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After "American Idol," Tamyra Gray landed a recurring role on the hit television series "Boston Public" as well as guest spots on shows such as "What I Like About You" and "All of Us." She's no stranger to Broadway: Gray made her Broadway debut in the Bollywood-themed musical Bombay Dreams.
She penned the songs "I Believe" for "Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino (who is now on Broadway in The Color Purple) and "You Thought Wrong" for first season champion Kelly Clarkson. Gray also appeared in the film "The Gospel."
As previously reported, original Rent stars Adam Pascal (Roger) and Anthony Rapp (Mark) will re-create their roles on Broadway July 30-Sept. 9. Pascal and Rapp also re-created their roles in the 2005 movie version of the musical, which has book, music and lyrics by he late Jonathan Larson.
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I've not followed the draft closely over the last several years – it was only after finding MHR that I became interested in watching it closely. One thing that startled me during that weekend was the amount of comments on MSM, other fan sites and MHR wonder if this team or that team would trade down from one of the top 4 or 5 picks.
I found myself wondering about that, since the draft was structured as a critical part of Pete Rozelle's vision of parity.
Parity, as I understand it is the concept of creating an NFL in which on any given Sunday any given team can win, and which in any given season, any given team can make it to the super bowl and win it.
I had understood parity to have 3 main components:
(1)Salary cap/revenue sharing – to enable small market teams, such as Buffalo to compete with large market teams like the New York Giants.
(2)Balanced scheduling to even out the competitive levels.
(3)A draft where the worse teams got first pick of the upcoming college talent.
The idea that teams that needed talent would trade away those highest picks seemed puzzling, and led me to the larger question of what has happened to parity. And the curiosity bug bit me.
While skimming various MSM and fan sites, including MHR, I discovered that there are those who see parity as alive (and that it's a good thing), alive (and that's a bad thing), dead (and that's a good thing) and dead (which is a bad thing).
Advocates of parity cite such ideas as the on any given Sunday/in any given season argument and facts like: only 7 out of 256 regular season games failed to sell out in time to lift the television black out, 27 teams have made the playoffs in the last 5 years and for 11 straight seasons 5 of the 12 playoff teams were not in the playoffs the previous season, as reasons to support parity.
Detractors argue that the on any given Sunday argument has not panned out. That the increase in viewership can be explained by improved marketing strategies, and the statistics cited by the advocates are misleading. They also argue that parity has "watered down" the competitiveness of the teams rather than enhancing it.
I decided to do a little research to see if Rozelle's vision has come to pass, has died, or falls somewhere in between those two extremes. I decided to survey four basic topics: (1)Playoff Appearances, (2)Conference Championship Appearances, (3)Super Bowl Appearances, and (4)Super Bowl Championships. I decided to limit the survey to the years since 1994 – the date which saw the enactment of a hard salary cap.
I realize that this is an arbitrary date, and has an inherent issue: Jacksonville and Carolina did not enter the league until 1995, Baltimore in 1999, and Houston in 2002. But given that 3 of the 4 have made playoff appearances and 1 has won the Super Bowl, I'm hoping that slight issue may be forgiven.
Playoff Appearances since 1994 (180 total)
11 – Indianapolis
10 – New England, Pittsburgh, Green Bay
9 – Philadelphia
8 – Miami, Dallas, Minnesota
7 – Denver, New York Giants, Tampa Bay, San Francisco
6 – Tennessee, Jacksonville, San Diego, Seattle
5 – New York Jets, Baltimore, Kansas City, Atlanta, St. Louis
4 – Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Carolina
3 – Oakland, Washington
2 – Cleveland, New Orleans, Arizona
1 – Cincinnati
0 – Houston
31 of the 32 teams have made playoff appearances, this seems like a good thing.
102 (56.6%) of the appearances were made by 12 teams (37.5%)
126 (70%) of the appearances were made by 16 teams (50%)
1 team has no appearances
7 (21.8%) of the teams have made 13 appearances (7.2%)
So, 25% of the league has only 7.2% of the playoff appearances while 70% of the appearances were made by only 50% of the teams.
Conference Championship Appearances since 1994 (60 total)
7 – Pittsburgh
6 – New England
5 – Philadelphia
4 – Green Bay
3 – Indianapolis, Denver, Carolina
2 – Baltimore, Tennessee, Jacksonville, Oakland, San Diego, Dallas, New York Giants, Minnesota, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, St. Louis, San Francisco
1 – New York Jets, Chicago, New Orleans, Arizona, Seattle
0 – Buffalo, Miami, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, Kansas City, Washington, Detroit
25% of the league has not made it to the conference championship
51.6% of the appearances have been made by 7 teams
30% of appearances have been made by 3 teams
Super Bowl Appearances since 1994 (30)
5 – New England
3 – Pittsburgh
2 – Denver, Green Bay, St. Louis, New York Giants
1 – San Diego, Tennessee, Baltimore, Oakland, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Dallas, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Carolina, Philadelphia, Seattle, Chicago, Arizona
0 – Buffalo, Miami, New York Jets, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Washington, Detroit, Minnesota, New Orleans
12 (37.5%) teams did not make it to the Super Bowl during this time.
26.6% of the appearances were made by 2 teams.
53.3% of the appearances made by only 6 teams.
Super Bowl Champions since 1994 (15)
3 – New England
2 – Pittsburgh, Denver
1 – Baltimore, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Dallas, Green Bay, St. Louis, New York Giants, Tampa Bay
46.6% of the Super Bowls between 1994 and 2008 were won by just 3 teams.
21 teams did not win Super Bowl.
When looked at from this perspective, it appears to me that parity has a long way go before Rozelle's vision will come to fruition.
I'd be very interested in hearing other people's takes on this.


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PSCC report on Nabi Saleh protests – 30 August and 13 September 2013
By Popular Struggle Coordination Committee
Weekly Protests, Friday 30th August 2013 – full report for all districts click here.
In solidarity with Palestinian prisoners
After the Friday Prayer, Palestinian, Israeli and international activists marched from the Martyrs' square, in the center of the village, towards the confiscated land and natural spring near the Israeli illegal settlement of Halamish. Activists chanted slogans calling to the release of Palestinian prisoners and condemning the expansion of Israeli illegal settlements in occupied Palestine.
As the march reached Al shaheed Musatafa Tamimi street, Israeli Forces attempted to suppress the protest by firing tear gas and coated rubber bullets at peaceful demonstrators. Several people suffocated from teargas.
Weekly Protests, Friday 13th September 2013 – full report for all districts click here
Call to release the Palestinian prisoners and end settler raids in Al Aqsa mosque
After the Friday Prayers, dozens of Palestinian, Israeli and international activists marched towards the confiscated land near the Israeli military watch tower at the entrance of the village, chanting slogans calling for national unity and holding photos of prisoners and of Yasser Arafat. As on most Fridays, the Israeli Forces prevented the march by firing a massive amount of rubber bullets and tear gas canisters leading to many suffocations cases. Clashes broke out; Israeli army invaded the village and targeted houses with their munitions.
The Popular Struggle leaders reminded that national unity is essential to end the occupation and to establish a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as a capital.
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Nabi Saleh legal victory: Israeli High Court tell illegal settlers to remove illegal structures from spring
Settlers removing illegal structures near Nabi Saleh
State tells High Court that settlers begin removing recreational structures near disputed Nabi Salih well.
Yesh Din said that recently a new pool was excavated near the well, whose walls were lined with concrete, ignoring the impact on any potential archeological finds.
In the first petition, Yesh Din said the land was private Palestinian land and the new recreational facilities were an attempted land-grab, preventing Palestinians from accessing their land.
Following Yesh Din's filing of the first petition, the settlers and the state responded by having the site declared an archeological site in March 2011.
According to Yesh Din, the March 2011 response by the state also recognized an obligation to guard the status quo on the land, to comply with Israel's obligation under international law to preserve historical sites.
That announcement led Yesh Din to withdraw its first petition, under the rationale that the declaration of the area as a historical site meant an end to the illegal building.
But Yesh Din eventually filed the current petition saying that the settlers were building again, harming the archeological site and violating their earlier commitment with their recreational construction.
Besides the case before the High Court, the controversy has led to weekly demonstrations by the Nabi Salih villagers, frequent altercations between the villagers and the IDF, and even some deadly incidents.
Eventually, the IDF started to prevent Palestinian villagers from approaching the well, as well as a newly created security zone near the well.
In November 2012, during Operation Pillar of Defense, Rushdi Tamimi was killed while the IDF was trying to do crowd control of an anti-war demonstration.
The Tamimi family is one of the most important in the village, and includes protest leader Bassem Tamimi, who has been arrested repeatedly by Israel, and Mustafa Tamimi, who died after being hit in the face by a tear gas canister while chasing an IDF jeep during a protest in December 2011.
At an earlier hearing on September 5, 2012, the court issued an interim order prohibiting the Halamish settlers from doing any additional building in the area of the well.
Recently, the settlers filed a formal request to build recreational structures around the well, but the request was denied.
According to Yesh Din, the state itself said in hearings related to the current petition that the settlers had failed to prove that they owned the land where they wished to build.
It also said that the land was outside the designated area for building relating to the Halamish settlement.
Yesh Din attorney Shlomi Zachariah praised the state for starting to enforce the law "regarding the illegally built structures" that were pushing more "Palestinians off their land."
Zachariah criticized the state for what he called the delay in enforcement, but added it was "better late than never."
Tovah Lazaroff contributed to this article.
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The Nabi Saleh (Arab) Spring
by Popular Struggle Coordination Committee: 29 June 2012
A weekly Nabi Saleh protest achieved a historic victory as protesters reached confiscated lands despite the presence of Israeli forces
Dozens of residents of Nabi Saleh, joined by supporters from Israel and abroad, marked a historic victory on Friday when they succeeded in reaching the village's confiscated spring. Protest in the small hilltop village started in December 2009 as a response to the annexation of the fresh water spring and stealing of more of the village's land by the adjacent settlement of Halamish. Since then, weekly protests have continuously attempted to reach the spring but always met with harsh military violence. In the past few months, two women's marches were able to reach the spring on weekdays, but this week marked the first time in which the Friday demonstration arrived to the site.
Two settles were bathing in the spring when a group of protesters arrived. The two were guarded by an army battalion, put in place to ensure, so it seems, their peaceful recreation on stolen land. Additional Israeli forces arrived in the area and closed it in order to stop the demonstrators. Protesters placed a Palestinian flag at the site despite the anger of settlers and soldiers, and clashes broke out between the Palestinians and forces stationed in an army tower. As protesters were making their way back to the village, Israeli forces attaked them with tear gas and stun grenades and the "skunk". No injuries or arrests were reported.
Nabi Saleh is a small village of approximately 550 people, twenty kilometres north west of Ramallah in the West Bank of the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The Israeli colony of Halamish (also known as Neveh Tzuf ) was established on lands belonging to the villages of An Nabi Saleh and Deir Nidham in 1976. In response to the illegal colony being established on their land, the residents of An Nabi Saleh and Deir Nidham began holding demonstrations in opposition to the stealing of their land and the establishment of the colony (whose establishment violates international law). The residents of An Nabi Saleh and Deir Nidham lodged a court case against the colony in Israel's high court, but were unable to stop the construction the illegal settlement.
Since its establishment in 1977, Halamish colony has continued to expand and steal more Palestinian land. In 2008, the residents of An Nabi Saleh challenged the building of a fence by the colony on private Palestinian land and which prevented Palestinians from accessing their land. The Israeli courts ruled that the fence was to be dismantled Despite the Israeli court ruling, the colony continued to illegally annex more Palestinian land. In the summer of 2008, the Israeli colonists from Halamish seized control of a number springs, all of which were located on private Palestinian land belonging to residents of An Nabi Saleh. In December 2009, the village began weekly non-violent demonstrations in opposition to the illegal Israeli colony of Halamish annexing of the fresh water springs and stealing of more of the village's land. Since An Nabi Saleh began its demonstrations, the Israeli military has brutally sought to repress the non-violent protests, arresting more than 13% of the village, including children. In total, as of 31 March 2011, 64 village residents have been arrested. All but three were tried for participating in the non-violent demonstrations. Of those imprisoned, 29 have been minors under the age of 18 years and 4 have been women.
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Nabi Saleh protesters reach confiscated spring
By Maan News: 29 June 2012
The protesters placed a Palestinian flag at the site despite the anger of settlers and soldiers, and clashes broke out between the Palestinians and forces stationed in an army tower.
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Nabi Saleh Stands with Khader Adnan
By Popular Struggle Coordination Committee: 11 February 2012
Khader Adnan, a 33 year-old Palestinian, has been on hunger strike since mid December, shortly after he was put in administrative detention based on secret evidence. Residents of Nabi Saleh march in solidarity.
Residents of Nabi Saleh, joined by Palestinian, Israeli and international activists, devoted their weekly Friday demonstration to support Khader Adnan.
Protesters held signs and pictures of Adnan, as they marched from the center of the village towards the confiscated lands. Demonstrators were met by volleys of tear-gas canisters. Heavy fog made it extremely difficult to trace the lines of fire and avoid injuries. Nonetheless, the army continued aiming directly at protesters. The Israeli Border Police also used the "skunk", a water cannon spraying foul smelling liquid.
Following this assault, protesters created small rock barricades at the entrance to the village, aiming to prevent a deeper Israeli incursion. Others climbed the hilltops, overlooking the spring grabbed by Halamish settlers. Israeli soldiers followed, shooting sound bombs, tear-gas canisters and rubber-coated metal bullets directly at people and into houses. Some youths threw stones to ward off the soldiers. As they were retreating, soldiers shot a few live bullets above the heads of civilians.
The demonstration maintained for a number of hours. Around 4PM an Israeli military jeep carrying multiple-barrels cannon shot massive amounts of tear-gas that covered a large part of the village. The "skunk" was also used once more, more massively than before. Many suffered from gas inhalation and a few were injured from direct hit by tear gas canisters, among them a Turkish cameraman who was evacuated to a hospital with a suspected fracture.
Khader Adnan, 33, has been refusing to eat since mid-December, shortly after his arrest in the occupied West Bank, and has only drunk liquids since then. "He is not in good shape. People on a hunger strike for more than 50 days are in real danger. The doctors are extremely concerned," said Yael Shavit, spokeswoman for Sieff Hospital in the northern Israeli town of Safed, where Adnan has been taken. "He refuses to accept any treatment. He has not agreed to be hooked up to an IV," she said, referring to intravenous infusion. Despite his grave medical condition, Israeli military authorities have once again postponed action on Khader Adnan's appeal against his four-month "administrative detention" – without charge or trial. One of the lawyers representing Adnan, Tamar Peleg-Sryck, said after the appeal: "It should be made clear that he is alleged of political opinions and political activities, without a hint of any sort of violence. However the army follows Shabaq (General Security Service) claim that he "endangers the security" and should remain in detention."
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B'Tselem Report – Show of Force: Israeli Military Conduct in Weekly Demonstrations in a-Nabi Saleh
By B'Tselem: September 2011
To read full report click here
A-Nabi Saleh is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, north of Ramallah. For for more than eighteen months now, every Friday, its residents have demonstrated against settlers seizing nearby land that belongs to Palestinians. The Friday processions held in the village have become one of the main sites of weekly protest in the West Bank in recent years.
In their handling of the protests in a-Nabi Saleh, Israel's security forces have infringed the rights of the Palestinian demonstrators in three fundamental ways, as follows:
Security forces disperse a demonstration in a-Nabi Saleh, 21 May 2010. Photo: Oren Ziv, activestills.org
Violation of the right to demonstrate
B'Tselem's documentation indicates that Israel does not recognize the right of a-Nabi Saleh's residents to demonstrate. Israeli security forces prohibit the demonstrators from reaching the site that is the subject of the demonstration – al-Qawas Spring and the land around it – and prevent the procession from exiting the village towards the spring. Also, the army declares the demonstration illegal at the outset, sometimes even before the procession begins. The army also issues an order declaring the entire village a closed military area every Friday, and blocks the roads leading to it. As a result, persons from outside the village are unable to exercise their right to join in the demonstration.
Video by B'Tselem
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Excessive use of means for dispersing demonstrations
The security forces' use of means to disperse the demonstrations is excessive and occurs even when the demonstrators are nonviolent and pose no threat. The forces fire enormous quantities of tear gas inside the built-up area of the village, which is home to hundreds of persons. In one demonstration, at least 150 tear-gas canisters were fired. In another demonstration, security forces hurled tear gas canisters at a procession of children in costumes who were flying kites. At times, the tear gas canisters are fired directly at the demonstrators, endangering their lives. Also, security forces throw stun grenades almost without limitation at children and adults alike, to disperse them, even when they pose no threat whatsoever.
Video by B'Tselem
Harm to the civilian population
The army and the Border Police invest a great amount of resources in dispersing these regular demonstrations, in which several dozen people participate. These resources include the deployment of forces at the main intersection of the village, and the vast quantities of means to disperse demonstrations. Handling of the demonstrations in this manner is disproportionate. It intimidates hundreds of villagers and forces them to remain in their houses for many hours, making it impossible for them to lead a normal life. The massive amounts of tear gas fired penetrate the houses close to the main intersection in the village, and the occupants are unable to escape.
Also, the restrictions on movement in the area every Friday create difficulties for residents of all the nearby villages.
In advance of the expected declaration of a Palestinian state on 20 September 2011, Israel's defense establishment is preparing to cope with wide-scale demonstrations in the West Bank. As part of the preparations, the security forces must recognize Palestinians' right to demonstrate, and must allow them to protest against infringement of their rights. The decision to disperse a demonstration must be made only after the relevant authorities have properly balanced the right to demonstrate against other relevant interests, as is done in the case of demonstrations held inside Israel. In any event, means for dispersing demonstrations must not be used in a way that injures persons or punishes all residents of the village.
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Halamish settler: "The soldiers don't maim enough Palestinians"
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The Economist: Jul 21st 2011 | NABI SALAH |
This EVERY Friday and often after school on other days, Israeli soldiers fire tear-gas and sonic bombs at the Palestinian children as they approach a spring. It sits in a valley that separates Nabi Saleh, an Arab village of 500 people half an hour's drive north of Jerusalem, from Halamish, a religious Jewish settlement. On most nights jeeps roll through the village; over the past 18 months the Israeli army has detained 32 of its children, some as young as eleven. Many have been taken from their beds, kept in pre-trial detention for months, and brought to court in shackles, there to be convicted of stone-throwing.
For some of Halamish's settlers, irritated by the tear-gas that wafts into their living rooms from across the hill, this is not harsh enough. "The soldiers don't maim enough Palestinians," complains Iran Segal. A year-and-a-half ago he put up a sign naming the spring after his father, sparking anger among Palestinians who saw the move as a land-grab. Jewish settlers and Palestinians who used to share a nargila (a water-pipe) at the water's edge now bicker over ownership of the spring's goldfish. "When we see Arabs heading towards us we start shouting to get the army to shoo them away," says a 12-year-old settler.
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Nabi Saleh: A tiny village's struggle againt the occupation
by Idan Landau : translation by Dena Shunra Tuesday, April 19 2011|+972blog
In just over one year of unarmed demonstrations in Nabi Saleh, a small Palestinian community in the West Bank, 155 of the village's 500 residents were wounded (about 60 of them children); 35 homes were damaged and dozens of the village's people were detained. Yet even after the protest's leader was put behind bars by the army, the struggle for the Nabi Saleh's land continues Nabi Saleh, April 8 2011 (photo: Tamimi Press)
The objects seen in the picture: a magazine (known as a "tampon") attached to a Tavor gun, and a human skull, attached to a neck. The gun is vertical; the neck is horizontal. You could say they've made contact. Inside the magazine: 12 to 16 rubber-coated metal pellets. Inside the skull: soft, gray brain tissue. Thoughts and memories. A soul. The purpose of the weapon: dispersing demonstrations at a minimum range of 40 meters. The purpose of the brain: to live. To remember such moments. Will the rubber-metal pellets go through that brain? Probably not. However, the thought about it doubtlessly goes through the man's mind. One could say that this is actually happening at the photographed moment. Does pressing the magazine to the head of a man lying on the ground constitute "dispersion of demonstrations" at a minimal range of 40 meters? Pointless question. That is not the point here. The point is sowing fear and terror, emotional terror. Was the picture taken out of context? Did the demonstrator "provoke" the soldiers, perhaps by throwing stones? That is a disingenuous question, the very answer for which takes it out of context. As if the "provocation" and the throwing of stones have no context; as if they do not occur against the background of the basic, unchanging context of occupation and dispossession. What the hell is an Israeli soldier doing on Palestinian land? Why is he protecting an unlawful settlement that robs its Palestinian neighbors, and how does he even expect the Palestinian to just sit there and do nothing when faced with this scandalous conduct? This could have been the end of the post. For anyone who knows anything about the events at Nabi Saleh, this is quite enough. But not everyone knows, and truly, what can you even understand from this laconic, routine headline that appears on the Hebrew news sites every Friday, "Riots at Nabi Saleh"? So it is appropriate to say more. That every Israeli citizen know what has been done in his name, every week, for 15 months now.
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Someone knocking at your door could be trying to steal your money.
Police are investigating a possible door to door scam and 9 On Your Side wants to make sure you know about it.
It's called the Sunshine Subscription Agency.
Online, the website is all smiles. Selling magazines with hopes of big houses, fast cars, and a woman who "can't believe she's making 50 grand a year!" it says.
But is this just tabloid truth?
Police say they've had complaints of people trying to sell magazines in Greenville and think it could be a scam.
So we did some digging ourselves.
A check of the Better Business Bureau shows the Florida based company has had complaints before. In fact they have an "F" rating.
A quick search on RipoffReport.com will show plenty more results of complaints all over the country, including our state. They are from customers and people claiming to be former employees.
We also checked city hall.
Every business who wants to sell door to door in Greenville has to get a business license to do so.
Turns out, there are no records for a Sunshine Subscription Agency. No license means they shouldn't be selling.
We called and emailed the sunshine subscription agency but haven't heard back yet.
They have a place on their website you can file a complaint but police say call them first.
If someone comes to your door you can always ask them to show you their business license before you decide you want to do business with them.
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Nothing is more feminine than a great set of red lips. No matter what your age, skin tone, or face shape, there is a perfect red lipstick color for everyone. The one great thing about the timeless shade of red lipstick is that there are always options in price for every budget. So get ready for fall and winter by finding a great red lipstick or two.
1. Clinique High Impact Lip Colour SPF15 in Red-y to Wear - Steal
What a great feather-resistant and long lasting lipstick with an added SPF15. Clinique High Impact Lip Colour comes in 20 different shades, one of which is Red-y to Wear. This true red color will give you the perfect look and feel for the season.
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Disabled groups have called on Craven District Council to reverse plans to scrap free parking for blue badge holders.
The Skipton and Craven Multiple Sclerosis Society and Skipton and Craven Action for Disability (SCAD) say the council has acted illegally in its attempt to charge disabled drivers in its car parks.
And the groups, who have launched an online petition, are promising further action if their demands are not met.
Wendy Witten, spokesman for the groups, told the latest policy committee meeting of the council the proposed charging policy was discriminatory and would contravene laws.
"This policy would ignore the needs of blue badge holders. It would discourage them from taking part in community and public life and would add to their isolation and exclusion," she said.
Mrs Witten was told by council leader Coun Chris Knowles-Fitton (Cons) her comments would be taken into account by officers.


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Hula Guide - Sunset on the Beach
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Hula Guide
is a tribute to the art form presented Sunday at Sunset on the Beach (6-9p). I'm not sure if this is the first Sunset on the Beach film screening that will include Japanese language (subtitles) but come on down to beautiful Kuhio Beach and enjoy. This night is sponsored by Japan Airlines and it is a wonderful evening of dance, films, and video.
After stage presentations, excerpts from Hula Guide (Produced by Jeff Mueller, Co-Produced by Blaine Kia; Executive Producers Jeff Au and Edgy Lee) have been selected from volumes I & II & III, hosted by Kumu Hula Blaine Kamalani Kia and Noelani Chang, with music archivist and Kumu Ainsley Halemanu. This is the definitive series on Hula featuring kumu from all islands and different halau (schools) with one focus in common: the love of hula and a commitment to perpetuating the culture and protocol, and the deeper spiritual meaning of the art form.
Shot in some of Hawaii's most breathtaking locations on all islands, in a rare combination of documentary style film with instructional segments, scenes are real. Authenticity in this series to be released this holiday season (pre-orders) pay tribute to all of Hawaii's kumu hula whose expertise should be considered one of our greatest cultural treasures. Their knowledge is more than dance and it is a shame that these artists are not more accessible in Waikiki with the exception of venues like Mana Hawaii and in a few shows in our hotels. Visitors and local folks would appreciate their influence. What the kumu have to share is what the visitor is seeking.
So come down to enjoy Hula Guide followed by excerpts from Waikiki in the Wake of Dreams, courtesy of FilmWorks Pacific, the first film that initiated Sunset on the Beach at its premiere in 2001. Recipient of the New York International Film & Video Best Cinematography and Best Editing Awards among other awards, 30 mins of clips from this film screens in Japanese.
Lastly, as part of a tribute to Uncle George Na'ope, co founder of the Merrie Monarch hula competition, mahalo to KITV and General Manager, Mike Rosenberg, for allowing JAL to screen this rare piece of television, "30 Years of Merrie Monarch". A 30 minute compilation of scenes from the very first days of this world renowned hula competition, the "Olympics of hula", which takes place every year in Hilo.
For more visit http://www.pacificnetwork.tv/ and http://www.hulaguide.com/


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On my Windows XP's PC I have two partitions - local disc "C" which is made for OS and disc "D" which is made for games and programs. So here goes my question: If I install Ubuntu on local disc "D" will I be able to use Windows XP games and programs on Ubuntu or is it going to erase all the data?
Another question: if I want to install on local disc "D" should I use Wubi installer (or what was is it called?) or should I install manually from BIOS?
Here goes my third question: If I decide to shrink size of disc "D" and from that left-over create Disc "E" with purpose of storing Ubuntu on it will I retain access to disc "D" and all the data(games and programs) that is stored on that disc?
P.S. I'm moving to Ubuntu because it is programmer-friendly OS (also very user-friendly when compared to other Linux distros) and because Microsoft stops supporting XP in April 2014 and Windows 7 in January of 2015 in order to encourage people to buy useless Windows 8. Their shooting their foot with this decision.


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We head to the gymnastics mat for this week's KSFY/Taco John's Athlete of the Week. She's a Lincoln High School standout.
Patriot senior Allie Lahren won the floor exercise at the Mitchell Invitational this past weekend. She's actually won the floor exercise in every meet the Patriots have competed in this season.
She also won the all-around title at the Hub City Invitational in Aberdeen.
For that performance, we salute Lincoln's Allie Lahren, as our KSFY/Taco John's Athlete of the Week.


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I'm sure by now most of you have heard about the big horse meat scandal sweeping " the continent". It makes you wonder how long this has been going on and just what's in that Whopper you ate last week.
And just why aren't horses eaten anyway?
Our illustrious President Obama recently lifted a ban on FDA inspections of horse meat. This would now make butchering horses legal in the good ol' U.S. of A.
In fact in many Asian and European countries horse is widely accepted as a food source. The top 8 horse meat producing countries butchered 4.7 million pounds last year. I'm not talking third world nations here, although certainly developing nations like Mexico, Mongolia and Kazakhastan make the list, so do Brazil, Canada, Poland, Italy, France and Spain.
I personally, have tasted lots of weird stuff but not horse (at least not to my knowledge). I am told, however, that it is slightly sweet, like a cross between beef and venison. The meat is lean and nutritious. It has a shorter cooking time than beef or pork and is very tender. Early in the Paleolithic age horse was a staple for hunters and gatherers. It prevented famine during the French Revolution. Napoleon used wounded war horses to feed his army. So why not now?
Generally horse is not available in English speaking countries because horses are catorgorized in the pet department. They plow our fields and take us on rides and seem to bond with humans. Ranchers don't produce horse because the are leaner and have higher metabolisms than most livestock . This translates to more feed per pound.
In fact way back in 732AD Pope Gregory III banned butchering of horses to prevent Germanic pagans from their ritual sacrifices to Odin. So this 'beef' has been going on for some time.
Personally, I say horsefeathers, if it tastes good and is nutritious, then common horse sense says eat it. Tell the poor starving kid in Ethiopia to have a steak. I'm sure he won't mind.


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The Black Eagle is a large raptor at about 70–80 cm in length. Adults have all-black plumage, with a yellow bill base and feet. The wings are long and pinched in at the innermost primaries giving a distinctive shape. The tail shows faint barring and upper tail covers paler. When perched the wing tips reach till or exceed the tail tip. The wings are held in a shallow V in flight. Seen on hot afternoons, scouring the treetops for a nest to maraud, this bird is easily spotted by its jet black color, large size, and a 'characteristic' slow flight, sometimes just above the canopy.
Sexes are similar, but young birds have a buff head, under parts and under wing coverts. The wing shape helps to distinguish this species from the dark form of Crested Hawk-Eagle. The tarsi are fully feathered and the toes are relatively stout and short with long claws that are less strongly curved than in other birds of prey
The Black Eagle eats mammals, birds and eggs. It is a prolific nest-predator and is known for its slow flight just over the canopy. Due to this eagle's ability to remain aloft for long periods with minimal effort, the Lepcha people of India's Darjeeling District described it as a bird that never sat down. The curved claws and wide gape allow it to pick up eggs of birds from nests. Along with Swallow-tailed Kites they share the unique habit of carrying away an entire nest with nestlings to a feeding perch. Squirrels, macaques and many species of birds emit alarm calls when these birds are spotted soaring over the forest. The Indian Giant Squirrel has been noted as a prey of this species and young Bonnet Macaque's may also fall prey to them.


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Ellamae Holloway, 94, Rochester, died at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, at Life Care Center of Rochester.
There will be a private burial for family at IOOF Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 801 Jefferson St., Rochester, IN 46975, in care of Buck Padilla; or Fellowship of Christian Athletes, 576 Geiger Drive, Suite B, Roanoke, IN 46783.


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Cheeto Ortiz Hopes For Ronda Rousey vs. Cyborg Super Fight On New Years Eve 2013.
Ronda is SKUUUURED!!!!….. She wont fight CYborg, shell just keep making excuses calling her a dude, etc…. Ronda just wants to keep on beating the s*** out of girls half her size… fat biatch….
Nice Cheeto is really defending her roiding and saying next time she will cycle better and not get caught.He sure doesn't sound like a guy who used PED in his career…
Ronda, Don't be scared hommie…!
poor Cheeto had to use steroids, otherwise his head would appear even bigger than it does now
Dana would not make the fight happen! Dana white is not stupid, if Ronda loses to cyborg, there goes his meal ticket. Ronda has more appeal than cyborg… why would dana risk all that for one fight? He can make the same money if not more off lesser named opponents with less risks involved for Rousey.
Ronda walks around 180, she can fight at 145.
Great! Its March 29th today, which gives Cyborg 9 months to get off the juice and lose enough of the steroid-produced muscle to make 135. Oh, wait a minute…once Cyborg doesn't have the juice to rely on to win her fights for her, she can probably get beat by Tito's woman Jenna, much less Rousey.
Women shouldn't be forced to fight men, it's that simple.
I heard that Ronda walks around close to Anderson silvia's weight of 250 lbs….. (Sarcasm)
Rousey is scared to fight Cybog and Dana White knows that would be the end of this CRAP!! Womens MMA sucks as bad as Womens Basketball…….who cares?
Ya good point "boss" very true, but I think this fight will eventually happen and you know Rousey is scared shitless of that day to come. Rousey's striking is horrible and Cyborg will destroy on the feet. Little Liz Carmouche almost took her out, imagine Cyborg! She's f*****!! Dana and Rousey can dodge this for a while, but it will happen one day and Rousey will retire after she shits her pants from the ass beating she will take…
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180? come on man
that would mean she cuts almost 50lb b4 a fight.
i do believe she could fight at 145 if she wanted to.
she competed at 150 in 2008 Games
Ronda wont fight Cyborg she knows she will lose.
It's been scientifically proven beyond a doubt that men who trash women's sports, (The Heckler, for example) have tiny penises.
If I was in MMA I would not volunteer to defend against anyone who was popped for PED's. If they failed once you don't know how long they were on them, and if they cheated in the past why wouldn't they do it again? C'mon it's not like Cyborg looks even close to natural.
why doesnt Cyborg fight the transgender fighter now that would be the super fight
Cyroid could make 135 if she had not bulked out on steroids… she has too much muscle mass to be natural and got caught.
Was that Jenna in the background with half her head shaved and dyed pink?? Yuck.
Show me a Cyborg supporter and I'll show you a sucker who knows NOTHING about MMA fighting (but they are convinced that they do).
I have YET to see a valid response to my statement that if Cyborg thought she was a good enough fighter to win without steroids she wouldn't have been on them in the first place.
Of all the pro-Cyborg posts that come up on this site, none have come close to explaining why it is justified that Cyborg took steroids. That leaves only one conclusion: she's not good enough of a fighter to win without cheating. Yeah, let's hear any pro-Cyborg simpletons come up with a valid comeback to that argument.
It won't happen. Its like asking 2nd graders to do algebra. Some inferior minds simply cannot grasp the reality that a cheater can't fight as well if they don't cheat.
WITH or WITHOUT juice Cyborg will s*** on poor little mma-barbie Ronda hardcore p*** style!!
Get into politics fathead
Is Tito soft in the head or something? You don't drop your fighter's contract with the UFC and then act like Ronda Rousey is ducking your fighter. Pretty stupid f****** reasoning if you ask me.
who the hell in there right mind would let tito manage them


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Fox's Charles Payne: 'Maybe Walmart Is Supplementing The U.S. Taxpayer'
While news such as Walmart doing canned food drives for their own employees and the NLRB deciding to pursue charges against Walmart for violating labor laws are making their way into the headlines this week, what are the talking heads over at Fox doing? You guessed it... damage control.
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It was Standing Room Only tonight at The Booksmith on 1644 Haight Street near Cole because famous blogger Christian Lander came to town to promote Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions. The book started from a similarly-named blog:
"While the name has earned it controversy, the blog is not necessarily about the interests of all white people, but rather a subset of the larger population that can be variously described as affluent, well-educated (particularly in the liberal arts), left-wing (e.g. environmentally conscious, anti-corporate), and/or hipster. His book has made several bestseller lists. Lander was reportedly paid a $300,000 advance by the publisher, Random House, for the book rights."
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Brother Christian read from six relevant passages, including #82 Hating Corporations and #16 Gifted Children.
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Mike DiGiovanna writes in today's L.A. Times:
In the bouncing ball of home-plate humanity that punctuated the first walkoff homer of Kennedy's career, the Angels celebrated not only a dramatic victory that extended their win streak to four but a game that may have applied a pair of shock paddles to their pennant hopes.
Fans in attendance at the game played on August 29, 2004 between the Angels and Twins will be surprised to learn that they didn't witness Adam Kenddedy's first walk off home run that day.
Update - just got an email from DiGiovanna in response the one I sent this morning pointing out the inaccuracy. He noted it and said they were running a correction tomorrow. Problem solved.


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A woman working inside of Precision Plumbing said if she had not heard gunshots seconds before a car crashed into her office she may not have survived. Danielle Krantz, 26, was in her office at the plumbing company on the corner of Whites Creek Pike and Old Hickory Boulevard when a Dodge Charger slammed into her office just inches from where she was sitting. "[I] and another lady were sitting in there talking and we heard two gun shots," Krantz said. "So of course right then I moved over to get into the corner and right then the car crashed into my desk."Krantz and the other woman in her office, Julia Tuttle, 38, suffered non-life threatening injuries. "My reaction was to just get up and get out," Krantz said. "There was something spewing from the car and it was smoking. I just wanted to get out."The incident started out as a shots fired call to Metro police Wednesday around 1:30 p.m.Witnesses reported hearing shots as the driver of the Dodge Charger, Charles Cartmell, 30, and the driver of a Pontiac G6, Davon Hicks, 24, sped down Old Hickory Boulevard side by side, bumping each other, until both vehicles struck Precision Plumbing Company located at 7101 Old Hickory Boulevard.Both drivers fled on foot but were quickly apprehended.A citizen reported that Cartmell had hidden something in a nearby culvert. There, officers found more than one pound of marijuana.Cartmell had a handgun in his pocket and a second handgun was recovered nearby.Cartmell was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for non-life threatening injuries sustained in the crash.He faces felony drug and weapons charges upon his release, police said.Police said Cartmell has a previous drug possession conviction.Hicks was interviewed and released.No one was struck by the gunfire. Krantz and her fiancé Donald Harlow returned to the scene to see the damage Wednesday evening. Both were thankful Krantz escaped serious injury. "It hit around my waist, my hip and then on my arm and my wrist," she said, "but, I had no broken bones so I am good."Krantz continued, "I am five weeks pregnant and I have a wedding on Sunday."Krantz planned to return to work on Thursday and Precision Plumbing planned to reopen at its regularly scheduled time. Workers used plywood and a bulldozer to secure the hole left in the building by the Dodge Charger. The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.
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The Project Planning and Evaluation Wizard (PEW) is a software tool designed to assist project officers working on primary health care and health promotion projects to develop: a case for their projects; project plans and evaluation plans; and project reports.
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This page lists resources for methods in evaluation and social research. The focus is on "how-to" do evaluation research and the methods used: surveys, focus groups, sampling, interviews, and other methods. Most of these links are to resources that can be read over the web.
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Taking Stock: A Practical Guide to Evaluating Your Own Programs
A practical guide to program evaluation written for community-based organisations providing information that can put to immediate use to help improve programs. This manual focuses on internal evaluation. The information in this manual should better prepare program staff to design and carry out a program evaluation.
Early Childhood Programs and Evaluation
This issue of The Evaluation Exchange published by the Harvard Family Research Project charts the course of early childhood programming and evaluation over nearly half a century. Contributing authors offer a range of views on how best to communicate the importance of investing in a child's early years and how to improve early childhood programs and policies.
Action research resources
Wadsworth, Y. (1998) What is Participatory Action Research?, Action Research International, Paper 2. www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/ari/p-ywadsworth98.html
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Around the Child: Working together in early childhood
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The Efficacy of Early Childhood Interventions
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Sarah Wise, Lisa da Silva, Elizabeth Webster and Ann Sanson
The publication reviews selected early childhood interventions and provide further information about cost-benefit evaluations in a way that is relevant to Australian policy makers. In this current review, 108 national and international interventions with published evaluation data were identified from a systematic search of relevant electronic databases, from which 32 were selected for review. In selecting these 32 programs, priority was given to programs that were well researched, or where a cost-benefit analysis had been conducted. Large-scale, well-established programs were also given priority, as were programs where the ultimate target population was the child. The 32 selected programs were classified into five clusters according to type of program, foci, location and focal child age. The adequacy of design and implementation of the programs, the evaluation methodologies as well as the effectiveness of interventions are discussed in this report.


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Saturday, October 22, 2011
Intellectual Property Law, Patents, Copyrights and Freedom of Expression: The Cynical Musician Discusses "Jefferson, Copyright and Natural Law"
See an interesting analysis of intellectual property, patents, copyrights and freedom of expression at Jefferson, Copyright and Natural Law.
I will have to re-read this to see if there is anything that I disagree with, but based on my first reading of the posting, it makes a lot of sense.
Posted by Andis Kaulins at 10/22/2011 08:18:00 PM
U.S. College Football BCS Conference Commissioners Pocket Millions as University Athletics Mirror the Problems in the U.S. Economy in General
The inexcusable inequality of income and wealth in the United States is exemplified by the situation in American college athletics, where hundreds of thousands of young people as athletes compete for no direct compensation (many of course get scholarships), while a handful of ruling university and related elites pocket big money at the expense of these virtually uncompensated student-athletes.
That is the state of the economy in general. Many work for low wages or none at all while a few of the clever ones profit exorbitantly. It is a situation that must change if America is to achieve badly needed reconstruction and renewal, including a narrowing of the gigantic gap between rich and poor.
In last night's college football game between Rutgers and Louisville, the Cardinals' senior cornerback Anthony Conner unluckily broke his neck when he banged his head on an opponent's knee, but as written by Teresa M. Walker, AP Sports Writer at Yahoo! Rivals.com: "the senior is not paralyzed despite the severity of the injury". It is a freak injury to be sure, but it is the bodies of the young people that are on the line in college athletics - just for fun, mind you. (Joe Pa is an exception)
This is a good time to compare the status of college football players in an allegedly "amateur" sport with that of the salaries of BCS college football conference commissioners in that same "amateur" sport.
For some people, the alleged "amateur" sport of college football is really a very good business to say the least, and that applies particularly to BCS football conference commissioners.
Based on 2009 IRS returns, as written by the Associated Press (AP) at ESPN College Sports in Four BCS commissioners made $1M:
"Four of college football's six powerhouse conferences paid their top executives $1 million or more, an Associated Press analysis of tax records shows, far eclipsing the compensation of most university presidents."In fact, of the 6 BCS conferences, only one conference commissioner made less than the average salary of the median compensation of university presidents at large research universities, a median compensation of ca. $760,000 in 2008. So dear parents of students and student-athletes, you know where some of those outlandishly high tuition payments are going -- straight into the pockets of the ruling elites.
In our view, no conference commissioner should be paid more than 10 times the annual salary of the lowest paid commission employee, earning a minimum wage. That would put a stop to exploitation by compensation quickly. The world is full of competent people who could be conference commissioners at much lower salaries than currently paid. EVERYONE can be replaced -- easily, and at much lower salaries.
Similarly, no university president should be paid more than 10 times the annual salary of a 40-hour a week janitor at that same institution, where a good argument can be made that the latter is equally important as the former. If lawyers went on strike in New York City it would take quite a long time for that to be felt anywhere. When I was in New York City in the 1970's, however, there was a garbage strike, and the impact was immediate, as the stench made the city unlivable in a short period of time. EVERYONE is important, and sometimes, those less-paid are more important than those who are paid more. It all depends on how WE organize societal rules.
I know of no university where the present president could not be removed and replaced immediately with someone equally or potentially equally competent earning 1/20th less than the salary currently paid. Just hire younger people.
Should you doubt that statement - name ONE university president who is irreplaceable. Indeed, name ONE university president who has done something other than fit himself or herself into an already previously existing university culture and its attendant compensation scheme. That takes talent?
In fact, name ONE university president other than the one at your alma mater. Difficult. It is difficult because these people can be replaced, and indeed, ultimately, ARE replaced. ALL of them. But we have nothing against university execs. WE ALL are fungible. That is the way of the world. Hence, there is no excuse to pay exorbitant salaries that are exploitative of institutions and deplete their resources unjustifiably.
Here is an ad one could place for a university president's position at a much lower salary than currently paid, indeed, at 1/10th the current average:
Job Opening: University President at $76,000 per year. We are looking for a well-educated, bottom-line-focused individual with good references to head our institution and move it dynamically forward. You will represent our interests to the outside world. Social skills are a necessity. Future compensation will be based on individual performance and upon achievement of comparable increases for our entire university staff. Fundraising skills and experience are an asset. Only serious applicants willing to work around the clock for the good of our institution need apply.Would you get any applicants?
Would you get any competent applicants?
Is the mailbox big enough?
The problem is that people are not paid in these elite positions for their actual personal VALUE to the welfare of any given institution-- they are paid whatever "the position pays" to whomever gets the job. Those are two different things. Salaries by "position" rather than by individual "value" are by nature exploitative of the finances of the institution to the benefit of the recipient, in part because it is not the money of the people who select applicants and make the final contracts. It is not "their'" money, it is "only" university money.
The same holds true for the U.S. economy. Once a certain kind of exploitative compensation scheme becomes the status quo in commercial companies and firms, it tends to continue on in existence, and get even more exploitative as it progresses, whether it is needed or not, and whether it is sensible or not. The result is the inequality of income and wealth we see in the United States today. Again, college sports and especially college football are a prime example of this phenomenon.
Posted by Andis Kaulins at 10/22/2011 05:35:00 PM
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During a bone marrow drive at Tabernacle Baptist Church in
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Rice said, ""Our grandson, Brennen Simpkins was
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would need a bone marrow transplant in order to survive. He has had four
transplants and because of that Brennen is doing very well."
Rice says they have a great need for African American
donors. She hoped they would have 100 people join the registry Sunday.
Several Georgia Health Sciences University students volunteered their help for the event.
"It's something that we can do where there actually is a
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Sept 24 - Oct 1 is Banned Books Week
Some lists of books are here
and here
I'm surprised to see "And Tango Makes Three" on the list. The book is based upon the real story of Roy and Silo, two male penguins who took care of a fertilized egg and raised themselves a baby penguin. The horrors!!!
What banned books have you read? What's your favorite? And what books should be banned?


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Not-So-Breaking News: Some Moms Aren't Good At April Fool's Day
Hayyyy, remember how I said I was working on an "investigative" piece of hard-hitting "journalism" for the blog? Well, I still am. Among other things. Last week kind of flew by? In the meantime, let's talk briefly about April Fool's Day — a day that proves some people are really, really bad at coming up with pranks. This year, I'm featuring two of those people. These are their stories. Dun dun.
In the past, I've used April Fool's Day as an excuse to post disgusting pictures, as well as other weird things, but for the most part I'd say it's a pretty "quiet" holiday around these parts. I tend to obsess over holiday posts, and April Fool's Day content always kind of lets me down. Which is why it's so apropos that this year's content is especially, tragically lame.
First, I should say that in addition to the following submissions, I did actually spend a significant amount of time — WAY too much time, in fact — considering the nature of April Fool's Day jokes in a column I wrote for Mommyish. The column centered around a poster that made the rounds on Facebook and basically indicts women who joke about being (fake) pregnant on April 1st, which, some might say, is the oldest joke in the book and therefore: 1. dated/boring, 2. traditional/harmless, or, if you're a fan of this poster, 3. insensitive/hurtful/the opposite of "brilliantly hilarious."
I couldn't believe so many people responded to my query about this poster on the STFUP Facebook page, but the conversation there is worth checking out, especially if you have a large bottle of absinthe in hand.
Because of that goddamn poster, I spent this April Fool's Day contemplating some serious shit, and for that reason alone, I can't endorse the campaign. April 1st is the one day a year that people — even news organizations — are supposed to take it light 'n easy, and this year, it got hijacked by some justifiably emotional women who turned the holiday into a rather damning occasion. At the end of the day (literally), my feelings on the subject were kinda…
Anyway, if you want to read that column, which is interesting in that "where we are as an internet society" way, check it out right here!
Now, onto this year's winners for Weakest April Fool's Day Jokes, which is sort of a Darwin Awards-esque honor that is being shared by two women named Rachel. I'm not proud of mocking the Rachels, partly because this post is a week late and partly because it's a bit like picking on people who are smaller (i.e. nicer) than I am. Granted, I'm undoubtedly the smaller-minded person here, but in terms of joke-telling, these ladies are truly the gold standard of boring humor on April Fool's Day. The takeaway is this: Don't pull a "prank" on April 1st if the topic is so mundane and the outcome so irrelevant that no one in your social network gives a shit.
Let's start with Rachel.
Rachel's twin babies aren't sleeping through the night yet — something she's mentioned once or twice (or 50 times) on Facebook — so she ingeniously hatched this wacky status update prank on April Fool's Day:
Ahhhhhckkkghhhfff. That sound you hear is my insides cringing. Rachel's woe-is-mom version of an April Fool's Day prank is worse than a corny dad joke about the weather. I'm kind of glad the submitter cut the submission after Rachel's ridiculous "confession" (ohhh, how difficult it must've been to keep the truth a secret for three whole hours!!!), although I have a feeling Erica's next comment was probably something classic like, "Haha, u actually were joking? Worst joke I've seen 2day."
When your world has gotten so small that you're "pranking" your Facebook friends about your children's sleep intervals, it's time to do something drastic to re-instill your sense of humor. Unless, of course, you didn't have the greatest sense of humor to begin with. Some people don't need to lose days of sleep for months on end to confuse a joke that's genuinely funny with one that's totally lame.
Meet Rachel:
On April Fool's Day, Rachel posted this picture to let her friends know that she and her husband are having a baby boy. But little did her friends know, she was actually playing a super sneaky trick that would turn the average April Fool's Day pregnancy joke flat on its predictable ass!!!!
On April 2nd, Rachel posted this:
Derr… what? In the words of the submitter: "So I saw this on April Fool's Day and wasn't sure if I should take it too seriously, but she re-updated today, and most of the first announcement was legit, except they are having a girl instead of a boy. See that's the funny part, instead of pink sunglasses, they had a mustache on the hunk of bread meant to symbolize their future child! Isn't that silly?" Yeahhhhhhh.
Other notably "wild" things Rachel 2 has done:
— Eaten peanut butter out of the jar at 3am
— Rapped the words to "Tootsie Roll" at a karaoke bar while completely sober
— Held hands with a ghost (okay, okay, it was on Halloween!)
— Went up the down escalator in the mall…twice
She's fucking crazy, y'all.
Ugh. Seriously, I had no idea April Fool's Day could let me down so much. Next year, maybe we'll all just go back to rickrolling each other. Ahh…the halcyon days of 2007.
For more thoughts on April Fool's Day, check out my column on Mommyish!
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text: The continuing success of natural gas here in our area was the emphasis of a special meeting Thursday at Del Mar College's Economic Development Center."It's a natural gas, compressed natural gas consortium, and were bringing people and entities together to talk about the potential of CNG in vehicles, and how we can form partnerships to make this happen," said Debra Marropuin, director of gas operation for the City of Corpus Christi.Attendees learned all about the flourishing natural gas business here in the Coastal Bend. In fact, during the lunch hour, they were taken on a tour of the natural gas fuel station which helps many eco-friendly city vehicles run.Folks from San Antonio, Laredo and Austin all attended Thursday's consortium.


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Tim Tebow to the Bucs: 11 reasons why it should happen
There's been plenty of discussion about why the winless and woeful Jacksonville Jaguars should sign former hometown hero Tim Tebow as a quarterback. Why shouldn't Tampa Bay? Here are 11 reasons why it should happen -- and soon.
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1. GATORS/HEISMAN TRADITION( Orlando Sentinel file, 1976 / October 9, 2013 )
Think it would be unprecedented to bring in a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from the Gators? Think again. The Buccaneers' first quarterback was Steve Spurrier, the first Gators player to win the Heisman. (But let's not talk about how many games he won as a starting QB for Tampa Bay, OK?)


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The water in Orleans Parish is now safe to drink. Authorities lifted the boil water advisory for the east bank of the parish.
The Sewerage and Water Board released the results of its tests Tuesday afternoon, saying the tests found no harmful bacteria in the water. Residents simply need to run their faucets for several minutes before ingesting any water.
For many residents and businesses, it was a stressful day and a half without clean tap water.
At Camellia Grill Tuesday morning, every customer was given clean water. Gone were the glasses of tap water that typically greet each diner.
Waiter Marvin Day said, "Everybody still wants the Mississippi water. They want the crushed ice. It's like they're taking them off their program."
Still, the staff at Camellia Grill wanted to make sure their diners were safe.
The advisory first went into place Monday afternoon, hours after water pressure levels at the city's main water plant dropped because of an equipment malfunction at the power plant.
That's when the cooks at Camellia Grill started boiling any water they'd need to cook with. "You know, like the little liquid, the gumbos, and the gravy. Basically that's all we're going to use the water for, and the red beans and rice," Day said.
Restaurants weren't the only places having to worry about the boil water advisory. Michael Benedetti is the director of sales at The Saint hotel on Canal Street, downtown. Benedetti told us, "We immediately had letters written up for each guest that checked in. Gave them complimentary bottled water. Informed them of the situation."
Benedetti says the boil water advisory didn't cause too much of an inconvenience -- it was more of a headache for hotel staff. He explained, "I kind of saw it and was like, ok, another thing. What are you going to do? Just get it fixed and make people happy."
Most tourists FOX 8 spoke with were taking the whole thing in stride. Terry Silva of California said, "Not what we expected but it's just a minor inconvenience."
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So this is basically a question for Joel. We all have opinions on the upcoming draft.
I suggest that when identifying a positional talent that there is a multiplier effect on the surrounding positions, players, both sides of the ball, when considering. Example if we choose a T in the first round what would the multiplier effect be? Example what if we choose a DT in the first round what would the multiplier effect be? I must admit I dont have the knowledge or know how to answer this question but would love to read everyone thoughts.
So now to my question. What position should we consider that would have the highest return on considering this Theory?
Respecrtfully a father of 7 chiefs fans
P.S. I was WOWED by Derrick Johnson where have you been we need your consistant performance?


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RUSTON, La. (KNOE 8 News) – The Dow Chemical Company Foundation has made a
$1 million gift to Louisiana Tech University to
construct a new Integrated Engineering and Science Education Building.
This construction will
expand classroom, laboratory and faculty office space for the College of
Engineering and Science.
La Tech release the following statement:
The new facility will provide an additional 60,000 square
feet of educational space to serve not only academic needs, but also to aid in
student and faculty recruitment, and to help further advance the university's
reputation as a national leader in engineering and science
Ernest Green, site leader for Dow in Sterlington, La., says
the campaign for the new Integrated Engineering and Science Education Building
came at just the right time.
"Last fall, Dow announced $1.06 billion in growth at our
Louisiana facilities," said Green. "Dow's growth announcement, coupled with
many others, has created a need for 1,000 more engineers in Louisiana. It is
with great excitement that we add our support to this project at Louisiana
Green, a Louisiana Tech graduate in electrical engineering
technology, says the university has already provided Dow with over 100
employees, over the years.
"Louisiana Tech is a strategic talent pool for Dow and we
recognize the outstanding engineering graduates they produce," Green said. "Dow
has had great success in hiring and retaining those graduates. In order to grow
in Louisiana, we must also invest in the people and our communities and this
contribution ensures that we will continue our partnership well into the
The Integrated Engineering and Science Building will be
located adjacent to Nethken Hall and Louisiana Tech's research park, Enterprise
Campus. It will feature new active learning class labs, shops, and meeting
rooms for engineering, math and science classes.
"Our valued relationship with Dow Chemical Company has
existed for decades and they have many Tech graduates throughout their
organization," said Louisiana Tech President Les Guice. "Dow is making positive
impacts throughout the State. Their generosity in support of our engineering
and science building campaign is greatly appreciated. We are grateful for their
continued support of Louisiana Tech and we look forward to working together to
create new growth opportunities for Louisiana and the region."
The College of Engineering and Science will continue to work
on the campaign, needing a few more gifts to attain its goal. Dr. Stan Napper,
former dean of the College of Engineering and Science and current vice president
for research and development at Louisiana Tech, says Dow's gift is crucial to
the success of the campaign.
"The timing of the gift, the size of the gift, the number of
people within Dow who endorsed the gift and the ultimate purpose for the gift
combine to make this one of the most significant single gifts ever received by
the College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech," said