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Freelance Writer Tina Whittle is a sometimes college composition instructor presently working as a mystery writer and tarot reader. She has lived in Statesboro for 12 years, taught at GSU for ten. She has a husband, a daughter, one dog and four chickens.Tina will be on the lookout for stories with character, stories that show who we are here in Statesboro by showing the issues we care about.

Columnist Debra McCorkle began writing liberal commentary when she turned forty, the same year that George W. Bush was first elected president. She has spent the last decade in respectful disagreement with various aspects of the government as well as pondering the rapidly shifting social climate. McCorkle has written for The 11th Hour for the past six years. Her work has also appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle, Hip Mama, and on Georgia Public Radio. The south Georgia native has owned a shop for twenty years and is the proud mother of two daughters. Columnist Bill Knowles is a lifelong Conservative who has lived in the area for over 20 years. He got his first taste of the political process

when at age 9 he proudly handed out buttons for then President Richard Nixon and has been hooked ever since. Bill has held campaign positions for various local, state and national candidates, including President Ronald Reagan, Steve Forbes, Senator Fred Thompson and most recently Senator John McCain. He is currently a member of the Bibb County Republican Party’s Executive Committee and the Georgia GOP’s State Committee. He and his wife Bridget have one son,Teddy. Managing editor, Cory Cunningham Originally from Reidsville, Cory graduated from GSU with a degree in Journalism and spent four years working at the Claxton Newspaper before joining the 11th Hour staff. He’ll continue to help the 11th Hour offer the same great coverage that you’ve come to expect from us over the the past eight years.

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Tuesday, Jan 19 Martin Luther King Jr.

Celebration with Guest Speaker Dr. Michael Eric Dyson Dr. Dyson is an acclaimed public intellectual and best-selling author. Dyson uses the approaching forty-second anniversary of King's assassination as the occasion for a provocative and fresh examination of how King fought, and faced, his own death, and how we should use his death and legacy. A popular Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University, Dyson bridges gaps between generations, connecting civil rights identity to hip-hop culture while forging links between older and younger Americans. Dyson reaches beyond race, addressing the universal commonality of American concern. His books provide some of the most significant commentary on modern social and intellectual thought, interwoven with a combination of cultural criticism, critical race theory, religion, philosophical reflection, and gender studies. His many works deeply probe social themes and cultural politics. His latest book is the New York Times bestseller April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America. The event begins in Georgia Southern’s Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

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Glyphs and Scripts: Writing Systems of the World Explore the beauty and mystery of different writing systems around the world with this exhibit at the Georgia Southern Museum, which runs through April 18. Learn how complex character systems such as Mandarin became not only a means of communication but also an art form used in painting, poetry, and even Olympic symbols. Try your hand at drawing Mayan glyphs, Sumerian cuneiform, or Cherokee graphemes. Find out how and why alphabets revolutionized writing. Compare alphabets used in languages such as Arabic, Greek, and N’Ko. Try creating your own writing system. In cooperation with this exhibit, Mr. W. Andrew Robinson, currently a visiting fellow at Wolfson College, Cambridge, will present two lectures at Georgia Southern University on March 2 and 3, 2010. The GSU Museum is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Call 912.478.5444 for more information.

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Friday, Jan 8

This day in history: Elvis Presley’s “Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog” single goes to #1 and stays there for 11 weeks on this day in 1956.

Elvis: Are You Lonesome Tonight? – Come celebrate the birthday of the Kind of Rock and Roll at the Emma Kelly Theater with a special Elvis Tribute Show, featuring Russ Lanier! Russ will perform as Elvis, complete with a backup band and gospel singers! For intermission, enjoy a special Elvis birthday cake and banana/peanut butter/bacon sandwiches! This is a one show only special to help the Statesboro Arts Council raise special much needed funds for the Emma Kelly Theater! Tickets are going fast, so call to

get yours today! The show begins at 8 p.m. and tickets are $20 for box and front stage seats, $18 for general admission.

Saturday, Jan 9

This day in history: Abigail Van Buren’s “Dear Abby” column first appears in newspapers in 1956.

Bring One for the Chipper – Still trying to get rid of that Christmas tree? Then stop by Anderson General Store between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. for the annual Christmas tree recycling event. Contact Jenna Lawson at (912) 764-6147 or jenna@keepbullochbeautiful.org for more information.

Thursday, Jan 14

This day in history: The Simpson’s premeir on this day in 1990 on Fox-TV.

Theatre: The Elephant Man - Georgia Southern's student organization, Theatre South, presents

this performance of the American classic by Bernard Pomerance. The performance is directed by Kenneth Wigley. Shows begin at 7:30 p.m and tickets are $10 for general admission, $5 for students and children.

Saturday, Jan 16

This day in history: The comic strip “Superman” debuts on this day in 1939.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament Advanced Format tournament, doors open at 11am. $5 entry fee. Galactic Comics and Games. Call for more information, 489-3123.

Tuesday, Jan 19

This day in history: Country singer Dolly Parton was born on this day in 1946.

Intramural Basketball entries due – Tuesday is the last day to sign up for intramural basketball. For more information, visit http://services.georgiasouthern.edu /cri/im/index.html. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration with Guest Speaker Dr. Michael Eric Dyson. The event begins in Georgia Southern’s Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

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Main Street Farmer’s Market every Saturday - Sample some of Bulloch County’s finest produce from 9 a.m. to noon in the Sea Island Bank parking lot downtown. For more information, contact the Downtown Statesboro Development Authority at 912-764-7227. Pet Adoption at Petco from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Sponsored by the Statesboro Bulloch Humane Society.

Student-run Theatre South Presents ‘The Elephant Man’

heatre South, a student run organization at Georgia Southern University will present The Elephant Man Jan. 14-16 at the Averitt Center for the Arts in downtown Statesboro. The Elephant Man is the real life story of John Merrick, a deformed side show freak known only as The Elephant Man. Taken from the streets of White Chapel, he is placed in the London Hospital

under the care of world-class surgeon Fredrick Treves. As Treves struggles to understand Merrick’s condition, a question soon arises: Is Treves saving The Elephant Man or is The Elephant Man saving Treves? “[This play] is a moving piece that makes us reassess what is truly beautiful, what is truly human,” student director Kenneth Wigley said. This year’s production marks the fifth show that Theatre South has produced with an entirely based student cast and crew. The play will be directed by GSU Senior Kenneth Wigley, with John Moran serving as the Technical Director, Bailey McClure – Scenic Design, Amanda Shead – Costume Design, J.D. Lane – Lighting Design, and Elise Shufford Sound Design. This year’s production is being produced in conjunction with the new Alpha Psi Omega Theatre Honor Fraternity at GSU. Theatre South is a student organization dedicated to providing students with multiple opportunities to engage in the theatrical arts. The show runs Jan. 14, 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Emma Kelly Theatre at the Averitt Center for the Arts. Tickets are $10 General Admission, and $5 Student/Child. For more information, please call Kenneth Wigley at 678-327-9857 or e-mail at kennethwigley@gmail.com

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GSU’s Basketball Intramural entry deadline is January 19 with games beginning Jan. 25. Soccer begins Feb. 8 and innter tube water polo starts Feb. 9.

Stay Fit with Intramurals

ooking for a way to have fun and get some exercise? Well, GSU Intramural sports are gearing up, so gather up a group of friends or neighbors and join the fun! Don’t have a team? Don’t worry, you can also sign up as a free agent and join one of the other teams. Spring intramurals include basketball, soccer, softball, swimming, water polo, golf, flag football and tennis, though some of them don’t start for another few months. First up is basketball, and the deadline to sign up is Jan. 19, with games beginning Jan. 25. Soccer games begin Feb. 8, with the deadline to sign up on Feb. 2. The deadline for inner tube water polo is also Feb. 9, and if you want to sign up for intramural softball, be sure to get your entry in before Feb. 23. “Intramurals are a very social atmosphere. There’s not many places where you get to pick your own team,” said CRI Associate Director of Programs Matt Horst, explaining why the games don’t just help with physical wellness but social as well. The intramurals program is expecting another year featuring a record number of teams, Horst said. Last year, 152 teams competed in the basketball intramural league, made up not only of students, but also faculty and staff, which can lead to some interesting matchups when professors face off against some of their students. Maybe you want to get involved with

intramurals, but you’d rather be an official? It’s easy, just show up at the officials’ clinics to learn more about how to get started. For basketball, the first officials’ clinic will be Jan. 18 at 9 p.m. in the Seminar Room. Intramural Sports at Georgia Southern is home to one of the most respected and successful officials' development programs in the nation, and GSU officials have worked events all over the southeast. Becoming an official provides students with a unique employment opportunity in which they may develop leadership skills, meet new people, earn extra money, and have fun. Training clinics for each sport are conducted by an experienced staff of professionals and students and include instruction in rules, mechanics, and officiating philosophy. “It’s a great campus job,” said CRI Associate Director of Programs Matt Horst. “It’s an avenue for people looking to give back to their community, as well as people looking to further their skills as an official. Many people here in the office, and in intramurals offices across the country, got their start through officiating.” In addition to exciting on-campus activities, intramural officials also have opportunities to experience various extramural events, high school associations, and community recreational leagues.

resident Grube’s tenure at Georgia Southern may be over, but the President’s 10-Year report on the progress of the University is up online at http://georgiasouthern.edu/10year/.The report highlights some of the significant examples of GSU’s success of the past decade and provides a good view of the changes on campus and beyond over the years. “Georgia Southern University has a long history of accomplishing the remarkable – sometimes the improbable.” Say’s the President in his introduction letter. “its founding in 1906 came against the odds of the day, and with each succeeding decade Georgia Southern has reinvented itself time and time again to meet the challenges of shifting fortune and miss ion. In the tradition of determination and can-do spirit, faculty, staff, students, and alumni have worked tirelessly to raise the national and international stature of the University.” The Report also had some good things to say about GSU Athletics. Georgia Southern athletics began the past decade in style, with the Eagles defeating Youngstown State 59-24 to win the 1999 Football Championship Subdivision national title.The Eagles added to their record number of championships a year later, earning number six with a 27-25 win over Montana. Along with the football team’s five Southern Conference championships and six playoff appearances since 1999, two Eagles have captured the Payton Award – the Football Championship Subdivision’s equivalent of the Heisman Trophy – since 1999: running back Adrian Peterson and quarterback Jayson Foster.The past 10 years have also seen conference titles and/or postseason berths for the baseball, golf, softball, volleyball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and women’s track and field teams, and a National Cheerleading Association championship. The Georgia Southern University Athletic Foundation, Inc. raised more than $16 million between 1999-2009, providing scholarships for student-athletes and facility construction, enhancement, and maintenance.To read more on GSU’s decade of achievement, visit the website noted above.

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Holiday Criminals

hile holidays always bring family, fun and festivities, they also bring out the people who see them just as an opportunity to take other people's things while they're not at home. So of course, there were some burglaries over Christmas and New Year's, but the police do seem to have curtailed some of the thefts, judging by the rash of burglaries leading up to Christmas. Then there's alcohol.This is also a double-edged sword, as alcohol can make the holidays fun or, in some cases, merely tolerable, while some people take it too far and cause trouble.There was a lot of alcohol-related trouble in the 'Boro over the holidays, as several people woke up in a jail cell following a drunken ride, which is a lot better than the alternative of not waking up in the hospital. One man in particular was just begging for trouble on Dec. 29 though, as he decided to take a drunken drive down South College Street, with an open drink in the car, and without a license or brake lights. That same night, police had to respond to East Georgia Regional Medical Center to arrest a man in the Emergency Room who kept yelling and trying to fight the employees working there. And as usual, someone tried unsuccessfully to steal something funny from Wal-Mart, in this case, a couple of juvenile girls on New Year's Day who tried to take three pairs of socks, four pairs of panties and some makeup. It seems everyone was trying to look their best for cheap as there were several reports of makeup and hair care products stolen around town over the holidays.

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10 New Year’s Resolutions for College Students Starting the New Year off right

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written by a hard-ass professor

ew Year's offers everyone—college students included—a brandnew start. And just in case some of you are still in the market for New Year's resolutions, we'd like to respectfully recommend that you make 2010 the year in which you resolve not to be a: College tourist. Some students think they'll show up for class only when the spirit moves them. And when they do deign to appear, these students wind up zoning out anyway, never bothering to take a single note and even dozing off here and there. Being a tourist might be great in Europe, but when you miss 20 percent of the classes and all the info and hints the professor drops about papers and tests, your trip in college isn't going to be the yellow brick road.

24-7 partyer. For some students, the weekend starts on Thursday and finally winds down on Monday. That is, unless there's ladies night at the bar on Tuesday or half-price margaritas on Wednesdays. Sure, nothing wrong with a bit of fun now and then, but you're at college to learn, right?

Grade grubber. Some students are focused, like a laser beam, only on the grade. They go to the prof to argue after losing half a point on a shortanswer test and dispute like a mad dog when a friend who didn't work nearly as hard scored 3 points higher on a paper. But being so obsessed with grades robs you of any enjoyment at college and can backfire when you irritate your professor into nit-picking your grade downward.

Constant complainer. For some students, everything is 100 percent wrong, 100 percent of the time. The classes are too big, the professors too boring, that material too irrelevant, the social scene too lame ... (the problems are limited only by the whiner's imagination). Yes, college can have all of these problems, but you only make it worse by putting your energies into being negative instead of taking action to make things better. Since it's a new year, you might consider changing your major (yours for the price of an administrative form), joining a new team or club (how about the intramural luge team or the middle-ofthe-road Democrats against healthcare), or making a new friend or finding a new partner (you know how to do that).

Procrastinator. That's someone who does no job before its time and always puts off today what can be done tomorrow. Inevitably, at some point in the semester (usually right at test time), the procrastinator morphs into the cramster: the student who has only one night to study 15 weeks' worth of material or to write a 20-page term paper that was assigned eons ago. Funny how that usually doesn't turn out so well.

Corner cutter. Some students always try to get by with the minimum amount of work needed. There's a four- to six-page paper assignment? Maybe three pages would do the trick, with two words trailing onto the top of Page 4. Two hundred pages of reading? Only if it's guaranteed to be on the test. A 15-minute seminar presentation?

Professor James Steward submitted his top ten resolution suggestions for college students at associatedcontent.com. Maybe I could prepare 8 minutes' worth and just talk slowly. But think about it for a second. When you cut corners, you're only cheating yourself, especially since you're paying full cost for an education that will end up being worth about 20 cents on the dollar after all the corners have been cut. Parasite. Some students are always leaching off someone else. If they're not on the iPhone five times a day to their parents or E-mailing papers home for proofreading, they're depending on their study group to help them solve every math problem. Or in the worst case, they're getting their smartest friend to do the Spanish homework for them. Look, there's nothing wrong with using a lifeline once in a while, but if you're always transferring the responsibility— and the work—to someone else, you're defeating the whole point of college.

Ass kisser. Here's one you know: someone who always relies on charm to get ahead. While everyone else is rushing for the exits after class, this person is rushing to the front of the class to gush about how great the lecture was. Come the test, he or she is putting smiley faces at the end of the paper with the inscription "I just LOVE this class!!!"

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Sure, professors enjoy kind words, but there's a thin line between complimenting and laying it on too thick. Going rogue-er. Some students feel compelled to say whatever's on their mind (student to teacher: "When will this class get better?") and to do whatever they want, even if that means completely disregarding the prof's instructions, not bothering to read the comments when the paper is returned, or taking whatever courses they want regardless of the requirements. Unfortunately (for the rogue), college is a pretty organized and rule-governed sort of place. Don't follow the instructions? Get a C plus. Ignore the comments? Another C. Lacking requirements? No degree on time. You get the idea.

Superhero. Some students are always "supersizing," as a result either of their own bravado or because of their own indecisiveness ("I can't choose one, so I'll do all"). Such folk sign up for 21 hours of credits. They take not one but three majors and sometimes a minor to boot, all while working full time. Maybe you know one person who can actually handle all this. After all, someone does win the lottery. But it's not likely to be you.

10 New Year’s Resolutions for College Students

FEATURE

Starting the New Year off right

written by a witty peer

them and that despite the craziness and raging parties that is college, we acknowledge them.

“I resolve to be more studious.” Yes, we made it into college, but some of us stopped making the effort to work after we got in. So, I suppose this applies to those of us who consider beer "brain food," and call fraternity parties "study sessions." Wait, but it also applies to the overachieving nerd whose transcript this semester was blemished by a single Aand who started cursing in Latin while correctly answering 95% of the board in a Jeopardy! episode. I suppose even the best of us are never content.

“I resolve to resolve any issues with my roommate(s).” The truth hurts, but do you know what can hurt more? Not revealing the truth and thereby making your own life independent. Ideally, there shouldn't be any rifts between roommates, but there come times when addressing/resolving the issue may induce short-term pain but result in long-term contentment. I had an issue with one of my roommates during my early years in college (right now, I am an undergraduate junior) and I was hesitant about telling him what my issue with one of his habits was. However, I took a leap of faith by talking things over with him. We got into an argument and I don't think we spoke for about half a week. However, we both came to the realization that despite our differences, it was both of our responsibilities to jointly resolve any issues. From that point forward, we had a very understanding roommate relationship that set the tone for the rest of the year. Yes, not being able to talk to my roommate for half a week was painful, but it could have been worse.

'll admit it: I'm a college student. Hey, that's not so bad, right? Truth be told, if the world was perfect, who would need resolutions? And you know, college students are no exception. After thinking long and hard (translation: after pulling an all-nighter as if I had a final examination the next day), here were the 10 resolutions that I felt most college students across the nation would agree with.

“I resolve to attend my classes more regularly.” Yeah, this seems quite related to #10, but it's different. When we get a bad grade on a midterm exam, that's disappointing. When we arrive to class only to find out that the professor canceled class for that one day you decide to sit through the whole hour-long class waiting for the professor and students to pour in... well... that's just embarrassing and sad. At least with attending more classes, one would be more aware of what's going on in the class and when not to come to class.

“I resolve to get out more.” We often hear that college is the best 4 years (or 5 or more years if we can never get out) of our lives. It's time to stop playing that Guitar Hero or Rock Band game for six hours everyday, and it's time to get out with your friends and experience things that you'll never be able to experience again... good things, of course.

“I resolve to call my parents more.” Nothing is a bigger slap in the face to parents like a nonresponse to a phone call or a care package they sent. The least we can do is at least let our parents know that we're alive, and if we have a good relationship with them, to tell them that we love

“I resolve to lose weight.” This isn't much different from the average American, I suppose. All I can say is, "Freshman 15."

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“I resolve to follow my school's sports teams more.” If you're one of those students who body paints himself the colors of your college/university and yells for most of the game for America to see through a national broadcast, then this doesn't apply to you. If you go to Duke University, haven't been to a single basketball game, and don't know who "Coach K" is, then this definitely applies to you. Even if your college/university is not big on sports, check out the sports scene. Some colleges and universities have club sports teams that have better success compared to the varsity teams. Or, perhaps, you might want to take up intramural sports in order to satisfy your inner athlete. Sports have a way of promoting unity, and it's tough to top a college experience of cheering along your school among 90,000 other fans against an in-state rival school.

A junior, student Abram Han submitted her top ten New Year resolutions for her college-aged peers. Read more at Associatedcontent.com. “I resolve to spend less money.” Yes, many college students are quite poor due to the loans they take out, and so forth. However, some people run low of funds because of impulse buying. College has a way of bringing out our materialistic side, but it's time we take a stand and be thankful for some of the things we do have. You know it's pretty bad when your roommate purchases an Xbox 360 with the money that was supposed to be spent on textbooks.

“I resolve to find the person I can spend the rest of my life with (or at least see what's out there).” My parents enforced one strict rule while I was growing up: "Don't date until you're in college." Then, my parents started to get worried about the prospects of me not marrying once I leave college. My parents had talked with their friends, who just happen to give mom and dad a healthy dose of unmarried horror stories. Anyway, my philosophy is that you can't force love, but if there's an opportunity, then seize it (or him... or her). If you think about it, college is a great environment to meet a variety of different people. It lets us college students see the best and worst in each other. Can't find the perfect companion? No sweat. Not everyone is meant to find their future husband or wife in college, but it certainly seems

like a great place to start if they haven't already done so. Often, general society stings us with the stereotype as a population that only seeks one night stands, but trust me, us college kids are quite a longterm thinking bunch! “I resolve to find a job despite the tumultuous and tanking economy.” I had some reservations about putting this as a #1 resolution for college students for 2010, but within the context of a terrible economy, I thought it was quite relevant. College is often seen as an avenue towards a career (as evidenced by one's major, usually), but with the job market shrinking, one wonders whether a college student's dream of working at a certain firm or in a certain industry is doable. To all college students, I'll say this: don't give up. I am a firm believer in the saying "When there's a will, there's a way... especially when your name is Will!" Jokes aside, even finding any decent job might be a tough task for us, but I don't think we came to college to fail. Rather, we came to college to gather a depth and breadth of experiences that would help prepare us as the future leaders of this country. Before I sound any more like a propaganda speaker, I believe that we can all pull through, and that adversity sometimes brings out the best qualities in us.

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ART & ENTERTAINMENT Two new releases to see before the Golden Globe awards on January 17. Up in the Air, an action/comedy up against Avatar and Inglorious Basterds for Best Picture, and Crazy Heart, a motion picture musical/comedy starring Jeff Bridges. These two films have snagged six and two nominations respectively and represent two of the best movies of 2009. Enjoy!

new releases and upcoming movie reviews

Up in the Air, In theatres now From Jason Reitman, the Oscar nominated director of 'Juno,' comes 'Up in the Air,' the timely odyssey of Ryan Bingham (Oscar winner George Clooney), a corporate downsizer and consummate modern business traveler who, after years of staying happily airborne, suddenly finds himself ready to make a real connection. Ryan has long been contented with his unencumbered lifestyle lived out across America in airports, hotels and rental cars. He can carry all he needs in one wheelaway case; he's a pampered, elite member of every travel loyalty program in existence; and he's close to attaining his lifetime goal of 10 million frequent flier miles-- and yet...Ryan has nothing real to hold onto. Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Danny R. McBride. ‘Up in the Air’ is leading the Golden Globe nominations with six nods. Crazy Heart, In theatres now Crazy Heart features Jeff Bridges as a washed-up country-and-western singer. A

low-budget affair made by Country Music Television, the film might have gone straight to DVD if ICM hadn't gone to bat for a theatrical release on behalf of first-time writer-director Scott Cooper. The agency's persistence is paying off in Oscar buzz for Bridges, who has been nominated four times in his career and has always gone home empty-handed. (He was royally snubbed in 1988 for his role as ‘The Dude” in the ‘Big Lebowsky’.) If the Golden Globe nomination he earned this week is any sign, it seems probable that he'll be recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his performance in Crazy Heart as the alcoholic singer-songwriter Bad Blake — and while the film isn't quite the timeless gem Lebowski is, Bridges playing the perennially soused is, once again, spectacularly award-worthy. Starring Jeff Bridges and

Maggie Gyllenhaal. (above, AP). The official synopsis from the studio calls Bridges character in ‘Crazy Heart’ a richly comic, semi-tragic romantic antihero named Bad Blake. Blacke is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who’s had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can’t help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean (Maggie Gylllenhall), a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician. As he struggles down the road to redemption, Bad learns the hard way just how tough life can be on one man’s crazy heart.

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Cambridge 130 Lanier Dr. • (912)-681-2262 • www.southernstudenthousing.com Bedrooms/Baths: 1/1, 2/2, 3/3, 4/4, 4/2 • Amenities: Resort-style Pool & Sand Volleyball Court, 24-Hour Fitness Center, Gameroom, Computer Lab & Study Rooms, 2 Tanning Beds, Located on GSU Bus Route, 24-Hour Maintenance Available • Television Service: Extended Cable with HBO, included with rent • Internet Service: High Speed Ethernet, included with rent• Separate Leases: Yes • Parking: Parking stickers are issued, visitor spaces are allotted • Furnished/Unfurnished: Furnished • Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer, Dishwasher: All listed, Microwave and Garbage Disposal also included • Length of Lease: Year • Online Payment: All Major Credit Cards are Accepted • Campus Parking Permit Available: No

Campus Club 211 Lanier Dr. • (912)-681-2582 • www.ccstatesboro.com Bedrooms/Baths: 2/2, 3/3, 4/4 • Amenities: 2500 square ft. fitness center, tanning beds, video lounge, pool, computer lab • Television Service: Cable with HBO • Internet Service: Free Wireless • Separate Leases: Yes • Parking: Parking stickers are issued, visitor spaces are allotted • Furnished/Unfurnished: Furnished • Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer, Dishwasher: All listed • Length of Lease: Year • Online Payment: Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, Check, Money Order • Campus Parking Permit Available: No

Copper Beach 1400 Statesboro Place Cir. • (912)-681-8307 • www.copperbeechtownhomes.com Bedrooms/Baths: 1/1, 2/2, 3/3, 4/4 • Amenities: Pool, Basketball Court, Volleyball Court, 24 hr. Gym &Resident activities• Television Service: Cable • Internet Service: DSL • Separate Leases: No• Parking: Residents receive a sticker, visitor spaces are allotted • Furnished/Unfurnished: Both • Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer, Dishwasher: All • Length of Lease: Year • Online Payment: Check, Credit Card, Money Order• Campus Parking Permit Available: Yes

Seasons Apartments 819 Robin Hood Trail • (912)-681-2440 • seaapts@frontiernet.net Bedrooms/Baths: 2/2 • Amenities: Swimming pool, beautiful fishing lake, sand volleyball court, picnic and grill area, PET FRIENDLY • Television Service: Cable w/HBO • Internet Service: Wireless Highspeed • Separate Leases: Yes • Parking: Residents receive a sticker, visitors are welcome • Furnished/Unfurnished: Unfurnished • Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer, Dishwasher: All • Length of Lease: Limited 6 mos. available, Year • Online Payment: No • Campus Parking Permit Available: Yes

University Pines 122 Lanier Dr. • (912)-681-2234 • www.univpines.com Bedrooms/Baths: 2/2, 3/3, 4/2, 4/4 • Amenities: Sparkling Pool and Hot Tub, Fitness Center, Computer Lab, Tanning Bed, Gameroom, Volleyball and Basketball Courts • Television Service: Cable with HBO • Internet Service: High Speed Ethernet • Separate Leases: Yes • Parking: Parking stickers are issued, visitor spaces are allotted • Furnished/Unfurnished: Furnished • Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer, Dishwasher: Refrigerator, Washer/Dryer Combos, Diswasher and Microwave • Length of Lease: Year • Online Payment: Visa, Mastercard • Campus Parking Permit Available: No JANUARY 6 - 19, 2010

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make this allusion far more than a person over ten years of age should, but when I walked into Chops I thought of Bugs Bunny cartoons when he walks into an Indian Chief’s teepee and it’s palacial inside. Given the unassuming Clark Kent downtown location next to Statesboro Brews (On East Main), I would never have guessed that inside it supermans its way into a lovely and open Soho chic dining room. Imagine the shame of a steak house having to be reviewed by a vegetarian! So luckily, my Doppeleater and onion-ring fiancé Britt, aka Food Dude, a devoutly pro-meat and anti-“dirt food” eater, joined me. The first thing we were given was a complimentary appetizers sampler (it’s good to be a food reviewer!) with the restaurant’s beer-battered chicken chops($7), Fried Filet Tips with Sweet Teriyaki ($9), Crab-Stuffed Portabella ($9), and the chef’s special starter for the day, bacon-wrapped scallops. After Britt and I discussed the tragedy of my shellfish allergy, we ordered our main courses. I had the Portabella Stack ($14) which was served over a spinach risotto. Before the entrée, I had a choice of the soup du jour (Cream of Asparagus) or a salad, so I chose the soup, which I found a little thin. It was more cream, less asparagus and didn’t have the additional seasoning to make up for the absent vegetable. I did very much like my entrée, and I also got a glass of the Erath Pinot Noir ($8.50) that our server, Shayna, recommended with it. The risotto was al dente without being crunchy, and the mushroom was meaty and salty and without the dirt taste that a badly gilled or ungilled portabella can sometimes have. The pinot was a tamer wine than I really get into, but it went well with the dish – pinot noir is usually a safe bet with most mushrooms because that grape in particular seems to love and keep its soil, and mushrooms are the king fungus of the land, always retaining just that little bite of earth. As for desserts, I got carrot cake ($5), which I liked because it had pecans in the frosting between each layer, and also because the carrots in the cake still had the occasional crunch, which was kind of refreshing and seemed like a hip touch, like Ikea’s take on a Laz-E-Boy. I think Chops would be an excellent date spot, but I like it even more as a potential girls’/boys’ night out, especially because of the beautiful bar area, great $7-8 martini and specialty drink menu (A bartender I talked to said that the Pomegranite popper, with Absolut Citron, Pom juice, Grand Marnier, and sprite, was one of the most popular drinks), and high class but laid back atmosphere. - Sarah Goss

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KBOB Kelly’s The best of both worlds for people on the go or short on cash. Inexpensive yet delicious. Drive thru, dine in or enjoy the patio. Try the KBOB, or all you can eat boneless wings.The buffet of condiments and sauces is unlike any other. Huge selection of imported, domestic and microbrew draft beer.The patio is an ideal hangout, pet friendly and host to live music. 516 S Main St., 912.489.3365, Closed Sun., L,D • BAR • $

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Birthplace: Marietta, Georgia Where she works: Manny’s Grill What she recommends: The almond-crusted grouper. The almonds add a distinct flavor to the grouper and our seafood is always really fresh. Favorite restaurant other than where she works: I like the Millhouse here in town, but if I'm going out of town I love Olive Garden. Guilty Pleasure: I'm a health freak, but Scoops' ice cream is really good. I always get the fat free vanilla with walnuts and chocolate chips.

Buffalo’s Southwest Cafe An appealing, value-priced southwestern style menu, family friendly dining in a fun and unique casual atmosphere. Catering available and Express Lunches under $6! Great live music venue as well. 120 Lanier Drive, 681WINGS. L, D • BAR • $-$$ Loco’s Grill & Pub Casual dining and full bar, Loco’s was founded in 1988 in Athens, GA. A great hangout for friends, the menu has grown to include appetizers, salads, specialty sandwiches, wings, grilled burgers and entrees. 91 Briarwood Lane, 912.681.2002, Open 7 days a week, L, D • BAR • $

Gnat’s Landing takes you to the beach. Serving fresh seafood, sandwiches, salads and all of your home-cooked favorites.Try the

on eating, drinking and local specialties fried pickles or the cheese grits. Now offering delivery and a new $6 lunch menu. Great venue for happy hour and live music. 470 S Main St., (912) 489-8291. L,D • BAR • $$

Manny's Neighborhood Grille A Sports Bar with great food, from grouper fingers to corndogs, Buffalo oysters to Greek specialties. Delivery available. 230 South Main Street, (912) 4891004. L, D • BAR • $-$$

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Coconut Thai Restaurant Statesboro’s first Thai restaurant, with something for everyone, from salads to noodles to curries, and foods you definitely won’t find anywhere else in town, like Rambutan Juice, all those delicious and complex Thai curries, and, of course, Pad Thai. 7 College Plaza, 912.681.1759, L, D • BAR • $$

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Dos Primos Straight-up, no fuss Mexican; burritos, nachos, tacos, you get the picture. 8770 Hwy 301, 8713233. L, D • BAR • $

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The Millhouse A steakhouse with far more than just steak on the menu, this is place to sample from an amazingly diverse fare including creatively-prepared steak dishes, oriental favorites and a wide variety of Italian-style meals.They won multiple Readers’ Choice Awards in 2009, including the coveted title of “Best Restaurant.” Live music

on a pretty regular basis on their expansive porch – 1601 Statesboro Place Cir., 912.871.6474, L, D • BAR • $$

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French Quarter Café Statesboro’s home for Authentic Cajun cuisine,The French Quarter has streamlined its menu while maintaining the originality of the escape to an afternoon or evening in the Big Easy. Try the Jambalaya or Shrimp and Grits. Be sure to check calendars for the great live music offerings the establishment regularly presents. 106B Savannah Ave., 912.489.3233, L,D • BAR • $$

Sugar Magnolia Bakery Home to a variety of sweets and breads, including authentic baguettes, croissants, and danish. Get there early to try their ham and cheese rolls, or come by for lunch to have a delicious sandwich on freshly made rosemary foccacia bread. Pizza nights are Thursday and Friday from 5 p.m.8 p.m., and brunch is served on Saturday from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. 106 Savannah Ave., 764.2090, B, L, D • $

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Christopher’s Voted “Best New Restaurant” by 11th Hour readers, Christopher’s provides an unparalleled gourmet experience in fine American cuisine. Perfect for a romantic evening. Now serving lunch 11am-2pm with a more affordable menu. 441 S. Main St., 912.681.6188, Closed Sun. & Mon. D • BAR • $$$

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For the last seven years the 11th Hour has allowed me the extraordinary privilege of writing virtually anything on my mind regarding the government, culture, and my place in the world. However, the many hours of keeping up with the minutiae of news has left me with a mental weariness.

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Local Liberal, “Mama Karma” takes on the issues plagueing the southeast and the world, one column at a time. macon@11thHourOnline.com

The Last Column After seven years, Mama Karma is moving on

olitics is everything and nothing. It's a handy template to overlay on reality when events get confusing. Before I wrote about politics, I tried my hand at poetry, parenting essays, and a four year personal blog. I once even took second place in an erotic short story contest on Nerve.com. I kept searching for the sort of subject that would inspire me to just keep on writing. Everything one writes is ultimately about the same thing, of course – making sense of one's own life and other living things on planet Earth. I have long viewed the world while driving past cotton fields and vegetable stands and strip malls, pondering the South as it emerges from the last layer of decaying glory. Being born and raised south of the gnat line, folks like me know a few things: about dirt, sweat, heat, soul, rhythm, and most especially, change. I decided several years ago that my ruminations regarding the role of the government in the lives of me and my fellow Americans allowed a way to eventually touch on all of the above. For the last seven years the Eleventh Hour has allowed me the extraordinary privilege of writing virtually anything on my mind regarding the government, culture, and my place in the world. The first columns were a clearinghouse of anger over the Bush administration and its eagerness to engage the country in not one, but two wars. I could write position papers on environmental issues and social concerns and everything that a lifetime of reading and thinking about our government's shifting positions regarding its role on – well, everything. Back then, I had a lot to say. There is still plenty to read and ruminate over, in fact, more than ever. The internet is clogged with opinions and message boards and social networking sites and everyone seems to be a pundit these days. It has become more and more cumbersome to sift through the sea of information in order to feel that fresh feeling of personal perspective in the gut – that familiar sensation which I wait for before sitting down to type the next column. I believe that the time has come for me to write about something other than politics. There's a few ideas I'm kicking around. However, since my daughters are grown, I don't think that I'll go back to parenting essays. The erotica field is pretty crowded, too. But there are other possibilities, and all I need is the giant block of time that I have been spending reading far too much news in order to write a bi-weekly column. Farewell, Guardian UK and Huffington Post and Alternet and Slate. I'll check in from

time to time, but will not have every morning pot of coffee hanging out with a dozen news sites. The past years writing for The Eleventh Hour have been immensely rewarding – for one thing, my children know that I can do something besides run the hippie store which has paid most of my bills in their lifetimes. Thanks to the column, complete strangers come up to me on the street and call me Mama Karma. And because of the interviewing opportunities afforded to me by the paper, I can always tell folks that I got to talk to both Gandhi's grandson and Wanda Sykes. My relatives tend to avoid speaking about anything political in my presence anymore, now that they can read my views which are downright radical within most of the immediate family. Now those are some of the benefits of a sweet writing gig. However, the many hours of keeping up with the minutiae of news has left me with a mental weariness; whereas it used to be easy to come up with a subject that I had not written about for the paper, lately it takes considerable research to even think of something relatively new for me to say about the state of the political world. I don't want to send in hackneyed, jaded work. I really need to take a break from political punditry and focus on some shiny, happy things. Thanks for reading. I particularly want to thank the readers who encouraged me with kind words both in person and in letters. They kept me writing the next thousand words, month after month, when the news fatigue had hit the hardest. Keep sending letters and support this humble newspaper which endeavors to stay independent in this difficult economic time. Remember this: politics matters. The south matters. Good food and good music matters. The earth matters. So I hope that you make whatever you have chosen to do mean something amazing, because you only get one chance to live this life – and it all really does matter.

Do you think you can fill Mama Karma’s GOP-stomping shoes? The 11th Hour is looking for a like-minded, liberal that can write an opinionated column twice a month, and meet deadlines. Interested persons, please email: meaganevans11@gmail.com

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Don’t think for one moment that Marshall is going unnoticed by the Obama Administration. Eventually, in true Obama fashion an ultimatum will be given to Congressman Marshall; an ultimatum that could put over 13,000 Georgia workers and their families at risk.

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Hope and Change

ope and Change. That’s all we have heard since Barack Obama burst upon the national scene almost three years ago. To the President’s credit, the United States is starting to see the results of his mantra. As we come close to the end of his first year of occupancy in the White House, President Obama, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are changing our country from capitalism to socialism faster than kudzu covers an old barn while the hopes of the American people are starting to slide into a “national malaise” much like Jimmy Carter spoke about in 1979. In one short year President Obama has taken over the auto industry, the banking industry and is perilously close to taking over health care, all in the name of “Hope and Change”. Every day as Americans watch the news, we see our individual rights and freedoms slowly being taken away, all in the name of “Hope and Change.” But what the average American is NOT seeing is what Obama and his band of thugs are doing to try and accomplish this Alinskyian Utopia. (If the reference is not immediately clear, please Google Saul Alinsky and his book “Rules for Radicals”, you can thank me later.) As I write this article, the Senate is still debating Obamacare and the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, if you can call it a debate. This week, Senator Joe Lieberman, Independent from Connecticut, was making a speech to the Senate outlining amendments he planned on adding to the act. Presiding over the Senate that day was our good friend from Minnesota, Democratic Senator Al Franken, the artist formally known as Stuart Smalley. In true Bolshevik form, Franken refused to grant his fellow Senator one minute extra to close his remarks, which has been a timehonored and routine request in the Senate since its’ creation. Way to go putz. A much more disturbing incident that happened this week was perpetrated by one of Obama’s own Chicago hatchet men, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, toward Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson, also a Democrat. Nelson has gone on record as saying he would not support any health care bill that includes federal funding for abortions, which the current bill has included. In a move straight out of a scene from the Sopranos, Emanuel told Nelson that if he didn’t support the bill as it was currently in the Senate, he would make sure that Offutt Air Force Base in Nelson’s home state of Nebraska would be immediately put on the BRAC list for base closures. How’s that for “Hope and Change”? For one vote our ‘beloved’

President, through his chief sniveling toady, has threatened the livelihood of almost 11,000 American taxpayers. I pray that both Senators Lieberman and Nelson can withstand the terroristic threats volleyed by their colleagues and their President. I urge everyone to contact Senator Lieberman at 202-224-4041 and encourage him to stay the course and vote against this bill. I also urge everyone to contact Senator Nelson at 202-224-6551 and beg him to also vote against this bill. The Nelson situation should teach Middle Georgians a lesson. Robins Air Force Base should not be taken for granted so long as we have a Democratic Congressman representing the 8th District, especially a Democrat like Jim Marshall. Marshall never endorsed Obama nor campaigned for him. Marshall’s votes are dictated by Nancy Pelosi as he never votes on a controversial bill until the Democrats have cleared their majority and don’t need his vote for passage. How long will it take before Obama figures out he can control Marshall by using Robins as a bargaining chip, much in the same manner that he is attempting to control Senator Nelson all to garner one more vote? Can Middle Georgia survive without the economic impact Robins has on it? Sure we can survive…much like Flint, Michigan… come on, it would be devastating! Don’t think for one moment that Marshall is going unnoticed by the Obama Administration. Eventually, in true Obama fashion an ultimatum will be given to Congressman Marshall; an ultimatum that could put over 13,000 Georgia workers and their families at risk. Is the 8th District really ready to take that chance by re-electing Jim Marshall? Me thinks not. There is no doubt that the American people need “Hope and Change” but not by changing our whole economic system in hopes that recovery will come. Tax cuts need to be given to the people who pay taxes and create jobs. Stimulus money should not go to the people who have already had their hands out for generations. A prime example of this is right here in Macon as Felton Homes gets a makeover at the cost of $130,000 per unit. People who live there will have neither reason nor desire to do any better for themselves. Why should they? Macon’s housing projects cost more per unit than the average single family home does. And we wonder why Macon is the seventh poorest city in the United States. The United States better “Hope” that we “Change” some incumbent Democrats with Republicans in the next two elections. Please send me your comments or suggestions at billknowles63@gmail.com . JANUARY 6 - 19, 2010

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From Pink Floyd covers to their growing southeast fan base, meet Wine on the Rocks There’s nothing quite like the feeling of seeing your friends on stage—a rush of memories of days past mashed with the fleeting thought that “damn, these boys really are good”. To these few good men from South Georgia, blues and classic rock are no stranger. They grew up listening to the groundbreaking music from the 60s and 70s and ever since picking up their first guitars, performing the music they loved was a dream. Now that dream has become a reality. From the outskirts of small towns to the stages of Statesboro, the nostalgic brilliance of musical masterminds of yesterday pounds out from the amplifiers to the familiar tune of a humble, deep, southern-hearted sound—it calls itself Wine on the Rocks.

Q: Is the music scene something that you always saw yourself a part of? A: We’ve always been into music. I don’t think it was until we realized that we could make it together and it actually sound good that we wanted to be apart of the “ music scene.” Q: When did you first know that you wanted to be a part of a band? Definitely when our lead guitarist could perfectly play the solos to all the pink floyd songs we cut our teeth on. I think that inspired us to pick up instruments just so we could play together for our own amusement. Q: How often do you guys practice? Ha, hardly ever. We are scattered across Georgia at the moment and it is hard to get together. We learn songs on our own and get together and practice them a few days before gigs. Last minute, but it works for us.

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It wasn’t until you said that YBF. I thought about great moments of 2009, like the fall of Tiger Woods, and the rise of Lebron James, I thought about stupid Oprah Winfrey and how I’m glad she’s finally leaving us alone. But then I got a Kindle for Christmas and figured I needed to compile a list of books I plan on reading on it this year. Yes, I’m finally going to read Infinite Jest, though I hate uber-senstive pussy geniuses who just “Can’t take this world.” I’m sure he was a good writer, but he killed himself and he’s dead now and it doesn’t matter. 1. Speaking of doesn’t matter. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka is one of my favorites. Kakfa always walked between reading too much into things and caring too little about anything and becoming completely disillu-

sioned. I have that same problem, and I can’t get enough of Franz. 2. The Call of the Wild by Jack London- I’m a little too old for these stories now, especially since I know London sometimes just wrote about stories he was told, instead of things he did. But I’m a dog man because of this book, and in my childhood, nothing made me want to have adventures more. 3. The Dharma Bums-Jack Kerouac. I know this is a surprise. Kerouac couldn’t quit dragging on his mom’s tit, but he ended up in tow with some real mean like Neal Cassidy and Ken Kesey, and ended up taking too many drugs, forgetting about his football days and writing in non-stop fever dreams about his experiences and his friendships. This book is the first time Kerouac made an attempt to forget about himself. 4. The Great Gatsby- Set on the East Coast in the roaring ‘20s, this American novel is a classic. From it we learn that often the wanting of something is better than actually having it. It is relevant to every man’s life. Furthermore, one true

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A San Juan County sheriff’s deputy said he nearly caught Harris-Moore in the woods and had him in his flashlight AP JOPLIN, Mo. – Some people won't SEATTLE, Washington (AFP) – #1"virtually This week before the suspect vaporized in be getting the Christmas presents they #1 This week Colton Harris-Moore Eighteen-year-old front of me." Black Eyed Peas NCIS on CBS with were expecting. Missouri troopers seized is achieving folk hero status as the I GottainFeeling The "Barefoot Bandit" legend took 20,600,000 viewers about 20 pounds of marijuana from a car "Barefoot Bandit" the US and Canada on a new dimension in October when a this week — some of it in luggage, and2 Jay-Z,Rhianna after a string ofRun burglaries and dare-devil 2 Dancing with the Stars (17,794,000) This Town private plane crashed near the Cascade some in boxes wrapped as Christmas escapes from the law. Los Angeles 3 NCIS 3 Jay Sean Down (ft Lil Wayne) Mountains east of (18,730,000) Seattle. It had been gifts. The Highway Patrol says troopers Romanticized by some as a latterGrey’s Anatomy (17,034,000) Taylor Swift You Belong to me 4 4 stolen in Idaho, near where a rash of found the marijuana in the car they day "Billy the Kid" figure but regarded NBC Sunday Night Football (17,469,000) Jay-Z,Alicia Keys Empire State 5 5 burglaries had occurred. Searchers never stopped for speeding on Interstate 44. by others as a common thief, Harris found the pilot, but a few days later, an House Fox (17,156,000) Miley Cyrus Party in the USA 6 6 Two California women in the car gave Moore has a criminal record stretching intruder was reported at a nearby home. Paparazzi troopers permission to search the vehi- 7 Lada backGaga to when he was just 12 and a pen- 7 CSI on CBS (16,009,000) They never found the assailant, but cle. Both were charged Tuesday with 8 Drake shoes before 8 Criminal chant Forever for kicking off hisWest) Minds (15,841,000) (f/t Kanye investigators found bare footprints leadone marijuana-related count and released fleeing. CaughtUse in 2007 and sentenced to9 60 Minutes (14,884,000) of Leon Somebody 9 Kings ing up to the door. on $1,000 bond. detention in a halfway house near Seattle, More crimes were soon attributed the teenager escaped the following year to the teenager, including another plane and his legend began to grow. Within theft, this time in the San Juan Islands in months he was suspected of more than 50 late 2008. Seattle radio personality Bob VAIL, Colo. – A living nativity scene in buglaries across three counties. For the Rivers had his plane stolen and it was near the Colorado ski resort of Vail next year, Harris-Moore, a six-foot five later found wrecked in a field almost almost had to go without two crucial inch giant who obviously stands out in a 200 miles (320 kilometers) away. actors when two donkeys escaped. crowd, was a ghost as far as the police Harris-Moore’s mother, Pam The nativity scene is an annual trawere concerned. Koehler, didn’t doubt her son could be a dition in the Vail Valley. Pastor Rob Then, in September of this year, on pilot if he wanted to be. Wilson says two borrowed donkeys the remote San Juan Islands he was spot"He's smart. He took an IQ test a were being held in a fenced-in pen for ted on a surveillance tape during an few years ago and he's three points the event Wednesday night, but the aniattempted robbery. While stealing 2,500 below Einstein," she said. "I hope to hell mals pushed their way through it. dollars from the ATM machine of another he stole those airplanes -- I would be so A church member who stopped by business the same night, he cut himself, proud." Since October, nothing has been the church Wednesday morning noticed leaving traces of blood that were matched heard of this wunderkind of burglars, but the donkeys were gone. He and a sherto his DNA. Much to the consternation of a Hollywood producer wants to make a iff's deputy followed footprints in the police, his re-emergence again captured movie of Harris-Moore's life and comsnow and eventually caught up with the public’s imagination as more tales pared him to Leonardo DiCaprio's charthem. The donkeys had wandered near emerged of his uncanny ability to outmaacter in the film "Catch Me If You Can." some railroad tracks but were OK. neuver the authorities.

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friend is worth infinitely more than a multitude of acquaintances. God I love this book. 5. The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli-Considered by most to be the authoritative text on statesmanship and power (how to obtain it as well as an illustration of its trappings), although certainly a shrewd one. From this arises an argument: whether it is better to be loved than feared. I could go on and on here. But I’m running out of room. Yes, read Hemmingway, though I never really got into him, David Sedaris has nailed what I think is funny, get your hands on everything you can about Theodore Roosevelt, I used to nail an English professor at Stanford who let me into their library to look at Allan Ginsberg’s notebooks, and I became a fan of his poetry there, Vonnegut, Orwell, Aldous Huxly, all the classics you’ve heard about are actually good. But they all have to be read at a relevant time to your life. Have a great year, and for god’s sakes stop whining.

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ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19):

You will say things without thinking. You can be arrogant, presumptuous, and your own interests will come first. There is a lot of upset and frustration around you now. Nothing seems to be going as smoothly as it usually does. This continues until mid January when things get back to somewhat normal and you can relax. Business as well as household problems should be cleared up by then. Old paperwork needs to be cleared out to make way for the new. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You are practical, peace loving, stubborn, and deliberate. Taurus has a natural interest in money, and you like the finer things in life. Even though you are still busy with your own activities, family demands catch up with you now and Monday is spent satisfying them. The rest of the week can be spent in your own pursuits to make yourself or your workplace more comfortable. This will be a hard working and challenging year for you as you try out new ideas and methods. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini is versatile, fickle, intelligent, creative, quick, neat, and curious. Gemini learns quickly and has the ability to get a good education. If you are moving or taking a trip, try not to travel at night during this period. You may surprise yourself and take off a bit early for some reason. This is a time when one phase of your life could come to an end and another one start. You can build anew now and be stronger and better. Friends should be helping you now and are very willing to do so.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancer is sentimental, sensitive, and needs to have a sense of security. Cancer is intensely romantic and has a vivid imagination. Money may be a little short this year so make your plans accordingly. The heavy planet Saturn is in your solar money house until next fall when you should be all straightened out for a long period of time to come. So just hang in there and do your best meanwhile. Your partner or mate will be helping so be sure to give praise whenever it is needed. LEO (July 23-August 22): Leo is colorful, self assured, outgoing, impulsive and expansive. This is a time when you need to exercise some self control over yourself. You need to be active. You also need to be constantly alert against deception and fraud. Any liquor, drugs (including prescriptions) and smoke or fumes can cause a reaction in your system so be careful and watchful. It is important to take the middle of the road in any transactions.

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VIRGO (August 23-Sept 22): You can be highly critical, sarcastic, & unforgiving. Whatever you and your partner or mate do now is the right thing even if there are complications surrounding it. Everything turns to success one way or another. One seemingly good idea or plan may need to be scrapped now and something better put in it’s place. Someone thought they needed to borrow money from you but has now changed their mind.

LIBRA (Sept 23-Oct 22): Libra is artistic, musical, level headed, sympathetic, and generous. You can be gossipy, critical, and bitter. There comes a time when you may have to pay back people who have done favors for you in the past and now is the time. The paybacks are not necessarily in money but in time and/or actions on your part. Money is going to continue to be a little tight until the first week of February so you will need to plan accordingly for the shortfall you will face. SCORPIO (October 23-Nov 21): You are very intense, strong willed, determined and secretive. You can be willful and sarcastic, but a deep thinker with a fine mind. Money should start coming in again this week as the money planet backs into a better aspect to your sign and stays there until the first week of March. This also gives you the chance to meet a new love during this time period. You will need to be the aggressor if you want a solid relationship. You will receive a pleasant surprise early Monday.

SAGITARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Sagittarius is warm and friendly. You like to talk a great deal making it difficult for others to get a word in edgewise. Something coming in the mail may be a little more than you thought it was going to be. You should have it by the end of the week or on Monday. You should be feeling a bit better about your finances as the chances for more money come in. After April you will find your objectives much easier to attain and you may then not have to work as hard. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Capricorn is very often politically minded. Capricorn is also patient, reserved, cautious, faithful and shrewd. This can be a very beneficial period of original ideas and creative actions. Most of your affairs will now prosper and all you have to do is initiate it all. This is also a good time to increase your circle of friendships and your personal influence. A slow and steady expansion could now be accomplished in both your personal and business life. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Independence and a feeling of freedom is necessary. Aquarius has a strong will, and is inventive, and will always enjoy doing the unexpected. This is a time when you can be too cautious or too impulsive. It is important now to take the middle of the road in any business you do or actions you take. Real estate problems may crop up now and need solutions. You may even decide to change your residence. Personal affairs seem to go wrong now and cause you trouble. Guard your reputation. PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): You are emotional, ultra-sensitive, easy going, and sociable, Worry plagues you. Pisces will see only the good in others. You have a nice surprise for a friend this week. This is a highly active week and whatever you do turns out very well. Push forward with anything that is important to you because you will be successful. This is a good time to increase your circle of friends and therefore also increase your influence. After this week you can make new plans that will be beneficial.

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