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By Zach Osowski
The Herald Bulletin
---- — INDIANAPOLIS — Casinos hoping for more legislative help for the industry struggling with dropping revenue may have to wait until 2015 to see any new bills.
Rep .Tom Dermody, R-La Porte, the new chair of the House Public Policy Committee, said Thursday he doesn't foresee any large bills passing this year for the gaming industry. He assumed the role of chairman just three weeks ago and said he is still working to understand all the issues.
Mike Smith, the president and CEO of Casino Associations of Indiana, echoed those thoughts. He said because this upcoming legislation would be short, the few industry bills that might be introduced may not get a hearing.
"I would think with all the things that are going to go on in the Legislature this year we'll probably be looking at 2015," Smith said. "I think that's probably a more realistic time period."
He said it is unfortunate this session is a short one with the issues facing the gaming industry, but he said he would expect to see a very determined effort from a lot of casinos in 2015 to try and improve their marketplace.
Smith and Dermody were joined by Ernie Yelton of the Indiana Gaming Commission and Ed Feigenbaum, editor of Indiana Gaming Insight in Indianapolis to discuss the future of gaming in Indiana.
Profits from casinos in Indiana, a huge source of income for the state government, have steadily dropped since 2009. Part of the reason has been due to the economy and new competition for Indiana casinos. Ohio has recently opened or plans on opening casinos in Columbus, Cincinnati and Cleveland that will threaten to attract Indiana customers.
For the past several years, legislators have discussed how best to help Indiana casinos get back their revenues.
One of those ideas discussed has been live gaming on land-based casinos and racinos such as Hoosier Park in Anderson. Jim Brown, Hoosier Park's president and COO, could not be reached for comment.
Dermody, while not completely ruling it out, said he didn't think live dealers will be discussed this session.
"I can't even speak to know if that is something that has been filed or not," Dermody said. "But I think that discussion will be for future sessions after this next one."
He said he will be having talks with Gov. Mike Pence about gaming and possible expansion but he said the governor is against any type of expansion, including adding live gaming.
Dermody said he has been in favor of live gaming before but now as chair of the Public Policy Committee needs to think about the impact on a statewide level.
While live gaming would be a good thing for land-based casinos and casinos with racetracks, there is a fear adding that would take customers away from smaller riverboat casinos.
Even though Dermody's inexperience at his new position is a hamper to moving big issues forward this year, Smith said he looks forward to working with the representative over the next few years.
"Representative Dermody obviously comes from a community that has gaming, he doesn't have any personal opposition to gaming," Smith said. "So I think from an industry standpoint he's a very open individual and it's going to be good to have someone of his character in that position."
Smith said 2015 might be time for the casinos to look at the industry as a whole and how they might change it.
"We are facing some troubling times right now," Smith said. "Going forward we have to look at our business model. We have to look at expanding our model."
Specifically, he wants to try and reform the way casinos are taxed.
"For the future of the industry, we need to look at the whole tax model," Smith said. "And certainly we need to look at the admission tax."
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Care homes will have to prove financial 'viability'
Care home operators will be forced to prove they are financially viable under new plans revealed today.
The Care Quality Commission is to be given new powers carry out financial checks in order to avoid a repeat of the collapse of Southern Cross -Britain's biggest care homes operator - two years ago.
ITV News' Tom Barton reports.

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It's another sign of spring arriving, as well as a major indicator of economic activity here in northwest Ohio: The first overseas freighter has docked at the Port of Toledo.
The Port of Toledo has welcomed its first "salty" of 2013. Ironically, the ocean vessel is carrying a "sweet" load. The head of cargo operations for the Port Authority expects 2013 to be a solid year.
The MV ISA docked at the Port of Toledo Friday morning, carrying 9,500 tons of sugar. The vessel is the first overseas freighter of the season.
"This is one of the earliest first ships we've had in recent years. Hopefully it's a sign of good things to come," said Joe Cappel, head of cargo development for the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority.
Cappel feels diversity will be the key word for success in 2013.
"This year we think we're going to continue to expand on the types of products that are coming into port, some of our more traditional commodities, such as coal, may not be a strong as in years past," explained Cappel.
According to Cappel, the completion of the Ironville Dock project to expand capacity at the Port of Toledo is allowing for new shipping possibilities.
"The Ironville Dock gives us an additional 180 acres. The investments and improvements we've been making to that facility will allow for vessel traffic in the fall," said Cappel. "We think the future of Ironville is wide open. Liquid products, products related to oil and gas production in Ohio, could be one of those commodities."
Even before the MV ISA arrived, Cappel says 2013 has already been busy with activity at the Toledo shipyard.
"We've had 15 vessels in port this winter for various maintenance and repair," said Cappel. "All that brings jobs and economic opportunity into the region."
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Story Updated: Jul 20, 2010
Corey Hopson, of The Antioch Group, is interviewed on Live At Five's Your Health Matters segment.
Resilience and bounce-back ability in kids is discussed.
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UNIONTOWN, Wash. – Court documents newly-obtained by KHQ show Jacob Forster, 32, admitted to his wife he tried to kill her while she was sleeping in the early morning hours of March 27th at their Uniontown, Washington, home.
Forster's wife told Whitman County Sheriff's deputies the night of March 26th, she wasn't sleeping well and had woken up several times. She reported one time, she saw her husband standing the doorway of their bedroom fully dressed, wearing a red headlamp, checking to see if she was asleep. Then, when she woke up around 3:00 a.m., there was a cardboard box over her head, and her husband already had – or was planning to – put argon or nitrogen into the box for her to breathe. She woke up and reported feeling panic, and trying to push the box off her head, but she could not move it. Jacob later told deputies while he had the box over his wife's head, he watched the clock, saying if you breath in nitrogen for less than 90 seconds it will cause no damage.
He reported he put gas into the box for approximately 30 seconds before his wife woke up. When she woke up, she reported Jacob took the equipment and quickly went outside. Through the window she could see a red tank attached to the box, along with a clear hose and a regulator. She reported she had never seen the tank before.
Records show Jacob Forster told deputies he had access to the pressurized tank because he's a grad student at WSU in the chemistry department. The university confirmed to KHQ Forster is enrolled as a full-time Ph.D. student in the chemistry department.
Court records show Forster and his wife each had a new life insurance policy; she reported if she died, he would get $1 million dollars, and if he died, she would get $500,000. He told deputies each policy was for $1 million. Records show Forster was planning to attend dental school, at an estimated cost of $200,000-$300,000.
Records show he also told deputies he was suicidal, and wanted to sedate his wife that night so she wouldn't wake up and stop him from taking his own life. He also told them their insurance policy had an exception for suicides, and when asked if the value of the policy crossed his mind while he was gassing his wife, he told deputies, "I would be lying if I said it didn't." He then told deputies he would not hurt his wife. Forster's wife decided to leave their home, believing her husband intended to kill her and that she was not safe.
After she went to the police, a judge authorized a recorded phone call between the couple, in which Jacob Forster told his wife he was sickened about what he tried to do. When she asked him what he was trying to do, he was silent for about 30 seconds before responding, "That night, and not any point in the future I was trying to kill you." After that phone call, Jacob asked his wife to call him again. During that recorded phone call, he told her, "I just wanted to say I am at peace with the potential consequences of what I did and if you are going to call the police and press charges I would just appreciate a heads up before you do, I'm not going to commit suicide, I am not going to come after you, I would just like to mentally become prepared for going to prison."
Forster is making his first court appearance on one count of attempted first-degree murder in a Whitman County Courtroom Wednesday afternoon.
SPOKANE, Wash. - Pig Out In The Park brings in thousands to delve into their favorite fair-like foods and put diets on the back burner. But this year is a little bit different, because organizers are calling it the largest pig out yet.


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Norman Mailer called it "a comic strip for intellectuals." Best-selling author Neil Gaiman joins us with his dark, new series on the origins of "The Sandman."
"The only people who inveigh against escape are jailers," J.R.R. Tolkien famously said. The world's premier artist of escapism today may be Neil Gaiman. Neil Gaiman wrote "The Sandman," the dark, epic fantasy praised by connoisseurs as the greatest comic book – 75 issues long – ever written. He's heaped with sci-fi and horror prizes – the Hugo, the Nebula, the Bram Stoker – but also with children's prizes, the Newbery and more. He's a literary rock star who also takes the stage – and mines our deep, dark veins. Up next On Point: storytelling rock star, Neil Gaiman.


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GT caught up with Ryan Riddington, a young charismatic artist whose latest exhibition, showcasing at Fred [London] Gallery, demonstrates the complex relationship of sculpture and photography. Using himself as a 'prop' in most of his work, Ryan tells us about his hatred of chesterfield furniture and his passion for his music spilling over in his artwork.
Why the title High, Low & In-between?
It comes from country/rock singer Townes Van Zandt's song of the same name. I originally discovered him from my boyfriend's music collection. It wasn't that specific track but more the idea that it represents different states that can be applied to do with class, spirituality, sexuality and different types of positions which people can interpret however they want.
Your work has been described as taking the 'literal' sense, is that a fair analysis?
I mean it tends to happen but I wouldn't say it's literal. People might see it like that or by me describing how it looks, it may come across like that too but I would say I'm more conscious of time—meaning I choose to work in a particular material, but most of the time I don't know what exactly is going to happen as the work stems from me trying things out and with the chesterfields piece, had I not got stuck in and properly investigated it then that image wouldn't of happened. You can say there's a certain element of my work being 'literal' but if it were too much like a project that had a beginning, middle and end; I would shy away from that.
Picking up on your passion for music, what genres influence you to crossover into your work?
Well hip-hop in particular and I do like some R&B—the proper R&B stuff though like old school, not David Guetta or Flo Rida, definitely not that version of it! But more so I think hip-hop I think is a massive influence but particularly people who have made their slant to it. When I first discovered Tricky I was blown away with his variety of music but I was confused by him 'nicking' Massive Attack lyrics or 'borrowing' their music. But then I realised they were his own lyrics that he was using from his own tracks, so it's about those kinds of re-sampling and re-using that I think follows through to my work.
Another big influence was the artwork of the album 'Protection' by Massive Attack, (not just musical aspects connected to Tricky) but a photograph of the collage in the artwork.
Is there anyone or anything that has inspired this set of work for this exhibition?
Masses of things, people and situations and if I'm honest music is more overall conceptually the thing that inspires me the most. If I had to chose it would be artists like Naum Gabo and Francis Bacon, although I could list many more, but those two have been influential to me.
Talk us through key pieces featured in the exhibition
'Walk'- Where was this taken?
In Crete, I took a residency there. There was a project that I was invited to, the title was 'Utopia and Nature' and there was a set text that we were meant to read, Walden by Henry David Thoreau, which I just didn't feel like reading because I don't tend to respond or make work as well when I'm restrained and told what to do. So I was struggling with what I would do with it. Initially all I could think of was doing something about cruising and that seemed a tad obvious or cliché.
Because my work is related to music, specifically sampling and re-contextualising stuff, the whole time I was doing this piece I had the song Cruisin' by D'Angelo in my head so the central picture is me 'pretending' to cruise—although it's something that I've never done, it was a case of when I got that image it initially had the text of 'Cruising' was up here but then I realised it was too obvious and constraining the work, rather than making it freer.
Once I had the image, it was a case of finding somewhere to place it. First of all I put it on these public toilets but they were manky and it was white tiles, in a way it was like a gallery, a very degraded one, but then once I realised it would be better off in an actual environment where it was taken place.
I don't know if it's a definitive split but gay people tend to think it's about cruising and then straight people tend to think it's about a missing person. So, it's obviously not completely cut and dry as there are loads of different things going on. There are some more general aspects like man's relationship with nature and the landscape. Although I was initially against the idea, I was pleased how it turned out and all the things I had to consider to make it look good.
'Mantle' (Part of a 3-set series)
If you notice I'm in a lot of the work. I guess there's an element to it being directly about me but then there's other elements because I'm a human being, dealing with general experiences, more than the idea that I'm just using myself as a 'prop' in my work.
With these ones it was something [the red outfit] that I found in the lake district (another residency) and as soon as I saw it I knew I had to use it because it immediately reminded me, the colour and they way that it was cut, of horror films. In particular Don't Look Now, with the emotional family dynamic that goes with it.
I have a love/hate relationship with chesterfield furniture and I've had ideas when I lived in Leeds, to do close-ups of the features of the chesterfield furniture.
The hate comes from different aspects: The furniture itself and the fact that I didn't have any choice of having these things in my domestic environment because I was the lodger living with these friends.
Also, it's what they seem to represent, this idea of social mobility and trying to make yourself look better than you are, or the idea of gentlemen's club, which is another thing again as a 'male only space' or heterosexual.
I was walking to my studio a chesterfield chair was being lowered into a skip and I said to this guy 'please let me have it, I really need it' and then I wheeled it up the road.
It took me 3 months until I felt brave enough to do something with it. It felt so pregnant with possibilities and symbolism and I didn't want to conceptualise and ruin it.
Talk us through the Comfort Drawings I & II
They portray my relationship with drawings as being comprised by our education. So with this it was making marks with the sake of making them. This was the try-out of something more substantial. As I built it up, it developed into this textile landscape. The black, white, red comes from being given a Manchester United scarf by my Uncle and when I was about 7-8 I had a football phase when I was buying the shirts and I went to the Old Trafford. It wasn't until I moved back to Leeds, later on, that I had been using Football as a crutch, as a signifier of belonging, and for who you are and what you represent. The older I got the more I felt like an imposter, or let it go and realised what it meant to other people. I realised I didn't have that or as rooted in football as other people were.
Comforting drawing II was a similar process to number one but different materials, but I don't remember if I had tartan in mind to begin with.
The yellow as a theme if you like, or a motif, is because I've done quite a lot of work with black, white and red but yellow was something I'd been looking to bring in for quite a long time, and I think that this is the first ever finished piece with the four together.
What is your favourite piece in the exhibition?
'Home' is a key piece. It's an older piece, as it's a silhouette of a sculpture that was being lit in the studio. It's a shadow of the piece and it's rather cryptic. People can't tell what it's made of because it's blurry and shifting, which gives that quality of it not being so 'literal'. It's trying to get people to figure out what it is, rather than telling people what it is. It was this that led me into my complicated relationship between sculpture and photography. Now, I'm in this issue, since this, trying to reconcile this thing. I still say my work is sculpture but for the moment the end result seems to be 2-dimensial in photography.
Check out the rest of Ryan's exhibition at Fred [London] Gallery until 10 November
Words: Balraj Bains
Images: Fred [London] Ltd.


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11:19pm Tuesday 18th February 2014 in National News © Press Association 2014
A woman has died after being stabbed in a shop.
Officers were called to reports of a man attacking the woman at a shop in Southgate Street, Gloucester, at about 5.50pm, a police spokesman said.
The ambulance service attended the incident and took the 20-year-old victim to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
However, efforts to save her were not successful.
The spokesman said next of kin and the coroner had been informed.
A murder investigation is now under way.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or had any information was asked to call 101, quoting incident 340 of February 18.


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UFC 155 goes off on Saturday, December 29 (2012), from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and is highlighted by a heavyweight championship rematch between reigning belt-holder Junior dos Santos and once-beaten Cain Velasquez. Battles between lightweight scrappers Joe Lauzon and Jim Miller and middleweight monsters Costa Philippou and Tim Boetsch highlight the 5-fight pay-per-view.
Before the featured card begins, the FX Channel (8:00 p.m. ET) will air 5 preliminary card bouts while a pair christen the evening on Facebook (6:30 p.m. ET). Here are the specs for both undercards:
FX Channel (8:00 p.m. ET)
Brad Pickett vs. Eddie Wineland
Melvin Guillard vs. Jamie Varner
Erik Perez vs. Byron Bloodworth
Michael Johnson vs. Myles Jury
Leonard Garcia vs. Max Holloway
Facebook stream (6:30 p.m. ET)
Phil DeFries vs. Todd Duffee
Chris Cariaso vs. John Moraga
Brad Pickett (22-6) vs. Eddie Wineland (19-8)-- Bantamweight bout
Along with Gegard Mousasi vs. Rafael Cavalcante in Strikeforce, Pickett vs. Wineland remains an all too sensible pairing that never transpired in their birthing promotion (WEC). These experienced veterans boast a similar style of top-notch, technical boxing and have both been ever-present among the world's top-ranked bantamweights, currently residing in the 4th and 5th spots, respectively.
Under the WEC banner, Pickett posted a 3-1 pace with considerable style. He debuted with the rarely seen Peruvian Necktie submission over Kyle Dietz and went on to notch monumental wins over current UFC flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson and the widely respected Ivan Menjivar while falling only to tenacious wrestler Scott Jorgensen (all by unanimous decision). "One Punch" dropped his Octagon debut to elite contender Renan Barao but rebounded strongly with demonstrative finishes over Damacio Page (2nd-round mata leao) and Yves Jabouin (1st-round KO).
In the pre-Zuffa era of the WEC, Wineland became the promotion's inaugural bantamweight champion by shellacking Antonio Banuelos with a murderous combination in his debut (circa May 2006). He would relinquish the title in his sophomore effort (Chase Beebe by decision) and stumble consecutively by 1st-round submission to Rani Yahya, but close out his WEC tenure convincingly with 4-straight wins (decisions over Manny Tapia and George Roop; highlight finishes of Will Campuzano via body shot and Ken Stone by slam KO). Wineland's 1-2 UFC stint has been encumbered by elite bantamweights in Urijah Faber, Joseph Benavidez (both decision losses) and Jorgensen (2nd-round KO).
Though Wineland will enjoy an inch advantage in height and reach, he and Pickett can be generally categorized as ferocious wrestle-boxers. What may be the salient difference is the way Pickett has bolstered a 3rd dimension through his strides in submission grappling: his win ratio is punctuated by 10 submissions to 7 TKOs and Wineland, who boasts 10 TKOs and 5 subs, has been tapped out in half of his career defeats (4 of 8). Granted, barring his match with decorated black belt Yahya at WEC 40 in 2009, the remainder of Wineland's remaining trio of submission losses took place in the span of his first 8 professional fights, and it's an area he's undoubtedly reinforced.
Considering their equality in style, chin resistance (just a single TKO loss each) and overall experience, Pickett's additional prowess in sub-grappling is likely behind his slight push on the betting lines. This striking-centric match is the classic type in which anything could happen, and a risky one to bet on. I'll risk a nod for Wineland despite Pickett's submission advantage, thinking that his slightly cleaner boxing technique and height/length advantage will be put to good use with an elusive, fringe-striking strategy to keep Pickett on the outside.
My Prediction: Eddie Wineland by decision.
Melvin Guillard vs. Jamie Varner -- Lightweight bout
This tilt comes about from Varner's last-minute withdrawal at TUF 16. Feel free to peruse the featured Varner vs. Guillard Dissection, from which the following excerpts are derived:
Varner would be wise to be as unpredictable as humanly possible, which will likely come in the form of engaging Guillard just long and determinedly enough to take his mind off the takedown before setting up a power double with strikes. Varner will give up an inch in height but have the same advantage in reach, which could be pivotal as he's unlikely to match Guillard's obscene speed. Varner's indestructible chin might also play a role -- his striking defense is average but his beard has saved his ass on many occasions, and it's not uncommon for Varner to get rocked but slowly recover.
Submission wise, Varner's adept with basic "gimme subs" like guillotines from the clinch or rear-naked chokes from the top, and not the type to chain attempts together from his guard. That means his simple and ideal strategy will be to score a takedown or land the big-money punch and work a stifling top-game from there.
While Varner definitely has all the right tools to unhinge Guillard, I think Melvin's speed will be the biggest factor -- both in his hands and his footwork, which make for a deadly combination when he's on-point with his in-and-out movement.
My Prediction: Melvin Guillard by decision.
Michael Johnson vs. Myles Jury (10-0) -- Lightweight bout
TUF alumni square off here -- Michigander Myles Jury has chiseled a rock-solid reputation as a diverse and cold-blooded finisher by steam-rolling all 10 opponents inside the 1st round (6 subs, 4 TKOs), the last of which was Chris Saunders at the TUF 15 Finale (guillotine choke). Jury got a double dose of TUF: he was forced off TUF 13 early with a knee injury and returned at TUF 15, where he was edged out by eventual finalist Al Iaquinta in a razor-thin split decision. Jury was asserted as a strong favorite to win it all for both shows.
Preceding Jury's run on the reality show, Michael Johnson didn't make the cut for TUF 8 or 9 but his persistence landed him a spot on TUF 12, where he carved his way through 3 opponents (Pablo Garza, Aaron Wilkinson, Nam Phan) toward a losing effort against Jonathan Brookins at the live finale. Since then, Johnson's evolution has been widely apparent and noisy: he's etched a 4-1 pace with respectable names topping the list, such as Tony Ferguson and Danny Castillo, with the limb-devouring Paul Sass (1st-round heel hook) accounting for his sole defeat amidst that stretch.
I'm not a fan of this match up on Jury's behalf. He's one of the most exciting lightweight prospects in the UFC and it seems his removal via injury and contentious loss to Iaquinta would warrant more of a showcase opponent. Johnson is anything but; in fact, due to Jury having yet to shine in the Octagon, this could be perceived as a step down after his recent victories over the well established Ferguson and Castillo, as the betting lines reflect.
The athletic Blackzilians product has a base in wrestling but has honed his crisp and precise boxing game into top-level weaponry. Jury is complete in all aspects, thoroughly durable and entirely unafraid to take risks for a finish. I agree that Johnson's strides should elevate him as the favorite and I'll begrudgingly side with him, yet Jury is an ultra-live dog and worth a look at the existing +220 rating.
My Prediction: Michael Johnson by decision.
Leonard Garcia (16-9-1) vs. Max Holloway (6-1) -- Featherweight bout
Holloway, the youngest fighter on the UFC roster at age 21, is a Hawaiian who debuted on short notice against a stiff test in Dustin Poirier (1st-round triangle/armbar). He displayed the technical finesse of his kickboxing in a commanding decision over Pat Schilling and, most recently, showed he had power to boot with a 2nd-round TKO over Justin Lawrence, which was Holloway's 2nd career stoppage. Garcia is a well-documented brawler often obscured by the whirlwind of blazing leather surrounding him in the cage. The hard-nosed Jackson/Winklejohn product is heralded for his gameness and aggression yet might be facing his release, as he's lost 3-straight and 4 of his last 5.
And Hollway should be perfectly suited to hand him another. The youngster has the uncanny focus and skill-set of a veteran, and will likely "box the brawler" with busy circling and in-and-out motion to supplement his precise kickboxing.
My Prediction: Max Holloway by decision.
Erik Perez (12-4) vs. Byron Bloodworth (6-2) -- Bantamweight bout
In another set of odd matchmaking, Jackson/Winklejohn fighter Perez, who's monumental 1st-round stoppages over John Albert (armbar) and Ken Stone (KO) extended his win streak to 7 in a row, meets 2nd-timer Bloodworth, who dropped his Octagon debut to Mike Easton in a forgettable performance. By all accounts, Perez is a mean S.O.B. with fight-finishing prowess in his striking and submission grappling, and should have his way with Bloodworth in either setting.
My Prediction: Erik Perez by submission.
Phil DeFries (9-1) vs. Todd Duffee (7-2) -- Heavyweight bout
Duffee's presence marks the return of yesterday's surging heavyweight, even though his record reflects a single win in the UFC. Duffee debuted against Tim Hague and registered a highlight-reel-worthy clubbing that broached the UFC's fastest finish at 7 seconds of the opening frame.
He was handing Mike Russow a one-sided beating before he ingested a Hail Mary punch halfway through the 3rd round, and was then released under mysteriously unknown circumstances. Duffee was flattened by 1st-round TKO against current UFC heavyweight mauler Alistair Overeem in K-1's year-end Dynamite! show but dealt the same punishment to one-time UFCer Neil Grove in his last.
DeFries, an English fighter representing Alliance MMA, is 2-1 in the UFC: he debuted with a decision win over Rob Broughton and is coming off a 2nd-round submission of Oli Thompson with a 1st-round TKO loss to Stipe Miocic sandwiched in between. DeFries is a fundamentally sound submission grappler (8 of 9 wins by sub) but his wrestling and stand-up are altogether average. He should have his hands full with Duffee's obscene punching power, strength and athleticism; landing a beefy punch on the feet is probably his best chance, as I don't believe his wrestling is up to par in order to impose his submission game.
My Prediction: Todd Duffee by TKO.
Chris Cariaso (14-3) vs. John Moraga (12-1) -- Flyweight bout
Newer entries to the flyweight world rankings collide as the 6th-ranked Cariaso meets 11th-ranked Moraga. In the big leagues, Cariaso's only been defeated by stellar bantamweights in Renan Barao (1st-round sub) and Michael McDonald, the latter being a highly competitive split decision. "Kamikaze" tacked on wins over Vaughan Lee (split decision) and Takeya Mizugaki (unanimous decision, much of which was fought off his back) before hopping aboard the UFC's new flyweight train, where he started strong with a decision over Josh Ferguson.
Moraga registered one of the more memorable Octagon debuts when he tenderized Ulysses Gomes, a formerly top-ranked 125er, with a smattering of punches and elbows. The Arizona native splits time at Arizona Combat Sports and the MMA Lab, and is also a hefty sized flyweight at 5'6" (compared to Cariaso at 5'3").
With all due respect to Cariaso, I find his elevated status a bit inflated. Being a vocal supporter in acknowledging the efforts a guard player, I was still somewhat baffled when he got the nod over Mizugaki, which leaves his undoubtedly impressive performance against McDonald -- despite the loss -- as his marquee moments. Those accomplishments are admirable, yet not fulfilling enough to warrant the label of the 6th-best flyweight in the world, especially considering that this will only be his 2nd stint in the division.
It was hard not to admire the devastation of Moraga's debut, and I think his size and well-balanced offense will be too much for Cariaso, though I expect a highly competitive bout. (I'm mildly surprised to see the betting lines in agreement.)
My Prediction: John Moraga by decision.


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Thomas County Narcotics Agents say they learned 32-year old Lamont Burkes would have marijuana for sale at the corner of Glenwood Drive and Pinetree Boulevard.
Undercover agents recognized the suspect in the driver's seat of a car and found a bag of marijuana in his possession.
"He did have over an ounce and a half of marijuana and he had over $1,000 cash. All total in the last week, week and a half I believe, we've seized over $10,000 from drug dealers," said Narcotics Commander Kevin Lee.
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5:00pm Friday 28th February 2014 in Echo News By Jacqueline McMillan
CONCERNS have been raised over when a new £30million town centre college campus will be built after it was revealed the relocation of Basildon Market has been put back a year.
Proposals to shut the existing market in Market Square and create an upgraded version in St Martin's Square, while revamping the surrounding area, were put on ice when Basildon Council narrowly rejected the plans on Tuesday night.
The hold-up raised questions about when work on the new market would start.
Yesterday, Hans Wustefeld, manager of Basildon Town Centre Management, said work would now not start until April next year.
Serious concerns have emerged it will delay plans for the South Essex College campus to move from its site in Nethermayne to Market Square.
Planning permission for the college move was granted last year.
However, college bosses now say the September 2017 opening date has been put in doubt.
Anthony McGarel, deputy chief executive at South Essex College, said: "We are disappointed about the outcome of the planning meeting and its potential impact on a September 2017 opening, and are reviewing our options."
Plans to move Basildon Market were refused following concerns about putting security gates around the newmarket to create a "dead space" when it was not running.
Mr Wustefeld said: "We are very disappointed the plans were refused. We now need further discussions with the council.
"We aim to start work in April 2015 to open the market in August 2015.
"It is a year later, but when the timescale was announced it was still in the planning phase and was never set in stone.
"We will look again at the unit designs, but they are best you will find anywhere in Europe.
"They are used in Paris, Amsterdam, Rome and are the best quality. But we will take everything on board."
If moved to St Martin's Square, the market will be smaller containing 51 permanent stalls and 30 non-permanent pitches that can be packed away, complete with free wifi, electricity and water and card payment facilities.
It would also mean South Essex College could build on the old market site.
THE market plan was put on ice after the chairman of Basildon Council's development control committee had to cast the deciding vote.
It came after four councillors voted for the relocation and four voted against.
Tory Anthony Hedley said the design had to be looked at again.
He said: "We do need to have a market and markets do have to evolve, but I think we have successively failed to ask for improved design in the new town and I do not think we should perpetuate that.
"I agree with two thirds of the plans, but my preferred option would be to sit down with the company and discuss a better design."
Other councillors feared the plans would destroy the look of St Martin's Square.
Geoff Williams, the leader of the opposition Liberal Democrat Party said: "St Martin's Square was planned as an open space, not for a market.
"I am concerned about the loss of visual amenity.
"The market in the proposed location will not be open all day every day, so when it is not running it will look totally out of place. It will create a psychological block for people and cut off the Towngate Theatre and this building from the town."
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Bailey Wind has recently resumed her love of diving while still trying to recover from the horrific accident she was in last December.
17-year-old Bailey spoke with the NEWS CENTER saying how difficult it is to try and get back to the level she was at before that accident, and what motivates her to do so.
On the diving board, Bailey's facial expression shows focus and poise. But on the inside, she is terrified. "I'm just scared to get hurt again," she says.
And no one blames her; she's been through something no high school senior should ever have to experience.
Shaker High School senior Bailey Wind was involved in the Northway accident with three other teens on December 1, 2012. The accident killed her boyfriend 17-year-old Chris Stewart and her good friend 17-year-old Deanna Rivers. Matt Hardy, a Shenendehowa High School senior, was also severely injured in the crash.
In the accident, Bailey suffered a broken neck, lost a number of teeth, and had a titanium plate placed in her jaw.
Now the prolific diver, whose skills earned her a full scholarship to the University of Tennessee, is finally building up the courage to dive again."I'm not just going to give up, I've been doing this since I was 8-years-old and I know that Chris doesn't want me to give up," Bailey says. "I've worked so hard for my goal and I'm going to keep doing it no matter how hard it's going to be."
Bailey got back in the pool a month ago, taking it slow at first. Now, she is jumping off the high board. And this fall, she is sticking with her plan and heading to the University of Tennessee where she will continue her diving career. The way she's progressing, her coaches, friends, and family say they know she'll do just fine.
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Spartanburg police are looking for the man they said flashed a woman while she was walking along a local trail.
Police said the woman was walking along the Rail Trail near South Pine Street and Forest Avenue when a man yelled "hey" about 8 a.m. on Saturday.
When the woman looked over towards the man, she told police he had exposed himself.
Police said the flasher was standing in the wood line and walked away before they arrived.
He was described as about 5'10" tall, was in his early to mid-40s, was wearing a blue jean jacket, blue jean pants, boots, dark-rimmed glasses and a striped knit cap.
Police did not locate him, but they say this incident shouldn't stop others from visiting the trail. They say since January 2012 three crimes have been reported, all involving auto break-ins. More an a year ago a similar flashing incident occurred on the Rail Trail, but police say that was a different suspect.
"Don't be afraid to go down there, it's safe," said Capt. Regina Nowak with Spartanburg Public Safety.
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The Connecticut women's basketball team was going for its 100th consecutive home victory on Saturday. St. John's had other ideas, and the Red Storm's late three gave them a hard-earned 57-56 victory to snap the Huskies' 99-game home winning streak.
Shenneika Smith's three-pointer with eight seconds left in the game gave the Red Storm the lead for good, and Bria Hartley's attempt at a game-winner at the buzzer caught iron, ending a UConn winning streak against St. John's at home that dated to the Reagan administration. Smith had 11 points for St. John's, and Nadirah McKenith and Da'Shena Stevens shared the team scoring lead with 15 points apiece.
Hartley was the only Husky starter to register double figures in points (10), but both Kalenna Mosqueda-Lewis (12 points) and Kiah Stokes (11 points) broke the barrier off the bench. But the Huskies committed 18 turnovers, and made just five of 16 threes, leading them to their first home loss to an unranked team since March 1993.
The loss also came on the same day as a loss by the UConn men's basketball team — the first time since February 1993 that both the men's and women's squads have faltered at home on the same day.
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Mobility Ventures was proud to be a key sponsor of the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association 2014 National Mobility Awareness Month Campaign. The campaign marked the third year for what has now become a successful annual contest in which four deserving "Local Heroes" will be awarded a wheelchair accessible vehicle tailored to meet their needs through an online contest. Mobility Ventures is donating a universally accessible MV-1 vehicle for this great cause.
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Even if you've been a hunter for a long time, taking one of the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission's free hunter education classes is a good idea.
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The Glimmerglass Festival, Central New York's opera and musical theater company, has announced its 2014 season.
The 2014 Festival will focus on 100 years of music and includ new productions of Puccini's "Madame Butterfly," Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Carousel," Strauss' "Ariadne in Naxos"and Tobias Picker's "An American Tragedy." The productions run in repertory July 11 through Aug. 24 in the Alice Busch Opera Theater in Cooperstown.
Glimmerglass Festival Artistic and General Director Francesca Zambello said she wants to remind people that the music of the last century is extremely audience friendly and that contemporary music does not have to be intimidating.
"The 2014 productions will show you how quickly we go from Puccini to Picker, all with a sense of character and story, and with inspiring melodies," she said in a media release.
Soprano Christine Goerke will serve as the company's 2014 artist in residence. Goerke is known for her many Strauss and Wagner roles, including Elektra, Ariadne, Brünnhilde and Senta. As artist in residence, Goerke will work closely with members of the Glimmerglass Festival Young Artists Program, the company's apprentice program for emerging artists.
"I was a Young Artist 20 years ago at Glimmerglass, and it was my first apprentice program," Goerke said in the release. "What this company does for young singers, you can't begin to know ... This program is so special; this place is so special."
"Madame Butterfly" (Giacomo Puccini/Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, 1904) will open the season in a new production. According to the release, Puccini's unforgettable heroine, delicate and vulnerable yet possessed of a steely resolve, risks ostracization to be with Pinkerton, a handsome American naval officer. When he proves untrue, she unflinchingly chooses the only honorable path available to her.
"Puccini is the ultimate 20th-century melodist, and the chance to see his heartbreaking work with young singers in our intimate theater is a remarkable experience," said Zambello, who will direct the production. "The story of a young mother who hopes to find a better life for herself and her son in America is still relevant today, as we continue to wrestle with issues around immigration."


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St Albans' Luisa Zissman has taken fourth place in this year's Celebrity Big Brother's grand finale tonight.
It was thumbs down for the Dixie's Cupcakery owner when she walked out to an appropiate theme tune of Salt N Pepa's 'Lets talk about sex' to a mix of boos and cheers from the live audience in tonight's final showdown at Elstree studios.
The last girl standing Luisa lost out against reality TV star Ollie Lock, former comedian Jim Davidson and N-Dubz rapper Dappy. She told them: "I will see you at the bar.
"Love you boys, make me proud."
Finally out of the house, Luisa told presenter Emma Willis: " I cant believe it. I thought I would be out in the first week, I will just be gone, I will be back to work, I will be with my daughter."
Not one to hold back she added: "I'm very upfront.
"I believe in not being too faced and being up front. If people don't like it, just do one."
To which Emma Willis told Luisa: "You have been the best house mate we have ever had."
Asked whether she thought she had ever crossed the line, Luisa replied: "No. I think I was probably harsh on Ollie. He wouldn't say boo to a ghost.
"I don't really care what people think of me. People should go through life that, we would have a lot less hang up if we didn't care about what people thought about me.
"I know I get called aggressive a lot and my mum says I am assertive."
Touching on her changing relationship with Jim, Luisa explained: "Jim thinks that I've got barrier up and I am not who I say am and that I am sensitive but I have friends and family who love me, an amazing daughter, a great career- I don't need anyone else like me and I think that's why I just don't care."
When asked about her highs and lows with in the house with Dappy, Luisa giggled: "I love Dappy, he is so cute.
"I prefer to call him Costas- he is incredibly talented. It wasn't until he sang when we did the performing task and I was like OMG he really is quite amazing."
When asked if she fancied him, Luisa grinned: "I like Dappy a little bit. We are very good friends, we live just 5 minutes apart.
"He is so kind hearted and incredibly sensitive."
Summing up her experience, the raunchy Apprentice runner-up said: "It has been amazing. I am so pleased I did it."
Luisa's series highlights include arguments, writhing around in latex, and rule breaking.
She found herself in the centre of a shouting match with Dappy during her first week in the house.
The mother-of-one defended a woman's right to sleep with as many men as she pleases, after Dappy chastised her for her admission that she had once slept with five men in one night, and Evander Holyfield claimed "men and women will never be equal".
A few days later viewers witnessed an outlandish scene when Luisa bragged about her ability to lactate three years after giving birth, before inviting two of her fellow housemates to witness the skill.
Luisa's standout memory of the house might be her turbulent relationship with Jim though. The pair shared several arguments and during one task, Davidson awarded the Apprentice runner-up with the accolade of "most annoying housemate", which landed Luisa in locked up in a special room with fellow irksome housemate, Lionel Blair.
It was harmony in the house when the final six house mates toasted eachother in their final meal of the series.
Luisa showing her more sensitive side, told her housemates that she had learnt a lot about herself. " I could be kinder and less bossy occasionally but the biggest thing I have learnt is that you should never judge a book my its cover.
"We all shatter stereotypes." She said.
More interesting was her change of heart with Jim. She said: " My biggest learning curve was Jim. You are funny."
Luisa managed to bag herself a lot of airtime over the last three weeks, and Channel 5 certainly got their money's worth.


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2008 - 2009 selected photo-manipulation works by interdisciplinary artist and writer from Mexico City, Ricardo Olvera.
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Ricardo Olvera is an interdisciplinary artist and writer from Mexico City. His body of work, "The Bone Tarot", a series of twenty-two assemblage pieces, was exhibited in 2011 at the Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery in Reno, Nevada. In addition, a book of The Bone Tarot was published in 2012. In 2010 his collaborative assemblage work "Making Our Bones", was exhibited in the Bennington Arts Guild in Bennington, Vermont. In 2009 he published "Beast & Babalon, Love songs from hell a pictorial journey" a selection of digital works and poetry translated to English language and "To Mega Therion, the dark art of Ricardo Olvera" selected digital photo-manipulation works from 2008 - 2009. His poetry has been featured in several anthologies, among them "Palabras sin Piel" 2007 and "Inombrable Fantasía" 2008 from Editorial Shamra. His early writings in Spanish from 2006 to 2008 can be found online on his website. He currently resides in Reno, Nevada with his wife Andrea Juillerat - Olvera
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Ridgeview Lily Pad Boutique & Ridgeview Gift Shop
Our two gift shops are full of specialty items that make great gifts. Visit our Ridgeview Gift Shop on the main floor of the hospital and the Ridgeview Lily Pad Boutique on the 3rd Floor, near the entrance of the Birthing Center.
Both gift shops, staffed by volunteers, are open daily; however, typical hours may vary. For information about other gift ideas and product availability, call the Boutique at (952) 442-2191, ext. 5392, or the Gift Shop at (952) 442-2191, ext. 5528.
Enjoy a variety of unique items from the Boutique, including:
- Gift certificates for massage therapy, acupuncture and reflexology services through Spa Therapy
- Keepsake items, beautiful infant apparel, shoes and blankets
- A variety of lotions, soaps, gift sets and a line of natural skin care products
- Books on pregnancy, birth and baby care


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During the course of adopting their son from Rwanda, Jessica Honegger and her husband met a group of Kigali women affected by the genocide who wanted to start new lives but were struggling to find employment. The couple seized the opportunity to crowdsource microfinance funding among a group of friends and sponsored the women through sewing school.
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Females in the business world still need just as much encouragement and mentorship as ever, as Bentley executive-in-residence Toni Wolfman pointed out — with some staggering statistics about encouragement, mentorship, and skills/ambition perception from our recent PreparedU study — in a recent Fast Company article.
Editor's note: In recent weeks, the PreparedU Project has invited successful and accomplished executives to share insights into how women can help themselves and each other achieve success in the workforce.
The reality that professional women face subtle biases in the business world has entered the public consciousness of late. A major Hollywood studio bought film rights to Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. A movie based on the gamble that the American public will come out in droves to see a fictionalized version of a powerful woman rising to be chief operating officer at Facebook.
Even as the PreparedU Project focuses on women in business, especially millennials, the topic continues to engage the media as well. In the coming weeks, we'll round up some of the best, saving you time to further the cause of equality in the workforce — a true millennial value.Matt Lauer Continues to Show Chauvinism on Today Show
Millennials are rapidly becoming a significant part of the workforce — accounting for more of a third of all workers today, and projected to be close to half by 2020. Still, our PreparedU survey reveals that 66 percent of millennials still feel misunderstood by older generations. The media is trying to help, devoting a bunch of recent coverage and commentary to millennials. Here's a quick summary of some of the best.
Editor's note: Respondents to Bentley's PreparedU study believe that men are more likely than women to have an entrepreneurial spirit (62 percent versus 38 percent). Even a majority of women felt this way. Yet, reports of successful women entrepreneurs continue to grow. What follows provides some insight into how and why.
When it comes to rising in the business world, women have what it takes in spades, according to respondents to Bentley's PreparedU research study. Indeed, the study is one indication among several that job-hunting millennial female college graduates may actually have a distinct edge over male peers.
If you ever needed ammo in the war to get your spouse helping out more around the house, share this new study published in Psychological Science, "The Second Shift Reflected in the Second Generation: Do Parents' Gender Roles at Home Predict Children's Aspirations?"
Gender inequality is often left unacknowledged in business management classrooms across the world.And that is not going to cut it.Enter Patricia Flynn, Trustee Professor of Economics and Management at Bentley University. She is doing something about it.Even if many of the young people of today do not — yet — perceive the problem.
In a previous IMPACT post, I wrote about what skills millennials will need in the accounting field of the future. A high-school business teacher asked, in response, what I'd like to see from high-school students who are interested in pursuing accounting in college. It's a great question.
Knowledge is power — particularly for women navigating the business world. In the following five books, influential women reflect on their quest for success, and the stumbling blocks they overcame along the way.The Path Redefined: Getting to the Top on Your Own Terms by Lauren Maillian Bias
Ensuring that bright, promising, talented women and minorities are able to live up to their career potential is a serious issue that one might say borders on a movement. And removing any obstacles or barriers that might be in their way, from student to CEO, has been proven to be in the best interest of the businesses that hire them after graduation — diversity does wonders for a bottom line.But, what about before those students even reach college?
As part of Bentley's PreparedU Project, Barbara Stevens, Hall of Fame coach of the Bentley women's basketball team, shares how the principles for success on the court translate to success on the job.
As a part of the PreparedU Project, we sat down with Vice President of Human Resources at Bain & Company, Suzanne Roeder, who shared her views on how companies can help millennial women advance in the workplace.
A generation that has been accused of being raised on praise, awash in trophies, and sheltered from life's bumps and bruises may lag in developing a taste for risk. But according to a group of Boston-area millennial generation college students, the lessons that stick are often found along an untried path.Stretch early and often.
Bentley's PreparedU Project is periodically presenting profiles of companies that are helping themselves by helping women to thrive. Here, Jennifer Allyn, managing director of diversity at PricewaterhouseCoopers, shares how her company creates a culture of open dialogue about what women need to succeed in her organization.
According to Bentley's recent PreparedU research, millennial women are concerned that they won't have as many opportunities in business as men.
On this year's annual Equal Pay Day back in April, Forbes reported that millennial women don't think the wage gap — statistics showing women only earn 77 to 91 cents for every dollar made by a man — actually applies to them.
Last week, while commencement ceremonies were taking place across the country, small businesses and startups in Boston were celebrating National Small Business Week and all things entrepreneurial.
Bentley's PreparedU Project will periodically present profiles of companies that are helping themselves by helping women to thrive. Here, Diane Danielson, COO of Sperry Van Ness International Corporation, discusses how her organization advocates for gender balance in leadership.
This blog is part of an ongoing series that focuses on what we need to do, to know, and to have for women to be truly equal in the workplace. Liz Brown, assistant professor of Law, Taxation and Financial Planning, offers new female college graduates some ideas that can make a big impact from the very start of their careers.
The business world has been abuzz recently with the shocking news that two of journalism's most respected and high-powered women, Jill Abramson of the New York Times and Natalie Nougayrede of Le Monde, were vacating their positions as executive editors amidst controversy attributed to their gender and supposed gender perceptions, which may have played a part in their job performance reviews.
As a woman in business school and the traditionally male dominated IT industry, I've taken a particular interest in understanding the perception of women in the workplace. I've also been trying to identify and emulate how women overcome obstacles in their careers.
What's in your backpack? There may be more than you think. Just a laptop and a smartphone open up the door to seemingly endless technology, says Bentley CIO Phillip Knutel. And the implications are big: Many employers expect millennials to be adept at everything from social media to electronic collaboration and communication to content management.


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In this weekendÆs issue of PARADE, ōVegasö star Dennis Quaid talks about what drew him to his first-ever TV series.
ōVegas just felt right,ö he said. ōIÆve been looking for something to do in television for a couple of years, because whatÆs going on there now is like the great stuff that was happening in movies in the Æ70s.ö
Quaid, 58, also talks about the real-life sheriff he plays on the show, his happiness at going home to his 4-year old twins every night, his past cocaine addiction, working with the 11-year-old Lindsay Lohan, his actor son Jack (who had a part in The Hunger Games, and whose mom is Meg Ryan), and more.
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I've observed a whole lot of attacks these days aimed at Scott Baio on Twitter. These attacks have been aimed at his spouse and him. Scott Baio has taken to sharing some of the chilly hearted phrases people share with his real enthusiasts.
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Snackers Recipe
These crispy, chewy treats from Mrs. W.H. Gregory of Roanoke, Virginia pack lots of peanut flavor. "They're our favorite travel snack," she writes. "I always make a double batch so we have some left when we reach our destination."
- 3 cups Crispix cereal
- 1/2 cup salted peanuts
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup corn syrup
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- In a large bowl, combine cereal and peanuts; set aside. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine brown sugar and corn syrup. Microwave on high for 30-60 seconds or until sugar is dissolved, stirring several times. Immediately stir in peanut butter until smooth. Pour over cereal mixture and toss to coat. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper. Cool. Yield: about 1-1/2 dozen.
Editor's Note: This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.
Originally published as Snackers (dessert) in Quick Cooking July/August 1998, p9
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Reviewed Jul. 19, 2013
These were very good! They taste like sweet n salty granola bars but I think that they are better because they are softer.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2011
These were tasty! I ran out of corn syrup part way through making a triple batch, so substituted honey. I also used chocolate peanut butter for most of the batch as I ran out of the regular part way through too! They turned out equally yummy, although they did not want to stick together as well as I thought they should. Regardless, my family loved these!
Reviewed Jul. 21, 2011
Quick and easy and a great travel snack. I'm going to double the batch next time.
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There's plenty of reason to believe Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's preparing to challenge Governor Quinn in next spring's Democratic primary. She's out raising money. She's traveling across the country lining up potential support.
Another sign: during a panel discussion at the University of Chicago the other evening, she said the number one question she gets from everyone is "How will you do it as a Mom with young children?" On this Mother's Day, let's hear how much she hated having ace Sun-Times reporter Fran Spielman ask it, too.
"How are you going to run for governor with your children? And I said, 'Well, you know, I'm the attorney general and I have children!'" Madigan says, reenacting her interview with Spielman. "'Well, no, really. That's going to be tough, isn't it?' And I said, 'Well, I'm very lucky.' What I just said to you, which is true, my husband works from home. Blah, blah, blah. 'Well, you know, how...' And it was like, on and on and on. And I eventually said, 'You know, do you ever ask men that question who are running for office?'"
A few minutes later, I asked new University of Chicago senior fellow David Axelrod how much of an issue her powerful father, House Speaker Mike Madigan could be next year.
"I don't think there's any precedent for the Speaker and the Governor to be father and daughter," Axelrod said. "I'm sure that's one of the considerations that she's working through."
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text: NASCAR handed down penalties to Michael Waltrip Racing on Monday in response to actions taken by MWR during Saturday's Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond. That penalty led to MWR driver, Martin Truex, Jr., falling out of the Chase for the Sprint Cup and Ryan Newman being inserted into the postseason field. NASCAR docked all three MWR drivers, Truex, Clint Bowyer and Brian Vickers, 50 points each, fined the team an unprecedented $300,000 and suspended MWR general manager Ty Norris indefinitely. The 50-point penalty to Truex dropped him to 17th in the Sprint Cup standings and allowed Newman to pass him for the second Wild Card position to qualify for the Chase. Newman was leading Saturday's Federated Auto Parts 400 when Bowyer spun out with seven laps to go to cause a caution. Newman lost the lead during the ensuing pit stops while Truex managed to pass enough cars to earn the points needed to make the Chase. In-car audio and video from Bowyer made it appear that he spun on purpose to cause the caution. Suspect pitting strategy by Bowyer and Vickers in the final laps also made it obvious that the MWR team was trying to manipulate the finish of the race. Here is the official ruling from NASCAR: DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 9, 2013) – NASCAR has issued penalties to Michael Waltrip Racing following the sanctioning body's review of Saturday's race at Richmond International Raceway. MWR was found to have violated Section 12-4 (Actions detrimental to stock car racing). As a result, MWR's three teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (No. 15, 55, 56) have been penalized with the loss of 50 championship driver and 50 championship owner points, respectively. These point penalties are assessed following the season's 26th regular season race and not after the seeding for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Therefore, the point total for the No. 56 car driven by Martin Truex Jr. is reduced to 691, putting him in 17th position and eliminating him from the second Wild Card berth for the Chase field. Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 car, now moves up into the Chase as the second Wild Card participant. NASCAR has also fined the MWR organization $300,000 and indefinitely suspended Ty Norris, MWR Executive Vice President/General Manager and spotter for the No. 55 car, for violating Section 12-4. The three crew chiefs – Brian Pattie (No. 15), Scott Miller (No. 55) and Chad Johnston (No. 56) – have all been placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31. "Based upon our review of Saturday night's race at Richmond, it is our determination that the MWR organization attempted to manipulate the outcome of the race," said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR vice president of competition. "As the sport's sanctioning body, it is our responsibility to ensure there is a fair and level playing field for all of our competitors and this action today reflects our commitment to that." Continue the NASCAR postseason discussion on twitter @WGRFastTrack