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January 22, 2013
Let's look at experts. Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) was a mathematician and scientist. Newton has to be the greatest and most influential scientist who has ever lived....
"Bible-banging, conservative nutjobs who believe in bronze-age superstitions"
Certainly no worse than "Model-banging, liberal environuts who believe in modern computer generated fantasies.
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Squirmy, Are those YOUR insults???
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This reminds me of a quote, often attributed to Henry Kissinger, to the effect that an expert is someone whose opinion agrees with those who hold power.
It is even more a peril today with the marrying of government and science. It is not at all unlike caesaropapism where the ruling elite determined the bounds and influence of the church. We should name it caesaroscientism - scientific fact determined by government decree and blessing. The comparison fits the title of Mr. Williams' commentary. Our "science" is looking more and more like simply a "belief" system with many "deities" and high priests. We see it very clearly in the "global warming" debate with Al Gore as a high priest, Obama as a savior and "deniers" and skeptics as heretics.
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Football Edged by Arkansas State in GoDaddy Bowl
MOBILE, Ala. – Ball State suffered a 23-20 loss to Arkansas State Sunday night in Ladd-Pebbles Stadium in the GoDaddy Bowl after its 38-yard field goal attempt with two seconds on the clock was blocked.
"This was a very disappointing loss," Ball State head coach Pete Lembo says. "Nothing is going to take the sting away from this one, knowing we had chances to win it on multiple occasions. However, I do not want it to overshadow what this team was able to accomplish this year."
Ball State trailed 16-10 before a 37-yard field goal by Scott Secor with 12:58 to go in the game pulled the Cardinals to within 16-13.
An Eric Patterson interception in the Red Wolves' endzone with 8:24 to play gave the Cardinals a chance. Jahwan Edwards then gave the Cardinals the lead on a 1-yard run with 1:33 to play, and the Secor extra point made the score 20-16 Ball State. The drive went 80 yards in 16 plays and took 6:51 off the clock.
But the 1:25 still remaining proved to be too much time. Arkansas State scored with just 28 seconds to play on a 13-yard pass from Fredi Knighten to Allen Muse to take a 23-20 lead.
Ball State mounted a drive to the Arkansas State 21-yard line and set up a 38-yard field goal attempt for Secor, but it was blocked as time expired in the Cardinals' ninth bowl appearance in school history.
"We were proud of how the kids kept battling," Lembo says. "We have had 12 to 13 two-minute drives in the last three years in situations we have been able to score, and that last drive felt like one of those drives. Scott Secor has a pretty long leg, and it looked to me like the field goal operation was good. They were in an all-out block and got some penetration. On the drive we gave up that turned out to be the winning score, we were in pretty good coverage and we just did not cover it."
Keith Wenning completed 23-of-44 passes for 215 yards with one touchdown and one interception as he became the first Ball State quarterback to top 4,000 yards in a season. Willie Snead was his top target with nine catches for 87 yards and the one score, breaking the Ball State single-season record with 106 receptions.
Edwards ignited the Ball State offense with 28 carries for 146 yards and one touchdown.
Ball State finished the season with a 10-3 overall record, marking only the third time in the school's 89-year history the Cardinals have won at least 10 games in a season. The appearance in this year's GoDaddy Bowl also marked the second time in school history the team has made back-to-back bowl appearances – with the only other time coming after the 2007 and 2008 campaigns.
First Quarter
Ball State 7, Arkansas State 0
3:07 – Keith Wenning 9-yard touchdown pass to Willie Snead. Scott Secor kick good.
14 plays, 89 yards, 6:30
Second Quarter
Ball State 7, Arkansas State 3
10:18 – Brian Davis 41-yard field goal.
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Ball State 10, Arkansas State 3
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14 plays, 67 yards, 6:09
Arkansas State 10, Ball State 10
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12:58 – Scott Secor 37-yard field goal.
11 plays, 72 yards, 3:41
Ball State 20, Arkansas State 16
1:33 – Jahwan Edwards 1-yard touchdown run.
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The Charleston County School District (CCSD) is proud to announce that six students from the district were recognized as winners for the 2013 National Merit Scholarship program. Winners included Wando High School graduate, Jack Meagher and Academic Magnet High School graduates: Emilianna Y. Landry, Ryan W. Mainous, Belvin Olasov, John McGue and Mary Lawrence.
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New York, NY, January 30, 2012 - Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment and advanced document management solutions and services, today announced that it is dramatically expanding its eDiscovery capabilities for corporate counsel and supporting law firms. The company is offering early case assessment (ECA) and hosted review software, both supported in Ricoh's state-of-the-art data center. Through a new agreement with Digital Reef, Ricoh clients will experience improvements in high-capacity processing performance and new ECA tools that feature a portal where clients can increase review efficiency by reducing the number of relevant documents prior to conducting a costly linear review. Through a second new investment with kCura, clients gain access to Relativity – the fully featured, Web-based eDiscovery platform for review, analysis and production. Relativity's advantages include its scalability, flexibility and ease of use. 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Illumina said today it launched the first business accelerator focused solely on creating an innovation ecosystem for the genomics industry.
The Illumina Accelerator Program will aim to speed the time to market and lower the barriers to entry for entrepreneurs, start-ups, and early-stage companies working on scientifically and commercially promising next-generation sequencing (NGS) applications, the sequencing giant said.
Creation of the accelerator comes about a month after Illumina electrified the JP Morgan 32nd Annual Healthcare Conference by trumpeting the arrival of the long-awaited $1,000 human genome through its new HiSeq X10 system—a benchmark of the dramatic reduction in sequencing costs. That same week, Illumina unveiled its "strategic roadmap," a series of efforts designed to expand the use of NGS into clinical settings that have slowly begun warming up to the technology.
"We've only begun to scratch the surface, however, and we're excited to foster the next generation of genomics innovators working in areas as diverse as agriculture, forensics, consumer genetics, and diagnostics," Mostafa Ronaghi, Illumina's svp and CTO, said in a statement. "The Illumina Accelerator Program will make it easier for them to validate and create NGS applications and bring these solutions to market."
Initial partners in the accelerator program include Silicon Valley Bank, which intends to provide banking services and credit to each participating company, and technology investor Yuri Milner, who will offer each participating company $100,000 in exchange for convertible notes. Milner's investments in Facebook and Zynga helped propel both startups into social media giants.
"Next-generation sequencing has reached the liftoff stage. I'm excited to support this endeavor promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in the genomics ecosystem and look forward to working with Illumina, the global leader in sequencing technology," Milner said in a statement.
Through its six-month program, Illumina's accelerator will provide invited participants with technology and business guidance and Milner's $100,000 in support, plus access to sequencing systems and reagents, as well as fully operational lab space near the company's planned R&D facility in San Francisco's Mission Bay.
San Diego-based Illumina inked a 10-year lease in June 2013 for about 97,000 square feet at 499 Illinois St.—about 45% of the space in the building, which is owned by Alexandria Real Estate Equities.
In addition to funding, technology access, and mentorship, Illumina said accelerator participants will have access to the company's global customer and venture networks and partner support services including financial modeling, forecasting, and legal and human resource assistance. Participants will also receive licensing and technology transfer support and pitch preparation support.
The Illumina Accelerator Program will launch a competition to select up to three companies to participate in each six-month session per year. Applications are due May 16 at www.illumina.com/accelerator for the inaugural session, which begins August 1.
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IMPERIAL - The learning process continues for the Potters.
The East Liverpool boys' basketball team got quality minutes from its bench Saturday afternoon, but it wasn't enough for the Potters as West Allegheny defeated East Liverpool, 65-53, in Game 4 of the Pennsylvania-Ohio Border Bash at West Allegheny.
The Indians led by as many as 28 points (60-35) in the fourth quarter before the Potters' second unit ended the game on a big spurt.
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East Liverpool's Derek Thompson looks to pass on Saturday against West Allegheny. Also seen is Ryian Burson?(22) and Kade Reynolds. (Photo by Aaron Petchal)
With the loss, the Potters drop to 0-5 on the season.
"We are still trying to find our identity," East Liverpool coach Nate Conley said. "The guys who work hard and who respect the program are the ones we are going to go with."
The Potters' bench players accounted for 33 points and 14 rebounds in the loss. The starters accounted for 20 points and 13 rebounds.
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West Allegheny 65, East Liverpool 53
EL (53): D.J. Austin 0 0-0 0, Hayden Cunningham, 1 0-1 2, Kade Reynolds 5 1-2 13, Austin Emmerling 1 1-2 3, Derek Thompson 3 1-1 7, Owen Crawford 4 1-1 11, Matt Hilditch 0 0-0 0, John Rickerd 2 1-4 5, Ryian Burson 1 2-4 4, Aaron Long 4 0-1 8. Totals: 21 7-16 53.
WA (65): Anthony Carter 6 3-4 17, Derek Clontz 1 0-0 2, Mike Miara 4 1-2 11, Christian Stout 0 0-0 0, Collin Chambers 4 2-2 10, Tyler Duffett 0 0-0 0, Tyler Scanlon 0 0-0 0, Anthony Hartzog 1 0-0 2, Alex Gira 3 0-0 6, Sean Crisini 0 1-2 1, Andrew Kocsky 5 0-0 10. Totals: 26 9-12 65.
Three-point field goals: East Liverpool - 4 (Reynolds, Crawford); West Allegheny - 4 (Carter 2, Miara 2)
"Those guys didn't give up," Conley said. "They fought hard until the end. They cut the lead. They played a great game. They showed a lot of character. Hopefully, we can build off of that."
Kade Reynolds delivered a team-high 13 points to lead the way for East Liverpool. Reynolds hit two 3-pointers in the game, and he was one of two Potters to reach double digits in the game. The other Potter player to score in double digits was Owen Crawford. Crawford, who also drained two from beyond the arc, finished the game with 11 points.
Also for East Liverpool, Aaron Long netted eight points, Derek Thompson tallied seven points and John Rickerd recorded five points. Finally, Ryian Burson ended up with four points, Austin Emmerling collected three points and Hayden Cunningham added two points.
Thompson pulled down five rebounds to lead the Potters.
Four players scored in double digits for the Indians. Anthony Carter contributed a game-high 17 points to lead the way. Also reaching double digits for West Allegheny were Mike Miara, who recorded 11 points, and Collin Chambers and Andrew Kocsky each collected 10 points.
The Indians grabbed 26 rebounds in the game. Carter grabbed a game-high eight rebounds to lead West Allegheny.
The Potters committed 19 turnovers in the game, while the Indians committed 12. Both teams committed nine in the second half.
"They are a good basketball team," Conley said. "We knew they were guard orientated. They have the 6-6 guy inside. He is one of the best players in the WPIAL. Once he gets going he is tough to stop."
Both teams played well in the first quarter. A 3-pointer by Reynolds knotted the score at 15. West Allegheny led 19-17 at the end of the quarter.
The Indians began to gain control of the game in the second stanza. After a 3-pointer by Crawford pulled the Potters to within 25-22, the Indians ended the half on a 10-3 spurt to lead 35-25 at the half.
The Indians scored the first six points of the quarter to build a 41-25 advantage, and West Allegheny pulled away from that point. The hosts outscored the visitors, 18-8, in the quarter to take a 53-33 lead into the fourth quarter. The victors led by as many as 23 points in the stanza.
After a 3-pointer by Carter put West Allegheny up 63-35, East Liverpool's bench outscored the Indians, 18-2 the rest of the way.
West Allegheny also won the junior varsity game.
East Liverpool's next game is Tuesday night at Potter Fieldhouse against local rival Beaver Local. The Beavers enter their game against their Columbiana County rivals undefeated at 4-0 on the season.
"Some people call it a rivalry game, but we are going to take it one game at a time," Conley said. "They are improved. They are undefeated. They are probably the best team in Columbiana County right now. On paper, they are better than we are. They are coming to our house. We are going to have to get ready."


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CHARLES TOWN - Former sheriff Robert "Bobby" Shirley's resignation left Jefferson County with what Commissioner Walt Pellish described as a "black eye." Thursday morning, the commissioners discussed how to best heal from that blow.
Jesse Jones, chief of staff for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, was formally appointed as interim manager of the department until the commission can find someone to fill Shirley's position.
Jones, who has worked under six sheriffs, said he is prepared to run the office no matter how long it takes to find Shirley's replacement.
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The Jefferson County Commission has appointed Jesse Jones interim manager at the sheriff's office until a new sheriff can take over.
"I think we should proceed with caution and go slowly. We'll get things done on our end and we'll work together with the new appointee and move forward," Jones said Thursday.
Pellish said the county has an obligation to put the process of appointing a new sheriff in front of the public for resolution, and was in support of holding a special election or keeping Jones in the managerial position until the next general election is held.
"I would hate to stir the pot with all kinds of candidates coming forward and we get put in the position of making the decisions; I think the people deserve to do that," Pellish said.
"I find it hard to believe that we can't hold a special election in light of the precedent that was set with the governor when he left," he said.
Stephanie Grove, assistant prosecuting attorney, received a call from the attorney general's office during the county commission meeting in reference to the options the county has in either appointing or electing a new sheriff.
Part of the problem, Grove explained after she hung up the phone, is that two sections of the state code are conflicting.
"The gentlemen from the attorney general's (office) said that my reading is correct, that the commission appoints a candidate. He was concerned about a conflict in the code that says a vacancy of more than one year, when there's more than one year of the term left, should be filled by an election," Grove said.
Commissioner Patricia Noland said by looking at the issue from a practical standpoint, the cost of holding a special election would be high and the person elected as sheriff would still have to run in the next general election for the remainder of the unexpired term.
"Is it worth $100,000 to have someone in office and then be out campaigning next year? That's the practical side I was looking at," Noland said.
The commissioners chose to not take any action during Thursday's meeting in regard to advertising for applications for sheriff or holding a special election. Rather, they will wait for a written opinion on the statutes from the attorney general's office as advised by legal counsel.
Jones has already been handling managerial duties at the sheriff's office, but his position was formalized with Thursday's vote. He also said he will not seek the sheriff's position and, as a resident of Berkeley County, he is unable to.
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text: Hatters Ready For Challenge of A-Sun Tourney April 14, 2013 JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. - For three years the Stetson Hatters set the gold standard for women's golf play in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The Hatters saw their streak of dominance come to an end last year, not so much because of a drop in Stetson's play, but due much more to the improvement of the teams in the rest of the league. The Hatters will try to climb back to the top of the mountain this week when the A-Sun Tournament moves to the Pine Lakes Course at the Jekyll Island Golf Club near Jacksonville. Play begins with 18-holes of competition on Monday and will continue through the final round on Wednesday. Stetson owned the A-Sun Championship record for lowest team score before three teams bested the mark last year. This year, the Hatters are the No. 4 seed for the tournament behind top-seeded ETSU, Mercer and defending champion Kennesaw State. Hatters coach Floyd Kerr said any of the top four teams could take the title this year. "The A-Sun will be won by the team who has the hot hand this week," Kerr said. "There are four legitimate contenders. ETSU will be the odds-on favorite on paper, but they are a hot-and-cold team and may have a down week, which would lead to a wide open tournament. If they have a good week it will be extremely hard for any team to catch them." Stetson comes into the A-Sun Tournament off a good, but not great, performance last week at the Web.com Invitational at Marsh Landing. The Hatters posted scores of 305, 302 and 299 which was good for a tie for 13th place with Michigan in what was a 20-team tournament. "We continued to get quality rounds from our entire team," Kerr said. "Once again every player had a counting score for at least two rounds. This was an exceptionally strong field and to finish 13th was a good effort." Stetson's five juniors finished within five shots of each other in the final standing. Ryan Ashburn turned in the low score for the Hatters with a 227. Mallory Viera (228), Sammi Smith (229), Claudia Redinger (231) and Jenna Hoecker (232) were lined up right behind Ashburn. "Our team is playing with more confidence than ever and has really started to believe in one another," Kerr said. "They are not afraid to post some good numbers. We still have not reached where we can be, but we are moving in an upward spiral." That upward trend will have to continue this week for the Hatters to push their way back to the top of the A-Sun. Defending champion Kennesaw State is ranked No 83 by both GolfWeek and Golfstat, and returns all five of its participants from last year's championship. The Owls hope to become the 11th repeat champion in the championship's 24-year history and are coming off a tie for eighth place last week at Marsh Landing where they finished 12 shots in front of Stetson. ETSU (58/59) remains the highest rated A-Sun team in the latest GolfWeek/Golfstat rankings. The Bucs lead the A-Sun in team stroke average at 302.6, and have all five of their lineup in the Top-10 in stroke average. Mercer's third-place finish last season was its best since 2007, tying that team for the best finish in program history and setting the program's best score of 880 by 35 strokes (2010 - 915). The Bears (84/76) have been ranked in the Top-100 all season and have two of the top three players in stroke average in the A-Sun in Lacey Fears (74.65) and Mary Alice Murphy (75.15). Fears (74.65) owns the best stroke average in the A-Sun, just topping KSU's Ines Lescudier (74.70). Even with all the improvement made by other teams in the league, Kerr still likes his teams' chances, if they put it all together for three days. "I like the positive attitude of our team right now," Kerr said. "This group has taken a while to understand how to be successful but I think they are really starting to get it. I truly believe that every player on our team is going to the conference tournament thinking if we play Hatter golf we will be very competitive in the tournament." Follow the A-Sun Championship live at Golfstat.com and check out the A-Sun's championship coverage each day beginning Monday on the Women's Golf Championship page.Print Friendly Version More Headlines


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quote: The sales tax is now collected by Amazon.
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quote: Tax forgiveness from levels pre-established by laws is a form of spending. It maybe the most effective economic stimilus spending the government can do... but for California to spend economic stimilus money to benefit other states is just plain dumb.
quote: Current Tax Law is finally being fairly enforced.
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World demand for dairy keeps growing
World demand for dairy keeps growing
"There's a love affair with dairy around the globe," said International Dairy Foods Association's Chief Executive Office, Connie Tipton at the 26th annual Dairy Forum in Miami, Fla., on Monday, January 24. "Domino's Pizza Australia recently signed an exclusive supply deal to source cheese for its outlets in Australia and New Zealand from Leprino Foods, and that cheese will be made here in the United States and exported to Australia," noted Tipton.
That's not the only bright spot for U.S. dairy products noted Tipton, "The U.S. Dairy Export Council reports U.S. cheese exports to Japan grew 117 percent to over 8,000 tons through the first seven months of 2010. A big reason for the gains is that Japanese buyers have grown more accustomed to U.S. cheeses and appreciative of their exceptional qualities."
The same success story can be found with Japan's neighbors, "A shade to the west, South Koreans consumed five percent more dairy products through the first six months of 2010 than they did during the same period the previous year. The U.S. Dairy Export Council reports the value of US shipments to South Korea during that time jumped 87 percent to $63.5 million," said Tipton.
In addition to these countries' growing appetite for dairy products, some companies are expanding operations. "International Dairy Queen plans to add about 270 new stores in China by the end of 2011, raising its total number of Chinese units to more than 500. China represents the company's fastest growing – and second-largest global market," says Tipton.
Dairy is not only strong at abroad, but at home as well. "Today, every American consumes about 33 pounds of cheese per year, an increase of over 18 pounds since 1975 when we consumed less than 15 pounds," noted Tipton. "Another example, U.S. per-capita yogurt consumption has increased more than fivefold since 1980 to about 13 pounds today; but that's nowhere near the levels in many European countries, like France where per-capita consumption of yogurt is nearly three times greater at over 38 pounds."
For more on the Dairy Forum, be sure to check out our February 25th issue of Hoard's Dairyman.


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I know, I know. I have posted tacos before. And, after so many months with no tempeh I am now going a little tempeh crazy. But my parents are here for a visit and I thought this would be an easy meal that everyone would like. And, it was.
- 1 pkg of tempeh, grated
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp mushroom soy sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tsp ground fennel
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp chili powder
- pinch of cayenne
- freshly ground pepper
- 1 tbsp ketchup
1. Heat oil over medium heat. Fry tempeh for 5 mins, until it starts to get golden. Add soy sauce and water and stir well to combine. Add spices and ketchup. Lower heat and cook for 10 mins, until tempeh begins to dry out a bit.
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DeLand, Fla. - The NCAA on Tuesday released its annual list of schools and programs receiving Public Recognition Awards for strong Academic Progress Rate (APR) in the 2009-10 academic year; Stetson's men's golf and women's soccer teams made the list of 909 squads at 239 NCAA Division I institutions. This is the second consecutive Public Recognition Award for Stetson men's golf and the first such honor for Stetson women's soccer.
Each year the NCAA honors selected Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR). This announcement is part of the overall Division I academic reform effort and is intended to highlight teams that demonstrate a commitment to academic progress and retention of student-athletes by achieving the top APRs within their respective sports. Specifically, these teams posted multiyear APRs in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport.
The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance.
Multiyear APRs for all Division I sports teams, including the teams receiving public recognition, will be announced May 24. That announcement also will include immediate and historical penalties for low-performing teams and head coach APRs.
"Most student-athletes excel at balancing their academic and athletics commitments, yet each year there are those who perform at extraordinary levels," NCAA President Mark Emmert said. "By achieving the highest levels of academic success as a team, these young men and women truly embody what it means to be a successful NCAA student-athlete."
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BOARDMAN -The Beavers ended the regular season on a positive note.
The Beaver Local wrestling team competed Friday and Saturday at the Eastern Ohio Wrestling Tournament up at Boardman High School.
In the end, two wrestler brought titles back home to Columbiana County with them, while the Beavers ended up placing in the top five as a team.
Individually for Beaver Local, Josh Henderson pinned Howland's Nico Lucarelli in 1:21 to win the title in the 113-pound weight class. Also finishing first for the Beavers was Daniel Hasson (138). Hasson claimed the championship by defeating West Branch's Braycen Shelton by a score of 8-7.
Team-wise, Beaver Local finished fifth with 136.5 points.
West Branch finished first at the tournament with 236 points. The Warriors were followed in the standings by Canfield (204), Howland (170) and Austintown-Fitch (140).
"We would have liked to have finished higher in the tournament," Beaver Local head coach Jordan Williams said. "We came in with a couple guys banged up and it hurt us.
"There is always such good competition at this tournament and its always nice to test our kids before we go into our post season."
All told, six wrestlers ended up placing for the Beavers.
Also placing for the Beavers was Jack Dawson (106), Jason Keyes (120), Ron Foster (132) and Cody Green (220). Keyes placed third, Dawson and Foster finished fourth and Green ended up sixth.
In their final match, Keyes defeated Alliance's Mychael Jefferson by decision by a score of 6-5, Dante Ginnetti Poland's pinned Dawson in 4:26, Boardman's Mario Graziani defeated Foster by decision by a score of 3-2 and Jackson-Milton's Jon Conlon pinned Green in 1:35.
Beaver Local is scheduled to return to action Feb. 15-16 at the Ohio Division II Eastern District Sectional Tournament down at Buckeye Local High School. The top finishers in each weight class will advance to the district tournament at Heath High School
"Our kids have pushed themselves all season," Williams said. "We have expected a lot from them and they have responded well to it. They understand the importance of this part of the season, and always expect to do well. We have a lot of work to do to still meet our goals and our kids are looking forward to getting the opportunity to see where they stand in the state."


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Ball State Sports Link joined the BSU Football team Wednesday afternoon on the beach in St. Petersburg for the Beach Bash. Plus, players introduce SL's Top 5 plays of the year -- from the beach.
Ball State Sports Link continues its coverage of football's trip to the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl with videos all week from St. Petersburg.
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- Video coverage from: the Beach Bash (Dec. 19), Kickoff Luncheon (Dec. 20), Battle of the Bands (Dec. 20), Bowl Block Party (Dec. 20) and Fan Tailgate Extravaganza (Dec. 21)
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Deal covers GVAX Pancreas and Prostate, development of which was previously halted.[3drenderings-Fotolia.com]
Aduro BioTech licensed GVAX Pancreas and Prostate cancer vaccines from BioSante Pharmaceuticals in exchange for milestone and royalty payments. Aduro also has an option to additional GVAX cancer vaccine indications.
GVAX was initially developed by Cell Genesys but suspended in October 2008 after two separate Phase III studies failed. By December 2008, Takeda pulled out of the license agreement it had entered in April 2008. In June 2009, BioSante paid $38 million for Cell Genesys, gaining financial resources that would help the company's focus on women's sexual health and stating that GVAX development would be evaluated.
Under its new license arrangement, Aduro will develop the GVAX candidates in combination with its vaccine platform based on Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). Aduro initially plans on developing a sequential vaccine regimen for the treatment of pancreatic cancer using GVAX Pancreas and its lead candidate CRS-207.
CRS-207 has been engineered to express the tumor-associated antigen mesothelin. It has been evaluated in a Phase I trial involving 17 end-stage patients with cancers known to express mesothelin: mesothelioma, non-small-cell lung, ovarian, and pancreatic. Analysis after the completion of the trial revealed a mesothelin-specific T-cell response in multiple patients, according to Aduro. Despite an expected survival of 3–5 months for all subjects, 6 out of 17 lived 15 months or longer, the firm adds.
GVAX Pancreas has been evaluated in more than 120 patients and shown to be able to induce mesothelin-specific T cell responses, Aduro notes. The GVAX cancer vaccines are based on human cancer cell lines that are genetically modified to secrete granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), an immune-stimulatory cytokine.
Aduro has found sequential administration of GVAX Pancreas followed by CRS-207 to be synergistic in mouse models, demonstrating tumor-specific T-cell and antitumor responses. Based on these results, Elizabeth Jaffee, M.D., and Dung Le, M.D., of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, included three pancreatic cancer patients in the CRS-207 Phase I clinical trial who had previously received GVAX Pancreas as part of separate clinical trials. All three late-stage patients who received sequential therapy lived 15 months or longer.
Aduro expects to initiate a Phase II trial in the fourth quarter of this year and to enroll a total of 90 late-stage pancreatic cancer patients. "The synergy from the sequential administration of GVAX Pancreas and CRS-207 has the potential to significantly extend and improve the lives of a patient population where progress has historically been measured by an extra weeks of survival," says Stephen Isaacs, chairman and CEO of Aduro BioTech.
During Cell Genesys' Phase III study of GVAX Prostate, back in August 2008, more deaths were found in the GVAX treatment arm compared to those getting Taxotere plus prednisone. In a routine safety review the company's Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) noted that 67 deaths occurred in the GVAX plus Taxotere treatment arm and 47 deaths occurred in the control arm. A specific cause for this imbalance has not been reported.
Cell Genesys then inspected a second Phase III study with GVAX in prostate cancer, called Vital-1. The trial was designed to compare GVAX as a monotherapy to Taxotere chemotherapy plus prednisone in earlier stage hormone-refractory patients with metastatic disease. By October 2008, Cell Genesys decided to halt VITAL-1 reportedly because it was determined to have less than a 30% chance of meeting its primary endpoint.
The company was forced to reduce its staff, and Takeda subsequently exited its partnership with Cell Genesys covering GVAX. The company had paid $50 million up front and agreed to milestones totaling up to $270 million. BioSante finally picked up Cell Genesys, but in-house development has stayed focused on its core competence of female sexual health.
BioSante's lead product is LibiGel®, a transdermal testosterone gel in Phase III development for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction. The company's first FDA-approved product is Elestrin™, an estradiol gel indicated for the treatment of hot flashes associated with menopause. It is marketed in the U.S. by Azur Pharma. BioSante's other products are Bio-T-Gel™, a testosterone gel for male hypogonadism licensed to Teva Pharmaceuticals, and an oral contraceptive in Phase II development.
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When you go to a diner for breakfast, they give you large portions of food along with eggs over-easy and the yolk gets all over your food.
Customer: Man, my food is all yolky!
Waitress: You shouldn't have eaten the eggs first, stooopeeed.
Waitress: You shouldn't have eaten the eggs first, stooopeeed.
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Head free ranger of Pokemon Zeo's forums. He leads all other free rangers in doing their jobs.
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An adjective used to define a lightly cooked egg
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Short for Microsoft, used to imply Microsoft cares more for money than it does for security, stability, and anything else that could make a good Operating System.
M$ has another security hole.
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Typically used as a derogatory term for Microsoft. Typically used by those who use Linux as their operating system, it implies that Microsoft, a business, cares about business-related things.
The person said M$, so I naturally dismissed their opinion on what is the best operating system.
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An acronym/abbreviation for the monopoly Microsoft, using an $ instead of an S to show dislike for Microsoft and the money the company has.
The day M$ makes a product that doesnt suck is the day they make a vacuum.
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Shorthand for Microsoft
As in Microsoft's millions
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Common net abbreviation for Microsoft, everybody's least favorite monopoly.
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Looks like the Wings moved east in the nick of time. Preds are forcing Hawks fans to buy a ticket to a non-Hawks game if they want to see the Hawks play in Nashville. Seems to me this is going to backfire on them. Looks like revenue sharing and Wings and Hawks fans being the only reason that team has lasted this long isn't enough for them. It also seems to me that this is going to have a very negative effect on the local businesses as well.
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Samsung GALAXY Note Review
0. phoneArena 02 Nov 2011, 10:17 posted on
Have you ever wondered how big could phone screens get? Of course, we're talking about the Samsung Galaxy Note. This beast of a phone actually carries a 5.3" display – the biggest you can find on a device, marketed as a "phone". We can already see the debate over whether the Galaxy Note should be considered a giant phone or a mini-tablet...
This is a discussion for a review. To read the whole review, click here
1. Eingild (Posts: 203; Member since: 19 Apr 2011)
A 7? Seriously? This tablet/phone hybrid is a beast.
28. shayan (Posts: 159; Member since: 09 Sep 2010)
and galaxy note is the top phone right now in gsmarena.com user ratings...
30. xtremesv (Posts: 297; Member since: 21 Oct 2011)
Yeah true but none of them has had it in their hands. That's the only credit I can give to this review but everything else is totally out of place. They should have reviewed the Note as the niche device it is, not as a normal smartphone or an iPhone 4S wannabe.
29. buggerrer (Posts: 306; Member since: 21 Sep 2011)
who is Ray S. anyway to review such great device and give it 7/10 !
33. xoatomxo (Posts: 57; Member since: 26 Apr 2011)
I want this phone and cant wait until this phone launches in America. What other phones did Ray S. reviewed anyway. I am very curious.
55. HTCiscool (Posts: 449; Member since: 16 Jul 2011)
What every1 is ignoring is the price, I would rather have an iPad 2 32GB than this thing. It's too small to be a tab and too big to be a phone, its very expensive, it sucks at being a phone, and it doesn't have the size advantage of a tablet.
60. xtremesv (Posts: 297; Member since: 21 Oct 2011)
You said it right, YOU don't want it. The Note is a niche product not meant for everyone. It's a concept phone.
90. mills0806 (Posts: 37; Member since: 13 Nov 2011)
I know seriously just buy a galaxy tab if you want to take notes or whatever. Then when you want to use a phone, just use your smartphone.Not that hard to sync data between your tablet,and whatever devices you use.
68. tmcr7 (Posts: 180; Member since: 02 Nov 2011)
Looking at his video, he hasn't even shown why typing on the Note is poor because of the big screen. It really doesn't make sense. But in this video,
The reviewer clearly demonstrated how thumb-typing on the Galaxy Note is very, very easy. He can also easily touch the keys in the middle of the keyboard without any problems.
And the video also showed how the browsing experience is significantly better, just by holding the device in a landscape position.
2. hunted (Posts: 403; Member since: 21 Sep 2011)
Does this mean no use in buying this phone? The mark says SII is better
3. AppleSux (banned) (Posts: 20; Member since: 12 Mar 2011)
well, i have read the other reviews, where they say that the call quality, and speaker performance are awesome, n very impressive, even engadget (which is considered pro-apple) talked abt the impressive call quality, and speaker performance of the Galaxy Note. either iPhonearena is totally biased (which it is most of the time), or they have got a faulty unit. one other thing, when phonearena talks about the battery life, they just mention the manufacture's stats, but they should mention the battery life according to their own experience and usage and their own special battery tests. simply quoting the official stats cant be cosidered a good review. dont trust phonearena reviews ever. techradar and gsmarena reviews are way better and comprehensive.
6. Mazhh (banned) (Posts: 6; Member since: 02 Nov 2011)
Ray S is on apple's payroll.. !!! phonearena sucks !!!
13. Vinopantoz (Posts: 1; Member since: 02 Nov 2011)
They are not phonearena..they are iPhonearena...
63. bucky (Posts: 2582; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
or maybe you cant handle the truth
112. minkhantkyaw (Posts: 5; Member since: 09 Apr 2012)
No , you sucks !!!
4. district11 (Posts: 125; Member since: 17 Apr 2011)
Snappy performance
8. leftheodo (Posts: 95; Member since: 21 Oct 2011)
If it's not Apple it's not good enough, right? This is getting annoying and iDiotic!
10. snowgator (Posts: 3586; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
That's just crap. They rated the $99.00 Atrix 2 a 9, ahead of the iPhone 4S. They ooze all over themselves over the Samsung Galaxy 2 series. Let it go- they just didn't like this guy.
27. xtremesv (Posts: 297; Member since: 21 Oct 2011)
Actually, no. PhoneArena clearly stated on their iPhone 4S review: "Right now, we believe the Apple iPhone 4S is deserving a rating of 9/10, when we consider its overall quality, features and price (...)".
That sounds to me like "we desperately want to give a 10 (overall quality?) to the iPhone 4S but we cannot because we would lose our credibility as reviewers".
Someone commented that if the Note had an Apple logo on its back then it would have got a 10. Perhaps he is right after all.
I think PhoneArena should disclaim what phones they personally own.
9. ph00ny (Posts: 1238; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Shouldn't there be at least a whole page or two dedicated to all the functionalities tied to the stylus (S-pen)? Isn't that point of this device?
11. snowgator (Posts: 3586; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
Totally agree. Maybe if it does come stateside, they will.
12. snowgator (Posts: 3586; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
Told my Wife about this beast, and she drooled all over herself. She WANTS a tablet/smartphone hybrid, and I would jump all over an unlocked version of this as a Christmas surprise for her. Here is hoping I get that shot....
14. snowgator (Posts: 3586; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
Also notice they mentioned the HTC Sensation at 4.7" as an alternative, but not the 4.7" HTC Titan, the Windows Phone. I can understand it as this is an Android Tablet... er, phone.. um - whatever. I just had to throw it out there!!
15. saiki4116 (Posts: 379; Member since: 31 Mar 2011)
they have released in india today for 35k which translates to ~700$
25. SJisaBitch (Posts: 8; Member since: 02 Nov 2011)
104. Jshrd (Posts: 3; Member since: 02 Jan 2012)
And You don't deserve it.. Go troll somewhere else
16. Sjael (Posts: 4; Member since: 02 Nov 2011)
The stylus on the Note is NOT capacitive. It uses electromagnetic resonance. EMR blows away capacitive styli for accuracy and features.
17. anirudhshirsat97 (Posts: 408; Member since: 24 May 2011)
It costs 35k in india and knowing samsung trends,it will fall to 30-32k in a few months...for 30-32...theres nothing better..
26. SJisaBitch (Posts: 8; Member since: 02 Nov 2011)
who cares about what goes on in IINNDDIIAA???
103. Jshrd (Posts: 3; Member since: 02 Jan 2012)
Are you insane or what...? Seems like Paki to me lol.. FYI...I am from US and have no problem with India...
18. Muhannad (Posts: 455; Member since: 20 Sep 2011)
Very under-rated score, they should seriously have someone better to review it.
19. redmd (Posts: 1269; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
totally biased review.
you did not put the awesome screen quality and resolution as pros. but after seeing your preview, I was kinda expecting this.
Now why is typing messages and emails on a large screen too much of a hassle? Please do your job right. Some trolls here make more sense than this review.
I'll be waiting for gsmarena's take on the note.
20. 10aera (Posts: 34; Member since: 02 Mar 2011)
Ha, ha... Put an apple logo on the back of the Note and it will get a 10 in the review!
21. RORYREVOLUTION (Posts: 3108; Member since: 12 Jan 2010)
"Our opinion is not affected by any relationships we may have with phone manufacturers, carriers, developers or any other party." Lol really Ray S? Or should I say Ray 4S?
54. HTCiscool (Posts: 449; Member since: 16 Jul 2011)
LOL good one
22. Commentator (Posts: 3692; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
Why do you list "screen size" as a pro, and then list it as a con because "it only brings marginal improvements in certain areas"? Even if they're only marginal improvements, shouldn't it still be a pro?
23. mctcm (Posts: 204; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
Someone fire this reviewer and get someone who can objectively examine & review mobile hardware. What a joke
31. JGuinan007 (Posts: 684; Member since: 19 May 2011)
Seriously poor review I should remember not to read anything by Ray S.
32. ivanko34 (Posts: 617; Member since: 04 Sep 2011)
This review is a joke !
108. ledbetterp3 (Posts: 467; Member since: 31 Aug 2011)
Your birth was a joke...
34. itsius1 (Posts: 49; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
hold one ray, why are you beeing so negative as giving a 7 where all i see is just a measily 3 page review, and those 3 pages arent exactly what i called a in depth review. the main part of this phone is the pen, where i dont see an in depth part about in... i think PA should just stop with the preview and just stick with a single full review so that there is no excuse to skip a full indepth length video...
35. weishin92 (Posts: 9; Member since: 08 Sep 2011)
Initially when pa posted this it was only 6, then they changed it to 7.
36. redmd (Posts: 1269; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
Just for the lol, Ray 4S got girly little hands, hated the fact that the 5.3-inch screen is the exact opposite of his beloved 3.5-inch 4S.
37. unspec1fied (Posts: 1; Member since: 02 Nov 2011)
I have huge hands. If I don't get a 9900, I'd get this simply because text/email is a chore for hands that can palm a basketball or small child's head.
38. tmcr7 (Posts: 180; Member since: 02 Nov 2011)
Hi Ray S. Your review is certainly not agreeable. Why did you say that typing on the Galaxy Note is poor due to its large screen? Common sense dictates that thumb typing on a bigger screen is easier. The keys are just bigger as compared to an iPhone which has a smaller screen, and therefore, the keys are cramped up.
39. andulas (Posts: 3; Member since: 12 Dec 2010)
i actually got it and it I recommend! Everything about it is FLAWLESS except for the voice which is not the best but its more than enough to get by. I'm in high school in the states and about 5'4 but texting is awesome on the phone even though i'm pretty small especially in portrait. Its AMAZING!!!
92. RamyAbdelbadea (Posts: 17; Member since: 07 Nov 2011)
So Please Come On Give US more information about this phone .. The screen, How do carry it ?? Cause this review is ... ( let us say Incomplete )
40. ngo2dd (Posts: 896; Member since: 08 Jul 2011)
Wow, people because you feel that this product should a higher score don't mean that you are right and he is wrong. Have any of you use the phone before? Okay then STFU and phone arena being biased. It is funny because all the top of the line Android phone been rated around a 9 or how are they being biased? And for call quality it base on a group test not the one reviewer. You people need to read the review first.
42. Retro-touch (Posts: 273; Member since: 24 Oct 2011)
Giving a 7 is downright biased. Comparing the specs and performance of the galaxy note to those high end should give you a clear indication that it deserves a similar score.It provides the same package as the S2 in a larger package,faster stock processor plus stylus in tow. Just cause the reviewer couldn't understand how it would be successful and is at best a niche product. All his opinions btw, his analysis doesn't represent reality as everyone in the iPhoneArena office could agree with him but ultimately its success will depend on consumers and 99% of them don't come to phone arena.The small minority that decide to research before buying might have their opinions swayed by this crappy review.
Great device, challenging the boundaries between smartphone and tablet that provides great performance and good (acceptable) call quality,deserves and 8 or 8.5
47. tmcr7 (Posts: 180; Member since: 02 Nov 2011)
@ngo2dd, Are you blind? The guy on top of you just answered your question with a resounding YES, so shut up!
41. tmcr7 (Posts: 180; Member since: 02 Nov 2011)
Are you blind? The guy on top of you just answered your question with a resounding YES, so shut up!
93. RamyAbdelbadea (Posts: 17; Member since: 07 Nov 2011)
yeah that is right .. all the guys who have this phone tell how it is so awesome .. i Know someone had some problem with the phone but still can't Give up that phone !!
43. Mozarrt (Posts: 301; Member since: 08 Oct 2011)
People getting all worked up because their precious Android only got a 7. I thought the review was okay.
53. HTCiscool (Posts: 449; Member since: 16 Jul 2011)
You my good good friend, are an idiot
56. HTCiscool (Posts: 449; Member since: 16 Jul 2011)
You my friend are one of the few people here with a brain.
50. AngusNG12345 (Posts: 37; Member since: 19 Jul 2011)
lol it dosent work for me too.
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51. longhairbilly (Posts: 66; Member since: 23 Aug 2010)
Please bring this to the United States Samsung.
52. HTCiscool (Posts: 449; Member since: 16 Jul 2011)
Hmmmm, if you are interested in this then you are one of two people,
1. Those who should get a GSll or other 4"-5" phone
2. Those who should get a galaxy tab 7.7
And could they have not been a little more original with the design?
I think Mr. S makes a point, you're paying little under $850 for this beast, if i I were making that investment, I'd be wanting something a lot bigger such as an iPad2 or a 13-inch notebook.
Hell! for that price you can get a good ultraportable let alone a small tablet.
57. HTCiscool (Posts: 449; Member since: 16 Jul 2011)
It's funny how a lot of the commentors think they will die if the Galaxy Note didn't get a good score.


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One who lives off of society while simultaneously mocking and hating it.
Jack: Shit dude, it's all burners, hippies, stoners, freaks and fags at this party.
Joey: Yep, nothin but parasites here, dude.
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A blood sucking vermin that drains strenght from it's host
The British royal family are the worlds most active group of parasites.
מאת black flag 5 ביוני, 2004
a member of the royal family who lives off the taxpayer whilst giving little in return except for opening a few hospitals and shaking a few hands
give back our money you bloody parasites
מאת tellitstraight 7 בספטמבר, 2007
some one who sponges everything out of you even your last breath given have the chance
" hey you wanna watchg that jonny c, he ll try take the lot of ya if your not carefull, hes a right parasite"
מאת legend13 13 באפריל, 2010
most people in general in high school, thrive off of others,usually social animals, nosing into other people's bussiness, until someone grows the balls to the break their pretty little face
wide eyed parasite:"Are u and jenny having sex?"
descent person:"none of your business."(blank expression)
parasite:"please tell me, I wont tell anyone."
decent person walks away.
descent person:"none of your business."(blank expression)
parasite:"please tell me, I wont tell anyone."
decent person walks away.
מאת Slayerfan101 20 בדצמבר, 2008
Redneck word for binoculars.
That dea man was spying on my meth lab with parasites.
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Any website whose sole purpose is to relieve its visitors of money, promising unfeasably poor services in return, although of course, you don't realise this until you've signed over your grandmother. Examples of parasites include E-Cards sites, Mobile Phone ringtone download sites (Jam**er), the various Outlook smiley plugin sites, microsoft.com.
I downloaded the new Crazy Frog ringtone from some parasite, and now Im having my home reposessed.
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Most gay-friendly U.S. cities
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June is Gay Pride Month. Find out which communities made The Advocate's 2016 list of the most gay-friendly U.S. cities.
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DANCE Around the World…0
Everyone needs a little bit of song, dance and frivolity to break up the monotony of the daily grind. When's the last time you let loose on the dance floor? Experimented with a hot, new set of moves?
Did you know that, for some people, the daily grind actually centers around such activity?
No, I'm not just talking about the West End cast of Joseph and the fictional plot of Hairspray.
Or the hardcore, hard drug club-goers with the glow-in-the-dark thingies…
I'm talking about groups of people all over the world—from Durban to Tjapukai—who use dance as a key form of communication in their daily lives.
This is not to say that you—the occasional club-goer—are exempt from such behavioral classifications.
Though I will be focusing on cultural immersion trips and dance excursions (below), I would like to first note few examples of cultural expression via dance that are a bit closer to home. continue reading


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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Mayor Frank Jackson has offered small music clubs partial relief from the city's 8 percent admission tax, possibly defusing a feud with some club owners.
A new proposal, introduced this week at the request of the Jackson administration, would apply the tax to only 25 percent of ticket money collected by clubs holding up to 250 concert-goers and 50 percent of the money collected by clubs holding 250 to 500.
Club owners objected last year after the city cracked down on venues that had failed to pay the tax. Several City Council members proposed legislation waiving the charge for clubs holding less than 700 patrons, but Jackson has kept the measure bottled up in "administrative review" since October.
Jackson's spokeswoman, Andrea Taylor, said of the latest proposal only that the "administration is working with council on this legislation."
Nonetheless, a club owner leading the tax fight and supporters on the council celebrated the possibility of a compromise.
"The mayor has acknowledged something needs to be done," said Sean Watterson, owner of the Happy Dog at West 58th Street and Detroit Avenue. "The administration has budged off of not doing anything."
Watterson and other owners say the tax threatens the roots of rock and roll in the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. They say merely passing on the tax to patrons doesn't help because admission fees rarely cover what they pay musicians.
Club owners staged "Defend Music Night" concerts on Feb. 10, showcasing the diverse local talent they say they help break into the industry.
Watterson said turnout was strong, and patrons signed petitions in support of granting the clubs full exemptions. He estimated that the waiver proposed in October would apply to 15 to 20 clubs and would have cost the city only a fraction of more than $10 million in admission taxes collected last year.
The administration has been working since last fall to address the clubs' concerns, Finance Director Sharon Dumas told council members in a letter early last month.
Dumas said research indicated that only Seattle and Chicago exempt profit-making music clubs from their admission taxes. She said cities like Nashville and Memphis don't charge an admission taxe, but tickets are subject to sales taxes.
Council members Jay Westbrook and Matt Zone welcomed Jackson's initiative, but Zone said it's only an intermediate step.
"I don't expect the council to adopt what they propose," he said. "It certainly will be modified in some form or fashion."
Watterson hopes to meet soon with the mayor and see the council approve some sort of a tax break before Cleveland hosts the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in early April. He believes the move would make a good story for the reporters who descend on the city during that week.
"We would still love to get something done and be able to tell all of the country and the rest of the world Cleveland is a music leader," Watterson said.
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Safety is more than making cabs more crash resilient. At Volvo we do everything to prevent accidents ever happening. That is why our safety work includes both preventing accidents and reducing injuries. These core values permeate everything we do.


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If you are like me and love to entertain friends and family, picking out the right beverages is part of creating a delicious meal. The warmth of Valentine's Day called for a juicy New York strip paired with a bold merlot.
But the ultimate food and beverage pairing is a much simpler concept: being able to buy food, beer and wine in the same place.
You already know how complicated Pennsylvania's absurd liquor laws are. We have to make three separate stops for food, beer, and wine. Does it stop there? No; even the quantities have their own rules. We have to go to one place for a six-pack, another for a case of beer, and yet another for a bottle of wine or liquor. This isn't just inconvenient; it doesn't make any sense.
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In fact, Pennsylvania's system is so outdated that we're one of only two states (Utah being the other) that hasn't reformed our liquor laws. 48 other states have beaten us to the punch to make beer and wine available in the same places consumers buy their ingredients for dinner.
What are we waiting for?
Increasing consumer convenience is exactly what Governor Corbett's plan does and is why I urge you to support getting Pennsylvania out of the business of selling wine, beer and liquor. Pennsylvania's current state-owned system is a relic of the Prohibition-era that loses money every year and forces consumers to crisscross their towns to get the products that nearly every other American enjoys in one place.
The Governor's plan is straightforward: beer and wine in grocery stores. Consumers won't have to drive to two different stores to get beer of varying quantities One-stop-shopping for beer, wine and liquor. This just makes sense. If you don't believe me, talk to the residents of the 48 other states that already enjoy this convenience and try to explain Pennsylvania's nonsensical system to them.
If the added convenience wasn't enough, the best part about Governor Corbett's plan is that he wants to direct the proceeds of selling the state's liquor stores to public education. Selling the state system will generate nearly $1 billion in additional revenue that the Governor plans to direct to grants toward science and math programs, early learning, and school safety.
Join me in supporting Governor Tom Corbett's plan to increase convenience and choice for Pennsylvania's consumers, and let's give more money to educate our kids and keep them safe. Whether it's easing preparations during a special occasion like Valentine's Day or just enjoying the convenience of grabbing a six-pack at the grocery store while heading home from work, Governor Corbett's plan just makes sense.
If you support the Governor now, next year we will be able to spend less time driving to different stores, and more time picking out the products we want. Better yet, we'll be able to spend more time with our loved ones.
Joyce Haas, of State College, is the Vice-Chairman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania.


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an indigenous australian who happens to be a ledgend of sorts. he lives in s shed and only comes out at night to scavenge road kill.
1) look its the black thunder from down under what a dickhead
2) BLACK THUNDER caught a bus were all proud of him
2) BLACK THUNDER caught a bus were all proud of him
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Coffee with lots of caffeine.
He asked for a hot cup of black thunder.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - What is this fiscal cliff that the media have been dramatizing and the politicians have been wringing their hands about?
Ben Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, stated before the House Financial Services Committee that "a massive fiscal cliff of large spending cuts and tax increases" would take place on January 1, 2013. Mr. Bernanke was referring to the mandatory tax increases and spending cuts amounting to $1.2 trillion over a period of ten years that would take effect on that date should the bipartisan super committee appointed by congress fail to arrive at a mutually agreeable deficit reduction plan.
And so it was: The committee failed to agree because the middle class would not accept less and the rich would not pay more. So panic struck as the 11th hour approached. But then President Obama and the Republican leadership produced a watered down package, on January 1, 2013, that delayed facing up to their $17 trillion fiscal cliff to another day.
But these euphemistic tactics will not assuage the problem. Instead, they will aggravate it at the rate of $140 million per hour in interest and with the additional borrowing we are incurring. Meanwhile 40 cents of every dollar we spend is borrowed from China, the Arabs and elsewhere, with blind eyes it seems to when and how we will pay this $17 trillion debt.
Not too long ago France invaded Mexico and confiscated part of that country's territory as payment of what Mexico owed it. So should we give China, for instance, some of our territorial holdings in the Pacific as payment for what we owe them? (Russia sold Alaska to the United States).
Should we devalue our currency, thus reducing the value of what we owe, say from $17 trillion to $5 trillion? Better yet, as the modus operandi has been through history, should we start a war, vanquish our creditors and declare the debt null and void? Of course not, for this is not the American way.
Thus, one can see that there is no alternative but to produce balanced annual budgets that include say $500 billion towards paying the debt. This would take at least 40 years to accomplish and would lead to a prolonged recession unless the people set partisanship aside and work together to improve productivity and share in carrying the burden.
In this regard, it should be pointed out that there is a great deal of abuse and waste in our federal budget, enough of it to more than pay for our national debt: Foolish and expensive wars and a defense budget that exceeds the combined defense budgets of thirteen major economies in the world with no enemy in sight.
Unjustified tax breaks that lobbyists got Congress to approve for their rich and powerful clients. Welfare payments large enough to nullify the incentive to work. Unemployment payments for seasonal workers, such as loggers, miners, resort employees and others who earn the equivalent of a years pay by working overtime during the season, then collect unemployment checks for the rest of the year.
To paraphrase the Nobel prize laureate, economist Milton Friedman: The party is over. It is time to tighten the belt and live within our means. Otherwise, the young welfare recipient - who did not accept less - chatting on his $400-$600 iPhone, while standing in line to pay his grocery bill with food stamps will be standing eventually in a long, long soup kitchen line without his iPhone.
And the industrialist who did not want to pay more to ameliorate the burden of the middle class will find himself without a middle class to buy his wares. And he too might be standing in that long, long soup kitchen line.
- Sid Bekowich is an Incline Village resident.