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This post is by staff writer Honey Smith.
For me, the end of the year is a time to take stock of where I've been. This not only helps me identify (and celebrate!) my accomplishments throughout the year, it helps me identify and prioritize new goals.
I've already met the short-term of my recently identified financial goals. I'm also happy to report that I've actually made significant progress on the medium-term goal as well. With those achievements in the bag, it's time to think about my next goals, which will conveniently coincide with making resolutions for 2013. Before that can happen, though, I need to analyze what's happened in 2012.
I have had some financial setbacks (my cat got really sick — fortunately he's fine now). However, I have been trying to set the money aside I am saving each month after cancelling my whole life insurance and paying off my credit card. I have also been setting aside my side-gig income (GRS and my SEO work). I run all my side work through my LLC, and my business bank accounts aren't linked to my Mint, so I hadn't really paid much attention to what I'd saved up.
In other good financial news, our electric bill has been cut in half now that it's cooler and we have been able to turn off our air conditioning and open our windows (though we'll probably have to turn on the heat soon!). We had a premium holiday from our health insurance at work as they move into compliance with the Affordable Care Act. Finally, November was a three-paycheck month. Between all of these factors, I had actually accumulated quite a bit of a cushion.
Goals in action
First, I set aside some money for holiday gifts. Next, I decided to pay off a chunk of my small student loan in the interest of improving my cash flow, which turns out to be one of my main motivations for improving my finances.
My small student loan balance stood at $5,352.61, but was actually considered two different accounts: the portion I'd borrowed subsidized and the portion I'd borrowed unsubsidized. Using the Federal Direct interface, you can allocate extra payments toward a specific account. I targeted the Unsubsidized account, which was in the amount of $1,885.77, and paid it off in full.
This reduced my monthly payment from $77.52 to $47.56, improving my cash flow by about $30 per month. Additionally, by paying off the loan early and avoiding all that interest, I undid some of the $300 or so in principal increase that occurred when this loan got consolidated under the Federal Direct program. Huzzah!
I've also purchased my new cell phone and switched to a no-contract plan, reducing that monthly expense from $68 to $35. I prepaid the first month when I bought the phone and then set up auto-pay going forward, so I won't get a bill until January.
End-of-year debts and assets update
My original reckoning post on debts and assets was posted in June, so it's six months out of date. Here's where things stand currently:
- Credit Card 1: $225 @ 7.9%. This is the card I paid off in full. I am using it to charge holiday gifts so there is currently a balance (I do want to keep the card active since it is my oldest card and has the highest limit). However, I already have the money set aside to pay it off so there will be no interest.
- Credit Card 2: $1,519.72 @ 9.9%. This is actually my husband's balance transfer (at the time it was the best rate he could get), so I don't pay it, but since his name's not on the card and the transfer occurred prior to our marriage, I'll count it here. He's paid off $867 since June.
- Credit Card 3: Fluctuates @ 8.99%. This is my daily use card and is paid off in full every month.
- Student Loan 1: Federal Direct Loans, $94,524.92 @ 4.5%. I see that this balance has actually gone up $228.93 since June. I am on the extended graduated plan, so I'm paying only interest right now. Additionally, my account got migrated to another servicer (I had no say in this), which resulted in some charges. But seeing this number go up when I make payments every month is certainly incentive to make this a primary goal.
- Student Loan 2: Federal Direct Loans Special Consolidation, $3,249.73 @ 6.05%. This is a decrease of $2,102.88, which includes the account I paid off in full.
- Asset 1: Retirement, $14,469.94 in a 403(b). This is an increase of $2,229.53 since June.
- Asset 2: Emergency Fund, $4,500. No change.
As far as debts, then, I've gone from a whopping $104,470.98 in June to $99,519.37 today. That means I've paid off almost $5,000. Not bad for six months of work!
Updated regular expenses
To get an idea of how these debt payoffs have affected me on a monthly basis, I'm also providing an update to my regular expenses list. My starting budget is listed here. Note that the amount listed reflects only my share for things, even if they are a joint expense. Accordingly, the pet, grocery, Netflix, Internet, rent, satellite cable, renter's insurance, and electricity categories should be doubled if you want to get an idea of our joint costs.
- Gas, auto: $45
- Pet expenses: $75 (as a result of my cat's illness we had to start buying him special food, which costs more)
- Grocery/household: $300
- Cell phone: $35
- Massage membership: $65
- Netflix: $11 (we switched to a plan with two DVDs at a time instead of one)
- Internet: $32.50
- Withdrawal/cash: $40
- Life insurance/supplemental disability: $52.59
- Rent: $488
- Student loan 1: $353.80 (oddly, when my student loans migrated to a new servicer the monthly payment decreased)
- Student loan 2: $47.56
- Satellite TV: $37
- Renter's insurance: $9
- Electricity: fluctuates throughout the year, in winter $50
- Total: $1,641.45
That means I've also reduced my monthly commitments by about $160 per month from the original $1,800 or so. And since I net about $2,000 per month, that means I now have about $358 of wiggle room now, excluding income from side gigs. Whoa!
What would you do?
Now that I know where I've been, I can start thinking about where I'm going. What do you think my next financial goal should be?
And, let's take stock of what you've been up to! What have your successes and setbacks been in 2012?
GRS is committed to helping our readers save and achieve their financial goals. Savings interest rates may be low, but that is all the more reason to shop for the best rate. Find the highest savings interest rates and CD rates from Synchrony Bank, Ally Bank, GE Capital Bank, and more.


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Indiana is ranked No. 1 in the preseason Coaches Poll, released Wednesday. As impressive as that is, the bigger story might be that the Big Ten features three of the poll's top 5 teams. That's right, Ohio State comes in at No. 4 and Michigan No. 5. Michigan State (No. 14) and Wisconsin (No. 21) round out the Big Ten representatives.


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NORMAN — Walking into Bob Stoops' office just before summer, Geneo Grissom didn't know what to expect.
But with regard to the depth chart at defensive end? The sophomore saw the writing on the wall.
NORMAN — Walking into Bob Stoops' office just before summer, Geneo Grissom didn't know what to expect.
But with regard to the depth chart at defensive end? The sophomore saw the writing on the wall.
Seniors R.J. Washington and David King, sophomore Chuka Ndulue, converted linebacker Rashod Favors and junior-college transfer Chaz Nelson all practiced through the spring, while Grissom spent most of it healing up a second stress fracture in his foot; the first, in his other foot, forced him to redshirt as a true freshman.
And with talented freshmen Michael Onuoha and Charles Tapper entering the fray, Grissom figured playing time at defensive end might be hard to come by.
"I just knew we had a lot of D-ends that could play, and I knew we were ... I don't want to say lacking in tight end, but we were short in depth," Grissom said.
Indeed, the Sooners lost James Hanna and Trent Ratterree to graduation, and Austin Haywood to transfer, leaving them with no experienced tight ends back in 2012.
"I knew I could play the position," Grissom said.
One man had to approve the move, though, and Grissom just didn't know if Stoops would go for it.
"As you guys know, he's not a man of a lot of emotions," Grissom said to reporters Monday. "I went up there and asked if I could make the switch, and he was like, 'Yeah, we'll try it out and see what happens.'"
What has happened is Grissom has found himself in serious competition to be the Sooners' starter at his new position, just a couple short months after making the switch.
Stoops said last week that Grissom was atop the early depth chart, although Bruce Kittle, the position coach, tempered that notion a bit Monday, saying the competition was ongoing with junior Brannon Green and true freshman Taylor McNamara.
"We really haven't set a depth chart," Kittle said. "They're all doing a good job and they all have different strengths and that kind of stuff.
"Coach hasn't said that to me ... but I think that's kind of a misunderstanding of what he was talking about."
Still, Grissom has certainly made a strong first impression on the offensive side; Kittle said if he could combine all three of them into one tight end, that player's strengths — route running, catching, run blocking and blitz protection — would be perfect. But he did admit that Grissom, whose run blocking skills are still a work in progress, is "the guy you look at who could be close to the compete package."
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Everyone Needs A Mickey Goldmill In Their Corner
"That Apollo won't know what hit him. You're gonna roll over him like a bulldozer, an Italian bulldozer. You know kid, I know how you feel about this fight that's comin' up… You're gonna eat lightnin'; you're gonna crap thunder!" — Mickey Goldmill, "Rocky V"
Everyone, including Rocky Balboa, needs a Mickey Goldmill in their corner. Mickey was in Rocky's corner through his more dominating fights, and even through his daunting fight against Clubber Lang, which was one Mickey didn't think he could win.
Throughout my career, I have worked for a variety of managers. The managers that made the biggest difference in my career were those who were always in my corner. These managers made a genuine effort in my development, but were there to be brutally honest – letting me know when I needed to train more, or even step out of the ring against the Clubber Langs. Managers often fail in employee development for a myriad of reasons, including:
- Myopic focus on today's tasks and problems
- They aren't rewarded for developing their employees
- Administrative tasks (performance reviews, etc.) replace important development activities
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None of these are good excuses. However, new managers often don't know how to begin. Here are three things managers can do today to be in their employees' corner when it comes to career development.
2. Define their path. Almost everyone has a career path mapped out in their mind. Good, talented people naturally want to advance and appreciate meaningful support in the process. A manager's role is to help shape that vision and develop the steps needed to make that vision a reality.
3. Offer reward carrots to motivate them. Career paths have high and low points. When employees have all-star moments, take the time to show immediate support, give praise, and reward. Verbal praise and public recognition often go further than monetary rewards. Find out what motivates your employees and help parlay that all-star moment into the next one.
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My family and I just rented a 25' Mako from Ocean Runner for 5 days. Our boat was perfect every day and the staff was very helpful in planning our trips. I could not imagine renting from another company in the future. Thanks to Steve and the staff!
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Thank you Richard and clan. We could not imagine renting to a nicer family. Hope to see you again soon!
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Steve and team, I just want to thank you for what was the high point of our week stay in the USVI. Your captain Jason took us from St John to Tortola to Norman Island (where we had an awesome fresh mahi burger and cold red stripe at Willie T's) then off to Jost Van Dyke for a painkiller at the Soggy Dollar. Great way to see more than the typical sites and truly experience it. Snorkeling at Norman was unbelievable including cave snorkelying too. Jason not only was a safe and seasoned captain, he was a great host. Ocean Runner is a definite to do the next time we come down !!
We had the best time on our excursion with Captain Jason. We saw and did new things and found this to be the best boating company to use, and we have used several. The owner, Steve, was very friendly and the staff very accomodating. And, we LOVE our survival bracelets made by Jason for a good cause! See you next year!!!
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You are very welcome. I am afraid we may lose Jason to the Armed Services. He may soon be flying helicopters instead of driving boats, saving lives or teaching others to dive.
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We have used Ocean Runner quite a few times during our family vacations and always have had a wonderful day. Last year we had a larger group and had to use another company. The difference was obvious from the get-go. Of course we enjoyed the day - it's impossible not to - but the overall experience was not up to what we have enjoyed with Ocean Runner.
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Coast Guard helicopter rescues man dangling from grain elevator
A worker danging some 110 feet in the air from a grain elevator in Ottawa Lake, Mich., has been rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter.
The man, who has not yet been identfied, was taken to Toledo Hospital, where he is reported in stable condition.
Ottawa Lake volunteer fire department received a call about 8:15 a.m. today about the man, who was dangling from a grain elevator located along Memorial Highway near Sterns Road. The Coast Guard was contacted and joined firefighters at the scene.
The grain elevator is owned by Archer Daniels Midland Co. in Decatur, Illinois.
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Busy week ahead at Molson as we launch our second annual Energy Awareness Week at our Breweries, participate in Mayor David Miller's 20 Minute Clean Up and celebrate Earth Day on April 22.
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Tom Swarm is originally from Mitchell, Nebraska. He works at YRTC with Sean as a Youth Counselor. Tom is married to Chelsea and they live in Kearney, Nebraska.
Ryan Beaman from Ogallala is married to Rachel and now live in Colorado and works for Crescent Electric. Beaman and Sean were roomies in college.
Jarod Spiegel from Columbus, Nebraska is Kelly's older brother. He works as a Freight Broker. Jarod is married to Amber and has a little girl, Kaidence.
Jarad Deyo is from Kearney, Nebraska and was a co-worker of Sean's. Jarad works for his family construction company and recently got married to Wendy in April.
I will be having 2 personal attendants and these 2 ladies have been great friends for a long time.
Misty Houston is from Omaha, Nebraska where she is a personal trainer and lives with her husband Jason and two dogs (Roscoe and Frank). Misty and I worked together at Red Lobster and we have been great friends every since then. We have been on vacations together and have had sooo many memories and laughs together. I look forward to many more fun times together!!
Becca Woodis is from Kearney, Nebraska and works at the Buckle offices. Becca and I use to work with each other at Red Lobster also and had some fun times in our fish shirts!! We have had some great conversations, especially during out Grey's Anatomy and wine nites :) She has a great personality and always makes me smile.
Lisa Urwiller from Omaha, Nebraska is Sean's good girl friend from high school.
Thad Johnson from Grand Island, Nebraska is a childhood friend of Sean's.
Luke Splattstoesser from Columbus, Nebraska is Sean's cousin.
Kevin Dvorak from Grand Island, Nebraska is a friend of Sean's from high school.


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Twelve years ago today, when I was comptroller general of the United States and head of the Government Accountability Office, I presented testimony to the Senate Finance Committee, "Moving From Balancing the Budget to Balancing Fiscal Risk."
Unfortunately, the concerns I expressed on behalf of the Government Accountability Office went largely unheeded. We are now paying a huge price for the shortsightedness and imprudent actions of elected officials of both major parties.
Back in February 2001, the United States had just experienced its first true operating budget surplus (excluding the Social Security surplus) and had actually paid down some of its public debt for the first time in decades. The country was also facing projected budget surpluses for the next 10 years and the possibility of paying off all outstanding public debt within that period. Washington was concerned about what to do with the budget surplus and the prospect of being debt-free.
Candidly, there was no real possibility of a debt-free U.S. government for the first time since Andrew Jackson was president. Washington politicians would never let that happen. Of far greater concern was the way the surplus was burning a hole through Congress' pocket. The fear was it might burn a hole through the fiscal floor. In reality, the surpluses were projected and based on various assumptions that might prove not to be valid. Also, due to known demographic trends and rising health care costs, we were projected to return to large and growing budget deficits beyond the 10-year budget horizon.
Given the above, I suggested a range of possible fiscal actions based on modern portfolio theory used to make investment decisions. Fiscal policy decisions should balance the wants and needs of today with the fiscal realities of tomorrow. The most prudent action 12 years ago would have been to pay down debt, providing a tangible benefit then and more fiscal flexibility later. I also noted then that the most imprudent actions would be to expand "entitlement benefits" or engage in permanent tax cuts.
A dozen years later, it's clear our elected officials ignored all the low-risk actions and engaged in a range of high-risk actions for which both political parties are responsible. For example, Medicare has been expanded to cover prescription drugs, and Obamacare further expanded health care coverage for more than 30 million Americans. In addition, most of the tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003 were made permanent as a result of the "fiscal cliff" deal in early 2013. These actions, when combined with unexpected funding of domestic emergencies and international conflicts, have caused us to have deficits of more than a trillion dollars for four straight years. They also resulted in an explosion of our national debt and a deepening of our federal financial hole.
Since 2000, we have been experiencing a recurring case of Democratic big-spending policies and Republican low-tax policies, combined with additional spending for a range of contingencies. The result has been huge deficits, rapidly mounting debt, and a total liability and unfunded debt burden of $71.2 trillion, up from $20.6 trillion at the end of fiscal 2000, and growing by $8.2 million a minute. Considering all of these developments, what fiscal grade do the Congresses and the presidents of both parties who have held power since 2001 deserve? In my view, they deserve an F.
The hard and cold reality is that due to the failure of elected officials to heed professional, nonpartisan and nonideological advice, we are all paying a price — and that price will increase over time unless we change our fiscal policy. It's time to recognize reality and change course.
What should our fiscal goal be? We need to engage in a range of reforms that will result in a reduction of debt-to-gross domestic product to about 60 percent by 2024. Moreover, we need to do so in a manner that is pro-growth, pro-opportunity, fiscally responsible and socially equitable.
Mr. Obama's State of the Union address next week could provide an excellent opportunity to speak the truth to the American people. We need to recapture control of the budget and take steps to create a better future. This includes spending more on investments and less on consumption, including premium and tax subsidies for Americans who are well above the average income level. We need to reform social insurance programs to make them sustainable, address escalating health care costs, reduce spending, and engage in comprehensive tax reform that will make our system simpler, fairer and more competitive while generating more revenues. We also need to put a process in place that will make government economical, efficient and effective over time. We should do all of these things in 2013 as part of a fiscal "grand bargain." After all, our economic and debt clocks are ticking, and next year is an election year.
I have traveled to all 50 states, engaging with the American people. They can handle the truth and are willing to accept tough choices if they are part of a comprehensive and principles-based plan they deem to be fair. They are starved for truth, leadership and solutions. All of this is possible with truth, transparency and leadership.
David M. Walker is former U.S. comptroller general and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative.


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|AACR Annual Meetings
|Cancer Methylomes for Biomarker and Pathway Discovery Chairperson: Toshikazu Ushijima, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
|Christoph Bock
|February 18, 2013
|2nd Biotechnology World Congress
|2nd Biotechnology World Congress
|Hartmut Michel
|May 8, 2011
|Omics Meets Cell Biology (E1)
|Technologies for Comprehensive Proteome Quantification
|Matthias Mann
|January 23, 2009
|Lipidomics and Lipids in Mass Spectrometry
|Lipidomic Strategies in Biological Systems
|Andrej Shevchenko
|October 20, 2008
|Protein Expression Europe
|A Dual Expression System for B. subtilis and E. coli
|Hoang Nguyen
|December 1, 2007
|47TH American Socieity of Cell Biology
|Membrane Dynamics
|Kai Simons
|Lipid Rafts in Membrane Traffi cking
|Kai Simons
|MARK2/Par1: Linking the Polarity Pathway to Dynein-dependent Centosomal Motility in Migrating Cortical Neurons
|T Timm, E Mandelkow
|Symposium V Ballrooms A/B/C
|Elly Tanaka
|Cellular and Molecular Signalling Leading to Functional Regeneration in Vertebrates.
|Elly Tanaka
|A Novel Role for PI(4,5)P2 in Eisosome Organization and Plasma Membrane Dynamics.
|Tobias C Walther
|The Effect of the Environment on Cell-to-Cell Signaling in 3D Heterotypic, Bacterial Microarrays
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Far out, man. Check out the 17 best U.S. cities for hippies.
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Serving the Santa Barbara area's home buyers and sellers since 1980, Stan Tabler is a Santa Barbara real estate agent who enjoys a stellar reputation among his clients and colleagues alike. He is respected for his extensive market research, negotiation expertise, talent for anticipating and solving problems, and strong commitment to ensuring a successful outcome for both parties in every one of his Santa Barbara real estate transactions.
Santa Barbara, a magical slice of California's stunning Central Coast and known as "The American Riviera," is home to some of the most beautiful and sought-after residential property in the world. Santa Barbara homes offer an unparalleled lifestyle, with access to the spectacular Pacific Ocean and breathtaking Santa Ynez Mountains, as well as to world-class shopping, dining and educational opportunities. It is no wonder that Santa Barbara homes for sale have been purchased by celebrities and titans of industry since the early years of the 20th century.
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April 3, 2014
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Rise Up GoldenChyld new single
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Coming on the heels of his Joanna Wine single, Canadian-born reggae artist GoldenChyld, has released yet another well-produced single, Rise Up.
The conscious reggae single promises to be yet another platinum notch on the singer-songwriter's belt. In the past, GoldenChyld came to critical acclaim in the United States and Canada after the release of his singles Cloak And Dagger on theNu Dynasty EP in 2010 and Whine on Me in 2011.
GoldenChyld, whose correct name is Stephen Lee, says, Rise Upwas one of the core messages I wanted to convey to people for 2014. Irrespective of what you're going through, rising against all odds and doing your part to make society a better place is always one of the most lasting impacts you can make. That's what I want to do with my music: leave a lasting impact on fans and society."
The song is slated for release this month and will be followed by a video and a slew of vibrant reggae, dancehall and hip-hop singles.
The singer-songwriter says fans will be able to sign up for the newsletter on his website goldenchyldmuzik.com and receive a free copy of the single before April 6 at midnight. Additionally, the website features updates on GoldenChyld's shows, music, videos and news about him.
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You'll notice (the five of you who read this feature) that, each week, I try to find some sort of theme to go along with the featured trailers. This is no easy task. I have to research all of the newest trailers out and somehow find five of them that share something. Sometimes it's easy, and a quick search with provide tons of content. And then other times, well, this is my entire night.
As we're about to enter, what I like to call, the mid-winter crapfest, I must warn you that the level of complaining going on within Trailer Park will be at its highest peak. This is fun for me because I love complaing. And if I piss someone off while doing so, it's like the best feeling ever. Why? I guess I have issues, who knows? Anyway, I figured I'd kick off the new year by showcasing films about women.
I mean, how can you complain about women? Women are beautiful creatures who were magically placed on this earth so that man would have something to love, hate and fight over a television remote with. The women in this week's films will no doubt leave a taste in your mouth. Be it sweet or sour, that's up to you. That's right, it's all about the ladies on this week's Trailer Park...
Based on the Oscar Wilde play, A Good Woman spins a tale full of seduction, sex and scandal. Set in the 30's, Helen Hunt plays a woman who escapes to Italy in order to ditch her sketchy past. While there to redeem her social status, she soon finds herself up to her old ways seducing the husband of a younger and sexier Scarlett Johansson, who is unaware that Hunt is in fact her long lost mother. The release of this film has been delayed for almost a year now, and so I'd prepare your "I want my money back Lionsgate" speech ahead of time.
Admit it, I know all of you out there are closet fans of the 80's comedy Just One of the Guys. For some reason, every time that flick is on, the thing sucks me in with its horrific dialogue and cheesy acting. God, I love it. Well, rather than make a sequel to the movie, here comes She's The Man; a blatant rip off with even less of a plot. Hard to imagine, right? Amanda Bynes plays a girl who, for no apparent reason, decides to dress up as her brother and enroll in school pretending to be him. Ya know, typical high school stuff. Of course, there's the cutie girl who falls for her (as him) and the hot male roommate she's supposed to be giving dating advice to, only he's hot and she's in love. If you want my opinion, stay away and go rent the original
Oh my God, I just threw up my good mood all over our new keyboard. Is that really Paris Hilton on the female side of a romantic comedy? And is that Jason Mewes falling in love with her? Bottom's Up tells the story of a Midwestern bartender (Mewes) who travels to Hollywood in order to become great at something. Somewhere along the way, he falls in love with Paris Hilton's horrific acting and, well, the trailer for this one gets raunchier by the second. Hey, how about for my new years resolution, I promise never to watch this film. Warning: There's extreme profanity, so keep the sound down and the kids out of the room.
Set in 1930's Colonial India, the trailer for Water opens up by telling us that extremist groups had tried to halt production on the film through death threats, riots and arson for five years. With a subject that's still touchy 70 years later, Water focuses on a group of widows forced into exile to not only rid the community of bad karma, but also their families of financial and emotional stress. However, when one little girl (widowed at just 8-years-old) becomes part of the group, her charming personality begins to change everything. Personally, it's a beautiful trailer and I look forward to seeing the film.
Written and directed by the controversial (in that you either love or hate his films) Lars von Trier, Manderlay tells of a woman's (Bryce Dallas Howard) quest to free a bunch of slaves still working on a plantation 70 years after the end of the Civil War. Here, Howard takes over for Nicole Kidman (who played the same character in Dogville) in what's sure to be a film full of soul searching and powerful performances. I must warn you, however, to check out the trailer before going to see this film. It's extremely stylistic and you may not be down for that.


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Wednesday, October 2, 2013
© Copyright 2015 Newton Citizen
COVINGTON — The philanthropic spirit of golfers and the Oaks Course continues to shine as teams are signing up to play in the two-day 2013 Newton County Four-Ball Championship starting on Saturday, Oct. 26.
The two-player team tournament, four-ball format, sponsored by Fat Boys, will raise money for the Miracle Field.
Tournament organizers are hoping to limit the tournament to 60 teams.
Besides play on Saturday and Sunday, players will get the chance to test the speed of the greens and the quality of the course with an optional practice round on Friday.
Festivities will begin on Friday night with a player dinner. Players will also receive a full, hot breakfast each day of the tournament with a hot breakfast before the 9 a.m. shotgun start. Each player will be allowed to bring a guest for dinner Saturday night as well as lunch for each player on both days of the tournament. The Sunday lunch will be part of the awards ceremony.
The overall winning team will receive an award as well as gift certificates for the winners and runner-ups of each flight and tee gift options.
The $300 team fee also includes green and cart fees for the tournament rounds and the practice round.
Entry forms for teams and sponsors can be found at the Oaks Course or online at www.golfoaks.com. Deadline to sign up for teams is Oct. 22.
For more information visit www.golfoaks.com or call the Oaks Course at (770) 786-3801.
More like this story
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- Oaks Course's quality a big draw around area ( February 9, 2013 )
- The Miracle League to benefit from Oaks Course Christmas tournament ( December 5, 2013 )
- Masters Tournament brings dollars to local economy ( March 28, 2015 )
- Oaks Course, Honey Creek participate in Patriot Day ( August 25, 2012 )


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Motor Kit Methadone for Internal Combustion Junkies
I believe there is something about internal combustion that is deeply embedded in the American soul. I realized this after living abroad, in Africa. I didn't set foot on American soil for more than two years. It was in Africa where I learned to maintain a motorcycle engine. When I returned to the USA, I set out on a three-month motorcycle tour to rediscover my country.


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Asian-American/Pacific Islander Advent & Christmas Planning Workshop
October 31, 2014 (Friday)
From 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.At Bade Museum of
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CLGS Multi-Faith Transgender Summit 2014
The Seventh Annual Multi-Faith Transgender Summit, presented by the Center of Lesbian and Gay Studies, will bring together religious activists, leaders, students, and practitioners from across a varie
Social Change Brown Bag Lunch Series
An informal Brown Bag Lunch with GTU students Heather Sarantis and Kendall Protzmann. Heather and Kendall are sharing their experiences in spirituality and social change.
Soul of Work Workshop
Don't miss your chance to discover the sources and energy within you and your work with the Center for Spiritual & Social Transformation's latest workshop experience, Soul of Work, led by Rev.
Rev. Dr. Boyung Lee to Lead Workshop at Convent Avenue Baptist Church, New York, NY
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Join CARE & CLGS on September 18 at 5 PM for "(Ir)reverence: Thinking Through Alma Lopez' Art", a lecture & discussion about the Doug Adams Gallery's newest show, Queer Santas:
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Artist Alma Lopez will present our annual Harkness lecture and exhibit her work in the Doug Adams Gallery during the fall semester.
Social Change Brown Bag Lunch Series
An informal Brown Bag Lunch with GTU students Gerardo Marin, Ayoka Turner, and Latishia James. Gerardo, Ayoka, and Latishia are sharing their experiences in spirituality and social change.
National Coming Out Day Celebration
Join the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in celebrating this year's National Coming Out Day!
Aesthetics of Forgiveness: A Case of Fiction
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I really enjoyed this years Experience, the atmosphere, weather, artist and music was inspiring.
On Saturday I missed PRSh's conversation/Clinic with John McLaughlin. (I was stuck on the bridge for 2+ hours in traffic, also missed Grissom and Knowles as well as Skaggs and Kilby). I was hoping someone captured this on audio or video? If so please let me know, I would really appreciate it.
Does anyone know the specs on John McLaughlin's guitar. It appeared to have DGT electronics but I was curious what pickups were in it (53/10?), neck; number of frets. The craftsmanship was amazing.
If you missed him playing Friday night you missed an inspirational experience. It was trully amazing. The tone in his hands is unreal. To hear him speak before hand showed how humble and genuine he truly is. Thanks so much to PRS, Bev and All PRS Employees for providing another superb event.


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This month, we continue to the ongoing Geography of Homelessness series with an issue about the prevalence of homelessness in rural and urban areas.
The Alliance began the Geography of Homelessness series to investigate the popular concept of urban homelessness (and to make use of new homeless information collected by the Department of Housing and Urban Development).
The Alliance began be defining all existing Continuums of Care (CoC) into one of five categories: rural, mostly rural, mixed, mostly urban, and urban. After defining each of the CoCs, we counted up how many were rural, how many were urban, how many were mixed, etc. Ultimately, we concluded – as is explained by the first issue of the Geography series – that 77 percent of those people who were experiencing homelessness were doing so in an urban environment.
In this second issue, we look into the prevalence of homelessness in each of these area types. While it is popularly accepted homelessness tends to be an urban phenomenon, it is also widely known that rural areas have higher rates of poverty, deep poverty, and other characteristics that are commonly associated with homelessness. We try to reconcile these two ideas in this second issue of the Geography series.
The Alliance calculated the rate of homelessness in all the CoCs, counting the number of people experiencing homelessness per 10,000 people in the community.
The Alliance found while the two communities with the highest rates of homelessness were – in fact – rural communities, as a whole, rural communities had about half the rate of homelessness as most urban communities. Thereby, perhaps, adding fuel to the idea that homelessness is concentrated in urban areas.
Above, Meghan Henry – Alliance Research Associate – explains the conclusions from the second part of the Geography series. Fore more information about the Geography series or to read the second issue in its entirety, please visit the website.
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Although the NAEH geography project is interesting, I suspect the findings are skewed by bad data. According to Part II of the online report, the homeless figures come from the 2007 homelessness counts. This, of course, means that countless (pun intended) homeless people were excluded because they didn't fit HUD's definition of "homeless." Unfortunately, the HEARTH Act will perpetuate this problem.
Moreover, I seriously wonder whether all COCs have the capacity to report accurate numbers. Your map shows that some of those classified as rural or mostly rural cover entire states and others all but a small patch. Are they really able to conduct point-in-time counts for the entire area they cover?
Still, it's very useful to show that homelessness isn't just an urban phenomenon and to look at geographic differences in populations, services, etc.


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I am the author of a few books:
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- Instant Chef Starter
- Instant Parallel Processing with Gearman
Sometimes I write about things I am working on or have learned
I have taught courses at the University of California, Merced, Columbia Community College in beautiful Columbia, CA as well as California State University, Stanislaus on subjects including data structures and algorithms, big data analysis, machine organization and operating systems development.
I do a lot of programming in Ruby, Python, Java, Scala, C, C++, C# and (most recently) Erlang and Go; I have also been known to do some data analysis with R.
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Additionally, I have made significant contributions to a number of popular open source tools:
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The door looked very grimy, but I was determined to try a new place. And, besides that, I didn't really want a gas station pre-packaged sandwich for dinner.
I opened the door and entered a bizarre world; one that included decor from the 1960's through the present time.
It was the Ptomaine Tavern; a place where one could possibly get any communicable disease known to man from many different directions. It's atmosphere also lent itself to distrust of what might be coming out of the kitchen that evening.
I had been on a short business trip and came through a town that I had passed through many times. It was the last eating establishment I had never tried on my various jaunts through that little berg, and since the only place I liked had closed and then opened with new management on the other end of Main Street, and the food was very poor, I decided to try the tavern, or so it was called. On their sign outside they advertised everything from hamburgers to spaghetti, Pizza to shrimp. I dreamed that it might be another Ray's like in Green River. A place with atmosphere and good food.
It was nothing like Ray's.
I walked up to the 1950s like counter. There sat a laptop wide open to ebay facing my way and behind it a 12 year old kid, with a very bad complexion, playing with his I-Phone. He asked me what I wanted and I told him the special that was on the sign. He got on a computer at the other end of the counter and came up with a total of $4.75. I paid him and sat down at a table with a checkered table clothe facing the big screen television in the corner. The décor was right out of a strange movie. A placid painting portraying a winters day with a creek and a cabin hung over the top of a set of stand alone video games, none of which was newer than 1995. The Mortal Combat screen kept playing itself back and forth displaying it's 1992 copyright display. The only surprise was that there was no Space Invaders game standing there too.
The kid that I had paid came out of the door to the kitchen and walked out the back door. Right away he came back in, with what I supposed was his father because of the total resemblance between the two; dad was just taller, but just as skinny and with just as bad a complexion. Dad was also covered in grease (not the food kind but automotive). I had seen some guys working on a car on the other side of the tavern when I pulled up.
"Did you get the food started?" asked the dad. The kid shook his head. "Why the hell not?" the father shouted as he walked through the kitchen door. "Get it going."
At that point I decided I needed to wash my hands. I walked back to where I figured the rest rooms must be and found the men's room. It was dirty, but then what else should I have expected judging by the front door, windows and décor. There was no soap, so I used just water. There were no towels and no toilet paper either; my hands had to air dry.
I could hear a commotion in the kitchen; pans rattling around and the sizzling of something cooking. Just as I sat down the kid walked through the kitchen door and into the rest room. He closed the little rooms door.
The television was tuned to CNN, but as in many places the sound was off so all you could hear were the obnoxious video games playing their enticing advertisements that basically say "Come play me and waste some money for no good reason."
About a minute later the kid walked out of the rest room wiping his hands on his Levis. And this was the guy cooking my food.
Just then a middle aged guy walked in through the back door, covered in grease and yelling at the father about the car they were working on. They started a loud discussion right behind me at the counter about what needed to be fixed. A couple of minutes later a short guy that looked like a copy of the other greasy guy came in. He joined in the conversation. They cussed and they lamented the broken tie rod end they were trying to replace. One pulled out a cigarette and started to smoke. The kid's dad reminded him that no one could smoke inside when customers were there and the man marched out all ticked off.
While they were talking I discovered a bed of ants hauling crumbs from the middle of the floor to the corner of the room where they dove back down through a crack in the concrete with their goodies. They looked like a line of excited Applebots flowing in and out of a first day opening of an Apple Store in some mall somewhere.
The wall phone rang and I heard the 12 year old answer it. I couldn't hear the conversation but it went on and on. Meanwhile I waited. Then smoke started to fill the joint and the dad rushed back in the kitchen and I could hear yelling, with words I will not write uttered. Within this pleasant atmosphere I waited some more.
I looked at the ceiling and noted that the lights that orginally there had been removed and new lights hung; problem was that I think some electrical code somewhere had been violated. The lights hung from bailing twine with tinsel cord hanging down to power them. No wire caps here either; bare wires or small pieces of electrical tape were the order of the day. All the outlets on the ceiling had their original covers gone, but instead were draped by duct tape.
As I stared out a dirty window, the kid showed up with my food. I wondered if I really wanted to eat it. The first thing I noticed was the drink. It was in a Pepsi cup the size of a large thimble. The fries were obviously Sysco and the burger, well it was actually okay. But just okay.
"Sorry it took so long," said the kid. "My grandma called and I couldn't get her off the phone and then the hamburger burned and I had to cook a new one and...."
Dad yelled from the other side of the counter.
"How many times have I told you not to make excuses to customers when they don't have a complaint?
The kid shrugged and walked back into the kitchen.
I hurried and ate, as the greasy guys walked out and drove away. Maybe I should have called it the Tense Tavern, since that was what it was from the moment dad came in.
I walked out wondering if I would end up sick that night. Never happened.
Still I am waiting for the long term ramifications of my trip to the Ptomaine Tavern.
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The Most Mesmerizing Elk Parade Ever [VIDEO]
This video is one of the best amateur videos of wild elk I have ever seen! This was filmed in Montana and I would estimate at least 300 elk crossed this road during some sort of migration.
This video is one of the best amateur videos of wild elk I have ever seen! This was filmed in Montana and I would estimate at least 300 elk crossed this road during some sort of migration.
We have some penguins, a caracara bird and some eggs. It seems like a normal scene for a nature film, right? What happens next might shock you.
A couple weeks ago, Clay showed you a video of a hillbilly dancing with his pet raccoon. That hillbilly's name is Mark Brown, and he recently had that raccoon seized by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
This could possibly be the most Alaskan thing to ever happen! Bears gotta get around the frontier, too!
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It was about a year ago that I had made the decision to get a dog. I have owned dogs before, but never had a tried and true hunting dog to call my own. I never had the time or the energy to train a dog from scratch and never had the money to pay for my dog to be professionally trained. You can say that I finally "pulled the trigger" on a goal of mine and got a black lab puppy I named Pepper.
If you wake up late this is what you miss. Check this out from Wyoming county!If this ain't beautiful I don't know what is!
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A look back: This is the second of a three-part series takes a look at the history of oil in El Dorado. Oct. 5 marks the 100th anniversary of Stapleton No. 1.
The 55th high school graduation reunion of the Augusta High School class of 1960 was held Sept. 25 and 26.
Donald W. Billingsley, 78, of El Dorado, passed away at his home on Sept. 30, 2015.
On Friday afternoon, the El Dorado United Way held their annual kick-off luncheon at the Hubbard Welcome Center at Butler Community College in El Dorado.
The El Dorado Downtown Kiwanis Club will be hosting its annual Pancake Day from 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16 at the 4-H building. Meals will be $5 per person and all funds raised will go to children in El Dorado.
Families enjoyed the start of Greater Andover Days Thursday evening.
Leading 7-0 with 4:45 left in the first half junior Jack Reifschneider fielded an El Dorado punt and broke free, racing 80-yards for a touchdown giving McPherson a 13-0 lead.
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BUTLER COUNTY SCORESAugusta 21, Galena 6Douglass 14, Belle Plaine 6
The Bulldogs finally got one in the 'W' column.
Andover Central coach Tom Audley wanted to see an edge and a mental toughness from his defense this week. And that's exactly what he got.
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Lena Kim: When you think of the Department of Defense's National Security Agency, you probably picture a bank of supercomputers helping us make sense of our adversaries' electronic communications. Well, try to imagine the amount of paper and other valuable materials this generates and the huge recycling opportunity—more than 11 million pounds last year--now being taken at the NSA's Ft Meade, Maryland campus.
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Hi. I'm Lena Kim of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Mid-Atlantic region, and welcome to Environment Matters - our series of podcasts.
In selecting our second annual Environmental Achievement Awards, EPA gave the National Security Agency high marks for being a pollution prevention leader among government agencies.
NSA officials joined other winners for a ceremony at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia where our featured speaker was Terry Ruggles, television news anchor for Philadelphia's NBC10.
Terry Ruggles: You remember the tune "It's not easy being green." There was a time not too long ago when it wasn't easy being green, whether you were a frog, or a man or a woman, or anybody else. It wasn't easy being environmentally savvy. It wasn't on our radar screens. There may be a whole lot of reasons for it: inexpensive gasoline, big cars, God knows we were a disposable society and we still are, but it used to be more rampant than it is today. We just threw things away. We still have some vestiges of it, with everybody walking around with those silly plastic water bottles that they drink and throw away. (Audience laughter.) it didn't used to be easy being green. So, you don't have to be in government. You don't have to be an agency. You can be a student, you can be a teacher, a housewife, a lawyer, a doctor, a lawyer or an Indian chief. There are ways that this can touch you.
Lena Kim: EPA's top regional official, Acting Regional Administrator Bill Early, felt good that this year's award winners demonstrated how diverse we are in our opportunities to be better environmental stewards.
Bill Early: Today's honorees represent a diverse group of organizations and one individual who have shown extraordinary commitment to pollution prevention in the mid-Atlantic environment. We're recognizing corporations and individuals for their extraordinary work that they have done so I think thank all of us, the honorees as well as the people… I think is an important recognition because I think all of us can do some things to help to improve our environment in which we live and it's the small day-to-day things that we can do that cumulatively add up to making a significant improvement.
Lena Kim: The National Security Agency's Jennifer Fetchell speaks with understandable pride about why her agency's recycling program is working so well.
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Julie Becker: Diane Moore and Theresa Mendez-Quigley are being recognized for their efforts to help these hospitals change not only how food is being served, but how food is being conceptualized in a health care setting. We're looking at all aspects of the life cycle of food—not only where they procure the food, but we're trying to ensure local food, we're trying to change the menus, specifically trying to introduce meat-free Mondays. Also trying to introduce community-supported agricultural products so that both the employees as well as the patients can buy produce on hand. And also setting up composting.
Lena Kim: Temple University was honored for a highly successful electronics recycling program at its sprawling urban campus.
Tim O'Rourke: Well, it was really to solve a problem. We have a lot of computers at Temple, at any time we have 14,000, so we're turning over 2,000 to 2,500 every year and people didn't know how to get rid of them.
Lena Kim: The only individual to win an award was Amy Jacobs, a wetlands scientist with Delaware's environmental agency whose longstanding devotion to preserving wetlands was honored.
Amy Jacobs: I feel that my job is important because wetlands are a critical element of our landscape, and they have been degraded over time. We've lost about half our wetlands in the state and, of the half we have remaining, many have been degraded because of human influences such as agriculture, forestry operations and development.
Lena Kim: NBC 10's Terry Ruggles.
Terry Ruggles: The strength of the environmental movement has nothing to do with a photovoltaic cell. It has nothing to do with a windmill up in the Poconos, or bacteria taken out of the Schuylkill River to make some kind of diesel fuel. The strength of the environmental program is everybody sitting here. It's not what we make. It's what we do. And you certainly are a good example of what people are doing.
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This diy ring dish is so quick and easy to make, so adorable to have, and so incredible awesome to give!. All in all…you NEED this in your life in some fashion. And after you see how to make it you will be wondering why on earth you haven't made one for your grandma or aunt before. This Christmas will be the year of awesome gift giving! Gold is the highest fashion this year (although my gilded bookends were last year…ahead of the trends, I am!) so, sit back and glory in the new knowledge you have…the knowledge of how to make a gold ring dish!!
The CUTEST little ring dish you ever did see…right!! And it's so easy. Here are the materials you need..
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Let's talk about these materials for a bit. There is no right or wrong to what you choose. You want to find a knickknick that fits nicely with the dish and stands up a bit. It can be a cow, a bell, a tree…or a man :). As long as it's fairly skinny, and not too wide that it covers your dish. If you can find a deer with antlers…how cool would that be (rings could go on the antlers!)! And, if your figurines don't match that doesn't matter …because you will be painting it anyways!
Glueing is just that…glueing. Nothing fancy about this. I would recommend that you just watch that you don't glob so much glue on that it seaps out from under the figurine and creates a yucky edge. Hold it firmly for a minute or so and then let dry.
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Monday, September 17, 2012
USO Yokosuka Center Operation Manager Jason Rouse checks in with a recap of a great activity focused on military children and modeled after the popular CBS reality show "The Amazing Race."
"On August 25, six teams of teens from Yokosuka Naval Base took part in the first ever USO Yokosuka / MWR Teen Center Amazing Race. The day was clear and hot and the course started off with a challenging run up 'Weather Hill' followed by a mini-crucible laid out by Gunnery Sgt. Veracruz from FASTPAC. The racers then braved other challenges that included bowling and assembling a puzzle while blindfolded. Near the end of the race the teens were faced with a choice in the race's only 'Detour': Get Wet or Stay Dry. After the 'Detour,' the teams ran into the finish line at the MWR Teen Center and were welcomed with a post-race BBQ!"
The teams prepare to take off for the opening sprint. The total course was plotted at about 3.1 miles with the first two legs the longest at .75 miles each, including pretty significant elevation changes.
Rouse explained how the idea for the event came about. "Recently in Yokosuka the Trevor Romain Company and Sesame Street entertained the younger crowd and we felt that the 13- to 18-year-olds here needed to have something, as well. The 'Teen Amazing Race' was initially planned as a photo scavenger hunt and evolved into something much bigger."
One team opens up the directions to the "Detour," which turned out to be "Get Wet" or "Stay Dry." Teams had to choose between either retrieving five dive sticks from the bottom of the Seahawk Natatorium or moving three, 45 lb. weights from the racquetball court on the first floor to the pool party room on the second floor.
One team chose to "Get Wet" for the "Detour" as one girl passes one of the sticks to a teammate.
Andrew McClure gets guidance from Gunnery Sgt. Veracruz on the aforementioned "mini-crucible."
"I enjoyed how it was a physical challenge and it's not something that we get to do very often," McClure said. "And I really liked that there were prizes at the end, it really gave energy to the event, people really wanted to win it. I would enjoy doing another race like this one; it was pretty fun."
One team flashes greetings as they exit the bowling alley after completing the second "Road Block": one member of the team had to bowl until they reached a score of 75 and to make it more interesting the team member had to volunteer for the challenge before knowing what it was.
The final "Road Block" challenge was a test of senses and communication.Two teammates had to direct the third, blindfolded teammate, to assemble a simple stacking puzzle. Once properly assembled the team was given the clue to the next location.
At the finish, Jason Rouse, far right, hands out the prizes to the first-place winners Ian O'Brien, Quinton Holden and Keenan Hadorn, all from Kinnick High School's football team.
"It was actually really fun," O'Brien said. "I was thinking it was going to be easier, but I had to push myself to try and finish this. After running across the base I see Marines just waiting for us, arms folded, and announcing 'this is the crucible' and all I could think was 'Awww, man ...'." Ian and his crew went on to complete the course in just over an hour, a full 15 minutes before the next team.
Prizes were awarded for first, second and third place teams. First place winners each received two tickets to Tokyo Disney, courtesy of Coca-Cola Japan, and a $25 iTunes gift card. The second place team each took home an iPod Shuffle and a $25 iTunes gift card. Third place team members received an iLuv Active Speaker and a $25 iTunes gift card. The teams that didn't place were each given a USO jersey t-shirt and a USO water bottle for coming out and having fun.
For Rouse, events like this show how the USO tries to reach everyone in the military family.
"When planning events in Yokosuka I try to find a good balance between troop-oriented and family-oriented events," he said. "Many of the ships deploy over the summer months, so it only seems natural to do more for the military family then. As far as the actual planning process, I try to think about things that I enjoyed doing growing up and find a way to make them fun for others as well. These family-friendly events are important in Yokosuka because they remind our patrons that we're here to lift the spirits of America's troops AND their families."
* Click over to USO Yokosuka's Facebook page to see more images from the "Teen Amazing Race."
(Photos by Jewell Willett / USO. Produced by Christian Pelusi)
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When I began archiving 9CWL in April of 2002, this was the first strip I ever saved. Someone on the chat board pointed out that the Houston Chronicle had archives going back to 1998, so naturally I subscribed, and this was my starting point. Imagine my surprise when I saw the image that you see when you roll your mouse over the picture.
I asked Brooke about this, and he shared some interesting information with me. Apparently at the moment, he was affiliated with the Los Angeles Times Syndicate. To quote Brooke, the editorial staff of the LA Times "didn't much like gags depicting slayings, no matter how gently implied (as was this). The tone of things in Los Angeles, in this regard, seemed to be highly sensitive, and the city was full-to-bursting with groups who were poised to object at a moment's notice to absolutely everything in print."
But after all, that's California, where the lawyer ratio is something like 3 attorneys for every citizen...
So, he changed it. Brooke shared with me that he didn't mind so much, because they didn't tell him what to draw, only that they wanted something different, which was their job. And he graciously complied, which was his job.
I've often wondered about the stifling effect on creativity that the editorial board of a syndicate must have. You would really have to love what you do, in order to make the political nonsense worthwhile.
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