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Janis Jaquith's essay [April 7: "Trojan train: Keep D.C. a car commute away"] sent chills down my spine. The scary warning was that the cancer of development now vastly surrounding Washington D.C. could metastasize and invade Charlottesville through a commuter rail line.
In response to the essay, came the letters to the Hook touting the benefits of mass transit. If people would hop on the train rather than drive to D.C., the environment would benefit and gasoline would be saved.
So is it a Trojan train or savior of the planet?
This is a case that calls for some enlightened self-interest and a bit of perspective. Traffic up north would be no less of a horror and pollution would drop infinitesimally if visitors from Charlottesville left their cars at home. On the other hand, the effects on our lives will be quite noticeable and unpleasant if commuter service brings a flood of new residents.
Yes, the Charlottesville area is growing anyhow, and inevitably the attractiveness of America's best place to live will fade. But isn't that what happens to us as individuals as we age? We avoid anything that accelerates the process. We should be very careful what we wish for in the way of public transportation.
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- A UK tabloid called News of the World is currently running terrifying pictures they claim are of Lindsay Lohan at a Hollywood party in 2007, shooting heroin in several images and kissing Paris Hilton in others.
"Lindsay needs help desperately," says a source, "She has needed help for years." [News Of The World]
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- Sum41's Deryck Whibley says the band's new album isn't about his divorce from Avril Lavigne: "It's not a break-up record. The record's not about her, and it's not about the whole break-up. It's just us being as loud as we can be, screaming about how we don't give a f**k about anything else other than ourselves." [DigitalSpy]
- J.K. Rowling discussed her battle with depression during an interview with Oprah Winfrey that is set to air next week. [DailyExpress]
- The Daily Mail describes this particular Lady Gaga look as "dominatrix-style Hillary Clinton," and they're...not entirely wrong? [DailyMail]
- In case you were wondering, Katherine Heigl's hair is blonde again. [PopEater]
- "We're big fans of Victoria so it's not beyond the realms of possibility that we will put her on the cover."-Anna Wintour, on the possibility of Victoria Beckham appearing on the cover of Vogue. [DailyMail]
- The Beckhams are also trying to shield their children from the rumors surrounding David Beckham and a prostitute named Irma Nici: "The kids are smart and they're now at an age where they can understand what's going on and see the front pages of magazines and newspapers. They have been totally honest all the way through," says a source, "On this occasion they said, 'People have been saying some really mean things about Daddy. Please don't take any notice of them, because they're completely untrue and we know they are not true." [DigitalSpy]
- "It's a distant relationship. It's been distant ever since I left N.W.A., so I don't expect that to change. We all went our separate ways back then, we was youngsters. We're grown now. That is what it is. It reminds me of, like, somebody I hung out [with] in high school a lot, but now that you grown, you talk to every now and then. That's kind of how I look at it."-Ice Cube, on his relationship with Dr. Dre. [DigitalSpy]
- Susan Boyle's brother, Gerry, is concerned for her safety because a man claiming to be him keeps calling her: "Susan knows having stalkers goes with the territory. She's massively well known so having people interested in her is going to happen. It's down to her management to work it out for her. How has someone been able to contact her? Our family have very serious reservations about whether she has enough security at the moment. She needs protection or it's a matter of time. Mark Chapman killed John Lennon because he knew he was an easy target with no security. That's the same as Susan right now. I've been telling them that for ages. It is scary." [ContactMusic]
- Ian Halperin, the man behind biographies of Angelina Jolie and Michael Jackson, has a new book, The Governator out soon about Arnold Schwarzenegger, and claims in the book that the Governor spent time in a private room at the Playboy mansion in 2006. [PageSix]
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France manager Didier Deschamps claims that a drone observed his squad's training camp in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, right before his team plays their first game of the World Cup.
France's first match is today against Honduras, though Deschamps didn't specifically accuse anyone of being behind the drone tactics. (One Honduran reporter at the press conference denied that his country had anything to do with it, as if that means anything.)
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It is unclear at this stage who was behind the stunt, although Deschamps was clearly less than impressed, unlike a number of the French players, who are believed to have reacted with amusement when the drone – a small unmanned flying machine more commonly used to spy on military targets – hovered above.
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Late last night, the mysterious group of hackers known as Anonymous successfully hacked the main database for the Internal Revenue Service. The group appeared to have a singular target- Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Romney has been criticized by both parties for his failure to produce more than one past tax return. According to Ann Romney on ABC's "Good Morning America" they had no intention of ever disclosing the contents on those returns: "We've given all you people need to know and understand about our financial situation and how we live our life". Anonymous however, seems to have thought that we "the people" might want to know a little more about the man who seeks the White House.
The Anonymous attack successfully retrieved 25-years worth of Romney's tax returns and published them without permission on major websites throughout the Internet. The majority of these websites removed the returns within minutes, however it was too late to completely protect the candidate's already tainted image. We at Free Wood Post were able to examine Romney's 2008 tax return and found that he had good reason to fear its release. The 2008 return paints a picture of an extraordinarily wealthy man, whose low tax rate and bizarre itemized deductions will surely raise many questions as to his suitability to be President.
Romney campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul stated last week that "there has been no year in which Romney paid zero taxes". In 2008, this was true. He earned $23,425,316 and paid $412.18 in federal income taxes. This calculates to a federal tax rate of 0.0018%. How did Romney get his tax burden so low? According to his return, he had approximately $23,407,000 in itemized deductions. These deductions ranged from $78,923 for "Toupee Creators Unlimited" and $41,826 for "Spray-on tan services" to a $3.8 million dollar write-off for a trip to Las Vegas with potential campaign donors. The Romney family also paid salaries to their numerous employees including, two yacht captains, three pilots for their private jets, two professional dog walkers, one toupee stylist and a "live-in contortionist". What someone does with a live-in contortionist, one can only speculate. However, the $891,064 Romney spent on an "EWS Donor Party at the Pennsylvania Mansion" might give us a clue. While the return does not indicate what "EWS" stands for, given that the deducted supplies for the party included "Venetian masks, alcohol, lubricant and various Egyptian leather accessories" it was most likely an "Eyes Wide Shut" party.
In addition to his wild nights, Romney also deducted health related expenses. These included $127,000 for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for a condition termed "Pseudologia fantastica" also known as Compulsive Liar Syndrome. This may explain why the Republican nominee's views seem to change dramatically depending on his audience. In fact, his recent string of political gaffes may be the direct result of his inability to keep up with the many competing "truths" he has spoken over the past year. According to noted Psychiatrist Bryan King, "Pathological liars seem utterly sincere about their lies, but if confronted with facts to the contrary, will often just as sincerely reverse their story." According to Politifact, a news organization that researches the veracity of politician's statements, only 16% of Romney's examined statements were found to be completely true.
While the 2008 tax return only gives us a brief glimpse into the life of Mitt Romney, it is unlikely that the other 24 years would have given us his complete financial picture. Given that Romney has several secret tax havens in the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and until recently Switzerland, we will likely never know the extent of his holdings or of the other unorthodox appetites he quenches with that money. However, the Anonymous hack did succeed in giving Americans a better understanding of the Republican candidate.
Check out more from Orbson Rice:
Romney: New Yahoo! CEO "Mayer belongs at home with her baby not running a company"
Romney: "I am a Proud Member of the National Association for the Advancement of White Men"
The Walking Red: The Truth About Florida's "Zombie" Attack
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§16-13B-18. Liens; recording notice of liens; suit for enforcement; priority.
The property abutting the portion of the public way located within the assessment district, so improved, in the case of a wastewater or water project, or the property improved or protected by a flood relief project, against which properties an assessment has been laid as herein provided, shall be subject to a lien, from the date of the resolution laying the assessment, for the payment of that portion of the cost of the project assessed against said property. A notice of the liens of said assessments referring to the assessing resolution, and setting forth a list of the property assessed, described respectively as to amounts of assessment and ownership, frontage (solely in case of a wastewater or water project) and location of the property, shall be certified, by the chairman and secretary of the board, to the clerk of the county commission of the county wherein the project is located. The county clerk shall record the notice of such lien in the appropriate trust deed book or other appropriate county lien book and index the same in the name of each owner of property assessed. From the date of an assessment, the holder of the assessment certificate shall have such lien and shall be entitled to enforce the same in its, his or their name to the extent of the amount, including principal and interest and any penalty due for any failure to pay an installment when due, of such assessments and against the property to which the assessment certificate applies, as to any assessment not paid as and when due. Such assessments shall be and constitute liens in the hands of the holders of said certificates upon the respective lots and parcels of land assessed and shall have priority over all other liens except those for land taxes due the state, county and municipality and except any liens for preexisting special assessments provided under this code. If any assessment is revised in accordance with section ten or twenty of this article, the lien created by this section shall extend to the assessment so revised and shall have the same priority as the priority of the lien created upon the laying of the original assessment. Such assessments and interest thereon shall be paid by the owners of the property assessed as and when the installments are due. The holders of any such assessment certificates may enforce the lien thereof in any proper suit, and when default in the payment, as and when due, of any assessment, principal or interest, or installment thereof, shall occur and such default shall have continued for more than sixty days after the receipt by the property owner of written notice of such default from the sheriff of the county in which the assessment district which issued the certificates is located, the holders of any such certificates may declare the whole unpaid balance due and payable and by proper civil action enforce the lien thereof, upon process issued and served according to law upon the owner or owners of the lots or parcels of land subject to said lien at the time such suit may be brought as shown by the records of the clerk of the county commission of the county in which said lots or parcels of land are located. The notice required under this section shall be complete when such notice is mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, directed to the address shown on the records maintained by the registrar under section fifteen of this article.


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Rockies still pursuing depth, have interest in Fogg
The acquisition of Jason Marquis doesn't change the Rockies' desire for more pitching depth, but it doesn't leave much room in the budget or on the depth chart to land free agents Tim Redding and Josh Fogg.
Marquis added $1 million to the payroll following the subtraction of Luis Vizcaino's contract. More importantly, it leaves the Rockies with six starters – Aaron Cook, Ubaldo Jimenez, Jeff Francis, Marquis, Jorge De La Rosa and Greg Smith – who occupied rotation spots last season and three internal candidates (Franklin Morales, Jason Hirsh and Greg Reynolds) who will compete in camp.
As my colleague Patrick Saunders wrote in his blog, that makes the signing of Redding more of a long shot, according to GM Dan O'Dowd.
Fogg, an important contributor during the Rockies' 2007 run to the World Series, would like to return to Colorado after a difficult season last year in Cincinnati. The Rockies continue to talk to his agents, but the right-hander has drawn interest from other clubs as well. Fogg has the versatility to pitch either as a starter or reliever, which could help land him in Colorado.
The Yankees have signed infielder Angel Berroa to an $800,000 minor-league deal. The contract calls for $22,000 a month while in the minor leagues. … Former Rockies pitcher Jason Jennings, his last two seasons sabotaged by injuries, has drawn interest from the Rangers and Diamondbacks. … Free agent outfielder Cory Sullivan is on the Mets' radar, among others.


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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is bestowing a national award on an architecture education program that UB School of Architecture and Planning students, alumni and faculty help to run.
Called Architecture + Education, the initiative will receive the 2013 AIA Diversity Recognition Program award for introducing thousands of grade schoolers to architecture over the past 13 years.
Children in the program become tiny architects, blending imagination, art and science in projects that have included designing tree houses, a nature park for snakes and lions, dream bedrooms and a spaghetti tower playground. The goal is to help children develop an appreciation for the built environment, from individual buildings to public parks to whole cities.
Students and faculty from the School of Architecture and Planning contribute to the program by working with teachers and local architects, many of them our alumni, to engage kids in learning activities in the Buffalo Public Schools (BPS). The program's chair is Linsey Graff, a UB architecture graduate and an architectural planner in UB's Capital Planning Group.
Architecture + Education is an initiative of the Buffalo Architecture Foundation. Offered every other year, the program consists of the following components:
"For more than a decade, our students, staff, faculty and alumni have worked with practitioners and educators in the community to bring architecture into Buffalo classrooms. The children they work with come from diverse ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds, and for many of these students, Architecture + Education is the first time they've heard of architecture as a career path."
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Architecture + Education was founded in 2000 by the AIA Buffalo/Western New York chapter. Since then, 75 volunteer architects have worked with more than 2,000 students in 14 different Buffalo schools, Graff says.
Beth Tauke, associate professor of architecture and associate dean in the School of Architecture and Planning, coordinates UB's participation in the program. Dennis Andrejko, former associate professor of architecture, previously served in that role. Kelly Hayes McAlonie, interim director of UB's Capital Planning Group, was one of the program's co-founders.
"The AIA diversity award is a wonderful recognition of the School of Architecture and Planning's commitment to diversity in how we study, teach, research and practice the disciplines of architecture and planning," says Robert G. Shibley, dean of the School of Architecture and Planning.
"For more than a decade, our students, staff, faculty and alumni have worked with practitioners and educators in the community to bring architecture into Buffalo classrooms," he says. "The children they work with come from diverse ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds, and for many of these students, Architecture + Education is the first time they've heard of architecture as a career path."
Tauke recalls one particularly moving story, about a graduate student who encountered a fourth-grader who asked, "Can girls really be architects? I've never heard of that."
The student went on to introduce the little girl to several woman architects and their buildings, according to Tauke. Another student convinced five of his studiomates to join him in working with children after discovering that his first-graders were most motivated when they had individual attention.
"Through this program, our UB students are learning how to teach and give back," Tauke says. "We have a crowd of eager graduate students waiting to jump on board for the fall 2013 A+E program."
Graff, who received her master of architecture from UB in 2010, will attend the 2013 AIA Convention, being held June 20-22 in Denver, to receive the award. She has been involved with Architecture + Education since she was a student.
"People cannot help but to be inspired by the passion and creativity that is generated as a result of the program," Graff says. "What makes the program successful is the interaction between local professionals, School of Architecture and Planning students and the children they volunteer to teach. The children are provided with an alternative way of viewing the world through a lens of architecture, while volunteers are provided with a sense of fulfillment."


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Mark Udall: Romney is no Bob Schaffer
U.S. Sen. Mark Udall complimented his 2008 opponent, Republican Bob Schaffer, when offering his take on the presidential debate in Denver last week.
Most pundits and Americans said that Republican Mitt Romney beat President Obama in the 90-minute debate at the University of Denver.
Udall told a crowd of Democrats gathered for a state House fundraiser Wednesday that Obama had a "tough night." He then talked about his race against Schaffer, a former congressman, four years ago.
"I debated Bob Schaffer 16 times and I had some good nights and I had some great nights and I had couple nights where I wasn't at my best," Udall said. "But I'll give this to Bob Schaffer. The same Bob Schaffer showed up every time. The same Bob Schaffer took the same positions for 16 debates. I took the same positions.
"The Gov. Romney that showed up on that stage was not the Gov. Romney we've seen the last year."
Critics say Romney's position on taxes, in particular, changed.
Dick Wadhams, former state GOP chairman and the manager of Schaffer's campaign, was asked about Udall's comment. "Sounds like my friend Sen. Udall is part of the 'Great Excuse Machine' that President Obama and his allies built in the aftermath of the president's debate defeat last week," Wadhams said.


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MEQUON, Wis. -- Concordia University Wisconsin's women's soccer and volleyball programs travel to Edgewood College for the Northern Athletics Conference Tournament in their respective sports on Tuesday night. Both contests start at 7 p.m.
Women's Soccer (15-4-0) earned the No. 3 seed in the NAC Tournament via their 10-2-0 league record. After defeating No. 6-ranked Wisconsin Lutheran College on Saturday, 1-0, the Falcons will play the Eagles at Breese Stevens Field. EC (15-3-0) defeated CUW in their only contest against each other this season, 2-1, on Oct. 3
There will be live video and live statistics for the women's soccer match.
Volleyball (8-23, 5-7 NAC) begins NAC Tournament play as the No. 8 seed after winning their last three league matches of the season, which was a season-best winning streak. CUW hosted EC (24-8, 11-1 NAC) on Oct. 6, but was swept 3-0 (20-25, 12-25, 25-27). The Eagles enter the tournament as the No. 1-ranked team and host the Falcons in the Todd Wehr Edgedome.
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TRAINING: To prepare for this fight we have been working so much on his speed, timing, physical toughness, Cardio as well as power. A lot of Relson Gracie Bjj and wrestling partners have come and supported this camp. He has been training up to 3 times a day and we hope that he is going to win this fight.
When and why did you start training for fighting? 2004 - Because I like it.
What ranks and titles have you held? King of Kombat Welterweight, Superior Warrior Championships.
Do you have any heroes? No
What is your favorite technique? Any one that wins the fight
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? The opportunity to fight in the UFC is every fighter's dream. The very best competitors in the world are here in this organization and the chance to show that I am the best lightweight in the world is immense. I am going to relish every minute of this journey and lay it on the line every time I step into the Octagon.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Yes. Moliv - Degree in Construction.
What was your job before you started fighting? Wrestler
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Facebreaker: K.O. Party
Never take for granted, or underestimate a person's partiality to beating someone up and leaving a fist shaped indentation on their forehead. Yes: even those casual gamers that you've mollycoddled and pampered with a stream of fluffy, feel-good games for the family, Nintendo. Even ol' Mrs. [insert second name] wouldn't mind getting into a scrap with her granddaughter from time-to-time. And why not? What with the Wii's motion sensing controls, you'd think creating a satisfying, intuitive boxing game would be like expecting Microsoft to shelve out at least a handful of decent First Person Shooters in a twelve month period for their Xbox 360. Right? Well yes: that is right, but anyone expecting an arcade boxing game to rival that of Punch Out!! (or even Ready 2 Rumble), can untie their gloves and throw in the white towel now.
Facebreaker's biggest problem is that it just lacks any sense of weight or sentiment to the fighting (a criminal offence for a boxing game you will agree). As expected, the Wii remote and nunchuck control each hand, and swinging them in any fashion you see fit corresponds to a punch on the screen. For players wanting more than that, you can also hold certain buttons on the controller to throw body or head shots; both feel identical. There are also charged punches and Facebreakers, which is the game's equivalent to a Special or Super and for the fleeting moments at the beginning, are rather entertaining. With that said, it's not unfair at all to expect motion controls to create a realistic feeling of landing a blow to an opponent's kidney, for instance. But punches seldom fell as if they're actually making contact; ultimately, it just looks like a piece of wet paper punching another equally wet piece of paper.
The offensive approach also better be you're only port of call if you're to gain headway in Facebreaker; any thought of a plan that extends beyond the letter A is completely fruitless. It's an "attack or get knocked out" ultimatum, and this stems from the terribly implemented defence, which gives players the choice between dodging and parrying a punch. Both require swinging the arm up or down depending on where you're about to get levelled, (the latter asks the player to hold the block button at the same time as well). And it's not that this system just falls on its arse, it's that the action is so frenetic and fast paced that knowing when to stop an incoming haymaker is almost impossible. So fighting fire with fire really is the only form of defence, and the computer will happily reciprocate. What you regularly end up with is two fighters that look like they belong on the playground of an expensive all boys private school, and not a boxing ring. This button mashing, arm flailing, or whatever the Wii counterpart is, removes all tact from a bout. OK, perhaps expecting a battle of wits in a game called Facebreaker is pushing it a little far, but the lack of a stamina metre or a larger selection of punches just diminishes the boxing experience, and relegates it as nothing more than a game that doesn't know what it wants to be.
Facebreaker outside of its single player aspirations, however, may provide a somewhat pleasant distraction with friends, and it's clear that this game was intended to be an all-human affair. EA has given players a number of nearly identical game modes to plough through, but they really don't offer anything different to the aforementioned happy-slappy, gung-ho mindset cast in stone from the offset. No matter what mode you find yourself in, you're still swinging your arms with very little notion as to what is actually going on. But who knows: with company around, you may actually get to hit someone.
Visually though, Facebreaker is not a bad looker even after a few rounds. Shoddy environments aside, the actual fighters themselves are well designed. None of them are even faintly memorable (I'm damned if I'm called to name one of them), but their faces are wonderfully malleable under the strain of a fist and even though it never feels like you've done any permanent damage, seeing your opponent's car wreck of a face after the bell has rung is unquestionably fulfilling.
But when it comes down to it, Facebreaker is just one glove short of a set. It's a 5th round fighter at best. It's a ring announcer shy of a main event spectacle. It's any other boxing related pun or play on words you can muster up. Facebreaker shows some promise at the start; it's plucky, full of spunk, and mildly charming. But play it more and it becomes apparent that it's nothing but a one tricky pony. That charm and dazzle soon withers away along with your enthusiasm, and Facebreaker ends up punching itself in the face.


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I got to thinking the other day and I came to a surprising realization…
If you have heard me speak or read my books, you'll understand why this is a monumental occurrence. It is a well known fact that I have been a severe worrier for most of my life. While I credit my anxiety with drawing me closer to the Lord, the act of worrying was having the opposite effect. The more I would worry, the less I would trust God. Now, despite two years of full time work as a Catholic Evangelist (with no guaranteed salary and literally living month to month), I have found myself in a position that I never thought possible. I don't worry anymore!
So, what changed? How was I able to finally break free from worrying? The answer will probably surprise you, as it did me. For many years, I tried to stop worrying. I made up my mind many times over the years that I was going to "Let Go, Let God", "Be Not Afraid" and "Let Not My Heart Be Troubled". And I failed, and failed again and failed many times after that. It wasn't until some time not that long ago that I realized that I was trying too hard. I know that it sounds crazy, but the reason that I couldn't stop worrying is that I was trying too hard not to worry!
Before you think that Gary has officially lost his mind, let me finish the thought. I was trying to stop worrying by using the "mind over matter", "positive thinking" approach and that's why I failed. Even though I supplemented this method with a healthy dose of prayer, Bible reading and the Sacraments I couldn't stop worrying. Then one day the answer dawned on me. I was trying so hard that I wasn't letting Jesus help me. As is the case with most people who like control, I was so determined to fix the problem on my own that I wouldn't let anyone, including the Lord, help me. Once I stopped trying so hard and let Jesus do the "heavy lifting", my worrying decreased dramatically. Don't get me wrong, I still experience fear and concern. These feelings are normal and can even be helpful, as they sometimes let you know that it's time to take action. Worrying, on the other hand, is a useless and unproductive response to fear. While there are several correct ways to respond to fear, your overall objective should be to draw near to Jesus. He is the ultimate answer to any problem or difficulty that arises in your life.
If you feel that you're too weak to give up worrying, you're probably right. I'm in the same category. The good news is that the Lord knows that we're weak and that we can't just force ourselves to stop worrying. Instead, He wants us to stop trying to do it on our own and let Him help us. Take it from me, my friends, the easiest way for you to break free from anxiety is by focusing less on giving up worrying and more on Jesus. Doing this has made a huge difference in my life and has finally allowed me to stop worrying.
So where do you start? You start by speaking with Jesus daily and asking Him to take control of your life. Make it a point to read the Bible each day, even for a few minutes. The daily Mass readings are perfect for this. Additionally, receive the sacraments of Holy Communion as often as possible. Finally, turn to the Blessed Mother and ask her to assist you. As you grow closer to the Lord, your worrying will begin to decrease. If you need more assistance, I'm excited to announce that my next book, From Fear To Faith: A Worrier's Guide To Discovering Peace (coming in August 2014 from Liguori Publications) will offer a step by step method for overcoming worry in your life. It's a book designed for those of us who are weak and can't do it on our own. Be sure to sign up for my monthly e-newsletter (in the sidebar to the right) for more details, including how to pre-order the book. I've also developed a new talk, "How To Stop Worrying TODAY" that I'll be presenting in parishes around the county. Contact me to find out how to invite me to speak at your parish.
Don't lose hope, my friends. I finally stopped worrying and you can too. Jesus is the answer and He is waiting to help you!


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The master's degree in chemical engineering combines upper-level coursework with the opportunity to conduct research on a topic within chemical engineering and write a thesis. To earn the master's degree, students must complete requirements in three main areas:
- Core coursework: Core coursework requirements can be found in the course catalog.
- Elective coursework: These courses will be selected with the help of your advisory committee.
- Thesis: You must write and defend a thesis that is approved by your advisory committee.
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John Whitehead: A civil libertarian's job is never done
John Whitehead has been fighting for the rights of the underdog since he was a young pup of a lawyer. This year, the organization he founded to defend religion and other civil liberties– the Rutherford Institute– celebrates its 20th anniversary.
In an office full of art, including both his own and giant mock-ups of Francis Bacon paintings, Whitehead reflects on the state of civil liberties.
"We've come full circle from about 1949-1950– the McCarthy era," he says. "Since 9-11, it's accelerated."
On this particular day, Whitehead points out dangers of the Patriot Act and Operation TIPS, the program that encourages workers to report suspicious activity.
"If you're reading the wrong kind of books," he warns, "the phone guy can turn you in, and you go on a computer data base."
As for the state of the union: "Since George W. Bush took office, it's gotten worse."
The Rutherford Institute is perhaps best known for representing Paula Jones in her lawsuit against then- president Bill Clinton. Whitehead hasn't heard from Jones lately, but he did catch her on TV in a boxing match with Tonya Harding. "Tonya beat the poop out of her," he says.
Renaissance man Whitehead also founded Gadfly, a critically acclaimed, if short-lived, popular culture magazine.
On the floor of his office, leaning against the wall, is Whitehead's mixed-media painting, Blue Baby. It used to hang in the hall, but his wife made him take it down. Even First Amendment advocates can get censored.
Age: 56
What brought you to Charlottesville? The university... and the area. I thought the quality of people would be enhancing. What's the worst about living here? I can't afford a house. We bought a log cabin south of town. We're in the slums of Afton.
Favorite hangout? Big Jim's
Most overrated virtue? I don't think any are overrated. The most important virtue is loyalty. Martin Luther said that without loyalty, you're no better than a goat or a pig.
What would people be surprised to know about you? That I have liberal tendencies.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? My looks
Of what achievement are you proudest? That I didn't sell out
What do people find most annoying about you? I tend to be a perfectionist and to nag a bit. Maybe my primal screams.
Whom do you admire? Dead? John Lennon. Living: Nat Hentoff. He's a good friend and a cheerleader for us.
Favorite book? Orwell's 1984 and [Salinger's] Catcher in the Rye
What causes you to rant? People's tendencies to give away too much in terms of rights and freedoms
What thrills you about life in the 21st century? Plants continue to grow, and God speaks through nature. I live in the woods.
What creeps you out about life in the 21st century? How life continually dehumanizes people. In the future, we're going to come face to face with that. Spielberg speaks to that in AI and Minority Report.
What's your next journey? I think I'm being prepared for a journey. I don't know what it is. I'm learning to wait. Be still and wait for God. There's a lot of beauty in quietness and stillness. Or as Bob Dylan says, "The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind."
What do you drive? Jeep Wrangler
What's in your car CD player right now? McCartney's Band on the Run
What's the most trouble you've ever gotten in? The Paula Jones case. That was a lot of trouble.
What do you regret? The lack of funding to do more here
Favorite comfort food? Wine
What's always in your refrigerator? Sparkling water
Must-see TV? The Sci-Fi channel
Favorite cartoon? Peter Pan. As a kid, I loved Bugs Bunny.
Describe a perfect day: A productive day at the office, then I go home and garden.
Walter Mitty fantasy? I'd be an actor in a sci-fi or horror movie, even if I were just a bum in a gutter.
Who would play you in the movie based on your life? Harrison Ford. Paul Newman is a little too old.
Most embarrassing moment? When I was a junior in high school, I was running through the halls. The glass door was closed and I went through it with everyone watching. I can still see that in slow motion.
Best advice you ever got? Don't turn down a raise.
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Who doesn't love beards and benches? Who doesn't love quirky-yet-relatable conversations between friends? Who doesn't love Philadelphia? (Probably a lot of people, actually—don't answer that last one.)
My Ruined Life has all of these and so much more. The local FirstGlance award-winning web series had its Season 2 Premiere Saturday night at L'etage, above Beau Monde on Bainbridge and I was in attendance, among a few dozen other fans, friends, cast, and crew.
First, a bit about the show. My Ruined Life is a short web series about two friends, Brian (Brian Crowden) and Nate (Nathan Holt), who sit on benches and talk about their quirky, messed up lives on benches around Philadelphia. Brian often plays the straight man, weird as he is himself, to the indescribable oddball that is Nate, who often has encounters with what seems to be a mental projection of his inner-thoughts (manifested as the Man in a Tux with a Beard, played by Greg Bailey). The series features the two having humorous slice-of-life conversations in various outdoor locations around the city, always revealing a bit more about their characters and the interactions they have in the worlds they live in off-screen.
Now, the party:
I arrived at about 5pm and already a small crowd had gathered inside, milling around the bar of the classily low-lit club venue. The atmosphere was jovial as more and more people started filing in. I had an awkward mishap with my drink ticket (this was my first experience with drink tickets) and I planted myself in a corner, clumsily observing the party-goers. Lee Porter, the creator of the series, was an affable and incredibly social host, flitting around from person to person.
As an awkward novice journalist, I waited patiently for an opportunity to score an interview with a cast or crew member, and when I saw it I pounced. I introduced myself to one of the two main stars of My Ruined Life, Brian Cowden, and pulled him away into a quiet corner with me to talk about the series (which he was graciously happy to do, I might add):
Matt Aukamp: Brian, how do you feel about Season 2? What are the differences between it and Season 1?
Brian Cowden: I'm excited about it because in Season 1, we didn't really know what this was going to be. We didn't know the dynamics between all of us. It was shot in three days and it was our first time with the characters and our first time working with Lee… And this one we shot twelve episodes in two days and it went so much smoother than it went the first time.
Matt: Did you still manage to travel around Philadelphia as much?
Brian: We traveled around more, actually. We shot in four different locations and with all that travel, usually, it's hard to coordinate but it was really smooth and we were really on top of it. Me and Nate knew our dynamics and because we had that anchor going in, adding [the new character] Kristen—[a manifestation of my character's subconscious] just like [the Man in a Tux with a Beard is a manifestation of Nate's subconscious]—was very seamless. The foundation was there this time. It was more defined and we could play a little more.
Matt: Is there more improvisation in this season?
Brian: Yeah! There were certain parts where Lee chose not to write because he figured out – after Season 1 – that we riffed off each other really well. So he was like, "I don't have anything written for this part of the scene, but I figure you guys will banter and we'll just keep the camera rolling." And that's what we did. I've never had something go so smoothly. And in such dire heat! We shot in mid-July and I was outside on a bench with a button-down shirt on and a tie, sweating profusely.
Matt: Is there anything you think will be surprising to people in this season?
Brian: We find out a little more about Nate's job. And there are some local celebrity appearances. Ben Franklin makes an appearance. Which is pretty awesome, and was very weird to shoot. And hopefully this season we see a little bit more of Philly and its benches. They range from over on the Waterfront to U Penn's campus to Drexel and even down to Northern Liberties. So we jump around a good bit. And having Kristen enter and having her act with Greg Bailey's character – it's just expanding.
Soon, Lee came over and introduced me to Greg Bailey (Man with Beard in Tux) and Kristen Egermeier (Kristen) and we talked briefly about the differences between the first and second seasons:
Greg Bailey: You know, I think Season 2 is much more refined. We knew what was going on and so we had more time to sort of play with it and I think that made it much looser.
Matt: Kristen, had you seen Season 1 before you joined the cast?
Kristen Egermeier: Yeah. When Lee first asked me to audition, I watched it all. I think it's kind of fun to be able to watch them back-to-back so you can see the [thematic] thread coming along and see them all progressing.
Matt: So how did it meet your expectations?
Kristen: It was interesting because I wasn't sure how the dynamic would change since I'm the only girl. And [entering] this "bro-hood" who all know each other very well, I was like "I don't know how it's going to be adding this new addition." But it really just carried on and it made sense, especially as a compliment to Greg's character. I think it's a great follow-up.
Matt: Is there anything people should specifically look for in Season 2?
Kristen: I think questions will be raised.
[Laughter] (I laughed along, but I'm not quite sure what the joke was, as I haven't seen the season yet. Were they making fun of me? I don't know… They probably all hate me now…)
Greg: The same questions that were raised in Season 1 are going to be raised in Season 2 and the question is going to be, "What is going on?"
Matt: Is there anything else you want to say about Season 2?
Greg: Honestly, I think it's going to be better. Though I liked Season 1. I was in it.
[Laughter] (I got that one.)
Kristen: I liked Season 1 too!
Greg: I just felt that Season 2 will be the better of the two seasons. Especially with Kristen. I remember when she first came on, we had met at Lee's house and Lee was like "She's willing to do whatever crazy thing we want her to do!"
Kristen: They kept asking me if it what they were going to have me do was OK, and I was thinking,"This isn't crazy!" and also, "What is my limitation for crazy?"
As the lights started dimming, we had to wrap up the conversation. I accidentally called Kristen "Lee" (which is on tape and very embarrassing), and we all found our seats, waiting for the premiere to begin. I planted myself in the "Reserved" section, which was a bunch of empty seats and me, sitting awkwardly on the corner of a cushioned seat pouf, as if to say, "I'm just resting here because it's the first place I saw. I could get back up at any second, if someone more important comes and you need me to move." Many other people sat around or stood at the bar or behind the seating area. The room hushed as two trailers and, subsequently, three full episodes played.
About the episodes: If you're a fan of the first season, you will not be disappointed. Everything everyone said to me about this season being even more "fun" and "playful" came through from the first moments of the premiere. The energy was stronger. The characters, more comfortable in their roles. The writing was sharper. And the amazingly cohesive tone the whole series had since the first episode was sustained and furthered in a seemingly effortless way.
Afterward, people milled about for the next hour, chatting about the episodes. "Oh man, you didn't see Season 1? Then you must not have understood all the jokes about the baby wipes and the elastic shorts!" was one thing I overheard. I met Nero Catalano, who wrote the theme music for the show, part of the glue that holds the aforementioned "cohesive tone" together. I also met the series' video editor Sean Huber, local musician, improviser, and filmmaker. As I drifted around, talking to these people, the thing that struck me was how many talented and interesting people with ties to local music, improv, and theater scenes My Ruined Life has working on it. It really makes you root for the show and its cast and crew.
As things began to dwindle down around 7-7:30, I started to make my way out. I had left him alone the majority of the night, as he was the man of the moment and constantly rushing around talking to people, making sure everything went smoothly (and it did). But now it was time to get some words from Lee Porter, who, at this point, was probably exhausted. Here's what Lee had to say:
Lee Porter: This started as something of a personal project. I got frustrated as a writer who's written multiple novels and screenplays, knowing deep down that the first five pages – if I'm lucky – are being read by an intern who's never going to recommend them further. And I know that my favorite joke is on page 60 or page 75 and it's never getting read. And it happens so many times. I [started to] dread going to a movie and seeing somebody doing something where I'm like "Ahh! I've had that and it's been in a screenplay for five years and now it's never hitting pay dirt!" So I was like, "You know what? Why don't I just start doing those favorite bits?" So that's what we did. We decided to do it outside, which helps our budget with lighting and everything. And we show different neighborhoods that people can recognize. The first season wasn't quite as diverse with the backgrounds, but the second season is going to be all over town. So I get to showcase some of my writing—I don't like being in front of the camera—and we get to showcase a lot of Philadelphia talent, on both sides of the camera. [We have a] really talented cast and crew. And now the fun is just kind of seeing how Philly reacts to this now and seeing how Philly connects with this project. I want it to be very Philly-centric but at the same time, very universal. You can be watching this in LA, and you don't have to know this is Philly—we don't make jokes about cheesesteaks—but at the same time, it's very connected to Philly.
Season 2 of 'My Ruined Life' premieres on Sunday, November 18th at www.myruinedlife.com, after which they will take a break for the holidays and resume a weekly release schedule in January.
Matt Aukamp is a writer, performer, and occasional improviser (The Win Show). You can usually find him bothering the world on Twitter at @mattaukamp.
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ORANGEBURG, S.C. – The Coker College baseball team extended their winning streak to five games on Tuesday with a 5-2 win over the Claflin Panthers in 11 innings. The win improves the Cobras to 10-8 on the season.
Senior Matt Bowman (Streator, Ill.) (3-0) earned his third win of the season working in relief for the Cobras.
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