Men behaving manly: Tough guy TV attracts viewers craving

When you see them on TV they tend to have the same sort of bring-it-on attitude. People at home are like, 'Would I do that? Could I do that?' It's kind of like when you're watching a war movie and think, 'Would I run out of the trenches and attack that machine gun nest?' "

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Cancer Survivors Day

"For us employees at Baptist it's just remarkable to see them come out and have this energy and positive attitude," said Robby Channell, a spokesperson for the hospital.

This year WLBT's Cheryl Lasseter emceed the event. Her father and great aunt both survived colon cancer. "I just look at all you and think of everything that your families have been through and it is just to me inspiring to see all you smiling," said Lasseter to the crowd.

It's hard not to be touched by the survivors' strength, like 71 year old Denny Sheffield who has been cancer free for more than two years. "I have been free of prostate cancer almost from the get go. I was back in school teaching as a sub ten days after I had this work done," said Sheffield.


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"Nixonland": Author says Nixon architect of country's left-right

"Postwar, the country was rich, prosperous, confident; it created an attitude of 'we can solve any social problem,' " he says. Policymakers and pundits believed in "unlimited possibility and potential," constructing wildly optimistic scenarios of victory in Vietnam and the end of poverty, and shrugging off moral codes that had held fast for generations.

"The '60s became a period of such dramatic excess. People on the left were quite casual about ignoring the intellectual and psychological cost of rapid social change," Perlstein says. "It was a very condescending, arrogant mind-set. When the backlash came, liberals were blind-sided. That made the counterpassions even more intense."

The backlash enraged and bewildered Johnson, who regarded the federal War on Poverty and the passing of the Voting Rights Act the crowning achievements of his political career.


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The day the laughter died

Looking back on that painful time, Fiona says that the first year was the worst "but Ben has a great attitude to life. He gets on with things and has a great ability to find the fun in life -- something he shares with his dad. I think, like me, he doesn't see Dermot's death as life doing something to him, it was devastating but it just happened -- there was no reason and it was not done to him. It is difficult to explain."

Fiona says that she was lucky because Ben had a wonderful teacher who welcomed him with open arms when "we moved back to Dublin". She adds that her mum and dad were always nearby. "Ben and I both had so much support during those days. There were days when I would go out and come home to a lit stove in my kitchen, a basket full of logs and a full fridge. My neighbours were incredible and still are a huge source of support and company for me," she says, referring to Shay Healy and his wife Dymphna.


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USC finds proven winner to take over women’s hoops

Obviously, her resume and attitude can work wonders in recruiting. And it'll have to if USC is going to become a power in the women's college game.

Walvius stepped down from the team last month after a career that had more downs than ups. The good years included a run to the Elite Eight in the 2002 NCAA Tournament, but the talent level has dropped off tremendously. It seemed Walvius wasn't going to get things back on track.

So, Hyman has gone out and outdone himself on this hire. Sure, women's basketball doesn't get the same attention as the men — and attendance is abysmal at times. But, like every other sport, support will come if you win.

It looks like the Gamecocks got a champion who can do that on the court and in life.

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Gd's Favorites

In commenting on one of the blessings, the Talmud reveals an important aspect of the Jew's attitude to Judaism.

"May the L-rd favor you."1 The Talmud tells us that the ministering angels protested this, because the Torah declares that He "has no favorites."2 G‑d replies to this contradiction: "How can I help but favor Israel? I said, 'You will eat and be sated and (then) you are to thank G‑d for the good earth,'3 and they give thanks for a small morsel of food."

If our faith was dependent on G‑d's immediate blessings, we would have abandoned Judaism centuries agoThis may sound somewhat whimsical at first, but in simple terms it expresses Israel's devotion to G‑d. Israel does not believe in and follow G‑d because He is good to us, out of gratitude for His blessings.


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Defending champ Arizona out of Women’s College World Series

We can control our attitude. That's something we worked on, and it happened."Mowatt was the star of Arizona's gritty run to the championship last season, throwing more than 1,000 pitches in a World Series record 60 innings as the Wildcats won five games while facing elimination."This year, the luck was not on our side," Mowatt said. "Alabama got the key hit when they needed it, they had balls falling in where nobody was, and that's basically what happened."Stacie Chambers drove in the Wildcats' only run with an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth, tying the game after Morgan's solo homer in the top of the inning."As a senior, it's something that you totally just don't expect," Arizona catcher Callista Balko said. "We came in here not expecting to be done with in two games."Sun Devils moving onLesley Rogers and Krista Donnenwirth each had an RBI single to cash in after UCLA intentionally walked Kaitlin Cochran as Arizona State took down the Bruins 4-0 on Friday.Arizona State coach Clint Myers moved Cochran into the leadoff spot after Alabama walked her in all three plate appearances a night earlier, the final one leading to the Sun Devils' winning rally.


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