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President Obama was in the Centennial State last night, hyping up an enthusiastic crowd at the University of Colorado at Boulder's Coors Events Center. Of course, he couldn't help but take some time to check out some some of the local innovation. The President took a few moments out of his busy schedule to play around with the smartphone-controlled Sphero RC ball, declaring "how cool is that," before demanding that the crowd, "give me some space to drive my ball." He also tossed out some superlatives like "terrific," after nearly driving it into a woman's flip-flop. Now that's a solid endorsement, if ever we've heard one. In all, it didn't last long -- the guy's got a country to run, after all.
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Previews suggest that we're dealing with a very different Nucky Thompson.
By Kevin P. Sullivan
Steve Buscemi in "Boardwalk Empire"
Photo: HBO
Warning: Spoilers ahead for those who haven't watched season two of "Boardwalk Empire."
HBO has started to roll out short previews for the upcoming third season of its Prohibition drama "Boardwalk Empire," and as the first teaser tells us, this is a new year, and there are some new rules.
Suffice it to say, we're dealing with a very different Nucky Thompson.
The second season's finale saw Steve Buscemi's character not so much breaking bad, but finally showing his true colors. Until then, Nucky had been a man who delivered orders and not bullets to the head. The last episode changed everything, however, when Nucky took out his onetime ward, Jimmy Darmody.
In the first of the two new teasers, which feature dialogue from the season premiering this fall but no new footage, we hear Nucky explaining how his plan for the new year has changed. He talks about simplifying things for everyone involved, which we can probably assume means for ruthless business.
The clip closes out with a line that definitely signals that the Nucky we saw in the season two finale is here to stay: "Put a bullet in his f---ing head." It's more direct talk than we're used to hearing from Nucky, but now that we know he is "Not. Seeking. Forgiveness," this kind of talk isn't that surprising.
The second teaser examines what's left of Nucky and Margaret's relationship after her decision to sign the land over to the church.
We figured that things would not be exactly peachy between the couple, but we'll have to wait until "Boardwalk Empire" returns in the fall to see just how bad things get.
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Secaucus will be the sight of many tan, tight, and muscular physiques on April 28 for the Mr. America and America Women Championships being held at the Crowne Plaza. Local resident and recreational bodybuilder Bob Bonham resurrected the historical Mr. America title last year.
Although he has faced opposition to his effort from competing bodybuilding associations, he hopes the natural, drug-free contest will generate greater interest in a sport that has been on the decline, especially among teens.
?It used to be the main show in this country,? said Bonham. He has been a resident of Secaucus the past 15 years and lives in the Harmon Cove area. ?You couldn?t get a better title than Mr. America. I would like to restore it.?
Mr. America is deeply rooted in bodybuilding history, beginning with attempts at a national amateur-like contest in 1938 followed by a more professional second contest that awarded the overall title in 1939 to Bert Goodrich. The contest was run by the American Athletic Union (AAU). It helped establish a foundation for future contests. Bodybuilders such as Steve Reeves of Hollywood ?Hercules? fame, Chris Dickerson, Jack Delinger, Roy Hilligenn, and Bill Pearl, who all carried the Mr. America title. The contest remained popular up until the 1970s, but began to fade as competition grew from other titles, among other factors.?The AAU dropped bodybuilding from their criteria from all their sports and they let the trademark slip,? noted Bonham.
Regional contests abounded along with Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia. The contests gave amateurs a way to further their career and eventually earn money and, in the most famous instance, paved the way for Arnold Schwarzenegger?s rise to Hollywood and political prominence.
He said that when he bought the trademark, he faced considerable opposition from bodybuilding associations he was once closely affiliated with because of the threat of added competition. According to Bonham, the other associations have blocked him from advertising in popular bodybuilding magazines, even though he worked as a promoter for 20 years. But he said that with the availability of social media tools like Facebook, he expects he will get about 50 to 60 participants and about 400 to 500 audience members to attend Mr. America.
All natural, drug-free
The Mr. America competition, as part of the International Natural Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (INBF), is a pro-qualifier for the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation. Winners also receive a trophy.
The competition features categories for women and men of all ages including teenagers, women?s and men?s bodybuilding, mixed pairs, master?s competitions for those in their forties, fifties, sixties, and seventies, and women?s bikini competitions among others. He said the men?s physique competition is new this year.
Bonham said that the INBF is distinct from other bodybuilding associations because it is drug-free and natural.
?It is a totally positive experience for everybody,? said Bonham. ?There is a difference in attitudes. [Participants] are all happy they all live that lifestyle all year around.?
Participants undergo a polygraph lie-detector test and urine test before the competition. The contest tests for drugs such as anabolic steroids, growth hormones, and testosterone among others.
?The bodybuilders look changed, and now they have extended bellies but not us?not the natural guys,? said Bonham.
He said that bodybuilders now use insulin to enhance their build, which has to be taken in combination with a number of other drugs.
?I had just had a friend overdose from insulin,? noted Bonham.
Bonham described the bodybuilding role models that he grew up with in the 1960s and ?70s as having distinct shapes and bodies but that today ?everyone looks the same.? The advent of certain drugs and enhancements does not help that sentiment for Bonham.
?They took the aesthetic beauty out of [bodybuilding] with the drugs,? he said.
Generating interest among youth and beyond
?I was always a fan of the sport,? said Bonham. He said that as a child he devoured bodybuilding magazines and began working out when he was in the fifth grade.
?It has been my passion since I was in my early teens,? said Bonham. But he revealed that his main motivation was driven by his desire to impress girls.
?A girl said I had muscles and she ended up being my girlfriend.?
While teenagers like Bonham growing up in the ?60s wanted to be like bodybuilders to impress girls, teens today aren?t as interested according to Bonham but he hopes to change that.
?I also don?t want kids to be involved with drugs. It is the only way to save the sport,? said Bonham.
Bohnam said that the majority of bodybuilders these days are not young. He believes that mixed martial arts has dominated teenager attention for those interested in competing.
Bonham took his passion for bodybuilding and eventually opened a gym in 1984 with $6,000. The gym, Strong and Shapely, is located in East Rutherford. It has grown from 2,500 square feet to 25,000 square feet. He said that one reason he pursued the Mr. America title was for financial reasons to offset the challenges he has faced since the economic downturn but that he also hopes to return interest to a sport he said has been on the decline.
At his gym in Rutherford, Bonham said that all types of individuals work out including doctors, lawyers, teachers, and performers. He finds that people interested in weights are not the stereotypical ?muscle-heads.? He tries to encourage an interest in bodybuilding in all those who attend his gym.
?I hope it will help make the sport grow?help make the show grow,? said Bonham about his expectations for the Mr. America contest.
The contest will be held on April 28 at the Crowne Plaza in Secaucus. Prejudging is at 10 a.m. and the evening show begins at 5 p.m.
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Anders Behring Breivik's manifesto includes instructions on what a 'Templar' should do if tried in a European court.
Among the early headlines from the fourth day of the trial of Anders Behring Breivik for the murder of 77 people last July was that, for the first time, Mr. Breivik did not perform his now-familiar clenched-fist salute upon arrival at the court. Several families of Breivik's victims said they found the salute offensive, and his lawyers apparently were able to convince him to stop and avoid undermining his case.
Skip to next paragraphBut the drop of the salute is not only significant for its effect on his defense's strategy. It also marks a significant departure from Breivik's playbook: his 1,500-page manifesto. Breivik wrote extensively not only about his own beliefs about the alleged activities of "the Marxist tyrants of Europe" and the mission of the Knights Templar, or "Templars," the group to which he claims to belong. He also wrote a comprehensive set of instructions and guidelines for what a Templar should do if tried in a European court. He appears to be following it to the extent he is able.
Breivik wrote a short section on his salute, which he claims to be "the military salutation" of the Templars. He writes that the salute, which he recommends being performed in a white glove, symbolizes strength, purity, and resistance against "the Marxist tyrants of Europe." Interestingly, he claims the salute has nothing to do with either racist "white power" salutes or with the similar, open-palmed Nazi salute.
While Breivik's manifesto does not mention the salute specifically in reference to a trial, its use at trial fits closely into what Breivik argues is the best way to use trials: as propaganda. Breivik writes that after being captured, "the subsequent court proceedings may present several propaganda opportunities." He adds that "This trial is (from our point of view), not against you but rather a trial against the regime."
One of the key openings for propaganda that Breivik saw is the opportunity to present an opening and closing statement. Breivik includes a four-page sample opening statement, which he seemed to use as a source for his own.?
His sample draws parallels between the quest of the "Templars" and that of Native American leaders like Sitting Bull ? parallels he made on the first day of testimony in his own trial. As the Monitor reported, ?Were they terrorists for fighting for their indigenous culture ? or were they heroes?? Breivik asked the court. ?My acts are based on goodness, not evil,? he added. ?If anyone is vicious it is the Socialists.?
In the manifesto, Breivik also outlines a dress code for Templars, which he says should be adhered to in court. "Our dress uniform ... will be used for the sole?purpose of representing the authority of our military order and tribunal during trial," he writes. The uniform is to include a US Marine Corp dress jacket in dark blue or black, dress pants in the same color, and an extensive set of medals and decorations including epaulettes and Templar badges. Judging from the photos of his appearances in court, Breivik seems to have been following his own dress code as best he can, though he has appeared sans pseudo-military decorations.
In his game plan for Templar trial appearances, Breivik shows every expectation of losing. The heading for his sample closing statement reads: "Closing statement ? last day of trial, after judgment (guilty)." But he also expresses hope that the trial may lead to the introduction of stiffer criminal sentences, and perhaps even introduction of the death penalty, which is currently illegal in Norway.
The trial itself may not end up as anything else than a formality where the goal can be to change the law, forcing the parliament of that country to introduce the death penalty, or harshen the penal laws in other ways. Indirectly forcing the parliament of your country to change the laws will be an indirect victory to our movement because it will provide significant media coverage of our cause and thus will contribute to future recruitment efforts.
Breivik echoed this thinking during his second day of testimony, the Monitor reported.
?No, I don?t want [capital punishment], but I would have respected that,? he said, adding that if Norway doubled the current maximum sentence it would ?serve his cause? and ?prove Norway had thrown their principles out the window."
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