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by Chris Feeney
What if you continuously got lumped in with a stereotype? It happens to my business a lot, and I guess the business name doesn't help things. If I had a nickel for every time I was chastised as part of the liberal media, I'd probably be able to afford to change my publication's name to better describe the political leanings of its ownership.
I have to admit I would have fallen into the category once again if it hadn't been for me stumbling across a re-run of the Huckabee Show at 2:30 a.m. as I was sitting in my hotel room unable to sleep do to the loud party going on next door.
One of Governor Huckabee's guests was journalist J.D. Mullane, who writes for a pair of Philadelphia suburb publications. Mullane had snapped a now famous photo of an empty press gallery at the murder trial of Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell.
If it had not been for this chance late night viewing of the program, I never would have heard of Kermit B. Gosnell, M.D. and I would have been a guilty member of the media who failed to cover the news.
You have to admit it is odd to not be aware of Dr. Gosnell's case, considering that I can get "gavel-to-gavel coverage" of the Jodi Arias murder trial on CNN.com. Casey Anthony became a household name after media coverage of her murder trial. Yet, I'd never heard of Gosnell until Saturday night.
Arias is on trial for a sexually charged murder of a boyfriend. Anthony was found not guilty of murdering her two-year old daughter. The stories apparently made for good theatre.
Gosnell is on trial for four counts of first degree murder for killing legally protected infants born during illegal abortions. He also faces one count of third degree murder for the death of a patient. Yet there is no gavel-to-gavel coverage of his trail. Anthony's acquittal by a jury outraged America, but the dismissal of four additional murder charges by the judge as well as numerous charges of abuse of corpses scarcely was heard of outside of the anti-abortion circle.
I understand that politically charged cases polarize TV viewers, but shouldn't the media at least give the consumer the choice to turn the channel or not, instead of simply ignoring the case all together?
It would be easy to blame the lack of coverage on the gruesome details of the case, but it seems like the more shocking the better when it came to the Arias case.
Perhaps the grand jury tales of the FBI search team recovering "fetal remains haphazardly stored throughout the clinic - in bags, milk jugs, orange juice cartons, and even in cat-food containers," might poison people's minds against pro-choice. The report went on to state "Some fetal remains were in a refrigerator, others were frozen... In some instances, surgical incisions had been made at the base of the fetal skulls. The investigators found a row of jars containing just the severed feet of fetuses... In all, the remains of 45 fetuses were recovered at the clinic that evening and turned over to the Philadelphia medical examiner..."
I was pro-life before reading about this case, so conservative media bias in reporting these horrific images could not have made me any more anti-abortion than I already was.
Would it have impacted the pro-choice section of America? Possibly. I assume most would be inclined to simply chalk it up as one bad apple, or point out that it was the doctor who severed the babies spinal cord, not the abortion industry, which kills babies legally.
I simply do not understand why it took a Twitter photo by Mullane to finally get the big media outlets to do their jobs. The gruesome details of gun violence are propagated at the sacrifice of those who strive to protect the second amendment of the U.S. Constitution, so why wasn't the same coverage allowed at the expense of Roe vs. Wade? Are we so caught up in protecting a woman's choice that we media members are willing to overlook our duties as public watchdogs? Even if the murder trial isn't media worthy in your eyes, what about the gross negligence of government agencies charged with overseeing medical clinics to insure public safety?
The prosecution itself pointed out in the overview comments of the grand jury report "that we realize this case will be used by those on both sides of the abortion debate. We ourselves cover a spectrum of personal beliefs about the morality of abortion. For us as a criminal grand jury, however, the case is not about that controversy; it is about disregard of the law and disdain for the lives and health of mothers and infants. We find common ground in exposing what happened here, and in recommending measures to prevent anything like this from ever happening again."
Perhaps the media should have paid attention to this comment and strived to do the same. Instead, it appears like national news agencies made a deliberate choice to protect political ideologies instead of simply reporting the news.
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Senate cloture vote passes, ending debate on government funding bill.—
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There were many Republicans in the Senate who voted "yes" on the continuing resolution, which is essentially a vote against defunding Obamacare. Exceeding 60 votes means there will be no more debate on the spending bill.
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Twenty-seven Republicans voted for cloture and against defunding Obamacare:
GOP split on cloture 19 against, 27 for (could have been 26; one senator didn't vote, don't know which side)—
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During its first ten years of life, Waterview School was a force to be reckoned with on the sports field. Cricket, netball, softball, basketball and of course rugby were played throughout the year, and the school grounds were used for practice by visiting groups (including the acclaimed Crown Lynn Marching Team) and the Waterview Rugby League Club.
Waterview's most famous sports connection was Murray Halberg (pictured above on the right in 1954). As a young teacher, he spent a year at Waterview Primary before leaving teaching in 1956 to run in the Melbourne Olympics.


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A report by Headwaters Economics in Bozeman, Mont., titled Fossil Fuel Extraction as a County Economic Development Strategy, has found that rural counties in the Western U.S. that do not depend on mining coal or drilling for oil and gas fare better than those that do. "Counties that have a large percentage of workers mining coal or drilling for oil and gas have weaker economies than counties without natural resources," reports Bill Bishop for the Daily Yonder. (Headwaters map shows energy counties in yellow and peer counties in blue)
Counties that are economically vested in mining and drilling have slower growth, more out-migration and lower rates of household income, the reports says. Energy producing counties "also had had a slightly less educated workforce, a greater gap between high- and low-income households, less ability to attract investment and retirement dollars and they created less economic diversity."
"The Headwaters researchers found that energy-intensive counties were like the hare in the race with the tortoise," writes Bishop. "Counties rich in oil, coal and gas race ahead when energy prices spike, but in the long run, the tortoise counties win the race." Energy counties certainly see a boom when prices for fossil fuels spike, but when booms end those counties go into decline. The recent drop in gas prices has seen this phenomenon occur in parts of the West.
The report says, "In counties that have pursued energy extraction as an economic development strategy ... the long-term indicators suggest that relying on fossil fuel extraction is not an effective economic development strategy for competing in today's growing and more diverse western economy." (Read more)
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I live in Ohio, where AMP is currently proposing another coal plant in Meigs County. Due to the existing coal plants, Meigs County currently has the lowest life expectancy for males and the highest rate for lung cancer in Ohio. The sad thing is, some of those people are aware of the health risks, but welcome new plants because of the incoming jobs.
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It's that time of year at . Students are settled into their routines, the weather is cooling dramatically and music is blaring from the Charles C. Winchester Auditorium. It must be time for the Milton High School musical.
This weekend, Friday November 4 and Saturday, November 5, the students will perform a live version of Footloose, the classic 1984 film, which was recently was recently remade in theaters.
In the cast of about 40 students, there is a wide range of experience. Seniors Talia Nutting (Vi Moore) and Adam Hanna (Chuck Cranston) have been involved in school productions going back to sixth grade.
Junior Andrew Flynn will make his second appearance in a Milton High School musical as Rev. Shaw Moore. Coincidentally, this is the second time he's played a reverend. Flynn portrayed Bishop Henry T. Dobson in last year's staging of Anything Goes.
Andrew Mowe, also a junior, will take a more prominent role in Footloose, as he takes on the character of Ren McCormack.
Milton High senior Rebecca Liberman will play the love interest of Chuck and Ren, Ariel Moore. The role is her first in a high school musical.
The cast on the stage is certainly not the only students involved in the production. Other students are involved in the pit band, sound and backstage crew, even set building.
Rebecca Damiani is the director of Milton High's Footloose. Dr. Noreen Diamond Burdett is the musical director and Gary Good will lead the pit band.
Last spring, Damiani selected the show and distributed the music.
During the first week of school this year, the students auditioned for specific parts. After showing their singing and dancing skills, some students were called back for a second audition.
Then, to make the most believable relationships, Damiani and Burdett, assigned roles and rehearsals began.
The students and teachers have been hard at work preparing the show. Every school day from 3:30 to 6 p.m. the Footloose soundtrack or script could be heard in the halls of MHS.
Though the new Footloose movie may appear to coincide with the high school musical, Damiani didn't know the movie would be released this fall, according to her students.
The movie did, however, provide a good bonding experience for the cast.
Two weeks before opening night, cast members went to the movie. They took the closing scene, which featured the iconic "Footloose" song, as a chance to practice. The cast members went to the front of the theater and danced along as the song played and credits rolled.
In general, the new version of the movie may help drum up a hankering for the music and story.
"I think it will be good for us," said Nutting.
Whether it's nostalgia for 80s-wear and Kevin Bacon, a fancy for a new flick or a desire to watch Milton High's best singers, dancers and actors, Footloose offers the perfect theater experience. Some of the lead actors in the musical may sum it up best.
"It's a really fun show," Hanna said.
"It has something for everyone," added Flynn.
And not to mention: "It's always fun to look at 80s gear," Liberman said.
Mowe, the modern day Kevin Bacon put it most simply: "Come to the show."
Opening night for Milton High School's Footloose is this Friday at 7 p.m. The Saturday performances are at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the door or in advance at Milton High and Pierce Middle School.


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The situation started when Gov. Pat Quinn and lawmakers were struggling to balance the state's budget last spring. One of the areas they slashed was aid for college tuition.
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A new turbomolecular vacuum pump is the first in a new series of high-vacuum pumps featuring floating-suspension technology developed and patented by Agilent Technologies Inc., based in Santa Clara, Calif.
Floating-suspension technology in the TwisTorr 304 FS can be used in a variety of applications and markets, including academic and government research and the analytical, industrial, and nanotech/semiconductor industries, according to Agilent.
"Work is already under way to incorporate this new technology and its benefits into Agilent's next-generation gas chromatography/mass spectrometry systems, and we will continue our active collaboration with customers to identify their expanding needs and develop new advances in turbo pump design," says Giampaolo Levi, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Vacuum Products Division.
Running at 60,000 rpm, the TwisTorr pumps up to 250 L/s for nitrogen gas, while drag stages ensure high pumping speed and compression ratios for hydrogen and helium. Previous Agilent pumps and competing pumps, according to the company, were in the range of 1 x 104 to 1 x 105 for hydrogen compression, compared with 1.5 x 106 for the TwisTorr 304 FS. Compression ratio is a measure of pumping effectiveness, as it compares outlet or exhaust pressure to starting or inlet pressure of a gas.
In the high-vacuum range, the light gases such as helium and hydrogen become a larger proportion of the gas load, so the specific compression ratio performance of a high-vacuum pump with respect to these gases is of interest in choosing the most effective (and rapid) means of achieving the vacuum required.
The new pump also reportedly provides dramatic improvements in reliability versus previous Agilent pump designs, based on environmental testing of shock, vibration, and thermal behavior (operating and non-operating).
Agilent Floating Suspension (AFS) is a new generation of rotor suspension technology designed to produce more predictable behavior in the spinning rotor in terms of radial stiffness and bearing preload. AFS consists of a couple of components, one for each bearing, which is made up of two metal rings with silicone rubber vulcanized in between. The outer ring is flanged to the pump body, while the inner ring is press-fit to the bearing's outer ring.
It is designed to guarantee bearing alignment due to the geometrical precision of the ground rings mounted on the same piece of aluminum (the pump body). The radial stiffness achieved optimizes dynamic rotor behavior and critical speed positioning while minimizing acoustical noise. The lower AFS assembly is aligned as an axial spring to provide constant preload to the bearing and secure axial rotor positioning.
AFS thus is said to offer two advantages over other approaches: 1) radial stiffness of the suspension and bearing axial preload are stable over time (reduced incidence of misalignment), and 2) the simplest mounting scheme requires only two components to provide radial support, axial support, and bearing preload — instead of the four to five components required by other designs.
Floating-suspension technology also minimizes vibration and acoustical noise while providing optimal working conditions for bearings as well as stability for demanding applications and instruments. Further, the bearing design and dry lubrication of the suspension system permits installation in any orientation.
The new pump also features high foreline tolerance. The foreline is the exhaust of a high-vacuum pump. High-vacuum pumps cannot exhaust directly into atmospheric pressure. Even though the pump compresses gas effectively, the pressure of the compressed gas ready to be exhausted is still well below atmospheric pressure. Therefore, high-vacuum pumps must be assisted by a "primary" or "medium" vacuum pump (such as a scroll or rotary vane pump), whose effective range begins around atmospheric pressure and extends down to overlap with the high-vacuum pump.
For a high-vacuum pump, foreline tolerance is a descriptor of the ability of the pump to exhaust. That is, the higher the foreline (pressure) tolerance, the easier it is for the partnering primary pump to work. And often, higher foreline tolerance in the high-vacuum pump allows the use of a smaller, less expensive primary pump.
Low power consumption and low operating temperature are also achieved by the TwisTorr pump, according to Agilent. Two principle conditions are at work: more constant (and efficient) pumping, and smaller required mass of the compact rotor/stator combination. In the TwisTorr drag section, the pumping effect is created by a spinning rotor disk, which transfers momentum to the gas molecules. These molecules are forced to follow the specific spiral groove design (TwisTorr stages) on the stator.
This ensures a constant local pumping speed inside the channel and avoids reverse pressure gradients (and therefore higher or more variable resistance), thereby minimizing power consumption. The double-sided spiral groove design on the TwisTorr stators combines centripetal and centrifugal pumping action in series, greatly reducing the size of the drag section.


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"question my ns6 deck A delete button is inside the controller just barely, it still works but i have to gently tap it, how do i get this fixed" (via Facebook)
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EMPLOYEE0Simon Bangs (Community Manager) August 25, 2011 14:20Hello sorry you are having an issue, how long have you had the unit? Where did you purchase it?
I'm having the same problem. I live in Canada and there's no where to get it repaired. Even if i can get the part.. i would fix it myself because I'm a busy dj.
It looks like I am going to have to use my pro coverage for my NS-6 button issue. I had three cue buttons, and my delete all go on my right channel in the middle of a huge set.....wicked bummer. thank god the left deck was OK. Really has made me question the durability of this product. I have only had it about 4 months. My NS 7 took hundreds of gigs and never came close to dropping any of the buttons.
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I'm pissed I bought a numark ns6 and after 2 months the cue button broke.I sent it back to Numark via Guitar Center and it was shipped Nov. 16 2011 and it arrived Nov. 30, 2011. I called Numerk to check for status on ns6 and I was told it would take up to 1 month for repairs to be done thats the best case scenerio and worst case if the parts aren't available it could take up to 3 months.....When I spoke to tech support on the phone I was told it would be a very fast turnaround because it was only a cue button.... now this.. All I can say is Wow.. All this holiday money I'm not going to make :-(
Dont send it to Numark for repairs. They will keep it forever, mine has been held captive by Numark for 3 weeks now and they still haven't looked at it. You'd do better fixing it yourself. unless you have a backup system. mine will be gone a month December 10th...
Its sad because I was told by a technician to call back every week for updates
Its a sad thing Numark has no automated system to email or accept calls gibing status of equipment.......
Numark I'm sending you my cell phone bill with calls I amde to you that I was on hold for an hour each call just to hear a tech tell me we're still checking out your ns6
I will try another system next time Pioneer or Traktor
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Daylan you would want to call our service center for these inquiries.
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Just make sure that you have at least an hour to waste.
I too have been sitting on hold for over a half an hour. Starting to think that I bought a garbage product backed up by garbage support.
For shame Numark. I will be getting this repaired through my warranty I purchased, Then I will sell it and go to a real product. I certainly will be sure to help anyone avoid such an issue in the future by telling them to stay away from Numark.
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Simon Bangs (Community Manager) February 13, 2012 19:04Very sorry to hear you had that experience. Can you please email me firstname.lastname@example.com and we will have some one call you.
Same problem here.
Bought the pruduct 'bout 4 moths ago from thomann. Now right side deck's cue 1 is inside the controller.
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Spencer Savings Bank, a community bank headquartered in Elmwood Park, has announced its participation in a fundraiser to benefit Special Olympics New Jersey, which will culminate in Spencer Savings Bank employees competing in the upcoming 7th Annual Snow Bowl of New Jersey.
The bank's goal to raise $10,000 by the end of February can be supported by all individuals who would like to help further Special Olympics New Jersey's important cause. Paper trophies are being sold in 20 different locations throughout Bergen, Essex, Passaic and Union counties until Feb. 28, with all proceeds going towards the bank's fundraising goal.
"We are always willing to provide our support to dedicated, local organizations, and Special Olympics New Jersey is such an inspiring and uplifting program that plays an essential part in our community's wellbeing," said José Guerrero, chairman, president and CEO of Spencer Savings Bank. "Our employees are proud to join together again to support such an important cause."
Coined the Spencer Blue Diamonds, Spencer Savings Bank's team is participating in the 7th Annual Snow Bowl of New Jersey, a Flag Football tournament held in the MetLife Stadium. 17 employees, including members of executive management, will participate in the tournament's co-ed division on Sunday, March 3. All proceeds from Spencer Savings Bank's fundraising efforts will benefit Special Olympics New Jersey.
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Judge refuses to halt early vote recount in St. Lucie County
FORT PIERCE — Circuit Court Judge Larry Schack has denied a motion by Democrat Patrick Murphy to halt the recount of early votes in St. Lucie County.
About 4:15 p.m., the judge made his ruling, saying if Murphy loses because of the recount, he still can contest the results of the election.
Meanwhile, workers in the Supervisor of Elections office on Okeechobee Road continued recounting the early votes for the tight District 18 congressional race.
Early Saturday morning, the Murphy campaign team announced they had filed a preliminary injunction to halt the recount, saying it was not legal.
Schack began the hearing in the early afternoon. The Murphy team won the first round, when Schack ruled against the county's request to quash Murphy's subpoena of Canvassing Board member Judge Kathryn Nelson. Nelson voted against recounting all eight days of early voting Friday night, but was outvoted by the other two board members.
"Judge Nelson said and believed that, to her knowledge, no evidence had been presented for errors that would allow a recount under state law," Murphy attorney Sean Domnick told Schacht.
As the clock neared 3:30 p.m., the court hearing continued. Republican Allen West's lawyer Chris Winkelman argued the Canvassing Board was within its rights to order a recount.
The recount began shortly after 11 a.m. in the race that has Murphy leading West. Supervisor of Elections Gertrude Walker was hospitalized on Friday and was not at Saturday's recount.
Before the recount started, Murphy's lawyer Liz Howard publicly informed the county Canvassing Board that the campaign had filed for a preliminary injunction to prevent the recount from going forward.
However, Assistant County Attorney Heather Young said she had not yet received any court orders and the recount of early voting ballots commenced.
Earlier in the morning, Canvassing Board member Tod Mowery addressed a crowd gathered behind a barrier of orange traffic cones that separated observers from machines and election workers. About 100 people were at the elections office this morning for the 9 a.m. recount.
Mowery confirmed that 306 uncounted ballots had been "noted" by state Division of Elections.
He later explained the 306 ballots that had not yet been counted were ballots that contained one or more write-in choices. All these ballots were cast on Nov. 1-3, the days which had been recounted last Sunday.
A write-in vote in any race caused the vote tabulating machines to reject the ballots, he said.
Regardless of what happens Saturday, the Fort Pierce mayoral race should not be effected. Mowery said all ballots had been recounted in that close race, which Linda Hudson won over Vince Gaskin.
Mowery said the presence of law officers was because there were open ballots in the room that needed protected.
In addition to observers from both Murphy and West campaigns, there also was a contingent from the U.S. House Administrative Committee. One of those observers, Mark Braden, said they had been called to Fort Pierce by the West campaign.
Braden said the District 18 contest was one of about a half-dozen races nationwide to which committee observers had been called. He was not able to immediately recall the others.
In a prepared statement issued this morning, West for Congress campaign manager Tim Edson said, "In a last-ditch effort to suppress the vote, Murphy's lawyers submitted sloppy and incomplete papers to the Court this morning to try to strong-arm the judge into preventing today's retabulation already underway.
"The Murphy team's motion is procedurally and substantively lacking. With every action attempted, Murphy demonstrates a complete lack of respect and utter disregard for the voters of St. Lucie County."
The decision to recount the ballots came after a state elections auditor on Friday found the box of 306 early ballots that never were counted.
David Drury, head of the Division of Elections Bureau of Voting Systems Certifications on hand for the audit, made a "personal" recommendation the St. Lucie County Canvassing Board rerun ballots from five early voting days that hadn't been counted. The board decided instead to count all eight days, which includes three days that had been recounted last Sunday.
The board has a tight window to finish the recount as it has to finalize results to send to the state by noon Sunday. The state certifies all races Tuesday.
On Friday, St. Lucie County Judge Dan Vaughn denied West's motion to order a recount of all 37,379 early ballots. Vaughn ruled he didn't have authority to call for a recount, but said his decision didn't "bind the canvassing board from doing what they think is appropriate in these circumstances."
A subsequent seven-hour canvassing board meeting Friday, however, resulted in the board deciding to recount all of the ballots, despite questions about their legal authority to do so.
Lawyers for Murphy said if the canvassing board decides to recount all early votes Friday afternoon, they would be breaking the
law. They said statutes only lets canvassing boards retabulate the precincts and days that have specific problems, not a blanket recounting of votes.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.


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Aspecte teoretice ale pieței muncii
[Theoretical aspects of labor market]
AbstractThe subject of this paper consist in theoretical study on the labor market. In view to acomplish the mentioned scientific endeavour this original approach is focused on identifying and understanding the mechansim that determine or facilitate the labor market facts. For this purpose is laid together a set of conceptual definitions, thus describing the labor market content and sphere. The labor market's organizing and working, seen as a complex system, a conglomerate of markets, cause trends, processes and evolutions within the labor market spheres and these facts are insufficiently explained even today.
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It took until almost 3 AM Saturday for the NHL to announce that they had signed, sealed and delivered the final paperwork, capping off an agreement between the League and the NHLPA that results in new CBA rules governing long-term contracts, as well as the approval of the Ilya Kovalchuk contract.
Kovalchuk is officially a Devil and the CBA has now been altered. Investigations into other questionable long-term contracts, including those of Roberto Luongo, Chris Pronger, Marian Hossa and Marc Savard, have been tossed aside.
Dan Rosen of NHL.com, who had a late night last night, explained the changes in the CBA.
1. While players and clubs can continue to negotiate long-term contracts (five years or longer) that include contract years in a player's 40s, for purposes of salary-cap calculation the contract will effectively be cut off in the year of the contract in which the player turns 41.
2. In any long-term contract that averages more than $5.75 million for the three highest-compensation seasons, the cap charge will be a minimum of $1 million for every season in which the player is 36-39 years of age. That $1 million value will then be used to determine the salary cap hit for the entire contract. If the contract takes the player into his 40s, the previous rule goes into effect.
The whole goal here is to stop teams from gaining the benefits of the "diveback" years at the end of the contract, which artificially lower the cap hit over the term of the deal. The changes last until the current CBA expires in September 2012.
The Kovy saga is over, but things aren't completely over for the Devils. They still need to get under the salary cap.
While Lou Lamoriello got what he wanted, the next challenge is now. He's got about a month to clear off $2,698,333 from the salary cap. Mind you, he actually needs to clear up more than that so whoever departs can be replaced by another player - be it a prospect or a minimum-salary signing. If you must know who I think the Devils should try and trade, then please read this post. It may be from July, but the principles are still the same.
ILWT also has a whole timeline this entire thing, starting with July 1. That's a good capper to this whole thing.


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With the Stanley Cup Finals well underway and the sting of the early exit of the Penguins in the Eastern Conference Finals, I figured now was as good of a time as any to list my offseason wish list. Some of the dominoes have already fallen into place, with Bylsma and Geno both getting extensions to ensure their stay in Pittsburgh is a little bit longer.
1. Trade Marc-Andre Fleury. This is a tough one to write. I've always been a huge supporter of him, because of his incredible raw athletic ability and flashes of brilliance. He also happens to be one of my favorite personalities on the team, and always seems to keep the room light in times of adversity. That being said, the raw ability has remained that, even ten years into his career: raw, unfinished talent. Two consecutive post-season collapses have all but sealed his fate, and he deserves a chance to start fresh with a clean slate.
If Steve Mason could get a backup goalie and a 3rd rounder, Bobrovsky could net three picks last year (2nd, and two 4ths), and Varlamov could net a 1st rounder, Fleury should be able to net at least a 2nd and a 4th, or possibly an end of the 1st rounder. The Penguins could go into next season with either Vokoun or Hartzell getting a chance as a starter, or they could swing another deal for a goalie (e.g. Bernier).
2. Re-sign Kris Letang, Pascal Dupuis, and Matt Cooke. There's a large caveat to this second wish, it has to be at the right price. For me, the sweet spot for each would go as follows: Letang - $6-6.5 mil for 6 years, Dupuis - $3-3.5 mil for 3 years, Cooke - $1.5-1.75 mil for 2 years. I actually think that on this team, Dupuis and Cooke are more pivotal than Letang, as Letang can be traded to quickly and effectively re-stock the minors with great talent. If Letang stick with his current demands of $7-8 mil annually, he's definitely going to have to be traded.
A player of Letang's skill set to a team that's willing to pay him would be worth no less than a can't-miss prospect and a 1st-rounder, or a veteran D-man, a mid prospect, and a late 1st/2nd rounder.
3. Sign Danny Briere, if the price is right. Assuming that he is let go by Philly using the buy-out clause, I think that Briere could be had for around $1 mil or less. He could be a good low-priced winger that could earn some PP time and some top-6 minutes.
4. Trade Tanner Glass, do not re-sign Iginla. Glass has been a disappointment, and was mediocre at best on the PK. Isn't particularly good at faceoffs, and his $1.1 mil cap hit, while not enormous, could be better spent elsewhere. Jarome Iginla was someone I was super excited about when he was acquired, but the theory was much better than in practice. His game at this stage of his career just doesn't mesh with the Penguins' normal uptempo style.
With those players departing (likely along with Tyler Kennedy and Craig Adams), I think that some top-6 minutes would be open for Beau Bennett for sure, and Dustin Jeffery might finally get a chance as a regular starter on the third line. What does everyone else think?


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Unemployment has risen again in the North East and the latest figures show joblessness is also still worse in this region than any other part of the country.
16 to 24 year olds are known to be the hardest hit - with one in four understood to be looking for work.
Concerns are also mounting about the numbers of young people on so-called zero hours contracts with no guarantees of regular hours or regular pay.
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Every couple of years, many of us are glued to our television sets to watch one of the most amazing examples of athletic prowess in the world: The Olympics. We will watch in awe as elite athletes perform seemingly impossible feats and wonder, how the heck do they do that? And, more important, how do they make it look so easy? Maybe it's too late for us to become Olympic athletes, but we can still get inspired by their incredible skill and commitment to reach our own goals. Find out how you can train like an Olympic athlete for weight loss and fitness.
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Fortunately, training like an Olympian doesn't mean running 20 miles before breakfast or spending half your Saturday doing anaerobic sprints. However, even if you're not training for the Olympics, you can emulate the best athletes in the world to get the most out of your workouts:
- Train every day. Many people fall victim to the weekend warrior syndrome: after sitting on a couch all week, you try to make up for it by killing yourself with hours of exercise on the weekend. Instead of setting yourself up for injury, think like Olympic athletes who train every day in order to compete with the best. Exercising regularly not only helps you lose weight, you also maintain a level of conditioning that will keep you strong and fit. Exercising sporadically can cause injury, soreness and the urge to never exercise again.
- Keep your eyes on the prize. Olympic athletes have a specific goal; to compete with the best athletes in the world and win. Our goals may be smaller, but they're just as important in motivating to get us out of bed each day to exercise. When setting a goal, keep it simple, specific and, most importantly, reachable. Remind yourself every single day what your goal is and how you're going to achieve it.
- Be specific in your training. An Olympic marathon runner has to have incredible endurance and strength in order to complete a marathon. To compete, he will have to incorporate specific training such as long runs, speed work and strength training. Whatever your goal, make sure your training fits. If you're trying to build muscle, focus on heavy strength training and getting quality calories. If you're goal is to lose weight, break that goal down into the necessary steps you need to take to get there. What kind of workouts do you need to do? What about your diet? More about how much exercise you need to lose weight.
- Fuel your body for peak performance. We all worry about food and whether we're eating too much fat, or too many calories. An Olympian, however, worries about getting the right nutrients and calories to fuel the most important competition in her life. Instead of looking at food like its the enemy, turn your thinking around and ask yourself, what is the best thing I could eat right now for my workout? What kind of food will put my body at it's very best?
- Know when to rest. Olympians walk a fine line between peak performance and burnout and they know when to throw in a few extra recovery days. Overtraining for an Olympian can mean the difference between winning and losing; for the rest of us it means the difference between a great day and a crappy one. Know the signs of overtraining and when to take a break.
- Have perfect form. Have you ever seen Carl Lewis run? He ran like a thoroughbred with long, loose strides and a tall body. In whatever activity you do, make sure your form is perfect. If you're running, stand tall and relax your upper body. If you're lifting weights, do each exercise slowly to reduce momentum and don't swing your weights. Having perfect form requires you to focus on what your body is doing, rather than trying to distract yourself from the pain.
Whatever you're training for, thinking like an Olympian can help you get the most out of each and every workout. When you find yourself losing momentum or motivation, just remind yourself how much discipline it takes for an athlete to make it to the Olympics. Just a fraction of that discipline can help keep you going every day.


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Continuing on with first-looks at ABC's next season pickups...
Damn it feels good to see Andre Braugher headlining this; and from the below trailer, I'm mos def digging what I'm getting from it, and look forward to that pilot.
An actor I think we'd all love to see get more and more screen time (both on TV and in theaters) Mr Andre Braugher plays the lead role in this new ensemble ABC drama titled Last Resort.
What's Last Resort about:
The project centers on the crew of the U.S.S. Nevada, a nuclear submarine, who, after disobeying a suspicious order, become fugitives. They land on the island of Sainte Marina, where they take over the NATO Listening Station and declare themselves an independent nuclear nation.
I like how that reads. And no it's not a J.J. Abrams or Shonda Rhimes project, since both names seem to be attached to everything (nyuck, nyuck).
Although it does sound like something Abrams would produce doesn't it?
Braugher stars as Captain Marcus Chaplin, the commander of the U.S.S. Nevada, a combat veteran, leader and a patriot, but very much his own man.
And oh, by the way, Last Resort comes from Shawn Ryan, creator of The Shield.
The Emmy award-winning veteran actor will likely be most recently remembered for his Emmy-nominated work on the cancelled TNT dramedy Men Of A Certain Age.
When this was first announced several months ago, I recall asking what the chances were that Braugher won't be the ONLY non-white actor in this new series' ensemble cast; based on the trailer below, it looks like, while he appears to be its star, there are some supporting roles for black actors especially, on the island of Sainte Marina.
Geneva Girl | May 16, 2012 11:58 AM
I couldn't see the trailer as it was geographically restricted. What I saw elsewhere looks more like a movie trailer than a series. I agree wit SLB, it sounds more like a mini series than a prolonged weekly series. Still, I'll give it a try.
Slb | May 15, 2012 11:40 PM
Anything with Andre Braugher gets a look from me. But Shawn Ryan's involvement seals the deal. I never saw Chicago Code but The Shield and The Unit are two of my favorite dramas. I don't think this could be a five season series. The premise sounds perfect for a limited run or mini series.
Mark | May 15, 2012 9:17 PM
Great trailer!
BTW, the sub's name is the 'U.S.S. Colorado.'
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US Stocks Cheap on 12 of 15 Historical Valuation Measures
- Joshua M Brown
- December 12th, 2013
Is the S&P 500 cheap or expensive relative to historical valuation metrics?
The bubble talk seems to be mostly subjective and depends mainly on who is doing the talking. Someone who's missed the run-up is more likely to call it a bubble and someone who is first chasing and buying in now is more apt to dismiss the bubble talk out of hand. It's funny how our opinions depend so much upon what suits our lives and careers best.
The bubble talk is also subjective according to what sector or corner of the market one might be looking at specifically. Pointing to Netflix and Tesla and all the IPOs and screaming "STOCK MARKET BUBBLE" isn't exactly rigorous. But ignoring the over-the-top bullish sentiment surrounding US stocks these days probably isn't healthy either. I'm certainly not.
But let's get back to concrete measures of valuation for a moment…
Savita Subramanian put out a Valuation Cheat Sheet yesterday looking at sectors and industries individually and the overall market as well.
The best chart from the research piece looked at the S&P's current valuation based on 15 popular measures. It found that on most of these, stocks are still cheaper than they've been historically (click to embiggen the chart)…
S&P 500: cheap or expensive?
In addition to the metrics contained in this report, in August we examined the S&P
500 across every valuation metric we could think of—we found 15—to gauge
whether US stocks still looked cheap vs. history. Here we provide an update of this
analysis. Today, 12 of the 15 metrics suggest the S&P 500 is trading below
historical average levels, while the trailing P/E and P/OCF suggest the S&P 500 is
trading slightly above average levels. Only the Shiller P/E—which bases normalized
earnings on the last ten years, when we underwent the biggest profits recession in
history driven by excessive leverage—suggests the market looks very stretched.
Lofty valuations at the Growth and Yield extremes
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Kiefer Village Jewels is a Pasco Original from Al and Margaret Kiefer of Dade City. Established in 1957, the original store is still in operation in Dade City and this new location in the Lutz/Land O' Lakes area was opened in 2002. Today, the Lutz/Land O' Lakes store is in a free-standing building. Kiefer's is an Official Rolex Jeweler, and specializing in carrying fine jewelery. All jewelry repair and custom is done on premise.


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TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) - A woman walked into a Los Angeles-area Barnes & Noble looking for books and came out with a baby instead.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Several gay couples in New Jersey are expected to gather late Sunday to wed in ceremonies to be held shortly after midnight.
ORANGE (AP) - Dennis Lyman wasn't about to let an extended hospital stay get between him and marrying his girlfriend of nearly 30 years.
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) - A commuter train that is part of a San Francisco Bay Area system whose employees are on strike hit and killed two maintenance workers Saturday afternoon, officials said.
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - The oil production technique known as fracking is more widespread and frequently used in the offshore platforms and man-made islands near some of California's most populous and famous coastal communities than state officials believed.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - New University of California President Janet Napolitano said Friday that she will work to keep tuition costs from rising beyond the reach of families.
OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) - Another 'sea serpent' has attracted gawkers on a Southern California beach.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - An Argentine commuter train slammed into the end of the line Saturday morning at the same station in Buenos Aires where 52 people were killed in a similar crash last year. This time there was no immediate report of deaths, but at least 80 people were injured.
BEIRUT (AP) - Amid all the bloodshed, confusion and deadlock of Syria's civil war, one fact is emerging after 2½ years - no conflict ever has been covered this way.
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Friday nominated the Pentagon's former top lawyer to help craft the nation's counterterrorism policy as secretary of homeland security, suggesting a shift from the department's emphasis on immigration and border issues to a greater focus on security against possible attacks.
OAKLAND (AP) - Bay Area rapid transit authorities and striking workers both made offers late Friday they said had a single aim: get stationary trains that move 400,000 commuters on any given workday back on track.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California is violating the federal Constitution when it punishes prison inmates after a riot based on their race, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Eight people, including a young girl in critical condition, were taken to hospitals on Friday with injuries sustained in a residential high-rise fire in Los Angeles that was mostly confined to one apartment, authorities said.
The stepmother of a 14-year-old accused of bullying a Florida girl prior to her suicide was arrested and charged with child abuse after a video depicting the woman beating a boy was posted on Facebook, a sheriff said Friday.
DERBY, Kan. (AP) - A traveling California faith healer and his pilot died Friday morning when their small Texas-bound plane crashed soon after taking off from a Kansas airport, authorities said.
CLEVELAND (AP) - A police car chase that ended in a schoolyard with two unarmed suspects dying in a hail of 137 bullets is part of a wide-ranging federal investigation into the Cleveland Police Department's use of deadly force and its pursuit policies.


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For the first time since 2000, Florida State has won a BCS bowl game. The Seminoles defeated the Huskies of NIU, 31-10.
Florida State's first half was somewhat frustrating, mostly because of special teams play.
The Seminoles' defense held the Huskies' offense to a paltry 75 yards on 29 plays, for a pathetic 2.7 yards/play. NIU did have a fake punt of 35 yards -- its longest play of the half, that set up its only score. Star QB Jordan Lynch, who had commented earlier in the week that NIU would have the Florida State defense on its knees, was held to just 4-15 passing for 52 yards (3.5 per throw), and could manage only 24 yards rushing on 12 carries.
Florida State's offense moved the football extremely well, totaling 328 yards on 42 plays, good for an excellent 7.8/play. However, the Seminoles had a few key drive-killing mistakes, including a fumble by Nick O'Leary on a long gain off a beautiful play-action fake, an overthrow by EJ Manuel, and a dropped pass. Another drive ended in no points when Dustin Hopkins missed a field goal attempt of 50 yards. NIU routinely gave Florida State large cushions on the outside, and EJ Manuel took advantage, throwing 28 times for 242 yards in the half. The running game was not as good, aside from runs of 60 and 15, as FSU's blocking was inconsistent and a running back missed the hole at least once. FSU also simply lacked the attempts, calling only 13 designed runs in the first half, as compared to 28 passes. Granted, NIU was giving Florida State the throw, but more runs would have probably been wise against a small NIU front. Oh, and NIU took a big shot at Manuel's legs, which ESPN's Matt Millen deemed "clean and safe."
Special teams really hurt Florida State, as NIU had several excellent punts, and had a huge edge in starting field position. The long field played into NIU's favor, as it forced FSU to execute repeatedly in smaller chunks down the field, eventually leading to a mistake.
The play of the first half was undoubtedly touchdown pass from Manuel to Greene in the back of the end zone.
Florida State took the ball to open the second half and drove 9 plays and 68 yards, ending in a field goal, as Manuel misfired on two sure touchdown opportunities in the red zone. FSU extended its lead to 17-3. The field goal by Hopkins was the 88th in his career, setting a new NCAA record for career field goals made.
The ensuing drive for NIU started at its own 13 after a penalty, and Florida State stuffed the first two plays before NIU had a tremendous throw-&-catch on a wheel route down the sideline for 55 yards. Christian Jones had good coverage initially, but the 5'7, 183-pound running back was too much for Jones' that far down the field. Lynch followed with a nice scramble for 23 and then hit his favorite target Martel Moore for an 11-yard TD on a deep crossing route that came out of a huge pick play (not called) to cut the lead to 17-10.
Northern Illinois followed with a surprise onside kick and recovered it at the NIU 47. The kick was executed perfectly, but FSU likely should have been ready for it. Perhaps it is worth noting that special teams coach Eddie Gran left in December for Cincinnati. Northern Illinois converted two third downs. Star cornerback Xavier Rhodes went down to injury on the second conversion. On a third crucial third down, however, FSU had tremendous coverage and NIU's Lynch tried to do too much, and was intercepted by Terrence Brooks along the sideline.
Florida State drove from its 33 to the 48, but a curious deep ball throw on third-&-4, a very low-percentage play, was out of bounds and uncatchable. FSU punted to the NIU 11.
Florida State forced a three-&-out and started its drive at the FSU 39. A curious reverse call went for a gain of one, and an option to James Wilder Jr. netted two, but an NIU late hit gave Florida State 15 yards. A nice run by Wilder was followed by a nice run-after-catch to Kenny Shaw for 14. Manuel then wildly overthrew a bubble screen, which put the Seminoles behind the chains. A Wilder run of three was followed by a nice scramble by Manuel of 13. It was one of the rare times on the night in which Manuel was pressured. Manuel followed with a 9-yard scamper for the TD to put Florida State up 24-10.
NIU fumbled on the ensuing drive, and FSU added a 37-yard score off a belly play to Lonnie Pryor after NIU failed to properly align to halfback motion from the backfield. The run put Pryor over the 100-yard mark, the first time in his career he has eclipsed the mark.
In all, Florida State finished with more than 500 yards of offense, and held NIU to less than 300 (official stats to come).
The Seminoles finish the season at 12-2.
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Considering Liverpool's roller coaster-like performances in the league of late, it's hard to say just how interested the Reds will be in having to deal with the Europa League. We'll get a chance to find out today as Brendan Rogers' side travels to Russia to face Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Zenit weren't supposed to be here (with here being the Europa League) after spending a lot of money in the summer to bolster their squad with the idea of advancing in the Champions League. Instead, they severely underachieved and much like Liverpool, will have to decide how much this competition means to them.
Both sides are in good shapes in terms of not having many players out, but Liverpool will at least have the advantage of being match-fit while Zenit are coming off the winter break in Russia.
Zenit Saint Petersburg injuries and suspensions
Out: None. In doubt: None.
Liverpool injuries and suspensions
Out: Daniel Sturridge (ineligible), Philippe Coutinho (ineligible), Martin Kelly (knee). In Doubt: Raheem Sterling (illness).
Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho are cup tied and will miss the match, while Raheem Sterling's status is up in the air after he picked up an illness.
Match Date/Time: 6 p.m. local, 12 p.m. ET
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Delaware's Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG)
Steven S. Martin, Lead Evaluator
Roberta Gealt, SEOW Coordinator
Initiated: July 1, 2009
Funding Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Project Summary:
The Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG) program is an infrastructure grant program built on a community-based risk and protective factors approach to prevention. SPF SIGs provide funding to states, tribes, and territories, to do the following: (1) prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance abuse (2) reduce substance abuse-related problems in communities and (3) build prevention capacity and infrastructure at the state and community levels.
The Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies helped the State secure the grant and subsequently carries out the independent evaluation of the Delaware SPF SIG. This includes conducting the ongoing activities of the State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup, the Delaware Drug and Alcohol Tracking Alliance (DDATA). CDAS also works in a participatory and collaborative process with the Delaware SPF SIG Management Team to jointly design reports that are needed at the community, State, and Federal levels to support project operations. The Evaluation Team implements the necessary data elements to help establish effective program implementation and program outcomes related to Delaware's priority of preventing the onset and reduce the progression of substance abuse, including childhood and underage drinking.The overall role of the CDAS Evaluation Team is to develop and implement a community and statewide level evaluation system for the SPF SIG initiative that can assist in the implementation of policies and programs and measure changes in alcohol related consumption and consequences that can be attributed to Delaware SPF SIG efforts. A second, but equally important goal, of the Evaluation Team is to increase community capacity to address substance abuse problems to those communities.


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are they going out of business?
Opendung probably knew that PCLN will come down when the deal happens because PCLN got rooked.
they left so much money on the table that mgmt has to be thinking of a secondary and it could be priced in the mid 30's.
terrible analysis, that is so dumb it is unbelievable. Given a choice of stock or cash, Open shareholders will take cash. ANY REASONABLE investor would. You can replicate your own portfolio with cash, you can do whatever you want to do with cash. Heck, you can buy PCLN with cash too. And if you know nothing about tax-free re-org and you should just keep your mouth shut. You not going to explain tax-free re-org in one or two sentences, you think corporate tax code are that simple?? The market voted on this deal today, and it su cked. How else do you explain 3% drop if it was so great for PCLN today. And furthermore, Opentable was a hedge fund favorite, they ran the stock up a few times and PCLN end up paying for it now. Makes no sense. And I'm even a shareholder of PCLN, so saying it the way I'm seeing it.
dumbo, a corporate finance wannabe - what kind of argument is that? prevent issuing shares to buy back at higher levels? like right now? when it is actually lower? and if you are opentable, you want cash because you know something about this deal that probably won't sit well with investors... you clueless to think opentable would prefer shares instead, who the heck wants to lower the deal value with a dropping stock? and these tax-free transactions are way more complicated than how you are painting it to be - there are many factors that determine that. Stay out of corporate finance, you are a numbskull. Back to school, fool.
wow, so many d umb amateurs in this stock, then again not surprising. Look up Palo Alto Network - IPO in July 2012, secondary follow on offering in Oct 2012. Yes, in 3 months time frame. No one said it is certainty, but it is considered when a stock flies off the handle like this. This would be a way to make up for the underpricing of the IPO.
Is there something about GPRO cameras that is so amazing that the likes of Canon can't replicate? I mean, it is terrific stuff GPRO has, but why can't these hi tech companies replicate?
don't need to overspend, just put a reservation website, how much more difficult can it be to build a reservation system? they have the resources in house already. Bad deal and I'm a shareholder.
that tells you one thing. This deal su cked. And that their deal makers su cked. The stock is down more than cash value so that means investors don't think opendung adds anything positive to valuation of PCLN.
nonsense? mid 30's fool...just like I said AMATEURS here. Sure, I made a bundle here too, just like you...lol....
China with 3 billion consumers? that must of happened overnight.
must be some insiders with info that earnings going to be pretty bad?
OMG, you are so full of baloney, it is unbelievable. CAsh vs stock? for the target, it is typically cash they seek - just google that damn thing - you claim to be a pro??? Cash deals offer flexibility for the acquired. Whatever baloney about hedging you talk about can be done the same thing with cash and you can do whatever the heck you want with cash period. Why is this even a matter of debate with you suggest you are an amateur. Quit being a corporate finance wannabe. Google stock vs cash deals, dumb f.
either someone thinks this is still cheap or taking it to the top and then dump. Double top or keep going much higher. Amazing...
37 and 47? this is probably going to 60 before xmas.


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Duncan Hosie took issue with Scalia equating laws banning sodomy to laws against bestiality and murder.
"It's a form of argument that I thought you would have known, which is called the 'reduction to the absurd,'" Scalia said, according to the Associated Press. "If we cannot have moral feelings against homosexuality, can we have it against murder? Can we have it against other things?"
The high court's most outspoken justice stressed he wasn't equating sodomy and murder, but rather the bans on both, the AP reported.
Scalia's views on homosexuality will be a huge source of debate in March, when the court is scheduled to hear arguments in the two gay marriage cases it recently agreed to take on.
For his part, Hosie told the AP he wasn't impressed with the justice's answer, saying he thinks Scalia's writing has a tendency to "dehumanize" gays.
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The North Carolina Education Lottery could soon go by another name.
Members of the General Assembly and Governor Pat McCrory are interested in scaling back how much the lottery advertises.
McCrory argued the lottery commission had large administrative costs and that the lottery was, "frankly annoying."
He said he wanted to earmark more money toward school technology.
A bill is scheduled for House debate this week that would delete the name "education" from the lottery and tweak advertising.
Lottery supporters say the changes could decrease ticket sales and net proceeds for education initiatives.
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Men's Rally Falls Just Short vs. CMS
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WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- After falling behind by 22 points seven minutes into the second half, Whitman College rallied down the stretch before falling by a single point, 79-78, to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) in Saturday's championship game of the 61st Annual Lee Fulmer Tournament in Redlands, Calif.
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Playing its fifth game in nine days, Whitman pulled to within 74-73 when Max Adcox nailed a 3-pointer with 52 seconds left on the clock. After the Missionaries misfired on their next 3-point attempt, CMS cashed in four three throws to push its lead back to five points.
But Whitman wasn't quite done. Brandon Shaw made two free throws with 18 seconds left, and after the Stags missed three of their next four charity tosses, Jordan Wheeler canned a 3-pointer with two seconds remaining to cut the CMS lead to 79-78.
That was it for the scoring, however, as the Stags escaped with the win, improving to 6-1 on the season.
Whitman, which slipped to 3-4, played two tournament games last weekend in San Antonio, Texas, and then were in Redlands on Thursday for first of three straight games.
Senior Chris Faidley spearheaded the Whitman attack against CMS with 29 points. Shaw, a freshman, added 23 points, five rebounds and three steals. Wheeler had nine points and four assists.
Faidley, who averaged 22 points in his three games this week, was named to the all-tournament team. He also climbed another rung on Whitman's all-time scoring list, increasing his career point total to 1,373. That moves him past 1959 graduate Max Johnson (1,354 points) into seventh place at Whitman.
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CMS's victory Saturday night was due in large part to Chris Blees, who was a one-man show with 35 points, nine rebounds and five assists.
Whitman was up 5-4 to start the game, but CMS uncorked a 17-6 run to lead 21-11 with 11:10 left in the first half. The Stags extended their advantage to as many as 14 points, but Faidley was fouled on a 3-point attempt at the buzzer and made all three free throws to trim Whitman's deficit to 41-30 at the break.
CMS pulled away to start the second half and led 58-36 with 13:01 mark left to play. The Stags did not score again for nearly five minutes, however, as Whitman climbed back into the game. Faidley's 3-pointer with 4:38 remaining pulled the Missionaries to within four points, 66-62, and the outcome was in doubt the rest of the way.
The Missionaries, who have played their first seven games on the road, head to Portland next Saturday to battle Warner Pacific.
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Guam - Guam Homeland Security/Office of Civil Defense has activated the Joint Information Center. Getting out accurate information to the public: that is the main goal of JIC.
The JIC was activated in part provide the public with information about the North Korean threat and to consolidate information from all experts. GHS public information officer Dee Cruz said, "Joint Information Center is a combination between the government agencies and the military. It is a place where all the public information officer go and relay a single message to the public."
The activation of the JIC is also partly in response to a hoax that occurred over the weekend in which a post on Facebook purportedly from a local newspaper reported that a missile was launched at targets in Guam and Hawaii, Cruz says the public can take comfort in knowing that accurate information is only a phone call away. "We wanted to make sure that the public didn't panic form that one hoax message and so just like the Joint Information Center we would go ahead and validate the information and send it as one under one umbrella," she said.
The JIC is comprised of public information officers from throughout the Government of Guam and the military who respond to inquiries from the public and the media. "We are pumping out our awareness campaign we are going to be out there full force just letting the public know exactly what to do in case of an all hazards emergency, what to prepare for what to look for where they can contact us at," she said.
Cruz adds that while the activation of the JIC does have to do with North Korean threats it is not in response to any imminent threat but instead to provide information regarding any type of disaster. With recent threats from North Korea the Joint Information Center is now active. For resident who have any questions or concerns for how to prepare for a disaster and the aftermath.
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Vacation Rentals in Maltese Islands
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Travel to the Maltese Islands / Maltese Islands Vacation Rentals
The Maltese Islands breathe history, and take in many visitors looking for a peaceful or active Mediterranean vacation. Wouldn't a Maltese Islands vacation rental be fabulous to complete the Mediterranean flavor of your trip?
Maltese Island Sports
The Maltese Islands, with resort areas aplenty, are a very natural fit for all sorts of sports, on land, in the water, and in the air with paragliding. Rock climbing, caving are adventure activities, while golf, tennis, cycling, mountain biking and horseback riding provide outdoor fun as well. Water-based activities include enjoying the beach, fishing, swimming, snorkeling, sailing, windsurfing, and water/jet skiing. Diving is premier in the Island areas; both water and cave diving is available for experts, and beginners are very welcome in the bays and natural harbors too.
Maltese Islands Key Areas
There is quite a bit to see and do in the Maltese Islands, comprised of three islands: Malta, Gozo, and Camino.
Malta is home to 7,000 years of history, and a good amount of the history is in what you see outdoors. Malta brings a new meaning to the phrase "living history museum" – from ancient villages, to festivals, to areas picturesque enough to be chosen to film. Malta's villages have different characters, but all exhibit the quintessential Mediterranean life. Some are fruit and vegetable harvesting communities; some are dependent on the catch of the day or week. Others are rich with festas and customs, and still others hold archaeological significance. In Rabat, you can visit the large labyrinth known as St. Paul's Catacombs, where he took refuge in the first century. Outdoor enjoyment is heavily possible with Malta's almost constant sunshine during the day. Valletta is the capital of Malta, and it sports a top-quality collection of art, palaces and churches within its narrow streets, while somehow fitting in shops filled with jewelry, books, and antiques. The Three Cities of Senglea, Cospicua, and Vittoriosa claim to be the birthplace of Maltese history, and hold a variety of festas and holy day celebrations through the year, one to commemorate the arrival of the Knights of St. John in 1530.
Gozo is more verdant than Malta, with blooming flora in the summer like bougainvillea and oleander, and crop vegetation and herbs in the winter. The pace of Gozo follows a seasonal beat. Much myth fills Gozo, and Baroque-style churches are scattered about the landscape. The coastline is tremendously good, where you can discover both red sand beaches and rocky inlet areas. Gozo is also a historical island, complete with forts and prehistoric temples, Ggantija, believed to be the oldest freestanding structures the world over. The Citadel in Victoria majestically rises above the country lands, and It-Tokk is a bustling market square, daily open for business. Fresh foods are plentiful, and antiques and crafts can be found for sale along the streets.
The small Isle of Comino is heavily focused on outdoor activities. Comino is blessed with the most radiant colors of the Islands, including the Blue Lagoon inlet gently ebbing the white sand. Because Comino is car-free, instead of smelling exhaust fumes, you can notice the aroma of herbs growing, like wild thyme. Comino is enjoyable year-round, with water sports reigning in the summer and photography and walking popular in the winter. Nighttime takes away many visitors, so you can enjoy the sunsets of Comino in a much more private atmosphere.
Sites and tours to see
Island cruises for historical sites
Jeep safaris
In Guardia and Alarme! at Fort St. Elmo in Valletta
St. John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta
Grand Masters' Palace in Valletta
Mdina Cathedral
Mdina Dungeons
Rotunda (Church of St. Mary) in Mosta
St. George's Basilica in Victoria
Gharb Folklore Museum
Mediterraneo Marine Park in Sliema
Gordan Lighthouse in Ghasri
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