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by Maya del Mar
Many of us hear great, racking sobs of pain from the earth, from her creatures, from our own hearts. Pass your hands over the produce in a supermarket. It feels dead. Pass your hands over produce from your own garden, at a farmers market, or in the organic food department. After a few passes you will begin to feel the differences in life, in vitality. But supermarket produce is still the norm in the United States.
Our alienation from earth, our mother, from the food chain, which nourishes us, is on a grand scale. The environmentalists have their causes, and we hear piecemeal about a huge array of problems. But, we say, thats life, full of problems. It has taken the concept of global warming, which is obviously happening worldwide and has obvious worldwide consequences, to grab our attention enough to really think about the world we have created.
Global warming is a hook to do this.
Time is running out, and rethinking our relationship to earth is urgent. Every 20 years Saturn and Jupiter meet to start a new cycle in how we deal with earthly affairs. They meet in the same element for about 200 years, and then shift to another element. In May they met in Taurus, the earthiest of the earth. They have met in earth signs for nearly 200 years, and this current meeting is the last hurrah in the earth element. It will be another 600 years before we return to earth.
It is in Taurus that we can best connect with earth. We have 19 years left in this cycle, 19 years to clean up the death wave we have, in our ignorance, allowed to sweep through the earth. To change it to a wave of harmony, and support. To tend to our garden, which Taurus loves to do. The time is short, but we can do it. We can raise consciousness of our massive impact on earth, and that it matters. Noticing global warming is a means to do it.
Saturn represents earthly law. On this plane we are bound by earthly law. Saturn also represents fate, destiny, and karma, which is simply the consequences of our actions. We now enter the last seven weeks of Saturn traveling through Taurus within this Taurus cycle.
Saturn always asks us to pay attention. It always asks us to focus. It always asks us to take responsibility. Astrologically, this is our last best chanceperhaps for centuriesto focus on Earth herself, and what SHE needs.
Right now California is a case in point (see February
). There is a great and widespread environmental consciousness here, and in the midst of our energy crisis a change in policy would be possible NOW, and would have public support.
The information is here. Many organizations are giving great teach-ins. Forces are coming together from many interests. It is difficult to make inroads on corporate power, but perhaps it is happening. California Governor Davis is very beholden to the energy corporations, but hell never be in office without the voters.
For a vivid view into the future of a world where global warming proceeded, Read Hank Wesselmans book,
reviewed in this issue
. He writes as both a scientist and a mystic.
He does have hope that we can change. So do I. But our window in which to do it is closing fast.
(California postscript: The British Columbia Power Authority has given a $200 rebate to each of its customers. These customers are the population of British Columbia, who are the shareholders as well, and this rebate was from money which BC made by selling power to California at inflated "free market" prices.)
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text: While it's by no means plan A or a certainty it appears the A's are exploring as a backup plan moving Cisco Field from it's current planned location at Pacific Commons over to Warm Springs near the planned Warm Springs BART station. As I recall this wouldn't be far from one of the original locations HOK sport was exploring for Alameda County back in the late 90's. Additionally if they did in fact fall back on the Warm Springs "Plan B" the stadium would be decoupled from Wolff's residential project, or so it seems.

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Main Street Players to Present THE PAINTING, 3/14-16
Opening for one weekend only, the Main Street Players of Miami Lakes wil present MIA Dreamscapes' production of The Painting.
Written by absurdist author Eugene Ionesco and directed by Isaac Polanco, this bizarre work is about a negotiation between a struggling artist and a wealthy benefactor. The artist, known as The Painter, wants to sell his painting to the benefactor, known as The Stout Gentleman, for a good price. But, The Stout Gentleman intimidates and bullies The Painter, successfully low-balling him to an almost criminal degree. The audience eventually learns why The Stout Gentleman covets these painting so much and how far he is willing to go to attain both beauty and fulfillment.
The show features Michelle Antelo, Lou Castro, Richard Cifuentes and Nathalie Nodarse and runs March 14th -16th, Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 5:00 PM. Tickets for this production will only be $15 and are available on Main Street Players' website or at the door prior to admission.
Main Street Players' productions are held at the Main Street Playhouse, 6766 Main Street, Miami Lakes, FL 33014. Information about their productions can be found at (305)588-3737 or on the website, www.mainstreetplayers.com.


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What happens in the near future when an elderly man is given a robot to help him around the house? He plans a heist of course. That's the high concept premise of "Robot & Frank" a sci-fi/romance/heist flick that warmed the hearts of many when it premiered at Sundance earlier this year.
Starring Frank Langella, James Marsden, Liv Tyler and Susan Sarandon, the film follows Frank (Langella), a retired cat burglar, who has two grown kids who are concerned he can no longer live alone. They are tempted to place him in a nursing home until Frank's son chooses a different option: against the old man's wishes, he buys Frank a walking, talking humanoid robot programmed to improve his physical and mental health. Frank decides to use his new robot pal to help plot a heist all while striking up a romance with a librarian (Sarandon).
The feature film debut of commercial director Jake Schreier, "Robot And Frank" was the co-winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize and you check it out when it hits theaters on August 24th.
Mr Anonymous | June 26, 2012 9:14 AM
Wow, utterly bizarre but i love the trailer! It looks fantastic and it seems to have a lot of heart, plus it's something different. I'll be watching this for sure.
Travis | June 26, 2012 1:07 AM
It's a great film that juggles a number of different emotions quite well. It makes some tough points about the way our fast paced society has left behind the older generation, but also has quite a bit of fun in an Odd Couple sort of way. I'm hoping Frank Langella gets an Oscar nomination but it may be a longshot.
jingmei | June 25, 2012 9:59 PM
Sounds like this one is bit different.
TFORD | June 25, 2012 7:46 PM
Oh, I'm sorry Hollywood. I thought there weren't any original ideas left? Oh look, GUESS NOT.
Can't wait to see this.
WRT | June 25, 2012 7:39 PM
Looks really good. Nice to see Langella in a movie where he isn't playing some shadowy villain cipher


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Lenny Bruce on the Steve Allen show
So much of the available footage of Lenny is from his last years, when he looked and sounded worn down from his legal troubles and drug abuse. It's a rare treat to see him younger and sharper in this Steve Allen Show appearance. If you've not read it, I recommend Lenny's autobiography, How to Talk Dirty and Influence People.


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Anderson M.B.A. student Shahrouz Golshani, 34, has an ambitious goal: to build 1,000 homes for the homeless.
"I have been called naive many times this year," he conceded. But considering he admitted that in a speech at a crowded conference kicking off a competition to actually design those 1,000 homes, it's clear that people can no longer dismiss the idea as an idealist's dream.
In fact, it's no longer just his plan – it's now in the hands of the 1,000 Homes Coalition.
The 1,000 Homes plan is starting relatively small, with a competition between teams of graduate students, including two UCLA teams, who will work with local cities to design feasible supportive housing. The students will have to overcome political and financial realities, from obtaining permits and overcoming community opposition to building quality homes on a budget. The student's solutions will form the basis for legislation and real housing projects.
Golshani obtained a $25,000 grant for the plan from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Foundation — he's a member of ULI's Los Angeles branch, one of the sponsors of 1,000 Homes. In fact, the plan is sponsored by a slew of local agencies, from homeless services provider Shelter Partnership to UCLA's Ziman Center for Real Estate, which hosted the conference on campus April 10. The conference was in part a daylong briefing to get the students up to speed, explained Tim Kawahara, executive director of the Ziman Center in UCLA's Anderson School of Management.
"To make informed housing proposals, they need to be briefed — about financing, entitlements, permits, real estate development, demographic studies of homelessness in Los Angeles, how to address community opposition, all these things," Kawahara said. "The idea is that these teams of young leaders will create viable proposals for creating supportive housing, with recommendations to cities of policies to put in place to make it attractive to developers, the community and others."
The five interdisciplinary teams are composed of six to eight students, including those studying business, urban planning, law, architecture, real estate development, public policy and public health students, and more. They, in turn, are teamed up with municipal partners: Pasadena, the Hollywood Entertainment Business Improvement District, five San Gabriel Valley cities and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The cities and agencies will meet with the student teams to give them a taste of the real-world obstacles to building supportive housing. Although 1,000 Homes doesn't ask them to build, by the end of the competition each agency will have a fully developed plan tailored to their needs that they might want to implement.
"We're not going to these cities and saying, 'You have to do this.' There's no commitment to build. ... It's a learning exercise," Golshani said. "The students will meet with the client and see what their struggles are, and drill down to a specific site and design a specific project. They will do a funding plan, a design plan, a development strategy, a community outreach plan, all of it."
There are roughly 80,000 homeless in Los Angeles County, including 6,700 in West Los Angeles, homeless experts said at the conference. And it's only getting worse in the current economy.
"These are our community members. About 80 percent are originally from L.A. County. Almost 90 percent are from Southern California," said Michael Arnold, executive director of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. "But we are woefully under-inventoried in shelter beds — 83 percent of the homeless have no shelter."
The supportive housing that 1,000 homes hopes to build – permanent housing with services — is geared toward helping the chronically homeless, said Jonathan Hunter, the Corporation for Supportive Housing's western region managing director.
"The system that moves people from emergency shelters to transitional housing to permanent housing works extremely well for most people," Hunter said. "But 10-15 percent get stuck and never get out of the system, and they use more than 50 percent of the resources."
That population needs the services provided by permanent supportive housing, which actually reduces costs to cities by reducing emergency room visits and imprisonment while increasing employment and stability, Hunter said.
With the lessons learned by the student competition teams, 1,000 Homes will learn what policies are needed to build all those homes within five years, predicted Golshani, who is managing director of Plaza Property Group in Los Angeles while working on earning his M.B.A. He hopes to become an affordable housing developer.
"Imagine if each city in the county built just one moderately sized project," he said. "We would surpass our goal four times over."


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The City of Joplin says one of its three aquatic centers will not open at its usual time this year.
$5.3 million worth of renovations have been going on for eight months at the Schifferdecker Aquatic Center.
The work will have to continue.
Read a previous story about increased fees for Joplin pools
"We had hoped to have the weather patterns we had last fall and obviously we didn't have those," says Chris Cotten, the Director of Joplin Parks and Recreation.
Joplin's city pools have traditionally opened on the unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day.
Cotten says construction crews lost 42 days this year because of an unusually cold spring.
"The paint needs to cure for three to seven days before they fill it. You have to be above freezing or at freezing. They can't do the brick, the masonry work when it's below freezing. They can't paint when it's below 50 degrees and they can't do much of anything when we're having a downpour."
But city officials say newly installed outdoor lights will allow construction crews to work into night.
The city hopes to have Schifferdecker pool open June 1, one week later than usual.
The old pool brought about $2,500 a day in revenue and city officials say this year's delay won't put a big dent in their budget.
"This facility typically did not generate the revenue to regain its operating costs," says Cotten.
A new pool, without at least 87 leaks as with the prior, will cut down those operating costs. And with some extra "cool factors" a one week delay may not be that bad, after all.
Residents with season passes will be able to use them at any of the other two city pools, as usual.
More information about ticket prices can be found at JoplinMo.org
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This marks the first time an RFA has had an offer made to them since 1999, which means that at the very least GM's have an unwritten rule not to go shopping for another team's young players. Clarke's move yesterday seems to have been greeted by his colleagues as more egregious than asking for a return of the Glowing Puck. From the TSN article linked above:
''I thought the DiPietro deal was the height of stupidity but this Kesler deal tops it,'' said one NHL GM. ''Does Clarkie actually think Vancouver isn't going to match? Every team will match. You have to. You have to protect your assets no matter what. All this is going to do is drive up the cost to do business. This is going to be ridiculously inflationary, even in the cap system we have. It's crazy.''
That quote, in a nutshell, describes exactly why the league ran itself into the financial ground in recent years. Saying things like, "you have to protect your assets no matter what" belies a serious misunderstanding of how markets work, particularly in the modern salary cap era. You don't have to protect your assets - if another team comes along with an outrageous bid, let the guy go and put that money to better use. If the Canucks can't replace Kesler with a player making less than $1.9 million, then that's their own fault as an organization. In a world where NHL rosters have a fixed salary cap, there is still an area for competition at the minor-league level. The ability to develop a depth of young talent available to restock various aspects of the team is essential to the modern NHL team, and it's been overlooked by some of them so far.
Plus, you have to love Clarke's reply to his critics on this. Perhaps he'll forward my blog link to the other GM's around the league, as he also comments, "To be honest, I'm surprised more teams aren't doing it."


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IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia's music-loving hamsters energized movie audiences over the holiday weekend, and now they are making their way to the digital screen with the launch of a new user-generated content contest as the "Bringing Down the House" spot begins airing on TV during tonight's MTV Video Music Awards. The fourth installment of the award-winning ad campaign is set to "In My Mind" (Axwell remix), and the Kia Soul "In My Mind" Music Video Challenge on YouTube encourages imaginative users to interpret the electronic dance music song's lyrics in their own unique way and create a corresponding music video for the opportunity to win a new 2013 Kia Soul and other prizes.
Contestants are encouraged to create a 90-second music video that synchronizes the "In My Mind" track to their visuals. Videos can be uploaded to www.youtube.com/kia through September 26 and users can share their production via Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to help garner votes that will account for 49 percent of the final score. Six (three potential winners, and three alternates) finalist videos will be selected in mid-October, and a panel of celebrity judges, including Far East Movement, Paul Hunter and Mickey Finnegan, will select the winning entries.
"Music has played a starring role in each of the Soul hamster spots, and the mash-up and remixing trends that inspired 'Bringing Down the House' lends itself to tapping the imaginations of fans of the spot and aspiring music video directors to allow them to express their creativity," said Michael Sprague, executive vice president, marketing & communications, Kia Motors America.
About "Bringing Down the House"
Created by David&Goliath, Kia's advertising agency of record, the new 60-second spot fuses old and new worlds by placing a spotlight on the emergence of electronic dance music, which has quickly found its way into the mainstream with some of today's biggest musical acts incorporating classical sounds and instrumentation into their arrangements.
"Bringing Down the House" starts with all the grandeur and scale of an epic Hollywood period film as ballet dancers, an opera singer and a slightly odd-looking conductor take the stage in 1799. As soaring music and vocals fill the air, the audience is stunned when the conductor is revealed to be a music-loving hamster in disguise. With the cast and audience looking on in shock, a futuristic Kia Soul rises through the stage floor and a hamster DJ spins this summer's electronic concert anthem, "In My Mind" remixed by Axwell – a member of the DJ trio, Swedish House Mafia. It doesn't take long before the sight of dancing hamsters decked out in colorful "Hamstar" clothing causes even the crustiest of the upper-crust crowd to lose their inhibitions. With the entire opera house on their feet and moving to the music, the hamsters make a memorable exit as their Soul travels through hyperspace with a hamster winking and waving its paw in the interstellar wind.
About the 2013 Kia Soul
With fun-to-drive performance and out-of-the-box styling, the 2013 Soul delivers impressive horsepower and fuel efficiency of up to 27/35 miles per gallon (mpg) city/highway[1], along with a long list of standard comfort and convenience features, including Bluetooth®[2] wireless technology with steering wheel-mounted controls, steering wheel-mounted audio controls and a chrome-accented grille. Soul 2.4-liter I-4 equipped with the ECO Package also offers the fuel-saving ISG technology, which turns off the engine when the vehicle is not in motion, such as at a stop light or in traffic. The award-winning Kia Soul has been named as this year's No. 1 vehicle on the coveted "10 Best Back-to-School Cars in 2012" list by Kelley Blue Book's KBB.com, as well as honored as class best by two J.D. Power and Associates Studies: IQS and APEAL.
Kia's Unprecedented Growth
Kia Motors is one of the world's fastest moving global automotive brands; from 2009-2011 Kia launched more new vehicles in the U.S. than any other automaker, and under the guidance of chief design officer Peter Schreyer earned a reputation as an industry leader in automotive styling. Kia Motors America's full line of fuel-efficient and fun-to-drive cars and CUVs has earned critical acclaim and dramatically increased consumer awareness, perception and consideration for the brand. In 2011, KMA recorded its 17th consecutive year of market share growth, thanks in part to the largest increase of any major brand in perceived quality[3] and the industry's highest brand loyalty ranking[4]. Kia's U.S.-based manufacturing facility in West Point, Georgia – KMMG – is responsible for the creation of more than 10,000 plant and supplier jobs and builds two of the company's best-selling vehicles in the U.S. – the Sorento CUV and Optima midsize sedan*. Kia's value and technology-laden lineup also includes the Sportage compact CUV, Soul urban passenger vehicle, Optima Hybrid, Forte compact sedan, Forte 5-door compact hatchback, Forte Koup two-door coupe, Rio and Rio 5-door sub-compacts and Sedona minivan.
About Kia Motors America
Kia Motors America is the marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corporation based in Seoul, South Korea. KMA offers a complete line of vehicles through more than 755 dealers throughout the United States and serves as the "Official Automotive Partner" of the NBA and LPGA. In 2011, KMA recorded its best-ever annual sales total and became one of the fastest growing car companies in the U.S[5]. Kia is poised to continue its momentum and will continue to build the brand through design innovation, quality, value, advanced safety features and new technologies.
Information about Kia Motors America and its full vehicle line-up is available at its website - www.kia.com. For media information, including photography, visit www.kiamedia.com.
* The Sorento and Optima GDI (EX Trims and certain LX Trims only) and GDI Turbo are built in the United States from U.S. and globally sourced parts.
[1] EPA estimated mileage for 2013 Soul with 1.6L I-4 manual transmission, 1.6L I-4 automatic transmission and 2.0L I-4 automatic transmission with ISG. Actual mileage will vary.
[2] The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Kia is under license. Other trademarks and tradenames are those of their respective owners. A compatible Bluetooth® wireless technology enabled cell phone is required to use Bluetooth® wireless technology.
[3] Source: Automotive Lease Guide Spring 2011 Perceived Quality Study.
[4] Source: Experian Automotive Q2 2011 market analysis.
[5] Based on 5-year cumulative growth between 12-month retail sales for periods ending July 2007 and July 2012 of all U.S. automotive brands.
SOURCE Kia Motors America
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Political Memo; Budget Restraint Emerges As G.O.P. Theme for 2008
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
Published: March 13, 2006
As prospective Republican presidential candidates search for themes to distinguish their prospective campaigns, and distance themselves from the embattled incumbent in the White House, they appear to be in agreement on what one central issue should be in 2008: Curbing the federal spending that has soared under President Bush.
For two days before an audience of Southern Republicans here, the party's potential candidates for 2008 called for cutting or slowing federal spending across the board and retooling bedrock entitlement programs -- Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security -- that have become a drain on the federal treasury.
They called for a presidential line-item veto and a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution. And with varying nuance, they attacked earmarking, the budget tactic some members of Congress use to channel money to favorite projects, outside scrutiny of the normal budget process.
''Yes, these last five years, we've been hit with unexpected challenges: a recession, 9/11, homeland security, the war on terror, Katrina,'' said Senator Bill Frist of Tennessee, the majority leader, who is preparing to run in 2008. ''But they're not justification for a one-way ticket down a wayward path of wasteful Washington spending.''
Senator John McCain of Arizona, another likely candidate, declared: ''We need to pass a line-item veto. But we also should have the willpower to stop this. We have to stop this.''
These attacks on the size of government, and the barely implicit criticisms of how Mr. Bush watched the books these past six years, are a direct appeal to fiscal conservatives who have long been distressed about the growth of spending under Mr. Bush and who are central to the party's presidential nominating process.
But the issue, if politically potent and revealing of what kind of policies these men might pursue in the White House, is not without risks, particularly for the four United States senators who are thinking of running. Unlike the two soon-to-be-ex-governors who are considering a run for president, these four senators face real-life tests of their commitment to attacking federal spending, and in the case of Mr. Frist, the ability to deliver a budget resolution that is acceptable to conservatives.
Not surprisingly, none of the potential candidates who talked about cutting spending to 2,000 Republicans at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference here offered much idea about what actually could be cut.
But back in Washington, where a new budget season has arrived, these senators are likely to find themselves voting on spending restraints in the months ahead that, if popular to this audience, may be politically problematic with a wider audience. Conservatives are pushing, for example, a budget proposal that would produce $650 billion in savings during the next five years, with much of the money coming out of Medicare and Medicaid.
As it is, a budget resolution due to come to the floor of the Senate this week has been stripped of cuts in Medicare that had been pressed by the White House, a reflection of the conclusion by Congressional leaders that they could not get enough votes to pass such a bill.
Indeed, last year, in a sign of just how hard it is to make any kind of cuts in spending, Republicans turned to Vice President Dick Cheney to break a tie in the Senate to enact a net $39 billion in cuts.
And Republicans are divided over whether earmarking should be eliminated, restricted or simply changed so that the process is open to easy public scrutiny. Mr. Frist's choice of words in talking about this issue, in the midst of calling for cutting the size of government and reducing entitlement spending, was revealing: ''No more hidden earmarks,'' he said.
The other complication is the White House itself. The likely presidential candidates left little doubt about what at least some of them saw as Mr. Bush's complicity in the spending increases that took place during the first six years of his term. ''Our discretionary spending -- taking out Iraq and mandatory spending -- grew 49 percent in four years,'' said Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, a likely presidential candidate.
But they are not alone in seeing political benefit in returning to the spending issue.
A Republican close to the White House, who insisted on anonymity in exchange for talking about private discussions, said that Mr. Bush's own menu of spending restraints, along with his call for Congress to pass a line-item veto, reflects in part a political decision to embrace this issue to steady his presidency, and to build his standing with the party's conservative base.
Mr. Bush's emphasis on the issue may also reflect an effort by the White House to help Congressional Republicans. Some of them fear that the party's base, which is upset over the growth of government even with Republicans in control of the White House and Congress, may fail to turn out in sufficient numbers to counter an energized Democratic party this November.
There are ways to talk about reducing the size of government without taking political risks. Senator George Allen of Virginia spoke just as enthusiastically about a line-item veto, along with a balanced-budget amendment, as he did about spending curbs.
Yet that may not be enough in this environment, given the extent that the federal budget is out of balance and the distress by conservatives over how Republicans have managed the government.
Spending has been one issue on which some of Mr. Bush's most prominent supporters, among them Grover G. Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, have openly broken with the White House. But there could be no doubt about the power of this issue after the weekend in Memphis.
One of the most striking moments involved a speech not by a possible presidential candidate, but by Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Mr. Graham stood up, speaking softly but urgently, and apologized to the audience for what had happened with spending in this era of Republican rule in Washington.
''I am sorry for letting you down when it comes to spending your money,'' Mr. Graham said. ''We're going to turn it around; if we don't, we're going to be in trouble.''
The audience was silent for a second, and then burst into applause. It was a moment that no doubt did not escape notice of any Republican thinking of running for president in 2008 who was anywhere near that room.


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Patriots release Branch; Hernandez likely out Sunday
The Patriots made roster moves Saturday, including releasing WR Deion Branch again, and they could be without TE Aaron Hernandez against the Colts.
Friday's key matchup: Colts QB Andrew Luck vs. Patriots defense
In Sunday's marquee game between the 6-3 Colts and 6-3 Patriots, the No. 1 pick of April's draft will help determine if Indy can pull the upset.
CB Aqib Talib preparing for Patriots debut
Aqib Talib wants to leave his past troubles behind. The Patriots hope he can do the same for their secondary.
Flawed defense? No problem for Patriots
If the Patriots are to live up to expectations, they need to win the Super Bowl to put to rest any questions about Bill Belichick's defense.
Patriots add OG Petrus
The Patriots signed OG Mitch Petrus on Tuesday, the team announced.
Patriots release LB Tarpinian
The Patriots released LB Jeff Tarpinian from the 53-man roster, the team announced Monday.
AFC East Spin cycle: Patriots survive; Dolphins, Jets fall flat
While the Patriots escaped with a win over the Bills to extend their lead in the division, the Jets and Dolphins suffered bad losses.
Patriots survive late rally to top Bills
The Patriots kept the surprisingly tough Bills winless at Gillette Stadium with a 37-31 victory on Sunday.
Patriots activate TE Shiancoe off injured reserve
The Patriots announced Saturday that TE Visanthe Shiancoe has been activated to the 53-man roster from the injured reserve list.
49ers aim to join Giants as San Francisco champs
Here's a look at the four times the same city has won the World Series in October and the Super Bowl a few months later.
Patriots RB Bolden suspended four games
The NFL suspended Patriots rookie RB Brandon Bolden four games for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.
Key matchup: Bills RBs Jackson, Spiller vs. Patriots defense
The Bills need to establish a run game and get the ball into the hands of Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller often if they want to score an upset win.
Patriots' new-look secondary could impact S Chung
If Aqib Talib's presence moves Devin McCourty to safety for the long-term, that will impact S Patrick Chung, who is in a contract year.
Week 11 Patriots-Colts game flexed
The NFL announced Monday that the Week 11 game between the Colts and Patriots will be flexed to a late-afternoon time slot.
AFC East Spin cycle: Bills', Dolphins' strengths falter on Sunday
The Bills' run game and Dolphins' third-down defense, each team's respective strength, failed them in losses on Sunday.
The New England Patriots have signed free agent wide receiver Michael Jenkins.||||||| In his ninth season, Jenkins caught 40 passes for 447 yards and two touchdowns with the Minnesota Vikings last year. He joined them in 2011 after seven seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, who drafted him in the first round in 2004 out of Ohio State.
The Minnesota Vikings have released Jenkins.||||||| Jenkins played two seasons of the three-year contract he signed with the Vikings after the lockout ended in 2011. He was due a roster bonus of $2.425 million on March 16 and a base salary of $825,000 for 2013.
The Minnesota Vikings placed Jenkins on injured reserve.||||||| Jenkins has an as yet unspecified knee injury. Jenkins was in his first year with the Vikings after coming over from Atlanta in the offseason. He caught 38 passes for 466 yards and three touchdowns and developed an early chemistry with rookie quarterback Christian Ponder.
Jenkins had three catches for 111 yards and one touchdown in a loss to the Packers on Sunday.||||||| Jenkins has 332 yards receiving. He had a 24-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
The Atlanta Falcons have released defensive end Jamaal Anderson and receiver Michael Jenkins. The Falcons announced the moves Friday, the opening day of training camp. By cutting the former first-round draft picks, the team clears $7.8 million under the salary cap.||||||| Jenkins was drafted 29th overall by the Falcons in 2004. He spent most of his career as a starter but became expendable when Atlanta traded up to draft Julio Jones this year. Last season, Jenkins had 41 receptions for 505 yards and two touchdowns.


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This week we discuss the upcoming launch of Update 11 and the developer diaries that released this past week.
This week Goldenstar's Dum group had a group of 4 Dums and decided to return to Carn Dum to clean up some older quests they've had in their logs for a long time.
Merric keeps forgetting his universal tool in his vault. He may have said something else but this is all I remember.
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It me again. I was inspired by you guys and made a Hobbit Hunter on Landroval named Aehro (pronounced "Arrow"), he's 20 now and in The Council of Secret Fire; thanks for the link.
I also made a couple of Creeps: A Weaver named Yipreth and a Warg named Yipsnarl. I wanted to see what night you guys played your creeps and maybe meet you guys out on the Moors.
Thanks again for the great podcast, hope to see you in game.
Hi, Goldenstar,
I found a place where they have "lifetime" LOTRO accounts for sale. I wrote to Turbine to ask if it was legal, they never answered me. Is it legal for me to buy a lifetime account? It seems to me Turbine wouldn't like that too much, since they lose their yearly subscription if someone has lifetime. Do you know anything about this?
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Our kin, Aurora Australis, has been a strong and active kin on the Elendilmir server since 2007 thanks to our leaders, Barn and MrsBarn.
In January 2012, Barn swallowed a chicken bone, which unfortunately perforated his bowel and was the start of a massive and heartbreaking journey for their family. A string of infections and operations followed, and he nearly died (he was given his last rites). Throughout this time, MrsBarn stayed strong for their two children and was pregnant with their third, giving birth to their daughter, Aurora, at the same time as Barn was having surgery.
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Just wondering if it's worth asking the question of whether the Clippers, with their MLE and trade exception, should be mentioning our old friend LO, still dangling out there, especially amidst all of the Iverson talk.
KA--who just put up a nice two-games-in Summer League update--talked about the Clips basic needs in his "Answer Me Not" post yesterday. There's the backup PG, 3rd guard issue, but the second need is the defense/rebounder wing player, the glue guy. A big part of the intent in this desire is to find someone who is a solid enough starter at SF, allowing Al Thornton to perhaps come off the bench, making him more of a pure scorer and compensating for his passing, handling, rebounding and defensive deficiencies.
The prototypes, as discussed, are Shane Battier, Tayshaun Prince, and newbie flavor-of-the-offseason Trevor Ariza. They're defense-oriented versatile SFs who you could make a good case for as starters ahead of AT. The longer list is out there somewhere. At first glance Odom doesn't seem to be one of these guys, because he was coming off the bench himself last year, and he has been playing PF almost exclusively for a number of years now. But that's a bit deceptive, based on the Lakers particular situation.
The fact is that LO is a remarkably versatile player. He was able to adapt to the Lakers' needs, rather than the other way around.
And I'll cut into my comments to mention that in my view the Lakers are low-balling LO in a certain, only because of their tax status and the Bynum deal and others that they have to live with, but the part that's unseemly is the way that they're using their media-darling status to continue to force the issue and make it seem like LO isn't responding to a generous deal. It's virtually impossible for the Lakers to pay LO what he's worth. It's his bad luck that he's a UFA, with a shiny new ring no less, in a year when no one has money and the economic outlook for the league is very poor. But Turkoglu and Ben Gordon got big deals, and LO's agent knows that he's going to be leaving 10-20 million--a whole lot of money, with 1 or 2 million of it going to the agent--on the table if he signs a 3-year deal now, and has to go back to try to get his next deal when he's past his prime. The timing is worse when you look at last year's deals (Maggette, Baron Davis, just to name two close to home) and next year's deals, where a guy like Boozer doesn't opt out, to get paid now to join the much more high stakes 2010 musical chairs.
But back to LO and how he might fit on the Clippers. There's a question of whether Blake Griffin can play the 3, but there was never any question of whether LO could--the question was whether he could play the 4. It was Miami's needs and then the Lakers lack of a PF that has made him seem so clearly a PF. With the Clippers abundance of bigs (Kaman-Camby-Jordan) and the arrival of BGriffin, LO's potential role on the Clips would be what it used to be back in the day, when they had FElton locked in at SF and Olowocancer at the 5. He would be the starting SF. He would get some minutes at PF when Griffin goes to the bench, and he might take away some PF minutes of Camby.
LO's rebounding is outstanding for a player in this role, as is his ability to distribute. His defense would seem to be solid enough. Perhaps he's not a lockdown, perimeter wing defender, not a Battier or a Prince, but he can definitely get the job done.
Of course, you get into some major "it's the Clippers" issues, that might reach new heights in this case. How could LO leave the championship Lakers to go to the dysfunctional Clips? That's just how crazy he is! Who needs him--we've got Kobe! And Ron Artest! Etc. etc. Odom's reasons would be economic. It seems crazy for him to accept a 5 year deal at the MLE--the Ariza deal--rather than the Lakers seemingly generous, tax-burdened 3/27-30 deal, but the 5 or 7 million dollars is... a guaranteed 5-7 million dollars. And LO hasn't taken that deal yet. Does a 1-year MLE deal, playing for next year when there's more money out there? Why not try, then, to make a 1 yr/10 million deal with the Lakers? Would the Lakers do a sign-and-trade? Would they do one with the Clippers? Would LO take the deal that we discussed for Shawn Marion, using the trade exception? Was that better than the deal he could make with the teams he's talking to now? Do the Clippers want to use up future capspace on Odom? Would Griffin/Odom/Gordon fit in the way I'm imagining? Lots and lots of questions.
As far as the insane, improbable return, It's worth remembering that MDSr was not the coach when LO left the Clips. Miami made a last second, very pricey offer to LO, and the Clips chose not to match what seemed to be an inflated deal. Matching FElton came first, and matching on the Maggs deal was much easier. And the Clips were just taking their first baby steps towards financial respectability at that stage. The Clips have changed, and they're on the rise, with Griffin. It's really unfortunate that BDavis was so horrible last year, negating his ability to get involved in attracting talented players to the team.
Believe me, I know that these are even more extreme zhivings than the norm, and the argument leaks from dozens of holes. But a simple version of it is this: who would you rather have the Clips sign: Lamar Odom or Allen Iverson. The obvious, easy answer is neither, of course.
And then there's the idea of making a healthy offer to Odom just to mess with the Lakers. At least an amusing thought.


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Here is information about Maureen and Tim's successful twenty-five year marriage.
Maureen Orth: Differing info on Internet.
How Tim and Maureen Met:
Tim: "When I first met my wife, Maureen Orth, in 1980, I tried to impress her by bragging that I had actually booked Bruce Springsteen before anyone had heard of him. She burst out laughing. 'That's nice,' she said. 'In 1975, I wrote the cover story about him for Newsweek.
Source: Tim Russert. Big Russ and Me -- Father and Son: Lessons of Life. 2004. pg. 233.
Tim: "... I met Maureen at a reception at the 1980 Democratic National Convention in Manhattan ..."
Source: Tim Russert. Big Russ and Me -- Father and Son: Lessons of Life. 2004. pg. 304.
Wedding Date:Tim and Maureen were married in at the Basilica de San Miguel in Madrid, Spain.
Tim: "... in 1983 we went to Spain and got married. It sounds simple enough, but we had to go through the rigors of convincing the Catholic Church in that country that we were two American Catholics in good standing who had never been married before ... we received the necessary permissions and were married at the Basilica of San Miguel." Source: Tim Russert. Big Russ and Me -- Father and Son: Lessons of Life. 2004. pg. 289.
Maureen about Luke: "You know, the family motto [is] 'To whom much is given, much is expected,' " Orth added. "And [Luke has] really risen to the occasion. I'm very proud of him."
Source: Bob Considine. "Tim Russert's widow 'astounded' by flood of support." MSNBC.msn.com. 7/28/2008.
Maureen: Author, reporter, special correspondent for Vanity Fair, founder of Marina Orth Foundation.
They also owned a vacation home on Nantucket.
Source: K.C. Myers. "Russert involved in Nantucket life." CapeCodOnLine.com. 6/14/2008.
Quotes About Tim and Maureen's Marriage:
Source: "Tim Russert writes of fathers' advice and love." MSNBC.com. 06/12/2007.
Maureen: "Nothing has been as much fun as being Tim Russert's wife and Luke Russert's mom."
Source: MaureenOrth.com.
Maureen: "I think that he [Tim] always tried to be very authentic to himself. he would never not be who he is. whenever i tried to tell him, you know, maybe you ought to wear a better tie, he goes, that's not me. so i think authenticity is something. and also, he had a core sense of values that he felt very strongly about news."
Source: "Tim Russert's family discusses his legacy." MSNBC.msn.com. 2/13/2011.
Maureen: "Our mutual love sustains me."
Source> Maureen Orth. Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U.S. History. 2010. pg. 532.
Maureen Orth: "I said to him, 'I want to give you a hug; maybe I'll never see you again,' " says journalist Maureen Orth, 65, speaking publicly about her husband for the first time since his June 13 passing –- the day after he left Italy. "I don't know why I said that to him. I just had a feeling."
Source: "Tim Russert's Wife Opens Up About His Death." People.com. 6/19/2008.
Kathy Russert-Hughes: "His [Tim's] family was the most important thing in the world, and he always had time for family."
Source: Diane Herbst. "Tim Russert: The Father's Day That Wasn't." People.com. 6/15/2008.
Tom Brokaw: "Family and faith were the foundations of his [Tim's] life."
Source: "Tim Russert's Wife Opens Up About His Death." People.com. 6/19/2008.


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Lionel Messi's detractors have a problem.The amazingly talented Argentinian attacker isn't just good for Barcelona anymore, eliminating most of the criticisms of his game. For years, critics, blowhards and "experts" alike have attacked Messi for not doing enough on the international level. Argentina's failures have been unnecessarily, and unfairly, placed on Messi's back to the point where he resembles Atlas, struggling to hold up the Earth.
It's never helped that Argentine fans and media, along with observers from the rest of the soccer world, have expected Messi to singly handily lead the national team to success. The older and fatter Diego Maradona gets, the more nostalgic people get about his accomplishments and the bigger and more grandiose they become. At this rate, by the time I'm an old man people will remember Maradona's accomplishment, especially from the 1986 World Cup, as one man alone defeating the English and West Germans by shooting lightning bolts out of his ass.
Lionel Messi is not Diego Maradona, which is a good thing. It's not fair to compare Messi to Maradona because the game is so much different today that it was 26 years ago. Despite that, people love to compare them and they love to hold the accomplishments on the international stage by Maradona over Messi, because his Argentine teams have not reached the heights that Mardona's reached.
Once again, Lionel Messi is not Diego Maradona. In fact, he's better ... much better.
The sooner fans of the game realize this the happier they'll be. But in order to break away from their nostalgic love for Diego, they'll need to stop living in the past. Something that is incredibly difficult for soccer fans to do ... just look at England.
Messi has played 340 senior level matches in his club career with Barcelona, scoring 265 goals. He's done that in less than six seasons. Maradona made 589 appearances in 20 season, scoring 311 goals*. At this rate, Messi will pass Diego in career club goals as early as next season. Hell, he could do it this season.
*Assists left out as they were not tracked during Maradona's entire career.
Well what about for the national team, surely Diego's greatness over Messi will be shown there, right? Maradona earned 91 caps for Argentina over 18 years, scoring 34 goals. Messi has 75 caps in eight years and 30 goals. Messi will pass Maradona's goal total during this World Cup qualifying cycle. I do fully realize that Messi gets far more international games now compared to Maradona, and I'm sure if he was playing 10-15 games a season for Argentina during his prime, he might have bigger numbers. But he didn't, so get over it.
The point of all this is not to demean Maradona's accomplishments, far from it. The guy was a legendary player, he did things people had never seen on the soccer pitch, and despite his penchant for ridiculous behavior, his on-the-field accomplishments are worth remembering, but it's time to stop trying to compare these two players.
The idea that Messi doesn't do anything for Argentina is one of the dumbest myths in the modern game. Messi is not to blame for Argentina's coaching and personnel problems over the past few years. He's accomplished so much since he was first capped at the senior level in 2005. Unfortunately for Messi, he hasn't won a World Cup and that fact alone is enough for many people to try and claim he's ineffective at the international level.
Hopefully some of those chuckle-heads watched his performance against Uruguay on Friday night. If you are one of those chuckle-heads, here are the highlights.
We're entering a window in which we're likely going to see the best that Messi has to offer for Argentina. He has a talented roster assembled around him, but more importantly new head coach Alejandro Sabella has calmed things down and put the captain's armband on Messi. This is his team now and there's no longer any question about what needs to happen for Argentina to be successful.
Does that mean they're going to win the next World Cup? Who knows. The answer is 'probably not', but it doesn't matter. If you chose to gauge a player's value solely upon winning easily the hardest tournament in the world to win, then you're missing the point.
Messi is a better all around player than Maradona' and while I'm sure he would love nothing more than to lift the World Cup trophy, that should not define him. Pretending anything else is either a desperate attempt to cling to the past or a complete unwillingness to see the truth of the matter. Either way, you're robbing yourself of enjoying greatness, and isn't that the entire reason we watch?


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Registered for an online course? Login to your course in Blackboard Vista by the first day of classes!The Department of English regularly offers online sections of EH101 and EH102; additionally, we often offer online sections of EH091 and 200-level literature courses. You can find a list of online sections by searching the course offerings in BlazerNet. Online sections receive the same credit as the equivalent sections offered face-to-face. The difference is that the online sections are conducted completely online via email and the Internet. Students never meet with the instructor in a traditional classroom. The following resources can provide you with more information:
How Online Courses Are ConductedAs with any course, much of the online course works depends on the instructor. Some instructors require their students to attend weekly chat sessions at specific times. Others use only asynchronous methods of communication. Some require students to take reading quizzes. Others ask students to keep reading journals. Still, there are some consistencies about which you should be aware if you are considering taking a composition or literature course in an online format:
- The courses are not self-paced. Deadlines for completing course assignments are set by each instructor and students are expected to meet those deadlines. Students may not "work ahead," nor can they wait until the last week of classes to submit their work. If you register for an online course, you will be follow the syllabus the instructor has written for that course.
- Each course is governed by the same State of Alabama Guidelines as face-to-face courses. Students will have to meet the same requirements in the online course that they would in a face-to-face course.
- These courses require students to be self-motivated. Students bear a greater responsibility for their learning in an online class and must be more self-motivated to pursue that learning than a face-to-face experience requires.
- Taking an English class online does not constitute an "easy way out" of these required classes. Students are often surprised at the amount of time they have to devote to their online classes. A well-accepted standard is that university students work two hours outside of class for every hour they are in class; therefore, a student attending a face-to-face English composition or literature class would expect to devote three hours to attending class and six hours to working on the course outside of class. Students in online sections of English composition or literature should expect to devote at least this much time per week to their course.


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By JIM VERTUNOAP Sports Writer
Texas (AP) - New Texas football coach Charlie Strong says the Longhorns
will field a mentally and physically tough team as he tries to push the
program back among the national elite.
introduced its new coach at a 45-minute news conference Monday. Strong
breezed through with jokes and smiles before ending it with a "Hook'em
Horns" hand signal.
Strong also acknowledged the historical significance of being the school's first African-American head coach of a men's sport.
spent the last four seasons at Louisville and went 23-3 the last two
years. He takes over for Mack Brown, who stepped down last month after
16 seasons.
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Christmas Party Candy Buffet Ideas
Tis the season for sweets and candy!
Christmas is truly the most wonderful time of the year – and one of the tastiest, too! With all of the celebrations, holiday parties, and events to attend, there's a never-ending supply of ham, cookies, and other holiday sweets.
Here at Candy Galaxy, we've been busy working with red and green candy as well as other holiday favorites. Setting up a candy buffet is becoming a more popular trend for Christmas parties, and we just wanted to present you with a few visual ideas of how festive a Christmas candy buffet can be!
Of course, using red candy, green candy, and white candy at your Christmas party buffet is an easy way to make the atmosphere more joyous. Below are several photos from our holiday party to give you ideas for your next Christmas candy buffet. Feel free to use our photos as a guide and inspiration as you select candy and set up your Christmas candy buffet.
Notice how the red and green ribbon seamlessly flows between the various candy displays. Aside from adding visual flair, the ribbon also serves to unite the different pieces into a single, cohesive Christmas candy buffet. The candy canes on the table liven up the empty spaces as well as add a sense of festivity to the display.
By placing the candy in glass jars and containers with wide mouths, it makes it easy for your guests to enjoy the Christmas candy buffet. You're guests will easily scoop up the candy they want, and you won't have to worry about any broken containers. Easy to access displays also allow the candy to showcase themselves as the main attraction of your Christmas candy buffet.
Here, it's apparent how the different textures of green candy and red candy add to the Christmas candy buffet. Rock candy sparkles with a sense of class and lights up the entire area around it. Though the rock candy itself is hard and dense, it somehow creates and airy feeling that lightens up the display. On the other hand, notice how the red and green malted milk balls add a sense of weight and gravity to the Christmas candy buffet. Mixed alongside the red candy, the white of peppermint saltwater taffy and jordan almonds creates a sense of freshness, as most peppermint flavors come in red and white.
As long as you pick a variety of candies that everyone will enjoy and get creative in setting it up, your Christmas candy buffet will be a success! Thanks for checking out our pictures and blog! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Candy Galaxy!


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With all the turmoil in Phoenix recently, especially with the losses of GM Steve Kerr and assistant GM David Griffin, the chances of the Suns retaining Amare Stoudemire have lessened. However, that's not stopping the Suns from making one last effort to keep Amare in Phoenix for the long term.
According to Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, the Suns will sit down with Stoudemire Tuesday in Los Angeles to make their pitch.
Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver and coach Alvin Gentry will make a last-ditch contract extension offer toAmar'e Stoudemire at a meeting Tuesday in Los Angeles, a team source told Yahoo! Sports.
Unless Sarver comes with a maximum offer that convinces the All-Star forward to stay, Stoudemire will opt-out of the $17.6 million left on the final year of his contract and declare himself a free agent.
Stoudemire reportedly wants to stay in Phoenix, but is concerned about all the upheaval in the front office. If Stoudemire leaves, Phoenix will reportedly consider New York's David Lee.


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Top 20 class this year. (Still just 5th best in the ACC.)
I drove to Reynolds Saturday night to watch the State women's basketball team play Auburn. I wanted to see six-five Markeisha Gatling play, and I felt that Auburn, being a SEC team, would offer...
What a mess this is. Not exactly what a rebuilding program needs at the moment. Looking at the bigger picture, though, it sounds like Downtown Sports Bar has been giving underage NCSU athletes the booze hookup for a while.
Good things are happening for NC State, which currently sits atop the ACC standings with a 13-1 and 3-0 ACC record. It is quite a feat for the Wolfpack, which not long ago lost 127 out of 128 ACC matches from 2001 to 2007.Not bad. Oh, and they're 14-1 (4-0) after beating Georgia Tech in five sets on Friday night. Georgia Tech was 3-0 in conference play, and now the Wolfpack is in sole possession of first place. I see you, Bryan Bunn.
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The VA has reported on the sewer plant for years, but I only see one reference in the "related stories" links. This, from a January 26 article seems to sum up the story: "It could cost the city anywhere between $500,000 to millions of dollars more to build somewhere else, resulting in water and sewage fee increases as much as $5 to $10 each month." FYI, EA, the story also reports COV started planning in 2005.April 5, 2012 at 8:02 p.m.
It sounds like the residents have a very good chance of prevailing! A couple of things to remember, though--one day that plant will have to replaced, but it was not an emergency at this time. Second, the purchase of this piece of land had a lot of controversy attached to it. That plant could be located on another parcel of land. Act in haste, repent in leisure.April 5, 2012 at 9:56 a.m.
Sadly, this is one of those NIMBY things that probably won't garner to much support due to nobody wanting it moved for fear it might end up closer to them.April 5, 2012 at 9:13 a.m.
I wish the residents luck in their fight.
Why don't they move it to the north side of town where our beautiful little subdivisions can enjoy the smell some residents have had the pleasure of smelling for many years, I'm sure the south side could find it in their hearts to share the pleasant odor with others. We're not greedy!April 5, 2012 at 8:30 a.m.
Well it's cost saving to the COV,
"Frank Werkenthin Jr., an Austin attorney representing the city's interest, said they would prefer to have the hearings in Austin as a cost-saving measure."
It will save the city money, their hired gun attorney wouldn't have to drive or fly to Victoria, stay in a Hotel room ect. Durn, the COV will miss out on some HOT funds though.
Just another case of " What does the COV Legal and Engineering Departments really do?"
Every time something is built or a legal matter has to be litigated, COV hires a outside attorney or engineer.April 4, 2012 at 6:23 p.m.
How could it possibly be a cost saving measure to hold the hearings in Austin? A couple of folks coming from Austin versus a lot of folks traveling to Austin? Thank goodness the judge seems to be of reason!April 4, 2012 at 5:54 p.m.


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Date of News Release 03/24/05
(Richmond, KY) - A joint investigation between the Owsley County Sheriff's Office and the Kentucky State Police, led to the arrest of two females (Virginia Shehan-Geestman and Robin Roberts both of Booneville, KY) for prostitution. During the course of the investigation, the females agreed to engage in sexual activity with an undercover officer for a sum of money. Both females were arrested at the scene by officers of both agencies. Both females were lodged in the Three Forks Regional Jail and are awaiting bond. The case remains under investigation by both agencies.


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My Daughter, Landry, was born on Oct. 13th, guess who else was !?
Can you guess who elses birthday is on Oct. 13th? If you guessed Jerry Jones, then you are correct. It's a dissapointing time right now for us Cowboys die hards, but its hard for me to be upset right now with my daughter just being born. I couldn't help but smile when I found out that my daughter, who was named after one of the greatest coaches in history, was born on the same day as the owner of my favorite team in any sport. It's kind of ironic I know, what with Jerry firing Tom, but I don't hold any grudges over that. I may not agree with all the decisions they make, or most of them lol, but they will always be my team.


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Ronda Rousey Helps Speed Up Computer Tech Repair Service Video.
PooPoo Potty face strikes again!!!!!!
Can't act for s***! plus that gut hanging around the waist,disgusting as f%^&*!!!!!!
Huh? so this company sends out people to intimidate business partners to do do a better job???
I enjoyed watching Mark Hunt's staph infection over seeing Ronda Rousey's face.
Despite all that…..I'd still smash
I cannot wait for this ugly arrogant cu*t to get the crap kicked out of her. all that training and she is softer than a 8 year old who eats candy all day. Don't worry her beatdown is soon to come! Go Meisha now that's one bad ass chica!!!
"PooPoo potty face"… That's funny!
Lame. I will bet everyone is scared. Its funny they have her striking the whole time but she only patters punches in fights to get the take down. When someone gets known all of a sudden they get calls to do stuff even though they are no good at it,no charisma.
Ok Ronda, she's getting her acting on, I'm not mad at that. But after you smash Miesha again, please step up and fight Cyborg.
I bet she had fun doing that shitty commercial (not like there such thing as a good commercial) but holy s***…that was gay.
can you say fu3king retarded
Make that money while you can!
I cant jerk off to this.
here's a quarter go have a rat chew that thing off you face
You guys who are complaining are such retards! That commercial wasnt so bad. Try watching some Japanese commercials! And do you expect her to be Meryl Streep with such bad writing and little acting experience?!?
Anyway, you go Ronda! Make money like Mayweather!!
I don't find her attractive at all… she's awkward & seems like she tries too hard. Like when a camera's on her she puts on this idc sort of face like a little kid does when they know some1′s watching them & they start to act up… pre-busted nose Meisha all day lol
No head kicks!?
@Ken Shiro "poo-poo potty face" – That is the best description of that face, I could not agree with you more
Only against nerds would she have the striking advantage
Reminds me of an early Randy Couture movie
Watched 15 seconds and thought "what the heck am I doing?"
Cannot watch any more!!
These comments were WAY better than that weak comercial. Poo poo potty face, F*** that is GOLD!
she gotta Boobie Doo..
Her billy sticks out more then her boobies doo..
Wow guys, she's not a face or lingerie model, and she is certainly not supposed to resemble one here.
She looks like an adult Honey Boo boo. I just can't get that out of my head.


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Meliah Rage Biography
Meliah Rage was formed in Boston in 1985 and attracted the attention of Epic Records, who released their first two albums along with a live EP. Though their music was strong (a powerful thrashy metal style in the vein of prime Metal Church), they didn't seem to get the push one might have expected given their major label status, and thus they faded from view. In 1992 an album/demo was recorded with a new rhythm section featuring none other than Godsmack frontman Sully Erna on drums, but it went unreleased, and it was not until 1996 that, with another new rhythm section, Death Valley Dream was released. In 2003 the aforementioned 1992 recordings were unearthed and released under the title Unfinished Business. Additionally, the band is officially reunited, with a new lineup as shown below, and a new album, Barely Human, released in 2004. from Bnrmetal
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The President's Spouse: History
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Mourners will head to a suburban Chicago church to pay respects to an Illinois State Police Trooper who was killed last week during a fiery wreck on Interstate 294.
Visitation for James Sauter will be Monday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Morraine Valley Church in Palos Heights.
The 28-year-old from Vernon Hills was pronounced dead early Friday after a semi-truck hit his squad car as it idled along the side of the road.
Sauter became a trooper in 2008. His funeral will be Tuesday morning.
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Final Score in NY: Angels: 1 Yankees: 2
In what turned out to be Garrett Richards' best pitching performance this season at Yankee Stadium, he ends up going the distance(!) for the loss as the Angels fail to support their starter. Hiroki Kuroda was equally masterful on the mound as he had the Angels hitters guessing and swinging at junk out of the zone.
In the 9th inning, J.B. Shuck got the rally started with a line shot down the RF line but, as fate would have it, the ball took a weird bounce off the 1B bag and caromed towards RF, limiting Shuck to a single. Josh Hamilton's 2nd double of the evening would bring the Angels within one run and for awhile things finally became interesting.
After an intentional walk to Erick Aybar, third baseman Chris Nelson could have worked a game-tying walk but end up swinging at ball four with the bases loaded to end the game.
On the bright side, SP Jason Vargas is scheduled to come off the DL and take the mound Tuesday evening. He is opposed by a leaner (think an In-N-Out double cheeseburger served vegetarian style) C.C. Sabathia. So there's that. Protected pick here we come!
***UPDATE: SP Tommy Hanson has been sent down to AAA to make room for Jason Vargas***