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Will Leitch: ?I?ve been the front-of-the-book columnist for Sporting News for more than four years now and I don?t personally know a single person who knows that fact, outside my family and my editors there.

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?The only people I?ve ever met who knew I was the columnist were people who personally emailed the address next to the column itself. Many of them people were in prison or currently, that second, in the dentist office.? (leitch.tumblr.com)
* Sporting News prints its final magazine after 126 years. (shermanreport.com)
* The most-viewed online stories of 2012 (Frank Rich takes the crown at New York). (wplucey.com)
* Guild members at the Cleveland Plain Dealer approve a new contract. (newsnet5.com)
* Parents of missing journalist Austin Tice know next to nothing about their son?s status. (csmonitor.com)
* McKay Coppins goes from political reporter to political editor at BuzzFeed. (buzzfeed.com)
* Why the BuzzFeed vs. The Oatmeal fight actually matters. (hypervocal.com)
* ?You don?t mess with The Oatmeal.? (cjr.org)
* Marijuana activist says Denver?s Fox 31 rigged its stoned driving story. (westword.com)
* Fox News contributor roughed up at Michigan union protest. (washingtonpost.com)
* Why did the Society of Environmental Journalists let ?a polluting company? (Koch Industries) sponsor its conference? (texasobserver.com)
* Gannett CEO Gracia Martore sells $1.3 million of Gannett stock. (gannettblog.com)
* Bose headphones and USA Today in the same league? (@ajkeen via @dankennedy_nu)
* Second-graders from KW News cover President Obama?s speech in Michigan. (deadlinedetroit.com)
* Sure, I remember ?The Wilton North Report? ? ?The Daily Show? of the 1980s. (splitsider.com)

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* One vote for print from Dawd in ?Hi and Lois.? (oregonlive.com)
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Ceton Echo Windows Media Center Extender review

It's been over three years since Microsoft released a new version of Windows Media Center, and while some have declared the platform dead, the ecosystem lives on in companies like Ceton. Besides continuing to support Media Center, releasing new tuners and developing software, the company is now the first to introduce an extender in four years. The primary function of the $179 Ceton Echo extender is the same as those that came before it: to bring the full-featured Windows Media Center experience to more TVs in the house while centralizing all your media on a single PC. Until now our favorite extender has been the Xbox 360, but it retails for $20 more and the power supply alone is bigger than the entire Echo, so perhaps there's room for innovation here? We'll tackle all of that after the break.

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Longtime Texas US Rep. Jack Brooks dead at 89

HOUSTON (AP) ? Jack Brooks hounded government bureaucrats, drafted President Richard Nixon's articles of impeachment and supported civil rights bills in a congressional career spanning 42 years. But for most of the country the Southeast Texas politician is frozen in a photograph, standing over the left shoulder of Jacqueline Kennedy as Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as president.

Brooks, who died Tuesday at age 89, was in the Dallas motorcade on Nov. 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Hours later he stood behind the grief-stricken widow in the cabin of Air Force One as Johnson took the oath of office.

Brooks died at Baptist Hospital of Beaumont after a sudden illness surrounded by his family, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department said. Brooks would have turned 90 on Dec. 18.

Brooks was among the last links to an era when Democrats dominated Texas politics and was the last of "Mr. Sam's Boys," prot?g?s of fellow Texan and legendary 21-year Democratic House Speaker Sam Rayburn in the state's congressional delegation.

"I'm just like old man Rayburn," Brooks, from Beaumont, once said. "Just a Democrat, no prefix or suffix."

He also was a contemporary and supporter of Johnson, who was U.S. Senate majority leader in the 1950s.

Vice President Joe Biden, who served as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee while Brooks headed its counterpart in the House, said Brooks "was a Texan through and through - tough, bold, and bigger than life. He lived by principles that were carved into his heart, and he was never afraid to fight for what he believed in."

"We lost a great American, a great Texan, and a great Democrat," Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa said Wednesday. "During his long and distinguished service he was a champion for working families and equal rights.

Brooks' secretary Dianna Coffey said a birthday party was planned for him next Friday, but he suddenly became ill Tuesday morning.

Coffey, who said she insisted Brooks stop coming to his office about five years ago, worked out of his home and spent weekends at his farm in Jasper, about 60 miles to the north.

When people would ask Brooks what he did in retirement, she said the plain-spoken Texan would reply: "Pretty much what I damn well please."

Brooks, first elected to the House in his far Southeast Texas district in 1952, was returned to office 20 more times. He was on the verge of becoming the dean of the U.S. House when he was ousted in the Republican revolution of 1994.

Rayburn, whose 48 years rivaled Brooks' House tenure, put Brooks on the House Government Operations Committee, a panel Brooks eventually would chair. Brooks gained notoriety as a curmudgeon-like scourge of bureaucrats he grilled for wasting taxpayers' money, peering at witnesses over his glasses as he chewed on a cigar.

"I never thought being a congressman was supposed to be an easy job, and it doesn't bother me a bit to be in a good fight," Brooks once said.

A Brooks-authored law required full and open competition to be the standard for awarding federal contracts. The 1965 Brooks Act set policy for the government's computer acquisition program, requiring competitive bidding and central management. His Inspector General Act established independent Offices of Inspector General in major agencies to prevent fraud and waste.

Other Brooks bills reduced federal paperwork, provided a uniform system of federal procurement, eliminated overlapping audit requirements and established the Department of Education.

"He literally has saved American taxpayers billions of dollars through his actions in improving government efficiency and eliminating waste," former Texas Gov. Dolph Briscoe, a longtime friend who died in 2010, said two years earlier when Brooks donated his congressional papers, photos, correspondence and other items to the Center for American History at the University of Texas.

Brooks also served on the House Judiciary Committee, where he strongly supported Nixon's impeachment and drafted the articles of impeachment the judiciary panel adopted. Nixon, who resigned Aug. 8, 1974, referred to Brooks as "the executioner."

Jack Bascom Brooks was born Dec. 18, 1922, in Crowley, La., and moved to Texas at age 5. While in public schools, he worked as a carhop, grocery clerk, magazine salesman and a reporter for the Beaumont Enterprise. He attended Lamar University in Beaumont, then a two-year school, and earned a degree in journalism from the University of Texas. He served with the Marines in the Pacific in World War II and retired as a colonel from the Marine Corps Reserves in 1972. He received a law degree from the University of Texas and was a two-term Texas state legislator when he was elected to the U.S. House at age 29.

He supported civil rights bills, refused to sign the segregationist "Southern manifesto" in 1956 and helped write the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 that banned racial segregation.

His congressional longevity was an issue for him and other long-serving Democrats who were swept from office in 1994. Brooks also had alienated gun owners for supporting a ban on assault weapons and abortion opponents for his support of abortion rights.

Brooks married Charlotte Collins in 1960 and the couple had three children, Jeb Brooks, Kate Brooks Carroll and Kim Brooks, and two grandchildren, Matthew Carroll and Brooke Carroll.

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Associated Press writer Christopher Sherman in McAllen contributed to this report.

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Several new businesses are on tap for the Hub City.

Colorado-based Noodles & Company is slated to open in mid-to-late January in the former Baskin-Robbins space at 1003 University Ave., across from the Texas Tech campus. The restaurant specializes in dishes from America, Asia and the Mediterranean and will employ about 30 people.

The location will seat about 100 inside and about 16 on a patio, said Communications Manager Mandy Melby. Square footage is about 3,100 feet inside. Construction value is $350,000.

The restaurant isn?t just noodles and pasta, Melby added. A variety of soups, salads and sandwiches inspired by global culture also are offered.

One of the most well-known dishes is the Wisconsin mac & cheese, and other favorites include the Japanese pan noodles and the Mediterranean salad, Melby said.

?We do really well with college kids, families, professionals,? Melby said. ?Wherever there is that mixture, it seems to be a recipe for success for us.?

Hours will be 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays through Wednesdays and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. To learn more, visit noodles.com.

The following businesses also have filed commercial building applications with the City of Lubbock:

RESTAURANTS

? Church?s Chicken, 5727 82nd St.

Church?s Chicken serves freshly prepared chicken with classic sides and hand-made biscuits. The Church?s system consists of more than 1,700 locations worldwide, with three already in Lubbock, according to its website.

The projected opening date is April 30, said development project manager Billy Newton. The company will hire about 20 employees.

Square footage is 2,557 feet.

Construction value is $250,000.

Operating hours will be 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week.

To learn more, visit www.churchs.com.

? Egg & I Restaurant, 1910 Quaker Ave.

The Egg & I serves breakfast and lunch during all hours of operation, said director of marketing Jan Barnett. Forty-one egg dishes are featured. Other menu items include omelettes, waffles, whole wheat pancakes, sandwiches and salads. Homemade soups are served during lunchtime. The restaurant is headquartered in Centennial, Colo.

The company plans to open the restaurant in March. About 30 employees will be on board.

Square footage is 3,752 feet. Construction value is $275,000.

The Lubbock location?s hours will be 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays; and 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. weekends, Barnett said.

The location will be locally owned and operated by Rudy and Kristen Martinez, Barnett added.

For the full menu, visit www.theeggandirestaurants.com.

? LongHorn Steakhouse, 4805 S. Loop 289, Building 500.

LongHorn Steakhouse operates more than 370 restaurants in 35 states and features steaks, chicken and fish.

Its projected opening date is April 29, said site development manager Jim Powell.

The company typically hires between 80 and 100 employees at its new restaurants, said company spokesperson Erica Jaeger in an email response.

The building area is 6,320 square feet. Construction value is $900,000.

The restaurant?s hours will be 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Jaeger said.

For more information, visit www.longhornsteakhouse.com.

? Subway, 928 Slide Road.

Subway is the world?s largest submarine sandwich chain with more than 37,000 locations around the world, according to its website.

Square footage is 1,596 feet, according to the application.

Construction value is $160,000.

Find more information at subway.com.

RETAIL

? A?GACI, 6002 Slide Road.

Trendy, affordable clothing for women, including the latest fashion in tops, dresses, pants, denim, accessories and shoes.

The store will open in late spring in the Grand Court of the South Plains Mall, said the mall?s marketing manager Ashley Knox.

Square footage is 14,568, according to the application. Construction value is $500,000.

A?GACI also has an online store at www.agacistore.com.

? Shoe Dept. Encore, 6002 Slide Road.

As part of Shoe Show Inc., Shoe Dept. Encore offers ladies?, men?s and children?s shoes, handbags, accessories and shoe care.

The store will open in the spring near the South Plains Mall food court, said the mall?s marketing manager Ashley Knox.

Square footage is 16,545 feet, according to the application. Construction value is $265,940.

For more, visit www.shoedept.com.

? Tuxedo Junction, 5217 82nd St.

Tuxedo Junction specializes in tuxedo rental and formal wear for wedding and prom rental and purchase, with locations across the country.

Square footage is 2,500 feet, according to the application.

Construction value is $33,000.

Visit the store online at www.tuxedojunction.com.

OTHER

? Marriott Courtyard, 308 Ave. V.

Marriott International is a leading lodging company with more than 3,700 properties in 74 countries and territories worldwide.

Square footage is 76,118 feet, according to the application.

Construction value is $6.7 million.

For more information, visit www.marriott.com/courtyard.

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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Western powers are whipping up fears of a fateful move to the use of chemical weapons in Syria's civil war as a "pretext for intervention", President Bashar al-Assad's deputy foreign minister said on Thursday.

He spoke as Germany's cabinet approved stationing Patriot anti-missile batteries on Turkey's border with Syria, a step requiring deployment of NATO troops that Syria fears could permit imposition of a no-fly zone over its territory.

"Syria stresses again, for the tenth, the hundredth time, that if we had such weapons, they would not be used against its people. We would not commit suicide," Faisal Maqdad said.

U.S. President Barack Obama and other NATO leaders have warned that using chemical weapons would cross a red line and "there would be consequences". Assad would probably lose vital diplomatic support from Russia and China that has blocked military intervention in the 20-month-old uprising that has claimed more than 40,000 lives.

Maqdad said Western reports that the Syrian military was preparing chemical weapons for use against rebel forces trying to close in on the capital Damascus were simply "theatre".

"In fact, we fear a conspiracy ... by the United States and some European states, which might have supplied such weapons to terrorist organizations in Syria, in order to claim later that Syria is the one that used these weapons," he said on Lebanon's Al Manar television, the voice of Hezbollah.

"We fear there is a conspiracy to provide a pretext for any subsequent interventions in Syria by these countries that are increasing pressure on Syria."

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Exactly what Syria's army has done with suspected chemical weapons to prompt a surge of Western warnings is not clear. Reports citing Western intelligence and defense sources are vague and inconsistent.

The perceived threat may be discussed in Dublin on Thursday when Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meet international Syria mediator Lakhdar Brahimi to try to put a U.N. peace process for Syria back on track.

The talks come ahead of a meeting of the Western-backed "Friends of Syria" group in Marrakech next week which is expected to boost support for rebels fighting to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Brahimi wants world powers to issue a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a transitional administration.

In addition to the possible use of chemical bombs by "an increasingly desperate" Assad, Clinton said Washington was concerned about the government losing control of such weapons to extreme Islamist armed groups among the rebel forces.

The United States is considering blacklisting one group suspected of ties to al Qaeda. U.S. officials confirmed that Jabhat al-Nusra, an influential rebel group accused of indiscriminate tactics that has advocated an Islamic state in Syria, was under review for blacklisting.

An explosion in front of the Damascus headquarters of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent killed at least one person on Thursday, Syrian state television said.

It blamed "terrorists from al Qaeda" -- a term often employed to refer to rebel forces.

Meanwhile, activists said the army pummeled several eastern suburbs of Damascus, where the rebels are dominant, with artillery and mortar fire. The suburbs have also been cut off from the city's water and electricity for weeks, rebels say, accusing the government of collective punishment.

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Assad responded to past warnings about chemical weapons by taking steps to secure them, according to Israel's vice prime minister Moshe Yaalon.

"There is speculation that the chemical arsenal will fall into the hostile and irresponsible hands of the likes of al Qaeda or other terrorist groups. In the past, clear messages were relayed to Assad on a number of occasions, and in response Assad in fact gathered up the weaponry and separated the materials," Yaalon said on Wednesday.

Rebels say they have surrounded an air base 4 km (2-1/2 mikes) from the center of Damascus, a fresh sign the battle is closing in on the Syrian capital.

Maqdad, in his interview on Thursday, argued that reports of such advances were untrue: "What is sad is that foreign countries believe these repeated rumors."

But residents inside the capital say that the sound of shelling on the outskirts has become a constant backdrop and many fear the fight will soon come to Damascus.

The Western military alliance's decision to send U.S., German and Dutch Patriot missile batteries to help defend the Turkish border would bring European and U.S. troops to Syria's frontier for the first time in the 20-month-old civil war.

The actual deployment could take several weeks.

"Some countries now are now supplying Turkey with missiles for which there is no excuse. Syria is not going to attack the Turkish people," Maqdad said.

But a veteran Turkish commentator, Cengiz Candar of the Radikal newspaper, said Ankara fears Syria's 500 short-range ballistic missiles could fall into the wrong hands.

The government is "of the view that Syria was not expected to use them against Turkey, but that there was a risk of these weapons falling into the hands of 'uncontrolled forces' when the regime collapses", he wrote.

(Writing by Douglas Hamilton; Editing by Giles Elgood)

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