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Below is a comprehensive monthly review of the news and other media's coverage of CVE. A brief summary of each news item is listed with its title, author (if identified), date, and media source.
SC Magazine, December 27, 2006
CVE was mentioned in a December 27, 2006 article entitled "Hot or Not: Web Application Vulnerabilities" in SC Magazine. The article is about a report on trends in the types of CVEs: "There's no doubt that web applications have become the attackers' target of choice. In September, Mitre Corp.'s Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures list - a tally of publicly disclosed vulnerabilities - ranked cross-site scripting in the number one slot. In fact, cross-site scripting attacks surpassed buffer overflow vulnerabilities. And four of the top five reported vulnerabilities proved to be within web applications."
The article also mentions that in the November 2006 SANS Institute Top-20 Internet Security Attack Targets 2006 Annual Update, which uses 210 CVE Identifiers to uniquely identify the vulnerabilities it describes, "web applications topped the list for Cross-Platform Application vulnerabilities."The article was written by Amol Sarwate.
Software Development Times, November 15, 2006
CVE was mentioned in a November 15, 2006 article entitled "The Rise of Cross-Site Scripting" on the Software Development Times Web site. The article is about a report on trends in the types of CVEs: "[CVE List] data shows that the number of buffer overflow reports is holding steady at between 250 and 450 per year. Web vulnerabilities, on the other hand, have skyrocketed beginning in 2003. (In total, there were three times as many vulnerabilities reported in 2005 as there were in 2001.)" The article was written by Brian Chess.
SearchSecurity.com, November 9, 2006
CVE was mentioned in a November 9, 2006 article entitled "Software security flaws begin and end with Web application security" on SearchSecurity.com. The article is about a report on trends in the types of CVEs: "According to a recent report published by the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project, flaws in Web software are among the most reported security issues so far this year. It's easy to see why. After all, hackers are known to search for an easy target. Poorly configured or written Web applications are not only an easy target, taking the attacker straight to their goal — data, and lots of it — but also can be used to spread malware to anyone else who visits the compromised site." The article was written by Michael Cobb.
Dark Reading, October 10, 2006
CVE was mentioned in an October 10, 2006 article entitled "Hot New OS Flaw: Integer Overflow" on Dark Reading. The article is about a report on trends in the types of CVEs: "Buffer overflow maintains its top ranking as the most exploited security flaw in operating systems, but integer overflows are now at number two, according to MITRE's ... Common Vulnerability and Exposures (CVE)." Other types of CVEs are also discussed. The article was written by Kelly Jackson Higgins.
SC Magazine, September 22, 2006
CVE was mentioned in an article entitled "XSS flaws jump to top of CVE rankings, but is the threat overblown?" in the September 22, 2006 issue of SC Magazine. The article is a report about a study by Jeremiah Grossman, CTO of WhiteHat Security, who used the CVE List to determine that "XSS flaws are now the No. 1 flaw on MITRE's Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) site - a considerable growth from 12 months ago." The article also includes a quote by Grossman, who states: "This is important to realize because XSS is now ranked ... as the most prevalent vulnerability, even more prevalent than buffer overflows." The article was written by Frank Washkuch Jr.
CRN.com, September 4, 2006
CVE identifiers were used to identify the vulnerabilities being tracked in a chart entitled "A Look at Recent Vulnerability Ratings" that was part of a September 4, 2006 article about vulnerability reporting entitled "Security Spin Cycle" on CRN.com. The article was written by Kevin McLaughlin.
SC Magazine, August 24, 2006
CVE was mentioned briefly in an article entitled "ArcSight simplfies SIM with new standard" in the August 22, 2006 issue of SC Magazine. The main focus of the article is a report that "ArcSight announced the release of its Common Event Format (CEF), a standard which they believe will help the security information management (SIM) niche better serve the enterprise market."
CVE is mentioned when the authro states that Charles Kolodgy, research director for IDC, "likened the development to the vulnerability management world's CVE standard, which is used across numerous security vendors in order to simplify things for customers."
ArcSight, Inc.'s ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ArcSight ESM) is listed as officially CVE-Compatible in the CVE-Compatible Products and Services section. The article was written by Ericka Chickowski.
USA Today, August 3, 2006
CVE was mentioned in an article entitled "Cybercrooks constantly find new ways into PCs" in the August 3, 2006 issue of USA TODAY. The article was a report from at Black Hat Briefings 2006 on August 2nd - 3rd, at which CVE hosted an exhibitor/meeting booth. CVE is mentioned in the article as follows: "[The CVE List] provides common names for publicly known security holes and is a rough indicator of which applications are attracting hackers' attention." The article also includes a quote by Secure Elements, Inc., security director Scott Carpenter, who states: "The CVE identifier is the most oranges-to-oranges comparison you can make." The article was written by Byron Acohido.
Healthcare Informatics Online, July 2006
CVE was the main topic of an article entitled "The 411 on CVE" in the July 2006 issue of Healthcare Informatics Online. In the article the author describes some of the business impacts of CVE when he states: "Cost-effectiveness research done by both end users and vendors has shown CVE-based technology is worth the money." The author discusses comments about CVE by Larry Pesce, manager of information systems security for Care New England, Providence, R.I., who "cannot imagine doing his job without tools that support the industry-standard vulnerability dictionary known as CVE..." Pesce says that "the CVE-compatible automated penetration testing tool he uses (Core Impact from Core Security, Boston) has saved Care New England — which includes three hospitals, community wellness centers in Providence and Warwick, R.I., and a visiting nurses' association — the cost of hiring one to two full-time network administrators." The author further states: "Pesce's cost-savings analysis is backed by another industry veteran. Billy Austin, chief security officer of Saint Corporation, Bethesda, Md., which recently introduced a CVE-compatible integrated vulnerability scanning and penetration testing tool, [who] says his company's research shows users who take advantage of the CVE reference infrastructure save an average of 2.5 hours of staff time over doing Internet searches for any given vulnerability's attack vectors, likely impact of an exploit, and remediation steps." The article was written by Greg Goth.
Information Security Magazine, July 2006
CVE was mentioned in a product review entitled "Vulnerability Management: Tenable Network Security's Security Center 3.0" in the July 2006 issue of Information Security Magazine. CVE is mentioned in a section entitled "IDS/IPS support" in which the author states: "The data also provides relevant information, such as mitigation solutions and external resources like CVE numbers."
Tenable Network Security, Inc. is listed in the CVE-Compatible Products and Services section. The article was written by Brent Huston.
IEEE Distributed Systems Online, June 2006
CVE was the main topic of an article entitled "Functionality Meets Terminology to Address Network Security Vulnerabilities" in the June 2006 issue of IEEE Distributed Systems Online. The article describes what CVE is and the problems it solves, discusses the history of CVE, mentions CVE compatibility, includes a link to the CVE Web site, and notes that the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology's National Vulnerability Database (NVD) is built wholly upon CVE identifiers. The article includes a quote from NVD project leader and CVE Editorial Board member Peter Mell, who states: "With 300-plus products and services using [CVE identifiers], we definitely need a database of information relative to the CVE standard, and the NVD database provides that. End users need a way to prioritize the constant stream of vulnerabilities that are coming out ... [and by] ... integrating the NVD and CVE, we've made a significant step toward helping people to do that." The author notes some of the business impacts of CVE via its CVE Compatibility Program when he states: "CVE-compatible products have shown themselves to be cost-effective. Larry Pesce, manager of information systems security for Care New England, a Rhode Island-based healthcare network, says the use of a CVE-compatible penetration testing tool by vendor Core Security probably saves the organization the cost of one to two full-time employees a year. Billy Austin, chief security officer of Saint, a CVE-compatible vendor, says using such tools saves the typical security administrator 2.5 hours per vulnerability over doing manual searches."
The article also mentions MITRE's follow on standards efforts including Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL), which uses CVE identifiers as the basis for its standardized XML definitions that check for the presence of vulnerabilities on systems; Common Malware Enumeration (CME), which provides single, common identifiers to virus threats to reduce public confusions during malware outbreaks and to facilitate the adoption of a shared, neutral indexing capability for malware; and Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE), which is a community-developed formal list of common software weaknesses intended to serve as a common language for describing software security vulnerabilities, a standard measuring stick for software security tools targeting these vulnerabilities, and as a baseline standard for vulnerability identification, mitigation, and prevention efforts. The CWE dictionary, which is based in part on the numerous identifiers on the CVE List, is currently hosted on the CVE Web site. The article concludes with a quote by MITRE's CWE Project Manager, Robert A. Martin, who comments on the purpose behind these other information security standards efforts: "People are so used to selecting the vendor and that's kind of the core they build out from. What we want them to do is get married to enabling standards and then build around that."
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a member of the CVE Editorial Board and CVE, NVD, CWE, OVAL, and CME are all sponsored by the U.S Department of Homeland Security. The article was written by Greg Goth.
Communications of the ACM, June 2006
CVE was mentioned in a June 2006 article in Communications of the ACM, Vol. 49 No. 6, entitled "Software Security Is Software Reliability." The main topic of the article is how vulnerabilities are often described in hacker terms rather than in the "software fault classes known by academic researchers." CVE is mentioned in a section entitled "Bug Class Evolution" when the author explains how he used "the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures [List that] (cve.mitre.org) contains [17,208] entries of publicly know security issues" and mapped it in order to review the evolution of the bug classes. CVE is also mentioned in the caption for a chart showing "Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures reclassified using terms from software reliability research" from 1999 through 2005. The article was written by Felix Lindner.
ServerWatch, March 3, 2006
CVE was mentioned in a March 3, 2006 article on ServerWatch entitled "Zero-Day Flaw Gets Patched." The main focus of the article is the "zero-day issue" that involved "how [Apple Macintosh] OS X 10.4.5 handles ZIP archives in the Safari Web browser." CVE names are mentioned in reference to Apple Security Update 2006-001, which uses CVE to identify the vulnerabilities addressed in the security alert. The CVE names mentioned in the article include CVE-2006-0390, CVE-2005-4504, CVE-2006-0387, CVE-2006-0388, and CVE-2006-0389. The article was written by Sean Michael Kerner.
VoIPLoop.com, February 14, 2006
CVE was the main focus of a February 14, 2006 article on VoIPLoop.com entitled "A CVE is not a Resume-It's a Threat." The article explains what CVE is and the problems it addresses; states the number of names currently on the CVE List; mentions the current number of officially CVE-Compatible products and the number of products with declarations to be CVE-compatible; includes a link to the CVE Web site; and discusses CVE-2005-4050 and CVE-2005-3804, which address VoIP vulnerabilities. The author also recommends that readers use CVE-compatible products and that they check the CVE List regularly for new VoIP-specific vulnerabilities. The article was written by Gary Audin.
BigFix Web Site, February 1, 2006
CVE was mentioned in the "Product and Technology Advances" section of a February 1, 2006 news release by BigFix, Inc. entitled "BigFix Accelerates Business Momentum in Fourth Quarter and 2005 Overall." CVE was mentioned as follows: "[BigFix] announced support for important industry standards in 2005, including Cisco NAC, Common Vulnerability Exposures (CVE) compatibility certification, Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Open Vulnerability [and] Assessment Language (OVAL), SANS Institute best practices, and US Common Criteria. Expanding standards support enhances customer value of the BigFix solutions by providing consolidated integration and expedited use of vulnerability intelligence information from multiple sources."
MITRE Digest, February 2006
CVE and OVAL were the main topics of a February 2006 MITRE Digest article on the MITRE Corporation Web site entitled "Information Assurance Industry Uses CVE and OVAL to Identify Vulnerabilities." The article describes how "as the number of software vulnerabilities continues to increase, MITRE's OVAL and CVE initiatives are becoming standards in the information assurance industry." The article further describes how the growing list of CVE names "ensures enhanced interoperability and security for enterprises" and describes how "OVAL identifies vulnerabilities and configuration issues."
The article concludes with a section on how "MITRE is leveraging the CVE and OVAL Initiatives to help the [U.S.] Department of Defense (DoD) transform its enterprise incident and remediation management efforts" and how "as a result, the DoD will be fundamentally changing the way it deals with vulnerabilities and configuration issues in the commercial and open source components of its infrastructure and mission systems." The article was written by David Van Cleave.
SC Magazine, January 20, 2006
CVE was mentioned in an opinion article entitled "Innovation Still Exists" in the January 20, 2006 issue of SC Magazine. CVE and OVAL are mentioned as two of the projects the author was most impressed with at the 32nd Annual CSI Computer Security Conference: "Next stop was MITRE's CVE booth. I've been a fan of CVE for as long as it's been in existence. Their big news is OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language). This is an extremely cool way to manage vulnerabilities and vulnerability assessments. Again, my team is working with this and merging it with ProDiscover IR using ProScript to do automated host-based vulnerability assessment as part of incident response." The article was written by Peter Stephenson of Norwich University.
Security Focus, January 5, 2006
CVE was mentioned in a January 5, 2006 article on SecurityFocus.com entitled "Security flaws on the rise, questions remain." The main focus of the article is how a survey of four major vulnerability databases showed that "the number of publicly reported vulnerabilities jumped in 2005, boosted by easy-to-find bugs in Web applications." The article also discussed the U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD), which is built upon CVE identifiers: "In 2005, NIST created the National Vulnerability Database and software makers and security service providers have cooperated to create the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), a standardized measure of the severity of software flaws."
CVE is mentioned in reference to comments by CVE List Editor Steve Christey that the "variations in editorial policy and lack of cross-referencing between databases as well as unmeasurable biases in the research community and disclosure policy mean that the databases—or refined vulnerability information (RVI) sources—do not produce statistics that can be meaningfully compared." The article also includes a quote by Christey, who further states: "In my opinion, RVI sources are still a year or two away from being able to produce reliable, repeatable, and comparable statistics. In general, consumers should treat current statistics as suggestive, not conclusive."
All four databases surveyed for the article—NVD, the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Coordination Center's database, the Open-Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB), and the Symantec Vulnerability Database—are listed in the CVE-Compatible Products and Services section. The article was written by Robert Lemos.


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I'm afraid it is not yet to late for these propositions...
> It would be nice if by right clicking on a contact a menu would allow to select, to which contact file, resp subfile the selected address ought to be moved.
> It would be nice if if by right clicking on an contact in the contacts list that Menu would contain also a command for copy to another contacts list. Now, at least I have the feeling it is so, it is only with tricks (by giving two diffent names) possible to have the same address in diffenrent address books.
other solutions are warmly wellcomed

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I figured since there are so many "patients" suffering from OB withdrawal – one post that will eventually get lost in the shuffle just won't suffice. Now you get the whole entire ward to chat and share your thoughts, music videos, joys, crushes, DVD queries, frustrations, cast interviews, recipes, advice, cures, etc. anything you want to as long as you promise me that this place will help you. It may not alleviate all your symptoms right away, but at least here we can be open and admit we do have an addiction that we can't seem to let go of. Even in real life, I always found it therapeutic to talk about my problems and for some reason- hearing those words said aloud somehow make it seem less intimidating. I will be the first one to say that I feel lost about this first weekend without OB. I totally planned to stay out really late and have dinner at an ungodly hour and watch movies in the evening instead of the usual early afternoon and actually make it to church for the first time since Secret Garden aired, but I bet I will just end up praying for an OB reunion. They have high kick season 3 – how much would it kill them to give us season 2 of OB. I am pretty sure once 1N2D starts and we get to see Joowon's face on a regular basis, some of this withdrawal might feel less intense, but for now I thought we needed a place like this.
So here is our temporary haven for you to do self check- ins and have group discussions about your OB symptoms and one day move on when you eventually find another drama to feed your addiction. Speaking for myself, that's not gonna be anytime soon. OB is a tough act to follow for any future dramas this year.
If you leave picture links, I promise to embed them as soon as I see them. 🙂 *but they can't end with jpg/ (that backslash at the end won't let me embed)
Sailor Enigma left us these indelible OB MVs. 🙂
*Uee's Guerilla date was moved to Everything OB


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Joe Baldwin's experience with U.S. presidents started early. On a cold and rainy March 4, 1933, his parents brought him to Franklin Roosevelt's first inaugural parade.
Lifting him up above the crowd, they hoped the toddler would be able to catch a glimpse of the man who later became America's longest-serving leader.
Baldwin turned a casual interest in American presidents into a passion years later in Palo Alto, in 1980. He began collecting presidential autographs and correspondence, starting with an original George Washington letter he bid on at Sotheby's, the New York auction house.
Though he said his active collecting days are over, the fruits of his decades of accumulation will be on display this President's Day weekend at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. The signatures of all 44 U.S. presidents, along with letters, notes and other assorted manuscripts, will be available for public perusal.
"It's a labor of love," he said of the free exhibition, which will have the presidential artifacts arranged in reverse chronological order so that visitors can "step back in time" from Barack Obama all the way back to George Washington.
"I hope people get an appreciation for history -- and some of the same awe and wonderment I get that it is possible to see this stuff," he said.
The "crown jewel" of Baldwin's presidential collection is a 1799 letter from George Washington -- sent via John Adams from Washington's home in Mount Vernon, Va. -- to a European military officer who asked him for an appointment in the United States. The multi-page letter, in Washington's neat, flowing handwriting, contains crossed-out lines and a few writing errors.
Such errors, unique to each hand-written document, are part of what make original manuscripts so fascinating and valuable, Baldwin said.
"The cross-outs, the little flaws, it humanizes it; you know it's handmade," he said.
The differing personalities of the presidents or the cultures of their times can be seen by comparing manuscripts in the collection. The lengthy Washington letter, for example, full of politeness and tact, is "very different in tone" from a 20th-century John F. Kennedy letter in Baldwin's collection that essentially brushes off the constituent inquiring about a position, he said.
The values of the items in Baldwin's collection vary from $175 to $6,500, which he paid for a letter James Madison wrote toward the end of his life, in which the arthritis-suffering fourth president characterized himself as "old and sick."
Baldwin, a Palo Alto resident since 1973, was born in the nation's capital, grew up partially in Virginia, graduated from George Washington High School and returned to the commonwealth for law school. He admitted he is partial to "all the Virginians"; standout Virginia-born presidents include Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe and James Madison.
Madison also holds a special appeal for Stanford University professor Jack Rakove, who is currently working on a book about him. He said historical artifacts such as those in Baldwin's collection "connect us directly to the past; knowing they physically hand-signed those documents is a great stimulus to the historical imagination," he said.
"We historians get used to it after a while, but we still have some fun."
Madison is particularly intriguing to Rakove because, although he is often maligned as a poor statesman, he was quite popular upon leaving office, he said.
"Americans understood that Madison tried to wage the war (of 1812) constitutionally," rather than try to gain greater executive power. The conflict between the Constitution and presidential power remains an issue today, Rakove said.
The modern presidents, too, are present in Baldwin's personal collection in various ways. A note from Ronald Reagan to a friend is signed, simply, "Ron," while a 1969 Gerald Ford letter, dating from his time as House Minority Leader, assures a Grand Rapids, Mich., constituent that then-President Richard Nixon is an "honorable man." That same "honorable" man would resign due to the Watergate scandal just a few years later.
"Lists are periodically compiled of who are great and who are the bums, and sometimes opinions change," Rakove said of why some presidents continue to fascinate while others remain lesser known.
"Eisenhower is much more respected now. Jefferson, we'll always be interested in; the two Roosevelts; Wilson ... Lincoln will be a constant," he said.
Though the exhibit includes memorabilia from every president, Baldwin had to borrow one item from a friend in order to make it complete: an autograph from President Barack Obama. Baldwin wrote to the president in November explaining his project but has yet to hear back, he said. An Obama item is the only thing lacking in the collection.
Baldwin's interest is not limited to the memorabilia. He also enjoys reading books and watching films about presidents and U.S. history. But first-hand artifacts -- flaws, smudges and all -- are something special.
"Seeing the handwritten documents makes it more real. You can see the humanity of these people. They're not just those big pieces of stone on Mount Rushmore or that statue sitting in the Lincoln Memorial. He was a real guy, doing the toughest job in the world," he said.
Related article: Preparing the past for the present: Stanford archivists acquire, digitize and make historical documents available
What: Presidential Autograph Exhibition: an exhibit of original autographs and documents from all 44 U.S. presidents
When: Sunday, Feb. 20, and Monday, Feb. 21, from noon to 4 p.m.
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto
Cost: Free


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A star shines brightly outside Santa Rosa Mall.
MARY ESTHER � A star shines brightly outside Santa Rosa Mall.
Above the star, angels decked out in gauzy white gowns wave to the crowd. Under it, Mary and Joseph sit, taking turns cradling a baby doll. Surrounding the couple are regal Wise Men and not so regal donkey and sheep. A few yards over, a herd of sheep and donkeys graze with camels standing in a pen.
For more than 10 years, First Baptist Church of Fort Walton Beach has celebrated the Christmas season with a live nativity scene. It will be open from 6 to 8:30 p.m. every day through Monday.
�We want people to understand the reason for Christmas,� said Charles Wimberly, one of the event�s organizers.
View a slideshow of the nativity. >>
Visitors can opt for a photo in the nativity scene. It�s free and the photo is mailed the first week of January.
They also can visit the field of animals and feed the always hungry herd. Shepherds stand in the field armed with extra animal food and pooper scoopers.
Children are given candy canes tagged with the candy cane story before they head to the station with hot chocolate and cookies at the exit.
Everything is free.
Since the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, church volunteers have been setting up the scene, which includes the manger, scaffolding for the angels, fencing, tents for registration and snacks, and several structures to house the animals in case of rain.
The first night was Sunday.
�It�s always a big challenge to get it all done,� Wimberly said.
It takes 35 to 40 people to man the nativity each night.
Siblings Marlow and Brentwood Garner were Mary and Joseph on Tuesday night. They�ve been participating in the nativity for several years.
�It�s a family tradition,� Marlow said.
They stayed the entire time in character. Meeting a number of different people keeps it from getting too boring, said Marlow, who added that the animals also keep the night lively.
�There�s always a moment when the donkey does something bad,� Brentwood said.
Nicole Mae brought her 3-year-old daughter Isabelle to the nativity Tuesday evening. They drove around over the weekend looking at Christmas lights, and Nicole was disappointed that only one home had a nativity scene out front.
�I really, really want to start sharing with her now the meaning of Christmas,� Nicole said.
Contact Daily News Staff Writer Lauren Delgado at 850-315-4445 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @LaurenDnwfdn.


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In the first 64 years of its history Denison had the dubious distinction of being the largest city in Texas without a public library. In the spring of 1935, however, the Junior Alpha Delphi Club saw the need, decided to adopt a public library as its project, and privately began gathering books. The idea probably originated with Clarence Johnson, who had to travel to Sherman for reference work.
Mrs. Jake McCall, president of the Sr. Delphians and sponsor of the local group, spearheaded the project. The original Munson homestead at 231 North Rusk Avenue was offered rent-free for two years. The Munson home, when built, was one of the showplaces in Denison, being the first brick house ever built here. The Jr. Delphians enlisted the aid of other interested citizens and that same spring made their first direct appeal to the city government for support of a public library. The city council first was apathetic to the idea, but finally approved $100 to repair the roof of the 52-year-old building. The Denison Garden Club agreed to take over maintenance of the grounds.
A mass meeting was held and resulted in a money-raising carnival. Boy Scouts assisted in collection of books and magazines. Mrs. Pauline Jordan, high school librarian, directed cataloging. With two relief workers from the county library division of the WPA, the Jr. Delphians did most of the work in cleaning and repairing the building and on November 22, 1935, the library was formally opened with a book and silver tea, attended by 250 persons. The number of books at the time totaled 1,200. On November 23, the XXI Club donated its circulating library to the new library.
In January 1936, the club realized the project had outgrown the member's time and abilities and elected a board of eight to serve with the club's library committee. Later on during the year, when the library became officially an adjunct of the city, Ford Seale was elected the first chairman, and Miss Eloise Munson, Vice-Chairman. Upon Mr. Seale's retirement from the board a few years later, Miss Munson succeeded him as chairman and served in that capacity thirty-two years, until her death in 1969. Most of the growth and many improvements in the library were accomplished under her inspirational leadership.
It was so difficult for the library to obtain operating funds and books that the Board finally asked citizens to call an election to raise taxes to give the library a maintenance and operating fund. The Jr. Delphians cooperated by going from home to home to obtain signatures on the petition. The election carried September 15, 1936 and the tax was set at two and a half cents per hundred-dollar valuation.
During the World War II years, Millard Cope, a board member and former Denison Herald publisher, suggested starting a campaign to give memorial books for Denison men lost in the war. This program was continued and its scope enlarged until now one of the main sources for books is through memorials.
By 1948, it became obvious that the structure being used was no longer adequate. One room had been condemned and books were overflowing every bit of available space. In January of that year, the city had an election for additional school facilities and $100,000 was including for the building of a new structure for the library. This, which also included raising the library tax from two and one half cents to five cents, was passed. When a library committee failed to locate a suitable site for the new building, the present site was generously donated by the Munson Estate and construction was started on the new structure in September 1948. The library was moved to the basement of the Kraft Building, now the Barrett Building, during construction and remained there until January 1950. The new building was formally opened Sunday, May 21, 1950 with the Hon. Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, as the principal speaker.
In 1953, the W. B. Munson Foundation gave the library a gift of a 25-ton refrigerated air conditioning unit. In 1964, the Denison Service League gave the library a microfilm reader, film storage cabinet, and a year's subscription to the New York Times on microfilm.
1965 was a big year for the library. It gained nationwide prominence when the Book-of-the-Month Club National Library Awards were announced. The Library was selected as one of the top ten small city libraries in the United States. The Library was the only library in the Southwest selected for the 1965 Awards. The Award included a grant of one thousand dollars for the purchase of books. An application for federal funds under the Library Services and Construction Act of 1964 was approved and a grant of $5,000 for books, binding, and small equipment was received. Having outgrown all the available space the Library Board of Directors approved an expansion plan and applied for a federal grant to help with the cost. The grant was approved and the Library closed December 14, 1965 for remodeling and expansion work. When the Library reopened February 1, 1966 its book capacity was almost doubled by the addition of a mezzanine and the library had a new coat of paint inside. This was the first expansion and painting of the inside since the library opened in its new building in 1950.
In 1975 a major expansion of the library was completed which increased the total area of the building from 8,500 to 18, 356 square feet by joining the new addition to the original building. The library addition was launched with a $58,000 gift from the Rose Knaur Estate, $52,000 was used to purchase the building and two lots across the street from the library to be used as a parking lot. The original budget for the project was $458,000; $200,000 in federal revenue sharing funds, a matching $200,000 donated by the W. B. Munson Foundation, and the $58,000 from the Rose Knaur Estate. A combination of delays plus spiraling inflation threatened the library expansion unless additional funds could be raised. The citizens of Denison and the W. B. Munson Foundation came to the rescue.
A Thousand Dollar Club was organized, with all contributions of $1,000 or more to be honored on a plaque at the entrance to the library. The Munson Foundation agreed to match all funds raised by the Thousand Dollar Club. The idea immediately caught on, and 44 generous organizations, companies, citizens, and former citizens of Denison donated $68,434.87. Coupled with the Munson Foundation and Thousand Dollar Club funds were $38,707 in earned interest as well as numerous smaller gifts from library patrons.
At the time of the expansion the old section of the building received a complete renovation including new lighting and carpeting throughout. The main entrance of the original building was enclosed with a bay window and furnished with wicker furniture to create a popular reading area. The main floor now houses the adult and rare book selections, reference and information services, a conference room, and staff lounge while the mezzanine serves as a storage area for back issues of periodicals, the microfilm holdings, and the microfilm readers.
The spacious new wing to the building houses the business office, technical services, lending services, children's services, the oversize book collections, audio visual materials collection and equipment, new and large type print books, current issues of magazines and newspapers, the copier, art reproductions, and the meeting room.


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Interesting note from Credit Suisse's Neal Soss, commenting on last Friday's jobs report:
Whiff of rebalancing in the labor and profit shares. Aggregate hours worked for January/February stand 3.0% annualized above Q4. But expenditure-side GDP inputs (such as today's sharp widening in the trade deficit) are pointing to a weaker GDP than that (closer to 2%). This profile hints at a long-awaited "rebalancing" in the economy in favor of the hugely depressed labor share of GDP but away from the elevated profit share of GDP.
This is what we talked about on Saturday, that we're seeing the opposite of the jobless recovery. We're now seeing the GDP-less recovery*.
The GDP-less recovery was fantastic for investors — lots of profit, not much need to hire people — and so one has to wonder whether the opposite situation (decent labor gains, not great growth) will be so favorable.
Surely seeing strong jobs growth is unambiguously good, but whether there's a bright line between jobs gains and gains in the market remains to be seen.
Obviously this question is now becoming a hot meme.
Goldman's Jan Hatzius wrote about the same thing in his latest weekly note, observing that while the labor market is gaining traction, there's no reason to think GDP will do so.
BTW: If you haven't seen it, this chart showing "Labor's Share" of the national income is resoundingly near an all-time low. Any real rebalancing will have a long way to go, if in fact that occurs.
*Also we should note that economist Karl Smith is the first person we've seen use the word GDP-less recovery.


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tldr; New Todo list:
Lists are the way in which I get things done and avoid getting snowed under with a huge number of tasks. I like to break up tasks in Icar into manageable chunks so that I can get that feel of completion on a more regular basis.
The other habit I've developed into is making notes in a notebook and then moving them into a digital tool called Trello. Notes in a notebook are all very well but if they never leave then they get forgotten. Worse, when you come to write a section of text and you know that you've thought about the problem before. Your brain gets locked into remembering what the problem is.
The other thing that I've sorted out recently is taking the effort out of keeping social media up to date. I'm using If This Then That to take blog posts and share them to Facebook, Google Plus and Twitter.
Rather than keep a todo list here, I've taken the slightly frightening step and shared my personal Icar todo list:
Note: The list for my current campaign is not on there! There are no spoilers for those playing my weekly Icar game.
By being transparent what I am really doing is announcing my intent. By believing that the world is watching, I am more likely to complete tasks because I don't want to let people down. It's a rather cheeky way of turning the whole world into a writing coach. Realistically, the people who are likely to comment will be my regular player group and a few people dropping in but as long as I can convince myself that 6 billion people might drop by, that's a good motivator!


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Remember Dirty Dancing? If you haven't seen it, quit reading this blog right now, for you are not my people. Or quit reading it, go see it, and come back to reading my blog. Okay, it's just us cool kids now. So, remember that scene where Lisa Houseman was practicing her slightly off-key hula song, and then dropped the bomb that she was going to do a little dirty sheet dancing with that preppy waiter guy?
Note her shorts. Fish shorts. Shorts with fish on them. Or, as I see every time I look at it: fish crotch.
The latest thing seems to be a slightly more fragrant version of fish crotch: floral crotch.
Skinny floral pants seem to be cropping up as we head into spring, and I just don't know if I can support this at all. First of all, LiLo is wearing it. That has to be a bad sign. Never trust a girl who is quickly turning herself into Donatella Versace.
She's not the only starlet around town rocking the trend. It's out there.
I can't help but think of all the pitfalls of this look, however. Heaven forbid you get a wedgie; you'd look like you were using your crack for a vase!
Not to mention how rich a mine this would be for the wags who wants to joke about your "lady garden".
Those young folks.
And Charlotte Church is rocking a rather 90's version of the trend. I think I owned these in college. Stop going through my trash, C.C.!
I do have to give Mr. Steven Tyler some props. It takes some balls to wear florals. I'm not saying they look good, though.
Sometimes I look at the floral pants and think, "maybe I'll eventually like them." Next summer, or even later this year. But then I think, "if the Material Girl couldn't even do them justice in her prime, what hope do the rest of us have?"
Floral skinnies? Fishcrotch? Would you try either? What if you could carry a watermelon?


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MEN MUST FIGHT (1933) is a truly interesting oddity. Along with GABRIEL OVER THE WHITE HOUSE it forms part of MGM's pre-code pacifist argument, and like the La Cava madness it's also riven with internal contradictions.
We begin in WWI with Diana Wynyard indulging in illicit sex with young flyer Robert Y0ung who, being not yet a big star, is promptly slain. Wynyard, in the family way, accepts older gent Lewis Stone's marriage proposal even though she doesn't really love him.
But now we flash forward to the far future year of 1940, as distinguished by it's even more streamlined art deco sets and videophones. The world stands once more on the brink of war — a Second World War! — and Stone and Wynyard are respected campaigners for peace, hoping their/her son, Phillips Holmes, will never have to fight.
But when some ambassador gets assassinated, the nation prepares for conflict — with the Eurasians. "Eurasian" obviously sounded vague enough to avoid offending anybody and costing MGM overseas box office. The only Eurasian we meet is the cook, played by Luis Alberni (whose culinary skills have not yet seen him promoted to hotelier — Louis Louis of the Hotel Louis in 1937's EASY LIVING). So, war is coming, and Stone does what a lot of people do — says, effectively, "I hate war, but this is different." The family starts falling apart and the question of whether peace can ever be a possibility is much to the fore.
The movie being from MGM, the most conservative of studios, I didn't expect it to stick to its pacifist guns, if you'll pardon the unfortunate expression, right through to the end, but I was still surprised by some of the turns the argument takes. Ultimately we're encouraged to accept the inevitability of wars with a kind of amused shrug, but in the meantime we get a montage of the world's nations, seemingly representing the varied people who just want peace — and the montage includes a parade of swastika-wielding Nazis. It's really not certain whether any irony is intended here at all: the image is juxtaposed with a shot of Japan, but it's of Japanese kids in school, so just what point is being made?
Poor New York gets almost as tough a time in movies as Tokyo — that same year it got hit by KING KONG and DELUGE. Enthusiasts of old-school special effects will dig this bombing, much of which looks extremely convincing — stay tuned for the 1930s Skype call, inaccurate mainly in the sense that they don't get cut off or go out of synch —
Because I know Glenn Erickson will dig it.
Granny (May Robson) sums things up in a speech which is genuinely surprising, from this studio and era —
"The more I see of this world the more convinced I am that it ought to be run by women. LET the men crow and strut and fight and be ornamental. Like roosters. That's the function of the male."


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text: The new female sandbar shark pup, Chloe, born at National Aquarium, Baltimore, this past May is now enjoying her new home in the Atlantic Coral Reef exhibit. This pup was recently born to the two adult sandbars in the Shark Alley: Atlantic Predators exhibit. This is the first pup born to the female sandbar since coming to the Aquarium in 2003. After staff initially observed the birth, the pup was moved behind-the-scenes for immediate veterinary care and further observation. At this time, the Aquarium's Animal Care and Animal Health have introduced the young shark to her new environment and will continue to monitor the baby shark's health and eating patterns. Female sandbars are known to have a range of one to 14 pups throughout their lifetime. This species reaches sexual maturity at around 16 years of age (or later) and their average gestational period is about 12 months. Females also have what's known as a "biennial reproductive cycle," meaning they reproduce every other year. Categories: Animals


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You might not be ready to rock, but the E3 gaming expo is ready to rock you.
Last year, music games headlined E3 in a major way with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison taking the stage at Microsoft's press conference. It's hard to top the Beatles. This isn't about topping the Beatles. This is about the biggest music games at this year's E3.
These are the big ones of next week's huge E3... we think!
DJ Hero 2 (PS3, Xbox 360) The turntables return! DJ Hero, Activision's disc-jockeyfication of Guitar Hero, is getting another installment. It didn't do well enough as expected perhaps, but it did well enough.
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (PS3, Xbox 360) Guitar Hero returns with 90-plus tracks, a story-driven quest mode, Gene Simmons and Gene Simmons' tongue. Pretty sure Gene Simmons' tongue deserves its own game. A platformer, perhaps.
Power Gig (PS3, Xbox 360) Power Gig is a music game with a difference. That difference is that it uses a real electric guitar. That's right, instead of learning how to master pressing plastic buttons, Power Gig has players strum out real chords on real strings on a teched out guitar.
Rock Band 3 (PS3, PS2, Wii, Xbox 360) You know it, you love it, Rock Band. The third installment in the series seems to be bringing keyboards with it so get ready to tickle the ivories. Goochie goochie goo. (Could the Rock Band people also be making a dancing game? That's a rumor.)
Def Jam Rapstar (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii) For the first time in many years, we're getting a rap music game — and it will hopefully be a good one! Think SingStar but with rap from all of hip-hop's eras.
Grease: The Video Game (Wii, DS) Or is this the one that you want? A music game based on that movie.
What's the trend here?
While music games might have seemed like the be all savior of the music industry in years past, this year's line-up shows that music games are settling comfortably into a well defined genre. I don't believe they are any more a fad than sports games or shooters.
Music games continue to innovate and expand, and this year's titles look solid with something to please armchair musician and, yes, even real ones.


text: The Detroit Pistons (26-52) are a young, bad team. With his job possibly in danger this summer, head coach Lawrence Frank told the media that he's upset with the way coaches often get blamed (and canned) when their teams are awful. Per the Detroit News: "I will admit it, it (ticks) me off sometimes,' Frank said of the criticism his colleagues have been receiving this season. Byron Scott, whose Cavaliers host the Pistons tonight, is under intense pressure. John Beilein is being scrutinized for decisions he made in Michigan's 82-76 loss to Louisville in the NCAA championship. Frank himself is on the hot seat, and there is speculation he might lose his job. Frank was animated and slapped his hands as he spoke to the media Tuesday. He stood inside the Pistons practice facility, pointing at three championship banners won by the Pistons in 1989, 1990 and 2004. 'Everybody shares responsibility when those banners are hung,' Frank said. 'We as coaches know if you don't get it done, then you are fired.' Frank is 275-332 as a coach, but 139-207 his last five seasons and has missed the playoffs each year. He is 51-93 with the Pistons in two seasons. As for Scott, he was viewed as one of the bright young minds in the NBA, but is 64-160 in three seasons with the Cavaliers. 'It is all about what your ownership is about,' Frank said. 'Everyone knows where your team is at. The key is are you committed? Do you believe in the plan because it might not come in the results? It is about the process. When you lose with young guys and the other guys are not rotation guys in your rotation, when you lose with these guys, you know you are going to lose.'"


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Arab Spring Puts the Middle East in 'Bloody Whirlpool,' Says Patriarch
Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem said that the historical period referred to as the "Arab Spring" puts the Middle East in a "serious and bloody whirlpool."
The patriarch expressed his solidarity with all the displaced families, martyrs, and all people who had their houses demolished across the entire region, especially in Syria.
"We, people of the Holy Land, know well the meaning of displacement, deportation, murder, injustice, eradication and exile," the patriarch added.
Patriarch Twal delivered a speech on Thursday in the international ecumenical congress organized by the Council of Churches of the Middle East in cooperation with the World Council of Churches. The speech was given during an event titled, "Christians in the Middle East: Presence and Testimony," which took place in the Monastery of Our Lady of the Mountain in Adma, Keserwan, Mount Lebanon.
Patriarch Twal said that Christians of the Middle East in general, and Christians of the Holy Land in particular, are not passers, but they are at the heart of its identity.
"We believe in peace, justice, truth, love and freedom and bear witness to these values," he added.
The patriarch called for renouncing violence and resorting to dialogue as a solution to the problems of the Middle East, stressing that it is time to hold dialogue away from lethal weapons, hatred, extremism and obnoxious sectarianism so that peoples seek a brighter, safer and more stable future on the basis of respect for human rights and real citizenship.
"Our region and its peoples pass through a dangerous juncture amid great difficulties from all directions. This juncture determines its future," the patriarch added.
"We announce before everyone our solidarity with our people and our communities, as well as our sympathy for these bloody and difficult days."
The patriarch referred to the pastoral letter of Pope John XXIII, entitled "Peace on Earth," in which the pope determined four pillars, justice, truth, love, and freedom, upon which true peace is built.
The patriarch appealed to the international community to change its position towards this region.
"Looking to it (the region) through selfish interests and unjust ambitions has brought scourge of war, death, destruction, blood and tears to it for a hundred years and our poor and oppressed peoples were the sacrifice," he said.


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For almost a year, Glenn Beck has been warning with increasing panic that America is headed toward socialism. Tonight, he issued a correction: "They" are not marching the United States toward socialism, Beck explained, but actually fascism:
It all adds up to me, having to admit that I was wrong. Our government is not marching down the road towards communism or socialism. … But now I have to tell you that they're not marching us that direction. They're marching us to a non-violent fascism. Or to put it another way, they're marching us to 1984. Big Brother. … Like it or not, fascism is on the rise.
Though Beck claimed he didn't mean "Adolf Hitler kind of fascism" and that he was talking about "fascism with a happy face," he illustrated his point with more than a minute's worth of Nazi footage, played dramatically on the full screen behind him. Watch it:


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It's National Cherry Pie Day!
Celebrate National Cherry Pie Day (plus National Cherry Month and President's Day — remember that story about George Washington chopping down a cherry tree?) all in one go by baking up Kelsey Nixon's adorable and easy Cherry Pie-in-a-Jar.
This concoction is perfect for home cooks who want the elegance of a fruit-filled masterpiece without all of the fuss. Cherries, sugar and cinnamon combine in a sweet yet tart filling that tastes even better with a golden brown crust. Spread the joy by delivering to friends or have a pie-in-the-jar party.
Either way, we guarantee your day will be a sweet success.


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why you ask? because my sequel, Fury of the Phoenix,
is releasing THIS month, in 21 days to be exact.
i'm so excited, yet a little overwhelmed
by everything that needs to be done before, after
and the rest of this year. i'm being an ambitious
author you see, and have quite a few signings and
major conventions set up. so exciting! but a little
intimidating, while trying to be a mother to a 6
and 7 year old at the same time!
since it's Fury release month, it also means i'm
in full on self-promotion mode. self-promotion
can be challenging. and what i've learned in my
brief time as a published author is this:
only do what you enjoy doing when it comes
to publicity.
because really, life is too short. if you don't like
blogging, don't blog. if you don't like twitter,
don't tweet!! i happen to love social networking,
(i met my husband online after all, back in 1994,
when there was barely an "online") and dressing
up in silly costumes like chun li at comic con.
exhibit A:
(it was awesome. i actually knew what it felt
like to be almost-famous. they were calling my
name! and how cute is this little bub clinging to
me? too cute!! lots of parents were chun li fans!)
i also love to spend money on pretty trailers.
this is the one for Fury of the Phoenix, and i hope
you enjoy it!
exhibit B:
and finally, thanks to all 61 of you who
entered to win a copy of Silver Phoenix in
paper back. the winners are:
valia lind
debra s
i've sent an email to all three winners.
congratulations, i hope you enjoy the read!!
cindy on twitter
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
there's a hole in my head!
by cindy
Labels: book trailer, cindy pon, giveaways, Silver Phoenix, ya, Young Adult
3 comments:
- Kathryn Packer Roberts said...
Exciting stuff. Congrats on the sequel!
- March 8, 2011 at 10:41 AM
- Brenda Hyde said...
Oh, she is just adorable! Sequels must be so scary-- but I'm sure yours will be a huge success, so relax and let that hole fill back in. *snicker*
- March 8, 2011 at 3:53 PM
- cindy said...
thanks kathryn!
brenda, hehe! cheers!
- March 8, 2011 at 6:00 PM


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Famous People Who Didn't Graduate High School
About: This British singer-actress got her start on Broadway in 1954 the boy friend musical before making the move to feature films, starring first in a classic children's movie Mary Poppins. She star with in 1956's made-for-TV movie 'High Tor' bing crosby.
Jazz musician nicknamed Pops: A jazz legend Louis Armstrong
About: This jazz musician grew up poor in the slums of New Orleans, Louisiana dropping out of school at age 11 to sing in a quartet and work odd jobs before eventually becoming one of the greatest trumpet players of all time. Sent to reform school at age 12 Louis Armstrong reform school shooting gun.
Top German tennis player: A tennis great Boris Becker
About: This famous tennis player dropped out of school in 10th grade to turn pro. Hint: He won this Grand Slam tournament wimbledon at age 17 and seven months. Nickname did he reject early on in his career boom boom nickname.
Best catcher in baseball: A baseball MVP Yogi Berra
About: This baseball legend dropped out of school in eighth grade and, after a stint in the Navy, went on to play nearly 19 years with this team new york yankees. World War II battle did he partake in d-day invasion at omaha beach.
Virgin group founder: A high-flying businessman Richard Branson
About: This über-successful businessman dropped out of school at age 16 to focus on his magazine. He now has more than 400 companies, including a record store chain, virgin megastores and a top airline virgin airlines. Learning disability does he have dyslexia.
Greatest blind blues musician: An influential musician Ray Charles
About: This rhythm and blues pianist-singer, deemed one of the greatest singers of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, dropped out of school to play live music in Jacksonville, Fla. , he go blind at a young age glaucoma.
Netscape cofounder: A Silicon Valley tycoon James H Clark Netscape
About: This computer scientist dropped out of high school at the age 17 and joined the Navy. He went on to found Silicon Graphics and co-found Netscape, among other ventures. College was he an engineering professor stanford.
Best-selling English novelist: A best-selling novelist Jackie Collins
About: This best-selling English novelist, who has a famous sister Joan Collins, was expelled from school at age 15. She published her first romance novel in the late '60s and has had many on the New York Times Best Seller List since then. , she throw her school uniform after getting expelled River Thames, London.
English music producer & television personality: A media tycoon Simon Cowell
About: This "X Factor" host, TV producer and all-around media mogul Elstree hertfordshire moved from school to school due to behavior issues before finally dropping out at age 16. His dad got him a job in the music industry, and he worked his way up the ladder from there. , his first job mail room clerk for EMI music publishing.
'People's Princess': English royalty Princess Diana
About: The "People's Princess" maiden name Diana Spencer was a below-average student, dropping out at age 16. She married into the royal family four years later, with 750 million people tuning in to the televised ceremony. , she die tragically in 1997 Paris, France.
Best Yankee center fielder: A baseball great Joe Dimaggio
About: This center fielder played for this American League team new york yankees dropped out of high school at age 16 to pursue a career in baseball. He still holds the record for the longest hitting streak 56 game hitting streak. Iconic actress was he married Marilyn Monroe.
American celebrity chef: A celebrity chef Bobby Flay
About: This Food Network chef dropped out of high school at age 17 to go into the food service industry. It may have been a smart move — he worked his way up after attending this culinary school french culinary institute and is now the proud owner of 12 restaurants. , one of his first jobs Baskin Robbins.
Boxer turned entrepreneur: A boxer-turned-entrepreneur George Foreman
About: This boxer, a two-time World Heavyweight Champion, was a rebellious youngster Houston, Texas who smoked, drank and mugged people before finally dropping out of junior high to start boxing. , he name all of his sons george foreman kids names, Freeda Foreman · George Foreman III · George Foreman IV · George Foreman Jr. · George Foreman V · George Foreman VI.
British singer from Pinner: A world-renowned singer Elton John
About: This British singer Pinner London didn't need a high school diploma to make his mark on the world. In his four-decade career, he's become one of the best-selling artists of all time on his Vegas show million dollar piano Las Vegas. his godson sean lennon.
Most successful Cincinnati businessman: A billionaire businessman Carl Lindner
About: One of the world's richest people before he passed away in 2011, this businessman Cincinnati, Ohio dropped out of high school at age 14 the great depression. He later turned his family's business united dairy farmers into a chain of convenience stores.baseball team was he part owner Cincinnati reds.
Supporting actor Oscar 'Godfather II': An accomplished actor Robert De Niro
About: This esteemed actor, the dad in this classic comedy Meet the Parents, got the acting bug playing this character cowardly lion in his school production of "The Wizard of Oz." He dropped out of high school at age 16 to focus on acting. his childhood nickname de niro nickname bobby milk.
New Zealand film director actor producer: A top movie director Peter Jackson
About: This renowned film director, director of this hugely successful sci-fi trilogy lord of the rings, dropped out of school at age 16 to work as an apprentice at a newspaper. his first full-length film Bad Taste.
ABC news anchor dies 67: A famous news anchor Peter Jennings
About: This newscaster Toronto, Canada, who anchored ABC's "World News Tonight" until his death in 2005, dropped out of school after he failed 10th grade. his death lung cancer.
'Harry Potter' lead actor: One of film's top wizards Daniel Radcliffe
About: This actor London, United Kingdom shot to fame at age 11 when the first film of this hugely popular series harry potter came out. He kept up with his school work until age 17, then finally called it quits.
Oil tycoon from Richford: An oil tycoon John d Rockefeller
About: This oil tycoon he help found standard oil company dropped out of high school just shy of graduation rockefeller dropped out two months graduation. He went on to become the world's first recorded billionaire. , planet was named after him asteroid 904 Rockefellia.
Fast food tycoon & philanthropist: A fast food genius Dave Thomas Wendys
About: This entrepreneur, who started a popular fast food chain hobby house restaurant, dropped out of school at age 15 to work full time in a restaurant hobby house restaurant. fast food chain was he involved early in his career kentucky fried chicken.
Most successful rapper: A rapper-turned-businessman Jay Z
About: This rapper grew up in the projects of this New York borough, selling drugs and eventually dropping out of high school. He's now one of the most successful hip-hop artists of all time; he's also married to People's 'Most Beautiful Person'. Jay Z, name did he give his daughter blue ivy carter.
Inventor of film roll: A picture-perfect innovator George Eastman,
About: This entrepreneur, who dropped out of school at age 14, invented roll film, making photography available to the masses. He also founded this multinational company. inventor of film roll,
Famous chef from Austria: A world-renowned chef Wolfgang Puck Governors Ball
About: This famous chef quit school at a young age to train in this European nation, moving to the United States at age 25. famous chef from austria,
Irish playwright: An Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw
About: This famous playwright dropped out of school at age 14 to teach himself. He went on to write more than 60 plays, as well as many other literary works. irish playwright, national gallery of dublin,
Former star of 'Newlyweds': A former 'Newlywed' Jessica-Simpson
About: This multimillionaire dropped out of school in 1997 to focus on her singing career, really getting noticed as half of MTV's "Newlyweds." She's now a new mom with wildly successful clothing and shoe brands. former star of newlyweds, newlyweds reality show, baby maxwell drew johnson, mickey mouse club,


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Canine cuisine is being sent to the doghouse during next month's Beijing Olympic Games.
Dog meat has been struck from the menus of officially designated Olympic restaurants and Beijing tourism officials are telling other outlets to discourage consumers from ordering dishes made from dogs, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday.
Waiters and waitresses should "patiently" suggest other options to diners who order dog, it said, quoting city tourism bureau Vice Director Xiong Yumei.
Dog, known in Chinese as "xiangrou," or "fragrant meat," is eaten by some Chinese for its purported health-giving qualities.
Beijing isn't the first Olympic host to slap a ban on chowing down on chow chow.
South Korea banned dog meat during the 1988 Seoul Olympics by invoking a law prohibiting the sale of "foods deemed unsightly." After the Olympics, the ban was not strictly enforced.
Dog meat is also eaten in some other Asian countries, including Vietnam, the Philippines and Laos.
Now more and more people can finally see what few of us have been repeating for years: The entire world has its neck squashed by the U.S. boot


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Barringer, Paul Brandon
13 Feb. 1857–9 Jan. 1941
Paul Brandon Barringer, physician and educator born in Concord, was the son of Rufus Barringer, a general in the Confederate Army, and Eugenia Morrison Barringer, whose father, the Reverend Robert Hall Morrison, was the first president of Davidson College. His grandfather, General Paul Barringer, served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. His mother's sisters were married to General Thomas J. ("Stonewall") Jackson and General Daniel H. Hill of the Confederate Army. Following his early education at Bingham School in North Carolina and Kenmore School in Virginia, he enrolled in the University of Virginia, where he studied chemistry, agriculture, and mechanical drawing before receiving a medical degree in 1877. He received his M.D. from the University of the City of New York in 1878 and returned to Dallas, N.C., where he practiced for three years. From 1881 to 1884 he studied in clinics in London, Paris, and Vienna.
In 1886, Barringer became the attending physician at Davidson College. There he taught anatomy, physiology, and histology and established a medical preparatory school, which became the North Carolina Medical College, the first medical school chartered in the state. In 1889 he was appointed professor of physiology and surgery at the University of Virginia, where he subsequently taught medicine, ophthalmology, and dermatology; he served as chairman of the medical faculty from 1891 to 1895 and as chairman of the university faculty from 1895 to 1903. From 1907 to 1912 he was president of Virginia A & M College, later known as Virginia Polytechnic Institute. During World War I he worked for the federal government, supervising public health measures in American coal mining areas.
Barringer published a variety of scientific papers dealing with cholera, syphilis, and typhoid fever. He was a recognized authority on venomous reptiles and wrote extensively on the subject. He authored a series of studies of the American Negro between 1896 and 1901. Barringer was a member of the American Medical Association, Southern Tri-State Medical Association, and North Carolina Medical Society and was president of the Medical Society of Virginia. He served on the Virginia Board of Health and Board of Agriculture and was president of the Albemarle County Red Cross. He was a member of Zeta Psi social fraternity, Nu Sigma Nu medical fraternity, and the North Carolina Academy of Science and was honorary president of the University of Virginia Alumni Association. In recognition of his contributions to education and medicine, he received honorary LL.D. degrees from the University of South Carolina and Davidson College.
Barringer married Nannie Irene Hannah in 1882; the couple had seven children. He died in Charlottesville, Va., and was buried there in University Cemetery. He was an active member of the Presbyterian church.
R. H. Lafferty, The North Carolina Medical College (1946 [portrait]).
Additional Resources:
A Guide to the Papers of Paul B. Barringer, 1881-1983. A Collection in Historical Collections, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library Accession Number MS-34.University of Virginia Health System Virginia Heritage, Guide to Archives and Manuscripts in VA: http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-hs/viuh00034.xml
Barringer, Paul B. (Paul Brandon), 1857-1941 in Library of Congress: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84804527.html
Paul Brandon Barringer, 1907-13, Life and Times of Virginia Tech Presidents: http://www.president.vt.edu/presidents/Barringer.html
A Guide to the Paul B. Barringer Papers 1913-1919. A Collection in Special Collections Collection Number RG 2/6. Virginia Tech, Virginia Heritage, Guide to Archives and Manuscripts in VA:: http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00035.xml
Barringer, Paul B. (Paul Brandon) 1857-1941 search results in WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84-804527
Presidents of Virginia Tech, Paul Brandon Barringer, University Archives, Virginia Tech: http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/125th/pres/barring.htm
Barringer, Paul B. (Paul Brandon). University of Virginia : its history, influence, equipment and characteristics, with biographical sketches and portraits of founders, benefactors, officers and alumni. New York : Lewis Publishing Co. 1904. https://archive.org/details/universityofvirg02barr (accessed April 1, 2013).
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Barringer, Paul B. (Paul Brandon). University of Virginia : its history, influence, equipment and characteristics, with biographical sketches and portraits of founders, benefactors, officers and alumni. New York : Lewis Publishing Co. 1904. https://archive.org/details/universityofvirg02barr (accessed April 1, 2013).
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Washington authorities plan to extradite a man caught in Oregon who's suspected of killing his grandparents after they picked him up from prison and hosted a welcome home party for him.
King County prosecutors in Seattle expect to file charges against Michael Chadd Boysen, spokesman Dan Donohoe said Wednesday.
Boysen, 26, is accused of killing Robert R. Taylor, 82, and Norma J. Taylor, 80, after they welcomed him to their Renton home after his release from prison Friday.
He was held on a no-bail warrant from the Washington Department of Corrections for violating terms of his release, Donohoe said.
Boysen remains at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, Ore., in serious condition, spokeswoman Amber Shoebridge said Wednesday. He had been in critical condition after he was found with self-inflicted cuts Tuesday evening when police stormed an Oregon coast motel room to arrest him.
Investigators don't know why he went to Lincoln City, Ore., said King County sheriff's Sgt. Cindi West. They also don't know what might have motivated the killing of his grandparents.
The King County medical examiner's office likely will release information Thursday about how the couple died, West said.
Officials believe the Taylors were killed Saturday. Their bodies were found by Boysen's mother when she went to check on her parents.
Detectives have determined that Boysen checked in under his own name and spent Saturday night at a motel in the south Seattle suburb of Tukwila, not far from his grandparents' home, West said.
On Monday, Boysen checked in to the WestShore OceanFront Suites in Lincoln City - again under his own name. Early Tuesday morning, a motel employee alerted police after recognizing his name and face on a TV news show.
King County sheriff's detectives say Oregon State Police found the Taylors' missing car Tuesday in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Salem, Ore. West says Boysen paid cash for a used Ford Taurus at a nearby used car lot.
In Lincoln City, motel co-manager Leah Kallimanis recalls Boysen as chatty and friendly when he checked in, paying with cash and showing his identification. He said he was on a road trip and registered that he was driving a Taurus.
It wasn't until early Tuesday morning, as she and her husband and motel co-manager Adrian Kallimanis, were watching TV news and going over the previous day's guest log, that it hit her.
"All of a sudden my wife said, `Oh my gosh, I checked that guy in yesterday.' She looked at the registration form and the name and she said, `This is the guy who is on the news right now,' " Adrian Kallimanis told The Seattle Times.
After police responded, Boysen reportedly blocked the door of his room with a refrigerator. Police used a robot to urge him to surrender, and used a water cannon and tear gas before breaking through the door.
Officers found him lying on the floor on his back with apparently serious self-inflicted cuts, Lincoln City police Chief Keith Kilian said.
King County Sheriff John Urquhart called Boysen extremely dangerous because of threats he had made while in prison against his family and law enforcement. Authorities didn't learn of the threats until after he made the news, suspected of killing in his grandparents.
The Taylors had picked him up from the Washington state prison at Monroe. They drove him to a meeting with a parole officer Friday, helped him get an identity card from the Department of Licensing and held a party for him.
Boysen had just finished serving nine months in prison on a burglary conviction, said Washington state Corrections Department spokesman Chad Lewis. He was previously in prison between 2006 and February 2011 for four robbery convictions. Those convictions were related to an addiction to narcotic painkillers, Lewis said.
Associated Press writers Lauren Gambino in Lincoln City, Ore., and Jeff Barnard in Grants Pass, Ore., contributed to this report.


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Constructed as part of the coastal defenses by the U. S. Military prior the Civil War, Fort Pulaski had walls made of brick that were seven feet thick and 35 feet tall. It was surrounded by a moat that was 25 feet wide and the walls enclosed an area of approximately five acres. On January 3rd, 1861, Georgia Militia troops occupied the fort and raised the state flag. Federal forces occupied Fort walker on Tybee Island about one mile away from Fort Pulaski. On April 10th of 1862, Federal forces initiated an artillery bombardment that lasted for 34 hours and launched over 5,000 rounds at Fort Pulaski. On April 11, 1862, the Confederates surrendered Fort Pulaski to the Federals. It would remain in the possession of Federal troops for the remainder of the war and would become a safe haven to freed slaves from the area. Many of the freed slaves would volunteer for the Union Army and form the 1st and 3rd South Carolina Colored Volunteers.
Category: Georgia History
Old Fort Jackson
Fort Jackson is Georgia's oldest brick fortification. It served as the Headquarters for the Confederate Coastal Defensive fortifications that protected the Savannah River. The Union Navy was never able to capture the fort and it was not until General Sherman occupied the City of Savannah, that the fort changed hands.
December 24th, 1864
Dec. 24, President Lincoln receives Sherman's telegram. The telegram is published in newspapers across the country. Lincoln replied with "Many, many thanks for your Christmas gift, the capture of Savannah, but what next?"
The March to the Sea is complete. Sherman has reached his goal of Savannah and now has control of the city. Camps are established and order is maintained. Sherman's Chief Engineer, Orland Poe, is reconstructing and fortifying the cities defenses. The mines and obstructions are removed from the Savannah River and the port is reopened. The citizens are encouraged to go back to life as normal, as as much of normal as can be expected under occupation. Freed Blacks begin working for the Federal Army in various roles and schools are established for them in places that were once used in the slave trade. Sherman rests, repairs, and refits his Army for there is more to come.
December 21st, 1864
Dec. 21st, at 4:00am, Federal forces were met on the outskirts of town by the Mayor and aldermen. They formally surrendered the city and requested protection from the Federal Army. Word was immediately sent to General Sherman, who was meeting with Navy Officers. Sherman was taken back to King's Bridge. From there he rode into Savannah.
December 20th, 1864
December 20th, 1864:
General Hardee has had his forces quietly construct a pontoon bridge across the Savannah River. They constructed it out any boat or pretty much any floating object they could use. On top of the boats, boards were placed to make a road. They then placed straw and hay on top of the bridge to dampen the noise of travelers. On the night of Dec. 20th, Confederate forces withdrew from Savannah and crossed the pontoon bridge into South Carolina.
December 17th, 1864
Dec. 17th, General Hardee, commander of the Confederate forces in Savannah, sends a request to Confederate President Jeff Davis for reinforcements from Lee's Army in Virgina, but receives word that Lee can not spare any troops. General Sherman, knowing he has the upper hand, sends a request for Hardee's surrender, but it is rejected by Hardee and the siege continues.
December 13th, 1864
Dec. 13th, Federal forces overwhelm the garrison at Fort McAllister after a spirited fight the fort is captured. Sherman watched the assault from a rice mill across the river. With the Ogeechee River open, supplies begin to flow in to the army. Sherman has a 1000′ long wharf built at King's Bridge on the Ogeechee River. This area is now a park with a boat ramp where the Hwy. 17 crosses the Ogeechee River.


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We Recommend: Prep: A Novel by Curtis Sittenfeld
Prep: A Novel by Curtis Sittenfeld
There is no shortage of coming-of-age stories (especially coming-of-age stories set in boarding schools), but rarely is there one as realistic and relatable as Prep: a novel by Curtis Sittenfeld. As the story begins, the lovably awkward Lee Fiora is a freshman at Ault, a prestigious boarding school near Boston. Lee is a witty and intelligent teen, but as a scholarship student from the Midwest, she sometimes feels as though she does not fit in with her wealthy, privileged classmates. She spends a lot of time observing her classmates instead of interacting with them and soon gives herself the role of "the outsider."
Occasionally, Lee can be a frustrating character, because she would probably be accepted if she gave people more of a chance. She eventually makes friends and finds her place at the school, but it's a little bit of a struggle. Along the way, she works through her feelings of isolation and she handles difficult social situations; sometimes with hilarious results. She also deals with issues of sexuality and the loss of a first love (and Prep deals with these issues in a very frank and honest way, there are a couple sexually explicit scenes and there is explicit dialogue throughout the novel).
Overall, Prep is a fun, nostalgic read. There is some "teenage angst" and heartbreak, but also a lot of laughs. Many people will find something that they can relate to; I think there's a little bit of Lee Fiora in all of us.
Kayla Whitehead, Technical Services Assistant/Serials Specialist
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Map Name:KNIGHTS
Number of Territories:64
Special Features:Strategy over luck.
What Makes This Map Worthy of Being Made:Completely original and completely balanced for 1v1 games.
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Gameplay notes.
Only 2 positions will be programmed into the xml. In 2 player games both will receive 16 territs at the opposite ends of the board. All 32 territs in the middle will be programmed with 1 neutral, no degrading or killer. As stated in the game board, no continents, no normal reinforcements, only 5 troops per round (no matter how many territs you hold) and spoils (if in play).
All other games will have random drops at both ends. The middle will always be neutral. If it becomes available in later updates the xml, this will be done.
3 player games - 10 territs - drop of 5 (2 extra neutrals)
4 player games - 8 territs - drop of 5 (0 extra neutrals)
5 player games - 6 territs - drop of 5 (2 extra neutrals)
6 player games - 5 territs - drop of 5 (2 extra neutrals)
7 player games - 4 territs - drop of 5 (4 extra neutrals)
8 player games - 4 territs - drop of 5 (no extra neutrals)
The extra neutrals will be programmed as 3.
Why this.
A chess map has been tried many times before but without a major update to the xml, this will never come about as all pieces move in different ways. So instead of trying for a normal map set on a chess board, the best solution I feel is to have one type of piece and make all pieces the same. This makes for the most balanced drop in 1v1 games ever. Will be great for all game types. Also thehippo8article in the Dispatch a couple of issues ago got me thinking.
Here is the original articles that got me thinking.


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If NFL executives really adore parity, they must be wincing at the early division clinchings by the Broncos, Patriots and Falcons.
Not to mention the Texans securing at least a wild-card berth, with nearly all of December still remaining.
Sure, there could still be some close races, particularly in the NFC North and for the wild cards. But after Sunday's action, four teams already can make plans to play in January.
The Broncos (9-3) won their seventh straight, 31-23 over Tampa Bay, to take the AFC West.
``It's one step,'' veteran cornerback Champ Bailey said. ``It's not like we've done everything we want to do.''
New England (9-3) won its fourth AFC East crown in a row and the 10th for Tom Brady, a record for a quarterback, when it downed Miami, 23-16.
``It means something,'' star receiver Wes Welker said after the Patriots' sixth win in a row. ``I guess you get kind of spoiled at times. It's kind of just another hat and T-shirt, but they are not easy to come by. You just go out there and try to play well and do the things we do. I think you do get spoiled a little bit with the things we do, but I'll take them as they come.''
Atlanta (11-1) defeated New Orleans 23-13 on Thursday night, and when the Buccaneers fell at Denver, the Falcons owned the NFC South.
``We don't worry about it,'' quarterback Matt Ryan said. ``We try not to think that far ahead. One of the things I've learned in my five years is that if you're worrying about what you're going to do in January in September, October, November and December, you're wasting your time.''
Houston (11-1) didn't waste any time in its trip to Nashville, winning 24-10 to grab a wild-card slot. The Texans haven't secured the AFC South yet because they still have two games remaining with runner-up Indianapolis (8-4), which shocked Detroit 35-33 on the final play of their game.
``We're very happy, I can tell you that,'' Texans coach Gary Kubiak said of the franchise's second playoff berth. ``But I think they expected to get there, and they got there today. There's a lot more to work on. We've got to continue to push our group.''
Elsewhere, it was Kansas City beating Carolina 27-21 one day after Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend and then took his own life.
``It's been an incredibly difficult 24 hours for our family and our entire organization,'' Chiefs owner Clark Hunt said. ``We have so many guys on our team and our coaching staff who are really, really hurting.''
Also Sunday, it was Seattle 23, Chicago 17 in overtime; St. Louis 16, San Francisco 23 in OT; Pittsburgh 23, Baltimore 20; Green Bay 23, Minnesota 14; Cincinnati 20, San Diego 13; Dallas 38, Philadelphia 33; Buffalo 34, Jacksonville 18; the New York Jets 7, Arizona 6; and Cleveland 20, Oakland 17.
The New York Giants (7-4) are at Washington (5-6) in a key NFC East game Monday night.
At Denver, Peyton Manning threw three touchdowns, including one to defensive tackle Mitch Unrein.
Manning threw for 242 yards. He now has 29 touchdown passes on the season, moving past Jake Plummer and John Elway for the most by a Denver quarterback in a single year.
Manning threw two of the scores to Demaryius Thomas, who finished with eight catches for 99 yards, and Broncos linebacker Von Miller returned an interception for his first NFL score.
Rookie running back Doug Martin managed only 56 yards on 18 carries for Tampa Bay (6-6).
At Miami, Brady was sacked four times and threw an interception, just his fourth all season. But a botched punt, roughing-the-punter penalty and fumble by Miami led to 17 New England points, and another penalty negated a Dolphins touchdown on an interception.
The Patriots (9-3) are assured of their 12th consecutive winning season. Miami (5-7) lost to New England for the fifth straight time.
At Nashville, the Texans set a franchise record for wins in a year and have won six in a row.
Rookie Whitney Mercilus recovered a fumble and had two sacks for a, well, merciless defense. After needing overtime in their past two wins, the Texans forced six turnovers and had six sacks of Jake Locker.
Matt Schaub threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns, and Arian Foster ran for a TD.
The Texans swept Tennessee (4-8), the team they replaced in Houston, for only the second time.
At Detroit, top overall pick Andrew Luck guided a sensational 11-play, 75-yard drive that took just 67 seconds. He threw a short pass that Donnie Avery took 14 yards into the end zone with no time left.
The Colts (8-4) stayed in control of the AFC wild-card race one season after going 2-12. Detroit (4-8) lost for the fourth straight time, including three in a row at home after leading in the final quarter.
At Kansas City, Mo., the Chiefs gave themselves a reason to be proud a day after the Belcher tragedy.
Belcher shot his girlfriend multiple times at a residence near Arrowhead Stadium, then drove to the team's practice facility and turned the gun on himself as general manager Scott Pioli and coach Romeo Crennel looked on.
On Sunday, Brady Quinn threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns, and Jamaal Charles ran for 127 yards as Kansas City snapped an eight-game losing streak during one of the most difficult seasons the franchise has ever experienced.
``I'm just trying to get through the rest of today,'' said Quinn, who threw his first two touchdown passes in three years. ``The emotions of what has taken place will probably hit home for a few guys the next few days, when they realize what's taken place.''
At Chicago, the Seahawks (7-5) got only their second road win in seven games - they are perfect at home - when rookie Russell Wilson connected with Sidney Rice on a 13-yard touchdown with 7:33 left in overtime. That finished off a 12-play, 80-yard march with the OT kickoff.
Seattle took a 17-14 edge lead with 24 seconds to go in regulation on Golden Tate's slaloming 14-yard run after taking a short pass from Wilson. But the Brandon Marshall beat double coverage to haul in a 56-yard pass the set up Robbie Gould's 46-yard field goal as time expired to send it into OT.
The Bears (8-4) fell into a tie atop the NFC North with Green Bay.
At St. Louis, the Rams (5-6-1) and 49ers (8-3-1) nearly played their second tie of the season. But rookie Greg Zuerlein kicked a 54-yard field goal with 26 seconds left in overtime after booting a 53-yarder to tie it as time expired in regulation.
The Rams scored twice in the final 3:04 of regulation, getting their lone touchdown when rookie Janoris Jenkins rolled 2 yards into the end zone with an errant pitchout by Colin Kaepernick.
San Francisco had a chance to win in OT, but David Akers was barely wide right on a 51-yard field goal.
At Baltimore, Shaun Suisham kicked a 42-yard field goal as time expired for the undermanned Steelers (7-5).
Playing without injured quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for a third straight week, the Steelers got a solid effort from third-stringer Charlie Batch: 25 for 36 for 276 yards and a touchdown. He moved the Steelers 61 yards before Suisham's winning kick.
The Ravens (9-3) could have clinched a playoff berth with a victory. Instead, Baltimore had its 15-game home winning streak snapped and also lost for the first time in 13 games against division opponents.
At Green Bay, Wis., James Starks had Green Bay's first TD on the ground in almost two months, Morgan Burnett picked off Christian Ponder's throws twice and the Packers (8-4) moved into that tie atop the NFC North with the Bears. Green Bay has won 10 in a row in the division.
Adrian Peterson had an 82-yard TD run and finished with 210 yards for Minnesota (6-6), the most he's had since suffering major knee injuries last December.
Ponder's picks were thrown in the end zone and around the Green Bay 10.
At San Diego, Andy Dalton's run up the middle for a 6-yard touchdown with 4:11 left gave Cincinnati (7-5) its fourth straight victory.
Jermaine Gresham caught a 19-yard TD pass from Dalton and BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushed for 118 yards on 25 carries.
The Chargers (4-8) lost their fourth straight game and for the seventh time in eight games.
At Arlington, Texas, Tony Romo threw three touchdown passes to break Troy Aikman's career franchise record. Romo now has 168.
The Cowboys (6-6) trailed 27-24 when Romo led an 86-yard drive sparked by a 35-yard pass to Dez Bryant on third down. Bryant gave Dallas the lead when took a screen pass from the 6 and got inside the pylon with 5:40 remaining.
The Eagles (3-9) lost their eighth straight game despite 169 yards rushing and two touchdowns from rookie Bryce Brown a week after he set an Eagles rookie record with 178 yards.
But Brown also has fumble issues and Dallas went ahead by 11 when Morris Claiborne returned Brown's fumble 50 yards for a touchdown.
Damaris Johnson returned a punt 98 yards for Philly with 31 seconds left.
At Orchard Park, N.Y., Ryan Fitzpatrick led five straight scoring drives. Fitzpatrick threw two touchdown passes and scored on a 1-yard plunge in providing a spark to an injury-depleted offense that finished the game minus its top two receivers.
Fred Jackson had 101 yards rushing and C.J. Spiller scored on a 44-yard run that put Buffalo (5-7) up 34-10 early in the fourth quarter.
The Jaguars fell to 2-10.
At East Rutherford, N.J., third-string QB Greg McElroy stepped in for a struggling Mark Sanchez and led New York (5-7) to its only score.
With Tim Tebow inactive as he heals from two broken ribs, coach Rex Ryan pulled Sanchez for McElroy - as the crowd at MetLife Stadium cheered wildly - late in the third quarter. McElroy led the Jets on an impressive drive, connecting with Jeff Cumberland on a 1-yard touchdown.
The sagging Cardinals (4-8) have their own troubles at quarterback. Ryan Lindley was ineffective in his second NFL start as Arizona lost its eighth straight game after a 4-0 start.
At Oakland, Brandon Weeden threw for a career-high 364 yards and a touchdown as Cleveland (4-8) snapped a 12-game road losing streak.
Weeden hit fellow rookie Josh Gordon on a 44-yard score in the second quarter and Trent Richardson scored on a 3-yard run after Sheldon Brown made an interception deep in Cleveland territory when the Raiders (3-9) were driving.
The Browns (4-8) got their first road win since beating Indianapolis 27-19 on Sept. 18, 2011.
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Vote: 2012 TRST Athlete of The Year
In 2011, Aaron Rodgers won his first Superbowl, and had lead the Packers to a regular 15-1 season behind an MVP performance. This led the viewers of The Real Sports Talk, or as it was called back then The Ka$h Kelly and AC Sports Report, to vote Rodgers as 2011 athlete of the year. Fast forward 12 months, and Rodgers has stayed hot but not hot enough to defend his title as Athlete of the Year. Here are the four candidates. Vote at the poll on the bottom of the article. Votes will be counted until December 22.
Eli Manning Quarterback New York Giants-In 2012 Eli Manning truly did reach his goal of being elite. After by far his best regular season of his career, Manning once again upset Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in Superbowl 46, winning his second Superbowl MVP. At the end of 2012, Manning has the Giants sitting on top of the NFC East at 7-5, having tossed 16 TDs and 3,170 yards.
LeBron James Small Forward Miami Heat and Team USA- In 2011 LeBron James was viewed by many as the most unsuccessful athlete of the year. In 2012 "King James" won his third league MVP, and finally got his first NBA Title and Finals MVP. After that LeBron was just adding on by leading the USA Men's team to Gold in the London Olympics. As 2012 winds down, LeBron is averaging 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Usain Bolt Sprinter Jamaica- Coming into the 2012 London Olympics, many wondered if 2008 Olympic hero Usain Bolt would be out-shined by his countryman, Yohan Blake. Coming out of the 2012 London games, those same critics wondered if Bolt was the greatest sprinter of all-time. Bolt cruised to a 100 meter dash record 9.63 seconds. Bolt also edged out teammate Yohan Blake, to win his second straight 200 meter title, with a time of 19.32 seconds. Bolt became the first sprinter to ever win the 100 and 200 meter races at back to back Olympics. As we ponder if Bolt is the 2012 Athlete of the Year, he is likely training for the 2016 games, which he has committed to running in.
Miguel Cabrera Third-Baseman Detroit Tigers- After the Tigers signed Prince Fielder, forcing Miguel Cabrera to move to third base, numerous experts thought Cabrera may have a down season. Instead Cabrera won his first MVP, after becoming the first player to hit for the triple crown since Carl Yastrzemski. He did so hitting .330 with 44 homeruns and 139 RBI's. Cabrera also lead the Tigers to their first World Series appearance since 2006, before the Tigers were swept by the Giants. Regardless of the loss in the World Series, Cabrera had a truly historic year in 2012.
Players who just missed: Johnny Manziel, Manti T'eo, Michael Phelps, Mike Trout, Buster Posey, Kevin Durant, & Anthony Davis.


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