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I: can't get excited by the question of whether Senator Robert Menendez had sex with a prostitute in Central America. It is her word against his — and when it comes to a prostitute's word against a politician's word, that is too close to call.
If an American citizen went off to join Hitler's army during World War II, would there have been any question that this alone would make it legal to kill him? Why then is there an uproar about killing an American citizen who has joined terrorist organizations that are at war against the United States today?
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Can anyone explain why, when someone dies, most of what he has saved up over a lifetime should be turned over to politicians, rather than to his heirs?
The front page of the February issue of Townhall magazine says: "It's Messaging — not principles — that's hurting the GOP with Minority Voters." Neglecting to make their message clear hurts Republicans with all voters, but especially minority voters.
Why do so many judges' views of criminals seem to be the opposite of policemen's view? It could be that judges see criminals when they are on their best behavior, while the police see them at their worst. But I believe it is because judges have usually spent more time in educational institutions than policemen, and have picked up more politically correct nonsense as a result.
With all the discussion about gun control, I have not heard anybody on any side of this issue mention how many lives are saved by guns every year — which are far more than are lost in even the mass shootings that get so much media attention. But most of the media never mention the lives saved by guns.
Does anyone think that Iran and North Korea would be as threatening as they are if Ronald Reagan were President? I don't think it was a coincidence that the Iranians freed their American hostages just hours before Reagan took the oath of office.
People who are forever ready to charge others with "greed" never apply that word to the government. But, if you think the government is never greedy, check out what the government does under the escheat laws and eminent domain.
The latest anti-trust farce is the Justice Department's lawsuit to prevent the makers of Budweiser from buying up Corona beer. Even if this sale goes through, more than half of all the beer in the country will still be made by more than 2,700 other brewers, large and small.
I don't know how many Hispanic votes the Republicans think they are going to pick up by going soft on illegal immigration. But it may not be enough to offset the votes they lose from their existing supporters, not counting the future voters added for the Democrats as a result of legalizing existing illegals and attracting more illegals in the future.
Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is: www.tsowell.com.


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"I think one of the biggest things I've learned in my career is to enjoy the ride." - Cub Swanson
Nothing's easy in the sport of mixed martial arts. But what featherweight contender Cub Swanson has been undertaking takes things to a whole other level. Splitting time between his home in Palm Springs, California and his usual training camp in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Swanson has been on a quest to not just add new wrinkles to a fight game that includes a black belt in jiu-jitsu, but to prove that boxing can translate over to mixed martial arts in a way many said could never be done.
Most of those 'many' have been denizens of the boxing world, quick to criticize the striking techniques of MMA fighters. The MMA community has always fired back by saying that to stand up in this sport you need different stances and techniques than those used by traditional boxers. In the middle is Swanson, who has meshed his work with renowned boxing trainer Joel Diaz and MMA striking guru Mike Winkeljohn to create a hybrid that has resulted in three consecutive knockout wins, including two straight KO of the Night awards.
But it hasn't been without plenty of blood, sweat, tears, miles, and yes, getting yelled at from both sides.
"It was a very long frustrating road, getting yelled at," chuckles Swanson, who returns to the Octagon this Saturday to take on Dustin Poirier in the UFC on FUEL TV co-main event. "It took me a while to get them to listen to me. I'd come back and my boxing coach would go 'every time you come back you look like crap.' And then I'd go to Albuquerque and they'd be like 'aw, your stance is off, you're doing this wrong,' and I felt like every time I'd go to either camp I'd get yelled at.
"I finally learned to make those minor adjustments on my own, but that was very hard," he continues. "It took me a good three years of saying 'you know what, here's the difference – here's the minor detail that's holding me back.' Figuring all that stuff out and getting comfortable was a long process, but I'm finally feeling that I'm in my zone right now."
The proof is in his stoppages of George Roop, Ross Pearson, and Charles Oliveira, all brilliant finishes set up by striking that was one step ahead of his opponents' all night. The Pearson bout in June of last year was particularly revealing for the combinations Swanson unleashed and the angles he cut on the former Ultimate Fighter winner before lowering the boom in the second round.
"Every opponent's different," said Swanson. "It's just a matter of me fighting my fight and not letting them get comfortable. For instance with Pearson, he's more dangerous with his lead hand than his rear, except for his last fight (against George Sotiropoulos), where he showed real power with his rear. So the whole goal was to go ahead and circle towards his power hand because he puts a lot into his lead hand. And I just frustrated him by staying away from his lead hand and I would hit him and move. And I knew once he was frustrated he would either get over aggressive or sit back, and he got over aggressive."
And that's when Swanson finished matters. Yet despite that impressive victory and his subsequent knockout of Charles Oliveira last September, Swanson's frequent trips between the ABQ and Southern California haven't ceased.
"I travel back and forth between Jackson / Winkeljohn's in New Mexico and back home, and when I'm home, all I do is work footwork, angles, and making my strikes as sharp as possible," he explains. "Then I come out here and go balls to the wall, sparring and conditioning and stuff like that to test it out, make the adjustments, and see what minor details that I'm off on. Then I go back home and try to fix those, then come back here and put them to the final test, and then I'm usually fight ready."
If it sounds like a lot, it is, but it's work like this that puts the art into mixed martial arts for Swanson, as he takes every bit of what he's learned from others, puts it into a pot, and mixes it until it becomes his own. As he puts it, "it's a beautiful thing."
"I have Joel Diaz and Antonio Diaz and I work with all these great boxers, and I come back and I'm sparring all these great guys and taking their advice. I'm working with Winkeljohn, Brandon Gibson, and Mike Valle, all these great kickboxing coaches and padholders, and Greg Jackson, and I get all their advice. But at the end of the day I have to be able to get it to flow into my game and my style that I already have. I can't force something that's not me, and I think that's been the biggest key."
And after more than eight years in the fight game, Swanson's ability to put everything together couldn't have come at a better time. He's one of the top contenders in the 145-pound weight class, and a win over the highly regarded Poirier will put him right up at the top of the list for the winner of the bout between champion Jose Aldo and challenger Anthony Pettis. Not surprisingly, Swanson isn't looking that far ahead, though he does have a request for those who do discuss such matters.
"I just want people to mention me up there," he said. I" don't care if I get in next, I'm just concentrating on this fight. But just mention my damn name when you mention the people who deserve it. That's all I want. My time will come, I know it will because I'm just entering the prime of my career, I feel great, I'm training smarter, I feel better than I ever felt, and I feel confident."
Still shy of his 30th birthday, Swanson has seen and experienced a lot more than most of his peers, and it hasn't always been good, as serious injuries threatened his career and even had his family saying that maybe enough was enough. Swanson admits that he considered their request before deciding to continue.
"I really considered it, and the one thing I told myself was if you're going to retire, are you happy with your career and the name you made for yourself?" he said. "Are you satisfied? The answer was no. I knew I could do better and I wasn't satisfied. When I'm done fighting, I want to be satisfied with how far I've made it and the progression that I made. And I want to live up to my potential that I put on myself."
He's getting there, and while the journey may look difficult to those of us on the outside, to Swanson, every part of it is a joy.
"I think one of the biggest things I've learned in my career is to enjoy the ride," he said. "My whole WEC career, and most of my MMA career, I have memories, but a lot of it's like a blur. I just trained every damn day. If someone invited me to do something during the week, I would snap at them and say 'I train all week.' The problem with that is that when you lose, it takes a piece of your soul because you put so much into it. And now I just took a page out of (teammate) Clay Guida's book, and I just go out there and enjoy it. I'm gonna enjoy every bit of it – the suffering, the weight cutting, the fighting, every part of it because I'm lucky to be doing what I'm doing."
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A tribute on the 50th anniversaryAn Extended Journey in Europe
6 July
Is back in Copenhagen. Moves in with the Melchior family at their home 'Rolighed'.
11 July
The magazine Illustreret Tidende brings the first part of an article by Georg Brandes on HCA's fairy-tales. In a letter to HCA concerning this article, dated 10th, Brandes comments:
"Of all writers, you in particular have proved the critics wrong, provided substance to all the vulgar prejudice against their work, brought scorn upon it and discredit".
(the diary, 12th).
HCA is most indignant at this "falsification", but counters Brandes in a letter which is also very compliant and praises his article:
"With sagacity and with the fervour of youth, you have managed to disclose the very heart and soul of the children who are mine in spirit"
(letter dated 13th July).
But Brandes will not be swayed in what he feels is the crux of the matter. In a reply dated 19th, he continues the attack:
"You have greatly damaged the position of critics in this so little developed country, difficult enough as it was. Your contribution has helped to spread the opinion that enmity is his inspiration and that he marches with a bodybelt of snakes".
HCA rounds the discussion off with a reply dated 21st, in which he withholds his right to expel the harsh criticism from the temple. But at the same time he praises Brandes for seeing "with the eyes of the heart and the intellect" and for being "like a good doctor for many". However, HCA also begrudges the fact that Brandes had not found it necessary to mention in his dissertation some of the stories which HCA himself feels are relevant, e.g. "Dryaden" (the Wood Nymph) (which HCA had, after all, read aloud for Brandes). HCA feels that this work draws out "the poetry in all the material which characterises our age". He also feels that ""Vinden fortæller" (The Wind Tells...) is important because of its language and as it reflects the essence of that which is Danish".
14 July
While HCA applies the finishing touches to the story "Hønse-Grethes Familie" (Chicken Grethe's Family), whilst staying with the Melchiors at "Rolighed", Moritz Melchior reads aloud from the newly discovered and just released memoirs of Leonora Christina, Jammersminde . HCA had in fact heard of the manuscript's existence as early as his stay in Vienna in March 1846.
18 July
Part 2 of Georg Brande's thesis on HCA's adventures is released.
25 July
The final part of Brande's thesis is printed in a supplement to the magazine Illustreret Tidende. HCA comments on this;
"It is written sagaciously and well-meant, but not quite complete enough"
(the diary, same day).
HCA's opinion of Brande's article did not, however, prevent him from using it to promote himself with regards to his American publishing contact, Horace E. Scudder (in a letter dated 12th July).
Outings to Klampenborg and in to town, e.g. to see the arrival in Copenhagen of the newly married crown prince (the later Frederik VIII) and his wife (the Swedish Princess Louise). The Brandt family, with whom HCA had stayed in Amsterdam, also arrive for a visit to Rolighed. HCA is also sought out whilst here by an American who is trying to raise money to start a university in Texas. HCA refuses to contribute on the grounds that he has no capital (!), but promises to donate books or a manuscript. Also Carlos O'Neill pays a visit at Rolighed.
16 August
Goes to the Henriques family at Petershøj. Visits the composer Asger Hammerich, who returns to see HCA on many occasions in the following period of time.
25 August
HCA moves in at Hotel d'Angleterre, on the 2nd floor, facing the square. In the following week there is an outing to the Collins' in Hellebæk.
31st August - 2nd September
Sits for Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann, who once again paints his portrait.
1869: A tribute on the 50th anniversary
The "Author's Edition" of HCA's works, consisting of 10 volumes, organised by Scudder, is released gradually in America (Boston / New York). A similar collected edition had not been released in England. In the autumn of 1869, the first two volumes appear: Improvisatoren (The Improvisatore) and De to Baronesser (The Two Baronesses) . The third volume is to be Wonder Tales . Scudder devotes one volume to the fairy-tales and one to the stories (volumes 3 & 8 of the edition), the fairy-tales being intended for children, the stories for adults! Scudder wishes to print Billedbog uden Billeder (Picture Book without Pictures) together with the fairy-tales, as this combination has previously been available in America (in Denmark they are usually kept separate!). The Story of My Life appears in vol. 7.
The whole edition is concluded in 1871. Further volumes, which had been intended, had to be abandoned due to dwindling interest from the public for the edition.
4 September
The 50th anniversary HCA's departure from Odense town as a child. The event is celebrated first by the Hartmanns, who arrange a dinner. Later, he reads aloud at the Students' Association and is cheered there. In honour of this red-letter day, the executive committee of the association has erected a bust of HCA in the hall. As mentioned in the diary on the same day, it is placed; "amongst their famous men" (that is, in the reading room, near the busts of Ingemann and Wessel, and just across from that of Heiberg, Hauch and Baggesen).
6 September
On this the 50th anniversary of his arrival in Copenhagen, HCA is celebrated first by the hotel. Then Natalie Zahle arrives with two students and some teachers (one of the students remembers it - as told to Sven Alkærsig during a radio programme in 1950 concerning memories of HCA (cf. voice archives at Radio Denmark) - as though it were two of the oldest and two of the youngest students, and that there was another man present [it was Adolph Drewsen] and that HCA behaved rather oddly, swinging his leg - dressed in bell-bottomed trousers - right over the head of one of the little girls).
The delegation brings with them:
"in a basket of flowers a silver dock leaf with a snail on it, an allusion to "The Happy Family"" (den lykkelige Familie)
(the diary, same day).
A banquet is held at Vincents restaurant. On this day he is appointed commander of The Order of Dannebrog (2nd grade).
He is inundated with letters from the poor requesting money.
8 September
Is received in audience by the king and queen at Bernstorff Castle, then by the crown prince and his wife, and is thus able to express thanks for the order.
9 September
HCA visits the queen dowager at Sorgenfri Castle.
10 September
Off to Basnæs Estate, where the celebrations continue; there is a port of honour, with flags and coloured lamps, a great display of fireworks in the garden with HCA's name lighting up the sky, in colour. Present are also the families from Borreby and Holsteinborg, and Count Ludvig Holstein makes a speech in honour of HCA.
1869: An Extended Journey in Europe
22 September
Departure from Basnæs. HCA now commences a journey in Europe which will last almost 5 1/2 months (before leaving Copenhagen, HCA had fortified himself with 800 rdl., as well as letters of credit to the value of 3,600 francs. Earlier, he had planned on a budget of 2,200 rdl. for 9 months of travel, of which 300 were for the actual transportation costs). Overnights in Korsør and arrives at Glorup Estate on 23rd.
26 September
Departure from Glorup Estate, travelling via Strib-Fredericia to Altona/Hamburg. From Hamburg via Braunschweig and Leipzig to Dresden (arrival 2nd October).


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I love, love, LOVE Panini night in my house because everyone is happy and they are so easy to make. If you're capable of making a grilled cheese, then you can make a panini, that's how simple and you don't need a fancy panini press to make it. Prior to owning my panini press, I used my George Forman grill or made them on the stove in a grill pan with an iron skillet on top to press it down.
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Eggplant Panini with Pesto
Servings: 4 Serving Size: 1 panini • Old Points: 7 pts • Points+: 9 pts
Calories: 336 • Fat: 8.5 g • Protein: 11.4 g • Carb: 50 g • Fiber: 3.8 g • Sugar: 2.7 g
Sodium: 394 mg (without salt)
- 1 large eggplant, about 12-14 oz
- kosher salt to taste
- olive oil spray (I used my misto)
- 12 oz french bread (or baguette), cut into 4 pieces
- 4 slices part skim mozzarella cheese (Sargento )
- 2 tbsp skinny pesto [3]
- 8 thin sliced tomato
Slice the eggplant into 1/4-inch thick slices. Place the eggplant slices on a paper towel and season with salt; set aside about 30 minutes. This will help draw some of the moisture out of the eggplant. Pat the eggplant dry with paper towels.
Preheat panini grill. Lightly spritz eggplant with olive oil, season with salt and pepper. When the grill is hot, grill eggplant about 7-8 minutes, turning once half way through. Set aside.
Slice the bread open and place 3 slices of grilled eggplant, 1 slice of mozzarella, 1/2 tablespoon of pesto, and 2 slices of tomatoes on each sandwich.
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Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, said Democrats were assessing their options on health care. "It's a timeout," she said. "The leadership is re-evaluating. They asked us to keep our powder dry."Which leads to an ominous question: is health care really too big to reform? With all the special interests at play, all it takes is one well-respected 93 year-old surgeon general to come out and ask some pointed questions to Congress and the President about their actions, and people take notice.
Mrs. Feinstein said Congressional leaders should simplify the gigantic health care bill and try to pass parts of it that would be understandable to the public. But she also acknowledged that the odds were long for a far-reaching measure. "I think big, comprehensive bills are very difficult to do in this environment," she said.
The Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said White House comments on health care suggested Mr. Obama was not listening to the American people.
In Elyria, Ohio, on Friday, Mr. Obama said he was not going to "walk away" from the fight for major health legislation. If the bill becomes law, White House officials said, Americans will see its benefits and will embrace it.
But Mr. McConnell said, "This a clear sign that the administration has not gotten the message, that it's become too attached to its own pet goals, that it's stuck in neutral when the American people are asking it to change direction." He said Mr. Obama should "put the 2,700-page Democrat health care plan on the shelf" and "move toward the kind of step-by-step approach Americans really want."
Republicans, however, have not come forward with any new proposals, and Mr. McConnell has said he hopes the health care bill is now dead.
No matter how you cut it, overt rationing of health care benefits is political cyanide. What both parties now understand is the deeply personal nature of health care paired with the special interest affilitations they must nurture have mixed to create an undrinkable potion to assure relection.
So don't look for massive health care overhaul anytime soon. Instead, it will be peacemeal - bit by not-so-tiny bit. Like doctors taking a five percent cut rather than 21%, medical device companies taking a $20 billion tax instead of $40 billion, pharmaceutical companies having to accept competition from overseas, insurers forced to cover cover more of the populace or face extinction, hospital payments continually reduced, and patients having to pay more and getting less. It's our only way forward.
And while these changes will not be very popular to most, the current debate has not been without its benefits. People now understand what's a stake. Health care and its associated costs aren't going away. As the Congressional Budget Office has reminded us:
"...fiscal policy is on an unsustainable path to an extent that cannot be solved by minor tinkering. The country faces a fundamental disconnect between the services the people expect the government to provide, particularly in the form of benefits for older Americans, and the tax revenues that people are willing to send to the government to finance those services. That fundamental disconnect will have to be addressed in some way if the budget is to be placed on a sustainable course."For now, the people have spoken clearly. We'll have to settle for a slower step-by-step approach. But this issue will not be so easily tabled.
Thanks in part to the internet, we've seen that health care reform has become deeply divisive issue, separating socioeconomic and generational interests. The reality of funding such a massive overhaul without affecting health care benefits and taxes remains a huge challenge. But this division has also made it clear that a one-fix-does-all approach that replicates similar entitlement programs that are already fiscally unsustainable isn't going to work with Americans.
Perhaps we should survey the other countries with viable health care plans and make a case for using the best ideas of the best models out there. Perhaps in this way, we should use a hybrid approach to reform based on data, rather than a special interest path to reform based on scare tactics. Oh, we might have to settle for more than one option for care delivery, like every other successful country in the world with health care for their populace has done, but would that be so bad?
Of course not.
But then, looking to others besides special interests for help at constructing such a model hasn't ever been our modus operandi, has it?


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So, just so we're clear, Harold Ford: you want to run for office in New York. You want people in New York to vote for you. Democrats in New York are the people you are trying to appeal to. And, when asked if you prefer the Giants or the Jets, your answer is that you're better friends with the Tisches than with Woody Johnson, so Giants...? That is an insane answer....
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Chris Sullivan's "Consuming Spirits" is a slice-of-life film like you have not seen. It is the story of people in a small ordinary town, knowing nothing but their ordinary affairs, revealing their sins and crimes with an ordinary negligence. More than that, it is an animated film loaded with faded, despairing colors. Filmed over ten years, it features multiple techniques, including drawings, collages, models, and stop-motion.
At times, the images are flat, invoking vivid curiosity. At times, they take us through haunting three-dimensional scenes filled with wrinkles and crevices where youth once sprang. It's all part of the evocative, depressing portrayal of a decaying village whose prime resides only in the faint memories of its fading elders.
This is Magguson. It is the opposite of television's Mayberry. In Mayberry, they whistle; in Magguson, they groan. The town is built around a factory of large diagonal pipes belching out caustic smoke. The American landscape is peppered with such factory centers, manufacturing the household wares for the world. Once, such towns were the symbols of growth and optimism. Now they are clanking rust centers, waiting to for abandonment.
The voice of Magguson's conscience is the radio host Earl Grey (voiced by Robert Levy). He runs a call-in talk show, answering questions about almost anything, from life to planting, though he tends to shift conversations toward pornography. His grandfatherly voice provides a comfort for the town's inhabitants. That is, until he confesses to a horrible crime of depravity. His revelation does not provide a sense of relief, as though he had been holding this secret within him, waiting to free himself from the burden of guilt. Rather, he confesses almost as a way of seeking attention. This is a town of listeners disconnected from each other, burdened not by memories of vile misconduct as much by the distance of loneliness.
Magnusson sits among empty trees, worn parkways, and withered residences. While Mayberry's humble denizens knew one another and managed to cling to hope for sunshine in their days, life has beaten down the populace of Magusson. People seem to remain for an eternity, remaining anonymous to one another, hiding beneath a cloudy sky. The mundane passage of time has replaced those dreams of business suits, colorful farmhouses and luxurious lifestyles with daily routines masking crimes of conscience and violence. This is a world surviving past its termination date.
And, what do we make of Gentian Violet (voiced by Nancy Andrews), who drives along one of the many dark roads paying no attention to whoever might be scurrying along? Violet hits a woman, finds some expired first aid materials, treats her, buries her under some branches, and leaves. Again we find ourselves anxious, haunted by her impassive nonchalance. Perhaps any of us would be more troubled if, while driving through the country, we hit a possum or squirrel. Yet here we witness a driver casually barrel over a woman -- and not just any woman, but a nun running from a convent that doubles as an insane asylum. And our driver abandons her just as casually as she found her. Though the nun speaks very little –- if at all -- in the film, her own thread seems to bind all the disparate narratives. She is a victim of every single character's mischief. Strangely, it is not only the town that links these people together, but also their crimes against this woman.
This film fills us with that somber despair of intoxication. "Consuming Spirits" speaks on the one hand of a world where people live as shells going through habitual motions, as though they were ghosts in a ghostly land. On the other hand, they replace that emptiness by consuming cheap liquor. It feels like we are witnessing people at the end of their lives. But as gloomy as this film is, we are not. No, these are people moving along in suspended animation, as though time has long since taken its toll on their world. We recall Robert Altman's "Come back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean," watching small people in a small hamlet, ignored by the universe, yet managing to live in some sort of frozen, cobweb-infested imagination.
It is easy to read this film as an allegory for post-1950s America. Our happy mid-century days of post WWII victory and prosperity, featuring new televisions with new shows about the quirky-but-ordinary lives of the Cleavers, Nelsons, and Taylors who lived on clean streets in wide-open suburbs -- that's long gone. Now, we live among the shattered remains of those forgotten dreams, stuck in meaningless despair in which life feels like a broken record, repeating itself each day. That is the feeling we get from these stories. More than that, the animation itself, feeling homemade yet precisely calculated, carries us through this unhappy world -- one that might be stuck behind the trees, out past the last exit of the long lost highway. We know it is there, but we don't want to think about it. Yet once we start watching, it's hard to stop.
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AUSTIN, Texas -- Out for a Sunday morning jog in bright sunshine, Lance Armstrong hardly looked like a man finally about to confront the doping scandal that has shadowed his storied career like an angry storm cloud.
"I'm calm, I'm at ease and ready to speak candidly," Armstrong told The Associated Press, referring to his interview Monday with Oprah Winfrey.
In what's been billed as a "no-holds barred" session, the cyclist is expected to reverse course after a decade of denials and to apologize for doping, as well as offer a limited confession about his role at the head of a long-running scheme to dominate the Tour de France with the aid of performance-enhancing drugs.
Armstrong was stripped of all seven tour titles last year in the wake of a voluminous U.S. Anti-Doping Agency report that portrayed him as a ruthless competitor, willing to go to any lengths to win the prestigious race.
"The most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen," is how USADA chief executive Travis Tygart labeled the doping regimen allegedly carried out by the U.S. Postal Service team that Armstrong once led.
Yet if any of that was weighing on Armstrong's mind, he didn't show it early in the day.
Wearing a red jersey and black shorts, sunglasses and a white baseball cap pulled down to his eyes, he was training by himself and about a mile from his home when he talked to the AP. Armstrong ran for about an hour as his team of lawyers and advisers began arriving one-by-one at his house.
Leaning into a reporter's car on the shoulder of a busy Austin road, he also seemed unfazed by the international news crews gathering at the gates of his home. He cracked a few jokes about all the attention the interview with Winfrey had already drawn, then added, "But now I want to finish my run" and took off down the road.
Local and international news crews are staking out positions in front of Lance Armstrong's lush, Spanish-style villa ahead of the cyclist's interview with Winfrey later Monday.
The interview, which will take place at his home and will be broadcast Thursday on the Oprah Winfrey Network, will be Armstrong's first public response to the USADA report. A person with knowledge of the situation told the AP a day earlier that Armstrong will give a limited confession and apologize. He is not expected to provide a detailed account about his involvement, nor address in depth many of the specific allegations in the more than 1,000-page USADA report.
In a text to the AP on Saturday, Armstrong said: "I told her (Winfrey) to go wherever she wants and I'll answer the questions directly, honestly and candidly. That's all I can say."
A confession would be a stunning reversal after years of public statements, interviews and court battles from Austin to Europe that Armstrong waged while zealously protecting his reputation.
After a federal investigation of the cyclist was dropped without charges being brought last year, USADA stepped in with an investigation of its own. The agency deposed nearly a dozen former teammates and accused Armstrong of masterminding a complex and brazen drug program that included steroids, blood boosters and a range of other performance-enhancers.
Armstrong had remained defiant, tweeting a picture of himself on a couch at home with all seven of the yellow leader's jerseys on display in frames behind him. But the preponderance of evidence in the USADA report and pending legal challenges on several fronts apparently forced him to change tactics dramatically.
A federal whistle-blower lawsuit brought by former teammate Floyd Landis, who himself was stripped of the 2006 Tour de France title, accuses Armstrong of defrauding the U.S. Postal Service. The Justice Department has yet to announce whether it will join the case.
The London-based Sunday Times is also suing Armstrong to recover about $500,000 it paid him to settle a libel lawsuit, and Dallas-based SCA Promotions has threatened to bring yet another lawsuit against Armstrong to recover more than $7.5 million an arbitration panel awarded him as a bonus for winning the Tour de France.
The lawsuit most likely to be influenced by a confession might be the Sunday Times case. Potential perjury charges stemming from his sworn testimony in the 2005 arbitration fight would not apply because of the statute of limitations. Armstrong was not deposed during a federal investigation that was closed last year without charges being brought.
But the USADA report persuaded many of his sponsors to drop Armstrong -- at the cost of tens of millions of dollars -- and soon after, he left the board of the Livestrong cancer-fighting charity he founded in 1997. Armstrong is still said to be worth about $100 million.
Livestrong might be another reason Armstrong has decided to come forward with an apology and limited confession. The charity supports cancer patients and still faces an image problem because of its association with Armstrong. He also may be hoping a confession would allow him to return to competition in the elite triathlon or running events he participated in after his cycling career.
But World Anti-Doping Code rules state his lifetime ban cannot be reduced to less than eight years. WADA and U.S. Anti-Doping officials could agree to reduce the ban further depending on what new information Armstrong provides and his level of cooperation.
USADA officials said in a recent interview that the cyclist's cooperation could well initiate a "pathway to redemption."
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The Grammy-winning punk band announced new tour dates Monday.
The band canceled the rest of its 2012 club schedule and postponed the start of a 2013 arena tour after singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong's substance abuse problems emerged publicly in September when he had a profane meltdown on the stage of the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas. The band's rep announced later that Armstrong was headed to treatment for substance abuse.
"I just want to thank you all for the love and support you've shown for the past few months," Armstrong told fans in a statement Monday. "Believe me, it hasn't gone unnoticed and I'm eternally grateful to have such an amazing set of friends and family. I'm getting better every day. So now, without further ado, the show must go on."
The tour is scheduled to begin March 28 at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago area. Tickets for postponed shows will be honored on the new dates, and refunds will be available for canceled shows.
"We want to thank everyone for hanging in with us for the last few months," the band said. "We are very excited to hit the road and see all of you again, though we regret having to cancel more shows."
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Confession, I've never had a shamrock shake from McDonald's. But I love the idea of a green minty milkshake for St Patrick's Day, so I set out to make my own, with a bit less fat and calories.
Yesterday I drove to three McDonald's just to test them out, but no one seemed to carry them in my area, which surprised me since the commercials seem to be running frequently on my TV.
No worries, I figured I know what mint ice cream should taste like, I'm sure it's not much different.
I put a lot of thought on how I would make this sweet and creamy like a real ice cream shake, without having to add green food coloring. I knew I was going to start with Stonyfield's 0% fat vanilla frozen yogurt, because I love it and am always amazed at how much it tastes like full fat vanilla ice cream. I also knew I would add a little spearmint extract to give it that minty flavor. But for the coloring, I was stumped, and then it hit me… avocado's are green, creamy and taste great in smoothies, so it was the perfect solution.
In fact, I may drizzle a little chocolate syrup on top next time I make this to get that mint chocolate chip experience. This is a fun dessert your kids I bet will enjoy!
Skinny(er) Shamrock Shake
Servings: 2 • Size: little over 1 cup • Old Points: 3 • WW Points +: 4 pts (5 w/ sugar)
Calories: 169.5 • Fat: 6 g • Protein: 7 g • Carb: 23 g • Fiber: 2.5 g • Sugar: 19 g
Sodium: 90.5 mg
- 3/4 cup fat free milk
- 3/4 cup Stonyfield Organic 0% fat vanilla frozen yogurt
- 1/3 cup sliced avocado
- a few drops Nu Naturals Stevia or 1 tbsp raw sugar
- 1/4 tsp mint extract (not Peppermint)
- 1 cup crushed ice
Pour the milk, frozen yogurt, avocado, sugar, mint extract and ice into your blender.
Blend 3-4 minutes until the mixture is thick and icy.
Pour into two glasses, and serve with a straw. Serve immediately.
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Fíli | |
Dwarf | |
"Fili and Kili" by Turner Mohan | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Thorin's Halls |
Affiliation | Thorin and Company |
Language | Khuzdul and Westron |
Birth | T.A. 2859 Ered Luin |
Death | T.A. 2941 (aged 82) Battle of Five Armies |
Notable for | Member of the Quest of Erebor |
Family | |
House | House of Durin |
Parentage | Dís |
Siblings | Kíli |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Hair color | Yellow |
Clothing | Blue hood |
Gallery | Images of Fíli |
Fíli (T.A. 2859 – 2941,[1] 82 years old) was one of the thirteen Dwarves who took part in the quest for Erebor, which was Bilbo Baggins's great adventure. He was one of the three Dwarves of Thorin's company who did not survive the Battle of Five Armies (the other two being his uncle Thorin and his brother Kíli.)
History[edit | edit source]
Fíli and Kíli were the sons of Dís, the sister of Thorin. Before the quest to Erebor, they probably lived in the Blue Mountains where their uncle resided after the disappearance of Thráin II.[1] As Thorin's sister-sons, they accompanied their uncle when he set out to challenge the dragon Smaug. Before the Dwarves met Bilbo, Gandalf met with them and persuaded them to bring the hobbit on the quest. At this meeting Fíli thought that Bilbo sounded like a strange creature and laughed at his name.[2]
The Quest of Erebor[edit | edit source]
When Bilbo first met Fíli and Kíli (in the third group of Dwarves to arrive at Bag End) they were wearing blue hoods. After supper, Fíli and Kíli played small fiddles that they had brought in bags.[3]
The brothers were the youngest of the company by some 50 years,[4] with Kíli being five years younger than his brother.[1] Although not twins, the two brothers were inseparable throughout the adventure.
Early on the night when the company encountered the Trolls one of the ponies became frightened and bolted into the river; Fíli and Kíli nearly drowned getting the beast out of the water. After the trolls had turned to stone and the company explored their hideout, it was Fíli who encouraged the others to get out of the "horrible smell" in the troll's lair.[5]
Up in the Misty Mountains during the thunder-battle the two brothers, being the youngest Dwarves with the keenest eyes, were sent ahead to look for shelter. They found a small dry cave which was perfect for the company (until the Goblins arrived). After Gandalf had rescued the company and was counting the members he found Fíli and Kíli, as usual, paired together.[4]
When the company rushed up into trees to escape the wargs, Fíli and Kíli scrambled to the top of a tall larch.[6] The next day, when the company arrived at Beorn's Hall, Fíli and Kíli were again together as the fourth pair of Dwarves to appear during Gandalf's story.[7]
When Bilbo spied the boat on the far side of the Enchanted River, Thorin chose Fíli as the youngest[note 1] with the best sight (instead of Dori, the strongest) to throw a rope with a hook attached to snag the small vessel. Fíli did manage to snag the boat on the second try but could not pull it across. Kíli came to his aid first, followed by Óin and Glóin, before the boat came loose (after its painter snapped). When the company made the crossing they used another rope that Fíli threw ahead into the trees since the boat had no oars.[8]
After the Dwarves had been captured by spiders Bilbo climbed out on the branch where the spiders had trussed up the Dwarves. The first bundle that Bilbo reached was Fíli, whom the hobbit recognized by the tips of his blue hood and long nose poking out of the threads.[note 2] Once freed, Fíli helped Bilbo free the other Dwarves despite being sickened by spider-poison.[8]
After the escape from the halls of the Elvenking, Fíli and Kíli came out smiling since they were young and had but few bruises. The two brothers helped Thorin and Bilbo locate and free the other Dwarves. Next, they accompanied Thorin and Bilbo to the bridge into Esgaroth while the others recovered and Fíli was the most impatient to see the Master of Lake-town at his feast.[9]
When the company reached the Lonely Mountain, Thorin sent out a scouting party to view the Front Gate (or where it once stood). Fíli and Kíli went along with Balin and Bilbo on this expedition. On another scouting trip Bilbo was with Fíli and Kíli when the three discovered the rough steps that led up the mountain to the little bay that contained the secret door.[10]
Of the thirteen Dwarves, Fíli and Kíli looked uncomfortable when Bilbo asked for volunteers to accompany him on the first trip into the mountain (only Balin went with the hobbit for part of the way). Once the dragon woke up though Fíli and Kíli, along with Bilbo and Balin, were the first to go in the tunnel (sent in by Thorin).[11]
While searching the treasure when the full company descended into Erebor, Fíli and Kíli were in such exuberant spirits that they took down magic golden harps and played music on them.[12]
Fíli was slain with his brother in the Battle of Five Armies, while defending their mortally wounded uncle.[13] After Thorin's death, the brothers would have been the only remaining descendants of Thrór's line and Fíli would have inherited the title of King under the Mountain. Their deaths ended the dynasty, and the title passed to Dáin II. It was their heroic last stand that made their mother the only Dwarf-woman to be mentioned in the genealogies.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Fíli is a dwarf from the Dvergatal. It can mean "File" or "Filer"; it is of Frisian or Low German origin rather than Old Norse.[14]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]
Fíli in adaptations | |||||||||
Films[edit | edit source]
1966: The Hobbit (1966 film):
- Fíli is omitted. Thorin Oakenshield only travels with an unnamed guard and the princess of Dale.[15]
1977: The Hobbit (1977 film):
- Fíli's voice is provided by Jack DeLeon. However, he only ever speaks in unison with the rest of the Dwarves.
2012-14: The Hobbit (film series):
- Dean O'Gorman portrays Fíli.[16] O'Gorman joined the cast on 30 April 2011 after Rob Kazinsky, who was originally cast as Fíli, left the production for personal reasons.[16][17] A description of Fíli in The Hobbit films was released by the studio:
Fíli was born into the royal line of Durin and raised under the stern guardianship of his uncle, Thorin Oakenshield. Along with his brother Kíli, Fíli is one of the youngest in The Company of the Dwarves. He has never traveled far, nor ever seen the fabled Dwarf City of Erebor. A skilled fighter, Fíli off on the adventure ahead with little idea of the challenges and dangers that lie before him.
—Warner Bros.[18]- He carries many weapons, such as throwing axes, war hammers, knives and swords.[19] When Thorin refuses to allow Kíli to go with the others to the Lonely Mountain due to his weakened state (from being struck by a poisoned arrow), Fíli opts to stay behind in Lake-town (along with de facto group healer Óin) and look after his younger brother. In the Battle of Five Armies, he goes to assist Thorin (along with Kíli and Dwalin) at the top of Ravenhill in an attempt to kill the Orc army's leader, Azog. However, when searching for the Pale Orc, Fíli is cornered by him and some of his soldiers. Azog then takes Fíli out in front of the other Dwarves, impales him with the sword attached to his left arm, and drops his body onto the rock below him as the others watch in horror.
Radio series[edit | edit source]
1968: The Hobbit (1968 radio series):
- Fíli is played by David Brierly.
1979: The Hobbit (1979 radio series):
- No actor is specified for the role of Fíli.
1980: Der Hobbit (1980 German radio series):
- Fíli is played by Rolf Schult.
1989: Hobit (1989 Slovak radio series):
- Fíli is present, but no actor is specified for the role of Fíli.
Games[edit | edit source]
1982: The Hobbit (1982 video game):
- Fíli is omitted; Thorin is the only companion of the player, Bilbo Baggins.[20]
2003: The Hobbit (2003 video game):
- No actor is credited for the role of Fíli.
- ↑ In The Hobbit Thorin called Fíli the youngest, but in Appendix A Fíli's date of birth was given as T.A. 2859 while Kíli's date of birth was given as 2864. Perhaps Thorin had trouble remembering the ages of these two "very young" Dwarves (both of whom were under age 85 at the time of the quest).
- ↑ The fact that Bilbo recognized Fíli by his long nose (as opposed to Kíli) shows that the two brothers were not identical in appearance.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk", The Line of the Dwarves of Erebor
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Quest of Erebor", Extracts from the earlier version
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "An Unexpected Party"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Over Hill and Under Hill"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Roast Mutton"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Queer Lodgings"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Flies and Spiders"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "A Warm Welcome"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "On the Doorstep"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Inside Information"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Not at Home"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "The Return Journey"
- ↑ Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", published in Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, Vol 44 (1929), issue #4, pp. 939-967
- ↑ "The Hobbit.mp4" dated 5 January 2012, YouTube (accessed 10 January 2012)
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Peter Jackson, "Casting news!" dated 30 April 2011, Facebook (accessed 23 December 2011)
- ↑ Peter Jackson, "Fíli" dated 24 April 2011, Facebook (accessed 23 December 2011)
- ↑ Warner Bros., "Hobbit Movies" dated 7 September 2012, Apple iPhone/iPad App (accessed 19 September 2012)
- ↑ Falconer, Daniel. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Chronicles: Cloaks and Daggers. p.95.
- ↑ ZX Computing, 8304 (April/May 1983), p. 76, accessed April 24 2011
Members of Thorin and Company |
Thorin · Balin · Dwalin · Fíli · Kíli · Dori · Nori · Ori · Óin · Glóin · Bifur · Bofur · Bombur · Gandalf · Bilbo Baggins |
Route of Thorin and Company |
Bag End · Green Dragon · The Shire · Lone-lands · Last Bridge · Trollshaws · Trolls' cave · Rivendell · High Pass · Front Porch · Goblin-town · Goblin-gate · Eagle's Eyrie · Carrock · Beorn's Hall · Wilderland · Forest Gate · Elf-path · Mirkwood · Elvenking's Halls · Forest River · Lake-town · Long Lake · River Running · Desolation of the Dragon · Ravenhill · Back Door · Lonely Mountain · Great Hall of Thráin |


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