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News Summary: Justice Department sues S&P agency
(AP) - FEET OF CLAY? The government sued Standard & Poor's rating agency, accusing it of misleading investors by giving high marks to risky subprime mortgage investments.
HEAT'S ON: The government has been announcing lawsuits and settlements with a number of firms over alleged wrongdoing that helped ignite the financial crisis. This is the first major action against a credit rating agency.
WHO KNEW? S&P says the government is too harsh, that it's being blamed for failing to predict an unpredictable crisis. It denies wrongdoing. Others say the government is too lenient, and should have sought criminal charges, not just civil.
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(Hazard, KY) -- On December 25, 2012 at approximately 10:30 p.m. Kentucky State Police in Hazard received a call that a person was possibly shot at the Jamestown Village Trailer Park in the Talcum community of Knott County.
Preliminary investigation indicates that two male subjects went to the residence of Ricky Sweet and asked to borrow gasoline. Sweet retrieved some gas from an outside storage building when one of the individuals brandished a hand gun and also demanded money. An altercation ensued between the two and gun fire was exchanged. Ricky Sweet, age 61, of Talcum, received multiple gunshots and was transported to the Hazard ARH and later transferred to University of Kentucky Medical Center for treatment.
Aaron Pratt, age 45, of Pinetop, received a gunshot wound and was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Knott County Coroner. Pratt has been taken to the Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy. The second man with the alleged perpetrator has not been identified at this time and the investigation is continuing by Det. Joel Abner.

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Loss of accreditation tied to federal push for austerity and a curriculum that feeds universities and the economy
In the meantime, City College has exactly one year to reverse its fortunes: The loss of accreditation doesn't actually kick in until July, 2014. A special trustee appointed by the state will be granted all the powers of the locally elected City College Board of Trustees to get with the federal program. Without voting power, the elected body is effectively castrated.
No one knows what that will mean for the college board, not even Mayor Ed Lee, who issued a statement supporting the state takeover and criticizing local trustees for not cutting enough. "The ACCJC is fundamentally hostile to elected boards and they've made that clear," City College Trustee Rafael Mandelman told us. "The Board of Trustees should and may look at all possible legal options around this."
Although officials say classes will proceed as normal for the next year, some aren't waiting around to see if City College will survive.
At its last board meeting, the CCSF Board of Trustees grappled with how to address dwindling enrollment. As news of its accreditation troubles spread, City College has been under-enrolled by thousands of students, exacerbating its problems. Since the state funds colleges based on numbers of students, City College's funding is plummeting by the millions.
A frightening statistic: When Compton College lost its accreditation in 2005 and was subsequently absorbed by a neighboring district, it lost half its student population, according to state records.
Even the faculty is having a hard time hanging on, said Alisa Messer, the college's faculty union president.
"People are looking for jobs elsewhere already. Despite everyone's dedication to see the college through, it has tried everyone and stretched them to the limit," she told us.
The college has two hopes — that the CFT wins its lawsuit and can reverse the ACCJC decision, or that the new special trustee can somehow turn the college around by next July. But either way, something will be lost. "City College is definitely changing," Saginor said. "What it will change into, and if those changes will be permanent, that I don't know."
only ever had a handful of classes, although it is fairly large, it was next to BART and MUNI. Then CCSF built that huge thing in Chinatown which is next to no transportation or parking.
They built a huge building that is a bitch to get to somewhat near a under utilized building next to transit,
It's hard to support CCSF and it's elected board when they make these interesting real estate decisions.
I support the CCSF operation but perhaps it would be good to let the adults run the show for a change.
It's interesting that there is something going on in the fevered minds of the progressives, other than the obvious.
How many of the current CCSF Board members voted for the Chinatown campus?
quite the disparate crowd.
Berg, Wong and Grier.
Classes at the Chinatown Campus are full to capacity. Classes at Downtown Campus are full to capacity. All new buildings were paid for by voter approved bond measures and the money for the bonds could only be used for its designated purpose of those specific buildings. Get your facts straight before you start blowing hot air.
Is it a crime to offer student a comfortable building to continue their education? I personally would love to see my tax dollars pay for educational buildings, highway, and community services rather than creating bomb to kill people. If this country want to compete with the world economy, we need to upgrade all our public educational facilities.
The City only had a limited bond issuing capacity which was mostly taken up by the Chinatown Campus rather than projects that would have saved the entire City College.
By the way, much like the Central Subway will take funding from the MUNI system, leading it to a similar financial crisis.
CCSF could have created bond measures to upgrade existing buildings instead of building new ones.
A 100% full class in a 15% full building not so far from a 100% full class in a 20% full building.
If you have twenty bongs and only have enough weed for two, and your pal has twenty bongs and only enough for one, how many bongs are going to waste?
>>> x=( 15.00 / 100.00 + 20.00 / 100.00 ) / 2.00
>>> print "the percentage of capacity used is: ", x
Solve for x
Love your analogy!!!
Regarding Chinatown campus, that's like saying all the other universities and colleges with other campus locations, ie. SFSU downtown campus, has no transportation or parking.
Petty complaints but not the real issue.
And personally, walk a few and leave the house earlier.
Thanks though.
Theres your first problem.
The Central Subway project, the subway to nowhere, is an even worse idea that was sponsored by the same people who drove CCSF into the ground, and MUNI is absolutely next.
You don't have to believe it. You just have to watch it happen.
So many of you are living in this fantasy world with demons and dragons. No one drove CCSF to the ground. CCSF has survived in spite of massive funding cuts. They have continued to operate and offer quality, low-cost education to thousands of San Franciscans and Bay Area residents. How about injecting a little reality into your discussion for a change?
Every student is a source of income from the state, whether the student is learning Algebra or Yoga.
I sense a sock puppet from the overpriced, stupid administration of loser CCSF. Let's face it CCSF has been corrupt and run by losers for decades, and anyone who served on the board in the last 15 years should be sent to jail for the corporate crimes they committed.
SMCCD does a way better job and serves more people. Hell, most any CC in CA does better than CCSF.
Perhaps if CCSF had an effective mission statement, and followed it, or if they dealt with funding cuts instead of ignoring them, they would be in better shape. They could start by cutting "non-essential" classes, or collecting the small tuition they are required to collect. They could create an organization that is not totally incapable of making a decision - any decision. But ultimately, like other government organizations, they need to say NO once in a while.
The housing market is a disaster, the Americas Cup makes up a laughing stock, CCSF is bankrupt and MUNI's days are totally numbered.
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Lots of good information in this article BUT .....
1) CCSF is NOT dead. It's just begun to fight back. And it does not help and actually hurts to prematurely announce the death.
2) If it was a federal mandate you would see skyrocketing sanctions across the country. It's only ACCJC (Calif and Hawaii). ACCJC leadership has a uniquely hostile and bureaucratic leadership.
3) "The Feds made us do it" mantra is promoted by ACCJC. The reclusive ACCJC came out of its bunker to promote an interview with Edsource with that very message to counter the data in the excellent "ACCJC Gone Wild". Anyone interested in this story can find it online.
Ironically, the folks who demand data don't want people see the facts comparing ACCJC actions with those of the other five regional accreditors.
who killed CCSF ?
The BOT , faculty union and staff unions, administrators and employees.
then it would be successful. But run it as a city bureaucracy and it is doomed.
BOT, faculty union, staff union, administrators and employees.
When you read the detailed report from the ACCJC, you see that they are very positive about CCSF and the progress we are making in nearly all areas. Further, ACCJC normally allows two years to make improvements, not one.
The shutdown order does not match the report.
Meanwhile, the CFT filed a 280 page complaint detailing all sorts of juicy conflicts of interest, such as (1) lobbying to allow retired chancellors to "double-dip" pensions plus salaries if they are working at a sanctioned college; and (2) trying to force colleges to put certain reserves in "irrevokable trusts" managed by the ACCJC.
The DoE asked ACCJC to respond. The ACCJC suddenly decided to shred all its documentation and slap CCSF with this shutdown order... again, it doesn't match the comments in the detailed report. Yes, there are still outstanding issues, but they are solvable and we have made remarkable progress.
I think it's a big fat wet kiss-off from the ACCJC to wreak a little more havoc before DoE finally shuts them down.
The current Board, and Administration, were able to correct a whopping 2 out of 14 issues in how many months? There is a big part of the blame.
Seems to me that CCSF is trying to blame the evaluators and not take a hard look at themselves. CCSF is a mess- too many campuses- little oversight over the faculty- a screwed up decision making process that makes it almost impossible to make a real decision on anything and runaway finances and overly generous benfeits. CCSF got themselves into this mess- now everyone else has to pay for it.
"In the current climate of increased accountability, our regional accrediting associations find that tight spot to be more like a vice," Harris wrote."
Vice or vise? Typo or Freudian slip?
He wrote "vice." I should've added (sic)
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This is the very best article that has been written on subject. Great Job, Mr. Fritzgerald!
When I first heard about City College's troubles three years ago, the rumor was that City College had abandoned the accreditation process for many years. For those of us who work at California Community Colleges and participate in the accreditation process constantly - we were just flabbergasted by that idea. How could City College just neglect the accreditation process and remain accredited?
Joe, can you please confirm if this true? Did City College abandon the accreditation process between 2006 and 2011?
This is absolutely untrue, that City College was unresponsive to accreditation suggestions. After 2006, the college responded to what the commission wanted, providing interim reports in 2009 and 2011. These were accepted without much fanfare by ACCJC.
One point that Joe made in an otherwise excellent article which is not accurate is that "deficiencies" were cited in 2006. The 280-page complaint details this issue -- the ACCJC's "recommendations" miraculously turned into "deficiencies" by 2012.
As for faculty response to the 2012 sanction, everyone got on board. They participated in the various committees to address the 14 points. Most of the departments jumped on board with Student Learning Outcomes, putting in thousands of hours to add these SLOs to their courses. The Administration had their own ideas about staffing and fiscal matters -- many of which flew in the face of ACCJC or FCMAT comments, eg. that we need more administrative labor. They did not adequately address enrollment management; meanwhile, faculty volunteered during winter break to recruit students at BART stations, among other strategies. This interim leadership has hurt our ability to respond to the organizational concerns; in fact, they have thrown out the best of our leadership and the institutional knowledge therein in a senseless reorganization.
Thank you for responding and dispelling the rumor.
I also would like to thank sfbg.com for continuing to keep their comments anonymous. As a (published) writing participate of the self-assessment of a different community college district in the Bay Area, I do not feel I can ask questions about this online, except anonymously. So much for inclusiveness, ACCJC.
This is absolutely untrue, that City College was unresponsive to accreditation suggestions. After 2006, the college responded to what the commission wanted, providing interim reports in 2009 and 2011. These were accepted without much fanfare by ACCJC.
One point that Joe made in an otherwise excellent article which is not accurate is that "deficiencies" were cited in 2006. The 280-page complaint details this issue -- their "recommendations" miraculously turned into "deficiencies" by 2012. One
As for faculty response to the 2012 sanction, everyone got on board. They participated in the various committees to address the 14 points. Most of the departments jumped on board with Student Learning Outcomes, putting in thousands of hours to add these SLOs to their courses. The Administration had their own ideas about staffing and fiscal matters -- many of which flew in the face of ACCJC or FCMAT comments, eg. that we need more administrative labor. They did not adequately address enrollment management; meanwhile, faculty volunteered during winter break to recruit students at BART stations, among other approaches. This interim leadership has hurt our ability to respond to the organizational concerns; in fact, they have thrown out the best of our leadership and the institutional knowledge therein in a senseless reorganization.
Thank you for responding and dispelling the rumor.
I also would like to thank sfbg for continuing to keep their comments anonymous. As a (published) writing participate of the self-assessment of a different community college district in the Bay Area, I do not feel I can speak freely about this online, except anonymously. So much for inclusiveness, ACCJC.
Nice article about the campaign to close CCSF. It deserves front page coverage.
But, I think another "interest" is the killer, if not beneficiary. The real killer is likely those who have always hated the fact that poor students could fully transfer from CCSF to the rich and famous 4 year universities - in particular UC Berkeley. Look at the transfer numbers from CCSF and UCB and you will find the real culprit. For years, the rich have been trying to stop the flow of the poor from junior colleges. The closing of CCSF will be a major victor for them.
... Big money can do some sneaky shit.
Excellent article, Joe! You're kicking butt on this issue--much better coverage than Azimov at the Chronicle!
Thanks for helping to connect the dots between our local and national issues.
Thanks for the info about the washington pressures. It expanded my understanding and shows an overall trend. But, with almost no mention of the internal dysfunction and atrocious fiscal situation, this article assists the ultimately unhelpful view that the issues with CCSF and are external and solely the result of "the man." When I look at the accreditation board report it says, "great plans and ideas but none of them are implemented" and I see the mindset that all of this is unfair, externally driven politics as behind the foot dragging and resistance towards implementing the reforms for 8 years. I love CCSF and love many of the teachers and think we need CCSF. We just need a functional CCSF.
Good point, but with this article I wanted to give a bird's eye view of the pressures that were acting on the college. I certainly didn't want to give the impression that CCSF is perfect, and included some sentences and quotes that alluded to the decisions made at the college. I tried my best to present something that the reader could make a decision for themselves about -- was City College justified in taking a principled stance against completion, or should they have gone along with it? Its a question The City has to ask itself.
Insofar as the Obama Administration wants efficiency in education, I suppose it might be held responsible for "killing" City College. I think, however, that it's more accurate to blame the accrediting agency for trying to murder CCSF. The local accrediting agency has jurisdiction over California and Hawaii, where a third of the community and junior colleges are on probation. This figure is way above that of the other five accrediting regions; some of them have no colleges on probation, while none has more than 6%, i. e., one-fifth as many as in CA/HI. So it seems not to be Obama's national policy but our accrediting agency's regional policy which is the killer. Maybe the Bay Guardian could take a hard look at the ACCJC.
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Sadly, the Hip-Hop community lost Eazy-E in March 1995 to complications of AIDS, which he developed due to his infamous lifestyle of women. He was only 31 years old at the time of his passing.
Eazy-E was known for his gangsta rap tracks but also for the comedic side to his music. If you're looking for pure lyricism and raw production then wait until next week's Throwback Thursday as it resumes back to normal business because "Merry Muthaphuckkin' Xmas" is a Christmas medley novelty song.
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--Japan economy minister Amari says "Abenomics' has global support
--Amari says yen fall is consequence of steps vs deflation, not manipulation
--Amari says authorities should accept market reaction to necessary policy efforts
TOKYO--Japan's economy minister returned from last week's business trip to Switzerland confident that the yen's recent fall isn't bothering the rest of the world, making it likely that Tokyo will continue aggressive efforts to rejuvenate the nation's sluggish economy.
Recounting his visit to the World Economic Forum meeting held in Davos last week, Akira Amari said Tuesday that foreign countries know that the yen's recent drop isn't a manipulation but a side effect of Japan's efforts to overcome deflation.
"I think they acknowledge that what's happening now (in the currency market) is a result of our actions to emerge from the current situation, where Japan is failing to fulfill its duty to play a leading role for the world economy," Mr. Amari said at a news conference.
"My sense is that we shared the view during the meeting that, if we take necessary monetary and fiscal policy steps and if that causes (a market reaction), we should accept the judgement of the market," Amari added.
Mr. Amari said his impression is that the international community "highly welcomes' so-called Abenomics--a mix of fiscal and monetary stimuli with pro-growth strategies aimed at reversing years of general price drops.
Named after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, this policy package has helped weaken the yen by around 10% against the dollar over the past two months or so.
Mr. Amari's remarks add to signs that the recent German grumbling over Tokyo's aggressive moves to ease monetary policy and correct the yen's uptrend won't be enough to force any changes in Japan's new policy approach.
A day earlier, Finance Minister Taro Aso countered criticism that Tokyo's drive to weaken the yen could spark a global currency war of devaluations to bolster exports.
In addition to letting the yen rise sharply over recent years, Japan "didn't say anything when the dollar and the euro were being pushed lower," Mr. Aso said, adding that it is "unreasonable (for foreign authorities) to complain" about Japan's policy.
Prime Minister Abe also said Monday that it is "vital" for the Bank of Japan to hit a 2% inflation target, and signaled his desire to see further yen drops.
Mr. Amari acknowledged that it would "invite criticism if you intentionally guide" exchange rates. "But if anything happens (in the market) after the country takes steps to overcome the challenges it faces, it is because the market welcomes it as a desirable move. That's not what we should criticize."
On Tuesday, Mr. Aso also defended massive fiscal spending plans announced this month, saying that a change of government in December and a planned sales tax hike next year have necessitated extra spending measures to keep the economy from getting off track.
He said that a Y10-trillion economic stimulus program, announced two weeks ago, was necessary to avoid a spending vacuum that will be created at the beginning of fiscal 2013 in April, as the change of the government has delayed the budget drafting process.
"I have no doubt that the economy would be in a difficult condition in April-June without an extra budget," he added.
Mr. Aso stressed that the fiscal 2013 draft budget followed the instruction of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that fiscal discipline should be maintained.
"Spending has been brought under greater control under the fiscal 2013 draft budget than under preceding budgets," Mr. Aso said, adding that his government plans to produce a roadmap for fiscal consolidation by the middle of 2013.
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Gaels: Defeated Richmond, 80-71, and Villanova, 75-68
Bears: Defeated Sam Houston State, 68-59, and Old Dominion, 76-68
Omar Samhan was undoubtedly one of the biggest stars of the first weekend, putting up 29 and 12 against Richmond and 32 and 7 against Villanova. Mr. Samhan meet Ekpe Udoh and Josh Lomers, who will be a far stiffer challenge inside than anything either the Spiders or Wildcats were able to offer in Providence. This is particularly true on the boards, where Old Dominion's Gerald Lee struggled mightily Saturday, grabbing only one rebound on the evening.
In the backcourt, LaceDarius Dunn and Tweety Carter will be an interesting matchup for Matthew Dellavedova and sharpshooter Mickey McConnell, especially as Carter and his backup, A.J. Walton are a bit more creative from a playmaking perspective than the Gaels' backcourt stars.
Matt O'Brien says that the Bears' are a dangerous opponent because while they aren't quite firing on all cylinders, they're tantalizingly close.
Especially heartening for Baylor fans should be that their defense -- their ostensible weakness -- has picked up the past few games. If this newfound commitment on the defensive end continues, and they get back to their usual scoreboard-lighting ways, watch out.
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We all know that San Francisco is an expensive place to live. While the data seems to indicate a city that is doing well on all fronts, it does not tell a complete story.
The Direct Access to Housing (DAH) program of the San Francisco Department of Public Health opened its first master leased, renovated single room occupancy hotel in January 1999 providing permanent supportive housing for 86 formerly homeless adults. With the expansion of access to health insurance in the majority of states in the United States following the roll-out of the Affordable Care Act, there is increased interest in evaluating the DAH program to assess if supportive housing can help to achieve CMS's Triple Aim (reduced cost, improved measurable outcomes, improved patient experience).
The terms "tech entrepreneur" and "low-income" typically don't go together, but an innovative collaboration of philanthropists and investors is trying to change that.
Many bankers will continue to build long-term relationships and educate borrowers about options, even if the financial products borrowers are seeking are not offered at their financial institutions. This relationship building is not part of the bottom line, but it is a part of the small business lenders' practices.
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The Sydney Mardi Gras is the world's premier gay and lesbian cultural festival, spanning two weeks in February and March. It is a colourful and outrageous demonstration of pride and diversity. During the Grand Parade, thousands of people make their way down Oxford Street through Sydney's Darlinghurst on colourful floats, with huge crowds cheering on in support. The fun doesn't end with the parade, with tens of thousands of party-goers dancing till dawn at the official Mardi Gras Party. The Fair Day launch offers a relaxed day out for friends and family, complete with a giant picnic and outdoor entertainment.
Sydney's Mardi Gras is the world's premier gay and lesbian cultural festival, spanning two weeks in February and March every year. Since it began in 1978, Sydney Mardi Gras has captured the imagination of people from around the world and now regularly attracts audiences of more than half a million people.
It has become a landmark gay pride event, whose aim is to increase the visibility of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities and their culture.
Around 100 cultural, sporting and social events are held at venues across the city including the world-famous Sydney Opera House, Royal Botanic Gardens and Sydney Harbour. Fair Day opens the party with an enormous community picnic and outdoor entertainment in the park in Broadway's Victoria Park.
A major highlight is the world-famous Mardi Gras Parade down Oxford Street in Sydney's Darlinghurst, complete with around 10,000 participants, flamboyant floats and colourful costumes. First-time visitors, repeat visitors, parade participants, supporters and the simply curious are inevitably caught up in the whirlwind of feathers and glitter, parody and satire, pride and politics that makes the parade and festival such a unique and welcoming event. The warm days of Sydney's late summer combined with the vibrant two-week Mardi Gras festival has proved a winning combination for international visitors over the years.
The fun doesn't end with the parade, with tens of thousands of party-goers dancing till dawn at the official Mardi Gras Party.
The program also includes the Mardi Gras Film Festival, art shows, music, theatre and performances by international entertainers. The festival also focuses Sydney's natural beauty and attractions with events staged from Taronga Zoo to Manly and Bondi Beach to Luna Park, covering many of Sydney's famous beaches and inner-city precincts.
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With its three manual incline levels up to 6% and up to 14kph speeds, this delivers a professional gym workout in the comfort of your own home. From a brisk walk to an uphill sprint, you can burn up to 100 calories a mile without having to battle the traffic or the bad weather.
With an attractive 2 tone design it also boasts remote buttons on the handlebars to ensure you're in complete control, with an LCD blue back light on the screen so you can track your progress.
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With 8 different programmes, including 4 calories burning settings and 4 timed workouts, you can ease your way back in to exercise or really feel the burn.
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Running on a motorised treadmill is kinder on your joints than road running - and you don't need to worry about unexpected showers, traffic or dog dirt! You can even get fit while watching your television.
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White River Junction, Vermont - August 18, 2008
Kyle Bolaski, 24, told police he thought he was the one who was going to be killed. Bolaski says that's why he pulled out a high-powered rifle from his truck and fatally shot Vincent Tamburello, 32.
The shooting happened at a ball field in Chester Sunday.
Crime scene investigators were there Monday morning as well as those trying to make sense of what happened the night before.
"This is Chester, Vermont. It is a small town and everybody is friends with everybody," said Mikala Bates, a friend of Bolaski.
According to court documents, the victim was armed with an axe, and went to the field looking to settle a score from a day earlier-- Tamburello had gotten into a fight with one of Bolaski's friends. Court papers say that when Tamburello showed up a the field, Bolaski and several other people confronted him. Police say Tamburello began to chase Bolaski with the axe.
"He is able to get a gun out of the truck, and he is pleading with the decedent to stay away. There is one shot fired," Bolaski's lawyer Kevin Griffin said.
Papers state that Bolaski hit the victim in the leg with that bullet. Prosecutors say that shot was justified because there was "adequate provocation."
"Once, the deceased had been hit, the situation changed," said Windsor County State's Attorney Robert Sand.
But Sand says that after the victim was hit once, Bolaski did not need to fire a second shot.
"The deceased stopped pursuing the defendant. And was no longer brandishing the axe," Sand said.
Bolaski also faces an aggravated assault charge because papers state he hit the victim in the face with the butt end of his gun after the second shot was fired.
But some friends say that given the situation, Bolaski had no choice.
He pleaded not guilty to the two charges and is being held on $100,000 bail.
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Fan favorite Brad Pickett is ending his 4 year run at bantamweight and dropping to flyweight. In a tweet sent out yesterday he announced that he was headed for his 4th different weight class, and he'll make his debut next March in London:
125lbs here I come @ufc march in the O2 😜 @UFC_UK @danawhite @seanshelby pic.twitter.com/ufDdhOQvGe— Brad Pickett (@One_Punch) November 6, 2013
Pickett (23-8) was torn to shreds by Michael McDonald at UFC Fight Night 26 in Boston, but he did take home a FOTN bonus, giving him 5 overall since he debuted in the WEC. The Brit has consistently been one of the most entertaining high-level competitors in the UFC, but he's just not been able to beat the upper echelon of bantamweights.
Some available highly ranked flyweights -- and this is within reason, not just vaulting him straight into top 3-4 opposition -- include Chris Cariaso and Louis Gaudinot. At 35, Pickett will be the oldest flyweight on the UFC's roster, which doesn't bode well in a division where the overwhelming majority of contenders are younger than 30.
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The Arizona Wildcats know that they'll have to play smarter, sounder and simply better basketball than they have been of late. Doing it against the Oregon Ducks in Matthew Knight Arena Thursday night won't be easy.
Dana Altman's team has won 16 straight games in the friendly confines of their relatively new arena, and a No. 4 Arizona team visiting is the highest ranked in the complex's one-plus year history.
Considering the Wildcats (14-0) squeaked out two wins against Colorado and Utah to open Pac-12 season last weekend, there could be cause for concern on their end. Sean Miller's team has struggled of late, and point guard Mark Lyons has been at the epicenter of that. He has hit just 28 percent of his shots in the past three games.
The Ducks and Wildcats are really quite opposites in regards to where their experience is; Arizona's is on the perimeter with seniors Solomon Hill, Kevin Parrom and Lyons, while Oregon's lies in the interior. Tony Woods and Rice transfer Arsalan Kazemi will test the Wildcats.
As far as youth is concerned, Oregon (12-2) has two freshmen in the backcourt in leading scorer Damyean Dotson (11.8 points per game) and point guard Dominic Artis, while Arizona is known for a freshmen trio of big men of Kaleb Tarczewski, Brandon Ashley and Grant Jerrett.


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See, and all of you were worried! The Padres have made sure that they've attacked the market for every aged veteran out there. The new ownership is determined to have the greatest disabled list in MLB history.
ESPN's Jayson Stark says the deal guarantees him less than $1MM. Floyd, 36, hit .268/.349/.455 in 284 plate appearances for the Rays last year; he suffered a slightly torn labrum in the World Series.


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MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema says senior running back Zach Brown is leaving the program and exploring his options to transfer.
Brown had his best season as a freshman in 2007 with 568 yards on 119 carries, but his playing time diminished in 2008 and 2009. He decided to redshirt last year with the Badgers boasting a group of backs that included Montee Ball, James White and John Clay.
Clay left school early, but Brown never jumped up the depth chart this spring.
Since Brown is expected to graduate from Wisconsin in August with a history degree, he's eligible to transfer and play for another Division I team this fall.
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In sports, there are some players you love. And an equal, if not greater, number of players who make you hate everything about them and their respected sport. Probably my least favorite
athlete pro bike rider is Lance Armstrong.
I hate how people worship this guy who competes in a sport no one actually cares about. Like he's some sort of American hero because he can ride a bike well in Paris. Not that impressive. But he is considered one of the most dominant athletes of our time by people who don't like real sports.
And then there's the fact that biking is more drug-riddled than Robert Downey Jr.'s glove compartment. It's not like he hasn't been rumored to be doing enhancers for years. And now his inner circle is snitching on him.
I know he's done a lot of good stuff for cancer and the yellow rubber industry, but is there anyone out there who doesn't think Lance Armstrong cheated? Like a lot?
Here are the stories from this week that could use some performance enhancers (click the pics to read more of each story).
1. Jeff Hamilton says he saw Lance Armstrong use EPO
If only Lance had the balls to…Oh. Never mind.
2. Ray Lewis says crime will increase if no NFL season
Mostly because Ray Lewis will be on the streets. He kind of killed a guy.
3. Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA draft lottery
In related news, the first overall pick lost the NBA draft lottery.
4. Macho Man Randy Savage dies in a car accident
Turns out he was the only rapture-worthy person on earth.
5. Andre Ethier gets picture taken, gets annoyed, flips a guy off
In the photographer's defense, he was confused. He thought he was taking pictures of an actual famous guy.
6. A female fan flashed Ben Eager in the penalty box at the Canucks game
Hockey's biggest flash in the pan since Jonathan Cheechoo.
7. Jason Giambi hit three homers in a game
Which is bigger news: Giambi hit three homers or that Giambi is in the major leagues?
8. Derrick Rose says PEDs are big problem, retracts it saying he was confused by the question
This is why they didn't let Derrick Rose take the SATs himself.
9. Mets owner Fred Wilpon rips David Wright, Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran, Mets
Apparently Wilpon actually watches the Mets. The most amazing part of this story? Wilpon was pretty much spot on with his comments.
10. Joakim Noah uses a homophobic slur at a fan
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[[Performer~P110362~Paul Schrader~paulschrader]]'s directorial debut examines the trials of Detroit autoworkers living at the mercy of a heartless corporation and a corrupt union. Surviving from paycheck to paycheck, Checker Cab assembly linemen Zeke ([[Performer~P107177~Richard Pryor~richardpryor]]), Jerry ([[Performer~P37381~Harvey Keitel~harveykeitel]]), and Smokey ([[Performer~P39185~Yaphet Kotto~yaphetkotto]]) scrape by and take pleasure in a few rounds of beer or bowling (and occasional illicit amusements). But when their money troubles pile up, Jerry and Smokey join Zeke in a desperate plan to steal cash from their local union office. Along with a piddling $600, they unexpectedly swipe evidence of union corruption. Deciding to use it for blackmail, the men discover instead how powerfully malevolent the union can be in a system that counts on petty divisiveness to keep the larger power structure intact. Inspired by stories of real-life disillusionment, [[Performer~P110362~Schrader~paulschrader]] and his brother/co-writer [[Performer~P110361~Leonard Schrader~leonardschrader]] took on politically difficult issues of race and corporate labor, infusing the indictment of unions with a suggestion of post-Watergate paranoia about forces beyond the union that keep workers in their place. From the opening sequence of the assembly line to the final evocative freeze-frame, [[Performer~P110362~Schrader~paulschrader]] maintains an atmosphere of gritty realism, with the lead trio lending low-key dramatic force to a situation beyond their control. Too downbeat for a late '70s audience increasingly drawn to happier fare, Blue Collar flopped, yet it did earn [[Performer~P110362~Schrader~paulschrader]] critical accolades. Although he has reportedly since disowned the film, Blue Collar remains one of [[Performer~P110362~Schrader~paulschrader]]'s best works, with Zeke and Jerry powered by the same sense of simmering frustration that would explode so effectively in [[Feature~V158647~Affliction~affliction]] two decades later. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi
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For a long time, I've kind of given up on my writing. Anyone who really knows me knows a grand streak of insecurity has followed me from my childhood, through high school and college, through my teaching career to…well, whatever you call what I'm doing now. I kind of gave up on it.
Then I just, on a whim, entered my monologue from the Marsh in a contest for a scholarship to go to the Disquiet Festival. And I won a spot.
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A man in custody in Chanute is accused of shooting at two vehicles on Thursday March 14, including one that had a nine year old boy in it.
Police say the first shooting occurred around 3:50pm in the 1100 block of South Steuben. They say at least one shot hit the vehicle and the suspect fled the area.
A short time later multiple shots were fired at a vehicle in the 500 block of South Garfield.
A 49 year old Chanute man is now in custody on potential charges of aggravated assault, aggravated endangering a child and criminal discharge of a weapon.


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Chukars' pitcher and Royals' second-round pick Cody Reed had the opportunity to pitch for Ole Miss after community college, but chose to sign his contract after being drafted inside the top 50.
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Surprise performer: Sam Moa takes on Manly. Photo: Getty Images
The term one-game wonder could have applied to Sam Moa. But there would have been some significant holes in that description. The first is that in his solitary NRL game before this season, for Cronulla against Wests Tigers in 2008, he was only on the field for about 12 minutes. The second is that there wasn't much in the way of wonder.
''I pulled my hammy warming up on the sideline and I came out and played about 12 or 15 minutes,'' he said. ''After that, I didn't get another look-in.''
Moa thought that was going to be the extent of his career in the NRL. After playing for Tonga later that year in the World Cup, he was recruited to Hull FC in Super League - where he appeared destined to stay. But, after four seasons at Hull, Moa has become one of the surprise performers of the NRL season, in one of the competition's best sides.
''I'd been out of the NRL scene for a good four years,'' the Sydney Roosters prop said. ''I wondered whether the game had changed, passed me by. But I was confident in my ability. I had to move then, or not come back at all. I backed myself. I wanted to prove it to myself - I had some unfinished business. It was my chance.''
The decision to return was made last year but the change that led to it came a few years earlier. And the catalyst was a man who is also now with the Roosters; former skipper Craig Fitzgibbon, who joined Hull FC in Moa's second year.
Moa befriended Fitzgibbon, as well as another former Rooster, prop Mark O'Meley, and Fitzgibbon's professionalism and work ethic were drummed into Moa, who had been somewhat lacking in both.
''Fitzy really struck a nerve with me, in terms of his professionalism and his willingness to help other players,'' Moa said. ''He just said 'keep training hard and things will start to work out'. I was in a bit of a grey area in my career. I didn't know whether I was good enough to come back, or whether I would stay and play in Super League for the rest of my career.
''When he got the job at the Roosters last year, the staff probably got sick of him trying to plug me. The rest is history. I ended up at the Roosters. It's the greatest move I've made, without a doubt.''
So keen was Moa to prove what he could do, he made use of the club facilities when the rest of the squad was on a break after last season. His final season in Super League had been cut short by a biceps injury, the result of a collision with then-Huddersfield player Luke O'Donnell, now his teammate. Yet Moa trialled well with his new club. Coach Trent Robinson started him in the opening game, against South Sydney.
''I haven't looked back since,'' Moa said. ''I took a bit of a gamble. I'm just grateful it's worked out so well.''
Moa, now 27, had other opportunities, both in the NRL and Super League, but was attracted to the Roosters by the prospect of a two-year deal, even if the financials were rather modest. ''I came here for the opportunity,'' he said.
Now he has more of them; the opportunity for a grand final and maybe even a World Cup berth with New Zealand.
''I was born and raised in New Zealand,'' he said. ''Like any Kiwi, it would be the pinnacle of my career to play for the Kiwis. But there's a lot of good front-rowers and a lot of good established forwards.''
Before both, of course, there will be a preliminary final. Moa gets nervous just thinking about it.
''I'm just humbled how the year's worked out,'' Moa said. ''I thank God, because my family are pretty religious. Everything happens for a reason. I went the hard way. But it's just good to see a bit of reward.''
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Chiefs Coach Andy Reid Emphasized Passing Game In Preseason from KC Star
"I was trying to get the passing game going," Reid said during a Friday teleconference. "This team has run the ball well in the past, and it hasn't necessarily thrown the ball quite as well as I thought needed to be done, so I wanted to really get that taken care of the best we could and get enough reps at that before we get into the season.
"Then you get into the season, and you keep the blend going, and you mix and match, and I think it will be okay. I thought we were average (rushing the football) during the preseason games, but I think we'll be all right, when it's all said and done.
"We've got a good runner there (in Jamaal Charles), and he's had a lot of yards, and he's done it mostly behind this offensive line."
Despite Win, Chiefs Focus On Improvement from The Mothership
The Kansas City Chiefs gave fans a laundry list of things to talk about, heading into Labor Day weekend. Among the most-popular topics to discuss include Thursday night's 30-8 victory over the Green Bay Packers and the fact that we're now just nine days away from kicking off the NFL regular season with a road test against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept. 8. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was asked after the game about Jacksonville, but preferred to talk about his team's win, first.
Chiefs Wide Receiver Junior Hemingway Waits On Final Roster News from KC Star
On a sweltering Thursday night at Arrowhead Stadium, Hemingway's preseason progress took a sharp upward turn with seven receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown in the Chiefs' 30-8 victory over the Packers.
"When the ball comes your way, you have to make plays," said Hemingway, the most productive of the Chiefs' receivers on Thursday. "That's what a wide receiver has to do."
Chiefs coach Andy Reid and general manager John Dorsey have some decisions to make at Hemingway's position, starting with how many receivers to keep. It might be five or six, depending on special-teams needs and whether the Chiefs decide to keep an extra tight end.
Andy Reid's Conference-Call Transcript from The Mothership
What are your overall thoughts on your defense and how much more progress they need to make with defensive coordinator Bob Sutton's system?
REID: "They're picking it up and picking it up fairly well, I think. The more they play in it, the more familiar they become and more comfortable they become. I can't really tell you what degree they're at right now, but with what he's dialing up, they seem to be functioning well and handling (it) well. We'll have to see. We'll have to measure it against a team that's giving you their full offense and we're giving them our full defense and see how that measures up. What's been thrown at them so far, they've handled really well."
Chiefs Are Deliberate In Making Roster Moves from KC Star
Buffalo ... San Diego ... Philadelphia ... New England ... .and Jacksonville have announced some, if not all of their cuts (and yes, quarterback Ricky Stanzi survived another day with the Jaguars, who face the Chiefs on opening day).
But we haven't heard a peep from the Chiefs.
There's good reason for that.
KCChiefs.com Video: Chiefs Full Contact Preview
KCChiefs.com Photo Gallery: Primetime Stars
Packers Vs Chiefs Recap: QBOTF? from Warpaint Illustrated
It's inconceivable to believe the Chiefs have never raised a rookie quarterback into a viable Super Bowl calibre performer. On Thursday night against the Green Bay Packers, it appears that trend might just change under the tutelage of Head Coach,Andy Reid.
Bray's journey to the Chiefs nearly never happened. Initially, after Bray was bypassed by every NFL team in each of the seven rounds of the NFL draft, he was going to sign with the Miami Dolphins.
Pain Tolerance Key For Blaine Gabbert from ESPN
Jaguars coach Gus Bradley said Friday that Gabbert has begun squeezing a ball and may begin throwing again this weekend. A final determination on whether Gabbert will be available for the Sept. 8 game against the Chiefs won't be made until the middle of next week.
AFC Capsules: West from The San Francisco Chronicle
Chiefs watched from afar last season as Colts upgraded at QB and went from two wins to playoffs. Now, they'll try to follow example. Trade for Alex Smith gives KC stability at marquee position for first time in years. New coach Andy Reid and GM John Dorsey, formerly of Packers, know how to win.
Panthers' Armond Smith Fined $15,000 For Kicking Raven In Groin from USA Today
Also fined $7,875 for various infractions were...
...Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Frank Zombo (face mask)
99 Problems With NFL List from ESPN
Explain to me how the 13-3 Denver Broncos have only seven players in the top 100, the same as the Kansas City Chiefs, who went 2-14.
From The SI Vault: In Football, Everything Old Is New Again from Sports Illustrated
Just as the Wildcat had its antecedents in the run-based offenses of the 1920s, the current option palette has been around for quite a while - and in some very familiar forms. The Pistol formation variant was technically invented by then-Nevada head coach (and current Kansas City Chiefs consultant) Chris Ault in 2005, and that's a newer wrinkle. But it would seem that if you superimposed a base option play from the days of Jefferson Airplane over one from this last month, it would be pretty easy to see the similarities in most cases.
Every Game Is Vital For NFL Supremacy from The Nisqually Valley News
Wild Card: Chiefs, Bills
The 2012 Kansas City Chiefs had the most talented 2-14 team in NFL history. Quarterback Alex Smith isn't great, but he's accurate and much better than the garbage they had under center a year ago. With a respectable passing game, running back Jamaal Charles could have his best season ever.
Twenty Bold Predictions For 2013 NFL Season from Sports Illustrated
But it will be "Big Red,'' now wearing red in Kansas City, who gets the last laugh. Former Eagles coach Andy Reid was the only guy to jump from one full-time gig in the NFL coaching ranks to another this offseason, and he'll show that experience really does count for something, leading the talented and vastly improved Chiefs from 2-14 to an AFC wild-card berth.
Chiefs See NFL Potential In Former Vol Tyler Bray from The Tennessean
Tyler Bray knows that he's probably not going to get a whole lot of snaps in a game the rest of the year. It comes with the territory of being the third-string quarterback.
That's why he made the most of the ones he got Thursday night.
Football Season Is Upon Us from The Journal Review
In the West, the Broncos will win the division by a closer margin than most think. Peyton Manning clearly has a lot of talent around him, but I see the Chiefs keeping things interesting. The division will come down to the two meetings between the two teams.
The two wild cards are the Chiefs and the Colts. As I said, I see Kansas City vastly improving with Andy Reid coaching and an underrated Alex Smith under center. The Colts and Andrew Luck, who I feel will have a bit of a sophomore slump, will do just enough to sneak into the playoffs.
Chiefs Add Vice President Of Business Development from Kansas City Business Journal
The Kansas City Chiefs filled their newly created position of vice president of business development by hiring Tyler Epp.
Epp will be making calls throughout the business community to establish corporate partnerships and sell suites. He most recently served three years in the same role for the San Diego Padres.
Eddie And Shimika Kennison Make A Winning Team from KC Star
The proposal and marriage: In 1999, Eddie's mom asked Shimika to plan a big party for Eddie before he left for training camp. They threw a gala gathering at a favorite restaurant, complete with a band and dancing. Late in the evening, Eddie invited Shimika onstage. There, in front of friends and family, he got down on one knee and proposed. They were married June 23, 2001, in Lake Charles.
For Retired Players, Concussion Settlement A Safe Bet from Time
For a league that generates over $9 billion annually, the number seems small. "Big loss for the players now and the future! Estimated NFL revenue by 2025 = $27 billion," Kevin Mawae, a former center with the Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets and Tennessee Titans who has served as president of the NFL players' union, wrote on Twitter. "In the grand scheme of things, it's not going to hurt the NFL," says Karon Riley, an ex-linebacker who played in the NFL from 2001-2004. "They're just swatting away a fly, and get to move on."
Riley, however, is generally happy with the deal. "Oatmeal," he says, "is better than no meal."


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The inescapable implication of the U.N. report on the Congo is that Rwandan President Kagame could be legally proven to be a genocidaire, or perpetrator of genocide. President Obama must use the U.N. report to distance his administration from Mr. Kagame.
September 17, 2010
A long-standing code of silence inside the U.N. is coming to an end regarding what is probably the largest genocide ever since the U.N. founding: the genocide committed by the Rwandan Patriotic Front since 1990 End impunity in Rwanda, a discussion with distinguished human rights champions Peter Erlinder, Juan Carrero Sarlegui and Spanish Sen. Pere [...]
September 15, 2010
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July 11, 2010
On June 24, 2010, U.S. agents in Manchester, New Hampshire, arrested Rwandan genocide survivor Beatrice Munyenyezi, a Hutu and a U.S. citizen since 2004, who is charged with genocide and with rape as a war and genocide crime. Meanwhile, a federal prosecutor for the case is known for misconduct, falsification of evidence and perjury. Is it a crime to have a Facebook profile? Is it a crime to use a computer?


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Today, whilst riding my new Mosaic road bike for a few hours, I had an epiphany. I love my new steel speed rocket. It makes me proud. I know the guy who built it. He built it for me. But my epiphany is this: My road bike makes me love my mountain bike more. I cannot help it.
Last winter, I trained like crazy on my road bike with a goal of being a better cyclist, nothing else. What I ended up being was a happier mountain biker. Road biking in and of itself is a great sport, but mountain biking is where my heart is. All the road saddle time helped my in several distinct ways that I figured out.
On a mountain bike, it is a habit we get in feeling like we can red line for a moment on a crazy climb. Once you are breathing fire and your legs feel like jello, you tend to take a moment to recover, usually by coasting. My road training pushed my red line further along. It is distinctly more fun to not be completely out of breath as you begin a full throttle descent.
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Working on your cadence is difficult on a mountain bike, but on a road bike it is easy. Cadence work is just to teach your muscles how to spin quickly. So many good things happen when you spin quickly, especially on a mountain bike. Being able to keep a nice tight spin up a steep incline will keep your energy focused on getting to the top. It also allows you to crest the top and continue to push on the downhill. It isn't just your fitness, it is your muscles wiring to be able to spin faster.
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Wintertime is a bad time to mountain bike. Riding in inclement weather can quickly screw up a bike and its rider. It also can destroy a trail really quickly if someone decides to ride on it at the wrong time. But road bikes are going to do anything negative to the road and we have 50 riding weeks out of the year. Getting a head start of training makes even the first mountain ride way better. Better because you aren't having to teach your muscles what to do, you are just a little rusty technically.
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Horse Cruelty: American Wild Horses Travesty
Tucson Citizen,Karyn Zoldan, September 4, 2013
According to American Wild Horse Preservation, the Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) intends to roundup 400 horses from the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge on the Oregon/Nevada border beginning this coming Monday, September 9.
The horses will then be turned over to "adoption agents," including Stan Palmer and J&S Associates. Click here to meet Stan Palmer. He's the owner of J&S Associates. (on this page he is pulling a twisted downer horse by the tail)
This is the man who the Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), which is part of the Department of Interior, contracted with to "adopt out" wild horses rounded up from the Sheldon Refuge on the Oregon/Nevada border between 2010 and 2012. This is so wrong!
Feds Gear Up Again to Send Wild Horses to Slaughter Pipeline
According to a FWS' own investigation, Palmer and J&S cannot account for the whereabouts of as many as 202 of the 262 horses received under a previous contract with FWS to "adopt out" Sheldon horses. In fact, one Alabama man who Palmer "adopted" horses to admitted to selling "a bunch" at a livestock auction.
The FWS investigation also raised questions about J&S' care for horses in its possession. Yet FWS officials intend to pay Palmer to take at least 90 more Sheldon horses, knowing that many of these cherished animals will enter the slaughter pipeline, despite the Obama Administration's public position against horse slaughter.
You only have a few days to make your voices heard – PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION and share it with your email list and Facebook friends.
The petition is directed toward Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, who oversees FWS, to shut this roundup down while issues of transparency, humane treatment and adoption security are addressed. That seems like a fair request.
On Sept. 4, the American Wild Horse Preservation and the organization Return to Freedom joined U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and actress Wendie Malick at a press conference at the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) Palomino Valley Adoption Center outside Reno.
The Palomino Valley Adoption Center's holding pens, in which 1,700 formerly wild horses are stockpiled, provided a powerful backdrop to expose, once again, what is wrong with the federal wild horse program.
According to the website, Rep. Grijalva is a leader in the fight to protect and preserve America's wild horses and burros on our public lands, and is calling attention to the urgent need to reform the BLM wild horse program in accordance with recommendations put forth by the National Academy of Sciences this past June.
Please sign the petition and share it with your friends. These beautiful animals are running out of time.
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August 4, 2013
Barbecue dinners were one of the foods available at the Jamaica event held by Our Lady of Sorrows Church at the Victoria Community Center. The annual event, a fundraiser for the church, featured food, live and silent auctions, a raffle, games, and more. By mid-afternoon, the barbecue tickets had sold out..