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Louie's Holiday Hope Project, the Bowie Baysox baseball team's program to help local families in need, helped 16 families during the 2012 holiday season, according to a news release.
Partnering with the Prince George's County Fire Department (PGFD), the Bowie Police Department and Bowie Youth & Family Services, the Baysox and the team mascot, Louie, were able to provide the families, which included 39 children, with food, coats and Christmas gifts.
"Louie's Holiday Hope Project had another very successful year of assisting families in need around the holidays," said Baysox Marketing Director Brandan Kaiser. "Every year this program grows thanks to the great support from the community and all the donations we receive. The Baysox would like to thank our partners this year and all those that contributed to Louie's Holiday Hope Project."
PGFD donated 20 boxes of food and the Bowie Police Department contributed 35 donated toys. The Baysox helped six families that had been nominated by community members and Bowie Youth & Family Services provided for the needs of 10 families.
The Baysox also collected dozens of toys throughout last season and more than 50 coats during the team's warm clothing drive, all of which supported Louie's Holiday Hope Project.
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By DAVID MAY
Parents Tobiah and Esther, along with their children, Livya and Avri, are about to celebrate a Passover feast the night before Jesus' crucifixion, about 33 A.D., when a group of strange-looking guests walk into their stone, first century dwelling.
The surprised family welcomes their visitors, asking where they come from and where they obtained their odd clothing and footwear. They interact and talk to their guests, even wanting to wash their feet as is their custom, but they don't know how to remove their boots and tennis shoes.
The guests are from the year 2013, taken back in time nearly 20 centuries to observe and imagine the period when Jesus went to Jerusalem to turn himself in and share his Last Supper with his disciples before being led to the cross, where he would die, only to rise again.
The first century family are volunteer actors Matt, Robin and Rhema Maxwell, all from Noble, Okla., and Jordan Puckett, of Weatherford Acting Academy, and the scene is played out within the confines of Capernaum First Century Village, about 11 miles northwest of Weatherford, where for the next two weekends adaptations of the Passover and Easter stories will be played out for groups of visitors.
For Christians, Easter is the most important holiday and observance. Tammy Lane, of Tammy Lane Productions, who wrote the scripts and produces "The Passover Experience," said she wanted to combine the Old Testament Passover story with the New Testament Easter story to show how the two are intertwined and how some of the old Jewish customs and traditions remain a part of Christian customs and observances today.
"What I would like for people to take away (from the performance) is that Easter started with the Passover, and there are so many things in the Passover that pertain to Easter, so I want people to see that because there is just so much involved in it," Lane said.
A cast of 75 actors, dressed as Egyptians and Israelites performing in and around the replica Biblical-era village with its true stone buildings, gardens, statues, pathways and displays lead people through an interactive and truly personal experience of the period, beginning when Pharaoh first enslaved the Israelites through the time of Jesus' betrayal, crucifixion and resurrection.
It is a walking tour (accommodations are made for those with limited physical abilities) that one can do in whatever order they wish. There is a statue garden with 13 statues that takes visitors on a path from God's creation of heaven and earth to the tomb of Jesus' resurrection.
Inside a pavilion, a Jewish scholar is on hand to provide a 20-minute program educating participants about the Passover Seder, a Jewish ritual feast that marks the beginning of the Passover.
The Path of Plagues is a guided, interactive experience that whisks people away to the time of the book of Exodus, leading them through the 10 plagues God cast upon the Egyptians, which had enslaved Jews under the rule of the Pharaoh. The trail includes several surprises, including an actual hail storm (don't worry, you will be safe under shelter) and a long, pitch-black tunnel to experience the plague of darkness. That leads to a home of an Egyptian family to experience their angst and fear and hear their wails as the plague of death of the first born passes.
From there, people will be led to the first century village, moving ahead in time to the New Testament period of Jesus' betrayal by Judas, his surrender, death and resurrection. Groups are guided through several buildings and homes in the village for portrayals of various stories during this period, with the actors interacting with their "strange visitors" from another time.
This leads to a live portrayal of Jesus attending his Last Supper with his disciples in a re-creation of The Upper Room. At that point, the experience ends inside a theater to view an emotional video of Jesus being brutally led and bound to the cross, his death and his resurrection three days later.
Lane said going through the entire experience takes about two hours. She said watching the movie requires parental guidance for children.
"It is realistic," she said. "When you show the crucifixion, there are some parts parents may not want little ones to see, but it is short, like a 5-minute deal."
The video was filmed on site several years ago. Lane said incorporating the movie into the experience was necessary because re-creating the crucifixion live would be too difficult, but had to be part of the experience.
"There are some great actors, and it portrays a true crucifixion scene," Lane said. "It also explains more about the Passover as well, something we still celebrate today."
"We want people to experience it like they are here, back in time."
There is also a marketplace, where food and concessions from Taco Villa and Texas Burger will be sold, and where people can sit and rest if they wish.
The Passover Experience
•Performances are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Good Friday and Saturday, March 29-30.
•Tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for seniors ages 60 and over, $11 for children ages 3-12 and free for children under 3. A family pack of four (two adults, two children) is $48. There are 15 percent and 20 percent off discounts for groups of 10-19 or 20 or more, respectively.
•Tickets can be purchased online, and more information about the Passover Experience and its location can be found at www.tammylaneproductions.com.
•Capernaum First Century Village is located on the Cox Ranch about 11 miles northwest of Weatherford on Peaster Highway (Farm-to-Market Road 920). Go past Peaster approximately 2 miles to East Dry Creek Road and turn right.


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Caroline Fan on October 22, 2009 - 1:04pm
The debate over clean energy is ripping open divisions in conservative business lobbies. Debate on federal climate change legislation has led an increasing number of businesses to leave the Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, and other business associations because of those organizations' stances against recognizing the scientific validity of climate change. The revolt has been growing ever since a senior Chamber official called for a "Scopes monkey trial of the 21st century" to evaluate evidence of global warming.
Some of the nation's largest energy utilities — including Pacific Gas & Electric, PNM Resources and Exelon, the largest U.S. operator of nuclear plants — quit the Chamber altogether, and Nike stepped off of the Chamber's board, leading Business Week to question the Chamber's clout and credibility. A recent article cited the dysfunction of the Chamber and its outdated policies as a main reason why it is losing its status:
Climate legislation "is becoming more real," said Brian Hertzog, director of strategic communications at PG&E, which resigned from the Chamber last month. "That dynamic has thrown things into a sharper relief."
Other high profile businesses to leave recently include Apple, and the parent company of Revlon is debating whether or not to leave over differences on global warming. In addition, local Chambers of Commerce in New York and San Francisco are distancing themselves from the National's right-wing policy position. Due to increased scrutiny, the Chamber has actually started citing the actual number of businesses that they represent - 300,000 versus the 3 million that they had been claiming.
There are also splits occurring at other business associations - Duke Energy, a large utility company, announced in May that it would leave the National Association of Manufacturers over the issue. Duke and several other companies, including aluminum-maker Alcoa, dropped out of American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, which promotes building coal-fired power plants.
In addition, there are efforts by businesses in unlikely states to push for clean energy reforms. Entergy Arkansas and other members of the group Arkansas Business Leaders for a Clean Energy Economy joined representatives of 150 businesses from around the country to lobby for clean energy legislation that they say would create hundreds of new jobs in the state. These unlikely allies' voices have provided a counter to traditional business claims that a climate change bill would lose jobs, and they provide the statistics to prove that clean energy can mean job growth: a study from Pew Charitable Trusts showed that in 2007, 448 Arkansas businesses had generated more than 4,500 clean-energy jobs. The same study shows that in ten years, clean energy jobs in South Dakota will increase by over 93 percent compared to overall job growth of 5 percent.
The divisions reflect that many businesses see a clean energy economy and measures to address climate change not as a burden, but as a business necessity and even a chance to boost the economy -- and create new business opportunities. And they are questioning the conservative ideological allegiance of traditional business associations that are increasingly not meeting their needs.
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It appears Ms. Quint (the Times, letters, Wednesday, June 19) is viewing the Senate election with one eye closed.
As I recall, the CEO of GE, One Geoff Imelt, who was also the president's Job Czar, in charge of creating new jobs, sent thousands of well-paying jobs in the wind turbine division of GE to China while GE was creating billions in profits, yet did not pay any 2011 taxes. However, other companies and individuals in the top income earners pay 70 percent of all the tax revenue the U.S. government collects. So for Ms. Quint to point a finger at companies for not paying their fair share of taxes is a stretch at best.
As for Mr. Markey, all I know of him is that he has spent over 35 years in our Congress. Let's see, that's 18 terms, and I'm sure that, in 18 terms, he must have done something meaningful. Yet in those 18 terms our country has gone from a deficit, to a balanced budget under President Clinton, who left office with a surplus, and now back to a $17 trillion debt.
Move Mr. Markey to the Senate where for four years when it did not even pass a budget, and you guarantee Mr. Markey won't have to do anything but rest on his unknown laurels.
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Background The amyloid hypothesis predicts that increased production or decreased clearance of β-amyloid (Aβ) leads to amyloidosis, which ultimately culminates in Alzheimer disease (AD).
Objective To investigate whether dynamic changes in Aβ levels in the human central nervous system may be altered by aging or by the pathology of AD and thus contribute to the risk of AD.
Design Repeated-measures case-control study.
Setting Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri.
Participants Participants with amyloid deposition, participants without amyloid deposition, and younger normal control participants.
Main Outcome Measures In this study, hourly cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Aβ concentrations were compared with age, status of amyloid deposition, electroencephalography, and video recording data.
Results Linear increases were observed over time in the Aβ levels in CSF samples obtained from the younger normal control participants and the older participants without amyloid deposition, but not from the older participants with amyloid deposition. Significant circadian patterns were observed in the Aβ levels in CSF samples obtained from the younger control participants; however, circadian amplitudes decreased in both older participants without amyloid deposition and older participants with amyloid deposition. Aβ diurnal concentrations were correlated with the amount of sleep but not with the various activities that the participants participated in while awake.
Conclusions A reduction in the linear increase in the Aβ levels in CSF samples that is associated with amyloid deposition and a decreased CSF Aβ diurnal pattern associated with increasing age disrupt the normal physiology of Aβ dynamics and may contribute to AD.
Figure 1. Diagram of a participant during the monitoring of Aβ levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples. These samples were collected from a lumbar intrathecal catheter approximately every hour for 36 hours from each participant, and electroencephalograms (EEGs) and video recordings were obtained continuously from a subset of study patients. The concentrations of CSF Aβ40 and Aβ42 were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and were analyzed over time for Aβ dynamics.
Figure 2. Mean-adjusted Aβ42 levels over time in 20 participants younger than 60 years of age from the younger normal control (YNC) group. A linear increase and a circadian pattern in Aβ42 levels over the duration of our study were observed (A), and the Aβ42 circadian patterns remained after the linear trend was removed (P < .05) (B).
Figure 3. Mean percent change with respect to the linear increase in Aβ42 level per 24 hours, by mean cortical binding potential (MCBP) of carbon 11–labeled Pittsburgh Compound B. In general, individuals without amyloid deposition (young normal controls [YNCs] and older cognitively normal controls who tested negative for amyloid plaque [amyloid−]) had significant increases in Aβ42 level, independent of age, whereas participants with amyloid deposition (older cognitively normal controls who tested positive for amyloid plaque [amyloid+]) had lower increases in Aβ42 level (P < .05).
Figure 4. Decreased Aβ42 circadian amplitude with increasing age. An Aβ42 circadian amplitude was calculated for each participant and correlated with the participant's age. Age and Aβ42 circadian amplitude were negatively correlated (P < .01). Young normal control (YNC) participants had the highest circadian amplitudes, older participants who tested negative for amyloid plaque (amyloid−) had decreased circadian amplitudes, and older participants who tested positive for amyloid plaque (amyloid+) had the lowest circadian amplitudes.
Figure 5. Cosinor fit for group-averaged Aβ42 (A) and Aβ40 (B) levels over time showing that the cerebrospinal fluid Aβ circadian amplitude decreases with age. The Aβ42 circadian amplitude decreased with age and amyloidosis. The Aβ40 circadian amplitude was lower in the older groups. Amyloid− indicates participants who tested negative for amyloid plaque; amyloid+, participants who tested positive for amyloid plaque; YNC, younger normal controls.
Figure 6. Circadian rhythms of mean total sleep times (minutes of sleep per hour) and Aβ circadian patterns in a subset of 12 younger normal control participants. The cerebrospinal fluid Aβ circadian pattern follows sleep after a 6-hour delay. A delay of 6 hours was observed between the maximum sleep times and the minimum Aβ levels.
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FORESTDALE — Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies acted on an anonymous tip to find a working methamphetamine lab Sunday evening.
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PHANTOM PLANE CRASHES are a relatively recent phenomenon, but there have been several cases reported. The scenario usually goes something like this: Witnesses see a plane going down, often in flames. They hear the crash and feel the ground shake as the plane impacts. Sometimes smoke and flames are seen, and witnesses can smell spilled fuel. Upon investigation, however, no sign of a crash is evident. Not only is no wreckage ever found, but no record of a missing or delayed flight is cataloged. So what are these people seeing?
Here are several of these mysterious reports from around the country.
People in Westbrook, Connecticut were amazed Wednesday morning, January 15, 1997 when they heard that a single-engine plane dive toward the waters of Long Island Sound... and then vanish. According to the newspaper The Day, "The Coast Guard, state Department of Environmental Protection, two rescue helicopters, fire departments from Westbrook, Old Saybrook, Madison, and Clinton, and some marine patrols and private boats searched 100 square miles after a man reported he had seen a plane dive into the water.
"Daniel Bowes of Meetinghouse Lane was having a cup of coffee at about 7:30 a.m. at West Beach on Salt Island Road when he saw a plane flying low over the water, according to Ralph Buck, a captain of the Westbrook Fire Department. He told authorities it looked as if the plane took a nose dive, though he didn't see a splash, Buck said. No airport in the area reported any planes missing, according to state police Lt. Cliff M'Sadoques." At 4 p.m., the Coast Guard called off the search. No trace of any aircraft was found. (Source: UFO Roundup, Vol. 2, No 3; January 19, 1997)
Three women in the Ovando, Montana, area, about 50 miles northeast of Missoula, reported seeing an airplane trailing smoke, and falling from it [were] objects looking like parachutes. A ranchwoman told officers she saw a "board-like object" fall from the plane. Sheriff Ed Barrow and a deputy, despite falling temperatures and four feet of snow, made a ground search, joined by a ski-equipped plane which flew over the designated area, but nothing was found.
Two days later, there was a new hope when a boy living near Ovando reported an explosion he had seen on a hillside near his home. He described it as a "big explosion" with red and yellow flames. The time and general location given by the boy agrees with the stories told by the three women, officers said. Malmstrom AFB officials at Great Falls and Civilian and CAA authorities all agreed that no planes, military, commercial, or private were missing. On Feb. 18, Carl Schirmer, coordinator of the Montana search and rescue team announced, "There is nothing warranting any further search. The Sheriff went up where the disturbance was reported to be seen and could not find a thing." (Source: C.R.I.F.O. ORBIT Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 1 - April 6, 1956)
"Butler County, Ohio, deputies discontinued a search yesterday afternoon for a plane, which reportedly had crashed in Reily Township near Imhoff and Indian Creek Roads late Wednesday night," said this newspaper report. "Deputies said an amateur radio operator heard what he thought was a distress call from a plane believed to be flying from Oxford to Cincinnati about 11 p.m.
"About 1:45 a.m. yesterday, George Mosley, 1203 Azel Avenue, Hamilton, his son and two other boys became separated in the same area while coon hunting. During the separation the boys said they saw a white flash in the sky at treetop level, then heard screaming and a crash. Airports in Hamilton and Butler County had no record of any small craft filing a flight plan during those hours. Deputies used a plane and walked the area in search of a downed plane Wednesday night until fog set in on the Reily area. The search was continued yesterday morning and discontinued after nothing was found." (Source: The Cincinnati Post, August 13, 1976)
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My very first concert of Nickelback was at the Madison Square Garden in 2012! I've seen them live five times, during the Here And Now Tour in USA and last year in Chile:
April 19, 2012 – NYC (BOTTOMS UP LOUNGE!)
April 24, 2012 – Philly (M&G!)
April 27, 2012 – Hartford (FRONT ROW)
April 30, 2012 – Washington DC (FRONT –CENTRAL– ROW! Mike received my Chilean flag and the guys sang Figured You Out with my sign!)
Sept 24, 2013 – Santiago, Chile (M&G!)
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The FYO sign and me after concert in Santiago
I met them on April 24th, 2012 before the gig in Philadelphia! – Chad recognized me!!
But why? Because I'm the owner of @Nickelbackers :) and huge Chilean fan haha
Also met Daniel in Hartford before the concert :)
And this year I met them again in Chile! The very first time of the band in my country.
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Hi everyone! As usual, with the Nickelbackers community we made an amazing project to celebrate Chad's birthday: "30 Confessions to Chad Kroeger". "30 Confessions" are 30 different phrases we took from Nickelback songs and that it sounds like facts/confessions. Each participant got its own phrase. WATCH IT [b]HERE[/b] Thanks to all people that participated. We did...


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My picks for #ufn32 : Laflare, Thatch, Cavalcante, Ferreira, and in the main event I have TRT for the win.
Gotta be Bisping. I don't care at all for Kennedy, but damn would I be rooting for him.
We will see where Kennedy will be in 8 years. I doubt that in 5 years he will still be employed by the UFC, so he should not brag too much about the whole "It took me 6 months to do what he did in 8 years"
Tim Kennedy on Michael Bisping: He's a dirty fighter. As long as he fights a clean fight, he has no chance
michael ✔ @bisping
@TimKennedyMMa well it's simple. Call the UFC and say u wanna fight me in April. Put your money where your mouth is big shot.
4:54 PM - 7 Nov 2013
On Friday, the two moved from online jabs to video, when they both appeared on AXS TV's Inside MMA.
Bisping got things rolling by saying:
Wednesday night Tim Kennedy knocked somebody out, and ever since then he's been calling me out. To be honest, he's been calling me out for years now, and I'm a little bit tired of it. So, Tim if you want to fight you know where to find me. Call the UFC if you're man enough and let's get it on.
I've been in the UFC for eight years. I've never turned down an opponent yet. When you were in basic training shining shoes, I was in the UFC kicking ass. So, if you think I'm intimidated by you, come on, get a grip. It's a little bit silly.
Kennedy seemed amused by Bisping's comments, but his reply was far from good-natured:
Thank God we've had soldiers shining shoes since 1775 so we don't have to sound like that guy, that's horrific.
Additionally, he's been in the UFC for eight years, I've been in the UFC for six months, and I'm in the same position that he is. It took him eight years to get to where I am, so maybe I'm going to hang back and be like 'I don't know who that guy is, go get a couple wins, and then come and talk to me Bisping.'
He's a dirty fighter. He eye pokes. He knees downed opponents. He spits on their corners. He complains about guys doing TRT, but truthfully, the things he does in the cage are even worse. I haven't been calling him out, I've been pointing out that he's a dirty fighter, and he takes offense to that.
You can rest assured I called the UFC, and I was like I want to fight Bisping. I want to stomp him. I don't care where it is. As long as he fights a clean fight, he has no chance.
Kennedy has some mad skills but it's just a matter of time before his size catch's up with him, I see him at 170 in the near future.
Bisping is such a damned prick. I love seeing him get his ass whipped. He should jump on this fight for the money he could make off the USA VS England aspect as stated. I feel like the water is too deep at the top of the MW division right now; he'd be a speedboat amongst battleships.
*insert gif of Bisping buzzing around battleships*
It would be very satisfying to see Kennedy win a fight against Bisping, let alone take him out somehow. Make it happen, UFC! Kennedy's big toe is more man than Bisping.
Tim Kennedy @TimKennedyMMA
I don't think I have earned a shot at any of the top guys. I think the @UFC should give me someone like @bisping
Tim Kennedy: I want to fight Bisping, 'not a top contender'
Tim Kennedy @TimKennedyMMA
Hey @bisping you should keep your one good eye on me and get the other one healthy. ;-)
michael @bisping
Dont start acting hard because you kod some random Brazilian. News flash, NO ONE GIVES A S---. If u want it. April, lets go.*
michael @bisping
Well it's simple. Call the UFC and say u wanna fight me in April. Put your money where your mouth is big shot.
Tim Kennedy @TimKennedyMMA
Just remember you asked for this. I promise I won't knee you while you are down, poke you in the eye or spit on you when it's over.
Tim Kennedy @TimKennedyMMA
I don't think I have earned a shot at any of the top guys. I think the @UFC should give me someone like @bisping
So what do you think UG? You like Tim Kennedy vs The Count"
*The tweet was later deleted, with an explanation provided.
"I sent a tweet earlier aimed at Tim Kennedy," said Bisping. "in hindsight it was insulting to his opponent, for which I apologise and: have deleted my tweet.
Tim Kennedy: I want to fight Bisping, 'not a top contender'
No way Bisping goes along with a match up against Kennedy at this point.
Kennedy vs Bisping
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Derisi Racing's Bryan Cook battled a determined pack of contenders to win the 2009 FMF Steele Creek GNCC in his home state of North Carolina, in round three of the 2009 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series. The race proved that this season could be anyone's year to take the GNCC Championship, as what can best be described as a "freight train of 12 riders" battled neck and neck for a podium win.
KTM's Adam McGill, defending GNCC Champion, Yamaha's Bill Ballance, Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Chris Borich and Yamaha's Taylor Kiser battled wheel-to-wheel until the final lap, when Cook claimed first with McGill fast behind in second and Ballance in third. The leaders traded in and out of first place as the notorious Steele Creek mud hole after the concrete bridge captured more than a few riders.
"It was awesome, but nerve wracking there in the middle," Cook said. "I had a good start but I made a mistake there at the mud hole. I thought I had thrown it away because it was so hard to pass. I was pretty confident {going into the fourth lap} but it really depended on how you caught the lappers. It was just a fun day."
Cook also got another nice surprise, as he found out this morning that he and his wife Bonnie are expecting!
Yamaha's Donald Ockerman scored the $250 MotorcycleUSA.com Holeshot Award and led the pack on the first lap around until McGill caught up to him. McGill led the way for several laps until his lead grew to 20 seconds. Cook caught up to him in the fourth lap after lapped riders started to slow him down.
"Lappers definitely played a big role," McGill said. "Everyone's out there to race. You've just got to deal with it. I'll have my day here soon."
Ballance, who struggled for weeks after having injured ribs surgically removed, was welcomed back to the podium to applause.
"The last three months have been pretty tough," said an emotional Ballance. "I was thrown a little bit of a curveball (at the beginning of the season) and I was wondering if we'd ever be back in this place again."
Yamaha's Taylor Kiser came in fourth, ahead of round two winner, Suzuki'sChris Borich. Can-Am's Chris Bithell came in sixth, Honda's Duane Johnson in seventh and Yamaha's Brandon Sommers in eighth. Rounding out the top 10 was Yamaha's Johnny Gallagher and in tenth, Can-Am's Brent Sturdivant.
In the XC2 Pro-Am class,KTM's Josh Kirkland nabbed first place and the Rekluse $100 holeshot award. Following him in second was Yamaha's Brian Wolf and in third, Honda's Eric Hoyland.
In the GNCC morning race, the ladies ruled the podium. FRE KTM's Angel Atwell claimed her third win in a row, despite skipping a gear on the start. Atwell also collected another $100 from GT Thunder for the Morning Race Overall Win. Can-Am's Lexie Coulter took second place and Yamaha's Traci Cecco came in third.
Can-Am's Bryan Buckhannon took first in 4X4 Open, while Clifton Beasley took the win in 4X4 Lites and Michael Swift took first in 4X4 Limited.
The FMF Steele Creek GNCC continues tomorrow with bike racing. The Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series then moves on to the Pirelli Big Buck in Union, South Carolina on April 4-5.
1. Bryan Cook (Hon)
2. Adam McGill (KTM)
3. Bill Ballance (Yam)
4. Taylor Kiser (Yam)
5. Chris Borich (Suz)
6. Chris Bithell (Can)
7. Duane Johnson (Hon)
8. Brandon Sommers (Yam)
9. Johnny Gallagher (Yam)
10. Brent Sturdivant (Can)
1. Josh Kirkland (KTM)
2. Brian Wolf (Yam)
3. Eric Hoyland (Hon)
4. Dustin Canipe (Kaw)
5. Gabe Phillips (Hon)
6. Parker Johnson (Hon)
7. Rob Hertz (Hon)
8. Scottie Rich (Kaw)
9. Josh Beavers (KTM)
10. Jeremy Rice (Pol)
2009 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series Point Standings (After 3 of 13 rounds)
1. Taylor Kiser (73/1 win); 2. Chris Borich (70/1 win); 3. Adam McGill (67); 4. Bryan Cook (50/1 win); 5. Donald Ockerman (39); 6. TIE Chris Bithell (37)/Duane Johnson (37); 8. TIE Johnny Gallagher/Brandon Sommers (36); 10. Jarrod McClure (32).
About GNCC Racing: The Can-Am Grand National Cross Country series is America's premier off-road racing series. Founded in 1973, the 13-round championship is produced exclusively by Racer Productions. Cross-country racing is one of the most physically demanding sports in the world. The grueling three-hour GNCC races lead as many as 1,800 riders through tracks ranging in length from eight to 12 miles. With varied terrain, including hills, woods, mud, dirt, rocks and motocross sections, GNCC events are tests of both survival and speed. Riders compete for more than $3 million in contingency and prize money, which draws talent from all over the U.S., Europe, Australia and New Zealand. GNCC Racing is televised and will air beginning April 4th on the Versus Network. For more information, please visit www.gnccracing.com.
About Racer Productions: A West Virginia-based motorcycle and ATV event production company, Racer Productions has been a leader in the off-road racing industry for more than 30 years. It's repertoire of events includes the 13-round Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series, held since 1973; The Kawasaki/Monster Energy High Point National in Mount Morris, Pa., held since 1977; The ATV Dirt Days at Loretta Lynn's Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn., held since 1985; The U.S. World Motocross Gran Prix at Steel City Raceway in Delmont, Pa. in 1987; The Monster Energy/Kawasaki Steel City National, held since 1988; The ATV Stampede National Motocross at High Point Raceway, held since 1994; The AMA Pro ATV Open at Steel City in 2007; as well as numerous other amateur motocross events. In addition, Racer Productions staffs the prestigious Air Nautiques/AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn's Ranch, held since 1982. For more information, please visit www.racerproductions.com.
Photo By: Matt WareIn one day, Cook wins round three and finds out he's going to be a proud papa!
Photo By: Matt WareMcGill said his day is coming soon.
Photo By: Matt WareWelcome back Ballance.
Photo By: Matt WareWolf, Kirkland and Highland having a good time on the XC2 Podium
Photo By: Matt WareMcGill, Cook and Ballance taking in their success
Photo By: Matt WareAnd the XC1 guys are off!
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Shares of Amazon.com Inc. touched a new high Friday as the company unveiled an expanded deal with NBC Universal and as speculation about a new tablet continued.
But the technology sector took a hit from shares of Autodesk Inc. /quotes/zigman/68719/delayed/quotes/nls/adsk ADSK -0.02% , which plunged, sustaining the worst drop within the S&P 500 Index /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX -0.29% after the design-software firm's disappointing results left investors stunned.
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Co-chief Bill McDermott discusses SAP's strategy to navigate through tough global economic conditions, as well as the software company's bets on the euro, mobility and the cloud.
Autodesk shares shed 15.6% to close at $30.13.
Late Thursday, Autodesk missed revenue forecasts for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 and cut its outlook in what Jefferies & Co. analyst Ross MacMillan called "a big step back."
"In a surprise to us, Autodesk missed Street revenues by 4%, blaming execution and soft demand," MacMillan said.
On the other hand, shares of Amazon.com /quotes/zigman/63011/delayed/quotes/nls/amzn AMZN -1.89% closed up 1.9%, to $245.74, after the stock hit a record high of $246.87.
The online megaretailer said Friday that it has expanded a partnership with NBC Universal, allowing Amazon to offer more video content. The company also sent out media invitations Thursday for a big event in Southern California in two weeks. Analysts suggest that Amazon was rolling out a new version of the Kindle Fire tablet.
Amazon stock have risen more than 40% this year.
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The only thing I can do is tell you what has helped me when I've been in the bottom of "the pit," as it feels like, and that is distraction. I'll bump up my "help for depression" thread and it may have some tips for you too. Making a gratitude list can help, helping other people or even watering a plant can help, meditation can help, but mostly you need to find some way to shift your focus from your own despair to something outside of your own head. Even if it's just a little thing, just for a little while. You aren't a failure, you just feel that way. This isn't the real you. There is hope.
Developing self respect is key to this. Acknowledge at least one thing you do well. Improve what you say to yourself. Start treating yourself like a best friend. You are the last, best friend you will ever have. Every day try to do one positive thing, even if it's tiny. It's hard, I know it is, but it's possible. I wish you the best.
Here's something from an external source, then: You, as a person, have a right to be here. You deserve happiness, and to be treated well. You also have the right to express your pain and your truth, whether it's blogging, talking to people, writing in a diary, or painting. You are worthwhile just as you are.
Roh has a very good idea and I'm going to expand it into a self-help checklist.
1) Pray for other peoples' worse problems. When you hear about someone who situation is manifestly worse than yours, pray for the Lord to bless that person.
2)Get outside in nature every day. Walk briskly. Examine and appreciate nature around you in all its forms.
3)Volunteer. I have volunteered with a program which cares for autistic children so their parents can have an afternoon with their other kids.
4)Watch your input. Self-talk can make depression better or worse. If you catch yourself saying "Nobody loves me". Turn it around. "I'm not willing to settle or to be someone I'm not just to have a man." Many, many people who are married with children know that they have made a huge mistake. Keep a written list of things you are proud of and refer to it when you lapse into negative self-talk.
5) Use daily, monthly and yearly checklists. At my most depressed I have used lists reminding me to brush my teeth, take a shower and do my daily Bible reading. When you are really down, just checking an item off can give you a shot of positive brain chemicals.
6) Set achievable goals and use #5 to achieve them. Any big item can be broken down into small items which are achievable. I had a huge house full of clutter which I needed to clean up to get on the market. I started with big items. Clean out basement. Then reduced it to smaller items. like fill a trash bag a day. Fill a box for charity a day. Pack a box for storage a day. It took me 10 months. The sense of achievement carried me through a very traumatic period.
7)Be honest with people about what you are facing. The ones who are positive and helpful you will continue to be honest with. The other ones are not really intimate friends because they LACK compassion or comprehension. Engage in euphemistic small talk with them "Oh, I'm fine-I was just down for a while." Ask the supportive ones not to gossip about you. Drop immediately anyone who isn't going to at least not harm you.
8)Don't let your insurance coverage determine your treatment. Sell stuff if you have to. Contact local government and ask for resources. Ask your pharmacy if they have a program to help. Pharmaceutical companies GIVE meds to free clinics. Remember depression is a disease. It is an imbalance in your brain chemicals caused by the intersection of your genes and your stress level. Not everyone realizes this yet. Don't let that stop you. Find people who understand, are sympathetic and will help.
For what it's worth I have an application in to the local Red Cross. They have tons of satisfying stuff to do. Best Wishes
I have found when my depression gets the better of me, I try to involve myself with someone else, it does not have to be a friend or family member, but just reaching out to others. There may be someone out there that is in the same boat you are, longing for someone to be a friend. no strings, just someone that cares. depending on your community, there are ways to get involved. look
My Name is David suffered from depression since I was a teen. I'm 47 now however my level of depression has varied
throughout my life. I've been unemployed for 5 years and just am wrapping up six weeks of TMS Trascranial Magnetic Stimulation which seems to have failed but I have another week to go. This is maybe the second time I've participated on one of these sites. We have many of the same issues. A few idea's I have found useful..
First, I don't kick yourself for failing to take action on your depression today, just try your best tomorrow. Try not to dwell on what you have not done. Now I will recite a list of things to do tomorrow, but if you don't have the strength, don't feel guilty, try your best again the next day. Depression sucks
1. your meds are not working, change them. Tell whom ever is giving you Celexa to start you on something else
2. Exercise everyday that you can
3. Insurance may not cover therapy but if you can find a god one it might be worth it to spring for one session yourself. They could certainly help on suggestions for new meds or support groups
4. See if your insurance Company covers TMS Transcrainial magnetic stimulation. Look up NYT article on the subject from five weeks ago.
5. Consider getting a roommate, forces you to deal with people and can widen your social circle.
6. Yes, staying in bed with the phone and computer off will save on your utility bills but is sure to keep you on the Lonely category. It doesn't sound like no one wants to be around you but your depression is making you choose the wrong ones. Perhaps a short e-mail a day just to say hi to someone who is not married or has kids.
7. Today I decided to stop calling a so called friend who has been treating me poorly. It's kind of empowering. Try putting names of loser friends on scraps of paper put them in a hat and choose one not to call anymore. (I just thought that up by the way)
Ok, that's all I've got
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Kimberley Gates ran her first half marathon at the Torrey Pines Race for Research in a time of 1:52:08. She also finished eighth in her age group (35-39).
Wayne Routten of Port St. Lucie shaved off 4 minutes and 17 seconds from his previous best time, running a 1:29:08 at the Race for Research Half Marathon.
Yuko Wood ran a PR at the Race for Research, running a 2:02:01.
Hannah Dugmore shaved off 2 minutes and 11 seconds this year during the Race for Research 5K, running a 33:47.
Stephanie Wilhelm ran a 1:53:31, shaving off 3 minutes and 28 seconds from her previous best half marathon.
Jay Chapman ran 1:42:52 at the Race for Research Half, taking off 8 minutes and 31 seconds from his previous best time.
And according to Mike Canan, Pete Erwig (1:29:38), Steve Cortes (1:21:15), Jay McCullough (1:27:37) and Phil Cromer (1:31:51) all PRd at the Race for Research Half.
Heather Swindler (1:47:08) and Kashka Tarka (1:57:04) PRd at the half.
Marilyn Harris (2:04:10) placed fifth in her age group and also PRd at the half marathon.
Christine Francello placed fourth in her age group and also shaved off 5 minutes from her best half marathon time, running a 2:03:45.
Alison Mahiu PRd in the half in a time of 1:38:51 and was the third her in age group (35-39).
Amy Nagy PRd in the half, running a 2:21:01. Her daughter, Hailey Rastrelli, PRd in the 5K and also took fifth in her age group (11-14), running a 28:03.
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Have you seen any of the Paranormal Activity movies? How about The Last Exorcism? Good. Then you've seen everything that the low-budget and generally generic Apartment 143 has to offer. Oh, wait, there is a twist: the PA movies take place in houses, and TLE is mostly set within a farmhouse. Carles Torrens' version takes place in an apartment. Hence the title. I've just spoiled the big surprise.
One hates to be so glib and dismissive of an independent horror flick, especially one that was written by Rodrigo Cortes (director of the rather fine gimmick thriller known as Buried), but when a film has little to offer besides drab blather and a sparse handful of jolts, jumps, and ostensible twists that we've seen (literally) five times before, in much more interesting movies, well, one starts to get a little bit irritated.
Basically, we have a single father with a cute little boy and a miserable teenage daughter. Combine that with three paranormal investigators who show up to delve into the eerie mysteries that have plagued the struggling family -- and you know pretty damn quickly where Apartment 143 is headed. A lot quicker than the movie seems to, anyway. (Another surprise: the head investigator is played by Caddyshack's Michael O'Keefe!) A major problem arises in the fact that none of the characters are worth caring about, or (logically) listening to, which means we're spending a lot of time on Apartment 143 simply waiting for the spooky stuff, and not much of it is all that exciting.
Since we're knee-deep in the lazy side of the found footage pool, we are of course presented with an overtly talky plot structure that offers two or three shocks amidst long and arid moments of chatting, arguing, and whining. To be fair, the film does pick up some legitimate steam in its final ten minutes, and the filmmakers do pull off some pretty strong special effects for this sort of movie, but you'll have to meander through a good deal of languid nonsense to earn those final chills.


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They're Back! Hummingbirds Return to East TN (new links!)
Those Ruby-throated beauties are back in our part of the world again. I was perched outside my house 4/18/07 enjoying a novel in warm sunshine when one zoomed past me with its unmistakable buzz. Since then I'm seeing the males on a regular basis at my sugar water feeding stations.
Click here to read my new webpage dedicated to our lovely Ruby-throated hummingbirds. There are lots of pictures too!
Thank you for this message. I just put my feeder back out today. I sensed their return. We had had special little red throat last year. We named him Charlie. Of course, there were about four or five that stayed around our property, but it was clear that Charlie was the leader. I came to such peace---such worship just sitting quietly and watching this phenomenal little creature.
Reminds me of a song by Jim Lauderdale
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JOPLIN, Mo. — An early-morning fire at the Islamic Society of Joplin's mosque is expected to attract FBI investigators.
Damage was limited to a small area of the building's roof but could have been much worse if a passer-by hadn't noticed the fire and called authorities.
The fire did not burn through the roof, said Bill Dunn, the Carl Junction fire chief.
"If no one had seen it, I am almost certain the fire would have gone ahead and burned," he said.
Police are reviewing surveillance tapes, but they declined comment on whether anying suspicious was noticed.
Dunn said that after the fire was out, he and others took a look at the roof.
"We noticed a bunch of what looked like paper up there," he said. "Somebody lit them and threw them up there."
Members said they had been at the mosque until midnight enjoying Independence Day festivities.
"All the credit goes to the good Samaritan who called the fire department," said Asadullah Ahmed, a member of the mosque. "We are very fortunate."
Although the fire is being treated as suspicious, Iftikhar Ali, president of the Islamic Society of Joplin, was not discouraged.
"There are good and bad people everywhere," Ali said. "There's still no change in our feelings. Still America. We enjoy life here."
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People who need fast cash could end up paying higher interest rates under a bill being pushed in the state Senate by the consumer finance industry – and ardently opposed by consumer advocates.
The industry says the state's 30-year-old consumer finance laws need to be updated to reflect the increased cost of doing business.
Consumer advocates say the industry is doing just fine and that such loans prey on people who can least afford it. People like Sharon Crouse.
Health problems – diabetes and high blood pressure – caused Crouse, 51, to take out her first consumer finance loan a half dozen or so years ago.
"I'm on quite a few prescriptions; that's not cheap," said Crouse, who is from Brunswick County.
She ended up with separate loans from five different companies.
Last year, she refinanced each of them – and took out some cash as well. Altogether, according to her loan documents, she borrowed $6,486.14. After paying off her past balances, Crouse was left with $2,165.48.
Meanwhile, the consumer finance companies collectively were in line to collect $1,649.67 in interest charges and fees over the life of those loans. Not to mention hundreds of dollars they collected up front for various insurance policies, such as life insurance, that would pay off her loan if she died.
"People do stupid things and desperate things in certain situations," Crouse said.
Senate Bill 489, which is in the Senate Commerce Committee, is stridently opposed by consumer advocacy groups, while the industry is solidly behind it. The bill has attracted 23 sponsors and co-sponsors, 19 Republicans and four Democrats.
The industry is selling the bill as a measure to reduce rates because it cuts the maximum interest rate from 36 percent to 30 percent. But the bill would also raise the rates on loans above $1,000.
Currently there are two laws that govern consumer finance. Most companies operate under the law that allows a 30 percent interest rate on the first $1,000 borrowed and then 18 percent on the next $6,500. A handful of companies operate under a different law that lets them charge 36 percent interest on the first $600 and then 15 percent on the next $2,400.
Opponents stress that the loans that carry the highest rate, 36 percent, accounted for just 3.3 percent of the 461,588 consumer loans made in North Carolina in 2011, according to the latest report from the state commissioner of banks.
The bill now being considered would consolidate all loans under one law with the 30 percent interest rate expanded to loans of up to $5,000, and a 24 percent rate applied to the next $5,000. The bill also would raise the maximum loan amount from $10,000 to $15,000, and apply an 18 percent rate on the final $5,000.
Erin Wagner, president of the Resident Lenders of North Carolina, an industry trade group, said the bulk of the loans in the state are for less than $3,000 – 72 percent, according to the banking commissioner's latest report.
Under the bill, she said, monthly payments would be unchanged on a $1,000 loan, would rise $1.36 per month on a $1,500 loan, and would climb $9.18 on a $3,000 loan.
The industry argues that the new law is needed because 40 percent of the consumer finance companies in the state reported operating losses in 2011, and that the industry has lost 1,000 jobs statewide in the past decade.
Consumer advocacy groups scoff at the notion that the industry is struggling.
"They are making a lot of money on these loans," said Al Ripley, director of the N.C. Justice Center's consumer and housing project.
Under the current law, Ripley said, consumer finance companies "highly encourage" consumers to purchase credit insurance policies that will pay off their loans if, for example, they die or they lose their jobs. Those policies can add hundreds of dollars to the cost of a loan.
'Debt doesn't solve problem'
In 2011, consumer finance companies in North Carolina collected $68.6 million on insurance premiums. Three out of four borrowers took out credit life insurance policies in conjunction with their loans, according to the banking commissioner's report.
One Wake County consumer who borrowed $2,283.46 also purchased four different types of insurance policies that cost $433.82, according to court documents.
Beth Young, a staff attorney with the Financial Protection Law Center, a nonprofit law firm in Wilmington, said consumers often purchase life insurance because they erroneously think, if they die, the consumer finance company has the right to demand loan payments from family members.
"It's irrational how much people pay for it," she said.
Industry officials counter that the life insurance rates are established by state law.
"I would like to point out that (the insurance policies) are all optional," said Wagner, who disputed that consumers are pressured to buy such policies. Many consumers, she said, ask about insurance that would protect them if they became disabled.
Young contends the industry preys on cash-strapped consumers who often don't understand what they're getting into.
"They are pushing debt on people for whom debt doesn't solve the problem," she said. "Debt makes the problem worse."
Most borrowers have bank accounts and credit cards, but their tarnished credit histories limit their options.
Cycles of borrowing
Bill opponents also argue that, with 66 percent of the loans in North Carolina made to existing customers, it's clear many people can't afford to pay off their loans and are caught in a cycle of borrowing.
Ripley buttresses his argument with a collection of loan documents showing that people who borrowed significant sums of money ended up with as little as one cent because the rest went to pay off their old debts.
He points to a 2008 lawsuit that Colorado's attorney general brought against South Carolina-based Security Finance. The complaint alleged that the company had pushed consumers to refinance loans.
"Security Finance accomplishes this by engaging in underwriting practices that continually place consumers into loans and refinances they have no reasonable probability of repaying," the suit alleged. "Security Finance's business model causes injury to consumers by trapping them in a cycle of debt, and allows Security Finance to collect additional payments and charges to the further detriment of its customers."
Security Finance, which denied the allegations, entered into a consent agreement with Colorado's attorney general in 2010, but did not admit to any wrongdoing. Security Finance, which also operates in North Carolina, didn't return calls seeking comment.
Industry officials point out that not just anyone can obtain a loan. Forty-four percent of loan applications were denied in 2011, while 52 percent were approved, according to the state banking commissioner's report. The remaining applications were withdrawn.
Repaying the loans
Ken Kinion, president of the N.C. Financial Services Association, which represents the two largest consumer finance companies operating in the state, cites state banking commissioner data that show that 92 out of 100 consumers were current on their loans at the end of 2011.
Kinion contends that "very few renewals" are made to consumers who need to refinance their loans and come away with virtually no cash. Instead, he said, most renewals involve customers who are current on their loans and "for one reason or another are seeking additional money."
Under state law, Wagner said, a consumer loan company can have only one outstanding loan per consumer. So the only option if a consumer wants to borrow additional money is to pay off the old debt as part of the transaction.
Wagner said the fact that two-thirds of loans are to current customers means that customers are satisfied.
"They're under no obligation to go back to the lender they know," she said.
Wagner, who is vice president of family-owned Wagner Financial Services, which has three offices in the Greensboro-Winston-Salem area, also stressed her company is focused on credit-worthy customers.
"I don't have any incentive to (loan money to) somebody that can't repay it," she said.
Meanwhile, Sharon Crouse lost her $14,000-a-year file clerk job in October and recently filed for bankruptcy.
She's determined to start living by the maxim she learned from her father when she was a little girl: "If you don't have the cash, don't buy it."
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It's Forage Friday! Here's my latest post on Fodder for Thought for Beef Producer Magazine.
by Jesse Bussard
This winter was one of the mildest on record and this spring seems to be starting off in similar fashion with unseasonably warm temperatures. Here in Kentucky we are nearly two to three weeks ahead of schedule in our growing season.
This earlier growing season has led cool-season forage grasses and small grains to reach optimum feed quality at a more rapid rate. Ray Smith, extension forage specialist at University of Kentucky, said this is the earliest forages have matured in the seven years he's been at the university.
This situation creates a need for beef producers to implement a slightly different grazing management strategy than they may usually consider. To take advantage of this earlier grazing opportunity, producers will need to think outside the box. This is where a little knowledge about plant growth cycles and grazing management can come in handy.
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Describing the latest album from his band Mumford & Sons, Ben Lovett sidesteps much of the language artists often use to talk about their music. He doesn't, for instance, refer to "Babel" as a bit of creative risk-taking, or as the product of divine inspiration.
Instead, the 26-year-old keyboardist says that the record was "forced out of this internal desire to prove that we have many more songs in us."


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This award-winning documentary raises questions about the cultures we inherit and what we choose to pass down, and reveals how bearing witness can break silences that have lasted lifetimes. Q&A with director, Eliaichi Kimaro, planned to follow.
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As many of you know, I teach a lot of classes on social media. Since I teach Twitter, I'm on Twitter a lot, and my wine posts often get shared out to my different Twitter accounts. Last week I blogged about our wonderful evening at Mondavi and I shared the post on Twitter. Imagine my absolute giddiness when I got this tweet in reply:
Apparently Mia is a "wine PR flack" out in Napa. I couldn't be happier. Thanks Mia!
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Actually Rob, that's in quotes because it's copied directly from her Twitter bio. Her words, not mine.
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AUGUSTA — Democratic leaders in the Maine Legislature on Wednesday urged Republican Gov. Paul LePage to veto the budget bill so they can act quickly to override the veto and keep state government open.
LePage told a television reporter Wednesday that a state government shutdown was better than a bad budget.
"I think a shutdown is less painful and less damaging than signing a bad budget," LePage said in an interview with WCSH. He called the budget proposal "horrific."
LePage has been signaling for the past several days that he would veto the budget, including saying in his radio address on Saturday that if the budget raises taxes, he will veto it.
The budget bill headed for his desk does increase the state's sales tax from 5 percent to 5.5 percent and the state's meals and lodging tax from 7 to 8 percent. Both increases would sunset in 2016, but LePage has said for months he wouldn't support any tax increase. On Wednesday, the message on the television LePage has placed in an interior window of his State House office repeated the message, "No New Taxes."
Lawmakers on the Legislature's Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee unanimously approved a $6.3 billion state spending package Tuesday that eliminates about 60 percent of the $400 million in cuts to cities and towns that LePage had proposed in his budget package.
During a brief meeting with the State House press corps Wednesday, House Speaker Mark Eves, D-North Berwick, and Senate President Justin Alfond, D-Portland, were confident they had the votes to override a LePage veto.
Eves essentially asked LePage to go ahead and veto the budget as soon as he gets it. The final draft of the document was still in the process of being printed by the Legislature's Revisor's Office on Wednesday, but Eves and Alfond said they expected the Legislature to have the measured passed by week's end.
"I think we've seen a pattern of behavior from the governor that when he doesn't get what he wants, he uses threats, intimidation, ultimatums to try and persuade votes," Eves said. "What we have is a responsible budget, a bipartisan budget that prevents a massive property-tax hike. What we have is a unanimous vote out of Appropriations to balance the budget in a responsible way."
Lawmakers from both parties on the committee hailed the package as a compromise, saying neither side was getting all it wanted, and while they were happy with the bipartisan work achieved, neither side was happy with all of the results.
Among other things, the LePage proposal suspends state revenue-sharing with towns to provide a balanced budget that doesn't increase state taxes.
Towns and cities have reacted, saying under LePage's proposal they would either have to drastically reduce services or raise local property taxes to make up the loss.
Democrats have said LePage simply pushed the state's financial shortfall onto the backs of local property taxpayers, but the governor's office has been adamant that the elected leaders of cities and towns in Maine can decide whether to raise property taxes.
Alfond said the prospect of LePage's threat to shut down state government just as Maine goes into its busy tourism season was untenable. He said a shutdown would leave more than 10,000 state employees with no pay and no way to pay their bills.
"To me, it just showcases how out of touch this governor is with working men and women in the state of Maine," Alfond said. "It also showcases to me how out of touch this governor is with how important tourism is to our state."
Alfond said millions of people visit Maine in the summer months, "and what message does it send when the chief executive of the state of Maine says, 'I want to shut down the state,' rather than supporting a compromise bipartisan message?"
To override a veto, Democrats need at least eight Republicans to join forces with them in the House and three in the Senate. Four Republicans in the House serve on the Appropriations Committee and already have voted in favor of the budget when it passed from the committee Tuesday.
Republican leaders were noncommittal Wednesday on the level of support for the budget or the appetite for overriding a LePage veto.
According to the Maine Constitution, LePage has 10 days to veto the budget, sign it or allow it to become law without his signature.
House Minority Leader Ken Fredette, R-Newport, said lawmakers had to respect the governor's rights as chief executive under the constitution.
"We have to react as the Legislature to whatever decision of his that he makes," Fredette said.
He couldn't say where the caucus was as a whole on the budget or a potential veto override vote. He also wouldn't comment on whether he supported the measure.
"We are just in the process now of trying to count heads," Fredette said. "We are certainly getting late in the process."
He noted that Republicans were asking that some other important bills, including one that pays off $183 million in state debt to hospitals, be acted on.
The bill would use revenue from a renegotiated contract for the state's wholesale liquor business to finance revenue bonds to pay the hospitals MaineCare reimbursements.
"It seems odd to me they are demanding that the governor simply veto the bill, if it gets passed, so we can act upon it when they've held the liquor contract bill for five months," Fredette said.
Alfond said lawmakers had a responsibility to pass the budget. He believed they would put politics aside to do so.
"I feel confident that we are going to have the votes needed," Alfond said. "We will see, but I trust that Republicans and Democrats — just like they did in Appropriations — will come together and pass this more responsible budget."
LePage met with Democratic leaders Wednesday. The meeting was "cordial," said Adrienne Bennett, the governor's spokeswoman.
Bangor Daily News Staff Writer Christopher Cousins contributed to this report.


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Even though Surgyn has recived amazing reviews here at Brutal Resonance over time, they have actually never ended up on our Album of the Month of Album of the Year lists. With 'Envy', this has now been changed and it was about damn time.
Two synthpop albums ended up in the contenders list and also one of the few compilations albums that ever to have the honor of being in that list.
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