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Thursday, July 31, 2008
What the?
I'm fairly certain the joke is supposed to be "they'll never think to come this way, but, ha ha, they've left a thick dotted line behind them!"
Even if it's not, this is a big old FAIL. The whole point of the Family Circus dotted line strips is that the lines meander as the children meander, all over the neighborhood, into houses, shops, trees, etc. The whole point of the FC dotted line joke is that children are hard to keep up with because they will go for whatever attracts their eye.
This seems to be pure laziness. If you're going to do an homage or a parody, don't neglect to include the most iconic aspect of the thing you are referencing.
Other than that, I'm enjoying the Foxtrot element.
Update: I realized after I posted this, and the first commenter pointed out: the whole joke might be that the line is straight, and the FC kids wouldn't be able to find them because it is straight. Fair enough, I retract my opinion that it's big FAIL.
However, I think there's potential for a much better joke there, a clearer one. A decoy dotted line leading away from Skull and whatshisname would have been cleverer, implying that the dotted lines, which don't really exist in the world of the comic (but only to the reader), are actually real.
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Sorry to say it this way, FSM, but that deserves a BIG FAT DUH. It goes in a straight line BECAUSE the FC lines are always windy and meandering. He's implying that the children are incapable of going in a straight line, so they'll NEVER EXPECT Skull to flee that way.
Honestly. That seemed really obvious to me, but I don't think you've been much on the ball lately.
- July 31, 2008 at 2:13 PM
That was the funny part of it and made me laugh very hard.
- July 31, 2008 at 2:21 PM
- Fake Scott McCloud said...
You're right -- I've updated my post.
I still don't think it's funny, but hey, that's just me.
- July 31, 2008 at 2:22 PM
You seem to be missing the boat quite often here lately.
- July 31, 2008 at 3:06 PM
- Ti Chan said...
It made me laugh... Until someone pointed out the whole "going through bushes and teepees" thing. I mean, seriously, I wouldn't have thought they could PHASE THROUGH OBJECTS either. Smart move, kid.
You would really think SK would have just drawn it so it wouldn't have those bits. Unless he didn't think it through.
- July 31, 2008 at 3:28 PM
How is that kid aware that such a tactic would work?
- July 31, 2008 at 3:34 PM
Sorry, FakeSM. Today's comic was solid, and the joke should be obvious to most readers. I think the clipping was intentional, to highlight the fact that they're deliberately taking a perfectly straight path.
I'm also giving bonus points for Jason's Terminator 2 reference in the first panel. It accurately captured Jason's character, which I wasn't expecting.
If I have to raise an issue, I'd ask if Kurtz knows Bill Amend. Unlike the Family Circus parody, there's no fair use argument for Jason's likeness since FoxTrot itself isn't the target of the parody.
- July 31, 2008 at 3:36 PM
- Skeeter said...
No offense, mate, but you're wrong on this one. This if the first PvP in a long while that I have found legitimately funny.
You seem to be missing the obvious more often lately. Perhaps because apathy towards PvP has set in?
- July 31, 2008 at 3:39 PM
- R.W.McGee said...
If you've read Family Circus the straight line parody is pretty obvious, and pretty amusing. If they had used some other wandering line...well that would just have been confusing. Kurtz got ya on this one I'm afraid FSM.
- July 31, 2008 at 3:40 PM
- Kefim said...
So he's basing a joke on a fact you'd only know by reading the crap that is Family Circus?
No wonder I didn't get it.
- July 31, 2008 at 3:40 PM
- Jack Tango said...
Absolutely inclined to agree with other comments, and your update. The humour lies in knowing that the Family Circus kids always take the windiest route possible to get somewhere.
And keeping in with Jason Fox's character, he'd be smart enough to (pardon the pun) outfox them.
I think it's more bemusing than amusing, to be honest, but it's still witty.
- July 31, 2008 at 3:42 PM
Yeah, very obvious joke, and the first good one in a while.
This time you're just dumb. =p
- July 31, 2008 at 3:51 PM
- R.W.McGee said...
I also agree with 47 by the way...it seems like Kurtz' use of Amends characters recently is leaving him open to a lawsuit.
- July 31, 2008 at 3:52 PM
I'd also like to point out that, regardless of use, the dotted lines only mark off where a character has gone, not where they're going to go.
A "decoy" dotted line wouldn't make any sense at all because it would imply that the characters had taken that path.
It would just be confusing. This joke is gold.
- July 31, 2008 at 3:56 PM
- Mike said...
I like your stuff, but you're losing steam -- and this one's completely off. It was a funny joke.
- July 31, 2008 at 4:27 PM
Amend had a strip pretty recently which did take-offs of a few web-comics (including pvp), which quite possibly inspired this arc. Scott might or might not have asked him before doing this, but there's no way Amend is going to do anything to him about it. I mean, seriously. Don't be ridiculous.
Anyone else noticed a certain Peanuts character in this strip? And no, the Schultz estate won't sue Scott either before anyone raises the alarm.
- July 31, 2008 at 4:31 PM
Just another "me too" post -- this has been the funniest PvP for a while now. Perhaps it's time for a "PvP Makes Me Sad Makes Me Sad" blog? :P
- July 31, 2008 at 4:33 PM
He wouldn't sue Kurtz. Didn't you see this?
- July 31, 2008 at 4:38 PM
FSM, I love ya dude, but seriously? You're covered in massive amounts of fail on this one. It was crystal clear to anyone who has ever read the dotted line FC strips even once.
You're just being a dickhole for no good reason. It's cool when you've got a reason, but this? This is just you being a dickhole.
- July 31, 2008 at 4:39 PM
Geez, internet, can we stop with the "fail" and "win" crap? I hate nerd slang.
- July 31, 2008 at 4:53 PM
- Fake Scott McCloud said...
Hey -- I'm glad you guys like it. I still think it's weak.
- July 31, 2008 at 4:58 PM
Like and dislike, strong or weak don't enter into this discussion, buddy.
The fact of the matter is that lately you flat out don't understand what is going on. You have severely lost the plot. For someone who picks so many nits, it's amusing to see you be unable to recognize your own failure in this regard.
- July 31, 2008 at 5:10 PM
- Fake Scott McCloud said...
@anonymous 5:10
You don't think the update to the post 10 minutes after I published it counts as a recognition of my own failure?
Plus -- there is a difference between the plot and the gag. I never commented on the plot. Everyone is discussing the gag, which I didn't get, and still don't like, and others got, and like.
Different strokes folks. Totally cool. I'm still very interested in where the plot is going. I expected something interesting would bring Skull back, and it looks like we might be headed that way.
- July 31, 2008 at 5:19 PM
- Sage said...
I agree again this post was a FAIL, but we all have our bad days. It was a good joke, and not in the "because all the others were so bad" type, it was funny, made me chuckle because of the big dotted line trailing them.
I think Scott is thanking Amend for putting him in his strip and did anyone notice the Snoopmeister in the picture too?
Your resident PVP apologist
Sage (:P RW)
- July 31, 2008 at 5:42 PM
Oh man, PVP actually went way over FSM's head. Time to take him out to pasture, methinks.
At least he left his error open to public scrutiny and gave his self-correction as an addendum though. That deserves some degree of respect.
- July 31, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Like Scott, FSM has to accept negative feedback on his work. I just hope it doesn't put him off because I enjoy reading his posts.
Ignore the anonymous above, he's been trolling for awhile.
- August 1, 2008 at 12:53 AM
If that strip didn't hit the target, the new one wasn't even firing live rounds (01/08).
Okay, I get the letter writing gag, it's a nod to old (really old) Peanuts strips, obviously updated for current technology. That works, we've had a week of newspaper comic parodies and homage, and this is just adding water to the lake.
But really? The kids are about to kill, maim or at least "aggressively question" Skull, and the best we get as a conclusion is simply being told that the LotR is real ??
That's it?
That's the best you got?
I feel like we skipped something. A couple of somethings, actually. Like going to the bathroom in the middle of a bad live show, only to be told "Aaah, dude, you missed the best part!"
The hell, man?
- August 1, 2008 at 12:58 AM
Showing the family circus kids actually out hunting for Skull would have hammered the dotted line joke for far more than the little it was worth. The only thing I'm disappointed about is that we could have had another Skull and Jason strip... but that would be taking the goodwill a bit too far in the direction of actively using Amend's characters, so I can live with it ending here.
The punchline was good too. That's such a Jason thing to ask if he ever met a real life troll...
Re: FSM missing the punchline. Um, FSM has had punchlines go sailing over his head since practically the beginning of this blog. It's really not new. We forgive him, though.
- August 1, 2008 at 2:45 AM
- Dave said...
Kurtz has kinda alienated most of the world with the last week's comic strips... Family Circus and Foxtrot are basically non-existent outside of North America. I think I'd basically seen one strip of each on the web before I moved to Canada last year, so I didn't quite get what the line was about...
- August 1, 2008 at 3:44 AM
You sir, are grasping at straws. FAIL.
- August 1, 2008 at 5:20 AM
There is no excuse for an American citizen who has ever picked up a funnies page NOT to get that joke. That is, of course, unless he was being willfully dense and looking for something to complain about. BUT WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT, DO WE?
It was a clever joke, and well executed. The art was fantastic.
Please please PLEASE stop being a destructive asshole and do something constructive with your time.
- August 1, 2008 at 5:21 AM
- Zak said...
Yeah, at this point you're hating for the sake of hating. You're not hating for the sake of criticism. Hell, you're not even hating for the sake of getting it off your chest. You're hating because you're in a rut, and you're hating because you can.
One of FC's biggest gags, if not the TOP FC gag, is the children winding around. And who cares if Scott draws a line through (read: over) an object? A decoy line? Seriously? Are you that desperate to find an alternative you find better?
Protip: JUST READ THE COMIC. ENJOY THE COMIC. IF YOU NO LIKE COMIC NO MORE, YOU NO READ COMIC.
Your opinion isn't needed on the interweb. We got along fine without it before, and we will again (somehow, someway, we will find a way to manage *one solitary tear*). Don't feel obligated to hate just because you need post fodder.
- August 1, 2008 at 5:23 AM
If the line hopped over obstacles, it would have ruined the joke. The line had to PERFECTLY STRAIGHT in order for it to work.
But... are we to assume that Skull and Jason traveled UNDER the bush, UNDER the teepee? NO, STUPID. They went over them, but their trajectory remained straight, unlike the FC kids who like to go around stuff.
Right? I mean... right? A "decoy line" would have been the most labored, overly complicated joke possible. The existing one is simple and to the point.
- August 1, 2008 at 5:31 AM
FSM didn't get the joke. He admitted that. And after it was explained, he put his hands up and corrected his post. Now the dicks are coming out of the woodwork, late to the party, after everything has been said again and again to accuse him of 'hating just for the sake of it'.
FFS. Hypocrites much?
- August 1, 2008 at 5:55 AM
Ignore the jabbering groupthink attacks, FSM. Your blog continues to be great, and the wave of negative comments in this forum merely illustrates that assholism remains rampant online. And I'll stand with you in your questioning of the dotted-line gag; easily the weakest of this week's intertextual tie-ins. The folks throwing rotten vegetables at you are merely demonstrating (A) their binary mode of thinking -- either it WINS or it FAILS, no inbetween! -- and (B) their eager, swarming response to blood in the water. Fuck'em.
- August 1, 2008 at 5:59 AM
FSM you better hurry up and do another post before these trolls get any worse. Even Kurtz is having a go at you on twitter.
If you want to critique FSM, then fine do it, but stop telling him to quit the blog. FSM and the rest of us, have never asked Scott to quit PvP.
- August 1, 2008 at 6:22 AM
Yeah but PvP is worth the pixels it's printed on.
- August 1, 2008 at 6:31 AM
- JRSofty said...
It really was more of an inside joke for people who were old enough to have read Family Circus years ago. Obviously you were either not born yet OR just were too young to read the FC comic.
I would suggest that you find some old Bill Keane stuff and see that whenever the children were sent out to do something that they would be distracted and move around the neighborhood in very curvy and sometimes circular paths.
I don't think I have to explain the rest to you.
- August 1, 2008 at 6:53 AM
- Chris Crosby said...
That was the most clever PvP strip in ages. You make me sad.
- August 1, 2008 at 6:58 AM
I feel sorry for you Paul Southworth.
- August 1, 2008 at 7:10 AM
this site has gone from critiques to pointless bashing. Very sad.
- August 1, 2008 at 7:20 AM
- August 1, 2008 at 7:36 AM
Thanks for this. I've been meaning to give up on this blog, and now I have the perfect reason.
- August 1, 2008 at 8:16 AM
That's one troll gone, just one more and we'll be back to normal again.
I think the problem was the 2+ weeks of panda strips followed by a really bad week of filler. It really put a lot of people off.
- August 1, 2008 at 8:20 AM
- paulsouthworth said...
Hey, what did I do?
- August 1, 2008 at 8:29 AM
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- August 1, 2008 at 9:09 AM
Aww come on don't be like that. You have to admit, FSM handled this very well and I think thats why it annoys the people who hate this blog.
- August 1, 2008 at 9:19 AM
Think you're running out of things to nitpick...
Thank goodness, maybe you'll get bored and Scott will stop trying to please you people who didn't like the comic to begin with.
- August 1, 2008 at 9:19 AM
- Fake Scott McCloud said...
I deleted a comment because it crossed the line.
It made a point though, so I will republish it, sanitized:
from anonymous:
"That's one troll gone, just one more and we'll be back to normal again.
I think the problem was the 2+ weeks of panda strips followed by a really bad week of filler. It really put a lot of people off."
Yeah, you go ahead and keep riding FSM's dick. Filler or no, PVP hit one out of the park, and not only does he not get it, he "retracted" his crit to say "well, it could still be better." A decoy. Ooh, I wish I was a gag-writing genius like FSM.
Here's an idea, every post in this blog from now on can just say "sucked, could be way better."
Go hug a unicorn, awesome dudes.
- August 1, 2008 at 9:25 AM
You naysayers don't seem to understand. :)
Even if FSM decided to quit (which he won't), he will still let the rest of us use this blog to chat about the latest PvP strips.
- August 1, 2008 at 9:27 AM
- Chet said...
However, I think there's potential for a much better joke there, a clearer one. A decoy dotted line leading away from Skull and whatshisname would have been cleverer
Um, what? How is that "cleverer"? How is that funnier?
Your version of the joke isn't even a joke. You realize that, right? That your version isn't funny? Your version isn't even an anti-joke, it's just plain flat.
Advantage: Kurtz. You've betrayed the game you're playing, here.
- August 2, 2008 at 11:48 AM
- Jai said...
It was a really good joke, but the execution wasn't so hot. Was it really too much work to move that teepee over, maybe draw the entire background with a straight line IN MIND the whole time so the straight line doesn't look stupid by going through and under things? The Family Circus kids' dotted line flows through the air in leaps and bounds to reflect the activities of the child it follows (Or, in the cool alternative TFSM suggested, the line that the CHILD follows) as they jump around or travel over objects - further reflecting the whole idea of that gag, which is (Always) that they're wasting time exploring and wandering aimlessly instead of going straight to their next destination. So, the straight line is a great joke. Really liked it. Too bad it didn't make much sense with the scenery added in.
- August 3, 2008 at 12:11 AM
PvP online feels like its going nowhere recently as far as im concerned and i cant wait for it to get back somewhere <--- my opinion , not a fact. Just trying to setup my mood when i saw that comic.
Im from canada , never read any FC or whatever , never heard about them until i went through the comments today, So when i saw a wierd drawing with tons of object hanging around with a big freaky line and a troll with a weird drawing of a kid, i couldnt help but think: Wtf is this?
(It does look pretty weird if you dont know what it's about.)
I figured it must be a parody....but still if you dont know the joke/miss it , that one really looked messed up
And even knowing it now....the joke doesnt make me laugh i mean....sure the kids cant follow a line ...im not gonna start laughing outloud for only this much .
Probably missing a whole Nostalgia thing or something here and im sure glad some people enjoyed it and i respect they could , since , as i said, i miss the background to enjoy this joke but still....i just can't enjoy it, and im sure tons of people couldnt either.
- August 4, 2008 at 12:45 PM


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Round-table talks pinpoint school funding frustrations
Round-table talks pinpoint school funding frustrations
CUMBERLAND - First, School Committee Chairwoman Lisa Beaulieu used a slide show to identify a gap in taxpayer support of schools - $8.2 million - based on a state formula that calculates Cumberland's average income and property values.
Later, school board member Craig Duffy looked at the state's top 10 performing high schools to show that local funding for each far exceeds Cumberland's annual commitment. Whether from student-teacher ratio to per-pupil spending to annual increases, he said, taxpayers in those town are doing better by their high schools.
Their two presentations before five members of the Town Council and the entire school board a week ago Wednesday addressed two of five friction points between the two elected boards: state and local aid to schools and citizens' ability and willingness to step up local funding.
Elected officials, who've all expressed a commitment to education, are clearing up questions and sorting through typical points of conflict in a series of joint meetings well in advance of budget discussions.
During an October meeting, five topics were culled from a couple of dozen ideas that members of both boards identified during the first round-table forum facilitated by psychologist Peter Langton, a Cumberland resident who teaches industrial and organizational psychology at Wheaton College and holds a corporate human relations position.
The other three were:
* Long-term planning
* The "divide" over Mayoral Academy charter schools
* How town and schools might collaborate to save money
Topics were divided up and one school board and one council member assigned to each.
Observing the two-hour round-table discussion last week, but not commenting, were Mayor Daniel McKee a Supt. Phil Thornton.
The next meeting was tentatively set for Feb. 20.
Duffy, who represents District 2, selected the state's top 10 high schools based on a survey by the online daily news publication GoLocal Prov and School Digger report. Cumberland High was ranked 34th by GoLocalProv and 24th by School Digger, said Duffy.
The 10 he picked are: Barrington, Narragansett, Portsmouth, Smithfield, Tiverton, East Greenwich, Chariho, South Kingstown, Scituate and Exeter-W. Greenwich.
Saying, "We all want our school to be in the top 10," he looked at a series of markers that he says characterize top-10 communities' commitment to schools.
Council member Art Lambi, assigned to work with Duffy, said their goal was to be factual "so taxpayers have facts about whether they would be willing to pay a little more."
According to Duffy's research:
* All 10 spend more per pupil than Cumberland's $12,294, with the average being $15,839.
All but South Kingstown have increased property taxes more in the past five years, for an average of 27 percent, than Cumberland's 18 percent increase.
* For each, the student-teacher ratio is lower than Cumberland's 15-1 ratio, with most 9-1 or 10-1.
* Average SAT scores at 71 points for the 10 than Cumberland's 1560.
* The combined NECAP scores on average are 49 points higher than Cumberland.
Duffy went on to cite data that found high performing schools insulate a community from the recession on housing values.
Duffy and Lambi had actually been charged with answering the question about taxpayers' willingness to spend more on schools.
Duffy cited the $30 million bond voters overwhelmingly supported to upgrade and expand the high school, but said he couldn't answer the question without a survey of residents.
Beaulieu, who was elected at-large to the board, crunched numbers based on an established formula to assert that Cumberland schools should currently be funded at $64.84 million, some $11.4 million beyond the current $53.4 million.
That includes $20.5 million that's currently allocated to operational expenses such as transportation, meals and utilities.
But Beaulieu's focus was on all other spending, what's called the Basic Education Plan, or BEP. That's the money directed at instruction, from teachers salaries to textbooks to assessments.
She added, "We need a more educated understanding of what's going on."
The funding gap, said Beaulieu, is $3.25 million in state aid and $8.2 million in town support.
Every dollar from the state is supposed to support BEP, she noted.
The state, she said, is incrementally making up for its share by increasing aid by $700,000 a year.
The town, on the other hand, is limited by state and local cap on increases to about $1.5 million, and that assumes no added funds for any town increases.
Member Jeff Mutter noted two conflicts between the two state directives: the 2010 BEP mandate that communities fully fund the BEP according to the community's financial ability and the 2006 tax cap known as Senate-3050 that holds a town's levy increase to 4 percent a year.
Beaulieu went on to explain that budget demands see the schools funding non-BEP operational costs first then allotting the remaining funds to instructional costs, or BEP.
Those non-BEP costs are going up some 5 percent a year, she said.
To close the funding gap, she suggests, the schools must decrease non-BEP costs and increase tax revenue.
Beaulieu called the non-BEP costs, "a drag on instructional needs," and generally inflexible. Some 25 percent goes to charter and special needs tuition, 22 percent to teacher retirement benefits, 22 percent to utilities and maintenance, 11 percent to transportation, and 9 percent to food service.
At the same time, she said, arts, language, music classes have been scaled back in recent years.
"There's nothing new in athletics and we have incredibly old textbooks. We absolutely, without question, need to close the funding gap," she said.
Commitment to education
Let's just cut to the chase and stop with all the BS. All I have read here is that the schools need more money and that property taxes have to go up. WHAT A SURPRISE! We are falling behind because we've increased property taxes by ONLY 18% in the last 5 years! SHAME! Parents in Cumberland don't care about their children's education! ENOUGH ALREADY! We all have heard ENOUGH! I would feel better if you just looked me in the eye and told me that the schools will NEVER have enough money, and that they will continue to need more (AND MORE!) every single year! The $30 million bond started out as 3 separate $5 million bonds, but, due to overwhelming support based on false promises of a renovated 50+ year old high school (that we STILL need!), soon after was manipulated into TWICE that amount. I am still heart sick about all those beautiful trees being cut down to make room for the new "barn" out front. These talks might have brought out frustrations, but it also showed that they ALL want the same thing...MORE TAXPAYERS' MONEY!
New to town
From the prospective of someone who just purchased a home in Cumberland I found the town appealing because the cost-per-student and test scores were able to compete with those "Top 10" high schools. Any strategic investment should have a long term ROI that offsets the year-over-year inflation of everyday costs.
A majority of those towns on the Top 10 aren't even a close comparison to the demographics of Cumberland. It wouldn't take long to compare census data of each of the towns that you believe are outperforming Cumberland.


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Moody's Analytics peers ahead into 2013 and sees Treasury rates that don't provide adequate protection against future inflation risk, and that creates what it calls a "menace" to corporate bond markets.
"Among US corporate bonds, highly-rated and long-duration debt will suffer if interest rates rise rapidly," writes Ben Garber of Moody's. "[T]he current modified duration on the [Barclays] Investment Grade Corporate Index of 7.1% means that bond prices will fall 7.1% for every 1% increase in yield, pointing to greater potential losses relative to the long-term trend. Low yielding investment grade corporate issues with long maturities likely face an especially weak outlook in 2013."
Garber says things look a little better on the high-yield front, with elevated spreads over Treasuries providing better protection against rising rates, even if junk bonds are already trading near all-time low yields. "Positive developments that decrease economic uncertainty next year could narrow spreads as rates rise, leading higher-risk, high yield
debt to a relatively positive outcome next year," Garber writes, noting that possible spread narrowing is aided by a mild outlook for defaults.


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Kyle Larson has been named as the replacement driver for Juan Pablo Montoya in the No. 42 car for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing in 2014.
Team owner Chip Ganassi made the announcement on Friday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series are racing here this weekend.
Larson is an EGR development driver who is in his rookie season in Nationwide. The 21-year-old driver is currently eighth in the point standings. In addition to his full-time Sprint Cup duties, Larson will run a complete schedule in Nationwide next year. He is driving the No. 32 Chevrolet for Turner Scott Motorsports this season.
"Certainly we believe that Kyle is the future of the sport," Ganassi said. "He's a unique talent. Let me be very clear, this was a racing decision. We felt that Kyle was the best short-term and long-term fit for the team and for (sponsor) Target.
"While our team has been partnered with Target for 24 years, when we decided to make the change, we wanted to make sure we found the right driver, someone that would represent their brand as well as have a chance to win races. Kyle was our first choice. We did not offer any deals to any other drivers. We talked to other drivers. We're thrilled to have Kyle."
Larson has yet to win a Nationwide race this season. He finished a very close second to Kyle Busch in the spring event at Bristol. Larson also finished in the runner-up spot at Michigan earlier this year. He has competed in two Camping World Truck Series races this year, winning at Rockingham, N.C. and finishing second at Eldora Speedway.
In 2012, Larson made four truck starts. He also became just the third driver in the history of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East to win a championship as a rookie that year.
"I feel like I've learned quite a bit this year in the Nationwide Series, the K&N Series, all the stock car stuff," Larson said. "Even the sprint car stuff I run helps when I come over here and race the stock cars.
"I guess there's a point when somebody's not ready. But I feel like I am ready. I feel like I can go out there and contend. I raced with some Cup guys in the Nationwide Series this year and learned a lot from them. Raced them hard. Beat some of them. I think I can do it. I think Chip obviously thinks I can do it, so that's all that really matters to me."
Earlier this month, Montoya revealed that he will not be back with the No. 42 team at EGR next year. Montoya, a former Formula One driver and Indianapolis 500 champion, has scored two wins (Sonoma in 2007 and Watkins Glen in 2010), 24 top-five finishes, 57 top-10s and nine poles in 241 Sprint Cup starts. He has been a full-time competitor in Cup since '07. Montoya is presently 21st in points.
Larson has not competed in a Sprint Cup race, but Ganassi is hoping to get him a few starts in NASCAR's top series by the end of this year. There are 12 races left.


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OTTAWA – After sounding the alarm last week, Federal Heritage Minister James Moore Monday welcomed a decision by Canada's public broadcaster to retreat on a planned change to its French-language name.
Radio-Canada provoked a public backlash last week, and stinging criticism from politicians, the public and social media users after it announced it would rebrand itself as "ICI" (which in English means "here").
CBC President Hubert Lacroix said Monday the Crown corporation was "sorry" about all of the "confusion" caused by its announcement and was "listening" to its public viewers and listeners.
"It was never our goal to completely empty out Radio-Canada of all that it represents," Lacroix said in a statement initially released in French without translation. "However, Radio-Canada has heard the message well that the public has sent us in recent days. We take notice of its profound attachment to everything that Radio-Canada represents."
Lacroix said that "Radio-Canada" would be subsequently part of each of its brands on television, radio and on its website.
The Crown corporation spent about $400,000 on two private firms for work on the "ICI" rebranding exercise, but said it believed this was a "reasonable figure."
"The expertise they provided helped our teams develop the brand architecture, related logos and on-air graphics of Radio-Canada's ten platforms, and ensured a coherent approach to our visual identity and advertising campaign," said the broadcaster in a statement on Friday.
Vice-president Louis Lalande said the rebranding was part of a larger effort to redefine the broadcaster as being relevant on multiple platforms, with an expression – "ICI" – that was known as a signature expression at the network.
Many were not impressed by the proposed changes and new logos, including NDP's heritage critic Pierre Nantel and Conservative minister Moore, who questioned the decision to remove "Canada" from the broadcaster's name.
"One of the mandates of Radio-Canada is to be there in each region of the country and in French equally," said Moore in the House of Commons on Monday, in response to a question from Liberal MP Mauril Belanger. "Very clearly, it's a Crown corporation that broadcasts Canadian radio and television."


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CALGARY, AB (Jan. 28) – Olympic Champion Hannah Kearney (Norwich, VT) extended her FIS Freestyle World Cup record streak to 12 Saturday with a win at the Canada Olympic Park while Mikael Kingsbury of Canada was the mens winner. Kearney was joined on the podium by K.C. Oakley (Piedmont, CA) in third for her first World Cup top 3. Jeremy Cota (Carrabassett Valley, ME) was second on the men's side with Sho Kasima (S. Lake Tahoe, CA) in third. The FIS Freestyle World Cup moves back to the United States and Deer Valley Resort for the Visa Freestyle International Feb. 2-4.
QUOTESHannah KearneyI'm really happy with my skiing today, all three runs were strong and that's the consistency I want. Skiing one amazing run and two bad runs is not going get you the win in this new format.
Jeremy CotaI'm pretty excited, it was a long day. I qualified for finals in sixth, so tactically made the choice to add a different jump to the top, with a higher degree of difficulty. I was really happy with the way I skied and did a new jump in competition, a back double full.
K.C. OakleyIt was great, you never know when it's going to come, but I had an awesome finals run today. Also I had the two of the quickest runs of the day, which helped me a lot. This was a steeper longer course and that really fit my skiing.
Scott Rawles, Moguls Head CoachWe have such a deep team. It seems like somebody else steps it up each week, so K.C. Oakley stepping up to get her first podium is huge. She is the seventh different U.S. athlete to be on the podium this year. Obviously Hannah with 12 wins in a row is on an historic roll.
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Lizs Love Fantasy - Part One
I call you one day and tell you to meet me at the storage units. When you get there I bring you to the unit where my bike is and when I open the door you see that I have a surprise laid out for you. Dr*ped across the bike is a riding outfit I got you. You see a white halter top and a leather vest hanging from the handle bars. As you get closer you realize that there's also a black leather mini skirt and matching thigh high boots as well. In the boots you also find a lace shelf bra with an open front.
I tell you to remove all your clothes and start getting changed into the outfit; you hesitate because you are worried someone will see you but still start to remove your clothes. You slowly take off all your clothing until you?re totally naked. I tell you to stop and I walk closer to you and move so close to you that you feel heat from my body radiate onto your naked skin. I take my hands and run my fingers down the side of your cheek and neck. Then across your shoulders and down over your tits, making you twitch with excitement as I rub across your ever hardening nipples. Your breath begins to quicken and your heart is racing as my hands continue to wander down even farther on your body.
I suddenly pull away and go over to the bike. I pick up the skirt and boots and say to you that its time you get dressed for us to go riding. I hand you the skirt to put on and you look at me and ask where are my panties? I tell you that you don't need any and to just put the skirt on. As I'm leaning on the bike, I pick up the boots and hold them open as you slip your legs into them. I then tell you to come over and kneel in front of me. I stand up and unzip my pants, you instinctively reach up and slide them down my legs and you see that I'm also not wearing anything underneath them.
I tell you to open your mouth and then I rub my cock across your lips, your tongue darts out to lick my ever hardening cock. I ask you if you want to taste my cock and you nod your head in passionate approval. I slide my cock head into your mouth and you eagerly suck on it, enjoying the feeling as it throbs against the roof of your mouth. I take my hand and guide your head down over my cock until you've taken its entire length in. You look up at me and I ask you if you want me to feed your hungry mouth with my hot cum. You slide my hard cock out of your mouth and moan "oh sweet God, yes! Please let me taste your sweet cum" I tell you to keep sucking my cock and balls and you'll get your reward. You do as you?re told and continue to lick and suck my cock and balls not caring if anyone comes by or is watching. Soon I begin to moan and I tell you I'm ready to cum. I stand up and tell you to open your mouth wide. I stroke my cock as its head is resting on your tongue and you can feel it throbbing wildly. Suddenly you feel me tense up and I moan "oh God yeah" as I pump a seemly endless stream of thick hot cum into your mouth. As it floods your mouth, you eagerly swallow it all up.
I then help you up and tell you to finish dressing. You put on the bra and top and notice that the open front on the bra makes it so you nipples are on display for all to see. You slide on the vest to try and hide your rock hard nipples. After you are dressed I back the bike out and tell you to get on. You ask where we are going and I tell you'll have to wait and see that it's a surprise.
We ride out of town and wind our way into the hills of the NW part of the state. I spot a restaurant up ahead and I tell you that we're going to stop for something to eat and for a rest. You are nervous considering how you are dressed but I take you by the hand and walk you in. There are a few people inside but luckily not that many. We sit in a booth next to each other and look over the menu. As the waitress walks up and asks us for our order you feel my hand slowly sliding up your leg. Sliding up higher and higher until it?s under your very short mini skirt. You want to pull away but can't without making it obvious as to what's happening. You stumble through your words as my fingers inch ever closer to moist pussy. You can't order quick enough to get the waitress to leave but I intentionally stall and question her about different items on the menu. Your trembling as my fingers start to brush the lips of your pussy and you struggle to remain composed while I'm giving the waitress my order. After what seems like forever she walks away and you exhale in relief as I also move my hand away from your increasingly wetter pussy. As we are waiting I tell you that I've got more planned and we'll be going somewhere special when we finish eating. Soon our food arrives and you eat in silence as you wonder what else I have in-store for you on our afternoon ride.


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Well, it now appears Stoops is going to have a VERY interesting opening game as UK head coach.
Well, it now appears Stoops is going to have a VERY interesting opening game as UK head coach.
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"You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat."
-- Christy Matthewson
"Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot."
-- Leo Durocher
Only Taggert was young among the football coaches.
I have to admit, Stoops would have been around 3 or 4 on my list but now, excitement is building and with the coaches brought on, looks like he was a good choice.
Now if that just translates to the field...........
Has Charlie Strong earned a 4 million dollar a year paycheck?
Or is Tom Jurich just spending like a drunken sailor yet again with the Kentucky taxpayer left to pick up the bill?
Stoops does the "Y" in his first UK game today.
I seen reports of the wrestler "Sting" touring the UK campus several days ago and wondered what was up. Seems as though, UK is recruiting his son, Steve Bordon who has UK listed as number 1 on his list right now.
Stoops certainly hit the ground running. This might be the best group of Kentucky assistants since Don Shula, Buddy Ryan, and that crew under Blanton Collier.
Of course, that group didn't break .500 in the SEC.
Still, the schedule sets up nicely for Kentucky. There are at least seven winnable games on the schedle, and they lose only a couple standout linemen and a WR or two from a very young team last year. If they can find a couple of Randall Cobb/ Stevie Johnson-type playmakers and if Stoops can indeed install a moderately effective defense, this team could maybe win eight games.
"You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat."
-- Christy Matthewson
"Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot."
-- Leo Durocher
I think we're going to finally be able to recruit a team full of SEC-level players.
I think Stoops and the staff he has assembled are going to be able to coach them up.
But he and his staff haven't earned any of that yet... cautiously optimistic is what I guess I would label myself as. When I see next year's recruiting class I'll be able to tell you a lot more (not this current class, the one after).
So in your esteemed position as fanatic par excellance, does Barnhart deserve credit for this hire, WMR? Because, from my vantage point, he's been AD at the time they've hired their best:
Men's basketball coach (yes, including Adolph Rupp)
Women's basketball coach
Baseball coach (twice)
Second-best football coach (Bryant number one, Brooks number two)
Tennis coach
Volleyball coach
UK has enjoyed its most success overall (Barnhart's mission when he accepted the job, remember) since he's been AD. Women's basketball is now a Top 10 program consistently. Baseball is relevant. Golf, tennis, track, volleyball, rifle-- all are Top 25 programs or better nationally much more often under him than previous administrations. And, while I realize you don't care about the non-revenue sports, let me assure you, the university does.
Not only that, Kentucky athletics also has made more money under Barnhart than any other AD.
His teams have won-- and won clean. A basketball championship. The most sustained success in football in decades. Perhaps ever. Baseball in the NCAA field. Women's basketball in the Elite Eight. No major NCAA violations. No secondary violations that have brought any recrimations. The highest APR scores of any AD in school history.
That's a heck of a resume, IMO.
"You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat."
-- Christy Matthewson
"Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot."
-- Leo Durocher
His pompous comments and attitude are still on the record.
He botched hires at the only two sports that matter.
He gets NO credit for Cal.
Mitchy should just keep his head down and pray that Stoops is the real deal.
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From super to ultra: Just how big can black holes get?
A new analysis suggests that at least 10 black holes in a sample of 18 galaxy clusters weigh between 10 and 40 billion times the mass of the Sun.
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Rick Perry called the idea of a wall across the entire U.S.-Mexico border "ridiculous" today in a stop in New Hampshire.
"You got strategic fencing in some of the metropolitan areas – it's very helpful," the Texas governor said. "But the idea that you're going to build a wall from Brownsville to El Paso is just -- it's ridiculous on its face."
That was in the context of Perry saying how he'd asked Washington for 1,000 National Guard troops and how current efforts at border security are ineffective.
Perry swatted at the Obama administration's assertion that the "border is safer than it's ever been."
"Six week ago, the president went to El Paso and sai the border is safer than it's ever been," Perry began. "I have no idea, maybe he was talking about the Canadian border. I will assure you one thing, if I'm president of the United States, the border will be secure."
In June, the AP wrote of the border:
"It's one of the safest parts of America, and it's getting safer. … The four big cities in America with the lowest rates of violent crime are all in border states: San Diego, Phoenix, El Paso and Austin, according to a new FBI report. And an in-house Customs and Border Protection report shows that Border Patrol agents face far less danger than street cops in most U.S. cities. The Customs and Border Protection study, obtained with a Freedom of Information Act request, shows 3 percent of Border Patrol agents and officers were assaulted last year, mostly when assailants threw rocks at them. That compares with 11 percent of police officers and sheriff's deputies assaulted during the same period, usually with guns or knives. In addition, violent attacks against agents declined in 2009 along most of the border for the first time in seven years. So far this year assaults are slightly up, but data is incomplete."


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Liverpool chairman Tom Werner insists the club have no intention of selling Luis Suarez.
The Uruguay forward has been linked with a big-money move to Manchester City, although Blues manager Roberto Mancini has dismissed such speculation. Suarez has become a match-winner for the Reds, his two goals in the 3-0 win against Wigan on Saturday taking his total to 10 to become the leading scorer in the Barclays Premier League this season.
Asked if Suarez could be sold in the immediate or longer term, Werner said: "Absolutely not. He's a beautiful player to watch and, as a Liverpool fan, I hope I'm watching him for many years to come."
"We made a long-term contract with him and we are going to see a lot of his play at Liverpool," Werner said in quotes carried by several national newspapers.
Goalkeeper Jose Reina insists it is normal that in-form Suarez will attract interest from other clubs but he is confident the striker is happy at Anfield.
Reina said: "Luis is on fire. He is in really good form and he looks like he can score every game and for us that is very important because we need to profit from that.
"He will attract the interest of many clubs, it is only normal, but he is quite happy at Liverpool and that is the important thing for us and the supporters.
"Jamie Carragher said even if he is not the best player then he is the player in better form than anyone in the league right now.
"He is certainly a world-class striker and it is a good thing he is playing for Liverpool."


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LIVONIA (AP) >> A woman who witnessed an attack on a referee at a Detroit-soccer match says on a 911 call that the assailant ran to a car before �peeling out.�
Livonia police released the emergency call that was placed Sunday from the site of a game at Mies Park.
On it, the unnamed woman tells a dispatcher: �The referee is knocked out. He�s not waking up.�
The woman says CPR is being performed on the referee, who is not breathing.
She says the man punched the referee with his fist, then took off in a Jeep with �a huge Brazil flag� on it.
The referee, John Bieniewicz died Tuesday.
A 36-year-old Dearborn man is charged in the attack.
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There comes a time when change is needed.
There is a wonderful opportunity for the City of Cape Coral to make a possible change at the Cape Coral Yacht Club. The contract/lease expires at the snack shack, popularly known as "KC River Stop". The lease expires on June 2013.
Besides the fact they fell behind in payments to the City for their monthly rent, there has been support that the lease was unfair. That the terms were unagreeable, and not in the favor of the proprietor. The proprietors signed that agreement in 2010, willingly.
Is there room for improvement in the contractual agreement? Absolutely, there is always room for improvement. On both sides of the agreement, but quite frankly, the contract should be mutually beneficial with a provision on the side to be a better enhancement to the City of Cape Coral, which is really "We the People." I see no reason why the City shouldn't put the lease out for a request for proposal, (RFP) and see who is attracted.
There is the notion from a few citizens that they don't want to lose the appeal and character of the location. I'm not suggesting a renovation or a closing of the location, but an enhancement in services. Different types of concessions, fresh foods, more variety, and use of a debit card. Did you know that cards are handled at the gas pumps, why not at the front counter? There are a lot of card services out there and it is much more affordable now than people think.
If you have ever eaten at POPS Cafe in City Hall, you can see how a well run "Snack Shop" can offer high quality food items at an affordable cost. Gee, I wonder why the City hasn't considered expanding down to this location with the wonderful Special Populations program? This is a prime location in Cape Coral.
There are many citizens in this community who come from areas where "Seaside Salons" are popular and are true destination sites. If we want to improve Cape Coral with more diversity and a stronger tax base, then we need to move forward, positively and make right decisions for the City.
Let us go out to an RFP and if the proprietors truly are the best of the best who apply, then congratulations, but we won't know until we try, and we shouldn't be afraid to move forward. We have lots of opportunity there, but we have to be wiling to take the initiative to move forward.
City Council will discuss this item on the agenda on Feb. 11. If you want to see Cape Coral move forward, send them an email and suggest they consider an RFP process. Ask them to consider this for the best interest of the citizens.
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Sidney Rice played in just eight games during the Seattle Seahawks' Super Bowl sprint before suffering an ACL injury.
The 27-year-old wide receiver was medically cleared in April for football activities before re-signing with the Seahawks.
General manager John Schneider said Wednesday he "absolutely" expects Rice to be ready when the Seahawks open the regular season on Sept. 4, in a "Fail Mary" redux with the Green Bay Packers.
The oft-injured Rice was cut for salary-cap reasons at the end of February, and after he tested a lukewarm market re-upped in Seattle on a more team-friendly contract.
"When we released him it was hard," Schneider said, per MyNorthwest.com, "but we explained the landscape to Sidney and his representative and we stayed in contact with him all the way through it."
If Rice -- who has battled knee issues for several years -- can stay healthy, he is a good outside complement for the defending Super Bowl champs.
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The Church of England named former oil executive Justin Welby as the next archbishop of Canterbury, making him the titular leader of the world's 77 million Anglicans.
Welby, who has been a bishop for only a year, is considered an outspoken critic of the excesses of capitalism, a supporter of women bishops and an opponent of gay marriage.
He will be enthroned as archbishop of Canterbury on March 21.
Speaking as his appointment was announced Friday at Lambeth Palace in London, Welby said it was a privilege to take the helm at a time when the "tide of events is turning" and the church has great opportunities to be involved in a changing world.
"To be nominated to this post is both astonishing and exciting," he said, adding that it is a time for "optimism and for faith in the church" as it faces tough issues.
One of those issues is the ordination of women bishops, on which the General Synod will vote later this month. Welby said he would be voting in favor -- and urged the Synod to go ahead with the change.
Welby said he supported the opposition voiced by the Church of England earlier this year in response to a British government consultation on upgrading same-sex "civil partnerships" to gay marriage.
However, he added, the church must not accept any form of homophobia.
Welby acknowledged that homosexuality is a highly divisive issue within the wider Anglican Communion, but said he would listen "very attentively" to the concerns of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.
He promised to "examine my own thinking carefully and prayerfully" on gay issues.
Paying tribute to the faith and charitable work of churchgoers and clergy around the country, Welby, who is currently the bishop of Durham, said he felt "utterly optimistic about the future of the church."
Reflecting on his wider role, Welby said the Anglican Communion, "for all its difficulties, is also a source of remarkable blessing to the world."
He singled out northern Nigeria, where churches have been targeted in deadly attacks by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, as a place where Christians are under particular pressure.
Peppered with wry jokes, his speech displayed a sense of humor and down-to-earth attitude that may help him negotiate the minefield of conflicting views and interests within the vast Anglican Communion.
Educated at Cambridge University, Welby worked for oil companies in Paris and London before training for the ministry.
His appointment was approved by Queen Elizabeth II, as supreme governor of the Church of England.
He will take over from Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, who has headed the church for more than a decade.
Welby paid tribute to Williams' moral courage and learning, and said he would be a hard act to follow.
"The church worldwide owes him a great debt, more than it knows, and I shall be continuing to seek his advice and wisdom," the archbishop-elect said.
The secretary general of the Anglican Communion, Canon Kenneth Kearon, welcomed the news of the appointment, saying Welby "already has rich knowledge and experience of the Anglican Communion, and brings great pastoral and intellectual gifts to this position.
"He is a gifted communicator, deeply committed to the engagement between the Christian faith and an increasingly challenging secular society."
The news was also welcomed by the archbishop of Westminster, the Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, who heads the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
"I know that Bishop Welby will bring many personal gifts and experience to his new role," he said in a statement. "As the future primate of the Church of England, I am sure that his ministry, like that of his predecessor Archbishop Rowan Williams, will provide an important Christian witness to this country over the coming years."
In the United States, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori of the Episcopal Church said Welby's experience of churches in different countries and his "knowledge of the immense challenges of the world" would stand him in good stead.
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A ruthless bounty hunter from the planet Duro, Cad Bane was the preeminent blaster-for-hire in the galaxy at the time of the Clone Wars. No quarry was too dangerous for Bane... if the price was right. Using an impressive arsenal of weapons and allies, the cold, cruel and calculating Bane would literally track his prey to the ends of the galaxy if required. Bane carried custom twin blaster pistols, gauntlets studded with control devices, a concealed bola, explosives, integrated breathing apparatus and rocket boots, ensuring that he was always well prepared for any situation that may arise.
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Cad Bane's fearsome reputation made him one of the galaxy's most infamous bounty hunters, but during the Clone Wars he pulled off some truly audacious jobs for Darth Sidious. Bane stole a holocron from the heart of the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, battled Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano when they were sent to stop him, and then used the information inside the holocron to kidnap Force-sensitive children for the Sith.
Bane also worked for the Hutts, and showed that no mission too tough for him – provided the price was right. When the Hutts hired him to break Ziro the Hutt out of prison, Bane gathered a rogue's gallery of bounty hunters and mercenaries and invaded the Senate building, taking several Senators hostage and negotiating with Supreme Chancellor Palpatine for Ziro's release.
Bane allowed himself to be captured and imprisoned on Coruscant so he could free Moralo Eval, the creator of a fiendish testing ground on Serenno known as the Box. Bane proved himself in the Box and supplanted Eval as the leader of a team of hunters sent to Naboo by Count Dooku to assassinate Palpatine – with a disguised Obi-Wan Kenobi trying desperately to stop him.
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Scheming, powerful, and evil to the core, Darth Sidious restored the Sith and destroyed the Jedi Order. Living a double life, Sidious was in fact Palpatine, a Naboo Senator and phantom menace. He slowly manipulated the political system of the Galactic Republic until he was named Supreme Chancellor -- and eventually Emperor -- ruling the galaxy through fear and tyranny.
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A feared bounty hunter known for her chalk-white skin and built-in comlink antenna, Aurra Sing was an expert sniper and trained assassin who would work for anyone who paid her. After the death of Jango Fett, Aurra trained Boba Fett as a bounty hunter, teaching him the skills -- and the ruthlessness -- that he would need in pursuing his deadly profession.
Ziro the Hutt
Jabba the Hutt's Uncle Ziro conspired with Count Dooku to kidnap Jabba's son Rotta, reasoning that when the Jedi sent to retrieve Rotta died, the Republic would be forced to apprehend Jabba, leading to Ziro gaining control of their clan. When the conspiracy unraveled, Ziro was imprisoned on Coruscant. Cad Bane freed him and turned him over to the Hutt Council, who feared that Ziro might tell the Republic of their many dirty dealings. Ziro escaped the Hutts, but could not outrun his past.
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Conniving even for Phindian standards, Moralo Eval earned a loathsome reputation as a heartless murderer at a young age. As a boy, he killed his mother, telling authorities he did it because he was "bored." A lifetime spent as a criminal and a fugitive gave Eval a sharp survival instinct, and he had impressive technical and engineering skills. Life on the run may have also left him deranged; Moralo's odd mannerisms included talking about himself in the third person. During the Clone Wars, reports surfaced that Moralo was working with Count Dooku, possibly plotting to kidnap Chancellor Palpatine.
Rako Hardeen
Rako Hardeen had aspirations for greatness -- he wanted to stand shoulder-to-shoulder among the legendary bounty hunters of his era, hired guns like Cad Bane, Embo and Twazzi. A crack shot, he was reputed to be the best marksman from Concord Dawn, but he never gained the notoriety he desired. That is, until the day he killed Obi-Wan Kenobi... Hardeen was hired by a mysterious client to target Kenobi. He succeeded, just barely outrunning Kenobi's vengeful former apprentice, Anakin Skywalker. Hiding out in the seamy depths of Coruscant, Rako was shocked to discover his client was the Jedi Council. it was part of a secret plot to replace Hardeen with a Jedi agent to infiltrate the criminal underworld.


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I'm no soccer guy. I played one year as a kid when my hometown football program folded because of a lack of interest. My kids both played soccer for a year or two of clinic. I helped the head coach. My main job was to lift the kids high in the air to celebrate when they would "score a goal."
My loves are football, lacrosse and college hoops. I have a basic knowledge of soccer but couldn't name 3 English Premiere League teams until my son picked up FIFA '14 for Xbox. I actually knew several players on the national teams for the World Cup before the tournament started. That probably put me in the top ten percent of fans in this country.
I knew a flock of Man City guys like Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast), David Silva (Spain) and Edin Dzeko (Bosnia) to name a few. I actually watched a few EPL games as the season wore down. I knew Belgian Vincent Kompany who actually got a yellow card in the US game! A major strike against my soccer knowledge, I did not know US goalkeeper Tim Howard played for Everton. Oh well. My son rolled the Xbox with the Spanish league players so I could drop some names there too.
All that said, here is my take on the US effort in the World Cup.
Game 1: US 2, Ghana 1. What a start. The Dempsey goal made you take notice 34 seconds in. Then reality started to sink in. This team was not going to go out and throttle anyone in their group. Ghana dominated possession from what i saw. Howard played well and a late corner gave the US a win they knew they needed to get out of the group. It showed the first and second signs of the resolve they showed in each game.
Game 2: US 2, Portugal 2. I thought this was the US's best effort, certainly in the second half. They seemed in control. The chances they allowed were thwarted easily enough. The Jones goal was a gem. But leading 2-1 with the final seconds running out, they allowed one of the greatest players in the world time and space to create and Ronaldo delivered a scathing dagger of a cross for the game-tying header. The final whistle sounded and it felt like the US had lost.
Game 3: Germany 1, US 0. Here is where our shortcomings really came to light. Germany dissected the US defense and piled up chance after chance. Eventually, they solved Howard for a goal and held on to win the group. What the US did show in the closing minutes was American resolve. Two chances in the last minute nearly tied the game…but in the end, 1-0 was enough to move on to the round of 16. And a loss felt like a win.
Game 4: Belgium 2, US 1. Tim Howard elevated himself to Jim Graig status on the world stage. The only difference was the final result. If you don't know Jim Graig, you're probably pretty young and haven't seen Miracle. Howard became a household name. Soccer folks around the world knew that Belgium might have won 5-0 if not for his effort. As it stood, after full time, the game was scoreless. As badly as things had gone through the first 90 minutes, there was more time to sneak a goal. Then things went worse through the first extra 15 minutes as the US trailed 2-0. I remember saying, "if we could just get a goal, at least we would make it interesting somehow." And boy did they ever. Losing only after numerous chances to force the game to penalty kicks went awry.
In the end, no one knows how close the US is to winning the World Cup but i believe its fairly far off. This team wasn't talented enough…even the coach said so before the tournament. Shoot – winning the thing is almost unthinkable with the advanced skill around the world. Pure talent, however – and this team showed it – is less a factor in this sport than any other i have watched. A single lightning strike can be the difference in winning and losing a given game. Winning the World Cup though requires much more than a single lightning strike. If we ever do win, it will be quite a party for sure. Unfortunately, for most folks, i think soccer is relegated to a once-every-four-years event in the US. There is a good chance the US won't win in any of our lifetimes. We are lucky here that, for the most part, the best basketball, baseball, hockey, football, golf, tennis and lacrosse players play here. In soccer they don't. Until there is real change in that statement, i think we are doomed to be eliminated. It was still a pretty entertaining ride – the fake injuries, dives, mysterious stoppage time, and knockout games being decided on penalty kicks notwithstanding.
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YORK, PA - York College seniors Leah Schultz (Catonsville, Md./Seton Keough) and Katie Vautier (Harwood, Md./Archbishop Spalding) were named the Capital Athletic Conference Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon.
Schultz was named the Women's Lacrosse Co-Offensive Player of the Week after scoring 12 goals and adding an assist in two outings for the Spartans. Schultz started the week by keeping the Spartans in the game at 16th-ranked Messiah with a career-high six goals and adding seven draw controls. She matched her career-best performance with another six scores and an assist in Friday's CAC triumph over Marymount.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — BlackBerry Inc. is reportedly showing early signs of strong demand for its new Z10 smartphone, though analysts on Wednesday issued a mix of reactions on the launch of the device in the U.K. and Canadian markets.
BlackBerry US:BBRY BB, +2.08% , formerly known under the name Research In Motion, issued its own statement on Wednesday afternoon, characterizing the launches as record-setting for new BlackBerry devices without giving specific sales figures.
Shares of BlackBerry were last trading up 0.5% to $16.10 after losing more than 1% earlier in the session.
BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins said in the statement that the launch of the touchscreen Z10 in Canada on Tuesday "was more than 50% better than any other launch day in our history in Canada." The device launched last Thursday in the U.K., where Heins said "we have seen close to three times our best performance ever for the first week of sales for a BlackBerry smartphone."
In another development, the company indicated that the U.S. launch of its Q10 device — which will feature a physical QWERTY keypad — may be later than previously expected.
In an interview with the Associated Press, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins said the Q10 would likely come to market eight-to-ten weeks after the launch of the touchscreen Z10. Since the Z10 is currently expected to launch in the U.S. sometime in March, that would imply a launch window of May-June for the Q10. Previous expectations had the smartphone hitting the U.S. market sometime in April.
"We're trying to get it as close as we can," Heins told the AP.
BlackBerry launched the Z10 in the U.K. last week, one day after officially unveiling the device. The company gave the Z10 an additional splash of publicity with a high-profile Super Bowl ad campaign over the weekend. Read: RIM unveils new BlackBerry 10 smartphones
Several analysts have noted early stock-outs at U.K. retailers for the device, indicating strong initial demand. But some question the initial supply levels for the product.
"Our U.K. store surveys post the recent launch of the Z10 smartphone indicated solid initial sales," wrote Mike Walkley of Canaccord Genuity in a note to clients on Wednesday. "However, limited initial supply was cited as the reason for early post-launch stock-outs at some carrier stores versus overwhelming demand."
James Faucette of Pacific Crest, who carries an underperform rating on the stock, wrote in his note Wednesday that BlackBerry "seems to be following a strategy of deliberate scarcity for the Z10, similar to what other manufacturers have done in recent high-profile launches."
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Peter Misek of Jefferies & Co. wrote Tuesday that the U.K. launch "could provide some relief as many thought that the Z10 was not a viable product." He keeps a buy rating on the stock, noting that "we do not think the Street is incorporating the high carrier support into estimates."
The Z10 also launched in the Canadian market on Tuesday. Mark Sue of RBC Capital said his checks indicate "sell-through of the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone is strong on its launch day, with numerous stores selling out towards the end of the day."
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Mr. John Shuman McKinley, 84, of Rumford, ME. , passed away, Sunday, July 14, 2013 in Borger. John S. McKinley was born December 13, 1928 in Maxwell, N.M. to Joe William and Emily Caroline (Shuman) McKinley. He married Barbara Moore on December 1, 1951 in Boston, MA. He is preceded in death by his Parents, wife Barbara McKinley, and a sister Dorothy Audrain. Survivors include two sons: Gregory and wife Cynthia McKinley of Marietta, GA. and Burt and wife Diane McKinley of Stonington, CT., brother: Joe McKinley of Alamogordo, NM. two sisters: Ruth and husband Waun Audrain of Fritch, TX. and Lois and husband Bill Brown of Ingleside, TX. three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at Brown Chapel of The Fountains in Borger, TX with Clarence Mounce, Westin Price, and Rachel Potter officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Mystic, CT. on Monday July 22, 2013. Mr. McKinley will lie in state in Borger on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 from 8:00AM~8:00PM, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 8:00 AM until service time. Memorial may be made to the American Cancer Society. Send personal condolences to www.brownfuneraldirectors.net.


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Three years ago, Taishana Lewis called her brother's cellphone to offer him a ride, but got no answer. She called another family member, but still could not reach him. Twenty minutes later she learned why: Her brother had been shot five times in a drive-by shooting.
But thanks to Boston Emergency Medical Service responders, he survived. And on Monday, Lewis's younger brother pinned her Boston EMS badge to her uniform during a ceremony at Faneuil Hall for the city's newly minted emergency responders.
Lewis said she was inspired to follow her new career path by the Boston EMTs who saved her brother's life.
"I'd like to be able to give back what was given to my family and hopefully give someone that same reward of getting their loved one back," said Lewis, 35, before the Boston EMS Academy graduation.
"It was a long road; it was a hard road," she said. "But I did it along with my 22 other classmates."
Lewis took the Boston EMS community emergency medical technician course and enrolled in the academy hoping to change lives, much as the emergency responders changed her brother's life on that violent summer night.
Her brother, Matthew Lewis-Grant, 25, now lives in Florida, but made the trip back north to see his sister graduate.
"He's excited," she said. "He's super proud."
The rest of Lewis's family, including her father, Bruce Holloway, a Boston police superintendent, watched as Lewis was officially recognized as a Boston EMT.
"I'm nervous, but excited," Lewis said. "I'm proud of myself."
Barbara Ferrer, executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission, said the graduates will be expected to use their training, six months of classroom instruction, and field training, to provide the finest medical care possible.
"As a Boston EMS EMT, your presence alone will ease fears," Ferrer said. "You will respond to emergencies large and small, and, most importantly, you will save lives. I am confident you will do so with poise, compassion, and the highest standards of care."
When Lewis begins her duties Tuesday, she will keep in mind the life-saving efforts of rescue workers who gave her brother a second chance.
On that warm June night in 2009, she called her brother around 11 p.m. to see if he wanted a ride home. Lewis soon learned that her brother had been shot five times and dragged by a car while leaving a barbecue on Thetford Avenue in Dorchester.
Grateful for her brother's rescue and inspired by the commitment of emergency responders, Lewis felt driven to make more of a difference in people's lives, she said.
She was working as a medical assistant at the Martha Elliot Health Center at the time, but her cousin, a Boston police officer, suggested she look into becoming an EMT.
"I decided to give it a shot. It's just been a rolling ball since then," Lewis said. "I like helping people and I am from this community. What better way to give back?"
James Hooley, Boston EMS chief, has no doubts that Lewis and the rest of her class will be successful.
"At Boston EMS we recognize the complexities of working in an urban environment and hold our personnel to a higher clinical standard," said Hooley. "When these EMTs officially begin their duties tomorrow, we have the utmost confidence that they are best prepared to handle any situation set before them."Melissa Werthmann
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Who said the League Cup didn't matter anymore? With a place in the competition's quarter-finals at stake, this week's fourth round fixtures served up a series of enthralling encounters. Eight games, 35 goals, two periods of extra-time, and one penalty shoot-out - it really was a feast of excitement and entertainment.
The tie of the round came at the Madejski Stadium on Tuesday, where Arsenal recovered from 4-0 down to win 7-5, with Theo Walcott bagging a hat-trick to ensure the Gunners maintained their ten year run of last-eight appearances.
Aston Villa edged past Swindon 3-2 at the County Ground, thanks to a Christian Benteke brace, either side of an impressive Gabriel Agbonlahor strike, while Leeds saw off struggling Southampton 3-0 at Elland Road.
Middlesborough scored the only goal of the game at the Stadium of Light to down Sunderland 1-0, while Bradford City caused the shock of the round with a penalty shoot-out victory over Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium, after neither side could break the deadlock after 120 minutes.
The following evening, Liverpool went down 3-1 at Anfield to Brendan Rodgers' former side Swansea City, while Tottenham surrendered a one-goal advantage to lose 2-1 to Norwich City at Carrow Road. Clint Dempsey spurned an opportunity to take the game to extra-time, when he missed a penalty in the final minutes.
And finally, Chelsea and Manchester United went head-to-head at Stamford Bridge for the second time in a week, though this time it was the hosts who prevailed, with an emphatic 5-4 victory.
With United leading 3-2, Eden Hazard scored a last minute penalty to send the game into extra-time before further goals from Daniel Sturridge and Ramires sealed the win. Ryan Giggs pulled one back for the visitors - again from the penalty spot - but time ran out for Sir Alex Ferguson's side, meaning Roberto Di Matteo's men advanced, to the delight of the west London crowd.
GiveMeFootball brings you the top five Capital One Cup goals of the week…
Theo Walcott | Arsenal
The 23-year-old sent another message to Arsene Wenger in his cry to be considered as a striker, with a hat-trick against Reading. His first goal just before half-time was the most impressive of the lot.
Andrey Arshavin played Walcott through one-on-one, he took two touches, held off the defender and chipped delicately over Adam Federici in the Royals goal.
Gareth Bale | Tottenham
After scoring against his former club Southampton on Sunday, Bale added another goal when he broke the deadlock at Carrow Road last night.
Cutting in from the left, the Welsh winger was allowed the space to run right across the edge of the box before unleashing a right-footed shot into the bottom corner.
Luis Suarez | Liverpool
Following a poor first half display, Brendan Rodgers wasted little time in bringing on the Liverpool cavalry with the introduction of Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez.
Two goals down with 15 minutes left on the clock, the Reds skipper delivered a beautifully weighted free kick into the box, which Suarez glanced a neat header into the far corner to get the hosts back into the game.
Ramires | Chelsea
This goal is less about the finish and more about the collective build-up. In extra-time Chelsea exploited Manchester United's tired legs with a stunning counter-attack led by the tireless Eden Hazard.
Going forward with four-on-three in the Blues' favour, Hazard jinked to the edge of the box, where he turned the Red Devils defence inside out, before playing an exquisite pass to Ramires, who rounded Anders Lindegaard and slotted home to seal the victory.
Javier Hernandez | Manchester United
With Chicharito's controversial winner in the 3-2 Premier League victory on Sunday still fresh on the Chelsea players' minds, they will have been determined to keep the Mexican striker quiet last night.
But, with the score poised tentatively at 1-1 Anderson slipped the Manchester United striker in, who beat the offside trap and slammed a low left-footed drive past the outrushing Petr Cech.
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April 2000
I am the new pastor of the Crescent Heights United Methodist Church of West Hollywood. I volunteer as a Chaplain at AIDS Project Los Angeles and I am also a person living with AIDS.
I invite you to take a spiritual walk with me during the Sundays of April.
Let me explain. Like others, in times of reflection, I have asked myself the question "Am I centered?" At other times I don't have to ask the question. When life is chaotic I know I am not centered.
It seems my quest in life is to find that center, to find that place where I can experience a sense of inner peace and personal contentment. Many of us long for that center.
But perhaps there is another place to find peace and contentment. That place may be the path one walks toward the center. Often it is the journey, rather than the destination, that gives us our strength.
A great metaphor for our life and a powerful tool for personal meditation is the ancient and Pre-Christian meditative device known as the labyrinth.
When most people hear of a labyrinth they think of a maze. A labyrinth is not a maze. A maze is like a puzzle to be solved. It has twists, turns, and blind alleys. It is a left-brain task that requires logical, sequential and analytical activity to find the correct path into the maze and out.
A labyrinth has only one path. The way in is the way out. There are no blind alleys. The path leads you on a circuitous course to the center and out again.
In my experiences of walking the labyrinth, there have been times I have encountered in different ways a presence of God. Each experience is unique, as is each person's life journey. The meditative walk can comfort and empower, allow for new thoughts and quiet fearful hearts.
To be clear, the labyrinth has no mystical or magical powers. It is merely one mean of meditation. It creates a discipline for the individual to move in a set pattern, yet the freedom to open one's mind and heart and to be present in that moment.
Each Sunday in April, I am organizing groups to walk a labyrinth found on the grounds of Forest Lawn, Glendale which is a copy of the one at Chartres Cathedral in France. For these five Sundays (April 2, April 9, April 16, April 23 and April 30), we will meet at 1 p.m. at the Crescent Heights United Methodist Church (at the corner of Fountain and Fairfax) and carpool to this labyrinth.
The group will discuss the labyrinth prior to walking it, and then, as a group, debrief each individual experience. All persons of any faith tradition, or of no faith traditions are welcome to attend. There is no fee for this experience.
This is an opportunity for us all to take some time for personal meditation. For information, call me at (323) 656-5336.
I hope we can walk together this month. And may you know the presence of the Spirit in every step of your journey.
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