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MOBILE, Alabama -- The two ships were built to do the same things, hunting mines and tracking submarines. They are rivals by design -- the Independence- and Freedom-class vessels. Something the Navy thought would help control costs.
Both require billions to build. The two shipbuilding programs have moved in locked step until now. Finally, there may be a little competition.
The Navy plans to bankroll three ships, according to their 2015 budget. Every year, they use to pay for four. Officials have said the odd number means a builder will be shorted a ship -- at least in the interim. Tighter finances will force them to choose.
Selecting who will build two ships comes down to a simple criterion: cost, performance and space.
"We have not yet reached a decision regarding which LCS variant will shift to fiscal year 2016, said Navy spokesman Lt. Robert Myers, "what I can tell you is that our decision will be determined in consultation with industry, with consideration of cost, production schedule performance, shipyard resource loading as well as vendor base considerations."
That's where the long-dormant rivalry comes into play.
In the early days, the Navy believed contracting two companies was better than one. They thought a simple law of economics would force efficiency. So, two contractors were chosen.
Austal USA constructs an aluminum-hulled trimaran. Marinette Marine builds a steel-hulled monohull version. Armed with similar weapons, the two perform much the same. Yet, they are still not alike.
The Independence-class boasts a huge mission bay and flight deck. The Freedom class retains a more slender beam.
"I really think of them as two different classes of ships that both do the same mission," Rear Adm. Thomas Rowden said in a recent interview.
It's uncertain who will be left out in 2015, or if it will have any real effect on either of the companies. Officials at Austal, which was recently awarded contract options for LCS 19 and 20, said "those contracts will provide the predicted program stability in the next few years."
Meanwhile, the Navy is rethinking what the leftover 20 ships will look like. The program was halted at 32, allowing a task force to reassess future needs of the military.
Before the shakeup, eventually, the Navy planned to choose one builder, but later chose to keep them both.
Early signs suggest there may be face-off on the horizon.
Either of the options set forth by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will require more money, placing more pressure on the builders to cut costs.
Adding firearms to the ship would be the least expensive option. But it's certain that the cost will go up.
An air defense system could cost as much as $100 million, said Bryan Clark, a former aide to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert, and senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.
"Maybe the LCS builders can say we can drive down the cost with the serialized production of the sea frames," Clark said.
The new plans for the littoral combat ship may revive the competition, Clark said.
"I imagine the Navy is going to say that they will build four of each (class)," he said. But "they are going to have to show they can build this new surface combatant and keep costs down."


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Classic Victoria sandwich
You can't go wrong with this perfect party cake - full of spongey goodness. Makes a super-simple wedding cake, too
Nutrition and extra info
- Cake base freezes well for 3 months
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal558
- fat28g
- saturates17g
- carbs76g
- sugars57g
- fibre0.6g
- protein5g
- salt0.9g
For the cake
- 200g caster sugar
- 200g softened butter
- 4 egg, beaten
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- 200g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
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- 2 tbsp milk
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For the filling
Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Butter two 20cm sandwich tins and line with non-stick baking paper. In a large bowl, beat all the cake ingredients together until you have a smooth, soft batter.
Divide the mixture between the tins, smooth the surface with a spatula or the back of a spoon, then bake for about 20 mins until golden and the cake springs back when pressed. Turn onto a cooling rack and leave to cool completely.
To make the filling, beat the butter until smooth and creamy, then gradually beat in icing sugar. Beat in vanilla extract if you're using it. Spread the butter cream over the bottom of one of the sponges, top it with jam and sandwich the second sponge on top. Dust with a little icing sugar before serving. Keep in an airtight container and eat within 2 days.
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I've never left a comment before, but this cake is amazing.
I have baked every week for the last 20years and have tried many Victoria Sponge recipes, but this is the best, and I was sceptical because it seemed too easy.
I used 3 large eggs and no milk resulting in a fabulously light and delicious cake that my husband has declared his new fave (he normally reserves that for things containing chocolate).
My 8 year old son made this for his dad's birthday cake on Friday after school. We added the grated zest of 2 oranges to the mixture as thats dad's favourite kind of cake. (Son said it was orangy enough, he was the chef, dad said he likes it more orangy).
For the icing we followed the butter cream recipe and added a little of the juice from one orange for that orange flavour and missed out the jam and vanilla.
Huge success, all visitors raved about it.
I couldn't believe that mixing all the ingredients together in one go would produce such a fab cake. I have always creamed the butter and sugar together first, but from now on I will be using this recipe every time. My mum has always made fantastic cakes, I think she may have some competition now! I left out the milk as used large eggs.
I have a tip about the eggs. If you convert the quantities back into imperial you have 8oz of butter, flour and sugar - hence 4 eggs as each egg weighs about 2oz. Therefore V. Sponge has equal quantities of eggs to other ingredients. Try weighing your eggs and selecting eggs with total weight of 200grams. I buy my eggs as bumped and wonky seconds from a local free range producer and find that weighing the eggs when making cakes guarantees a good result.
I picked up this tip from a Hugh 'River Cottage' FW book.
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I didn't have carb flu. At least, I don't think I did - I got a sinus infection just a few days after starting Primal, passed on by my roommate, and I really think it was all sinus infection, no carb flu. I've always been a protein driven girl so it's not like most of my meals were comprised of grain based foods - perhaps that why I didn't have any symptoms. How frequently did you have cookies, chips, popcorn and crackers? To me, those are all things I wouldn't eat in sizable quantities with any regularity; if you're the same, maybe that's why you're not feeling the effects. Although, I have to admit, I'm a total sucker for popcorn.
I haven't cut out fruit so far and have been fine. My MO has been: eat clean food and listen to hunger signals. That's it, no obsessing about fruit intake. I'd recommend that if that is a potential stressor for you, just forget about it until you stop losing weight (if that point comes). When I eat this way, I consistently lose weight - I usually see a small loss every day; sometimes I don't, usually because of having trained the night before, or if I'm PMSing. Or MSing. I am still surprised at how consistent the weight loss is!


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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Actress Robin Givens told the SCLC Women's Empowerment Luncheon on Monday that black women need to inspire a younger generation of girls and raise boys who will be good husbands and fathers.
"Being strong shouldn't be a bad word for black women," Givens said. "We have had to be strong."
Givens, 49, whose first husband was boxer Mike Tyson, has been divorced twice. She said she was raised without a father and has tried to raise her two sons to be good husbands and fathers. "That was very important to me," she said. "I am so proud to be a black woman. It's not easy."
Givens said she spent the last five weeks living in a downtown loft apartment in Birmingham while preparing for the Aug. 9 production of her play, "Joy in the Morning," at the Alabama School of Fine Arts.
"I've eaten a whole lot of grits," said Givens, who was born in New York.
She said her mother was proud of her coming to speak at the SCLC national convention.
"I want to remind young women we are truly spectacular, we have done what we had to do," she said. "We are resilient."
Givens has enjoyed her time in Birmingham and become a booster. "This will forever remain a strong, vibrant, magical city," she said.


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As SA generic wine marketing rapidly loses credibility and struggles to get a grip, could a rejuvenated Estate Producers Association [EPA] help? This was one of the many insights offered by Jean Engelbrecht in the Sunday Times yesterday.
If dog owners look like their pets, it should come as no surprise to report that wines resemble their brand owners. Jean Engelbrecht is a useful chap to have on your team in the hurly burly of a public wine tasting and his Rust en Vrede reds are like the man himself: bold, statuesque almost, larger than life but with an underlying sweet elegance. Wen DNA (winning DNA) as he might say.
After a recent vertical tasting of four decades of reds, several things became clear. 2000 was a watershed as Jean adjusted his style parameters, taking onboard comments from US consumers asking for riper expressions with less austerity.
So alcohol levels are up – the 1979 Cabernet is an almost teetotal 12½% while the 2008 blend of Syrah and Cabernet called "1694" is almost 25% more alcoholic at 15.3%. At R1200 a bottle, it is also the most expensive wine sold in SA. "We used to harvest when the sugar reached 23 balling" explains Engelbrecht "but now we don't look at picking before 24-25 balling." The '79, which cost all of R1 a bottle in its day, is still alive, redolent of meat and leather with red berry fruit still miraculously intact.
This switch to the riper side of the street clearly worked as before the sub-prime meltdown, the US accounted for 25% of sales and exports 70%. Exports are now down to 50% with the farm tasting room accounting for 25% of turnover by value. In fact with a restaurant and SA's best rated chef, David Higgs, on the premises, wine tourism is a Helderberg goldmine for R&V.
Another marketing mantra that's been re-engineered is the "one estate, one wine" tune being sung a decade ago, taking a leaf from the Bordeaux Bible which has first growth producers like Châteaux Latour and Lafite making a single red under the main label.
"Economic survival has made a repositioning necessary" admits Engelbrecht. "The SA wine industry is in a lot of trouble. You must be realistic about what you produce and where you sell it."
That said, Engelbrecht is far more than a one brand boy. At the March wedding of Paul Cluver, most eligible bachelor in the Overberg, the father of the groom blamed his son's Bacchanalian impulses on Engelbrecht. "My daughter Liesl was handling the marketing but she was busy with an MBA, so we sent Paul to ProWein in Düsseldorf. There he fell in with Jean Engelbrecht who taught him how to dress and how to enjoy wine. When he came home, he said he'd handle marketing and sell all our wine. Easy."
Which highlights Engelbrecht's strong suit and his manifest destiny as captain of the SA wine team. Indeed, with SA exports floundering in confusion as the marketing tail attempts to wag the dog, Jean is talking about resuscitating the moribund Estate Producers Association.


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An agreement between the parent organization of the Cleveland Orchestra and a national land trust could guarantee the preservation of 600 acres of forested land surrounding Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
The deal -- which still depends on federal funding this fall -- comes on the heels of a study earlier this year which decried the potential loss of public land within America's national parks because of lack of money.
But this morning, the Ohio office of The Trust for Public Land (TPL), a nonprofit land conservation organization, announced a deal in principle with the Musical Arts Association, the parent group of the orchestra, to protect 620 acres surrounding the music amphitheater in Cuyahoga Falls.
Here's how it would work: The trust will buy the land and then sell it to the national park, which will use money from the federal Land and Water Conservation fund.
The music association, however, will retain 140 acres surrounding Blossom itself, ensuring the continued operation of the popular summer home of the orchestra and site of other concerts.
The 600 forested acres beyond the amphitheater had been purchased in parcels from private owners in the 1960s and 70s by the music association to create Blossom Music Center, referred to as "the most beautiful and acoustically superior outdoor musical venue in America," by Richard J. Bogomolny, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the association.
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In January, the Public Advocate gave Belmar (and, indirectly, other beach towns) permission to tally all "legitimate beachfront related expenditures" and figure those costs into beach fees. Previously, any expenses computed into beach fees had to have a direct connection to beach use and maintenance.
The broader interpretation sounded reasonable. Belmar's population — 5,900 in the off-season — swells to 60,000 on sunny summer days, and that causes problems all over town, not just on the sand and boardwalk. Special officers, hired for the season, might not work at or near the beach, but they might direct beachgoing traffic several blocks away.
Beach towns, however, have wasted no time redefining "legitimate beachfront" costs. In a clever maneuver, Manasquan will charge its beaches $24,000 annually to store lifeguard stands and vehicles — in garages that have been used for those purposes for years.
It's a trumped-up expense with an arbitrary price tag that will be paid by vacationers in order to keep taxes down for the townies. To pay for the storage and other charges, beachgoers in Manasquan will pay $70 — $10 more — for a seasonal badge.
And here's another problem: Nobody is watching these fiscal shell games, because Gov. Chris Christie has gutted the Public Advocate's office. If the bookkeeping gets creative and beach fees skyrocket, will Christie slip on a red bathing suit, blow his whistle and force the towns back between the flags? It's more likely beachgoers will drown in higher fees.
In his January 2010 letter to Belmar, fomer Public Advocate Ronald Chen told the borough to keep "adequate records." Good idea, but who will do the audit?
"The reality is, no one is watching now," Chen says.
Belmar sought permission to broaden the use of beach fees so it wouldn't get in trouble with the state, as happened in 1989 when the borough was caught using the money to fund parades and Christmas parties. The moral of the story: Beach towns have a history of using the beaches — public resources — as municipal piggy banks.
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Jones, whose funeral is set for Saturday in his hometown of Demopolis, died Thursday evening after going overboard from the Bama Belle riverboat during a sorority party.
Wednesday evening, friends and classmates gathered around a table featuring photos of Jones while several people spoke to the crowd. The memorial then moved to the riverbank where friends placed flowers and candles into the water.
Participants at the memorial declined requests for comment.
Maceo Caudle, a friend and fraternity brother of Jones, agreed to speak to the Crimson White Tuesday on behalf of Jones' family and friends.
"On behalf of friends, family and the Eta Chi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi we would like to thank everyone for everything that anyone has done," Caudle said in The Crimson White. "We truly appreciate everyone's condolences in time of grief, and we would like for everyone to keep his family, friends, loved ones, our chapter, the University and community in your prayers. We could never express our gratitude in what this means to us."
Caudle also announced the Jones family has established a memorial scholarship at UA in Jones' name.
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Mount Kellett Capital Management, which holds 7.3% of the network operator's voting shares not controlled by Sprint, sent a letter to the Clearwire board -- and also made the letter public in a press release -- expressing that it believes "Clearwire's stock to be substantially undervalued."
Clearwire has been in the process of building out a 4G LTE wireless network, an expensive undertaking. The Mount Kellett letter points out that Clearwire has only enough cash on hand for another year of network construction, and that another $1 billion is needed.
For the Clearwire board to allow Sprint to take over the company before the LTE network build-out is completed would be a dereliction of duty, Mount Kellett said: "In our view, the Board -- each of the members of which owes his or her fiduciary duties to ALL of the stockholders, not just the stockholder that nominated him or her -- has an obligation to take all steps to insure that the Company has adequate cash resources to complete its build-out program and not to allow the Company to reach a point where the only alternative presented is Sprint's acquisition of Clearwire at a price that reflects the Company's unnecessary distress."
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FLINT, MI — With the TV cameras turned on and the spotlight turned up this weekend at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, there were some unfamiliar faces on the court.
Teams that had never advanced past the quarterfinals, from schools like Mt. Pleasant and Detroit Douglass, were all of a sudden playing for a shot at a state title while plausible favorites Flint Beecher and Carman-Ainsworth sat at home and watched.
This year marked the first time in eight years a Flint-area boys basketball team failed to reach the Breslin, the home of the boys and girls basketball semifinal and championship games. Five Flint-area boys teams and three girls teams have played for a state title since 2008.
Last year, the Goodrich girls beat Flint Powers Catholic in the Class B finals. Powers returned this year, losing in the semifinals.
"It doesn't surprise me," said David Munerlyn, founder of the Flint Affiliation AAU team and champion of youth basketball in the city. "We're not giving the youngsters an opportunity to advance like we did."
Munerlyn spent more than 40 years in Flint Community Schools, serving as a teacher, school director and assistant principal. He says he opened the gyms to kids when they needed them, but Flint's economic situation has changed things.
Kids today, he said, are choosing to attend prep schools or attending classes in other districts. Some are leaving the state altogether.
"They're gravitating to where they think they can make themselves known statewide for people in the recruiting business," Munerlyn said.
Flint Beecher coach Mike Williams considers it a changing social issue. His Buccaneers were defending back-to-back Class C state champions in 2012 and 2013, with appearances in the state semifinals in 2010 and 2011 and a state finals appearance in 2008, but let a fourth-quarter lead slip away to Pewamo-Westphalia Tuesday, March 18, this year in the quarterfinals.
"We did everything but finish that game against Pewamo-Westphalia and we're playing in it," said Williams, now in his 10th year coaching at Beecher. "I'm high on Flint basketball right now because I know the kids, I know the talent."
But he also realizes things aren't what they used to be. When he started teaching at Beecher in 2001, he remembers seeing seventh- and eighth-graders practicing in the gym or on the park playgrounds.
"They would dunk and do the things that high school kids could do," Williams said. "As time has gone on, you don't see as many of them."
He blames technology, such as social media and video games, for that and cites dwindling resources for coaches and mentors for not properly developing kids in schools.
And don't get him started on AAU basketball.
"It's nice for experience, but I think for some players and their parents it's a false sense of accomplishment," Williams said. "They think they've done all these great things in AAU and college basketball isn't the same."
Williams and Munerlyn both acknowledged burgeoning area programs, citing Grand Blanc and Swartz Creek as examples. Grand Blanc has reached the regionals the last two seasons, making it as far as the regional finals this season before losing to Howell. Afterward, head coach Rob McRae said he was disappointed because getting to regionals was no longer the goal.
Flint Northwestern head coach Napoleon Petteway said the gap between city and other Genesee County teams has closed in recent years, identifying the difference in an area game known as "small ball."
Northwestern's boys team has struggled to win in recent years, their class Class A state titles in 1984 and 1985. Similarly, their girls team hasn't won a state title since 1984.
"You could have Fenton beating up on the Flint schools. You could have any kind of school anywhere come in and beating up on the Flint school," said Petteway, who played at Flint Northern in the mid-1980s.
"It's evenly matched across the board today. Times have changed, and times have changed a lot."
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By ROBBIN JONES JR. HOLYOKE – By ROBBIN JONES JR.HOLYOKE – A first-year Thanksgiving Day tradition was a happy one for the Easthampton High School football team. The Eagles won 42-6 over Dean Tech Thursday at John F. Gilligan Field. Easthampton improved to 4-6, 4-3 in Tri-County League and just missed passing Mohawk Trail for the final spot in the Division IV playoffs. Dean Tech finished 2-9, 2-5 in the conference. Jared Bean and Shane Andrews each scored two touchdowns, and Easthampton's defense did the rest. "Defensively we just executed and really ran to the ball well," Bean said. Easthampton running backs Bean and Andrews ran all over Dean Tech. "We're a pretty run-heavy team," Bean said. "We were able to find the holes when they were there and take advantage of them." It was ugly from the start for the Golden Hawks as they fumbled the opening kickoff setting. Easthampton's Eric Campbell recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff deep in Dean Tech territory. The highlight of the half for Dean Tech was causing Easthampton to fumble only a few plays after their fumble when Alex LaSanta pounced on the football. Easthampton used a 62-yard punt return by Bean for the game's first points. Andrews rushed for 47- and 5-yard touchdowns. His first tally capped a 97-yard Easthampton drive. His second touchdown was set up after Joseph Katusich recovered a fumble and returned it to Dean Tech's 3. After a loss of two yards on the play before, Andrews punched it in for the score. Dean Tech had two turnovers in the first half and had no first downs outside of Easthampton penalties. Easthampton drove right down the field with Anthony Szol getting a 30-yard run to the Dean Tech 2, setting up Bean to score a touchdown from there. Bean added a 19-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter for his third score of the game (two rushing, one punt return). Dean Tech produced its lone score with 5:35 remaining in the game on a by co-captain Emmanuel Andujar's 70-yard run. Easthampton added a 19-yard touchdown run by Tyler Phillips with five seconds left. "Coming in we knew we couldn't take this team lightly, and we were just able to take care of business today," Bean said.


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Jumba and Imani, the two South African Boerboels that were deemed dangerous by the courts after injuring four people in three attacks in Jersey City in 2008 and 2009, must be part cat.
Twice now they have dodged being put down by order of the court. Instead, the Jersey City Municipal Court -- for the second time -- allowed their owner, Susan Kolb, to take them out of Hudson County, with the order never to return.
The court and Kolb agreed on a similar deal in 2009, but Kolb reneged and returned the dogs to her Jersey City home. They were discovered in January of 2011 after -- surprise, surprise -- the dogs were accused of attacking another person. This time, police said, the person attacked was Kolb's husband.
Kolb made out pretty well herself in court, avoiding prison time for her contempt-of-court conviction. She was facing up to 18 months in prison when sentenced yesterday, but instead was given probation and 100 hours of community service.
It was learned that Kolb has moved with the dogs to West Milford, a rural area of Passaic County. First Kolb had to pay a $10,000 fine and reimburse the Liberty Humane Society $4,000 for the eight months Jumba and Imani were kept there while Kolb's cases made their way through the justice system.


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Tickets to see Rush play Sept. 2 at the New York State Fair's Mohegan Sun Grandstand go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
They'll be priced at $45 and $65, available at the fair box office, Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com and by phone charge at 800-745-3000.
Here's the full disclosure about the ticket sale direct from the fair's news release:
"The Fair box office will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The Box Office, which charges no service fees, will not be opened again until the next on-sale date. Regular hours will begin in late June.
"No one will be allowed to line up to buy tickets before 6 a.m. on Saturday, and no overnight parking will be allowed. Ticket-buyers should park in the fairground's upper parking lot, which is accessible from State Fair Boulevard.
"Ticket sales will be cash only at the State Fair Box Office as long as there is a line of customers. Credit cards (MasterCard, Visa, American Express) will be accepted after the line is gone. Sales will be limited to eight tickets per person for the first week of the ticket sale.
"Fans can also buy tickets online through Ticketmaster.com or order and pay by phone by calling 1-800-745-3000 or 1-866-448-7849.
"Tickets for people with special needs - including those who are hearing impaired, use a wheelchair or have difficulty doing stairs - will go on sale at the same time as general seating tickets. They can be purchased through Ticketmaster or at the New York State Fair Box Office. Only one companion ticket is permitted for each special-needs ticket. Additional tickets, even if they are part of the same party, must be purchased in the regular seating section."
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The Oncenter announced last night it will postpone the previously scheduled Piccadilly Circus event planned for Friday night at the War Memorial. They wish to ensure the ice is "free and available for practice as well as potential playoff games over Memorial Weekend."
The circus has been rescheduled for October 5, 2013. Tickets purchased for the original event will be honored at the October date. Refunds will also be given at the original point of purchase.
The Crunch swept Portland and Springfield in the opening rounds of the AHL playoffs and now take on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the Eastern Conference finals. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton defeated the Providence Bruins last night to advance to the third round against the Crunch.
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All on-ramps to southbound Interstate 205 will close briefly Wednesday morning for a procession that will take the remains of John Percin Jr., a West Linn native and one of 19 Hotshots killed June 30 fighting an Arizona wildfire, from the Portland International Airport to Lake Oswego.
Percin's family along with an urn carrying the 24 year old's ashes will be escorted by police and fire vehicles starting shortly after 11:15 a.m. on eastbound Northeast Airport Way. The procession will continue southbound on I-205 and across the Abernethy Bridge in Oregon City to Oregon 43, continuing north to Lake Oswego.
State transportation officials are advising motorists to avoid the interstate during the procession, which can be viewed from any overpass. The on-ramps will be closed for however long it takes to clear the southbound lanes and will open again shortly after the procession passes.
The procession will end at the downtown Lake Oswego fire station, 300 B Ave., where the urn will be under 24-hour watch until Friday. Members of the public can visit the station to pay their respect Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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CeeBees draw even in third, hold off Cats and force extra period
Game 1 of the Telegram Herder Memorial Championship Series is head to overtime. The teams are still on the ice and will play a 10 minute sudden victory frame. If necessary, the ice will be cleaned during a 20 minute intermission before a second overtime frame.
The CeeBees' Matthew French scored early the third to tie the game 2-2. Chris Sparkes and Matthew Thomey drew assists.
Shots were 7-6 in favour of the CeeBees. Shots at 26-19 overall for the Cataracts.


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TMR: Off To Comic-Con for 'Iron Man 2,' 'Avatar,' and more
Welcome to The Morning Read.
Very possibly the last Morning Read ever published. I am, after all, leaving the house in a few hours to drive to San Diego, where I full expect I'll have a massive David Cronenberg style meltdown sometime around 5:30 on Friday afternoon. Expect the second half of my Con coverage to read largely like this:
"Oh god, oh, god, ohgodohgod, oh, god, ohgod. So. Many. Nerds."
Then screaming. Lots of screaming. I dunno... maybe the Benadryl will help. I plan to drink a gallon a day.
Keep in mind, I say that as a self-avowed professional nerd. I'm not opposed to nerds on an individual scale. It's just taken en masse that the thought makes me want to black out. Whatever the case, I'm off to enjoy Wednesday through Sunday at a hotel somewhere in lovely San Diego. I'll be back in my own bed Sunday night, and then I'm off to what could sort of be described as a Comic-Con field trip of sorts for a few days. I won't be back on a regular schedule until Thursday of next week. That's not to say you won't get content... in fact, you'll be getting more content from this blog than normal, and much of the HitFix team is going to be in San Diego as well. Dan Fienberg, Greg Ellwood, Katie Hasty, Jen Wilhelmi, and myself will all be onsite for some or all of the convention. I'm going to be at preview night tonight. I'm going to an IMAX reception before that. I've got a Thursday that doesn't seem physically possible already booked, and a Friday that's just as crazy.
Friday night, don't forget, we're going to be screening Hayao Miyazaki's latest delight, "Ponyo," the new Disney dubbed version that will be released in August. This is your chance to see the movie with the legendary filmmaker in attendance, introducing the film, and somehow, they're actually letting me introduce him. WHICH IS INSANE, BECAUSE HE IS AN ENORMOUS GENIUS, AND I AM A DUDE THAT CAN TURN A CLEVER PHRASE ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S WORK! It's still amazing to me that they'll let me be in the same building as him, much less introduce him to an American audience before they get to see one of his films for the first time. That's seriously a crazy honor, and one of the many, many moments I expect will make all the stress of the next seven days worthwhile.
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I mean, my god... Terry Gilliam's in San Diego this weekend. Hayao Miyazaki's here. James Cameron is here. Peter Jackson is here. Who knows who I'm going to see and spend time with? Those are just four names. I could list another dozen that are equally exciting to me. It's sort of crazy, the line-up and the collision of styles and voices I expect will be represented. Everything from Pixar to "Kick-Ass" to "Iron Man 2," with a side order of Park Chan-Wook and Quentin Tarantino. I know, I know... it's not about the comic books anymore. Fine. Call it "Geek Vacation" or whatever, but if you're pretending that you're above the stuff we'll be seeing, maybe you're a little too goddamn jaded about what you are doing for a living.
I whine ahead of the event, but that's just because of the sheer logistical flustercluck phobia I have. You give me the opportunites I'm being given over the next seven days, I'm bringing the most incredibly wide open mind I can bring to things. I want to be dazzled. I want to be impressed. I want to be tempted. I want to be blindsided. Bring it on.
Quint's got the best Tuesday Comic-Con piece up, by far. Getting onto the floor of the convention a day before preview day? Hilarious. Next year, someone will camp out all weekend the weekend before and broadcast live from inside the empty convention center. Just to get the scoop. And I can't believe that box of swag from Hasbro. Holy plastic robots, Batman.
Harry had a good day yesterday with that great Sam Raimi scoop and his Robert Zemeckis interview. It's a good one. I was just talking about Zemeckis yesterday with someone, and a lot of what I mentioned is addressed in the conversation they had. Crazy. I am looking forward to seeing him at the Disney panel on Thursday. And if you haven't read Harry's enthusiastic "G.I. Joe" review yet, he reeeeeeeeeally liked it. He also reeeeeeeeeally liked "Van Helsing." Just sayin'.
USA Today and Yahoo Movies both premiered some new "Iron Man 2" images. It's amazing how so far, Cameron has yet to release a single image to any of the Comic-Con preview pieces, even now... even two days away from showing the footage at the panel. That's sort of amazing. I've heard that last week's Entertainment Weekly cover was Cameron's, but he decided against it, making way for "Iron Man 2" to swoop in and suddenly be everywhere. I'd say right now, walking into the convention, it's "Iron Man 2" that has the highest media profile. That's the "big" film before anyone sees anything.
Let's see what the landscape looks like Monday morning. I look forward to some heated and insane arguments in the days ahead.
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Finally, as I walk out the door, I spent this afternoon chatting with Neal Brennan (who was the co-creator of "Chapelle Show") and Jeremy Piven, and then went to check out "The Goods," the raunchy, crazy, grimy little car salesmen comedy that Paramount's releasing on August 14th. I liked it. It's very funny, and it's definitely got its own sensibility. It doesn't surprise me that Adam McKay and Will Ferrell are producers on this, because it's just weird enough and demented enough that I can picture McKay wetting himself during many of the film's big moments. Including Will Ferrell's appearance. Which is... just...
You'll see. The cast is great. Ving Rhames. Charles Napier. Kathryn Hahn. Ed Helms. Ken Jeong. David Koechner. James Brolin. Alan Thicke. And everyone really seems in tune with Brennan's desire to make a comedy that never forgets that it's a comedy. I hate movies that shift gears in the third act to be all serious and maudlin, like that's what makes something a "real" movie. I'd rather see something that stays funny, start to finish. "Duck Soup" is the best of the Marx Brothers films because it's the most focused, the most breathless. Now, don't get confused. I'm not saying that "The Goods" is "Duck Soup." It ain't. But it is very dirty, very silly, and I was surprised how many of the jokes land dead-center.
Here's a clip from the movie that is very, very NSFW (the language is outrageous), so be warned.
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I hope to see many of you at Comic-Con. I hope the rest of you enjoy the coverage. I'm gonna hit the road now to go pick up AICN's Mr. Beaks, who is joining me in my trip down, and I'll catch you later today when I'm settled in San Diego.
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A day of giving to south-central Pennsylvania families in need is being planned for July 26 at the Northern York School District complex in Dillsburg as part of an event called Project Big Love.
During Project Big Love volunteers will provide groceries, backpacks with school supplies, shoes and haircuts to help area families in financial need.
"In Adams, Cumberland and York counties more than 10 percent of families with young children are living below the poverty level. While we can't change that statistic, in one day we can make a difference in those families and individuals with our gifts," said Ken Landis, executive director. "What we are providing is an opportunity for local businesses, churches and organizations to show love in a big way to serve the south-central Pennsylvania region like never before."
Modeling on the success of a Project Big Love event held in Franklin County in August 2013, organizers are relying on community participation through donations of needed items, money and hands-on support to make the one-day event a success.
Some of the items needed include 3,000 backpacks; school supplies such as pencils, colored pencils, pens, highlighters, glue sticks, paper, folders, erasers and markers; 6,000 pairs of sneakers for kids, all sizes; 6,000 pairs of socks for kids, all sizes; personal hygiene items including combs, razors, shaving cream, toothpaste, dental floss, toothbrushes and deodorant; quick-drying 8x10 photo paper; two color inkjet printers with ink refills; and 8x10 photo frames.
Organizers also hope to offer people haircuts, a free family portrait, entertainment and lunch.
At the site organizers will need 12 tents, Dumpsters, chairs, bottles of water, fencing, tape, wristbands, a wheelchair, gloves, a sound system and a forklift.
For more information, go to www.projectbiglove717.com or call 717-599-4619.


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Affirmative Action at Nearby Colleges: Temporal and Regional Changes
This paper is the first to document how the magnitude of affirmative action preferences in college admissions has varied across U.S. regions and across time and to illustrate how affirmative action practiced by "nearby" colleges varies. Two new contributions are established: 1) evidence of substantial variation in affirmative action at students' nearby colleges and 2) initially higher levels of affirmative action in the Northeast and Midwest in 1972, with affirmative action increasing in the South and West and declining in the Northeast and Midwest by 1992.
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A Disney game that looks different
Me reckons it wont sell
This game sure looks disturbing.At first i thought it was another kingdom hearts game.
there is other artwork,but im too lazy too find it right now,but it shows a goofy-robot thingy.
I cant believe Disney would allow such a grim looking game to come out.
A Disney game that looks different
Me reckons it wont sell
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Looks quite interesting. Cant wait for more updates
I'm too lazy to read about it, but how does it look disturbing, its MICKEY MOUSE, however if you tell me if it's a creepy game, Idk why disney would allow that
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Included with the article there are a few hand drawn drawings that appear to be dark/evil I suppose and there is a character sketch of a bear headed creature with some sort of multilegged mechanical body.
Its hard to tell at this point of course due to no actual graphic pictures and basically nothing about plot or gameplay other than it being a platformer.
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Wüsthof 200th Anniversary 2-Piece Knife Set
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This collectible, limited-edition set includes two essential knives commemorating Wüsthof's 200th anniversary. Drawing on the company's proud heritage of fine cutlery, this vintage-inspired set replicates a pair of iconic Wüsthof knives from the 1920s. Each combines a brass-riveted rosewood handle with a classic high-carbon steel blade.
- Wüsthof continues a legacy of top-quality cutlery with this traditional 1920s-style set, including an 8" cook's knife and 4" paring knife.
- Cook's knife is perfect for everyday chopping, slicing, mincing and dicing; use the paring knife for small, precise tasks like peeling, trimming and creating garnishes.
- High-carbon steel blades cut with razor-sharp precision—and are easier to sharpen than their stainless-steel counterparts.
- Like their vintage ancestors, these blades will acquire a rich patina with time and use.
- Polished rosewood handles are embellished with a Wüsthof logo from 1920s, then secured with sturdy brass rivets.
- Includes polishing/maintenance oil.
- Made in Solingen, Germany at Wüsthof's family-owned factory—famous for exceptional cutlery since 1814.
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- Comes with 10ml polishing/maintenance oil.
- Cook's Knife: 8"-long blade, 5"-long handle; 9.5 oz.
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- Rub the handles and blades regularly with the maintenance/polishing oil provided.
- Always store the knives in a dry location.
- The blades will naturally darken over time; this patina is a natural result of contact with acids in foods and is completely harmless and nonhazardous.
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- To sharpen the blades, we recommend using a ceramic or diamond-coated sharpener or a whetstone.
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100% of all funds raised at Memory Ball are donated to the Alzheimer Society of Toronto. With help from sponsors, volunteers, family and friends, our cumulative donation greatly impacts the Society's ability to:
- Provide free counseling, education and information for people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, and their families.
- Expand the free lending library which provides the public access to dementia-related books, journals, videos, and audio files – many of which are available in 90 languages
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The mission statement of Insurance Cloud Marketing Services, Inc is to help the insurance industry become more efficient. We will achieve this by educating the marketplace of advances in technology as well as improved best business practices. It is also our vision to connect industry leaders and professionals which will ultimately improve the insurance distribution chain. Our experience in sales, marketing and business development covers the entire spectrum of insurance distribution and we are committed to developing long-term, mutually beneficial business relationships.
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Gears Of War: Judgment trailer gears fans up for Emergence Day
Microsoft has released a brand new launch trailer for Epic and People Can fly's upcoming Gears prequel Gears Of War: Judgment.
The trailer teases the game's storyline and hardcore action to the tune of Shooting The Moon by Mona.
Alan Van Slyke the game's senior producer said, "'Judgment' is a tribute to the die-hard 'Gears' fans who have been with us since the beginning, and an amazing experience for anyone who loves intense action and gripping, cinematic storytelling. Thanks to the support of partners at People Can Fly, we've pushed the 'Gears' franchise in all-new directions, whilst bringing back some of the key elements that put us on the map, and we can't wait to share it with the world later this month."
Gears Of War: Judgment is primed for release on the 22nd of March on Xbox 360.
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LANSING, MI – Some state students can learn skills that lead to high-paying careers without taking algebra 2 and foreign language classes, some state House members said Wednesday.
But state Board of Education members said the Michigan Merit Curriculum prepares students for both college and careers, and changing rigorous course requirements would make it seem like the state was watering down its standards.
State House Education Committee members took their first look at a series of bills that would add flexibility to the curriculum, aimed at allowing career-oriented classes.
Mandated in 2006 under Gov. Jennifer Granholm, the curriculum requires, among other things, four years of math, four of English and three of science — with labs.
Students must take such higher courses as geometry and chemistry or physics.
A bill from State Rep. Edward McBroom, R-Vulcan, would eliminate the requirement for algebra 2 and a foreign language, replacing them with opportunities for career-technical education, technical math, and work-study programs.
"We do not feel that career or vocational technical education is somehow a secondary level of education, that it's a lower class than going to a four-year institution and getting a bachelor's degree or going on for a master's or a doctorate," McBroom said.
"Learning to work with your hands, learning to be a pipe-fitter, learning construction, learning to be a nurse, aviation, auto mechanics, welding – these are honorable careers and professions that people can and do earn very good livings from and are able to do for a lifetime."
McBroom said he's not trying "to create a back door way for a degree" but give students additional options.
His bill reduces some of the requirements in the standard curriculum, and provides opportunities for career-technical education, technical math, work study programs.
"I've been watching students who would love to study, whether it's auto mechanics, building trades, nursing – so many other options," he said. "And yet they are being forced into classes that would take them to another route than then are actually interested in, they don't have the time and the flexibility in their schedules."
McBroom said many schools have been forced to eliminate their technical and vocational education programs.
McBroom said he's not trying "to create a back door way for a degree" but give students additional options.
State Rep. Peter Pettalia, R-Presque Isle, co-sponsored the bill and said he benefited from an aeronautics class.
"We have missed the boat in this state for the last 30 years," he said. "We have taken a different direction for our children – not wrong, but a direction in which I believe we have set some of our children up for failure."
But state Board of Education members Eileen Weiser, R-Ann Arbor, and Nancy Danhof, R-East Lansing, strongly disagreed.
Weiser said 80 percent of the 50 fastest-growing jobs require education beyond high school, 40 percent of all new jobs will require at least an associate's degree, and 66 percent of all new jobs require at least some form of post-secondary education.
Weiser said schools have the option of weaving the material into career-technical classes, allowing students to meet the requirement, but also see how the subjects are important.
"Please don't go back to the dark ages where we say our students can't learn, and roll back standards," Danhof said.
Committee Chairwoman Lisa Posthumous Lyons, R-Alto, asked whether either of the state board members use algebra 2.
"Yes, we all do on a daily basis. What we don't know is that we are not aware we are using algebra 2" Weiser said. "Algebra 2 has too much to do with higher level thinking skills in which you take apart a problem, re-assemble it and come up with answers. We think of algebra 2 as something that is a math equation only. But the things that are taught go so far beyond that."
Lyons said Wednesday's session was the first of what she expects to be many called to discuss the bills and what the state students need to be successful.
Lyons said she doesn't view the bills as watering down the state standards, but rather offering districts flexibility.
But some committee members aren't sure. State Rep. Lisa Brown, D-Bloomfield Hills, said some of the bills allow for more vocational education, but some seem to just reduce the requirements.
"The odd thing is that just a couple weeks ago this committee had a unanimous vote to recommend districts start with foreign languages in elementary school," she said after the hearing. "The inconsistency is frustrating."
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Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) joined U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and Jared Polis (D-CO) to introduce companion Senate and House bills, the FRAC Act -- Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act, amending the Safe Drinking Water Act.
The legislation would repeal a Bush administration exemption provided for the oil and gas industry and would require them to disclose the chemicals they use in their hydraulic fracturing processes. Currently, the oil and gas industry is the only industry granted an exemption from complying with the Safe Drinking Water Act.
"Drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale across much of Pennsylvania is part of our future," Casey said.
"I believe that we have an obligation to develop that natural gas responsibly to safeguard the drinking water wells used by 3 million Pennsylvanians. We already have private wells contaminated by gas and fluids used in hydraulic fracturing. We need to make sure that this doesn't become a state-wide problem over the next few decades as we extract natural gas."
Hydraulic fracturing - also known as "fracking", which is used in almost all oil and gas wells, is a process whereby fluids are injected at high pressure into underground rock formations to blast them open and increase the flow of fossil fuels. Fracking is used in areas of Pennsylvania where natural gas is being drilled from Marcellus Shale.
This injection of unknown and potentially toxic chemicals often occurs near drinking water wells. Three million Pennsylvanians are dependent on private wells for water. Troubling incidents have occurred around the country where people became ill after fracking operations began in their communities. Some chemicals that are known to have been used in fracking include diesel fuel, benzene, industrial solvents and other carcinogens.


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For the past 14 years, Heart of Iowa Communications Cooperative has proudly sponsored 19 area high school students for a trip to Washington, D.C., in conjunction with the Foundation for Rural Service.
Area high school students age 16 or 17 years who reside with a cooperative member parents or guardians located in the rural telephone exchanges of Albion, Ferguson, Green Mountain, Haverhill/Van Cleve, Laurel, Liscomb, New Providence, Union/Whitten/Bangor/Gifford, Eldora, Conrad/Beaman and Steamboat Rock, who have received their basic telephone service from Heart of Iowa Communications for a minimum of six months and who are in good standing with their local school district are eligible to apply.
Interested students must complete an application form and submit a 300-word essay about "Why I want to attend and be part of the 2013 Heart of Iowa Communications & FRS Youth Tour to Washington, D.C." Application forms are now available at Heart of Iowa Communications' website at www.heartofiowa.coop. Students can apply, complete their 300-word essay and submit their application online or mail or hand-deliver their application to any Heart of Iowa Communications' office.
The 2013 Heart of Iowa Communications' & FRS Youth Tour is a fantastic opportunity and absolutely free for two eligible 16 or 17 year old students. Entry Deadline for this tour is March 22. Heart of Iowa Communications covers all costs associated with the tour that includes registration, airfare, meals, lodging, event passes, spending money and a phone card for the selected student(s) to call home. Interested students and parents may call Janell King-Squires at Heart of Iowa Communications 641-486-2211 for more information.


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With shows like Louie, Arrested Development, and The Office having emerged within the last 10 years, it's safe to say that scripted television comedy is at an apex – at least for the time being. But even considering all the brilliant writing that's happened on these shows and others like them, some of the funniest moments on TV remain those spontaneous moments when the fourth wall is broken down. When we see actors break and get the giggles, it can be even funnier than if the bit or sketch had gone off without a hitch.
So here, we present to you some of our favorite moments when a character breaks and everything falls apart.
Every Stefon sketch ever, on Saturday Night Live
Know why Bill Hader cracks up during every single Stefon sketch ever? Turns out writer John Mulaney occasionally tosses in new jokes at the last minute, so Hader performs some of the most insanely absurd lines for the first time on the air. And, natch, everything's funnier the first time around – so Hader laughs. Ballsy move on Mulaney's part, but it sure makes for some wonderful live TV moments. Anyway, I just picked a sketch that I love, mostly because I want to go to Twice and see a human fire hydrant.
Stephen Colbert talks about celebrity couples, on The Colbert Report
In this bit from Feb. 9, 2006, Stephen Colbert makes portmanteaus (look it up, kids) of celebrity names a lá Brangelina. Turns out the William H. Macy – Felicity Huffman combination is hilarious, and Colbert loses it. Nothing else needs to be said. I will tell you this for sure: my first-born child will be named Filliam H. Muffman. This is not a joke.
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Andy Kaufman stops acting, on Fridays
This moment is part of television lore, in part because there's still debate as to whether or not this is legit, or a performance-within-a-performance. Kaufman allegedly breaks character in the midst of a sketch on Fridays, which prompts an on-camera spat between Kaufman and Michael Richards of Seinfeld fame. And then it starts going even further downhill. Authentic fight or a totally meta moment of comedy? You be the judge. In any case, it's awkward as shit.
Three-Headed Broadway star, on Whose Line Is It Anyway?
I'm a huge fan of the original British Whose Line series, but the Drew Carey version that aired more frequently in the good ol' US of A still had its moments. This one involves Drew joining with Wayne Brady and Ryan Stiles as a part of the three-headed Broadway star game, which requires each performer to say one word at a time to create an improvised song. Apparently Drew didn't get the memo, though, as you'll see in the clip. It's funny throughout, but the real kicker is the final word of the song. I won't spoil it for you.
Extreme stupidity, on Saturday Night Live
Sometimes, screwing up a line somehow meshes perfectly with the content of a sketch and makes it even funnier. In this classic sketch from the second season of Saturday Night Live, Candace Bergen chides Gilda Radner for her extreme stupidity, but accidentally calls her by the wrong name before breaking. The moment was completely spontaneous but also apropos, as you'll see when Gilda continues nudging the sketch along.
Stephen Colbert interviews Jane Fonda, on The Colbert Report
One of the laws of improv comedy is to always say yes: if a player takes the scene in a particular direction, you always go with it, however weird it might be. Needless to say, it would take quite a bit to make an improv powerhouse like Stephen Colbert – who trained at Chicago's Second City – uncomfortable when things go awry. But never fear! Jane Fonda did the impossible. Check out this interview on The Colbert Report, where Fonda cuddles with a decidedly subdued, awkwardly giggly Colbert.
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Debbie Downer visits Disneyland, on Saturday Night Live
You knew we'd pick this one. In Lindsey Lohan's pre-cocaine days, turns out she was a pretty solid actress and – surprise – kind of funny, sometimes. But in this Saturday Night Live sketch, she didn't really have the opportunity to be intentionally funny, because almost everyone involved in the scene falls apart after Debbie Downer flubs a line. It's one of the most infamous and hilarious moments on SNL in the past ten years. Fortunately, the world was given a new story-topping trump card: just say "It's official, I can't have children" if there's ever a lull in your conversation.
Stephen Colbert reports on a scandal, for The Daily Show
This is one of the funniest moments in The Daily Show's storied history, so it's only right to close with it. Colbert's iron-clad commitment to his character as the bombastic but ignorant right-wing apologist on The Colbert Report only makes his breakdown even more hilarious. And believe me: this bit never, ever gets old. If you don't like it, it's the spanking machine for you. You've been warned.
So, what are some of your favorite moments where actors and actresses just lose it with laughter? Tell us in the comments section!
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State Sen. Wayne Bryant, chairman of the powerful Budget and Appropriations Committee, pressured the state's medical university to create a no-show job that essentially allowed him to "lobby himself" for taxpayer funds, according to two sources who have reviewed the findings of a federal monitor.
The monitor's report, which will be released tomorrow, says the $38,220-a-year job did not exist before Bryant was put on the payroll at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, according to the sources.
The university also filed paperwork that enabled Bryant to boost his state pension for a part-time post that was not eligible for pension credits.
Bryant stepped down from the position in February, shortly after federal authorities and a new governor, Jon Corzine, began an effort to rehabilitate the scandal-plagued university. In April, The Star-Ledger reported that Bryant, a Camden Democrat, was the focus of a separate federal criminal investigation.
The senator has repeatedly refused to discuss the probe or his work at UMDNJ. He did not return calls to his home or office seeking comment on the monitor's findings.
According to the two sources, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, former federal Judge Herbert J. Stern includes the following observations in his report:
After Bryant took the job in March 2003, state funding for the university's School of Osteopathic Medicine, near Camden, increased substantially -- from $2.7 million in 2003 to $5.83 million in 2004. However, no one could document any real work Bryant did on campus.
No reports, memorandums, e-mail communication, correspondence or evidence of any work by the senator could be found or produced by the administration at the medical school in Stratford. No UMDNJ administrator could recall supervising what the senator was doing or what he was supposed to be doing.
Most people interviewed by Stern's office said Bryant spent only three hours a week on campus, from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays -- and, even then, inconsistently.
While Bryant was in his university office, the only thing anyone observed him doing was reading newspapers.
The report adds: "Our conclusion is that UMDNJ created a no-work job for Senator Bryant so that he could use his political power in the state Senate to benefit his employer -- UMDNJ's School of Osteopathic Medicine. In short, Senator Bryant was paid $35,000 per year by UMDNJ to lobby himself in his capacity as a state senator."
Bryant was earning $38,220 by the time he resigned, without explanation, in February.
The report has been sent to U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie, who is already investigating whether Bryant improperly used his office to steer money to UMDNJ. Christie's office is also examining allegations that the senator used his influence to allow UMDNJ to keep thousands of dollars in grants that should have been returned to the state.
INCREASED SCRUTINYNeither Christie nor the monitor's office would comment.
Informed of the monitor's findings by a reporter, Corzine said he did not want to say too much until he had a chance to digest the report. But, he said, "if the circumstances laid out (by the monitor) prove to be factual, that would be troubling."
A major political force in South Jersey, Bryant has faced increased scrutiny over whether he has personally benefited from his legislative activities and other government jobs.
The state's Economic Development Authority recently approved $360,000 in rent subsidies for a Pennsylvania bank where Bryant served as a member of the board of trustees; Bryant's law firm has done work for two bistate agencies; and Bryant has sponsored bills to help a Camden network of health clinics run by his younger brother, Mark. At one point, Bryant held four government jobs.
The upcoming UMDNJ report is the fifth to be released since Stern was brought on as the university's monitor, after the university was charged with Medicaid fraud in December.
Past reports have detailed millions of dollars in waste, fraud and abuse at UMDNJ and made reference to the political influence wielded both within and outside of the university that became an integral part of its culture. However, the focus on Bryant marks the most direct accounting of how the political game was played at one of the nation's largest public health universities, and Bryant himself is the highest-ranking elected official to be pulled into the scandal.
The monitor found that UMDNJ hired Bryant as a "program support coordinator," a loosely defined job with no actual responsibilities, according to the two sources.
The report says Bryant asked Stuart Cook, then UMDNJ's president, for the position in late 2002 or early 2003 during a meeting in Camden, where the university was proposing a new building.
Cook told investigators he thought Bryant was there on the City of Camden's behalf, recalling that the senator told him he would want the university to pay taxes as if it were a taxable entity should the project go forward.
But then Cook told investigators that Bryant indicated the university should hire him. Cook said he grew uncomfortable with the conversation and ended it before Bryant indicated exactly what he would do if hired.
A short time later, however, the dean of the osteopathic school, R. Michael Gallagher, indicated he wanted to hire Bryant and instructed his staff to create a position for Bryant to take advantage of his political clout, the report states.
Gallagher was removed as dean in June, after one of Stern's reports found Gallagher had charged thousands of dollars in dining and entertainment bills to university accounts, including meals at a country club and other top restaurants and a $50 glass of Glenlivet scotch. Investigators also found that financial statements were falsified to show Gallagher's headache research center was making a profit -- enabling him to receive a $15,000 annual bonus.
NERVOUS OFFICIALSAccording to the report, Gallagher ordered staffers to develop a job description for Bryant because there was no existing position in the medical school's table of organization that matched the senator's qualifications. Officials at the osteopathic school told the monitor's office it was clear Bryant was offered the post for his "political juice."
The job was never publicly advertised, but, to Gallagher's surprise, someone with stronger credentials then applied for the position that had been tailored for Bryant. That made everyone nervous, the report said, so they hired the other individual for another job, investigators were told.
The report said Cook ordered the university's legal affairs department to review the hiring, which got a green light from Vivian Sanks King, the vice president for legal management who was forced to resign by the U.S. attorney in December as part of a deal to defer Medicaid fraud charges. Sanks King remains the focus of a criminal investigation.
The university has already taken action against a political ally of Bryant's at the osteopathic school, firing Warren Wallace, the senior associate dean for academic and student affairs, in June.
Wallace, a Gloucester County freeholder and former chairman of the Delaware River & Bay Authority, was charged with abusing his position to help himself, friends and family in a series of schemes ranging from fraudulent expense vouchers to wielding his influence to get a daughter into medical school, the monitor charged in an earlier report.
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By U.S. ArmyOctober 11, 2012
Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier was founded a decade ago in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, with the mission of centralizing development, acquisition, fielding and sustainment of almost everything the Soldier wears or carries. The goal is to ensure mission success by developing and supplying the Soldier with the latest technological innovations, enhancing soldier survivability, lethality and ability to operate in all environments.
"The Soldier is our strength and our purpose at PEO Soldier," says Brig. Gen. Paul Ostrowski, program executive officer. "PEO Soldier is the first organization in U.S. Army history that is charged with the mission to modernize the 'Soldier as a System.'"
PEO Soldier is involved in all equipment and clothing worn by the individual Soldier. This includes weapons, sensors, clothing, and protective gear such as body armor and helmets. All of this gear is designed to be integrated, modular, and interoperable, allowing the Soldier soldier to tailor the load for each mission.
PEO Soldier's mission also involves developing new technologies to enhance Soldier performance. The program seeks innovations like fused technologies, Soldier-worn expeditionary power sources, and new materials that both reduce weight and increase capabilities to provide the Soldiers with equipment that is both easier to use and lighter to carry. Further, PEO Soldier strives to be the overarching integrator for squads, and it supports Army efforts to modernize squad formations into more independent units.
While PEO Soldier remains focused on the Soldier, it also works to be a good steward of taxpayer dollars. The program has earned several awards for innovative cost saving initiatives, and it has reduced duplication of effort by working on joint projects with other services on equipment such as helmets, body armor, and night vision equipment.