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Last Resort – Season 1 Episode 11 – Recap and Review – Damn the Torpedoes
Recap and review of Last Resort – Season 1 Episode 11 – Damn the Torpedoes
Last Resort is closing in on its finale, with two more weeks to go before the series becomes a thing of the past, and damned if I'm not going to miss it. "Damn the Torpedoes" is an exhilarating episode that really gets me thinking about the different ways creator Shawn Ryan could possibly end this. If this was a show that had every intention of continuing on for the foreseeable future, it would be inconceivable to me that the series would pit Sam (Scott Speedman) against Marcus (Andre Braugher) this early into the series, nor present the complete overthrow of the US government as such a plausible possibility. But unless the rest of the remaining episodes were filmed before the series was canceled, I'd say expectations are out the window. So could we see Marcus killed off? Or the loose confederation of senators and admirals overthrow the President of the United States? Unless Shawn Ryan and company are hoping for an eleventh hour cable network/Netflix reprieve, I see no reason not to put balls firmly to the wall, and just go all out. Yet any wild developments should still be grounded in good storytelling, sort of like tonight's episode, which brought a nail-biting level of intensity without compromising what's been a solid story throughout the series: the gradual slip into insanity and absolute power from Marcus, and the compromise of his crew's loyalty.
The storylines are pretty evenly distributed this week, save for one perilously uninteresting subplot involving Serrat (Sahr Ngaujah) and his search for rare earth minerals, with Sophie (Camille De Pazzis) trying to dissuade him from his pursuit. Ignoring that misfire, the rest of the episode is unflinchingly tense. Sam is far from over the "death" of his wife, taking to the beach to drink himself stupid, where Sophie finds him to offer her condolences. Sam flips his lid on her, sick of the empty platitudes of sympathy, and telling her to leave him the hell alone. As Sam wanders the island, he happens upon a group of USS Colorado crewmen organizing an overthrow to relieve Chaplin of command, with COB (Robert Patrick) as the anointed head of this initiative.
COB gives chase to Sam, and the two end up duking it out in the mud under a torrential downpour. Eventually, COB calls a truce, and the duration of the episode represents a war of wills between the two men, as COB explains why Chaplin needs to be deposed, while Sam defends his longtime friend and colleague from COB's insinuations. These are among the best scenes of the episode, and they basically amount to two guys just sitting around and talking. But it's the content that goes over so well, as COB (a "dyed in the wool" patriot) accuses Sam of simply joining the military as a means to an end, instead of out of any sense of patriotism. He says that people like Sam don't think their patriotism and fealty to their country will ever have to be tested, and so they sign up, thinking they'll get promotions, retire, collect benefits, and get old and fat in peace, without ever really having to make the tough decisions about loyalty. Whether it's right or not, it's well-observed, and goes a long way in illustrating the necessity, from COB's point of view, of deposing Marcus. This kind of complexity is why the show works as well as it does. Sam eventually accedes to the COB's plans and decides to join his rebellion against Marcus, under the condition that Marcus is not killed. It's the most dramatic development in an episode that's full of them.
A Chinese supply ship is headed for Sainte Marina to provide food and other necessities for the crewman and villagers on the island, yet the US government has sent a destroyer, the USS Patrick Lawrence, to intercept and destroy the civilian vessel. The captain of the ship is a Navy man who was once in attendance at a lecture Marcus gave at Anapolis; thus, the captain claims to know Chaplin is abidingly patriotic, and would never fire on an American ship. Faced with compromising his own patriotic code of conduct, or allowing innocent civilians to die, Marcus chooses the civilians. Grace (Daisy Betts) has friends on the USS Patrick Lawrence, so she approaches James (Daniel Lissing) about finding another way. And so Marcus instructs them to hurry up with their compromise, extracting 80% of the payload from the torpedo so that the missile will injure the Patrick Lawrence but not sink it. However, time constraints force Chaplin to consider firing with the full payload. Grace refuses the order, as they're nearly done with their modifications. The wait ends up being worth it, as the Patrick Lawrence retreats after the first hit. But Marcus is still furious with Grace for disobeying him. To save face (and because it's probably true), she tells Marcus that she did it for him. Grace has gone from a woman of unflinching loyalty to her captain to a woman with a greater loyalty to what's right, even if it contradicts her orders. It's a rich bit of character work, well-performed by both Betts and Braugher, in particular, whose "My word is LAW!" speech really illustrates Chaplin's frustration at the limits of his power.
Lastly, Kylie Sinclair (Autumn Reeser) and Admiral Shephard (Bruce Davison) are in Washington, meeting with a group of high-ranking officials, among them the Speaker of the House (Ernie Hudson). Together, they watch the footage of the Pakistan mission from Hopper's helmet-cam, which reveals the treachery of the US government in their dealings with the Pakistanis. The group decides that an overthrow of the government is in order, starting with the relief of the President from command. One of the Generals refuses to participate, calling their talk treason. He's shot for his trouble. They're all in this together now. There's no turning back. For better or worse, they're on the hook for treason every bit as badly as Marcus. Doesn't stop Kylie from making out with her colleague in the bathroom after the shooting, but then, I suppose a good snogging can help dull the panic that accompanies plotting the overthrow of your country's duly sworn and elected leader.
"Damn the Torpedoes" is an episode about loyalty and rebellion. Each of the major arcs of the episode involve the overthrow of a leader, and the question of just what manner of fidelity is owed to a leader that so frequently operates from an increasingly darkening morality. It's a fascinating analysis made all the more poignant by the episode's other overarching story, in which the one member of Chaplin's crew that was never really one of his to begin with, the CIA mole Cortez (Jessica Camacho), is the only one to truly, unquestioningly commit herself to Marcus. She gets her marching orders from the CIA at the start of the episode: Kill Marcus Chaplin immediately. Yet as she confronts him, and he deduces what she's there to do, Cortez can't bring herself to do it. He reads her a passage from The Bible, and this is perhaps her impetus for reconsidering…except that her heart didn't ever really seem to be into killing Chaplin. She was frequently given to pangs of guilt that would contradict her order, as evidenced by her returning the stolen launch key once it became evident that everyone's family members would be in danger if she continued with her CIA mission. Here, she explains that she initially joined the Navy as a means of paying off her student loan debt, and then accepted the CIA job for the extra money. Yet that isn't who she is. Cortez hands over her gun and tells Marcus that he has many enemies…but she's not one of them. It's an act of loyalty that relies on Marcus's trust, in the same way that fidelity to Marcus relies on the trust of his crew, and their faith that he isn't steering them down a hopeless path. The show has engaged these issues before, but never so nimbly, or with such grace.
This is yet another in a long line of episodes that make me sullen to be losing this show. However, with that disappointment comes the excitement of the approaching finale, as I'm genuinely puzzled as to how this series could end. The narrative is chock full of breathtaking possibilities. With any luck, the series will provide a conclusion as satisfying as the story it's been telling these past eleven episodes.


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Monday's category: "Character Creators". We name the creator, you name the famous character they
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Indie Theater Roundup: 7 Movies to See This Week
Rather than venturing into Sherwood Forest for Ridley Scott's original but curiously flat take on the Robin Hood legend, spend this weekend at one of the city's indie theaters, where a worthwhile selection of alternatives awaits. Among them:
Stuntman Nash Edgerton Breaks Into Directing with the Acclaimed Thriller 'The Square'
When Nash and Joel Edgerton's father brought his sons a video camera – Nash was 10 at the time, Joel 8 – little did he realize what a profound impact it would have on the course of their personal and professional lives.
Nearly three decades later, Nash, 37, is a well-respected stuntman, having played Ewan McGregor's double in two Star Wars sequels, and the director of the acclaimed new noir drama The Square; Joel, 35, who most notably co-starred in Star Wars: Episode II and III as Anakin Skywalker's stepbrother, wrote The Square's hard-edged script and plays the movie's most fearsome heavy.
Indie Theater Roundup: 7 Movies to See This Week
This past weekend, I declared it last call for local moviegoers hoping to discover The Most Dangerous Man in America, but what do I know? It's back this week at the Roxie, along with Jennifer Kroot's fascinating new documentary about filmmaking twins George and Mike Kuchar. For those partial to superhero adventures, Kick-Ass arrives at the Sundance Kabuki.
Disorganized Crime Turns Deadly in 'The Square'
The most recognizable hallmark of classic film noir – the corruptible protagonist, driven by greed, lust and ambition into a series of mistakes, each more damning than the last – is embodied in The Square by Ray Yale (David Roberts), who plans to ditch his wife and run away with the lovely Carla (Claire van der Boom), also married.
They've concocted a plan (foolproof, they imagine) to torch Carla's home and make off with her husband's hidden cash. They've even hired an arsonist – a mad dog named Billy (Joel Edgerton) – to do the job right.
Jeff Bridges Sings the Country Blues in 'Crazy Heart'
Ballads of whiskey, women and heartbreak are a country music cliché, the wistful laments of road-weary troubadours resigned to lives of mistakes and regret.
Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) leads just such a life. Some country crooners sing the blues for the money, but Bad is the genuine article. He has walked away from every relationship he's ever known, drunk himself into a stupor more times than he can remember, and fathered a son, now in his 20s, that he's never met. Once he played to packed houses, but when we meet him he's preparing for his latest show – at a bowling alley, with a pickup band – by drowning himself in the hard stuff.
Toronto in Review: The Latest from Werner Herzog, Pedro Almodóvar and the Coen Brothers
Thanks to Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, the vicious political satire In the Loop and provocative documentaries like The Cove and Food, Inc., it's already been a terrific year for dedicated moviegoers. Based on the impressively strong selection of films on display at the 34th annual Toronto Film Festival, which drew to a close Sept. 19, there's plenty to look forward to in the months to come.
Looking Back in Anger: The Worst Films of 2008
New Year's Day has come and gone, and by now you're already too familiar with the films hailed by critics as the cream of last year's crop, to the extent that the official announcement of nominees for the 81st Academy Awards (due in the wee morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 22) may seem like something of a formality.


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Observational docu "Victoire Terminus" gives auds a ringside seat at a Congolese women's boxing tournament.
Observational docu "Victoire Terminus" gives auds a ringside seat at a Congolese women's boxing tournament, but despite landing a few strong punches, pic feels like the opening round of a much bigger film. Helmers make a few jabs at the Congo 2006 elections, but juxtaposition appears a little forced and politics never becomes the main game. Docu is a natural for fests looking for African-related content.Ever since the famed 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire, boxing has had a central place in the hearts of the Congolese. Coach Judex, who witnessed Ali as a younger man, is setting up a local women's boxing tournament in anticipation of an African Championship in November 2006. Pic observes Judex training his charges and then delves into their arduous lives outside the ring. Material is fascinating, but the strands never coalesce into the potentially compelling film that beckons.
Victoire Terminus
France - Congo
A Schiapode (France) presentation of a Schiapode (France)/Belle Kinoise (Congo) production, in association with Centre National de la Cinematographie, Region Ile-de-France, Scam Bourse Brouillon d'un Reve, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, RFO, Trace TV. (International sales: Wide Management, Paris.) Produced by Emilie Blezat. Directed by Renaud Barret, Florent de la Tullaye.
Camera (color, mini-DV-to-DigiBeta), Renaud Barret, Florent de la Tullaye; editor, Yannick Coutheron; music, Franco. (Reviewed at Berlin Film Festival — Forum), Feb. 9, 2008. French, Lingala dialogue. Running time: 80 MIN.
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Ogrean ready for Hockey Weekend Across AmericaNHL.com
While the number of events taking place during Hockey Weekend Across America are massive in scope, the message surrounding it is simple.
"Get more people to play the game and to make the game safer," USA Hockey executive director Dave Ogrean said, appearing as a guest on Thursday night's "NHL Hour With Commissioner Gary Bettman."
In its fifth year, HWAA commences Friday with "Wear Your Favorite Hockey Jersey Day," followed by "Try Hockey Day" on Saturday, with Ogrean estimating about 200 rinks in 41 states across the country offering free clinics that will introduce upwards of 4,000 kids to the game.
On Sunday, NHL fans will be treated to a day-long hockey smorgasbord courtesy of NBC and the NBC Sports Network, highlighted by the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins taking on the Minnesota Wild.
With hockey in the United States more popular than ever, Ogrean was asked to explain USA Hockey's development model.
"It's a different approach to the sport and I think in some parts of the country it was viewed perhaps as being a bit radical," he said. "The whole intention is to get people to learn the game better, love it more, stay with it longer. It's a big emphasis at the entry level, at the mite level, in playing cross-ice hockey so that players have actual puck-on-the-stick time to learn skills instead of chasing it all around the ice. There's a concerted effort to teach body checking once they get a little bit older in a progressive style and then to phase in the implementation of that.
"But we hope that if people learn the game better and learn to love it more, they're going to stay with it longer -- not just to the point where maybe we have more players at the midget and junior level, but even players up through adulthood. And we think it's the sort of thing which quite frankly not only is going to be emulated by other sports, but against which we're going to be able to measure a very, very positive impact in the not-too-distant future."


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ToolBar Button onClick override not invoked when Button is in ToolBar overflow menu
I deleted my original post after doing some more research into this issue. The Overflow menu that gets added to the ToolBar seems to contain MenuItems instead of Buttons. I came across the following thread in the EXT JS Bug forums which lead me to this info. I am not entirely sure how I should handle this. I created a Widget that extends ToggleButton and overrides the onClick(Event event) method. Everything works great until the Overflow menu gets created.
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Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention.
When the number of items on the ToolBar exceeds the number that can be displayed, the ToolBar creates a menu and moves the the items that overflow to the new menu. At this point the ToggleButton's onClick method is no longer invoked. We are reviewing this issue internally to determine the best way to handle this situation.
In the interim, you can work around the problem by using a SelectHandler instead of an onClick override. Add the SelectHandler to the ToggleButton and move the logic from your onClick override to the onSelect method of the select handler.
addSelectHandler(new SelectHandler() { @Override public void onSelect(SelectEvent event) { // logic from onClick override } });
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Using a SelectHandler on the button is the correct way to have code executed when the button is clicked and when the overflow mene item is clicked.
The overflow translates buttons to menu items and uses the SelectHandler from the button with the mene item. The button onClick method will not be called when the button is part of the overflow menu.


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Police say an Ohio mother and three small children were hospitalized after being hit by a car overnight.
Police in the suburban Cincinnati neighborhood of Westwood say all four were injured after being hit while walking along a road. Media reports said the car drove up on the sidewalk.
The accident was reported about 4:45 a.m. Monday.
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New York architect Andrew Berman was commissioned to design what he calls a "perfect project" — a writing studio in the woods.
Private Library by A Space In Time.
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Centennial All-Class Lecture: Brown Institute opening
October 04, 2012
Columbia Journalism School welcomed Mark Hansen, recently appointed East Coast director of the Brown Institute, in an All-Class Lecture, another event in a series coinciding with the celebration of the school's centennial year. Hansen was preceded with introductions by Nicholas Lemann, dean of the J-School; Lee C. Bollinger, president of the university; Frank Bennack, Jr., CEO of the Hearst Corporation; Eve Burton, senior vice president and general counsel of the Hearst Corporation; and Bernd Girod, director of the Brown Institute at Stanford University.
The opening also contained a first look into the ambitious new partnership with Stanford University, including mock-ups of the digital newsroom that will be housed on the second floor of the J-School. The collaboration between Stanford and Columbia Journalism School is designed to encourage new endeavors to inform, as well as highlight the connection between journalism and technology in a changing media landscape.
Hansen, who is accomplished as both a scientist and an artist, will oversee short-term and long-term research projects, and award grants and fellowships. He also will teach courses that integrate data and algorithms in journalistic practice.
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A Rotorua 18-year-old who assaulted an Australian TV reporter has applied to be discharged without conviction.
Tristan Barker appeared for sentencing in the Rotorua District Court today after pleading guilty to assault last month.
Barker admitted assaulting Today Tonight reporter Dave Eccleston in Rotorua in March. The reporter was in New Zealand to interview the teenager about his online activity.
Barker -whose father Michael is a former drummer for Split Enz - has drawn attention in Australia and New Zealand for his online posts. He has hundreds of thousands of teenage "fans" who read his Facebook and Twitter posts.
His lawyer Bill Lawson made the application to Judge Maree McKenzie in court today and a decision is expected on Friday.
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Describes barriers that keep most pathogens out of the human body.
Lesson plan includes an introduction, exploration (activities take you to an interactive website, and readings), creating a comic strip, All necessary materials are provided as links in blue.
Web address opens to a .pdf document. This lesson plan has seven various activities. "The unitâs introductory lab âWhatâs Living in My Mouthâ will raise student awareness of the positive and negative benefits of the numerous bacteria that call our surroundings home and inhabit our own body." - Baier & Schug
A list of student-submitted discussion questions for Barriers to Pathogens.
To stimulate the critical thinking skills required to assess the validity of statements about the key concept using an Agree/Disagree Table.
To use problem-solving skills and deepen understanding of the text to compare key vocabulary words with more familiar everyday words using Word Analogies.
Covers microbial ecology and how bacteria develop resistance to environmental challenges.
Discover how animals, including humans, live in symbiosis with bacteria, and how important they are for an animals health.
This study guide looks at the immune system. It reviews the three lines of defense, lymphatic system, humoral immune response, cell-mediated response, and immunity.
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Live updates
New Uncharted game to be exclusively available to PS4
To coincide with the launch of the new Playstation 4 games console in the United States, Naughty Dog has announced a new instalment of the Uncharted series exclusively for the PS4.
Writing on the PlayStation blog, Naughty Dog's Arne Meyer said:
"Our goal is to continue what we've done in previous console generations and once again deliver the best in storytelling, performance capture, technical innovation and graphics on the PS4".
Mission Accomplished: Fans answer Call of Duty: Ghosts
Gaming fans across the country braved the cold to queue for the midnight release of Call of Duty: Ghosts earlier today.
Justin Tillock visited a Game store, he said: "This is my sixth year queuing up for the new Call of Duty. I will go home and unashamedly play the game until sunlight."
Developed by Infinity Ward, Ghosts is the tenth version of the Call Of Duty franchise, which is played by 40 million people each month.
In the new version of the game, players can customise their soldier with up to 9,000 combinations.
They can also use seven new multiplayer modes such as Cranked, Search & Rescue and Blitz.
Available on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii U and the forthcoming Xbox One and PS4, Ghosts could surpass the sales success of its predecessor Black Ops II.
Grand Theft Auto V wins top Golden Joystick Award
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) has taken the top honour at the annual Golden Joystick Awards in central London.
Costing an estimated £170 million to make and market, the video game became the fastest-selling title of all time when it was released in September.
Set in the fictional city of Los Santos, in Southern California, GTA V's open-world freedom and mission-led gameplay with three playable character has been a hit with fans worldwide.
Cult shooter game Call Of Duty picked up a Hall of Fame accolade, while Naughty Dog's The Last Of Us also took home awards for Best Newcomer and Best Storytelling.
Rockstar 'working around clock' to resolve GTA issues
Rockstar Games has apologised for any inconvenience caused while they work to resolve ongoing problems with its GTA Online multi-player mode.
Since its launch yesterday, millions of gamers attempting to play Grand Theft Auto V online have experienced issues ranging from an inability to log-on, freezing, and "Mission Failed" errors.
GTA V online launch problems leave gamers frustrated
Millions of gamers eagerly anticipating the launch of Grand Theft Auto V's multiplayer mode yesterday have been left disappointed as online servers struggle to cope with demand.
Though some players managed to get into GTA Online without issues, for others it was a different story.
Rockstar Games have acknowledges the problems and are providing status updates on a support page.
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WHEELING - Bill Conforth's childhood dream was to play center field for the New York Yankees. Instead, through a series of twists and turns that every person's life takes, Cornforth - a New York City native - found himself at Wheeling Park High School as a teacher and head of the Park speech team.
Cornforth joined the seminary as a 17-year-old teenager in Manhattan, then came to Wheeling as a 19-year-old aspiring priest. It was in the Friendly City he discovered his love of teaching and the theater, raised a family and honed a desire to serve the community.
Today, Cornforth serves as drama teacher and coach of the speech team at Wheeling Park that has won 35 consecutive state championships. Cornforth has been part of all 35 victories, either as an assistant or head coach. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Wheeling Jesuit University in its BOLD program, which focuses on adults seeking college degrees.
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Wheeling Park High School teacher Bill Cornforth, left, advises student London Orzolek on extemporaneous speaking during a summer session at the school.
"For a guy who came to Wheeling at 19 (in 1969), Wheeling offered amazing opportunities I wouldn't have had in a big city," he said.
Cornforth said his journey to West Virginia actually began in 1967 when he joined the Marist Brothers seminary in Manhattan.
"The director of that seminary (Brother John Malich) really changed my life," Cornforth said. "He was really a mentor and father figure there. What he taught us in the seminary was your life should be in service to others, and you should go to bed feeling spent."
In 1969, Malich sent Cornforth to Wheeling to live with the Marist Brothers priests who taught at Wheeling Central Catholic High School.
"I was only 19 years old, living with older men who were teachers, so I got to see men in action who were living a life in service to others, and they were great models to me," Cornforth said.
While living on 13th Street, he pursued his academic degree at then-Wheeling College and came to appreciate the atmosphere in Wheeling.
"My first impression of Wheeling was I just loved it at first sight," Cornforth said. "I just loved all the urban-Victorian architecture of East Wheeling - I loved the neighborhood.
"I remember writing home to my mother that everywhere I looked, there were hills. I had never lived in a place like that, and I just loved the mixture of the urban and the hills. I loved the appearance of Wheeling from the start."
And the New Yorker also appreciated what Wheeling had to offer.
"I loved the downtown area," he said. "There were restaurants and bars and movie theaters, and there were people on the streets. It was like a little New York, and I was just a walk away from all of that."
On Cornforth's first night in Wheeling, he met a large family on Wheeling Island he would come to know very well. Cornforth went on to work with three of the family's 12 children as educators in Ohio County Schools - current Assistant Superintendent Bernie Dolan, and his sisters, teachers Peggy and Mary.
"It was the most beautiful family I ever met," he said. "They, plus other people, gave me a wonderful impression of the city. It said 'Friendly City,' and I believed that."
Cornforth soon made a friend in Wheeling who took him to a play at the Towngate Theatre, where he first saw yet another mentor in his life - Towngate Theatre founder, artistic director and actor Hal O'Leary.
"I had seen a lot of theater, but it was always Broadway," Cornforth said. "I didn't know theaters like the Towngate existed. I just though all the theaters in the country were in New York, Los Angeles or Chicago."
Cornforth called O'Leary the best actor he had ever seen, and he arranged to interview him for a school project and the two became friends. Soon after, Cornforth left the seminary, began acting at Towngate himself, and graduated with a teaching degree.
He had opportunities to teach back in New York and in Washington, D.C., but took a job at St. Vincents School in Elm Grove. He thought this would allow him the opportunities to learn how best to teach, while also working with O'Leary and improving his acting skills. O'Leary also gave Cornforth an opportunity to direct at the Towngate Theatre.
A year and a half later, Cornforth left St. Vincents to take a job teaching prisoners at the West Virginia State Penitentiary in Moundsville, where he started an inmate theater group. He said it wasn't a scary experience.
"They were just men," Cornforth said. "If I hadn't known where I was, I would have sensed I was in an adult education class. It was a voluntary program, and these men wanted to better their lives."
Cornforth worked at the prison five years before starting at Wheeling Park High School in 1979, where he began as an assistant speech coach under former head coach Fran Schoolcraft. It was 10 years ago he assumed the head coach position. He works into the evenings assisting students, and even makes himself available to those who want to practice during the summer.
He still remembers the words of Malich in New York about service to others until you "are spent."
"I try," Cornforth said. "Yes, I feel spent. I try to be in service to others. I feel I have been. I hope I have passed it on to others. But I see so many who really live their life in service to others, and are models to me."
Cornforth hopes the service he provides to students, the giving of himself to help them academically, with pay off when they, in turn, give of themselves to help others.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Authorities say one person is dead and four others are hospitalized after a shooting at a Jacksonville nightclub.
Police say off-duty officers working outside the Fat Kat reported hearing shots fired inside the club early Sunday. More than 200 people were estimated to be in the club.
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The details emerging about Scott Roeder, the man charged in Sunday's fatal shooting of Dr. George Tiller inside Tiller's church in Wichita, Kan., suggest ties to a loosely organized domestic terror network known as the Army of God, which has long engaged in harassment of and violence against abortion providers like Tiller as well as lesbians and gays.
While Roeder was a resident of Kansas, the network has a presence nationwide, including the South.
Among its affiliates are Eric Robert Rudolph, the North Carolina man and former fugitive serving multiple life sentences for the bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, which killed one person and injured more than 100. Rudolph also confessed to the later bombings of abortion clinics in Georgia and Alabama as well as a lesbian bar in Atlanta. Letters sent to the media claiming credit for the attacks said they were carried out by "units" of the Army of God.
News reports about Sunday's killing in Wichita say Roeder -- who was also part of the anti-government "sovereign citizen" movement -- contributed articles and subscribed to Prayer & Action News, a publication overseen by Dave Leach, an anti-abortion activist from Des Moines and a proponent of the concept of justifiable homicide of doctors who perform abortions. Leach told the New York Times of Tiller's murder, "To call this a crime is too simplistic."
In 1998, Prayer & Action news reprinted in full the Army of God Manual, a how-to guide for committing violence against abortion clinics. The final of the manual's three editions advocates murdering providers as the only way to stop abortion. The National Abortion Federation quotes the manual's opening declaration:
Beginning officially with the passage of the Freedom of Choice Act - we, the remnant of God-fearing men and women of the United States of Amerika [sic], do officially declare war on the entire child killing industry. After praying, fasting, and making continual supplication to God for your pagan, heathen, infidel souls, we then peacefully, passively presented our bodies in front of your death camps, begging you to stop the mass murdering of infants. Yet you hardened your already blackened, jaded hearts. We quietly accepted the resulting imprisonment and suffering of our passive resistance. Yet you mocked God and continued the Holocaust. No longer! All of the options have expired. Our Most Dread Sovereign Lord God requires that whosoever sheds man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed. Not out of hatred of you, but out of love for the persons you exterminate, we are forced to take arms against you. Our life for yours - a simple equation.
The manual goes on to say that the Army of God is a "real Army, and God is the General and Commander-in-Chief." The soldiers do not usually communicate with each other or meet, it says:
That is why the Feds will never stop this Army. Never. And we have not yet even begun to fight.
Federal law enforcement officers dug up a copy of the manual from the yard of Oregon resident Rachelle "Shelly" Shannon after her arrest for the 1993 shooting of Tiller, in which he was wounded in both arms. Shannon was sentenced to 11 years in prison for the crime.
Among the other violent acts carried out by soldiers in the Army of God was a 1984 death threat to Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun, the bombings of the National Abortion Federation and the American Civil Liberties Union, and the mailing of more than 550 anthrax threat letters to clinics shortly after 9/11, for which Army of God member and North Dakota native Clayton Waagner was convicted and is now serving a prison sentence of more than 50 years. The letters were sent from Ohio, Georgia and Tennessee, and some were signed by "the Virginia Dare Cell of the Army of God," named for the first white child born in America's Roanoke Colony in present-day North Carolina.
The Army of God has also been linked to the shootings of at least five physicians, including the fatal 1998 shooting in New York of Dr. Barnett Slepian for which Army of God member James Kopp of California was convicted.
Some of the other key players in the Army of God:
* Donald Spitz of Chesapeake, Va., the leader of Pro-Life Virginia and a reverend in the Glory to Jesus Ministries. He hosts the Army of God website.
* Neal Horsley, a pro-secessionist candidate for governor in Georgia and host of the Nuremberg Files website that provides a hit list with the names of and personal information about abortion providers.
* Michael Griffin, a Floridian serving a life sentence for the 1993 murder of Dr. David Gunn at a clinic in Pensacola, Fla. The incident marked the first killing of an obstetrician-gynecologist for performing abortions.
* Paul Hill, a Florida resident who received the death penalty for the 1994 shooting death of Dr. John Britton and escort James Barrett at a clinic in Pensacola. Hill's attorneys tried to use the justifiable homicide defense but the judge would not allow it because under Florida law it can be applied only in cases of self-defense or to protect a third person. In his last words before his execution, Hill encouraged others who oppose abortion to "do what you have to do to stop it."
* Michael Bray, a former midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy and a Maryland native who now lives in Wilmington, Ohio. In 1985, Bray was convicted of two counts of conspiracy and one count of possessing unregistered explosive devices in connection with 10 bombings of women's health clinics and offices of liberal advocacy groups in Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Virginia. The author of a Bible-based book titled "A Time to Kill: A Study Concerning the Use of Force and Abortion," Bray has said he believes that homosexuality and adultery should be punishable by death.
Bray, who has been called the chaplain of the Army of God, is the host of the annual White Rose Banquet that honors anti-abortion extremists. Named for a German secret society that opposed Hitler, the banquets are held on the eve of the Jan. 22 anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.
After the murders of Drs. Gunn and Britton, members of the Army of God circulated petitions calling the actions "justifiable." Among those who signed the petition were Hill, Spitz and Leach. Other signatories include:
* C. Roy McMillan, the executive director of the Christian Action Group of Jackson, Miss. and an oft-arrested clinic protester whose business cards say, "If you believe abortion is murder ... ACT like it's murder."
* David Crane, director of Rescue Virginia in Norfolk, Va. and cofounder of American Coalition for Life Activists.
* Mike Walker of the National Association of Planned Parenthood Fighters in Alabama who in 1996 issued a press release announcing a new organization called the Justifiable Homicide Fellowship.
* David Trosch, a suspended Catholic priest and president of Life Enterprises Unlimited in Mobile, Ala. who produced a newspaper advertisement showing a man killing a doctor performing an abortion with the caption, "JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE."
While Wichita police have said it appears Roeder acted alone, they are investigating his connections to anti-abortion groups.
The Army of God's website currently features a photo of Tiller beneath a quote from the Bible's Psalm 55:15: "Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them."
"The lives of innocent babies scheduled to be murdered by George Tiller are spared by the action of American hero Scott Roeder," the website states. "George Tiller the Babykiller reaped what he sowed and is now in eternal hell."
(Image is from a 2003 Army of God communique regarding an anti-abortion rally in Buffalo, N.Y.)


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CMA Awards 2010: A Program the Whole Family Can WatchJohn Cave Osborne
Nearly every morning, I drive my daughter along with three of our neighbors' children to school. During our commutes, control of the radio dial is a hot commodity. Every now and then, it finds its way to XM 20 on 20 and I'm forced to contend with Katie Perry and her glorification of sex on the beach despite the inconvenient byproduct of sandy stilettos.
Lucky for me, the oldest of child (an eighth grader) rides shotgun, and she likes country. That means my radio is usually tuned into XM16—The Highway. And whether you like country music or not, you have to admit, the lyrics have a lot more substance and a lot less vulgarity than that of today's pop. The same holds true of the genre's award show.
It's reassuring to know that tonight, after we get the triplets down, my wife and I can kick back with our 9 year-old daughter and watch the CMA Awards without worrying about Adam Lambert executing a five-minute tribute to S&M. While singing a song. Though Taylor Swift will be in the house, Kanye won't. So I suspect that there will be no need to explain why, exactly, stealing someone's moment is so wrong to our fair-headed child.
About the most controversial thing that I expect tonight will be the unveiling of Miranda Lambert's self-proclaimed new body. Apparently the talented singer has been hitting the gym. But it's unlikely, I'd wager, that her fiance Blake Shelton will hit her mere hours before the curtain is scheduled to rise.
I don't mean to make light of a horrible situation, but by alluding to several not-so-proud moments belonging to other award shows, I do mean to say this—the CMA Awards is the only major music awards show that is guaranteed to be family friendly. And in this day and age, that's no small feat.
Seeing who wins the actual awards is always exciting, but I'm all about the music. Here are the acts I'm most looking forward to hearing tonight:
- Miranda Lambert and Cheryl Crow who will team up to pay homage to Loretta Lynn.
- The Zach Brown Band who will be playing with Alan Jackson.
- Taylor Swift, who will be performing a song from her recently-released album.
- AND, Gwyneth Paltrow, who will make her CMA debut tonight. I have to admit, I'm not a fan of Gwyneth (she lost me at Apple, if not uber-sanctimonious Chris Martin), but I will be curious to see how she handles herself.
What's even better—I know I can do so without worrying about my daughter witnessing an inappropriate moment. The CMA Awards are good like that.
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There must be something in the water. How else can Hollywood explain the screen-to-stage-to-screen adaptations of "The Producers," the recently announced "Footloose" and, hitting theaters July 20, "Hairspray"?
The film is a big-screen version of the 2002 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical blockbuster, based on John Waters' 1988 cult film. And like the previous versions, the story follows plump teenager Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky) and her quest to dance on television in the early 1960s. Because of her size and her views on civil rights, she has a hard time fitting in at school and in life.
Director/executive producer/choreographer Adam Shankman said he, too, had a difficult time, at first, bringing "Hairspray" back to the big screen.
"The hardest part was convincing everybody that I had a solid vision," he said of the stage-to-screen transition. "Plus, I wanted to satisfy the fans of the original and the Broadway show."
Despite some small plot changes among the three versions of "Hairspray," two things are consistent: A man plays Tracy's mother, Edna (a role originated by famous drag queen Divine), and an unknown plays Tracy.
"The audience will not believe that character if they've seen her on a red carpet," Shankman said of the part that helped launch the career of Tracy No. 1, Ricki Lake, and garnered Tracy No. 2, Marissa Jaret Winokur, a Tony Award.
While there was music in the original film, here the songs aren't just for dancing -- they're part of the plot. When a scheming station owner (played by Michelle Pfeiffer) recalls her former days as a beauty queen, composer-lyricist Marc Shaiman, who penned the tunes in the Broadway version, has her sing: "I would say 'oy gevalt' if I wasn't Miss Baltimore Crabs!"
As a love letter to "Hairspray" fans, the film's CD soundtrack includes a special version of "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now." The upbeat number, cut from the movie, becomes an all-Tracy tune for Lake (who has a cameo in the film), Winokur and Blonsky. It also includes a vocal surprise by Edna No. 2: Harvey Fierstein.
In addition to getting Pfeiffer dancing again, director Shankman brought some of John Travolta's signature moves from his "Pulp Fiction" role into his turn as Edna.
Shankman, who grew up in Brentwood and attended Julliard, said he "never had the directing bug" until about seven years ago. The 42-year-old was featured as an up-and-comer in a Journal article when he was 22, before his leap to choreographer ("The Addams Family") and eventually director ("Cheaper by the Dozen 2").
"All of my work ends up being about family -- that's the Jewish part of me," he said.
Composer Shaiman is also known for his versatility, from "Misery" to "When Harry Met Sally." Winokur sang "Hairspray's" peppy opener, "Good Morning, Baltimore" when Shaiman received the Henry Mancini Award at last April's American Society of Composers and Producers Awards. In a Tracy-to-Tracy moment, just prior to the start of the awards, Winokur met Blonsky in the hallway of the Kodak Theater and said that "this would be my swan song," telling Tracy No. 3 that once the film came out, "Baltimore" would be associated with her.
Regardless of who is playing the big girl with the big hair and big dreams, Shankman said there's a special place in his heart for Turnblad: "She's the person I aspire to be. She feels totally with her heart and doesn't understand hatred."
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We are all familiar with the idea that machines are powered by electricity, but perhaps not so aware that this is also true for ourselves. "The Spark of Life" is a spectacular account of the body electric, showing how, from before conception to the last breath we draw, electrical signals in our cells are essential to everything we think and do. These signals are produced by some amazing proteins that sit at the forefront of current scientific research - the ion channels. They are found in every cell in Earth and they govern every aspect of our lives, from consciousness to sexual attraction, fighting infection, our ability to see and hear, and the beating of our hearts. Ion channels are truly the "spark of life". Award-winning physiologist Frances Ashcroft weaves real-life stories with the latest scientific findings to explain the fundamental role of ion channels in our bodies. What happens when you have a heart attack? Why does an electric eel not shock itself? Can someone really die of fright? Why does Viagra turn the world blue? How do cocaine, LSD, and morphine work? Why do chilli peppers taste hot? How do vampire bats sense their prey? Was Mary Shelley right when she inferred that electricity is the "Spark of Life"? Frances Ashcroft explains all this and more with wit and clarity. She introduces a cast of extraordinary personalities whose work has charted the links between molecule and mind over the centuries. She recounts the scientific detective stories involved in the development of our ideas about animal electricity, and shows how these are intimately entwined with our understanding of electricity itself. And she describes how the latest advances have led to the identification, and in some cases the cure, of a new class of disease. Anyone who has ever wondered about what makes us human will find this book a revelation.
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The Spark of Life contains lots of information that was explained clearly but seems to wander and digress a little too often in to personal anecdotes about the author. I also found that the reader did not appear to be familiar with many of the technical terms and read slowly. It would have been helpful if there was a pdf of the figures as the reader described several figures that would have been helpful to see. I have noticed in the past several books i have purchased that there is no pdf.
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Team effort: It took about RM2,000 and four days to complete the 'fai chun '.
SMJK Sam Tet is galloping into the Year of the Horse proud and mighty.
In what is evident as a year of many successes, the school in Ipoh was entered into the Malaysia Book of Records (MBR) with the longest fai chun or Chinese calligraphy.
The new record of a 2.105km-long fai chun consisting of 4,000 auspicious words was made possible by 1,000 students and teachers who spent four days to complete the project.
Some of the words written were like xi (happiness), fu (good fortune) and ma (horse), the star of this year's Chinese zodiac.
Principal Lau Swee Mun said students and participants had worked feverishly to complete the calligraphy, starting work as early as 8am and only stopping to rest at midnight.
"They did not give up even when they were tired and managed to complete the project in time on Tuesday," Lau said, adding that the project had cost about RM2,000.
On Wednesday, students excitedly stood in eight circles at their school field as MBR officer Zulhairi Md Zin measured the length of their work.
Praising the hardwork and sacrifice of those involved, Perak MCA chief Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon said the record was the first of its kind in the MBR.
"They had sacrificed a lot of their time, money and energy to set the record.
"More than that, their intention is to preserve and promote the Chinese culture here in Malaysia," said Dr Mah, who was guest-of-honour at the event.
Student Liew Yu Han said he had volunteered to take part in the project to be able to work alongside his friends.
"It wasn't easy at all. Besides the long hours, it required a lot of patience and concentration.
"But we still enjoyed every single moment of it and are proud to be part of such a meaningful project," said the 19-year-old.
Fellow student Chan Pei Ting, also 19, said it was a memorable day for her.
The Sixth Form president, said the students had shown great unity by volunteering for the project.
"I just love seeing all the students working together.
"Other than promoting the Chinese culture, it had also served to instil teamwork among the students," she added.
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With their season on the line, the Red Wings host the Anaheim Ducks in Game Six of their Western Conference Quarterfinal matchup.
Following an overtime win in Game Five on Wednesday, the Ducks have a 3-2 series lead heading into tonight's game. Detroit needs a win to send the series back for a Game Seven in Anaheim on Sunday.
The Red Wings will make two lineup changes from Game Five. Suspended forward Justin Abdelkader returns to the lineup, taking his spot on the top line with Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg. This pushes Mikael Samuelsson down to the fourth line with Cory Emmerton and Todd Bertuzzi, with Patrick Eaves the odd-man out.
On the blue line, Carlo Colaiacovo swaps in for Brian Lashoff on the third pairing.
Stupid stat of the day: All-time the Red Wings are 11-12 in Game Six when down 3-2 in the series. In the eleven times they've forced a Game Seven, they are 7-4 in the deciding game.
Game time is 8:00 PM on FSD.
I was at the game last night--lots of fun....(Makes up for the dreadful game vs. the Blackhawks in March)....At some point in the game, I felt that, win or lose, the Wings played well, could be proud of the effort (the "meltdown" notwithstanding). Our seats were in a row with a family of screaming Ducks fans, had to be a less than a handful in the whole arena...wishing I had a collection of signs, one saying "Ducks are Pond Scum"...disrespectful? Probably.
Also, I always hope that the players (in any sport, any market) DO NOT read the press or listen to brain-cell-killing sports talk radio.
And finally, I have to think that the league would love to see those 3 California teams in the next round to sort of seed the fan base in advance of next year's new alignment when the West has to make payroll without the help of the Wings putting fans in their arenas...just my observation, and I admit I haven't researched the stats on that...or maybe they really would like to see one last Red Wings/Black Hawks battle, which is my hope. Otherwise, the rest of the playoffs look pretty boring.
Also, regarding Eaves being pulled from the lineup last night...did I hear or did I dream a cryptic pronouncement from Coach that he, himself, didn't know why Patrick wasn't in the lineup? Or that maybe he knows something the rest of us don't? What does that mean? Is he hurt?
Ok...found the answer, I guess, to my Eaves question: Coach wanted to keep Samuelson and Bertuzzi in the lineup in case he needed one of them to step up if Cleary needed to sit a shift or two? I suppose....
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The U.S. Army Asymmetric Warfare Group hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of its Asymmetric Warfare Training Center Jan. 24 at Fort A.P. Hill. Participants included State and local officials from Virginia, representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Training and Doctrine Command, and various others who attended to witness the historic event. The state-of-the-art facility provides a location for the AWG to replicate complex operational environments and develop solutions—which includes exploring adaptive tactics, techniques and procedures. Available in high definition.
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Saturday, June 4, 2016
8:30am - 11:00am
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Registration will begin on Monday, April 4, 2016 and is open to the first 60 children that have not participated in this program previously. Click here for Registration form. Form can is also posted at bottom of this page under "Supporting Documents".
Instructional Fishing Clinic
* Basic Tackle and Fishing Knots - how to tie hooks and lures to line, creating a bobber/sinker/hook rig.
* Fish and Bait - types of fish and bait fish prefer.
* Learn to Cast - proper and safe way to cast your line.
* Fishing Regulations and Safety - knowing the rules and being safe while fishing make this an enjoyable sport.
* Ethics - why you should do the right things and know what the wrong things are as related to fishing.
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What to bring
Sunscreen, hat, bug spray, close-end shoes or boots, camera, fishing gear as needed drinks & snacks.
Where is Lake Kyle
Park is on Lehman Road about 1/2 mile north of FM-150 E. Click here for map
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Boffin Media directors Richard Hollingham and Sue Nelson have a wealth of journalism and broadcast experience. We also work with other production companies and associates including former BBC correspondents, camera operators and editors.
Richard Hollingham is a science journalist, writer and broadcaster. A science presenter and producer for BBC radio, he is also space correspondent for BBC Future. Richard is author of Blood and Guts – a history of surgery, co-author of How to Clone the Perfect Blonde and editor of space:uk magazine.
Richard has broadcast live for most BBC radio outlets, BBC TV news and is a frequent contributor to From Our Own Correspondent. He has reported on science and the environment from more than 40 countries. These include reports from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Russia (several times), Libya, Antarctica (twice), Vietnam, and from an ice floe in the Arctic. A former Senior Producer for the BBC's flagship news programme, Today, he was also its first science producer.
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Will Withholding the Identity of an Unborn Babys Sex Until 30 Weeks Help Reduce Abortions?Meredith Carroll
It may be unfathomable to so many women, particularly to those struggling to conceive, but it is not uncommon in some parts of the world for women to choose abortions based on the sex of their unborn children.
The practice is so common in places like India and China (and the practice of gender reassignment surgery in newborns in even frighteningly not unheard of in some places), where boys are valued more than girls, that one physician is now arguing that doctors should wait 30 weeks before telling a pregnant woman the sex of her baby, according to the New York Daily News.
While sex selection is more commons in countries such as Korea, Vietnam, India and China, it also happens in North America. Dr. Rajendra Kale research on the topic, "It's a girl — could be a death sentence," was published as an editorial earlier this week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, of which he is the interim editor-in-chief.
He calls the practice of sex selection the "starting point of female feticide."
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists argues, however, that withholding the sex of the baby isn't ethical.
"Because a patient is entitled to obtain personal medical information, including information about the sex of her fetus, it will sometimes be impossible for health care professionals to avoid unwitting participating in sex selection," the organization has said in a report, according to the New York Daily News.
Most women learn the sex of their baby around 18 to 22 weeks via routine ultrasounds.
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Beautiful 2 bedroom front line Apartment in a lovely Spanish fishing village of La Azohia,Costa Calida, panoramic sea views of the bay just 500m from the beach. Large roof terrace and 2 pools,
For a great 'Family holiday in Spain' and only 500mtr,s from the beach. The first floor apartment was new in may 2005, and it is in the best location on the El Pinar de san Gines development on the very front of the development with stunning views over the pine trees to the bay of Mazarron from all the windows and the roof terrace, stretching from the pirate lookout of St Helena's tower on the cliffs to the left to the bright lights of Puerto de Mazarron on the right .
The apartment has air conditioning in both bedrooms, together with a large marble breakfast bar that seats 4 people, the lounge has quality furnishings and fittings, 2 two seater sofa's, English satellite 23" flat screen television with free view, (the satellite signal may on occasions be disrupted due to weather conditions so cannot be guaranteed) ( if you wish you can bring and use your own sky card to use in the digibox ) ,Spanish TV, DVD player ,and Hi,Fi with CD, games, books, DVD's And CD,s. and 2 large ceiling fans for your comfort on hot days. Outside the lounge there is a small balcony with a pergola and a parasol from where you can just sit and relax have breakfast or lunch time view watch with a glass of wine or two. There is an information pack covering local information, time tables, history, what to do etc.
The fully fitted kitchen has a microwave, washing machine and dryer etc, a fire blanket/fire extinguisher and small first aid kit is provided together with a smoke alarm.
Both bedrooms have air conditioning and twin beds, fitted wardrobes, drawer units, and a large ceiling fan in both rooms, a free travel cot, and high chair is provided should you have young children and the is a child safety gate on the roof terrace as well.
The bathroom has a walk in shower and w,c, all bath towels, hand towels hair dryer are supplied.
This apartment has been furnished and selected for us to enjoy as well as rent, so you will find it fully equipped. Included in the price: Towels Beach Towels Bed Linen There is a Security gate at the top of the stairs for childrens safety.
Large stone BBQ in the roof terrace to enjoy . There are sea views from all windows, the balcony and the roof terrace
The 50m2 roof terrace has a Toldo for sunshade and a parasol, sun loungers, a large table and 4 chairs, A BBQ, Lights for late evening eating, and fantastic views of course.
There is a camp site near by with 2 pools,one of which is heated and indoors and facilities and is available for ( 7€ per day ). We also have 2 bikes which you may use to explore the area.
Places to see and visit in the area including the beaches
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A visit to Cartagena is a must, (see the following link) http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/48-hours-in/cartagena-spain-814305.html
PLEASE NOTE THAT A CAR IS ESSENTIAL for shopping and to see the local attractions of which there are many.
Car hire, We suggest you try www.coysrent-a-car.com. we have found they are most competive on price.............pay on arrival...free extra drivers, .... Fuel. 20€ only.
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The beach at La Azohia is gently shelving with shallow, warm waters & a beautiful new palm-lined promenade stretching two miles ensuring a memorable evening stroll along the sea front as the sun sets across the bay. Much prized by the Spanish the sea here is considered amongst the clearest in Spain & has been granted blue flag status for many years with the deeper waters at Cabo Tinoso known by divers far & wide for their colourful sea beds & by the local fishermen who still bring in their daily tuna catches to the quaint marina.
The Costa Calida is a fairly undiscovered part of south-east Spain. La Azohia is a totally unspoilt idyllic Spanish fishing village on the Costa Calida. It lies at the sheltered end of the large Mazarron bay, just 10 minutes drive away from Mazarron with its wealth of shops, restaurants, and a wonderful large sandy beach. It is 20 minutes drive away from the large town of Cartagena, where Hannibal landed with his elephants. There are no organised tour operators here, and even in the height of the season you will be able to find virtually empty beaches in La Azohia and around the bay of Mazarron. The beaches in this area of the Costa Calida are fantastic - plenty of large, fine sandy beaches (including a number of blue flag beaches) for the perfect beach holiday.
Rest, relax … there is almost no pace of life here. For the more energetic, there is swimming, windsurfing, diving at all levels .La Azohia is a very well-known place for diving, sailing, boat cruises, golf, biking, river rafting, tennis, trekking.
Puerto de Mazarron
Just a short drive away is Puerto de Mazarron, with many bars, restaurants, super markets, banks, a children's play ride which looks lovely lit up in the evening.
Further along the main road is also a small fair and local stalls which are opened in the evening.
The port of Mazarron has a Sunday Market, this is lovely, it has so much local flavour just like old Spain.
The Beach at Mazarron is beautiful, very large and flat and sandy with children's park and swings, also lots of restaurants and bars, and if you like bowls there is a lovely club there which you can go in as guest.
For the golfers there are lots of places to go, there are three new 18 hole clubs between Cartagena and San Javier airport.
There is a 9 hole course at Campersol 20mins away the other side of Mazarron town.
Cartagena is about 20 minutes away and has some lovely shops, but the old town and port are worth the visit and it has very interesting and well conserved archaeological rest from Romans, fenicios and Carthaginians. The food is fantastic, and its people pleasant. Summer here it's fantastic, but there is no word to describe how marvellous it is to spend you winter time here with no noise and an average temperature of 10-20 ºC
The Costa Calida and local climate around La Azohia puts claim to no less than 300 days of sunshine a year. Check for availability and book your stay on-line. Please note it is a no smoking apartment that pets are not allowed.
Due to economics the minimum booking of the apartment is 1 week
Payment in euro's or stirling can be made by credit card via our web site :-
There are 4 dive schools in the immediate vicinity and the diving is reputed to be the 5th best in the world
A round of golf can be had within a 30-minute drive.
The Sierra Espuna is a beautiful national park. This is lovely days outing by car taking in stunning views and stopping at a restaurant for lunchtime "Del Dia "
Cartagena is only 20 mins away with history and shopping.
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We are now both retired and have only this apartment to enjoy, we have furnished it for our own comfort and keep it up to a very good standard. It is in the very best position on the urbanization with views second to none. I was with BT for 23 years and now work part time for the ambulance service. Angela was with the library service and now does part time admin work at home via the P C.
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NSF – ATE ... improving the education of science and engineering technicians at the secondary and postsecondary levels.
The National Science Foundation, founded in 1950 by Congress, is an independent federal agency that awards about 10,000 grants each year to individuals and groups for the purpose of promoting science, national health, prosperity, and national defense.
State Fair Community College received a $200,000 NSF Advanced Technological Education grant to fund a project to help academically prepare high school and postsecondary students for technical careers.
The three-year project, called "On TARGET, Technically & Academically Ready for Global Employment in Technology," is a partnership between area high schools, career centers, postsecondary staff, area businesses, and SFCC. The project began in the fall of 2012.
Principal investigator is Dr. Brenda Bryan, director of SFCC's Business and Technology Center; project director is Mark Kelchner, dean of Technical Education and Workforce Innovation; and project manager is Pat Gillman.
Project partners have designed a system that prepares high school and postsecondary students to be academically ready to pursue advanced technological careers. The collaborative approach to the development, implementation, assessment, and improvement of this system ensures that the following activities will hit the project's target.
The impact of this project is that rural students with limited life experiences are acquiring a practical foundation in technical careers that translates into a strong, excited and technically prepared workforce. This successful project also provides the platform for ongoing collaboration between multiple levels of education and business and industry that ensures future students are going to be better prepared for technical careers that have not yet evolved.
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Donald Glover's "Childish Gambino" coming to Memphis
Donald Glover, the star who plays nerdy Troy Barnes and NBC's "Community," is bringing his rapper alter-ego Childish Gambino to Memphis next week.
Glover will appear at the New Daisy Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. He's on the same indie label that acts like Mumford & Sons and Phoenix are on.
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"You have criteria that are important, and you won't change them," Schwartz says. Even if you're in a committed relationship, you may put too much pressure on your partner to live up to your standards.
Keep it healthy: Let go of the list. Schwartz warns that clinging to those must-haves could mean a chafed relationship or a lonely life. "Ultimately, the important things are companionship, love, a capacity for forgiveness," she says. "Not the stuff that may impress outsiders."


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Bomb Scare Freezes Flights out of Newark AirportMeredith Carroll
Just a few days before Christmas and during the busiest travel week of the year, a terminal in New Jersey's Liberty International Airport in Newark was shut down this morning after radiation emitted by a computer monitor sparked fears of a bomb.
The FBI, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and a bomb squad all investigated the device, which was being shipped in checked baggage on the same flight as its owner. The amount of radiation emitted by the monitor was found to be normal and was ultimately declared to pose no imminent harm, so the closed terminal promptly reopened.
The scare was triggered when the computer monitor was discovered behind a counter, and Transportation Security Administration Bomb Appraisal Officers were alerted by employees just after 7:00 a.m. this morning. Vehicular traffic in and out of the airport was halted while the bomb squad hurried to the scene.
The news comes at the same time that British authorities announced 12 men have been arrested in the United Kingdom in a widespread counter-terrorism operation.
While all is well in Newark at this hour, news like this can be upsetting for anyone traveling, and particularly for those taking a trip with their kids. The raised threat level and added security measures in airports over the past nine years seem hypothetical and almost routine until the news of an actual scare or thwarted attack comes to light, like this morning.
When I was a kid, I had a friend whose family used to divide up and fly on two separate planes when they were taking a vacation — one kid per parent per plane — in case there was a hijacking or a crash. I used to think that was crazy or paranoid or both, until Sept. 11, 2001, and even though my family always flies all together, I can see why others might make that choice.
I'm not a nervous flyer, and particularly once I'm on a plane I realize everything is out of my hands, but ever since my daughter was born, turbulence and news of terrorist threats resonates with me more than ever. I cling to her a little tighter and search for the meaning of life and God a little more earnestly when we're flying through the clouds. Somehow I think I'm not alone in that.
Are you traveling with your family this week? How much, if at all, do you think and/or worry about terrorism in the air?
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Oblivion Showing in Philippines
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Starting on April 10, 2013 you can now watch Oblivion in Philippine Cinema's. Watch it on selected theaters nationwide.
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Opening/Philippine Release Date: April 10, 2013
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Genre: Sci-fi Film
This film talk's about in year 2073 (60 years after the alien invasion), where ex-marine Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) back to earth to destroy alien race.
Tom Cruise - Commander Jack Harper
Olga Kurylenko - Julia Rusakova
Andrea Riseborough - Victoria Olsen.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - Sykes
Morgan Freeman - Malcolm Beech
Melissa Leo - Sally
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Current religious marriage laws limit most Israelis' freedom to marry
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Israeli marriage laws discriminate against many groups. As result of the religious monopoly, members of different religions cannot marry each other. The same is true for same-sex couples and those who have no religion (yes, such concept exists in terms of Israeli legislation.)
Introducing civil marriage ceremonies that are equal and open to all is the only way to resolve the discrimination. If Catholic states such as Italy were able to introduce civil marriages, there is no reason this can't happen in the Jewish State: After all, the Catholic Church does not recognize divorce at all (as opposed to Judaism,) and therefore the introduction of civil marriage (and divorce) was a much more dramatic step in a Catholic state than it would be here.


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Selecting the right health care plans and health care providers for yourself and your family is an important decision which requires careful planning and thought. If you or a family member has been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, you need the peace of mind that comes with quality health protection.
You've heard the sayings before. Knowledge is confidence. What you don't know could hurt you. Forewarned is forearmed. Look before you leap. These kernels of wisdom have never warranted more personal attention than in the era of managed care.
This section provides guidelines to selecting adequate health care protection as well as information on accessing specialized cancer care.
Managed care is a coordinated health care delivery system which provides comprehensive care to consumers; promotes disease prevention and healthy lifestyles; and determines the "appropriateness" of medical care, thus minimizing unnecessary costs.
Managed care organizations (MCOs) ensure over 60 million Americans. Even Medicare and Medicaid are converting to managed care systems as the most direct way to control costs and promote appropriate use of health care resources.
Managed care works best with routine medical cases – when diagnosis and treatment are "textbook," care is short-term, and outcomes are predictable. Chronic, life-threatening diseases, such as cancer or AIDS, all too often become the square pegs that must try to fit into the round holes of a changing health care environment.
Suppose you've just been diagnosed with cancer, and you belong to an MCO. You want to be referred to a cancer center, where health care professionals devote 100% of their worklife to studying, diagnosing, treating, and preventing cancer.
Ask yourself: In a managed care environment, will I be guaranteed access to the best care? Who will pay for the treatment? Are investigational treatments covered?*
Unfortunately, most of us do not think about our health insurance until the need arises. Patients enrolled in managed care plans should be guaranteed the right to choose the appropriate specialist at the appropriate time. Without the protection of an adequate health insurance plan, however, there are no assurances.
The choices you make today can secure (or compromise) your family's medical and financial future tomorrow. Take a tip from the managed care adage: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Select the right insurance protection now when you don't need it, so you don't have to worry when you do.
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Clinical Trials: A Methodologic Perspective - considered a classic textbook for clinical trials.
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- ADAPT Research Group, Martin BK, Szekely C, Brandt J, Piantadosi S, Breitner JC, Craft S, Evans D, Green R, Mullan M: Cognitive function over time in the Alzheimer's Disease Anti-inflammatory Prevention Trial (ADAPT): results of a randomized, controlled trial of naproxen and celecoxib. Arch. Neurol., 65(7): 896-905, 2008
- Brock MV, Hooker CM, Ota-Machida E, Han Y, Guo M, Ames S, Glöckner S, Piantadosi S, Gabrielson E, Pridham G, Pelosky K, Belinsky SA, Yang SC, Baylin SB, Herman JG: DNA methylation markers and early recurrence in stage I lung cancer. N. Engl. J. Med., 358(11): 1118-28, 2008
- Luznik L, O'Donnell PV, Symons HJ, Chen AR, Leffell MS, Zahurak M, Gooley TA, Piantadosi S, Kaup M, Ambinder RF, Huff CA, Matsui W, Bolaños-Meade J, Borrello I, Powell JD, Harrington E, Warnock S, Flowers M, Brodsky RA, Sandmaier BM, Storb RF, Jones RJ, Fuchs EJ: HLA-haploidentical bone marrow transplantation for hematologic malignancies using nonmyeloablative conditioning and high-dose, posttransplantation cyclophosphamide. Biol. Blood Marrow Transplant., 14(6): 641-50, 2008
- Piantadosi S: Introducing statistics in clinical cancer research. Clin. Cancer Res., 14(14): 4357, 2008
- Piantadosi S: Rigor in monitoring clinical trials is ethical. J. Clin. Oncol., 26(4): 683-5, 2008
- Mignano JE, Gage I, Piantadosi S, Ye X, Henderson G, Dooley WC: Local recurrence after mastectomy in patients with T3pN0 breast carcinoma treated without postoperative radiation therapy. Am. J. Clin. Oncol., 30(5): 466-72, 2007