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By Carmen L. Gleason
American Forces Press Service
April 27, 2007 – The key to bringing stability to the Middle East lies in the success of the military providing security for countries within the region, the deputy commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command told members of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference yesterday. Forty-five civilian leaders from throughout the United States are participating in the Defense Department's whirlwind tour of military installations within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to better grasp the role the men and women of the armed services are playing in the global war on terror.
"Security is a means to an end," Navy Rear Adm. Scott H. Swift said as he addressed the participants of the Defense Department's Joint Civilian Orientation Conference at the command's headquarters. "The end is certainly the growth of the region - financially, by gaining independence, and by developing religious and governance autonomy so that countries can find their way forward."
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet consist of as many as 25 ships and 15,000 sailors and Marines in an area covering 2.5 million square miles.
Naval forces in the gulf are continuing to put pressure on terrorist organizations by expanding maritime security and building deeper relationships with regional partners.
Swift said that although NAVCENT supports the sailors and Marines who are assigned to the command and are working in Iraq and Afghanistan, his organization focuses mainly on the other countries and their sea space in the region.
Extremists in the region who believe that a peaceful co-existence with the West is not possible are constantly challenging regional partners, he said. They believe that violence in defense of Islam is the only solution.
Although some countries within the region have opened their doors to coalition forces and are accepting of other religious ideas, he said, the exploits of minority extremists are presenting challenges in stabilization.
"That has ramifications for global efforts that have been going on throughout the world," he said. "And that has a big impact here."
A few countries are managing to succeed despite the challenges. Swift described the strides in the building of Bahrain's financial district as being "phenomenal," as well as Doha, Qatar, which is seeing the rise of an impressive economic and social environment.
Swift said the expansion and achievement of greater autonomy has led to a stabilization that threatens the ideologies of extremists and is something they will want to counter.
"We're trying to bring stability to the region, but it's on a foundation that hasn't been set in the stability of a nation-state perspective," he said. "However, we want people to understand that it's a global approach."
This approach has also been apparent in the command's work on numerous humanitarian efforts with coalition partners over the past year.
NAVCENT has assisted its partners in humanitarian efforts following the January 2006 earthquake in Pakistan, the Egyptian ferry disaster in February, the July evacuation of the American Embassy in Lebanon, as well as continually working against piracy efforts in the gulf.
Combined Task Force 158 is made up of U.S., Australian and British naval forces working in the Northern Gulf. The task force has provided security for the oil platforms that produce 95 percent of the country's gross national product while training Iraqi sailors to take over the mission.
Italian and U.S. forces within Combined Task Force 152 interact on a daily basis with countries facing the Arabian Gulf and monitor the movements of the Iranian navy.
Sailors from the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, the Netherlands and Germany make up Combined Task Force 150. This task force covers the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman and the rest of the Arabian Sea, manning three critical chokepoints and monitoring piracy within the region.
The majority of forces in theater are not American, Swift said, but the backbone of the capability falls to the United States.
"We have significant cooperation with coalition forces throughout the region," he said. "Together we will be able to stay ahead of our enemy."
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We all know what I'm talking about above. When you can get $20 All-You-Can-Eat Chinese and wine in Manhattan, you know they're going to cut costs somewhere, and guess where that is? (RIP Chinese and Wine, you were so loved). I don't want to come off as a classist twat in this article, so rather than blabber a lot, I will make this as brief as possible.
When you buy cheap wine, like $5/bottle wine and such, you're not really buying wine, per se. You are buying a cocktail of alcohol - often derived from grapes, but not actually wine - and substances like Mega Purple (which is a grape-derived product) and wood chips and all sorts of things. And, while I'm not one of the commenters here who knows way more than I (and who I believe has much closer ties to the wine industry than I - she knows who she is :) ), all of this makes me give the side-eye to what we do when we continually drink such cheap wine. Long story (very short): the profits winemakers run on is razor thin, even for those rare Chateaus that craft $1,000+ bottles, and especially the tiny Napa (or hell, Connecticut!) farms who still hand-harvest. Mass production and the fiddle-fucking that giant wine/bev conglomerates perform undercuts the market, and often it's the laborers and farmers - the folks who spend days and nighs painstakingly working fields and watching weather and praying for harvests that work - who pay the price when the market if flooded with extremely cheap, artificially bolstered wine that will inevitably provide a more consistent product than the careful watching of fermentation tanks ever will. I will say the most snobbish thing ever right now and feel free to hate me for it: the American palate has been "trained" (for lack of a better word) toward consistent, uncomplicated, and often sweet wines. That's not to say we Yanks can't appreciate "better" wines, but that our market is truly flooded with mass-production wines (and most other large wine markets are now, as well).
That said, I know not everyone can afford wine that isn't treated in the above manner. I don't want to sound like one of those pricks that goes on about how Walmart should be illegal and we should all just flounce our money off to Trader Joe's or whatever (and eat some goddamn lentils and quinoa while you're there), because not everyone has the luxury to purchase wine that's $15/bottle. In fact, prior to my job which gives me access to beautiful, amazing wine, I definitely fished in the $5 bin because it's all I could afford.
I'm just saying, if you do have the ability to spend more on wine, and are interested in exploring wine (as opposed to stuffing yourself on Chinese food and getting drunk for $20), explore the $10/bottle and above range of wines are your local liquor store. It's better for the winemakers, and I promise the product will be better, too!
What I'm Drinking:
Terre Promise Rose 2012 ($15-$20 retail) - a traditional French Rose that I lurrve. We sell it, so I'm totally partial, but it's beautiful and it's my new best friend. Fuck the haters who say winter isn't rose season! I wrote its sell-sheet, so this is how I waxed poetic on it when more sober: The wine is rosy with salmon shades, highlighted by gold glints. The aromatic profile reveals a range of spicy aromas, combined with notes of brioche and warm, cooked red fruit. The mouth-feel is rich and round at first, with a good consistency that brings a silky finish on red fruits and spicy notes.
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Wine
It's Okay to Love Rose
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|All-Clad Saute & Simmer Pan (front left) is on sale for $99.95!!
You might recognize this pan from my list of Everyday Essentials, where I share the things that I personally use on a daily basis - and that make my life easier.
All-Clad Saute & Simmer Pan for a wedding present and it has definitely become a staple in my kitchen. I love the size - it is my go-to for all of the one-pan pastas I prepare for dinner... shrimp scampi with linguine, spaghetti and meatballs, shrimp ragu with rigatoni, etc. Basically anything that is big and messy can fit into this perfect pan with high sides, handle and a lid.
Because of the large quantity (it is big!) capability and the lid (and great handle on the side for lowering into the oven...), I've even used it as a dutch oven - braising the beef for Beef Bourguignon, Short Ribs, or Beef Ragu with Papperdelle Pasta. I really believe that all I would need in my kitchen is another pot to boil water and this Saute & Simmer pan.
Did I mention that All-Clad pots and pans will last a life-time and will always look great? This is definitely a great investment and an even better gift - I might stock up on a few and keep them around for future wedding invitations I might receive...
|The saute & simmer sauteing diced vegetables for the shrimp ragu with rigatoni.


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After the Shiver trilogy, Cole and Isabel reunite in Los Angeles.
Cole St. Clair has returned to California and his music career. He's teamed up with an Internet reality TV producer, Baby North, to star in a Web show ostensibly about the making of his new album. Baby's a life destroyer who specializes in train wrecks—everyone is hoping to watch the now-clean Cole relapse into drugs, debauchery and self-destruction. Antagonist Baby is willing to engineer things if that's what it takes to create good television. Meanwhile, ice queen Isabel is living with her mother, divorced aunt and awkward cousin while Isabel's parents' marriage enters the end stages of implosion. Her trust is fragile and her feelings toward Cole, complicated. Stiefvater is not overreliant on misunderstandings between the two narrators, as too many other romance writers are, instead opting for a believable, realistic portrayal of damaged people struggling to fit their quirks together in a relationship. The relationship between the richly drawn characters is the heart of the book—it is light on paranormal and wolf action. Cole and Isabel are both jerks, but they are jerks with hearts, and they keep up with each other's witty banter. The ending wraps up a bit too neatly, but getting there is an absolute delight.
A spectacularly messy, emotionally oh-so-human romance. (Paranormal romance. 14 & up)


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Man with kids in car shoots at officer
Oregon State Police released a video Thursday of a rapid-fire shootout that occurred on Interstate 84.
Oregon State Police released dramatic dashboard camera footage of an officer-involved shooting on August 29th that killed 34-year-old John Van Allen II.
Allen, a military veteran, was taking his three children on a road trip when he was pulled over by state police.
In the video, Allen gets out of the car dressed in military camouflage and with his right hand behind his back.
Allen is repeatedly told by Oregon State Trooper Matthew Zistel (off camera) to return to his vehicle.
Allen then pulls a pistol out and begins firing rapidly at the trooper while advancing on his police car.
Gunfire is exchanged and Allen withdraws, showing no sign of injury.
The video ends after Allen drives off and Zistel is heard reporting into the radio that he has been shot.
Allen was found several miles down the road, killed by a single bullet to the chest.
Zistel sustained a mild gunshot wound.
The children were unharmed.


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Alright the last BaronSoosdon video might have been NFSW, but this one isn't, unless the depiction of the use of illicit substances is NSFW (or age, or home, or personal beliefs).
However what it does do, is show the joy of being, or playing, a Gnome.
[WoW Music Machinima] Happy Up Here
Don't you want to roll a Gnome today?
Gnomer and Out!


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Eighty years of pulp and paper manufacturing on Everett's waterfront has left behind contaminated soil and sediment — on land and under the East Waterway of Port Gardner. The full extent of the pollution is not known, but the recent closure of Kimberly-Clark's paper mill has set the stage for a closer look by the state Department of Ecology. The most noteworthy substance found so far is dioxin, which is thought to be a cause of cancer in humans. These 66 acres are for sale by Kimberly-Clark. Demolition could be under way by summer. The image at right is a guide to what's on the site now.
Next steps
Kimberly-Clark plant site: Parts of the site were used by Standard Oil and Associated Oil for storage and distribution in the early and mid-20th century, before the plant was expanded. The degree of pollution is not known.
Kimberly-Clark has hired an environmental consultant to conduct an investigation of possible contamination on the site and will work with the state Department of Ecology on cleanup plans.
Some samples were taken in February, and some petroleum was found, according to the state. Kimberly-Clark plans to take another set of samples later this year. A cleanup plan could potentially be developed by 2013, officials said.
Parking lot south of Kimberly-Clark plant: This former Exxon-Mobil site is known to contain petroleum. Exxon-Mobil and American Distributing, two co-owners of the property, have already dug some contaminated soil to make way for the city of Everett to install a sewage overflow line.
More sampling will be done to determine the extent of the contamination. A report could be sent to the public for comment and a cleanup plan written by next year.
The property has multiple owners. The state has notified the companies that will have to pay for the cleanup, the cost of which is unknown. Exxon-Mobil, Chevron-Texaco, BNSF, American Distributing and Kimberly-Clark are listed as responsible parties.
Dioxin contamination in the East Waterway: The Department of Ecology plans to take more samples between the Kimberly-Clark plant and Naval Station Everett.
When that information is gathered and compiled, as soon as 2014, the state will create a cleanup plan. Cleanup would likely be done by dredging, and it's uncertain how long that would take.
More about the Kimberly-Clark mill
• The Last Smokestack: The Kimberly-Clark closure ends a chapter of Everett history. This Herald special report profiles the people who worked there.
• Property offering through Kidder Mathews.
• City of Everett land-use application for demolition.


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Mikkel Vang
- Yield
- Makes 32 hors d'oeuvres
- For tart shell
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh sage
- Rounded 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 2 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening, cut into pieces
- 2 to 4 tablespoons ice water
- 1 large egg white (yolk reserved for filling), lightly beaten
- For filling
- 2 ounces finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano (1 cup)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3/4 pound piece butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (2 cups)
- 3/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
- 1 whole large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- Garnish: fried sage leaves
- Special Equipment
- a pastry or bench scraper; a 13 1/2- by 4-inch rectangular* or 8 1/2-inch round fluted tart pan with a removable bottom; pie weights or raw rice
- Make shell:
- Combine flour, sage, and salt in a food processor, then add butter and shortening and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal with some small (roughly pea-size) butter lumps. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons ice water and pulse until just incorporated.
- Squeeze a small handful of dough: If it doesn't hold together, add more ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing until just incorporated, then test again. (Do not overwork, or pastry will be tough.)
- Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 4 portions. With heel of your hand, smear each portion once or twice in a forward motion to help distribute fat. Gather dough into a ball with scraper, then flatten into a 5-inch square. Chill dough, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour.
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F.
- Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin into a 17- by 8-inch rectangle and fit into tart pan. Trim excess dough, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang, then fold overhang inward and press against side of pan to reinforce edge. Lightly prick bottom and sides of shell all over with a fork. Chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Line pastry shell with foil and fill with pie weights. Bake until sides are set and edges are pale golden, 18 to 20 minutes. Carefully remove foil and weights and bake shell until bottom is pale golden, 10 to 15 minutes more. Lightly brush bottom and sides of shell with egg white and continue to bake until dry and shiny, about 5 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a rack, about 15 minutes.
- Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
- Make filling while shell bakes:
- Bring cheese and cream just to a boil in a small heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and steep, covered, 30 minutes. Pour steeped cream through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on cheese solids and then discarding them.
- While cream steeps, heat oil in a 10-inch heavy nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté squash with 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper, turning, until lightly browned on all sides, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain and cool slightly.
- Whisk together whole egg, yolk, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a bowl until combined. Add steeped cream, whisking until smooth.
- Fill and bake tart:
- Scatter squash evenly in tart shell and pour custard over. Bake until custard is just set and golden in patches, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool tart in pan on rack at least 20 minutes.
- Halve tart crosswise, then cut in half lengthwise and cut each quarter into 8 pieces. Serve warm or at room temperature.
- *Available at some cookware shops and Fante's Kitchen Wares Shop (fantes.com).
Cooks' notes:
·Pastry dough can be chilled up to 1 day. Let stand at room temperature until slightly softened, about 20 minutes, before rolling out.
·Tart can be baked 6 hours ahead and cooled completely, then kept, loosely covered with plastic wrap, at room temperature.
·Tart can be baked 6 hours ahead and cooled completely, then kept, loosely covered with plastic wrap, at room temperature.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories106
- Carbohydrates6 g(2%)
- Fat8 g(13%)
- Protein3 g(5%)
- Saturated Fat4 g(21%)
- Sodium81 mg(3%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber0 g(2%)
- Monounsaturated Fat3 g
- Cholesterol30 mg(10%)


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Monday, February 27, 2012
RIP Bruce Surtees
Was cinematographer for Clint Eastwood
By Variety Staff
Bruce Surtees, cinematographer on more than 50 films, including Bob Fosse's "Lenny," for which he Surtees was Oscar nominated, and Clint Eastwood pics "Dirty Harry," "High Plains Drifter," "The Outlaw Josey Wales" and Escape From Alcatraz," died Thursday, Feb. 23. He was 74.
Surtees made 14 films starring Eastwood, most of them directed by Eastwood. They began their association on films directed by Don Siegel including "Coogan's Bluff" (1968) and 1970's "Two Mules for Sister Sara," on which Surtees was the camera operator; "The Beguiled" (1971) (Surtees' first credit as d.p.); and "Dirty Harry" (1971). When Eastwood made his directorial debut in 1971 with "Play Misty for Me," he chose Surtees as cinematographer. They also worked together on "Honkytonk Man," "Firefox," Sudden Impact" and "Pale Rider," all directed and starring Eastwood; "Tightrope," starring Eastwood; and 1995's "The Stars Fell on Henrietta," exec produced by Eastwood.
Surtees, whose propensity for low-ley lighting led to the sobriquet "the prince of darkness," drew an Oscar nomination in 1975 for his work on Bob Fosse's critically hailed Lenny Bruce biopic that starred Dustin Hoffman. The film was shot in black and white.
He was also praised for his work on Arthur Penn's 1975 film "Night Moves" and Gordon Parks' "Leadbelly" (1976).
Among his many other film credits were "Risky Business" and "Beverly Hills Cop."
Surtees also worked in television and was Emmy nominated in 1999 for his work on the A&E telepic "Dash and Lilly." Other credits included "Murder in a Small Town," "That Championship Season" and "American Tragedy."
He was the son of a cinematographer, Robert L. Surtees, who won Oscars for "King Solomon's Mines," "The Bad and the Beautiful" and "Ben Hur" and was nominated a total of 14 times, including four years in a row in the late 1970s. The elder Surtees died in 1985.
Bruce Mohr Powell Surtees was born in Los Angeles and educated at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He began his career as a technician at Disney and early on worked for his father as camera operator on films including "The Hallelujah Trail" and "The Lost Command."
Surtees is survived by his wife, Carol.
SURTEES, Bruce (Bruce Mohr Powell Surtees)
Born: 7/23/1937, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Died: 2/23/2012
Bruce Surtees' westerns - cameraman, cinematographer:
The Hallelujah Trail - 1965 [cameraman]
Coogan's Bluff - 1968 [cameraman]
Two Mules for Sister Sara - 1970 [cameraman]
The Beguiled - 1971 [cinematographer]
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid - 1972 [cinematographer]
Joe Kidd - 1972 [cinematographer]
High Plains Drifter - 1973 [cinematographer]
The Outlaw Josey Wales - 1976 [cinematographer]
The Shootist - 1976 [cinematographer]
Pale Rider - 1985 [cinematographer]
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
RIP Lina Romay
Lina Romay, a pretty brunette who starred in numerous risqué features for longtime companion Jesus Franco, has died. According to online reports, Romay died of cancer on February 15. She was 57. Born Rosa María Almirall Martínez in Barcelona on June 25, 1954, Romay began her film career while in her late teens. The source for her artistic name was another Lina Romay, a singer with Xavier Cugat's band who had featured roles in movies such as Love Laughs at Andy Hardy and Joe Palooka in the Big Fight.
The Spanish Romay's movies, however, were anything but G-rated fare. Her gialli and erotica efforts had titles such as Tender and Perverse Emanuelle (1973), Justine and the Whip (1979), The White Slave (1985), and Alone Against Terror (1987). From the early '70s to 2005, she was featured in more than 100 productions. Among Romay's movies directed (and oftentimes edited/scored/shot/etc.) by Jesus Franco (aka Jess Franco and countless other pseudonyms) were Swedish Nympho Slaves (1977), The Sadist of Notre Dame (1979), White Cannibal Queen (1981), Hellhole Women (1981), and Macumba Sexual (1983). Romay also helped Franco in the directorial/editing process, and under the pseudonyms Lulu Laverne/Candy Coster directed a dozen movies in the 1980s. Additionally, she was perfectly comfortable performing in sexually explicit fare. Needless to say, the Franco-Romay movies were no-budget efforts. Yet, the couple managed to carve out for themselves a lasting place in the realm of erotica/gialli filmmaking.
"It's said than I am an exhibitionist," Romay once (supposedly) remarked. "Every actor is one — I gladly accept that. I'm not a hypocrite."
ROMAY, Lina (Rosa María Almirall Martínez)
Born: 6/25/1954, Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain
Died: 2/15/2012, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain
Lina Romay's western - actress:
The Crazy Nuns - 1974 (Loulou)
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RIP Billy Strange
"My dear friend, the legendary guitarist/arranger Billy Strange passed away this morning in Nashville," Nancy Sinatra wrote on her Twitter page. "My heart is shattered."
Mr. Strange wrote the musical arrangement for Sinatra's smash, "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'," directing standup bass player George Burghofer to play the song's signature sliding descent.
Mr. Strange also played the haunting guitar part on Sinatra's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)," a minimalist recording popularized in the new century as part of the soundtrack for the Quentin Tarantino movie Kill Bill. And he helped arrange "Somethin' Stupid," Ms. Sinatra's duet with father Frank Sinatra.
For Presley, Mr. Strange contributed hit compositions including "A Little Less Conversation" and "Memories." He also wrote Chubby Checker's hit, "Limbo Rock."
A member of the "Wrecking Crew" of Los Angeles-based session musicians in the 1960s, Mr. Strange played guitar on the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds album, as well as on recordings by The Everly Brothers, Randy Newman, Willie Nelson, Nat King Cole and many others.
Mr. Strange was raised in Long Beach, Calif., and he was performing on local radio with his father and mother as a young boy. He began playing guitar at age 14, and touring with other musicians at 16.
Though he worked in the rodeo, as a truck driver and as a stunt man in his 20s, he settled into a musical life, performing early on with Spade Cooley, Roy Rogers, Count Basie, Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant and others.
His striking guitar work soon caught the attention of major producers, and he became an essential member of the informal group known as "The Wrecking Crew." And he released a series of solo works in the '50s, '60s and '70s that highlighted his unusual tone and musicianship.
When Presley came to Los Angeles for sessions, he employed Mr. Strange as a player and arranger, and the two became fast friends, riding motorcycles together and sitting and playing with baby Lisa Marie Presley together.
Mr. Strange moved to Middle Tennessee in the early 1970s, and in Tennessee he ran a publishing company for Frank and Nancy Sinatra.
Survivor, cause of death and memorial service information is incomplete.
STRANGE, Billy (William Everet Strange)
Born: 9/29/1930, Long Beach, California, U.S.A.
Died: 2/22/2012, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Billy Strange's westerns - musician, composer, actor:
Corral Cuties 1954 (himself) [musician]
Rawhide (TV) - 1961 (Murphy)
Incident at Phantom Hill - 1966 (banjo player)
Charro! - 1969 (musician)
Dirty Dingus Magee - 1970 (composer)
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
RIP Olivier Mathot
Word has come from actress Monika Swinn that the prolific French actor/director Olivier Mathot (Claude Plaut) died in December, 2011. She had no further details on the cause, place or exact time/date of his demise.
Born Claude Albert Plaut on June 22, 1924 in Paris, France, Mathor was a familiar face in numerous Eurocine co-productions from "Crimson", (1973), in which he played alongside Paul Naschy, to "Devil Kiss" (1975), a Spanish French Eurocine coproduction in which he appeared with the late Silvia Solar, "Maniac Killer" (1988) with Chuck Connors, to numerous Jess Franco directed-Eurocine produced thrillers such as "Exorcism" (1974) and its reedited 1979 version ("El Sadico de Notre Dame"), "Shining Sex" in which he appeared with Ms. Swinn (1975), and "Kiss Me Killer" (1977). He also appeared in Jess Franco's "The Midnight Party (1976), Michel Lemoine's "Desire Under the Sun" (1982), among many other titles. His acting career began in 1944 and his last listed role, according to the IMDb, was in the rarely seen Jess Franco/Jean Rollin crime/kidnapping adventure "À la poursuite de Barbara" (1991). He appeared under the aliases Oliver Mathews, Oliver Matthau, Claude Plaud.
Mathot also directed a number of films as well as scenes in alternate [French] Eurocine versions of Jess Franco films, such as "Cecilia" (1980) and "The Diamonds of Kilimanjaro" (1983). A reliable actor with a distinguished appearance he could effectively play criminals, mad scientists, police officers and comedy. – Bob Monel
His Euro-westerns included "The Return of Clay Stone", "Three Dollars of Lead" (both 1964) and "Convoy of Women" (1974).
MATHOT, Olivier (Claude Albert Plau)
Born: 6/22/1924, Paris, Isle-de-France, France
Died: 12/?/2011
Olivier Mathot's westerns - actor:
The Return of Clay Stone - 1964
Three Dollars of Lead - 1964 (Morrison)
Convoy of Women - 1974 (commandant)
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Monday, February 20, 2012
RIP Ric Waite
Ric started his professional career in New York City where he owned and operated a photography studio employing some seven assistants. He shot fashion and advertising illustration for such magazines as G.Q.; Vogue: Glamour; Seventeen; Playboy and for such advertising clients as Jaguar; Bigelow Carpets; DuPont; Royal Crown Cola; Hanes Stockings among others. In 1970 Ric moved to Los Angeles and entered the Motion Picture Industry as a cinematographer. Initially shooting television series such as Emergency; Police Story and City of Angels he quickly moved into MOW's shooting some forty titles in a period of five years, garnering four Emmy nominations and winning the Emmy Award in 1976 for Captains and the Kings. In 1979 he got his major break with Walter Hill shooting 'The Longriders'. Critically acclaimed, the notoriety kept him busy shooting feature films for the next fifteen years. In 2002 Ric and his wife moved to the Denver area where he has been kept busy shooting real estate, portraits and weddings. In addition, Ric now teaches cinematography and lighting at the Colorado Film School.
WAITE, Ric (Richard Waite)
Born: 7/10/1933, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Died: 2/18/2012, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
Ric Waite's westerns – cinematographer:
The Long Riders – 1980
Andersonville (TV) – 1996
Last Stand at Saber River (TV) - 1997
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RIP Al De Lory
Mr. DeLory's productions help define country-pop music and enabled Campbell's transition from session musician to superstar. His death was mentioned by Campbell's wife, Kim, at a Grammy event on Feb. 11, but no cause of death has been released.
Born Alfred De Lory on Jan. 31, 1930, in Los Angeles, he was the son of a studio musician. He studied piano as a child and began arranging music while in the Army, for an Army service band. Upon his discharge, he worked as a piano player in studio orchestras and in clubs, and in the late 1950s he penned "Mr. Custer," a novelty hit for Larry Verne.
In the early 1960s, Mr. DeLory began working as a studio musician in Los Angeles, and in that capacity he worked with artists including The Beach Boys (playing on the famed Pet Sounds album), Tina Turner and The Righteous Brothers.
Asked by Capitol Records chief Ken Nelson to produce Campbell, Mr. DeLory set about finding and writing arrangements for songs that remain staples of Campbell's live performances.
"It was Glen's voice and the strength of those songs that inspired me to write arrangements that exceeded my expectations," Mr. DeLory wrote in a biography. Indeed, those arrangements remain marvels of elegance and sophistication, and Mr. DeLory worked with Campbell to establish a sound that served as a template for other pop-leaning country artists.
"I believe that country-pop is definitely here to stay," Mr. DeLory asserted 40 years ago, and the ensuing decades have bolstered that opinion.
Based in Los Angeles, Mr. DeLory also produced movie soundtracks and recordings for artists such as Dobie Gray, The Turtles, Wayne Newton and The Lettermen, and he released four albums of his own on Capitol. But his work with Campbell remained his calling card. He won two Grammy Awards for those productions, and neither he nor Campbell won any when working separately.
Mr. DeLory's late-life years were spent in Nashville, where he moved following his wife's death. In Nashville, he began performing and recording Latin jazz music. His Floreando and Hot Gandinga albums drew raves for their intricate and danceable soundscapes.
"He was always following the muse," said bass player and Nashville Musicians Union president Dave Pomeroy. "A beautiful soul who made many lifetimes' worth of great music."
Mr. DeLory's daughter, Donna De Lory, is a singer, songwriter and producer who performed for years as a backing vocalist for Madonna.
No memorial service or survivor information is available.
De LORY, Al (Alfred V. De Lory)
Born: 1/31/1930, Hollywood, California, U.S.A.
Died: 2/5/2012, U.S.A.
Al De Lory's westerns - composer:
Jory 1973
Pioneer Woman - 1973
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RIP Lydia Lamaison
Legenday actress Lydia Lamaison died this morning at the age of 97 of natural circumstances at her residence in Buenos Aires Capital city. The lost for the artistic universe was confirmed by City Cultural Minister Hernán Lombardi.
The oficial told reporters that "Following the family's wishes, there will be no funeral service for Lydia. Likewise, the Lamaison family asked that those who'd like to pay their last respects should make a donation to the 'Casa del Teatro' instead of sending floral arrangements."
LAMAISON, Lydia
Born: 8/5/1914, Argentina
Died: 2/20/2012, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lydia Lamaison's western:
El romance de un gaucho - 1961
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Saturday, February 18, 2012
RIP Elyse Knox
A contract player who starred in close to 40 films for such studios and 20th Century Fox, Columbia and Universal, Knox played the lead opposite Lon Chaney Jr. in 1942's The Mummy's Tomb, worked with Abbott and Costello and in several Joe Palooka movies based on the famed comic strip. She was also a pin-up girl during World War II, appearing in Yank magazine.
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Knox studied fashion in Manhattan and pursued a career in fashion design, modeling some of her own creations in Vogue magazine before her good looks found Hollywood calling in the late '30s.
Knox married football star Tom Harmon in 1944, and her wedding dress was made from the silk of the parachute that saved his life after his plane was shot down over China during WWII. The couple settled in Los Angeles and had three children: Mark and his older sisters Kristin and Kelly. Happily married for 46 years, Knox established herself as an accomplished impressionist painter.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be sent to The Lange Foundation in honor of Knox's enduring love for animals.
KNOX, Elyse (Elsie Lillian Korabrath)
Born: 12/14/1917, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Died: 2/15/2012, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Elyse Knox's westerns - actress:
Sheriff of Tombstone - 1941 (Mary Carson)
Moonlight and Cactus - 1944 (Louise Ferguson)
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
RIP Lauri Main
Hosted Disney Channel's 'Pooh Corner'
By Variety Staff
Australian-born actor Laurie Main, best known as host and narrator of the Disney Channel's "Welcome to Pooh Corner," died in Los Angeles on Feb. 8. He was 89.
Main studied acting with Agnes Moorehead after coming to the U.S. in 1960. He worked on Broadway, debuting in "First Impressions" in 1959 and playing opposite Eartha Kitt in "Jolly's Progress" the same year. He appeared in "Lord Pengo" in 1963 and in "13 Rue de l'Amour" in 1978.
Main's extensive film roles include "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo," "Freaky Friday" and "Mom and Dad Save the World." TV credits include "Facts of Life Goes to Paris," "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir," "Bewitched," "Family Affair," "Mayberry R.F.D." and "That Girl."
Born in Melbourne, Laurence G. Main left home at 16 and later moved to England, where his repertory theater work included "Diary of a Nobody."
MAIN, Laurie
Born: 11/29/1922, Australian
Died: 2/8/1922 Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
Lauri Main's westerns - actor:
Maverick (TV) - 1960, 1961 (Marquis of Bognar, Crimmins)
Wagon Train (TV) - 1961 (Father Francis Xavier)
Daniel Boone (TV) - 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970 (Benjamin Franklin, Stinch, Sir Samuel Peacham)
Iron Horse (TV) - 1967 (Jean Louis)
The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV) - 1968 (Judge)
Cat Ballou (TV) - 1970 (Land Developer)
Little House on the Prairie (TV) - 1981 (Major Guffrey)
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
RIP Russell Arms
By The Daily Gate City
Published: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 11:23 AM CST
HAMILTON, Ill. – Actor, singer and author Russell Arms, 92, of Hamilton, Ill., died Monday at his home.
Arms began his career on radio, moving up to minor screen roles during World War II as a contract player with Warner Brothers and later as a freelance performer, mostly in Westerns.
He was well-known for his 1957 hit single, "Cinco Robles (Five Oaks)," which entered the charts on Jan. 12, 1957, and stayed for 15 weeks, peaking at No. 22. He also released an album "Where Can A Wanderer Go" in 1957.
From 1952 to 1957, Arms was best known as a vocalist on "Your Hit Parade," an NBC television series that reviewed the popular songs of the day and on which a regular cast of vocalists would perform the top seven songs of the week.
According to information found at Wikipedia's website, Arms appeared on many television shows, including such popular series as "Perry Mason," "December Bride," "Lock Up," "Gunsmoke," "Have Gun Will Travel," "Rawhide," "Buckskin," "Dragnet," and "Hardcastle and McCormack."
Arms authored an autobiography in 2005, "My Hit Parade ... and a Few Misses."
He and his wife, Mary Lynne, had lived in Palm Springs, Calif., and later moved to Hamilton.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Lamporte - St.Clair Funeral Home in Hamilton.
ARMS, Russell (Russell L. Arms)
Born: 2/3/1920, Berkeley, California, U.S.A.
Died: 2/13/2012, Hamilton, Illinois, U.S.A.
Russell Arms' westerns - actor:
Stage to Mesa City - 1947 (Postal Inspector)
The Fighting Vigilantes - 1947 (henchman)
Check Your Guns - 1948 (hired gunman)
Tornado Range - 1948 (Killer Dorgan/Ben Colton)
Quick on the Trigger - 1948 (Fred Reed)
Loaded Pistols - 1948 (Larry Evans)
Smoky Mountain Melody - 1948 (Bruce 'Kid' Corby)
Sons of New Mexico - 1949 (Lt. Chuck Brunton)
Buckskin (TV) - 1959 (Ethan Comstock)
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV) - 1959, 1961 (Will Haskell, Mjr. Ralph Turner)
Rawhide (TV) - 1960, 1962, 1964 (Joel Belden, Marshal, Lt. Peter Cook)
Gunsmoke (TV) - 1961 (Hark)
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Monday, February 13, 2012
RIP Frank Braña
Death of Frank Braña , the Spanish actor who seldom appeared in the credits
The action film specialist, participated in hundreds of films shot in Spain.
Francisco Braña Perez was born in Pola de Allande, Asturias, Spain on February 24, 1934, then become 'Frank Brana', the stage name he chose to appear on the big screen with Clint Eastwood and Charlton Heston. However, his name was not in the credits in those colorful yellow letters called 'Spaghetti westerns'. No. He considered his profession, "a job" - was left to the action scenes, fights, and basically the death scenes, were perfect. That was his specialty: 'Death with dignity in the cinema', the title he chose for his autobiography.
In a press release, AISGE [Performers Management Society] reported the death Monday February 13, 2012 at the age 77 Frank Brana, from the mortuary chapel of Carr, in Madrid. He began his professional life in the mines, was excluded from the Army, and ended up working as a driver in Madrid. "I got the opportunity to work as a chauffeur for a man in Madrid. He told me of some screen tests to work in films, as a specialist. They asked if I could ride a horse and I said yes, but not entirely true. .. ", he says in his book.
His first small role, small, was in "Café de Chinitas" (1960). He then went from there to appearing with Charlton Heston and Clint Eastwood and Charlton Heston ... That was a huge step. Frank participated in "King of Kings" (1960) as a Roman soldier with Carmen Sevilla, "A Fistful of Dollars" (1964) "A Few Dollars More" (1965) as Blackie. In the sixties and seventies, Hollywood greats were leaving. One of his last roles, this time with text, was that of Don Luis in "Tiovivo c. 1950" by José Luis Garci.
BRANA, Frank (Francisco Braña Pérez)
Born: 2/24/1934, Pola de Allande, Asturias, Spain
Died: 2/13/2012, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Frank Brana's westerns – actor, stuntman:
Cavalry Charge – 1964
A Fistful of Dollars – 1964 (Baxter gang member)
Ride and Kill – 1964 (driver)
Apache Fury – 1964 (Burt henchman)
Two Violent Men – 1964
Tomb of the Pistolero – 1964 (Black Rider)
Murieta – 1965 (rapist)
The Last Tomahawk – 1965 (corporal)
Massacre at Fort Grant – 1965 (John)
Sunscorched – 1965
For a Few Dollars More – 1965 (Blackie)
Adiós Gringo – 1965 (Ranchester henchman)
A Coffin for the Sheriff – 1965 (Rojo/Wolf henchman)
Django Does Not Forgive – 1966 (killer)
Ringo from Nebraska – 1966 (Dickson)
The Big Gundown – 1966 (Widow's ranch hand)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – 1966 (bounty hunter)
The Texican – 1966 (Marshal Vic)
The Ugly Ones – 1967
For a Few Bullets More – 1967 (teamster)
Django Kill! – 1967 (Tembler's henchman)
Rattler Kid – 1967 (Tom)
God Forgives… I Don't! – 1967 (Lou)
Face to Face – 1967 (Jason)
Sugar Colt – 1967 (Haberbrook henchman)
15 Scaffolds for a Killer – 1968 (Adam)
Ringo the Lone Rider – 1968 (Juez)
All Out – 1968
I Want Him Dead – 1968 (Berger)
Pistol for 100 Coffins – 1968 (Joe)
The Secret of Captain O'Hara – 1968 (Henry)
And for a Roof Full of Stars for a Roof – 1968
Ace High – 1968 (Harold henchman)
Once Upon a Time in the West – 1968 (Frank's henchman)
Zorro the Lawman – 1969 (Dominguez)
Death on High Mountain – 1969
Outlaw of Red River – 1969 (bandido)
Garringo – 1969 (Bill)
Cowards Don't Pray – 1969
The Price of Power – 1969 (Mortimer)
When Satan Grips the Colt – 1970 (outlaw)
Gunman in Town – 1970 ('One Eye'/Sam Putnam)
Vamos a matar Sartana – 1971
A Bullet for a Stranger – 1971
The Buzzards and Crows Will Dig Your Grave – 1972 (Glenn Kovacs)
The Boldest Job in the West – 1972 (Sergeant Jess Calloway)
Kill the Poker Player – 1972 (Sheriff Luis Burton)
The Prey of Vultures – 1972
God in Heaven… Arizona on Earth – 1972 (Austin Styles)
Bad Man's River - 1972
3 Supermen of the West – 1973 (Brad)
Yankee Dudler – 1973 (gunman)
Demasiados muertos para Tex - 1973
Fasthand is Still My Name 1973 (Quintano/Quincy)
Dallas – 1974
If You Shoot You Live – 1975 (Marco)
In the Name of the Father, of the Son and of the Colt – 1975 (Judge Finley)
Whisky and Ghosts – 1975
The Black Wolf – 1981 (Teodoro)
Revenge of the Black Wolf – 1981 (Teodoro)
Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold – 1984 (sergeant)
Tex and the Lord of the Deep – 1985 (Mr. Bedford)
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Saturday, February 11, 2012
RIP Phil Bruns
AP) NEW YORK — The actor who played the father on the 1970s comedy series "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," has died. Philip Bruns was 80.
Spokesman Joseph Armillas says Bruns died Wednesday in Los Angeles of natural causes.
Bruns appeared on two seasons of "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," playing Mary's father on the soap-opera parody. He also spent three years with Jackie Gleason on his comedy-variety show in the mid-1960s.
Born in Pipestone, Minn., Bruns attended Yale University's drama school, then began his career in New York on the stage and as a prolific actor in TV commercials.
He later went to Los Angeles, appearing in more than 40 feature films, including "Flashdance," ''The Stunt Man" and "My Favorite Year."
Bruns is survived by his wife, actress Laurie Franks.
BRUNS, Phil (Philip Bruns)
Born: 5/2/1931, Pipestone, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Died: 2/8/2012, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Phil Bruns' westerns – actor:
Dundee and the Culhane (TV) – 1967
The Wild Wild West (TV) – 1967 (Abner Lennox)
Here Come the Brides (TV) – 1968 (Lorenzo)
The Outcasts (TV) – 1969 (Marshal Gandy)
Barbary Coast (TV) – 1975 (Larkin)
How the West Was Won (TV) – 1979 (Doc)
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
RIP Peter Breck
11:14 AM PST 2/10/2012 by Mike Barnes
Standout in TV Westerns also appeared in dozens of shows like "Maverick," "Black Saddle" and "Branded."
Peter Breck, who played a hot-headed son of California ranch owner Barbara Stanwyck on the 1960s TV Western The Big Valley, died Monday in Vancouver after a long illness. He was 82.
Before the 1965-1969 ABC series, the hark-haired, rugged-looking Breck had worked as a regular on two other TV Westerns: Maverick, as Doc Holliday opposite James Garner, and Black Saddle, on which he played a gunman turned lawyer opposite future Gilligan's Island actor Russell Johnson.
A native of Haverhill, Mass., and the son of a jazz musician, Breck scored a contract at Warner Bros. and appeared in dozens of shows from the mid-1950s to the early 2000s, including The Virginian, Hawaiian Eye, Perry Mason, Lawman, Branded, Gunsmoke, Fantasy Island, The Fall Guy and John Doe.
His film work included roles in Thunder Road (1958), I Want to Live! (1958), The Beatniks (1960), Portrait of a Mobster (1961), Lad: A Dog (1962), Samuel Fuller's Shock Corridor (1963) and Benji (1974).
On Big Valley, Breck played Nick Barkley, who lost his temper easily and was often spoiling for a fight. Nick was the brother of the characters played by Richard Long, Charles Briles and Linda Evans and the half-brother to Lee Majors. He stayed close with Stanwyck after the show finished production.
In the mid-1980s, Breck moved to Vancouver, worked in theater and opened an acting school. His wife of 51 years, Diane, wrote on his website that he was suffering from dementia and had been hospitalized since Jan. 10.
BRECK, Peter (Joseph Peter Breck)
Born: 3/13/1929, Rochester, New York, U.S.A.
Died: 2/6/2012 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Peter Breck's westerns – actor:
Sheriff of Cochise (TV) – 1956 (Doyle Ranker)
Tombstone Territory (TV) – 1958 (Deputy Bart Styles)
Have Gun – Will Travel (TV) – 1958 (Frank Weaver, Kurt Sprague)
Wagon Train (TV) – 1958 (Alf Meadows)
The Restless Gun (TV) – 1958 (Brett Dixon)
U.S. Marshal (TV) – 1958 (Doyle Ranker)
Zane Grey Theater (TV) – 1958, 1959 (Sundance Kid, Marshal, Roy Bancroft)
Bronco (TV) – 1958, 1961 (James Brandt, Theodore Roosevelt)
Lawman (TV) – 1958, 1961 (ranch hand, Hale Connors, Pete Bole)
Gunsmoke (TV) – 1958, 1963 (Fly Hoyt, Jubal)
The Wild and the Innocent – 1959 (ChipP
Black Saddle (TV) – 1959-1960 (Clay Culhane)
Sugarfoot (TV) – 1960 (Lt. John Stickney)
Maverick (TV) – 1960, 1961, 1962 (Sheriff Dan Trevor, Doc Holliday)
Cheyenne (TV) – 1961, 1962 (James Abbot, Sheriff Matt Kilgore, Tony Chance)
Bonanza (TV) – 1964 (Ward Bannister)
The Virginian (TV) – 1964, 1970 (Jess Carver, Lafe)
Branded (TV) – 1965 (Crispo)
The Glory Guys – 1965 (Lt. Bunny Hodges)
The Big Valley (TV) – 1965-1969 (Nick Barkley)
Alias Smith and Jones (TV) – 1971 (Chuck Morgan)
A Man for Hanging (TV) – 1973 (Avery Porter)
The Secret Empire (TV) – 1979 (Jesse Keller)
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
RIP Baykal Kent
Famous Turkish comedian Baykal Kent dies at age 69
Renowned Turkish screen and stage actor Baykal Kent, best known for his comedic performances, died on Monday in the northwestern city of Bursa, Turkish news agencies reported on Monday.
Kent died early Monday morning in the intensive care unit of the Bursa Public Hospital, where had been receiving treatment since Jan. 24 for heart failure, the Anatolia news agency reported. He was 69.
Kent is best remembered for his comedic roles on both the silver screen and onstage, particularly for his work with veteran thespian Ferhan Şensoy, with whom he worked for some 25 years.
Born in İstanbul in 1943, Kent started his acting career as an extra in Yeşilçam movies when he was 16. He turned to theater at the age of 26. During his 54-year career, Kent played in more than 35 movies, a majority of which were comedies, as well as numerous roles in TV shows and had a 25-year stint with Şensoy's İstanbul-based theater company, Ortaoyuncular.
Kent significantly cut down his silver screen work after 1987, and with the '90s boom in privately run television stations in Turkey, he started appearing in numerous comedy shows.
He relocated to Bursa a few years ago, where he had been living in a retirement home, and taught theater classes at the local Yıldırım Municipality's theater school.
Kent will be buried in a funeral in İstanbul on Tuesday, the Cihan news agency reported.
KENT, Baykal
Born: 1943, Istanbul, Turkey
Died: 2/6/2012, Bursa, Turkey
Baykal Kent's western – actor:
Kanunsuz kahraman – Ringo Kid – 1967
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August 25, 2013, IZMIR, Turkey (ISN) – Canada suffered its first loss at the 20-country FIVB U21 World Championships in men's volleyball Sunday falling to Serbia 23-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-19.
With the victory the Serbians move into first place in Group C with a perfect 3-0 mark, followed by Canada at 2-1, Tunisia at 2-2, the U.S. at 1-2 and Rwanda at 0-3. Tunisia defeated the U.S. in four sets Sunday.
"First set we played Canadian volleyball," said Canada's team captain Milan Nikic of Calgary. "I think we did a good job on serving and putting pressure upon them. However after that, we made too many mistakes. We can't do that against Serbia."
Brad Gunter of Courtenay, B.C., Stephen Maar of Aurora, Ont., and Ryley Barnes of St.Paul, Man., led Canada with 11 points each while Danny Demyanenko of Toronto added 10.
Canada, which has clinched a spot in the round of 16 playoffs, closes out its round robin Monday against the Americans.
Canadian senior team in Europe
Twenty hours after arriving overseas, Canada's national men's senior team swept Ural Ufa of the Russian Super League in a four set exhibition in Maribor, Slovenia 25-21, 25-23, 25-20, 25-17.
The Canadians are in Europe for the next two weeks for training and matches in preparation for the North and Central America and Caribbean (NORCECA) Continental Championships from September 23 to 28 in Langley, B.C.
Steve Gotch of Okotoks, Alta., led the Canadian attack with 12 points including six aces while Gavin Schmitt of Saskatoon added 11 and Dallas Soonias of Red Deer, Alta., nine.
"I'm happy with tonight's performance," said Canada's head coach Glenn Hoag. "The confidence we gained throughout the World League is already showing here. Our young upcoming players also showed good things."
Canada placed a best-ever fifth in the World League tournament last month to climb from 18th to 11th in the world rankings.
Information: www.fivb.org and www.volleyball.ca


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Butler leads comeback victory in grand fashion
First career grand slam helps overcome four-run deficit
PHILADELPHIA -- Royals manager Ned Yost had to white-knuckle two straight ninth innings in this series -- but he definitely enjoyed Sunday's a lot more.
The Royals fought back from a 4-0 deficit Sunday, piling up a 9-4 lead, only to watch their bullpen stagger to the finish line. With the winning run on second, Kelvin Herrera struck out Erik Kratz to finally end a 9-8 Royals win. The Royals bounced back from Saturday's 4-3 loss -- in which the Phillies scored three in the ninth for the victory -- to win the series and head home at 3-3.
"That was a little rough on the manager," Yost said. "But we got through it. It was a 'W' and a good day.
"You know, with the exception of the ninth inning [Saturday], and the exception of the ninth inning today, I thought we played exceptional baseball against a really tough team. There are a lot of things to like about our team."
James Shields allowed four runs in the first inning, and the Royals looked like they were in tough shape against Cole Hamels (who has a career 45-5 record when pitching with a lead of four runs or more). But Billy Butler, who entered play Sunday just 2-for-15 with one RBI, finally got hot. Butler slugged a grand slam and drove in seven runs; a career high and a Royals franchise record. Twelve Royals have driven in seven runs in a game; Jose Guillen in 2008 was the last.
"You knew it was just a matter of time with him," Yost said.
"I didn't feel like I was seeing the ball well," Butler said. "I wasn't seeing breaking pitches. I've been working on stuff the last few days with [hitting coach Jack Maloof], and I feel like I've made some adjustments and slowed things down."
Butler's first career grand slam took a little while to register. In the fifth inning, Butler hit a ball into the flower bed in left field at Citizens Bank Park, which offers a peculiar bit of architecture that occasionally leads to just this kind of confusion. Just behind the flower bed is a fence just in front of the fans in the first row. A ball into the flower bed is a home run, but occasionally a ball will ricochet off the second fence and give the umpires something to talk about.
With the Royals trailing 4-2 in the fifth, and Hamels seemingly in control of the game, Chris Getz led off with a double. Shields, swinging away after popping up a bunt attempt in the third, struck out. Alex Gordon singled up the middle; only a diving stop by Jimmy Rollins kept the ball from going into center field and held Getz at third. Hamels walked Alcides Escobar to load the bases for Butler.
Butler then drove a ball into the flower bed, just over the glove of a leaping Domonic Brown. The ball bounced back onto the field of play, and third base umpire Jeff Kellogg signaled that the ball was still in play. Butler pulled up at second with what was originally ruled a double, but Yost was out quickly to argue the call.
The umpires gathered to review it and came to the correct call of a home run.
"It was tough to see; I just knew the ball bounced back on the field off that railing," Butler said. "I was just standing at second until they told me otherwise."
That was enough to put the Royals back in the lead into the ninth, as Shields settled down and was spectacular over five scoreless innings after a difficult first. Shields exited after six innings, allowing 10 hits (just five after the first) and striking out eight without walking a batter.
"They've got good hitters over there, and they found some holes," Shields said. "But then it's my job to stop the bleeding and hold them at bay. I just kept pounding the strike zone."
Yost and the Royals were impressed with how Shields was able to maintain his composure after the first inning.
"He really competed well, and gave us a chance to hit our way back into the game," Yost said.
"Shieldsy locked them down after the first," Butler said. "He was dominant after they jumped on him."
The Royals added on in the sixth, chasing Hamels. With two outs, Shields singled to keep the inning alive. Gordon doubled, and Escobar walked to load the bases. Butler greeted reliever Chad Durbin with a single to center to score two runs.
Gordon's RBI single in the eighth made it 9-4. But then things went a little crazy, and an unsettled bullpen was the only question mark of the day.
J.C. Gutierrez allowed a three-run homer to Jimmy Rollins in the bottom of the ninth to make it 9-7. That brought Yost from the dugout, calling for Greg Holland. But Holland didn't get a chance to bounce back from Saturday's loss; after the closer allowed singles to Ryan Howard and Michael Young, Yost waved in reliever Herrera.
Laynce Nix jumped on Herrera with a single to center, making it 9-8 and putting the winning run on base. Herrera then threw a wild pitch to put two runners in scoring position. Kratz fouled off five two-strike pitches ("He was ready for everything," Herrera said), but finally Herrera struck out Kratz to end it.
"We were trying to get through the game without going to either [Holland or Herrera]," Yost said. "But that five-run lead evaporated into a two-run lead in a hurry, and it was kind of touch-and-go there."
Yost emphasized that no roles have changed in the bullpen. Sunday was just a day when he had to find a way through it.
"I just really liked the matchup of Herrera on Nix, because of [the] changeup," Yost said. "That's the reason for the move there."


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MPU(4) NetBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual MPU(4) NAME mpu -- Roland MPU401 (and compatible) MIDI UART driver SYNOPSIS mpu* at acpi? mpu* at eso? mpu* at fms? mpu* at isa? port 0x330 irq 9 mpu* at sb? mpu* at ym? mpu* at yds? midi* at mpu? DESCRIPTION The mpu driver provides support for the Roland MPU401 (and compatible) MIDI UART cards. Access to the device is through the MIDI driver. SEE ALSO eso(4), fms(4), isa(4), midi(4), sb(4), yds(4), ym(4) HISTORY The mpu device driver appeared in NetBSD 1.5. NetBSD 8.1 December 2, 2004 NetBSD 8.1
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Los Angeles Rams executive suggests Jeff Fisher will be back
Los Angeles Rams coach Jeff Fisher, in the final year of his current five-year deal, may still return in 2017 despite a 4-7 record this season.
Rams chief operating officer Kevin Demoff said it is not fair to judge Fisher only on the team's record. Demoff told Steve Wyche It was different than any team in the NFL.
Fisher reportedly was in line for three-year contract extension earlier this year. In 22 seasons as an NFL head coach with the Tennessee Titans and Rams, Fisher led his teams to the playoffs only six times, including getting the Titans to the Super Bowl before losing to St. Louis in 2000.
Fisher's 163 losses are second-most in NFL history among head coaches. He is three defeats away from setting the all-time record, held by Dan Reeves at 162.
Meanwhile, Fisher has been feuding with Los Angeles Rams legendary running back and Pro Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson.
Dickerson, 56, said Fisher told him that players feel "uncomfortable" with him because of his criticism of the team, and Dickerson told AM 570 in Los Angeles that a member of the Rams front office told him he is no longer welcome on the sidelines.
Dickerson said he was not lobbying for anyone to be fired, but he initially promised to boycott games while Fisher is coach. Fisher denied the rift between the two.
Dickerson, on business in Canton, Ohio, said he is not mad with Fisher.


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Body of third victim found following hot air balloon crash in US
Bodies of pilot and two female passengers recovered during large scale search after a hot air balloon clipped power lines and burst in to flames
Search teams in Virginia have discovered the body of the third person who died when a hot air balloon struck a power line and plummeted to the ground in flames.
About 100 people combing a heavily wooded area of Caroline County, about 30 miles north of Richmond, discovered the third body during a foot search, according to the Virginia State Police.
The remains were about 100 yards north of where the second body was discovered on Saturday.
"Now that the male pilot and two female passengers have all been located, this concludes the large-scale search efforts of the operation," Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said in a statement.
Police did not say if the body found on Sunday was the pilot or one of the passengers.
Crews were still looking for the wreckage of the balloon and basket, which became engulfed in flames, killing all three on board when it hit a power line during a hot air balloon festival on Friday evening.
Witnesses posted photos and video online showing a balloon in mid-air with its basket on fire and a trail of smoke spilling into the sky.
Two explosions were heard and the gondola separated from the balloon and crashed into the woods, authorities said.
Based on witness accounts, the pilot attempted to regain control of the balloon and manage the fire, and the two occupants were seen exiting the basket, police said.
Administrators at the University of Richmond released a statement saying that associate head coach Ginny Doyle and director of basketball operations Natalie Lewis were two of the three people in the balloon.
Mrs Doyle was a former basketball star at the University of Richmond who graduated in 1992, and Mrs Lewis was a championship swimmer at the school and graduated in 2011, the statement said.
"Words cannot begin to express our sorrow," said Keith Gill, the school's athletic director. "We are all stunned by the tragic news."
The identity of the pilot has not been released.
The crash occurred during a hot air balloon festival at Meadow Event Park. The Saturday and Sunday events were cancelled.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the accident.


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Here are a few things you had to say on your 4th birthday:
Me: If a genie would grant you only one wish, what would it be?
Noah: That my birthday could be everyday.
Me: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Noah: I want to be a teacher because Sadie wants to be a teacher too.
Me: Do you want to get married when you grow up?
Noah: NO! Boooooring!
Me: Do you want to have children?
Noah: Nope. But I want you to still be my mommy even when I'm growed up. (Awe...)
Me: Do you feel different now that you are four?
Noah: Uh Huh.
Me: What is your favorite color and why?
Noah: I like red because it is my favorite.
Me: Who is your best friend and why do you like them?
Noah: Kyrie, Julia and Amber because I love them.
Me: Now that you four, do you think you'll get a girlfriend?
Noah: Ummm. No.
Me: Why?
Noah: Because. And don't say because why!
Me: What do you think about world peace?
Noah: World Peace? What is that?
Me: What is your favorite TV show?
Noah: SpongeBob and Yo Gabba Gabba
Me: What do you like most about school?
Noah: playing inside because they have the best toys and bikes.
Me: What is your favorite thing about yourself?
Noah: Being four.
Me: What is your favorite song?
Noah: Taylor Swips songs (Taylor Swift)
Me: If you could have any super power what would it be?
Noah? Fly. Because if somebody had a knife and they were trying to cut you, you could just fly to the other side. And vampires are mean to people because they bite your skin off when you get to their club.
Me: What is your very favorite thing to do?
Noah: Play games with my friends and take a bath.
Me: What are you most afraid of?
Noah: Dinosaurs. They are so scary and make scary noises.
Me: What is your favorite thing about Mommy?
Noah: You cook the best dinner.
Me: What is your favorite thing about Daddy?
Noah: He likes to play with me.
Me? What is your favorite thing about Sadie?
Noah: She be's mean to me. She really is so mean to me.
Me? What is your favorite thing about Miles?
Noah: He plays with me and sometimes he shares and he's brown and sometimes I push him.
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Geology of the National Parks - Death Valley
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Unearthly world-Death Valley's badlands
Looking out from Zabriskie Point, you are surrounded by yet another of Death Valley's forbidding, almost unearthly, desert landscapes. These are badlands. Everywhere you look, you see bone-dry, finely-sculpted, golden brown rock. Only the sparsest vegetation can survive in this intricately carved terrain.
What processes work to form this spectacular scenery? Surprisingly enough, the story of Death Valley's badlands begins and ends with water.
A muddy beginning
At Zabriskie Point, the badlands are developed on a mudstone foundation (Furnace Creek Formation). Fine-grained sediments (silt and clay) were deposited in one of Death Valley's prehistoric lakes, then were buried by still more sediment, and finally compressed and weakly cemented to form the soft rock called mudstone.
If you took a microscopic look, you would see that the clay minerals in the mudstone are shaped like tiny plates. These plates act like roof shingles, preventing water from penetrating the surface. The combination of the almost impermeable mudstone and Death Valley's scant rainfall makes plant growth and soil development nearly impossible.
Water: the continuing sculptor
Now, back to the role of water. At Death Valley rainfall is intense but sporadic. Very long periods of drought are punctuated with drenching downpours. With so little vegetation and no soil, when water reaches the ground, there is nothing to absorb the rainfall. During Death Valley's rain showers, water hits the surface and immediately begins to rush down the steep slopes, sweeping along particles of loosened mud. The rate of erosion can be incredible! Tiny rills are quickly carved into the soft mudstone. The more water in the downpour, the more rills are needed to carry the water away. Rills cut deeper to form gullys. Badlands are the ultimate result-nature's way of efficiently moving lots of water quickly.
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It feels strange to report to the entire world that my last five years of being cancer-free (six years from diagnosis) have officially ended when I haven't even managed to connect with some friends to share the news. In the last couple of months on this blog, I have written about many things, but one of the amazing things I did was actually take some of my own advice and listen to my intuition. So, after my mammogram I had six months ago came back clear, my blood work was normal and my recent MRI findings were okay, I pushed a little harder. I told everyone that I just didn't feel "right." It was hard to explain and most people just thought I was crazy. But I know my body really well; so one of my fantastic doctors listened to me, brought me back for more tests (ultrasounds, mammogram, MRIs and biopsies) and depending on which measurement you use, found a 6 mm (approx ¼ of 1 inch) invasive ductal carcinoma in my breast last week.
I know it sounds strange, but the shock of the first diagnosis at 36 years of age almost seemed worse than cancer itself. I found it impossible that the results were mine and asked them to double and triple check that they had the right person. This time around, I'm still shocked. However, knowledge is power in some ways, and I am grateful to be surrounded by a community of incredible doctors who focus just on breast cancer.
So, as I plan my double mastectomy and reconstruction, I am reminded once again of how LUCKY I am. I feel like I have found the needle in the haystack not just once, but twice. By all current measures, we think this cancer has not left my breast. As I pondered those questions like, "Why does my breast continue to make cancer (post-surgery, chemotherapy and radiation)," I started to feel sorry for myself for one little second that I had to go through this again. And then, the woman doing my ultrasound (who is also a breast cancer survivor) told me the story of the patient on the table right before me who was 6 months pregnant with twins, having just finished her second round of chemo with a 7 cm tumor in her breast.
And so, while most people would say I got "bad news" this week, I really feel like I received "good news." I have a small tumor that probably has not left my breast, and there is a treatment for me. I put up two small signs on my bathroom mirror this week – Live in the Moment and Expect a Miracle. Those are the two things I will be focusing on for a while.


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Hand Carved Graphics is a two-person design firm comprised of friends Mark Kearns and Michael Buchmiller. They got their start in 2001 doing concert posters for the music industry, but today the two handle everything from custom website development and corporate identity to print design. Their work has been on display in galleries throughout the country and has been published in Swag 2, Electric Frankenstein!, The Art of Modern Rock, and Panda Meat.


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Police believed moving body too much for 1 in Styler case
ASPEN — Police investigating the slaying of a socialite in Aspen initially believed that stuffing a body into trash bags, moving it to a closet, and flipping a queen size mattress to conceal blood stains was impossible for one person.
A consortium of media won the release of the arrest affidavit for one of three suspects in the slaying of Nancy Pfister. Pfister's parents co-founded the Buttermilk ski area.
Ex-anesthesiologist William Styler, 66, told authorities he acted alone in the Feb. 24 slaying, and last month pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Charges against Styler's wife, Nancy Styler, and Pfister's personal assistant, Katherine Carpenter were dropped after William Styler, who appeared in court in a wheelchair, confessed.
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Basalt town government officials learned from Waste Management that it will require a $120,000 subsidy to keep a recycling drop-off site in Willits operating in 2020. That's double the subsidy of last year. It reflects the depressed market for recycled materials.


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A Family Tradition
The automobile-when you think about it, it's nothing more than an ever-evolving machine designed to commute from point A to point B in the most efficient, quickest, and safest manner possible. Yet, somewhere along the way the automobile was taken under the wings of the American culture and transformed into something more prominent than just metal, rubber, plastic, and glass shuffling down the highway.
The automobile has become something that evokes feelings, passion, and memories in every American. It's a one-of-a-kind machine … I mean think about it, ya ever heard of people ranting and raving about a blender or lawn mower they had back in the day? The story of Robyne Lindley's '66 Chevy C10 is one of those stories that solidifies America's love affair with the automobile.
Just over four decades ago Robyne's father Rudy Muller purchased the '66 C10 brand new. Now whether Rudy knew it at the time or not, the purchase of the '66 would be one of the crowning moments in the Muller's life. Not only did the truck serve its everyday purposes, but it's what took the family to the Sierra Nevada Mountains to camp and pan for gold. A tradition that not only Robyne and her brother, who can still recall crawling through the rubber-mounted rear window hatch into the longbed camper, would know, but every grandchild in the family would come to know as well.
Beyond that, it's what many of them learned to drive in, but ultimately when Robyne and others see the '66, it summons a feeling that can be summed up in three letters—dad. When Robyne gained possession of the truck she knew then and there it had to be restored, and her husband Jody was game. Therefore, the '66 was taken to Lindley's Body and Paint (their place of business) in McAlister, Oklahoma, for a complete ground-up restoration.
Although it may have been sentimental, it was decided that the truck was going to become a thing of beauty, as opposed to a camping vessel, therefore Jody hunted down a shortbed frame for the '66. From there he outfitted the newly acquired chassis with a front clip from a '72 C10. The addition of drop springs and CPP 2-inch drop spindles further separated the '66 from its previous utilitarian look. The rearend was tossed for a 12-bolt from a '72 C10, and again some lower coils were thrown in the mix. Monroe shocks and Bendix brakes were then nestled at each corner.
A 350 was pulled out of a '93 Chevy and worked over for speed and looks. The fuel injection was tossed for an Edelbrock intake manifold and carburetor. Dressing the area up are Edelbrock valve covers, air cleaner, and various other shiny go-fast products. A ¾ Voodoo cam along with a Mallory ignition system was thrown in the mix to up the ante. Hedman headers coupled with a Thrush exhaust system allow the '66 to exhale as it's piloted down the highway. Covering all grounds of driving is a transplanted Turbo 400 transmission bolted behind the 350.
When it came to the exterior of the truck, the Lindleys wanted to stay true to '66. Little things like eliminating the gate chains for a flipped handle, trim and badges were carried out, but in general the '66 is still a '66. The biggest job was shortening the longbed. Jody wanted the truck to maintain its original bed, so he diligently shortened the sheetmetal inside and outside the box.


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NAIA announces 13 new inductees to the NAIA Hall of Fame
Thirteen outstanding individuals will be inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame this year to recognize their significant contributions to the Association, to intercollegiate athletics as a whole and to their individual sport. This honor is the highest individual honor bestowed by the NAIA.
The NAIA Hall of Fame has a category for meritorious service to the NAIA and also categories for athletes and coaches. The NAIA Hall of Fame Award winners will be honored at their respective NAIA championships throughout the year, with the meritorious category winners honored at the NAIA 2013 Convention in Kansas City.
The 2012-13 NAIA Hall of Fame award winners are: Dr. Gerald Robert Burns, John Brown University (Ark.), meritorious service; Lowell Pitzer, American Midwest Athletic Conference, meritorious service; Dr. Arthur Wallace "Toby" Williams, Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.), meritorious service; Pat Curran, Lakeland College (Wisc.), football athlete; Eddie Eviston, Georgetown College (Ky.), football athlete; Kurtiss Riggs, University of Sioux Falls (S.D.), football athlete; Edward "Ted" Ledbetter, Oklahoma City University, baseball athlete; Derrick Atkins, Dickinson State University (N.D.), men's track and field athlete; Aaron Cleare, Dickinson State University (N.D.), men's track and field; Duane "Moose" Woltzen, Lakeland College (Wisc.), men's basketball coach; Curt Fredrickson, Northern State University (S.D) women's basketball coach; George Wilson, College of the Ozarks (Mo.), women's basketball coach; Kyle Blaser, Oklahoma City University, men's golf coach.
Dr. Gerald Robert Burns, an NAIA Hall of Fame inductee in the meritorious service category, is said to be a true pioneer for John Brown University athletics, bringing vision and organization to the Golden Eagles in his 31 years at John Brown, 25 as athletics director. Burns was heavily involved at the conference, regional and national level. He served as NAIA Region VI chair for six years, was on the NAIA District 17 Executive Committee for eight years and served as a program presenter and participant at several NAIA Conventions. He continues to give back to the school by serving as a volunteer advisor to the current athletics director, along with regularly attending athletics events.
Lowell Pitzer, an NAIA Hall of Fame inductee in the meritorious service category, has served the NAIA for more than 25 years. He is the former president of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference and current commissioner of the American Midwest Conference (AMC) and served on the NAIA Council of Affiliated Conferences and Independents, NAIA National Administrative Council, Region V Management Committee, Conference Commissioners Association, NAIA Membership Evaluation Team, and on oversight committees in several sports as well as the NAIA National Coordinating Committee. Pitzer received the District 16 Administrator of the Year award in 1993-94, AMC Administrator of the Year award in 1996-97, Men's Basketball Conference Coach of the Year (AMC) in 1991-92 and Women's Conference Coach of the Year (AMC) in 1999-00. In 2004, Pitzer was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Missouri Baptist University .
Dr. Arthur Wallace "Toby" Williams an NAIA Hall of Fame inductee in the meritorious service category, was a member of the intercollegiate athletics board at Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) and also served as golf coach, NAIA faculty athletics representative and as a member of the scholarship fund. In 1990, Williams became the Eligibility Chairman of the Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference (TCAC) and transferred to the TranSouth Athletic Conference as the Eligibility Chair in 1995. He devoted countless hours to reviewing the eligibility of thousands of student athletes and advised conference schools on NAIA rules and regulations.
Pat Curran, an NAIA Hall of Fame inductee in the athlete category, was an outstanding running back at Lakeland College (Wisc.), from 1966 to 1968. He leads every scoring category in the record book, including 36 points in a single game, 312 career points, six touchdowns in a single game, and 51 career touchdowns. He remains third in career yards and fourth in single-season yards at Lakeland. In 1968, he was an NAIA second-team all-American, and he was an NAIA District 14 Hall of Fame inductee in 1980. Curran was picked in the sixth round of the National Football League draft and played for both the Los Angeles Rams and the San Diego Chargers from 1969 until 1978.
Eddie Eviston, an NAIA Hall of Fame inductee in the athlete category, received the NAIA player of the year award three times: 1999, 2000 and 2001 and is the only football player ever to do so. Eviston led the Georgetown College Tigers football team to the NAIA National Championship runner-up finish during his sophomore year. In both his junior and senior years, he led the team to the championship title with an undefeated season. Eviston appears in the individual record lists seven times and holds the record for the most yards gained per completion and per attempt. After his collegiate career, he won a National Indoor Football League crown with the Lexington Horsemen.
Kurtiss Riggs, an NAIA Hall of Fame inductee in the athlete category, holds NAIA records in touchdown passes in a season (55), consecutive attempts without an interception (290), lowest interception percentage (.75) and is the second-place owner in NAIA history in yard completed per attempt (9.15 yd/att). He still holds records in passing yards in a season (3,993), touchdown passes in a season (55), career touchdown passes (85) and completions in a season (265), which he attained at the University of Sioux Falls. In 1996, he was an NAIA first team All-American quarterback, the Outstanding Offensive Player of the Game in the NAIA National Championship and NAIA National Player of the Week versus both Midland University (Neb.) and Nebraska Wesleyan University. Riggs has been head coach of the indoor football team, Sioux Falls Storm, where he has won five national championships, three coach of the year awards and achieved a 40-game winning streak.
Edward "Ted" Ledbetter, an NAIA Hall of Fame inductee in the athlete category, was first team All-SAC, SAC player of the year, first team All-Region 6, Region 6 Player of the Year, first team NAIA All-America, NAIA National Player of the Year and an NAIA Scholar Athlete. Ledbetter holds the Oklahoma City University baseball record for batting average in a single season (.504), career batting average (.479) and ties for first in hits in a season with 117. He was selected by the Florida Marlins in the 2004 draft.
Derrick Atkins, an NAIA Hall of Fame inductee in the athlete category, excelled in both indoor and outdoor track and field for four years at Dickinson State University (N.D.). He has indoor and outdoor conference sprint records that are still standing, and he led his team to four Dakota Athletic Conference championships. Atkins is a seven-time national champion, and he won national titles in the 100 meters in 2003, 2004 and 2005. In addition, he is an eight-time All-American in the sprints and relays. Atkins led Dickinson State to two consecutive national championships in 2004 and 2005 and to a runner-up finish in 2003. He also holds a Bahamas national record in the 100 meters. Atkins placed second in the 100 meters at the World Championships in 2007, and he participated in the 2008 Bejing Olympic Games in the 100 meters for his home country of the Bahamas.
Aaron Cleare, an NAIA Hall of Fame inductee in the athlete category, participated in both indoor and outdoor track and field at Dickinson State University from 2002 to 2006. In 2002, he was a outdoor track and field national champion in the 400 meters and an All-American in the 4x100 meters and 4x400 meters . In 2004, he was an outdoor track and field national champion in 400 meters and All-American in 4x100 and 4x400. In 2005, he was an indoor track and field All-American in the 4x400, an outdoor track and field national champion in 400 meters and All-American in 4x100 and 4x400. In 2006, his 4x400 team was the national champion, and he set an NAIA national record. He also was an outdoor track and field national champion in the 400 meters and was an all-American in the 4x100. He represented the country of Bahamas in the 2004 Olympic Games and a 4x400 alternate runner for Bahamas in the Olympic Games in 2008.
Duane "Moose" Woltzen, an NAIA Hall of Fame inductee in the coach category, collected 11 conference championships in men's basketball, along with a District 14 Championship title in 1965-66. Woltzen was the head coach of the NAIA all-stars at Czecheslovakia (1969) and Israel (1973). As Lakeland College (Wisc.) men's basketball head coach from 1965 to 88, Woltzen compiled a 536-229 (.701) record. He was inducted into the Lakeland Hall of Fame, Illinois State University Athletics Hall of Fame, Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, and the NAIA District 14 Athletics Hall of Fame, and he received the Illinois State University Alumni Achievement Award.
Curt Fredrickson, an NAIA Hall of Fame inductee in the coach category was the Northern State University (S.D), Wolves women's basketball head coach and won the NAIA Division II national title in 1991-92 and 1993-94, second-place title in 1992-93, third place title in 1980-81 and a final-eight finish in 1994-95. Fredrickson claimed the 1992 and 1994 NAIA National Coach of the Year award and is the second-winningest active NCAA Division II women's basketball coach with 707 wins in 33 seasons (counting combined wins from the NAIA and NCAA).
George Wilson, an NAIA Hall of Fame inductee in the coach category, was the women's basketball coach for the College of the Ozarks, where he recorded 417 wins and 84 losses over 15 years. He was the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) Women's Basketball Coach of the Year 10 times. This year, his team won the "What's Right in the Sport" award and the Buffalo Funds Champions of Character award. Wilson has won 13 MCAC women's basketball regular-season titles and 14 women's basketball conference tournaments titles. Prior to coaching at College of the Ozarks, Wilson coached high school boys' basketball for 31 years. The College of Ozarks women's basketball team has been the NAIA National Championship runner-up four times.
Kyle Blaser, an NAIA Hall of Fame inductee in the coach category, led Oklahoma City University men's golf to its eighth NAIA championship in 2012. Blaser has been NAIA Coach of the Year seven times and earned 11 regional titles and 15 Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) championships. In 16 seasons, Blaser produced four NAIA individual champions, four NAIA National Players of the Year, 58 All-Americans, two Phil Mickelson award winners as NAIA Freshman of the Year, 21 NAIA Scholar Athlete award winners, five CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, six NAIA Region VI Champions and Players of the Year, and nine SAC individual Champions and Players of the Year. In 2010, Blaser was an inductee into the Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame.


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Awards include U.S. Newspaper Program and nine education and training projects
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced that 162 U.S. cultural institutions in 41 states and the District of Columbia will receive $5.5 million for projects that will take steps to preserve significant books, newspapers, films, audio recordings, papers, and other important records of cultural history. Several of these projects also have received offers of federal matching funds totaling $260,000; institutions receiving such offers must generate equivalent support from individual, foundation, and corporate donors.
The new NEH grants include four projects that will advance the Endowment's program for the preservation of U.S. newspapers, nine education and training projects, which include three regional preservation field service programs, and 149 "Preservation Assistance Grants" for projects in museums, libraries, and archives across the country. A complete list of new humanities preservation and access grants is available as an Adobe PDF file in the above box.
"Too many of our significant cultural materials are threatened with physical deterioration as they age in our nation's libraries, museums, and archives," said NEH Chairman Bruce Cole. "These new grants demonstrate the Endowment's longstanding commitment to supporting the work of protecting and preserving these materials for study by future generations of Americans." The Endowment's U.S. Newspaper Program (USNP) is a cooperative national effort to locate, catalog, preserve on microfilm, and make available to researchers newspapers published in the United States from the 18th century to the present. With technical support provided by the Library of Congress, NEH supports statewide projects conducted in accordance with national standards and best practices. Four USNP projects will receive new grants totaling more than $1.8 million to continue ongoing projects in Illinois (Chicago Historical Society), Michigan (Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant), New York (University of the State of New York, Albany), and Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania State University, University Park).
Nine of the grants announced today will support education and training, which is an important component of the Endowment's national preservation effort. Three grants (University of Delaware, Newark; State University of New York (SUNY) Research Foundation, Buffalo; and the University of Texas, Austin) will support graduate-level programs in the preservation of cultural collections. A fourth grant (New York University, Tisch School of the Arts) will support the development and implementation of a master's degree program in archiving and preserving moving images. Grants to the Upper Midwest Conservation Association (Minneapolis, Minn.), the Southeastern Library Network, Inc. (Atlanta, Ga.), and the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (Philadelphia, Pa.) will support regional preservation field service programs that provide surveys, workshops and seminars, disaster assistance, and information services to the staff of museums, historical organizations, libraries, and archives in the Upper Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions, respectively.
Three years ago NEH launched Preservation Assistance Grants, a new grant category to enhance the capacity of institutions to preserve their humanities collections and to reach libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations that do not normally compete for NEH funding through its other preservation categories. With awards of up to $5,000, recipients may use these grants to support
- preservation assessments of their collections (e.g., California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento; Maine Historical Society, Portland; Mepkin Abbey, Moncks Corner, S.C.);
- consultations with preservation professionals (e.g., Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Colo.; Cascade County Historical Society, Great Falls, Mont.; Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, N.M.);
- attendance at preservation training events (e.g., Tampa Bay Library Consortium, Inc., Tampa, Fla.; Massachusetts Audubon Society, Lincoln; Portland State University, Portland, Ore.); and
- the purchase of preservation supplies and equipment (e.g., Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff; Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, N.C.; Richard I. Bong WWII Heritage Center, Superior, Wis.).
NEH grants are awarded on a competitive basis. Throughout the year, humanities experts outside of the Endowment and members of the National Council on the Humanities consider all applications and advise NEH on the quality and significance of each proposed project.