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When you purchase with plastic you're often asked if you'd like to make it a debit or credit transaction. What's the difference? The choice you make determines how your purchase is processed, who pays the bill for that processing, how long it takes, and what your rights are. This page covers how interchange fees work and just how important your choice is.
Is it Debit or Credit?
When you use a debit card, you can sometimes choose how the purchase is processed. It can either be an online transaction or an offline transaction. If you punch in your personal identification number (PIN), it's an online transaction – it gets completed electronically and it's done pretty quickly. If you don't use your PIN and you sign a charge slip instead, it's an offline transaction. Offline transactions are processed much like plain-vanilla credit card purchases.
Even if you use a debit card, offline transactions are very much like credit card transactions. Your debit card might have a Visa logo on it, for example, so it runs through the Visa network. It's not a credit transaction, but it uses the same infrastructure.
In summary, when you're using a debit card:
- Choosing "Credit" makes it an offline transaction
- Choosing "Debit" makes it an online transaction
Who Cares?
So far, you may be unimpressed. Who cares how each transaction is processed? You might not, but banks and retailers do. When you do an offline transaction and simply sign a charge slip, the retailer has to pay a small percentage of your total purchase – perhaps 2%. This fee goes to the bank that issued your debit (or credit) card as an interchange fee.
What about online transactions? Retailers can get those done for a lot less. They might only pay 10 cents or so per transaction.
As you might imagine, 2% of every purchase adds up to a lot of money. The banks and credit card companies would love for you to choose credit because they get 2% of every dollar you spend. Retailers, on the other hand, beg to differ. They'd prefer that you choose debit so that they don't have to pay a hefty interchange fee (but in some states they can add credit card surcharges that pass that fee back to you).
In order to maximize revenue, banks give you an incentive to choose credit (or a penalty for choosing debit, depending on how you look at it). They may charge you a fee for online transactions – usually in the ballpark of one to two dollars. Once you discover these fees, you're more likely to choose credit next time. In addition, they may offer rewards (such as airline miles or entry into a sweepstakes) each time you choose credit.
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Tight end David Ausberry was making progress with his injured shoulder the last time we saw him catching passes on the side at practice, but the Raiders pulled the plug Monday. They placed him on injured reserve and promoted guard Lamar Mady from the practice squad. It's not known whether Ausberry had a setback or […] [Read More]
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One would think two third-year veterans would have a big edge over two rookies and two undrafted free agents in a battle for a starting spot. One would be wrong when it comes to the Raiders' tight end position. Rookie Nick Kasa picked that up quickly at training camp. "It's really, really competitive between all […] [Read More]
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Raiders coach Dennis Allen said receiver Denarius Moore and tight end Mychal Rivera both "responded to the challenge … made some plays." Rivers made a nice move and beat safety Usama Young on a deep pass from Tyler Wilson, and also had a couple of other nice catches on Thursday afternoon. "He has a nice […] [Read More]
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Unfortunately, no convincing replies can, it seems, convince you out of the mass forwards. Your pleas for email silence are well received and benevolently ignored. Everybody wants to have and get some fun, right?
Either way, you have to read the jokes, amazing stores and virus warnings or delete them right away. Or let technology do the job.
With a simple filter, Gmail can send all incoming mail from your favorite forwarders to the Trash folder as it arrives. As an alternative, you can archive these messages and equip the with a label for later review.
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To have Gmail send messages from a specific sender to the Trash automatically:
- Click the Show search options triangle in the Gmail search field.
- Type the desired email address under From:.
- You can block an entire domain by entering just that. To block all mail from both email@example.com and email@example.com, type "@example.com".
- To block more than one address, separate them with "|" (the vertical bar; typically above the backslash on the keyboard; not including the quotation marks). You can block both firstname.lastname@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com by typing "firstname.lastname@example.comfirstname.lastname@example.com", for example.
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A GRATEFUL Mayor of Bournemouth has paid tribute to the people who rushed to his aid when he suffered a cardiac arrest.
Cllr Philip Stanley-Watts was rushed to hospital after he collapsed in the changing room of the Littledown Sports Centre.
Now feeling much better and able to resume his mayoral duties, he said he was immensely grateful to all those that helped him.
The incident happened in November but Cllr Stanley-Watts said it has taken him a while to piece together exactly what happened.
Initially, it was believed he had fallen while exercising in the gym but it now appears the problem was his heart.
The Boscombe West councillor said: "It would appear I suffered a cardiac arrest in the Littledown changing room and was knocked out for nearly 10 minutes.
"I must have hit my head because apparently there was lots of blood and it was feared I had fractured my skull.
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Robert Alan Perry, age 81 of Groves, Texas passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Robert was born on December 6, 1931 in Mishawaka, Indiana to Harlow and Anna Elam Perry. He retired from Gulf Oil after serving 37 years of service.
He proudly served in the United States Army. Robert belonged to the Port Neches Masonic Lodge #1163 for over 50 years.
Visitation will be held on Friday, March 1, 2013 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home. Funeral service will be Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at Clayton Thompson Funeral home with burial to follow at Memory Garden Cemetery.
Robert was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Robert Ray Perry; a daughter, Cecilia Perry and is survived by his wife of 61 years, Ruby Perry of Groves; daughters, Brenda Wall of Orangefield, TX, Debra Welch of Alvin, TX, Karen Perry of Groves, TX., 6 grandchildren, Jeremy Wall, John Wall, Konnie Felps, Jimmy Felps, Alan James "A.J." Hebert, Heather Higgins and 5 great grandchildren.


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Abe Lincoln In Illinois: A Review
Thomas Wolfe once famously wrote "you can't go home again" and I guess that sometimes applies to films. When I was a boy and a teenager I loved the film Abe Lincoln in Illinois. Released in 1940, the film was an adaptation of Robert E. Sherwood's broadway play. Raymond Massey gave a stunning performance as Abraham Lincoln which has remained with me, although I have not seen the film, other than Youtube excerpts, in probably 35 years. Recently I learned that the film had been released on DVD. Purchasing it, I watched it last Friday evening.
The film was certainly as powerful as I remembered it. Raymond Massey gave an eerily on target performance as Abraham Lincoln and Gene Lockhart was magnificent as Lincoln's great antagonist, Stephen A. Douglas. However, in the intervening decades I had learned quite a bit about Lincoln and his time and several aspects of the film I found grating:
1. Historical howlers: Every Hollywood "historical" epic tends to commit sins against the historical record, but Abe Lincoln in Illinois had some egregious ones:
a. Jack Armstrong, one of Lincoln's earliest New Salem friends, is shown as offering to throw a tomato at Stephen A. Douglas during one of the Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858. I assume it was his ghost since Armstrong died in 1854.
b. John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry which occurred in 1859 is shown as taking place before the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas Senate race.
c. Lincoln is shown as receiving a military bodyguard immediately after being elected. No such protection was afforded the president-elect by President Buchanan, even though Lincoln was deluged with death threats.
d. In an affecting scene, the citizens of Springfield begin singing the Battle Hymn of the Republic as Lincoln heads off to Washington in February of 1861. The song wouldn't be written until November of that year and not published until 1862.
2. Ann Rutledge-The film spends a great deal of time depicting the romance between Lincoln and Ann Rutledge. There is virtually no historical support for this charming old fable.
3. Lincoln the Reluctant-Lincoln is shown as a very reluctant politician. Rubbish! Lincoln loved politics and was an enthusiastic participant throughout his life.
4. Mary the Shrew-Mary Todd Lincoln is depicted in the film as a shrew who drives an ambitiousless Lincoln forward to fulfill his destiny very much against his will. Lincoln had quite enough ambition on his own. By most accounts the Lincolns had a loving marriage, with the usual ups and downs familiar to most married couples who stay together through good and bad times. Continue reading
Waltzing Matilda
Something for the weekend. A first rate vido explaining the rollicking song Waltzing Matilda to those of us who do not speak Australian. Continue reading
Father John Corapi Open Thread
Father John Corapi released a statement on his Black SheepDog blogsite basically denying some, but not all, of the allegations put against him by his order, S.O.L.T.
I won't get into what who said what or not since this will be an open thread, but I don't recall Padre Pio resigning from the Capuchins for the restrictions placed on him from the many allegations levied against him at the time. And if I recall correctly, he was under these restrictions for ten years. Plus, after they were lifted, there were still restrictions to when and where he could practice.
Yes, we are all not perfect, but Jesus did ask us to be perfect as he is perfect, ie, strive for perfection.
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Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite: Why Doesn't That Papist Bishop Just Shut Up?
Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, current faculty member and former president of the Chicago Theological Seminary ,(don't laugh yet), doesn't think much of Catholic bishops expressing opposition to gay marriage, and she said so recently at some length in the "On Faith" (trust me that is a misnomer) blog at the Washington post. Christopher Johnson at Midwest Conservative Journal, a Protestant who takes up the cudgels in defense of the Church so often that I have named him Defender of the Faith, gives her a fisking to remember:
Nobody, and I mean nobody, does pompous, arrogant self-righteousness better than liberal Protestants. Via David "He Reads 'On Faith' So You Don't Have To" Fischler comes this drivel from the Chicago Theological Seminary's Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite criticizing a Catholic bishop for being…well…a Catholic bishop:
How can we expect other nations around the world to create and sustain pluralistic democracies when prominent religious leaders in the United Sates, such as Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of New York, fail to grasp the fundamentals of this concept?
Apostle to the Sioux
"Happy would I be if I could sacrifice for God what Custer threw away to the world."
Bishop Martin Marty
During his approximately 59 years on this Earth it is probable that the Sioux chieftan Sitting Bull met only one white man he trusted implicitly: Martin Marty.
Marty was born on January 12, 1834 in Schwyz, Switzerland to a shoemaker and his wife. Gifted scholastically, he attended the Benedictine school attached to Einseideln Abbey. Upon graduation he entered the novitiate, taking his final vows in 1855 and being ordained a priest a year later. It is quite likely he would have remained at the abbey for the remainder of his life, "of the world forgetting, and by the world forgot", except that in 1860 his abbot ordered him to take over a disobedient and debt-ridden daughter house of the abbey in Saint Meinrad, Indiana. He performed a minor miracle in restoring the morale and faith of the monks at the abbey at Saint Meinrad and brought it back to fiscal solvency. The abbot decided that he was doing such a good job that he should stay where he was in America. In 1870, the Saint Meinrad Abbey achieved independent status by a Papal decree of Pius IX with Father Marty as the first abbot. It continues in existence to this day as an abbey and a seminary. Continue reading
Catholic Christianity and the Millennium: Frontiers of the Mind in the 21st Century
The past couple weeks I posted a summary and brief commentary on an address given by Francis Cardinal George at the Library of Congress in June of 1999. While it didn't spark that much debate, several people have written to me asking if I could upload the document, which appears to be absent from the internet as it stands. (Yes, it is hard to believe, but there are some things that are not yet on the internet.) I was, and still am, apprehensive about violating any copyright laws, either in letter or spirit. While I am fairly confident that it is okay for me to post this, I wish also to make it publicly known that if Cardinal George, or any other who claim rights to this fine essay, wish it to be removed, I will do so immediately and with sincere apologies.
That is the "fine print," if you will.
What follows is the speech in its entirety: Catholic Christianity and the Millennium: Frontiers of the Mind in the 21st Century, an Address at the Library of Congress on June 16, 1999, by His Eminence, Francis Cardinal George.
Catholic Christianity and the Millennium: Frontiers of the Mind in the 21st Century
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Back in high school
I met a girl and she could turn all the boys heads when Al Gore was Bill Clinton's running mate, I mocked Gore's monotone drone by pretending to be a robot, repeating the same hackneyed talking points over and over again. Every sentence would begin, "Bill Clinton and I . . ." and then after sputtering a few cliches, I'd break down. One of my classmates would pretend to wind me up and then I'd start all over again, repeating what I just said.
Little did I know that I was anticipating Ed Miliband, the UK's Labour Party leader, by a mere 19 years.
I have to admit that at first I was unconvinced that the strikes were unnecessary, or that parents and the public had been let down by both sides, or that the government had acted in a reckless and provocative manner. By the third response I started to see that the government had acted recklessly and let down the parents and the public, but I still thought the strikes were necessary. By the final response I saw the light of reason, convinced by Miliband's powerful argument.
As AP points out, this gets even better.
At just 41 years old, he's already the leader of Britain's Labour party, which means there's an exceedingly good chance that he'll be prime minister some day. What could go wrong?
Oh I'm sure it's just going to go swimmingly when he's negotiating with whatever dictator emerges out of Libya. Maybe he'll get $48 worth of beads for the islands.
SOLT Bombshell (Updated)
Update I: The press release is now up on the S.O.L.T. website. Thanks to reader Wellington for alerting us to that.
Update II: Read the Catholic Blogosphere's reactions to the S.O.L.T. Bombshell on ThePulp.it here.
Update III: Fr. Corapi has responded. Let's just say that I find the response less than convincing.
[Editor's Note: I have just gotten off the phone with the editors of the National Catholic Register and they have confirmed that this is a genuine press release from Father Gerard Sheehan of S.O.L.T. They, S.O.L.T., are unable to take phone calls or respond to emails because they have General Chapter meetings until July 21, ie, reclused.]
Jimmy Akin links to a press release from Fr. Gerard Sheehan, who was Fr. Corapi's religious superior in the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT). It rehashes some of the things we've already heard about the investigation of Fr. Corapi, but then concludes with this:
SOLT's fact-finding team has acquired information from Father Corapi's emails, various witnesses and public sources that, together, state that, during his years of public ministry:
— He did have sexual relations and years of cohabitation (in California and Montana) with a woman known to him, when the relationship began, as a prostitute.
— He repeatedly abused alcohol and drugs.
— He has recently engaged in "sexting" activity with one or more women in Montana.
— He holds legal title to over $1 million in real estate, numerous luxury vehicles, motorcycles, an ATV, a boat dock, and several motor boats, which is a serious violation of his promise of poverty as a perpetually professed member of the society.
SOLT has contemporaneously, with the issuance of this press release, directed Father John Corapi, under obedience, to return home to the society's regional office and take up residence there. It has also ordered him, again under obedience, to dismiss the lawsuit he has filed against his accuser.
SOLT's prior direction to Father John Corapi not to engage in any preaching or teaching, the celebration of the sacraments or other public ministry continues. Catholics should understand that SOLT does not consider Father John Corapi as fit for ministry.
Wow. I'm sure this is far from the last we will hear about this.
Another Glorious Obama Summer
This Klavan on the Culture is from July 2010 and it is just as topical today. The Obama years are an endless national Groudhog Day with a lousy economy, high unemployment and multiple wars being fought on autopilot, and a completely clueless Chief Executive who fails to do anything to change anything in a positive direction. For a candidate who promised Hope and Change, Obama has delivered Despair and Stasis, the lost years of Obama.
Former CIA Analyst, Prof. Dr. Richard L. Russell, Discusses the Messages of Our Lady of All Nations
Prof. Dr. Richard Russell, a former CIA analyst who is a convert to the Catholic Faith, a man who describes himself as a "student of war", recently delivered an address in The Netherlands about the messages of Our Lady of All Nations. All I can say about this is that is truly fascinating, and I strongly recommend a listen.
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Happy Independence Day!
- Declaration of Independance – read the transcript and the history of the founding document of our nation (Library of Congress) | learn more about the battle for its preservation (PBS NOVA)
- Catholic Sources and the Declaration of Independence by Rev. John C. Rager. The Catholic Mind XXVIII, no. 13 (July 8, 1930), looks at synergies between the thought of Aquinas and Bellarmine and that expressed in the Declaration, asking: "Did Jefferson know of Bellarmine?"? (In How Catholic is the Declaration of Independence?, Commonweal takes a look at the "Scholastic-roots-of-democracy theory"; and CatholicHistory.net provides a bibliography on Catholics and the American Founding).
- Carl Olson interviews Dr. Bradley J. Birzer, author of American Cicero: The Life of Charles Carroll (Ignatius Insight) | Learn more about our Catholic founding father
- What do Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI think about the American Founding?.
- Discover the riches of The Federalist Papers – by way of a commentary by Paul Zummo (The Cranky Conservative), who maintains: "I absolutely believe that an understanding of the Federalist Papers is essential for understanding the U.S. Constitution and, therefore, understanding America."
- Listen to Johnny Cash recite "I am the Nation".


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Hardly a month has passed since the release of Handover, the long-awaited album from electronic music icons Skinny Puppy, not to mention our exclusive chat with the multi-talented frontman of that band Mr. Kevin "Ogre" Ogilvie, and already we've got even more good news: the musician-turned-horror-star has announced that he will embarking with his other band ohGr – the side project he created with frequent collaborator Mark Walk – for a series of live shows to close out the year. Hit the jump for more info!
Amazingly, this will be the first time ohGr has taken the stage since 2008, when they were promoting the release of their previous album Devils in My Details. This time, of course, they'll be rocking tracks from this year's amazing release unDeveloped (catch up with our review here).
The "Western Fallout" tour will begin on December 1st in San Francisco and cover much of western North America, concluding on December 11th at the historic El Rey theater in Los Angeles. Cyberpunk band Left Spine Down and darkwave duo Violet Tremors will provide support. Here's the full list of venues:
Dec 1: Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
Dec 2: Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, OR
Dec 3: El Corazon, Seattle, WA
Dec 4: Rickshaw, Vancouver, BC
Dec 6: The Complex, Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 7: Bluebird Theatre, Denver, CO
Dec 9: Nile, Phoenix, AZ
Dec 10: Constellation Room, Santa Ana, CA
Dec 11: El Rey, Los Angeles, CA
Better act fast on this, because ohGr have not declared any plans to perform live in 2012. Of course, there's still that Skinny Puppy tour in the works, so be on the lookout for that announcement soon...


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Robbins Lane Elementary will be holding an emergency blood drive Tuesday to help the New York Blood Center.
The drive, held in the school cafeteria from 3:15-9:15 p.m. Tuesday, was set up in response to a large amount of cancelled donations in Sandy's wake.
"New York Blood Center has lost approximately 6,000 units of blood due to cancellations as a result of Hurricane Sandy," explained a flier for the drive.
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Amelia Lowe does not think she can dance. She knows she can.
Dancing has been second nature to the 18-year-old resident since she was three years old. Now, she has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to showcase her skills for a nation full of audience members as she
"I have been doing it for so long and now, I feel like it's a large part of who I am. When I'm dancing, I feel like I'm the most at ease and the most myself," she said. "I feel like I can relax and forget about my other issues while I'm dancing."
Lowe lives with her parents, Karen and Scotty, and sister, Katie, 26, in the borough. She first learned to dance at the on Carey Avenue. Lowe also studied dance at the Performing Arts Academy in Pompton Lakes when she was younger and attended high school at the Morris County School of Technology, where her studies focused on dancing and theatre.
When she was younger, she enjoyed more acrobatic types of dancing. Her current specialty is contemporary dance.
On the show, which will air again on July 11 at 8 p.m., she has advanced far past auditions and is amongst 20 competitors, all vying for the title of "America's Favorite Dancer," according to the show's website. Dancers compete in various styles.
Lowe said she was inspired to try out for the show out of admiration for the competition for several years.
"I had been watching the show since it first started," she said.
To ensure she has the best chance possible at continuing to advance, she has a few "lucky charms" with her, including a bracelet from her mother, a lucky coin from her father and a swan pin from her sister. These charms, and her own self-confidence, help her when she faces the judges and the viewers judging at home.
"I just always remind myself that I have to just be who I am, I can't try to be anyone else and I can't try to please other people," she said.
Lowe's road to the other side of the television came with challenges as well.
Her mother said the entire family made a commitment to support the dancer as she pursued her dreams.
"It has been quite a sacrifice through the course of the years to be able to do this," Karen Lowe said. "It's a very big expense, for any family, for [dancers] to be able to participate. It was a lot and we went in this together. My husband and I decided to give her this chance. We're very happy to see her have some success in it."
She was a dancer as well and Lowe said she danced in her first recital alongside her mother. The Lowe family has made life changes to support her, including her mother quitting work to accomodate her daughter's schedule.
"You really had to make a full-family commitment," she said. "It's really and truly everyone behind her to see that she had this chance."
Despite the costs and traveling to recitals and performances, watching her daughter's success has been incredibly rewarding, she said.
"It's very satisfying. It's a very rewarding feeling. You just throw it out there and you hope something will come of it," she said.
Lowe said she would not be where she is today without pushing herself extremely hard.
"The show has been a wonderful experience, but it's definitely been a really difficult one and hard to get through," she said.
Lowe said the amount of dancing done in between shows is more than she has ever encountered, with rehearsals lasting up to 12 hours and more intense practices lasting seven hours in Las Vegas. But Lowe believes that working hard is what differentiates her from other contestants on the show and what will help others achieve their goals.
"Hard work trumps talent every time," she said. "Even if someone may not seem really gifted, if you always are hard working, you're going to outshine someone who's really gifted."


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In all honesty, there has been so much nonsense going on with her for the last few days, I really can't even process most of it. A big chunk of it is so convoluted and insane, I struggle to make sense of it enough to be able to write about it. Therefore, I will simply talk about probably the funniest of her crazy drug-fueled, brain addled rants.
It started about mid-afternoon after a busy day of posting one insane status after another. Each one, more unbelievable than the last, and her own brand of sheeple baa'ing at her feet and defending everything she writes. She posted a status calling out the Pope, calling him a fucking fish head, and claiming "he wears that silly hat on his head because it represents the fish people!" I have no idea what that is suppose to mean, but that's ok, because it's her convo with Brian that we want to follow:
But guys, it gets better....Brian returns 10 minutes later, and claims he feels no pain, therefore she's insane and has no powers. Note the two idiots supporting Tila:
The thread ends there, and we have to go to another status to continue the story:
So, an hour or so later Brian comes back, says he still isn't feeling pain and Tila retorts: "you feel no pain because they already took your soul sweethear. That was why I did that in the first place and I was right. If you were still human you would be able to feel the pain, but you're not human anymore. Just a soulless zombie under their control." I've got to hand it to Tila, she's pretty quick on her game when it comes to manipulating her lies to cover her ass. She basically set the scene so either way she could claim victory—kinda like the same mind games guys like Hitler employ. For Tila, it just comes so easily.
There is way more than this going on, on both her Facebook pages. Hopefully, she won't go on a deleting spree before you can read it. She is stark raving mad and is really going off the deep end. I've said it before, and it bears repeating—as we get closer to December 21, we will find more and more fear-mongering and cultish behavior from Tila. For most who are paying attention, it's harmless and they have a healthy sense of reality, but there are several who are vulnerable, mentally unstable and very afraid, and it seems that Tila is not only aware of that, but she fosters those feelings and is really testing to see how far she can take this farce. She is flat out threatening people with her voodoo powers, but for most of us, they are hardly credible threats, but for some, they may be. Those same people may also be swayed to do something drastic if they don't believe they will be saved in all this mess, and so they may want to go out on their own terms. You can almost feel Tila salivating as she types some of her statuses, I get a sense that she knows she's playing a game and is maniacally laughing and searching for new shit to to throw out there to prove how stupid her followers are.
Tila this should be a wakeup call for you. The fact that you are spending your holidays alone, perhaps unwillingly, means there is something wrong with you. You need help. I suggest you call Dr. Drew or your therapist. Tell them that you need help and ask for guidance. Dr. Drew has shown a willingness in the past to help you, I'm sure if you contact him via Facebook, Twitter, Loveline or his HLN show, he'll put you in touch with people who can really help you tackle these demons. It's not normal to be so far disconnected from your family, and I think it's really taking a toll on you. You're going to get someone hurt or killed with your insanity. Get help.
Give me your thoughts on all this!
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Sunday, May 4, 1997
Bill would deny some military votes in local
By RICHARD HORN
Abilene Reporter-News
A legislative "sneak attack" last week would sharply
restrict voting rights for Texas armed services personnel stationed
elsewhere, military advocates warn.
The Texas House voted Thursday along bitter party lines to
prevent military personnel from voting in local elections unless
they prove they're county residents.
As it is now, they can be sent a full federal, state and local
ballot if they registered to vote while once stationed at a Texas
military base and intend to return to that county.
Nine military voters from around the world cast ballots in
Saturday's Abilene City Council election; they may or may not
have lived here for years. In last fall's general election, more
than 1,300 military personnel mailed in absentee ballots to Taylor
If the new proposal is passed by the Texas Senate and signed
into law, those voters could cast ballots only in a presidential
election unless they prove to local officials they are eligible
county voters with local addresses.
For personnel ordered around the world on short notice that's
not as easy as civilians may think, critics charged.
"They couldn't even vote for the congressman who might
send them off to war," complained Bill McLemore, president
of the Texas Association of County Veterans Services.
"Veterans groups are just livid about this amendment,"
he said. "We're going to have to kill that sucker in the
Dan Garcia, Taylor County's veterans service officer, said
active duty personnel overseas would not even find out about the
law change until it's too late.
"They're defending our country and here we are back home
trying to take away some of their rights while they're defending
ours," said Garcia whose 20 years in the military including
helping servicemen and servicewomen cast votes from Southeast
Asia. "This is just horrendous."
Texas Secretary of State Tony Garza agrees. He said supporters
of the change don't realize how difficult it is for military voters
overseas to maintain their registration because of tight deadlines
and spotty mail service.
"It is a fundamental principle of Texas election law that
all legal voters receive and vote a full ballot," Garza said.
"There is only the illusion of equal treatment here. In reality,
this poses additional obstacles to the overseas military voter."
But the amendment sponsor, Democratic Rep. Hugo Berlanga of
Corpus Christi, a U.S. Army veteran, dismisses the talk as overreaction.
The intent of his proposal, he said, is to make military voting
easier and prevent any military votes in the future from being
"I will never allow anyone to question a military ballot
cast by hardworking military personnel in this state," Berlanga
said. "This makes it easier for service members to take part
in the election process, to apply for a federal ballot by mail
and to vote by fax or electronic transmission.
"It will also make sure that military voters who want
to participate in local elections are registered to vote in the
county of their residence, just as every other Texas voter is
right now."
But military lobbyists say there's far more than that intention
involved. Democrats, McLemore said, are angry about a South Texas
election defeat where he said there is not any clear evidence
of fraud by military voters.
Some 800 military votes helped elect a Republican sheriff and
county commissioner in Val Verde County, normally a Democratic
stronghold. Those elections were challenged in court, with Democrats
claiming the military votes in the local races should not be counted
because the voters do not actually live in the county.
The elected GOP county commissioner resigned his office after
he was identified as a former member of the Ku Klux Klan while
he was stationed in Germany.
Berlanga insisted last week his amendment is not just a reaction
to the Val Verde County controversy. In fact, he said, he is concerned
that the Val Verde military voters were being subjected to questions
about who they voted for and why they voted in that county. This
would prevent any accusations of fraud, he said.
Texas Democratic Chairman Bill White also defends the amendment.
"It really just simplifies voting for military personnel,"
he said. "All a member of the military has to do to maintain
his or her voter registration in Texas is contact the Secretary
of State to register and continue to vote in their home county."
McLemore calls that argument "bunk." Military personnel
are being given the "out of sight, out of mind" treatment,
he said.
"They're scattered all over the world," he said.
"If you're sitting in Bosnia right now, probably the last
thing on your mind is voting. And probably the voting officer
would walk up to you, if he gets out there at all, at about the
last minute. Then it becomes important to you. But under this
law it would be too late."
That's why Texas law has allowed servicemen and servicewoman
to vote without being formerly registered as long as they properly
request a Federal Postcard Application ballot.
"If you were back home, safe and sound, you simply could
drive to the courthouse and get it done," he said. "But
you can't drive from Bosnia or Haiti or Korea or anywhere else
in this world to get that accomplished."
McLemore acknowledged that some military voters may claim Texas
as a residence simply because it is one of the few states without
an income tax.
"Might be true, but what's wrong with that?" he said
"You've got the right to pursue happiness, and if pursuing
the place where you feel you'd get to keep more of what you earn
is your understanding of pursuit of happiness, that's you're right."
Garcia said one of his duties while stationed in Vietnam was
helping soldiers vote, and he said it was important to many of
them. Garcia himself voted in local elections in Nueces County.
"My mom and dad were sending me the local newspaper and
I was keeping abreast of what was happening," he said. "A
lot of people on active duty do this, even if they don't have
an address or live in base housing. But there's a very short window
of opportunity our people have when they're overseas."
Taylor County Elections Administrator Pauline Pitman said by
far the largest number of military absentee ballots are requested
during presidential years.
Ballot requests include local addresses, though elections officials
do not verify them. They are treated as sworn statements, as is
information on all other voter registration applications, Pitman
Veterans' lobbyists thought that had killed the proposed change.
But Berlanga won its passage as an amendment to a non-controversial
bill that clarified military procedures and expanded voting rights,
even allowing military ballots to be counted 10 days after election
The amendment passed on a strict party line vote. State Rep.
Bob Hunter, R-Abilene, said opponents will work to make sure it
is removed from the bill's Senate version.
"We have military people all over the world who still
plan to return to Abilene or Dallas or wherever they entered the
service," Hunter said. "The reason they want to vote
in local elections is because they want that community to be the
kind of place they'd like to return to. Military personnel should
have the right to vote wherever they choose."
The controversy won't end, however. The Val Verde County dispute
remains and may need to be settled by the U.S. Supreme Court.
At issue is how many of the military voters have a bona fide intent
to return to the county.
Supporters of the Berlanga amendment argue the law is so lax
it is ripe for fraud.
"You had people who hadn't been anywhere near Del Rio
for 20 years skewing the election process," Berlanga said.
But McLemore said he believes the court will uphold the votes.
Regardless, he said, it's wrong to rush to change the law, dramatically
overturning the way military votes have been handled for years.
"They haven't let the courts decide if something was wrong
and yet they want to have a legislative solution." he said.


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text: In 2007 and in 2008, Newsweek magazine recognized Morrisville-Eaton High School as one of the best in the country based on the number of Advanced Placement courses it offered its students. This year, the Madison County school doesn't have a single AP class. The district jettisoned them as enrollment and state aid dropped, costs rose and it cut staff and spending to balance its budgets.


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Woman cited for urinating on doormat [UPDATED]Published 9:51am Friday, October 26, 2012 Updated 11:56am Friday, October 26, 2012
A Fergus Falls woman was cited for urinating on a doormat to an apartment on Lincoln Avenue Thursday.
A neighbor reported to police that a woman was urinating in front of a door at about 9 p.m. When police arrived, they found a large wet spot on the mat.
Erin Kareen Kelly, 38, of Fergus Falls was cited for disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property.


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The IRS will shut down entirely for five days this year in order to try to meet its slimmed-down budget under the sequesters, a labor union that represents Treasury Department employees said on Friday.
The IRS will close its doors on May 24, June 14, July 5, July 22 and Aug. 30, and employees are being told there could be two other days as well.
"On those days all public operations of the IRS will be shut down, leaving taxpayers without access to information and assistance from frontline workers," the National Treasury Employees Union said.
The sequesters, which took effect March 1, are forcing agencies to cut spending. In cases where agencies' budgets are chiefly made up of personnel, they are turning to furloughs to make the cuts.
"Like all federal employees, those at the IRS are well into the third year of a pay freeze," said NTEU President Colleen M. Kelley, "and now they face the unwelcome prospect of a pay cut resulting from unpaid furlough days."


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Burns Square plans special events
Date: August 13, 2009
by: Robin Roy | City Editor
As merchant groups from around the city try to figure out the magic formula to attracting more customers, the Burns Square Merchants Association hopes its new strategy will be the answer.
"Our goal is to have at least one big event every month of the year," said Tim Bekkering, association president and co-owner of the clothing store Kelietza.
He says the goal is to make sure the events are unique.
"I don't want to have a Christmas party that's going to compete with 15 other Christmas parties," he said.
Bekkering's hope is that those special events may attract some shoppers and diners who would not normally visit Burns Square.
He says his biggest battle is convincing people to go to Burns instead of the mall.
"Yeah, it's somewhat convenient at the mall," he said. "But there's not much personality. No eclectic stores. No historic buildings."
Bekkering began his new strategy in January, with a breast-cancer walk, and followed it up with the first Burns Square's chili cook-off the day before the Super Bowl in February.
"We had 450 people in the first hour," he said. "It proved my point that if you do something different, people will come."
The chili cook-off was so successful, Bekkering plans to make it an annual event and hold it each year on Super Bowl Saturday.
Future events also include an antique car show in November and an Oktoberfest … in September.
"It's a true Oktoberfest," Bekkering said. "In Germany, Oktoberfest is in September."
Bekkering hopes that drawing people to Burns Square will also help merchants on Main Street and Palm Avenue.
"The goal is to bring people to downtown Sarasota, not just Burns Square," he said.
To see a proposed schedule of events for Burns Square, please click on the link below.
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Vive La France
The Alliance Francaise held a fundraiser in honor of Bastille Day, or La Fête Nationale, Monday, July 14, at Marina Jack.
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Custodians of Sarasota County Schools enjoyed a day of fun and learning at the annual custodians professional development day July 3, at Riverview High School.
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Siesta Key Hardware owners Patricia and James Hillier are bringing the island community closer together.


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When you are a working mom, each day can bring you joy, sadness, frustration, excitement, overwhelm and just plain stress. We all have good days and the days we just want to be over.
With over 72% of moms in the U.S. working full-time or part-time, we are bound to have some tips and advice for managing the load, the stress and the fun… yes, fun side of what we do. The secret to success in the working mom world is support.
Working Mom Survival Guide from Working Mother Magazine and
written by Suzanne Riss & Teresa Palagano does just that and more!
The Survival Guide is an excellent resource for moms new to the working mom world and veteran working moms who are now navigating it with tech teens.
This ten chapter guide includes whimsical artwork and colorful pages that gives you a common sense approach to manage the 100 direction pull. I enjoyed the humorous ways they suggest let go of the guilt and even find time to relax. We can laugh a little after all!
I've heard the guide referred to as a "girlfriend's guide" to juggling the kids and the career. It's written in just that way. It provides support, a few "aha" thoughts and a way to challenge the old norms of the corporate environment.
Working Mother Magazine also conducted an online survey in 2011 to learn from working moms and in an effort to tap our collective insight into the working mom world. The guide provides a snapshot of working mom statistics, quotes and more that you give the "I'm not alone" support we all need.
From "Here Comes Baby" to "On-the-Job Survival" and through "Navigating Now," the book covers so many aspects of this journey.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Here Comes Baby
Chapter 2: Back to Work
Chapter 3: On-the-Job Survival
Chapter 4: Strategic Alliances
Chapter 5: Look Inside
Chapter 6: Mom on the Run
Chapter 7: As They Grow
Chapter 8: Tech Time
Chapter 9: Navigating Now
Chapter 10: Work Anywhere
In addition to the vast suggestions for prioritizing and streamlining all the to-dos, the guide includes ways that we can enjoy "me time" for ourselves and relax even during the busiest of weeks.
As a busy mom, I've added this guide to my library of "go-to" resources. We can all use the support and strategies that help us navigate being a working mom on our terms.
Hang in there… remember, you're doing great!
No compensation was provided for this review.
The Working Mom Survival Guide books were provided by Weldon Owen Publishing for this giveaway.
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Ask for help when you need it. As a mom, nobody is going to award you any medals because you did it on your own. Remember, by asking for help, you're helping moms as a whole by letting others know it's okay for them to do the same.
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Just became a member of your facebook community. My mom survival tip…don't lose touch with yourself. I have to struggle with this daily. Find something you love to do just for you and do it!! Read a book in a bubble bath, paint your toenails a bright color, anything, just don't forget the "me" before "mom"!!
Every day do something fun! It will help you keep everything in perspective.
Need to find some time for yourself – and do something fun every now and then.
Spend quality time with your kids so they learn how important family is
Take time to figure out your own priorities, and then set boundaries on how to commit your time and energy without worrying about what other people expect (or what you think they expect).
And remember…if you feel bad and are comparing yourself to other, supposedly perfect, moms, they are probably doing the same thing and comparing themselves to you!


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Fairfax County School Board – June 7, 2012 – Regular Meeting – SR&R
Caroline G. Hemenway
I am director of FairfaxZeroToleranceReform.org. This is a critical evening for every student and parent in Fairfax. Tonight you will reveal whether you support parents and kids and their rights and responsibilities, or are beholden to the misplaced fears of principals.
I expect, given that staff have taken citizen time to testify tonight, and that the views of administrators (not teachers!) were submitted in comments for the formal agenda, that you allow extra time for us.
Last year, when you ran for office, nearly every one of you made commitments to the community you represent that you would provide for parental notification before children are questioned when serious violations are suspected, and for parent consent before children are asked to write potentially self-incriminating statements. We are holding you to those promises.
FZTR supports Elizabeth Schultz's amendments as being most aligned with community interests. We also support the amendments that give principals discretion to keep students in school during appeals. That reduce FCPS costs and give achievement a chance by allowing certain first-time marijuana users to attend diversion programs instead of going through an expulsion process. That, through a new board committee allows the community to participate in improving the entire discipline system to meet the highest standards.
To quote from the panicky comments submitted by administrative staff: "The requirement for parental notice will in all likelihood lead to the expectation on the part of parents that they have the right to stop school administrators from interviewing their students." Darn right! These comments clearly come from a few principals who dread teenagers and consider them, as one has said, morally corrupt at base.
Their position statement, delivered to you today, is self-serving. Not one single comment addresses the possibility that problematic FCPS policies and practices and attitudes could be contributing to the burdens children face. Furthermore, principals do not speak for teachers, who do not share these fears and who support parent notification.
Parents are notified as soon as their children are injured or throwing up. Nobody sends kids home on the bus when they are suspended, so someone has to be called to get them. This is not a question of WHETHER or HOW to notify a parent. It is a question of WHEN. I cannot imagine a condition where a written statement or confession is essential to handling a dangerous situation. Too often, these statements are coerced and used against children as young as eight. This must stop.
Not one of these amendments makes schools less safe! They still allow questioning without parent notification in emergencies. Does someone have a gun or a knife? Is someone foaming at the mouth from an unknown drug? Has someone threatened immediate violence? By all means, question everyone right away! Did someone steal a cell phone? That is not an emergency. Principals can still question staff and other witnesses. Investigations can continue. Teacher roles are not affected. These measures bring parents in as allies and form a basis of trust. We speak for the tens of thousands of children and stakeholders who remain silent but consistently depend on us advocacy groups to fight for them and their rights and school safety.
To refute what principals claim, our schools' success has nothing to do with being able to interrogate students and keep parents in the dark. To hear principals tell it, you'd think the entire structure of FCPS success would topple if these reforms are passed – a very sorry statement about the great teaching and committed parents in this community.
The Fairfax County Council of PTAs supports a priori parent notification and prohibition of written statements without consent. Teachers support it. All the Democrats on this board were elected with Fairfax County Democratic Committee endorsement, which passed a resolution supporting this. In fact Ted Velkoff, Megan McLaughlin, Pat Hynes, and Tammy Derenak Kaufax were all on the committee that wrote and unanimously passed that resolution.
But this is a bi-partisan issue. This is about the fundamental role of discipline in our school system. Do you believe it is to investigate and punish above all? Or to create opportunities for corrective measures, give children a shot at learning from their mistakes, and provide for intervention and for collaboration with families? This is about respecting parents' role in their childrens' education. And about being true to your word and to the people whom you represent. Thank you.
Exigent circumstances... Emergency conditions
Discipline........................ Teaching, learning (From Latin disciplina)
.......................... Pupil (From from discipulus)
In loco parentis............... To take on some responsibilities of a parent
.......................... To act in the best interest of a child
Notify ............................. (in FCPS Emergency Care Information Form)
"Every attempt will be made to contact a parent, guardian, or a designated emergency contact."


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PLATTSBURGH — Bob Emery expected to learn a lot about his Plattsburgh State team during the PrimeLink Great Northern Shootout, and one thing he learned was the Cardinals are willing to sacrifice.
Plattsburgh tallied three goals in the first period and defeated Middlebury 3-1 in the championship game of the annual men's hockey tournament Saturday at the Stafford Ice Arena. Middlebury coach Bill Beaney praised the Cardinals' shot-blocking, and Plattsburgh goaltender Mathieu Cadieux said he was appreciative of their effort.
"There were a lot of mistakes out there (Saturday), but I know we found a way to win and that was good for me," Emery said. "And we became very sacrificial, and the guys are willing to pay the price to win. And that's clearly evident, again, by the blocked shots."
The Cardinals have now won the tournament four of the five times it's been held in Plattsburgh. Earlier in the day, Wisconsin-Superior knocked off No. 2 Norwich 3-0 to claim third place.
No. 3 Plattsburgh (8-0-1) gave up just two goals on the weekend, and although Cadieux was named the tournament's MVP, he credited the Cardinals' team defense.
"On a personal note, that's definitely something that I'm happy with, but ultimately it was the team in front," Cadieux said. "(Saturday) and (Friday) they were blocking shots, keeping the chances down. They made my job really easy. It was awesome."
Michael Radisa and Barry Roytman represented Plattsburgh on the All-Tournament Team, and Patrick Hermans was named the Outstanding Rookie.
Plattsburgh took control at the start. Connor Gorman scored from the left circle 3:29 into the game, and Dakota Mason put in a shot from down low just over two minutes later. Shortly before the end of the period, Radisa skated down the left side and ripped a shot that beat Michael Peters five-hole for a 3-0 lead heading into the intermission.


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When Southeast Lauderdale High School plays host to Choctaw Central Friday night, head coach Charles Black and the Tigers know they will be up against a much different team than last year's 0-10 Warriors.
This year, not only does Choctaw Central boast a 4-3 record this season, it also brings a whole new offense to the table. The Warriors made the switch to a triple-option attack for the 2012 season, and so far it has paid off.
"They look very comfortable in what they do," Black said. "They run that triple-option on offense, and they are doing it well. They are having a lot of success with that."
Because the Warriors are the only team to use the triple-option in Class 3A, it will be a challenge for Black and his team to prepare for something they have only seen on tape this season.
"Ultimately we just have to play really disciplined," Black said. "We have to play assignment football. You got the dive, the quarterback, and the pitch. You just have to play your assignment, or they will burn you."
Black also said the Tigers are working on cleaning up their pass protection from last game in order to provide quarterback Andrew Black to have more time to find receivers in the pocket.
Although Philadelphia appears to almost a lock to finish atop the Region 5-3A division, Black and his team know these next three games will be vital if the Tigers want to finish in the top two teams of the division and secure a home game in the first round of the playoffs.
"Our approach is to just take it one game at a time," Black said. "I think all three games are winnable, and we are just going to take them one at a time. I told them our goal is to have a home playoff game."
— Tony Tsoukalas
Short-handed Cougars continuing to compete
The good news for Calvary Christian is that Beto Medina's ankle has healed enough he is expected to play along tonight when the Cougars travel to Delta Academy.
The bad news is his presence still only gives Calvary 11 players as the Cougars are still dealing with a severe lack of depth. No matter, Calvary coach Kirby Newell said his team will be ready to compete when they arrive in Marks for the 7 p.m. kick.
"We're going to keep competing man," Newell said. "There's no quit in us and we're going to keep competing. We're going to go out in practice and try to get better.
"We've just got to prepare, keep our heads up and do the best we can. That's all we can do."
Calvary, which is 2-6 overall is 1-4 in MAIS 8-Man Division 1, and is hoping an improved defensive performance last week in a 38-8 setback against Kemper Academy, can help to slow down 2-6 Delta, which is 2-3 in the division. Newell said Delta will likely follow the same gameplan that has given the Cougars problems all season: a powerful running attack.
"Delta's a physical-type team just like Calhoun, they want to run it down your throat," he said. "There has been better tackling. I saw better tackling Friday night against Kemper that I saw the previous three weeks. There was better tackling and I saw us in better position to make plays but we just didn't make them.
"So there were certainly brighter spots on defense. They don't have as much speed as Calhoun or Russell, so I think we have an opportunity to make some plays in the passing game and get (Josh) Carraway loose and Josh Roberts loose and put up some points."
— Jamie Wachter
Bulldogs aim to rebound after tough loss
Times are tough for head coach Chris Richmond and the Clarkdale High School Bulldogs, as the team is fresh off of a 29-27 loss to rival Enterprise High School last week. The challenge this week will not only be forgetting last weeks heart-breaking loss, but also preparing for an always tough Bay Springs team today.
"We had an upbeat practice today," Richmond said on Monday. "Our kids understand, it's senior day next week, and our kids understand they need to get after it."
Although the Bulldogs only have six seniors on their roster, Richmond said his seniors have really stepped up this year, and he could not be any more proud of his team.
"I really appreciate those guys and what they have done this season," Richmond said. "I proud of them guys, and I hope the team plays real hard for them Friday night."
Bay Springs will look to use its athleticism against the Clarkdale, as they have been involved in plenty of shootouts this season. One thing Richmond said he will do is to hold the ball and try to control the clock to prevent a track-meet style game against Bay Springs.
"We are going to control the ball," Richmond said. "It is important for us to control the tempo. If we can control the clock and manage the score, I think we can play with them."
After losing last week, it appears Clarkdale will need to win its two final district games against Bay Springs and Mize if it wants to secure a fourth and final playoff spot.
"Our focus is worrying about the next one," Richmond said. "We just want to win one right now, that's our goal. I told our kids to come our and play loose this week, we have nothing to lose."
— Tony Tsoukalas
Raiders ready to dive into division schedule
Lamar doesn't need any reminders what happened last season when MAIS Division 4-AA play began.
The Raiders are well aware that visiting Wayne Academy dominated play at Gray Cobb Field, handing Lamar a 35-19 defeat. The Raiders now hope to return the favor when they visit Waynesboro at 7 p.m. today.
"We need to really come out strong," Mac Barnes said. "They came out and overwhelmed us last year. It was a 14-7 game at halftime and they came out and got two quick touchdowns and just took over the ballgame.
"It was a surprise to a lot of people, I think, but they just whipped us that night. Our kids have a lot of respect for them, and hopefully we won't get caught off guard and play hard from the very first snap."
The Jaguars, though, aren't the same team they were a year ago. Wayne defeated Heidelberg Academy 20-12 last week for its first win of the season, and the 1-7 Jaguars, who are also 0-1 in the division after getting blanked by perennial power Simpson County Academy earlier in the year, have scored just 85 points all year. Lamar, though, is 6-2 after suffering a 36-29 loss last week to East Rankin Academy. But those records don't matter.
"We've played our first eight games and are 6-2 and played well in a lot of spots," Barnes added. "Now the season begins now with the playoffs. Even though we're still in the regular season with our last three games being district, we just call those playoffs and now we're down to it. This is what you work all year for.
"Once you get to a division game, everybody pulls out all the stops, and they had a great gameplan last year and executed well. Now we just need to anticipate what they do and do a better job of executing against it."
— Jamie Wachter
Trojans try to build off big division win
Head coach Curt Blackburn and Northeast Lauderdale High School could not have asked for a better win last week, as the Trojans beat Newton County 21-17 on the final play of the game last week.
This week, Northeast will travel to Northeast Jones to face a Tiger team directly above them in the Region 5-4A standings.
"If we could win this one, it'd be real big for us as we look to accomplish our goal of making the playoffs," Blackburn said. "We could even get a home playoff game if we continue to play hard and win our next few games."
While Northeast will look back at last week's game to duplicate some of the things that went well, Blackburn said his team will have to move on the this week, as the Tigers will be a tough match up.
"They throw the ball really well," Blackburn said. "They play real well and have a good passing game. There run game is not too bad either."
Blackburn said the key to defending Northeast Jones on offense will be to keep the Tigers in front of them and eliminate big plays. If the Trojans are able to make the Tigers put together long drives, Blackburn said it will give his team a better chance of forcing mistakes and limiting the Northeast Jones in the air.
After last week's game, the Trojans have a certain swagger to them, and Blackburn said his team is believing they can do anything they set their mind to. That could be a dangerous combination for opposing teams as Northeast looks to make a push towards the playoffs.
"That win definitely boosted our confidence," Blackburn said. "The kids know that they can do it and that they can play with anybody."
— Tony Tsoukalas
Warriors preparing to slow McCleskey, Rams
Russell Christian Academy is one week away from a winner-take-all showdown with Calhoun Academy. That is as long as the Warriors can find a way to defeat host Kemper Academy tonight, a task easier said than done as long as Pete McCleskey is on the Rams' sidelines, according to RCA coach Nate Ballard.
"In my opinion they have one of the best head coaches in 8-Man," Ballard said. "He's been around the game for a long time and knows the little in and outs and the tricks and knows when to pull the punches. He's great at doing that and catching us in awkward situations.
"He did that to us last year, calling those screens and counters and I really think that's what gives Kemper the edge."
McCleskey has led KA to a pair of 8-Man state championships in the six years since the MAIS added the classificiation. Now though, he is hoping to lead KA back to the playoffs after missing out a year ago.
Kemper, 5-3 overall, is 3-2 in 8-Man Division 1 and part of a three-team race for the final two playoff berths from the division with Marvell (Ark.) Academy, also 3-2, and Delta Academy, which is currently fifth at 2-3.
While Russell is 8-0 and 5-0 in the division, Ballard and the Warriors are wary about what they will face against the Rams on "The Hill" at 7 p.m.
"We've been working a bunch of different scenarios other than what we've seen on the films we've watched on them," Ballard said. "Basically being ready for the unexpected I guess. That's kind of been our motto or theme this week."
— Jamie Wachter


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Here are some key people, places, and issues in American foreign policy.
A Primer on Syria
Inspired by other Arab Spring movements, protests began against the brutal rule of Bashar al-Assad on Jan. 26. 2011. The ongoing protests escalated to an uprising in March 2011, with thousands taking to the streets in numerous cities to demand the ouster of Assad. The protests have been met with brutal government force, including tanks and sniper fire, with thousands killed. Here is a primer behind the headlines in Syria.
Greek Debt Crisis Timeline
Al-Qaeda is an Islamic militant organization that operates in many areas around the world. Fueled by some successful attacks in their "jihad," or holy war, against the West, al-Qaeda is the first group that usually springs to mind when someone considers Islamic terrorism. Having lost its spiritual leader, Osama bin Laden, in a 2011 U.S. raid in Pakistan, al-Qaeda continues it operations by utilizing the Internet to inspire and train followers, branching out into new regions by latching onto Islamic conflicts, and utilizing Western followers to try to expand its base.
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Israelis say that, as they are constantly under militant attack of varying degrees, the very survival of the Jewish state hangs in the balance. The Palestinians claim a right to return to the land that refugees fled in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war or the Six Day War in 1967. Even the means of conflict stoke controversy.
Understanding Iran
Arab Spring
Protests against the government of longtime President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who took office in a 1987 coup, sparked the Arab Spring with the act of one street vendor. Mohamed Bouazizi, 26, sold produce out of a small wheelbarrow, the only way he had to make a living and support his mother, uncle and siblings. Bouazizi was repeatedly harassed and publicly humiliated by officials as he tried to sell his wares, and he lacked the money to bribe police to continue his sales unfettered. Demanding his confiscated wares outside the governor's office on Dec. 17, 2010, which refused to hear his complaints, Bouazizi set himself on fire. He suffered burns over 90 percent of his body and succumbed to his injuries on Jan. 4, 2011. More than 5,000 people joined the funeral procession, and the protests fueled by numerous social and political grievances began.
The START TreatyWhen the United States announced in March 2010 that an agreement had been reached for a new START treaty with Russia, the headlines looked a bit retro. After all, the idea for the START treaty went all the way back to President Ronald Reagan and preceded the fall of the Iron Curtain. In 1982, Reagan presented the idea in Geneva to dramatically scale back offensive per agreement with Cold War foe the Soviet Union.
Vladimir Putin
As he neared the end of his second term, Putin was named Time magazine's 2007 Person of the Year. Their headline, "A Tsar Is Born," said it all: With Putin's hand-picked president Medvedev, his intention to be prime minister, and his intention to make the prime ministerial post more powerful, it would be erroneous to say that Putin gives up his reign by stepping down from the presidency. After December 2007 elections, Kremlin-backing parties control 393 of the 450 seats in the Duma, so even constitutional change is possible to put Putin back in the driver's seat. Taking over the Kremlin again in 2012 elections, many fear that the authoritarian bent of this regime will stymie dissent and put human rights in peril even more.
Enrique Peña Nieto
Peña Nieto has vowed to retool Felipe Calderon's six-year bloody war on drug cartels, criticizing the strategy of going after and dismantling the main cartels and promising to pour security resources into the towns where citizens have been most affected by the cartel violence. But he faces an extremely challenging task. The U.S. even has Mexico under a travel warning because of the "violent struggle to control drug trafficking routes and other criminal activity." More than 50,000 have been killed in the violence since 2006. Peña Nieto also faces the task of dealing with his northern neighbor on everything from immigration to trade, as well as growing Mexico's economy -- particularly as fewer Mexicans have been coming north to seek employment in the job-stagnant United States.


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The Killing season 2 continues next week with episode 8 "Off the Reservation." The investigation into the casino is going to continue, but what will Sarah find when she goes looking for her partner?
Season 2 Episode 8 "Off the Reservation" Promo
"When Holder goes missing, Linden is desperate to find him. Stan takes matters into his own hands. Richmond returns to City Hall."
The last episode "Keylela" showed Nicole Jackson delivering warnings to both Sarah and Holder. Fortunately for Sarah, hers wasn't as brutal as Holder's, as she had her men beat him up as Sarah listened on the phone. However, Sarah was facing her own problems with Child Protective Services checking on Jack after receiving a call about neglect. That was inevitable, and now Sarah and Jack are on the run from them. Will they catch up to her in "Off the Reservation"?
In the season 2 episode 8 promo (below), Sarah gives her own warning on the casino land: "This case will go federal. Feds won't stop 'til they find what you're hiding." How will Nicole respond to that? Considering the power she seems to have, it's likely she won't be worried, but will that change with what happened to Holder? The police search the woods, and Sarah pushes her way through. It looks like they've found him, and Sarah tells Carlson, "You sat on your hands and did nothing while one of your cops was dying out in the field." Uh-oh, what state will they find Holder in? It's unlikely he's dead, but he's probably going to be out of commission for a while.
Meanwhile, the press asks Richmond where he was the night of Rosie's murder, and he had told Gwen he'd tell them he was with her. It seems like he does just that, because she tells him, "You lied." Since it has been revealed where he really was, you can't really blame him for not wanting to tell the police that.
The Killing Season 2 Episode 8 "Off the Reservation" Sneak Peek
There's also an "Off the Reservation" clip (below) out that does hint at how Holder may be doing after getting beaten up. Sarah goes to talk to the maid, Mary, from the casino and explains he couldn't make it. Mary tells her she's the one who found Rosie's backpack. Since Sarah knows about the meeting, it seems that they already found him. Was he able to tell Sarah about it, or did she find the matchbook on him?
What do you think of The Killing season 2 episode 8 preview of "Off the Reservation"?
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Former Bosnian Serb Army troops testified at the trial of Ratko Mladic that volunteer fighters from Serbia and Montenegro were to blame for wartime crimes in the town of Foca.>>>
Former Bosnian Serb Army officer Luka Dragicevic said he circulated the document, which said that Muslims were "genetically inferior" to Serbs, to his troops during the 1992-95 war.>>>
The Bosnian Serb military leader led a multi-ethnic army which never terrorised civilians in Sarajevo but was itself targeted by Bosniak snipers, a Mladic defence witness told the Hague Tribunal.>>>
A Bosnian Serb lieutenant-colonel told Ratko Mladic's war crimes trial that he ordered an attack on Radio Television Sarajevo in 1995 because it was broadcasting 'propaganda' against Serbs.>>>
The trial of Ratko Mladic resumed after the Bosnian Serb Army chief's brief illness with another military witness denying the indiscriminate shelling of civilians in besieged Sarajevo.>>>
The war crimes trial of the former Bosnian Serb military leader, which has been suspended several times because of Mladic's health, was interrupted again when he was hospitalised.>>>
A Bosnian Serb Army officer insisted that Bosniak forces staged an attack that killed over 60 people at Sarajevo's Markale market in 1994, Ratko Mladic's war crimes trial was told.>>>
Former Bosnian Serb policeman Dragomir Andan testified that his military leader Ratko Mladic told him in 1992 that his biggest problem was fighting to rein in paramilitary groups.>>>
A memorial plaque dedicated to the former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic, who is on trial for genocide and other crimes in Bosnia, has been erected on the hills above Sarajevo.>>>
The former local government chief in the town of Pale told Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic's war crimes trial that Bosniaks were not expelled from the area, but wanted to leave.>>>
The war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic was told that his forces never intentionally cut electricity supplies to Sarajevo civilians during the war.>>>
Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic lived normally at his apartment in Belgrade from 1997 until 2001, his former security officer told his war crimes trial in The Hague.>>>
Two former Bosnian Serb Army soldiers told the trial of their wartime commander Ratko Mladic that Bosniak forces were responsible for attacking civilians in the besieged capital.>>>
The trial of Ratko Mladic continued with testimony by Defence witness Branko Radan, who admitted that crimes were committed against Bosniaks and Croats in the Grbavica neighbourhood of Sarajevo, but denied that Serbian authorities deported them.>>>
Former Bosnian Serb Army officer Predrag Trapara testified in the defence of his ex-commander Ratko Mladic in The Hague, saying that his unit did not intentionally fire on civilians.>>>
Key dates and events in transitional justice in Serbia.
In July 1995 Srebrenica was shelled and occupied by the Army of Republic of Srpska,VRS, despite being declared a protected area by the United Nations. More than 7,000 people were killed, the victims of genocide.
Timeline of events leading up to the arrest of Ratko Mladic.
Key dates and events in the Bosnia war.
The Bosnian Serb commander's role in the genocide committed in Srebrenica is described in detail in many indictments and verdicts pronounced before local and international judicial institutions.
Indictments in 1995 and 2000, further amended in 2002 and 2010, charge the former commander of the Republika Srpska Army with genocide and other crimes.
When Mladic ordered his army to bomb the people of Sarajevo until they 'go insane', he revealed the murderous intentions that would culminate in the Srebrenica massacre.


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I hate to break it to you, but if you truly want to get fit and lose fat, going out to eat is ruining your diet. But, we are Americans! Going out for the occasional bite is practically in our blood. Well, actually it is—along with high levels of triglycerides.
Instead of telling you not to eat out when undoubtedly you will, I've decided to be the renegade that I am and share the secrets of the restaurant kitchen. I do not claim to know everything about the industry, but enough to save you a few hundred calories. Oh, how do I know?
Let me tell you a little story.
Kids fantasize about becoming things like movie stars, pro athletes, dolphin trainers—oh no, not this girl. My parents got stuck with the child who dreamt of becoming a bartender. A bartender! Well, that and I wanted to open a compound for homeless animals of the world. However, after Betty White—yes, the Betty White—decided to disregard my request for funds to help start my venture, the plan went nowhere. Let's hope that picture of Snoopy I drew for her is hanging on her wall.
Eventually, I made it to the bar scene, but not before slaving away behind the scenes in a restaurant kitchen or two.
I worked in every type of bar/restaurant under the sun. Omelete houses and creperies to BBQ joints and fine dining. I could pour the perfect Guinness and shake the perfect martini. I've even worked an entire day in a taco truck. Don't ask. Bottom line, if you can eat it or drink it, I've seen it or made it.
So if any fitness coach can help you with the what, how and why of ordering in a restaurant, it's me.
Read on to learn how to save a few hundred calories every time you order one of the 10 items below.
1. Eggs
The only way to ensure they are not made with oil is to order them poached. If you get an omelete, opt for egg whites, simply because they tend to use three or four eggs, which is just too many calories at once, not because the whole egg is unhealthy.
2. Pasta
Stick to red sauce, obviously. The white stuff is always cream-based. Also, ask for a box or split your order. They also dish out three to four servings because pasta is cheap and it appears you're eating like a king.
3. Burgers
A lot places use 25- to 30-percent-fat beef because it tastes the best. Duh! So if you're going to do it, save 350 calories and skip the bun, creamy sauce and cheese. Ask for a salad instead of fries, then you can use those fry calories for a beer or two. Hey, just being ideal here.
4. Sandwiches
Keep them as simple as possible. Take away any additional bread that may come with clubs. Ditch the bacon, ranch or Caesar dressing. Ask for whole wheat toast and make sure you say dry. They will usually brush it with butter. Save 100 calories and take away the top piece. Load that sucker with veggies. Make it a salad on bread.
5. Mexican Dishes
Tell them no rice, whole beans only, light cheese and no sour cream. If you're ordering tortillas, make sure they are corn. Skip burritos and go for a couple of tacos. The huge flour tortilla can run about 400 calories by itself.
6. Salads
Ask for just a little dressing on the side. Better yet, use the delicious foods that come on salads to mask as dressing. Example, mix it up with a little goat cheese, avocado or hard-boiled egg. Most of us just want to taste something other than lettuce, and this will do the trick.
7. Pizza
Truthfully, pizza can be a perfect meal. You've got your protein, carbs and fat. The problem is that we overdo it and tend to choose poor ingredients like 4 pounds of pepperoni and sausage. Ask if they do whole grain crust, ask for light cheese and load with veggies. I know it's lame, but blotting the grease can save a lot of calories as well.
8. Chinese Food
Lots of sauces, lots of fried stuff, lots of white rice, lots of MSG. Ask them to use brown rice if available, stay away from fried things, light on the sauce and oil and hold the MSG.
9. Sushi
Healthy fish right? Perhaps if you just eat the fish and veggies. But you know you're going after that crunchy tempura roll topped with mayo and definitely overdosing on white sticky rice. Stick to sashimi pieces and ask if they serve brown rice. A lot of places do now. I recommend starting with a simple salad to keep you from eating too much and it keeps your bill down.
10. Cocktails
I think I have educated the world on this, but if you haven't heard: Stay away from sugary, foo-foo MaGoo drinks! They are loaded with calories from either the fruit juice, the sweet and sour, the grenadine, the mix or all of the above. Opt for things mixed with soda water and real fruit.
Try my "practically healthy" margarita recipe:
1 oz of good tequila. No Jose, no Montezuma, no hangover!
1 tbs. of agave nectar
Juice of 1 lime or less if you prefer
Splash of organic orange juice
Put all the ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and pour everything in a glass and fill with soda water if needed. You just took a typical 600-900 calorie margarita and turned it into a "practically healthy" drink, weighing in around 160 calories.
Remember gang, bars and restaurants want this stuff tasting good so you'll keep coming back. Unfortunately, their idea of good is loading food with bad fats, salt and sugar. Take control and ask them to modify the order to your liking. Just be cool and make sure you tip!
Hope these renegade tips help.


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Stunned by Halifax's injury-time comeback
10:00am Thursday 19th January 2012 in Skrill Conference North Table & Results
I HAVE seen some things during my time in football and I thought I had witnessed them all, but I was left just standing in disbelief when Halifax scored twice in injury-time to snatch victory on Saturday.
Although they put a little bit of pressure on us in the last 20 minutes, we had played so well, defended solidly and I couldn't see them scoring.
In the first 20 minutes, they set up to pass the ball around, but it soon became evident we were stronger than them in midfield.
After that, they switched to a very direct style, but we were still able to deal with it.
When we deservedly got our goal, I was confident we would go on to win as I could not see them scoring. But how wrong can you be?
The game was turned on its head in the space of two minutes and we were left to make the long journey home on the back of a defeat.
That result will go down as the biggest injustice of the whole season in our division.
My players are an honest bunch of lads, though, and they work incredibly hard.
Of course, we will lose games of football.
But it won't be for the want of trying.
They will be determined to put last Saturday's result behind them as soon as possible and they won't need any picking up ahead of this weekend's Blue Square Bet North home game with Colwyn Bay.
We will look at the positives we can take out of the Halifax game — we played very well against a side I rate as the biggest club outside of the Blue Square Bet Premier but they were second best for 89 minutes.
Also, I thought defenders Tyler Weir and Ellis Deeney were excellent on their debuts — as were all of the other lads — and I'm sure they will become big favourites at Worcester. If there is one flaw in our game, then it is that we have a tendency to concede sloppy goals.
We are working hard to correct it and, if we can do that, we could be in for a very exciting last three months of the season.
We picked up what was a well-deserved 2-0 win at Colwyn Bay before Christmas in tricky conditions and it is a difficult place to go to.
They are a good side and it will be a tough game at St George's Lane on Saturday, but we have to be confident going into the match and we will be looking to get back to winning ways at the first opportunity.
Against Halifax, Danny Edwards had to come off with a tight groin and Matt Birley was dead on his feet, so I was forced into making a few changes, but that is what you have a squad for.
Danny should be okay for Saturday, while I am hoping to also have Lee Ayres and Simon Brown available.
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