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We are a nation of many guns leading to many mass killings. It looks like we need to be protected from ourselves, as we are our own worst enemies....
Are we talking about Gun Control or Governmental Operations? Because those are really two completely different things. The Government has never been and never will be 'wise' because they care about making money for themselves, not for the American People.
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It really was pretty funny nobud.
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Funny! I would have paid to be a fly on the wall for that one!
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No sir nobud, I fear those super annoying people. Actually had an argument with one at the fair two years ago. So I just avoid them.
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You are actually afraid of some geezer with a flag button? Either you lie or you're a bit off.
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Time will tell guys. The American people want something done. It will get done, some won't like it but that is too bad. Take it to court and see what happens. And yes some factions of the NRA do scare me. Just like those old people that have American flag buttons all over them. I see them and I cross the street.
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Rick- What is it about the NRA that scares you? Is it the Hunters Safety and Gun Safety courses or just the fact that they protect our Second Amendment rights. Are they really more dangerous than the SEIU union thugs? Aren't you upset because the public sector union bosses frequent the White House and their "members" get away with beating up a black person just because he's a conservative? Three white men beat a black man and nothing happened! Tell me when a similar event happened with NRA members. Your making a "boogie man" out of a growing organization that promotes gun rights and gun safety shows your prejudice against freedom in America. You, like Obama and his treasonous com-padres, seem to think the Constitution is a "flawed document" too.
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Hey Rick, The NRA is defending the Constitution. Why should someone stand up to them? They do not advocate murder. In fact, they lobby for tougher gun laws, but only those that punish people for using them to commit crimes. You probably didn't know that because it isn't ever reported. You see, it doesn't fit the narative that the NRA wants kids to be killed. It's all about our Constitutional rights. Are you for them or against them?
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I see the NRA did not like what they heard from Biden and pouted like a little kid. Too bad, they lose. About time people stand up to this group.
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not only can't they balance the budget, they are to have a budget by law and they don't do that on purpose. The President submited one last year that wasn't even supported by any of his party it was purposely so wacky. They don't follow the law in spirit and intention. Shame on them and shame on we the people for failing to hold them accountable.
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Mr. Ebner - Please show evidence that supports your first sentence. Seems to me that the mass killings you claim are the result of being a nation of many guns occur in places where nobody is allowed to have a gun, and are therefore defenseless.
How many people have been protected by a "Gun Free Zone" sign anyway?
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I agree, Harry reid hasnt passed a budget since the king took office. Our country should be in an uproar. They treat us like mushrooms, feed us *%@# and leave us in the dark.
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BRIDGEPORT - All-star game season is underway in the Ohio Valley.
The 2012 OVAC Senior Volleyball All-Star Match is scheduled to be held at 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon down at Bridgeport High School.
Six local players have been selected to play in the annual match. Four local players will be representing Ohio, while two local players will be representing West Virginia.
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East Liverpool's Taylar Jordan hits the ball over the net against Meadowbrook in the OVAC Class 4A Tournament Final Oct. 13 at Big Red. (Photo by Aaron Petchal)
East Liverpool and Oak Glen will both be represented by two players. Beaver Local and Edison will each have one representative playing in the match.
Morgan Campbell and Taylar Jordan have been selected to represent the Potters in the all-star match. Campbell and Jordan helped to lead East Liverpool to another successful season.
The Potters were the OVAC Class 4A Tournament runner-up.
Nevada Dobbs has been selected to represent Beaver Local in the match. Dobbs was one of the leaders for the Beavers this season.
Beaver Local came up a little short of reaching the OVAC Class 5A Tournament this season. The Beavers ended up fifth in the standings.
The final local player who will be representing the Buckeyes in the game is the Wildcats' Kylie Smith. Smith served as Edison's libero this season.
Smith helped lead the Wildcats to the OVAC Class 5A Tournament title.
Edison defeated Indian Creek in the semifinals and Parkersburg in the finals to win the title.
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The Golden Bears also repeated as state champions in 1997-98.
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Graham said this about Bob Meusel, a grumpy teammate of Babe Ruth who opened up to the media late in his career: "He's learning to say hello when it's time to say goodbye."
Moss, hardly an engaging soul during a 14-year NFL career, has been a veritable statesman here. It had appeared as if Moss had left the sport without a proper goodbye. But last March, he was rescued from a forced one-year retirement by the Niners.
He has 28 catches for 434 yards and three TDs. That would have been a month's work for Moss earlier in his career. Still, he has been a valued contributor, a mentor to the younger players, a sharp contrast from the often surly, indifferent character of his youth.
The man's ego is still intact. But amid the Ray Lewis circus, Moss has been a refreshing departure. There's no talk of a final ride, no antler spray controversy, no invoking of the devil. Moss's only offense has been telling the world how good he is.
"Now that I'm older, I do think I'm the greatest receiver to ever do it," Moss said.
Jerry Rice is regarded as the best receiver in NFL history, and the best player, period. Rice has the most catches, yards and TDs of any player, by a sizable margin. He was sensational in three Super Bowls.
But Moss is entitled to his opinion, and it's not the most outrageous thing in the world. He is second all-time among receivers with 156 touchdowns. He has 15,292 receiving yards, third behind Rice and Terrell Owens. Moss had 23 touchdowns for the Patriots in 2007, after he had been dismissed as past his prime.
"No disrespect to Jerry Rice, because he's arguably the greatest," Moss said. "But I revolutionized the game at wide receiver. To go from a single safety to a Cover 2 safety, and dropping three guys deep, dropping four guys deep – and still be able to make it happen?"
It depends on your perspective. Andre Reed, who is again up for the Hall of Fame on Saturday, has argued that it was tougher for receivers in his day, when you were more likely to get punished when running over the middle.
Rice told Moss to check the stats. He conceded that Moss was the most talented, but said, "You've got to work hard."
Moss seemed to be making that argument – that he was the most physically gifted receiver. Moss is 6-foot-4 and ran a 4.25 in the 40 as a young man. That's a remarkable combination.
When motivated, Moss was the most dangerous wideout to play. But he had issues as a young player. He didn't always play and practice hard. He had problems off the field with marijuana and women. He once pretended to moon the opposing crowd at a playoff game. He bumped a female cop with his car during a traffic stop.
Moss admits there were things he would do differently.
"I think my preparation," he said. "I think I would have put a little more focus on my preparation. I'm not bragging on myself, but it feels weird now that my focus is where it should be on the field. It wasn't like that earlier in my career. If I would have put that much effort back in the day, it might have been different."
Imagine what his numbers would look like if he'd really been dedicated! Rice didn't have unusual size or speed. He proved that other qualities, like will and work ethic, matter even more.
You don't score 156 touchdowns if you don't care. But Moss took some of it for granted. He says football wasn't the sole driving force in his life. But when he was out of the game last year, he realized how much it meant to him.
Moss played with the Patriots, Vikings and Titans during a tumultuous 2010 season. The Vikings waived him after he ripped his teammates and coaches. His career seemed at an end.
He enjoyed having a year to spend with his family, but he cried thinking that he might be finished with the game.
"I love this game of football so much," said Moss, who turns 36 in two weeks. "I don't like everything that comes with it, but going out on the field between the white lines and playing football is something I've always done. I've been doing it since I was 6 years old. For me to be able to just walk away from the game, knowing that I wasn't ready, mentally or physically, it really hurt me, man."
Moss said he discussed getting back in the NFL over dinner at his mother's house a year ago. He asked his daughter Sydney, now a star freshman basketball player at Florida, if he should get back in.
"She said, 'Dad, I don't even know why you left the game,' " Moss said.
Jim Harbaugh gave him a chance. Moss knew the Niners had veteran leaders. They needed depth at receiver. It also didn't hurt to bring in a wideout who had been the idol of the team's emerging young wideout.
"I was just honored to be next to him," Michael Crabtree said. "A guy like that, he's a legend. He was someone you looked up to when you were younger. When you catch a ball over someone, you tell the defensive back you got 'Moss'd,' and Moss is sitting next to you."
Moss said he pulled Crabtree aside when he got to San Francisco and said he didn't want to intimidate him. He wanted to teach him. Greg Roman, the Niners' offensive coordinator, said Moss has been a leader, helping with game plans. Crabtree had a breakout season with 85 catches for 1,105 yard and nine TDs.
The Ravens will try to take Crabtree out of Sunday's game.
Mario Manningham, who made the biggest catch in last year's Super Bowl for the Giants, is out with a knee injury suffered two days before Christmas. Moss played 36 snaps in the NFC title game, his high since Manningham went down.
Colin Kaepernick, the Niners' young quarterback, needs all his weapons in this game. So this would be an ideal time for Moss to rediscover his youth. He doesn't need to play like the best ever.
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Two Utah State University Teams Take First and Second Place in Global IT Competition
Editor's note: The following is a press release issued by the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business. This press release was picked up by more than 150 media outlets including MoneyShow.com, The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Anchorage Daily News, The LA Daily News, The Kansas City Star, The Miami Herald, The Boston Globe and Newsday.
Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Students Took Top Honors at the 2013 Walmart IT Summit and AIS Student Chapter Leadership Conference
Two teams from the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business recently placed first and second in an information systems competition in Bentonville, Ark., that pitted 82 teams from top universities around the world against each other, testing their IT skills and their ability to find innovative solutions.
The Utah State University students took the top honors at the 2013 Walmart IT Summit and AIS Student Chapter Leadership Conference. The Association of Information Systems (AIS), the organization that hosted the competition, is a professional group for individuals and organizations that lead the research, teaching, practice and study of information systems worldwide. Teams from 17 universities entered the contest and just six teams in each of four different categories made it to the finals.
Vishal Patel, Dannaea Ward and Eric Schnell, took first place in the "IT risk identification category.
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A team of three Huntsman MIS students, which included Vishal Patel, Dannaea Ward and Eric Schnell, entered the "IT risk identification category" and took first place. They were asked to do a case study for a fictional health care company that was trying to decide if it should store private patient data in an online secure cloud storage system or on a more traditional protected system. The team took first place on a regional level to qualify for nationals where it was further tested and asked to come up with a more detailed plan to mitigate the risks of its recommendation.
"In the IT risk identification competition we were up against students from Arizona State University, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Alabama and Temple University, all of which are ranked among the top 20 MIS programs in the United States," Ward said. "By placing in both categories we competed in, we were able to gain great recognition for our MIS program. We as Huntsman Students take great pride in the education we are receiving and this was the perfect opportunity to show off the skills we have learned."
Gina Baldazzi, Kristen Tenney and Kyle Bell took second place in the "interactive learning module"category.
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The other team of three Huntsman management information systems (MIS) students, which included Gina Baldazzi, Kristen Tenney and Kyle Bell, submitted a training video they created and took second place in the "interactive learning module" category. The video, which a former student, Marielle Sanchez, helped them create before she graduated in 2012, is aimed at helping people learn how to create an "entity relationship diagram," which Baldazzi described as "the blue prints for a database." She said they wanted to create something that was not too technical so that even those who are not MIS students could understand it.
David Olsen, who heads the Management Information Systems Department, said it is impressive that the Huntsman students competed so well in this premiere international MIS competition.
"The hallmark of a great MIS student at USU is hard work, productivity and camaraderie," Olsen said. "Our students were just so determined to bring home awards and I am so proud of them. To see them excel like this when competing against some of the brightest students in the country is gratifying."
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Sport: Track and field
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College choice: Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Other colleges considered: Lock Haven University, Juniata College
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Greatest high school achievement: "I had a good overall high school athletic career.''
Coach Steve Rhodes' quote: "She was on the team three years, she was a district runnerup this past year, she just missed going to the state meet by one missed jump. I think her PR was 5 feet. She was our top high jumper this year, going to IUP will be good for her both track wise and academically. She'll be able to add depth to that team in their jumping events. She was fairly consistent and did some good things for us. She was our top high jumper.''
How I got my start in track and field: "I always wanted to try track and field, and when I was in seventh grade, all my friends were competing in track and field, so I joined the team.''
Favorite college growing up: Notre Dame
Other interests: Basketball, baby-sitting
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For Us the Living: A RequiemTo celebrate the 25th Anniversary of CUMC's Casavant organ, the Chancel Choir will perform "For Us the Living: A Requiem," composed in 2007 by Alfred Fedak, and meant "to serve as a grateful affirmation of the gift of life." The concert also includes a choral work written for the occasion by John Erickson, and organist Justin Wallace such works as Arvo Part's "Annum per annum."11/03/2012Time: 7:30 pm44 Highland Rd., Bethel Park, PAwebsite | map
Trillium Ensemble presents ConversationsThis trio of flute, clarinet, and piano presents two programs exploring the range of dialogue in music, with works by Adam Silverman, Derek Bermel, John Adams, Robert Raines, Richard Rodney Bennett, and Radiohead (arranged by Christopher O'Riley). Saturday, Nov. 3, 2pm, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Oakland; Sunday, Nov. 4, 2pm, St. Maurice Church, Ardmore Blvd., Forest Hills.11/03/2012 - 11/04/2012
Red Priest - Johann, I'm Only Dancing!A dynamic presentation of music by the greatest genius of the baroque era, Johann Sebastian Bach, performed with this ensemble's legendary blend of creativity, wit and virtuosity. Surprising juxtapositions of familiar and lesser known works are presented in a mixed garden of delights, inspired by Bach's own improvisatory zeal. The light-hearted title (stolen from a David Bowie song) reflects the infectious spirit of dance which pervades much of Bach's music.11/03/2012Time: 8:00 pmSynod Hall, 125 N. Craig St, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Pittsburgh Sings: The PCC Festival of ChoirsParticipating singers are due for rehearsal at 12:30 pm, the performance begins at 4:00.11/04/2012Time: 4:00 pmLocation: Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Major Winners RecitalMengyi Yang, piano; Jessie Nucho, flute, Alexander Hettinga, viola. Natalie Severson, harp. A "Meet the Artists" reception follows. 11/04/2012Time: 2:00 pmKresge Recital Hall, College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Nordic Sound: Homage to Kirsten FlagstadAn homage to Kirsten Flagstad, the great Norwegian soprano and one of the greatest Wagnerian singers of all time, in honor of the Chatham University Global Focus Program's "Year of Europe: Scandinavia."11/04/2012Time: 3:00 pmLocation: Campbell Memorial Chapel, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
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empty. Could be waiting upon a console reply.
So many possibilities, so little time, well it's to late now to be sure.
Regards, Olav.
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>Hi all,
>We had a strange situation last night.. We are a Health Plan using
>Amisys software (not Amisys Advance). Our production box is a Hp3k N4000
>One of the claims payment extract job which has been running fine so far
>from past 8 yrs, now all of sudden dies.. It was supposed to run for
>maximum 3 hours and kept on running for 8 hours. When I logged in at
>about 2:30 AM to view this job, there were no production jobs running at
>that time other than this hung job and our other regular system jobs.
>This hung job gets displayed on SHOWJOB command on the MPE prompt,
>however on GLANCE it shows 0% CPU time. This hung jobs did not respond
>to any commands. We aborted the job using regular ABORTJOB command and
>no response. The job still shows EXEC state. We tried ABORTPROC and it
>says that an abort is already pending on this job. We kept trying for 2
>hours to get any response from this job and it was totally hung and
>Then we finally called HP at about 5:45 AM to figure out if they have
>any special ABORT JOB commands to kill this job. Their feedback was to
>SIMPLY REBOOT the machine, which was kind of surprising to us. But we
>had no other choice (as this job was one of our core jobs doing claims
>payment processing). We went ahead with the REBOOT which finally knocked
>off that job.
>But we are clueless as to what happened to this job... The job run
>STDLIST show blank after 8:12 PM. No other logs are showing anything
>positive. We investigated 4 production claims which this job could
>possibly be accessing at that particular moment when this job got hung,
>but further testing on those claims this morning revealed nothing
>Has anyone been through this deadlock before ? Any tips, pointers, etc
>would be really appreciated..
>Thanks and best regards.
>>Raghu Rao
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Someone who proudly wears denim on a daily basis. jeans, jean jackets etc. and exhibits an attidtude of denim wearing toughness and superiority. As in 1950's style greaser, biker, rockabilly, cowboy AND redneck state of dress.
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A 13-year-old boy was struck and killed while trying to get across Interstate 35 in Overland Park late Saturday.
Ezkial Crapo was crossing the highway south of the 75th Street exit about 9:15 p.m. when he was struck by a pickup truck. He died at the scene.
Crapo's parents said their son was with two friends and they crossed the highway to visit the Walmart store on the east side of I-35. They said the truck swerved to avoid hitting one of the other boys and hit Ezkial.
Crapo's parents said Ezkial had gone to spend the night with the other two boys after they told him he couldn't. They said he told them that he was spending the night with a different friend.
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A great harcore band with some of my favoirt songs such as Getting Away With Murder, Infest, Last Resort and Blood Brothers. It's good stuff.
Mixes very well with Linkin Park
Mixes very well with Linkin Park
Cut my life into pieces, this is my last resort....
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the best damn band ever!!!!
Fuck what everyone else says about papa roach. They are the best fucking band ever in my opinion.
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Hardcore emotional rock band
Broken home,she loves me not etc.....
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The best band ever!! Their roots come straight back to Vacaville,CA...707!!!
Rap, metal, and screamo had a threesome. Metal conceived the child and named him Jacoby Shaddix (lead singer in pApA rOACh)
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Truly, one of the best bands in existence.
Papa Roach is awesome. Admit it.
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The Rev. Dr. Kathleen Kind's call on her life surfaced in an unusual way.
The new superintendent for the Altoona District of the Susquehanna Conference of the United Methodist Church grew up in a family that had a strong Christian faith.
"My father had us at church whenever the doors were open," Kind said.
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(Mirror photo by Gary M. Baranec) The Rev. Dr. Kathleen Kind works in her office at the Meadows Intersection, Duncansville. Kind is the new superintendent for the Altoona District of the Susquehanna Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Yet, when it came to considering a career, Christian ministry was not her first choice.
As a teenager, she had set her sights on being a lawyer.
She grew up in Chambersburg and attended Gettysburg High School where she was on the speech and debate team. During her junior year, a teacher approached her about an opportunity to go to California where she would learn the skills to do voice overs for TV and movies.
Kind still remembers the incident.
She blurted out, "I can't. I am going to work for the church."
The utterance surprised her. It almost seemed like it was someone else's voice. Yet, the words were heartfelt. Others who were close to her at the time her senior pastor, youth pastor and peers perceived that her future would involved Christian work.
During her days studying for her undergraduate degree at Huntington University in Huntington, Ind., the picture of her spiritual call became clearer.
She would be a pastor.
After acquiring her bachelor's degree, Kind attended Wesley Theological Seminary where she earned her Master of Divinity degree and eventually her Doctorate of Divinity.
She was at home in Selingsgrove working on her dissertation in the spring when she got another kind of call.
Her cell phone rang.
It was Bishop Jane Allen Middleton who informed Kind that she was being appointed as superintendent for the Altoona District.
"I began to stammer," Kind said. "It was a huge leap of faith for me."
She said she asked Middleton, who is now retired, what her role would be and what skill set she would need to do the job.
Middleton responded that Kind had the church experience and personality for the position. She told me it was the right time for me to serve in this way, Kind said.
Jerry Wolgemuth, director of communications for the Susquehanna Conference, said he has known Kind since 1997 and worked with her concerning responding to the media when some members of the Selingsgrove church were injured during an explosion on a missions trip to Uganda a few years ago.
"I have always admired Kathy's spirit and her abilities," he said. "And her graciousness. She is a very gracious person. People enjoy talking to her. She is well loved."
Kind, who has been under appointment of the United Methodist Church for 15 years, has pastored churches in Littlestown, Lock Haven and Selingsgrove where attendance ranged from about 100 to 260 people, depending on the church.
Now she oversees 140 United Methodist churches in the Altoona District which covers Blair and parts of Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon and Clearfield counties.
Much of her work involves supporting pastors as they serve "to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world," Kind said.
As a new superintendent, she is getting acquainted with them and their congregations by visiting a church or two every weekend, a task that is expected to take more than two years.
One of her goals is to make sure pastors are equipped to be the best leaders that they can be in their communities.
Kind said pastors are very bright and teachable, but the expectations for their roles have changed. "Pastors have to be skilled in many different ways. It is not sufficient for them to just be able to preach a sermon," she said.
They have to navigate how the economy impacts their churches' finances and to be able to manage their churches' responsibilities while taking care of themselves and devoting time to their families, she said.
"They have to balance their time so they don't burn out," Kind said."The increasing demands on their time is incredible."
Their roles as spiritual leaders also can be challenging in a society where people attend church irregularly or not at all.
"The need for Jesus Christ has not gone away. It is the acknowledgement of that need that has gone away," she said.
"Not everyone experiences a Christian worldview anymore," Kind said.
She said part of the problem is because people have perceived the church as judgmental and hypocritical.
"That's not who we are," she said. "All are welcome."
For those who do attend, she said being connected to a church is not what it once was. A cultural shift has occurred. The community of faith, like others in the culture, have little down time or family time which is so precious to them, Kind said.
"We get to church here and there. Attendance is not consistent," she said.
As a way of breaking down the misconceptions about a life of faith, she said churches in the district are reaching out to people. A church providing new shoes for children or one that offered a fantasy football league in their communities were two the examples that she recalled.
She also mentioned the district's outreaches through its Mission Central HUB, a division of Mission Central in Mechanicsburg that is affiliated with the United Methodist Committee on Relief and Volunteers in Mission teams. The HUB assembles kits to assist victims of disasters and VIM teams help families rebuild their homes after a natural disaster.
Kind said she is proud of the churches in the Altoona District and the ways they support individuals and represent Christ in measurable and perhaps not so measurable ways.
She related how a 17-year-old girl wanted to join a church, but struggled with attending confirmation classes where most of the students were four or five years younger than she was.
The pastor addressed her concerns by meeting with her one-on-one, where the teen felt more comfortable and could ask questions she had about faith.
The teen did join the church.
"There are signs of life, vitality in the church," Kind said.


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It doesn't take much code to add a command to a shortcut menu in Excel, but the menu objects have strange names so it's not intuitive, to me at least. The trickiest part is just sorting out how it's supposed to work, because it seems like it should be different from adding buttons to toolbars, but it really looks like that's what you're doing.
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To hit the bottle is to drink alcohol to the point of intoxication.
Brother 1: "Do you think Mom's gonna hit the bottle tonight?"
Brother 2: "Does a bear shit in the woods?"
Brother 2: "Does a bear shit in the woods?"
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To acquire and drink alcohol, usually beer.
"My wife divorced me 'cause I wasn't making enough money. I was all depressed........yeah yeah, I know. I hit the bottle after all that shit. Who wouldn't!?"
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From the outset, the Obama administration and Republican leaders agreed on one point. Neither would support a tax increase. The Obama administration said it would not raise taxes during the recession and Republicans oppose tax increases on principle.
Now, at about this same time the Transportation Surface Committee came up with the idea of VMT's, but as it was brought forward it turned out to be a non-starter for both sides, as well as the president. During the next three years of negotiations, legislators occasionally talked about a VMT tax. Highway user groups such as the American Trucking Association were pushing for a fuel tax increase, but such talk amounted to bubbles that floated briefly on a pond and then popped.
The Senate Finance Committee, for example, flirted with the issues when Sen. Michael Enzi, R-Wyo., offered and withdrew the idea of indexing the fuel tax with the rate of inflation. This drew rhetorical support from senators on both sides of the isle, and the chairman of the committee, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., indicating that the idea has a future. You all need to remember this. He stated "that when unemployment comes down and housing starts to make a strong come back, this will be on the table for further action."
Baucus will have the opportunity to follow up on this very soon, as MAP-21 is set to expire Sept. 30, 2014. This means that Congress needs to start hearings for the new bill after the election in November.
They also need to remember that the funding mechanisms that were cobbled together for this present law amount to a one-time funding change that will be hard to replicate the next time around. Congress had to supplement the Highway Trust Fund by transferring $19 billion from the general fund and $2.4 billion from a unknown fund called the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund. Offsets for these came from changes in accounting for the pension interest rates and Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp. premiums. Now I don't know about you, but all this movement of funds and creative accounting seem very shady to me.
To keep the law funded they need, by their own account, $50 billion a year. By the accounting and looking at what they are supposed to have cobbled together, they only have $21.4 billion by my account. Where is the other $28.6 billion going to come from? So if Congress claims that they are not going to raise taxes, you just need to do the math and you have your answer.
We are the ones that will end up paying for this, either at the pumps or through raising the price of vehicle fees, taxes on new tires and batteries along with registration fees for your vehicles. If this is not a tax, I don't know what is.
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Watson may invest another $20 million if Moksha8 acquires more products over the next year. [Nguyen Thai-Fotolia.com]
Watson Pharmaceuticals and Moksha8 based in Sao Paulo, entered into an agreement that will expand Watson's commercial presence in Latin America's two largest markets, Brazil and Mexico. Watson will invest $30 million in Moksha8 as part of Moksha8's approximately $61 million financing round.
Watson thus immediately gains a significant minority ownership position in Moksha8. Watson has also committed to invest an additional $20 million, further increasing its equity position, contingent upon successful execution by Moksha8 of additional third-party product acquisitions over the next year.
Watson will manufacture and supply select products to Moksha8, which will have exclusive rights to market, sell, and distribute these products in Brazil and Mexico. Moksha8 and Watson have initially identified approximately one dozen product candidates, with the opportunity to expand the commercialization and marketing agreement to include additional products in the future. Watson will continue to own all marketing authorizations, and Moksha8 will be responsible for sales, marketing, and commercialization expenses.
Moksha8 currently markets 21 branded products for third parties in Latin America, utilizing a field force of approximately 180 sales representatives in the areas of CNS, infectious disease, and pain. Combined, Brazil and Mexico make up 75% of the $40 billion pharmaceutical market in Latin America, according to Watson and Moksha8.
Watson currently manufactures and markets select generic products in the Brazilian marketplace through a Brazilian subsidiary. The agreement with Moksha8 will have no impact on the subsidiary's current operations.
"The management team of Moksha8, led by Simba Gill, has a proven track record of effectively commercializing products within the brand and branded generic markets of Mexico and Brazil," notes Paul Bisaro, Watson's president and CEO. "This agreement, which provides Watson with an initial equity position, enables us to help fund Moksha8's expansion and to share in their continued success. The partnership complements Watson's existing commercial operations in Brazil while establishing an expanded longer-term strategy to grow our presence in Brazil, establish our presence in Mexico, and develop a pan-Latin American growth strategy."
Simba Gill, CEO of Moksha8, adds, "Further, this partnership marks Moksha8's entry into the rapidly growing branded generics market and immediately strengthens our position as a leader in the treatment of CNS disorders including depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia."
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Mindy McCready Faced Losing Her Children Days Before Suicide
"The most important thing are my babies must come home," she wrote in an email to her private investigator friend Danno Hanks, who tells PEOPLE in this week's cover story: "She lost all hope."
McCready, 37, was found dead Sunday of what authorities said Wednesday was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on the porch of her Heber Springs, Ark., home, the same spot where the body of her boyfriend David Wilson was discovered last month, also with a gunshot wound to the head.
The long-troubled country singer and mom to Zayne, 10 months, and Zander, 6, had recently gone to a court-ordered rehab center. She left for police a harrowing scene of death and filth.
The house reeked, food was left out and dog feces were everywhere. Bottles full of prescription pills sat on the nightstand and in the bathroom, according to a police source. Also found: the body of a dog, whom McCready apparently shot before taking her own life.
"People talk about a train wreck, but the world lost a real person, a human being, a mother," says country singer Chely Wright, a friend of McCready's from their early days in Nashville. "I'm praying for her kids."
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MythBusters: Season 8 DVD
Blue Ice
Adam and Jamie tackle an explosive movie myth about magazines and toasters while Kari, Grant, and Tory take to the skies to investigate the mystery of the destructive 'Blue Ice.'
Bubble Trouble
Adam and Jamie test a tall tale that it's impossible to stay afloat in bubbly water. Kari, Tory and Grant find out if an arrow packed with explosives can split a tree in two.
Blow Your Own Sail
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Torpedo Tastic
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Spy Car 2
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Dodge a BulletAdam and Jamie test if you can jump out of the way of a bullet, while Kari, Grant, and Tory have Buster jumping from great heights to find out if hitting water is just like hitting pavement.
Fixing a FlatAdam and Jamie test what it would take to fix a flat tire when you don't have a spare. Then, Kari, Grant and Tory find out if a fishing reel can really catch fire if you hook a fast fish.
Let There Be Light
Jamie and Adam test a Hollywood lighting myth, while Kari, Grant and Tory go gangbusters trying to stop out of control cars.
Paper Armor
Adam and Jamie explore the physics of shock waves in water and how to avoid injury. Kari, Grant and Tory find out if battle armor made of paper can compare to steel.
Newtons Crane Cradle
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Walk a Straight Line
Adam and Jamie explore a hundred-year-old conundrum: if blindfolded, can humans travel in a straight line? Then, Kari, Grant and Tory test binary explosives - will they explode in the case of a fender bender?
Bikes and Bazookas
Adam and Jamie test the myth that a motorcycle is a greener and cleaner machine than a car. Kari, Tory and Grant unleash the first RPG in MythBusters history to see if a bullet can take out a bazooka.
Flying Guillotine
Jamie and Adam tackle the military myth that it's safe to use explosive C4 as cooking fuel as long as you don't drop anything on it, while Kari, Grant and Tory put a Chinese martial arts myth to the test.
Duct Tape Plane
Adam and Jamie test three viral videos featuring extraordinary excavators - can they row a barge, take you wakeboarding, and do acrobatics? Kari, Grant and Tory patch up a plane that had an unfortunate encounter with a bear - using only duct tape.
Drain Disaster
The MythBusters go underground to test if a sewer drain full of combustible gas would turn an innocent manhole cover into a missile if ignited. Meanwhile, Kari, Grant and Tory put truck bed liner to the test - is it bite, crash, and bomb proof?
Wheel of Mythfortune
The mailbox is full and the team once again leaps into action. To determine the lucky winners of the viewer request lottery, the guys spin the Wheel of Mythfortune and pick 5 random emails and letters and respond the only way they know how - with science.
Duct Tape Island
Adam and Jamie get abandoned on a deserted island with nothing but duct tape between them. The guys go MythBusters and duct tape vs. wild as they use the mythical material in this life or death situation to find food and water, build a camp, and try to be rescued.
Toilet Bomb
Adam and Jamie tackle a blockbuster bathroom bomb, while Kari, Tory and Grant take to the skies to find out if flying in a V works for planes as well as it does for birds.
Battle of the Sexes
The MythBusters pit Men against Women in the ultimate Battle of the Sexes. Get ready for all out war as the team tests five age-old gender-based clichés.
Square Wheels
Adam and Jamie reinvent the wheel, while Kari, Tory and Grant hit the breaks for a date night movie myth.
Revenge of the Myth
The whole team gets together to take fan favorites to another level in this experimental ramp-up. From exploding water heaters and bird balances to excavators and fireworks men, no result is safe from these myth's revenge!
Fire vs. Ice
Adam and Jamie tackle an internet sensation about an epic duel between a flamethrower and a CO2 fire extinguisher, while Kari, Grant and Tory test if you can blind a spy drone with a dust cloud and pull off a kidnapping, like in the movie ""Body of Lies.""
Swinging Pirates
The Hyneman and Captain Redbeard take a swing at a pirate movie myth while Kari, Tory and Grant roll out the barrel for a turbo charged go-cart.
Driving in Heels
Adam and Jamie hit the highway with some fancy footwear, while Tory, Grant and Kari get stuck on glue.
Bouncing Bullet
Adam and Jamie take aim at a ricochet myth from the TV show 'Burn Notice,' while Kari, Tory and Grant test the Hollywood myth that if you jump when running away from an explosion, can you surf the shockwave?
Bubble Pack Plunge
Adam and Jamie test if you jump from a building wrapped in bubble packaging, will you survive? Kari, Grant and Tory experiment with a James Bond ejector seat.
Duel Dilemmas
Adam and Jamie test an old dueling myth - should you really never bring a knife to a gunfight? Kari, Grant and Tory find out if a two-stage missile, known as the fire-breathing dragon, ever really existed.
Hail Hijinx
Adam and Jamie pick apart some rope bridge physics from the action movie Cliffhanger, while Kari, Grant and Tory test if giant hail can really puncture the hull of a fishing boat and sink the ship.
Connonball Chemistry
Adam and Jamie test whether a mattress can really cushion a watery wipeout. Meanwhile, Kari, Tory and Grant tackle a blast from the past as they test if cannonballs made of stone can really cause carnage.
Plane Boarding/Bite the Bullet
Adam and Jamie buckle up and return their seats to the upright position to test what really is the best, most efficient way to board an airplane. Tory, Kari and Grant find out if a bullet made of teeth or even bone is non-traceable.
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This section juxtaposes distinctive images, some not included in the previous sections (e.g. imaginative stagings by artists; non-English-speaking performers; media versions; etc.). Pictures are grouped in ways encouraging critical comparison and analysis. The main groupings, in order, are: Macbeth, and King Lear; Richard III and Henry VIII with historical costuming; Fools, including Falstaff; developments in women's roles; elaborate stagings such as Reinhardt's M. N. Dream, and other film and television versions; a series by John Gilbert illustrating the Henry VI plays for John Staunton's edition (1859); 3 versions of a Titus scene; Hamlets; personalities relevant to Shakespeare's works, etc. Where known to be applicable, copyright coverage is identified in the description of each item, unless held by the Shakespeare Program. Images are intended for educational purposes only.
As You Like It, I.ii.215: the wrestling scene, circa 1750.
Twelfth Night (I.ix): Mrs. Abington as Olivia, 1779.
King Henry VI, Part 1, I.vi, 1786; Ann Stuart as Joan La Pucelle.
Joan of Arc, in Contemporary Records of the Parlement de Paris in 1429.(Henry VI,Part 1)
Cymbeline (3.6): Imogen at the Cave: 1803
As You Like It: Mrs. Alsop as Rosalind, circa 1818.
Hamlet: Irish actress Harriet Smithson as Ophelia in Charles Kemble's 1827 Hamlet in Paris.
Romeo & Juliet: Charlotte Cushman as Romeo (1858)
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Lizzie Weston as Oberon (1858).
As You Like It: Ada Renan as Rosalind, at the Lyceum Theatre, 1890.
The Merchant of Venice: Ellen Terry as Portia.
Hamlet: Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) as Hamlet (5.1.170) in 1899.
Mrs. Langtry as Cleopatra in Anthony and Cleopatra at the Princess' Theatre, 1890.
Antony and Cleopatra: Constance Collier (1878-1955) as Cleopatra.
Antony and Cleopatra: Sarah Bernhardt as Cleopatra, c.1890
Antony and Cleopatra 1972: Cleopatra: Hildegard Neil; Charlton Heston:Director
Antony and Cleopatra, Act V, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1999.
Antony and Cleopatra Shakespeare's Globe, 1999. Mark Rylance as Cleopatra.
Design for A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1856
A Midsummer Night's Dream. Titania's Kingdom
M.N.Dream: Victor Jory as Oberon (1935)
M.N.Dream Olivia de Haviland as Hermia
M.N.Dream Jean Muir as Helena (1935)
M.N.Dream Diana Rigg as Helena, Helen Mirren as Hermia (1969)
The Tempest: Frontispiece to 'The Tempest' in The Works of Mr. William Shakespeare , revised and corrected by N. Rowe, 1709.
Twelfth Night: Knickerbocker Theatre, New York, 1904: Viola Allen (1869-1948) as Viola.
Richard II: Lily Brayton as the Queen, Beerbohm Tree as Richard II, Oscar Asche as Bolingbroke.His Majesty's Theatre 1910.
The Taming of the Shrew, 1966; Richard Burton as Petruchio, Elizabeth Taylor as Katherina.
Henry VIII: Claire Bloom as Queen Katherine (1979).
Richard III: 1985, Royal Shakespeare Company.Richard III
Winter's Tale 1986 Royal Shakespeare Company
Twelfth Night, 1994, Royal Shakespeare Company.
Romeo and Juliet: Bryn Mawr College, 1908. Pleasaunce Baker (Juliet), Mary Nearing (Romeo: Tomb Scene
Romeo and Juliet, 1911: Juliet, Phyllis Neilson-Terry (1892-1977); Romeo, Vernon Steel; Friar Laurence, Mr. J. Fisher-White.
Romeo and Juliet, II. vii: Juliet and Romeo marry. Franco Zeffirelli, Director, 1968.
Post-modernism: Romeo and Juliet. RSC, 1990
Henry VI Part I (II.iii): The English General Talbot outmaneuvers the Countess of Auvergne.
Henry VI, Part 1 (II.iv): Picking the red and white roses in the Temple Garden Scene
Henry VI, Part 1 (V.iii):La Pucelle invokes Fiends.
Henry VI, Part 2 (I.i); Suffolk presents his mistress, Queen Margaret, to her pre-contracted husband Henry VI.


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When the turkey, potatoes and stuffing get passed around at Scott Macaulay's Thanksgiving dinner table, there's really no telling whether he'll know his fellow diners.
For 27 years, Macaulay, 51, has cooked and served Thanksgiving to groups of strangers in Melrose, Mass., because, "I don't think anyone should spend Thanksgiving alone," he tells PEOPLE.
His annual dinner came to be when his parents got a divorce in September of 1985 and then began arguing about where he would spend Thanksgiving. When Macaulay realized spending the day with either one or splitting it up wasn't going to work, he resigned himself to attending neither celebration. But he didn't want to eat alone on one of his favorite holidays, either.
"So, I put an ad in the local paper that I would cook dinner for up to 12 people," he says. "And it went pretty well. Thanksgiving is not a holiday about presents or fireworks, it is about giving thanks for the blessings in your life and you just can't do that by yourself. It isn't as much about the food as it is about being together."
Through the years, his annual dinners have grown in number – and in the connections he's made with the people at the table. Last year, 89 people were served dinner by Macaulay, who is single and buys and cooks the majority of the meal. He now holds the feast at the First Baptist Church in Melrose, where he makes the atmosphere more "homey" by bringing in his own rocking chairs, a faux fireplace and serving appetizers so people can visit together.
"I don't want it to look like an institution," he says. "I make it look like a home as much as possible, with cloth tablecloths and napkins and plastic silverware that looks real."
He recalls diners through the years: A woman who comes because her kids live out of state and it is too far to travel, a man whose wife has Alzheimer's, a young woman whose father was in the hospital nearby (Macaulay was recently invited to her wedding and he attended), as well as those who are recently widowed or divorced or who just find themselves with nowhere to go on the day.
"It's nice for us to share our blessings together and enjoy the day," says Macaulay, who also delivers meals to local police who have to work on the holiday.
Macaulay doesn't own a computer (or a television), so he relies on word of mouth and his annual notice in the paper to get the word out to people in the community. His reservation numbers before the holiday were at 32 for this year, but he expects and plans for more, getting up at 4 a.m. to put four turkeys into the ovens at the church and then start peeling and cooking the potatoes.
"I don't like to eat alone," Macaulay says, simply. "And I enjoy getting to have Thanksgiving with other people who want to enjoy being together too."
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BATAVIA – A Dewey Avenue man was charged with child endangerment after police said he took a 16-year-old girl out of the state.
Timothy M. Logsdon, 29, is being held in the federal detention center. He is due to return to Town Court June 28.


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on October 29, 2012 - 11:46 PM
Mark J. Grisanti and Michael L. Amodeo offer a study in contrasts to voters in the 60th State Senate District this fall.
Republican incumbent Grisanti, 48, is a familiar name in Western New York, especially after his involvement in a scuffle at the Seneca Niagara Casino and his controversial vote in 2011 for same-sex marriage.
Amodeo, 33, is a political newcomer who is not very well-known.
Grisanti has worn gubernatorial approval like a badge of honor since his vote on legalizing gay marriage.
Amodeo hasn't gotten an endorsement from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, despite being the Democratic candidate.
The matchup plays out in a region that seems to give Amodeo a huge advantage, at least on paper, since Democratic voters greatly outnumber Republicans in the district.
Also in the race are Charles M. Swanick on the Conservative line and Gregory L. Davis on the Working Families line.
Here's a look at a few of the differences that set the two main candidates apart:
Minimum wage
Amodeo, who grew up in the City of Tonawanda and then on a 200-acre farm in West Valley, said he supports an increase in the minimum wage, which would aid about 50,000 people in Erie County alone.
"Half of those are women, single mothers, looking to make ends meet," said Amodeo, who said his views on poverty and income were shaped by a college semester that he spent in Ecuador.
Grisanti, who lives in Buffalo and was elected in 2010 in a close race against then-incumbent Antoine M. Thompson, said he does not support increases in the minimum wage.
"If the minimum wage was raised to $8.50," Grisanti said during a meeting with The Buffalo News editorial board, "sure, people are going to get an additional $2,000 or $2,500, but they are going to fall outside those limits for programs like HEAP. They may get knocked out of programs they need."
Grisanti said he is waiting to respond to the issue of hydrofracking until the completion of a public comment period that was recently held in the state. He pointed to what he called his record of looking out for residents on environmental issues.
"I've tried to legislate strict protection for residents of communities where hydrofracking takes place, and I will continue to press for those protections," he said.
"I would like to see a ban on hydrofracking," said Amodeo, who practices law at the Damon Morey firm in Buffalo. "The risk to our drinking water is too great, for what could be a temporary benefit."
Amodeo also disputed the idea that there would be "this huge economic boom" if "fracking" occurred. He said he would support greener alternatives.
Same-sex marriage
Grisanti is well-known for his vote last year to give same-sex couples in New York the right to marry. It was a change of position for the Republican senator, who had earlier said he was not in favor of allowing same-sex couples to marry.
"In the primary, my opponents and others capitalized on that," said Grisanti, who has also drawn significant campaign contributions from gay-rights groups and activists.
Grisanti said he is hearing about the marriage issue while he is out campaigning door-to-door.
"People say, 'Why did you change your mind?' " Grisanti said. "There's really no short way to answer that question. Otherwise, I would have done it in a 30-second TV ad or a palm card."
"I felt, after listening to people on both sides of the issue ... [it was about] having people have rights and be protected by civic organizations," Grisanti said.
The Democratic challenger said he also would have voted yes on allowing same-sex couples to marry because "it was the right thing to do."
However, Amodeo fired criticisms at the incumbent over the way Grisanti handled the issue.
"I would never have campaigned, or taken money on it, and then changed my position," said Amodeo. "If you're out there campaigning, and getting people to vote for you on a particular stance, then I think that's something you owe to them. I think that's a problem."
Future of upstate
Grisanti said that the race in the 60th District – which includes parts of Buffalo and the northern and southern suburbs – boils down to this: retaining an important Republican seat in the Senate and retaining a significant voice for Western New York in state government.
"This is about Western New York fighting to keep this seat from downstate," Grisanti said. "My fear is, if this seat gets lost, it's going to be a disaster not just for Western New York but for upstate as a whole."
Amodeo said the importance of the race is the opportunity it offers to bring fresh energy and new ideas to Albany, which he said most people realize is "stagnant" and unproductive.
"Being a young person, and not involved in politics, I really want to see the structure of state government change," said Amodeo, who plans to keep his law career and views state office as the part-time job he said it is designed to be.
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The candidates
Six candidates - four Republicans and two Democrats - are running to be the next lieutenant governor of Illinois. For the first time, they are running together with a...
The candidates
Six candidates - four Republicans and two Democrats - are running to be the next lieutenant governor of Illinois. For the first time, they are running together with a candidate for governor, after an election reform following a scandal in the 2010 primary. Here's a look at who could be the state's next "light gov:"
n STEVE KIM of Northbrook, 43, attorney
RUNNING MATE: Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's and law degrees from Loyola University of Chicago. Former Northfield Township Trustee. Worked as a director at the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and a special assistant to former Gov. Jim Edgar.
FAMILY: Wife and son.
QUOTE: "I believe the problem is ineffective leadership in Springfield. As I travel throughout the world for work, I am disheartened when international business leaders speak of Illinois' financial crisis and political corruption."
n MARIA RODRIGUEZ, 54, former village president of Long Grove.
RUNNING MATE: State Sen. Bill Brady
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree from University of Illinois at Chicago. Former village clerk and trustee in Long Grove. Family runs an Alpaca farm.
FAMILY: Husband and three children.
QUOTE: "My local government experience as a suburban mayor and proven leadership skills complement (Brady's) strengths and will enable me to actively support meaningful reform and economic growth in our state."
n EVELYN SANGUINETTI, 43, city council member in Wheeling and attorney.
RUNNING MATE: Businessman Bruce Rauner
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree from Florida International University and law degree from John Marshall Law School. Assistant attorney general under former Attorney General Jim Ryan.
FAMILY: Husband and three children.
QUOTE: "As an outsider, I think we need a set of fresh eyes, people that are not a part of the entrenched political structure, to come in and shake things up."
n STATE REP. JIL TRACY of Quincy, 58
RUNNING MATE: State Sen. Kirk Dillard
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's and law degrees from Southern Illinois University. Former Mount Sterling Park District commissioner. Private practice attorney, assistant attorney general and director under former Attorney General Jim Ryan and current Attorney General Lisa Madigan.
FAMILY: Husband and four children.
QUOTE: "I've lived, worked, or traveled in all regions of Illinois. We could be the Midwest's economic capitol, but there's a sense of government gridlock despite a decade of single party control. We need accountable, ethical, well led, and bipartisan government."
n BRUNELL DONALD, 38, Chicago attorney
RUNNING MATE: Tio Hardiman, anti-violence activist
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Law degree from John Marshall School of Law. Worked as public defender and motivational speaker.
FAMILY: Husband and three sons.
QUOTE: "I am disappointed in the leadership in Illinois who are controlled by machine politics. Too many of them have sold their souls and our state down the river with state contracts that enrich them and their friends on the backs of the working class of Illinois."
n PAUL VALLAS, 60, superintendent of schools in Bridgeport, Conn.
RUNNING MATE: Gov. Pat Quinn
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: A master's and bachelor degree from Western Illinois University. Former Chicago Public Schools CEO. Lost 2002 Democratic nomination for Illinois governor.
FAMILY: Wife and three sons.
QUOTE: "Our top priority is creating more jobs and driving more economic growth, and that's what we'll be fighting for every day."
CHICAGO - From running an alpaca farm to working at Chicago law firms, Illinois' six lieutenant governor candidates cover a wide spectrum of political and life experiences - differences in the spotlight more than ever before.
For the first time, the state's governor and lieutenant governor candidates are running together, a recent reform that's evident on the campaign trail. The six duos split up to reach more voters with their message ahead of the March 18 primary and talk about team work once in office, while most offer some level of demographic and geographic diversity. But running in pairs is also risky, like when candidates disagree on an issue.
The six candidates for the state's No. 2 spot are relatively unknown statewide, aside from one Republican lawmaker and a former Chicago Public Schools chief. They've kept low profiles and are sparsely seen in ads. However, the team approach - instituted after embarrassing revelations about the 2010 Democratic nominee - could refashion the role of the next understudy governor after years of questions over whether the state needs one at all.
"It's a new role as kind of an equal partner," said Republican state Rep. Jil Tracy, who is running with Sen. Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale.
Of the four Republicans, Dillard has incorporated his pick the most. At debates, he's held up Tracy's picture while describing her as an attorney whose family runs Mount Sterling-based Dot Foods. He says she will be tasked with repealing anti-business regulations.
However, the team is less in sync when it comes to the Legislature's landmark state pension overhaul, which will cut benefits to state workers and retirees if not overturned by the courts. Dillard voted against it. Tracy was in favor and served on the committee that drafted a framework for it.
A rival governor candidate, state Sen. Bill Brady, often points out the discrepancy. Officials with the Illinois Retired Teachers Association, who endorsed Dillard because of his no vote, said the split caused them to pause.
Tracy, of Quincy, acknowledges it's hard to explain.
"We had cobbled together a bill. It was not perfect," she said. "Sen. Dillard and I ... agree wholeheartedly on most issues."
Winnetka venture capitalist Bruce Rauner and his lieutenant governor partner, Wheeling City Councilwoman Evelyn Sanguinetti, disagree on Illinois' new medical marijuana law. Rauner said he wouldn't extend a pilot program adopted last year that will allow sick patients to get medical cannabis. But Sanguinetti is in favor; she suffers from multiple sclerosis and said there are benefits for people in pain.
"Bruce and I will differ," she said, indicating she didn't see it as a problem.
The lieutenant governor picks have been a way to offer voters some diversity. The four Republicans are all white males and each chose either a woman or a minority, both target demographic groups as the party attempts to broaden its appeal after big losses in 2012.
Page 2 of 2 - Brady of Bloomington selected former Long Grove Village President Maria Rodriguez, whose family owns an alpaca farm. She's mostly Irish, her husband is part Cuban and she talks about embracing all cultures. She's also writing a book on women's empowerment.
"I was very upfront with Bill Brady about the fact that it is a great platform to speak to women about the importance of getting involved," she said.
Treasurer Dan Rutherford, another GOP governor candidate, chose Steve Kim, a Korean-American who immigrated as a young child, a story he shares at Korean churches.
"A lot of the Asian community feels as though they haven't been represented," he said.
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Alright, who voted today?
Anyone else relieved that we don't have to endure any more negative political ads on tv, at least for a while? But, in honor of today and the need for a good laugh, check out this preschool class president race in Iowa.
We are heading out to vote this morning!ReplyDelete
I'm not voting... just because I'm down for the count and all... I am VERY pleased to get ride of all the pol. ads...some of them are AWFUL!!!ReplyDelete
That's awesome! I am ashamed to say, because we've not lived in our new county for very long, we're not registered. : ( We thought we were, but when we checked, we weren't. By then, it was too late. I know, I'm a sorry excuse for an American Citizen. I might also add that the race in Illinois has hit an all-time low. I don't like ANY of the candidates. I feel NO vote is my vote.ReplyDelete
Do not eat your ballot.......too funny!!
The boys school has voting in the kindergarten rooms so the parking lot was insane! All the kindergarteners went on a field trip.
*raises her hand*
We (me and the 4 kiddoes) voted. :)
headed out to vote (with the kids, so they get to see mom in action!) in about an hour!
Did my duty -- NO LINES!!! :)ReplyDelete
I voted this morning! Great thing about staying home...you can go in the middle of the day when there aren't any lines! :-)ReplyDelete
Technically I voted on Saturday, since I vote absentee. It's so easy!ReplyDelete
I voted!ReplyDelete
Those negative ads are awful - we get all of the American channels. The recent Canadian election was just as bad, and we have more political parties to sling mud around! Sigh.ReplyDelete
Love your new photo!!! And yes, I am happy to see those ads go!
...Okay, okay, I'm stalling. (*Blush*) I didn't vote today. I didn't do my research well enough and it's been crazy around here lately with all the sickness. I know -- excuses, excuses. I promise to do it next time... I usually do, I swear! (*Still blushing...*)
We have a municipal election coming up, it's for Mayor and city counselman(people) and I think for school officials. I'm so out of the loop - I had no idea what was going on... I was wondering why people had all these signs on their lawns...ReplyDelete
LOL...yup we voted for our preschool lesson this morning!!! My son was really excited to go boating!ReplyDelete
Yup, we always vote (well, missed primaries because I was hugely preggers and in a grouchy mood- blush).ReplyDelete


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LISBON - Larry Van Johns, 64, of Trinity Church Road, died at 10:20 a.m. Saturday at his home with his family by his side.
Mr. Johns was born Dec. 31, 1947 in Altoona, Pa., a son of Ivan and the late Ann (Grey) Johns, and had lived in the area since 1972, coming from Pennsylvania.
A U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran, Larry worked as a truck driver and as a mechanic. He was also a farmer.
In addition to his father of Piney Flats, Tenn., he is survived by his wife, Kathie (Crawford) Johns, whom he married May 9, 1970; two sons, Larry V. (Dawn) Johns II and Rusty (Sabrina) Johns, both of Lisbon; a sister, Sandra Bowman of Piney Flats, Tenn.; and two grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at noon Saturday at the Lisbon Trinity Friends Church, 33937 U.S. Route 30, with Pastor Jason Elliott officiating. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the time of services at the church on Saturday.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made to Hospice of the Valley, 120 West County Line Road, Columbiana, Ohio 44408 or to the Columbiana County Veterans Service Office, 7989 Dickey Drive, Suite 1, Lisbon, Ohio 44432.
Friends may also view Larry's memorial webpage and send condolences online at www.eells-leggett-stauffer.com.


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on October 11, 2012 - 3:43 PM
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ALBANY – The state's influential teachers union, a potent financial weapon in political contests, has scuttled a television advertising campaign it was about to run on behalf of underfunded Democrat Michael L. Amodeo in his uphill race against Republican State Sen. Mark J. Grisanti.
New York State United Teachers, which was eyeing at least a $150,000 advertising campaign in the Buffalo market, at the last minute yanked its television ad designed to promote the Hamburg lawyer, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.
The decision came in the wake of a new poll released this week showing Amodeo badly trailing Grisanti.
As Amodeo seeks to overcome the bad polling news, the Cuomo administration Thursday wasn't helping the fellow Democrat. In an Albany radio station interview, a top aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo bashed Amodeo, the Erie County Democratic Party's endorsed candidate, for not getting 100 percent on board with the governor's 2011 property tax cap law.
Cuomo has not yet endorsed Grisanti, as some Republicans hope will occur in a district with a 2-to-1 Democratic enrollment edge over GOP voters. But the verbal bashing of Amodeo by Larry Schwartz, the secretary to the governor, came as Cuomo has been publicly praising Grisanti and not protesting Grisanti-funded television commercials that have featured him hugging the Republican.
While Grisanti's 60th Senate District was once seen as a key battleground race for control of the Senate, both parties in Albany – at least for the time being – appear to be focusing their political energies on Senate races in other parts of the state. Whether Democrats, already facing major infighting within Erie County, can do anything in the remaining four weeks to undo Grisanti's lead in the polls remains a major question for Democrats and Republicans in Albany deciding how to spend central party campaign dollars.
NYSUT officials in Albany, citing rules the union must abide by involving independent expenditure campaigns on behalf of political candidates, declined to confirm or deny the cancelation, or even existence, of ads on Amodeo's behalf.
Whether the union starts a smaller ad campaign on behalf of Amodeo in the coming days is also uncertain; movement in polls by Amodeo against Grisanti, who has angered teachers unions over a number of policy matters, could push NYSUT to quickly rethink its strategy, Democrats and Republicans in Albany noted. Moreover, with a month to go in the campaigns, both parties are trying to determine the races on which to expend money and energy.
Erie County Democratic Party Chairman Jeremy Zellner said Thursday he was too busy to be interviewed, and Amodeo did not return calls to comment.
Nicholas Langworthy, the Erie County Republican Party chairman, said he had heard chatter about NYSUT pulling its ad campaign but did not have any direct knowledge about the matter. But two other sources with direct knowledge, who insisted upon anonymity, said NYSUT backed out of a 10-day campaign that was set to begin earlier this week.
"I think what we're seeing in public polling is Sen. Grisanti is a very strong candidate, and I know NYSUT is incredibly opposed to some of the reform measures Sen. Grisanti supported," Langworthy said, pointing to the property tax cap measure and a bill this year to make pensions more expensive for newly hired government workers.
"I think NYSUT wants to make a point in one of these state legislative races, but I'd imagine that Sen. Grisanti's strong polling would give them some pause,'' Langworthy said.
The broadside against Amodeo by the senior Cuomo adviser on an Albany radio station appeared to be no accident. Schwartz, whose job is akin to chief of staff to the governor, made his remarks after The Buffalo News reported earlier this week that Amodeo disagrees with portions of Cuomo's property tax cap plan and a pension cost-control law also promoted by Cuomo.
Amodeo said he is concerned about the property tax cap mandate because it requires 60 percent of local voters to approve any override of a cap plan – instead of what he called a more "democratic'' simple majority in ballot matters – and that it comes at a time when Albany should be providing more money to schools to help them keep taxes low.
Schwartz said on the radio that if Amodeo does not support the tax cap, then "that's just the wrong message, and we don't want people coming to Albany if that's the way they think.''
Cuomo has been especially supportive of Grisanti ever since the lawmaker broke with Republicans to join with three other GOP senators last year to back Cuomo's gay marriage law. Senate Democrats privately say Cuomo has already all but endorsed Grisanti, especially by approving new Senate district lines this year that made Grisanti's district much less Democratic than the district he ran to represent in the 2010 elections.
Local NYSUT leaders are trying to get rank-and-file members into the effort to help Amodeo, who was unanimously endorsed by the NYSUT's leadership board. In an email Wednesday to local teachers union leaders, Michael Deely, regional director for NYSUT, said the Grisanti campaign has been running against Amodeo, in part, because of "NYSUT's support for the Democrat.
"He really needs our help,'' Deely said of Amodeo, urging area union leaders to get teachers to attend nightly phone banking operations on Amodeo's behalf at three area locations and to Saturday morning voter canvassing missions. Deely was unavailable for comment Thursday.
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on February 25, 2013 - 11:44 AM
DUNKIRK – A Buffalo man was arrested on charges of selling crack cocaine following a three-month investigation by the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force, officials announced Monday.
Rodney G. Clyburn, 32, was arrested Friday evening in Dunkirk.
A Chautauqua County grand jury issued a warrant for his arrest on multiple charges of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Clyburn is accused of selling crack to undercover agents from the task force.


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