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03/03/11 - (PilotsFor911Truth.org) When Pilots For 9/11 Truth was founded in the late summer of 2006, the objective was to find evidence supporting what we have been told by the 9/11 Commission as many theories were rumored that elements within the US Government might have had something to do with 9/11. Co-Founder Rob Balsamo explains how he was puzzled and motivated to pursue further research into the events of 9/11 in his citation at PatriotsQuestion911.com, which lead to the formation of Pilots For 9/11 Truth. More than four years of solid research through Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) requests, numerous interviews and expert analysis has revealed no hard evidence supporting or linking to -- and in many instances factually conflicting with -- conclusions made by the 9/11 Commission. Now there is overwhelming evidence which suggests the data that is being provided to the public through the FOIA, is not from an aircraft which has been operated by American Airlines.
Pilots For 9/11 Truth analysis of data being provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has revealed the data does not support an impact with the Pentagon, exceeds the capabilities of a standard 757/767 by a wide margin, while demonstrating control issues for an "inexperienced pilot" (See 9/11: Attack On The Pentagon, 9/11: World Trade Center Attack, and Flight Of American 77). The data itself does not support what we have been told by the 9/11 Commission. When contacted, the NTSB and the FBI refused to comment. Pilots For 9/11 Truth went on to research if there was any evidence linking the data to N644AA (the aircraft described as "Flight 77"), once again, there is no evidence to support the government version of events(1). Research was also performed to determine if there was any evidence whatsoever linking the limited number of parts found at the Pentagon, to N644AA(2). In an unprecedented turn of events, the parts were never verified by any government agency for any of the four aircraft reported to have been used on 9/11. In all instances, there hasn't been any evidence provided by government agencies to support what we have been told by the 9/11 Commission. Further analysis reveals evidence demonstrating the data provided was not generated by an American Airlines airplane in the case of the attack on the Pentagon.
Pilots For 9/11 Truth have been provided several files through the FOIA. One file in particular, a raw Flight Data Recorder file which is described as a direct download from the FDR, contains binary code which needs to be decoded for a proper readout in a spreadsheet such as Excel. In order to decode such data, a Data Frame Layout is required. Derived from a generic Boeing Data Frame Layout, American Airlines provided it's own custom made Data Frame Layout which was designed for decoding data from aircraft within the American Airlines fleet, based on airline needs exclusive to American Airlines (AAL). The custom made AAL Data Frame Layout was unable to decode the data in full, and in some instances, neither the AAL Data Frame Layoyut nor the generic Boeing Data Frame Layout were able to be utilized in decoding the data(3). Why would American Airlines design their own custom Data Frame Layout if it cannot decode data from their aircraft? Or perhaps the data being provided is not from an American Airlines jet?
Pilots For 9/11 Truth also found, according to the data, there is no evidence suggesting a "Hijack" had occurred. A Flight Deck Door parameter shows the door closed for the entire flight. No evidence has been provided thus far which shows the Flight Deck Door open in order to facilitate a "Hijack".(4)
Further evidence that the data is not from an American Airlines jet nor American Airlines Flight 77, comes in the form of Latitude and Longitude (Lat/Long) coordinates in the data itself. When plotted, the Lat/Long coordinates are more than 3,000 feet in error at time of departure from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). According to American Airlines 757/767 Operating Manual, along with several American Airlines 757/767 Captains, the navigational instruments (known as an IRS or Inertial Reference System), is aligned at the gate, prior to all flights(5). If such an error is observed in an American Airlines airplane, the aircraft is grounded until fixed. It would never leave the gate. If such an error was encountered during taxi to the runway, the Captain would have had to return to the gate until it was fixed.(6)
According to official reports and audio provided by government agencies, American Airlines Flight 77 departed from Gate D26 at IAD(7). However, when the Lat/Long data is adjusted for the 3,000+ foot offset, the data shows a departure from a gate other than D26(8). American Airlines requires a full alignment (as opposed to a "fast alignment") prior to every flight with the pilots physically inputting the Lat/Long coordinates of the gate, provided by navigational charts, into their navigational system. The aircraft should have never left the gate with such a large error within it's navigational system. Although some aircraft have the ability to update it's position in flight, an "update" is very different from an alignment. Any "updates" in flight will not be accurate if the initial alignment was not achieved at the gate. It is interesting to note that Military Aircraft are capable of in flight alignment of an Inertial Navigation System.
Military aircraft were equipped with GPS (Global Positioning Systems) long before GPS was offered for Commercial use. When equipped, they can auto-align the Inertial Reference System. N644AA (American Airlines Flight 77) was not equipped with a GPS. However, when one looks through the data, it shows a GPS as "OPERational"(12) and an airborne auto-alignment. How can a GPS be "OPER" if the data is reported to come from an aircraft which doesn't have a GPS? The data shows that the Lat/Long plots auto-aligned with Radar plots in flight after departure(9). American Airlines aircraft do not have the capability of in flight alignment nor would such an aircraft depart with such a large error and an IRS as it's primary source for navigation. It is impossible for an IRS equipped American Airlines jet to give accurate position information if the system was not aligned at the gate. The aircraft needs to be stationary for proper alignment or else the navigational device will have large errors and could perhaps be fatal(10). According to American Airlines 757/767 Captain Ralph Kolstad who has actual flight time in N644AA, if the Inertial Reference System (IRS) is lost in flight (or shows large errors), an emergency has to be declared. The aircraft is required to sit stationary for more than 10 minutes in order obtain a full alignment of the Inertial Reference System prior to every flight, according to and as required by American Airlines 757/767 Operating Manual(11). How can an auto-align occur airborne if American Airlines aircraft do not have this capability nor a GPS? This is more evidence demonstrating the data did not come from an American Airlines jet.
The data does not support an impact with the Pentagon, does not support a departure from the gate claimed by official reports, if the data was in fact generated by an actual aircraft, it was generated by one which is more advanced than N644AA capability in both avionics (instruments) and performance. Furthermore, the data is not able to be decoded in full by a custom data frame layout made by American Airlines exclusively for their aircraft.
The evidence is overwhelming. The data did not come from an American Airlines Jet. Pilots For 9/11 Truth are asked regularly, "If Flight 77 didn't hit the Pentagon, then where did it go?" That is a GREAT question! Pilots For 9/11 Truth recommend demanding answers in order to obtain the data from the aircraft which is claimed to have departed gate D26 at Washington Dulles on the morning of September 11, 2001 and most importantly corresponds through Lat/Long plots to a departure from Gate D26. From there, it can be tracked to where it went! Unfortunately, subpoena power will perhaps be needed to get such information and data, as FOIA requests have been exhausted and the government agencies who have responded to such requests refuse further comment. "We have fulfilled our request. You get what you get, the data we gave you doesn't support our findings? No comment! " has proven to be the case. Lawsuits have been filed by victims of 9/11, particularly one by April Gallop, a survivor from the Pentagon. Pilots For 9/11 Truth have signed an affidavit in support of Ms Gallop along with providing evidence for the case. Now all that is needed is a fair and just Judge willing to look at the evidence before throwing out the case(14).
Almost Ten years has elapsed since the events of September 11, 2001. There has been no hard evidence linking the claims made by the 9/11 Commission to their conclusions. Even the 9/11 Commission admits they have been lied to and "Set up to fail"(13). Write your Congress, write your Senators, inform them the data being provided by government agencies through the Freedom Of Information Act does not support the 9/11 Commission findings, show them the overwhelming evidence that the data did not come from an American Airlines jet.
Founded in August 2006, Pilots For 9/11 Truth is a growing organization of aviation professionals from around the globe. The organization has analyzed Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for the Pentagon Attack, the events in Shanksville, PA and the World Trade Center Attack. The data does not support the government story. The NTSB/FBI refuse to comment. Pilots For 9/11 Truth do not offer theory or point blame at this point in time. However, there is a growing mountain of conflicting information and data in which government agencies and officials refuse to acknowledge. Pilots For 9/11 Truth Core member list continues to grow.
(1) Flight Data Expert Confirmation: No Evidence Linking FDR Data to American 77 - http://pilotsfor911truth.org/Dennis-Cimino-AA77-FDR.html
(2) Ibid
(3) Notes On Parameters - http://www.warrenstutt.com/AAL77FDRDecoder/NotesOnParameters.html
(4) 9/11: PENTAGON AIRCRAFT HIJACK IMPOSSIBLE - http://pilotsfor911truth.org/american_77_hijack_impossible.html
(5) 757/767 Operating Manual Pre-Flight Checklist - http://pilotsfor911truth.org/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=21142&view=findpost&p=10795614
(6) Expert Statements - http://pilotsfor911truth.org/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=21125&view=findpost&p=10795633
(7) Pilots For Truth Forum - http://pilotsfor911truth.org/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=21125&view=findpost&p=10795631
(8) Aircraft Departure Gate Positional Data Conflicts With Government Story - http://pilotsfor911truth.org/aa77-gate-position.html
(9) In Flight Alignment - http://pilotsfor911truth.org/pics/in-flight-align.jpg
(10) 757/767 Operating Manual Pre-Flight Checklist - http://pilotsfor911truth.org/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=21142&view=findpost&p=10795614
(11) Ibid
(12) Data provided by NTSB - http://pilotsfor911truth.org/p4t/FinalFlightComplete.zip
(13) 9/11 Commission Chair Lee Hamilton, "Set up to Fail" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0LBARGBupM
(14) Pilots For 9/11 Truth Sign Affidavit In Lawsuit Brought By Pentagon Survivor - http://pilotsfor911truth.org/pentagon_lawsuit.html


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State police say the cause of a deadly boating accident off the central New Jersey coast this weekend remains under investigation.
Thirty-one-year-old Eric Kim of Woodbridge Township was killed Saturday when the 18-foot pleasure craft he was in and a 38-foot Yellowfin fishing boat collided. The accident occurred around 1:15 p.m. Saturday in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1.5 miles south of Long Branch.
Kim suffered a head injury in the accident and died a short time later at a hospital. But authorities said Sunday that a cause of death has not yet been determined.
Thirty-four-year-old Soo Lee of Sayreville, who was driving the boat Kim was in, suffered minor cuts in the collision. The four people aboard the larger vessel were not injured.
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ST. PAUL (AP) - Minnesota's budget debate kicks into a higher gear on Thursday when state finance officials set the parameters for a process that must conclude by mid-May.
A comprehensive look at state tax and spending patterns will identify the expected shortfall that must be patched when lawmakers set the next two-year budget. Virtually no one at the Capitol expects the forecast to project a long-term surplus.
Gov. Mark Dayton assembled his two-year budget based on a prior forecast reflecting a $1.1 billion deficit.
If the deficit shrinks, Dayton could rejigger the controversial tax-hike proposal that is central to his budget fix. If the shortage grows, it will increase pressure on lawmakers to cut spending or raise taxes even higher.


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Earlier this week, Americans voted for President Obama to continue in office for four more years and while many across the country were celebrating, Wall Street showed its frustration through a huge lose in momentum. Coal was the biggest loser this week, as traders remembered Obama's promise for advances in clean energy and decided to abandon ship early. Bonds, on the other hand, have been gaining as a part of this asset shift, while many investors fear the fiscal cliff is now unavoidable. Outside of the United States, Greek stocks are still having some of the lowest returns since May 2010, bringing eurozone fear back into market play. Even powerhouse Germany is down this week after poor industrial production reports rolled in, prompting European Central Bank President Mario Draghi to admit that the euro crisis is affecting even the Germany economy, which has stayed relatively strong over the last five years [also see How To Invest Like The Noble Foundation With ETFs].
Pyxis and iBoxx have launched their Senior Loan ETF (SNLN) together, which was meant to launch two weeks ago but was delayed due to Hurricane Sandy. With continued recovery efforts underway along the East Coast, the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ are still operating below normal capacity, as are the traders there. Four ETPs from RBS are still being delayed from launching, but will hopefully be accessible soon.
Below we outline the three best stories from around the ETF space this past week:
1. S&P's Rosenbluth: ETF Fee War Is Good at Index Universe:
The recent drop in fees from issuers like Vanguard and iShares has created more competition and barriers to enter this already cut throat industry. These cut backs are always great for investors looking to spend less money on their investments, but S&P Senior Director Todd Rosenbluth thinks these fee cuts are just the first step in a maturing industry. Olly Ludwig talked with Rosenbluth about where ETPs are heading and why mutual funds should start to worry.
2. Turkey Leading ETFs After Credit Upgrade at ETF Trends:
The country, which has spent the last decade working toward becoming a member of the European Union, was recently upgraded by Fitch to investment grade status on stronger economic strength and fewer short-term risks. Much like the United Kingdom, Turkey was able to adjust its currency when the financial crisis started and has been on the road to recovery since last year. Tom Lydon lists the ETFs that are enjoying this boost to the Turkish economy and how investors overseas can benefit as well [see also Free 7 Simple & Cheap All-ETF Portfolios].
3. Obama Victory Puts Healthcare ETFs In Focus at ETF Database:
Tuesday night was a very polarized moment in the United States; while half the country jumped for joy over four years of Obama administration and Democrat policies, others were in a state of shock over Romney's defeat. On Wall Street, investors reacted by selling off coal and buying up biotech and medical device funds, as they are expected to play an integral part in the next steps of Obama's healthcare plan. Daniela Pylypczak discusses which ETFs could thrive during the next four years.
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To create discussion around current ethical dilemmas among ethics SIG members and PAS attendees.
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Our SIG session in Toronto had approximately 30 attendees. The topic this year was "Difficult Decision-making on the Ends of the Pediatric Age Spectrum" with speakers Annie Janvier, Erica Salter, and John Lantos. We started by having our three speakers discuss ethics consults are handled at their institutions and answer questions. We then presented a neonatal case, and speakers facilitated small group discussions before reporting back to the group. Dr. Janvier gave a presentation highlighting specific challenges in neonatal ethics. We then presented an adolescent case for small group discussion. Dr. Salter gave a presentation on unique facets of adolescent healthcare ethics. There was a spirited debate on how to balance personal belief systems with the interest of the patient, parents, society and the institution. We have changed the timing of the ethics essay and joined with the AAP Bioethics Section for sponsorship. This year the essays contest are due at the end of June, which we hope will give the winners more time to prepare to attend PAS to read their essays at the SIG meeting. We would like to extend our gratitude to the APA leadership for making these activities possible. Respectfully submitted, Becky Benson, MD, PhD, co-chair Adrian Lavery, MD, MPH, co-chair
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Second ingredient is a named meat product.
Insufficient meat content, use of low quality grains, fat of unidentifiable origin and other controversial filler.
The main grain in the food is rice. Brewers rice is a low quality waste product. Moreover, the first ingredient in any dog food should be a named meat product. The sole meat meal in this food is second on the ingredient list. There is a further meat product, beef, 8th on the ingredient list but this is too far down to make any substantial contribution to the overall meat content of the food. It is a meat product inclusive of water content which, once removed as it must be to make dry food, will end weighing around 20% of its wet weight. It is thus likely that this ingredient should be more accurately placed much further down the ingredient list.
The third ingredient is wheat. This is a whole grain, but wheat is a leading cause of allergy problems in dogs and we prefer not to see it used. Soy is another potentially problematic ingredient, also commonly causing allergies. Soybean meal is a low quality source of additional protein. Corn is yet another ingredient associated with allergy problems. It is a difficult to digest grain and in gluten meal form is a by-product. The AAFCO definition of corn gluten meal is "the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm". In plain English, that which remains after all the nutritious bits have been removed.
Animal fat is a further low quality ingredient and is impossible to determine the source. Unidentified ingredients are usually very low quality. AAFCO define this as "obtained from the tissues of mammals and/or poultry in the commercial processes of rendering or extracting. It consists predominantly of glyceride esters of fatty acids and contains no additions of free fatty acids. If an antioxidant is used, the common name or names must be indicated, followed by the words "used as a preservative".
Beet pulp is another controversial ingredient it is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.
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by Lou Mancinelli
There are more than 17,000 accounts associated with vacant Philadelphia properties that owe the city and School District of Philadelphia property taxes.
Ten thousand of those accounts have been delinquent for more than 10 years, according to a 2010 report by the Penn Institute for Urban Research. In all, the city is owed more than $70 million.
That problem, among a number of others, like 5,300 deposits to Sheriff's Office accounts worth more than $716 million that cannot be reconciled with bank statements or other records, are among those longtime Mt. Airy resident John Kromer thinks he can resolve.
Kromer's campaign to be Philadelphia's last sheriff in the upcoming May primary elections has received incredible amounts of press for what is normally an under-the-radar race. John Green enjoyed a 20-year run before his office became engulfed in scandal during the past six months.
Kromer's plan to eliminate the position is supported by the Committee of Seventy, the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority and Councilman Frank DiCicco.
"If this system was working, more of the lots would be taken from the owners," Kromer said during an interview last week. "The fact that there are thousands shows it's not working."
Kromer, a consultant at the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government, who served as Mayor Ed Rendell's housing director from 1992 through 2001, where he supervised more than a billion dollars worth of public investment in Philadelphia, plans to fold the Sheriff's office and its responsibilities into the offices of the Mayor and City Council.
His "transformative vision" to reorganize the department, which now operates independently of the Mayor and City Council, is for it to function as a unit within a preexisting city department, like the Department of Revenue. For that vision to become law, it would have to be approved as a resolution by City Council and pass a voter referendum.
The Sheriff's Office's more than 200 employees provide courtroom security, transport prisoners, serve warrants and subpoenas, and conduct sales on foreclosed, seized and tax-delinquent properties.
Kromer said the office's problems "stem from the top, not from the uniformed civil service workers." He said those workers could be reassigned within city departments to provide the same services they do now. The top 17 authorities within the office are exempt from civil services and keep no vacation or sick records, he said.
"After working in cities like Allentown, which is besieged with absentee investment owners, it's easy to see the flaws in the current Sheriff's Office," said Kromer, who since 2001 has worked as a consultant assisting municipal governments, nonprofit organizations, and institutions in using available resources to support strategic investment in older cities,
Kromer's plan has its critics, like candidate and community activist Cheri Honkala and Councilpersons Curtis Jones, Jannie Blackwell and James Kenney. They maintain the office can be fixed and could serve as an entity to help those in danger of losing their homes. None of the critics could be reached for a comment by press time.
Still, in March, acting Sheriff Barbara Deeley announced that the Sheriff's Office would cede some of its authority to the Nutter administration. Large financial decisions will require the approval of certain city officials, pointing towards the notion that the future of the Philadelphia Sheriff's Office may be short-lived, whoever becomes the next sheriff.
"You can think about occupied properties and displacement," Kromer said, "but you can also think about vacant lots, scofflaws and lenders."
Kromer, 63, was raised in New England and stayed in Philadelphia after coming to the city in 1966 to attend Haverford College, where he majored in Russian.
After college, he worked for neighborhood organizations in Chinatown and Washington Square. He helped fight a project to expand the Vine Street Expressway and worked with the Redevelopment Authority to transform Washington Square when South Street was still considered a risky real estate investment market.
He said the Sheriff's Office is not working quick enough to move on sales of the thousands of foreclosed properties available each year. When the office was managed properly, he said it handled close to 100 sales a month.
A good example is the weed-filled vacant lot at 532 W. Mt. Pleasant Avenue. According to Kromer, that lot has been tax delinquent since 2007. The owner owes the city $12,000 in back taxes.
"An efficient system would put that property up for public auction," he said, adding that the owner of the lot, which is situated in a prime real estate market, does not live in Philadelphia.
He said mismanagement and leaders who pursue their own agendas rather than what's best for the city have led to the scandalous state of affairs at the Sheriff's Office. Kromer claims that to make it right, the office needs to be eliminated and be made an appointed office that reports to the Mayor. He said its budget should be reallocated not increased, as Deeley has proposed.
"I already have a job," said Kromer, who predicted that if he did win and was able to eliminate the position, he would return to his consulting work, but not before installing a workable system with officials he claimed would do the job with respectable levels of professionalism and accountability.
"It's fashionable to badmouth the city," Kromer said. "Clearly, the city is struggling, but there is a level of professionalism that is more than adequate."
Kromer said he thought he could have more of a direct effect on fixing the bungled sheriff's operations and the city's tax collection issues from the inside, as opposed to a consultant on the outside.
He also said that various city agencies are coming together under the Nutter administration more effectively than they did under other administrations, such as the Rendell administration he worked for in the 1990s.
"The more agencies are required to collaborate, the less likely it is one individual could break away and establish an individual fiefdom," he added
In the meantime, Kromer, a Weaver's Way Co-op member, enjoys living in Mt. Airy with his wife, Kathleen Nelson, and being a father to his 24-year-old son.


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Six-year-old Ivan Super donates hair to make a wig for a child suffering from medical hair loss
YREKA – Six-year-old Yrekan Ivan Super is a little boy who is about to make a big difference in the life of a child who is suffering from long-term medical hair loss.
Having never received a haircut in his life (except for bangs), Ivan sat in a barber chair for the very first time last week to do something that he has wanted to do for a long time: cut his thick, lustrous 23-inch-long hair.
Ivan beamed from ear to ear as barber John Lisle snipped his hefty braid and buzzed a sporty fade cut at Palace Barbershop.
Ivan's mother, Florrine Super, said the silky tresses will be donated to Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children whose illnesses and medical treatments cause hair loss.
"I'm going to give them my hair," Ivan exclaimed.
Super said Ivan was inspired to donate his hair to make a wig when he visited an ailing family member at Oakland Children's Hospital & Research Center and met kids who had lost their hair due to medical treatments.
In addition, Ivan's own family has been affected by cancer, as his grandmother was diagnosed with the disease – an experience that Super described as an emotional hardship for the whole family.
"Ivan has been talking about cutting his hair, and he wanted to make it a special event," said Super.
Ivan said he looks forward to wearing a cap, as his locks were too thick to don a hat when he had long hair.
"I want to jump out of the bathtub and be ready to go," said Ivan, who had sat patiently for his mother to brush and braid his hair after his bath every day since he could remember.
Now, when Ivan arrives at Evergreen Elementary School to begin first grade this August, he will be sporting a new 'do – and most likely, a new hat.
"I am really proud of him," said Super.


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Friday, January 15
From the Archives: Golf's Greatest Swings: Sam Snead
THE GREATEST GOLF SWINGS of all time. Who's on your list? How do you even determine such a thing? Beauty? Effectiveness? Wins? Majors?
It's subjective, a matter of opinion, which I think will make it a fun subject to explore as an occasional series.
Here's a quick list off the top of my head: Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Bobby Jones, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Harry Vardon, Mickey Wright, Gene Littler, Moe Norman, Gene Sarazen, Annika Sorenstam, Johnny Miller, Vijay Singh, Lee Trevino, Steve Elkington and today's subject, Sam Snead.
The graceful, athletic Snead had a drop-dead gorgeous golf swing and was a splendid ball-striker. Wrote Al Barkow in Sam, "The sound heard when Sam Snead hit an iron shot was like the door of a Rolls-Royce slamming shut."
"I know many of us pros would go out and watch Sam hit balls," Jack Fleck said. "It would help our rhythm, timing and balance immediately."
"He is, in a word, an athletic wonder," wrote Herbert Warren Wind when Snead was in his 60s.
As for getting any clues from the man himself, Snead once said, "Golf is played with the arms."
The File on Sam Snead
Nickname(s): Slammin' Sam
Era: Late 1930s through 1960s
Tour wins: 82
Major wins: 7
Other: In World Golf Hall of Fame. Played on seven Ryder Cup teams. Won Greensboro Open eight times. Honorary Masters starter. Never won the U.S. Open. Balky putter throughout his career.
Case for swing greatness: Power, grace, tempo, balance and longevity. Snead's first Tour win came in 1937; his last in 1965.
−The Armchair Golfer
5 comments:
- Mike said...
You forgot one notorious fact: He was responsible for the USGA creating Rule 16-1e, otherwise known as "the Sam Snead Rule," which outlawed croquet-style putting (straddling the line of the putt and hitting the ball between your legs).
I don't know whose putting woes were more legendary, Snead's or Hogan's. In either case, there's no telling how much they might have won if they could have putted worth anything.
- The Armchair Golfer said...
I think Snead's putting problems were worse. Hogan, more famous for his yips toward the latter part of his career, was actually a good putter earlier. It's hard to win 60 some odd PGA Tour events and nine majors and putt awful.
- Mike said...
True... but don't forget that Snead won 82 PGA events and 7 majors. Plus, you've got Snead's 165 total wins, all despite his horrid putting. I guess that says something about Snead's ballstriking.
However, I'll grant you that Snead had no U.S. Opens, while Hogan nabbed 4. That is definitely an edge Hogan's earlier putting gave him.
What about Moe Norman? A great swing may be a thing of beauty or an ugly hack, but the whole purpose is to get the ball to where you want it to go. Moe was the recognised master in that department without question.
- The Armchair Golfer said...
No doubt, Moe had one of the most effective swings ever. He was a genius.


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Fans of NBC's Awake have now had time to process the series finale (watch it below) and form their own theories about where the show would have gone had there been a second season. We asked creator Kyle Killen to weigh in. Here are 10 things you need to know:
1. There really was an accident, this wasn't all a dream. Some fans saw the final scene — Britten (Jason Isaacs) seeing both Rex and Hannah in the house — and mistook it as a copout ending revealing the detective had dreamt the entire 13 episodes. "The idea that we're saying nothing happened, this is St. Elsewhere, was something we actively fought against. You can still hate the finale, you just can't say that that's what it did. It's just wrong and can actually be disproven watching the last four minutes," Killen says. The show was always conceived as the way that one particular man dealt with grief that he was completely unprepared to handle. "That's how the season ended — while he's able to see his wife and child together, if you take a step back, what it really represents is a further fracturing of his psyche," he says. "You understand that you don't see your partner in a penguin suit in any version of reality — that grew directly out of the red world in which Hannah is alive [seemingly] revealing itself to be a dream. He just can't accept that, and then [in the conversation with Dr. Evans] backs into the idea of, Wait, what if I fell asleep in my cell and then everything that happened after that was a dream? What if for the first time I had dream-like dreams in between being awake and being asleep? Once he does that, it's almost as if his brain seizes that moment and creates precisely the thing that psychologically he's dying for — and that is a moment with everyone together."
2. And to be clear, Britten was not in a coma, dreaming both worlds. A popular theory in the comments section of our finale react was that Britten was the one injured in the car accident, and he's in a coma and dreaming these separate worlds in which he tries to piece together what happened that night as his wife and son visit him in the hospital. "I've seen really compelling arguments that people have made stringing together little bits throughout the season. I can't say that in season 4, that wouldn't have become a really compelling way to look at things. But we never approached it that way, that he was in a coma and dreaming both worlds," Killen says. "He was absolutely a man who had survived a car accident and lost one or the other of the people closest to him and created another world to correct that damage. That was 100 percent the rules of the game as far as we were concerned."
3. Though most fans interpreted the season finale as confirming the green world was real — meaning Rex survived the accident — it was never meant to end the debate. The finale was written and filmed before the show's cancellation. "I don't know how the show could have gone on if the fundamental thing that made it work was taken away," Killen says. He believes you can make the argument that the world in which wife Hannah survived — the red world — was the real one with just as much vigor. "Look at the state that Britten is in [there]. He's lost. The woman who destroyed his family has gotten away with it. He's in prison and he seems to have no hope of getting out of there. He's essentially indicted himself with his own behavior. So if ever there were a place where you could reach a low that would cause you to create through a psychic break a world in which you do solve all the problems, and you do get the bad guy, and everything does turn out okay… I would think that would be an argument for the red world actually being real and requiring the green world as a dream to make going on seem possible. We, at least internally, made sure we could argue it both ways because going forward, we didn't intend to have that mystery sewn up in this episode."
4. Killen hadn't committed to how the series would ultimately end. The show's producers all had their own pet theories, but nothing was written in stone. "Most people felt like the red world was more likely to be real, just from a logical basis that the death of a child is something that's out-of-order with nature and much more difficult to deal with than the death of a spouse. It felt like the death of a child is one that you might create a world to undo. So it felt a little bit like the balance was tipped in the red world's favor, but we constantly adjusted that. One of the things we talked about was if ultimately the green world with his son was real and the red world was his imagination, was it that he couldn't let his wife go until he'd psychologically worked out something that was unresolved with Hannah? There were arguments for why he simply could not let go of one or the other. We didn't feel it was necessary to decide which one was his imagination now. We didn't have a big sitdown and say, 'This is what Rosebud means.' We just didn't approach it that way."
What was their approach then? "There's a great interview with [Breaking Bad creator] Vince Gilligan where he talks about the second season being the only one where they knew everything going in — they had an iron-clad idea of exactly what happened. And it was the most difficult because you were constantly hamstrung by plans you made long ago and you didn't leave yourself open to discovering anything. It made it debatable whether that season is any more or less satisfying than the others," Killen says. "I think they've done magical work in the third and fourth seasons where they did not take that approach. They knew where they were going, but they didn't know necessarily how they were going to get there. That's the model that we tried to use…. And where we were going with season 2 wasn't about which [world] was real, it was about them both being real to him, and they're going in very different directions, so how is he going to go on with them separating so dramatically."
5. Season 2 would have involved the dream-like arena where both Rex and Hannah lived, but it wouldn't have been a third reality. "You still would have had red and you still would have had green," Killen says."We left ourselves open to the possibility that [producers/writers plotting out season 2] would have had a really interesting pitch for what to do with that third space, and whether there was an ongoing narrative we wanted to tell there or whether we wanted to use it as simply a surreal dream space that we could access when we wanted to and how we wanted to that let us bring other weirder elements into the show that we'd always wanted to try." He suspects it would have been the latter. "Twin Peaks being a show that was very close to my heart and a seminal thing in my childhood, the third space was sort of our Black Lodge. It was a place where almost anything could have happened. What happened initially was he found himself in his house with his wife and his child, but there were a lot of other places we would have taken that dream space. I don't know that it would have always been that linear or happy. I think it would have been a place where he had a lot less control than he thought."


text: The Soviet Union occupied Lvov in September 1939, according to secret provisions of the German-Soviet Pact. Germany invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, occupying Lvov within a week. The Germans claimed that the city's Jewish population had supported the Soviets. Ukrainian mobs went on a rampage against Jews. They stripped and beat Jewish women and men in the streets of Lvov. Ukrainian partisans supported by German authorities killed about 4,000 Jews in Lvov during this pogrom. US forces discovered this 8mm footage in SS barracks in Augsberg, Germany, after the war.


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University News
Take Back the Night Oct. 17 at WIU
October 10, 2013
MACOMB, IL - As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the 24th annual Take Back the Night (TBTN) march and rally at Western Illinois University will be begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. This year's theme is "It's Black and White, Take Back the Night!"
According to WIU Interpersonal Violence Prevention Initiative (IVPI) Graduate Assistant Chanel Lane, who serves on the TBTN 2013 planning committee, the theme is in response to the Robin Thicke song, "Blurred Lines."
"The planning committee wants to make sure students and other members of the campus and local communities know that the law is clear, and when it comes to consent there are no gray areas or blurred lines," Lane said.
The event is sponsored by the WIU Women's Center and the Western Illinois Regional Council-Community Action Agency (WIRC-CAA) Victim Services Program, along with the IVPI, Feminist Action Alliance (FAA), the University Counseling Center and numerous other campus and community offices and organizations.
Women's Center Graduate Assistant and a graduate student in WIU's college student personnel program Alicia Guzman-Riley, who advises FAA and is serving as chair of this year's planning committee, said the event is held each year to increase awareness of, and seek an end to, dating and domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and other forms of power-based interpersonal violence, as well as to remember and honor victims and survivors.
University Counseling Center and Victim Services staff and volunteers will be available at the march and rally to talk with participants.
TBTN 2013 will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Sherman Hall circle drive with resource table displays and information provided by campus and community offices and organizations that provide violence prevention efforts and survivor support services. T-shirts and light sticks will be for sale.
The rally begins at 7 p.m. on the steps of Sherman Hall with a reading of the proclamation, which has been signed by WIU President Jack Thomas, Macomb Mayor Mike Inman, WIU Women's Center Director Janine Cavicchia and Victim Services Director Diane Mayfield, followed by a featured speaker, performers and remarks by campus and community resource providers.
This year's guest speaker will be WIU alumna Kerri True-Funk, who is the executive director of Rape Advocacy, Counseling and Education Services in Urbana, IL. Funk, who is a 2006 graduate of WIU with a degree in Women's Studies, was a cast member of Western's 2005 production of "The Vagina Monologues." Through her experience as a case manager for people with mental illness, Funk has learned the long-term effects that interpersonal violence can have in people's lives.
Funk began working in the anti-violence movement in 2007 as a hotline volunteer for the local rape crisis center and became the legal advocate shortly after. In 2008, she became the program director of the rape crisis center, and in 2009, she led the agency in becoming a standalone rape crisis center. Currently, she is working on her master's degree at the University of Illinois in Springfield.
The march will begin at approximately 7:30 p.m. at Sherman Circle, pass by Spoon River College and the WIRC-CAA Victim Services offices and end at Chandler Park. The rally will continue with a survivor speak-out, remarks from several student leaders about ways students can get involved in interpersonal violence prevention and a closing musical performance.
Guzman-Riley and Ryne Davis, a graduate student in sociology and the graduate advisor of Men Advocating Non-Violence (MAN) will serve as emcees for this year's event. WIU students Leah Juenger and Tuesdai Perry will each read a poem they have written for the event, and Chanel and John Lane will do a musical performance.
Anyone who would like to participate but is unable to walk the route may contact the Women's Center prior to the march to sign up for a ride.
Participants may buy light sticks for $1 each and make a suggested $2 donation for luminaries in honor of victims and survivors of rape, incest, domestic violence, sexual abuse and other forms of sexual violence. Take Back the Night t-shirts will be available for $10 for WIU students and $12 for non-students. Shirts also will be available at the Women's Center; Multicultural Center, room 209; and will be sold in the University Union Concourse from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Oct. 14-16.
"Please tell your friends, family, organization members, students, staff, faculty and Macomb area community members about TBTN and encourage them to attend the march and rally," Guzman-Riley said. "It is a memorable and powerful experience, and it's a great opportunity to come together and take a stand against interpersonal violence. We hope many will participate, and we encourage individuals to bring their own signs and groups to bring their own banners to carry during the march and proudly declare their support of, and presence at, the event."
According to Cavicchia, the event has grown from about 40 participants the first year to include more than 500 women, men and children in recent years.
"Our campus and community event has become the largest in the state of Illinois," Cavicchia said. "We invite and welcome attendance by WIU, Macomb High School, Spoon River College and Monmouth College students and employees, and other members of the Macomb and surrounding communities who are interested in learning more about what they can do to speak out and help end interpersonal violence."
The WIRC-CAA Victim Services program provides free and confidential services in a safe environment for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Hancock, Henderson, McDonough and Warren counties. The agency's trained staff are ready to provide emergency services, advocacy, counseling, professional training and public education.
For more information, contact Guzman-Riley at the Women's Center (309) 298-2242 or at email@example.com, or WIRC-CAA Victim Services at (309) 837-6622.
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|Aliso Viejo, Calif.
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|Santa Margarita Catholic HS
UC Santa Barbara
NCAA All-American
deRubia ran the 5000m at the Mt. SAC meet in 14:03.38 for third place and third on the Gaucho all-time list...Won the 3000m steeplechase on the first day of the Big West Championships by running 8:52.57...Qualified for the 3000m steeplechase final by breaking his own UCSB record with a time of 8:43.62 and finishing fifth overall to advance to the NCAA finals...Earned All-American status with a ninth place finish in the steeplechase with a time of 8:49.34 at the NCAA Championships...Placed 18th at the U.S. Track and Field Championships with a time of 9:02.56 in the 3000m steeplechase.
Redshirted the 2009 season. Had unattached times of 8:55 in the steeplechase, 14:12 in the 5000m, and 3:52 in the 1500m.
Ran the steeplechase-5000m double at Conference, taking fourth in the steeple at 9:14.41 and sixth in the 5000m at 15:21.34...Set a personal best in the 5000m at the Stanford Invitational, running 14:38.37...Clocked his best steeplechase time at the Cal Poly dual meet, where he ran a 9:13.60...Was third in the steeplchase at the Cal Nevada Invitational, running 9:25.98.
deRubira ran the 5000m at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational in 14:43.61, which is unofficially a freshman school record...Competed in the 5000m at the Big West Championships...Ran the 1500m at the Claremont Classic with a time of 3:58.83...Posted a time of 9:36.14 in the steeplechase at the Cal-Nevada meet, which was good for second place in his heat and third place overall...Took third in the 3000m at the Cal Poly dual meet.
High School
Another great recruit out of Santa Margarita High School (Michael Powers, 2001 & Brandon von Guenthner, 1998) for the Gauchos, deRubira was ranked 21st at 3200m in the state of California in 2006 with a 9:15.86, and 41st at 1600m with a 4:18.75. He won the Orange Country Championship 3200m title, and at the Div. III Southern Section Championships placed fourth in the 1600m and tied for second at 3200m. He holds high school records in the 1600m and 3200m, and was part of the distance medley relay record-holding squad.
Lettered not only in cross country and track & field, but also in soccer at Santa Margarita...Majoring in environmental studies at UCSB...Enjoys surfing, making art, and riding bicycles.
Collegiate Career Bests Steeplechase - 8:43.62 (NCAA Championships, 6/9/2010) 5000m - 14:03.38 (Mt. SAC, 4/16/2010) 1500m - 3:52.37 (Jim Bush Invitational, 6/6/2009)


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We cannot continue to ignore the costs of climate change; doing so would further exacerbate its toll on the Rhode Island economy and compromise the welfare of all Rhode Islanders. We are already paying for the effects of climate change, from flood damage to power outages in our hospitals, and these costs will continue to rise if we choose inaction over action against climate change. There is no question that the state of Rhode Island needs strong climate change legislation to avoid future spending and disasters.
Addressing climate change now is an economic opportunity. The market has failed to account for the true cost of fossil fuels – climate change, pollution, and ecosystem damage – and as a result those fuels appear cheaper than renewable, clean energy like solar power. Continuing as is, we will damage the environment further and fail to reap the benefits from a diversified economy with a thriving alternative energy sector. If we stop ignoring the societal costs of carbon emissions and pollution, solar energy would be cost effective today. It is therefore imperative to pass strong climate change legislation this session so that we can internalize the true costs of climate change, create jobs in the clean energy industry, and develop an economy that is resilient in the face of a changing climate.
The clean energy industry in Rhode Island has only scratched the surface of its full potential. Not only is alternative energy a critical component to fighting climate change, but the development of an industry to generate clean energy serves as a source of job creation and economic growth. Massachusetts has seen upwards of 11 percent growth in the clean energy job sector in the past two years, bringing the total to over 80,000 jobs in the industry. The same sun shines on Rhode Island, yet we trail significantly behind Massachusetts in the development of clean energy such as solar power. The driving factor behind this difference is that Massachusetts is proactively fighting climate change with strong legislation. It is time for us to drop our reactionary strategy and focus on preventative measures as well as proactively adapting our economy to a changing climate and a changing world. Then we can start to reap the economic benefits of promoting clean energy as our neighboring states have done.
Enacting strong climate change legislation makes economic sense. Would you rather invest in solar panels to generate clean electricity, or pay to build retaining walls for our diminishing coastline? We can save money by reducing the costs of climate change while also benefiting from the development of a stronger clean energy sector. The Resilient RI Act for climate change mitigation, S2952 in the Senate and H7904 in the House, will prevent significant damage downstream and is a wiser use of our resources than policies that continue to ignore the costly effects of climate change. This legislation will help our state prepare for the effects of climate change through greenhouse gas reductions as well as adaptive measures. It is therefore absolutely imperative that the state legislature, for the future of both Rhode Island's environment and economy, pass proactive climate change legislation this session. Waiting will only prove more costly in the future and represent a lost opportunity to diversify and strengthen the state economy.
(Eric Beecher is the founder of Sol Power Solar Installation)
Lower your prices.
Climate change is more appropriately identified as the earths natural ECO climate cycle. The assembled political cult of magical thinking true believers have been sold a grand scam. That is a bogus definition of the facts and equally destructive and expensive proposed "solutions".
Yes, compromising / corrupting science & academia with a ill advised and dangerous political agenda must be called out and rejected.
Yes, a totalitarian socialist bloated big government group think, thought police and though crimes is all a distraction of a reality that we must better understand and address as a nation. Today's definition of the problems & issues & advertised mitigation steps falls far short of realities.


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This year, with both of my boys now at the John M. Marshall Elementary School, one in kindergarten and one in the second grade, the back-to-school feeling I get every year — part of the meta schedule I carry around from my childhood, teen, and college years — is mixed with the sense of a milestone gained. Both kids in full days at the big kids' school! Yippee!
Getting ready was sort of fun. It was fun to go shopping with the younger one for a new red backpack. It was fun to go shopping with the older one for some new school pants. It was even sort of fun, in a checking things off the list, taking care of business way, to get the boys new lunch boxes. What I do not expect to be fun — what I am steeling myself for — is the actual lunch packing.
I am a non-cook, and many aspects of food preparation give me anxiety and fears of failure. One of those things I dread is lunch. Not my lunch (crackers). Their lunch. Their lunch, which must be packed. The whole mix of hunger, pickiness, pitfalls, and plastic containers churns around in my anxious, fearful non-cook world.
Here's how it works: I am afraid that my children will not eat the lunches I pack, that they will be hungry, that they will then be miserable and misbehaving at school, and that it will all be my fault because I don't know how to offer the right food, food they will actually eat, to fuel them. That's it in a nutshell, only no nuts in the lunch boxes because there are children with serious nut allergies in each of my kids' classes.
My thoughts reach back to my own experience with lunch at J.M.M.E.S., which I also attended. Since I have a memory of the milk table, where you could buy a little container of (Schwenck's Dairy?) milk for 10 cents, and also a memory of the worn red plastic lunch tokens with edges in a petal pattern like stylized flowers, I know I must have sometimes bought my lunch.
But I also know that sometimes my mom packed it. For the record, I will say here that my mom is a nifty cook, not at all uneasy with food or bad with food, practical but also enthusiastic in the kitchen. Plus, she makes the very best black bean soup! Still, I wonder if my mom might have once had a non-cook streak, now totally smudged out by years of her own good cooking. I wonder this because as a single working mom in the generally haphazard 1970s, her lunch-packing record was . . . uneven.
I remember the sweet cozy triumph of the special notes in my lunch bag from the Lunch Fairy, a protectress, a magical presence in my corner of the J.M.M.E.S. lunchroom, then still tripling as the gym and auditorium, though now we have a beautiful cafeteria. Wisely, my mother sent her love with me to school in a tangible form, knowing I would take comfort in that. And look, I remember. It worked!
Yet I also remember the Soggy Unwrapped Cream Cheese & Jelly Sandwich Incident. That was the time when I discovered the sandwich — cream cheese and jelly on an untoasted English muffin — huddled at the bottom of my lunch bag and fled the lunchroom in grossed-out distress. On my way out (where was I going?), the sandwich, heavy from the weight of its unwrapped sogginess, fell out the bottom of my sodden brown paper lunch bag and onto the floor, mortifying me completely.
Recently, I had a full-out laugh-a-rama with my mom and my kids about the incident, during which I regaled the boys with all the incredible details. They couldn't believe that the jelly was totally soaked through the bread. Gross. No way! They couldn't believe that the sandwich was unwrapped. Unwrapped? No way! They couldn't believe that the sandwich was the only thing in the lunch bag. That was it? No way! Well, that's how I remember it.
Later, it struck me that at this point in my life, as a mother and lunch packer, I can totally understand how circumstances might have lined up to place that poor unfortunate lone cream cheese and jelly sandwich in my lunch bag that day, creating the legendary lunch incident that would be remembered and rehashed for years to come. A lot goes into the lunch-packing racket. Communication, time, supplies, skill, the will to pack. It's not easy to pull it off day after day after day.
As a domesticated non-cook, I really feel how risky this lunch-packing thing can be. I might not put enough food in the box; I might put in embarrassing things, or things that get yucky when they've been sitting in a lunch box, only I don't know that. I might think the salami and raisin bread sandwich is okay, when actually it is not okay. I might think the slightly overripe banana is fine, when actually it is an obvious sign of my lack of good judgment in all food-related matters. I might be running late, neglect to cut the crusts off the bad sandwich, and then fail to master the mechanics of proper wrapping procedure on top of it all. Every packed lunch box could be a lunch incident waiting to happen. Do I dare pack my children's lunches? Who knows what will scar them?
Fear and anxiety central! It is almost certain that my children will remember that I never was much of a cook, but will they emerge unscathed? With the help of my friend Courtney Garneau, a mother of three and an excellent cook who can definitely cope with the whole food thing, I have come up with this lunch-packing ideal: The Non-Cook No Trash Lunch.
I am bravely attempting! The "no trash" part is optimism reflecting the hope that my boys will not toss their lunches, getting rid of the evidence in abject disgust. The "non-cook" part is to remind myself that you don't have to be a great cook or a food person to pack a respectable lunch. Do you? Is packing lunch cooking?
Evan Harris is the author of "The Quit." Her articles about being a non-cook have appeared in Edible East End, and you can visit her online at pickygrouchynon-cook.com.


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Marks First-Ever Season Dedicated to Exploring the "Bizarre Foods"
from America's Melting Pot
Hour-Long Weekly Series Celebrates the Strangest Foods,
Most Colorful Characters Found Across the Nation
CHEVY CHASE, MD - Pulled guinea pig, roasted alligator, and lamb tongue, OH MY! Andrew Zimmern, the James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, food writer and teacher, is back and this time he's ditching his passport for the good old U.S.A. "Bizarre Foods America" with Andrew Zimmern, which premieres Monday, January 23, 2012 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT (NOTE NEW PREMIERE DATE AND TIME), marks the first time an entire season is dedicated to taking viewers to the backyards of America while exploring the bizarre melting pot of exotic and familiar cultures our nation has to offer. And, who better to discover this red, white and unusual smorgasbord than Andrew Zimmern?
The premiere episode of "Bizarre Foods America" with Andrew Zimmern transports viewers to the Twin Cities - Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., to encounter some of the most progressive and passionate food producers in the country. Always willing to try new things, Zimmern heads outdoors to get a real taste of how Midwesterners catch their comfort food. First, a trip to the river to capture a snapping turtle that's butchered and served deep fried. Then, Zimmern tries his first shot at bow fishing and learns that carp, the fish many foodies consider garbage, can be delicious!
Back indoors, Zimmern turns the heat up on the out-of-the-ordinary cuisine in his adopted hometown when he judges the cook off at the local VFW where the elk and wild rice hot dish is deemed the winner. He also discovers a few local restaurant favorites including a twist on the traditional "Juicy Lucy" burger - a cheese burger where the cheese is inside the burger, a brined and breaded duck testicles appetizer, and a few new dishes using a product known as meat glue.
"I'm really excited about the new season of 'Bizarre Foods' focusing on telling the stories of hidden cultures and unusual foods found right here in the U.S.," said Zimmern. "It turns out, people are most curious about what is happening right under their own noses, even in their own neighborhoods."
Throughout the series, Zimmern crisscrosses the United States stopping in cities including Austin, Boston, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, San Diego and Seattle
helping viewers relate to the traditional foods passed down by immigrants to modern dishes born and bred by American innovation. Along the way, he discovers the quirky subcultures, the enduring traditions and the ways we feed ourselves in America.
"Bizarre Foods America" with Andrew Zimmern is produced by Tremendous! Entertainment, Inc. for Travel Channel. For Tremendous!, the executive producers are Andrew Zimmern and Colleen Needles Steward. The executive producer for Travel Channel is David E. Gerber.
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The World of Dark Shadows is a fanzine published by Kathleen Resch devoted to the Dark Shadows television shows, movies and characters.
First established in 1975, The World of Dark Shadows was published in Temple City, California, U.S.A. for several decades, releasing issue #85 in 2001. It featured fiction, poetry, art work, commentary, cast and crew biographies and interviews, publicity material, photos, memorabilia, classified ads for collectors, updates on airings of the show, news about Dark Shadows conventions and festivals, and current new items.
Contributors of writing included Jeff Arsenhault, T.J. Banks, R. Bryan Billings, David Block, Edlyne Bond, Terry S. Bowers, Dave Brown, Eugene Craig, Barbara Doxsey, Barbara Fister-Liltz (Knightbeat), Alan Gallant, Elaine Garner (Wolf Tracks), Jean Graham, Peggy Green, Dee L. Gurnett, Geoffrey Hamell, Kristen Harber, David Hofstede, Colleen Hoey, Deborah Hunt, Pam Jarman, Jay Keaveny, Kay Kelly, Jack Kennelly, Beth Klapper, Jane Lach, Ann Longmore, Jean Lorah, Maria Mayer, Janet Meehan, Bruce Melton, Theresa Mudryk, Denise Noe, Mary Elizabeth Overstreet, Adriana Pena, Marcy Robin, Mary Lynn Rossi, Mary Ellen Rostron, Sandy Smith, Lucy Staszak, Kathy Swan, Jeff Thompson, Beth Tignor, Virginia Waldron, and Bonnie Wenzel.
Contributors of filksongs include R. Bryan Billings, Linda Cuson, E. DeJesus, and Chad Elliot, and David Short.
Poetry was by Sandy Adams, Lauren Agoratus, Michelle Alexander, R. Bryan Billings, John M. Day, Michael East, Joyce Frohn, Jim Hunter, and Jane Rowan.
Contributors of artwork include Sandy Adams, Joe Blasy, Bill Branch, David Cuccia, Jan Dann, Alice Densmore, Barbara Fister-Liltz, Donna Galentine, Barbara Gerner, Donna DeVault Hensley, Nancy Mangieri, Sheila Mario, Janet Meehan, Warren Oddsson, Mary Overstreet, Paul Palumbo, Sherlock, Dan Silvio, Silas Smith, and K.R. Stuterbeck, and Sheila Marion Welch.
Contributors of photographs include Jan Dann, Sue Mascola, Kristi Nelson,
The World of Dark Shadows, along with Inside The Old House, and Shadowgram, is one of the foundation fanzines for Dark Shadows fandom.
Kathleen Resch collaborated with Marcy Robin, editor of Shadowgram, on the book Dark Shadows in the Afternoon, released in 1991. In 1992, Resch released Shadows in the 90s" The Dark Shadows Concordance 1991.


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Those whom are politically inclined, enjoy new social media and political discussion. An appeal to young professionals and a demographic of 25 - 35. An audience that is also already involved in political discussion on forums of exchange such as digg, reddit, etc.
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Missing Fort Bend Co. man found safe
A 25-year-old man who has schizophrenia and walked away last week from a group home in Fort Bend County has been found safe, authorities said.
Tanis Xavier Figueroa was found Thursday by Metro Police and was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital for evaluation, Fort Bend Sheriff's Office officials said.
Figueroa walked away March 14 from the facility in the 9600 block of Wellsworth Drive in the Keegans Wood Subdivision, which is south of the Westpark Tollway and near Bissonnet at South Eldridge Parkway, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office.
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Lumberton man runs for Hardin County commissioner
Andy Kelley, who has served as a Lumberton City Councilmember for more than10 years, officially resigned Monday, Nov. 11 at a meeting of the Lumberton City Council to pursue a bid for Hardin County Precinct 4 Commissioner in March 2014. Kelley, 50, was required to step down from the City Council in order to register as a candidate for the position.
"I've talked about it in the past, but just felt the timing wasn't good," said Kelley, who explained that he hadn't wanted to run against his friend, Precinct 4 Commissioner Bobby Franklin, who is now retiring. "I decided now is a good time and have the support of a lot of people."
Kelley said the creation of the city's subdivision ordinance and improving traffic flow in the city of Lumberton were the two accomplishments that he is most proud of during his service to the city.
"In the past, the builders and developers were coming in … basically building what they wanted, how they wanted without any guidelines," Kelley said. "One of the main things we added in that ordinance was as they build new subdivisions, they had to connect to existing subdivisions. That was by design so we could move traffic from one side of the town to the other without people having to just be on the highways."
Kelley added that city of Lumberton initiatives he played a vital role in made the connection from Forest Road to West Chance possible, allowing smoother traffic flow from Highway 96 to Highway 69 and an alternative route for drivers in the area, essential during school hours.
Kelley said he hopes he can bring the knowledge he acquired while working for the city of Lumberton for 10 years and also as director for nine years and president for seven years, both at the Lumberton Chamber of Commerce, to the Hardin County Commissioners Court. And while he has plenty of experience dealing with roads and bridges, he believes a bigger issue for Precinct 4 is communication.
"This precinct is the smallest precinct in the county, and the majority of the precinct is taken up by the city limits of Lumberton, so there's very few roads and bridges that have to be addressed. I think the bigger issue for this precinct is working with the other commissioners and the mayor and city council of Lumberton in a positive, progressive manner," said Kelley, who also emphasized the importance of tackling drainage issues if elected Pct. 4 Commissioner.
Although Kelley is stepping down from City Council, he said he would continue to regularly attend council meetings.
Kelley said, "I can't be as fully informed as I should be as a commissioner if I don't at least attend the City Council meetings to know what things are on the horizon. That will make me a better commissioner for the precinct and the county."
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Chavous Keynotes Economic Club Lunch
by Jim Amidon
January 22, 2010
During his time as a Washington, D.C. councilman, Wabash alumnus Kevin Chavous '78 rolled up his sleeves to work on the District's daunting public schools problem.
The attorney, author, and national school reform leader spoke to the Economic Club of Indiana Wednesday about why improving our education system should be the nation's highest priority. And he didn't pull any punches for the crowd of about 500 business, law, and education leaders.
"I will be honest and direct, and hopefully I will offend a few of you," Chavous said at the start of his speech.
"Education is the most important issue facing all of us and facing us for years to come," he said. "Public education is failing our children. By and large, we are not where we need to be and we've gotten noticeably worse."
In particular, Chavous touched on the widening achievement gap between children of color and white children. He noted that 75 percent of African American boys drop out of Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS).
Chavous said closing that gap was a moral imperative, but quickly talked about the public safety reasons for improving education, as well as the obvious economic gains that could be made in America if we had better, more accountable schools.
Reform starts with changing the system — the "work rules" and unions, Chavous said. "We must let teachers teach. We should make sure we allow work rules to be destroyed when they get in the way of educating children. We can fix this thing if we let the innovations take over and don't let rules get in the way.
"If we don't fix education in this country then we don't fix America. No beaurocracy has reformed itself from within; it never has and never will."
Chavous helped to shepherd the charter school movement into Washington. As the District Council's education committee chairman, Chavous helped make the DC charter school movement the most prolific charter school jurisdiction in the country, with over 20% of DC's public school children attending charter schools.
Chavous, now a partner in the law firm Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, is the author of the book,
Serving Our Children: Charter Schools and the Reform of American Public Education
In his remarks at the Economic Club of Indiana, Chavous reminded the large crowd that very little has changed with our public school system since its establishment at the time of the industrial revolution.
"We have a moral imperative to act," he claimed with urgency. "There should be outrage and shame — outrage and shame. We have this out-dated system built on one-size fits all model. We have the same classes and the same definition of classes we had in the 1870s."
He pointed out that the typical 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. school day was designed to allow students in the late 1800s work in the fields before and after school, and work the fields during the summer growing seasons.
"We need to embrace innovations and technology," Chavous added. "We need to be addressing the kids' best interests and not the system's best interests."
As a councilman, Chavous assisted in shaping the District's three-sector education partnership with the federal government. That partnership led to $50 million in federal money for DC public schools, DC charter schools, and it funded the first federal scholarship program to allow 2,000 low-income children to attend private schools.
The latter program was rescinded by the Obama administration, which further outraged Chavous, who referred to himself as "a lifelong democrat" and member of Candidate Obama's Education Policy Committee.
The scholarship program, which provided scholarship dollars to needy families and allowed them to select the schools their children attended, worked, Chavous said.
He has since worked with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal to build a similar scholarship program in New Orleans. As a result of that legislation, nearly 1,000 students are now attending private schools of their choice in the New Orleans parish.
He is a Distinguished Fellow with the Center for Education Reform and serves on the board of the Black Alliance for Educational Options. He also is a co-founder and Chair of Democrats for Education Reform and a founding member of the Education Equality Project.
During his visit to Indianapolis, Chavous also met with State Schools Superintendent Dr. Tony Bennett do discuss Bennett's plans for the future of public education in Indiana.
Chavous is a native of Indianapolis, and was an All-American basketball player at Wabash. He was president of his graduating class at the Howard University School of Law.
Chavous' speech to the Economic Club of Indiana will be rebroadcast on WFYI Radio on February 1.
Bottom Photo: Chavous poses with some Wabash friends — Daryl Johnson '82, Retired Track Coach Rob Johnson, classmate Michael Stewart, and former Malcolm X Institute Director Horace Turner.
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 9:00 AM - Friday, September 20, 2013 at 5:00 PM (EDT)
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The September 2013 Women Leadership Summit is a three day collaboration of over 100 organizations. Taking place in New York City, it brings together 60 speakers in order to foster awareness and implement change through women empowerment. The event features CEOs, celebrities, entrepreneurs, and other inspiring women from a plethora of industries. All bring their own personal and professional experiences as innovators, trail blazers, and leaders–and all hope to see change for this deeply entrenched, industry-wide issue.
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Location: Cooley, Grace Building, 1114 Avenue of the Americas, 46th Floor, New York, NY 10036
|9:00 am
|Presenting Women in Leadership
|9:45 am
|Women in Advertising: Leading in the Advertising Age
Keynote: Daina Middleton, CEO, Performics
"Nurturists: The Power of Women Leaders in the Participation Age"
Suzanne Hader, Head of Digital Strategy, SelectNY
Leslie Deamer, Senior Vice President & Executive Interactive Producer, Publicis Kaplan Thaler
Jaclyn Ciamillo, Global Partnership Director, Hyper Island
|10:45 am
|Women in Finance: Empowered with Purpose
Keynote: Jen Groover, Host of PBS special "Empowered", CEO, Groover Media
Moderator: Geri Stengel, President, Ventureneer, Forbes contributing writer
Edith O'Donnell, CEO, Lyons Mortgage
Jennifer Cole, Managing Director, BNY Mellon
|12:00 pm
|Breaking into the Boardroom
Keynote: Susan Engel, Board of Directors, Wells Fargo and SuperValu
Moderator: Marilyn Nagel, CEO, Watermark
Donna Hamlin, CEO, Intrabond Capital
Sheila Ronning, CEO, Women in the Boardroom
Hope Taitz, Managing Partner, ELY Advisors
|1:15 am
|Sally Helgesen, Top 15 leadership experts in the world
"Tapping the Power of the The Female Vision"
|1:35 pm
|Women Science Leaders: Innovation in the Lab
Keynote: Rita King, Executive VP Business Development, Science House
"The Science of Navigating Leadership"
Moderator: Jennifer Lopez, Director, Strategic Partnerships, PopTech
Heather Berlin, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Denise Barbut, Founder & Chairman, Neurologic Enterprises, Inc.
|2:40 pm
|Technology Innovators & Leaders: Change in the Digital Landscape
Keynote: Rachel Payne, CEO, FEM Inc.
"Women As GameChangers in Technology"
Moderator: Soraya Darabi, Founder, ZADY, Foodspotting
Maz Kessler, Founder, Catapult
Zoe Barry, CEO, ZappRx
Kathy Leake, CEO, LocalResponse
|3:45 pm
|Women Fashion Leaders: Progressing Forward in the Industry
Keynote: Cindy Joseph, Writer, Supermodel, CEO, BOOM! by Cindy Joseph
"Going For It"
Moderator: Liz Bacelar, Founder, Decoded Fashion
Aliza Licht, SVP, Global Communications, Donna Karan International
Heather Marie, Founder & CEO, 72Lux, Inc.
|5:00 pm
|Ambassador Dr. Palitha T.B. Kohona, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations
September 19
Location: Times Square, 47th St. & Broadway, near TKTS booth
|9:00 am
|Presenting Women in Leadership
|9:30 am
|Women Leaders in Healthcare: Changing Times
Keynote: Summer Knight, MD, CEO, DSK Companies
Moderator: Milena Adamian, MD, Founder, Life Science Angel Network
Lynn Yeakel, Chair of 2020 Women, Health, and Leadership at Drexel School of Medicine
Michelle Snyder, Executive in Residence, InterWest Venture Partners
Lynne Kelly, MD, Vice President, World Wide Medical Affairs, Becton Dickinson
|10:45 am
|Social Innovators and Policy Initiatives: Leading the World in Global Change
Keynote: Amy Siskind, President & Co-Founder, The New Agenda
"Yes, You Can Have It All"
Moderator: Susan Arnot Heaney, Former Executive Director of Corporate Responsibility, Avon
Nell Merlino, Founder, Count Me In
Gloria Feldt, Co-Founder and President, Take the Lead
Lisa Morales-Hellebo, Owner, LMH Consulting, Former Founder & CEO, Shopsy
|12:00 pm
|Women Investors: Angels & Venture Capital
Keynote: Jeanne Sullivan, Managing Partner, Starvest Partners
"Isn't it about Time?"
Moderator: Adam Quinton, CEO, Lucas Point Ventures & Board Member, Astia
Inessa Obenhuber, Partner, Angel Investor, Seraph Group
Jalak Jobanputra, Managing Partner, FuturePerfect Ventures
Shai Goldman, Partner, 500 Startups
|1:05 pm
|Mystery Speaker
|1:35 pm
|HRH Princess Nisreen El-Hashemite, MD, PhD, Princess of Iraq, Executive Director, Royal Academy of Science International Trust
|2:15 pm
|HRH Princess Basmah Bint Saud, Princess of Saudi Arabia
|2:30 pm
|The Leadership Imperative: Keys to Optimizing Your Brand's Touch Point for Women
Keynote: Angela Leany, CMO, Harlem Globetrotters
Moderator: Laura Hinds, Founder, Women Luxury Guild
Linda Boff, Executive Director, Global Brand Marketing, General Electric
Sharon Wood, President, Stone Creek Marketing
Eliza Esquivel, Vice President, Global Brand Strategy, Mondelēz International
|3:45 pm
|Women in Media: Celebrating Positive Change for Women
Keynote: Elisa Camahort Page, Co-Founder & COO, BlogHer.com
Moderator: Claudia Chan, Founder, SHE Summit, Former CEO, Shecky's
Kristin Savilia, Executive Vice President of Sales, XO Group
Sharon Feder, Chief Digital Officer, Rachael Ray, Former COO, Mashable
Melinda Arons, Manager, Strategic Partner Development, TV and Film, Facebook
|5:00 pm
|Tina Lifford, Creator, The Circle
September 20 Location: Bank of America Tower, One Bryant Park, NYC
|9:30 am
|A Force for Change: Introductions by Yao Huang
|9:45 am
|Joan Firestone, Former Executive Director, The Moth
"The Power of Storytelling"
|10:00 am
|Amanda Steinberg, CEO, DailyWorth
Gabrielle Bernstein, New York Times Bestselling Author, Founder, HerFuture.com
"Know Your Worth: Why Women Leaders Need to Value Themselves as Much as Their Causes"
|10:35 am
|Liz Sarachek-Blacker, Chief Revenue Officer, Terra
"The Blueprint to Leadership: Taking Charge and Making it Happen"
|10:55 am
|Tiffany Dufu, Chief Leadership Officer, Levo League
"The Future of Women's Leadership"
|11:15 am
|Shelly Porges, National Finance Co-Chair, Ready for Hillary
"Unleashing Women's Economic Power: the Essential Role of Men"
|11:35 am
|Radhika Mehta-Sharan, Vice President, Merrill Lynch
"Transforming World"
|11:55 am
|Jodi Kahn
"Wielding Your Natural Talent and Innate Instincts"
|12:15 pm
|Nell Merlino, Founder and President, Count Me In
"It is Time for Feminine Bias"
|12:35 pm
|Alexandra Akira, CEO, Next Level Productions
"Embracing Change and Empowering Yourself and Others Around You"
|12:55 pm
|Pattie Simone, Founder, WomenCentric
"Voice Power: A Path to Your Success"
|1:15 pm
|Carrie Farrell, Head of Talent, Google Ventures
"The Value of Women Leadership in Building Companies"
|1:35 pm
|Carol Koh Evans, Chief Operating Officer, XO Group
"Start, Stop, Continue"
|1:55 pm
|Lauren Book, Founder, Lauren's Kids
"Between Your Commas"
|2:15 pm
|Gloria Feldt, Co-Founder and President, Take the Lead
"Take the Lead: A Call to Action"
|2:35 pm
|Matti Navellou, Women's Equality and Family Planning Campaign Manager, Global Poverty Project
|2:55 pm
|Maya Baratz, Head of Innovation and Products, ABC News
|3:15 pm
|Cassandra Freeman, Actor, Activist, Genuine Know-how Training and Communications
"Becoming a Magnet for Success in a Competitive World"
|3:35 pm
|Carole Hyatt, Founder, The Leadership Forum
"The Rocky Road to Success"
|3:55 pm
|Reshma Saujani, Candidate for New York City Public Advocate, Founder, Girls Who Code
|4:15 pm
|Ambassador Dr. Josephine Ojiambo, Kenyan Ambassador, Founder, Women's Democracy Network
"Negotiations and Diplomacy: A Woman's Approach"
|4:35 pm
|Ambassador Simona Miculescu, Ambassador for the Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 9:00 AM - Friday, September 20, 2013 at 5:00 PM (EDT)
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