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Dear Mr. President:You must be tired. Please take some time off. You worked very hard to get re-elected. As a loyal American, I want you in good health, and that means some rest and relaxation once in a while.

But when you ramp it up again, I hope you will consider some suggestions from a citizen who's a bit disappointed in your overall performance. Please understand that I am not looking at this from an ideological perspective, but rather from a sports point-of-view.

I want American leadership to win the game. That means improving the economy, bolstering protection for the folks and running an honest operation from the White House. At this point in history, that's what winning means to me.

Let's take the economy first. Apparently, you believe that massive government spending can create well-paying jobs in the private sector. But after four years and almost a trillion dollars of federal money being fed into the economy, it hasn't worked. Unemployment is about the same as it was when you took over in 2009, and wages are down sharply.

You spent a ton of our money, Mr. President, and we didn't even get a T-shirt.

Now, I know some of my fellow citizens see it differently and voted for you believing your economic vision is sound. But let's be honest: The voter breakdown clearly shows that folks receiving some kind of government largesse supported you big-time, while those avidly competing in the marketplace voted for Gov. Romney.

It was no accident that the day after your victory, the stock market plummeted 313 points.

So I hope you'll rethink the big spending and begin to make it easier for small-business people to make money. When they are flush, the job market surges. When they feel threatened, hiring shuts down.

I well understand that the "tax the rich" mantra got you some political currency. But we both know that strategy will do little to stimulate anything other than jealousy.

On the security front, may I suggest that you be a stand-up guy? Please hold a press conference and tell the folks what you know about the terror attack in Libya and why things are such a mess. This "we're investigating" stuff is a ruse. Telling us what you know does not impede an investigation.

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The Monmouth College swim team turned in 11 personal-bests on Saturday en route to a runner up finish for the women and a third place mens finish at their annual 11-team Monmouth College Invitational.

Gabe Baginski came away the big winner for the Scots, turning three winning performances, two personal-bests and a pool record. The junior clocked his first lifetime-best in the 50-yard freestyle where he touched in 22.51. He followed that with a pool record and another PR in the 100 free when he clocked a 48.36 to win by more than a second. Baginski began his individual competition swimming an honor roll time of 1:46.79 in the 200 freestyle to win by four seconds.

On the womens side, senior Erica McAloon nearly equaled Baginskis day, winning two events and swimming one lifetime-best. She logged a PR of 2:37.09 to win the 200 breaststroke by more than three seconds and posted a winning time of 2:22.84 in the 200 IM.

The women also got first place points in the diving well where Clarissa Henby turned in the meets top performance. Her six-dives off the 1-meter springboard gave her a nearly 30-point win with a Monmouth honor roll score of 165.05.

Besides McAloon, three other women posted top four finishes thanks to personal-best swims.

Sophomore Erin Willhite led the group with a second and two thirds. Willhite was just shy of the win in the 50 freestyle when she clocked a 26.19 to finish second by one one-hundredth of a second. Her 57.64 in the 100 free placed her third, just 11-hundredths out of a runner up finish. Willhite turned in her personal-best in the 500 freestyle, clocking a 5:38.67 to take third.

Freshmen Morgan Bruess and Steph Komaniecki each swam PRs to finish fourth in their events. Bruess touched in 1:08.27 to claim fourth in the 100 backstroke and Komanieckis 400 IM time of 5:17.97 also took fourth place.

The men also got high points from newcomer Jory Seibert and junior Zack Heilman. Seibert finished fourth in the 200 backstroke, out-touching his closest competitor with a 2:14.62. Heilman was a solid third in the 200 breaststroke finishing in 2:25.46.

The Scots women rounded out their meet with a win in the 400 freestyle relay. McAloon, Willhite, Komaniecki and Taylor Sutschek swam a Monmouth honor roll time of 3:54.39.

Baginski and Seibert joined with Tony Marino and Neal Hosper to place second in the meet-ending 400 freestyle relay, touching in 3:23.35. Baginski, Seibert, Hosper and Heilman had opened the mens competition with a third place finish in the 400 medley relay, posting a time of 3:50.27.

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For North Carolina sophomore Lianne Farber, the 2012 cross country season has been one full of accomplishments.

After earning the first win of her collegiate career at the adidas XC Challenge in September, she has since recorded personal bests in both the 5K and 6K events.

And despite a sub-par performance at the ACC Championships two weeks ago, Farber realized her goal of the season at the NCAA Southeast Regional in Charlotte last Friday.

Her individual fifth-place finish earned her All-Region honors and the opportunity to compete at the NCAA National Championships.

Obviously were thrilled with Liannes finish today, coach Mark VanAlstyne said. Shes worked very hard to get to this point. To bounce back from the adversity of a poor finish at ACCs and qualify for her first finals in cross country I thought was huge.

She did her race plan perfectly and has a fifth-place finish and nationals berth to show for it.

Farbers time of 20:31.6 led the womens team, which was shorthanded without top runners Kylie McCoy and Emma Norman, to a fifth-place finish in a field of 37 teams.

After placing a disappointing sixth out of 11 at the ACC Championships, the mens team continued to struggle by failing to produce any runners in the top 35, finishing the 10k event in 11th place out of 34 teams.

Sophomore Scott Morgan led the men with a time of 31:05.3.

We werent happy with the mens performance. They came in certainly with aspirations to finish higher than 11th. And outside of one person, Scott Morgan, who had maybe his best race of the year, I think everyone else just felt like they were not on today, VanAlstyne said. Our goal is much higher than 11th in the Southeast Region. We want to be the team vying for a spot at nationals and ultimately achieving that.

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BOCA RATON Spanish River senior Ellyn Snider could not hold back tears following her personal-record performance Saturday at the Class 4A-Region 3 cross-country meet.

"My big goal was to get to state," Snider said after she placed third in the girls 5K race at South County Regional Park. "My dad lives in Texas and he hasn't seen me run this year. Now he can."

That's when Snider's eyes became a little moist from the emotion of the moment. She explained that her father, a law professor at Baylor University, promised her that if she qualified for the state meet, he would be there to watch her run. Dad can pack his bags and book that flight from Waco to Tallahassee.

Snider's third-place finish helped Spanish River earn the runner-up team trophy and a trip to the state championships next Saturday at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee. Her time of 18:36.28 was 40 seconds faster than her previous personal record.

"I felt really good with my training coming in, but I didn't expect to beat it by so much," Snider said of her personal-record time.

Three of Snider's teammates also clocked personal-record times, with Catherine Vianale also placing among the top 10 finishers. Their performance was not enough to overcome an exceptional effort by St. Thomas Aquinas, which placed its top five runners in the top seven to capture the girls team title with 21 points, only six points short of a perfect score.

"They ran when they had to," said Spanish River coach Rothman. "Our top three did a tremendous job. Last year, we didn't qualify for state for the first time in 20 years, so this is very satisfying. We had three girls under 20 minutes, and we haven't had that since 2003, the last time we won state."

Sal Medrano of John I. Leonard had another strong performance, finishing runner-up to Anthony Deleva of Coral Glades, who won the boys race in 15:48.77. Deleva had a strong finish, passing Medrano about 700 yards from the finish line. Medrano clocked a personal-record 15:53.25, about 8 seconds faster than his previous best time.

"I'm not good on hills and he pulled away on that final hill," Medrano said of Deleva.

Spanish River's Caleb Rader placed third in 16:08.26, and Leonard's Charlie Bengston was fourth in 16:14.01 to help the Lancers earn the boys runner-up trophy with 94 points.

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Imelda Marcos according to David Celdran

By Joseph Cortes, VERA Files

It is hard to describe Carlos Celdran's "Livin' La Vida Imelda" as theater.

There isn't much in terms of plot or narrative in this performance. What you get is a highly personal dissection of the myth and mystique of First Lady Imelda Marcos and the ramifications of the dictatorship imposed by her husband President Ferdinand Marcos during their tumultuous reign during the Seventies.

The fact that all of this is based on gossip, hearsay and public knowledge cautions you from believing every word Celdran utters. But that he is able to lay down his arguments succinctly makes his point of view a viable one. It is up to the audience to believe him or not.

Which begs the question: why is "Livin' La Vida Imelda" part of this year's National Theater Festival, presently ongoing at the Cultural Center of the Philippines until Nov. 18, 2012? Because, in its very essence, it is theater. Never mind that only one man does the talking. It is a lecture masquerading as a theatrical experience.

Carlos Celdran is known for his unusual walking tours of Manila, which are highly opinionated and entertaining, to say the least. This work is based on his script for a walking tour of the CCP Complex he offers. It places each building within the area in a historical perspective. Since the development of the entire complex was based on a plan by Mrs. Marcos to bring culture and arts to Filipinos, his script frames the entire cultural development of the country on the life and times of Mrs. Marcosand almost everything else that she touched on.

David CeldranThe CCP performance, which is based on two previous theatrical incarnations of this script, which premiered at Twist Gallery in Toronto, Canada in 2011 and at Silverlens Gallery in Makati City in March 2012, has been transformed into a cabaret performance with the addition of a Greek chorus of sorts of mimes and dancers. The whole show is punctuated by music from the Manila Sound, the trademark soundtrack of the Seventies era that reinvented American Top 40 for the New Society's youths. And Celdran's clear book of photographs gets extra help from an audio-visual presentation that serves as a backdrop for the show.

The performance is billed as "Performed by Carlos Celdran," which is a clear description of what you can expect from this show. Trust the man who thought of Imelda's role in Philippine society and why she remains a fixture in the minds of every Filipino to be the best advocate, nay, performer, of his work. Every word, every inflection, every gesture, every exhalation is delivered with conviction: he knows what he is talking about. And even if the cast of extraswho are on stage mostly to mouth the quotes, some of them imagined, that Celdran deliverswere taken out of the show, leaving the author with a slideshow presentation-cum-monolog, people would still surely come to see this show: you no longer have to walk around the CCP Complex to hear Celdran talk; you now find yourself comfortably seated in the air-conditioned comfort of Silangan Hall at the CCP with a full service snack bar at the back offering sandwiches and drinks for those needing a bite and sip as they absorb every word that he says.

And this show is really all talk; for what is at the heart of each theater performance but talk? The life of Imelda Marcos, from her childhood in San Miguel, Manila to her growing up years in Olot, Leyte to her various successes and scandalsthink of the Miss Manila pageant and Manila Mayor Arsenio Lacson, soft porn actress Dovie Beams, the 1974 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant, tobacco heiress Doris Duke and Hollywood actor George Hamilton, and Libyan strongman Moammar Ghadaffiget dissected with Celdran's signature razor-sharp wit.

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Companies that hire veterans employ men and women who have received some of the worlds best skills and leadership training. Theyve been pushed to achieve high personal performance and know how to work in teams theyve had to cover someones back. They bring all this to work every day, along with their personal integrity and strength of character.

We need to help more veterans make the transition to a successful civilian career.

At a time when leaders across the political spectrum agree on the need to boost employment, most of us would also agree that our veterans deserve an extra level of support in getting a job.

Today, while we collectively honor the brave men and women who have served our country, we must also commit to providing that support. American businesses and individual citizens, working with community organizations and private charities, can make a huge difference now.

It wont be easy. The challenges are immense.

Were in the middle of an unprecedented influx of veterans. Since the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan began, 2.4 million soldiers have returned home.

Coming back from war and adjusting to the civilian world can be difficult. Many veterans suffer serious combat wounds. Many more carry emotional and psychological scars. They need a range of support -- from education and re-training, to career guidance and job-hunting skills, to appropriate role models and mentors.

We cant assume that government agencies can handle this task. For example, the Veterans Affairs (VA) wing of the federal government is, like the rest of the military, under severe fiscal pressures. There likely wont be a substantial expansion in VA services over the next few years. Thats why the private sector and individual citizens need to step up to help provide the educational, professional, and mental health services veterans need to thrive.

Here are some ways we all can help.

First, recognize that this isnt a partisan issue. Whether you live in a blue state or a red state, chances are that you are connected to someone in the military -- either in your own family or that of a friend, neighbor, or co-worker. Make a commitment to do what you can to help.

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Nov. 9, 2012

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By Jenna Marina UCFAthletics.com

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - The UCF women's cross country team concluded its season Friday morning at the South Region Championships, hosted by Florida State. Six of the Knights' seven competitors posted personal-best times in the 6K race as the team produced its best overall finish at the meet in four years.

The Knights finished 22nd of 29 programs, and Anne-Marie Blaney paced UCF by eclipsing her personal best and the school's freshman record for the second time this season with a time of 21:22.0 for 54th place.

"Our performance today gives us good momentum looking ahead to next year's cross-country season and immediately for track," UCF coach Paul Brown said. "It was a good effort by everyone, and I think we are so much better for this experience. As they say, experience is the best teacher. Next year we'll be losing our senior Jessica Pachay, but we have everyone else returning. We'll be a deep team and much more competitive than we already are, so I'm excited."

Freshman Heather Classe was the Knights' second finisher with a time of 22:30.7 and sophomore Shelby Blaes fell in step behind her at 22:45.9. Freshman Caroline Pauls crossed the finish line in 23:00.7, and classmate Amy Ankli made a big jump by shaving more than two minutes off her personal best with a time of 23:20.6.

Sophomore Amelia Williams posted 23:27.1, and Pachay just missed her personal best in her final meet with a time of 23:43.2.

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Steven Spielberg said it was tough to persuade British actor Daniel Day-Lewis to play Abraham Lincoln -- but the result was worth the struggle, winning rave reviews and Oscars speculation.

"Lincoln," released in the United States this weekend, is an intimate portrait of the 16th US president as he struggles to change history by abolishing slavery amid the still-raging the Civil War.

The veteran director had wanted to make a film about Lincoln, probably America's most revered president, who was assassinated in April 1865, for more than a decade.

"I've just always had a personal fascination with the myth of Abraham Lincoln," he said ahead of the film's red carpet premier at the American Film Institute (AFI) festival, which traditionally starts the annual Oscars race.

Spielberg lamented that Lincoln has been reduced to "a kind of cultural national stereotype," and no-one has made a film about him since 1939's "Young Mr. Lincoln" by John Ford, in which Henry Fonda played the president.

The three-time Oscar-winning filmmaker decided from the start not to attempt to tell the Republican politician's whole life story, saying: "We would have been dilettantes as filmmakers and as actors.

"We would have just been hitting all the high points and just giving you the headlines, and not giving you any sense of the depth of this character, this man," he told reporters.

With screenwriter and playwright Tony Kushner -- who won a Pulitzer prize for the play "Angels in America" in 1993 -- Spielberg opted to focus on the final months of Lincoln's life and his battle to abolish slavery.

The result is an intimate film mostly shot in interiors, apart from an opening battle scene, where the drama is driven by dialogue and a stellar cast including Tommy Lee Jones, Sally Field and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Day-Lewis's performance has already got some talking about the possibility he could win a third best actor Oscar to go with his golden statuettes for 1989's "My Left Foot" and 2008's "There will be blood."

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