and-nail fight, and it's always good to bear in mind that a week is a long time in politics.


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WASHINGTON — US researchers have uncovered part of what's happening, on a cellular level, to make cocaine addicts going cold turkey feel so bloody awful, according to a study published Monday.
The results provide a better understanding of what's creating that crashing low of withdrawal — and may offer a clue for researchers looking to mitigate the symptoms and keep the user from relapsing.
Studying genetically-engineered mice, the researchers focused on a molecule — called cannabinoid receptor 1, or CB1 — that slows communication between nerve cells.
The molecule is particularly important in what is called the nucleus accumbens region of the brain, which governs emotion and motivation.
It was already well-known that cocaine produces strong effects on that part of the brain. But this is the first study of cocaine's impact on CR1 production, and what that means for the nucleus accumbens during and after a cocaine high.
When a person is high on cocaine, "it speeds everything up, pushing you to a highly rewarding emotional state," said lead author, Bradley Winters.
The cocaine caused the mice to produce an excess of CB1, effectively slamming the brakes on the brain's hyper-activity in the nucleus accumbens.
"It is kind of like going down a steep hill so you have to start riding that brake really hard," Winters explained in a statement.
The problem is that the brain doesn't seem to know to let up on the brakes, after the cocaine high wears off.
"You're still riding that brake just as hard. Now you're going down a regular, low-grade hill but you're going two miles per hour because your foot is still jammed on the brake," he said.
"The state is like, 'I feel terrible and I don't want to do anything," he continued, adding that's "what brings you back to the drug because you want to feel better and the drug is the only thing you feel motivation for."
The study was published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.


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One woman's rage against the abuse of the term "artisan" in the world of processed food.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Artisan Creations Snack Mix
Artisan nut mix. As the wholesaler implores, "Break traditional boundaries with bold and unexpected flavor snack nut combinations."
Flavor snack nut combinations.
Bygones. Atrocious copy-writing seems to be the norm.
So what goes into an artisan snack nut combination like "PB&J Mix"? "PB&J Mix lets snackers enjoy peanut butter and jelly-flavored peanuts mixed with cherry-flavored cranberries and peanut butter drops!"
Ah, "jelly flavored peanuts". I remember those from my African great grandmother's stories of childhood. Only in Ghana -then called the Gold Coast -where she came from, they were called jelly flavored groundnuts. But the tradition hasn't changed!
Next up: cherry-flavored cranberries. WTF is wrong with cranberry flavored cranberries? And how do you make artisan cherry-flavored cranberries? Glad you asked. It's sugar, cranberries, citric acid, natural cherry flavor, natural flavors, elderberry juice concentrate and sunflower oil.
The final component is "peanut butter drops", made in the laborious artisan fashion by hand-defatting peanuts (only partially!) and mixing with other quality ingredients. (partially defatted peanuts, sugar, blend of vegetable oils [contains partially hydrogenated palm kernel and soybean oils], nonfat milk, dextrose, salt, soya lecithin [an emulsifier], vanillin [artificial flavoring])
Taste the art, my friends. Taste the art.
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Updated Data from Phase 3 Trial of Ibrance® (Palbociclib) plus Letrozole in ER+, HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer Confirm Improvement in Progression-Free Survival
"Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) today announced updated progression-free survival (PFS) results from the Phase 3 PALOMA-2 trial reinforcing the clinical benefit of IBRANCE® (palbociclib) combined with letrozole. The data, which will be presented at the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) on December 8 [abstract #P5-21-03], demonstrate that the combination of IBRANCE plus letrozole reduced the risk of disease progression by 44 percent and improved median PFS by more than one year compared to letrozole plus placebo (27.6 months [95% CI: 22.4, 30.3] vs 14.5 months [95% CI: 12.3, 17.1]) when used as the initial treatment for postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (ER+, HER2-) metastatic breast cancer (HR=0.56 [95% CI: 0.46, 0.69]). This updated, post-hoc analysis included a median follow-up of more than three years, which is the longest to date of any Phase 3 study of a CDK 4/6 inhibitor."
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Blogger Brandon Christen has written an introductory article, the first in a five-part series, responding to pro-life arguments. He is looking at the issue from an atheistic perspective. It's refreshing to find a pro-choice blogger who argues from logic and philosophy instead of the usual fare you get from sites like Salon or RH Reality Check. I would like to offer a response to his arguments and when he posts the other parts in his series, I will respond to those.
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"I want justice for Chapo. He was our family. He wasn't just our dog," said Lizz Pedregon before the meeting.
Pedregon was backed by a crowd of supporters as she addressed Missouri City leaders.
"I want to know why they did what they did," she said, referring to the officers who responded to her home for a noise complaint on Friday night.
"We had a barbecue, and there were seven kids and five adults in the backyard," Pedregon told Eyewitness News on Sunday.
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There was also Chapo, their 2-year-old pit bull, that was part of the family since he was a few weeks old.
Security video shows two police units arriving. One officer is visible, while the other is out of view. Neither go to the front door, but walk out of frame to the back yard.
"They opened the gate, and pretty much, as soon as they saw Chapo, they shot. That's it," Pedregon said.
The Missouri City Police Department said one of the officers feared for his safety and called for someone to restrain the approaching dog. When no one did, he shot him. Chapo's injury was catastrophic, a vet told the family.
He had to be euthanized.
Pedregon disputes the department's version of the shooting and wanted to take it to a wider audience.
During the meeting, the city manager acknowledged the ongoing investigation. The police department also released a new statement:
"MCPD is investigating all facets of this serious matter, including applicable policies, procedures and training. The loss of the Pedregon family's beloved dog, Chapo, is unfortunate, and our thoughts are with them."
"We want to see the body cam. We know there was a body cam," Pedregon told city council.
Body-worn camera video has yet to be released. Pedregon and her family are anxious to see it and convinced it will answer their questions.
"Prove me wrong and show me that body cam so it shows you did, in fact, come in and try to get our attention and that you didn't just come in and shoot our dog," Pedregon said.
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The Two Birds story began with a single beer back in 2011 and after 6 years it has grown to a range of five beers, that are brewed all year round. The illustrations and story on the labels depict the inspiration and history of how each beer earned its place in the ongoing range, and also lends a hint on what to expect inside the glass.
The beer that started it all! Golden was the first beer we ever released, and it's still a favourite among beer lovers to this day.
With toasted malt characters and notes of stonefruit and citrus, our Golden is delicately balanced like the perfect loaf of fresh crusty bread – crunchy on the outside, soft and delicate on the inside.More Information
Sunset is an ode to WA's ruby red sunsets over the Indian Ocean, and the many adventures we had when growing up watching them.
This Amber Ale is a complex blend of 9 different malts, creating a rich and inviting beer with pine, grapefruit and toffee notes, wrapped up in a light, roasty finish. Perfect for drinking while the sun goes down.More Information
Ever been struck by inspiration while at 30,000ft? That's how Taco came to be, as we flew from San Diego to Portland and decided to brew a beer using all the fresh flavours of our favourite Mexican food, tacos.
This hoppy ale, brewed with the addition of corn, coriander leaf and fresh lime peel, produces a beer like no other and is fresh, fruity and zesty. It's like a fiesta in your mouth, so come join the party!More Information
Our Pale is like your favourite pair of jeans – the perfect fit for every occasion. But like every Two Birds brew, this Pale is not without a twist. Two types of oats create a hazy and super pale beer with a smooth, silky mouthfeel, while Australian and US hops offer up notes of pine, passionfruit and pineapple.
Available in both bottle and can, the Two Birds Pale is the ideal beer match no matter your plans.More Information
Passion Victim
Because we love long days and short shorts, we dreamed up a beer to capture the essence of the warmer months all year round – a Passionfruit Summer Ale.
Pale and hazy like balmy arvos, Passion Victim uses the tropical fruit hop trio of Amarillo, Mosaic and Galaxy as well as passionfruit puree to create a beer that is best enjoyed in a hammock, or a tent, or anywhere in need of a jolt of summer sunshine.More Information
Trail Blazer
As Australia's first female owned brewery, we know how much work it takes to spread your wings and blaze a new trail. This Australian Lager is fresh, crisp and brewed with only the best Australian malt and hops, as a tribute to all the trailblazers before us and those who will follow.
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Set the full-on New York loft experience in your kitchen
It's been said that you must call the Big Apple "home" for at least 10 years to be considered a true-blue "New Yorker". But what if you have Manhattan running through your veins, but your home (and life) is miles away? Bring New York to your kitchen! The industrial sensibilities of the quintessential New York style loft kitchen holds a variety of hip design cues that you can incorporate into virtually any space.
Not shy to express themselves, the most obvious hallmark of a New Yorker (and a New York style loft kitchen) is full exposure. In the kitchen this is achieved by showcasing key building materials or structural supports that would typically be hidden behind walls. If you're in a more traditional home, add an exposed brick accent wall. If your kitchen is in a modern home, install wooden beams in the ceiling. If you happen to live in a real-deal loft, keep your ductwork exposed. There's no clearer way of showcasing your NYC-cool cred!
Groovy New Yorker style runs straight through to their kitchen décor. It's why the New York loft includes a wealth of cool kid furniture: low slung and generously sized modern pieces, with a distinctly retro feel. Not only do they look cool, but these pieces also provide the highly useful function of dividing an open concept loft space. To increase the chill of your New York style loft kitchen, position a 60s-era couch facing your kitchen island, so that you and your friends can chat while you prepare dinner.
When you want to emulate the kitchens (and people) of America's ultimate "Concrete Jungle" why not use the ultimate industrial material for your kitchen surfaces? Concrete! With it's slightly polished and subtly textured surface, concrete flooring and countertops are a sturdy and fashionable alternative to more traditional kitchen materials. Plus, they're a must-have in the New York loft.
A real New Yorker has seen everything, which is why their open-mindedness runs straight through to their kitchen design. Opening the kitchen space to the outdoors is a perfect way to maximise the sometimes scant square footage of the Manhattan loft. To bring the indoors outside, outfit your terrace with furniture that mimics the style of your kitchen, like a modern couch and chair coupled with potted perennials in unembellished concrete planters.
Welcome to your New York (loft) state of mind.


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Tag Archives: religious right
May 27, 2011 PublicEye.org – The Website of Political Research Associates
So the culture war is not simply conflict over abortion or gay marriage. It is a one sided war of aggression against the civil rights advances of women and minorities and the rights of individual conscience that we generally discuss under the rubric of religious pluralism and of separation of church and state. For these political aggressors, war is not merely a metaphor or the equivalent of a sports analogy. It is far more profound and stems from the conflict of "world view," usually described as a "Biblical World view" against everything else. It is explicitly understood by its proponents as a religious war and waged accordingly on multiple fronts, mostly in terms we have come to define as "cultural." How the conflict plays out takes on political dimensions and sometimes physical conflict. This war is theocratic in nature, and seeks to roll back decades, and depending on the faction, centuries of democratic advances.
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Bipedal Robot Design
For the final project in Mechanical Systems Design (ME112) each group was challenged to create a battery-powered bipedal robot, able to walk a distance of 1.5 meters at a minimum speed of 3 cm per second. The robots were to be inspired by either a type of bird or dinosaur, and a design goal was to make the bipedal robot as biomimetic as possible while still being able to perform successfully during the final presentation.
After preliminary research, our team decided to make a robot that emulated an emu. We believed that the emu's large feet, smooth gate, and even weight distribution over the legs would help make our bird successful. To actuate the feet, we chose an "inverted knee" configuration that mimics the knee joint in a walking bird. Our linkage is an augmented four-bar mechanism with parallelograms that keep the feet level relative to the ground to improve balance.
An initial iteration of Emo Emu experienced difficulty in walking smoothly and consistently. After receiving feedback during a design review, we realized we needed to reduce the amount of backlash and deflection in our linkage system and legs. We added steel tubing between various elements of the linkages and braced all connections. We also added a sprocket and chain system to ensure that all components of the parallelogram mechanism remained in phase. These changes allowed our bird to walk with an even and consistent gait at approximately 12 cm/s. We powered the mechanism using a Tamiya 6 speed gearbox with a 196.7:1 reduction ratio, operating at an efficiency of 62% on 3 volts, supplied by four AA batteries.
We also wrote a 43 page analytical report that explained our design and fabrication process as well as analyzed our bird's performance and motor efficiency. We were awarded the 2017 Hoefer Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Writing for this report. We also received the award for most biomimetic robot.
Still frames from a video of an early prototype exhibiting parallelogram collapse.
Free body diagrams for two different views of the emu in mid-step. The center of mass is indicated by the checkered circle.


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11th Annual Fresh Encounter Charity Golf Classic
This invitation was used to invite vendors to the company charity golf outing and utilized a grass scented ink varnish.
I also served on the company's golf outing committee which planned the events for the day. At the completion of the 11th annual outing, nearly a quarter of a million dollars had been raised for charity.


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Three stars! Two plots for the price of one! Paranormal romance WITH commentary on the paranormal romance genre! A book for book lovers! Publishing trivia sprinkled throughout! Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld is a door stopper of a book with a lot to say — about the intricacies of publishing, the craft of writing, the art of pulling stories from life, and the strange compulsion that asks people to take on the challenge and stress of sharing words with total strangers. [Read more…]
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender, Leslye Walton
Candlewick Press, March 2014
Reviewed from ARC
Here's some magic realism by way of fairy tales with writing that's often achingly beautiful. Some books engage your intellect and others grab your heart; some books, however, immerse you in a sensory experience. The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender is this third kind of book. In a densely packed narrative that spans generations, Leslye Walton writes about love, obsession, regret, innocence, identity, freedom, and a lot more, aided by descriptive writing that emphasizes the five senses.
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The Shadow Hero
The Shadow Hero, story by Gene Luen Yang & art by Sonny Liew
First Second, July 2014
Reviewed from final copy
I don't review graphic novels here that often, although I read most of them, because I always worry that I don't know enough about art. But I know enough to know that this is fantastic as a novel and as a work of graphica.
Through the Woods
Through the Woods, Emily Carroll
McElderry Books, July 2014
Reviewed from final copy
Just yesterday, we had our annual visit from an NYPL teen librarian to get students public library cards and do a bunch of booktalks. The book that got the strongest reaction? Emily Carroll's Through the Woods. Both classes had teens verbally enjoying the spooky pictures (and one class had a quick debate about the appropriate audience. "Picture books can be for all ages," said one very wise teen). With 3 stars, blurbs from Kate Beaton and Lucy Knisley, and beautiful art and writing, these five short stories will suck you in. [Read more…]
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia, Candace Fleming
Schwartz & Wade, July 2014
Reviewed from ARC
Six stars.
It seems like everyone is talking about The Family Romanov*. Let's set aside those stars though, because a discussion of what it means when a book earns full marks, ahem, stars, should be its own post. (Okay, here's the TL;DR version: six stars last year were the prelude to Caldecott gold for Brian Floca's Locomotive but weren't so predictive for Gene Luen Yang's Boxers & Saints—even though we wanted them to be.)
The more interesting awards discussion surrounding this book is actually about audience. Is Fleming more likely to be in the running for a Newbery or a Printz? And yes, that last sentence assumes that The Family Romanov is a serious contender for one or both, because really, if it isn't, I'm going to have seriously re-think everything I know about the world. [Read more…]
Belzhar, Meg Wolitzer
Dutton, September 2014
Reviewed from ARC
There's always some weird dance of anticipation and dread when an author you respect as an author for adult readers dips into the YA world. Happily, Meg Wolitzer is very clear eyed about YA and about why she writes YA — it's not to jump on the glory train (and isn't it funny that YA is the glory train? That never stops being strange to me), and it's not to say something to teens, although of course things are said. No, it's about the feelings, and about capturing them on the page so that the rest of us can revisit those heady emotions.
And Belzhar is a perfect tempest of teen emotion, even if it's not always a perfect piece of writing. [Read more…]
Tin Stars and Clear Days
Nostalgia and the Printz process don't really go hand-in-hand. But those old school feelings really can color reading experiences. We have to do a lot of work to recognize them and move past them in order to assess a book more objectively. The first time you read someone, you might have been a young, impressionable librarian (Karyn is not the only one dating herself this week, ahem). Or an author's earlier work could have defined an entire field and, you know, won the very first Printz award. What I'm saying is your (OK, be honest: my) baggage might make it hard to realize that the particular book you're holding isn't what you're expecting. But, as always in Printz discussion, it's important to focus on the book in hand, not previous works. [Read more…]
National Book Award Finalists
And we have finalists! With yesterday's announcement of the National Book Award Finalists in the Young People's Literature category it's really starting to feel like awards season. Last month, Karyn wrote about the longlist, observing that social conscience seemed to be a common thread among the nominees. Now that we're down to five titles, her theory's been reinforced.
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Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out, Susan Kuklin
Candlewick Press, February 2014
Reviewed from ARC
Does literary quality mean that a writer has to have a strong authorial presence? I bring this up because Beyond Magenta is a wonderful nonfiction book. It's easily one of the strongest contenders for this year's YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction—but will it be a serious Printz contender? [Read more…]
Two Girls Staring at the Ceiling
Two Girls Staring at the Ceiling, Lucy Frank
Schwartz & Wade, August 2014
Reviewed from final copy
I'm old.
This year, it has really come home to me that I have been doing this for a while, with the following exchanges:
Me: Oooh, a new one from Cecil Castellucci!
Joy: You mean the LA Review of Books editor?
Me: Oh! David Almond has two books out this year? We need to read those.
Joy: …I've heard of him.
Me: There's a new Lucy Frank! I loved I Am An Artichoke!
Joy: <<Blank face>>
Ok, so I'm maybe exaggerating a bit, but Lucy Frank, whose name is impressed upon me as a YA author, whose early books I booktalked quite often in my salad days at New York Public Library, is one of many authors who elicit a sort of Pavlovian "I should read that" response, because I was reading their work in my formative years vis á vis YA literature.
Be wary of nostalgia reading, friends. It can lead you in the wrong direction. [Read more…]