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Lt. Col. Lakin's Journey – Living in Times that Try Men's Souls
I rarely watch the Bill O'Reilly show on Fox because I'm not a fan of Mr. O'Reilly's interview style. However, I received an email saying that Megyn Kelly would be looking into the allegations of Lt. Col. Terry Lakin concerning Obama's eligibility. Ms. Kelly's involvement tweaked my curiosity. Because of the tremendous amount of courage and commitment to principle that's embodied in Lt. Col. Lakin's refusal to obey orders he believes to be 'unlawful', I tuned in last week to see if fairness and objectivity in reporting could possibly emerge out of the morass of misinformation currently dominating the mainstream media.
Being aware that Bill O'Reilly has been consistently (mis) representing the 'natural born citizen' issue as merely a 'citizenship' issue and portraying everyone involved as a misguided group of nutcases, so I didn't harbor any expectations that he would experience an 'ah hah' moment. (Mr. O'Reilly relies on the existence of birth announcements placed in local newspapers to prove his case but fails to mention that the birth announcements were most likely placed by the state, not Obama's family.) However, I did have hopes that Megyn Kelly, an attorney, would at least frame the issue correctly. Once again, my hopes were misplaced.
I realize O'Reilly and Megyn Kelly are not journalists – they're commentators/entertainers. And, the 'natural born citizen' issue and those attempting to peer behind the curtain have been effectively and maliciously recast by mainstream media misreporting and omission as something meriting ridicule, it's not surprising to watch entertainers like O'Relly and Beck join in the piling on with the media herd. It's sort of like a case of school bullying. Sometimes – once something or someone is portrayed as being a certain way, those with knowledge that could slow or reverse the momentum of attack fail to stand up. For whatever reason – they want to belong to the click, aren't willing to risk criticism, want to keep a low profile, or they want to be popular (or at least not unpopular), etc. They fail to stand up and injustice continues.
I expect this of kids but not of national media figures or news organizations. Even though FOX does lead in the race towards Fair and Balanced reporting among the mainstream media, they have consistently failed regarding the 'natural born citizen' issue. In for a penny – in for a pound, I suppose.
I mention Glenn Beck only because of late he's hammering away on a quote from Gandhi.
"Use truth as your anvil and non-violence as your hammer. And anything that does not stand the test when it is brought to the anvil of truth and hammered with non-violence, REJECT IT."
In any event, O'Reilly and Ms. Kelly portrayed Lt. Col. Lakin's refusal to obey Obama's orders as a mere attempt to attract attention to the issue. Ms. Kelly gave no information or opinion about the ongoing controversies regarding the definition of the term 'natural born citizen'.
This is the issue. The issue that the media (including FOX) have been intentionally ignoring and misreporting is the abundance of legal opinion indicating that in order to be a 'natural born citizen' both of your parents must also have been U.S. citizens at the time of your birth. Regardless of where Obama was born, he fails to meet this part of the test to be a 'natural born citizen'.
"Use truth as your anvil…" Anyone studying the eligibility issue is fully aware of this truth. There are in fact various contentions as to what 'natural born citizen' means, why it was included in the United States Constitution and how it should be interpreted.
So O'Reilly and Megyn Kelly are suggesting that Lt. Col. Lakin, facing a dishonorable discharge, loss of benefits and prison time is merely attempting to garner attention? Please!
"…and non-violence as your hammer" This decorated military officer with 18 years of service is being required to risk all because others have failed to do their jobs. The media, state election officials, the Electoral College, Congress, the courts, the Chain of Command and Sen. McCain have all failed to meet their responsibilities. It's now suggested that maybe they were all waiting on each other.
How about Ms. Kelly at least entertaining the notion that Lt. Col. Lakin is living up to the Oath he took? How about at least understanding that there are in fact those among us who take such Oaths seriously? How about the possibility of losing one's life, risking loss of limb, taking another's life, subjecting oneself to charges of being a war criminal etc. vis-à-vis 'unlawful orders' originating at the very top of the Chain of Command? This seems more likely to be the motivation for Lt. Col. Lakin's non-violent actions. Attempting to garner attention? Please!
"…anything that does not stand the test when it is brought to the anvil of truth and hammered with non-violence, REJECT IT." Most reasonable people looking at the facts presented thus far and possible likely motivations cannot reject Lt. Col. Lakin's actions without more information.
Why didn't Ms. Kelly and Mr. O'Reilly point out how easily Obama could have resolved this issue for many that is undermining military cohesion and discipline? He could have long ago presented his long form birth certificate, college records, and etc. to establish conclusively that he was born in Hawaii and does not have dual citizenship. (But by Obama's own admission his father was not an American citizen at the time of his birth.) Well, maybe he can't.
"Use truth as your anvil…" Isn't this the truth the media should be focusing on? Why won't Obama release his long form birth certificate, college records, bar application, passport information, etc., etc., etc.? Weighed against the interest of soldiers in theater risking life and limb following 'orders' that could be 'unlawful' – doesn't Obama's small privacy concern pale in comparison? Weighed against the possibility that a Lt. Col. with 18 years of service is risking his career and liberty – doesn't Obama's small privacy concern pale in comparison?
"…and non-violence as your hammer" Let's see. Lt. Col. Lakin, CMD Kerchner, Lt. Commander Walter Fitzpatrick, III, Captian Connie Rhodes, Maj. Stefan Cook and many other members of the military have been questioning the eligibility of Obama to serve as Commander In Chief and jeapadizing their own military careers. Is it reasonable to believe that they would not take such drastice actions without real concern over Obama's eligibility. How do these military lives and careers weigh in the balance when compared to merely releasing documents that every other Presidential candidate has voluntarily released?
"These are the times that try men's souls." Thomas Paine
"…anything that does not stand the test when it is brought to the anvil of truth and hammered with non-violence, REJECT IT." Without more, how could any reasonable person weighing the 'known' facts 'reject' the allegations and concerns Lt. Col. Lakin is raising?
"Use truth as your anvil…" Most estimates that I have seen indicate that Obama has spent around 1.7 million dollars trying to keep documents normally provided to the public by Presidential candidates hidden. Isn't it true that under normal circumstances every media outlet in America would be turning over every stone to find out what Obama is hiding? Isn't that one of the most important stories here?
"…and non-violence as your hammer" Let's see. Philip Berg (Democrat), Steve Pidgeon, Leo C. Donofrio, Mario Apuzzo, Dr. Orly Taitz, and many other attorneys have taken up this issue knowing the ridicule they would face and the jeapardy they placed their careers in. Does anyone really believe that Obama would spend so much money hiding documents normally provided to the public without something major to hide? Would you?
"…anything that does not stand the test when it is brought to the anvil of truth and hammered with non-violence, REJECT IT." Without more, how could any reasonable person weighing the 'known' facts 'reject' the allegations of Lt. Col. Lakin?
"Use truth as your anvil…" The truth is that Obama has admitted that he acquired British Citizenship through his Kenyan father. Some suggest that Obama continues to hold British citizenship. Obama's grandmother said Obama was born in Kenya, Michelle Obama referred to Kenya as Obama's home country, several Kenyan representatives have indicated Obama was born in Kenya. Several news organizations have reported prior to the election that Obama was born in Kenya, including NPR. There are also questions about a possible Indonesian citizenship arising out of Obama's adoption.
"…and non-violence as your hammer" No one has stormed the White House to forcibly remove Obama. Everyone is attempting in good faith to go though the proper channels. Many court cases have been filed and not one has been addressed on the merits by the court. Judges have been finding every legal loophole possible to avoid discovery and making a determination about Obama's possible lack of status as a 'natural born citizen'.
The media would have you believe that the courts have rejected the allegations that Obama is not eligible to serve. That is simply not true. The courts are evading the issue.
Now members of our military such as Lt. Col. Lakin are being called upon to stand as the last line of defense for the Constitution. He has answered the call. Hopefully, many others will add their voices to Lt. Col. Lakin's and make a noise so loud that it will rock the foundation of the military itself and have the Joint Chiefs begging for resolution.
Thus far, the Joint Chiefs of Staff appear to be quietly acquiescing to what is possibly the greatest case of fraud in American history. Actually, they're acting like school kids.
It's sort of like a case of school bullying. Sometimes – once something or someone is portrayed as being a certain way, those with knowledge that could slow or reverse the momentum of attack fail to stand up. For whatever reason – they want to belong to the click, aren't willing to risk criticism, want to keep a low profile, or they want to be popular (or at least not unpopular), etc. They fail to stand up and injustice continues.
When those who are supposed to lead shirk their responsibilities, those who follow, those who have based their lives upon principles are left with few options other than to walk bravely into the batons of the oppressors as Gandhi and his followers. I'm sure Lt. Col. Lakin is aware of the obstacles and challenges that await him. With 18 years of exemplary service behind him, how can he not?
"…anything that does not stand the test when it is brought to the anvil of truth and hammered with non-violence, REJECT IT." In light of the above statements and suggestions of a Kenyan birth, what do you think? Can anyone really reject out of hand Lt. Col. Lakin's assertions and doubts?
Just a reminder, even if Obama were born in Hawaii, he still fails to meet the test for being a 'natural born citizen' because of the citizenship of his father. This is why Obama does not want the issue to be addressed on the merits. It's why courts are falling over themselves to avoid addressing this political hot potato. This is why he continues to let military men and women sacrifice their careers and why Obama allows doubts to persist throughout the ranks. He knows he might not meet the test for being a 'natural born citizen'.
"Use truth as your anvil…" Ms. Kelly seemed to want to leave viewers with the impression that Lt. Col. Lakin could not possibly present a valid defense in a court martial for refusing to obey orders of a superior officer. Admittedly it is a hard row to hoe but Lt. Col. Lakin does in fact have defenses. One defense is that given the known facts, every 'reasonable serviceman' or woman in the military could in fact have reasonable doubts about Obama's Constitutional eligibility to serve as President and Commander In Chief.
Using the same logic present in Rule 916 (d).
"Obedience to orders. It is a defense to any offense that the accused was acting pursuant to orders unless the accused knew the orders to be unlawful or a person of ordinary sense and understanding would have known the orders to be unlawful."
According to The Rules for Courts-Martial (R.C.M.) (2008 Edition), Lt. Col. Lakin will have the ability to use civilian defense counsel as long as it is at no expense to the military. Therefore, I urge people to support Lt. Col. Lakin's legal defense fund.
Even though Lt. Col. Lakin's chances of success at his court martial are not great. It is vitally important for Lt. Col. Lakin to have a highly experienced civilian attorney well versed Constitutional law, the UCMJ, and preserving rights on appeal. Preserving Lt. Col. Lakin's appellate rights is critical, takes experience and is not inexpensive.
The main reasons I harbor doubts about victory at a possible court martial come from the past history of the eligibility issue in civilian courts and the Rules for Courts-Martial (R.C.M.) (2008 Edition) itself:
- "An order requiring the performance of a military duty or act may be inferred to be lawful and it is disobeyed at the peril of the subordinate."
- "The lawfulness of an order is a question of law to be determined by a military judge."
- "A general order or regulation is lawful unless it is contrary to the Constitution, the laws of the United States, or lawful superior orders or for some other reason is beyond the authority of the official issuing it."
Therefore, no one should expect Lt. Col. Lakin at his own court martial to be able to force Obama to produce documents proving that he is a 'natural born citizen'.
However, Lt. Col. Lakin may be able to introduce the newspaper articles indicating an Obama birth in Kenya and the citizenship of his father through an exception to the hearsay rule. (Or possibly in mitigation – see Rule 1001.)
Lt. Col. Lakin may also be able to introduce or have judicial notice taken of the 1961 Hawaii statutes and regulations concerning the evidentiary value the 'birth certificate' and 'birth announcements' that are currently in the public domain.
And, Lt. Col. Lakin should be able to introduce legal argument supporting the proposition that in order to be a 'natural born citizen' Obama must have been born in America to 2 parents who were both citizens at the time of his birth. "A general order…is lawful unless it is contrary to the Constitution."
In any event, attempts to introduce such evidence should be made at every opportunity – taking care to properly preserve the denial/issue for appeal.
Another provision in the R.C.M that got my interest states: "The order must not conflict with the statutory or constitutional rights of the person receiving the order."
My first thoughts went to the oath Lt. Col. Lakin swore to uphold, due process, and rights flowing from the 5th Amendment.
Given the new global environment, what's to stop a country like Afghanistan, Pakistan, N. Korea, or Iran etc. from claiming that any and all deaths at the hands of U.S. Service personnel are war crimes because they should have known that they were following 'unlawful orders'?
Consider the following statement contained in a Congressional Research Service report for Congress:
…Although not immune from prosecution, U.S. personnel who could be charged with violating the War Crimes Act would have several possible defenses to criminal liability, so long as their activities were conducted with the authorization of the Administration and under the reasonable (though mistaken) belief that their actions were lawful…
Are those engaged in drone attacks in Pakistan in jeopardy? Will there come a point when there is so much information is in the public domain calling into question Obama's eligibility that it would make it unreasonable to believe that Obama Administration's authorizations are lawful?
I am not an expert in Military Law but for purposes of this article I wanted to make a couple of quick points related to the impression Ms. Kelly gave on the O'Rielly show. In any event, Lt. Col. Lakin's court martial will require a skilled attorney, able to try the case in the court of public opinion as well and to cause the Military Times to report on it daily.
"…and non-violence as your hammer" Lt. Col. Lakin has apparently done everything he could through proper channels to have the military address this issue to no avail. Lt. Col. Lakin, being left with no recourse other than to abandon his Oath to protect and defend the Constitution, has knowingly and willingly placed himself in jeopardy of court martial.
"…anything that does not stand the test when it is brought to the anvil of truth and hammered with non-violence, REJECT IT."
I have seen nothing that suggests that Lt. Col. Lakin's concerns should be rejected. Have you?
However, it is entirely possible that Lt. Col. Lakin will be required to pay a high price for his fidelity to his Oath. He may be required to join the ranks of Nelson Mandela, Gandhi, Martin Luther King and others who have been willing wait in jail while truth finds its way to the surface.
If sufficient numbers of military personal voice their support for Lt. Col. Lakin, there will come a point when the Joints Chiefs of Staff will be knocking on the door of the White House demanding that the deception and lack of transparency end for the sake of the military and its cohesion as a fighting force.
As I write this article, I have just learned that Supreme Court Justice Thomas has admitted that the nation's highest court is "evading" the eligibility issue. What? It seems everyone involved is/was waiting for someone else to take the lead!
I think America needs a lot more anvils of truth being hammered with many, many more hammers of non-violence! Avoidance is not truth. Omission is not truth.
Honor is the one thing that makes our military special and right now it is in jeopardy from the top down through the Chain of Command. Like truth, honor in all matters must be maintained.
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.
Albert Einstein
Are the Joint Chiefs really willing to live with such a result because of someone who has repeatedly demonstrated his lack of commitment to truth? Need I remind they of the back room deals to get health care passed, the unjust firing of Inspector General Walpin, the unjust treatment of Larry Sinclair, Rezko, Ayers, Rev. Wright, etc., etc., etc.
If the Joint Chiefs are not going to expect members of the military to live up to their oaths, the oath should be changed to something more appropriate.
How about:
I, _______, do solemnly swear to protect ME and I will try to defend the Constitution as long as it doesn't adversely impact the aforementioned 'ME'.
You have my respect and support Lt. Col. Lakin.
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The Gunners captain looks certain to leave Emirates Stadium this summer and is reportedly being chased by a number of clubs, including Manchester United, Manchester City and Serie A champions Juventus.
Now Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport claims that Milan's vice-president, Adriano Galliani, is now looking to lodge a bid for the Premier League's top scorer from last season.
The report claims that the Rossoneri are desperate for another marquee signing following the €62million deal that took Ibrahimovic and Brazilian centre-back Thiago Silva to Qatar backed Paris Saint-Germain this week.
Sir Alex Ferguson is reportedly confident that Van Persie will choose Old Trafford, but the lure of San Siro could turn the Dutchman's head, despite Milan recently losing their Serie A crown to a resurgent Juventus.
Van Persie is said to be available at around £25million and Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger would obviously prefer he moved abroad if a transfer is inevitable.
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Sylvia Lois Kwiatkoske
Sylvia Lois Kwiatkoske, 71, of Benton, passed away Friday, March 8, 2013, at Saline Memorial Hospital Hospice House in Bryant. She was born April 14, 1941 in North Little Rock to the late William Mitchell and Jewell Marie Jenkins Mitchell.
She was of the Methodist faith and retired from the Arkansas Department of Human Services. After retirement, she was employed at Walmart as a cashier for seven years.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Darwin Kwiatkoske.
Survivors include her son, Billy Mitchell, and his fiancé, Linda Martinez, of Benton; five grandchildren, Samantha Dawn Collie, Zachary Magby, Rebekah Dawn Marie Mitchell, Brandon Wayne Martinez and wife Amy, and Tara Paige Martinez; three great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Graveside service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at Edgewood Memorial Park in North Little Rock with the Rev. Kim Hammer officiating.
Arrangements are provided by Roller-Ballard Funeral Home in Benton (501-315-4047).
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COMIC-CON 2010: The unlikely politics of Robert Rodriguez's 'Machete'
Robert Rodriguez didn't intend to make a statement about immigration. It just worked out that way.
When the controversy over the Arizona immigration law bubbled up several months ago, the director re-cut a version of the trailer for "Machete," his hybrid thriller/action/exploitation picture, to protest the law.
"It's kind of funny because it's not really what the movie is about, and I didn't want people to think that it was," Rodriguez said Thursday night from Comic-con. "I just felt like I had to say something about it so I cut that trailer. There's so much grandstanding and those of us who live near a border know how unsolvable the issue really is."
Rodriguez was speaking from a giant party-cum-exhibition in downtown San Diego, where Fox had taken over a huge empty lot and set up dozens of low-rider cars, an outdoor screen and a taco truck to promote the Mexican American auteur's latest film. (All the elements figure into the film.)
Though "Machete" indeed features a grandstanding politician in the form of Robert DeNiro, it also tells a broader story about a mythic ex-federale (the tough-guy character actor Danny Trejo), a taco truck operator (Michelle Rodriguez) and an assortment of other colorful types, some played by equally colorful personalities, including Don Johnson and Lindsay Lohan.
Rodriguez, who co-directed the film with Ethan Maniquis, developed the movie from a fake trailer embedded in "Grindhouse," the exploitation double bill he directed with Quentin Tarantino, adding characters and plot elements as he went. "It started with this short fake trailer, but before I knew it it had evolved into this hydra," Rodriguez said. "By the time it was all done I felt like each character could almost be a movie unto itself." (Read more on Rodriguez at sister blog Ministry of Gossip.)
Stars Rodriguez and Trejo turned out too, and, in keeping with his tough-guy image, Trejo sounded a direct note about border policy. Stepping out from a phalanx of bodyguards, the mustachioed actor told Hero Complex, "If you're a politician and you need to go after the issue, that's fine. That's what politicians do. But if you don't care and you're just grandstanding then … you."
He then went on to talk how people were starting to pick up on the character portions of the film. "I leave my house and people scream out 'Machete.' A guy in England came up to me and he had a giant tattoo of Machete — on his back."
But as much as Rodriguez has broadened the movie to include a host of genre elements (there are violent priests and quirky druglords, too) political issues somehow keep finding him. At Thursday's event, a giant fence surrounded the lot, creating a series of haves and have-nots for those who wanted to watch the footage. Rodriguez made a joke about it from the stage, and later shrugged in an interview. "A fence!" he said. "How weird is that as I'm showing footage and there's actually a fence?"
–Steven Zeitchik
PHOTO GALLERY: Scenes from Comic-Con 2010
Stallone, locked and loaded in "old school way"
Bruce Willis and Helen Mirren see "RED"
"Scott Pilgrim" in San Diego…with jet-packs
Jeff Bridges, old and new, plugs in "Tron: Legacy"
Bruce Campbell and "Burn Notice" will go back in time
"Battle: Los Angeles" and how to swear like a marine
The Hero Complex guide to San Diego madness
Photo: Danny Trejo in 'Machete.' Credit: 20th Century Fox


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Do people REALLY think the 49ers are going to keep Alex Smith AND Kapernick?!
There's a WHOLE lot of other QB's that will be available, who are a LOT better than the garbage currently on the roster.
I can't wait til TeBlow is gone...
Nice title. I had to check to see if my wife still lived here.
That doesnt bother me, as long as the word "Excell" and Mark Sanchez are not mentioned in the same sentence.
Lets be honest, every offense of the last 15 years has borrowed elements of the West Coast Offense. Everyone runs it in some form or another. There isn't an offensive coach alive who hasn't stolen from Bill Walsh (or got plays from their mentor that they stole from Bill Walsh).
It's not so much an issue of making our players fit the scheme, it's an issue of getting good players in general.
Besides settling on a qb, The WCO usually relies on a RB that can catch, Bigger WRs as they run a lot more short patterns and the larger catch radius has a positive effect. I don't know if a ZBS or a power oline is better, but I would think the more athletic ZBS guys would be better if the qb is a guy that likes to move like Sanchez/Rogers type like green bay, but Philly seemed to favor large powerful guys, and they had Vick. So maybe the type of line don't matter.
Big WRs that can go over the middle, RB that can release into patterns and a qb that can make quick progressions as the WCO floods zones.
eh It can't be any worse then we've been running the last 8 years.
LOL, in all seriousness, I am concerned about the receivers. Holmes is a notorious bad route runner, Hill only runs one route, and wasn't Kerley getting dogged in the pre-season last year about bad route running too?
I know QB is the big concern, but I think WR will be interesting to watch too.
I have to assume we won't be a 50 pass attempts per game WCO, so we need an all-purpose pass catching RB. One that sets the tone for the offense and can take over a game.
If our opponent is struggling to stop the run, I want for once to be able to run the ball 6 times straight. If they can't stop our slot receiver, I want to be able to exploit it more than once in a game.
Basically, I want to see us play NFL offense.
Just because we run the ball 50% of the time does not make us a ground and pound offense. We were built completely wrong to run Sporano's power blocking scheme. We need a back that can catch, and a QB that can throw with some touch, but our receivers and lineman are perfectly built for it. Brick, and Mangold especially, are gonna love it. Marty has made a lot of QB's look good. Even guys that they trade away that turn out to be teh suck. With the Eagles they have never been below top 15 ever. Been top 10 most years and top 5 a few times, and they never had a great QB. Just sayin, the people who want to cry about this hire are idiots.
1. Find a new QB (Flynn or Smith, preferably)
2. Let Greene go and sign a RB with some pep in his step that can catch the ball out of the backfield (Felix Jones)
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When: Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, 8 a.m. to Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, 5 p.m.
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This powerful accounting system for businesses will enable you to track the progress of your company and at the same time allow you to focus on your business, not on being an accountant. QuickBooks® is a tool you can use to automate the tasks you will need to perform as a business owner to document and track the accounting activity of your existing business, or to set up a new business. This course will provide an opportunity for hands-on practice. more...
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The federal government awards more than $400 billion dollars in contracts annually to small business owners. Are you ready to market yourself to the world's largest customer? This three-hour seminar offers an overview of the critical first steps to becoming a government contractor, how to identify opportunities and understanding the contracting process. The seminar will also cover MO PTAC services available to assist Missouri businesses in all aspects of government contracting.
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When: Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, 9 a.m. to Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, 6 p.m.
Learning by Doing is the basis of 4-H work. Each year Knox County 4-H members between the ages of 8 and 18 do just that. 4-H members are selected at the county level to exhibit their projects in the 4-H Building at the Mo State Fair. Members exhibiting livestock at the state fair have raised and trained their project animal for exhibition.
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When: Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The purpose of Focus on Kids is to help parents learn how to nurture and support their children during and after separation and divorce.
To register for this class please call the Phelps County Extension Office at (573)458-6260.
Chantae H. Alfred, email@example.com Extension in Phelps Countyphone: 573-458-6260
I am Moving I am Learning (Session 3 of 9)
When: Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, 10 a.m. to Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, 3 p.m.
I am Moving I am Learning is in connection with First Lady Michelle Obama's healthy lifestyle initiative. The program is funded through Missouri Foundation for Health coordinated with Division of Health and Senior Services. MU Extension provides education and training for early childhood learning centers giving them coaching and guidance with required documentation and methods of a healthier learning environment. more...
On-site observation to gain knowledge about the provider's nutrition and physical activity practices and to build relationships with provider's staff. Continue to assist with completing Action and Spending plans.
na more...
Camelia Younger, email@example.com Extension in Carter Countyphone: 573-323-4418
Fall Prevention -KLC (Session 21 of 33)
When: Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
The Fall Prevention program helps participants learn to reduce fear of falling and exercise to increase strength, flexibility, and balance.
KOLR10 Television Interview "From the Ground Up" (Session 7 of 99)
When: Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
This live television program is intended to educate viewers on a wide range of topics related to gardening in the Ozarks. The KOLR10 meteorologist and others from KOLR10 television, Springfield, conduct the interview, which includes MU Extension horticulture specialists and others with gardening expertise. The program airs on Thursdays on the KOLR10 Midday Newscast, at 11:15am.
Fall Lawn Care
Patrick Byers, email@example.com Extension in Webster Countyphone: 417-859-2044
Tai Chi for Arthritis-Kingswood (Session 26 of 39)
When: Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, 11 a.m. to noon
Tai Chi for Arthritis is an easy and effective exercise class, integrating the mind and body, that improves flexibility, muscle strength and balance. The class is based on the Tai Chi for Arthritis program supported by the Arthritis Foundation of America.
Stay Strong, Stay Healthy II, North County Health Campus (Session 4 of 10)
When: Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, noon to 1 p.m.
A strength training program for middle-aged and older adults. The programs goal is to improve health and quality of life. Exercise sessions to improve strength and balance include warm-up exercises, strengthening exercises and cool-down stretches. An orientation and pre-assessment precede nine weeks of exercise sessions, and the program concludes with a post-assessment.
De'Lacey Robinson 314-615-8928
$20.00The fee is normally $40. The Discounted Fee is $20 per County employee. (Anthem will pay $20 per person. If you have the County's insurance). Participants who attend 9 out of 10 classes and complete pre- and post-assessments will receive a $10 refund.
Damaris Karanja, email@example.com Extension in St. Louis Countyphone: 314-400-7298
Strength and Balance Exercises for the Elderly (Session 26 of 37)
When: Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The Strength and Balance Exercises for the Elderly program is to help frail seniors learn to improve their mobility and balance and reduce risk of falls. The program focuses on breathing, strength, stretch, coordination, and balance.
Warren County Farmers Market (Session 6 of 6)
When: Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Home Food Preservation Workshop Series - Perry County (Session 3 of 3)
When: Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
This series will provide researched and up to date methods for preserving food at home.
"Home Canning the Safe Way" - Pressure Canning VegetablesRegistration deadline for this session is August 8, 2014
Pre-registration and payment is required in advance. To register, contact the Perry County Extension Office at 573-547-4504
$15.00$15.00 for a single sessions or $35.00 for all three sessions.
Bethany Bachmann, email@example.com Extension in Perry Countyphone: 573-547-4504
Grandparent Support Group (Session 1 of 5)
When: Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Grandparent Support Group meets monthly in Jackson, MO. The agenda includes: sharing, refreshments, and educational programming. Babysitting available upon request.
Family picnic
Building the Ultimate Business Plan (Session 43 of 44)
When: Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, 6 p.m. to Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, 9 p.m.
Preparation is key to the success of any business venture. Whether you are starting a new business, growing an established business, or launching a new product or service, a solid business plan will prevent unexpected problems and help pave the way for a successful business venture. Learn how to utilize the "Ultimate Business Planner" software and companion workbook to aid you in the process of developing a solid business plan. This seminar provides an overview of the step-by-step approach to writing your plan and forecasting your financials. With the help of this course instruction and software, simplify the process of putting together your formal business plan with expert advice, tips and hints based on proven business practices.• Defining the concept• Understand how to research the feasibility• Learn how to assess the industry, market and competition• Focus on assembling a marketing plan/niche• How to develop basic financial projections from marketing analysis• Necessary components of the formal plan• Learn successful writing techniques that appeal to lenders/investors more...
Using examples and worksheets, we will show you how to translate your ideas into a written plan. The seminars are on two consecutive nights lasting a total of 6 hours.
$139.00$139.00 and $99.00 for a second person from the same business
Clinton Cool Cats 4-H Club (Session 10 of 12)
When: Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Monthly Club Meeting
Kim Hall, firstname.lastname@example.com Extension in Johnson Countyphone: 660-747-3193
Starting a Small Business: The First Steps
When: Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
This three-hour offering will provide you with an overview of the critical first steps associated with starting a business. It is designed specifically for those who are thinking about a new business venture. Participants will assess their strengths and weaknesses in terms of business ownership, learn about the importance of planning, discuss legal and regulatory requirements and identify sources of funding. Enroll in both this class and The Basics of Writing a Business Plan and receive a $10 discount. more...
Chris V. Thompson, email@example.com Extension in Cole Countyphone: 573-634-2824
Blackwater Bobcats 4-H Club Meeting (Session 4 of 12)
monthly 4-H club meetings
Operation JumpStart (Session 4 of 8)
Operation JumpStart, a nationally-recognized, highly successful training model for individuals considering starting or expanding a business. Participants will learn essential business planning and preparation skills such as product pricing, legal structure, competition marketing and cash flow management
Operation JumpStart,highly successful training model for individuals considering starting or expanding a business.Participants will learn essential business planning & preparation skills such as product pricing,legal structure,competition,cash flow manage
Register by emailing or calling Glenna Ervin at firstname.lastname@example.com or 573-651-2929 more...
Food Preservation - salsa canning
When: Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Each workshop will vary, but content will focus on one or more of these topics:Preservation method to use for highest quality and safety in home preserved foods.Solutions to common canning problems.Hands-on experience with new recipes and sources of the latest research—each workshop will feature differentprocesses and use different produce (chosen by availability).
This class will focus on water bath canning of salsa.
Please call the Camden County MU Extension Office at 573-346-2644 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Adopted by House March 10, 2012
The Committee on the Judiciary moves to amend the title of the
bill to read as follows:
Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. 597 –- "A Bill to amend and reenact §29-3-16a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to carbon monoxide detectors, smoke detectors and sprinkler systems; requiring smoke detectors and sprinkler systems meet and be installed according to current edition of national standard requirements; requiring carbon monoxide detectors be installed in certain public facilities on and after certain effective date; requiring carbon monoxide detectors be hardwired into alternating current on and after certain date; allowing the installation of either single station carbon monoxide detector or combination smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector; providing certain exceptions for installing carbon monoxide detectors in certain long-term care facilities; providing for minimum specification requirements and testing, maintaining, repairing and replacing carbon monoxide detectors; clarifying criminal liability for violations; increasing criminal penalties; removing prohibition on the consideration of a violation of the section as evidence of negligence in a civil action."


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Stroudsburg Borough Council members tabled several major zoning ordinances Wednesday evening in order to make some changes recommended by the Monroe County Planning Commission.
Stroudsburg Borough Council members tabled several major zoning ordinances Wednesday evening in order to make some changes recommended by the Monroe County Planning Commission.
The county commission has 30 days to review an ordinance before submitting it back to the municipality, said Stroudsburg Borough Zoning Officer Jeff Wilkins.
Borough officials received the recommendations, which were mostly clerical, Wednesday morning.
The suggestions correct some typographical errors. For example, the area borough officials hope to change to a mixed use zone was previously a C3 district, Wilkins said. There is a page in the ordinance where the words "C3" were mistakenly used instead of "mixed use."
County officials also recommended borough officials clarify some of the definitions within the ordinance, Wilkins said.
The changes also will be reviewed by the borough's own planning commission on Dec. 11 before the ordinances go back to the borough council for approval.
About 15 audience members attended Wednesday's meeting, all of whom left after council members were done discussing the proposed ordinances.
The ordinances include the development of a "commercial overlay district" that would encompass the downtown and a "general mixed use" zone intended to create compatible types of light business and residential development on First, Second and Third streets.
The commercial overlay district will cover the area from Pocono Creek to Brodhead Creek. It includes the entire downtown and would allow for buildings up to 56 feet, or four stories tall. That's 5 feet higher than what's currently allowed.
The mixed use district would promote appropriate types of redevelopment, including taller buildings.
The houses in the area of First, Second and Third streets are quite old. The idea behind the mixed use zone is that it would allow developers to construct new buildings with retail on the lower floors and residential above, said Mayor Charlie Baughman.
Stroudsburg Borough officials have been working on the ordinances for about two years, though work on them has really picked up within the last year, Wilkins said.
The County Planning Commission has been assisting the borough, he said


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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Golden Eagle volleyball team traveled
across the Mississippi River to take on one of the hottest teams in
the OVC in a battle to remain atop the OVC.
After the night was over, Tech got tripped up Southeast Missouri, 3-1. However, due to Morehead State's loss to Murray State, the Golden Eagles remain atop the OVC standings.
The first set was a battle from the start.
The Golden Eagles saw eight scoring ties and three different lead changes before the Redhawks were able to escape the first set with a 26-24 set one win. Even with the Golden Eagles hitting .343 in the set, SEMO hit slightly better for a .385 hitting percentage.
The second set was a little more the likely of the Tech crowd in attendance. With the score knotted up at 15-15 halfway through the set, Tech used a 9-5 run to build up a four point lead. But two errors by the Golden Eagles saw SEMO get within two. A Tech timeout slowed the pace and allowed Tech to take the set 25-22 off a kill from junior Amanda Lindgren.
However, after the intermission, the Golden Eagles dropped two straight sets 25-17, 25-19 to fall to the Redhawks. SEMO avenged their earlierr season loss to Tech, 3-0 in Eblen Center.
Tech (15-10, 12-3 OVC) was led by Lindgren with 17 kills and nine digs.
The Golden Eagles will visit Eastern Illinois on Saturday for a match at 2 p.m.


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1) ABCD is a parallelogram and the coordinates of A, B, C are (-8, -11), (1, 2) and (4, 3) respectively. Find the area of the parallelogram.
i manage to find that D =( -5.-10) . area of parallelogram = AD x height i'm stuck here. how to find the height? i tried it by finding the angle between AB and AD first , (37.32 degree) then use it to find the vertical line from B. but i dont get the right answer.
2). Points A and C have coordinates (-1, 2) and (9, 7) respectively. A rectangle ABCD has AC as a diagonal. Calculate the possible coordinates of B and D if the length of AB is 10 units.
from the question, i know that AB=CD=10. the equation of line AB = x^2 +y^2+ 2x -4y-97=0. the equation of line CD= a^2 +b^2-18 a- 14b +30=0. then what should i do next?
3)If the five letters a, b, c, d, e are put into a hat, in how many ways could you draw two letters?
must we use permutation or combination? if permutation, why? why can't i use combination? 5C2?
4))3 balls are to be placed in 3 different boxes, not necessarily with 1 ball in each box. any box can hold up to 3 balls. find the number of ways the balls can placed if
i) they are all of the same colour
ii) they are all of different colours
i) what is wrong with my workings? 3C3 + (3C2 x 1C1) + 3C1?
ii) i have no clue at all for this. isnt it suppose to be the same as the first one?
5)GOLD MEDAL- if 2 D letters come first and the 2 L letters come last, find how many different arrangement there are
5P5 x 2P2 x 2P2. why i dont need to permute the letter D and the L?
6) 3 letters are selected at random from the word "BIOLOGY" . Find the number that the selection contains one letter O
2C1 x 5C2 = 20 , the answer given is 5C2 = 10 , why i dont have to write 2C1?
7)The sum of the first 5 terms of a G.P. is twice the sum of the terms from the 6th to the 15th inclusive. Show that r^5 = 1/2 (SQRT3 -1).
a(1-r^5)/ i-r = 2a/ 1-r [(1-r^15)-(1-r^5)]
1 - r^5 = 2(r^5 -r^15)
let u=r^5
2u^3 - 3u +1=0
i'm stuck here. what to do next?


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Should We Adore Adorno?
Philosophy of Modern Music
Essays on Music
Beethoven: The Philosophy of Music
No art appears as remote as music from the life and the society that produce it. Painting and sculpture reflect some aspects of the figures and objects or at least the forms and colors that we encounter; novels and poems convey experiences and aspirations that recall, however distantly, the world that we know. The sounds of music, however, are artificial and set apart: even sung music does not give the sound of speech, and instrumental music has little to do with the noises that we come upon in our daily life, and can seem to be even more abstract than abstract painting. That is why Charles Lamb compared a piece of instrumental music to a poem made up entirely of punctuation. Nevertheless, as Diderot remarked, even though the signs of music are more ephemeral and less easily definable than those of painting or literature, their emotional impact upon our senses is even greater. We would consider it unreasonable to think that music does not, in many ways, reflect the culture and the age in which it was made.
To understand the significance of music for the musicians who created it and the society in which it was produced is therefore a challenge to music-lovers. Perhaps no writer on music devoted more energy to this task than Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno, and the translations into English of his writings on philosophy and music and their diffusion have been multiplying in recent years while, at the same time, his ideas have become widely influential in the US and Europe. In American, French, and Italian universities, his views are frequently cited. The admiration is rarely unmixed. Almost everyone agrees that his essay on jazz (where he attacks popular music with a snobbish contempt matched only by his ignorance of the subject) is embarrassing.1 His difficult prose is a stumbling block (even his closest colleagues admitted that they could not always understand his writing), but it is also an attraction; it forces one to pay attention and he achieves effects with it unobtainable by a more pellucid manner.
Born in 1903 in Frankfurt into a rich and influential family, he studied piano at an early age, but he does not seem to have shown a strong ambition to become a professional musician before 1924, when he met the composer Alban Berg and heard Wozzeck, which fired him with enthusiasm. He went to Vienna in 1925, attached himself to the circle of Arnold Schoenberg, and studied composition with Berg and piano with Eduard Steuermann.
The little I have heard of his compositions has the curiosity value of the amateur musical works of other men of letters, and may be rated somewhere below the musical endeavors of Nietzsche or Rousseau and above those of Ezra Pound. He also studied philosophy and, returning to Frankfurt, wrote a university thesis, largely a Marxist interpretation of Kant and…
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Vue Dale Drive-In
1546 S. Wenatchee Avenue,
No one has favorited this theater yet
Opened in 1953, the Vue Dale Drive-In was a twin screen drive-in with a capacity for 500 cars.
It was closed in October 2010.
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Operated by Greime and Fasken Theaters in the early sixties.
According to this article, 2010 will most likely be the last year for this nearly sixty-year-old theater. Its owner, Sun Basin Theatres, is signaling that it plans to close it, along with another theater in East Wenatchee, and open a new megaplex in a converted former Kmart by May of 2011: View link
The Vue Dale closed for good on October 3, 2010. The property will be sold for redevelopment: View link
1956 Motion Picture Almanac calls it the AUTO VUE DRIVE-IN.
Heading should be updated to: AKA Auto Vue Drive-In
I'm not saying the name of the drive-in should change. What I am saying is that it was previously called Auto Vue Drive-In, so there should be an "also known as" added to the heading. Hence the acronym AKA in the prefix.
From a Geocities archive, three photos of the Vue Dale, circa 1999: http://www.reocities.com/Hollywood/Pavillion/2216/VueDale.html
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The Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 replace the Surface RT and Surface Pro, respectively, and look almost identical to their predecessors, aside from a new color for the Surface 2. But both devices offer substantial improvements, mostly under the hood.
Microsoft VP Panos Panay, who presided over the event, said the Surface Pro 2 uses Intel's i5 "Haswell" processor. He said the chip means the Surface Pro 2 runs 75% longer between charges than the current model, whose battery life has been one of its most criticized features. The improvement should translate to between seven and eight hours of battery life.
[ Trying to integrate tablets into your workforce? Read The Good And Bad Of Tablets At Work. ]
He also said the Surface Pro 2 boasts 50% better graphics processing, an improvement that presumably comes courtesy of Haswell. The device's screen maintains the old model's 1080p resolution but should render colors 46% more accurately, Panay stated.
The device will come in 64-GB and 128-GB configurations, each with 4 GB of RAM, for $899 and $999, respectively, and 256-GB and 512-GB configurations with 8 GB of RAM for $1,299 and $1,799.
Panay said the Surface Pro 2 is faster than 95% of laptops on the market, and he repeatedly asserted that it is the best mobile option for professionals.
"It's one of the best products Microsoft has ever built," he said.
The Surface 2 drops its forebear's "RT" branding but still runs Windows RT, unlike the Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2, both of which run the full version of Windows 8, with support for both Modern UI touch apps as well as legacy desktop apps. Panay touted Windows RT 8.1's benefits over not only the earlier version but also other tablets. Those benefits include support for Microsoft Office -- including Outlook, a new addition -- and mutli-tasking capabilities.
The device runs on Nvidia's Tegra 4 processor, which makes it noticeably faster than its ancestor, and competitive with many tablets in its class. It uses the same 10.6-inch ClearType Full HD display as the Surface Pro, switches out its USB 2 port for USB 3, and includes a 3.5-megapixel front-facing camera whose sensor is designed to keep Skype chats looking good in poor lighting. It also includes a 5-MP rear camera.
The Surface Pro 2 will come in black, like the original, whereas the Surface 2 includes both a black version as well as an attractive "magnesium" option.


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COLUMBUS — An Ohio State football spokesman today confirmed the indefinite suspension of Tracy Sprinkle as details of the second-year defensive end's weekend arrest in suburban Cleveland began to emerge.
Sprinkle, a 19-year-old Elyria native, was charged with cocaine possession, rioting, and failure to disperse after a brawl in a Lorain bar that police described as "absolute mayhem."
He was arrested early Saturday morning and remained in custody as of late this afternoon, according to a Lorain jail official. The OSU spokesman said Sprinkle's future with the team will be decided when the charges are resolved.
According to the incident report, officers in Lorain responded at 2 a.m. Saturday to a call about a fight at the Grown & Sexy Lounge. They came upon "large pockets of people fighting in the parking lot" and a scene of destruction inside. The report described more fighting, chairs being thrown, an overturned pool table, broken overhead lights, and smashed beer and liquor bottles.
All available officers soon arrived, along with backup from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Police said they spotted Sprinkle arguing in the lot with a bloodied, shirtless 23-year-old man named Wayne Blue. According to the report, Blue said he was looking to fight because Sprinkle had struck him in the face with a bottle — an accusation Sprinkle denied to police.
Officers arrested Blue for rioting, and told Sprinkle to leave. His friends that were holding Sprinkle back told police, "We got him." But Sprinkle was soon spotted in a separate altercation and arrested.
The drug charge was added when police switched Sprinkle from one cruiser to another. An officer spotted two small plastic bags of cocaine — each weighed 0.2 grams — stuffed under the back seat, the report said.
A redshirt freshman, Sprinkle was expected to compete for time in the Buckeyes' deep defensive line rotation this fall. He was named 2012 Ohio Division I co-defensive player of the year after recording 103 tackles and 19 sacks as a senior at Elyria High.


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Much of what you'll find during this weekend's eighth annual, three-day Boca Raton Concours d'Elegance car show will be familiar, if seeing your face reflected in the gleaming fender of a 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster can be called familiar.
An expertly curated display of more than 200 collectible automobiles and motorcycles will again add nostalgic glamour and punny humor to the driving range at the Boca Raton Resort and Club for Sunday's main event. Friday's Hangar Party at the Boca Raton Airport will offer its typical stylish elbow-rubbing with captains of industry, and at Saturday's auction gala, comedian Wayne Brady will deliver a brand of banter reminiscent of entertainers who have preceded him, including Bob Newhart, Jay Leno, Bill Cosby and Howie Mandel.
As in years past, by the end of the weekend more than 7,500 people will have attended the Boca Raton Concours d'Elegance, and the event's beneficiary, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County, will likely be a remarkable $1 million richer.
But this year's edition of the Concours — with its classy locale, black-tie dinner and hushed reverence for the delicate allure of a pristine 1910 Ford Model T — also will offer something proudly lacking in d'elegance.
"A tuxedo? That's not happening, dude. I may put a shirt on. That's at best. Listen, I'm wearing jeans no matter what. Jeans and work boots is all I own."
That's Paul Teutul Sr., hot-tempered host of CMT's motorcycle-building reality show "Orange County Choppers," speaking from his shop a few miles up the Hudson River from New York. He's laughing, but he's not kidding.
The tattooed, take-no-guff patriarch, whose family drama fueled the Discovery Channel's "American Chopper" for more than a decade, is making his Concours d'Elegance debut this weekend, displaying three of his custom-built motorcycles and offering a walk-on appearance on his show as an auction item.
A prolific motorcycle collector (he owns a dozen Harleys), Teutul is just as fanatical about cars.
"I'm into GTOs and 442s. I go from 1964 to 1972, because that was most of the high-compression years. But they're all convertibles, and they're all four-speed," says Teutul, who plans to have people standing between him and his checkbook at the Concours. "I'm always in a buying mood."
The Concours is a fantasyland for those with a historical appreciation for the automobile — and for people looking for a great way to soak up some of South Florida's enviable winter sun. Among the memorable cars seen at the 2013 Concours were a 1926 Bugatti 35T, 1928 Pierce-Arrow Coupe, 1940 Cadillac 62 Series Convertible, 1948 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith, 1955 Buick Roadmaster, 1970 Lamborghini Miura and a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS.
Cars compete in judging based on their originality and the quality of the painstaking restoration that often leaves them in better condition than when they left the factory. While on the show field, their appearance is kept flawless, with feather dusters at the ready.
Mercedes-Benz is the featured carmaker at this year's Concours, showcasing classic and one-of-a kind vehicles from the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Germany along with the newest models. Wayne Carini, master car restorer and host of "Chasing Classic Cars" on the Velocity channel, is the grand marshal for the weekend. Sunday's main event, which drew 5,000 attendees in 2013, also includes top-shelf food and drink, and exhibits from mainstream and niche manufacturers.
While indulging his affection for cars and motorcycles, the chance to help an organization such as the Boys and Girls Clubs made the event irresistible for Teutul. The clubs provide educational, nutritional and mentoring help to more than 12,000 youngsters from Broward County (and some in southern Palm Beach County) whose homes are stressed by economic woes, poor education, substance abuse and other challenges.
Teutul has faced his own demons. The man who used to return to work after drinking a quart of whiskey on his lunch break, now has been sober for nearly 30 years. It's a path he hopes more people will follow.
"Once you get cleared up a little, you start figuring out what life is really about," he says. "Any time you can give back, make a difference in people's lives, that's very important."
Brian Quail, president and CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County, acknowledges that the presence of Teutul may help knock off some of the perceived formality of the Concours d'Elegance (originally a carriage competition in 17th century France) and encourage a wider range of attendees. He credits event chairman Jamie McDonnell for the idea.
"It was an opportunity to remind people that, along with the cars, we'll have more than 50 motorcycles that are an important part of our display," Quail says. "Paul brings another element, another level of pizzazz to the event."
There are many similar shows each year on the Concours circuit in locations such as Greenwich, Conn.; Hilton Head, S.C.; Pebble Beach, Calif.; and the Louis Vuitton Classic in New York. While each of these events has a charitable component, the Boca Raton show is unique.
South Florida car dealer Rick Case and wife Rita, longtime supporters of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County, created the Boca Raton Concours as a way to help raise money for the organization. Case and AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson used their vast industry connections to quickly put the Boca Raton Concours on the map.
"It's interesting, in the world of vintage car shows, most Concours have a charity. We're a charity that has a Concours," Quail says.
Also unique, he says, is that the South Florida show is put on entirely by Boys and Girls Clubs staff and more than 200 volunteers, which means all the money raised ($1 million in 2013) goes to services for the children.
"Our Concours, we're told, raised more money for charity than any other," Quail says.
When: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday
Where: Boca Raton Resort and Club, 501 E. Camino Real
Cost: $50 (younger than 12 free)
Contact: 954-537-1010 or BocaCDE.com
Related events: Sunday's show will be preceded by the duPont Registry Live Hangar Party at the Boca Raton Airport 6-9 p.m. Friday (tickets $100), and the Gala Dinner Show and Auction, featuring comedian Wayne Brady, at the Boca Raton Resort 7-10 p.m. Saturday (tickets begin at $500).
Get daily updates on South Florida entertainment and things to do at SouthFlorida.com, on Twitter at @BenCrandell and Instagram /BenCrandell.


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Chuck Connors
Down in the flatlands of
got a powerful interest in sheep. Now just wait a minute 'for you get the wrong
idea 'cause this ain't one of them kinda stories. According to the A-ssociated
Press, David Watts was arrested for having 77 sheep in his house just outside of
in the town cemetery." Investigatin' further the police discovered
of the younger sheep on the ground floor of his house" and "others in pens in the
Now all this tomfoolery reminds me of the time my Uncle Billy Ray's sheep
got baptized. Say what? Uncle Billy Ray had a place up Cullowhee creek and was
something of a free spirit and a practical joker. He was known through out the
county for the menagerie of critters he kept too. Besides dogs, cats, pigs, cows and
the odd 'possum , Uncle Billy had a small flock of Merino sheep. One day Uncle
Billy heard about a new circuit ridin' preacher in the county so he thought he'd have
a little fun.
Billy Ray invited the new preacher to stay up at his place and the circuit
rider, a Reverend Henry T. Willis, accepted hoping to win another soul for the Lord.
Preacher Willis rode up to Uncle Billy's place 'bout a week later on a decrepit old
mule. Billy Ray welcomed the preacher and invited him in to have some victuals.
During the meal Uncle Billy poured the preacher a cup of clear liquid (XXX)
from an old clay jug Uncle Billy kept for special occasions. The preacher took a sip,
made a peculiar face, and said, "Brother Billy this here's some strange tastin'
Uncle Billy told the preacher, "why Reverend that thare's some special water
from my 'sacred spring'." "Sacred spring", remarked the preacher, "I ain't heard a any
a' them kind a' miracles 'round these parts!"
"Yes suh," said Uncle Billy Ray, "we was havin' trouble with it runnin' so's I got
the old circuit rider, Preacher Jones, ta bless it." "I dug a pond on the hill out
back and folks been comin' from all over to get baptized right here in the 'Holy
waters' of tha 'sacred spring'."
"Praise the Lord," said the preacher (who was fully took in by Uncle Billy's ruse),
"it tastes powerful strange but I likes it. Can I git another?"
Much later, after a lot more cups of 'water' from the 'sacred spring', Uncle
Billy had to pour the preacher into his bed. Billy Ray said the man of the cloth was
just a snoring up a storm.
A little before sunrise Uncle Billy poked the preacher sayin' "Preacher
wake up there's sinners to be baptized and souls to be saved from the Devil."
The preacher, all bleary-eyed and far from sober said, "Brother Billy,
give me a 'nother cup a' that sacred spring water so's I can wet my throat."
Uncle Billy did, helped him to his feet, and led him in the dark to the
'baptizing pond' out back of the house on the hillside. Earlier that morning
Uncle Billy Ray had penned up his sheep right next to the pond and he also had
invited a whole crowd of his friends and neighbors from up and down the creek.
Little did they know just what Uncle Billy was plannin'.
Preacher Willis said a long prayer, not much of which anybody could understand,
and ended with a loud "A-men." He stepped into the pond and immediately
proceeded to fall flat on his back-side sending a wave of 'sacred spring' water
soakin' the legs of the gathered crowd. Preacher Willis struggled to his feet with a kind
of pinched look on his face and drippin' wet cried out "Brothers and Sisters we're
gathered here this fine mornin' ta' bring sinners to tha Lord." "Who's gonna be
first to be saved?"
Uncle Billy Ray replied, "Preacher, I got a whole bunch of repenters for ya"
"They wuz at a house party up the way an' lightnin' struck the house. I think they's
got the fear of the Almighty in 'em. They's ready ta come ta the Lord."
"Thank ya Brother Billy," said the preacher. " Bring me the first sinner."
Uncle Billy Ray started to open the pen and grab the first ewe. Right then,
my cousin Eugene who'd just come back from
run and had over indulged hisself in several heaping plates of pinto beans and cornbread
at an
ever produced by a human being on Cullowhee creek.
A woman screamed and Uncle Billy's sheep stampeded knockin' the pen flat.
Most of the crowd of folks was plum run over by the crazed ruminants. The
'baptizing pool' became a riot of floundering humans and struggling sheep.
Preacher Willis had a look of absolute terror on his face as a large ram jumped
up and ducked him under with a loud 'Baaaa'. Uncle Billy managed to escape a
dunkin' until one of the angry women threw a lamb in the water at his feet an'
drenched 'em.
Later on Uncle Billy made a public apology at the Church and even sent
a bushel of apples to the Bishop. I imagine the folks down in Apex will be talking for
sometime about
remember the day Uncle Billy Ray's sheep got baptized.


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EXTERNAL hg leak on phase I EJ25?
Posted 09 September 2010 - 11:29 AM
Since the engine was (I thought) a DOHC EJ25 with 180K miles on it and piston slap, I pulled it and installed an EJ22.
After I pulled the engine, I noticed that there was a rebuilder's tag on the block! I would have analyzed the problem further if I had known the engine probably had less than 100K on it...
Long story somewhat less long, I now have a pressing need for a cheap automatic car and have found a 97 OBW with a lunched T-belt. I'm thinking about doing the HG on the EJ 25 from the '98 and putting it in the '97, but I'm concerned about the external HG leak. That's not the normal failure mode for an EJ25, so I'm worried that there might be something seriously wrong with my donor engine. Has anyone experienced an external HG leak on a phase one? What was the cause?
PS: Sorry for the 'extended narrative.'
Posted 09 September 2010 - 02:33 PM
Posted 09 September 2010 - 04:55 PM
Posted 09 September 2010 - 05:02 PM
Oh, I was planning on doing the HGs...it was more a matter of "does an external coolant leak from the engine mean a badly warped or cracked head, etc."
it doesn't matter, for 100$ you can have them resurfaced and be good. the only stumbling block would be if it was cracked, but the machine shop will check that and although anything is possible cracks heads is not a common problem on these heads. at least not discussed here very much.
the only risk i'm aware of in replacing head gaskets on a ej25 is if the bearings have been cooked. i would think a re-manned engine would have a lower risk of this.
Posted 09 September 2010 - 05:18 PM
The thing that worries me is that I never actually verified that the leak was coming from the HGs... so I suppose it could be a core plug, crack in the block or something crazy.
Maybe I'll see if I can just find another EJ22 and play it safe.
Posted 10 September 2010 - 11:53 AM
I'm not accusing you not being thorough enough, but with the odds being what they are, it's something else.
Posted 10 September 2010 - 05:52 PM
Maybe I can find some way of pressurizing the entire long block assy off the car to see if I can find the leak prior to stripping the engine down.
Posted 13 September 2010 - 07:06 PM
Posted 13 September 2010 - 08:25 PM
Posted 13 September 2010 - 08:44 PM
hook a radiator to the 2 hoses and fill it.. once coolant comes out of the two heater core hoses, bypass them and put a pressure tester on the radiator.. that should work?? no?
why do it with water, couldn't you just do it with air??
rig a piece of piping form the top hose to the bottom hose and plug or cap the heater hoses, and pressurize it.
how much pressure. 10 psi ? or more?
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Buckeyes escape major scare
Associated Press
Braxton Miller had all the offensive answers for No. 8 Ohio State on Saturday night.
He ran for a 67-yard touchdown. He threw TD passes of 60 and 46 yards. He set up two Carlos Hyde touchdowns and threw a 46-yard TD pass that appeared to put the game out of reach, and Corey Brown recovered an onside kick to finally help the Buckeyes escape with a 52-49 victory at Indiana.
By Miller's standards, it was just another game.
He finished 13 of 24 for 211 yards with two TDs and one interception, ran 23 times for 149 yards — his third straight 100-yard game. The Buckeyes (7-0, 2-0 Big Ten) are the first ranked team with seven wins.
And Ohio State needed every bit of Miller's help on a wild night when the teams continually traded big play after big play and the Hoosiers (2-4, 0-3) rallied for 15 points in a 35-second span late in the fourth quarter.
Each team turned blocked punts into touchdowns in the first half.
Indiana scored on TD passes of 76 and 25 yards, a 59-yard TD run and made a field goal after a 60-yard kickoff return, producing its highest point total ever against the Buckeyes. The previous record was 41 in 1988, the Hoosiers last win over Ohio State.
But it wasn't quite enough against Miller and the Buckeyes, who finished with 353 yards rushing and held the ball for nearly 37 minutes.
Miller had some help. Hyde ran 22 times for 156 yards and a touchdown and caught a 14-yard shovel pass for a TD from Kenny Guiton when Miller left briefly after a late-hit penalty. Devin Smith caught two passes for 106 yards — both for touchdowns.
Bradley Roby recovered the Hoosiers' blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown.
It was that kind of night.
The Hoosiers have now lost 11 straight league games, 21 consecutive Big Ten games against foes from outside the state and 18 straight to the Buckeyes, including a loss from two years ago that Ohio State later vacated as the result of NCAA infractions.
Yet, Indiana hung around all night and nearly pulled off a miracle comeback.
The Hoosiers took a 14-10 lead in the second quarter when Stephen Houston scored on a 7-yard run following the blocked punt. Houston ran 11 times for 91 yards and two scores.
But the Buckeyes responded with two TDs before halftime to make it 24-14.
The Hoosiers got as close as 24-17 early in the second quarter — before Miller took over.
He kept the ball on the Buckeyes' next offensive play, found a seam, split the Hoosiers safeties and sprinted 67 yards to make it 31-17.
When Indiana cut the lead to 31-24, Miller led the Buckeyes on a 75-yard drive, giving way to Guiton for two plays and he threw the TD pass to Hyde. Miller drove the Buckeyes 78 yards later, too, setting up Hyde for a 1-yard run to make it 45-27 early in the fourth quarter and finally put the game away with the 46-yard TD pass to Smith with 6:47 left.
Indiana closed it out with a 1-yard TD run from D'Angelo Roberts, then got a 12-yard pass from Nate Sudfeld to Duwyce Wilson with 1:40 left, a 25-yard TD pass from Sudfeld to Houston and a 2-point conversion run by Cody Latimer with 1:05 to go, and had a chance to recover a second straight onside kick before Brown finally landed on the bouncing ball.
Sudfeld was 6 of 10 for 77 yards and two TDs.
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The Red Sox signed righthanded reliever Koji Uehara at this time last year with the intent of using him in the sixth or seventh inning but knowing he had the talent to close if that became necessary.
By June, after injuries devastated the bullpen, Uehara did indeed become the closer, and he thrived in that role through the World Series.
On Thursday, the Sox landed a pitcher of similar attributes in righthander Edward Mujica.
Mujica saved 37 games for the St. Louis Cardinals last season and made the All-Star team. A shoulder strain led to a late-season slump, a demotion to middle relief, and only two appearances in the postseason.
That enabled the Red Sox to sign him to a two-year contract worth $9.5 million. Mujica, 29, was in Boston Thursday for his physical, according to major league sources.
"Chief" Mujica is one of baseball's best strike throwers. He issued four non-intentional walks over 64⅔ innings last season while striking out 46. Mujica has averaged 1.4 walks per nine innings in his career.
Mujica has actually handled lefthanders a bit better than righthanders, another indication that he could ably fill in as the closer if needed. Like Uehara, he throws a split-finger pitch that works as a changeup and complements his fastball well.
Mujica, a native of Venezuela, has eight years of experience with four teams. He has not pitched in the American League since the Indians traded him to the Padres just before the start of the 2009 season.
Mujica had a 1.73 earned run average and 0.78 WHIP over the first five months of last season. He then allowed nine earned runs on 18 hits over 7⅓ innings in September, and the Cardinals went to Trevor Rosenthal as closer. Mujica was buried in the postseason, not pitching after Game 5 of the NLCS. He was on the World Series roster but sat idle.
The Sox made it an offseason priority to find closer-type arms for the bullpen knowing that Uehara, who turns 39 in April, pitched in 73 regular-season games and 13 more in the playoffs.
Mujica figures to start the season in a setup role, competing for innings with Junichi Tazawa, Brandon Workman, Craig Breslow, and Andrew Miller.
As the Sox learned last season when Joel Hanrahan and Andrew Bailey suffered season-ending injuries, plans can change quickly.
. . .
Sox lefthander Jon Lester, in an appearance on WEEI, said he would be open to working out a contract extension before the start of the season. The Sox picked up Lester's $13 million option for 2014 . . . Gary DiSarcina, who managed Triple A Pawtucket before leaving for the Los Angeles Angels coaching staff, was named the Minor League Manager of the Year by Baseball America.Peter Abraham can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @PeteAbe.


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By Jordan W. Charness
Peter looked like he had seen a ghost. He was pale, sweaty and even hyperventilating a little bit. That was all a little strange since it was 10 o'clock in the morning on a bright and sunny day. I was kind of interested as to what had happened to him this time.
We brought him a nice calming mug of jasmine tea to relax and comfort him. It worked its magic and in about 10 minutes he was ready enough to tell his tale. Peter usually drives a big four-wheel-drive SUV during the winter. But on the occasional sunny day he likes to take his Mustang GT for a spin, even though it's "out of season."
These two vehicles are not at all alike and drive in completely different ways. While the SUV is fairly surefooted and sticks to the road in all but the most slippery of conditions, the Mustang is a high-performance, high-powered rear-wheel drive car with lots of get up and go… on dry pavement. Just a touch on the accelerator can send an awful lot of power to those oversized rear tires.
Since it was so beautiful out and most of the streets appeared dry, Peter began to forget that it was still winter and that he should stay in winter driving mode no matter which car he was driving.
In fact the law always requires that your driving be modified to take into account weather and road conditions. This general rule supersedes speed limits and generally makes an attempted defence of, "There was ice and I slid through a stop sign," virtually useless.
Since it was bright, sunny and beautiful, Peter assumed that all the roads were as dry and bare as the ones in front of his home. By the time he got to the highway, which really was bare and dry, he was back to driving the Mustang the way he did in the summer with an aggressive use of both accelerator and brakes.
All was going well until he came to the exit from the highway, which was one of those big circular off-ramps. While he didn't exceed the speed limit, he did take the muscle car into the turn at the highest allowable speed and then brake and power around the curve. As soon as he hit the gas pedal the rear wheels hit an icy patch and spun the car out of control. His car did a full 360 before coming to a stop on the grassy snowy patch beside the road.
Peter was really lucky. During his wild ride he did not hit another car nor did he cause any damage to his own beloved Mustang. If he had caused an accident or damage to another's property, he would have been held fully liable for the accident. He would probably have been charged with dangerous driving for failing to take into account the way his car would handle and the fact that there could likely be icy conditions that he might fail to see.
Chances are if he'd been driving the SUV he would have been driving more slowly and in a more controlled way. That car itself, being four-wheel drive, would probably not have spun out and Peter's blood pressure would have stayed on a much more even keel!


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Is the plot to remove David Cameron serious?
The Prime Minister should be concerned. Even though it remains unlikely that it will coalesce into a leadership challenge imminently, and the numbers involved are at this stage small, the plotting reflects broader unhappiness in Conservative ranks about the direction of the Government, and the party's prospects.
Indeed, one of the most striking aspects of the speculation is that there has been so little in the way of a backlash. When the first suggestions of plots against Margaret Thatcher emerged in the late 1980s her opponents were widely denounced as traitors by her cadre of supporters, who accused them of undermining one of the Conservative Party's great leaders, a three-time general election winner.
This time there was virtually silence. Even a Tory modernising MP loyal to Mr Cameron says: "The plot is all completely mad, but No 10 really need to listen. I'm afraid they simply don't understand their backbenchers. What is most significant is that some people feel the need to do this."
Why is there such unhappiness?
The Government is under fire on several fronts. The economy continues to struggle and the Conservatives look forward to the Chancellor's forthcoming Budget with little optimism. "George's plan isn't working, that's what's wrong," says an MP.
The Prime Minister has also picked a fight with a large part of his own party over gay marriage. On Tuesday, as many as 150 Tory MPs, potentially even more, are expected to vote against him.
Conservative MPs of all shades of opinion do not much like the propensity of the No 10 machine to get itself ensnared in messes of its own making, either. On his tour of North Africa last week the Prime Minister announced that defence spending would be protected after 2015, before retreating within hours when the Ministry of Defence pointed out that this is at odds with the extra cuts the Chancellor wants the Armed Forces to find. And there was the loss of the boundary changes, which the party had hoped would redress the historic bias in the electoral system against the Conservatives. The Lib Dems allied with Labour to vote it down. All in all, it is quite a cocktail.
Is Adam Afriyie MP a serious contender?
The emergence last week of the largely unknown Mr Afriyie as the figurehead of a potential putsch only underlines that one of the weaknesses of the anti-Cameron faction in the Tory party is that it lacks a potential leader to unite around, a "Hezza".
When Michael Heseltine brought down Mrs Thatcher, he was a widely recognised public figure who had been in the Cabinet and resigned on a point of principle. Even then he did not get to be Prime Minister. In contrast, Afriyie has so far made little impact at Westminster or in the country. Says a veteran MP: "Afriyie is a proxy for a generalised malaise and dissatisfaction." Cameron loyalists have been mocking the pretender's credentials and pointing out that he has no experience comparable with that of the Prime Minister, although Mr Afriyie arguably has no less experience than Mr Cameron had when he became Tory leader in 2005. In fact, Adam Afriyie, who emerged from a council estate, arguably had more experience, having built a business and made himself rich through his own efforts before he entered the Commons.
What will the plotters do next?
Even if Mr Afriyie is not the next leader of the Conservative Party, MPs who want to be ready for a change if an opportunity presents itself are organising and signalling they want a different approach. Says an MP: "It is far too early to be talking about a post-Cameron team, but if there is regime change some of the experienced grey-hairs who have been overlooked by Cameron and Osborne should come back. We would want to see David Davis, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Stephen Dorrell and John Redwood included".
How is Cameron responding to the plotting?
He is making a very obvious effort to focus on foreign policy and looking prime ministerial. The hope of his supporters is that the plotters will be seen as small-time lunatics attempting to take on a great statesman who is more popular than his party. While this approach is understandable, emphasising experience abroad hardly ever helps see off plotters if a leadership crisis really does erupt. In the end it does not influence voters much either. Recently it did President Sarkozy little good in the French election. And the Cold War warrior Margaret Thatcher was at the height of her international powers when she was deposed.