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Only Automaker on the List Earns Number 15 Spot
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Employees at Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) truly embody the slogan "The best or nothing." For the second consecutive year, MBUSA has been ranked as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" by
annual survey, which appeared in the February 7, 2011 issue, lists MBUSA at the number 15 position, a jump of 34 spots from a number 49 placement in 2010. An industry leader, MBUSA is the sole automaker on the list and ranks eighth overall among small organizations with less than 2,500 associates.
In addition to the magazine, which hit newsstands on January 24, 2011, the list can be viewed online at www.fortune.com/bestcompanies.
The "100 Best Companies to Work For" list is based on feedback from an extensive employee survey.
conducts the survey in partnership with the Great Place to Work Institute. This year's survey features 311 companies.
Two-thirds of a company's score is based on the Institute's Trust Index Survey, which is sent to a random sample of employees from each participating company. Questions address a wide-range of topics including management credibility, job satisfaction and camaraderie.
The other one-third of the score is based on the Institute's Culture Audit, which asks questions about pay and benefit programs in addition to a series of open-ended questions on hiring practices, internal communication, training, recognition programs and diversity efforts. Any company that is at least seven years old and has more than 1,000 U.S. employees is eligible to participate. MBUSA has 1,657 U.S. employees and operates headquarters in Montvale, New Jersey.
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It takes great employees to make a great company, especially given the uncertain economic climate within which many companies have been operating.
"While each milestone is impactful, this particular one is especially rewarding because it is based on employee feedback; the company forged ahead as a unified team to emerge from the current economic crisis into a leadership role," said Ernst Lieb, MBUSA President and CEO, in a press release.
Mercedes-Benz is a leader in both automotive innovation and employee motivation. Blend those two elements together and a formidable top 100 company is the end result.
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In a recent study conducted by the Fantus Company, the country's largest relocation consulting firm, it was reported that with regard to the question of relocation, 62% of the Association of MBA members indicated that they had moved over 35 miles within the past five years and over 78% had moved within the past 10 years. These statistics indicate that most successful professional managers do not spend their working careers in one specific location. Refusing to relocate can severly limit your career opportunities!
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EYEWITNESS LOCAL NEWSSpecial Prosecutor In Plants' Case Says Second Deal Is Legal
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Reported by: Leslie Rubin
Reported: Jun. 25, 2014 6:12 PM EDT
Updated: Jun. 26, 2014 2:19 PM EDT
Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia
The special prosecutor assigned to the case against Mark Plants said the deal struck Tuesday between the state and Plants is legal.
Sid Bell sent a letter to Putnam County Prosecutor Mark Sorsaia on Wednesday outlying why he believes the deal is legitimate after Sorsaia called the deal into question, and said he had advised community corrections to not accept Plants into the county's Batterers Intervention Prevention Program.
"Having talked with Tonia Thomas and Joyce Yedlosky of the Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Lisa Tackett, an attorney who is the director of the Division of Family Court Services of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and is directly involved with the D/V Court, I know that the court does not share your opinion that the "Pretrial Monitoring Order as a Condition of Bond" is an illegal circumvention of the statutory prohibitions against pretrial diversion agreements in domestic violence cases. Mark Plants, as a resident of Kanawha County, was clearly eligible for this type of order so long as he is ordered to participate in a community corrections program and the future disposition of the criminal charges is not guaranteed in the order," Bell wrote in the letter.
"The defense attorney and I were not playing a game of semantics to circumvent the law. We presented the approved order to a special magistrate who communicated numerous times with his advisers at the Supreme Court of Appeals and with personnel at the D/V Court before he approved and entered the order. Speaking of semantics, the only error we made was including the sentence that the prosecutor would move to dismiss the charges if the defendant successfully completed the 32-week BIPPs class. The magistrate questioned that provision but was advised in a telephone conversation with an adviser that it was okay. We should have worded the order to state that the prosecutor "may" move the court to dismiss the charges if the defendant complies with all of the terms and conditions but is not required to do so. As you know, the
prosecutor can't dismiss any criminal charge unless he or she moves the court to do so and the court grants the motion for good cause," Bell wrote.
It could be back to the drawing board for attorneys in the case against Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Plants.
The Putnam County prosecutor said a plea deal struck on Tuesday is illegal, and he's advising that he not be accepted into the Batterers Intervention Prevention Program or BIPPS.
This is the second deal involving Plants that has been agreed upon in court that has come into question. The first deal was deemed illegal and a new one hashed out Tuesday that would send Plants to the 32-week program.
Plants is accused of striking his son with a leather belt, leaving a large bruise, as well as violating a DVP.
"If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck and swims like a duck, it's a duck," Putnam prosecutor Mark Sorsaia said.
Sorsaia said his office was given zero notice that Plants had come to an agreement with the state that would enroll him in the program. The deal is called a "Pre-Trial Monitoring Agreement As A Condition of Bond," as opposed to a "Pre-Trial Diversion," was previously deemed illegal.
"It's just an attempt to circumvent the law by changing the name of the document," Sorsaia said.
Sorsaia sent a letter on Wednesday to Plants' attorney, Jim Cagle, and special prosecutor, Sid Bell, saying he believes the agreement is nothing more than a pre-trial diversion. He has advised the program to not accept Plants.
"I take no pleasure in weighing in on this, but the bottom line is, we weren't contacted. We weren't consulted. Our opinion wasn't asked whether or not we would think this is a viable deal, and now it's forced in our lap," he said.
The Pre-Trial Monitoring Program is sometimes used through Kanawha County's Domestic Violence Pilot Program. Since Plants lives in Kanawha, Bell said he is eligible, but to avoid a conflict of interest, he was to be monitored in Putnam.
Plants would not comment on Wednesday but Kanawha assistant prosecutor James Bailey said in an e-mail, "Pretrial monitoring agreements are utilized regularly in the Kanawha County Domestic Violence Court Pilot Program. These agreements are fully compliant with state law. They were born out of the Domestic Violence Court Pilot Program with the cooperation and approval of domestic violence interest groups and representatives with the Supreme Court."
"I'm just satisfied that we reached an agreement, the charges are going to dismissed," Plants said after the hearing on Tuesday.
Supreme Court Director Of Family Court Services Lisa Tackett said there is no promise of dismissal at the end of the program. She said she has not seen the Plants agreement and could not comment specifically on the case.
Sorsaia said if Cagle and Bell can prove the agreement is legal, he will be more than happy to help, but he says, quite frankly, he'd be surprised if they came up with something.
"The law says that we're not supposed to do this," he said.
Plants was scheduled to report to the program on Thursday for an assessment. That appointment has been cancelled.
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Friends and Fellow Met Fans - thank you for coming to my AAOP fanpost. I decided to take a very measured and serious approach with my submission, and did my best to limit the size (these things are getting overwhelming, how the hell am I suppose to keep my job with this much reading material?!?!?!).
To help me complete my first attempt at an AAOP I've enlisted the talents of WFAN personalities, Steven Somers and Mike Francesa, to add commentary along the way. These are professional sports talk people - so I hold their opinion in high regard.
Also - I wanted to graphically represent what the Mets have done over the last couple of seasons and my projections for 2014. So here is that:
These Mets will win 88 Games, Powered by David Wrights 110 RBIz
The Infield
FlustownFandom: Catcher and 3rd base are the only locks in the infield. As much as I don't see Murphy going anywhere – I think his contract is starting to outweigh his value. With nowhere else to feature Flores's bat, 2nd base will need to be freed up. Daniel Murphy is a great offensive second basemen, but I just don't think he produces enough as a corner IF. In reality – I think the Daniel Murphy trade happens midseason, but for AAOP purposes he is traded now.
At first base you are left with a combination of two left handers and a righty with (-) power and (+) contact. Satin features on my bench regardless – so he stays. We are left with Ike and Duda. I have been vocally against multiple platoons – but one platoon at first base can work. The lefty job is going to Davis. He plays solid defense and has fleetingly shown us greater upside.
My AAOP move has been played out somewhat similarly elsewhere. Murphy and Duda to the Rays for Hak Ju Lee and Mike Montgomery or Blake Snell. Yunel Escobar will likely return at SS – and is an offensive upgrade over Lee and par defensively. The Rays have three more SS ranked inside their top 20 prospects to compete for the spot once Yunel is gone, so they might be looking to cash in on Hak now. Lucas Duda would be an upgrade over the combination of Luke Scott, Delmon Young, and Shelley Duncan that the Rays 'fielded' at DH in 2014.
This is sad moment for me. I had high hopes for 'The Dude'. Here is a piece by Joe Petruccio that was posted on his blog the day after Beltran's departure – I also included my super catchy comment from that day that captures the enthusiasm I once held when it came to Lucas. Ah, memories...
AW on July 28, 2011 at 9:14 AM
The New York Mets love his Bat,
Doo-da, Doo-da
Hopefully he'll put up Beltran Stats
Oh, de doo-da day
Goin' to back up Wright
Goin' to right to play
I bet my money on a beer bellied nag
Atleast he's better than Bay
The Schmooze: When it comes to playing left field - lucas DOda can't DOdat. But wait! He may turn out to add TONS of VALUE.... in the form of a trade. All the mets position players who can't PLAY a position, and I'm looking at you Murphy, might be appealing to a team in the AL.
Francesa: When youah tawking about da mets future, ok, I dun see duda being part of dat. He is not a good fieldah, ok, and - to be honest - his bat has naht been what the mets taught it could be. It hasn't.
The OF
FlushtownFandom: It was great to see Juan Lagares and EYJ do something this year – and I would like to give them both a chance to make that happen again next year. But this is where Sandy does the REAL spending in my mind. I don't want Choo because my personal opinion is that you shouldn't buy players at their peak value. The fact that he has been consistent is a red flag to me – because you are going to pay a premium on consistency you will not likely get. Disagree? Fine, write your own AAOP.
I do want to invest in a premium FA talent though – and my guy is Jacoby Ellsbury. He is great when healthy, but his injury history will ultimately lower his appeal. Baseball Prospectus writer Dan Brooks has suggested that Ellsbury will get a deal similar to Bourne's. I would be a buyer at 4yr/$53m – with mutual options and incentives (games played, steals leaders, GG, etc) that can make the deal worth up to 6yr/$90m. In 2014 Lagares slides over to RF to make Ellsbury (who isn't bad with the glove in his own right) happy. This would also allow him to shift a bit to the left and cover some ground to help out EYJ/Others.
I would also bring in two injury prone players who have the potential to be excellent and would compete for a spot against EYJ. Grady Sizemore gets a 2yr/$2m deal – with only about $1m guaranteed, and a team option at $5m for year three. Sizemore hasn't done anything in 4 years, I get it, but he 28 bWAR by the time he was 26. Insane.
Guitierrez is more of a tempered risk – and can possibly be the Scott Hairston/Marlon Byrd type that the Mets have been fortunate to find over the last few years. Reports are that he probably won't get a QO from the Mariners.He has a bad string of injuries to his name as well, but might be worth it at 2yr/$10m
Francesa: I dun like it, ok. Good playahs when der healty, sure, but when was the last time a met could stay healty, you know. stupid signings. stupid. These guys are FINISHED. And did you say a 3 year contract for Grady Sizemaw? are you kidding me. I wouldn't give sizemaw a contract for one owah, ok. Sizemore has no place in dis town.
Schmooze: ELLSbury will WELL bury any hate the fans have for their owners. he will STEAL your affection. and the ladies of new york, all the ladies, will GET ON BASE with an acquisition like this.
If he comes back healthy - the Mets would be looking for some GREAT D from GRADY. A signing of SIZEMORE would make it so the CitiField attendance had MORESIZE.
Clyde Frazier chips in on Ellsbury: I really like Jacoby Ellsbury for New York. He is a classy player, always stealing and fielding. I Love his glove, and his bat is fat. What he will be for the Blue and Orange is the Glue and…and… and… *Head Explodes*
FlushtownFandom: This is probably where I get beat up the most, after my plans for the infield and outfield.
SO - as you can see I am bringing back Dice-K and giving more money to Johan. Dice-k logic is simple; he showed enough at the end of the season where I don't have any reason to believe that there is another option out there who is guaranteed to out produce him for what he will be paid. Also - the 4hr games benefit us west coast people who work late. Santana is a bit sentimental, but I figured I'd rather pay him $8m for something rather than $5.5m for nothing. If he can be had for only $2m guaranteed (or the same deal as Marcum) - I would do it.
The rest of it is pretty straight forward I guess. I'm only making a plan for 25 - so there is that.Obviously one of the started would be converted to a long reliever.
Schmooze: Will the Mets GO ON without JOHAN? I think so. And things were very DICEY when DIASUKE was on the mound. But GEE! we have GEE! and Niese is nice.
Mike Francesa: I jus can't see the Mets winning any games next year. I can't, ok. You dun have a Mo-type playah in that bullpen, and you need that guy. And as far as bringing back Johan - gimme a break. He isn't Pettite, OK. ANDY PETTITE IS A STARTING PITCHER!!!!
Are there flaws in this plan? Oh, most definitely.
Did I stay on Budget? --- my math has me at 25 Players and $79.43m after Johan and Bay dead cash, and 0.49m for my back-up catcher Anthony Recker (surprise mutha-uckas!),
Do I want an Omir Santos ball? No, No I do not.
Do I proofread? No, No I do not.


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One of the questions most asked of personal trainers and weight training coaches is: "How much weight should I start with?"
Here's a simple way for beginners to decide how much to lift and when to progress to heavier weights. More sophisticated approaches can be used after you get more experience and decide to train for specific results such as strength, bodybuilding or sports.
Let's assume you are doing a workout program of 10 exercises and 3 sets of 10 repetitions of each exercise in a general fitness program.
- By initial experimentation and for each exercise, choose a weight such that the tenth lift, push or pull of the first set is somewhat difficult but not too difficult, to complete.
- Rest the allocated time, usually 30 to 60 seconds between sets.
- By the tenth lift of the third set, that is, your thirtieth lift, you should be struggling to complete the lift -- not screaming at the ceiling -- but making hard work of it. That's about the intensity you should aim for to get most benefit from your weight training workouts for general strength and muscle building.
- When you find you can do the last lift, in this case the thirtieth lift, with less effort, it's time to increase the weight. Progressive overload, or adding more weight over time, is a fundamental principle of weight training progression.
- If you can't find a suitable increment, that is, the dumbbell or barbell or plate of the next weight is too heavy, you could either use this heavier weight and drop the repetitions to 8 or 9; or stay with the same weight and increase the number of repetitions in each set from 10 to 12 or even 15. Either way, you progress your training.
That's it. You can use that basic method without worrying about the complexities of drop sets, pyramids, slow, fast or anything else. For more information read the beginner's weight training guide suite of articles.
- February 25, 2009 at 3:32 pm(1) Mike says:
Not lifting weights in a long time and being over weight, I was glad to know this info to start at a place of complete senditariness. After doing the sets this way, I felt a difference in the way I felt once completed! I feel stronger not weaker or exhausted! Thanks for your tips! Now I know I can weight train with sucess!!!!!!
- December 17, 2009 at 3:35 am(2) Steve says:
Excuse me for this ovbious question but what exactly are sets? Sorry I am new to this.
- January 15, 2010 at 11:33 pm(3) jerome says:
nice, thank you =D
- April 9, 2010 at 11:19 am(4) jimmy millard says:
well i am 5 ft 3 in and weigh 148 lbs and i bench pressed 220 lbs in 11 grade. so if someone tells you you cant do it you can do it just put mind over matter. people always told me i would never be able to lift 200 lbs. i didnt listen and now im lifting 220 lbs. have fun and be safe.
- July 3, 2010 at 3:26 am(5) Needo says:
@ Steve
Set is the duration of some exercise – lt can be 15 moves, 25 moves, 50, 75 etc
If I say I did push ups for 15 times- I ll say it I did one set of push ups.
- December 15, 2010 at 11:29 am(6) James McCormick says:
IMHO – As we get older we need endurance, not big muscles. Especially if you're hefty as I am. This will just bulk you up.
Endurance is gained by using lighter weights and more reps. 3X10 or 3X12 in separate sets with enough weight to exhaust the muscles is better than yelling at the ceiling for 2 or 3 reps.
- September 28, 2011 at 11:57 am(7) Gladys says:
How many pounds weights to star? 5? or 3?
- November 19, 2011 at 2:07 pm(8) Steve says:
When you're doing weight training of 4 different lifts – is it more effective to (1) complete all sets in one of the lifts before going to the next lift; or (2) doing one set in each lift and rotate around completing a set in each of the 4 lifts before going on to the next lift.
- April 2, 2012 at 3:57 pm(9) CallMeChaz says:
Endurance is fine if that is really your personal goal. As a senior I don't have a practical need for "big muscles" as much, but I also don't have a practical need to lift things over my head 36 times in a few minutes either. Keeping fit is more than muscles and endurance. Lowering body fat and replacing it with healthy muscle tissue is a better, overall goal. It takes as much effort as it took in college, maybe more now. You must still challenge your muscles, control your diet, and keep up your cardio. The is nothing new under the sun after 60!
- July 17, 2012 at 1:07 pm(10) Gary Paulson says:
I was in my 60′s when I began lifting but I hurt myself each time so I quit. Now I'm 72 and would like to begin again. I know I should keep my lifting light and 10-12 reps. Could anyone suggest a program for me to log onto to accomplish this?
- July 24, 2012 at 5:55 pm(11) weighttraining says:
Gary, you could try my Basic Strength and Muscle program. Adjust it to suit your fitness and don't lift too heavy too soon.
- January 20, 2013 at 8:25 pm(12) mike says:
Ok. This article tells me about reps and all, but i need to know how to determine a good weight to start lifting
- July 3, 2013 at 11:45 pm(13) Dreama says:
I am 5'3″ and weigh about 116lbs, I have never lifted weights but would like to start, I don't know how to determin how much weight to begin with and how many reps & sets. I would like to work on arms, chest, shoulders, back tummy, thighs and butt. So… pretty much everything. Can anyone help me out with this? Thank you in advance!
- November 9, 2013 at 8:58 am(14) PEG says:
I'm a 73 year old female who has been working out for a year. I have more than doubled the weight I am lifting. What is the end point? That is, when should I stop increasing the weights. I'm 5'3″ and weigh 126 pounds.


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January 23, 2013
Hundreds of Oakland residents turned out to voice their opinions about the City Council hiring William Bratton as a $250,000 a year consultant to help bring down an escalating crime rate. They accuse him of instituting "stop and frisk," a program that they say is the blue print for racial profiling. Bratton's background suggests there may be a lot more to be concerned about than stop and frisk.
January 22, 2013
Hundreds turned out for Oakland City Council's Public Safety Committee meeting on Jan. 15, 2013, to oppose paying $250,000 to bring "supercop" William Bratton and his "stop and frisk" and other zero tolerance police policies to Oakland. The bid for Bratton's consult seems to be simply Oakland throwing good money after bad.
January 14, 2013
Oakland's mayor, chief of police, and city manager announced their intentions to contract with William Bratton as a consultant to the Oakland Police Department. Oakland has become the epicenter of anti-brutality campaigns, so those who want the brutality to continue are bringing in their big guns. Join the Justice for Alan Blueford Coalition and allies on Tuesday, Jan. 15, to tell the Oakland City Council that we reject Bill Bratton and his racist, fascist policies. Meet up at 5:00 for a rally with the meeting at 5:30.
August 10, 2012
Eighteen-year-old high school senior and Oakland resident Alan Blueford was shot to death by police on May 6 under curious circumstances. The coroner's report, showing Blueford never shot at the officer, was finally released after the July 19 press conference Alan's parents were forced to organize.


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We are doing a soft rollout of an iPad app. Be among the first to have it by downloading it from the iTunes App store.
We'd love to hear what you think about it. Leave a review and rating in the App store. Editor Jack McElroy has a few more details on his blog.
Android version of Storm Shield goes live in Google Play
Track hurricanes like Isaac with our Storm Shield app
Are you a hurricane watcher?
One benefit of Storm Shield, our new "Weather Radio" iPhone app is that users of can track the paths of hurricanes and tropical storms.
In Storm Shield's interactive map, users can switch between weather overlays to see severe alerts on the map or track hurricane and tropical storm paths.
If you already have Storm Shield, tap on "iMap Radar", then tap the "Severe Weather Overlays" button at the bottom of the map (see attached screengrab) and scroll down to (and tap) the "Hurricane Tracks" option.
Review: Storm Shield weather radio app
TUAW reviews our Storm Shield weather radio app. Have you gotten it yet?
Weather Radio app launched
The Knoxville News Sentinel's parent company, E.W. Scripps, has launched a NOAA Emergency Weather Radio for the iPhone.
It works, well, much like a weather radio, but is less expensive ($4.99) and easy to customize. Through the app, you will receive critical alerts via voice and push notification on major weather events.
Even when it's not open, the app will "wake up" your iPhone with alerts wherever you are.
The weather radio app, available now only for the iPhone, but which will be available later this summer for Android devices, has these features::
Precise Alerts: Storm Shield provides more accurate alerts than many alerting services. Most services will alert you to severe weather if you are in a county only partially covered by a watch or warning, even if you are not actually directly within the watch/warning. Storm Shield alerts you only if the phone device or saved locations fall inside a watch/warning box. You can preselect and customize any or all of dozens of possible official National Weather Service watch or warning types.
Follow Me: The app will alert you if you are in an area when a relevant watch or warning is issued, no matter where you are in the United States.
Friends and Family: You can save up to five locations in addition to your current position. This will help you alert your friends and family in other locations of weather hazards.
Battery Management: You can control how much accuracy you want the application to use for your location, which will affect battery life. Use iOS Location Services for maximum location accuracy with background tracking. Disable background tracking to conserve battery life and use GPS only when the app is open.
Audio: Storm Shield provides audio alerts beeps followed by a brief description of the alert type. The audio could wake you in the middle of the night, or give you information you need when you can't stop to look at the phone.
You can also listen to the alerts and forecasts for your area at any time.
Get more info or download the app by going the app's website.
Knoxnews.com launches new blog and Pinterest account
A few weeks ago the knoxnews.com staff launched a new blog on Tumblr called #Trending.
We're collecting regional web trends and sharing them with you there, as well as in a column appearing each Sunday in the News Sentinel.
We've also launched a Pinterest account.
I'm currently it's curator and am still fine-tuning the boards and topics that work for us. So far, people are interacting with recipes appearing in the News Sentinel and photos of Tennessee sports and the Smoky Mountains.
Follow our pins here.
Knoxnews, Commercial Appeal launch Politifact
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News Sentinel Editor Jack McElroy: Tennessee politicos now face PolitiFact's 'Truth-O-Meter
Commercial Appeal Editor Chris Peck: Commercial Appeal, Knoxville News Sentinel launching PolitiFact Tennessee
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Govols247 is new name for fast-growing Tennessee sports site
The fastest growing subscription sports site covering the University of Tennessee is changing its name to govols247.com to make it more representative of its partner brands and to make it easier for sports fans to recognize it as being the best premium site for Tennessee Vols team and recruiting information on the Internet.
The site was launched on Dec. 29, 2010 and has been one of the fastest growing sites in the 247Sports network.
"Our Tennessee site has exceeded all our expectations," said Shannon Terry, CEO of 247Sports. "We are extremely proud of the site and our partnership with the News Sentinel. Even with our success, we found that some users weren't familiar with govolsxtra.com and its nickname of 'GVX,' which made it unclear to those potential subscribers that the site was dedicated to covering the Tennessee Vols. As we move forward with this partnership, we think this new name will help each of us tremendously when it comes to branding the site."
Knoxville News Sentinel Publisher Patrick Birmingham feels the name change will help the web site better connect to all Tennessee Volunteer sports fans. "Govols.com was the name we used when the News Sentinel started a Tennessee sports site in 1996 and it's a name many Vol fans still use when they talk about the site.
"The new name combines the 15-year heritage of the online site - one of the pioneering sports sites devoted to a single school - and our decades of award-winning coverage of Tennessee sports in print with the innovative technologies of the 247Sports network," Birmingham said.
"With govols247.com, the News Sentinel print sports section, the existing govolsxtra.com site and the Sports Page radio show, we have unmatched breadth and depth of Tennessee coverage."
Subscriptions to www.govols247.com are $9.95 for a monthly subscription, or $8.95 per month ($107.40 a year) for an annual subscription. For a limited time, you can try the site for the rest of the year free with no obligation. Go to www.govols247.com today!
About 247Sports.com
247Sports is an independent digital sports media company that consists of market-leading college team and affinity sites. 247Sports utilizes next-generation technology and social media platforms to deliver news to fans when they want it and how they want it, and this is reflected in their slogan - "Your Team. All the Time." The company was founded by Rivals.com founder Shannon Terry. Bobby Burton, President and co-owner of 247Sports, is a former Rivals.com executive and football recruiting pioneer. Terry and Burton helped grow Rivals.com into the clear market-leader in the space before selling the company to Yahoo! in 2007 for $98 million.
About The Knoxville News Sentinel
The Knoxville News Sentinel, which celebrates its 125th year in December, is an award-winning E.W. Scripps Company daily newspaper providing in-depth local coverage of sports, news and business to East Tennesseans for over 100 years. The News Sentinel was among the first newspapers to establish a website. To date, Knoxnews.com has won many national awards including three 2008 Digital Edge Awards from the Newspaper Association of America for best overall news website, most innovative user-participation and best site design. The News Sentinel is the flagship property of the KNS Media group which includes the Shopper-News, MetroPulse, Skirt!, the Greater Knoxville Business Journal, and Home Market and Auto Seller magazines; The Sports Page radio show; and operations that provide commercial printing and distribution services.
We've got an 'On Sale' section on our iPhone app
On Wednesday we added an "On Sale" section to our iPhone app and it should come to our Android app later this year.
The "On Sale" area is part of a national pilot project of the Associated Press, some 40 U.S. newspapers and national retailers called iCircular. Written in HTML5, it's described as an "app within an app."
In addition to browsing deals from participating retailers, users are able to search for specific deals and find specials near their current location.
As part of this iPhone add upgrade, we added back the "sections" tab, which many had asked be returned (sorry 'bout that).
Let us know what you think.
9/11 Ten Years Later
Nearly everyone can remember how they heard the news of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Many Americans had ties to those who lost their lives in New York, the Pentagon and a lonely field in Pennsylvania.
The News Sentinel has chronicled the remarkable stories of some East Tennesseans who lost their lives in the attacks, and others whose lives have been forever changed by the events of Sept. 11.
You can find those stories in our special section, 9/11 Ten Years Later.
Duly noted and blogged
In the Washington Post blog The Fix's annual list of best state political blogs, Knoxville is heavily represented.
The News Sentinel's Tom Humphrey made the list for Humphrey on the Hill (OK, he's based in Nashville, but works for a Knoxville newspaper).
Knoxville State Sen. Stacey Campbell's Camp4U blog is on the list.
KnoxViews, the long-running progressive, community-driven citizen media site, founded by Randy Neal also was picked as among the best.
The final Tennessee state political blog on the list is PostPolitics in Nashville (there had to be one without a Knoxville tie).
Stateside Associates of Arlington, Va., which bills itself as the largest largest state and local government affairs firm, also has included Humphrey on the Hill among its best state politics blogs. The Nashville Post's PostPolitics made that list, too.
About East Tennessee's Best
More on the cancellation of the contest this year.
10 million YouTube views and counting
Five years ago, the knoxnews.com team began posting RandomThis videos to YouTube. We may have been one of the first traditional newspaper sites doing this. Little did we realize then how big YouTube would get (heck, we were also posting content to Google Video thinking that would be big!), eventually becoming the site for Internet video.
Well today, we mark a milestone with our YouTube stats: We've now had over 10 million views on our videos on the knoxnews.com YouTube channel. We've posted over 2,800 videos to the channel.
The video that garnered a lot of attention for us on YouTube -- via a tease on MSN Sports -- was a feature by online producer Erin Chapin on Ken Mink, a then 73-year-old basketball player at Roane State Community College. That video has over 626,000 views as of today. It also helped prevent our site from going down with all the referral traffic as our knoxnews.com video player was not used to all the traffic.
Our most popular videos tend to be music or celebrity videos. Online producer Rachel Wise records shows of the Blue Plate Special, and posts them to Knoxville.com and YouTube. A performance of "Hit Em Up Style" by the Carolina Chocolate Drops gets strong traffic every week. It has over 600,000 views. A rising contender is Eminem's grand entrance at Bonnaroo 2011. It's already up to 130,000 views -- in two months.
Covering Bonnaroo 2011 with a Canon Elph and an Owle Bubo
Assistant visuals editor Lauren Spuhler has been covering Bonnaroo for our website for the past six years. Spuhler is getting married this year and decided to let someone else take up the coverage reins.
I volunteered. I mean who in their right mind would want to turn down the opportunity to cover a four-day music festival with artists ranging from Mumford and Sons to Eminem at a dusty farm in Middle Tennessee in the June heat? Crime reporter Hayes Hickman and photographer Adam Brimer rounded up the coverage team.
A Bonnaroo 2011 video playlist
Knoxville News Sentinel Visuals Editor Jigsha Desai is documenting Bonnaroo in video in her maiden visit to the festival in Manchester. This is a playlist of the videos she has posted.
Follow her tweets on Bonnaroonews.
Download the KNS iPad app
Above is a screen shot of the information page for the iPad app for the Knoxville News Sentinel. Give it a try. The looks like a replica of the printed newspaper, but also can contain videos and photo galleries and clickable links.


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The Easter celebration is on at the LA Mission on Skid Row. Thousands of meals are being served to the homeless.
And later today, celebrities and local leaders will follow the path of Jesus by washing the feet of the homeless and fitting them with news shoes.
If you tweet #skidroweaster, local companies will donate to the mission on your behalf.
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My father was an alcoholic, all I ever saw him do was hit my mother, like many other alcoholics I swore I would not be like him. Yet for 10 years I functioned as an alcoholic, work, home, drink, blackout, back to work.
I Wished For OblivionMy health got worse - ulcerated gullet, failed liver tests - but nothing abated my slide. In the end all I wished for was oblivion.
It had all started so well, at 19 I was at medical school, my family was all so proud. In the end they asked me to leave, I stopped attending lectures, would disappear for weeks, all their delivered brown envelopes I ignored.
I Balked at ChangeThe 'Yets' started happening: driving offenses, warnings at work, staggering weight gain, dead eyes. God decided enough was enough, I was just sick and tired. Treatment gave me time away from alcohol, the AA rooms continued the recovery.
It has taken me a long time, I was probably not desperate enough and balked at change. I spent my first three years in AA in a 'Fur Lined rut.' I was comfortable in my own misery as it felt familiar and non threatening. I arrived late at meetings and left early and therefore didn't feel 'part of'.
Delivered From the FearIn the last few months I have become secretary of a Big Book meeting and on occasions I find I can look people in the eye, not look down as I have all my life.
I used to berate myself for my lack of quality sobriety and that I lagged behind others, I don't do that now. Recovery comes to us all when it is meant to.
I pray to my higher power morning and night and in the day if I am frightened. Fear has crippled me all of my life, slowly I feel I am being delivered from its crutches.
Courage to Ask For HelpIn recovery your feelings return and if you have the courage to ask for help it is usually freely given. I still struggle with that one.
My alcoholism was shifted to food and other addictions in sobriety, I find that when I started to love myself a little better, the perceived opinions mattered less, as the saying goes: 'Those that matter don't mind, those that mind don't matter' Sobriety is a journey, and a bad day in sobriety is a hell of a lot better than a good day in active addiction.


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They're colorful, loud and potentially very dangerous. Last year in the U.S. 8,800 people were treated for firework related injuries, and if you don't want to become a statistic this New Year's Eve, Lubbock Fire officials say, keep safety first.
"If you have enough people doing fireworks then you start having grass fires, property damage. While we do see injuries usually you have unsupervised children and typically some kind of drinking," says Assistant Lubbock Fire Marshall, Marlin Hamilton
Other fireworks safety advice:
"Use of alcoholic beverages and then the use of fireworks and that's the arena where you get most of your opportunity for damage to property and the risk of injuries," says Hamilton.
Even fireworks stand operators like Jerry Welch remind their customers to take precautions. "We tell them be careful, go slow, have a good time and don't get hurt," says Welch.
You have until midnight to purchase fireworks, but remember, fireworks are illegal within the city limits. If you are caught with fireworks in the city, you could get a fine in excess of $1,000 dollars. And if you use fireworks out in the county, please make sure you clean up your mess.
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The children above are enjoying all the activities going on at the summer recreation program. For many years Falmouth Police have volunteered their time to help teach the children to learn how to ride their bicycles safely. Photo by Jackie Vaughn.
Twenty-three children from the Pendleton County Summer Recreation Program enjoyed the 13th Bicycle Rodeo, held by the Falmouth Police Department, on Thursday, June 12, in Falmouth.
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Miscellaneous Facts: This playlist is a little shorter than usual because I was running instead of walking - for some of it. Let's just say my new iPod armband got more of a workout than my running shoes.
A notebook of links and commentary on film and the arts, with occasional stabs at understanding current events. A mix of the serious and the silly, and with a special emphasis on Ms. Natalie Portman.


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Dixon, Ill police say a survivalist took it one step too far when they found guns and ammunition inside his home, located in the 500 block of S. Lincoln Ave.
A shocking stockpile of weapons: guns, knives, homemade silencers and modified bullets.
Police say 32-year-old Jeramie Burmeister was hoarding weaponry and other items, like a homemade bulletproof vest, signifying that he was preparing for battle.
"This is the first time in my career I've seen this," said Sgt. Matt Richards, Dixon Police.
While police don't believe anyone was in danger, all of the guns and bullets were being stored in Burmeister's RV, parked across the street from a Dixon elementary school.
"We were just concerned about his intentions," Richards said. "The normal person doesn't stockpile this much ammunition, firearms. They just don't."
Richards says Burmeister is a survivalist -- someone who was preparing for disaster.
"He had food, medical supplies, extra clothing. He had compasses, rain gear, extra boots."
Still, police say this survivalist was so prepared for danger that he became a danger himself.
Burmeister is facing four class 3 felonies and two class A misdemeanor charges because he didn't have a license to own guns.
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Following last night's UFC on Versus II event, one major point stood out above all others. Jon Jones will be a future UFC light heavyweight champion. There is no doubt about it, and last night's absolute drubbing of Vladimir Matyushenko proves that he's ready for the next step up in competition. While Jones and his camp tried to stress that Vladimir was a major step up the ladder, the 39-year-old Matyushenko didn't have the physical gifts to compete with Jones. Perhaps a couple of fights ago, Matyushenko could have performed under the duress of Jones' strength, but Greg Jackson seems to have locked up some of Jones' technical weaknesses and improved his ground game considerably over the last couple of bouts.
Opponents are scarce right now as the top of the division has match-ups to settle, and I doubt Dana White and company are ready to push Jones into the title spotlight just yet. I actually think Forrest Griffin makes the most sense from a business standpoint, especially if Zuffa wants to push Jones to the top. Griffin doesn't offer unbelievable wrestling or great boxing technique, but he's good enough at both to be a very well-rounded fighter. With that said, I still think Jones bombs him in one round of action.
Turning our focus to the co-main event battle between middleweights Yushin Okami and Mark Munoz, one thought continuously ran through my mind as the fight dragged on. Munoz's wrestling is absolutely awful, just awful. NCAA Division I championship wrestling credentials... sure, but they apparently haven't translated to high-level wrestling in mixed martial arts. Munoz was consistently slow in his takedown attempts, and at one point -- he was dropping to his knees before actually progressing forward with his hips. He almost never exploded through his attempts, and Okami answered almost every single attempt with a hand on the back of the head and downward push to stuff it.
It wasn't the most exciting fight, but Munoz's desperation for the takedown and Okami's ability to stuff every attempt didn't exactly give Yushin a lot of opportunity to land strikes. Okami definitely proved he still has what it takes to win against American wrestlers, but I was hoping we'd see some solid boxing in this fight. Unfortunately, Munoz didn't give him much of a chance to do so.
Takanori Gomi's one minute and four second knockout of Tyson Griffin was absolutely beautiful to watch. It's always nice to watch a fighter who has failed so miserably in recent years come back from bouts of depression to win on the biggest stage in mixed martial arts, and Takanori Gomi did exactly that. Two solid body shots set up a wicked right hook, instantly putting Griffin into a coma. Impressive win for Gomi, and while I don't think it puts a stop in the reality that Japanese MMA is on the decline -- it certainly validates the fact that Takanori Gomi has knockout power and has an interesting road ahead of him. If he can shore up his wrestling, Gomi has the opportunity to become a real challenger at the top of the division. Wrestleboxers beware!
Other Notes
- Jake Ellenberger ate a few big shots over the course of his bout with John Howard, but came out on top in dominant fashion via a much better wrestling game and a well-placed elbow that busted Howard's eye. Nothing surprising in that fight. Howard showed him weaknesses to wrestling, but having a completely shut eye for almost half the fight certainly didn't help him with stopping shots. It actually looked like he couldn't see Ellenberger shooting at all.
- Jacob Volkmann proved that American wrestling is still king against British counterparts as Paul Kelly had no answer for Volkmann's takedown game. Kelly did land a very nice jumping knee in the latter parts of the third round, but it wasn't enough as Volkmann blanketed Kelly for most of the fight.
- Matt Riddle effectively took DaMarques Johnson down, beat on him with elbows and punches from top control, and dominated him for two rounds before knocking him out late in the second via GnP. Solid win for Riddle, and his twin girls can now go see their grandparents.
- Surprisingly, Igor Pokrajac not only got the better of James Irvin in the short period of striking in their UFC on Versus II undercard battle, but Pokrajac was able to secure a rear-naked choke at 2:29 in the first round for the victory.
- A la John Howard, Brian Stann was able to pull off a miraculous triangle choke submission win at 3:10 of the third round after being outwrestled by Mike Massenzio for most of the fight.
- Charles Oliveira lived up to the hype, securing a very speedy triangle choke transition to choke out Darren Elkins. Keep an eye out on this kid. If he can improve his abilities off his back and gain some better takedown defense, he'll be a solid prospect in the division.
- Rob Kimmons edged out Steve Steinbeiss in the first battle of the evening.


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CATEGORIES Movies, CinematicalWhat do you do after you leave 'The Office'?
It seems that you face the apocalypse and a possible romance with one Keira Knightley. Deadline reports that Steve Carell has signed on to star in an upcoming romance called 'Seeking A Friend for the End of the World,' and Knightley is currently in negotiations to co-star. The project will mark the directorial debut of Lorene Scafaria, who penned the 2008 film 'Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.'
Now one might think that an apocalyptic backdrop for romance would probably mean that Knightley only grabs Carell in one of those last-man-on-Earth scenarios, but it looks like the '40-Year-Old Virgin' gets to pitch his woo.
The movie will focus on what happens on Earth when mankind has to come to terms with the fact that a humanity-destroying asteroid is barreling towards the planet. Carell will play a man who finds himself abandoned by his wife in the wake of the news, only to get a letter from his high school sweetheart that she wants to be with him when the world ends.
Should she sign on the dotted line, Knightley will play his neighbor, who "accompanies him on the road trip as love blooms at the worst possible time." This isn't some science-fiction romance where the power of love rips through the sky at the right moment to save mankind, but Deadline states that "despite the doomsday climax, the film has a somewhat comic and romantic tone."
Is this a sign that Knightley is breaking out of corsets for the modern world? And, will that end up bringing about the end of the world?


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State of the Union Address 2014 (Live Blog)Posted: January 28, 2014 Filed under: Live 93 Comments
We will be live blogging the SOTU tonight at 9 pm EST. Look for Live Updates and more as we get closer to the time!!!
With Minimum Wage as Start, Obama to Press Past Congress
President Obama plans to sign an executive order requiring that janitors, construction workers and others working for federal contractors be paid at least $10.10 an hour in the future, using his own power to enact a more limited version of a policy that he has yet to push through Congress.
The order, which Mr. Obama will highlight in his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday night, is meant to underscore an increased willingness by the president to bypass Congress if lawmakers continue to resist his agenda, aides said. After a year in which most of his legislative priorities went nowhere, Mr. Obama is seeking ways to make progress despite a lack of cooperation on Capitol Hill.
The minimum wage plan provides an example of what he has in mind. Mr. Obama called on Congress during last year's State of the Union address to raise the minimum wage for workers across the board, only to watch the proposal languish on Capitol Hill, where opponents argued it would hurt businesses and stifle job creation. With prospects for congressional action still slim, Mr. Obama is using the executive order covering federal contractors to go as far as he can on his own.
Democrats hope Obama's State of Union speech will be start of populist agenda
In recent weeks, some Democratic lawmakers and strategists have urged the White House to focus less on academic-sounding discussions of income inequality and to simplify Obama's message to reflect the everyday concerns of Americans. White House officials say they have long planned to emphasize such issues.
The approach is notable because raising taxes on the wealthy to pay for domestic initiatives was a centerpiece of Obama's first-term economic agenda — a move aimed squarely at shrinking income inequality. In speeches over the past year, the president has bounced between wonky discussions about inequality and practical speeches on helping the middle class.
"My view is that the party that taps into the decline in middle-class incomes and the lack of good jobs and figures out a satisfying answer will dominate the 2014 election," said Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.).
But, he added, "the American people are more concerned about how they are doing as opposed to how someone else is doing. So simply saying 'We're going to raise taxes on the wealthy' is not going to be the kind of answer that satisfies the middle class."
GOP Lawmakers Can't Get Enough Of 'Duck Dynasty' At SOTU (PHOTOS)
"Duck Dynasty" star Willie Robertson was a ubiquitous presence Tuesday night in Republican lawmakers' pre-State of the Union photos.
Robertson, the son of controversial "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson, was invited to the address by Rep. Vance McAllister (R-LA). Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) tweeted that he gave his spare ticket to Robertson's wife, Korie.
At least four lawmakers snapped a photo with Robertson
Duck Duck ASSSSSShat!!!!
Campaign cash used to pay for some State of the Union guests
Members of Congress are given one seat to fill with an invited guest – and nearly everyone uses the coveted invitation to help make a political point.
House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) has invited Catholic school children and a business owner from his Ohio district. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has asked an immigration reform activist to attend. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) found a St. Cloud, Minn., physician who reached out with concerns about the new Affordable Care Act. (Departing from the political theme, aides said that Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) is giving his extra seat to his wife, Mikey.)
Several members greeted their invited guests Tuesday, and some even attended news conferences with their "plus one" in tow. But what they probably failed to mention is that several guests are enjoying a trip to Washington paid for with campaign cash.
Live Blogging SOTUPosted: February 12, 2013 Filed under: Live, Live Blog, SOTU | Tags: State of the Union address 2013 56 Comments
Tonight's State of the Union address is Obama's first of his second and last term in office. Speculation is rampant about the focus and tone of the speech given the changes apparent in the inauguration address to the nation. We've already seen that many of the invited guests tonight will victims of gun violence. Another guest of FLOTUS will be the 102 year old woman who represents voting rights in America. Ensuring the right to vote may be central a central them in tonight's address to the nation.
President Barack Obama will announce a bipartisan presidential voting commission to focus on improving the Election Day experience, The Huffington Post has learned from two sources outside the White House with knowledge of the plans.
The commission is one of a number of efforts the Obama administration is making to address the problems that plagued voting on Election Day 2012. The commission, which will focus specifically on Election Day issues and not broader voting reform, will likely be co-chaired by one Republican and one Democratic lawyer, according to one of the sources.
The White House announced Tuesday that 102-year-old Miami resident Desiline Victor will be a guest of first lady Michelle Obama during the president's State of the Union address on Tuesday night, during which Obama is expected to discuss voting reforms. Victor is a naturalized U.S. citizen who stood in line for three hours at a local library on the first Sunday of early voting until workers told her to come back later that evening. A crowd of thousands of people erupted in applause when she emerged with an "I Voted" sticker, the White House said.
The FLOTUS guest list may hint at other themes. It includes many women including soliders, pay discrimination activists, and teachers. It also includes scientists.
- Dr. Jill Biden
- Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President
- Sergeant Sheena Adams (Vista, CA) – Team Advisor & Lead Instructor, Female Engagement Team
- Alan Aleman (Las Vegas, NV) – DREAM Student
- Jack Andraka (Crownsville, MD) – Winner of the 2012 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
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Draft dodger and confessed pedophile gun nut Ted Nugent is coming as a guest of nutty Texas Rep Steve Stockman. The Nuge is well known for threatening the president and calling women leaders misogynistic slurs.
NUGENT: I was in Chicago last week. I was in Chicago and said, "Hey, Obama you might want to suck on one of these you punk." Obama, he's a piece of shit, and I told him to suck on my machine gun. Let's hear it for him. And then I was in New York. I said, "Hey, Hillary, you might want to ride one of these into the sunset, you worthless bitch. Since I'm in California, how about [Senator] Barbara Boxer [D-CA], she might want to suck on my machine gun. And [Senator] Dianne Feinstein [D-CA], ride one of these you worthless whore. Any questions? [Ted Nugent via LiveLeak.com, accessed 10/1/12]
Our hope is that some one will come to their senses and disinvite him. You'll probably see him surrounded by the Capitol Police and the Secret Service. Here's hoping he's ignored by the press.
An enhanced version of the SOTU is available from the White House and will include stats and charts. The channel is on now with a lot of interesting historical background on the address, on previous presidents, and on the event itself. There's also a chance to get on a mail list plus an after speech chat with a group of white house policy experts. You should look at it just because it's really interesting and has some interesting background on the speech writing process too.
So, the speech starts tonight and can also be watched at the C-SPAN site.
Tonight, C-SPAN brings you President Obama's fourth State of the Union address before a Joint Session of Congress. Our coverage begins at 8pm ET with comments from Frank Newport of Gallup and reporters from National Review and Huffington Post.
At 9pm ET, C-SPAN & C-SPAN Radio broadcast President Obama's address and the GOP response from Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). (Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks at 10pm, C-SPAN.org). Then, viewer reactions via calls, Twitter & Facebook.
This post kicks off the first part of our live blogging sessions. Please join us through out the night!
Hillary's Testimony and a Face-off with CrazyPosted: January 23, 2013 Filed under: Hillary Clinton, Live, Live Blog | Tags: beng 52 Comments
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee finally got its chance at Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. We didn't learn much other than Rand Paul is more crazy than his father and probably has delusions of presidential runs and even the senate has its group of Tea Party nuts.
The WSJ has the Text of the Clinton's Testimony. It was a filled with lessons learned and praise for our overseas diplomats.
As I have said many times since September 11, I take responsibility. Nobody is more committed to getting this right. I am determined to leave the State Department and our country safer, stronger, and more secure.Taking responsibility meant moving quickly in those first uncertain hours and days to respond to the immediate crisis and further protect our people and posts in highthreat areas across the region and the world. It meant launching an independent investigation to determine exactly what happened in Benghazi and to recommend steps for improvement. And it meant intensifying our efforts to combat terrorism and support emerging democracies in North Africa and beyond.
Let me share some of the lessons we have learned, the steps we have taken, and the work we continue to do.
Clinton had several fierce exchanges with some of the committee's more right wing members who seem to embrace conspiracy theory more than truth. This exchange was captured by TPM.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday fired back at Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) over accusations that the Obama Administration misled the public by claiming the Benghazi attack was the result of a spontaneous protest. Johnson pressed Clinton on why the State Department didn't talk to the U.S. diplomatic staff evacuated after the attack, to get clear information about what happened.
"Senator, when you're in these positions, the last thing you want to do is interfere with any other process going on," Clinton said, adding that the State Department was waiting for the FBI to finish conducting interviews.
"I realize that's a good excuse," Johnson responded.
"Well, no, it's the fact," Clinton said. "Even today, there are questions being raised. We have no doubt they were terrorists, they were militants, they attacked us, they killed our people. But what was going on, and why they were doing what they were doing, is still, is still unknown."
Clinton forcefully insisted neither UN Ambassador Susan Rice nor the Obama Administration misled the public. "With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans," she said. "Was it because of a protest, or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they'd go kill some Americans? What difference, at this point, does it make? It our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, senator. Now, honestly, I will do my best to answer your questions about this. The fact is that people were trying, in real time, to get to the best information."
One of the more political and insane maneuvers came from Kentucky's Aqua Buddha Senator, Rand–bring on the crazy–Paul.
RAND PAUL: One of the things that disappointed me most about the original 9/11 was no one was fired. We spent trillions of dollars, but there were a lot of human errors, these are judgment errors, and the people who make judgment errors need to be replaced/fired no longer in charge of making these judgment calls. So we have a review board. The review board finds 64 different things we can change, a lot of them are commonsense and should be done, but the question is it's a failure of leadership that they were not done in advance and four lives were [lost] because of this. I'm glad that you're accepting responsibility. I think that ultimately with your leaving you accept responsibility for the worst culpability for the worst tragedy since 9/11. And I really mean that. Had I been president at the time and I found that you did not read the cables from Benghazi, you did read the cables from Ambassador Stevens, I would have relieved you of your post. I think it's inexcusable. The thing is that, we can understand that you're not reading every cable. I can understand that maybe you're not aware of the cable from the ambassador in Vienna that asked for $100,000 for an electrical charging station. I can understand that maybe you're not aware that your department spent $100,000 on three comedians who went to India on a promotional tour called "Make Chi Not War," but I think you might be able to understand and might be aware of the $80 million spent on a consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif that will never be built. I think it's inexcusable that you did not know about this and did not read these cables.
Clinton tried to explain to the committee that their reckless budgets cuts undermine security in the region for our diplomats and facilities.
Citing a report by the department's Accountability Review Board on the security failures that led to the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, during an attack last year, Clinton said the board is pushing for an increase in funding to facilities of more than $2 billion per year.
"Consistent shortfalls have required the department to prioritize available funding out of security accounts," Clinton told the Senate this morning, while again taking responsibility for the Benghazi attack. "And I will be the first to say that the prioritization process was at times imperfect, but as the ARB said, the funds provided were inadequate. So we need to work together to overcome that."
Clinton, showing little effect from her recent illnesses, choked up earlier in discussing the Benghazi attack.
"I stood next to President Obama as the Marines carried those flag-draped caskets off the plane at Andrews," Clinton said this morning, her voice growing hoarse with emotion. "I put my arms around the mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters."
John Kerry was not present at the hearing to avoid the perception of a conflict of interest. The hearing was run by Bob Mendez instead.
Now, watch her face the really crazy in the house.
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It's a Wrap! We take CARE of OUR OWNPosted: November 6, 2012 Filed under: 2012 elections, 2012 presidential campaign, Live 15 Comments
We're all Marines today. We don't leave Gay People behind or Women or Rape Victims or Hispanic Americans or Black Americans or Muppets or people with Pre-existing conditions or Union workers or Teachers or Firefighters or Students that need loans for College or even MUPPETS!
I am so looking forward to Mittens' speech that says "I'm a loser".
And now for a musical interlude….
Mitt: 1965 is calling and this is you!!!
You should've never lie or cross the American People!!!
Live Blog: Wisconsin RecallPosted: June 5, 2012 Filed under: Labor unions, Live | Tags: Scott Walker, Tom Barrett, Wisconson Recall 71 Comments
The polls are still open until 8 pm in Wisconsin but exit polls and extraordinary turnout show the race is very close. We'll be updating this thread as the evening progresses so stay tuned.
Early exit polling of voters in the Wisconsin recall election showed a close contest, with a clear majority of voters having made up their minds well before the final weeks which saw intense campaigning on both sides of the aisle. The CNN exit polls showed that nearly nine of ten voters made their decisions prior to May, when Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett won the Democratic primary to challenge Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican. Petitions for the recall election circulated after Walker signed a bill last spring which cut collective bargaining rights for many state employees, prompting massive protests at the state house.
Voters in line before 8 pm must be allowed to vote. This could be a late night in precincts where turn out is at historic levels.
From Josh Marshall at TPM on the Exit polls.
First, exits show President Obama with a 6 point margin over Romney among this special election electorate. Big deal? Not necessarily. Most polls with showed Walker with a margin over Barrett showed Obama with an even bigger margin over Romney. Judged in partisan terms, voters were inconsistent, which they often are. No surprise there. So we shouldn't be surprised by this finding.
Second and more significant, the percentage of union households in the electorate jumped 6 points since 2010. That's significant and very welcome news for the Dems and for the Barrett campaign. Whether it's enough is a whole different questions. But that's significant.
Voters in this electorate also have a very narrowly positive take on unions. Again, encouraging for the Dems. But you need to see big numbers to think there's a good chance of overcoming the advantage Walker had in the polls.
Next, absentee ballots. Chuck Todd says between 10% and 12% of the electorate voted absentee. What does that tell us? No idea. Only another big unpredictable and wild card.
Exit Poll Highlights from the NYT.
Preliminary exit poll results indicate an uptick in turnout among voters from union households – something Democrats were hoping for in their effort to oust Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday.
But whether that holds as voters continue to head to the polls, and whether it is enough to give Mayor Tom Barrett of Milwaukee the edge, are open questions at this point.
About a third of voters in preliminary exit poll results say they or someone in their household belong to a labor union. That is an increase from 2010 and 2008, when 26 percent of voters in each of those elections were from a union household.
High union turnout is crucial for the Democrats. In 2010, 63 percent of voters in union households supported Mr. Barrett, compared with 37 percent for Mr. Walker.


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WWE 2K14 DLC Roster Update: Fandango And Bella Twins Headline Second Pack To Be Released Tuesday
One of the many things that people complain about when it comes to WWE video games is the roster of wrestlers in the game. While many guys such as Zack Ryder and the jobber group 3MB continually appear in WWE games, younger stars who are on the verge of stardom do not. Sometimes, even when those young stars are included in the game, their entrances aren't right, they wear the wrong clothes and they are not the characters that everyone watches on Monday nights.
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In WWE 2K14, two superstars that people have complained about not being in the game on day one are Fandango and the new Intercontinental Champion Big E. Langston. Fandango gained a massive following after this year's WrestleMania event in New Jersey and still has fans around the world singing his theme song ... including cheerleaders.
Langston, who beat Curtis Axel for his title two weeks ago, was an odd case as he was just the muscle for Dolph Ziggler and AJ Lee as recently as this summer. His singles push was recently done as he was the NXT Champion (WWE's developmental territory in Florida) and one of the most popular wresters in NXT. His big physique and talking ability makes him one of the young guns to look out for in the WWE in the future.
For those of you who are not happy with the exclusion of these two wrestlers, have no fear. On Tuesday, the second DLC for WWE 2K14 will be released and Fandango and Big E. Langston will be among the inclusions into the game. There are many other additions, including two divas who are popular and are on television way too much but that's just my opinion. Check out what will be included in the second WWE 2K14 DLC.
Also, Summer Rae will be available free of charge!
Available for a suggested purchase cost of $7.99.
Playable WWE Superstars and Divas:
- Fandango
- Big E Langston
- Brie Bella
- Nikki Bella
More than 30 new moves and taunts:
- Koji Clutch
- Soda Plunge
- Black Widow
- Leaping Tombstone Piledriver w/Pin Combo
- Inverted DDT
- Diving Headbutt
- Explosive Dropkick
- Elbow/Back Stabber Combo
- Rope Flip Armdrag
- Double Jump Body Splash
- Two-Hand Chokeslam
- Lil' Jimmy
- Shoulder Switch Powerslam
- Zack Ryder Comeback
- Alpamare Waterslide
- Rope Hung Kick to Mid-Section
- Package Piledriver
- Burning Hammer
- Butterfly Suplex Armbar
- Corkscrew Shooting Star Press
- Standing Shooting Star Press
- Standing Corkscrew Moonsault
- Springboard 450 Splash
- Psycho Driver
- Rebound Big Boot
- Rebound Elbow Strike
- Moonstomp
- Billy Goat's Curse
- Pumphandle Neckbreaker
- Suplex Backbreaker
- Hangman's Facebuster
- Cradle DDT
- Powerbomb Lungblower
- Wrist Lock Lariat
The DLC is set for release on December 3rd in North America and December 4th internationally. Are you enjoying playing WWE 2K14? Do you even still own or play the game? Let us know in our comments section.
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If Sunday dictated anything, it's that the Bengals are not a playoff team right now. Those were the words I had written as my introduction for the post-game recap that was being formulated early in the third quarter. You can't blame me. It was this week as it is every week, awfully depressing early with an uncontainable joy watching plays being made when the game is on the line.
Consider that in the second quarter, featuring a meltdown by Cincinnati's offense that posted only 20 yards on 11 plays resulting in two punts and a lost fumble that led to Greg Little's three-yard touchdown to give the Browns a 10-point lead, much of the overall depression featured a defense that allowed itself to be handled easily by Cleveland's offense recording seven second-quarter first downs alone.
Blame was vast. Andre Smith struggled mightily against Jabaal Sheard while A.J. Green and Jermaine Gresham were largely non-factors. Nate Clements looked slow and old against a faster and young Greg Little. Colt McCoy's scrambles were a great source that depression with the perfect example coming in the third quarter. Third and 18 from the Browns 40-yard line midway through the third quarter, Colt McCoy looks downfield before taking off and picking up 20 yards on a scramble that would eventually give the Browns a 10-point lead. Playoff teams don't allow an opposing quarterback to scramble 20 yards on third and 18.
But then again, playoff teams tend do exactly what the Cincinnati Bengals did. They win. No matter how they do it, no matter when it happens, no matter who does it, the Bengals win.
Playoff teams that are playing below their best, rise against teams that they're supposed to beat when it matters the most. After Phil Dawson converts a 54-yard field goal to give the Browns a 10-point lead, Andy Dalton launches consecutive passes for 57 yards to A.J. Green (35 yards) and Jermaine Gresham (22 yards), who scored the touchdown late in the third quarter reducing Cincinnati's deficit to three points.
On the Browns' ensuing possession during the first play of the fourth quarter, Geno Atkins lays a shoulder into Colt McCoy's gut just after the quarterback unleashes a floater towards the right sidelines where Reggie Nelson hauls in the pop-up in right field. Cincinnati tied the game following a 40-yard Mike Nugent field goal, capping off a nine-play, 32-yard drive, thanks to a crucial 15-yard Jermaine Gresham reception on third and nine.
Cincinnati's defense would go on to force consecutive three and out possessions before forcing Phil Dawson to convert a 55-yard field goal that fell well short and well left, giving Cincinnati the football at their own 45-yard line with just under two minutes remaining and two timeouts in their pocket. If you don't mind spoilers, they wouldn't need them.
And once again another crucital third down conversion arrives. With 1:08 remaining in the game on third and eight, Andy Dalton throws a prayer to A.J. Green running a vertical down the middle of the field. As he does every time, Green jumps over everyone and cuts towards the right sidelines before he's pushed out of bounds two yards short of the goalline. Benson ran the football three times in obvious clock-killing runs before Mike Nugent converts the game-winning 26-yard field goal.
Cincinnati heads to Pittsburgh next week with a 7-4 record after winning 23-20 in a critical game for the Bengals as the team continues solidifying the argument that they belong in the 2011 NFL playoffs.


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I Won a 'Shape of Beauty' Award!
This is such amazing news! I just found out that my fragrance won the Shape Magazine award for 'Best Mood-Boosting Fragrance.' I'm thrilled!
I love that you guys feel that you can just spray on my fragrance and it will instantly lift your mood.
I read a lot of comments from you guys saying how much you love it, and I just want to thank you all for that. It makes me so happy that all the hard work myself and my fragrance team put into the scent has really paid off.
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Paul Stamets On Radiation Contamination Around Fukushima
*This article is crossposted from hopedance.org*
Many people have written me and asked more or less the same question: "What would you do to help heal the Japanese landscape around the failing nuclear reactors?"
The enormity and unprecedented nature of this combined natural and human-made disaster will require a massive and completely novel approach to management and remediation. And with this comes a never before seen opportunity for collaboration, research and wisdom.
The nuclear fallout will make continued human habitation in close proximity to the reactors untenable. The earthquake and tsunami created enormous debris fields near the nuclear reactors. Since much of this debris is wood, and many fungi useful in mycoremediation are wood decomposers and build the foundation of forest ecosystems, I have the following suggestions:
1. Evacuate the region around the reactors.
2. Establish a high-level, diversified remediation team including foresters, mycologists, nuclear and radiation experts, government officials, and citizens.
3. Establish a fenced off Nuclear Forest Recovery Zone.
4. Chip the wood debris from the destroyed buildings and trees and spread throughout areas suffering from high levels of radioactive contamination.
5. Mulch the landscape with the chipped wood debris to a minimum depth of 12-24 inches.
6. Plant native deciduous and conifer trees, along with hyper-accumulating mycorrhizal mushrooms, particularly Gomphidius glutinosus, Craterellus tubaeformis, and Laccaria amethystina (all native to pines). G. glutinosus has been reported to absorb – via the mycelium – and concentrate radioactive Cesium 137 more than 10,000-fold over ambient background levels. Many other mycorrhizal mushroom species also hyper-accumulate.
7. Wait until mushrooms form and then harvest them under Radioactive HAZMAT protocols.
8. Continuously remove the mushrooms, which have now concentrated the radioactivity, particularly Cesium 137, to an incinerator. Burning the mushroom will result in radioactive ash. This ash can be further refined and the resulting concentrates vitrified (placed into glass) or stored using other state-of-the-art storage technologies.
By sampling other mushroom-forming fungi for their selective ability to hyper-accumulate radioactivity, we can learn a great deal while helping the ecosystem recover. Not only will some mushroom species hyper-accumulate radioactive compounds, but research has also shown that some mycorrhizal fungi bind and sequester radioactive elements so they remain immobilized for extended periods of time. Surprisingly, we learned from the Chernobyl disaster that many species of melanin-producing fungi have their growth stimulated by radiation.
The knowledge gained through this collaborative process would not only benefit the areas affected by the current crisis, but would also help with preparedness and future remediation responses.
How long would this remediation effort take? I have no clear idea but suggest this may require decades. However, a forested national park could emerge –The Nuclear Forest Recovery Zone – and eventually benefit future generations with its many ecological and cultural attributes.
I do not know of any other practical remedy. I do know that we have an unprecedented opportunity to work together toward solutions that make sense.
For references consult my latest book, Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World (Ten Speed Press, Berkeley or www.fungi.com). Utilizing search engines of the scientific literature will also reveal more corroborative references.
Paul Stamets
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Super!~ Glad to see this guy getting a little plug, and find his response for myself as well:)
April 2, 2011 at 4:46 pm
From someone who studies radiation for a living and has all their life…
"It's a mixture of good and bad ideas. The main thing is that his idea of
decontamination by bioconcentration (which quite a few people are working on
with many hazardous materials) is much more suited to an area with heavy
contamination, which is probably not going to be the case with the exclusion
area around the Fukushima Daiichi plant. This would have been a very good
experiment to carry out around Chernobyl. Actually, there are probably
still areas around Chernobyl where this experiment could be performed. The
area around the plant in Japan is not likely to end up contaminated enough
(except for isolated hot spots which will have to be found and cleaned up)
to prevent people from moving back in in six months or a year (it's probably
going to take that long to secure the damaged reactors, and you wouldn't
want large numbers of people moving back in close to the plant before that)."
April 3, 2011 at 7:31 pm
The above comment was written 12 days ago, and the severity of the disaster has been upgraded. I wonder if his/her assessment of contamination levels has changed as the event has progressed.
Anyway, I really just wanted to write and say that just because you are a punk rock site doesn't mean you have to print your articles white on black. This is very annoying to my eyes. I didn't read the main article and don't plan to because it is too abrasive. I did get sucked into reading the comment, probably because the lines had more space, but it is my general policy to immediately exit a website when I see this poor design choice. I am just writing this to be nice, instead of ignoring you completely.
April 15, 2011 at 5:26 am
Excellent blog and solutions!
> moving back in in six months or a year
I'm reading this 7 months later. People could move back in 6 months if and only if the emissions stopped in April (when you wrote this) *and* the radioactive elements had a half-life of, say, 3 months. However, clearly there is no technology to stop the emissions or contain the melted-out cores yet and the elements have half-lives of decades or millennia, therefore …. I vote for the 'shrooms.
October 9, 2011 at 6:03 am
RE: the page colors. I agree, impossible for old eyes to read, but fortunately I have choice of "page style" in browser which changes pages to blue background and black print ( but renders pics and ads invisible).
light blue on black would be difficult to see, for some, but black/dark blue on med. blue is good on the eyes.
I like the mushroom idea also..:)
April 15, 2011 at 9:05 am
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What effect is the fallout from Japan having on our mushrooms here on the west coast of the U.S.? Are you testing for radiation? Is it safe to eat mushrooms here–Califronia/Oregon etc. ?
July 11, 2011 at 7:43 pm
Just wanted to make you aware of a radiation monitoring forum at http://www.enenews.com where folks with their own radiation detectors are sharing results of what they're finding.
October 6, 2011 at 1:20 pm
a brainy bunch over at enenews.com mentioned this site,
speaking about the remediation plan to concentrate cesium 137,
at least…
Have you come up with new thoughts, or fled the NW ecotopia now,
So anyway, yeah…I oughta shroom up for Yahshua.
Moses had his Eyes opened. HalleluYah!
October 7, 2011 at 12:50 am
Paul is one of the people in the world putting the pieces in the puzzle for a better world.
Aside from the shroom recovery plan.
This is a great opportunity to create a permaculture community garden in all major towns and cities in Japan that have been affected/ decimated by the 2011 Tsunami.
They could use people in the Japan WOOF group along with locals and permaculture groups internationally.
Im not sure how to pull it of logistically, I was just putting it out there after watching the year after footage on the box today.
March 11, 2012 at 12:05 am
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Rumors of mushroom testing around Whatcom County, Washington, as well as the Cascades. The extent of the Cascades, I don't know.
Heard on the radio July 1 or 2, 2012.
Happy 4th~
July 4, 2012 at 12:32 pm
University of California, Berkeley Department of Nuclear Engineering:"Strawberries, mushrooms with Cesium-137 found in Northern California; 5 of 6 items in food chain sampling test have radioactive particles"
September 12, 2012 at 11:03 pm


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MMA Fanhouse has the skinny:
The 28-year-old St. Pierre suffered the injury in the third round of the UFC 100 bout and gutted his way through the pain for the remainder of the five-round fight, earning a lopsided unanimous decision. In the aftermath, he feared a torn groin, but received a reprieve when doctors informed him the injury was not as serious as previously thought, and that no surgery was necessary. St. Pierre, who is hoping to gain clearance to return to full-contact sparring within the next two weeks, has recently been enjoying his downtime with a trip to Saint-Tropez, France.
While no bout has yet been officially offered to St. Pierre, last month, UFC President Dana White announced that the winner of Sept. 19's UFC 103 matchup between Mike Swick and Martin Kampmann would be his next opponent. Given the rest time necessary for the winner of that contest coupled with St. Pierre's preference for a nine-week camp, it's likely that his next title defense will come in the early weeks of 2010.
This is good news. With no contender in sight until Swick and Kampmann fight, GSP wasn't going to fight in the fall anyway. Fortunately his injury was only serious and not severe. GSP has earned a little bit of R&R time and I can't wait to see him defend his belt next year.
I'm also relieved we're not hearing anymore about GSP moving up to face Anderson Silva. There is nothing wrong with the man staying in the welterweight division and facing the contenders that rise through the ranks. It won't be long before the Anthony Johnsons, Dustin Hazeletts, Dan Hardys, Johny Hendrickses, Brock Larsons, Carlos Condits, Stun Gun Kims and Yoshiyuki Yoshidas will have sorted themselves out and we'll have some fresh and compelling title challengers.
And shoot, by mid-2010 maybe the UFC will have signed Jake Shields and re-signed Nick Diaz.
And I'm not at all averse to seeing rematches with Jon Fitch, Josh Koshcheck, Thiago Alves, or Karo Parisyan at some point, provided that any of them can put together enough wins to merit a return shot.
Photo via Sports Illustrated.