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The World Wide Web is full of sites where you can spends hours of fun passing the time playing games and some of these games even come with the promise of cash prizes.
I am naturally sceptical about any site that offers a top prize of one million dollars when registration and participation is completely free but as of today I currently have over three hundred dollars in my account. This may seem like proof that this site is fantastic but there is one small catch, more on that later.
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Firefighters from Southend and Rayleigh Weir assist Tilbury Docks blaze
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FIREFIGHTERS were called to Tilbury Docks in the early hours of the morning when a electric crane box set alight.
Crews from Southend and Rayleigh Weir attended the scene to assist firefighters from Grays and Orsett.
A specialist electrician was also needed to isolate the electrical supply from the sub station.
The incident happened just after 1.30am and the crews spent two hours tackling the flames using dry powder.
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when a electric crane box set alight
'an electric crane'
do they mean it 'was set alight' or that it 'caught alight' ?
set alight infers someone deliberately burned it. Was this an arson attack or did the crane box suffer a short circuit, for example, causing it to catch alight?
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Thinking about selling your home? Here's what you need to know to sell your home in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Real Estate and Seller Disclosure Act requires PA home sellers to provide the buyer with a property disclosure statement for all residential real estate transfers. The law requires the seller to provide the home buyer with a signed and dated property disclosure statement prior to the execution of an agreement of sale. The seller disclosure statement itemizes a variety of issues regarding the condition of the home to the best knowledge of the seller. This form can be obtained online, or with the help of a real estate agent. Reference: UNRUH, TURNER, BURKE & FREES
The Seller Closing Cost Calculator will estimate your settlement costs; including the Pennsylvania deed transfer tax and Seller Assist (if applicable). The Listing Price Calculator will help you estimate the cost of selling your home.
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992e sellers are required to provide the buyer with a Protect Your Family From Lead In Your Home pamphlet. The home seller must disclose any known information concerning lead-based paint or lead-based paint hazards and provide the buyer with a Lead Warning Statement. Additional information regarding the law and your requirements under this law can be found here: The Lead Disclosure Rule
Cost to sell a house in Pennsylvania
Unlike the home buyer, the closing costs for sellers in Pennsylvania are few, but can be costly. You can use the PA Seller Closing Cost Calculator to estimate the seller's closing costs in Pennsylvania. Here's a list of the likely closing costs.
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By law, the real estate commission is negotiable. In most cases, you will only pay a percentage of the sales price when the home sells. Some real estate brokers may charge you a flat fee if the sales price is too low.
The seller will be expected to prepare a deed for the buyer. The cost will vary between closing attorneys and title insurance agents. Estimated cost - $100
Pennsylvania requires a deed transfer tax for property transfers. Think of it as sales tax on real estate. The State of Pennsylvania charges 1% of the sales price and the municipality and school district USUALLY charge 1% between them for a total of 2% (i.e. 2% X 100,000 = $2,000). There are exceptions (for example, parent to child). You should call your municipality for the correct transfer tax percentage; and make sure you add the Pennsylvania 1%. By custom, the buyer and seller split the cost. 1% to buyer, 1% to seller, however, payment by buyer or seller is dictated by the sales contract. Deed Transfer Tax Page
Some closing attorneys will charge a document preparation fee in lieu of a deed preparation fee, however, some settlement companies/attorneys will charge a "doc prep" fee in addition to the deed preparation. Figure $200
NOTARY FEE - Self explanatory
If the seller has a mortgage covering the property, the settlement company may charge for over night mailing to payoff the mortgage. The cost, if charged will vary, estimate $20 (although it might be higher).
Most closing attorneys and title insurance agents will charge a settlement fee for conducting the closing. This fee will vary from 0 - $200. Estimate $100
In some urban areas, notably Allegheny County, the seller may be required to obtain a dye test. In past years, rain water from the gutters were channeled into the sanitary and storm water pipes. With the expansion of new construction, the sanitary and storm water systems became over loaded with the additional water. So some municipalities require home owners to obtain a "dye test". A dye pack is flushed down the commode and gutter and either a plumber or the municipality will open up the sanitary sewer and storm water access to see if the dye is entering either system. Needless to say, if there is discharge into these systems, the seller will be required to correct the discharge. The cost will vary. A prudent seller will contact the municipality if this is a requirement and cost.
If necessary, estimate $100 - $200.
Are the seller's property taxes current? How much are the real estate taxes? The only way to know the answers to these questions is to contact the municipality and request a "tax certification letter". The closing attorney, settlement company or real estate agent will contact the municipality for this information.
Does the municipality have lien on the home? The only way to know for sure is to obtain a "no lien letter". The settlement company will obtain this information from the municipality. The charge for the tax certification and lien letter varies widely across Pennsylvania - anywhere from $5.00 - $200.
The home seller may be asked to pay a percentage of the sales price or flat dollar amount toward the buyer's closing costs. This cost is a reduction from the profit from the sale of the home. Read more
Some municipalities charge an occupancy permit, some do not. In some municipalities it's the responsibility of the seller, in other's it the responsibility of the buyer. Another question for the municipality.
The real estate agent's commission is negotiable. Estimate 6%.
The buyer may request a home warranty. The cost will vary, estimate $450.
If a pest inspection reveals infestation, the seller will be expected to treat the property. Cost . . . ? Some home buyers will obtain a radon inspection. If radon is present in the home, the buyer may request a radon system. Cost . . . ?
REAL ESTATE AGENCY FEE (Coordination Fee, Warehouse Fee, Administration Fee, etc.)
Some real estate agencies may require an additional fee up and over the real estate commission to sell a house. This fee, if charged, can vary from $50 - $500. Estimate $200.
At settlement, the real estate taxes will be "prorated". In short, any property taxes (local, school & county) that were paid by the seller for the time the buyer owns the property will be reimbursed to the seller. However, if the real estate taxes were not paid by the seller during their ownership, then the seller will be expected to pay this cost to the buyer. The seller will not pay the buyer's real estate taxes and visa versa. PA Proration Tax Calculator will estimate the tax proration.
ALWAYS CALL THE MUNICIPALITY FOR THE CURRENT DEED TRANSFER TAX (remember, this cost is in addition to the State 1% and is customarily split between buyer and seller).
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I don't think it's a coincidence that with Bradley in our lineup this team is exceptional defensively. He is a master at keeping his man in front of him. With him in the lineup the opposing guard can not and does not get to the rim effectively. Less kick outs, less bigs rotating, less easy baskets. I wish Rondo would focus on this part of his game. When he is going defensively we are a much tougher team to beat. However, over the past few weeks, mayber longer, he has been playing awful on the defensive end. Did anyone notice that he got beat twice in the fourth quarter on a back door move? 4 points in the fourth quarter because of lazy defense. I love the assists and I love the points but give me aggressive defense and the rest can just be gravy.


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TOCCOA, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say three people are dead after an overnight crash between a car and a passenger train in northern Georgia.
Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley says three people in the car were killed late Friday when the Amtrak train crashed into the smaller vehicle at about 60 mph at an unprotected railroad crossing. The car overturned in a ravine and caught fire.
Sheriff Shirley tells FOX 5 News that the victims were a man and two women in their 20s from Austell. Shirley says their names are being withheld pending notification of family.
Shirley says the crash happened at a crossing marked only by a stop sign in Toccoa, about 96 miles northeast of Atlanta. He says no one was injured on the train, which was traveling to Washington from New Orleans.
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Army Radio reported that the parties discussed how to equalize the burden of IDF service among other issues.
MK Uri Ariel told Army Radio the meeting was "mainly on the subject of carrying the burden."
The parties arranged another meeting to follow next week to discuss the coalition agreement.
President Shimon Peres could initiate another election if Netanyahu fails to form a government by the March 15 deadline. The prime minister's associates have talked about forming a coalition of 57 MKs, and then telling Bennett ahead of the deadline to either join or initiate an election the Right could lose.
"There is no reason why we cannot advance and reach an agreement on a government led by the nationalist camp," a Likud source said.
But Bayit Yehudi's alliance with Yesh Atid has made forming a government much more difficult. Bennett and Lapid met on Thursday with Kadima chairman Shaul Mofaz to coordinate strategy.
A Bayit Yehudi source said after the meeting that he believed all three parties would end up joining the coalition.
Channel 10 reported that in closed conversations, Lapid said there was no longer a reason to join the government and for him to become foreign minister, because Livni had already been given authority over negotiations with the Palestinians.
Lapid wrote on Facebook that he would not compromise on his principles even if it meant going to the opposition.
He criticized Netanyahu, saying the prime minister could have formed a productive, civil government with minimal effort two weeks ago.
Likud Beytenu's negotiating team met late on Thursday with UTJ and was set to meet with Shas on Friday afternoon.
A group of Likud activists wrote on Thursday that Netanyahu was sacrificing his party's principles by seeking a coalition deal with Shas and UTJ instead of Yesh Atid and Bayit Yehudi. They said they would draft a petition and send it to Netanyahu.
The head of the Shomron Regional Council, Gershon Mesika, who is a power broker in the Likud, condemned the agreement with Livni.
"To let Tzipi Livni conduct these negotiations, is like saying that a serious traffic offender can be the chief of the Traffic Police," Mesika said.
"We all still remember the folly of the [2007] Annapolis Conference. Tzipi Livni is currently the most extreme representative of the Oslo concept around, and the only one who still speaks about it, while even Meretz keeps it hidden today."
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Old Dominion University will be testing the Alertus desktop notification system at 1:10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17.
This new system, which was installed last week on each university-managed desktop computer, enables the institution to display full-screen alerts on those computers in certain emergency situations. It will complement the systems already in use by the institution, including campus-wide email, text messaging, voice messaging, digital signage and outdoor public address system. These other systems will not be tested Nov. 17.
During the test, an alert screen will display on your computer. The image pictured right is what that display will look like. If you are at your desktop during the test, click on "Acknowledge" and your computer will return to normal. If you are not at your desktop during the test, or for any reason do not click "Acknowledge," the display will remain on the computer screen for 10 minutes and then exit automatically. The launch of the Alertus display will not disrupt or otherwise harm whatever files you are using on the computer.
Those areas/individuals using Apple workstations, UNIX, or machines not supported or configured by a TSP did not receive the initial deployment of the software. However, it will be made available to those machines in the future.
The campus community will receive additional information about the Alertus Desktop System, including when it will officially launch and under what circumstances it will be used, in the coming weeks.
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Tallahassee is getting a new sports radio station starting December 1. Here is the press release: Beginning Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 97.9 FM will be the new home for ESPN Radio, "The Worldwide Leader in Sports," here in the Capital City. The Tallahassee based station will debut its new format operating under its new call letters, WTSM. It is notable that the station, formally known as WJZT, will become the first FM-based station in the state of Florida that features around-the-clock sports talk programming. With a signal encompassing the greater capital area, including Tallahassee, Thomasville, Perry, and Crawfordville, 97.9 ESPN Radio will deliver the sports talk radio format across North Florida and South Georgia to many locations for the first time ever. WTSM, branded as "Tallahassee's Sports Monster", will feature an all-star line-up of local and national personalities. ESPN personalities Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic anchor "Mike and Mike in the Morning". The station also welcomes local personality Ron Vitrano back to the Tallahassee airwaves for "The Ron Vitrano Show," set to air weekday afternoons from 4pm-7pm beginning December 6th. Other programming includes popular ESPN personalities Colin Cowherd ("The Herd with Colin Cowherd" weekdays 10am-1pm) and Scott Van Pelt ("The Scott Van Pelt Show", weekdays 1pm-4pm). The station will feature online streaming at www.979espnradio.com, and will heavily utilize its social media outlets on Facebook (facebook.com/979espnradio) and Twitter (@979ESPNRadio).


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About five or six years ago, I used to defend Peter Angelos. Why? Because unlike David Glass or Jeffrey Loria, I appreciated that Angelos was willing to spend money on the team. In the late 1990s, the O's payroll was near the top. And in 2004, the O's went on a spending splurge to land Miguel Tejada, Javy Lopez, and Rafael Palmiero. After (correctly) nixing the David Wells trade in 1996, Angelos has felt justified in viewing his "baseball minds" with a degree of skepticism. As a result, he's been a famously meddlesome owner by overruling moves made by his GM. Whether it was signing Albert Belle or trading away Denny Bautista for Jason Grimsley, Angelos has been viewed as an unnamed assistant GM. His decision to remove several loyal employees is another source of derision. Whether it's Pat Gillick, Jon Miller, or Frank Wren, Angelos drove away good baseball people. I certainly didn't approve of any of this behavior by Angelos, but I thought his meddlesome ways were a bit overwrought. And l can at least understand the impulse to work with people you get along with even if I didn't agree with his personnel moves. After hiring Syd Thrift, concern emerged over whether Angelos could hire anyone of substance. He then hired Mike Flanagan/Jim Beattie/Jim Duquette to make player personnel decisions, and at the time, I wasn't sure if these fine men would make good baseball executives. Unfortunately, they didn't work out so Angelos turned over the reins to Andy MacPhail. Now Jon Heyman, along with a number of other sources, is reporting that Andy MacPhail will step down after the season after unsuccessfully rebuilding the team. Beyond this news, Heyman's column contains some interesting tidbits for conversation. The obvious conclusion regarding the O's GM situation is that Angelos is incapable of hiring and keeping someone of substance. He's hired people of substance in the past. Gillick and Wren were excellent hires. Unfortunately, they couldn't get along with Angelos. Now with another GM getting ready to take over the reins, Heyman's column serves as a good jumping point to discuss the O's current situation.
But the real question now is the interesting one: Will anyone of stature take such a job?
"Who'd want it?'' wonders one high-ranking baseball person.
Despite Angelos, I just wanted to quickly say that the O's job is still a highly sought after job. There are only 30 GM jobs. Besides the top of the top blue chippers like Theo Epstein, Andrew Friedman, and Brian Cashman, let's the dispel the notion that a lot of executives with stature in the industry wouldn't jump at the chance to run the O's.
MacPhail, a true pro, is a loss. But he really never had a chance from the start.
Now that I'm off the first page, I can say give me a fucking break. MacPhail has had as much as a fair shot as anyone else. That doesn't mean the economic structure under which he works under is egalitarian. It isn't. But he's had as much as a fair chance as Andrew Friedman and Alex Anthopoulos who have coaxed more wins out of their teams despite about equal or less resources.
Showalter is entrenched, at least for the time being. So the new GM would presumably be caught in the same spot as MacPhail, between the overbearing owner and his current favored son (not to mention Angelos' real two sons, who are sometimes involved, as well).
So it's no surprise that the latest buzz going around Baltimore is that perhaps Angelos, understanding his options may be limited and knowing he trusts Buck, may simply expand Showalter's powers to include the GM duties.
It's amazing the power Showalter has acquired despite accumulating a 66-96 record. In most industries, results play a strong role in dictating promotions and given influence. Showalter's results have been quite poor, but, despite that fact, he's managed to acquire quite a bit of power in the organization through his political skills. His power is so great that, according to Heyman, Angelos may curtail the pool of potential GM candidates to simply accommodate a manager who's been quite poor. This is simply.... FUCKING STUPID. That said, Heyman thankfully says the odds of Buck becoming GM is slim.
But Angelos' respect for his manager is immense, and it has been said by multiple insiders that Showalter was actually the managerial choice of Angelos when MacPhail was said to be leaning toward Eric Wedge, who was also sought by the Pirates and eventually hired by the Mariners.
I haven't heard this before, and this is quite interesting news. Heyman is essentially implying that Angelos overruled Andy in hiring Buck over Eric Wedge. We've heard that MacPhail has had complete authority over baseball decisions, and I think this is mostly true. But it appears Petey is still up to his shitty ass ways.
But among the most qualified GM candidates, it's questionable whether anyone would take the O's job. According to one talent evaluator, "They are fifth in talent in their division in the majors, and fifth in the minors, too.'' The bigger issue, though, may be Angelos, whose reputation for over-involvement seems to be discouraging the most obvious name candidates.
Unfortunately, there are two types of candidates who will take the O's GM job - (1) someone who already has an established relationship with Angelos (e.g., an internal hire, Flanagan, and MacPhail) or (2) a young up and comer who is blocked at his or her organization and who is quite frankly a little desperate, crazy, and/or naive (Frank Wren circa 1998).
So Ripken appears to be out.
Heyman also discounts John Hart and Cashman. Frankly, I'm fine with discounting them except maybe Cashman.
One option could be well-regarded young Rangers assistant GM Thad Levine, a Baltimore product. Showalter is expected to have big input in the GM hire, at the very least, and it isn't known how he would react to the appointment of someone from the regime that ousted Showalter in Texas (one person said that Showalter isn't known to have any issues with Levine, though).
If Levine is anything like Jon Daniels, I think he will be a great hire. And perhaps Levine is just hungry and crazy enough to work with Angelos like Wren before him. I don't see this as a likelihood outcome at all. Recently, Robothal wrote the following.
That is Angelos' pattern - he knew MacPhail from their work together in the 2002 and '06 labor negotiations. And, according to one source, Angelos is not especially well-versed with the current crop of GM candidates. When asked about former Diamondbacks GM Josh Byrnes and Rangers assistant GM Thad Levine, Angelos essentially replied, "Who?" the source said.
Angelos is essentially unaware of the players in an industry in which he owns a team. That's sad. I predict the O's will promote someone internally for the GM job. Recently, Camden Depot mentioned Matt Klentak as a GM candidate. That's where my money is at right now. As John wrote in that post, who the hell is Klentak is a good question. But he appears a likely fit given the situation. And really, it's the situation that I wanted to write about. Regardless of who Matt Klentak is, it's the process that we used arrive at him that's disturbing as hell and why the Orioles will never field a contender while Peter Angelos is the owner. Petey simply needs to go and go fast. But by playing armchair psychologist, I'm guessing his pride is on the line. If the O's were coming off a playoff appearance, I think Angelos could entertain retirement knowing that he left the team in good shape. Instead, he's well aware that his legacy will read as the person who ruined baseball in Baltimore. He's never going to retire with that tagline. I don't know what to say other than that we're fucked. And it's really frustrating to write that. We're tired of losing. We're tired of watching other teams hire young and smart GM and go on to achieve success like the Rays and Rangers. Needless to say, I'm frustrated. Matt Klentak is hopefully a diamond in the rough. At this point, he's our only hope.


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I think it's time to take another look where the Jackets stand in the NHL. Previously, I tried to look at what was ailing the Jackets so much while they were in a tailspin-of-doom. This time, I want to look at some different metrics to see what else we can learn about the team.
Some people (including me) have suggested that the Jackets defense isn't as historically awful as we or the media claim. I have personally wondered what the Jackets goals against per game (GA/G) would be like if the team didn't have some of its blowout losses. It's an interesting concept, so I decided to follow through on it.
A Look at Bad Games and the Goals Against
In order to remove some scores, I took all the scores and calculated a GA/G just as any other NHL site would. For games that went to a shootout, I only counted the scoring goals (so I left this at a tie). Beyond that, it's the same metric used in a typical big list of team stats. Nothing fancy, but can be informative.
As of 1:00 pm today (1/22), the Jackets have an overall 3.085 GA/G. Next, I defined a few types of games and removed them from the overall schedule to see the change in team defense.
"Big" Loss Games - Losing by 3 Goals or More: Total of 12 Games
This number of games itself is actually quite informative. The Jackets don't seem very good at slowing opponents when things get out of hand. Being that the team has only played 47 games, these 12 games are 25.5% of all games played. Not the most impressive statistic.
So what happens if we removed all these games from the schedule? It's unrealistic, given the large number of such losses, but the GA/G without 3 goal + losses is 2.314. So when the Jackets don't lose big, they're keeping the opponents off the scoreboard. But that's not totally realistic, so what about other types of games?
"Blowout" Loss Games - Losing by 4 Goals or More: Total of 7 Games
GA/G when removing Blowout Losses from the schedule is 2.600.
Unfortunately, this is still slightly unrealistic to do. 7 games continues to be a fairly large problem. It seems that the Jackets need to change something to avoid these kind of losses. This would strongly support the need for better defensemen, and it's something I can't rationally argue against right now.
"Epic" Loss Games - Losing by 5 Goals or More: Total of 3 Games
GA/G when removing Epic Losses from the schedule is 2.886.
This is a more realistic manner of looking at the massive losses. If you can remove the games against Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Anaheim, the team would be 18th in the league for GAA. While the placement doesn't seem so great, the actual number is much improved over the current 3.085. This places the Jackets within striking distance of 11th (Dallas with a 2.60 GAA).
How does the team avoid these kind of losses? It's hard to say from these three games. They're not ultimately very similar - two were on the road, one at home. In only one game did the Jackets give up more than 2 goals in the first period (Pittsburgh). One point of similarity is the penalty kill. In all three games, the Jackets did surrender three or more power play goals. This speaks to the pathetic level of PK the Jackets are suffering right now, and shows a need for improvement.
What Skaters Can be Blamed?
The penalty kill was awful in all three games. I decided to also take a look at what players were on the ice when goals were scored against. A full play-by-play has all the info you need for that (like the one from the Ducks game here). Who were some of the biggest offenders?
Samuel Pahlsson - 4 PPG while on ice. Derek MacKenzie - 3 PPG and 3 even strength goals while on ice. Rusty Klesla - 5 PPG while on ice. Derek Dorsett - 2 PPG and 3 even strength goals while on ice.
These guys are supposed to be the defensive forwards and "shutdown" defensemen, and they were on for a fairly large number of goals against. Maybe this means that the grit players on Columbus really aren't this wonderful asset. Particularly when someone like Pahlsson has a cap hit of $2.65 Million and doesn't show much offensive skill, I would hope his PK skill would be more consistent. Admittedly, this is a slightly unfair analysis as it is a small sample of games, but when Pahlsson is described as the best defensive forward with CBJ, I can't help but wonder if the overall poor PK for the season might stem from #26.
Can We Blame the Goalies?
Not surprisingly, the three Epic Loss games feature miserable goaltending. In the game vs Anaheim (Jan 7th) Mason started and had a .833 SV%, only to see Garon come in and do noticeably worse with a .600 SV%. Against Buffalo, Garon played the entire game and had an awful .865 SV%. Against Pittsburgh, Mason started and had an abysmal .692 SV%. Garon came in and only looked better because he wasn't Mason - Garon put up a .864 SV%.
It's impossible to determine from raw save percentage whether the goalies faced high shot quality, but the miserable save percentages do indicate that the both Mason and Garon were quite bad in the Epic Losses.
Conclusions - Defense and Offense
Previously, I concluded that the Jackets need more offense to be competitive. I don't think this study of blowout losses negates that concept. The Jackets continue to be only 25th in the league in Goals For per Game (only slightly ahead of Toronto and Edmonton). Increasing goals scored can only help, and to this end the Jackets still haven't improved since January 1st (now down from 2.55 G/G to 2.53).
However, it is also quite clear to me that the Jackets need to do something to improve defense. This might involve higher-quality defensive forwards, but more likely it means that all the clamoring for better defensemen is very justified. Limiting shot quality and shutting down opposing power plays would go a long way toward pushing the Jackets closer to a playoff berth. Goaltending is also a real concern in these Epic Losses, as neither netminder was able to seriously impact a losing cause. While you can't rely only on a goalie, 25% of their games haven't looked too good either.
Avoiding big losses should be important to the team. They're beaten by 3 or more goals in 25% of games - that's not good. The Jackets need to change something to avoid these kinds of beatdowns and improve their chances at winning games. I personally think this starts with the penalty kill as it represents a serious weak point. Whether this means new defensive forwards, better defensemen or better goalies can be debated, but team defense needs to improve.


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melo stuff aside, and moving on from our impressive 2.5 games against the top tier teams... with this talk about the magic going after arenas, can anyone come up with a feasible plan to parlay this into something great for the knicks?
like somehow walking away with jason williams and javale mcgee or gortat or bass?
or will this post get torn to shreds by the melo lovers who are laser locked on one nugget and one nugget only?


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2.7/5 rDev -16.1%
Heard this place was great from a few different people and left disappointed with the beer that was offered here, did not see one IPA there, which is always a problem in my book
Run of the mill sports bar that resembles a dive out here in the Inland Empire, some sketchy people in here playing billiards, started to get busy around 5:30 pm when we left
Stopped here tonight with my girlfriend and roommate for their Taco Tuesday, one dollar each which is not bad, but you can only get ground beef, they were okay, but nothing special, reminded me a lot of Del Taco
Was not too impressed with the quality of this place, although it was fairly clean and was pretty spacious, in a weird little shopping center next to a barber and a little Mexican food joint
Definitely not one hundred beers like the only other review of this place said, I counted twenty-five bottles that were mostly Michelob, Budweiser, Coors, and Miller products, there was twelve taps with the only craft beer being a Widmer Hefeweizen
Some of the semi out of the oridinary bottles were Big Sky Summer Honey and Stone Levitation, which can both be found for cheap just a few blocks away at BevMo, everything else you could expect to find at another bar around here
Prices were a little lower than expected, but it was happy hour, there was a nice discount, three to four dollars per pint, they also served beer in mugs
Could not see myself going going back for either the food or beer, Charlie Jewells and the Royal Falconer are much better beer spots in this area, I would not recommend going here unless you live in Highland or it a last resort because you do not want to deal with the crowds in downtown Redlands
11-28-2007 09:07:31 | More by Floydster
3.73/5 rDev +15.8%
The Rotten Oak has been open for a few years now and is a great place to stop by, have a beer, and watch a ball game. The Oak prides themself with a beer menu consisting of over 100 fine selections. Of these 100 beers, you can find many microbrews from various breweries around So Cal. On my last visit I was able to order a bucket of beer with 6 different IPAs of choice. It was fairly inexpensive, too. The food is decent and for Monday Night Football they usually have some pretty good specials. The owner, Todd, is a great guy and a Chicago sports fan. Stop by and say hi.
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The Rotten Oak in Highland, CA
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Sweets and Snacks Social Media Gameplan
May 20th, 2013 by Emma
Emma here. A quick update on how you can keep up with us at Sweets & Snacks 2013!
- I will be live-tweeting all the deliciousness on Twitter @zomgcandy.
- We've created an Instagram account @zomgcandy, too.
- We think we can take real cameras into the exhibit hall, so hopefully we'll be able to upload hi-res, wider-angle shots at the end of each day.
- Let us know if you have any requests via Twitter, Instagram, comments on this blog, or e-mail!
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The History of our Bank.
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Robert Wright at The Atlantic has a good piece on the campaign to remove the name of Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) from the U.S. terrorist list. As Wright states, legitimizing this terrorist group whose main goal is to overthrow the current Iranian regime is not a big confidence builder for the upcoming second round of nuclear negotiations with Tehran. This is especially true since MEK has been responsible for recent Israeli-sponsored acts of sabotage including assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists.
But Wright is strangely upbeat, concluding that the final decision on MEK's fate may rest with Hillary Clinton, who is less subject to the political pressures to embrace MEK than President Obama, who will be involved in placating special interests and bagging contributions in a bid for a second term. It is odd to think Hillary would choose doing the correct thing over a pro-Israel, pro-war option.
When talking about the huge amounts of money that are behind the MEK campaign, Wright skittishly does not mention the pro-Israel lobby, although their fingerprints are all over this. But the post adopts the Iranian point of view to describe the involvement of Israel, so the reader gets the picture.
Here is part of the narrative the [Iranian] hardliners are pushing:
Iran needs nuclear weapons to defend itself. It is beset by enemies. The Sunni states would love to overthrow our government. Just recall that Iraq, when it was a Sunni-run state, attacked us, starting a war that killed hundreds of thousands of Iranians. And note that Sunni states are currently trying to abet the overthrow of our ally in Syria–just one domino away from the fall of our own government. And don't forget about the American-Zionist axis: prominent Americans and Israelis openly call for regime change in Tehran, and we suspect that this is the secret goal of the Obama administration.
OK, so that's the narrative that we don't want to strengthen–particularly the America-Zionist-axis-is-bent-on-regime-change part. Here, then, is an example of something we probably shouldn't go out of our way to do: Take an Iranian-exile group that is devoted to overthrowing the Iranian government, and that has long been on America's list of terrorist organizations, and give it our seal of approval by taking it off that list.
That would be stupid, right? Yet that's what, according to today's report in the Journal, the State Department is leaning toward.
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Krauthammer: Ponzi Would Be Social Security Commissioner If New Entrants Were Forced Into His Scheme
For several weeks, NewsBusters has been reporting that despite protestations from liberal media members, Texas governor Rick Perry is 100 percent correct when he calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme.
On PBS's "Inside Washington" Friday, syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer put a fine point on this saying, "If Charles Ponzi had had the force of the law forcing people, new entrants, into his scheme, he'd still be going. He'd be commissioner of Social Security" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
GORDON PETERSON, HOST: Okay, another debate, another round of Social Security. Mitt Romney, sounding like the program's great defender. Romney says it is not a Ponzi scheme. Charles disagrees. I know that because I read it in his column this week.
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Well, it is of course a Ponzi scheme. The only difference is that Social Security is mandatory, and if Charles Ponzi had had the force of the law forcing people, new entrants, into his scheme, he'd still be going. He'd be commissioner of Social Security.
Well, Ponzi died in 1949, so this might be an exaggeration on Krauthammer's part, but the point is a good one.
As much as media members try to push back on the truth - having themselves made the same assertion going back to at least 1967 - there's really no getting around it: Social Security is and has been a Ponzi scheme since the day it was enacted.
Once the press accepts this rather than fighting it, maybe a serious conversation can ensue that allows Congress and the White House to affect reforms that will preserve this program for generations to come.
The only question is whether that's possible, or will the fourth estate continue to demagogue all proposed solutions thereby dooming Social Security to the trash heap?
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Some finer points regarding social security and Ponzi schemes.
Submitted by big.league.slider on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 2:34am.
One might argue that under the original conditions that social security first operated, it was not so much of a Ponzi scheme. The payroll taxes used to fund the program exceeded the payouts, and there may have actually been a sort of trust fund existing.
The point at which the program became a true Ponzi scheme was when the payroll tax receipts were used for expenditures besides social security. In reality, if the excess payroll taxes collected during the first 40 years of the social security program were actually put into a "trust fund", and had been generating even marginal investment returns, the program would currently be overflowing with money.
I'd like to see the past and current members of congress that approved budget expenditures of social security funds for things other than social security held legally liable. Either that, or admit that social security taxes are unconstitutional.
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Social Security
Submitted by Unsane on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 8:30am.
If the ratio of workers to retirees never, ever changed from the time the program was implemented until now, it for sure wouldn't have been a Ponzi scheme. And it may have worked. Problem is, I don't think those who designed this scheme could think that far ahead with any degree of accuracy. So it has become a Ponzi scheme over time.
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The problem is that to expect the
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 10:37am.
ratio of working to retired to remain constant is nonsense and junk math.
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You are right, but technically...
Submitted by Unsane on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 10:44am.
It COULD have happened. On paper. But what happened was a ratio that fell to 3 to 1 in current times. And I don't think anyone in 1935 could see that far ahead.
(By the way, to maintain the worker to retiree ratio as it was in, say, 1940, just how big would the United States be in terms of population.
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Social security has been distorted since it was enacted.
Submitted by drsamherman on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 4:30pm.
As I recall from political science and history classes, the Social Security Act was enacted primarily to be the income source of last resort. I don't recall that it was ever designed to be the massive wealth transfer program that it became, thanks to generations of politicians on both sides of the fence expanding it beyond the original intent AND squandering excess FICA tax revenue for other purposes than Medicare or the retirement, survivor and disability benefits.
Doing some looking around on the web, I found that Ida May Fuller was the first to receive a regular benefit check per http://www.ssa.gov/history/briefhistory3.html#idamay and the first person to receive any benefits was Ernest Ackerman per http://www.ssa.gov/history/briefhistory3.html#firstcheck
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"Doing some looking around on
Submitted by stratman on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 11:49pm.
- "Doing some looking around on the web, I found that Ida May Fuller was the first to receive a regular benefit check per http://www.ssa.gov/history/briefhistory3.html#idamay and the first person to receive any benefits was Ernest Ackerman per http://www.ssa.gov/history/briefhistory3.html#firstcheck"
Yes, and both of them collected in excess of what they put into the system, Ida May in particular.
Social Security was a Ponzi scheme from the first payout. It was always a wealth transfer mechanism that hoped people would die before collecting, sort of an earlier spin on the Democrats' ObamaCare Death Panels of today. If anything, the Left is consistent in destruction by way of good intentions.
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Did they teach in political science class >>>
Submitted by lrgon on Sun, 09/18/2011 - 10:43am.
that the federal government has no business being involved in the first place?
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that's the problem with big gov programs-
Submitted by UndercoverConservative on Tue, 09/20/2011 - 5:51pm.
they probably also didn't predict having children of non contributing immigrants on SSI, or thought about people becoming citizens and contributing for only a year or less before taking out SS payments on "retirement".
every big gov program runs into problems that it's defenders claim "no one could have forseen". that may be true. But the bottom line is, we CAN forsee based on that track record that government programs will almost certainly become derailed. The solution is not to enact big programs with the proven certainty that they will boondoggle, but to NOT enact big programs in the first place.
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Raise the age of eligibility
Submitted by PeskyDane on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 6:22am.
Raise the age of eligibility again. That's the best way to save it... presuming you want to save it.
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Submitted by Anon150 on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 9:27am.
Get to the real point and ask:
"Should the Federal Government be running a retirement program at all?"
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Whaat shoiuld really be scary
Submitted by FastEd on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 10:43am.
is the amount of non-caring of the present generation of "workers". Without a clue, and not knowing what social security really is, they don't have any reason to care that there won't be anything in the "trust fund" for them. Add to that, that nobody has a pension anymore, or are any explainations of 401k's or retirements, (too far in the future) and you have to wonder if anyone will want to survive 'after' retirement - oh, wait, they might still be waiting for some 'hope and change', again.
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Career polititians started
Submitted by jessieH on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 11:03am.
Career polititians started this ponzi scheme. Some of them are still in office. If we blame anyone, then let's blame them. Throw their asses in prison, like we did with Maddoff. No one is above the law.
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Petty Cash
Submitted by billb on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 1:35pm.
We are always reminded that there is no "lockbox". That SS funds are being put into the "general fund." I've worked in more companies and started more businesses than most people. In every company I've encountered, any time money was borrowed by another department, an IOU was placed in the the account to verify the shortage. Now for the good part....ALL IOU's BORE THE SIGNATURE OF THE BORROWER!
Surely the SS IOU's all have signatures.
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New law for liberals to ponder
Submitted by GregE on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 6:43pm.
How far would a NEW law like this get with Congress members travel the country giving speeches telling us this is what the program will be:
1) Look at your take gross pay, and subtract 13%. This is what the government is going to take from you. You cannot opt out.
2) The government will then give that money to someone else.
3) One day, when you can no longer work, those who are working will be doing what you had to do, that being give up 13% of their pay to give to you...............or, if you die before you begin that part of the program, you will have put in 13% of lifetime earnings that is gone into thin air. You cannot will it to anyone, it's gone. And you must participate in this for your entire working life. No opt out.
4) You must pay this to the government, monthly, by looking at your pay for the month, and writing a 13% check to the government. This payment will not be withheld from your pay. You are responsible for writing the check and mailing it each month. Failure to make payments could result in a prison sentence.
Sure, you could use that money to invest for yourself, but no, you will not be allowed to do this. You must write this check and send to the federal government.
They will say they are for it, because they know what you are describing and why. But, if they were honest and if there was no such program now and this was a new proposal, most would look at that and tell you that's nuts.
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Just another useful bunch of facts
Submitted by Bill The Bold on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 7:22pm.
that always seem to so inflame denizens of these here parts.
SS is not a Ponzi scheme. The people pay into the fund and accrue benefits for later in life. When they are ready they get those benefits. The gov has used the trust as a source of cash but it wasn't just drawn out and replaced with a few I.O.U.s on paper. It was replaced dollar for dollar with U.S. Government treasury bonds. when the time comes, those bonds will be funded so the retirees can get what they put in. Unlike, say a private company's pension funds which have been spent without being replaced with debt instruments.
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Pay atention
Submitted by Unsane on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 7:44pm.
Social Security has most certainly turned into a Ponzi scheme. There is no fund people pay into. Social Security exists as a transfer payment scheme. Your Social Security taxes go straight from your paycheck to a recipient. If it isn't gone the first month, it WILL be the second.
What made Social Security a Ponzi scheme? Two things its originators could not account for, in all likelihood:
1) Longer life expectancy.
2) The continued urbanization and industrialization of America which has resulted in a lower birth rate and thus, over time, has meant fewer taxpayers supporting recipients who are living longer.
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IOUs Can't Save Social Security
Submitted by Par for the Course on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 9:35pm.
The gov has used the trust as a source of cash but it wasn't just drawn out and replaced with a few I.O.U.s on paper. It was replaced dollar for dollar with U.S. Government treasury bonds
From IOUs Can't Save Social Security
... Social Security's considerable surpluses have been piling up in a trust fund worth about $2.6 trillion at last report. With assets like that, insist the status quo's defenders, there will be enough money to pay retirees' benefits for decades to come.
But the trust fund's assets are an illusion. Social Security doesn't own $2.6 trillion in gold bars or real estate or shares of Google. All it has are Treasury IOUs. Those IOUs represent $2.6 trillion that the government has already spent and promises to spend again. But to spend it again -- to redeem those IOUs -- Congress will have to raise taxes, cut spending, or go deeper into debt. Which is exactly what Congress would have to do if the Social Security trust fund didn't exist.
I don't think I follow what your saying here:
Unlike, say a private company's pension funds which have been spent without being replaced with debt instruments.
Can you elaborate on this statement? Why would a company's pension plan have to replace funds, which have been spent (normally benefit payments), with debt instruments? Private companies that have defined benefit pension plans are required to make contributions to that plan (a separate entity). The contribution is based on an actuarial formula. The plan then invests the employers contributions in stocks, bonds, etc. and uses these assets to pay out (defined) benefits to qualified recipients.
If you said something like, a certain company's pension plan is underfunded because the company didn't make a large enough contribution to the plan, I think I would get your point. In that case however, I think the PBGC and the IRS would probably be asking questions why the company wasn't making the legally required minimum contribution.
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Submitted by donabernathy on Sun, 09/18/2011 - 12:32pm.
those 50 million contributors (not to mention their off spring) that we snuffed out thanks to Roe v Wade ....huh
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Charles Krauthammer nails it
Submitted by amyshulk on Sun, 09/18/2011 - 6:25pm.
Charles Krauthammer nails it as usual!
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