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Being Human Episode 1.6
"It Takes Two to Make a Thing Go Wrong"
Written By: Jeremy Carver and Anna Fricke
Directed By: Charles Biname
Original Airdate: 21 February 2011
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Josh's sister Emily comes to the hospital crying. Her girlfriend broke up with her and she needs a place to crash. Josh is hesitant but Aidan talks him in to letting Emily stay a few days. It's not a great time for Emily to come. Rebecca sent Aidan a vampire porno/snuff film (that she insists Bishop and Marcus made her send) in an attempt to drag him back into the fold. Sally can't let go of her ring (even after Danny throws it in the ocean, it comes rolling back to her), and her freakout is manifesting as seismic activity. Josh finally scores a date with Nora, the pretty blonde nurse, and sends everyone out for the night so he can cook her dinner.
Sally, Emily, and Aidan hit a club. Sally meets a girl who died of an aneurism in 1991. This ghost teaches Sally that being a ghost is no fun - but being a poltergeist is. She messes with her ex's head, sending him screaming from the bar. Rebecca approaches Aidan, and when Emily sees the lust in their eyes, she heads outside for a smoke. Marcus finds her out there and offers her a light. Meanwhile, Aidan has changed his stance from "I have nothing to say to you" to "Let's make out in the alley." Although his eyes cannot tear away from Rebecca, Aidan must go home to help out with Emily, and for his own sanity.
Before hitting the bar, Sally had stopped by Danny's house to drop off the ring. Naturally, this scared the shit out of him. When Bridget came home, he accused her of messing with him, and grabbed her violently by the arm. Later on, Bridget interrupts Josh's date - which had turned hot n' heavy - because she wanted to return the ring. "It belongs here," she says. Before Bridget can leave, Sally notices the bruises on her arm, and is concerned Bridget will meet Sally's same fate.
The mood broken, Nora prepares to leave. Before she can, Emily bursts in, crying, shaking, and covered in blood. The two rush her to the hospital, followed shortly thereafter by Aidan, while Sally sits alone and weeps.
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Sally's horrified screams of "She's eating his face! She's eating his face!" while watching the vampire porno/snuff video was pretty good, but my favorite line came from Aidan: "The Vatican tweets. I hate this decade." I also like this one, again from Aidan, who said shortly after Emily's arrival: "What do people like to eat-- We. What would we like to eat?"
Brits vs. Yanks
In tonight's episode, Rebecca was captured on the vampire porn video. In the British version, a vampire's image cannot be captured on video. It was sexier to see her, but spookier not to.
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"Barbara and I mourn the loss of a true American patriot and one of the great military leaders of his generation," former President George H.W. Bush said in a written statement, according to ABC News. Schwarzkopf led what came to be known as Operation Desert Storm under President Bush.
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On behalf of the Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa I want to thank so many people in Pella, Iowa who helped to make the State Flower Show and State Meeting on June 21st and 22nd a great success. It was a pleasure to visit your city. Of course the Dutch Letters were a must! Thank you Jaarsma Bakery for your list of your products with no milk in them. It is so much appreciated. Of course, I just bought more and more.
To The Pella Chamber of Commerce who provided the goody bags and provided information that guided all of us to your great city. The personal was so helpful and kind. Vermeer Manufacturing's Pavilion was a wonderful place to hold this meeting. Their personnel were so helpful, congenial, and thoughtful. It felt like it was home. The container plantings outside the facility add so much around the building. The Hotel Amsterdam was so willing to provide a specialized meal that was needed when the catered meal couldn't be eaten. The nursery that provided containers for door prizes thank you so much. I am sorry I don't have your name. The florist that provided the container display upon entering the Pavilion thank you so much. Again, I don't have your name. The Pella Garden Club again outdid themselves with planning the flower show. It was awesome. The Pella Garden Club is such a talented, knowledgeable and willing garden club. I encourage anyone who is interested in horticulture. the Pella Garden Club is the club for you. I heard nothing but wonderful comments about your fair city and the stay Pella. If I have forgotten anyone, I am sorry. Kudos to the City of Pella. Who knows we may just see you again next year.
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Given the size and expected duration of their budget deficits and fiscal woes, states are getting a lot of attention these days. Less recognized is that many local governments across the country are in the same fiscal boat. As National Public Radio's Morning Edition reports today, the hull has been breached and the ship is sinking:
After facing tight budgets in recent years, many city and county governments now see a new financial time bomb in their future. In states like Florida, California and Nevada, the collapse of the housing market has driven down home values dramatically. That means lower property tax revenue. Counties across the country say property tax collections may decline by 10 percent or more over the next few years.
In Miami-Dade County in Florida, officials have determined that the property tax rolls have already declined nearly 10 percent from last year. County Mayor Carlos Alvarez says that comes after two tough years when officials wrestled with budget deficits and spending cuts.
"What we're talking about is trying to fill a gap — a revenue shortfall — of anywhere from $350 [million] to $400 million," he says. "That's on top of the $440 million shortfall that we have faced the last two years. So, compounded, you have some very, very serious challenges." [...]
In South Florida and around the country, there are few signs that the housing market has hit bottom yet. Foreclosures continue to rise in many areas. In overbuilt communities like Homestead, lower home values — and lower property tax revenue — are likely to be a fact of life for the foreseeable future.
It's a similar picture in other parts of the country where the housing boom has gone bust. One thing that differs, though, is the timing. Home values dropped 23 percent over the past year in the Phoenix area. But county officials say the bills going out to homeowners this summer are based on last year's property tax assessments — giving them another year to prepare for the worst.
In California's Riverside County, budget officials are staring at an 11 percent drop in property tax receipts. In the Las Vegas area, "we're going to see the first property tax decrease that we've ever seen in I don't know how many years — probably at least 30," says Michele Shafe, the assistant director of the Clark County assessor's office. "We're looking at about a 5 percent property tax decrease."
Also, check out Monday's edition of NPR's Talk of the Nation, which focused on the state fiscal crunch.
Both stories raise the specter of the dreaded "T" word—higher taxes to close the growing budget gaps. But before taxpayers buy into the party line that governments have "cut to the bone" (if so, then why do they still own and operate money-losing golf courses, for example?) and that "everyone is going to have to 'sacrifice' through higher taxes," they need to put the situation into perspective.
Government budget processes suffer from some major deficiencies, and signing off on tax hikes is essentially an abdication of responsibility on the part of policymakers to revamp and restructure their systems to accommodate the real world of revenue ebbs and flows. Why would any sane person give policymakers carte blanche on higher taxes before demanding evidence of competence and accountability in budgeting that has been woefully lacking to date?
This isn't exactly rocket science: more money down the same black holes + the same people/policymakers/politics running the system tomorrow as yesterday = the same problems tomorrow. So why are we talking about pouring money into the same inept system that led us to this point, instead of just tearing apart the current system and putting a better one in place?
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Instead, we get the chronic problem of auto-pilot budgeting, the default assumption that last year's budget dollar was a good dollar spent and thus, that next year it should rise to $1.03 spent. There's usually no assessment of if the spending worked, if the program achieved its goals, if the program delivered on efficiency (i.e. bang for the buck), etc. It's the "trust us, we know what's good for you" approach to budgeting, and it serves taxpayers poorly.
Why people would allow themselves to get suckered yet again to buy into the "we're-really-hurting-and-the-sky-will-fall-if-you-don't-open-up-your-wallet-a-little-wider" line is beyond me. Hopefully, voters will look to these proposals and the policymakers that promote them and reject them outright, as California voters did a few weeks ago.


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As election season kicks into high gear, Patch will be rounding up news from your local elections running up to Election Day. Here's what happened this week:
Congressional Debates Kick Off
Just over six weeks before Election Day, Congressional candidates Tim Bishop and Randy Altschuler started making the debating rounds, doing three debates in total from Sunday through Thursday. The two faced off Sunday (click here to see video of the first debate) and Thursday in Riverhead, with an appearance in Hampton Bays on Monday sandwiched between the two.
In Hampton Bays, a high school senior bluntly asked the two candidates, "Why are both of you running negative ads and sending negative flyers instead of concentrating on your own achievements and accomplishments?"
Committees, Super PACs Send Messages
While the two candidates for Congress battle it out mano a mano, like-minded political committees and super PACs are coming to send messages backing their candidate up - or taking their opponent down. The New York Democratic and Republican Committees have sent out handfuls of flyers over the past two weeks, one calling the other candidate "corrupt" while the other labels its opponent an "outsourcer."
Meanwhile Prosperity First, Inc., a conservative super PAC, PhotoShopped the former House Majority Nancy Pelosi to look as though she's playing chess in one flyer. And left-leaning House Majority PAC ran a TV ad highlighting Altschuler's former company OfficeTiger.
We asked readers what they thought of the flyers arriving in their mailboxes nearly every day. Join the conversation here.
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The nation's highest donor to super PACs supporting Democratic candidates is Long Island's richest resident, East Setauket's James Simons. The founder of hedge fund firm Renaissance Technologies and former mathematics professor at SBU has donated $4 million to four different groups, most recently an Aug. 8 donation of $2 million to Priorities USA.
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The meeting was called to order by chair Helgeson at 6:00 p.m. with all members except Stenger present. The Pledge of Allegiance was said by all in attendance.
Gagnon/Stein approved the agenda as presented. MC
Bob Merchant, Sports Boosters President, addressed the board regarding the issue of liability insurance. Carol Krippner addressed the board with concerns of the tournament that was held out of town. Mr. Tritabaugh indicated that it is his intention to meet with the facilities board representatives along with Mr. Holmseth and Community Education to be sure the facilities use policy is updated with appropriate information and fees.
Celebrations and successes of students and staff included elementary MCA scores, softball and baseball teams are doing well this summer, basketball camps are being held, Kimball Community Playhouse performance of "The Rules of Comedy" and Tracy Nelson currently attending Project Lead the Way training.
Mr. Houseman thanked Eric Peterson and staff for putting together the second phase of the elementary playground project. Mr. Widvey reported on test scores at the high school. Mr. Tritabaugh reported the next Benton-Stearns Education District meeting will be August 15th, the next regular board meeting will be at 6:00 p.m. on the 15th as well. Members Stein and Stenger make up the facilities committee; this committee will meet either on Monday, July 30, or Wednesday, August 1.
Committee reports included Benton-Stearns Education District-Helgeson and Tritabaugh.
Schreiner/Stein approved the listed bills in the amount of $281,860.04. MC
Zipoy/Gagnon approved the Consent Agenda. MC The Consent Agenda included: Approve minutes for June 13, 2012 regular board meeting; Designate Tri-County News as the official school publication; Designate official depositories: State Bank of Kimball as primary, with Witt Financial, Prudential-Bach, FBS, Capital Markets Group, MSDLAF+, C.D. Securities, New West Federal, Thompson-McKinnon Securities, First American, First Bank, Zapp National, Norwest Bank, Twin City Federal, First National, Marquette National as other potential depositories; Purchase surety bonds - carry $1,000 on thirteen (13) district employees - Superintendent, 2 Principals, Business Manager, Bookkeeper, District Secretary, 2 High School Secretaries, 1 Elementary Secretary, Community Ed. Director, Community Education Program Coordinator, Child Care Coordinator, Activities Director; Establish Meet and Confer dates - sessions to start at 3:20 p.m. on Wednesdays October 10, December 12, January 9, and March 13; Resolution on making district deposits and investments: BE IT RESOLVED, that the Superintendent and treasurer be authorized to invest excess funds in U.S. Government Securities, banks, savings and loan associations and other institutions meeting legal requirements, said investments to be presented to the next regular board meeting for approval; Advance payment of bills resolution: BE IT RESOLVED, that when payment of a claim cannot be deferred until the next board meeting without loss to the district of a discount privilege or includes added charge, the Superintendent is hereby authorized to pay said claim and present payment for approval at the next regular board meeting; Electronic Funds Transfers resolution: BE IT RESOLVED, the Superintendent, Business Manager, or Business Accountant, are authorized to make electronic funds transfers as needed; Facsimile signature resolution: BE IT RESOLVED, that the facsimile signature of the Board Chairman, Clerk and Treasurer be used on district checks drawn for payment of bills or salaries approved by the board; Name district legal counsel for the district to remain Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, PA; Authorized membership and related documents and dues for: CMERDC, Resource Training & Solutions, MSHSL, MSBA, and Schools for Equity in Education (SEE).
The treasurer's and quarterly reports for June, before the audit, were reviewed and discussed.
Zipoy/Gagnon established board member compensation to remain at $50.00 per regular board meeting and other meetings, $80 for all-day meetings, and mileage allowed for out-of-district meetings. $5 from each regular meeting to be withheld in an account reserved for board member purchases. MC
Gagnon/Schreiner established the regular board meeting dates and times, and posting for special meetings. Board meetings will be held at 6:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month, with the exception of November, when it will be held the second Wednesday to canvass the Election. MC
Stein/Zipoy established the Truth in Taxation hearing to be held in conjunction with the Regular December Board Meeting on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. MC
Gagnon/Schreiner appointed the following Minnesota State High School League representatives: School Board - Zipoy, Boys' Activities, Girls' Activities, Music, and Speech/Drama - Holmseth. MC
Gagnon/Zipoy accepted Agreement for Teacher Education Candidate Placements with St. Cloud State University. MC
Member Gagnon introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Member Stein and, upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Gagnon, Schreiner, Helgeson, Stein, and Zipoy and the following voted against the same: None, whereupon said resolution, having received the affirmative votes of two-thirds of the members, was declared duly passed and adopted.
After review, Schreiner/Zipoy approved the requested fundraisers for 2012-2013. MC
Member Zipoy shared his appreciation that he was allowed to listen in via telephone to the June board meeting. It is his hope that when a board member is not able to attend a board meeting, that they be accommodated so that they are allowed to participate in the meeting as permitted by law. Member Helgeson asked if members were interested in holding another work session prior to the August 15 board meeting. The work session will begin at 4:30.
Gagnon/Schreiner adjourned at 7:09 p.m.
Tom Schreiner, Clerk
(This is a summary of the minutes of the School Board. To obtain a full copy of the official minutes, contact the District Office at 398-5585, or check the District website at www.kimball.k12.mn.us.)
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Friday, November 21, 2003Milwaukee, Wis. - Dan Oppland led three Valpo players in double-figures with 18 points and the Crusaders used a second-half surge to defeat Arkansas-Monticello 72-53 in the opening round of the Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic at the Bradley Center. Valpo (1-0) will play host Marquette in the championship game on Saturday at 8 p.m. The Golden Eagles (2-0) defeated Savannah State 79-41 in the nightcap.
Seth Colclasure scored a career-high 15 points, draining five of seven 3-pointers. Nine of the sophomore's points came in the second half. Kikas Gomes recorded a double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds. Oppland and Gomes helped ignite the second-half scoring run with eight points each. Eric Womack led Arknasas-Monticello with 17 points, making five of nine from 3-point range.
Valpo broke open a close game with a 10-0 run midway through the second half. The Crusaders led 48-47 with 11:13 remaining when freshmen Kenny Harris and Jimmie Miles scored consecutive baskets to extend the lead to five. Oppland followed by scoring four of the next six points to push the advantage to 11 (58-47) with 8:42 left.
The Boll Weevils pulled within seven with 7:29 remaining and Valpo finished the contest by outscoring Arkansas-Monticello 14-2. Colclasure swished two 3-pointers during the stretch.
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Valpo finished shooting 48 percent (29-60) overall, making six of 23 from 3-point land. Arkansas-Monticello made 39 percent (20-51) of its shots, including 33 percent (8 for 24) from beyond the arc. The Crusaders outrebounded the Boll Weevils 38-28 as Dan Oppland had six rebounds and Mike Oppland added five. Valpo forced 24 Arkansas-Monticello turnovers as the Crusaders made 11 steals.
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With all the trailers in theaters and previews out there, it can be overwhelming… or disappointing for a genre fan. There is, however, one movie project that's really got me excited. Rose: The Bizarro Zombie Musical written and directed by John Skipp. I'll be honest, I really like horror musicals (like Repo: The Genetic Opera, Little Shop of Horrors, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show) because they are usually a lot of fun. I don't know if there's been a "Zombie-Musical" before (well, maybe Michael Jackson's "Thriller"), but I'm all for it.
John Skipp just released the latest trailer for Rose: The Bizarro Zombie Musical, and it looks like a hoot! Watch it here.
NICE! From the look of the trailer, this is going to have some great zombie gut-munching, and Chase McKenna completes the quite, um, titillating package. I can't wait to hear the music!
John Skipp's got a lot on his plate right now, and he's giving his fans and new readers everything they can handle with both barrels and plenty of spare ammo. After recently reading his contribution to the Jeff Conner edited anthology Required Reading Remixed Volume 2 ("The Happiest Hell on Earth" co-written with Cody Goodfellow), I started scouring the Internet for what to read next by John Skipp. During this search, I ran across a press release that had the following to share:
First up is Demons: Encounters With the Devil and His Minions, Fallen Angels, and the Possessed. This 640-page mammoth anthology features work ranging from Poe and Lovecraft to Neil Gaiman, Kim Harrison, and William Peter Blatty. It's a wild mix of classic and original tales, from sweet, subtle and funny to ferociously hardcore.
Demons is the third collection Skipp has edited for Black Dog and Leventhal (Zombies: Encounters With the Hungry Dead and Werewolves and Shapeshifters: Encounters With the Beast Within), as part of their "Supernatural" series. "I feel like I'm building monuments," he says, "with the best writers in the history of the field handing me the building blocks."
Next is the launch of Fungasm Press, Skipp's new publishing imprint under Eraserhead Press's Bizarro publishing empire. He's just released the first two titles: Laura Lee Bahr's debut novel, Haunt ("a tripping-balls L.A. noir/Bizarro hall of mirrors") and Violet LeVoit's incendiary short story collection I Am Genghis Cum. (Both Bahr and LeVoit also appear in Demons.)
Skipp says, "Fungasm books take place where mainstream and genre fiction collide with the totally fucking strange, right here on Earth. And these are two of my favorite new writers, doing work that's otherwise almost impossible to categorize. That's exciting. That's a Fungasm, for me."
Meanwhile, Skipp & Spector's 1987 splatterpunk classic The Cleanup returns, this time as an e-book from Crossroad Press. Perhaps the darkest and most personal of Skipp's early works, he calls this tale – of a supernatural vigilante who finds that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions – "sort of a 'Portrait of the Artist as a Young Asshole.'"
With this release, all of Skipp & Spector's six novels are available as e-books: The Light at the End, The Scream, Dead Lines and Animals are also with Crossroad, while The Bridge remains with Dorchester Press.
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I keep hearing that it has to be 10 dollars a month. But then I also heard you have to pay about 30 dollars at the end of the year and the ending price gets higher after 2 yers. Why?
Now the zipit is only about
Now the zipit is only about $50 and can send txts (SMS) to cell phones to... But you have to register at zipit and you get a year free and a year of servace is only like $25 so It ant all that bad..... I came here looking for info on the hakes version that's like a little comp. Just so you know
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I think the only reason people dont like the keyboard is because the zipit was originally made for teens, therefore it is made for thin fingers.
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I wasn't able to dig up the processor specs, etc -- but I agree the keyboard isn't fun. Regarding typing functionality, it's somewhere between a cellphone and an EeePC. :)
I really do hope they open it wide up for 3rd party stuff, it's a pretty neat form factor, and it's built pretty solid. The screen is very bright and clear too.
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Dave Chisnall - one of the big characters of rugby league - passes away
3:12pm Friday 11th January 2013 in Sport By Mike Critchley, Senior Sports Writer
DAVE Chisnall – one of the great characters of British rugby league – passed away this morning at the age of 64.
The former Leigh, Warrington, Saints, Barrow and Great Britain prop forward had been suffering from cancer.
Dave, who was brought up in Havelock Street on the edge of the town centre, was the youngest brother of a big sporting family with Les and Eric also playing professional rugby league and eldest John being a boxer.
A clever footballer and an excellent scrummager with a deceptive turn of pace for a stocky man, Dave turned professional with Leigh after Alex Murphy had spotted him playing for Parr Labour Club.
A larger than life character, Chissy was always in the thick of it as a player and never took a backward step.
In the days of contested scrums, a good number 8 was as invaluable as the hooker in securing a good supply of ball and Dave was a master of those front row arts.
He enjoyed some great early years at Hilton Park which saw him selected for the 1970 Australian tour and the World Cup squad later in the autumn.
However, Dave missed out on what would have been the highlight of his career at Leigh when a four-game ban saw him sidelined for the shock 1971 Challenge Cup final over Leeds at Wembley.
He did taste Wembley success three years later, again under Alex Murphy, but this time wearing the primrose of blue of Warrington. Chissy was part of the big Wire pack that saw off the physical challenge thrown at it by then holders Featherstone Rovers.
Between 1972/73 and 1974/75, durable Chissy was almost an ever-present in a side that handed the club its best ever season in terms of trophy success.
The Captain Morgan Trophy, the Player's No6 Trophy, the Challenge Cup and the Club Championship were all won in 1973/74, adding to the League Leaders' rose bowl in 1972/73.
In 1975 Dave was back beneath the twin towers as skipper, but this time he was on the losing side against Widnes.
His form was again good enough to earn a place in England's 1975 World Championship side.
After short spells at Swinton and Leigh Dave teamed up with his brother Eric at Saints in January 1977, going on to play that year's Premiership final win over Warrington at Station Road.
Dave's last appearance as a player at Wembley came in the 14-12 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Leeds in 1978, where he gave a gutsy 80 minute stint opposite Mick Harrison and then Roy Dickinson.
After leaving Saints in 1979 Dave headed up to Barrow, where he assisted the south Cumbrians' flourish in the early 80s which included an appearance in the 1981 John Player Final defeat by Warrington.
Despite being in the veteran stages of his career, Warrington came knocking again for the old head and he played a key role in helping the Wire see off favourites Saints in the 1982 Lancashire Cup Final at Wigan.
Dave came off the bench to get 'under the skin' of Saints playmakers Graham Liptrot, Harry Pinner and Neil Holding to ensure another winner's medal was heading home.
After packing in playing, Dave returned to Knowsley Road as Alex Murphy's assistant but alas there was to be no more Wembley success,
although he was on board for the club's first and only John Player Trophy win in 1988.
He leaves behind wife Carol, children Lee, Phil, Jeanette and Michelle and seven grandchildren.
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A great loss especially to his family who are in all our thoughts and prayers.
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1:33am Sun 13 Jan 13
cheky p says...
Knew dave we grow up together and went to the same school, not just a good player He was a good lad to
My thought are with his wife and children
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joecos says...
passing of Chissy ,i have been living
overseas for a few years did not know
he was ill . So may god bless you Dave ,
and may you rest in peace.
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County cancellation could be costly for City
10:06am Monday 3rd February 2014 in Sport
WORCESTER City could find themselves counting the cost of seeing the Skrill North match against Stockport County fall victim to the weather.
Last Saturday's match at Aggborough was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, the third home game City have had called off to the elements in 2014.
But with County's large travelling support, the Blue and Whites had been anticipating a four-figure crowd for the contest, which will now be rearranged.
Worcester were looking for their fifth win in six games, while the 15th-placed Hatters were looking to put further distance between themselves and the relegation zone.
City vice-chairman Colin Layland said: "I would rather have had it on because we are now going to end up with a Tuesday night fixture which will affect the gate and any money that will come in.
"We were expecting at least 300 to 400 from Stockport so I was expecting a gate of over 1,000.
"I doubt it very much if we will get that on a Tuesday. Tuesday is usually a bad night anyway, the last game we played it was around the 300 mark. I don't think we'll get that amount from Stockport on a Tuesday.
"I'm a bit disappointed but you can't argue with the weather. There was rain coming in later on as well so it might have ended up being abandoned anyway."
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As it stands we will play Boston United on the Saturday (26th) and Stockport on the Sunday (27th) .....pitchero for some reason chucks it in on that date until notified when its been re arranged for....no date has been agreed yet
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The Festival of Lights starts on Saturday and the candle-lighting for Shabbat is Friday before sunset, so we've gathered a few Hanukkah events in the San Gabriel Valley for you and yours.
If you'd rather opt to host your own event, the following are approximate times for Shabbat candle lighting, which should be done 18 minutes before sunset, according to Chabad of Pasadena. If you miss your time, you can still light your candles up until sunset, but not after.
Lighting Times
Altadena, Arcadia, Glendora, La Canada, Flintridge, Montrose, La Crescenta, Monrovia, Pasadena, South Pasadena:
Light Candles at 4:25 p.m. on Friday
Shabbat ends at 5:24 p.m. on Saturday
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Chanukah Family Festival
Join Chabad of Pasadena in the center court of the Westfield Santa Anita mall on Wednesday, Dec. 12 from 5-7 p.m. for a free Hanukkah event that includes a raffle for a $500 Westfield gift card, a live menorah carving out of a huge block of ice Hanukkah arts and crafts, hot latkas, jelly donuts, live music and dreidels.
Festival of Jewish Music
The Jewish Federation of the Greater San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys will host the 5th annual Festival of Jewish Music on Sunday from 3-5:30 p.m. The Federation is at 550 S. Second Avenue in Arcadia. Tickets are $10 for children 12 and under, $12 for adults and $36 for families. To purchase tickets or for more information, please contact the Jewish Federation at (626) 445-0810 or via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Come to Pasadena City Hall on Sunday from 3-5 p.m. for a free Hanukkah celebration that could use your help building a giant Lego menorah. The event will also include a grand menorah lighting, hot latkas, live music, arts and crafts, face painting, dreidels and more.


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Mitt Romney, even more than many Republicans, is a passionate free-trader. He has made the expansion of global trade a key element of his program to create 12 million jobs, and he's hammered away at President Obama for allegedly being less of free-trader than he is and being far more beholden to union-inspired protectionism than President Clinton was. But perhaps Romney's most revelatory comments on the workings of the international economy came in a TV interview in June, when he declared he wanted to stay completely clear of the eurozone's troubles, even though that transatlantic crisis has been lapping at the front steps of the White House for two years. "I surely don't believe that we should expose our national balance sheet to the vagaries of what's going to be happening in Europe," Romney told CBS.
"Our national balance sheet." You don't hear that kind of language out of presidents very often, and Romney's comment played right into the Obama campaign's characterization of him as a heartless baron of Wall Street. The GOP nominee seemed to be saying not just that he has no interest in bailing out Europe—the usual topic of discussion on this side of the pond—but that he also doesn't think it's even safe to invest in Europe. It was hard to avoid the conclusion (and the Obama campaign hasn't) that Romney was saying the sort of thing he might have said 15 years ago around the boardroom table: Let's avoid "exposure" in what is clearly a bad deal, my fellow men of Bain—er, my fellow Americans—and let the eurozoners go down together. Our "balance sheet" will be fine.
Asked in September whether Romney meant what he said and still holds this view, Oren Cass, his domestic-policy director, told National Journal that he did. "Governor Romney does not believe that American taxpayers should have to pay for a problem that European political leaders can solve on their own."
Obama has avoided a euro bailout, and, in fact, his views on global trade are not very different from Romney's. But the issue is a little more complex than Romney has made out, which is one reason Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and his deputy, Lael Brainard, have tried to keep a hand in the talks over the euro's fate. The president of the United States oversees a globalized economy, not merely a national balance sheet. Like it or not, the economy's health is intimately bound up with Europe's similarly globalized economy in multifarious ways. According to a report by Citigroup last year, the correlation between U.S. quarterly growth in gross domestic product and that of the largest European economies has risen to 70 percent in the past decade. Economists such as Nouriel Roubini and Mohamed el-Erian warn that a eurozone disintegration would lead to another global recession, dragging the U.S. back down after its worst downturn in 60 years as measured in terms of sustained unemployment. The failure of the eurozone could also begin a process of political disintegration that could badly harm America's many-layered relationship with Europe, one that includes coordinated action by NATO in Afghanistan and against Libya; sanctions against Iran; and a (somewhat) united front against terrorists.
Romney understands all these issues quite well, Cass says; more than that, he has plans to develop a bold new vision inspired by President Reagan's handling of free trade in the 1980s, when he negotiated tough tariffs against the cheating Japanese for subsidizing private industry. Romney wants to create a "Reagan Economic Zone" of like-minded free-trading nations. (Ironically, considering that he often accuses Obama of wanting to turn the U.S. into Europe, Romney wants to make the European Union nations a central part of the new zone.) This zone would seek to isolate China and other countries that, inspired by Beijing's ability to get away with currency manipulation or intellectual property theft, may be emulating such practices—Brazil, India, and Russia, among others. The idea builds on the Trans-Pacific Partnership that the Obama administration is pursuing (which, the Romney camp notes, was started by President George W. Bush) and would expand on the World Trade Organization's already-robust dispute-settlement mechanisms with tougher penalties for violations of intellectual-property rights.
Obama, by contrast, has undercut the case for freer trade by subsidizing or blundering into outright ownership of industry (such as autos and green energy) and worse, Cass says. "He's offered zero proposals, frameworks, concepts, a vision, or anything in terms of what role he sees trade playing in actually strengthening this economy."
Beyond that, Romney insists he would be tougher than others, even many of his fellow Republicans, in insisting on reciprocal trade practices and punishing those (read China) that don't play by the rules. "When nations cheat in trade, there will be unmistakable consequences," Romney warned in his acceptance speech in Tampa.
For its part, the Obama team charges that Romney is misrepresenting the president's record on trade, in particular, his success at increasing U.S. exports by more than 35 percent since he first laid out such goals in his 2010 State of the Union; his toughness with China, having doubled the rate of cases brought before the World Trade Organization; and his push for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which is designed to exclude China as a violator of intellectual-property rights and a manipulator of currency, unless Beijing relents.
But worse, Team Obama says, Romney and his vice presidential nominee, Paul Ryan, just don't get the realities of trade—as well as a lot of other things about the international economy. Romney's pledge to designate China as a currency manipulator and slap it with tariffs "on Day One of my presidency" virtually ensures a ruinous trade war with America's No. 1 financier, they say. All of which helps to explain why perhaps the zingiest lines to come out of Obama's acceptance speech in Charlotte were the president's mockery of Romney and Ryan as "new to foreign policy." He said that Romney's rhetoric takes us "back to an era of blustering and blundering" (read: George W. Bush). "You might not be ready for diplomacy with Beijing if you can't visit the Olympics without insulting our closest ally," Obama said.
To drive home the point, the Obama campaign has consistently hit the theme that, despite Romney's self-touted brilliance at business, he still thinks too much like a Bain Capital financier who could care less about where U.S. jobs go—indeed, at Bain, he sent many of them abroad himself—or how many of them are created, and that such an attitude ill suits the Oval Office occupant. Vice President Joe Biden, in his convention speech, again accused Romney, who opposed the GM/Chrysler bailout, of failing to understand the importance of the auto industry to the United States. Because, Biden said, "he saw it the Bain way. I think he saw it in terms of balance sheets and write-offs." (The Romney camp says this is nonsense, that all he ever called for was a "managed bankruptcy," which is ultimately what happened.)
Cass concedes that the campaign does not know how many of the 12 million new jobs Romney has promised would come from trade expansion. "Scoring the job-creation potential of trade-policy proposals is very difficult," he says. Some analysts such as Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics have concluded that the U.S. economy will probably create 12 million jobs or so by 2016 no matter who is in office.
Obama and his campaign have also relentlessly pounded Romney over how his planned budget cuts would blunt U.S. competitiveness in the global economy. "I don't believe that firing teachers or kicking students off financial aid will grow the economy or help us compete with the scientists and engineers coming out of China," the president said in Charlotte.
Romney has something of a case to make that Obama has at least de-emphasized a key agenda item of both Republican and Democratic presidents going back to World War II: expanding international trade. Obama signed three major free-trade agreements—with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea—but Republicans complain that they were back-burner issues left over from Bush and that the current administration delayed them by haggling over workers' rights, especially in violence-threatened Colombia. (The South Korea deal, however was also renegotiated to expand access for U.S. vehicles.) Indeed, nothing illustrates the bizarre mutation of American politics more than the spectacle of Republicans favorably comparing Clinton--whom they once impeached--to Obama simply because Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement, plus a passel of other trade deals, and deregulated Wall Street.
But to be fair, the international trading system has been somewhat stuck for years, and that's not entirely Obama's fault. The 50-year effort to strengthen rules for open trade, so integral to global stability since the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade began in 1947, has been adrift since the 10-year-long Doha Round of talks broke down in 2008 at the end of the Bush administration, when developing nations stalked out over the issue of farm subsidies. Romney has no specific plan to revive that process. In the aftermath of the 2007 to '09 financial crisis, and a decade of antiglobalization protests driven by complaints about worker disenfranchisement and income inequality, many nations no longer see free trade as a panacea. And as the G-20 inevitably replaced the G-8 and, to a certain extent, eclipsed the WTO as the forum for international economic diplomacy in the aftermath of the financial crisis, the U.S. found that it no longer enjoyed as much of a free hand in setting the agenda as it once did, particularly because so much blame for the latest global downturn rests with Wall Street.
Because of domestic political paralysis in both Washington and Europe, the major Western powers have also failed to devise a coordinated strategy for avoiding a double-dip recession. Indeed, in Washington and in European capitals, politicians have embraced policies that most economists argue are the opposite of what is needed. They are pursuing austerity, in other words, when the world needs a concerted stimulus. And, of course, the Obama administration, with reason, blames the Republicans for its piece of that policy.
What are the real, as opposed to rhetorical, differences between Obama and Romney on the international economy? In truth, compared with the stark differences between the two candidates on so many other fronts from domestic growth to immigration to social issues, this is one area where the two men would probably end up pursuing fairly similar policies. The Obama team says that it's absurd to suggest that this president is any less dogged than his predecessors about opening up trade. "The president has done quite a bit to open up new markets," says James Kvaal, Obama's campaign policy director. True, the three bilateral agreements began under Bush, he notes, but "it is the president who got them through Congress, signed them, and strengthened them to do a better job for American workers and the American auto industry."
Meanwhile, Kvall says, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, still under negotiation, "will become one of the largest trade agreements in the last two decades, covering a market of about 40 percent of the world's goods and including our four principal trading partners: Japan, Canada, Mexico, and [South] Korea. The president set a goal of doubling exports over five years, and we are on track to do it."
The one caveat to this conclusion may be China. Although the Obama administration has walked up to the edge of branding China a currency manipulator, a move that could trigger sanctions, it has avoided doing so, to avoid a complete break with Beijing. Romney, during the primaries, declared at one point, "People say, 'Well, you'll start a trade war.' There's one going on right now, folks. They're stealing our jobs. And we're gonna stand up to China." If Romney does indeed carry out his promise to label China a rogue trader on Day One, the world could begin to look very different in 2013.
This article appears in the September 15, 2012 edition of National Journal Magazine.
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Ex-NFL star Larry Johnson has been arrested in Las Vegas for allegedly strangling a former girlfriend at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers were called Friday morning to the Bellagio, where security officers had detained Johnson, 32.
Officers determined that Johnson had met a former girlfriend at the resort. According to Metro, the meeting turned into a physical altercation between Johnson and the 32-year-old woman.
Johnson suffered what police described as "small scratches" on his face. The alleged victim suffered multiple facial injuries and bruising on her neck.
Based on the the woman's injuries, Johnson was arreasted for battery domestic violence-strangulation, and taken into police custody.
Johnson is eligible to post bail of $15,000 after a state-mandated dentention of at least 15 hours. He's scheduled to appear in court on Saturday at 7:30 a.m.
Johnson hasn't played in the NFL since 2011 when he was released by the Miami Dolphins.
Most of Johnson's NFL career was spent playing in Kansas City for the Chiefs. He and the Chiefs parted ways in 2008 after Johnson made clear his unhappiness with the team and then-coach Todd Haley. The final straw was when he posted a gay slur on his Twitter account.
Johnson twice made the Pro Bowl for the Chiefs. His running back play was often brilliant, but he could be lazy when it came to blocking. He rushed for 6,223 yards with the Chiefs for 55 touchdowns.
He has also been dogged by off-field troubles. He was accused of violence toward women and got in trouble with a Kansas City municipal judge in 2010 for failing to complete 40 hours of community service. Rather than going to jail for incidents at Kansas City nightclubs, he was given another chance to complete the work.
In the first incident, a woman accused Johnson of striking her head inside a Kansas City blues bar. She told police that she and a friend were walking through the club when Johnson came toward them and said, "Don't touch me," as he shoved her.
Johnson eventually paid a woman $100,000 to settle the claims by her stemming from a confrontation at Club Blonde on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City. Johnson allegedly spit a drink in the then-24-year-old woman's face and threatened her boyfriend. Johnson ran up a $2,300 bar tab the night of the confrontation.
Johnson played at Penn State University where his father is a defensive line coach.
KCTV5 contributed to this report.
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The news anchors on Bangor, Maine, ABC affiliate WVII dropped a bombshell on viewers and staff at the end of their broadcast Tuesday by resigning on air.
The news anchors on Bangor, Maine, ABC affiliate WVII dropped a bombshell on viewers and staff at the end of their broadcast Tuesday by resigning on air.
Anchors Cindy Michaels (who was also the station's news director) and Tony Consiglio took the last minute of the 6 p.m. broadcast to give a classy goodbye to their viewers.
"Some recent developments have come to our attention, though, and departing together is the best alternative we can take," Consiglio said.
According to an interview with the Bangor Daily News, Michaels revealed that the surprise resignation was the culmination of steadily mounting tensions between the anchors and the station's upper management. It was a situation that Michaels said impaired her ability to deliver the news in a way she was comfortable with.
"It's a culmination of ongoing occurrences that took place the last several years and basically involved upper management practices that we both strongly disagreed with," Michaels told the paper. "It's a little complicated, but we were expected to do somewhat unbalanced news, politically, in general."
Michaels didn't elaborate on the situation and the station's upper management says the search is already on for people to fill the anchor chair. WVII vice president and general manager Mike Palmer did tell the paper the resignations were not surprising.
Neither Michaels nor Consiglio has career plans lined up following their departure from the station. Michaels said she would pursue her freelance writing and some painting, while Consiglio said he'd be trying to find another job in TV news.
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