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It's hard to pass up what we believe to be a good "Shining" reference.
We received dozens of excellent entries to our New York Jets photo caption challenge this week, including a bunch of pretty solid foot jokes in honor of Gang Green coach Rex Ryan and his alleged amateur videography endeavors. We also got a handful of really good submissions from last week's winner, Ace.
But top honors this week go to SILive.com user icanonlyimagine, who apparently likened Peyton Manning's pose at right to Jack Nicholson's infamous "Heeeeeere's Johnny" scene from the timeless 1980 horror film "The Shining." (Either that or Johnny Carson, which is still pretty neat.)
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Phillips was the second runner from a Louisiana school across the line at the NCAA South Central Regional Championship, turning in a time of 22:36 on Nov. 15, placing 44th in the 6K event. Among runners from Louisiana schools, Phillips finished only behind Everlyn Matonyei, who was named the LSWA Runner of the Year. Matonyei inherits the mantel of Runner of the Year from Phillips, who earned the honor last season.
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There were no grudges or negativity from the Jets about the news that former teammate Tim Tebow signed with the New England Patriots.
"I'm happy for him," Jeremy Kerley said. "Tim's a good dude. That's a good look for him."
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"You wish him all the best except for twice a year," Mangold said. "But I got bigger issues to worry about…specifically Vince Wilfork. I don't know if you've seen him. He's a force to be reckoned with. What goes on their offensive side of the ball is not too much of my concern."
Kerley and Mangold were reminiscent of their coach, Rex Ryan.
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While Jeremy Kerley sat out a practice during the last set of OTAs for the Jets, he no longer has any issues with his heel.
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1. Vote for your top ten YA books of all time (not just this year or last year) by 11:59 on April 30, 2010. YA in this case will indicate a readership of 13 and over. This is a loose definition but is in place to differentiate it from Middle Grade. You can provide reasoning for a book if you feel it belongs in the YA category. However, I retain the right of refusal.
2. List these books in your order of preference (stating both title and author). Your #1 YA book would be the one you feel is the most important, so it will receive 10 points. Your #2 choice will be only 9 points. And so on and such. So be very careful how you order your books. Ranking titles incorrectly might lead to an "interesting" group of results so please be careful to do this correctly.
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4. If you like, you can submit what you like about each title. At the beginning of May I will tally up the totals and I will quote from the submitted pieces why one individual or another liked a particular book (citing the reader). That way we can share why we liked one book or another. I will then count down from 100 to 1 the top choices of what people feel the best YA titles of all time are.
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Taylor Dougherty had been begging her boyfriend Lucas Beyl for a puppy for months. He finally found the perfect one and, on a June afternoon, he picked up Heidi, a "mixed-breed German Shepherd who is angry at the world and only loves her parents" — and a diamond ring. He waited for Taylor to pull into their rooftop parking garage, where he proposed with the new pup in tow. "Lucas couldn't keep the ring in his pocket any longer," gushes Taylor.
Taylor and Lucas returned to their home state of Pennsylvania to gather with 100 guests on a friend's countryside farm for a whimsical and intimate wedding. In fact, it was because of friends' and family members' efforts — from donating space to collecting vintage décor — that the couple's May 18, 2013 nuptials came to life. "We had all of the people that we love gathered together in such a beautiful place to help us celebrate our love," Taylor says. "It could not have been more perfect."
"Our venue is probably the most beautiful place we had both ever seen," the bride says about Hopeland Farm, a family friend's property lent to the couple for the week of their wedding. With multiple houses, barns, and even a lake, the land provided enough space for the couple to get ready, plus host their ceremony and reception all in one place.
Taylor chose a Watters wedding gown with a slight sweetheart neckline and a beaded waistband. She paired it with a scalloped lace-edge veil borrowed from a friend.
"I loved my dress because of all the lace and the classic, timeless details," says Taylor. The bride's lavender Seychelles sandals added another feminine detail to her ensemble, as did her fuchsia toenails.
The groom looked dashing in a classic black tuxedo and white tie, finished off with a white rose boutonniere. "Lucas doesn't love dressing up, so we kept it simple," Taylor explains.
Bridesmaids donned mint dresses from J. Crew in a variety of styles that flattered each woman's figure. "I liked that thee dresses were simple and didn't scream 'bridesmaid,'" Taylor says.
Taylor gave a local artist free reign to design the couple's floral arrangements, including the bride's bouquet. The result? A blend of peach, pink, and ivory roses and peonies.
The father of the groom handmade wooden signs directing guests to the ceremony, reception and, of course, the bar.
A banjo player strummed "lively, happy, folk music," for the ceremony, Taylor says.
Taylor and Lucas exchanged vows on a lawn that leads to a pond. When a light drizzle began to fall, guests simply opened up their umbrellas and the ceremony continued. "The rain was actually very romantic!" Taylor says.
Before the couple joined guests at their reception, Taylor swapped her veil for a floral crown made of the tiniest purple-and-white blooms. She topped her gown with a vintage-inspired scalloped cape.
The whimsy reception was held in a peaked tent, illuminated by a collection of white paper lanterns that cast a soft, romantic glow.
Round tables were topped with burlap runners and a collection of vintage and handmade décor assembled by friends and family. "My dad scrounged up the wood for the centerpieces," Taylor says, while the groom's mother and grandmother provided mismatched glass jars and vases to be filled with vibrant blooms.
Taylor's mother and a bridesmaid made homemade jelly for the couple's favors finished off with a cute bird tag.
Lucas' mother and grandmother collected vintage china, which was used to serve both the main course and dessert. "We're so grateful for all the help we had!" Taylor says.
Two teal-colored birds in a raffia nest sat atop Taylor and Lucas' maple-and-vanilla wedding cake.
A wooden slab served as a rustic stand for the three-tiered cake, while silverware was set out in jars wrapped with raffia and white lace.
A DJ played tunes inside a barn used for the couple's dance floor. Lucas and Taylor took a spin to "When I Say I Do" by Clint Black.
After their honeymoon in Hawaii, Taylor and Lucas returned home to their dog, and another furry addition to their family. Looking back on their eclectic and romantic big day, Taylor has this advice for brides-to-be: "Planning can get overwhelming, so just make one decision at a time. Don't get caught up in color combinations and themes — everything will come together if you love each individual piece!"
Ceremony & Reception Venue: Hopeland Farm || Bride's Wedding Dress: Watters || Shoes: Seychelles || Hair: Tangles Salon || Bridesmaids' Dresses: J. Crew || Groom's Suit: Men's Wearhouse || Wedding Bands: Diamond Cutters International, Queen of Heirs || Mother of the Bride's Dress: Macy's || Ring Bearer's Attire: Macy's || Florist: Angie Hohenadel || Invitations & Paper Goods: Charles Beyl Illustration || Music: Ceremony - Jordan Rast, Reception - Andrew Yeager || Cake: Creative Cakes and Candy || Photography: Jacquelyne Mae Photography


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Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly announced this morning that Michael Vick will be his starting quarterback for the team's regular season opener at the Washington Redskins.
Vick has emerged as a team leader this summer after a standout effort at training camp. In two preseason games, he's completed 13 of 15 passes for 199 yards and a touchdown. He won the job over second-year quarterback Nick Foles, who reacted "great" to the news, Kelly said.
Vick and Foles competed through OTAs and much of training camp, but Kelly saw enough midway through the preseason schedule to declare Vick the winner. He said Foles would remain on the 53-man roster, likely along with rookie Matt Barkley.
Vick and Foles spent much of last season under duress behind an offensive line that was ravaged by injuries. The Eagles tied for last in the NFL with 37 giveaways, allowed the fifth-most sacks (48) and ranked No. 29 in scoring offense (17.5 ppg).
The result was a 4-12 record and the firing of longtime coach Andy Reid. Kelly was hired in January after a long, deliberate search.
Foles showed promise in a late-season audition after Vick was benched by Reid. He completed 161 of 265 passes for 1,699 yards, six touchdowns and five interceptions in seven games.
When Kelly was hired, Vick was assumed to be the clear-cut starter in a fast-paced offense that often asks the quarterback to run the ball. But Foles was game for the competition, in the process fortifying his case to be an NFL starter, whether in Philadelphia or elsewhere.
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When you stay at Shilo Inn Suites - Boise Airport in Boise, you'll be near the airport and close to National Interagency Fire Center and Wildland Firefighters Monument and Albertsons Stadium. This hotel is within close proximity of Idaho Military History Museum and Warm Springs Golf Club.
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|By Almostdone (Almostdone) on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 06:06 pm: Edit
ok...first, before you start saying "nonono u absolutely cannot write about your boyfriend," let me explain. by opposite sex, i definitely did NOT mean BF/GFs or anyone you had any romantic interest in. But could I write an essay about a friend who is male (I am female)? and let me clarify, he is totally just a friend, maybe not even, maybe just an aquaintance, but he made a really big difference in my life just the same, and I would like to write about him in my essay as an individual who changed me as a person. (i'll tell you the story in a minute). My worry is, if i write a story focused on the admirable qualities of a male aquaintance/friend, will they automatically assume it's a mushy topic and discard it? or if i write it carefully, will it be okay?
specific story: I was wandering around the internet and somehow wound up on this kid's webpage. judging from his weblog entries, he had cancer, so i left a sympathetic comment in his visitor's log. He responded on my webpage and that's how we got to know each other. turns out he is a cousin of my cousin of my cousin or something like that, so we actually knew quite a number of the same people (the relatives in the middle). and then blablabla...and so forth. We thought he was getting better, but oneday the weblogs stopped and I found out he had died from heart compliations after the marrow transplant. Why did he inspire me so much? because this was a really hard time in my life, i was going through a lot, so my weblogs were often angry...and, despite having even more problems and the looming fear of death, this kid always had something bright and thoughtful to say, even thought he barely knew me! his own entries were often humorous and he joked about the physically painful things he had to endure, never complained, etc. In fact, his last comment on my page before he died was, "what's wrong?" When i heard he had gone to heaven, something inside me clicked and i realized how weak and selfish i was being, and i knew i had to snap out of it, and vowed to try to be a person like this kid, who always brought joy to others.
so. thats the story. of course, the essay would have a different organization. but just to fill you in. would the admissions people think i was being gooey or something, despite the facts that i plan to mention ?(he was a distant relative, a couple years younger than me, etc.).
Also, is it a bad idea to write about getting to know him on the internet? of course, i would tread more carefully, and not say things like "one day while mindlessly surfing the web" or sth, cuz that would make me look bad...but is it not a good idea as a whole?
just want your opinions. thanks!
|By Apguy (Apguy) on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 07:45 pm: Edit
Essay on someone from the opposite sex...possible?
|By Sunshine916 (Sunshine916) on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 11:07 pm: Edit
*tear* aww thats so sad. it would catch my attention!
|By O71394658 (O71394658) on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 11:23 pm: Edit
Yes. But make sure it's not overly "heartstrings". Adcoms won't like it if you purposefully try to play with their emotions.
|By Clickspring (Clickspring) on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 12:02 am: Edit
So why does it even matter that he was of the opposite sex? If a person inspires you, gender is irrelevant. Go for it
|By Apguy (Apguy) on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 12:20 am: Edit
Adcoms won't like it if you purposefully try to play with their emotions.
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|By Savedbythebell7 (Savedbythebell7) on Tuesday, March 09, 2004 - 09:41 pm: Edit
I just got accepted!! and I hear they have a good undergraduate business program...so far i'm 2 for 2, bring on the rejections! . Anyone else having thoughts of going to SDSU? I hear its getting much more competitive every year.
|By Savedbythebell7 (Savedbythebell7) on Tuesday, March 09, 2004 - 11:44 pm: Edit
I know this sounds shallow and all, but how far away from the beach is San Diego State? Also is USD closer to the beach?
|By Demonllama (Demonllama) on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 12:01 am: Edit
sdsu has a really nice campus. if i had gotten rejected from the UCs and Cal Poly, I would have chosen to go there. it's really close to the beach. don't know about usd, but either way, as long as you're in san diego, you'll be really close to the beach. i lived there for a few years. you want right on the beach? that would be ucsd. huge campus, located in la jolla...awesome place (la jolla i mean)
|By Carolyn (Carolyn) on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 12:22 pm: Edit
Savedbythebell, Congratulations! Admissions to SDSU was VERY competitive this year so you should feel really good about your acceptance there.
USD and SDSU are about 10 minutes from each other. Neither is within walking distance to the beach - the beach is about a 10-15 minute drive from USD and maybe 15-20 minutes from SDSU, depending on time of day, traffic, and which beach you're headed for. At either school, you'll need a car or at least a friend with a car to get to the beach.
One great new thing about SDSU will be the new Trolley line - you'll be able to zip right into downtown San Diego where there's lots to do. You'll also be able to take the trolley over to the major malls and movie theaters in Mission Valley. I think it will be operational in 2005.
I guess I kind of disagree with Demon, however, in terms of location, I'd rather go to SDSU or USD. UCSD is kind of out in the middle of now where - about the only thing that's nearby IS the beach. Of the three schools, SDSU's immediate neighborhood is the one most geared towards college students.
|By Savedbythebell7 (Savedbythebell7) on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 05:09 pm: Edit
Carolyn, you are by far the MOST helpful person on Collegeconfidential, they ought to be paying you for the services you provide! If you were a counselor you'd be like the goddess of all counselors...but honestly thanks for all that you do, I really appreciate it.
My dad says he loves the mission valley, because it gets more sun than the coast and every once in a while some cool fog comes in, plus he thinks the area in general is really neat. He likes the "old" California feel of it all, even though he says that the surrounding is somewhat of a low income area, but it's not "ghetto" persay like west oakland or watts.
***This new trolley system sounds quite nice. I've heard late 2005 is when they're going to be finishing up with it! I'm excited!
So I figure i'd choose SDSU over Berkeley (no chance anyways), Davis and Irvine, mainly because SDSU has an undergraduate business program and SDSU seems to be becoming more reputable every year. I've heard San Diego has a relatively hot job market, so do you think it'd be relatively easy to land a job at a securities or brokerage firm? (i'm interested in summer internships as well).
|By Coffeeshopgirl (Coffeeshopgirl) on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 05:12 pm: Edit
"...SDSU's immediate neighborhood most geared towards college students..."
Haha, i have to disagree on that one. you have to drive to go anywhere; if you consider mission valley mall in the immediate neighborhood, then, i guess you're correct (but it's usually a 5-10 minute drive; 15-25 during traffic). i never liked the area that surrounds campus, maybe sort of ghetto (i understand that my use of the term "ghetto" is subjective). I lived in the LLC dorms on the east end, and i had to walk through a smelly alley, behind a rubio's everyday to get to class (everyone did).
My posts about SDSU maybe a little bias considering that I went there last year and I decided to transfer. Congratulations on your acceptance; business is, from what i hear, excellent, but i suggest that you do further research about the business dept to get a feel of how proactive the program is. I decided to go to SDSU because of their Comm program, but when i arrived, I later learned, how much the dept was deteriorating. I, then, made the irrational decision to move back home, go to a JC for a year and try to transfer to USC.
Anyways, leave your college options open before making your decision to go to sdsu. some people absolutely loved it and others left half way through the year. I didn't hate sdsu, it was awesome being able to party and get wasted every other night and still pull a 3.8 GPA, but i was definitely frustrated with the incompetence of SOME of the students as well as the lack of challenging material in some of my courses. If you have any more questions about SDSU, like housing, courses, etc. feel free to ask me.
good luck and congratulations again.
|By Savedbythebell7 (Savedbythebell7) on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 05:16 pm: Edit
What dorms are the best ones to be in? Preferably the newest and nicest...?
|By Carolyn (Carolyn) on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 05:36 pm: Edit
Coffeeshop girl - You bring up some good points that Savedbythebell needs to consider. Yes, the communications program at SDSU has had many problems in the past few years. I wouldn't recommend SDSU for communications at this point.
However, I'm an alumnus of the SDSU MBA program so I am very familiar with the business school at SDSU. It lacks many of the problems that the communications school has - For one thing, it's a much larger school. The administration considers the business school to be "the flagship" program of SDSU. As such, it's relatively well-supported financially by both the school and private donations compared to other SDSU programs. Many of the teachers in the business school are well-known in the business education world and most have "hands on" consulting experience that gives the business school a more down-to-eath, here's what you need to do in order to get a job type of approach. I was very satisfied with the quality of classes and faculty at SDSU business school (and I was getting my MBA after 20 years in the business world).
However, there's no question that SDSU - like the rest of the schools in the California state system - whether UC or cal state - has been undergoing a lot of turmoil because of the continued California budget problems. From what I gather talking with former professors of mine at SDSU, this hasn't dramatically affected the business program since the school sees the business program as its "window" to corporate sponsors.
However, Savedbythebell, I would urge you to go visit and try to attend some classes. SDSU has its pluses and minuses. The pluses: a strong business school, a good reputation in the San Diego business community, excellent internships.
The minuses: expect HUGE classes in your freshman year in the general education classes and introductory business classes. Because of the budget, the administration has been quite open about the fact that they're reducing the number of classes they offer and increasing the enrollment in the classes they do offer. SDSU is already notorious for making it difficult for students to get into many of the most popular classes, especially in impacted majors like business and communications. Because of this, many students find it takes them five years to graduate. In fact, the overall four year graduation rate at SDSU is only about 7%!
I'd also say that anyone considering SDSU needs to be aware that this is not the school to go to if you want a lot of personalized attention or if you are not mature enough to take control of your own education. Like at many huge schools, you need to be pro-active, ask alot of questions, and be a bit pushy at times to get what you want and need. (Savedbythebell - I suspect this will not be a problem for you).
An SDSU business degree is well-respected by employers in the San Diego area but keep in mind San Diego probably isn't where you want to end up if you want to work in the securities industry - you'll need to go to NY or another larger city for that. In those cities, a degree from SDSU will not give you any advantage.
I still hold to what I said about the area around SDSU - I never felt it was particularly dangerous. Parts of the surrounding area are definitely lower class but it is not the worst part of San Diego by any stretch. SDSU has more restaurants, stores, etc. in the immediate area than UCSD or USD - as a larger campus, it also attracts some wonderful concerts and other entertainment to campus. Once the trolley line opens (the SDSU stop will be right in the middle of campus), it will be very convenient to even more.
But one thing I would warn you about Savedbythebell is that campus housing is extremely limited. Even if you're not absolutely sure yet that SDSU is THE choice, I'd say send in your housing reservation form right away just to reserve a spot.
In any case, as I said, SDSU has its pluses and minuses. Consider both carefully, visit again even if you already have, and be sure you're up to the challenge of a large school environment.
|By Coureur (Coureur) on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 08:13 pm: Edit
I wouldn't quite say that UC San Diego is "out in the middle of nowhere". La Jolla Village Square is right there. The best mall in San Diego, University Town Center, is a few blocks away, and the trendy downtown La Jolla scene is just down the hill.
If you are a biomedical major two great research institutes, Salk and Scripps, are located right there, plus a ton of biotech companies many of which offer summer jobs.
Oh yeah, and there is the beach.
You could find a much worse spot for a university than UCSD's location
|By Socaljessie (Socaljessie) on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 08:15 pm: Edit
SDSU is WAYYYYY overcrowded. You'll be lucky if you get out in 5 or 6 years. USD is a wonderful school and in a better location, beautiful view of the beaches from the dorms (its on a hill). Both are not that close to downtown San Diego (about 20-30 minutes, depending on traffic).
|By Savedbythebell7 (Savedbythebell7) on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 10:37 pm: Edit
Yeah i've heard problems about over-crowding, but i've never really wanted to much attention from my teachers. The price of SDSU is much cheaper than USD for my parents, so I don't think a 5th year would be too much of a financial struggle, plus i've heard SDSU is a fun school, so I probably would not mind it too much.
Carolyn - Thanks for the advice about getting a spot in a dorm, right now. I plan on sitting down with my parents this weekend and figuring out which dorms would be the best.
Thanks for everyones help on this board, you guys have been great. I don't think I have a shot at UCSD, so we don't have to worry about that decision.
|By Savedbythebell7 (Savedbythebell7) on Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 12:11 am: Edit
I'm sure San Diego has securities such as Merril Lynch and Schwab, although most the action takes place on Wall Street and i'd have to wake up at about 5 A.M. to get in on that, it'd still be quite worth it to me, besides i'd be off work at 1 and could go surf ;).
|By Coffeeshopgirl (Coffeeshopgirl) on Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 04:17 pm: Edit
savedbythebell, business/finance career prospects in san diego are excellent. my cousin interned at merril lynch last summer in downtown san diego; she's an econ/finance major at ucsd right now.
|By Serdu (Serdu) on Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 05:31 pm: Edit
Nope Carolyn is right. My school is somewhat near UCSD, and its FAR. It quite literally is in the middle of nowhere. That nice Mormon church is close and a shopping center or two, but that's it. A few NICE hotels. But downtown is 15 minute drive.
|By Serdu (Serdu) on Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 05:33 pm: Edit
Ok, USD is 10 minutes aawy from Downtown. You can see it! SDSU is out in La Mesa, but if you drive down the 8, through Mission Valley and merge on to the five, it will take you about 20 minutes to get to Downtown. USD IS not far from Downtown at all.
|By Nucleargod (Nucleargod) on Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 06:54 pm: Edit
does anyone know about computer science at SDSU
|By Carolyn (Carolyn) on Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 08:04 pm: Edit
Computer science is so-so at SDSU. Some people have posted here in the past complaining about the program and limited courses. Check it out yourself, however.
|By Steffie1212002 (Steffie1212002) on Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 09:46 pm: Edit
Weren't there recently a bunch of rapes at SDSU that have been desperately hushed up? As a female I'd be kind of scared to go, though they usually occur at frat parties etc.
|By Flyguy (Flyguy) on Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 09:50 pm: Edit
I'm 7 for 8 , thanks UCLA for the first rejection
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Posted August 31, 2004
Student's Summer Job Targeted Predatory
Cristi Head is trying to change the odds for sex tourists who go overseas
to impoverished places to sexually abuse children, confident that the
chance they will be caught or punished is near nil.
Head, a second-year law student, spent her summer working for the
Cambodian Women's Crisis Center (CWCC), in their Siem Reap office
in northwest Cambodia.
"CWCC is so fantastic, so effective. I could see right away
the difference they are making. It's exciting to me to work on
something that I know will improve people's lives. I really enjoyed
working in direct services," said Head, a Williams College graduate
who majored in art history and political science. She's married
to fellow second-year James Head, who spent his first-year summer working
for two law firms in the United States.
"CWCC is victim-oriented," explained Head. "They
are mainly concerned with domestic violence, rape, and sex trafficking.
They want to punish criminals and deter them, but really they are coming
at it from the victim's perspective. Among other services, CWCC
provides legal assistance for abused women and runs a shelter where
they can get counseling and learn job skills like sewing and weaving, " Head
said. "Some of the victims they help are very young—the
youngest I know of was an infant—but most are between the ages
of 14 and 40."
Head's project focused on prosecuting tourists who come to Cambodia
to sexually abuse children.
"CWCC needed help with a specific project. They had never distinguished
before between foreign and Cambodian child sex offenders. They wanted
me to write a report that answered three questions. First, what do
these cases look like (how old are the perpetrators, what countries
are they from, what kind of children do they target, etc.)? Second,
how have these cases proceeded through the Cambodian legal system and
how can CWCC help get the perpetrators successfully prosecuted (the
fact is, many perpetrators bribe their way out at various stages)?
And third, what are the laws in foreign perpetrators' home countries
that can be used to prosecute them there? The U.S. has such laws." Head
said she is researching applicable laws in about 20 "sending" countries,
such as Japan, Sweden, and the United States, and expects to finish
the report in the next few months. "CWCC needs a document they
can use to look up laws from other countries and get the text of the
laws, the procedures and relevant contact names.
"Pedophile sex tourism is all underground, so it's hard
to get statistics on. The Internet is making it worse. Pictures allow
people to objectify victims more easily. Pedophiles are using the Internet
to network, too, and give each other advice about how to succeed. They
know how to target the most vulnerable girls and boys." In another
twist, she said some victims have been brought to CWCC by sex tourists
who were appalled by the conditions they found their intended victims
living in.
"For a girl to be the victim of a sex crime in Cambodia is devastating
for her future," Head explained. "It is very hard
for a girl to get married if she is not a virgin. She may also be ostracized
by her community, even if the community members see her as a victim
and don't blame her for what happened."
Head said she felt great respect for Canadian police whose relentless
investigation of a Canadian who videotaped himself torturing young
girls finally led to the room in Cambodia where the abuse had been
Cambodian law does not target prostitutes personally. "In Cambodia
it's not illegal to be a prostitute, but it is illegal to be
a pimp or own a brothel," explained Head. "But if you walked
up to someone on the street and offered her money to have sex with
you, that isn't illegal.
"There's a huge amount of prostitution in Cambodia, and
the prostitutes tend to be very young. Men want young girls because
of fear of sexually transmitted diseases. Younger girls are also easier
to control. There are also true pedophiles who simply prefer to have
sex with children."
Fighting the problem is hard because Cambodia has weak legal institutions. "Cambodia's
government is corrupt and disorganized," said Head. "It's
easy to bribe your way out of an arrest or out of jail. Government
officials also own some of the brothels."
"Many cases are brought forward by nongovernmental organizations
[NGOs]," she said. She found out about CWCC, which was founded
and run by Cambodians, through Human Rights Program Director Deena
Hurwitz. The Human Rights Program gave her a $2,000 grant, enough to
cover Head's travel
and living expenses. The Human Rights Program also supported three
other students involved in overseas summer projects: Thomas Goodman
'06 at the Center for Justice in International Law (CEJIL) in Costa
Rica; Olivia Wang '06 with the International Criminal Tribunal for
Former Yugoslavia, The Hague; and Sue Chen '06 with Human Rights Watch
in London. Second-year Lee Gordon was also in Cambodia for the summer
working on freedom of assembly issues for the Cambodian Defender's
Project, the largest legal aid and human rights law group in Cambodia.
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Home Alone 2 - Lost in New York
- Directed by Chris Columbus
StoryThis somewhat unpleasant 1992 sequel to the blockbuster Home Alone revisits the first film's gimmick by stranding Macaulay Culkin's character in New York City while his family ends up somewhere else. Again, the little guy meets up with colorful people on the margins of society (including a pigeon woman played by Brenda Fricker) and again he gets into a prop-heavy battle with Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern. The latter sequence is even worse than the first film in terms of violence inflicted on the two villains (director Chris Columbus, who also made the first film, can't seem to emphasize the slapstick over the graphic effects of the fight). The best running joke finds a concierge (Tim Curry) at the swank hotel where Culkin is staying trying and failing to prove that the boy is on his own. --Tom Keogh
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|Hillary Wolf
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- Director: Chris Columbus
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- Aspect ratio: 1.37 : 1
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LAMBERTVILLE — The owners of the Inn at Lambertville Station want to expand and are proposing a new hotel building that would resemble an old, brick, canal-side factory.
Dan Whitaker, one of the owners, spoke informally about the plan on Feb. 6 with the city Planning Board. He presented the board with a sketch of the building the owners envision, a brick building with tall windows with metal frames.
He told the board that "a lot of the elements" are found on the back of the Laceworks building at the southern end of the city, on the opposite side of the canal.
The board asked some questions, offered suggestions and seemed amenable to the concept.
If the station goes through with the plan, it could fill the new building with one-bedroom suites with kitchen/dining/living areas.
Whitaker said that such "extended-stay" suites are popular with: business travelers on longer out-of-town assignments, people relocating to the area, parents at the beginning of divorce proceedings who want to remain near their children, and tourists seeking more spacious accommodations.
The station's owners bought the 1-acre property that once held a Ferellgas warehouse in 1999. The lot has two dilapidated buildings on it and is south of the inn, next to the canal. It is used primarily by the inn for staff and overflow parking, charging visitors to do so during peak times.
The site is framed by the Delaware and Raritan Canal to the east and state parkland to the west and south. A dirt road curves on the eastern edge of the lot, leading to a public boat ramp, state-owned open space maintained by a local boat club and the Lambertville Sewerage Authority.
There is a 40-foot height restriction on building in that area. While the lot is between the river and the canal, city officials said that it is above the flood zone.
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We all know that people who text in movie theaters rival only telemarket cold-callers, Somali pirates and petition signature gatherers among human plagues that should be smitten by the almighty into little righteous puffs of sulphurous smoke.
But some clever fellow has actually managed to harness the evil that is texting-during-the-movie and make entertainment and maybe even art out of it.
Imagine watching a classic/familiar film and being able to text jokes/snark directly to the screen.
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Gesmoorde kip met tomaten en champignons
— From "Everybody Eats Well in Belgium" by Ruth Van Waerebeek (Workman, 1996). Makes 4 servings.
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 whole roasting chicken (3-4 pounds), cut into 8 serving pieces, rinsed and patted dry, all visible fat removed
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 teaspoon paprika
2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
1/2 pound mushrooms, cleaned, trimmed and halved or left whole if small
2 large cloves garlic, finely minced
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups dry white wine
2 ripe beefsteak tomatoes, peeled, cored, seeded and chopped or 1 1/2 cups canned diced tomatoes, drained
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 teaspoons fresh thyme or 3/4 teaspoon dried
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon finely minced fresh parsley for garnish.
1. Heat the oil in a large enameled Dutch oven over medium heat. Sear the chicken parts, without crowding, until golden brown all over, about 10 minutes. Remove the browned chicken to a platter and season with salt, pepper and paprika. Set aside.
2. Discard all but 1 1/2 tablespoons fat from Dutch oven. Add the onions and mushrooms and cook, stirring constantly over high heat until softened but not browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and flour and continue to cook, stirring for about 30 seconds. Add the wine and stir, scraping up all the brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Return the chicken pieces and add the tomatoes, tomato paste, thyme and bay leaf. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
3. Cover the Dutch oven and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat. Then cook, partially covered, until the chicken is very tender, 20 to 30 minutes. The sauce will have reduced and thickened. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Remove the bay leaf, sprinkle with the parsley and serve.
Nutrition information per 15-ounce serving: 530 calories; 260 calories from fat; 45g protein; 18g carbs; 7g sugar; 29g total fat; 7g saturated fat; 165mg cholesterol; 4g dietary fiber; 280mg sodium; 6% Daily Values calcium; 25% Daily Values iron


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Growing up in Tokyo, Chieri Kubota savored fresh strawberries brimming with flavor in the winter. Only when she went to college and studied agriculture did she learn that fresh strawberries in winter are "an unusual cycle against nature," she said.
Today Kubota is trying to perfect that off-season cycle and grow strawberries hydroponically in a greenhouse in the University of Arizona Controlled Environment Agriculture Center, which is part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Her goal is to introduce sustainable strawberry cultivation to local greenhouse growers and provide sweet luscious berries for restaurants, high-end grocers and farmers markets.
She knows it can be done. "I'm from Japan. We grow strawberries in greenhouses in winter." Some are grown hydroponically.
Kubota is a widely published professor in the UA School of Plant Sciences and the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, and a member of the UA's BIO5 Institute. She completed a doctorate from Chiba University in Japan, did post-doctoral research training at Clemson University in South Carolina and Laval University in Canada, then joined the faculty of her alma mater. She came to the UA in 2002 to work with hydroponic tomatoes and explore the potential of adding sustainable strawberries to local greenhouse production.
In the United States the majority of strawberries are grown in California. The plant varieties – or cultivars – are bred for that climate. In the desert, even in a greenhouse, it's a challenge to approximate that mild misty coastal climate.
Kubota's co-principal investigator on the project is research specialist Mark Kroggel, who has a Master of Science degree in horticultural science. Kroggel designed an under-the-bench fog system that releases humidity at night so the strawberries are dewy moist by dawn. It's turned on for five minutes at time, three times an hour, for three hours. This is "technology to make the plants happier," Kubota said.
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ViewSonic had expand its ViewPad Collection with a 4″ tablet. the ViewPad 4 with WVHA4.1″ will be powered by Qualcomm MSM 8255 1GHz. The feature key of the tablet is it has a voice call function, that what makes it battling with other smartphone.
The 5Mpx camera with autofocus can record a 720p HD video, Playback and upload trough an HDMI 720p output. it is also equiped with a Bluetooth 2.1 and 802.11b/g/n wireless that can be used for a telephony. and a GPS/A-GPS. the ViewPad 4 will be available in the mid 2011.
Besides the ViewPad 4, the ViewPad 10S will also be available with a 1Ghz Processor.with a 1024×600 multi touch resolution, 512MB ROM and the same RAM, Wi-Fi, Bluethooth 2.1 + EDR (opsional 3G), webcam 1.3MP, G-sensor, USB, microSD (up to 32GB), HDMI, and headphone.
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Windy weather whips Staten Island
At the height of Thursday's early morning storm there were 2,033 Staten Island homes without power.
Most outages were due to the high winds and downed trees; and about 5,000 homes in the New York City area lost power in total, according to the utility.
Wind gusts were reported to be as high as 64 miles per hour in the city, said Steve Travis, a meteorologist for AccuWeather.
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BAY CITY, MI — Matt Villaire stood among roughly 50 protestors lining the entrance to the Doubletree hotel and conference center in downtown Bay City on Wednesday to protest outside a $225-per-plate fundraiser for state Sen. Mike Green's re-election campaign.
Many of the protest signs contained messages directed at Green, a Republican from Mayville. Many others targeted the evening's keynote speaker: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder.
"Only rich kids matter to these people," Villaire shouted. "Your kids don't count." President of a local chapter of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union, Villaire said he opposes Right-to-Work policy.
"With Snyder's right-to-work, we still have to represent non-paying members," he said of his union. "The union will go broke with free rides."
The July 16 protest drew members of multiple unions, as well as a number of educators at the main entrance of the hotel, located at 1 Wenonah Park Place.
The Bay City Times was not granted access to the fundraiser dinner.
Brent Pilarski, chairman of the Bay County Democratic Party, served as an organizer for the protest event, which he said he did in his capacity as business manager for Laborers Local 1098. He added that the IBEW Local 692 and the Bay City Education Association also helped organize the event.
"We're here to let the governor and Mike Green know they work for us," Pilarski said, decrying the current situation of retirees, as well as growing classroom sizes. "People are fed up. When was the last time you saw people like this in Bay City for a political function?"
As individuals who appeared to be guests for the event filed in a side door to the hotel, they traded barbs with nearby protesters. One man that appeared to be a guest shouted back and forth with protesters, eventually making a rude hand gesture before heading inside. The protestors, for their part, weren't kind to attendees, aggressively heckling those who appeared to be headed to the event.
Dennis Krafft, a banker from Frankenmeuth, identified himself as fundraiser participant. He said he's pleased with current pro-business policies in the state, specifically mentioning Right to Work legislation.
"I love what they've done for business and the entrepreneurial spirit in Michigan," he said of Snyder and Green.
Chris Shannon, mayor of Bay City, also attended the event. He said he was surprised by the size of the protest outside of the Doubletree and wishes they had heard Snyder's message.
"He said that he wasn't running to be our governor, referring to the people at the event," Shannon said. "He said, 'You guys are already successful.'
"He said he wants to be the governor for people who need the most help right now in Michigan — the unemployed, the people who need job training. I was taken aback that when I came into (the Doubletree), I was accosted by protesters, and then I heard that message that the governor relayed."
Other elected officials at the hotel on Wednesday included Bay County Commissioner Vaughn Begick, R-3rd District, who attended the fundraiser, and County Commissioner Don Tilley, D-2nd District, who was outside with protesters.
Protesters remained outside the building long after attendees had filed inside. Many accuse Snyder of failing to properly fund public education and take issue with both Right-to-Work and pension tax policies. Another said they feel Green has failed to be a strong voice for his district's struggling families.
Speaking after the event, Green dismissed the protesters outside.
"They can do that," he said. "If it makes them happy, let them have at it." He went on to note that he did not vote for Right to Work legislation, and that his vote to tax pensions in 2011 only came because it was paired with a repeal of the Michigan business tax, which he felt was important for the state. He also rebutted protesters' concerns on education funding.
Green added that he was happy to have the governor's support at his fundraiser event.
"We just talked about accomplishments that we've had in the last four years," he said of both his and Snyder's remarks at the event. "I talked about his policies, and he talked about them and expanded them more. I talked about Bay City, and it's been a great four years working here with the leaders and the residents."
Dave Murray, a spokesman for Snyder's office, said that state education funding under the governor has increased to the tune of $1.1 billion over the course of his administration, and added that many cuts have come from expiring federal dollars.
"The results of Governor Snyder's leadership are clear: more than 250,000 new private sector jobs, the lowest unemployment rate in six years, four balanced budgets in four years, and the elimination of Michigan's deficit," said Emily Benavides, a campaign spokesperson for Snyder.
On Thursday, July 17, Snyder is expected to tour a number of locations in the Great Lakes Bay Region. He's scheduled to make a stop at Forward Corp., 219 N. Front St. in Standish, at 10:45 a.m. before heading to a business round table conference with local government and educational leaders at 12:45 p.m. at the Au Sable River Restaurant, 412 Morenci Ave. in Mio. State Rep. Jim Stamas, R-Midland, is expected to attend the round table event as well.
Snyder is expected to finish the day with a visit to Kalitta Air, located at Oscoda's Wurtsmith Airport in Iosco County.
"Michigan's comeback stretches across our great state," Snyder said in a statement. "I'm meeting people and touring businesses in Northeast Michigan to hear their comeback stories. People here are creating more and better jobs, building their communities, raising their families — and making our state better and stronger."
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When students at Elsanor School are caught doing the right thing, they are given a Bear Paw ticket. All tickets are put into a class jug and, at the end of each month, one name is drawn from the jug. Principal Susan Runnels is shown with the February winners including, from left, front row, Jana Boyd, Sara Middleton, Deryl Ott, William Hastings, Destin Simmons; back row, Chastity Day, Caden Day, Cheyane Garner, Alanis Kantola, Kinley Maudlin, Madison Trapani, Ethan White, Chris Benavidez, Kevin Stanford, Cameron Edmonds and Melissa Merchant. (Submitted by Linda Hankins)


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(BY FIONA MORGAN): When you do something you love, you make it look easy. But love can be hard work.
In 1990, the Independent decided to honor artists, arts groups and arts educators doing exceptional work in the Triangle with annual Indies Arts Awards. The people we recognize might be volunteers or professionals; the organizations might be nonprofits or commercial businesses. Whoever they are, and whatever they do, they do it for the love.
As in years past, this year's winners were chosen because of their dedication to building artistic communities that are both challenging and inclusive, constantly pushing their work to bring greater richness to local audiences and, in the process, making the Triangle an ever greater treasure of artistic opportunity for audiences and fellow artists alike.
Zach Ward, founder of Carrboro's DSI Comedy Theater, may be the hardest-working man in show business. Since he founded Chapel Hill High School Improv as a freshman in 1993, Ward has dedicated his life to comedy in North Carolina, building an active theatrical community that now includes 46 local players and many more alumni nationwide. Since 2001, he's organized the Dirty South Improv Festival in Chapel Hill, the largest comedy festival of its kind in the country. At the center of it all is DSI Comedy Theater at the Carr Mill Mall, where for less than the price of dinner you can be treated to a night's worth of completely improvised hilarity. The theater hosts seven live comedy shows every week. (indyweek.com)


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Syracuse, NY -- A Swiss chard pie, some tomato sauce and red beets are the only remnants of summer in Paul Mercurio's refrigerator.
The beets will be roasted with garlic, pureed with butter and eggs, sprinkled with gorgonzola and Manchego cheese and baked at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
The recipe he calls velvet beets is a "slow food" concoction with a practical Syracuse twist. Homegrown beets flavored with imported cheese. Mercurio subscribes to the slow food philosophy of making connections to his food sources, buying locally, cooking and sitting down to eat. He grew the beets at his home on Euclid Avenue.
But he also lives in real world Syracuse, where it is difficult to be a purist to any trend that requires eating only locally grown food. As he watches the snow fall on his backyard Brussels sprouts, he turns to the Real Food Co-op, the CNY Regional Market and chain grocery stores for produce. He puts a lot of thought into each purchase, weighing the energy-to-calorie ratio in food shipped from all over the world. He does not worry about buying Manchego cheese imported from Spain because the journey of a dense, calorie-packed block of cheese is more energy-efficient than, say, a water-logged imported orange.
Mercurio is gathering like-minded people to start a Syracuse chapter of Slow Food USA.
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Find out about upcoming Syracuse slow food meetings at http://slowfoodsyr.blogspot.com/
To read:
"Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life" Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver and Steven L. Hopp
"The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating," Alisa Smith and J.B. Mackinnon
"The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals," Michael Pollan
"This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader," Joan Dye Gussow
The concept first started in Italy in the 1980s as a movement to fight fast food. The U.S. group's philosophy is to "reconnect Americans with the people, traditions, plants, animals, fertile soils and waters that produce our food," according to its Web site. The group believes that food should be good, clean, accessible to all and produced by people who make a fair wage. It has 200 local chapters, including the regions to the east (Leatherstocking) and west (Finger Lakes) of Syracuse.
People who attended a slow food meeting in Syracuse earlier this month talked about what the concept means to them. To get started, they named the following foods harvested in Central New York: corn, beans and squash (called the "three sisters" by the Iroquois), strawberries, hops and salmon.
They also talked about the joy of cooking with others, saving and exchanging seeds and teaching others to be intentional about what they eat. Mercurio is researching Syracuse ordinances to find out if it is legal for city residents to raise chickens in their yards. (It is not.)
Slow food requires this kind of thinking, planning and choices.
Mercurio wanted to make pumpkin-lentil curry and the recipe called for a tomato. But he and his husband had sliced their last fresh locally grown tomato days before. So he went to Price Chopper and bought two imported tomatoes -- one from Canada, one from Mexico. He at least felt good about supporting a grocery store that operates within city limits, he said.
"The real power comes through the choices you make and, in this society, the choices you make with your money," he said.
Mercurio learned about this way of life at about age 13, when a woman named Joan Dye Gussow bought the Rockland County house that had been in his family for three generations. Gussow tore out the grass and planted vegetables. She started writing books about eating all of her vegetables from his old yard.
"I felt very strongly connected to that land and here she was turning it into a garden," he said.
Mercurio kept coming back to that Hudson River home and Gussow became a friend and influence on his life. He studied geography and earth sciences at Boston University and earned a master's degree in landscape architecture from the State University College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University. He worked for two years as a neighborhood planner for the city of Syracuse. Now, he is a transportation planner for the Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council.
Today, Gussow is on the advisory board to Slow Food USA. But 25 years ago, when she first started talking about supporting the local food supply, she said, people thought she was crazy.
Her husband asked people to buy local food for her birthday one year and someone sent a Philadelphia cheese steak.
After the energy crisis of the 1970s and the most recent gas price spike, people are starting to understand. Some people are also more interested in food safety after recent E. coli scares.
People are learning about seasons, learning to make a delicious salad without iceberg lettuce, learning to alter the recipe that calls for a tomato in November.
"I told him not to do that," she laughed about Mercurio's Price Chopper excursion. "There are lots and lots of things available even in the winter; it's just not what people are used to. People are used to thinking that they should eat tomatoes year-round, or peppers, and you can't do that. So I think what slow food will do is to try to begin to teach people what they can eat in the winter that doesn't have to be shipped 2,000 miles."
In winter, Gussow makes a salad she calls "ABC salad." It's shredded apples, beets and carrots with a citrus dressing.
Mercurio said he was at first skeptical about the national organization. He thought the slow food movement had to do with snobby Italian food labels and belonged only to people who could afford to buy organic and eat at places like Chez Panisse, Alice Waters' famous California restaurant.
"Alice Waters has done a lot for awareness, but her restaurants take months to get into and they're expensive," he said.
Mercurio is more interested in the notion of getting affordable fresh food to urban markets.
Slow Food USA is trying to change its image of celebrity chefs and fancy restaurants. And Mercurio thinks a local group would bring its own flavor to it.
He leads by example. This summer, he raided a friend's old orchard and canned his first applesauce and apple butter. He harvested several kinds of berries and currants from new shrubs in his own garden. Cuttings of marjoram and basil hang from his kitchen windowsill to dry. His freezer is filled with leeks and homemade salsa. He made his own barbecue sauce.
Hannah Gibbons, who is working on a slow food project in her classes at SUNY-ESF, came to the first slow food meeting in Syracuse. She said she thinks there is enough momentum for a local chapter.
"I try to buy as much local food as I can and I try to focus more on building bonds with people as opposed to just kind of being in my own little world," she said. "It really makes you think about what's important in your life and you kind of value what's important more."


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WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS — A Warrensville Heights High School security guard was indicted on a felonious assault charge.
Calvin Willis, 34, is accused of assaulting a 15-year-old student March 25. Prosecutors say he confronted the student for being in the hall, threw the boy into a wall and threw him into a classroom door, cutting the back of his head.
He then slammed him to the ground, prosecutor's spokesman Ryan Miday said. The victim received eight stitches in the back of the head.
Willis will be arraigned May 15. He could not be reached to comment on the charge. A school administrator said Willis is on unpaid leave, until the Board of Education votes on his employment status.


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BRAINTREE — U.S. Rep. Edward Markey on Friday went on the offensive against his Republican opponent in the U.S. Senate race, repeatedly calling him "a candidate of the past" who wants to roll back federal financial, health and environmental regulations and embrace the policies of former President George W. Bush.
With new polls showing a close contest, Markey, a Democrat from Malden, campaigned on the South Shore, the home territory of his rival, Republican Gabriel Gomez of Cohasset, in the June 25 special Senate election. Speaking to reporters, Markey said Gomez would support the goals of the "Tea Party Republicans" in Washington.
"My opponent wants to take us back to the Bush era," Markey told reporters during a stop at the Olympian Diner & Restaurant in Braintree. "President Bush had mindless tax cuts mainly for billionaires that he did not pay for, two wars that Bush and the Republicans did not pay for. They allowed a casino to be set up on Wall Street . . . . My opponent . . . is the candidate of the past."
Gomez, a former Navy SEAL and private equity investor in Boston, was scheduled to greet people outside the Boston Celtics playoff game on Friday night in Boston.
In a statement in response to Markey's comments in Braintree, Will Ritter, press spokesman for Gomez, said: "Career politician Ed Markey is living in the past. He's running against the past and attacking candidates from the past. Gabriel Gomez is focused on the future."
Markey's campaign manager on Friday delivered a letter to Gomez's campaign manager, asking Gomez to sign a pledge discouraging spending by outside groups on campaign ads. Gomez has turned down the offer, saying Markey already has a fund-raising edge from his decades in Congress.
"He doesn't want watchdogs on the Wall Street beat.," Markey said of Gomez."He wants lapdogs on the Wall Street beat . . . That's why so much outside money is going to come into Massachusetts. They want to take the watchdog off of Wall Street once again. That's what he stands for. That's what he is running on."
In his own letter to Markey, Gomez said Markey should return $3.4 million in campaign donations that Markey received from special interest groups over his years in Congress.
"I will take the same pledge that my parents took when they became U.S. citizens and that I took when I joined the US Navy – to uphold and defend the constitution of the United States of America," said Gomez.
Markey downplayed the significance of the new polls that showed him in a tight race with Gomez. "You just can't pay attention to them. The people are going to decide and it will be on June 25."
According to a poll by Public Policy Polling, Markey was supported by 44 percent of likely voters, compared to 40 percent for Gomez. In the telephone poll of 1,539 likely voters taken Wednesday and Thursday, a total of 16 percent were undecided.
The poll's margin or error was plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
In another poll taken on Wednesday by the Emerson College Polling Society, Markey was supported by 42 percent of registered voters while Gomez was at 36 percent. The poll of 797 registered voters had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.
Gomez issued a statement on the post-primary polls.
"These results confirm that voters agree with my reform plan to reboot Congress, including term limits, a balanced budget amendment, and a pay freeze for Congress. Congressman Ed Markey is against these reforms," Gomez said.
"Congressman Markey began this campaign by slinging mud, and by refusing to accept my challenge of three debates," Gomez said. "Congressman Markey is the poster boy for term limits in Washington, and these polls show voters agree."
Markey made a swing through two communities, including Braintree and Marshfield on the South Shore, that voted decisively for his more conservative primary opponent, U.S. Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, of Boston.
"I'm running on an agenda that is very much consistent with President Obama's view for the future," Markey said. "Ultimately, that is going to be the successful formula here in Massachusetts in 2013."
Markey defeated Lynch by 57 percent to 43 percent on Tuesday. Gomez won a three-way primary and bested his closest opponent, former U.S. Attorney Michael J. Sullivan, by 51 percent to 36 percent.
Markey, 66, is about 20 years old than Gomez, 47. Markey is a 36-year member of the U.S. House in Washington, while Gomez has never served in elective office and lost a contest for selectman in Cohasset a decade ago.
During his victory speech on Tuesday night, Gomez reminded people of Markey's long tenure in Washington. Gomez said he was playing little league baseball when Markey was elected in 1976 and he reminded people that "Al Gore had not yet invented the Internet" and that the $16 trillion national debt was then not even $1 trillion.
Markey responded to a question about whether the age difference between him and Gomez would be a factor in the election.
"This is really a campaign about the future versus the past," Markey said. "He is the candidate of the past .. of an agenda which has been discredited, which we are just recovering from here in Massachusetts and across the country."


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PORT ROYAL: Brent Marks has just about experienced everything that can possibly happen behind the wheel of a Sprint Car.
All in four months.
Marks has flipped. He's wrecked while leading. He's had bad luck and made mistakes on the racetrack.
But the Myerstown ace has persevered. He's shaken off the bad luck, the mishaps, and has turned the corner to enjoy success. Welcome to the ebb and flow of Sprint Car racing.
Marks made it two-for-two on the weekend in the 25-lap feature at Port Royal Speedway, collecting a $3,000 payday. He also visited Victory Lane on Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway.
"This season is turning around," Marks said. "This is awesome, getting two wins in a row. Especially at Port Royal Speedway.
"I felt like I've had so many wins taken away from me here, and it's special to be standing here on the stage [in Victory Lane]. It was an awesome night, and awesome weekend."
Marks is the 10th different winner in 11 410 Sprint Car events at the Juniata County oval. He is the 175th different winner at the facility.
This one wasn't easy.
Sure, Marks started on the front row. But he was challenged a couple times over the race distance by cagey Rick Lafferty.
Ryan Taylor got the jump from the poll, but Marks shot to the inside of Turn 1 to grab the top spot. Taylor settled into second, with Doug Esh and Lafferty in tow.
Lafferty hugged the bottom of the speedway. He took third from Esh on lap 2 and second from Taylor coming down the frontstretch one lap later.
Marks was slicing through the middle. He opened up a half-straightaway lead by lap 5 but lost it when Dan Shetler rolled to a stop on the backstretch.
On the restart, Marks surged ahead. Meanwhile, Greg Hodnett ducked under Mike Wagner and Taylor coming down the fronstretch for fourth at the completion of lap 6.
Marks stretched his advantage to a full straightaway by lap 10. But the lead was wiped out when Nate Snyder stopped at the exit of Turn 4 with a flat tire on lap 14.
Hodnett advanced to third when the race went back to green. He set up Esh coming out of Turn 4, while Marks blasted out to a half-straightaway lead.
"There was a nice moisture strip in the middle," Marks said. "I was planning on pounding the top, but I found that strip during slow laps and held it there as long as I could.
"Port Royal has been really fun this year. They widened the turns, and it made the track real racy. I went from seventh to third in the heat race, and I should be able to do that every week."
Things got shaky for Marks in the closing laps. Lafferty was glued to the bottom and closed to within two car-lengths by lap 20.
The front two cars were side-by-side in Turn 2 on lap 21. Marks used the middle to pull out front and maintain the top spot, but Lafferty was still lurking.
Marks made the winning move in Turn 1 on the last lap. He stuck his mount between the lapped car of Jordan Givler and the inside wall to pull off the pass and was able to hold off Lafferty the rest of the way.
"I was a sitting duck out front," Marks said. "Rick showed me his nose, and I went down. He had the better car tonight, but I wasn't going to give up my first win at Port Royal."
Said Lafferty, "I showed the nose, and he caught on. It's tough to tell if [Brent] was slowing down. There were lapped cars and a lot of bad air. Things didn't work out for me, and he did a good job."
Blane Heimbach was on the move late, passing Hodnett on lap 21 and catching the top two at the finish. Lance Dewease was fifth.
Tim Smith Jr. set a track record in the 20-lap Late Model feature, claiming his first career win at the oval in 7:14.004.
Mike Lupfer, Matt Parks, Rance Garlock and Tim Wilson completed the top five. Tyler Bear won the 20-lap 305 Sprint Car feature.
LINCOLN: Brian Montieth scored his second win of the season at the Abbottstown oval. Alan Krimes was second, followed by Danny Dietrich, Ryan Wilson and Billy Dietrich.
Chase Dietz won an early scrum with Chris Arnold and CJ Tracy and claimed the 20-lap 358 Sprint Car feature. Jeff Rohrbaugh, Matt Campbell, Tyler Ross and Chandler Leiby completed the top five.
SELINSGROVE: Mark Smith passed Derek Locke on lap 15 and held off TJ Stutts late to earn the victory in the United Racing Club event. He earned $2,500.
Stutts, Locke, Larry Kelleher and Jason Clauss completed the top five. Scott Haus was victorious in the 25-lap Late Model feature.
WILLIAMS GROVE: Steve Wilbur, who started third, scored the victory in the Super Sportsman feature. Alan Sagi won the 20-lap 358 Late Model feature, his first ever win at Williams Grove Speedway.Follow @jelliott1011