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Armasight® Nemesis 4X Gen 2+ QS Night Vision Rifle Scope
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Armasight® Nemesis 4X Gen 2+ QS Night Vision Rifle Scope. Tactical supremacy, now in extra-sharp black & white.
For mid-range shooting where field-of-view and magnification are equally important, the Nemesis 4X delivers: its wide 10° field of view makes for easy target acquisition, while 4x magnification makes it easy to hone in for precise shooting. Boasting all-glass, IR-illuminated multi-coated lenses and illuminated red-cross reticle, you'll get the bright, clear images you need to make an informed decision at a crucial moment.
Waterproof, shockproof housing keeps your gear safe in the field, too! Plus, an adjustable mount adapts to both Picatinny and Weaver rails, so you can slide it onto your rifle with no tools, in mere seconds.Features:
- Gen 2+ image intensifier tube with QuickSilver white phosphor technology for an enhanced black & white image
- Multi-coated all-glass optics
- Illuminated, internally-adjustable red cross reticle for optimal contrast
- Water, dust and sand-proof for increased durability
- Integrated rails support additional lasers, etc.
- Flip-up back-up iron sights
- Mounts to standard Weaver rails
- Detachable IR illuminator
- Backed by a 2-yr. manufacturer's warranty.
- IIT Generation: Gen 2+ QS white phosphor
- Image Resolution: 47-54 lp/mm
- Magnification: 4X
- Battery Life: Up to 60 hrs.
- Lens System: F1.5, F108mm
- Field of View: 10°
- Range of Focus: 0.25m to Infinity
- Diopter Adj.: -6 to +2
- Controls: Digital
- Auto Brightness Control: Yes
- Bright Light Cut-off: Yes
- Auto Shut-off: Yes
- IR Illuminator: Detachable long-range illuminator
- Power Supply: 1xCR123A (3V)
- Environmental Rating: Waterproof
- Operating Temp.: -40° to +122°F
- Dimensions: 12 x 4 x 2.8"
- Weight: 42 ozs.
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Sony's 84-inch 4K TV Will Cost $24,999.99; Pre-order Sept. 6
Consumers wanting Sony's 84-inch monster 3D 4KTV can pre-order it starting Thursday.
Last week, Sony officially unveiled the XBR-84X900, an 84-inch TV equipped with a 4K (3840 x 2160) LCD panel and Sony's 4K X-Reality Pro Picture Engine (with up-scaling capability to 4K). However on Wednesday during CEDIA 2012, Sony released the actual pricing and pre-order date, reporting that customers drooling over the 4KTV will be required to shell out $24,999.99 USD starting September 6, 2012. The actual wall-sized device won't hit retail floors until this November.
"The new 84-inch set, model XBR-84X900, is equipped with a 4K LCD panel that delivers an image four times the resolution of Full HD and creates an immersive viewing experience previously unavailable from a TV. The XBR 4KTV provides the most immersive picture and sound experience ever available for the home theater," Sony said on Wednesday.
As reported last week, the monster 4KTV features a 10-Unit Live Speaker system which is optimized for the large-sized screen and envelops the viewer in virtual 5.1 surround sound. The side speakers are also detachable, allowing consumers to connect to an existing home theater system. The specs reveal that the 4K TV has a 50 watt total output, and a 10-unit speaker system including a subwoofer. Other audible features include a 10 degree inward facing array, and S-Force Surround 3D.
In addition to the speaker system, the 4KTV also features network connectivity including access to the full Sony Entertainment Network suite of services, dynamic edge-lit LED backlighting, and passive Full HD 3D capabilities. A tablet or smartphone can even be used as a remote (via the Media Remote App), allowing users to sit back and pull up movies, TV shows, music and other media through Music Unlimited, Video Unlimited, Netflix, Pandora, Yahoo! Broadcast Interactivity and more than 50 other "popular internet entertainment providers."
The spec list also reports that the 4KTV features local dimming, Motionflow XR 960 for a fluid framerate, and support for Wi-Fi Direct, DNLA and Skype. Users can also connect their PlayStation 3 and use the console's PlayMemories Studio to view, share and edit photos in 4K. PC and tablet content can even be streamed to the 4KTV using Intelligent Connect.
Sony said it will begin taking pre-orders for the $24,999.99 USD 3D 4KTV right here starting Thursday. Currently the actual retail availability in November is unknown, but it will be "available at select Sony Stores as well as specialty electronics retailers nationwide."
2burmese_dude , September 5, 2012 11:07 PMCan I also bid?
I bid 1 dollar, Bob.
7warmon6 , September 5, 2012 11:09 PM$25K..... New car or New tv.......
2wardoc22 , September 5, 2012 11:11 PMThis tv is for rich people.
5wardoc22 , September 5, 2012 11:12 PM...No.
0Anonymous , September 5, 2012 11:13 PM4K LCD Panel... tell me when its OLED
warmon6$25K..... New car or New tv.......
doubt this tv is for people who drive 25K cars.
7Jprobes , September 5, 2012 11:19 PMYou would be suprised at the number of people who don't bat an eyelash at paying that price for a display.
My wife, when she was working her way through college at Best Buy in Thousand Oaks as a cashier would routinely ring up and process sales that were 30-40k in electronics. 20k TV, 5k for speakers, 5k for a receiver, cables, stands, mounts, replacement plans, installation plans.
You would not think anyone would buy this, but their are certain markets that these sell in.
Think about all the athletes, celebs, people who have giant sums of disposable income. Sony needs to just sell 1-2,000 of these displays this year to mitigate the costs in the fabrication process.
They will become cheaper, I remember the first thin panel plasma screen I ever say. $22,000 for a pioneer 42" SDTV, and someone way buying it...
5spentshells , September 5, 2012 11:21 PMfinally toms lets see trifire 7970 toxic 6gb here please
1jupiter optimus maximus , September 5, 2012 11:27 PMI remembered when plasma tvs first appeared 13 years ago for $13,000 with 720p. It taken 5-7 years to be sold for less than $1000, and by that time few wanted plasmas.
3amuffin , September 5, 2012 11:30 PMI'll wait until 4K becomes the new standard.....
4bak0n , September 5, 2012 11:43 PMLet see. Pay $25k for a TV. or fully invest retirement for the next 3 years.
-1wolley74 , September 5, 2012 11:53 PMAaaand 0 4K sources really to use with it, lovely
3drwho1 , September 5, 2012 11:58 PMSony's 84-inch 4K TV Will Cost $24,999.99; Pre-order Sept. 6
Dear Santa... I know is a bit early for Christmas but I have been a good boy.
1brythespy , September 6, 2012 12:05 AMWow the future is now, no, now, no wait, now, etc.
1tomfreak , September 6, 2012 12:08 AMDouble the Screen size, 4 times the resolution, more than 30times the price. Logic not apply here.
2SteelCity1981 , September 6, 2012 12:22 AMdamn that much and it isn't even OLED? This is why i wait a good 3 or 4 years instead of buying something like this when it's new, because after all the research and development fees are paid off and the product itself reaches full mass productions prices drop like a rock from wht they were when they were brand new. Not to mention the technology in them will be more advance then the ones that first came out.
-4SteelCity1981 , September 6, 2012 12:23 AMTomfreakDouble the Screen size, 4 times the resolution, more than 30times the price. Logic not apply here.
Not 4 times the resolution 2 times then 1080p considering this is a 4K if it was 4 times the resolution it would be an 8k.
6bystander , September 6, 2012 12:47 AMSteelCity1981Not 4 times the resolution 2 times then 1080p considering this is a 4K if it was 4 times the resolution it would be an 8k.
The resolution is 4 times the size. It's 2 times the size up and down, and 2 times the size side to size. 2 * 2 = 4.
Another way to calculate it:
3840*2160 = 8294400
1920*1080 = 2073600
0nieur , September 6, 2012 12:48 AMwarmon6$25K..... New car or New tv.......
Lucky you world in which I live it would be
$25K..... New House or New TV.......
1Anonymous , September 6, 2012 1:07 AMhmm. 2 new cars that i would enjoy or 1 new tv i would never watch


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The Dolphins will hold on to OG Richie Incognito, signing him to a three-year deal, according to multiple reports.
Incognito just finished his first season in Miami, spending most of the year at left guard. He also played some center.
2010 was just the second of seven seasons in Incognito's NFL career in which he started all 16 games.
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Community Healthplex Sports Club offers some of the finest tennis programming facilities and staff in the region. Tennis facilities include six indoor courts and three outdoor courts. We offer an experienced group of tennis professionals to help you develop a winning game. For reservations and tennis information please call 317-920-7400.
We offer a wide variety of tennis clinics for beginners to tournament-level players, including men's, women's and seniors clinics. Tennis clinics are a great way to improve your tennis skills and meet new playing partners. Our tennis clinics are one and a half hours of fun, fast-paced drills. All clinics must have at least three players or the class will be cancelled. Clinic participants must sign up for at least three classes or the following individual pay per play rates will apply: Member: $25; Guest: $30.
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This clinic is designed to provide a high-intensity workout. The drills are structured to allow players to hit tennis balls, run, jump and burn plenty of calories. Participants must be in good shape. Admittance to the class is determined by the tennis professional. Sign-up is on a weekly basis. Please call Parveen Kumar at 317-920-7444 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Member: $30; Guest: $40
The club offers men's and women's leagues throughout the year. All leagues are limited in size and are for members only.
This is a women's doubles inter-club league versus various Central Indiana tennis facilities. This program runs from September to May and is open to 4.0, 3.5, 3.0 and 2.5 level players. Matches are played on Fridays, or in some cases Wednesdays or Thursdays, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The league fee is $15.00 per player per match. For more information, please call Miguel at 317-920-7406.
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This is a singles round robin league format for men and women of all levels. Each session is a three-month period of competitive singles matches. The league fee is $20. Please call Earl Allen at 317-920-7441 for more information.
Community Healthplex Sports Club will be hosting club championships. The tournament will consist of different divisions for each level, both men and women.
At Community Healthplex we believe that the tournament level player has the greatest advantage when there is a low student-to-instructor ratio. Our summer classes allow students of any age to participate in a fun tennis learning experience. To register for any junior tennis program, please contact Miguel at 317-920-7406. He will be happy to answer any questions.
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We offer a wide variety of junior tennis clinics for beginners to tournament level players. Tennis clinics are a great way to improve your tennis skills. Clinic participants must sign up for at least 3 classes or individual pay per play rates will apply as follows:
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Date: May 2 - May 4, 2014
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Saturday SAGU Sports Ticker
V-Ball, Soccer and Football action results
Martinez golden goal highlights day
WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- While the Southwestern Assemblies of God University football team was playing in Lumpkins Stadium before a crowd in the thousands, three other SAGU teams were playing over 500 miles apart.
A brief summary of the results of the Saturday sports activities of the football, volleyball and both the men's and women's soccer teams. A complete report, including official statistical reviews, will be posted on Sunday of all four games.
Volleyball: Lady Lions sweep Texas College
TYLER, Texas -- Southwestern (15-11, 4-4 in RRAC) took all three sets against Texas College (4-18, 0-7 in RRAC), 25-14, 25-21 and 25-19 in the Gus. F. Taylor Gym.
A new strategy by head coach Hank Moore paid off. The Lady Lions had their best hitting effort (.308) in eight matches with Krystal Cisneros leading a group of four attackers with 10 kills. Taylor Calverley racked up 38 assists and Caitlyn Hudson was tops in digs with 12.
The team has four remaining matches in the regular season, all of which will be broadcast on SAGU Sports Live, starting with a home doubleheader on Saturday, October 29.
Women's Soccer: SAGU edged by USW, 3-2
HOBBS, New Mexico -- Five-hundred miles away from Tyler, the Lady Lions and the University of the Southwest played an exciting match that saw both teams play with gusto in a bid for a victory, with the host Mustangs coming away with a 3-2 triumph.
It was USW's second win in three days after failing to garner a win over their previous seven contests. Southwest is now 4-7-1 overall and 2-5-1 in the Red River Athletic Conference. SAGU is 2-13 and 0-8.
The Lady Lions will wrap-up their season next Saturday, October 29, against Huston-Tillotson University (4-10, 2-6 in the RRAC) at 1:00pm. Head Coach Mandy Fortner will honor her team's seniors during that match at Pride Park.
Men's Soccer: Lions Win in Sudden Death
HOBBS, New Mexico -- Junior forward Danny Martinez scored the game-winning goal in overtime to give the SAGU Lions a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Southwest Mustangs.
The golden goal came in the fifth minute of overtime and snapped a five-game winless streak for the Jungle Kings, whose regular season record improved to 6-7-4 (won-lost-tied). They are now in 7th place in the RRAC, moving past LSU-Shreveport with a 4-4-2 league mark. To qualify for the Red River Tournament they must finish among the top six teams.
Southwestern will host the RRAC leading Huston-Tillotson University (13-3, 9-1 in RRAC) on Saturday, October 29. SAGU will honor their seniors in the 3pm match at Pride Park.
Football: SAGU falls to Panhandle State, 38-22
WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- Southwestern squandered three scoring chances while the lead was taking bids, allowing Oklahoma Panhandle State to rise up and stake their claim themselves. The visiting Aggies (2-5 record) then seized control and rolled to a 38-22 victory at Lumpkins Stadium. OPSU began the season with five consecutive defeats.
The Lions offense racked up 429 yards, but could only convert 4-of-12 third down plays. Running the ball was successful, though two quarterbacks combined to complete 13 of 32 passes. Twelve penalties for 118 yards negated several big plays or, committed by the defense, enabled Mustang drives to continue.
The game was tied at 7-7 late in the first half before a last minute TD lifted USW into a 14-7 advantage at intermission.
The Lions appeared set to tie the score when they drove inside the Mustangs 20 to start the second half. But a fumbled handoff swung momentum to the Ponies. They led 24-7 heading into the fourth quarter.
QB Kevin Lauchland had his best game of the season, connecting on 19-of-26 passes for 253 yards, and touchdown throws covering nine, 47, eight and 53 yards.
SAGU senior WR David Howard scored twice in his final home game. Howard, who caught six passes for 147-yards, made a pair of tough catches, evaded a tackler and raced down the sideline for TD's that went 18 and 56 yards. QB Reid Golson threw the first, and senior Jason Rice fired the second. The latter led the team in rushing with 81 yards.
Therian Lewis and Brad Heathcock each had eight tackles to lead the defensive charge.
SAGU honored ten seniors at halftime; Jacob Anderson, Richard Embry, Quentin Holloman , David Howard, Jonathan Hulett , Marcus Lester, Nathaniel Pruitt, Jason Rice, Patrick Smith and Joey Vinson.
Southwestern (3-5 overall, 0-3 in the CSFL) who dropped their fourth game in a row, will finish the regular season on the road. They travel to Northwest Oklahoma State (3-5, 2-2) next Saturday, October 29 at 4:00pm (CST). The Rangers lost to Langston University (6-2, 3-0) on Saturday, 42-39.
SAGU finishes against Texas College (0-8, 0-2) on November 12. That game will commence at 2:00pm.
A complete report will be available on Sunday.


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Guys i'm gonna start making a top ten everyweek by position and you guys can agree, disagree, comment, or even rec. See me and my friends argue about almost everything when it comes down to the NFL. So now i'm gonna ask you guys what you think. Now even though stats help i'm choosing ten guys who i would choose to play for my life.
This is just a preview before i start the real thing. These are the top ten players who play for the Oakland Raiders. Since it's kind of hard to evaluate when they don't play the same position it's by value to the team.
1. CB Nmandi Asomugha
By a landslide. He is number 1 in the game. Look who wants to hold out. Look who is making excuses not to practice. Darrel Revis. Aso is giant to the team, to the org and to the community.
2. TE Zach Miller
By far my favorite player on the offense. He showed up when no one else did. If Gallery would of became the LT he was suppose to he could be here but he became a above average injury prone LG. Back to Miller he is a silent leader and we saw what happened at the skins game when he got hurt. 2 rookies would of taken on the whole city of D.C for him. Expect a big year for Miller with Campbell or Grad starting.
3. LG Robert Gallery
Never lived up to the hype but he's the best on the Oline. If he can stay healthy he could make the probowl. I hope he's in for the most of season or we may be doomed as we know it.
4. Kicking Crew
Someone please explain to me how we can lose games with a punter who's average is about 50 and our kicker can hit 60 yarders. I'm sorry but i think the Raiders have the best CB,K and P in the league. They deserve the money they get and they are real game changers.
5. 2010 draft
If we are gonna make the playoffs this year 2 or 3 of these guys need to step up. Mr.McClain especially. Houston is more of a luxury. The two OTs though there has never been a year when all 5 of the OLine played all 16 games. So if they don't make the starting lineup they will see the field by the time the season over. McFadden will get some shots as well. If Ford can become a great KR i will be crazy happy if he becomes a weapon on offense will god have mercy on other opponets souls with Fords and Beys speed.
6. SS Tyvon Branch
Hits hard, Great tackler, good coverage, lots of tackles and no INTs. That's gonna change this year. The front 4 will cause pressure along with the occaisonal LB blitz. I hope in a few years he can switch to Free and Mitchell at strong.
7. WR Chaz Schilens
Our number one reciever when healthy. Our core looks good with him i have nightmares without him. If he gets injured T.O needs to be signed. Chaz has great hands, good speed, and more then above average routes. I hope he's getting hot with one of our QBs because i have a feeling who ever gets the ball to him and Miller the best will start.
8. OLB/DE Trevor Scott
If he learns to stop the run better he will be known around the league. His pass rushing skills are crazy. Jason still shakes at night when he gets flash backs of Scott blind sideing him. I have high hopes for him.
9. DE Richard Seymour
Now don''t get me wrong he can still play but his value comes from locker room influence and being a mentor to Houston and Schaungessy. He still has some left in his tank but if he plays all 16 games at LE i can see him getting 8 or more sacks this year.
T10. QB Jason Campbell
T10. QB Bruce Gradkoski
I like both. Both can lead this team. Jason has a giant arm and Bruce has great accuracy. Bruce knows the system better Jason has been showing his skills to the coaches while Bruce watches from the sidelines. I will be happy with either of them.
Now before you vote on my post go watch Grad's highlights against the Steelers.


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Political Miscellany @ 12/2/2008
Greetings. All Other Persons has been out for a while on vacation, but we are back to it. I hope all of you enjoyed your holiday.
OK, we're just about at the end of the 2008 election season. Here are some political news and notes as we reach the close of what has been an exciting year.
Epic Fail by Black Republican Challenger in Georgia Congressional Election
This is perhaps the ultimate example of throwing good money after bad. The web site OpenSecrets.org discusses a congressional race between two African American candidates in the Atlanta, Georgia area:
Despite raising over four times more than her incumbent opponent, Republican Deborah Honeycutt lost this week by a landslide in the race to represent Georgia's 13th District.
Honeycutt, who raised $4.7 million compared to Rep. David Scott's $1 million, has received a fair share of negative media attention for being a client of BMW Direct, a DC-based fundraising firm.
BMW Direct has come under scrutiny for its strategy of raising handsome sums from conservative donors for Republican candidates who stand little-to-no chance of being elected.
The money raised by Honeycutt is astounding. OpenSecrets.org, which is a product of the Center for Responsive Politics, estimates that "the average cost of winning a House race in 2008 was nearly $1.1 million, based on pre-election finance reports." Honeycutt quadrupled that level of fund raising for her campaign, and still lost. In no other House race this season did the losing candidate so outspend the eventual winner.
Honeycutt's opponent, Democrat David Scott, got 69% of the vote, versus 31% for Honeycutt.
The "Vote Shortage" in the Georgia Senate Election on November 5.
In a recent post, I talked about the runoff election for Georgia's senate seat, which is being waged between Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss, and Democratic challenger Jim Martin. The runoff election is being held today.
Some post-election analysis of the election voting in Georgia on November 5 shows some very curious numbers:
o President: 1,844,137 votes for Obama
o Senate: 1,757,419 votes for Martin
o All House Races: 1,858,123 votes for Democrats
Martin, a white moderate Democrat from Georgia, got 86,000 less votes than Barack Obama, a black northerner with a liberal background. And that doesn't make sense. (Note that, even if Martin had gotten that extra 86,000 votes, he still would not have beaten Chambliss.)
In total, there were almost 170,000 more votes for the presidential candidates than there were for the Senate candidates. People are asking, why were there so fewer votes for senator than there were president?
Jay Bookman, writing in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, notes that
More than 168,000 Georgia voters went to the polls on Nov. 4 and cast ballots for president, then walked out without bothering to cast a vote in the highly advertised U.S. Senate race between Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin.
That seems like a lot — an undervote of 4.3 percent.
In North Carolina, the Senate undervote was 1.1 percent of the presidential total. In Oregon it was 3.3 percent, and 2.3 percent in New Hampshire. The only state where the total approached Georgia's was Louisiana, at 4.0 percent.
So who were these people? Were they Obama voters who just cast their ballots for their favorite and walked out? The evidence for that is weak. In Fulton County, which went for Obama by more than 2-1, the undervote was 2.85 percent, lower than the undervote rate in McCain counties such as Cobb (3.4 percent) and Cherokee (3.1 percent). In DeKalb County the rate was 4.4 percent, about the state average.
What's significant about Fulton and DeKalb is that they are Atlanta area counties with a large number of black voters.
This might be a result, at least in part, of the failure of DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Vernon Jones, who is African American, to endorse Martin's senate bid. Jones, who lost to Martin in a primary runoff in August, has criticized Martin for not supporting Barack Obama's presidential run. Martin voted for Democrat John Edwards in Georgia's February presidential primary even though Edwards already had dropped out of the race.
Early voting in the Geogia runoff election is not promising for Martin, as far as black participation goes. Among those who cast their votes prior to today, in the so-called "early vote," blacks were 22% of total voters. By comparison, blacks cast almost 35% of the early votes prior to the November 5 election. These numbers could mean that black interest in the runoff election is low… and by extension, that Martin's odds of winning are not good at all.
African Americans Get Leadership Positions in State Legislatures Out West
It seems like the West is best for black state legislators who seek leadership positions. These are the African American legislators who are presiding or leading officers in American state houses:
o Democrat Emil Jones, Jr., President of the Illinois Senate
o Democrat Karen Bass, Speaker of the California Assembly
o Democrat Peter Groff, President of the Colorado Senate President
o Democrat Terrance Carroll, Speaker of the Colorado (starting in 2009)
o Democrat Steven Horsford, President of the Nevada Senate
(Democrat Malcolm Smith is in-line to become leader of the NY state senate, however, his bid for that position is facing difficulties.)
It is notable that African Americans are less than 7% of the population in California, Colorado, and Nevada, and yet, blacks have risen to high leadership postions in their statehouses.
Meanwhile, the black population in the Deep South states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina is between 25-36% of the state total, but none has ever had an African American leader in their state legislatures.
The Wilder Era Comes to a Close in Virginia
Doug Wilder, the trailblazing African American politician from Virginia, is about to end his career as an elected official. In 1990, he became the first African American ever to be elected to governor of an American state.
Wilder, has been serving as mayor of Richmond, Virginia since 2005. He decided not to run for re-election this year.
His successor as Richmond mayor will be Dwight Jones. Jones, who won out over a field of several mayoral candidates with 39% of the vote, is a pastor and leader of the Virginia legislative Black Caucus. He narrowly defeated Richmond City Council president William Pantele after running a campaign centered on education and social justice issues.
Political Miscellany @ 11/17/2008
Black Leaders in the Colorado Legislature Make History
The Colorado legislature has only two black members. But now they are the two most powerful members of the 100-person body.
Colorado Rep. Terrance Carroll; Colorado Sen. Peter Groff
Colorado Democrats made legislative history by electing Rep. Terrance Carroll as speaker of the House and re-electing Peter Groff as Senate president.
It will be the first time in American history that the presiding officers of both chambers of a legislature will be African-Americans.
Two Omaha-area Black Women Elected to the Nebraska Legislature
For most of the past 30 years, Nebraska has had only one African-American serving in its single-house legislature. After the November election, it will have two, both female.
Incoming Nebraska State Senators Tanya Cook and Brenda Council
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Rep. Keith Ellison on Activists, Politicians, the Big Tent, and Telling It Like It Is.
Keith Ellison, who represents Minnesota's fifth congressional district, is unique. He is the first Muslim to serve in the House of Representatives. The fact that an African American Muslim could be elected in a House district whose population is 12% black is something of a breakthrough.
Representative Keith Ellison, MN-05
Ellison is interviewed in the October 2008 issue of The Progressive magazine. He offers some interesting thoughts on the current and future state of black leadership:
Q: Do you agree with Reverand Jesse Jackson's criticism that Senator Obama talks down to African Americans?
A: Now, let me tell you this. I don't want to sound like I am equivocating but I see both sides of this thing.
The fact is that one of the things in the incoming era we're emerging into will be the separation between the (black) activist and the (black) politician.
There will be an important role for people like Jesse Jackson. They're like Jeremiah of the Old Testament. They're lamenting the fallibility of society, the abandonment of its values. They're going to call the country back to its better self.
And then there will be people who will be politicians. Politicians sound a little less strident than activists because they have to keep everybody in the tent-so to speak-in order to move the agenda. When you have to keep everybody in the tent, you just can't "tell it like it is." You have to be sensitive to everybody who is under the tent and keep them all moving in the same direction to achieve a definable outcome.
Whereas the activist has an equally important role, which is to help build a national consensus for a more just, more fair, more equal society.
But the roles are separating, and that is a result of this generational shift (in African American leadership).
That was then: John McCain says John Lewis "can teach us all a lot."
This past August, John McCain and Barack Obama attended a forum hosted by pastor Rick Warren. Warren asked McCain to name three wise who would be relied upon in his administration. This is part of McCain's response:
WARREN: This first set of questions deals with leadership and the personal life of leadership. The first question, who are the three wisest people that you know that you would rely on heavily in an administration?
MCCAIN: First one, I think, would be General David Petraeus, one of the great military leaders in American history, who took us from defeat to victory in Iraq, one of the great leaders…
I think John Lewis. John Lewis was at the Edmund Pettis Bridge, had his skull fractured, continued to serve, continues to have the most optimistic outlook about America. He can teach us all a lot about the meaning of courage and commitment to causes greater than our self- interest.
It seems that the McCain campaign hasn't taken too well to Lewis' latest advice.
UPDATE: As noted in the above link, the McCain campaign was angered by John Lewis's statement that "the negative tone of the McCain-Palin campaign" is "sowing the seeds of hatred and division," and was reminiscent of the harsh rhetoric of former Alabama governor, and arch-segregationist, George Wallace.
Suffice it to say, McCain and Palin are nothing like George Wallace. I think it's a mistake to use Wallace's name in the same breath as the two Republican candidates for President and Vice-President. That kind of talk makes McCain look like the victim.
But at the same time, I have no doubt that Lewis' comments were heartfelt. I've noticed that many, many, many black folks over the age of 60 (such as my mother) have a very real fear that Barack Obama will be assassinated. These are the folks who remember the killings of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr, Robert Kennedy, Malcolm X, and the four little girls in a Birmingham church.
The virulent anti-Obama frenzy that's being whipped-up lately is making a lot of people scared. I don't know if the McCain camp gets that.
Jefferson Survives Again in Louisiana
William Jefferson, who represents New Orleans in the House of Representatives, has more political lives than a cat.
Jefferson has been under a cloud of scandal since 2005. That summer, as part of an FBI sting operation, he was caught on wiretap making a deal to accept $100,000 in cash from a woman so he could bribe officials in Nigeria and help her with a business venture there. The transfer of the cash to Jefferson was caught on an FBI video camera. Several days later, the FBI raided his home, and found $90,000 in cash in the kitchen freezer. (I once called Jefferson "the Iceman.")
Representative William Jefferson, LA-02
Jefferson, who serves in Congress from Louisiana's 2nd House district, had a seat on the powerful Ways and Means committee at the time. But Democrats in the House removed him from the committee when the scandal broke, to the objection of some members of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Jefferson then shocked everybody by running for re-election in 2006… and winning. He faced 12 opponents that year in the primary, who split the vote; he and another candidate who got the most votes wound up in a run-off election, which Jefferson won. Many feel that Jefferson got a post-Katrina sympathy vote, with many New Orleans voters feeling the government had set him up.
Jefferson was indicted in 2007 on 16 counts related to the alleged bribery. His trial is expected to begin in December.
But that didn't stop Jefferson from running again this year. This time, he faced six Democrats on primary election day, which was on October 4. None of the candidates got 50%, but Jefferson led everyone with 25 percent of the vote. He will now go into a runoff with former broadcaster Helena Moreno, who got 20 percent of the vote. Moreno is Hispanic; all the other candidates were African American, and they apparently split the black vote.
The runoff will be held on national election day, November 4.
Note: A more pointed review of Jefferson's election run is at the Skeptical Brotha blog in the post Jefferson Faces Latina in Run-off.
Kwame Kilpatrick Goes to Jail
It's over for Kwame Kilpatrick. The embattled mayor of Detroit has now become the ex-mayor of Detroit and a future convict.
Kilpatrick has pleaded gulty to two felonies, and will serve time. As reported by the Detroit Free Press:
Kilpatrick's guilty plea this morning ended a nearly eight-month drama that has transfixed the region, paralyzed much of city business and halted a political career that once held such promise.
In a courtroom this morning, Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to two felony counts of obstructing justice by committing perjury. He will spend four months in jail, pay up to $1 million in restitution, and serve five years' probation. He also agreed not to run for office during that five-year span.
In addition, the mayor agreed to a no-contest plea to one count of felonious assault for shoving a sheriff's deputy in July who had tried to serve a subpoena on Kilpatrick's friend. He agreed to serve four months on that charge, too, but it will be served at the same time as his other sentence.
The deals also call for Kilpatrick to turn over his state pension to the City of Detroit, which paid $8.4 million to settle two whistle-blower lawsuits three former cops filed against the city. The mayor was charged with eight felony counts ranging from conspiracy to perjury to misconduct in office to obstruction of justice after the Free Press revealed in January that the mayor lied on the witness stand during a police whistle-blower trial and gave misleading testimony about whether he intended to fire a deputy police chief investigating allegations of wrongdoing by members of his inner circle.
In a rushed monotone, before a standing-room only audience, Kilpatrick told Wayne Circuit Judge David Groner: "I lied under oath in the case of Gary Brown and Harold Nelthrope versus the city of Detroit … I did so with the intent to mislead the court and jury, to impede and obstruct the disposition of justice."
Such a shame, such a waste. But consider this:
Race/Ethnicity of Prisoners, 2005
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, as cited in The State of Black America 2007,
by the National Urban League
Although African Americans are 12% of the US population, they were 40% of all prison inmates in 2005.
At a time when so many black men are wallowing away in prison, the last thing we needed to see was a high profile figure in a position of trust cheat, lie, and cover-up, with the idea that he could somehow "game" the system.
Look, son: maybe Bill Clinton could get away with it… but "we" can't.
I regret what this has done to Kilpatrick's family. But even more, I regret the negative impact in terms of despair and cynicism on a once great city.
See also: Factoid: Black Male Incarceration Rate is 6 Times Greater Than Rate for White Males
Blacked Out: African Americans Near Invisible at the Republican Convention
According to a report from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, only 1.5%(!) of the delegates to this week's Republican National Convention are African American. As noted in the report, titled Blacks and the 2008 Republican National Convention:
The 36 black delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis/St. Paul is the lowest total in 40 years for a Republican National Convention. These delegates represent 1.5 percent of the total number of delegates, substantially below the record setting 6.7 percent in 2004. (Editor's note: The United States is 13% African American.)
The 36 black delegates in 2008 represent an 78.4 percent decline over the 167 black delegates at the 2004 convention. There are 36 black alternates to the Republican Convention in 2008, down substantially from 124 in 2004 (71.0 percent decline), and 76 alternates in 2000. The following salient facts are worth special attention:
• There are 33 states plus D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands with fewer black delegates than in 2004, and only three states with more black delegates than in 2004. Several states had substantial declines. The states with the largest proportion of black delegates in 2008 are Mississippi (10.3 percent), Michigan (10.0 percent), and South Carolina (8.3 percent).
• In 2008, there are 24 states plus D.C. with no black delegates or alternates compared to seven states with no black delegates or alternates in 2004, and 16 states in 2000. (Editor's note: Washington, D.C. is 60% African American.)
• The only African American with a prime speaking role at the 2008 Republican National Convention is former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steel. Joint Center tallies show one black member on the RNC Credentials Committee.
There is a possibility that the report numbers understate the count of black delegates. The report was issued before the Republican Party could provide black delegate information for New York and Virginia. So, instead of the black percentage being 1.5%, it could be 2.0% or 2.1%. Maybe.
As mentioned above, African Americans were 6.7% of the delegates to the 2004 Republican National Convention. That compares to 4.1% in 2000 and only 2.6% in 1996. Meanwhile, at this year's Democratic Convention, African Americans were 24.1% of all delegates. All of this is from other reports by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
Meanwhile, Barb Davis White (see picture at left), a black Republican candidate for congress from Minnesota, is criticizing the party for failing to highlight African American candidates at the convention. As reported by the Minnesota Independent:
The campaign of Barb Davis White went after the Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Minnesota on Tuesday, criticizing the RNC's failure to invite any African-American congressional candidates to speak at the Republican National Convention and complaining that the Minnesota GOP has been lax in supporting Davis White's campaign. Davis White is the Republican Party's endorsed candidate for the 5th Congressional District, which encompasses Minneapolis and several inner-ring suburbs.
In an email sent to the RNC and posted to the Independent Business News Network, Davis White's press secretary, Don Allen, said that he had tried to get answers from the RNC numerous times as to why no African Americans are scheduled to speak at the RNC.
He wrote that he was stonewalled and, at least one time, threatened. He accused the party of discriminating: "This 'slave mentality thinking' i.e.; 'Be good you Black Republicans while our White friends are in town' does not fly with me or the tools I have in place to distribute this message 'top-of-mind' to the general public and national news affiliates."
I wonder how much the mass media will make of this?
PS: Not surprisingly, Neilson television ratings indicate that African American viewing of the GOP convention (2.1 million) is less than half what is was for the Democratic convention (4.6 million).
{See also Why Do Blacks Vote for Democrats? Inclusion and Diversity.}
Brief Convention Notes: Hillary, Forum on Black Politics, Michelle
It's a sure sign of fame, when a person can be referred to by their first name, and everyone knows who is being talked about. So it is with Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama.
I can't be more emphatic: Hillary Clinton gave a great speech yesterday. It had so many memorable lines, it's difficult to pick out any one or two of them as prominent. But these parts of her speech were especially memorable for me:
..I will always remember the single mom who had adopted two kids with autism, didn't have health insurance and discovered she had cancer. But she greeted me with her bald head painted with my name on it and asked me to fight for health care.
I will always remember the young man in a Marine Corps t-shirt who waited months for medical care and said to me: "Take care of my buddies; a lot of them are still over there….and then will you please help take care of me?"
I will always remember the boy who told me his mom worked for the minimum wage and that her employer had cut her hours. He said he just didn't know what his family was going to do.
…I want you to ask yourselves: Were you in this campaign just for me? Or were you in it for that young Marine and others like him? Were you in it for that mom struggling with cancer while raising her kids? Were you in it for that boy and his mom surviving on the minimum wage? Were you in it for all the people in this country who feel invisible?
That struck a chord with me, as it no doubt will with many of Clinton's female supporters.
Factoid: Black Mayors of Cities with Population Over 50,000
This is a list of black mayors in cities with a population over 50,000. This is based on information from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. The Joint Center describes itself as "one of the nation's premier research and public policy institutions and the only one whose work focuses exclusively on issues of particular concern to African Americans and other people of color."
Their black mayors list is here. I have updated the list; the Joint Center's list was effective as of the end of 2007. This list should be correct as of August 2008. If readers have any updates to provide, please fell free to send them to us. Items in bold are known updates as of very early 2010 – but a number of entries are certainly outdated in 2010.
There are 45 cities on the list. African Americans are at least 40% of the population in 35 cities. Ten of the 45 mayors are female.
Here's the list:
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Political Miscellany 6/13/08
The Obama campaign has been facing an onslaught of unsubstantiated smears. One of the most ridiculous is that Obama wasn't born in the United States, and that he changed his middle name (from, perhaps, Mohammed to Husein?). This led one web site to display a copy of Obama's birth certificate. The Obama campaign has now created a website to address these malicious rumors: www.fightthesmears.com.
Some black Democrats in NYC who supported Hillary Clinton for president are catching grief. The Brooklyn Ron blog notes that Congressman Ed Towns of Brooklyn will be facing significant opposition from "writer and hip-hop culture exponent Kevin Powell."
In Louisiana, Donald Cravins, Jr., an African American State Senator from the southwestern part of the state, appears ready to run for Congress against Republican incumbent Charles Boustany in the race for the state's 7th Congressional district.
Political Miscellany 6/3/08
A lot of black politicians supported Hillary Clinton's presidential run, and that could put their careers at risk. Now that Clinton is on the cusp of losing the nomination race to Barack Obama, it's being reported that she's asking Obama to help her peeps out:
In addition to seeking Obama's help in raising money to pay off some $20 million-plus in debts, Clinton is known to want Obama to assist black officials who endorsed her and who are now taking constituent heat, including, in some cases, primary challenges from pro-Obama politicians.
Speaking of mending fences, an LA Times article talks about how Clinton will need to repair her relationship with black New Yorkers in the aftermath of her election race with Obama.
Even as she continues her longshot presidential bid, Hillary Rodham Clinton faces a political rift in New York, where black leaders say her standing has dropped due to racially charged comments by her and her husband during the campaign. African American elected officials and clerics based in New York City say Clinton will need to defuse resentment over the campaign's racial overtones if she returns to New York as U.S. senator.
State Sen. Bill Perkins, who represents Harlem, said constituents recently phoned him because they wanted to demonstrate outside Bill Clinton's Harlem office against comments by the former president.
Belated congratulations to Karen Bass. Bass has become the first black woman to lead a state legislature, by virtue of being selected as Speaker of the California State Assembly. She assumed her duties on May 13, 2008.
Bass is from the 47th District of California, which includes many parts of Los Angeles county, including Westwood, Culver City, and Baldwin Hills. She is the vice chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, and has commissioned a report to research the basic demographic profile of Black Californians including the basic social and economic conditions. The State of Black California report included a statewide organizing effort to involve Black Californians in identifying their concerns and making legislative recommendations.
We wish her the best in her groundbreaking role.
Did you know? Only seven African Americans had previously been selected as head of a state legislature since the Reconstruction:
• Cecil A. Partee (D-Chicago), President of the Illinois Senate (1971-73; 1975-77)
• S. Howard Woodson (D-Trenton), Speaker of the New Jersey Assembly, 1974-75
• K. Leroy Irvis (D-Pittsburgh), Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1977-79; 1983-89)
• Willie L. Brown. Jr. (D-San Francisco), Speaker of the California Assembly (1981-95)
• Daniel T. Blue, Jr. (D-Raleigh), Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1991-94)
• Herb Wesson (D-Los Angeles), Speaker of the California Assembly (2002-04)
• Emil Jones, Jr. (D-Chicago), President of the Illinois Senate (2004-present)
Boyce Watkins of BlackProf.Com has an interesting piece titled Barack Obama Election Advice: Black Denunciations that Just Might Do the Trick. It talks about how Obama has had to play the "denounce/renounce/reject" game because of comments made by people he knows or has known.
As Boyce puts it,
Barack Obama is a nice guy, and I really want to see him have the chance to become president. After all, it appears that we've decided that having the first African American integrated into the highest office in the land is more significant than anything we must sacrifice in order to make that happen.[...]
So, I put together a list of suggested denunciations that can keep Senator Obama out of trouble in this campaign. He's already denounced several black religious leaders and abandoned his church of the last 20 years, so he might as well get rid of anything else that might keep him from having a chance to receive complete validation from America. Black children should learn a lesson from all this: give up whatever you must in order to become successful. You are not quite good enough by being who you are, so you would be wise to disown all threatening aspects of your culture. "Mainstream" acceptance (translation: working at a predominantly white university, corporation or media outlet) is what makes you important in this world. Don't you forget that. You can come back and work with black people if you can't get a job anymore.
1) Medgar Evers…
2) Martin Luther King…
3) The other black "rabble rousers" …
And the list goes on. I think Watkins is going overboard on this. It seems like he's equating Obama's criticisms of Rev Wright and Reverend Phleger with being a denunciation of black people and black culture in general. That's a real stretch.
PS, Obama has invoked the name and message of Rev Martin Luther King, Jr in several of his speeches.


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Hey, some of you may recognize my name, as I used to post on here quite often. I'm entering my freshman year in college and I just wanted to say thank you to someone who I dont even know, yet someone who changed my life.
A little less then a year ago I discovered my first SB Nation site, Twinkie Town, the site for the Twins, the season had just ended for the Twins and I wanted a way to keep up with them throughout the winter, and lo and behold, I found Twinkie Town, the perfect Twins site. However, like most, I was a lurker at first and hadnt registered for an account right away.
After awhile, Football season was winding down and the Vikings made that miraculous mini winning streak at the end of the season led by All Day to make the playoffs, I couldnt remember a time in my life where I was more into the Vikings then those last couple of weeks, except maybe Farves first year. Anyway, after the football season ended, I had that same desire I had with the Twins to follow one of my favorite teams throughout the offseason and all its chaos. So, naturally enough, I found the SB Nation site for the Vikings, and loved it as much as Twinkie Town. Eventually, I decided it was time to take my fandom to a new level, and actually take part in the discusssions and add my input. Shortly after, I remember one casual conversation that influenced me more then I thought a website, or a stranger on the internet could.
(BTW, Im making this all sound very serious and stuff, but I dont get over a drug habit or depression or something inspirational like that, its just a little thing that happened, as youll see, but it was a big deal to me)
What do you want to be when you grow up? That is the classic question every kid gets asked. A MLB player sufficed as my answer until I was about 12, when I realized that was seriously out of the question. After that.... Pssssh, I never thought about it, it didnt matter, a simple I dont know was my new answer for several years after that until I was about 16-17, and we had a guest speaker in one of our classes at school, and he had us sit in a circle and go around and say what we wanted to do with our careers. EVERY SINGLE PERSON, all my friends in that class, all the smart kids, even all the people who would grow up to be bums had a good answer, about 90% of them had a specific job title in mind. Marine Biologist, Vet, Lawyer, whatever, the worst answer before mine even had some sort of idea, and I quote "Sumthin with sports.... I dont know, like.... Coaching, or training, or something." The speaker poked some fun at him and whatnot, but it was all good, he had a goal, ( thats what the speech was all about) and that was when I realized, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, and its not like I was lazy, or stupid, Ive been a good student all my life, 3.5 GPA, 27 ACT, played High School Baseball, but I had no goals, no direction. So when the speaker got to me, my answer was " I dont know"... Dead silence, the speaker looked confused, someone said something like, " who says that?". But the speaker said it was all good, I didnt need to know yet, he talked some more, motivared me a little and asked the next person, who of course, wants to be a Doctor.
So, whats the point of all that? Later that night, I got home and went on the Daily Norseman to read about Mike Wallace vs Greg Jennings and of how Cordarrelle Patterson will be a bust and thank god he wont be available at 23. ( haha) Eventually, in the comments, a more casual conversation comes up. Someone was talking about how they were loving college, and how they loved their Major, Sports Management. Immediatley, I was intrigued. So I asked him, what kind of careers can you get into with that? He answered and we talked about it and I knew thats what I wanted to do. I still dont know my career path yet, but I am alot closer now, and have the next 4 years figured out fine. So, to wrap this up, Thank You. Thank you Daily Norseman, Thank you, Twinkie Town, and Thank you, whoever that was that talked to me about it, you seriously affected and changed my life for the better, I now have a plan, I now have a goal, and you may have saved me from a boring career, now I have 4 years to find out what to do with my life, an even bigger decision, but at least I know it will be in a field that I have a passion for.
Thank You


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The Colonial Athletic Association is a conference with a lot of quality teams that aren't separated by much, but without a clear at-large NCAA team. Drexel and VCU need to get to the final to feel like they have any chance at an at-large bid and a loss in the final might not be good enough for George Mason to get to the big dance. The CAA's big boys are all in action on Day 2 of the tournament, and all of them will feel like they need to win.
Regular season champions Drexel start the action with an early afternoon game against UNC-Wilmington. VCU kicks off the night session with a game against Northeastern, while George Mason plays in the night cap against Georgia State.
Here is Saturday's schedule. The full bracket can be found here.
Schedule (ESPN3 and Comcast Sportsnet)
No. 1 Drexel vs. No. 9 UNC-Wilmington - 12:00 p.m. ET
No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 5 Delaware - 2:30 p.m. ET
No. 2 VCU vs. No. 7 Northeastern - 6:00 p.m. ET
No. 3 George Mason vs. No. 6 Georgia State - 8:30 p.m. ET


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So, you managed to graduate college without bringing that pesky "Freshman 15" with you, but your weight worries may not be over yet. If you're ready to start your first job, you may think your biggest challenge will be getting accustomed to living in a cubicle. While cubicle-dwelling is daunting, another risk of full-time desk jobs is lurking. Here is how to prevent on the job weight gain:
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Tip: Eat a well-balanced lunch comprised of a lean protein and complex carbohydrates. Both will help you keep your blood sugar at an even keel and your energy level up.
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- Eat a healthy breakfast. Mom was right on this one: Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. Eating in the a.m. stabilizes your blood sugar (which can head off cravings) and may prevent you from overeating later on. If your stomach does a flip-flop at the thought of eating first thing in the morning, take something with you from home, purchase something healthful (like fruit and yogurt) on the way, or stop at your office's cafeteria (if you have one). Try to eat within an a hour of getting to work. If all else fails, have a small mid-morning snack, such as string cheese and a few whole-grain crackers. Just don't allow your hunger to get out of control. You're unlikely to make smart choices at lunch if you're listening to your growling stomach instead of the little voice telling you to eat sensibly.
Don't get taken over by take-out. Everyday you will inevitably be approached by someone who utters the words, "We're ordering from _____ (fill in the blank with a deliciously fattening deli or horribly high-cal Italian eatery). Do you want something?" And as you consider the turkey on whole wheat and carrot sticks you brown-bagged, you will most definitely be tempted by the convenient offer because, "Oh, my, how wonderful a slice of nice hot, cheesy pizza would be right about now." But resist! This is one I learned from experience: Not only will getting daily take out catch up with your waistline, it will wallop your wallet, too.
Of course, no one can just say no eating out or take-out all the time. It's just a matter of doing a little homework so you can make the best choices among what is available. Acquaint yourself with nearby eateries and the healthiest choices at each. This could be as simple as snatching those take-out menus from the break room and making a few notes on what suits your taste buds and your diet. Or, obtain your own copies for your desk and highlight the best choices for quick, easy reference.
- Get some fridge benefits. Take advantage of the availability of a communal fridge by stocking diet-friendly staples -- not six packs of soda. Stock snacks such as string cheese, low-fat yogurt, and reduced-fat pudding cups as well as stowing away lunches that need refrigeration such as salads. Just make sure your name is on your stash or someone else will surely eat it.
- Don't shell out candy at your desk. You'll find some of your coworkers keep an always-filled a candy dish on their desk. And it's tempting to join in the sugar-sharing by providing one, too. But while a dish overflowing with chocolate candies is a sure-fire way to make new friends, it probably won't help your weight-management efforts. It's tough to resist something that is constantly within view and at arm's reach. Consider this oh-so-healthy alternative to sweets: I was surprised to find the receptionist at my temp job had begun keeping a bowl of fresh fruit at her desk instead of the usual candy. While I was speaking to her, a coworker helped himself to an apple, and mentioned that his new daily fruit habit had helped him lose 3 pounds over the last six weeks.
Get up. Walk around instead of e-mailing, instant messaging or calling coworkers. It's way too easy to rely on the phone and e-mail to communicate with colleagues instead of doing the legwork. After all, that's what those modern conveniences are for, right? Well, if it means you're plastered to a desk chair for the next eight hours, maybe convenience isn't worth the true cost of a sedentary lifestyle. Simply walking around the office to take someone a print-out or ask a question contributes to your total daily activity; every little bit of movement counts, no matter how insignificant it seems.
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This ghost sign was recently uncovered at 5438 N. Clark in Andersonville (a couple blocks north of Berwyn, near the Brown Elephant resale shop) when a building adjacent to it was torn down. This sign is believed to be over 100 years old. – Katie Levin
Katie- Michael Hirsch recently provided a link to your image through the Forgotten Chicago FB Page. The ad was featured by FAB earlier this year when it was brought to my attention by Mike Merritt who shot it last summer. I love how the "deck" has progressed. Lucky neighbors.
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Angels front runner for Oswalt
Whaaaaat!?!?!?!? UPDATE: Per mlb.com, "Despite recently being linked to free agent Roy Oswalt, Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto said he's "not particularly" looking to add another starting pitcher. "I can't qualify for everything you hear," Dipoto said. "But I can say that we're quite happy with the way our starting pitchers have thrown this spring and the way they've developed. You never have enough pitching, so it's tough for me to say that there's not a time in this season where our situation may not change, but right now, we're very happy with where our pitching is." Money quote: "Jim Bowden of ESPN.com and MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM reported in the wee small hours of the morning that the Angels have "suddenly" emerged as the frontrunner for Oswalt's services. He adds that the Red Sox are still in the picture while the Cardinals and Rangers have faded as possible landing spots."


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News: 50 Cent Preps Anniversary Project, "It's Been 10 Years Since I Put OUt '50 Cent Is The Future'"
Sunday, Nov 27, 2011 10:00AM
G-Unit's 50 Cent has announced plans to treat fans with a celebratory project in light of his 50 Cent Is the Future mixtape's ten year anniversary.
According to Fif, the underground project will feature ten records all accompanied with a music video.
"Its been 10 years since I put out 50cent is the future. So I'm putting out the BIG 10 next week 10 smoking hot tracks #SK," 50 tweeted November 27th.
"I'm shooting videos for every song on the tape. The BIG 10 I got something for a haters ass it called hits lol #SK" (50 Cent's Twitter)
Fif's 50 Cent Is the Future mixtape dropped around 2002.
50 Cent Is the Future is the first official mixtape released by 50 Cent and G-Unit. The mixtape was recorded after his unreleased album Power of the Dollar was recorded and 50 Cent was dropped from the label and blacklisted from the recording industry due to being shot. He then travelled to Canada to record the mixtape. The mixtape mostly revisits material by Mobb Deep and features New Orleans rapper Juvenile's group UTP. After 50 Cent Is the Future, he recorded his 2002 compilation album Guess Who's Back?, which "G-Unit That's What's Up" is included in. The mixtape was named the #1 best mixtape of all time in the XXL Top 20 Mixtapes. (Wikipedia)
Recently, the rap star gave fans a throwback vibe after dropping a follow-up to 2003's Get Rich or Die Tryin' intro track, "What Up Gangsta."
You know that feeling you get when 50 Cent drops the follow up to his " What Up Gangsta" out of absolutely nowhere? Yeah... that's what you're probably feeling right now. Yes, out of the total blue Fif has decided to re-up on classic track for the world to hear. I am always skeptical about Hip Hop artists dropping second, third and even fourth installments to past albums and or even past songs as 98.9% of them fail to live up to the original predecessor [sans Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...PT II of course]. However this follow up installment, entitled "What Up Gangsta (Part 2)", although nothing to go ape shit about is still pretty decent... (Soul Culture)
In an excerpt from 50's new XXL Magazine feature, the G-Unit leader speaks on the current state of his music.
"I don't see what I fell in love with," he says. "So now I gotta make music that reflects what N.W.A made. I have to make music that has the moments that Nas had. I have to make music that has what Biggie offered." He also discusses his currently untitled 5th solo album: "For me, I'm still up against what I've done," he says. "So in order to top it, I know it's a difficult task. You know, I see the bloggers. My audience hasn't grown with me. They keep saying, "Aw, man, I want the old 50!" 'Cause those people, it would take them on a safari. I was bringing them close enough to the animals, without being able to get hurt. I was taking them into my neighborhood, where you can very well get your a** killed." (XXL Mag)
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Herbert Smith Raids Chadbourne for 6-Partner Litigation Team to Open NY Office for UK Megafirm
Posted Aug 2, 2012 7:08 AM CDT
By Martha Neil
Herbert Smith has announced that it will open its planned New York office in September with a six-partner litigation team from Chadbourne & Parke.
Headed by Thomas E. Riley, who is the chief of Chadbourne's litigation department, the group focuses on products liability litigation and tobacco litigation, reports Legal Week.
They will be joined by an arbitration partner from Herbert Smith who is relocating his practice from London to the United States.
"We have recruited a very high calibre team whose reputation will allow us to hit the ground running in New York," said Jonathan Scott, a senior partner at Herbert Smith. "Their collegial, cohesive approach fits in well with our culture and provides a very strong platform on which to achieve our objective of building a leading cross-border disputes practice in New York."
Andrew Giaccia, who serves as managing partner of Chadbourne, wished the departing partners well, calling them distinguished lawyers and thanking them for their contributions to the firm, the Legal Week article reports. He also said Chadbourne remains "committed to a strong products liability litigation practice in the U.S. and internationally."
A law firm press release provides additional details.
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Hounds Set 11 School Records at Harold Anderson Invitational
North Kingstown, R.I. -- The Assumption women's swimming team set 11 school records and had 36 personal bests over the weekend at the Harold Anderson Invitational, hosted by the University of Rhode Island. The Hounds placed fourth out of six teams at the event with a total of 485.50 points against five Division I programs.
Freshman Katherine Medeiros (Mattapoisett, Mass./Bishop Stang) played a role in seven of the records set over the weekend as she four individual marks and was a member of three record-setting relay teams. Individually, she set marks in the 50-yard fly (27.54), the 50-yard freestyle (25.46), the 100-yard fly (58.69.) and the 100-yard freestyle (54.30). Medeiros finished in second overall in the 100-fly, along with a fourth-place finish in the 100-free.
Freshman Elise Prayson (Dayton, Ohio/Archbishop Alter) continued to rewrite the breaststroke record book as she set the school marks in both the 100 and 200-yard breaststrokes, breaking her own marks. In the 100, Prayson finished up in 1:09.42, along with a time of 2:31.10 in the 200-yard breaststroke.
Other individual school records including Kerry Silva (Seekonk, Mass./Seekonk) in the 1650-yard freestyle, as well as Carly Eckles (Sherborn, Mass./Dover-Sherborn) breaking her own mark in the 100-yard backstroke. Silva finished first in a time of 18:01.96 to break the previous school mark by 30 seconds, while Eckles touched in 1:01.41 to break her own school record. Silva also finished second in the 1000-yard freestyle, finishing in a time of 10:55.
Sophomore Monique Haney (Rialto, Calif./Bloomington) posted a pair of second-place finishes as well, placing second in the 400 IM in 4:38.66, along with a time of 2:09.71 to finish second in the 200-yard fly.
In the relays, the Hounds set marks in the 400 medley, the 200 medley and the 400 freestyle relay. In the 400 medley, the team of Eckles, Prayson, Medeiros and Jennifer Ryan (Weston, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas) finished up in 4:02.10. In the 200 medley, it was the team of Eckles, Prayson, Maureen Quirk (Wakefield, Mass./Wakefield) and Medeiros that set the school mark by finishing in a time of 1:53.28. The final record, the 400 freestyle relay, came in a time of 3:41.86 by the team of Medeiros, Silva, Quirk and Ryan.
The Hounds are now idle until January when the team travels to Holy Cross on January 20th and 21st to take part in the Worcester City Championships.


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Brace yourself: this year's Emmys are going to be amazing. Why? Because Jon Hamm, Bryan Cranston, Jimmy Fallon, Claire Danes, and Sofia Vergara are just a few of the TV stars revealed as Emmy presenters for this weekend's ceremony. Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Will Arnett are also on deck. Click through to see all the announced presenters!


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This beautiful, fine crystal Pie Server is a stunning keepsake that will surely be treasured for years to come. The Waterford Lismore pattern is a stunning combination of brilliance and clarity. A crystal keepsake to be treasured for years to come, the Lismore Pie Server is 12" long and features an elegant, fine crystal handle intricately detailed in Lismore's signature diamond and wedge cuts. Hand-wash only.


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Its my thoughts that YES we do, well some of us do anyhow…
Ever had the experience of déjà vu ? many have as well as myself experienced such a phenomenon.
Déjà vu.. the subject itself tells me that if everyone of us is reincarnated then we would have some recollections right? but what if our thoughts are that of past lives but we just don't recognize it as that?
The concept of reincarnation offers an explanation for the differences among people—why some are healthy and others sickly, some are rich and others indigent. Reincarnation can explain why bad things happen to good people and why good things happen to bad people.
Dreams can be interpreted as remnants of a past life as well as it may explain the reason why child prodigies are so quick to exhibit and excel in their particular talent.
Reincarnation offers a possible explanation of why "history repeats itself".
The most compelling reincarnation cases are those in which small children spontaneously remember past lives that can be factually verified.
Typically, in these cases, the child starts telling his or her parents about the past incarnation as soon as they learn to speak.
Theses memories can include their name in the past lifetime, as well as the names of their parents and family members from the prior incarnation. The child may also recall the name of the city or town that they lived in.
When the child provides detailed enough information, the parents or involved researchers are able to locate the past life family and introduce the child to this family. Often, the child will be able to identify these past life family members by name, individuals that the child has never met in their contemporary lifetime. The child can know information and secrets about their past lifetime that only members of the past life family are aware of.
Based on the child's past life memories, the past life family will often accept the child as the reincarnation of their deceased loved one. Two key independently researched reincarnation cases of this kind, which also demonstrate physical resemblance from one lifetime to another, are provided below:
Hanan Monsour | Suzanne Ghanem
Rashid Khaddege | Daniel Jurdi
These two cases, cited above, were researched by the late Ian Stevenson, MD, a pioneer of reincarnation research, who was a Professor at the University of Virginia, in the Division of Perceptual Studies. In fact, Dr. Stevenson chose only to research cases involving children with spontaneous memories as he felt these cases were the most likely to be valid.
Another compelling reincarnation case involving past life memories in childhood is that of Anne Frank | Barbro Karlen.
Memories accessed in adulthood can be confounded by the adult reading historical information about the proposed past lifetime or era, which could taint the case. Dr. Stevenson did not trust information gained through past life regressions, as he felt subjects could fabricate or make up memories.
Though this is true, the case of Carroll Beckwith | Robert Snow, which was derived through a past life regression, is a convincing reincarnation case. The xenoglossy cases of Gretchen Gottlieb | Dolores Jay and Jensen Jacoby | T.E., researched by Ian Stevenson, MD, also emerged through hypnosis or past life regression.
Researchers at the University of Virginia, such as Jim Tucker, MD, continue to focus primarily on cases involving children with spontaneous memories. Reincarnation cases in aggragate provide proof of reincarnation and indeed, Dr. Jim Tucker has stated on US national television that sufficient evidence now exists to conclude that reincarnation exists. He did so when appearing in support of the James Huston, Jr. | James Leininger reincarnation case after it was aired on ABC Primetime.
Ideally, researchers should be involved in a case before the child is introduced to the past life family, so that the child's reactions and identifications of past life family members can be witnessed objectively.
There also are cases in which children have partial memories, where the child does not provide enough information for the parents or researchers to identify the past life family. Additional memories or information may be accessed later in life, which can allow the individual to identify their past incarnation. Examples of cases of this sort are provided below:
One thing that we all must not feel is that we are all reincarnated .. this is not the case.. The cases of reincarnation is random and determined purely upon the choices of those having past..
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February 15, 2014
Palestinians to Kerry: "No"
Tom Wilson, Commentary
The Associated Press
Few seemed to be listening earlier this week when the Palestinian Authority released a list of red lines that in practice meant an outright rejection of Secretary of State John Kerry's peace framework. Prior to this, noises were coming from PA officials suggesting that they are not happy with Kerry's efforts or enthusiastic about his proposals.
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Reggie Ball is Georgia Tech's QB.
Quote from: MBF Lite on February 08, 2007, 01:57:14 PMQB.If you can call him that.......
Quote from: matthewbug on February 08, 2007, 01:58:20 PMQuote from: MBF Lite on February 08, 2007, 01:57:14 PMQB.If you can call him that.......Reggie is the player who gets the ball from center. Anything beyond that is pure speculation you are right.
FRG is the most logical poster on this board. You guys just don\'t like where the logical conclusions take you.
No way Peterson goes #3.
Quote from: goto11 on February 08, 2007, 02:29:19 PMNo way Peterson goes #3.Why not? Because the Browns don't need one or because he's not good enough?


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You don't often point fingers at the special teams coordinator but this pre-season has been a disaster for the Raiders. As reported by every journalist covering the team, through four games, the Raiders gave up:
- a 28-yard punt return to Dallas
- an 83-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to the 49ers
- a 48-yard kickoff return by the 49ers
- kickoff returns against the Seahawks of 54 yards and the clincher of 99 yards for a touchdown to (former Raiders prospect) Louis Rankin.
That's just totally unacceptable. Even if it is pre-season, you have to do better. Guys should be trying to win a job through special teams so the coach needs to be on top of his game, fielding the best prospects on the roster for the duty.
Perhaps the release of special teams captain Tony Stewart was an indication things were not working out as they had hoped. Still, John Fassel is Johnny On The Spot. You have no choice but to do better preparing special teams or get out of Dodge. If we wanted to give up tons of yardage, I can do that.
The Raiders have good depth this season on defense so it should not be a problem to get it together on coverage teams. They kept Thomas Howard on the roster for this purpose. He's got the speed to match returners and is an efficient tackler.
So what are you going to show us in the regular season John? More of the same? We can't afford to give up field position and points so do your job.


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The Daily 5: Top 5 Series from this Generation
Every generation introduces gamers to a new franchise developed by either an upstart studio or an established developer. These creative geniuses develop worlds that we would have never even imagined. They push the boundaries of imagination and interactive media while allowing us to go on adventures we never thought possible. Growing up, most of these individuals were gamers like us and just wanted to spend their lives contributing to the hobby we love.
The previous generation was a glorious one as we were privileged to play games such as God of War, Halo, Forza Motorsport, Kingdom Hearts, Splinter Cell, Fable, and many, many more. With the release of the Nintendo Wii U, announcement of PlayStation 4, and the impending announcement of Microsoft's next console, it looks as though we're winding down on the great series being introduced this generation and moving on to the next. Even though we're still going to experience great games like The Last of Us and Watch Dogs this year, it will soon be time to look ahead.
Before we do so, we'd like to look back on this generation and choose what we feel are five of the prominent series created this time around.
Gearbox Software originally introduced Borderlands as an everyday shooter that had no real distinction from any other shooter outside of its ridiculous amount of weapons. However, throughout development, Borderlands went through an unorthodox change that resulted in the franchise being built around a stylized visual feel that no gamer truly saw coming.
Unexpectedly, Borderlands was met with critical and retail success, followed by four stellar campaign-based DLC that were not only fun as hell to play, but absolutely massive. Due to this success, Gearbox was able to build on this foundation with Borderlands 2, featuring new Vault Hunters, new campaign-based DLC, and one of the best online co-op experiences available in gaming.
Mass Effect
The day BioWare revealed Mass Effect there was no question about it: We wanted to play this game immediately. Every fan of the franchise who was a part of this love from day one knows exactly what we're talking about. Frankly, Mass Effect is the closest thing to Halo that gaming received this generation. Like Halo, ME was able to branch outside of the gaming industry and add comic books, novels, clothing, action figures, and much more to its expanded universe. While other games have tried to do the same, very few have had the success that Mass Effect has.
Not only did Mass Effect deliver, but its ability to addict gamers to its storyline gave way to two more installments, creating an amazing trilogy to behold. Although Shepard's story has come to a close, gamers are salivating to see where BioWare is able to continue the universe they've come to know and love — just like we are.
Gears of War
This series hit store shelves and immediately flew off of them by eager gamers who wanted nothing more than to take the fight to the Locust horde. Gears of War quickly became the highest selling game of 2006 and it hasn't looked back since. Spawning two true sequels in Gears of War 2 and 3, the franchise has recently seen the release of a prequel in Gears of War Judgment. While Judgment hasn't been as critically well-received as the original 3 releases, but that still hasn't stopped gamers from eating it up.
It will be interesting to see what the team at People Can Fly and Epic Games choose to do moving forward now with the eventual release of Unreal Engine 4. Obviously, this new technology is going to allow the Gears franchise to take another step forward, unless the prequel was the finishing touch on what has already been a formidable series — hopefully not though.
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WMDT 47 NEWS - Police have another warning tonight: beware of scammers.
Every holiday season, there are more and more traps online. They say first and foremost, if a deal sounds too good to be true, it likely is.Whether you see a good sale on a website, or Facebook and Twitter, experts say run a search for the company plus the word "scam" and see what pops up before you pull out the credit card.


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Do you realize that God made Adam, took 'him' apart, and then put 'them' back together as one in marriage? You might say that what was originally a simple life form became a much more complex union! God designed husband and wife to be 'accessories' that complement each other.
I love what the definition of complement explains;
1. something that completes or makes perfect
2. the quantity or amount that completes anything
3. either of two parts or things needed to complete the whole; counterpart.
4. full quantity or amount; complete allowance.
To complement is to provide something felt to be lacking or needed. It is often applied to putting together two things, each of which supplies what is lacking in the other, to make a complete whole.
To supplement is merely to add to. A same-sex union can only supplement what is already primarily a duplication. The diversity of marriage is as some have graphically described, the union of Mars and Venus.


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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – Lubbock police are investigating a suspicious death after finding a 48-year-old man dead outside his home Sunday morning. Homicide detectives and the medical examiner are waiting for the autopsy of Henry Valdez Jr. to determine the cause of death.
"I was at work and I got a call from my brother's girlfriend," said Henry's oldest son Markey Valdez. "She told me my father passed away."
Markey rushed to his parent's home at 96th Street and Boston Avenue to a scene covered in police tape and investigators. His father's body was lying on a couch outside in the carport covered with a white sheet.
"He was a good person, always working. We always had fun when we watched football," said Markey choking back tears.
A string of yellow evidence markers sat by blood stains near the beginning of the driveway and continued up toward the house leading to the couch where Henry's body was found by his youngest son's girlfriend right before 9a.m. "Right now they just say well it looks like he fell, but it looks like ... I don't know," said Yolanda Perez, Henry's sister-in-law.
For the family, there are little answers as they wait for the autopsy. "Just how and why. I mean... We don't know. We want to find out," said Markey.
Henry leaves behind four sons, several grandchildren, and a wife of 30 years. "She's really distraught. I worry about her now because she's got a heart pacer in and it's been very fluttery. We just need to watch her," said Perez about her sister. "He was an awesome dad, a really good man."
"I'm going to miss watching football with him. I mean there's nothing else you can do," cried Markey. "Just join together and be strong. He always told us stay strong no matter what. We will miss him and we love him."
Sunday night two patrol cars continued to monitor the scene, one in front of the home and another in the back alley. The autopsy will be performed Monday morning.
We'll continue to bring you the latest details on this investigation on KCBD NewsChannel 11.
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