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AUBURN, AL - PGA golfer, Jason Dufner and wife Amanda Dufner arrived at Yarbourgh elementary school in auburn early Tuesday morning. The couple came to speak with students about their fight against childhood hunger through the Blessings in a Backpack program.
"it's a neat program my wife found out about through the PGA Tour Wives Association" said, Jason Dufner. "We did a little research and realized there wasn't really anything like this in the east Alabama area."
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So far a total of 274 backpacks are given to kids at Yarbrough Elementary School in Auburn and Carver Primary School in Opelika. However, the Dufners say they look forward to adding more Lee County schools in the future.
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The singer's newest album may have debuted at number one in Australia, but it also proved to be a risk for the country's citizens. According to news.com.au, the deluxe version of Perry's album, which is produced overseas and imported into Australia, contains a small packet of seeds, which the Department of Agriculture deemed as a potential biosecurity concern, since there are strict laws in place to assess the risks of any plant materials not originating in the country.
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When Mark Anson started using cover crops on his Indiana farm, he wasn't sure they would work. There was one thing he was sure of, though—he no longer had any enthusiasm for conventional farming.
"I was ready to sell out in 2010; I was sick of it," admits Anson, who is based near Vincennes and farms more than 20,000 acres with three brothers and six nephews.
Consequently, Anson says he was wide open to the idea of using cover crops to reduce soil degradation, which he felt was happening at an alarming rate across their entire acreage.
"We went out that first year and broadcast wheat cleanings on 1,200 acres," he recalls. Anson says he convinced his family to try the process with the promise that it could eventually help reduce the total number of trips they had to make across each field.
In that first year, Anson says they saw a small but positive response from the corn planted where cover crops had been sown. That was enough of a success to encourage the Anson family to plant 2,200 acres of cover crops the following year, including some on extremely steep, highly-erodible ground. Today, the Ansons continue to increase the number of acres they plant cover crops on and are experimenting with various cover crop mixes.
"The craziest thing the neighbors probably think we've done is that we've just accepted it (cover crops) so quickly," Anson says.
Anson, along with two other U.S. farmers, Dan Forgey and Tim Recker, spoke about their use of cover crops before a packed house last night during the 6th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The three farmers agreed to form the panel discussion to share the highs, lows, memorable moments and victories of implementing cover crop strategies on their farms. The panel discussion was moderated by Charlene Finck, vice president of editorial for Farm Journal Media.
Unlike Anson, Tim Recker was happy with conventional farming practices and wasn't particularly interested in trying cover crops. He was, however, interested in trying to prevent nutrient runoff on the 1,700-acre Iowa farm that he operates with his brother, Jim. That objective convinced the men to plant a mix of radishes and oats as a fall cover crop. They figured the radish and oats would scavenge any available nitrogen, and the oats would also provide some cover in the spring to help hold the soil in place, two benefits that would also support their water quality efforts. The cover crops would also winterkill and mostly decompose before spring planting.
Like Anson, the Recker brothers saw some positive results that first year, enough to convince them to continue using them.
"I'm doing cover crops because of the long-term benefits in soil health, raising my organic matter and reducing erosion," says Recker, based near Arlington. "Everything I want to see accomplished won't happen overnight but I know the improvements in soil health will improve my corn and soybeans yields."
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The first of two debates Saturday in the race for governor is in the books, and while punches continued to be thrown, little new ground was broken.
Democrat Roy Barnes, Republican Nathan Deal and Libertarian John Monds met in a live televised debate on Channel 2 Action News at 12:30 p.m. They'll gather again at Fox 5 at 5 p.m. Both debates are a prelude to the final face-off Sunday evening live on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
In the first round today, Deal decried what he called Barnes' negative campaign and proceeded to land several jabs of his own. Barnes, meanwhile, replied that Deal and the Republican campaign against him has been as negative, if not more. Monds, meanwhile, said he's the only candidate trying to keep the focus on issues facing Georgians.
Meanwhile, when the subject turned to those issues, Deal and Barnes both promised to work to protect the HOPE scholarship program, and the state-funded Pre-K program, both of which are funded by lottery accounts that are showing signs of stress.
Both Deal and Barnes said they favor keeping the current merit-based HOPE awards rather than moving to need-based scholarships.
"I think we need to keep it merit-based," Deal said. "It's worked very well in that regard."
But, he said, he realizes there are concerns that lottery money for scholarships is running low.
"Do I think we're going to have to be very careful?" he said. "Certainly."
Barnes said if it becomes necessary, he would favor using tax dollars to keep lottery programs afloat.
"If we have, if we have to, we ought to go to the general fund to keep HOPE and Pre-K alive," he said.
But Monds was less enthusiastic about lottery programs and said students who need help paying for college ought to have access to jobs to earn the money.
"If they fall short on being able to afford college, they should be able to find a job and pay the cost of their own education," Monds said.
The next governor will also be in office when the General Assembly redraws district lines for all seats in the House, Senate and Congress. Barnes has said he favors creating an independent commission to handle reapportionment, and answered criticisms of how he influenced that process when he was previously governor from 1999 to 2003. Barnes has b een accused of "strong-arming" the process to benefit Democrats.
"There are plenty of sinners on reapportionment," Barnes said noting that Republicans redrew districts under Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue in 2005. "Both sides have sinned on this."
But Deal rejected the idea of an outside commission redrawing the lines.
"I think we have a commission," he said. "It's made up of the House and Senate. Those are the ones we traditionally use. I will not be a governor who strong-arms the General Assembly."
Monds, too, said a commission isn't necessary.
"We stick with the Legislature," he said, adding that any independent commission would still come under political pressures.
The candidates turned on each other when allowed to question each other. Barnes asked Deal why a company he is part-owner of was several years late in paying nearly $400,000 in sales taxes on the airplane he's using in his campaign, and why a tax lien shows the company currently still owes about $4,000.
"There you go again," Deal said. "The sales taxes have all been paid."
But Barnes was undeterred.
"If we had to depend on Mr. Deal's payment of taxes we couldn't run the state," he said. "If you can't pay your own taxes, how can you expect to run a state effectively, efficiently and with honor and integrity?"
Deal questioned Barnes' representation of a woman who sued the state in a failed attempt to overturn Georgia's Voter ID law, saying it cost the state millions to defend the program. Barnes said he was representing a blind woman who was told she had to have a driver's license to vote, noting that blind people don't typically drive.
"She offered to sign an affidavit" swearing as to her identity, Barnes said. "We put people to death on sworn testimony all the time. And yet, that was not good enough."
Deal said while the case was "sympathetic," the law "is not aimed at those individuals, and this was a case where she had no standing to challenge it. The real issue here is are we trying to create an environment where people who cannot show us who they are, whether they're citizens of this country are going to be entitled to vote in this country."
In the next round, Barnes asked Deal to defend his votes while serving in the U.S. House against legislation aimed at requiring equal pay for women who do the same work as men.
Deal said the bills "were a trial lawyers dream. It wasn't about equal pay. It was about being able to give a trial lawyer such as Mr. Barnes the right to go in and sue small businesses over a federate statute."
But, Barnes said, "you're either for equal pay for equal work or not."
During questioning from the panelists, Deal was asked if he would put his personal finances and assets into a blind trust, as Barnes did when he was governor. Deal said he "absolutely" would, and said he is in the process of dealing with his own precarious financial situation. Deal faces a $2 million loan coming due in February, a debt related to the failure of a sporting goods store opened by his daugther and son-in-law.
"I have just liquidated a substantial portion of [assets] in just the last few weeks," Deal said. "I have a contract on a sale of a building where the business is located. The rest is being financed."
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2:56 pm
Deal calmly and absolutely destroyed a desperately shrill Barnes in the debate.
It was hilarious how Barnes tried to push the idea of an "independent" commission for the next redistricting, when Barnes strong-armed the current fiasco. Even Monds backed Deal who says he will not act like Barnes did (and was rightfully, soundly evicted by the disgusted electorate).
Barnes had to agree to the Arizona type illegal immigration law being considered by Georgia EVEN WITH a supposed impact on agriculture. Deal went on to point out that the guest worker program for agriculture dies because Democrats always tack on amnesty for illegal immigrants (so they can vote for Democrats).
Barnes had to close disavowing Obama. It was pitiful – but just desserts for King Rat Roy.
October 30th, 2010
3:04 pm
In the financial position that Deal is in how can he refinance anything. I'm sure he's getting another sweet heart deal. Where did he get the $400,000 to pay the taxes in May? Isn't he broke?
October 30th, 2010
3:14 pm
Geez. The AJC reporter and or/his editor left out the Arizona law discussion and how Barnes used his closing argument about how he kept clear of Obama during the campaign. Gross leftist bias – but absolutely expected.
The old saw from posters pretending Deal is bankrupt/broke hasn't worked. Deal has assets he is liquidating and borrowing against to pay off a debt of his son-in-laws. Claiming he is a crook and bankrupt are obviously at odds – but when your candidate is worthless, all you can do is attack his opponent.
Deal will be elected Governor on Tuesday, and will be around for 8 years just like the popular Governor Perdue who the ultra partisans like the AJC hate. Get used to it.
October 30th, 2010
3:21 pm
It's sad to see the state of Georgia to elect a corrupt man such as Nathan Deal. He's not qualified for the job. We will be once again a laughing stock of the rest of the states. Even Karen agrees that Nathan is just one corrupt congressman. Georgia, let not make the this mistake and let's not let Nathan drive our state down the drain.
October 30th, 2010
3:32 pm
The only Georgians who benefit should Deal become Governor are all named Deal.
October 30th, 2010
3:33 pm
that is the question, they are both redneck hicks
October 30th, 2010
3:39 pm
Any time, Aaron. It has been fun calling out your and the rest of the AJC bias.
And while I'm at it – Ernesto, Karen Handel ENDORSED Deal.
October 30th, 2010
3:43 pm
Roybama is dog meat
October 30th, 2010
3:49 pm
Aaron Gould Sheinin:
"Geez. The AJC reporter and or/his editor left out the Arizona law discussion and how Barnes used his closing argument about how he kept clear of Obama during the campaign. Gross leftist bias – but absolutely expected."
Since I didn't see the debate, the points Ralph mentioned would have been informative. Why weren't those topics reported?
October 30th, 2010
3:53 pm
If this clown Deal had the (D) next to his name the Conservatives would be ripping him a new one, but hypocrites will be hypocrites. Maybe there will be a sermon in church about that tomorrow, pay attention!
October 30th, 2010
3:54 pm
Another four years of Sonny and even more pay out of my pocket, great!
October 30th, 2010
3:58 pm
What do you expect from Republicans, they thought Bush was a genius?
October 30th, 2010
4:03 pm
No, Karen Handel said she would support the Republican ticket. She NEVER said she supported Deal. She knows he is crooked. It is amazing that Deal is noted as the most corrupt member of Congress and nobody seems to care.
October 30th, 2010
4:04 pm
Why did congressman Deal give up his more than $100,000.00 a year job before he had too. We, and you, know he needed it to pay his taxes and debts. We know it was to keep from going to jail. I'm sure you don't. It appears that your blinded by the R, and thats bad because your willing to allow our state to be destroyed by a party instead of doing what is right and vote for truth and ability.
October 30th, 2010
4:10 pm
But Mike, Jesus is a Republican!
October 30th, 2010
4:14 pm
For those who follow the parsed words of the AJC where they'd like to think Handel did not endorse Deal when she endorsed the entire Republican ticket – read it and weep:
October 30th, 2010
4:17 pm
Why did the article cover more of what Monds said? Of our choices he is by far the best. Is anyone happy with either of the other 2??
October 30th, 2010
4:17 pm
Why didn't the article cover more of what Monds said? Of our choices he is by far the best. Is anyone happy with either of the other 2??
Sorry, I missed part of the last one.
October 30th, 2010
4:24 pm
I hope that Georgian's anger about who is in the White House does not allow them to vote for an obviously corrupt candidate. He doesn't care about the citizens just himself and those who can benefit him.
October 30th, 2010
4:27 pm
Why are dozens of Democrat Congressmen going to resign even if not defeated after Tuesday's election? Because minority members have better prospects like Nathan Deal had, and they aren't even being hounded by a partisan investigation. Deal knew he was going to be a front runner for the Georgia governorship. He didn't know that he would be covering his son-in-law's bankruptcy.
October 30th, 2010
4:32 pm
Deal is a disgrace, he's the baby his momma didn't want to have.
October 30th, 2010
4:53 pm
Deal's last commercial sums up the campaign pretty well – especially when he says King Rat Roy tried to undermine Deal's integrity for his political ambition, but "that's just Roy". (Add the AJC).
October 30th, 2010
5:06 pm
Ralph…why can't you get Deal to release all his tax return information? A lot of folks would love to know how to only pay 1% in taxes on gross income of $599K.
October 30th, 2010
5:06 pm
I will agree that neither candidate is perfect, but Roy Barnes – again? I think not. The man is a totaly disgrace, destroyed Georgia his first go round, now he "walks on water"?
The problem with Georgia is the same as DC; the same old political garbage is running the show. Where are the challengers to John Lewis? Where is there ANY leadership in this state that represents the constituents and not the politician and self-interest. Sad, sad, sad. And, add the biased AJC and myopic, stupid ABC, means the citizens of Atlanta get no true critical assessment of the front runners. Just more of the same – biased, racist coverage.
Atlanta will never be a top-tier city until all the garbage is finally taken to the dump and we get real leadership with true ideas backed by proven management skills and accomplishments. Sadly, the majority of Atlantans (and Georgians) vote based on race and political ideology rather than the best individual for the job.
October 30th, 2010
5:17 pm
Georgians fired Deal for several reasons:
1. He flat out lied to teachers in order to get their endorsement and votes. He tried to shove several terrible ideas down the throats of educators. When educators tried to voice concerns he insulted them.
2. He changed the flag in a very sneaky way. Many people thought changing the flag was a good idea, but to completely circumvent the political process to do so was infuriating.
3. Barnes was horridly insulting and partisan in redistricting. Remember how he was determined to pit Republicans against each other while preserving the districts of Democrats? Remember how he wanted to punish Gwinnett by taking bits and pieces of it and putting them with heavily Democratic areas? Remember how even Democrats, the US Justice Department and the AJC were aghast at his antics?
How can any Georgian who lived here 1998 – 2002 even think about voting for Barnes??
October 30th, 2010
5:18 pm
I liked the debate in the state capitol on 11.
It was more interesting.
October 30th, 2010
5:27 pm
Did Nathan Deal resign from Congress to avoid being investigated for ethics violations?
October 30th, 2010
5:29 pm
@ David…
It's possible. Only he knows. My take on the race is I would rather go with a possible ethics violator than someone who already proved to be the worst, most divisive governor in modern history.
October 30th, 2010
5:34 pm
Both Deal and Barnes are absolutely horrible. Why vote for the best of the two worst and instead vote for Monds? It's the only way to stop the ridiculous Dem vs Rep BS. Monds has my vote.
October 30th, 2010
5:34 pm
How can Nathan Deal get anything financed the shape his finances are in? The amount of money he already owes? Yet some guy needs a loan to get a car so he can get to work – thanks to Jill Chambers and her dislike for MARTA and he can't get one and is forced to go to a car lot that finances what they buy and pay outrageous interest rates? How anyone could vote for this crook is beyond me – I can't understand it all. Oh well – two kinds of Republicans – millionaires and suckers.
October 30th, 2010
5:40 pm
Republicans: Conservative when it comes to abortion, liberal when it comes to spending.
Deal couldn't get any regular job because he won't pass a credit check, but the same folks who claim to have integrity and despise democrats for their philosophies will vote for him anyway.
October 30th, 2010
5:41 pm
Nathan, call me after you become governor and I'll show you how to lie, cheat and steal as a state politician. They will never catch you in Georgia, like they caught you in Washington. People here are not as intelligent, something to do with a Georgia High School Education. Nate, you will also get re-elected by just spewing out a bunch of rhetoric with no platform of your own.By then, as with me, you will be filthy rich and laughing all the way to the bank.
October 30th, 2010
5:42 pm
So Vince is saying Sonny is a better guv'nah than Roy. You can dislike the man, but to make such an asinine statement just shows why people think republicans are delusional.
October 30th, 2010
5:46 pm
I think it is the electorate that has said Sonny is a better governor than King Rat Roy. Sonny got two terms, King Rat Roy didn't – and is about to lose AGAIN.
October 30th, 2010
5:54 pm
Both Barnes and Deal are absolutely HORRIBLE! Monds has my vote.
October 30th, 2010
5:56 pm
I don't have any idea why we are having this discussion. At this point everyone has either already voted or made up their minds which way they will vote even if they don't admit it to pollsters. I understand that not everyone thinks the same as I do, and I respect all of you enough not to call you names, lie about facts, or be crude about your choices. I certainly expect the same from you.
October 30th, 2010
6:03 pm
Hey Don,
Dems are pressuring their media voices like the AJC to keep quiet on Monds because he is the only Black Man running for governor. They know tha just like Hussein Obama, many blacks will vote for Monds for the obviously racist reason. I'm wondering way the opposition isn't letting people know that Monds is president of the obviously racists organization NAACP in his county chapter
October 30th, 2010
6:15 pm
Who loaned Nathan money lately, or who bought his "property" and for how much? We need specific details about these "liquidations" Deal has recently accomplished. C',on, Repubs, if your "boy" is so golden and misunderstood, have him release this information with corroborating receipts!
October 30th, 2010
6:20 pm
How about the Repubs who decry those who get to vote but "pay no taxes"? Yet Deal has paid virtually no taxes for 2 years and deserves to be GOVERNOR!!?? Why should he even be allowed to VOTE according to the Republican/Teaparty mantra?
October 30th, 2010
6:26 pm
@ Cutty…
Sonny has been a MUCH better governor than Roy was. That's why he won two terms.
PS. I'm not a Republican. I'm an Independent. Voting for Heckman (Dem) for Congress.
October 30th, 2010
6:27 pm
Regardless of what Deal has or has not done, how as an educator, could you even let the possibility of voting for Barnes enter your mind?????
October 30th, 2010
6:31 pm
Yeah, I like how the sales tax holiday died, as well as the elimination of the Homestead Exemption.
October 30th, 2010
6:32 pm
Hey Ralph if you really think Perdue was popular than think again, he is only popular with Republicans and those that bleed this state. John Gotti was at one point popular with the Mob too!! haha. Kim Jong Il of North Korea is worshipped like a God over there but the rest of the world really knows what the "Real Deal" is while the North Koreans live in hell!
October 30th, 2010
6:36 pm
Deal would make the state of Georgia the laughing stock of the US. Businesses he might court would look at his personal finances and immediately distrust him. They would look at his distinction as one of the fifteen most corrupt congressmen and run away. If he cant manage millions of his own dollars… A gift and blessing most Georgians will only dream of… Then why would anyone trust him with our State's financial affairs?
Use your brain: vote for Roy Barnes.
October 30th, 2010
7:37 pm
Hey Nate, once you win, have your flunkies change laws to avoid paying taxes, like I did.
October 30th, 2010
8:09 pm
WE can spin and argue each other's integrity, but one thing absolutely cannot be debated……Barnes is an Ambulance Chasing lawyer….the slimiest of all professions. He would sue his Moma just to line his own pockets.
October 30th, 2010
8:41 pm
tdawg money
At least he worked for his money and has not failed to disclose where it came from.
DEAL has sucked us taxpayers dry for how many years. Also, he wont even disclose how bad he screwed us. But since you go by the last name money, I guess thats why you don't care.
October 30th, 2010
9:18 pm
To: just me, CJ, Ernesto, and others of like mind,
A few days ago, blogger "Ga Values" posted a "list" of most corrupt members of Congress in the AJC Insider twice (at least). Sounds official, doesn't it? Think again. I answered him (or her) then, and can't let it go without answering again to those above. This lie and distortion about Nathan Deal's being one of the 10, 15, 20 (you pick a number) most corrupt members of Congress continues to float around and is espoused by the uninformed, ignorant, and biased citizens of this state , as well as by Barnesites who are told what to do by Barnes' campaign. This lie should be disavowed by the Georgia Democratic Party as an utter embarrassment to decent Democrats. Barnes, however, continues to use it as he seems to be immune to embarrassment.
Once again, (and again, ad nauseam) folks, this is the long ago discredited "list" put out by the ultra left wing group in Washington DC known as CREW (Citizens for Responsible Ethics in Washington). This group is not affiliated with the Federal Government in any way, shape or form, or any government. To be redundant, this group has nothing to do with the US House of Representatives, the House Ethics Committee, or anyone else in any government. Yes, they put some people on a "list," but look at it for what it is, just a list from a national Democratic organization (yeah, yeah, yeah, they have some Democrats on it for flavor). CREW is heavily involved in spreading lies and distortions about Conservatives. This group is funded by that ultra left leaning darling of the national Democrats, billionaire George Soros. This guy is so far left that the Hubble telescope couldn't find him. So, Barnesites, please tell the whole truth when you post this lie again.
Now I will wait to hear from the squealers and howlers.
October 31st, 2010
12:43 am
I voted Barnes 2010. Deal is a cheat and a liar. The trickle down theory no longer works. It starts from the bottom up, clown!!!! Republican's better get on before we become extinct. Nobody is happy with Republican Idealog nor the hypocrisy. We need to start being honest about things. We know that it was our fault for the financial crises. We know that it was our fault for the deficit. We know that it was our fault that Obama has to spend trillions to get us out of a recession. We like shipping jobs overseas so when we return to power, we can have our corp executives bring the jobs back so we can shine for the 2012 election. Until then, we will let America suffer. This plan seems to work for the time being. I am just scared about what will happen when China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Germany and all of these other countries pass us by making commen since policies to move their country forward. While we continue to obstruct, and kill America. If that's what you want, may God Bless You!!! It's not gon be me!!!


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Spike Lee's Michael Jackson documentary "Bad 25″ premiered this November. The documentary is a tribute to Jackson's album "Bad" which has its 25th anniversary this year. In the documentary many celebrities were interviewed such as Cee Lo Green, Martin Scorsese, Mariah Carey, Kanye West and also Chris Brown made a little cameo!
Watching this documentary made me understand how much Chris Brown values Michael Jackson. It's amazing.
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Friday, August 11, 2006
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I'd like to start out by saying I'm no saint. I've done a thing or two I'd rather my momma not know about, and if you come by the newsroom on a Friday near deadline during high school football season you can hear me use some colorful words that my momma probably doesn't know I use, at least regularly.Having said that, I've always at least tried to behave myself, especially in public. Today's youth don't seem to be learning that lesson. Separate studies this week demonstrate that what our young people watch and listen to has an impact on how they behave. One study, led by a Wake Forest professor, showed teens who watched violent wrestling shows are more likely to exhibit aggressive behavior, carry a weapon or start a fight at school. Particularly interesting was the fact that girls were more likely to be violent than boys. The other study, led by the Rand Corp., reported that the dirtier the lyrics in the music to which teens listen, the more likely the teens are to have sex sooner. I'm strongly opposed to censorship of almost any kind. As long as you aren't hurting anyone else or spending my tax dollars on it, then you should be able to watch it, read it, listen to it, dance to it, sing it, paint it, draw it, write it or whatever, and if you don't like it then change the channel or turn the page. But we make these decisions as adults. Children don't have the wisdom to make the right choices about what they watch, read and listen to. With it increasingly affecting their behavior, it is more important that parents take the time to know to what their children are being exposed. Now I'm not here to discuss what's appropriate and what's not. You know the maturity level of your child better than I do, and what you do in your own house is your business. However, when you unleash your kid on the rest of us, you need to take some responsibility for how he's going to act. Witness a recent trip to the grocery store: Two teens in line in front of me were discussing a rash one of them had on his stomach. They asked the cashier (an older woman) if she thought the product they'd picked up would work. She said no, they should get some Benadryl. One of them said he would go get some and asked if we could we wait a second while he did. Innocent enough, right? Well, yes, except this is a little closer to how the episode I just described took place: Teen 1 (laughing): Dude, you're, like, all broke out and @#$%. Teen 2: #%&@ you, dude. I know, I've gotta fix this @%!#. (Then, to the cashier, while showing his rash.) Do you think that stuff will make this stop &*%#ing itching? Cashier (annoyed, offended look on her face, but still trying to help): No, what you need is some Benadryl. It's right over there. (Pointing at the medicine aisle.) Teen 2: It'll make it $#%&ing stop? Cashier (now looking very offended): It should help. Teen 2: Dude, that's what I %&$*ing need. I'm gonna get that. (Takes off running toward the medicine aisle.) Teen 1 (loudly): Dude, hurry the @$%& up. Now, perhaps I didn't get all the f-bombs in the appropriate place, but that's because they were falling all around me so fast I didn't have time to count them. I hear more young people talking this way in public, interchanging these words easily with any other adjective or adverb. And I'm not talking about bars and tractor pulls here. I'm talking about restaurants and stores and gas stations. I'm not going to get all bent out of shape when someone talks that way at a beer joint at 2 a.m. But when it's at the next table on Saturday afternoon while I'm eating dinner with my girlfriend and her kids, then I just want to start washing mouths out with soap. Which brings me back to my momma. I was pretty mad about something the other day and I was venting to her ... and one of those bad words slipped out. I couldn't believe what I'd said, and I couldn't apologize fast enough. Momma, bless her, let it go. Later, when I wasn't mad anymore, I got to thinking about it and how embarrassed I was to have said that in front of her and how I was glad I wasn't 10 and didn't get my mouth washed out. Then, I wondered, why didn't she say anything more? I quickly answered my own question: Because she knows I know better, that it happened because I was angry and that I was truly sorry when I apologized. And I wasn't doing it in public. Because she taught me better than that. These are lessons I wish Teen 1 and Teen 2 and all the other teens who could make sailors blush would learn. Lessons I fear they aren't learning because they often aren't being taught in the first place. E-mail Nate McCullough at email@example.com. Have any thoughts about this column? Share them with us at firstname.lastname@example.com. Letters should be no more than 200 words and are subject to approval by the publisher. 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ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - Local, state and national law enforcement agencies are getting valuable training in Green Bay this week.
It's organized by Fox Valley Technical College's National Criminal Justice Training Center and the gathering is the 25th year.
"This started 25 years ago as a small collaboration of law enforcement executives trying to figure out how to serve our community better," says Richard VanBoxtel, Oneida Chief of Police. "Over the years, we've grown to attendances around 300 to 350 at times."
This national training conference, held this year at the Radisson Hotel in Ashwaubenon, addresses the most crucial security and safety concerns faced by criminal justice and community professionals. Among the information over the three days, Wednesday through Friday, include victimization, community violence, school safety and tribal probation.
VanBoxtel says during these program sessions, it's more than just show and tell.
"That doesn't really work, I want you to tell me how I can do this at home based on my resources and do something that's going to make a significant impact on the street in the community," VanBoxtel says.
Law enforcement representatives from as many as 27 states attended the conference. That included Sgt. Derek Prestridge from the Texas Department of Public Safety, who spoke about protecting children.
"I think the most important thing, and the example is this conference right here, it's approaching this issue through a multi-disciplinary, multi-jurisdictional approach," says Sgt. Prestridge. "How to hopefully recognize that a child may be at risk of being victimized, or a child that's currently been victimized, as well as indicators that a person may be a high risk threat to children."
You can click here to learn more about Fox Valley Technical College's criminal justice services.


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Originally published Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 1:35 PM
Hamlin awaiting clearance, pondering surgery
Denny Hamlin wishes he didn't need medical clearance to race.
AP Sports Writer
Denny Hamlin wishes he didn't need medical clearance to race.
The 32-year-old NASCAR star drove himself to Richmond International Raceway on Thursday, but was begrudgingly preparing for another weekend watching someone else drive his familiar No. 11 Toyota.
At his hometown track, that was doubly disappointing because the weekend kicked off with two races on Thursday night, including the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown to benefit Hamlin's charitable foundation.
"I'd rather just do it," Hamlin said about getting back in the race car. "Honestly, I know everyone is trying to protect me from myself, but I would have raced at Martinsville two weeks ago."
Hamlin wasn't cleared to return, however, after a visit Wednesday to Dr. Jerry Petty of Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates, and telephone consultations with others. Much of the phone call sounded like a foreign language, Hamlin said, though he did pick up enough to understand things are inexact with injuries such as his, and recovery times.
"Some kind of in-plate is not healing the way that they wanted it and that's what they wanted in order to clear me," said Hamlin, who grew up within 30 minutes of RIR. "Really, that was their determining factor and, obviously, my injury is very, very hard because there is no exact science to the risk.
"No one knows what the risk will be if I race this week or if I race two weeks from now."
Hamlin already deals with chronic pain caused by bulging discs in his back, and says he'd have no trouble climbing in an out of a window to get in the car. He tentatively plans to do that next weekend at Talladega, where his goal is to start the race to begin collecting critical driver points, then climb out at the first opportunity and turn the car over to a relief driver.
That's just a short-term fix, though, and Hamlin sees the point of no return not far in the distance.
After Talladega, the series moves to Darlington where starting and relinquishing the car would be difficult to do without losing several laps, making the idea of writing off the season appear ever more sensible.
Hamlin is clinging to the idea that if he misses a handful of races, his team could accumulate enough points in the races he does make to still gain one of the 12 spots in the 10-race championship run.
With each race he misses, though, that become a much less likely scenario, and one that could cause him to decide to have back surgery planned for the offseason sooner with an eye toward a healthier 2014.
"I think if this goes past Darlington, then I don't know what the chances of us making the Chase are even if we were to race this weekend, race next weekend or the one after," he said.
"Obviously, if it goes past Darlington our chances are crushed even harder."
Surgery would have a recovery period of about six weeks, Hamlin said, leaving open the possibility to he could return to run a few races at the end of the season, but without championship aspirations.
Then again, Hamlin joked a day after Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Matt Kenseth received harsh penalties from NASCAR, "if everyone keeps getting these penalties, I'm going to be the points leader soon."
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Here's some friendly advice — don't be friends with Alice. She's a nice girl and all, but she's kind of a getting-stabbed-to-death magnet. It's like Greta says in Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989): "The bottom line, Alice, if anyone's trying to hurt you, supernatural or not, they're going to have to go through us first." Yeah, that's not really a problem for Freddy Krueger, who's all too happy about dispatching Alice's friends and lovers. Souls make him strong! Hey, remember when he was just trying to get revenge? In the words of President Barack Obama, "This shit's getting way too complicated for me."
Part five of the Nightmare on Elm Street series isn't all that well-regarded, but I actually like it far more than part four. Lisa Wilcox's Alice breaks Carol Clover's "Final Girl" model: she has sex, she gets naked, and she survives — twice! In The Dream Child, she's transformed from the meek and mousy victim in Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) to a kick-ass mama bear. That's right, she's with child. The plot is really silly, though it doesn't matter. As Cheryl pointed out, by this point in the series we're mostly watching for the nightmares. And the ones here are great.
Let me break it down, nightmare-by-nightmare.
Daggle is sporting an "avoid Arizona option" in an awesome parody of Google Maps.
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The Arizona legislation that has sparked fury nationwide and even prompted City Attorney Dennis Herrera to call for a boycott of all things Arizona has also served to highlight a difference in opinion between Mayor Gavin Newsom and his opponent in the Lieutenant Governor's race, Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn.
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Leading Indicators: What Have We Learned?
AbstractWe provide a summary updated guide for the construction, use and evaluation of leading indicators, and an assessment of the most relevant recent developments in this field of economic forecasting. To begin with, we analyze the problem of selecting a target coincident variable for the leading indicators, which requires coincident indicator selection, construction of composite coincident indexes, choice of filtering methods, and business cycle dating procedures to transform the continous target into a binary expansion/recession indicator. Next, we deal with criteria for choosing good leading indicators, and simple non-model based methods to combine them into composite indexes. Then, we examine models and methods to transform the leading indicators into forecasts of the target variable. Finally, we consider the evaluation of the resulting leading indicator based forecasts, and review the recent literature on the forecasting performance of leading indicators.
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D. McCree, improved on the fire-escape used in bigger buildings and created a portable wooden fire escape that could be attached to a home window-sill and used in the home. This portable fire escape, of course enables people inside to escape from second and third story levels of homes during a fire. McCree patented his portable fire escape on November 11, 1890 and it is the basis for models used today.
Kedrich Jackson is a Hardware Design Engineer living in Washington State who played an integral role in the development of Hewlett Packard's DeskJet Printer Series 850C and 855C. HP printers were going to be delayed for distribution because of a high noise level. Jackson developed a spur gear that dampened the vibration and reduced the noise. He also devised a wet wiping method to improve the print quality of those printers. Jackson has two U. S. Patent #'s 6,017,110 and 5,706,038 for print clarity processes.
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Kenneth J. Dunkley of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, discovered two points located at the periphery of a person's vision that, if obstructed, cause an ordinary picture to appear three-dimensional. This discovery led to the invention of three-dimensional viewing glasses (3-DVG ) that achieves 3-D effects without lenses, mirrors or optical elements of any type (U. S. Patent # 4,810,057). Dunkley has conducted visual effects workshops for four years at the Museum of Scientific Discovery in Harrisburg, PA. During this time, two major articles on his invention and his workshop appeared in Stereo World magazine, a primary source of information for 3-D photography enthusiasts in the USA. Another article appeared in the SPIE Proceedings, a scientific publication for 3-D topics. Ken Dunkley's reputation as a visual pioneer surpasses the patented 3-DVG invention. He is a leader in the field of art holography where, in 1973, Dunkley created his hologram entitled "Thoughts."
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I was on for a little bit but no one was on? Tommorrow night 840ish is anyone down for beer and tinychat??
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Kye my darling girl, nice guys always finish last. Life lesson I've learnt the hard way. I love you too xx <3
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The feeling wasn't great, let me tell you! I wish I could see the light, but it seems so far. Thank you for your message sweetheart <3
Firstly, hello! Come say howdy next time! :)
Secondly, thank you so much for your kind words. I wish I believed I deserved better. This is the second time I have had my heart broken. So it must be what I deserve. I try to be the best girlfriend I can be and it seems to always end the same way. I guess I'm replaceable. Just like all girls. Just like all love. xxx
After a 10 month relationship, Michael decided the temptation to be intimate with others was starting to control his emotions toward me. He broke up with me on Friday the 19th of August in a popular Friday night venue in Melbourne with no explanation other than he just didn't the same anymore. I haven't spoken to him since. I guess that shows how much I mean/meant to him, not just as his girlfriend but as a human being in general. Nothing.
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Before & After: Bare Backyard Turned Lush Patio
Sometimes unhealthy, worn-down grass left unattended by previous owners is beyond repair. And if your yard is on the smaller side, like this one, installing an outdoor patio is a better use of the space. Add shutters, shrubs, and window boxes, and instant ambiance is imminent.
Liza from Mel & Liza has done it again, this time transforming her ailing back yard into a lush oasis perfect for entertaining. She (along with her very capable husband) did everything: installed a brick pathway, laid stone for the patio area, put in a brand new fence that was tall enough to provide privacy, and created a garden full of flowering, deciduous and evergreen plants.
The first step was to tear out the existing concrete walkway running down the side of the house out to the back. Then, using stakes and twine, she mapped out the lines of the brick walkway as a guide.
The result is an organic, natural looking outdoor area that provides much needed seclusion. If you're wondering exactly how they arrived at the final product, there are plenty of pictures of the whole process at Mel and Liza's blog.
(Images via Mel and Liza)
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I especially love the pieced-together flagstone in the right of the picture! That's realistic and looks just fine. The before pic with the looming retail shows how wonderful good planning can make a backyard, an oasis even with a CVS looking over your back fence.
This is so inspiring!
Simply. Amazing. I have an ugly concrete project around my house too. This is inspiring.
Awesome job.
The privacy lattice at the top of the fence is brilliant! I also really like the the laid back look of the stonework. Great job!
All of your hard work paid off in spades!
Excellent call removing that plastic white fence. This looks great.
Congratulations on a wonderful transformation! You turned a small section of Nowheresville into a lovely little retreat. Among the advantages of a small lot is that even extensive improvements don't overwhelm one's finances, or muscles.
To pick one nit, though ... Why the black shutters? I'm thinkin' that a decorative element placed between the windows rather than the shutters alongside them would be more balanced, as well as create a focal point.
What an inviting yard. I'd be spending every spare minute of the summer out there. I agree with the poster above about the shutters, though; they are a little distracting. They could replace them with some of those black wrought iron flower pot holders on the side of the garage to really enhance the European vibe. Something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Panacea-89055-Mounted-Flower-Holder/dp/B000PDD5HW%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAICBF3V6V3ULH3KGQ%26tag%3Donepage01-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB000PDD5HW
Love the yard, but not sure about those shutters. The windows were already cute in the Before, they only needed a lick of paint. The shutters would work better if they were the same blue as the window, and if they could actually close (looks too fake now).
Black shutters & black patio furniture unify the look. I wonder why 2 paving stone types. Like the grey random paving stones. Don't get why they didn't just stuck with this. Think the yard might look bigger with only one stone type. That said it's a great job. Beautiful. CVS as inspiration. ,-)
I love the black shutters. They are scaled just right. Skinny shutters might have looked like an add-on, but these seem to belong -- the after picture says "aha, that is what was missing before."
i liked the before :(
I like the after because it's more beautiful than the old one.
I like the black color of the shutters, but shutters scaled too small to actually close is a pet peeve.
Ornamental shutters are weird. They don't shut. They serve no purpose.
But they aren't just passively decorative (meaning only an aesthetics issue). In my climate, they trap moisture next to the house (they rarely drain well) and provide a haven for insects and rot to really get going on the house. Problems compound if you screw into most types of siding to mount them (another entry for water/pests)
Shutters that close and fit the windows (and are opened and closed regularly) are great. Those tend to be installed on the decorative portion of the window trim on brackets (not screwed directly into the siding).
The shutters in these photos look ornamental only. I'd take them down in a hot second and get the siding patched to prevent future damage.
The rest of the yard is great.
i appreciate all the effort put in, but i'd probably have just put down new sod and left it all green with a strip of plant bed (for veggies) down the length of one side. i find it looks too messy and chaotic for my taste.
Super cute! I like the cottagey shutters and the pathway is perfect. I'm concerned about the way the wood siding looks like it directly contacts the ground - when wood contacts dirt, the wood rots and can also be an open invitation for termites. I hope they put in some flashing or something before planting the beds.
Huh...the black shutters got me too. They just seem so unnecessary.
I love everything but the shutters. It looks like a great place to sit and sip an gin & tonic!
It looks good. But I might have done a stone pathway rather than brick, and laid more sod. Personally I think brick only belongs on driveways, not in a "backyard oasis".
Brick driveway? I imagine most people associate asphalt with driveways.
I wonder if this varies from region to region? I don't think I've ever seen a brick driveway - though I have seen a handful that are made from pre-fab pavers. On the other hand, I've seen plenty of brick patios and walkways, particularly in the South.
I LOVE the small black shutters. They give the area a European look -- like you're in the courtyard of a French cafe.
Pyewacket - you are absolutely right! And that -and the fact that they are attached incorrectly to the siding and not to the window frame - is why to they seem wrong to so many commentators.
It's lovely, but hasn't this been posted before?
"Brick driveway? I imagine most people associate asphalt with driveways."
Most people maybe, but not everybody. I can't believe you've never heard of a brick driveway, or a "brick paver" driveway. They're very common in high income neighborhoods.
Really cute, although in the climate I live in, I wouldn't want a paved courtyard (in fact we took the paving out of ours because it heated up too much in summer!) but in a cooler climate I'd love something like this.
Fantastic! But ... oh-oh ... now you've got the party house.
This is really lovely.
What a lovely and charming space you have created!! :o)


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Will 'Skyfall' stir a stock windfall?
As the 007 franchise celebrates its 50th anniversary, some of the world's top brands are paying dearly to place their products in the newest film. Should investors care?
Bond is back. And so are the product placements.
"Skyfall" -- the latest movie in the James Bond franchise -- opens in theaters next month, but the marketing blitz has already begun.
This week's Economist magazine opened with a two-page advertising spread for an Omega Seamaster watch -- "James Bond's choice" -- featuring Daniel Craig, who portrays Bond in the film.
Not only does the actor endorse the Omega brand off-screen, his movie character does so, as well.
I cannot help but look down at my wrist and long to see an Omega watch on it. Perhaps it was the not-so-subtle implication that it would boost my appeal to women and help me to defeat the forces of evil.
I'm not alone. Every man secretly wants to be James Bond. In the 2002 film "Catch Me If You Can," actor Leonardo DiCaprio -- portraying real-life con artist Frank Abagnale Jr. -- walks into a tailor shop and orders a suit exactly like the one he saw Sean Connery wear in "Goldfinger."
Who could blame him?
In any event, I expect Swatch Group (SWGAY), Omega's parent, will get a nice sales boost in the fourth quarter from the hype generated by 007's latest adventure. (I don't know if I should be embarrassed or proud that I'll probably be one of those sales. And yes, I'll get the exact same Seamaster model that Bond wears.)
A handful of other companies also stand to benefit from an endorsement by Britain's most notorious spy.
Unfortunately, some of the higher-profile product placements -- such as Bond's Aston Martin or his bespoke Tom Ford suit -- are not made by publicly traded companies. Aston Martin was recently sold by FordMotor (F) to private investors, and Tom Ford has never been public.
Still, there are quite a few traded stocks to choose from. I'll start with Dutch megabrewer Heineken (HINKY).
Bond purists might be a little disappointed to see 007 drinking a beer rather than his signature vodka martini, but Heineken forked over more than $45 million to ensure that he does.
To put this in perspective, Heineken's paid product placement amounts to nearly a third of the movie's $150 million production budget. Having not seen the movie yet, I'm curious as to what exactly $45 million buys. I'm imagining a scene of Bond killing the villain with a blow to the side of his skull from a Heineken bottle. Regardless, if viewers leave the theaters and stop to grab a beer on the way home, it might prove to be money well spent.
In addition to being endorsed by Bond, Heineken also was endorsed by spoof agent Austin Powers "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," movie junkies may remember.
Yeah, baby.
I continue to view Heineken as an excellent long-term investment on the rise of the emerging-market consumer. When they're not quenching the thirst of British intelligence operatives, Heineken and its subsidiary brands are the beers of choice in much of Africa, Latin America and, after its recent acquisition of Asia Pacific Breweries, Southeast Asia.
Next on the list is Sony (SNE). 007 has toted a Sony mobile phone in the past several movies, and according to the website James Bond Lifestyle (yes, it really exists), Bond will be carrying a Sony Xperia T in the new movie.
Sony has fallen on hard times, and I doubt if even James Bond is charming enough to persuade viewers to forgo an Apple (AAPL) iPhone or a smartphone running the Google (GOOG) Android operating system. But then, this is being written by a person who intends to buy an overpriced luxury watch precisely because he saw James Bond wearing it. We'll see if Sony's plight improves.
Finally, I'll leave you with international spirits powerhouse Diageo (DEO).
Though Heineken will be stealing the limelight in "Skyfall," Bond is best known for his vodka martinis -- shaken, not stirred.
Smirnoff -- Diageo's most popular vodka brand -- has long been a mainstay in the Bond film franchise. Don't be surprised if the general Bond buzz (and Heineken backlash-fueled nostalgia) translates into higher sales of Smirnoff and of Diageo's higher-end vodka brands like Ketel One and Cîroc.
Like Heineken, Diageo is a core holding in my Sizemore Capital portfolios as a long-term play on the rise of the emerging-market consumer. I consider it one of the few stocks I would truly be willing to "buy and forget."
Charles Sizemore is the founder and editor of The Sizemore Investment Letter and is the chief investment officer of Sizemore Capital Management. He is a regular contributor to InvestorPlace. At the time of publication, he owned or controlled shares of the following companies mentioned in this column: Diageo, Heineken and Swatch Group.
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Samsung announces Wallet, an app designed to store event tickets, boarding passes, membership cards, and coupons in a central location. Does it sound familiar?
(Source: TechCrunch)
Bill Guard, the credit/debit card monitoring service, is now bringing your cards into Apple's Passbook, so you can track your balances and transaction in real-time anywhere.
I have been using their service for a while and love the fact that I can now see everything in Passbook.