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This week marked 20 years since UFC 1, and here we are today at UFC 167 from Las Vegas, Nevada. Georges St-Pierre looks to successfully defend his welterweight title yet again, and he'll go up against Johny Hendricks, a gifted KO artist with a great collegiate wrestling background. It's a great fight on a night where you'll see several top flight fighters inside the Octagon on this momentous occasion.
Before we get to the main event (and the main card), we'll look at the preliminary card. I'm sure many are looking forward to the UFC debut of Sergio Pettis, plus a FOTN candidate between Donald Cerrone and Evan Dunham. The UFC 167 preliminary card starts on Facebook/Youtube at 6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT, and continues on Fox Sports 1 at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT.
Donald Cerrone (20-6, 1 NC MMA; 7-3 UFC) vs. Evan Dunham (14-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) - Lightweights
Cerrone has been one of the UFC's (and WEC's) most entertaining fighters in the lightweight division. The problem for "Cowboy" has been his ability to get a win over top 10 competition, and that was prevalent again in his 2013 losses to Anthony Pettis and Rafael dos Anjos. Cerrone did squeeze in a win in between those losses by starching K.J. Noons for 15 minutes. According to Cerrone, this will be his final fight at 155 lbs before a planned drop to featherweight.
Dunham was supposed to be a potential contender at lightweight, and while you can't write him off completely, chances are he won't be able to reach the level of the elite. He lost a tight decision to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on FX 8, which dropped him to 3-4 in his last 7 after an 11-0 start to his MMA career. Dunham's highlights include a KO of Per Eklund in his UFC debut, a late submission win over Efrain Escudero, and a FOTN victory against Nik Lentz. While most of Dunham's wins are by submission, he's more than willing to duke it out on the feet, which has led to some great bouts over the past few years.
Ed Herman (21-9, 1 NC MMA; 8-5, 1 NC UFC) vs. Thales Leites (21-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) - Middleweights
After going nearly two years between fights, it looks like Ed Herman is back on a regular fighting schedule. The TUF 3 runner-up is coming off a FOTN win over Trevor Smith at UFC on Fox 8 in Seattle, and he did so by standing and trading instead of taking the fight to the ground. Before the Smith fight, "Short Fuse" was loaned to Strikeforce for a one-off bout against Ronaldo Souza, and was on the receiving end of a kimura in the first round. He's settled in to a gatekeeper role at middleweight, and when healthy, he's a difficult outing for most opponents he faces.
This is Leites' second fight in his second stint in the UFC, with the first one ending in August 2009. The BJJ black belt lost a miserably boring title fight against Anderson Silva, and was cut after a controversial split decision loss to Alessio Sakara. After a 6-1 post-UFC performance, the Brazilian was brought back and made his return at UFC 163 in Rio de Janeiro, where he outclassed Tom Watson en route to a unanimous decision. Leites is replacing Rafael Natal, who stepped up to fight (and be knocked out by) Tim Kennedy earlier this month in Fort Campbell.
Rick Story (15-7 MMA, 8-5 MMA) vs. Brian Ebersole (50-15-1, 1 NC MMA; 4-1 UFC) - Welterweights
Story holds the achievement of being the only man to defeat tonight's welterweight title challenger Johny Hendricks. "The Horror" Story won a unanimous decision over Hendricks back in 2010, and then followed that up by beating Thiago Alves in 2011, but his title aspirations have taken a sharp turn for the worse. An upset loss to Charlie Brenneman in June '11 started a run that has seen him lose 4 of his last 6 fights, including a lackluster performance against Mike Pyle at UFC 160.
Ebersole hasn't competed in the Octagon for well over a year. The 32-year-old long time veteran of the sport last fought at UFC 149 in Calgary, where he took a short notice fight against James Head and lost an otherwise dreadful split decision. That snapped a run of 11 straight victories, with his loss against Hector Lombard coming via knee injury.
Erik Perez (13-5 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Edwin Figueroa (9-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) - Bantamweights
Mexico's Perez is an intriguing prospect out of Greg Jackson's camp. Perez's UFC debut ended in a bit of controversy when he locked in an armbar against John Albert, but the fight was stopped by referee Kim Winslow when she believed that Albert verbally submitted by yelling in pain. Albert didn't tap, but the scream was enough to give Perez the win. His next two fights saw him KO Ken Stone in just 17 seconds and then pound out Byron Bloodworth in less than 4 minutes. The competition level was raised this past August when he took on Takeya Mizugaki, and while he engaged in a fun back-and-forth war with the former WEC title challenger, Mizugaki emerged the victor by split decision.
Figueroa won FOTN in his UFC debut back in March 2011, losing a unanimous decision to Michael McDonald in Seattle. He was given essentially a "gimme" in his 2nd fight, sending Jason Reinhardt out of the UFC with a second-round TKO. The Texan picked up a controversial win over Alex Caceres, which saw Figueroa kicked in the groin twice, resulting in two points deducted from Caceres' scorecard. Figueroa was manhandled by Francisco Rivera at UFC 156, and this year he hung in tough but couldn't handle the ground game of Roland Delorme. It's quite possible that with a loss tonight he will be cut from the UFC.
Jason High (17-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) vs. Anthony Lapsley (22-5, 2 NC MMA; 0-0 UFC) - Welterweights
High made his return to the UFC just over three years after he was cut for losing his debut to Charlie Brenneman. "The Kansas City Bandit" won 7 straight following his unexpected release, including 3 in a row in Strikeforce. High was due to fight Ildemar Alcantara at UFC on Fuel 10 in Brazil, but was promoted to a fight with Erick Silva when John Hathaway pulled out with an injury. In just 71 seconds, High was submitted via triangle armbar, marking his first ever submission loss in professional MMA. High finally picked up a UFC win with a wicked guillotine choke victory over James Head at UFC Fight Night 27 in Indianapolis.
Lapsley is one of just two fighters making their UFC debut tonight. The 33-year-old has bounced around from small-time promotion to small-time promotion, and he was most recently on the wrong end of a controversial technical submission loss to Jay Hieron. Lapsley fought Hieron in the Bellator season 4 welterweight tournament, and was deemed to be unconscious by referee Josh Rosenthal after Hieron sunk in a rear naked choke. That was proven to be incorrect, but the loss stood and it stands as his last defeat. He's since won his last 4, with 3 coming by way of submission.
Sergio Pettis (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Will Campuzano (13-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) - Bantamweights
Yes, Sergio Pettis is the younger brother of Anthony Pettis, the current UFC lightweight champion. At just 20, Pettis is one of MMA's youngest and most talented prospects in the organization, particularly as flyweight and bantamweight look to get a foothold in the UFC. If you take into account his 4 amateur wins, Pettis is undefeated in 13 MMA fights. He's toggled between 125 and 135 lbs in his short career, and possesses a powerful kicking game, good Muay Thai, and an active guard. Pettis was supposed to fight Vaughan Lee, but Lee puled out with an injury, and thus we have the replacement opponent in Campuzano.
Campuzano's 5 WEC and UFC fights ended with 4 defeats and a single FOTN win over Coty Wheeler at WEC 46, but his unsuccessful UFC tenure saw him out of the promotion in early 2011. Post-UFC release, Campuzano has won 5 straight fights, with 4 of them coming at flyweight. His best win is a KO (at flyweight) over Josh Sampo in May of last year. Campuzano was able to take this fight on short notice at bantamweight because his last fight, a split decision over Hideo Tokoro, was also at bantamweight. Expect a drop to flyweight for him regardless of tonight's outcome.
Cody Donovan (8-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Gian Villante (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) - Light Heavyweights
Donovan was called up to the UFC on just over a week's notice to fight Canada's Nick Penner at UFC on FX 6 in Australia. Having been knocked down twice, Donovan rallied in the opening round to floor Penner with a left hook, and the ground-and-pound put Penner out cold for the 1st round KO win. Donovan would not make another comeback victory against Ovince St. Preux, who knocked him out in just a minute. The hard-hitting Villante does not match up favorably for his tendency to get cracked.
Villante is a former collegiate football player who went into professional MMA just four years ago. After a 7-1 start to his career, which took place exclusively at the famed Ring of Combat promotion in New Jersey, Villante signed on with Strikeforce in 2011. Villante lost his first two Strikeforce bouts, but returned to light heavyweight for his ensuing 3 fights, of which he won all of them. Gian's UFC debut ended in controversy when he lost a technical decision to Ovince St. Preux following a 3rd round eye poke. Referee Kevin Mulhall immediately ended the fight when Villante said he couldn't see out of his right eye, with no recovery time given afterward. St. Preux was awarded the majority decision, doubling Villante's disappointment, which he'll look to erase with his first UFC win.


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By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical Writer
ATLANTA (AP) - About two dozen people protested outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, trying to cast a harsh spotlight on the temporary federal shutdown.
The half-hour protest Tuesday afternoon was led by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, a Chicago-based civil rights advocacy organization founded by the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Jackson was not present.
The protesters called on Congress to vote on a measure that would restart federal funding. They said the shutdown hurts CDC employees and deprives millions of Americans needed government services, especially the elderly, the poor and children.
Protest organizers say they chose the CDC because of its reputation as a widely-valued scientific agency that investigates disease outbreaks and prevents illness.
About 9,000 of the CDC's 13,000 employees have been placed on furlough during the shutdown.
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By Adam Hetrick
16 Apr 2013
As first reported by Playbill.com, Tony Award winner Charnin (Annie, Two By Two) will direct the 29-hour Equity reading on May 3 and 6. Actress Jana Robbins and Better World Productions produce the reading.
The musical, which centers on Robin Hood and his band of men in the years following their adventures, was first presented in 2004 as part of the Village Originals series at the Village Theatre outside Seattle. Initially titled Robin Hood: The Legend Continues, the New York reading reflects new billing for the production: Robin Hood – The Final Adventure.
It has music by Sipos, a book by Tony Award winner Meehan (Annie, Hairspray, The Producers) and lyrics by Charnin. The reading will have musical direction by Kevin Stites (Titanic).
According to the creators, "Robin Hood, long thought to have been killed in the final battle of the Crusades, returns to England, to once again take up arms against the brutal tyranny of the brainless King John. There he reunites with his beloved Maid Marian, who has, to say the least, a major surprise for him, as they set off together on his last and greatest adventure!"
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February 8, 2009
By: Pj Kwong
The beginning of the week at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Vancouver seems like a long time ago now. It started me thinking about the passage of time and how at some points in your life, hours feel like moments and at others, minutes can feel like hours.
Patrick Chan, Canada's two-time national champion captured the title here and while he waited for his marks, there was a shot on the monitor of Evan Lysacek from the United States backstage waiting. Evan had a wonderful skate at the very beginning of the final warm-up group and was the leader through two more skaters. His own four and half minute program flew by very quickly for me, whereas I am sure, with anticipation and nerves, Patrick's did not have the same effect on him. The good news, Evan Lysacek earned a silver medal and by all accounts, his 10th ISU medal.
Time is a funny thing in skating. If you take too much or too little time to do something you get told about it one way or another. When it's your turn and you're all alone on the ice competing and it isn't going well, it can feel interminable. I am pretty sure, although have not had it confirmed officially, that competition organizers are so adamant about closing the gate during a program so that skaters can't escape.
No need for escape today when Jeremy Ten and fellow Canadian team mate Vaughn Chipeur skated back to back in the second last group. Both programs were highlights in the men's event and worthy of the standing ovations they received. It's about time.
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Any open spots?
Wishing you all a safe and wonderful holiday weekend. 8-)
how do you play these games?
On a Mac computer, how do I zoom page to 100% to see the entire page? How do I adjust page % size?
i was playing earlier with surprise friend from Springfield by the name of Suzanne. Sorry my computer crashed. Hope we catch up again.
I am having trouble getting into a game
Can I play on an iPad?
I am new here and trying to play a game of canasta. but it will not let me do anything.
can't seem to get into canasta. Goes right to room, then to white screen??? I can get into other games like pinochle, etc.
For some reason, I can't seem to get on a game. The game board never loads. Does someone know what might be wrong? Someone who can help me?
name of the player is worst pard ever don't play he is a jerk
how does a person report a bad player ?? bids 500 on hands
I am a good
Canasta player but never played in this room and don't understand
exactly how you play in this room
and don't know how to invite anyone, and if I leave to go to lobby my computer always shut down. any help, and my computer is new.
I am thinking the same thing the bots always has pairs, and most of the time open first.
Is anyone getting discouraged on playing Canasta? I am, it seems no matter what I discard my opponents always have a pair in their hand. I play against the computer because the people I've played against are so slow. That's okay if that's the way they like to play, but, I like a fast game and gets faster when the other side has all the cards. I'm actually thinking of finding another site as I don't feel this is fair. I don't mind losing but I'd like a chance.
having trouble discarding any suggestions
How do you invite a person to play in a room
How do you chat with the opponent in a game
I know how to play canasta, but how do you discard on this screen????????
@kindaShy: look directly above this, where the game screenshots , there are some instruction in how to play the game, if that don't help you go to google and google HOW to play canasta , hope this help good luck:)
Where can I find directions for Canasta? or am I just missing something?
whenever I join a canstar 2 persons my partner is the computer, how do I get a real partner?????
I am new to this kind of canasta, where do I go to find out the rules here.
Please Lord we ask that you heal Hope, that you come into her and take away illness, pain, or any fears associated with her cancer.
Lord we beg you to spare this child any suffering. Please Lord guide this family let them feel your amazing power and grace, bestow upon them the love, faith and guidance they will need to conquer these trials, we praise you Lord. - Amen
Hope your daughter feels better soon !!!
I no longer come to canasta as often as I used to but when I came in tonite and saw what was said about Mrclccann1 I had to say some thing:
Mrclcann1 is many things , he can be fresh, rude, annoying and irritating at times, how ever one thing he could NEVER be is cruel and insensitive to anyone specially if that someone has a sick child, as he has 2 and mean the world to him.
just an observation polly... just because someone joins your table and you say they don't like you, doesnt mean that they find pleasure in the fact your daughter has cancer. What a terrible thing to say. I wish your child a speedy recovery and am sorry that she is ill, but to assume any human being takes pleasure in someones illness because of a card game is simply shameful.
The day that you called Mrcl cann out in the lobby polly for coming to your table, he was coming to join me in a game. Sometimes AOL when you enter canasta or spades throws u on a table rather than put you in the lobby. I'm truly sorry to hear about your daughter having Cancer. God Bless her. Prayers sent to you and your daughter. Sincerely. Sherry
both my grand parent did die by cancer i do not wish that on any one not even to ur famelly polly sincerly cann just take care of ur daughter
My daughter has been taking chemo since Nov. 4th,,,,Gary Painter and mrclcann1 seem to find pleasure in the fact that she has cancer. I NEVER go to either of their tables ,,yet they seem want to come to my table to taunt me an call me an old "hag",,,I have asked them both to leave me alone...I think they find pleasure in being vulgar and mean,,,,I wonder if their family is proud of them for this kind of behavior,,,,the devil has controll of their heart and soul
Looking for 3 more players
To play canasta
how do i find a person online
if you are trying to find the 2 person game you will need to type in Canasta for 2 in the search bar.
I don't know if this will work but here is link: http://www.games.com/play/masque-publishing/canasta-for-two/multi
You can fix the java issue yourself, it is actually because they increased their security measures. Now instead of giving you the window asking if you want the application to run it does nothing. So if you are trying to get the game to work:
- go to Start, find Java files (or search Java)
- Select configure Java, a Java Control Panel Window will open
- Select the Security tab
- for Security level move it to medium
- Apply
Now whenever you go to a website that requires Java it will ask you every time if you want to run the app. Select run and you will be able to play again :) I hope this helps those who are trying to get it to work.
had to take my comp. in to get it cleand out they said the lasted up date of java has created problems for every one . they deleated that and reinstalled java 10
DMomMom17,,,,this is site is having issues,,regulars are having difficulities sitting to play,,,they can get to the lobby , but still not able to get to the tables
..I wish you luck,,,hope to see you at the canasta tables
im new here I know how to play but don't know how to get in room for 2 people can you help me
after u load new java
@cajun_coonass_00 Try updating your Java
@spinroom2 Try updating Java
When that happens to me, I go to Java.com. If your Java isn't up to date..update it. Hope this helps !
@Gloria27 find another site if you don't like this one.
@queenof_spades I agree with you.... if you think he's mean, you have NEVER really talked to him.
Polly, I know for a fact Cann would not demean Cancer...he helped me thru my chemo, after my lung was removed.
@polly2qt just saw this post. Sandra does have a beautiful smile and I'm so happy for the good news you both got today.
@DMomMom17 they don't have 2 person rooms on this site
some times you have 2 allow pop ups to get in :(


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'Media Mash': Egypt Protest Edition
"These reporters are going to eat their words in a big way," NewsBusters publisher and Media Research Center founder Brent Bozell predicted on last night's "Hannity" regarding the mainstream media personalities who have credited President Obama with the popular uprising against dictator Hosni Mubarak in Egypt:
What happens when the government crumbles? What happens when this country is reduced to utter anarchy? What happens when the killings begin and the death begins? Are they still going to credit Barack Obama's soaring oratory for that, or are they going to separate them? What happens if an Islamic caliphate takes over? Are they going to credit his soaring oratory at that point? No they won't.
Indeed, Fox News host Sean Hannity noted during the February 3 "Media Mash" segment, the media have glossed over the radicalism of the Islamic Brotherhood, portraying the Islamist movement as a benign force for democratic reform, not as an extremist group that would impose sharia law in Egypt.
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"Sean, it's embarrassing, isn't it?" Bozell reacted to a montage of reporters praising the Muslim Brotherhood. Reporters like NBC's Richard Engel "are useful idiots" when it comes to the threat of radical Islam taking the helm of the Egyptian ship of state:
HANNITY: There's a very good chance that the radicals get in charge of Egypt now, and I wonder how these people making these proclamations will feel if in fact that very real danger becomes a reality.
BOZELL: Easy. They'll blame it on Bush.
For the full segment, watch the video embedded above or click here for MP3 audio.
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I photoshopped this theme last night
Submitted by bkeyser on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 12:06pm.
Not sure how it'll play out in the White House, but this is one thought.
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Submitted by matthewdean on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 11:42pm.
I like it.
Makes one ask if the expression on Obama's face is an edgy satisfaction with events so far, or maybe just a contemplation of how far he has yet to go.
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The Egyptians
Submitted by dmaley1714 on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 12:19pm.
just finished translating Pr Obama's speech from 2 years ago, about a month a go and that is why this is happening. It has nothing to do with rising food prices worldwide.
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I just got this video showing
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 2:09pm.
I just got this video showing what the Brotherhood has in store for Egypt.
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Bozell is right...they WILL
Submitted by Beukeboom on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 1:04pm.
Bozell is right...they WILL blame it on Bush.
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After all this time,
Submitted by Ashrak on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 1:21pm.
Those so doubting that an Islamic caliphate is the goal should actually, for once, read Bin Laden's 1996 and 1998 fatwas. They might actually learn something if they did.
It may be 10, 15 or even 20 years late, but better late than never. It is time for the American people, especially those in media, to takea good hard look at things. They need to see that Bill Clinton's "containment" policy had everything and then som to do with 9-11. That Iraq had everything and then some to do with it and Binny boy was very clear about that years andyears before the attacks of that day took place.
Readers would learn that Sharia law is as real as it is brutal and that imposing it upon the entire planet, on every man, woman and child, is indeed part of the stated goals openly espoused by the enemy we fight this day. If they open their eyes they will see the source of it all as the enemy touts it openly.
As ugly and not politically correct as it is, the source is the Koran itself. Islam. Submission. Slavery.
No more should it be hidden. No more should it be avoided. No more should it be pretended. It is what it is and the time to accept it for what it is is now. Denial serves nothing but the enemy of freedom.
Folks who take the time to read Bin Laden's fatwas will see why, in part, some accuse Obama of being Muslim. These Bin Laden diatribes read quite a bit like an Obama campaign stump speech. The similarities are striking when read with an open mind. Social justice, one world government, the educated elite deciding for everyone else what is best and allowed and what is not and prohibited, it is all there in Binny's own words. The same mindset is found in Obama's words and actions.
Might the Muslim Brotherhood come out from under its rock in Egypt? Sure. That is a good thing. One must be able to correctly identify the barbaric enemy in order to destroy them in search of self preservation and defense.
All my life I have heard about the "mighty arab street" and how it will "rise up". Well, let's see it then. Do it. Progressives talk about "endless war" as a means of justifying not fighting back, as a reason to submit. Please realize, it is they who truly fear the Muslim Brotherhood being out in the open as leadership. Those who understand what it really is don't want it in power but sometimes make mistake in trying to keep it out of power.
Seeing it out in the open kills a great deal of debate about their real goals. See Hamas in Gaza. Hamas rising to political power has facilitated the entire world seeing just exactly what Hamas is all about. A reading of its covenent goes a long way toward undertanding just like Binny's fatwas. Read them, absorb them, share them and realize the true nature of what is at stake.
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Sobering post.
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 2:45pm.
Well done.
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Obama has more soaring
Submitted by jkwtrading on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 1:23pm.
Obama has more soaring rhetoric.... hell I didn't even notice..
has he gotten to where only he ( and his mirror) and Michele are listening..
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Rush ŌĆō Caller ŌĆō We Should Have Our Own Day Of Departure And Marc
Submitted by im41 on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 2:15pm.
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what happens....
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 2:33pm.
When I saw the questions in the inset paragraph "what happens when government crumbles" and "what happens when this country is reduced to utter anarchy," I thought those were rhetorical questions that could apply to the US. It happened to Greece already.
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I love Brent....
Submitted by BBallleaper on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 3:22pm.
but surely he knows that the lamebrain media has invested everything in this marxist moron and they can't allow him to fail, so expect spin, lies, distortions, fraud, and every last drop of deceit in their commie bodies. There is going to be a 2nd Civil War in this country pitting those of us who love America, value our freedom and liberty, and defend the Constitution versus leftists of all stripes; DemonRats, union thugs, illegals, Jews, environmentalist-wackos, anarchists, abortionists, anti-military useful idiots, and last, but certainly not least, islamic supporters, activists and terrorists. Since these groups are all sub-human I like our odds.
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Oh, for crying out loud...
Submitted by ghidorah15 on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 4:29pm.
Not more Jew-bashing! Give it a rest already, why don't you?
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American Jews Vote 85% for DemonRats.
Submitted by BBallleaper on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 7:46pm.
I'm not bashing anyone. Just stating a fact. When Jews start voting for freedom and liberty instead of socialism and communism I'll gladly drop them as a constituent group of the DemonRats. They are no different than blacks who vote 96% for DemonRats. They are simply a voting block helping to destroy this country. The amazing thing is that there are many Jews in America who are anti-Israel. There are several new books as well as published papers out attempting to figure out why American Jews vote and act this way. I'm just pointing it out. I welcome all Jews and everyone else to join Conservative thought, ideals and to help us stop the destruction of this country. You, my friend, are attempting to read a little too much into a minor comment, not to mention you're a little touchy!! Snow got you down????????????????
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Pardon the interruption, BBallleaper...
Submitted by Jer on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 8:07pm.
but in the interest of clarity and a frame of reference, would you mind providing an example of what you would consider to be a major comment that does bash someone?
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A 24-year-old Ticonderoga man was charged with the murder of a woman whose body was found along Route 9N in Hague. Mark Edward Smith of Hague Road in Ticonderoga was charged with the second-degree murder of Alison Baker, 24, of Burgoyne Road in Ticonderoga.
Downtown's most ambitious development plan, a $50 million complex that would sprawl over the entire municipal parking lot, is inching closer to reality. However, a gulf of disagreement still separates city leaders and developer Frank Arvay Sr. in negotiations for control of the city-owned land.
Voters in the Peru Central School District will go to the polls soon to decide whether to buy 289 acres of land to build a new junior high school. School Superintendent Daniel Hickey said the Board of Education is interested in buying the property next to the existing campus on Route 22B at a price of $1,000 per acre.
The Plattsburgh Rescue Squad is now out of business. While Clinton County Sheriff Emmett Ducatte confiscated the squad's equipment, and bank officials repossessed its ambulance, other county officials were taking steps to keep the squad permanently under wraps. As one city official put it: "Everything went, right down to the last Band-Aid."
• Double trouble is confronting Plattsburgh residents in the form of a rapidly approaching Asian flu front and a measles outbreak among teenagers. Dr. Joseph Rudmin, county health commissioner, said the measles cases, although normally found in younger children, are being found among high school and college students and represent a serious threat to expectant mothers.
The City of Plattsburgh has changed its mind about its sanitary landfill site, after the Town of Beekmantown agreed to let the city set up a landfill within the town's borders. The city must now ask for release from the lease it recently signed on St. Peter's Church owned property in Ward 6.


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Placer County's Chipper Program continues to be available for local residents seeking to reduce their fire hazards and improve defensible space around structures. Chipping rather than burning reduces the impact of smoke. Another benefit of chipping is that the woody material can be used for landscaping or ground cover.
The program, managed by the Placer County Resource Conservation District, is a low-cost curbside chipping service, supported in part by state and federal grants. The program also can assist qualified Placer County homeowners with financial or physical limitations to access the chipping program through fee waivers.
Under direction from the Board of Supervisors, the county worked with the Resource Conservation District to establish a reasonable and sustainable cost-share rate structure to keep the program running. The full cost of the chipper service is estimated at $80 per hour. With the applicable cost-share rate, the minimum charge is $40 for up to one hour of service.
The low-cost chipping service is available for Placer County residents who live west of Serene Lakes. Chipping the brush improves air quality by reducing the pollutants that burning puts into the air. State law requires that property owners maintain 30 feet of "clean and green" space immediately around their homes. In addition, state law also requires a total of 100 feet of defensible space clearing around residences.
The requirements of the Chipper Program include:
To arrange for chipping services or request information, homeowners can call the Chipper Program message center at 530-889-0111, ext 3. Follow the message prompts to leave your name, site address, mailing address (if different from the site address), phone number and location where you would like the chip pile.
The grants used to support the program are secured through a partnership with the District, the Placer County Office of Emergency Services, the Placer County Sheriff's Office, the Placer County Air Pollution Control District and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE).
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Coming Soon.net has posted a preview of their report of a Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire film set visit. This overview of what they saw on their visit says the Yule Ball scene is "the movie's centerpiece". The article mentions the new production designs and features, and notes that "creature effects supervisor Nick Dudman built a full-size animatronic dragon."
The preview of their full set report also talks about some of the new actors in the fourth Potter film. Miranda Richardson's Rita Skeeter is said to provide much of the humour in the film. Also, there was a mention about actor Ralph Fiennes, who will play Voldemort, " although the way he'll show up in the movie is the biggest secret at Leavesden these days." Click here to read the entire preview.


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WORCESTER -- Ryan Osbaldeston of Ayer is one of 46 Clark University students selected to serve as a Liberal Education and Effective Practice Project Pioneer -- the first class of students conducting projects under LEEP, Clark's model of education that combines a robust liberal-arts curriculum with life-changing world and workplace experiences.
The LEEP Pioneers have been working closely with faculty mentors as well as Clark alumni and organizational partners on projects of shared interest or leading-edge research and analysis. The projects, some of which started this summer, and others which will commence during the 2012-2013 academic year, allow the students to creatively address actual problems and apply their knowledge in authentic workplace settings before they graduate. The LEEP Projects span the full breadth of academic studies, from arts/humanities to natural and social sciences.
Osbaldeston spent the summer at EMC, a global leader in Cloud Computing and Big Data analysis, learning valuable programming techniques to utilize while working on his thesis project. His project: to create a role-playing video game -- the storyline of which will be closely aligned with his 500-page fantasy novel -- using the Creation Kit, a graphical and physics engine. Osbaldeston is also building a computer capable of handling both the graphical demands of the engine, and a small server, which will eventually host the game online for the beta testing phase of the project.
Visit: clarkvoices.clarku.edu/2012/11/05/videogame to view a short video of Osbaldeston and his EMC supervisor, Tom Hudgins, discussing his project.
"Clark's LEEP Project Pioneers initiative is the inaugural run for an exciting new feature of our undergraduate curriculum. LEEP Projects provide opportunities for students to blend academic learning with professional development," said Colin Polsky, associate dean for undergraduate research and active pedagogy and associate professor of geography. "LEEP Projects not only allow Clark students to dive deep into a topic about which they are passionate, but also require students to learn how to communicate about the topic to multiple and diverse audiences."
Osbaldeston is a member of the Class of 2013 at Clark; he majors in computer science. On campus, he works in system administration. Osbaldeston is a 2009 graduate of Ayer High School.


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With the Affordable Care Act upheld by the nation's high court, many folks back home in Mississippi may not be getting a benefit they hoped for. With the Supreme Court giving states the choice of whether to expanded Medicaid programs and include more people, Mississippi state leaders aren't inclined to do so.
"It's not a situation where we're talking about people who don't want to work. We're talking about working families, working Mississippians," said Corey Wiggins, programs manager with the Mississippi Health Advocacy Program.
Wiggins says an expansion is a move the state needs. Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant is against an expansion, saying the state can't afford it. His opposition adds the state to a list of a handful of states set to reject it.
"It is a blow and not just to those people and those individuals. I think this is a blow to Mississippi," said Wiggins.
According to numbers from the office of Medicaid, for an individual, anything above $4,836 a year is considered too much money to be a part of the state's Medicaid program. For a family of four, it's anything above $9,828. An expansion would raise those numbers much higher. Wiggins says the maximum income for an individual would go up to about $14,000 a year. For a family of four, it would go to about $29,000.
"If you go over that eligibility requirement for Medicaid and you have to purchase your insurance from the exchange, what happens then is you may become eligible for a subsidy to help pay for your coverage on the exchange," said Wiggins.
Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves and House Speaker Philip Gunn are both opposed to an expansion as well. Reeves says an expansion would add nearly 400,000 people to the program and cost the state about $1.7 billion during the next ten years.
Wiggins expects lower numbers and says any cost is beneficial.
"We can talk about cost but I think we definitely should change this conversation and talk about it as an investment," said Wiggins.
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Get into the alcove on the southeast face of Parachute (see Alcove 5.9 route for directions). True Religion starts at the climbers right corner of the angled slab out of the alcove. It is about 15 feet of true 5.10c where you lay back and smear with the feet up the slightly overhanging corner crack. It is an amazing finger crack and feels totally solid with good depth and a sharp corner. The scary part for me was the feet at the exit of the overhang onto the main southeast face. Once on the face it follows the hand and finger crack ~5.9 up to where all the southeast face pitches end, at the second pitch that takes you up to the top of Parachute.
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Wales' Gavin Henson is hopeful of earning an international recall but is unsure whether his dreams are realistic or not.
Henson penned a new one-year deal with Bath on Wednesday and spurned advances from the Dragons to return back to Wales. Henson has found his first-team opportunities at Bath limited but he put in a man-of-the-match performance against Brive on Sunday.
That performance caused some to call for Henson to be included in the mix for Wales' tour of South Africa in June. While he is yet to hear from the management, he would love to turn out for Wales again, something he last did in 2011.
"I will never close the door on my country," Henson told the Daily Telegraph. "As long as I'm playing, I'm still available. Whether or not that's closed on the other side of the bridge, I'm not sure."
Henson's off-field problems have been well documented and the start of his Bath career saw him involved in an altercation with a team-mate in a local pub. But since then Henson has been making his headlines on the field and he claims any off-field indiscretions are a thing of the past.
"I'm grateful that I have come through it and feel so fresh mentally. I am enjoying every second of the training and playing and this environment has helped me, feeding off the youngsters. I want to play as long as I can, I have no thoughts of finishing."
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Rop van MierloHe is a man. He is fascinated by people, the human condition, and its strange consequences. He once had a dog that bit off the tip of his ear. He looks at himself and at the rest. He is a mirror. He is crazy. We are all crazy, he once said at a party. He does not give answers. He asks questions. He shapes, pushes and turns, builds and lets it flow. He offers worlds.


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CAPE CORAL: Starting this week, Cape Coral Police officers who were given raises for college courses they never took, will receive a pay cut. The officers have to pay back their raises.
The local union and its attorneys have been negotiating with the city over the erroneous pay raises for officers.
But city officials will no longer talk to the local police union, at least for now.
Negotiations stopped because of a letter from the state's Fraternal Order of Police. It says if the city talks to the uncertified union, it could be an unfair labor practice.
"The local union, it's incumbent on them to get counsel certified to represent them. Until that occurs we're constrained from speaking to them," said Cape Coral City Council member Bill Deile.
The union was trying to negotiate a deal so officers wouldn't have to repay raises they were given for college courses they never took.
"The local union and the 10 officers involved would like to keep the money," said Deile.
The city says the next paychecks for the 10 officers will be smaller.
"We'll just proceed with the remedy to the money paid back to the tax payers," said Deile.
The union president wasn't aware of the letter from the FOP.
He says they are trying to get certification by the state and say that could happen by the end of the week.
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Meadow Creek Townhomes F4 (411394) in Vail
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2½
- sleeps 8
- pool no
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$ 945 - $ 945 / week
$ 2,520 - $ 2,520 / month
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Located in a residential area in West Vail, about three miles from Vail Village, this three-level town home has easy access to the free Town of Vail bus routes. Free parking is available for two cars including a covered carport.
Great for entertaining and enjoying family gatherings, the second level has a wonderful open area containing the living room, dining room, kitchen and half bath. The Living Room includes a queen sleeper sofa for extra guests. Enjoy evenings in front of the fireplace while watching a movie on the 37" LCD TV with Home Theater system.
The master suite is located on the third floor and has a king bed with private full bath. On the main level a second bedroom has a queen bed and the third bedroom has a bunk bed with a pull out trundle bed.
Key Features: Gold Lodging Quality Assurance Rating
Free High Speed Wireless Internet Deck with Gas Grill Free Parking Just steps to FREE Town of Vail Bus Stop Kid friendly - High Chair and Pack N Play on-site TV/DVD players in Living Room and all bedrooms iPod docking stations in Living Room and all bedrooms Washer and Dryer Near Gore Creek for the fishing enthusiast Near Hiking and Biking trails
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Parking: Covered, Dogs: No, Cats: No, Smoking: No, Minimum Age: 25, Floor Area: 1,604 sq ft.
Amenities: BBQ Grill, Cable, Coffee Maker, DVD, Dishwasher, Fireplace, Full Kitchen, Hair Dryer, Ice Maker, Internet, Iron and Board, Laundry, Microwave, Refrigerator, TV
Vail Winter Activities Amenities ATM, Bar, Convenience Store, Eagle Bahn Gondola, Gear Shop, Gift Shop, Lounge, Public Transportation, Restaurant, Vail Resorts Newest Gondola
West Vail Amenities ATM, Bar, Convenience Store, Gear Shop, Gift Shop, Lounge, Public Transportation, Restaurant, Weddings
activities and attractions in Vail Colorado
Skiing is by far the most popular of all the Vail winter activities. Home to the Vail Ski Resort, Vail offers some of the best skiing in the world and is the second largest ski mountain in North America – the largest in the nation.
The Vail Ski Area offers skiers four terrain parks and seven bowls. You'll find more than 5,200 acres of skiable trails and 30-plus ski lifts. You'll also find almost 200 trails with about half of the trails for advanced skiers. There are trails for beginners and intermediate – the front bowls for beginners and back bowls for more advanced skiers.
If you've never taken a Vail ski vacation, no worries! Here you can take private ski lessons or even attend ski school with a large group. Lessons are available for both adults and children. You also can rent all necessary equipment anywhere in Vail!
Another favorite among Vail winter activities is snowboarding! For beginning snowboarders, check out Golden Peak Terrain Park or Park 101. Intermediate snowboarders can enjoy superpipe at the Zoom Room while experts can check out Cheetah Gully, Riva Bahn, Riva Glade and Hairbag Alley.
You and your travel companions also can enjoy bob sledding, ice skating, snowshoeing and snowmobiling. Whether you're with the whole family or your significant, there is plenty to do on your Vail ski vacation.
A Vail vacation isn't just about skiing! During the spring and summer months you can enjoy a variety of Vail summer activities that are fun for all ages.
After the snow has melted you'll relish in the warmer temperatures, lush greenery and blooming buds. Take advantage of the changing seasons – and beautiful mountain views – by taking part in an outdoor activity.
Some of the most popular Vail summer activities are biking, hiking, white water rafting, hot air ballooning, fishing and horseback riding. Whether you're on a family vacation or couple's weekend, you're sure to find an activity that will leave you with lasting memories.
In addition to the numerous outdoor recreation activities, Vail also offers cultural events and festivals. Catch the Vail Film Festival in the springtime and then the Vail Valley Music Festival or the Vail International Dance Festival in the summer.
The Vail ski area was established in the 1960s and is home to the largest mountain ski resort in the U.S. – the second largest in North America. It was originally styled after an Austrian ski town.
Vail Mountain offers beginning, intermediate and advanced skiers 193 trails, seven bowls and 33 chair lifts, stretched over 5,289 acres of skiable area. The Vail ski area also includes three large terrain parks with one superpipe, perfect for extreme skiing and snowboarding. The terrain parks – Golden Peak Terrain Park, Bwana Terrain Park and Pride Terrain Park – feature large areas for skiers and snowboarders with superpipe, jumps and rails. It is recommended for beginners to stick to Pride Terrain Park.
More than half of the Vail ski area trails are for advanced and intermediate skiers, but there are trails for beginners.View Vail Mountain Winter Trail Maps and Summer Trail Maps.
vacation rental rates
Base Rate Non-seasonal trips $155.00 /Daily Security Deposit: $500 Rental Deposit: 35% Cleaning Fee: $140 Discount Jan 6 - Jan 17 $295.00 /Daily Security Deposit: $250 Value Jan 18 - Feb 14 $320.00 /Daily Security Deposit: $250
Minimum Stay: 3 Nights Presidents Week Feb 15 - Feb 23 $380.00 /Daily Security Deposit: $250
Minimum Stay: 4 Nights Regular Feb 24 - Mar 30 $345.00 /Daily Security Deposit: $250
Minimum Stay: 3 Nights Late Mar 31 - Apr 20 $245.00 /Daily Security Deposit: $250
Minimum Stay: 3 Nights Spring Apr 21 - Jun 21 $155.00 /Daily Security Deposit: $250 Summer Jun 22 - Sep 3 $155.00 /Daily $945.00 /Week $2,520.00 /Month Security Deposit: $250 Fall Sep 4 - Nov 15 $155.00 /Daily $945.00 /Week $2,520.00 /Month Security Deposit: $250 Early Winter Nov 16 - Dec 13 $215.00 /Daily Security Deposit: $250 Pre Holiday Dec 14 - Dec 20 $320.00 /Daily Security Deposit: $250 Holiday Dec 21 - Jan 5 $495.00 /Daily Security Deposit: $250
Minimum Stay: 4 Nights * Please Note: Taxes, fees, and deposits will affect the trip cost.
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If you are affected, include a cover letter noting the reason for the delay—no need to ask for permission.
The recent blizzards on the East Coast may have shut down your institution while you prepared your application. As usual, NIH is letting you submit late if the storms prevented you from applying on time.
Include a cover letter noting the reason for the delay—no need to ask for permission. Make sure the delay does not exceed the time your institution was closed.
NIH announced that it would follow the usual inclement weather policy in the February 5, 2010, and February 9, 2010, NIH Guide notices. For more information, see NIH Extramural Response to Natural Disasters and Other Emergencies.
During the technical and weather troubles, eRA Commons sent out advice for applicants through its email listservs, archived at eRA Commons News. If you haven't done so already, we recommend that you sign up at Get Connected.
For NIAID, the president is requesting a 3.3 percent increase to $4.98 billion for next fiscal year.
At this early stage in the annual budget cycle, NIH is positioned to avoid the budget freeze that many other agencies will likely face.
As we noted in our last budget article, the Obama administration is proposing $32.1 billion for NIH, a $1 billion or 3.2 percent gain over the 2010 level. For NIAID, it is requesting $4.98 billion, a 3.3 percent increase. At this point, we can't say what the budget impact would be if we received this money.
The president takes the first step in the budget process by sending his request to Congress on the first Monday in February. By the time Congress passes the appropriation bills, however, budget levels could be significantly different.
To stay informed, you may want to read the OSTP Blog and other information posted by the Office of Science and Technology Policy, an advisory arm of the White House.
See the PDF fact sheet Healthier Lives for All Americans Through Discovery—NIH In the 2011 Budget for details on the president's budget proposal for next fiscal year.
If you want to keep an eye on the Open Government Initiative's efforts, follow @opengov on Twitter.
Here's where you can find more budget information for FY 2011:
Read more below in "Council Report: Budget, ARRA, HIV Vaccine Trials."
Adobe-Forms-A will go through Grants.gov, but NIH will reject your application.
Even though you may see Adobe-Forms-A application packages in Grants.gov, NIH no longer accepts them.
If you do fill them out by mistake, they will go through Grants.gov, but NIH will reject your application, and it will not be considered for funding.
Just be sure you choose Adobe-Forms-B from now on.
Anticipating that people may get creative, NIH has come up with reviewer guidance for dealing with PIs who try to bypass the new page limits.
Shorter applications may be cramping your style, so should you try to bypass the new page limits?
Maybe you think NIH won't notice if you put information that belongs in one of the Research Strategy's main sections in a part that lacks a page limit instead.
That approach is sure to backfire. Anticipating this type of creativity, NIH has already come up with reviewer guidance for dealing with page-limit workarounds.
Here are the two main points NIH has identified so far along with the repercussions for applicants who try to sidestep the rules.
None of the above applies if you need to add required information such as a product development plan or a clinical or animal protocol. Consult the funding opportunity announcement to find out where to put it.
You can read what NIH is telling reviewers at Enhancing Peer Review Application Changes: Reviewer Guidance, which gives you a nice bulleted summary.
The SF 424 Cover page lets you designate a resubmission, revision, or renewal but does not let you use more than one application type.
If you try to resubmit a revision or renewal application using new forms, you'll find a challenging quirk.
In the Type of Application field of the SF 424 Cover page, choices include resubmission, revision, or renewal—but you cannot designate more than one type, e.g., both a resubmission and a renewal.
Until NIH fixes the problem, follow the special instructions in the January 22, 2010, Guide notice. Instructions vary based on grant type.
If you are a new investigator, you get some perks from NIH when you apply for your first independent research grant.
NIH has tweaked the Definition of New Investigator. Now you are a new investigator even if you previously received a training (T and D43) or research education (R25, R90, RL9, RL5) grant.
As a new investigator, you get some perks when applying for your first independent NIH research grant. Read a summary at Are You "New"? in NIAID's New Investigator Guide to NIH Funding, and learn more about How to Qualify for New and Early-Stage Investigator Status.
New investigator status depends only on your award history, not on how long you've been a researcher. A subset of new investigators also qualify as early-stage investigators (ESI): those who received a research degree or completed a medical residency or equivalent less than 10 years before applying.
For special circumstances, you can get an extension to the 10-year limit—learn How to Extend the Early Stage Investigator Window in NIAID's New Investigator Guide to NIH Funding.
In case you missed our last advisory Council meeting on February 1, here are some of the highlights.
NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., presented several topics of interest, giving details on the FY 2010 budget, ARRA funding in FY 2009, and the Thai HIV vaccine trials.
NIAID intends to fund at least the same number of competing research project grants as we did in FY 2009.
Portraying a sober budget picture, Dr. Fauci outlined NIAID's plan to mitigate the stresses on the FY 2010 budget and shared some insight on additional strains next fiscal year.
"A large bolus of one-time funds will often have unintended consequences," Dr. Fauci told Council members. "In this case, the unintended consequence is that the NIAID payline may be facing a 'cliff effect' in FY 2011."
NIAID intends to fund at least the same number of investigator-initiated grants, about 585, as we did in FY 2009 without ARRA.
But two factors will severely constrain our payline and cause success rates to drop as more applications compete for funding in FY 2010 and FY 2011.
Because of this year's uncertainties, NIAID is taking conservative steps to protect the budget early in the year by setting an interim R01 payline at the 8 percentile, an unprecedented low. As we told you before, we do not expect to have final paylines until spring.
Recovery Act funding was largely welcome news to the research community. NIAID received $1.1 billion in ARRA funds, and we obligated $551 million in FY 2009, over 86 percent of which supported research project grants.
We made 936 grant awards using ARRA money in FY 2009. Only 3 to 5 percent of funds went to solicited projects responding to requests for applications or program announcements, and about 11 percent was for four signature projects.
In addition, NIH set aside $250 million for flu research, mostly for contracts testing H1N1 vaccines.
In the top 10 medical breakthroughs for 2009, Time magazine identified two supported by NIAID: AIDS vaccines and the H1N1 vaccine.
Last year, investigators had the first ever signal of efficacy for an HIV vaccine clinical trial; results were published in the New England Journal of Medicine on December 3, "Vaccination with ALVAC and AIDSVAX to Prevent HIV-1 Infection in Thailand."
In a community-based, multicenter efficacy trial, four priming injections of a recombinant canarypox vector vaccine plus two booster injections of a recombinant glycoprotein 120 subunit vaccine showed a modest benefit in reducing the risk of HIV infection in a largely heterosexual population.
Moving forward, we are supporting basic and clinical research to:
See a summary of NIH spending for FY 2009 and estimates for fiscal years 2010 and 2011.
Analyze how NIH spends its money by research category using the new data at Estimates of Funding for Various Research, Condition, and Disease Categories (RCDC). NIH posted data for FY 2009, revised FY 2010 estimates, and new FY 2011 estimates.
You can view the data by category and click the linked dollar amounts for project lists. Or download the raw data from Welcome to ExPORTER to do your own analyses.
Terminology you choose when writing your application can have a big effect on the categories NIH assigns—go to Reporting Considerations When Writing Your Application for tips.
RCDC is part of the larger NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT) site, which offers a variety of reports on NIH spending. You can also search for details on individual projects using RePORT Expenditures and Results (RePORTER).
We first wrote about RCDC in our January 21, 2009, article "RCDC Debut—a Fresh View of NIH Funding."
NIH's Loan Repayment Programs help researchers wipe out some of their educational debt.
NIH's Loan Repayment Programs are paying off—in more ways than one.
By helping researchers wipe out some of their educational debt, the LRPs are meeting their overarching goal of recruiting and retaining early-career scientists in the biomedical research workforce. We now have the data to back this up, thanks to the NIH LRP Evaluation.
Headed up by the Division of Loan Repayment, the study focuses on new extramural LRP applicants from fiscal years 2003 to 2007 and addresses three key areas:
We don't want to "spoil the ending," so you'll have to read the Evaluation for the detailed findings. To learn more about LRPs, go to NIH's Loan Repayment Programs and Loan Repayment Programs on our Research Funding Web site.
If the evaluation rings a bell, you have a good memory. We told you in our February 4, 2009, article "NIH Loan Repayment Programs: A Penny for Your Thoughts" that NIH would be compiling just such a report.
Help set long-range and short-term goals to better diagnose, treat, and prevent tuberculosis (TB) with and without HIV co-infection.
We hope a light bulb goes off in your head after you read this since our Division of AIDS and Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases are looking for ideas from the scientific community.
The topic? Opportunities for clinical research and trials to better diagnose, treat, and prevent drug-sensitive and drug-resistant, latent and active tuberculosis with and without HIV co-infection.
Read the Request for Information for focus points, which encompass both long-range goals and short-term opportunities.
You have until March 29, 2010, to submit your comments. Follow instructions in the RFI.
Feel free to send us a question at firstname.lastname@example.com. After responding to you, we may include your question in the newsletter, incorporate it into the NIAID Research Funding site, or both.
"I am a scientist at a small business developing molecules that inhibit and disperse bacterial biofilms, such as Borrelia burgdorferi. Would the R03 program be appropriate?" -- an anonymous reader
Since this area is highly complex, we advise scientists not to choose a grant type on their own. Instead, talk to an NIAID program officer for guidance. Another grant type may suit you better, for example, a small business grant.
To find a program officer in the Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, go to Bacteriology and Mycology Branch (BMB). Dr. Joseph Breen is listed as the program officer for Lyme Borreliosis and Related Diseases.
If you still want to read about small grants, see our Small and Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants SOP.
On our site, you can find out more about our Small Business Awards. Developing methods to detect Borrelia burgdorferi is one of our Small Business High-Priority Areas of Interest.
"In the new application form, I did not find a place to reflect my early-stage investigator status. Is that category still valid, and if so how should I put it in the application?"—Nataliya V. Balashova, Ph.D., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark
Yes, the new investigator category is still valid. NIH has two types of special status for people applying for their first independent R01: new investigator and early-stage investigator (ESI).
To designate yourself, enter your degree and discipline-specific training dates in your Commons profile. This information will enable NIH to identify ESIs and new investigators.
Once you've entered your information, it's important to check your Commons profile to make sure your new or ESI status is in order. That's because even though the system uses data you put in, it has its limitations.
If your status isn't correct, contact the Commons Help Desk and ask that they change it. In your email, include your name and the application number.
Additionally, make sure your biosketch states that you are a new investigator or ESI.
For more information, see the Are You "New"? section in our New Investigator Guide to NIH Funding and our New Investigator Advice questions and answers.
"Do I need to get the author's permission to use one of his or her published figures (either data or a model figure) in my NIH proposal?"—KyungWon Huh, Ph.D., Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, New Orleans
You do not need the author's permission, but you do need to cite his or her published work. Use any standard citation style, but make sure to include the names of all authors (in the same sequence as the publication), article and journal title, book title, volume number, page numbers, and year of publication.
If the published figures come from research funded in whole or in part by NIH, include the work's PubMed Central ID number, which you can search for at PubMed Central.
"In a recent article, you said not to list an administrative supplement as other support-- does that apply to ARRA administrative supplements too?"—an anonymous reader
Yes, that advice applies to ARRA administrative supplements too.
Do not list the supplement as other support, but add the time of the supplement to the time and effort of the parent grant. Also include the supplement in the grant's total dollar amount.
Keep in mind that if your application is selected for award, we may ask you to provide separate information on the ARRA supplement before we fund the grant.
"A principal investigator is wondering if he can change a renewal to a multi-PI application, or does that require a new application?"—Judy Helt, University of Wisconsin, Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine
A renewal should not be a problem. See NIH's frequently asked question:
I'm preparing a resubmission application. The previous version was a single PI only, but now I want to submit it using the Multiple PI model. Is this still a resubmission or is this now a new application? Same question applies to a renewal application that was previously funded as a single PI award. Is this a renewal or new application?
See these and older announcements at NIAID Funding Opportunities List.
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Sam Hurd was officially indicted on federal drug conspiracy and possession charges Wednesday, following his arrest last month in a drug sting that caught him allegedly orchestrating a drug deal from North Texas to distribute in Chicago. If found guilty, Hurd could face anywhere from 10 years to life in prison on the conspiracy charges. He faces up to 40 years for possession.
Hurd reportedly tried to purchase a kilogram of cocaine from an undercover agent on Dec. 14, outside of a Chicago steakhouse . Two days later he was released from the Bears. Hurd allegedly had plans to purchase 1,000 pounds of marijuana and several kilos of cocaine. A Chicago radio station claimed that Hurd had several current NFL players as clients, though that report has been disputed.
For more on Hurd, check out our full StoryStream here. For more on the Bears, head over to the SB Nation blog Windy City Gridiron.


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If you've had certain life events and need to change your current 2014 individual plan or enroll in one, this explains your options.
Almost everyone in the U.S. is required to have health insurance. If you don't, you may have to pay a fee, called the individual shared responsibility payment.
Open enrollment for 2014 individual and family plans ended on March 31. You can enroll in new coverage only if you've had changes in your life circumstances, also known as a qualifying event. Otherwise, you'll have to wait until the next open enrollment period. The next one will be in the fall of 2014.
What events could qualify me for a special enrollment period?
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An argument turned deadly for a man walking down the street in Daytona Beach early Sunday morning, authorities say.
Daytona Beach Police said around 3 a.m., a man driving a small, red convertible was going westbound on Seabreeze near Oleander Avenue when a fight broke out. Police said the driver of the convertible started arguing with some pedestrians, which led to a physical confrontation. Police said the driver of another car saw the commotion and urged the driver of the red car to move along. Witnesses said the driver of the red convertible took off, then turned around and came back, catching up with the pedestrians in the parking lot of 444 Seabreeze. Police say the driver then gunned it, trying to run them down, and in the process everyone ran in different directions. But after some time, police said the driver of the red convertible hit a 27-year-old man, throwing him into the air and killing him. Police say the driver then took off.Daytona Beach police are looking for the driver of that red convertible. They think it has front-end damage. They are asking anyone with information to call Daytona Beach Police Department. Police have not identified the victim of this crime until they contact family.
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CARY — The story of the Green Hope boys' soccer team trying to repeat last year's success with an almost entirely new set of players will continue right on to the 4A East final. A goal in the 91st minute, the first minute of the second overtime, was the game-winner as the Falcons defeated visiting East Chapel Hill 1-0 Saturday night.
After 100 minutes of play, the game's only tally came from an own goal, deflected in by an East Chapel Hill player after Green Hope's Josh Kennedy sent in a cross from the left side. After the initial save by the goalkeeper, it hit off another Wildcats player and rolled back towards the goal.
Another Wildcats player came in to clear the ball off the line, but the linesman ruled that the ball had already crossed the goal mouth.
Green Hope (22-2), the defending 4A state champions, will host Wilmington New Hanover (16-6-2) either Tuesday or Wednesday in the 4A East final. New Hanover defeated Southern Pines Pinecrest (16-3-3) in a game decided by penalty kicks (4-3 after a 1-1 tie).
"We had to work for it. It was a tough game, wasn't it?" said Green Hope first-year head coach Richard Huxford.
Huxford said he was watching the linesman during the own goal, and trusted his view of it. East Chapel Hill first-year coach Austin Collins disagreed with the call based on his players' protests.
"We're going to still go with that didn't go over the line, as far as we're concerned," Collins said. "From what we were told is that had plenty of room to clear it out and the ref said he was sure it crossed the line."
The Wildcats had the better scoring chances in the game's first 30 minutes, but Green Hope started to shake off its rust towards halftime. In the second half, East Chapel Hill's back line stepped up to thwart several near chances for the Falcons.
Right back Santiago Betancur dispossessed many attacks aimed at him.
"He played absolutely amazing tonight," Collins said. "Every time, he was right there with (Kennedy) ... he was our player of the match for sure."
The Wildcats alternated goalkeepers Jake Hilkey, who played the first half and first 10-minute overtime, and Matthew Cocca, who played the second half and second overtime.
Green Hope goalkeeper Sam Bissett stood tall for the full 100 minutes, punching out crosses, intercepting others, and making saves on dangerous opportunities for East.
"Normally, we've not relied on our keepers a lot, but tonight he came up with a really big game," Huxford said. "He gave us that assurance at the back."
The only real chance for either side in the first overtime was a header from Zack Compton, who positioned himself under a deep Andrew Lawrence cross, which he pushed just wide. The Falcons, normally a through-the-middle team, played more long balls as an adjustment to East Chapel Hill's defensive shape.
To start the second overtime, midfielder MacLean Holbrook sprung Kennedy for a run down the left side before Kennedy's cross that led to the game-winner.
"Tonight was the game to (play long balls) and then pressure them once the ball was in that area, just to turn the back four and play it wide more," Huxford said. "A lot of (our players) want to play pure soccer all the time, but sometimes you've got to adapt to the situation."
This season was the best for East Chapel Hill (17-2-2) as a 4A program. The Wildcats, who had 13 seniors, were unbeaten in their last 15 games entering Saturday's contest, and had won the PAC-6 Conference title outright.


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Tough economic times have forced people in all lines of business to find new ways to get their jobs done with fewer resources. Our business is no different.
News partnerships – unheard of just a few years back – have proven fruitful as new sources of good local content. We now trade stories routinely with The Olympian and The Seattle Times. We share story tips and sources with KIRO-TV.
Last month marked our first partnership with InvestigateWest, an investigative journalism nonprofit started by reporters from The Seattle Post-Intelligencer after it stopped printing in 2009. News Tribune reporter Lewis Kamb, who came to us from the P-I, partnered with InvestigateWest reporter Carol Smith on our stories about the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, which processes illegal immigrants.
The TNT has been slow to partner with these nonprofits. Dozens of them have sprung up across the country, in many cases staffed by newly out-of-work reporters. Some of their work has been outstanding; ProPublica, based in New York City, won Pulitzer Prizes in 2010 and 2011.
Our hesitancy has been for two reasons. First, we want to be sure our stories are not the product of a person or foundation pushing a point of view. And second, we must trust that the reporting is thorough, accurate and fair.
Some journalism nonprofits make money by selling advertising on their websites. Some sell their stories to newspapers and television stations. Many solicit donations from people generally supportive of investigative journalism. Many depend on large foundation grants to stay afloat.
Some of the foundation funding, while well-meaning, comes with strings attached requiring coverage of specific issues. That has concerned us.
InvestigateWest accepts money from a handful of foundations that support investigative journalism in general. We were OK with that. It also accepts money from foundations focused on homelessness and environmental issues. Smith's work on our stories was not funded by those sources.
As an editor, it's also difficult to publish an investigative story we didn't oversee. On this most complicated and important journalism, we're admittedly control freaks.
For the immigration series, Smith and Kamb reported the stories side-by-side under the supervision of TNT editors. We shared the final product, which ran in our paper and on both websites.
Additionally, we'd seen the work of Smith and other InvestigateWest reporters when they were at the P-I. Their board of directors includes big names in Washington and national journalism circles. We've known them for years, and we trust their journalism ethics.
In this case, the partnership satisfied our independence and quality standards, and Smith's reporting added depth and breadth to our story. We'll consider future partnerships one project at a time.
You may have noticed a new byline in the paper. Todd Dybas has joined our sports staff as the University of Washington Huskies beat writer.
Dybas has covered sports in and around Seattle since 2005, when he joined the staff of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Seattlepi.com. For the past two years, he's made a business of covering college and professional sports for Sports Illustrated, The Associated Press and major daily newspapers whose sports teams were playing in Seattle.
If you bleed purple and gold, check out Dybas' Huskies Insider blog at thenewstribune.com where he posts several updates a day, including photos and videos.
In other TNT roster moves, Todd Milles will coordinate high school sports coverage, and Ryan Divish becomes our Seattle Mariners beat writer next season after Larry LaRue moves to the news side of our operation.
Our own Adam Ashton was named a winner in the Military Reporters & Editors national journalism contest. Ashton won in the small market category for domestic coverage for his story "The Lost Platoon," that appeared last year in the TNT.
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After having the same attorney general for 20 years, West Virginia will start 2013 with a new top lawyer.
Republican challenger Patrick Morrisey beat incumbent Democrat Darrell McGraw in a hotly contested race for attorney general. McGraw had served in that position for 20 years and was seeking his sixth four-year term.
The race stayed close throughout the night with Morrisey occasionally ahead of McGraw by hundreds of votes. Morrisey, a Harpers Ferry health care lawyer, ended up capturing 51 percent of the votes while McGraw received 49 percent, according to unofficial results.
"For too long, this state has been under attack from the Environmental Protection Agency and overreaching laws and regulations, such as Obamacare," Morrisey later added. "These Obama policies have harmed West Virginia. It's now time for West Virginia's attorney general to fight back."
The reason for Morrisey's narrow victory, some experts say, could be because of President Barack Obama's unpopularity in the Mountain State and the fact Morrisey lined himself against the president.
"Morrisey ran a campaign against Barack Obama and it worked," said Charleston lawyer and political consultant Kathy Brown, who said she thought the attorney general race was the biggest shocker of the night. "Morrisey was only licensed to practice law a few days prior to his filing for office. It will be interesting to see how that works out."
Tera McCown, a professor at the University of Charleston, agreed, saying Obama's unpopularity had a "reverse coattail effect."
"People thought, hey, the president is really unpopular. I'm going to tie myself to the person challenging him or I'm just going to run against him and see where that gets me," she said. "Patrick Morrisey — he's a perfect example. I think that's part of his success. I think he just may have been the beneficiary of those reverse coattails, in part."
This will be the first time since the early 1970s that a McGraw brother has not been in public office. Darrell served as attorney general since 1992, and his brother, Warren McGraw, served as a delegate, senator and state Supreme Court justice until 2004.
"I think it's a love-hate relationship," McCown said. "They have been very successful through the years. They don't always have a large margin, but they do seem to hang on. I also think, again, McGraw can be controversial. There was a lot of stuff brought up right at the end about him using public dollars, inappropriate spending. Whether that was true or not, it was brought up."
George Carenbauer, an attorney at Steptoe & Johnson and an elections expert, mentioned McGraw's past narrow victories and said this year Republicans had several advantages.
"The chief one was President Obama at the top of the ticket and he's extremely unpopular in West Virginia," Carenbauer said.
In 2008, McGraw beat Republican challenger Dan Greear with 50.39 percent of the votes. He won against challenger Hiram Lewis by 6,000 votes four years before.
The 1996 and 1992 elections also were close, with McGraw winning with 51.1 percent and 51.6 percent of the votes respectively.
McGraw's refusal to debate also could have played a role in his defeat, Carenbauer said.
"I think it demonstrated that he was not really an active candidate," he said. "That also plays into the results. I don't think people like that to absolutely refuse to debate when you're the incumbent and an incumbent who narrowly won the past two times. The public doesn't like that you refuse to participate."
Fran Hughes, chief deputy attorney general for McGraw, said the office would handle the transition smoothly.
"The voters of West Virginia have spoken," she said. "We are handling it in the way any professional would do."
When asked why she thought Morrisey beat McGraw, Hughes answered, "money."


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Next to the fountain in the Old Town of Haapsalu you will find 'Ehe ja Ehtne' handicrafts, which sells and manufactures handicraft items made exclusively in Estonia. Its range of products is huge and diverse, from clothespins to rocking chairs. You will find the handiwork of the country's true woodwork masters here. What makes the store special is that the range of items is constantly changing, and special orders are also taken. Add a special touch with laser engraving or laser cutting. 'Ehe ja Ehtne' will do everything it can to turn good ideas into reality, and already unique handicrafts even more exciting.
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Is open every day: 10:00 - 20:00
Free of charge.
Languages spoken
- Estonian
- English
- Russian
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- Wheelchair accessible
- Free parking
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Amazon.com has entered into a settlement agreement in a 20-month-old case which alleged that it circumvented a user's attempts to block the company's website from tracking online activity. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed in court documents filed last week. The case was filed in March 2011 by Nicole Del Vecchio and Ariana Del Vecchio… Read More
How sex columnist Dan Savage ended up in a Google Chrome television ad
Viewers of the TV show "Glee" this week were treated to a couple of surprises during one of the commercial breaks: An ad for Google Chrome, from a company that rarely advertises on television. And a starring role in that ad by Dan Savage, better known to many as the sex columnist and editorial director… Read More
Opera browser update boosts Turbo, improves Speed Dial
New and upcoming versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome have been getting a lot of attention lately, but Opera Software this morning came out with a smaller update that improves two key features in its Opera 11 browser. The company says the "Opera Turbo" feature in the Opera 11.10 update is 15 percent faster… Read More
Firefox: Something fishy about Microsoft's IE9 aquarium
Since its earliest previews of Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft has been pointing to its IE9 Test Drive site for demos of speed, graphics and other aspects of browser performance. IE9 performs extremely well in the demos, and in many cases the results look almost embarrassing for Firefox and Chrome. So what's going on behind the… Read More
Why Firefox 4 isn't abandoning Windows XP
One of the most divisive aspects of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 release this week was the company's decision to support only Windows Vista and Windows 7 with the new browser. That means it doesn't work on the older Windows XP operating system. Plenty of people are defending Microsoft's move — including tech media stalwarts PCWorld… Read More
Firefox 4 Release Candidate: Hot out of the oven
It's a big day for new browsers, apparently. Several hours after Microsoft announced a March 14 release date for Internet Explorer 9, Mozilla this afternoon announced the availability of the release candidate for Firefox 4 for Windows, Mac and Linux. That's the last major step before the final release, although the timing of the finished… Read More


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A New York Times article stated that classical music can be a key note for students to score higher on standardized tests and achieve better grades in school. The Green Mountain Youth Symphony recently released an newsletter touching on the importance of classical music for students that goes beyond becoming a professional musician. Robert Blais is the art director who wrote the article. And Green Mountain Youth Symphony alumni, Ben Muller joins. Watch the video for more.
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