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Chained CPI: Buzzword explained
President Barack Obama fired up wonks across Washington Friday with a single phrase: chained CPI.
The term is short-hand for a measure that would cut the benefit increases for Social Security and other social programs, which analysts say could make a big difference in fixing long-term budgeting.
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Obama's been open to the idea in the past and now the White House says the president will include it in his budget proposal next week, alongside a call for new revenues, which House Speaker John Boehner rejected immediately.
Both Democrats and Republicans have approached the idea of chained CPI before, but with serious caution, since the change still boils down to slashing entitlement benefits to seniors – a political poison pill.
As the strange phrase consumes the pundit class ahead of Obama's budget rollout over the next few days, here's a primer on chained CPI and other entitlement reforms that will likely be discussed if Obama and Congress ever get those "grand bargain" talks going.
Chained CPI
What it does: Chained CPI would lower the cost-of-living adjustments for senior citizens who receive Social Security, veterans' benefits, and other payments by switching to a different Consumer Price Index that grows more slowly.
What it could save: $130 billion.
How it works: The new measure assumes that people change their buying habits when things become more expensive, so they don't need their benefits to rise as much every year. If they're buying groceries, for example, and the price of steak is rising, they could buy chicken or fish instead.
The pitfalls: Not everything works like buying groceries. Seniors tend to have more health care needs than therest of the population, and if their cancer treatment is getting more expensive, they have to go to their oncologist — they can't get it from the CVS Minute Clinic.
The politics: Obama also included the chained CPI in his fiscal cliff offer to House Speaker John Boehner, an olive branch to Republicans more inclined to move on the idea. Obama had shot for a bigger deal that would have added more revenues through taxes in exchange for entitlement reform. Reintroducing chained CPI in his budget could be a sign he wants to get back to the table.
But Obama would face a big backlash from Democrats – and from key allies like AARP and veterans' groups – if chained CPI became part of a final deal. Liberals warn that it would take too big a bite out of Social Security benefits to seniors, who have expenses they can't cut easily, especially medical care. AARP is sounding the alarms, warning that a 92-year-old senior would lose more than 8 percent of his or her Social Security benefits.
Obama could get some cover. Liberal think tanks like the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities have said it could work – if it includes help for the seniors who need it most, like an extra one-time increase after they've been getting benefits for 15 or 20 years. They also want to exempt Supplemental Security Income, a program that helps the low-income elderly and the disabled.
Obama's offer to Boehner says it includes "protections for vulnerable," but doesn't give details. And Obama is insisting that Republicans would only get this kind of concession if they agree to more tax increases, which is a nonstarter right now.
But even liberal groups that have been open to the idea don't think it's the smartest move for Obama to put it on the table this early, even if he has all the right protections for low-income seniors. "The administration has apparently put a lot of thought into this and come to the conclusion that this was the right way to go," said the center's Paul Van de Water. "I probably would have come to the other conclusion."
And he's probably not even going to gain anything with Republicans — because as Boehner's office pointed out Friday, the chained CPI would also raise tax revenues by about $100 billion. That's because it affects how the tax brackets are calculated. If inflation grows more slowly, the tax brackets each year are raised more slowly – so more people's incomes will push them into higher tax brackets each year, and they'll end up paying more taxes.
Regardless of what he proposes, the move is likely to set off a broader discussion about entitlement reform beyond chained CPI. The White House says Obama's budget will flesh out his last offer to Boehner, which includes $400 billion in Medicare savings – but a lot of that is just industry payment cuts, so Republicans are likely to push for more changes to benefits. And Boehner's aides said Obama wants to take Medicaid, the other major entitlement program, off the table completely.


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A research unit at Portland State University has received a $5 million grant to study how supervisors can help military veterans reintegrate in the workplace. Professor Leslie Hammer says there's very little research on the subject. The goal is to come up with training protocols.
Professor Leslie Hammer has studied work-life balance in several fields. Her new research will focus on specific interactions between returning vets and supervisors.
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The Wall Street Journalrecently profiled the software billionaire's unending appetite for real estate, pointing out that Ellison is "known for getting what he wants." He is said to take a "flood zone approach" when snatching up real estate, meaning that he buys multiple properties and creates one massive, single sprawling compound, which isn't all that unrealistic when your reported net worth is $33 billion. In Lake Tahoe alone, Ellison has spent $102 million over the last several years to create one astronomical compound.
Ellison may be focusing primarily on his holdings in Lake Tahoe as the CEO of Oracle just listed his Northern California equestrian estate for $19 million. The Woodside, CA property consists of two parcels of land that total 6.8 acres. On the property, there's a four-bedroom Colonial-style home with 3.5 bathrooms. Other amenities include a pool with waterfalls and spa, flag stone terrace, lavish gardens, and a tiled roof barn with five horse stalls.
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Canadian airports are still using the so-called naked full body scan images being removed from airports in the United States because the three-dimensional images are considered too revealing.
But that could eventually change, said Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) spokesman Mathieu Larocque.
CATSA is currently testing automated target recognition software on the scanners, he said.
"It essentially generates just a stick man image … that will highlight an area of the body that could need more inspection, like the ankle, for example, or the elbow," said Larocque, who is based in Ottawa.
"We don't have a specific timeline for potential deployment, but this is something that we're looking at," he said.
There are 51 scanners at 18 airports across Canada, including one at the Greater Moncton International Airport.
Margot Ward, who was travelling between Moncton and Toronto on Monday, described the full body scans as "scary."
"I don't think I'd want it, no," she said.
U.S. dropping 3D scans in June
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration announced last week its X-ray scanners will be removed from airports this summer because the company that makes them can't resolve privacy concerns raised by the 3D images.
U.S. Congress had ordered that the scanners either produce a more generic image or be removed by June. The manufacturer, Rapiscan, acknowledged it wouldn't be able to meet the deadline.
The U.S. will continue to use another type of body scanner, which uses millimetre wave technology instead of X-ray technology.
The scanners being used at airports across Canada also use millimetre wave technology, said Larocque.
But the U.S. has applied the automated target recognition software to the scanners, which produces a generic outline of the passenger instead of the 3D image, he said.
"In Canada, we haven't had these types of [privacy] concerns," said Larocque.
Passengers who are randomly selected for secondary screening are always given the choice between a full body scan or a physical search, he said.
"We've had a satisfaction rate for the full body scanner that is pretty high. A lot of passengers in our customer satisfaction survey have indicated that they're quite comfortable with the technology."
Still, the automatic target recognition software is being looked at, said Larocque.
"It is a commitment that we made when we unveiled these machines that we'd continue to look at other ways to ensure that the perception of the privacy of passengers is kept and just generally look at new technologies that are improving the delivery of service, including at the full body scanner level, and that's what we're doing," he said.
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Police investigate the scene of a homicide in front of a house on Hawthorne Ave. in Casper on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, in Casper, Wyo. The body of the victim was visible by neighbors for several hours. A man wielding a sharp-edged weapon killed one person in this Casper neighborhood Friday before killing a male teacher and himself in front of students in a community college classroom, causing a campus-wide lockdown as authorities tried to piece together what happened. (AP Photo/Dan Cepeda, Casper Star-Tribune) MANDATORY CREDIT; TRIB.COM
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Police released more details Saturday of a grisly murder-suicide at a Wyoming community college, saying a man shot his father in the head with a bow and arrow in front of a computer science class not long after fatally stabbing his father's live-in girlfriend at their home a couple of miles away.
Computer science instructor James Krumm, 56, may have saved some of his students' lives Friday by giving them time to flee while trying to fend off his son, Christopher Krumm, 25, of Vernon, Conn., Casper Police Chief Chris Walsh said.
"I can tell you the courage that was demonstrated by Mr. Krumm was absolutely without equal," he said, adding that his actions could offer some measure of comfort to those affected by the killings.
Walsh said police still were trying to figure out what motivated Christopher Krumm to attack his father and girlfriend, 42-year-old Heidi Arnold, a math instructor at the college. Arnold was found stabbed to death in front of the home she shared with James Krumm.
After shooting his father with the arrow, Christopher Krumm stabbed himself, then fatally stabbed his father in the chest in a struggle in the classroom, Walsh said.
Police arrived to find James Krumm dead and Christopher Krumm barely living; the younger Krumm died soon after students fled in a panic. Authorities locked down the campus for two hours.
Police began getting reports about the attack on Arnold soon after they responded by the dozen to the campus attack.
Christopher Krumm had smuggled the compound bow — a type much more powerful and effective for hunting than a simple, wooden bow — onto campus beneath a blanket, Walsh said.
He said Christopher Krumm also had two knives with him, and the knife used was "very large."
"It's one of those situations you don't think is going to come home. It's not going to happen here," Walsh said.
Arnold died of multiple stab wounds. Her body was found in the gutter of her street, and evidence suggested much of the attack occurred outside the home, Walsh said.
Heather Meier, who lives across the street, said she came home from work Friday afternoon after picking up her 7-year-old daughter from school, and the two saw Arnold's body still lying in the street.
"As soon as we got home, we just shut the curtains," she said. "You know, tried to just watch some TV, have some snacks, mind our own business."
Meier, who has lived in the neighborhood for two years, said she met Arnold and James Krumm only once a few months ago and described the couple as very private.
"They were kind of different. Really quiet. Nothing really to say to anybody," she said Saturday. Outside her home, crime tape cordoned off Krumm and Arnold's faded blue and yellow home and part of the street.
Christopher Krumm, who had no significant history of encounters with police, had recently driven to Casper from Connecticut and had been staying at a local hotel.
Police were uncertain what went awry in Christopher Krumm's relationship with his father.
"It's difficult to say. I don't think it was very close," Walsh said.
Meanwhile in Vernon, Conn., police Sgt. Timothy O'Connor said officers executed a search warrant at Christopher Krumm's last known address Friday to help investigators in Casper. He didn't know what investigators were looking for or may have found at the residence.
"Whatever was recovered will be turned over to Wyoming because it is an active investigation," O'Connor said.
Christopher Krumm's previous addresses include one in the western Massachusetts city of Springfield and others in the Colorado cities of Golden, Fort Collins and Lakewood.
Casper, population 56,000, is about 250 miles northwest of Denver and Wyoming's second-largest city after the state capital, Cheyenne. Wyomingites refer to Casper as the "Oil City" because it is a hub of the state's oil industry.
Casper College is one of seven colleges in Wyoming's community college system. The campus was mostly quiet Saturday morning. Fathers and sons shot hoops in the school gym. A small group of drama students rehearsed a play in the school theater just across the street from the attack.
The building where the attack happened remained cordoned off by police tape that whipped in a brisk wind. A security guard let students back in, one at a time, to retrieve belongings they'd left behind.
Andra Charter, a 20-year-old sophomore, emerged with a coffee mug. She recalled hearing screams outside her biology class before getting word about what had happened.
"As we were walking out, there was a girl screaming, 'There's somebody stabbing Mr. Krumm!'" Charter said.
No students were hurt in the attack.
James Krumm was head of the college's computer science department. He was born north of London and also spent part of his childhood in Germany, according to the college website.
He held degrees from Casper College, a bachelor's degree and MBA from the University of Wyoming and a master's in computer science from Colorado State University.
Arnold held a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Oregon and a bachelor's degree in math from University of California Davis.
The college planned a candlelight vigil and memorial service Tuesday.
Associated Press writers Rodrique Ngowi in Boston and Thomas Peipert in Denver contributed to this report.


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All Star Memories: Grant Morrison on All Star Superman, 9
In the penultimate section of our look back at All Star Superman, we examine some of the religious underpinnings of the series. Many have compared Superman to Christ, but how does Grant Morrison really see him – or religion in general? Read on to find out.
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Newsarama: Although All–Star Superman ties in with DC One Million, you style of writing has changed dramatically since then. How do you feel about One Million now?
Grant Morrison: I just read it again and liked it a lot. Comics were definitely happier, breezier and more confident in their own strengths before Hollywood and the Internet turned the business of writing superhero stories into the production of low budget storyboards or, worse, into conformist, fruitless attempts to impress or entertain a small group of people who appear to hate comics and their creators.
NRAMA: Obviously, this book is the most explicit SF–Christ story since Behold the Man, only…happy. Superman/Christ parallels have existed for decades, but this story makes it absolutely explicit, from laying his hands on the sick and dying to…well, most of issue #12. You've dealt with Christ themes before, particularly in The Mystery Play, but outside of the comics, how do you see Superman as a Christ figure for the "real" world?
GM: The "Superman as Christ" thing is a little too reductive for me, and tends to overlook the fact that Superman is by no means a pacifist in the Christ sense. Superman would never turn the other cheek; Superman punches out the bully. Superman is a fighter.
When did Christ ever batter the Devil through a mountain?
The thing I disliked about the Superman Returns movie was the American Christ angle, which reduced Superman to a sniveling, masochistic wreck, crawling around on the floor, taking a kicking from everyone. This approach had an odd and slightly disturbing S&M flavor, which didn't play well to the character's strengths at all and seemed to derive entirely from a kind of Catholic vision of the suffering, martyred Jesus.
It's not that he's based on Jesus, but simply that a lot of the mythical sun god elements which have been layered onto the Christ story also appear in the story of Superman.
I suppose I see Superman more as pagan sci–fi. He's a secular messiah, a science redeemer with tough guy muscles and a very direct and clear morality.
NRAMA: Continuing the religious themes, in issue #10, you have Superman literally giving birth to himself, both philosophically and as a character – a nice little meta–moment showing how Superman inspires a world where he is only fiction. How did that idea come about?
GM: It came from the challenge we'd set ourselves: as I said, issue #10 had been left as a blank space into which the single most coherent condensation of all our ideas about Superman were destined to fit.
I wanted to do a "day in the life" story. So much of All Star had been about this threat to Superman himself, so we wanted to show him going about a typical day saving people and doing good.
Then came the title "Neverending," which comes from the opening announcement – "Faster than a speeding bullet!…" of the Superman radio show from 1940, and seemed to me to be as good a title for a Superman story as any I could think of. It seemed to distil everything about Superman's battle and his legend into a single word. And the story structure itself was designed to loop endlessly, so it went well with that.
On top of that went the idea of the Last Will and Testament of Superman. A dying god writing his will seemed like an interesting structure to use. Then came the idea to fit all of human history into that single 24 hours. And then to show the development of the Superman idea through human culture from the earliest Australian Aboriginal notions of super–beings 'descended" from the sky, through the complex philosophical system of Hinduism, onto the Renaissance concept of the ideal man, via the refinements of Nietzche and finally, down to that smiling, hopeful Joe Shuster sketch; the final embodiment of humanity's glorious, uplifting notion of the superman become reduced to a drawing, a story for kids, a worthless comic book.
And also what that could mean in a holographic fractal universe, where the smallest part contains and reflects the whole.
Of course the next panel in that sequence is happening in the real world and would show you, the reader, sitting with the latest Superman issue in your hands, deep within the Infant Universe of Qwewq in the Fortress of Solitude, today, wherever you are. In "Neverending," the reader becomes wrapped in a self–referential loop of story and reality. If you actually, seriously think about what is happening at this point in the story, if you meditate upon the curious entanglement of the real and the fictional, you will become enlightened in this life apparently. According to some texts.
NRAMA: On a personal level, you've explored all types of religions and philosophies in your work. What is your take on religion and how it influences humanity, and the Christian take on Jesus Christ in particular?
GM: I think religion per se, is a ghastly blight on the progress of the human species towards the stars. At the same time, it, or something like it, has been an undeniable source of comfort, meaning and hope for the majority of poor bastards who have ever lived on Earth, so I'm not trying to write it off completely. I just wish that more people were educated to a standard where they could understand what religion is and how it works. Yes, it got us through the night for a while, but ultimately, it's one of those ugly, stupid arse–over–backwards things we could probably do without now, here on the Planet of the Apes.
Religion is to spirituality what porn is to sex. It's what the Hollywood 3–act story template is to real creative writing.
Religion creates a structure which places "special," privileged people (priests) between ordinary people and the divine, as if there could even be any separation: as if every moment, every thought, every action was not already an expression of dynamic 'divinity" at work.
As I've said before, the solid world is just the part of heaven we're privileged to touch and play with. You don't need a priest or a holy man to talk to "god" on your behalf just close your eyes and say hello: "god" is no more, no less, than the sum total of all matter, all energy, all consciousness, as experienced or conceptualized from a timeless perspective where everything ever seems to present all at once. "God" is in everything, all the time and can be found there by looking carefully. The entire universe, including the scary, evil bits, is a thought "God" is thinking, right now.
As far as I can figure it out from my own reading and my own experience of how the spiritual world works, Jesus was, as they say, way cool: a man who achieved a state of consciousness, which nowadays would get him a diagnosis of temporal lobe epilepsy (in the days of the Emperor Tiberius, he was crucified for his ideas, today he'd be laughed at, mocked or medicated).
This "holistic" mode of consciousness (which Luthor experiences briefly at the end of All Star Superman) announces itself as a heartbreaking connection, a oneness, with everything that exists…but you don't have to be Superman to know what that feeling is like. There are a ton of meditation techniques which can take you to this place. I don't see it as anything supernatural or religious, in fact, I think it's nothing more than a developmental level of human consciousness, like the ability to see perspective – which children of 4 cannot do but children of 6 can.
Everyone who's familiar with this upgrade will tell you the same thing: it feels as if "alien" or "angelic" voices – far more intelligent, coherent and kindly than the voices you normally hear in your head – are explaining the structure of time and space and your place in it.
This identification with a timeless supermind containing and resolving within itself all possible thoughts and contradictions, is what many people, unsurprisingly, mistake for an encounter with "God." However, given that this totality must logically include and resolve all possible thoughts and concepts, it can also be interpreted as an actual encounter with God, so I'm not here to give anyone a hard time over interpretation.
Some people have the experience and believe the God of their particular culture has chosen them personally to have a chat with. These people may become born–again Christians, fundamentalist Muslims, devotees of Shiva, or misunderstood lunatics.
Some "contactees" interpret the voices they hear erroneously as communications from an otherworldly, alien intelligence, hence the proliferation of "abduction" accounts in recent decades, which share most of their basic details with similar accounts, from earlier centuries, of people being taken away by "fairies" or "little people".
Some, who like to describe themselves as magicians, will recognize the "alien" voice as the "Holy Guardian Angel".
In timeless, spaceless consciousness, the singular human mind blurs into a direct experience of the totality of all consciousness that has ever been or will ever be. It feels like talking with God but I see that as an aspect of science, not religion.
As Peter Barnes wrote in "The Ruling Class", "I know I must be God because when I pray to Him, I find I'm talking to myself."
Next: Our series finally concludes.
Special thanks to Grant Morrison: The Early Years author Timothy Callahan for his help with this feature.


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MANCHESTER — Over an intensive weekend recently, 27 student leaders from across New Hampshire, and two special guests from Greece, learned first-hand what being a professional and a leader in New Hampshire is all about.
The program, Leadership College, in its second year of operation, drew participants from 16 NH colleges and universities and engaged students coming from homes in the Granite State as well as other parts of New England, Texas, California, the Congo, Romania, Greece, and the country of Georgia.
The program featured two days of discussion and networking with members of New Hampshire's young professional networks, business and nonprofit leaders, career counselors, and elected officials from across the Granite State. Individuals were selected by their respective higher education institutions for their leadership potential. The Leadership College program is a direct result of a recommendation made by a commission of former Governor Lynch to identify and retain graduates as new workers in New Hampshire. Support from Fidelity Investments, The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, and the New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation made the program possible.
The value of the program was voiced by all those involved. Nicolas Thistle, from Franklin Pierce University, commented, "Although this was my second year participating, I still found such a benefit in attending as I acquired new professional and personal relationships, learned how influential the state of NH is, and realized the enormous potential that we as student leaders have on our college campuses to help impact and change our society."
Stephen Reno, Executive Director of Leadership New Hampshire, noted, "That this program already has convinced some soon-to-be graduates that New Hampshire is where they should start their careers speaks to its value and impact. That is reinforced by the continued support of our loyal funders and the higher education institutions across the state. This project is absolutely consistent with the Mission of Leadership New Hampshire and will, we hope, lead eventually to the engagement of these graduates in our LNH program. This is an incubator of leadership for our state."
Participants in local institutions include:
-- Great Bay Community College: Natalie Landry, Matthew Rand, Philip Maher, Jr.
-- Southern New Hampshire University: Stacey Breton, Kaitlin Sampson.
-- University of New Hampshire: Brittany Zorn, Alexander Loughran Lamothe.
Leadership College was fully underwritten by Fidelity Investments, the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, and the New Hampshire Higher Education Foundation (NHHEAF). Their financial support allowed all students to participate in this inaugural program free of charge and Leadership College would not have been possible without their generous contributions.
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Ascension is a prequel to Sony's hit series of mythic Greek brawlers, promising to tell the story of how Kratos recovered from a shocking act of betrayal to fuel himself with the rage and skill necessary to defy Ares, the god of War.
Six months after Kratos was tricked into killing his family, the Spartan general's "dark and more human past" is laid bare for us in this story but, while his path to vengeance is piled high with bodies, we find few skeletons in the closet. Our hero, not yet the Ghost of Sparta, has some growing to do.
At the top of an ancient structure crackling with power, a wretched man whimpers as he trips before an altar and drops his paltry offering of apples. Before he can gather them up, a winged beast swoops in and snatches him.
Kratos watches impassively as the victim is torn apart and discarded, his cries for help ignored - so, when he's not being boring, our hero can be a real dick.
As a fighting machine, though, he has never been more agreeable.
Fans will know how to work his mighty chains and it's not a hard system for newcomers to grasp either. Many enemies can be finished off with a grapple-based fatality system that is shocking in its brutality, even for veterans. One enemy, a kind of humanoid elephant, can be dispatched with a graphic act of open brain surgery. Satisfaction guaranteed.
The game throws the foot on the gas pedal and doesn't ease off much, compensating for the lifeless plot with all of the swinging, hacking, stabbing, spell casting and giant-mechanical-snake-riding you'll do, set against some of the most glorious backdrops seen on a PS3. So much of the scenery is alive and out to kill you, the sense of scale almost overwhelming. It's great to look at, though a pain when the camera pulls out to show you just how staggeringly big everything is, rendering Kratos and his enemies tiny and impossible to tell apart.
There are high hopes for the series' first multiplayer offering.
At first, play - on a private server - is more progressive than single-player. Instead of being Kratos, you develop your own warrior and pledge your services to one of four gods, each granting unique abilities.
The combat introduces parry and counter-attacks, and the upgrade paths boost not only your weapons and magic, but also your armour and perks.
The co-op trial mode, in which you and a friend try to beat the clock while facing waves of increasingly brutal enemies, is closer to the classic gameplay, while the free-for-all and team-based objective games demand greater ingenuity, skill and patience since you're effectively fighting a whole gang of Kratoses.
Inexperienced players could end up unwilling rag dolls if they encounter opponents without a solid grasp of the upgrade path.
If this game was the first of its kind, five stars would be within its reach. As it is, the amazing set pieces, furious action and engaging multiplayer save Ascension from an eternity spent in purgatory.
Stars: 3.5/5
Platform: PlayStation 3
Rated: R16
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Interview by DEBORAH SOLOMON
Q: Tell me, Triumph, are you excited that your CD, ''Come Poop With Me,'' has been nominated for a Grammy Award, in the category Best Comedy Album?
It's all a big sham. Remember, the voters are from the music industry.
Q Are you suggesting that the voters never actually bother to listen to the CD's they recommend for awards?
Believe me, if the voters had bothered to listen to my CD, it would never have been nominated. My CD is disgusting, degrading filth, and I'm offended to be included.
Q Indeed, that may explain why the producers of the Grammys declined to make you a presenter, despite repeated requests from your record company.
It's disgraceful. It's continuing fallout from last year's Super Bowl halftime show. Why do I have to pay for Janet Jackson? I should be up on that stage. Everyone knows it.
Q The Grammy judges are notorious for bad choices, so you might actually win.
In that case it will be the first Grammy to ever go to an album with a song dedicated to roundworm.
Q I see your album is up against one by Al Franken, as well as another by Jon Stewart.
Forces to be reckoned with, yes? They sure took down the president. And Franken's liberal radio is really taking off. I own a conch shell with more listeners.
Q With your Catskills-style schtick and your Russian-accented English, I must ask: Are you Jewish?.
Like Madonna, I'll become Jewish when I need the publicity.
QWhat breed of dog are you, other than an inordinately vulgar one?
I'm a toy Rottweiler.
Q Why is it that you never mention the man who created you, the comedy writer Robert Smigel? Are you afraid to share the spotlight with him?
No questions about the nerd.
Q Many people know you from Conan O'Brien's show, and I trust you enjoy your frequent guest appearances.
It's O.K. I get to insult all sorts of talented people, and also John Tesh.
Q Are you referring to Tesh the man or Tesh the New Age musician?
Q I realize your full name is Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog, but your obsessive disparaging of celebrities is unbelievably boring. Do you ever think about anything else?
You're trying to turn this interview into something serious. I'm just a two-dimensional character.
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That guy was sick. He used to hire girls to tie him up with those strings.
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Sure, just look at the president -- wait, I've got Al Franken's jokes here by mistake.
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Danbury edges Ridgefield for Class LL boys indoor track title
NEW HAVEN -- After the plaque had been presented and the pictures with index fingers pointed skyward were taken, the Danbury boys track team circled around coach Rob Murray.
Instead of offering inspirational words, Murray dropped to the floor and put on a brief break dancing exhibition, something he had promised his team he would do if they won the Class LL championship.
A year after finishing second, Danbury gave their coach something to dance about, taking first place with 64 points while holding off rival Ridgefield, which finished second with 61 points.
Staples (46), McMahon (34), Cheshire (26) and Greenwich (25) rounded out the top 5 at Floyd Little Athletic Center.
The Hatters last won the LL meet in 2011.
"The guys just worked so hard all winter," Murray said. "It's been a work in progress from day one with all of our guys trying to gain experience and we have been able to learn from our mistakes. Over the last two weeks we have gotten stronger as the meets have gotten bigger."
Ridgefield won the final event of the day, the 4x 400 relay, to secure second place, but Danbury placed second, giving them enough team points to take the LL plaque back to Danbury.
Shnyden Pierre of Brien McMahon entered the 55 meter dash content to run for second, knowing Austin Longi of Greenwich would be tough to beat.
Pierre did not beat Longi, but felt like he did when the pair crossed the finish line neck and neck, earning each a first place medal.
"It feels good. We tied for first and honestly I didn't see that coming," Pierre said. "I didn't think it would be that close of a race. I thought he was going to beat me of course. For the 55 finals he is my rival and he always brings my game up. I did a lot better than I expected."
While Pierre was enjoying the moment, Longi was several feet away, wondering if there was more he could have done.
"I wish I could have won but I have been working hard all season and Pierre ran a great race and we tied," Longi said. "I wish I could see a photo, hopefully there is one up online to see who won. We said after the race that it was close and we had no idea who won. 6.61 is not my best, I've gone 6.56. Hopefully in Opens I can run that 6.56 again."
Pierre wasn't finished, taking home three gold medals on what was a fantastic day for him.
Pierre ran the anchor leg of the winning 4x200 relay along with Justin Fredrick, Niko Petrides and Yvens Borno and picked up first in the 300 with a time of 35.16.
With Danbury claiming team glory and Pierre nabbing three golds, Christian Alvarado of Fairfield Prep also put on a show, winning the 1600 and 3200.
Alvarado finished the 1600 in 4:22.34, just ahead of Oliver Hickson of Staples (4:23.28) and won the 3200 in 9:28.54, besting Austin Gilbert of Ridgefield (9:29.08).
"This is the first time I've won both at the state level and it's a great thrill," Alvarado said. "Last week I did a 9:20, so, I knew that if I stayed calm I'd be able to finish with a win."
Chris Rough of Westhill took first in the pole vault with a jump of 14-feet-00.00.
"Feels really good I am pretty happy with it," said Rough, the FCIAC champion. "I wasn't necessarily at my best but I felt good enough."
Ridgefield's team of Ethan Realander, Jonathan Keating, Kristian Sogaard and Ausitn Gilbert took first in the 4x800 relay at 8:18.97 with Staples coming in second at 8:19.22.
Jayson Matthews of Manchester won the high jump with Mike Morrow of Danbury coming in second.
In the 1000, Randall Neish of Glastonbury was first (2:33.19) with Peter Elkind of Staples and Mickey Kozak of Danbury coming in second and third.
Chaz Winter of Danbury won the 600 in 1:25.11.
"I worked hard the past three years of my life and I'm finally here senior year, it's a great feeling to be honest," Winter said. "Once I get State Open going, looking to go to New Englands but, yeah, it's a good day. I was seeded third so I was mentally prepared to go for the win."
In the 55 hurdles, Stephon Henry (7.79) of New Britain came in first with Akim Moffett (7.85) of Danbury taking second.
Matt Bennett of Southington (52-04.50) won the shot put with Evan Adams (49-06.00) of Norwalk grabbing second.
Ridgefield (3:40.98) won the 1600 sprint medley relay with the team of Andrew Franco, Evan Bloch, James Barile and Graeme Hewitt.
Anthony Bravo of Staples won the long jump with a leap of 21-01.50 with Stephen DeCarlo of Greenwich coming in second at 20-09.25 and Kevin Gorman of Newtown in third at 20-04.75
Class LL Boys Indoor Track Championships
at Floyd Little Athletic Center, New Haven
Team scores
1. Danbury 64, 2. Ridgefield 61, 3. Staples 46, 4. McMahon 34, 5. Cheshire 26, 6. Greenwich 25, 7. Amity 21, 8. Fairfield Prep 20, 9. Hamden 19, 10. New Britain 17, 11. Norwalk 15, 12. Glastonbury 13, 13. (tie) Shelton, Trumbull, Manchester and Simsbury 12, 17. (tie) Southington, Xavier and Westhill 10, 20. Newtown 7, 21. East Hartford 6, 22. Hartford Public 5, 23. (tie) Stamford and NFA 4.
Individual results
Winner in each event and regional finishers among top six
55 dash: 1. (tie) Austin Longi (Greenwich) and Shnyden Pierre (McMahon) 6.61; 3. Thomas Kane (Shelton) 6.68; 5. Niko Petridis (McMahon) 6.75; 300: 1. Shnyden Pierre (McMahon) 35.16 (Class LL record); 6. Niko Petridis (McMahon) 37.01; 600: 1. Chaz Winter (Danbury) 1:25.11; 3. Joseph Matera (Trumbull) 1:26.71; 5. Victor Kolbin (Staples) 1:27.88; 1000: 1. Randall Neish (Glastonbury) 2:33.19; 2. Peter Elkind (Staples) 2:35.86; 3. Mickey Kozak (Danbury) 2:37.23; 5. Michael Yuan (Amity) 2:37.96; 1600: 1. Christian Alvarado (Fairfield Prep) 4:22.34; 2. Oliver Hickson (Staples) 4:23.28; 3. William Bordash (Ridgefield) 4:24.99; 4. Trevor Hopper (Ridgefield) 4:26.20; 6. Thomas Guillaume (Ridgefield) 4:35.21; 3200: 1. Christian Alvarado (Fairfield Prep) 9:28.54; 2. Austin Gilbert (Ridgefield) 9:29.08; 3. Gabriel Altopp (Ridgefield) 9:29.52; 4. Trevor Hopper (Ridgefield) 9:32.28; 5. Eric Van der Els (McMahon) 9:32.75; 55 hurdles: 1. Stephon Henry (New Britain) 7.79; 2. Akim Moffett (Danbury) 7.85; 4. Franklin Bartley Jr. (Norwalk) 7.89; 5. Aaron Rattley (Amity) 7.98; 6. Robert Jacowleff (Staples) 8.06; 4x200 relay: 1. McMahon (Justin Frederick, Yvens Borno, Niko Petridis, Shnyden Pierre) 1:34.44; 3. Amity (Aria Mohseni, Joseph Choiniere, Aaron Rattley, Joshua Timpko) 1:35.51; 4. Shelton (Thomas Kane, Michael Pingree, Michael Ficano, Kevin Block) 1:36.60; 5. Danbury (Matthew Andrew, Cyrus Brown, Devonte Clarke, Akim Moffett) 1:36.97; 4x400 relay: 1. Ridgefield (James Barile, Thomas Guillaume, Graeme Hewett, Johnathan Keating) 3:31.60; 2. Danbury (Tyrice O'Connor, Jonathan Bartley, Taylor Williams, Chaz Winter) 3:32.09; 3. Trumbull (Tyler Gleen, Neil Barrow, Dylan McEniry, Joseph Matera) 3:35.53; 5. Staples (Robert Jacowleff, James Lewis, Victor Kolbin, Peter Elkind) 3:36.35; 4x800 relay: 1. Ridgefield (Ethan Realander, Johnathan Keating, Kristian Sogaard, Austin Gilbert) 8:18.97; 2. Staples (James Lewis, William McDonald, Luis Cruz, Victor Kolbin) 8:19.22; 3. Danbury (Matt Edgar, Corey Mullins, Taylor Williams, Jake Roberts) 8:25.74; 4. Greenwich (Spencer Helmrich, Sean Clarke, Mark Jarombek, Sebastian Oe) 8:29.15; 5. Shelton (Seth Shuster, Kristian Schif, Joseph Edelstein, Austin Kothary) 8:31.53; 1600 sprint medley: 1. Ridgefield (Andrew Franco, Evan Bloch, James Barile, Graeme Hewett) 3:40.98; 2. Danbury (Matthew Andrew, Akim Moffett, Jonathan Bartley, Mickey Kozak) 3:41.84; 3. Amity (Joshua Timpko, Mark Pigatt, Aria Mohseni, Michael Yuan) 3:42.20; 4. Staples (Robert Jacowleff, Andrew Floyd, Luis Cruz, Peter Elkind) 3:42.83; 5. Norwalk (Hopeton Chambers, Franklin Bartley Jr., Tayquan Camacho, Ezzy Rodriguez) 3:45.90; high jump: 1. Jayson Matthews (Manchester) 6-0; 2. Mike Morrow (Danbury) J6-0; 3. (tie) Christian Lodewick (Amity) 5-10; 5. Anthony Bravo (Staples) 5-8; 6. Cole Terry (Newtown) J5-8; pole vault: 1. Christopher Rough (Westhill) 14-0; 2. (tie) Leland Roberts (Danbury) 12-0; 4. Thomas Chessman (Greenwich) 11-6; 5. (tie) Phat Thach (Danbury) and William Nolan (Staples) 11-0; long jump: 1. Anthony Bravo (Staples) 21-1.5; 2. Stephan DeCarlo (Greenwich) 20-9.25; 3. Kevin Gorman (Newtown) 20-4.75; 4. Phil Szostek (Stamford) 20-4.5; shot put: 1. Matthew Bennett (Southington) 52-4.5; 2. Evan Adams (Norwalk) 49-6; 5. Lucas Goff (Ridgefield) 46-0.5; 6. Corey Barrett (Norwalk) 44-11.5.


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A French Garden Wedding at Cielo Farms in Malibu, California
Jennifer Parker and Jonathan Kaplan threw a whimsical garden wedding with subtle French flair. Jennifer's love of all things French — which grew out of her childhood attending a French school and spending time in France — played out in a palette of French blue stationery, gold jacquard table linens and rustic Louis XIV style chairs. The Provençale feel of the gardens at Cielo Farms tied in seamlessly with the theme. For the rest of the décor, Jennifer and Jonathan opted for a playful, modern aesthetic. Spiked popsicle signature cocktails were served from an ice bar during cocktail hour and acrylic signage helped guests find their seats at dinner. The wedding cake was covered with vibrant marble fondant and striking boxwood screens covered in dozens of laser-cut butterflies framed the entrance to the reception space. "My grandmother used to call me Madame Butterfly and said she that when she passed she would come to me as a butterfly," Jennifer says. "We incorporated butterflies everywhere in her memory — at the entrance, on my veil and behind the bar." After dinner, the newlyweds treated everyone to freshly made Italian-style doughnuts and a gourmet coffee bar. A live band the dance floor was packed all night long and a photo booth offered a fun and candid way for friends and family to capture the evening. Another way the pair personalized the day was having Jennifer's stepfather officiate the ceremony. "All of our friends and family love him because he's hilarious. I couldn't imagine anyone else doing it," Jennifer says. "He was so good that someone asked him to preside over their wedding."


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OutKast will headline the 2014 BET Experience, the three-day music festival scheduled for June in downtown Los Angeles.
Black Entertainment Television is expected to make an official announcement Monday that the Atlanta duo will topline the festival's rap-heavy showcase, which includes Rick Ross, ASAP Rocky and DJ Khaled.
When BET announced in March the first set of performers for the festival, which will be in its second year, the network teased a "very special hip-hop reunion you won't want to miss."
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That reunion is OutKast, which recently ended a seven-year hiatus with a headlining slot at the Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival this month.
Coachella launched an extensive festival run for OutKast, which is marking the 20th anniversary of its 1994 debut, "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik." Gigs at more than 40 festivals include Governors Ball in New York, Sasquatch in Washington state, Drake's OVO Fest in Toronto, Wireless Festival in London and now the BET Experience at L.A. Live.
This year's festival, scheduled for June 27-29, will again include concerts, wellness seminars, celebrity panels, exhibits and a fan expo at multiple venues at L.A. Live. It's anchored by BET's annual award spectacle.
R&B crooner Maxwell and songstresses Jill Scott, Marsha Ambrosius and "American Idol" winner Candice Glover will kick off the festival June 27 at Staples Center.
OutKast will close the following night's hip-hop-focused bill with Rick Ross, ASAP Rocky, K. Michelle, Ty Dolla Sign and August Alsina. DJ Khaled will host.
Mary J. Blige, Trey Songz and Jennifer Hudson will close the festival. (Tamar Braxton no longer appears on the bill.) Future and the Roots have been tapped for late-night club gigs that follow Staples Center shows.
Last year BET launched the festival. More than two years in the making, the BET Experience was a way for the network to expand its awards show and make L.A. a destination for urban music fans in search of a big-ticket event.
More than 100,000 flocked to L.A. Live last June to see Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, J. Cole and Miguel as well as R. Kelly, New Edition and the Jacksons. There were also comedy shows from Mike Epps and Cedric the Entertainer, a Kirk Franklin-led gospel showcase and late-night jam sessions topped by Erykah Badu and the Roots.
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In 2012, the network signed a deal with Anschutz Entertainment Group to launch the event and move its award show to the Nokia Theatre. BET teamed with promoter Goldenvoice, a division of AEG Live, to select talent for the festival.
VIP packages, priced between $1,095 and $4,395, include access to the awards show and the Staples Center series. Single-day tickets to the concerts are $59.50 to $149.50, and buyers can bundle the Staples Center series of shows for $199 to $399. The fan fest is free and open to the public at LA Convention Center, withno registration required.
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If it's a top of the line home gym you are looking for – do not look past the Bowflex PR3000. Once you have managed to digest the fairly hefty price tag, there really is no looking back. Once again, Bowflex seem to be spot on the mark when it comes to pleasing consumers – not only by providing incredibly flexible and user friendly machines, but also by using only the highest quality materials during manufacture.
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The PR3000 adds a number of luxury extras which are not included on cheaper models in the Home Gym series. For example, the PR3000 adds upholstery to the roller cushions, and further padding to the ankle cuffs and handle bars.
Not a major addition you might say, but when your hands, feet, and buttocks are all blazingly sore after a workout on another machine, you might be wishing you had paid a bit extra for the small comforts.
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The Bowflex PR3000 can withstand a user weighing up to 300lbs, and requires a 100 by 78 inch area for use. This is slightly larger than most other machines, but the extra space is taken up by support columns and structures which support machine balance and weight distribution.
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This home gym really is one of the best all inclusive pieces of equipment available on the market today. Assuming that you can swallow the price of more than $1,000 – this should be the only exercise machine you ever need to buy.
Current users of the PR3000 constantly comment on the flexibility of the exercises, and the durability of the rods / machine itself. Coupled with a 7 year power rod warranty and a 1 year frame warranty, there's very little to be worried about.
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Lower prices would always go down a treat, but as soon as you hear the word "Bowflex", you know that you'll be paying a premium price. As we have already said, if you can get past the price tag, there is very little to fault when it comes to the PR3000. Our only other request would be for an integrated cardio system, such as a rowing function – but you can't have it all right?


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In 1983, when Patricia Laus stepped into the family business — What's Your Racket Inc., a 17-court racquetball and fitness club in Manasquan, NJ — and realized that it wasn't living up to its potential, she decided to take on the business. And she hasn't looked back since.
The club is now The Atlantic Club, sitting on 44 acres with the front 24 acres fully developed and the back 20 acres equipped with sports fields, woods and walking paths. Its children's camps, sports-specific training (including football combines), swim leagues and lessons, tennis offerings, and spa help it attract families in the area. Eight years ago, Laus opened a second facility in Red Bank, NJ. It is a smaller, more adult-oriented club with a spa.
The transformation from a racquetball club that grossed $500,000 a year to today's two facilities that gross more than $34 million per year together wasn't an easy undertaking, especially considering Laus had no background in fitness or business. She was a nurse, but she got caught up in the aerobics craze of the 1980s, and the more she learned about the business and the industry, the more she saw the possibilities in the club.
"There's a lot of right time, right place," Laus says about the success of her business.
When she first began running the club, Laus joined the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) and hired as her consultant one of IHRSA's founders and board members, Curt Beusman, who at the time was owner of the Sawmill Athletic Clubs in Mount Kisco, NY. She credits business organizations, IHRSA, industry people, the Faust Roundtables, consultants and long-time staffers with helping her grow the business.
"I constantly brought another set of eyes in," she says.
In the beginning, her club, like many at that time, was a pay-as-you-go facility. But she wanted to change that because she believed that the monthly dues membership concept was the only way her club could sustain itself and become profitable. First, she had to determine the club's price point and how to transition to the new model.
"One of my lasting visions was Curt standing in my door asking me, 'Do you think you have the guts to do $58 a month?'" she says. "I remember my heart sinking and saying, 'Yes,' and thinking, 'How am I going to do this?'"
She did do it, transitioning the club to a membership model that a year later had 800 members. Today, the two clubs have 9,000 members as well as several thousand nonmembers who use the ancillary businesses at the facilities.
Adding ancillary businesses meant having a broad vision for the clubs, but Laus had doubts about the wisdom of being so broad, particularly after sitting on a panel next to another club owner who had a narrow vision for his club.
"He asked me if I could be a master of all things," she says. "I wondered if I was doing the right thing, but I decided to go ahead and do it."
One of the first things she did was buy some of the land surrounding the original building. The area around the club had been farmland and a summer resort community, but it began to transition in the 1980s to a year-round community. She spent $500 an acre — quite a deal considering that half an acre now sells for $250,000, she says.
Laus opened a preschool on the property in 1984, and, due to parents' requests, she later added a full-day kindergarten and a first grade. Now, the Atlantis Preparatory School is a state-approved education facility with 350 students from 2 years old through first grade. The school's mission is to grow future world leaders.
Laus also incorporated the Milagro Salon and Spa into both clubs, and they have become communities in and of themselves, she says. The two locations grossed $7.5 million last year with a profit margin of 20 percent. Both locations combined to do $1.2 million in gift card sales during the last eight weeks of 2009.
The children's camps, which include a day camp, sports camps, adventure camps, the Atlantis Preparatory nursery camp and the Atlantic Club swim school, also have been a hit, especially in 2009 when the camps experienced their best year ever. Most days, the club had 1,000 kids on campus, grossing $1.37 million with a return of 40 percent. Laus credits fewer vacationing parents putting their children in the camps longer as part of the reason for the increase. Nonmembers can participate in the camps and sports-specific training, which helps market the club to potential members and expands the clubs into the community.
The two clubs have become an integral part of the communities that they serve, not just because of the ancillary services that nonmembers can participate in, but also because of the charitable work in which Laus, her staff and her members are involved.
Laus has volunteered for much of her life, and she brought that mindset to her business. Six years ago, she took a course in which she was asked what she could create that would make a difference in the world. At that time, she and others at the club knew several people who were diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer, so she created Clubs for the Cure to raise funds for breast cancer research. Eventually, she expanded that program to become a national fundraising campaign in partnership with health and fitness clubs across the country to raise money for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research.
Her charitable work and work with the community have earned her several awards. This year, IHRSA presented her with the Outstanding Community Service award, which goes to an individual who has made a longstanding commitment to make a difference in, and beyond, his or her community. She also has received IHRSA's Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contributions to the growth of the health and fitness industry.
All of her contributions fit with her company's mission.
"The mission that guides me with the business is expanding wellness, extending life," Laus says. "It gives everyone something to go back to and refer to. We do know that connectivity is something that needs to be encouraged."
She strives for her club to be a place that develops relationships between staff and members, between members and members, and between the club and the community because people who have connections are healthier, she says.
The company is using social networking — Twitter, Facebook, e-mails and its Web site — to become an information source and to connect members and the community to each other and to the clubs.
Using these technologies to fulfill her mission is a far cry from the early days when communication was via phone, and back office systems meant using paper and a pencil. Of course, much of what The Atlantic Club is today is a far cry from what Laus walked into back in 1983. Along the way, she admits that things haven't always been easy and she hasn't always been confident, but that doesn't seem to matter to her anymore.
"I'm OK with my journey," Laus says. "The choices I made were the best choices I could make at the time. I'm responsible for all my choices, and I look to create a great future."
That great future might involve a few more Atlantic Clubs, although she says that she doesn't have the wiring to be the CEO of 200 clubs.
"I really do live within the dream that there will be more Atlantic Clubs in my lifetime," Laus says. She likes the idea of transferring the vision, values and brand to another club and another community.
Even if she doesn't reach that goal, her journey so far shows others that a lot is possible when you have vision, determination, some luck, and knowledgeable and dedicated people beside you.
"The business is where it is supposed to be right now," Laus says. "It's healthy, it's profitable, it's a great example of what a club can be in a community. It's underpinnings are good values, doing the right thing, doing your best and treating people the way you want to be treated."
For interviews with other executives in the fitness industry, visit the Executive Insights section of the Web site at www.clubindustry.com/executive.


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Rebels find hope in new offensives in northern Syria after months of setbacks
Buoyed by the ouster from northern Syria of Islamist extremists and the arrival of new weapons, including U.S.-supplied TOW anti-tank missiles, Western-backed rebels have gone on the offensive in two battle zones and say they've gained ground against forces loyal to the government of President Bashar Assad.
The Assad government has responded by stepping up an aerial bombing campaign that has driven tens of thousands of civilians to flee.
In Aleppo, where government forces seemed on the verge of capturing the city a month ago, a rebel offensive that began in mid-April is moving ahead slowly on all fronts, activists claim. Western-backed and Islamist fighters now are besieging the city's most important security facility, the headquarters of air force intelligence, after capturing three buildings near the compound.
To avoid the regime's barrel bombs _ homemade weapons that can't be aimed accurately _ rebels are concentrating forces at the front lines, where Assad's forces rarely drop the devices, apparently for fear of hitting their own troops.
About 60 miles to the south, rebels are using the same tactic to keep the main north-south highway closed at a small town called Murak, where they claim to have destroyed a large number of tanks, many with the help of newly arrived anti-tank weapons.
The rebels first seized control of the road in early February, cutting the main supply route from the government's weapons depots in Hama to cities in the north, including Aleppo. The action also forced the government to abandon 18 checkpoints in Khan Sheikhoun, a town just to the north of Murak.
That ended a year-long government siege of Khan Sheikhoun, whose usual 80,000 population had doubled to 160,000 with people who'd fled combat elsewhere. It also allowed the rebels to turn the tables and besiege three bases that government forces had used to shell nearby villages, commanders and activists said. Now the government is having to resupply the bases by parachute. The supplies often land in rebel-held areas.
"The fighters are from the area, and they know how to move around. They can advance to a few hundred meters of tanks and destroy them," said Capt. Amin Danawar, a defected Syrian army officer who was a front-line commander during part of the offensive.
The government responded by opening a bombing campaign against Khan Sheikhoun that drove most of the civilians from the town. Khalid el Yousef, 42, a farmer and a brigade commander in the Western-back Free Syrian Army, said only about 5,000 people remain in the town, and that most of them spend much of their time underground, cowering in primitive shelters from the daily bombing and artillery shelling.
Yousef arrived in Reyhanli Friday with an extended family of 18. He said that most days Khan Sheikhoun was hit by one or two barrel bombs. On Saturday, a day after he left, he said friends told him there were four.
Rebel officials said a key to the launch of their offensives was the decision by moderate rebels to attack Islamist extremists throughout northeastern Syria in January. The extremists from the al Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and Syria had blocked moderate rebel supply lines, seized local government headquarters, looted private property and had jailed hundreds of civilians without charges.
In leading the attack by the newly formed Syrian Revolutionary Front, Jamal Maarouf, a contractor turned militia commander, revived the fortunes of the Free Syrian Army, which seemed headed for oblivion at the time, and secured it a leadership role in the rebellion as Islamist fighting groups joined the battle against ISIS. Maarouf also came to the attention of United States and other powers concerned about the threat ISIS poses to regional stability.
ISIS still has a major stronghold in Raqqa, Syria, and controls as much as 20 percent of Syrian territory, observers say. But an aide to Maarouf said he is now in regular contact with U.S. officials, who've promised advanced weapons, though so far they've delivered only nonlethal supplies, including vehicles, uniforms, first aid kits, food and communications gear.
"They are speaking seriously," the aide, who asked not to be identified so he could speak more candidly, told McClatchy. "They promised us vehicles. And they sent us 20. We feel they are honest."
He said Maarouf is happy to deal with the Americans because they will "follow up and see our work, and test our credibility on the ground."
The U.S. also has begun supplying TOW missiles to another moderate rebel group, Harakat Hazem, a unit that reports to Brig. Gen. Salim Idriss, who was ousted as chief of staff in February but refused to hand over the post when the opposition's Supreme Military Council named a Maarouf ally to replace him.
Three YouTube videos posted in the past month show Haraket Hazem fighters firing TOW missiles at targets that are unclear, but the numbers that have actually been delivered to rebels is though to be modest.
The offensives and other factors, including what rebels say is growing financial support, have bolstered rebel morale, which had been flagging in the wake of significant government gains over recent months, The government seized control of the city of Yabroud, which had been in rebel hands for two years, in March and is expected soon to take control of the rebel-held old city district of Homs, a rebel bastion for more than two years.
"Four months ago, the regime was winning," said Basil Derwish, a spokesman for the anti-government media center in Hama who was interviewed in Antakya, Turkey, during a brief respite from the battlefield. "Now, the rebels are making big advances."
The ouster of ISIS was a critical factor, he said. "When ISIS was present, the FSA always fought with caution," he said. But citing the battle over Murak and Khan Sheikhoun, he said: "I'm optimistic, because in 100 days the regime has been unable to take back the road, and they've used every weapon in their arsenal."
"At least now, (the rebels) have only one enemy, which is the regime," said Kareem Ankeer, an activist from Idlib province who was visiting Reyhanli. "In the past, they had two. ISIS was trying to kill them _ there were many operations to assassinate FSA and other rebel leaders leaders."
Youssef, the farmer from Khan Sheikhoun, and his fellow commander, Amin Danawar, both said the rebels had destroyed in excess of 40 tanks and armored vehicles in the 100 days of fighting. A civilian spokesman made the same claim, though a McClatchy search for videos of "dead" tanks in the Murak front turned up only eight. Asked about the discrepancy, Youssef invited McClatchy to visit the front. "If you come, you can take pictures of every one of them."


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Tony Conrad, who can be described as an artist, composer, musician, filmmaker, and performer, might be considered the first true "crossover artist." Two Degrees of Separation accompanies the eponymous exhibition by Tony Conrad at Kunsthalle Wien. In his essay "A Show That's Almost Invisible," the critic Jonathan Walley discusses how the main works in this exhibition relate to Conrad's interest in the subgenre referred to as the woman-in-prison film, silent music, and the idea of perspective developed during the Italian Renaissance. A conversation between Tony Conrad and Diedrich Diederichsen provides insight into the thinking of the multitalented artist and his unique position in the field of contemporary art.
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The San Francisco Bay area awoke to another day of travel misery Monday as the regional transit strike, already touched by tragedy, entered its fourth day with no end in sight.
Traffic at the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge toll plaza grew heavy before 6 a.m. Monday. Ferries, charter buses from several Bay Area Rapid Transit — BART — stations and Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District buses are serving as alternatives for some of BART's estimated 400,000 daily rail commuters.
Also Monday, the National Transportation Safety Board was continuing its investigation into the deaths Saturday of two BART workers who were inspecting track when BART officials say they were hit by a train on a maintenance run.
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"BART sucks!" read Emily Pharr's Craigslist ad. Pharr, 42, a program manager who works in Palo Alto and lives in Oakland, was offering rides downtown in her Dodge Caravan from the North Berkeley BART station, starting at 5:30 a.m. Monday.
"It's just really crazy," she said of the rail strike, now in its fourth day. "Half a million people can't go to work without a hassle — and it's not a little hassle, it's a huge hassle."
Pharr was asking prospective passengers for "a kind donation of $10 to cover my gas and my time." She offered to take the special high-occupancy HOV carpooling lanes clear to Palo Alto, south of the city, and she was filling her minivan.
Amalgamated Transit Union 1555 President Antonette Bryant over the weekend said she planned to take a final contract offer before members for a vote, but she expected it to be rejected. "It's our hope we can get it to members this week," Bryant said. She expected the vote to be "a resounding no."
Union officials said there was general agreement on some economic issues, but the two sides came to an impasse over work rules, including the length of the workday and when overtime pay kicks in.
The two workers inspecting tracks in Walnut Creek were hit and killed by a BART train Saturday afternoon as it returned from routine maintenance, transit officials said. The four-car train was being run in automatic mode under computer control at the time, said Paul Oversier, BART's assistant general manager. The National Transportation Safety Board was investigating the fatal accident, the first for a BART employee in five years.
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Various objects were thrown onto the pitch at a club soccer game in Iran including a hand grenade. One player bent down to pick up the grenade and throw it off the field and it went off just seconds after he let go.
The match, which was a quarterfinal match of the Asian Champions League, took place in Esfahan's Fouladshahr stadium last night between Sephan FC of Iran and al-Ahli SC of Saudi Arabia.
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