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Legal odds against Vick just got much longer
Just how much trouble is Michael Vick in now? How serious is Tuesday's federal indictment? So many questions about Vick's legal jeopardy. Lester Munson has answers.
Originally Published: July 17, 2007
Lester Munson | ESPN.com
As Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick prepares for his first court appearance next Thursday to face criminal charges from his involvement in a dogfighting operation in Virginia, questions continue to arise about the kennel, his role with it and the evidence against him.
Here are some of the questions and answers. Of all the allegations made against Vick, what is the biggest surprise? The biggest surprise in the federal charges against Vick is the extent of his alleged participation in a scheme that, according to the indictment, began in 2001 and continued until three months ago, which is when Vick and his cohorts are charged with the execution of eight dogs. Vick, the indictment says, was involved in every aspect of the business for more than six years. He was involved, in fact, up until a few days before the first raid on his property in late April of this year. The government charges that he purchased dogs, that he helped train dogs, that he sponsored and hosted dogfights, that he tested dogs for their fighting ability, and that he was present when dogs that did not measure up to the group's standards were killed. Vick has insisted that he knew very little about what went on at the house he owned, but the indictment provides a picture of a man who financed and participated in every aspect of the dogfighting operation. Vick's operation was known as "Bad Newz Kennels." Was it a successful dogfighting organization before police and federal agents began their raids? The charges in the indictment describe 15 fights involving dogs owned by Bad Newz Kennels. In terms of wins and losses, Vick and the crew did well, winning 10 of the fights. But in terms of the purses and the bets on the fights, they were less successful. They lost a total of $37,500, according to the indictment, in their five losses. In their 10 victories, they won only $22,600. That gave them a net loss of $14,900. In a doubleheader in March of 2003, against dogs owned by someone apparently now poised to testify against Vick, they lost $23,000. Vick paid the winning owner with $23,000 in cash that Vick brought to the fights in a book bag. There probably were other fights not specified in the charges in the indictment. There were at least 10 additional events sponsored by Vick and Bad Newz Kennels in 2003 and 2004, but we don't know which dogs won and we don't know how much money was won and lost. Overall, it does not appear to have been a profitable organization. On top of the money lost in purses and bets, Vick apparently financed the entire operation, including the construction of the sheds, the fences and the house. In addition to the charges in the indictment, the government wants Vick to "forfeit" any proceeds "obtained" from the dogfighting operation. What do they want from him? See the answer to the previous question. In contrast to corporate scams or crime syndicate gambling or loan sharking schemes, Vick's operation appears to have lost money. If he and his cohorts had somehow turned Bad Newz Kennels into a profit machine, then the government would be demanding forfeiture of all the profits. Vick spent large sums on the kennel and is now in the process of selling the property. It seems likely that he will sell the property for less than he spent on it, so he probably need not worry about any significant legal forfeiture. If he is convicted, he might face a large fine -- the total possible fine according to law is $350,000. But if Vick somehow manages to preserve his football career, that fine wouldn't hurt too much. The charges already filed against Vick are nasty and brutal enough. But is it possible that even more charges could be added as the case progresses? It's possible, yes. Officials in Surry County, Va., insist they are continuing with their own investigation of what happened on Vick's property. They claim they may file their own charges in addition to the federal charges already filed. Commonwealth Attorney Gerald Poindexter says he will rely on a Virginia law that makes abuse of animals a felony, but it is unlikely the local authorities will act at this point. When the federal government steps in, the local authorities generally step out. Poindexter's statements might be an attempt to save face after the feds came into his county and took over the situation. But there is the possibility of additional federal charges. Significant sums of money changed hands in Vick's dogfighting operation, according to the indictment. What was the origin, for example, of that $23,000 in cash in a book bag that Vick handed over when his dogs lost a doubleheader? The IRS will be checking. If it finds tax violations, they would be added to the indictment. What do these federal charges mean for Vick? Vick is in real trouble. He is up against the might and majesty of the U.S. government with all of its agents, all of its investigative techniques and all of its skilled prosecutors. If he has any doubts about the power and skill of the forces arrayed against him, he can call Scooter Libby, former chief of staff to vice president Dick Cheney, or he can call Lord Conrad Black, the disgraced media mogul facing time in a federal penitentiary. If he still isn't convinced, he can call Jeff Skilling, the zillionaire former Enron CEO who is residing in a federal pen. All three of them hired brilliant (and expensive) lawyers. All three thought they could explain their way out from under federal charges. And all three were convicted. Vick can, and probably will, hire some of America's best defense lawyers, but they will face a serious battle. Would Vick be sent to jail if he is convicted? Yes. It's hard to imagine any other outcome. The charges are serious, and the evidence against Vick presented at trial will be nasty. The government's case includes evidence that Vick and his cohorts "tested" pit bulls for ferocity. If the dogs failed the test, the indictment charges, they were executed by hanging or drowning. In one case, with Vick present, the indictment says a dog was slammed to the ground until it was dead. In another incident, a dog was soaked with a hose and then electrocuted. Those aren't the sort of transgressions that lead to probation and community service. It's the kind of behavior that results in punishment, and the punishment will be jail time. What is the next step for Vick? Vick will watch to see which of his three co-defendants will be the first to make a deal with federal prosecutors. Each of them will think seriously about turning on Vick and offering testimony against him in return for less time in jail. Vick is obviously the prime target of the government effort. Prosecutors and agents will be willing to talk with his co-defendants about a deal if they are willing to help prove the case against Vick. The government indictment discloses four witnesses who have already agreed to testify against him. If all three of his co-defendants join these four witnesses against Vick, he and his lawyers might suggest that he, too, should talk to the government about a deal that would minimize his time in jail. Vick is charged with "conspiracy" and violations of the "Travel Act." What does that mean? The conspiracy charge will make things extra difficult for Vick and his lawyers. Under federal laws, the conspiracy charge allows federal prosecutors to link Vick to things that occurred even if he was not present. If the prosecutors can connect the four defendants, crimes committed by one of them can be used to add to the evidence against the others. It's a tricky legal procedure that prosecutors love and defense lawyers detest. The Travel Act is a device invented by Robert F. Kennedy when he was U.S. Attorney General in the early '60s. It was designed for use against organized crime and made it easier to prove cases against hoodlums. In the sports world, it was used most recently in the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics bribery scandal. Federal prosecutors charged the Utah organizers under the Travel Act and proved millions of dollars in bribes. Vick, however, can take some hope from the fact that U.S. District Judge David Sam found the organizers not guilty of violating the Travel Act even though there was powerful evidence of bribery. What was Vick's role in the dogfighting conspiracy described in the indictment? According to the indictment, Vick was in the middle of everything from beginning to end. He purchased a vacant piece of property for $34,000, the indictment says. He then had sheds built for training dogs and staging fights and a fence erected to shield the operation from view. And finally, the indictment says, he had a two-story frame house with a basketball court put up as a residence for the people taking care of the dogs. If you believe the indictment, the Vick property had everything anyone could want in a dogfighting operation. When would Vick's trial begin? The federal courthouse in Richmond, Va., is the home of the nationally recognized "rocket docket." Cases move quickly in Richmond, more quickly than in any other courthouse in the federal system. Vick's lawyers will be looking for delays and for time to prepare a defense, but the trial would likely begin in a matter of four to six months. Are the federal authorities in Richmond tough on crime? Ask Ralph Sampson, the former NBA star. He fell behind in child support payments to seven children he had with four women, the kind of thing that is ordinarily worked out in a settlement. But instead of a settlement, Sampson found himself charged with felonies in federal court. Then, very quickly, he found himself in jail for two months on a child support charge. Yes, they're tough on crime in Richmond, and they might be particularly tough on crimes involving the torture and killing of dogs. ESPN.com's Lester Munson is a Chicago lawyer and journalist who has been reporting on investigative and legal issues in the sports industry for 18 years.- Senior Writer and Legal Analyst, ESPN.com
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Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in federal prison and three years' probation for his role in a dogfighting conspiracy. The suspended Falcons quarterback is looking at a scheduled release of July 2009. Story
• GM: Falcons will attempt to trade Vick• Lawyer: Vick might move to halfway house
• Former Vick estate fails to sell again
• Vick house fails to sell at auction
• Vick files for bankruptcy protection
• Prosecutor: Vick's Virginia trial can wait
• Vick ordered to repay Canadian bank $2.4 million
• Judge denies NFL motion to reverse Vick ruling
• Report: Vick not playing organized football in jail
• Report: Vick passes time with prison-yard football
• Vick's state dogfighting trial to begin June 27
• Munson: Vick yet to enter drug treatment
The sentence
• Vick sent to Kansas to serve rest of sentence• Vick asked judge for leniency before sentencing
• Vick sentenced to 23 months | Document (pdf)
• Poll: What do you think? | What they're saying
• Clayton: Sentence puts career in jeopardy
• Munson: Tough sentence by displeased judge
• Teammates show support at Falcons game
• Can Vick return to playing in NFL?
• Pasquarelli: No longer top of mind in Atlanta
• Last Vick co-defendant sentenced
• Podcasts : Cossack | Schlereth | Munson/Naqi | Pasquarelli
• Chat wrap: David Cornwell
Post Plea
• NFL wants court to reverse Vick bonus ruling• Victory for Vick: QB can keep $20 million bonus
• Fifth defendant in Vick case receives probation
• Vick's house for sale for $1.1M
• Some Falcons to visit Vick in prison
• PETA unveils new e-card
• Former Virginia estate fails to sell at auction
• Out of Falcons' sight, almost out of mind
• Judge's casework offers look at possible sentence
• Remaining dogs placed with rescue groups
• Source: Feds may push judge to up sentence
• NFLPA argues Vick should not lose roster bonus
• Vick co-defendants get 18, 21 months in prison
• Vick agrees to put up almost $1M for dogs' care
• Vick given April trial date on state charges
• Vick surrenders to begin serving sentence early
• Home at center of Vick dogfighting scandal sold
• Vick fires one of his lawyers in dogfighting case
• Man who sold Vick pit bull pleads guilty
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• Third bank sues Vick, claims he defaulted on loan
• Arbiter: Falcons have right to reclaim bonuses
• PETA: Vick had class on animal cruelty
• Evaluations show 48 of Vick's dogs placeable
• Vick tests positive for marijuana
• Vick supporters turn out for town meeting
• Vick's apology notes fetch $10.2K at auction
Vick's Plea/NFL Suspension
• Vick pleads guilty to federal dogfighting charge• The plea (PDF) | Statement of facts (PDF)
• Vick's statement: Watch it | Read it
• Roger Cossack explains plea deal
• Poll: Vick should be banned
• Va. Tech, Beamer continue to support Vick
• Vick supporters drown out protesters
• NFL suspends Vick indefinitely | Goodell (PDF)
• Chris Mortensen on Vick's suspension
• Vick files plea agreement admitting to dogfighting
• Marbury's about-face: Vick 'is 100 percent wrong'• National NAACP: Vick 'not a victim' | Audio
• Atlanta NAACP: Vick should be allowed to return
• Falcons come to terms with 'ex-teammate'
• Vick timeline | What they're saying
• Helyar: Even Atlanta turns against Vick
• Goodell: Vick not overshadowing season
• Vick co-defendant pleads guilty to charges
• Tony Taylor: Summary of Facts | Plea agreement
• Hometown residents stand by Vick
• Falcons had planned to suspend Vick
• Commish tells Vick to avoid camp
• Vick indicted | The indictment (pdf) | Civil arrest warrant (pdf)
Town Hall meeting
• Town Hall chat wrap: ChadihaPrevious columns/analysis
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Check out the lasted issue of "NSSC This Week". It covers SMA Raymond Chandler's recent visit to Natick Soldier Systems Center.
Check out the lasted issue of "NSSC This Week". It covers SMA Raymond Chandler's recent visit to Natick Soldier Systems Center.
Many have questioned the US Army's right to use a recently announced camouflage pattern, so a few weeks ago we decided to put it to bed and asked the Army about it. They offered us a rather curt, but confident, answer. But then DLA began a quest to fund a new printer that didn't pay commercial printing royalties to Crye Precision for Scorpion. So last week, we ran a story regarding the US Army's statement that they had "Appropriate rights to use the Operational Camouflage Pattern" and, in the process, exposed a major controversy that had arisen over printing royalties for OCP.
The US Army uses the name Operational Camouflage Pattern to refer to the Scorpion W2 camouflage pattern which is a 2010 modification of the so-called Scorpion pattern originally introduced by Crye Precision in 2001 and patented in 2004. What is at question, is whether or not the Army can use the pattern, royalty-free.
We know that Crye filed for, and was granted, a patent for this camouflage by the US Patent and Trademark Office, Camouflage Pattern Applied to Substrate US D487,848 S, March 30, 2004. We also know that not long after the patent was granted, the Army asked the PTO to insert the following addendum into the patent:
After claim, insert the following:
–Statement as to rights to inventions made under federally sponsored research and development.
The U.S. Government has a paid-up license in this invention and the right in limited circumstances to require the patent owner to license others on reasonable terms as provided for by the terms of contract No. DAAD16-01-C-0061 awarded by the US Army Robert Morris Acquisition Natick Contracting Division of the United States Department of Defense.–
From this, we surmised that the US Army's assertion of appropriate rights is based on the funding of the Scorpion project via contract (DAAD16-01-C-0061) in September of 2001. This 13 year-old contract has remained the missing piece to this puzzle. Does this contract, in fact, prefer rights to the camouflage to the US Army?
From the outset, I have to say that technically, the Army is just looking for a new fabric, as there has been no talk (at least publicly) about developing a specialized uniform layout for tropical environments. However, in addition to a new jungle boot that we talked about last week, Natick has released a Sources Sought Notice entitled, "Light Weight Tropical Uniform". This is excellent news.
To read the meat and potatoes of what the Army is looking for, see it here at RFITropWeight.
This is an interesting move as it is an admission that the current fabric used in the ACU, a 50/50 NYCO or nylon/cotton blend adopted for the Enhanced Hot Weather Battle Dress Uniform in the early 90s isn't really much of a tropical weight fabric. Prior to this, Hot Weather BDUs were made from a 100% ripstop cotton fabric. This came about as the Army "rediscovered" the need for a tropical weight version of the BDU during the invasion of Grenada in 1983. The Army had begun fielding the Woodland camouflaged BDU, made from a heavy, 50/50 nylon/cotton twill in 1981. Designed for use in central Europe, they were too hot for hot weather use. However, the comfortable, quick drying, 50/50 NYCO poplin fabric of the HWBDU was to be replaced within a decade.
By the early 90s, a serious garrison mentality had taken hold in the US Army. Soldier were starching their HWBDUs and the process was wearing them out rather quickly, with fraying at the cuffs and collars in as little as six months. Instead of telling Soldiers to stop starching a uniform fabric optimized for tropical environments, the Army introduced a new fabric that would be more durable when starched and pressed under high heat. Unfortunately, this 50/50 NYCO fabric compromise fabric isn't so great in the hot weather environments the uniform was intended for. The nylon content lowers breathability, making the fabric feel warmer. Operational capability was abandoned in favor of looking good in garrison. When the ACU came along, the Army incorporated that same 50/50 NYCO poplin fabric. Now that the Pacific Pivot is in, and the Army is scrambling to recreate capabilities like the jungle boot that it had abandoned years ago, it has dawned on somebody that they can find a better fabric solution and I am glad.
Granted, the Universal Camouflage Pattern is an issue in the jungle and Woodland EHWBDUs are will in use by some Army SOF and students at the new US Army Jungle School in Hawaii. Hopefully, the Army will work out a solution for this dilemma. But, we can always look back to a simple solution fielded during the Viet Nam War.
I've called it "The Greatest Uniform Ever Fielded By The US Army" and in my opinion, the OG-107 Jungle Fatigue in 100% ripstop cotton remains just that.
In fact, this uniform, as well as the ERDL camouflaged variant, continued to be worn well into the late 80s by Special operations Forces.
Rightfully so, the Army is looking, at a minimum (threshold), for a no-drip, no-melt solution fabric story. Naturally, if the star's aligned (object) they'd like a full FR solution, although this is probably overkill considering the operational environment.
If you've got something that you think will work, the Army needs to hear from you by 1200EST on 08 May 2014. They'll also need 5 yards of fabric (any color) and a the usual slew of technical data. Make sure you read the details in the amendments. The Army is going to use this data to help scope an actual requirement, making this is a very important part if the process.
With so much development in the textile industry over the past 10 years, here's to hoping that the Army identifies a fabric optimized for use in hot-wet environments.
Natick has issued a Sources Sought Synopsis looking for companies that are capable of digitally printing on a variety of substrates (fabrics). Additionally, they must be capable of NIR and SWIR compliance. Specifically:
Natick Soldier Systems Center requires rapid printed fabrics for field/lab testing of camouflage patterns for use in woodland, transitional and arid environments that conform to visual, NIR and SWIR requirements.
The Army is interested in prints on 50/50 Nylon/Cotton Ripstop Fabric, 500D Cordura and Rayon/Para-Aramid/Nylon Ripstop Fabric.
Notice in the documentation they reference Woodland, Transitional and Arid patterns? They go on and on about this, repeating it four times which tells me that, despite the contractual machinations currently (not) underway with Crye Precision for OCP (MultiCam), Natick is committed to working with a family of camouflage consisting of a Transitional pattern combined with Bookend Woodland and Arid patterns. Perhaps someone has realized that they actually own the Scorpion pattern (seen below), a precursor to MultiCam developed for the Objective Force Warrior program and can do pretty much anything they want with it. Then again, maybe not.
At this point, the Army is in a bit of quandry, having banked on a soft transition to OCP. Now, no one seems sure if the Army will be capable of moving away from the UCP camouflage. If a friend asked me in October if I knew what was happening I'd say "yes." If they asked me now, I'd tell a story that sounds like a plot to an episode of "Three's Company" and say "Not so much."
As for trying to keep up; the Army is getting pretty savvy on releasing solicitation notices that deal with developmental camouflage issues on FedBizOpps. Looks like they've figured out that folks are keeping an eye on them so they are issuing them without any discussion of camouflage on the actual notice. Take for instance this one. It is titled "Fabric Printing BPAs." You have to get down into the attachments to see what is really going on. Sneaky, Sneaky. But don't worry Army, we will keep an eye out for you to help keep you honest. Since the Army likes to alter the public record by deleting postings once they've been brought to light on SSD, we've included the meat of what the Army is looking for below.
Click to download: CAMO_BPA2_Spec23Jan2014
If you're interested in answering up, you've got until February 4th.
For the full Sources Sought Synopsis visit Fabric Printing BPAs.
Yesterday, the Army Contracting Command issued a Request for Information (RFI) / Market Survey on behalf of Product Manager Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment (PM-SCIE) and the US Army Natick Research, Development and Engineering Command, (NSRDEC) in Natick, MA for Flame Resistant and Non-Melting, Next-to-Skin Fabrics.
In particular, the wish "to identify domestic products, suppliers and manufacturers as potential sources of knitted fabrics suitable for use in three next-to-skin garment types. These garment categories include:
A. Base layer underwear
B. Base layer underwear capable of maintaining a snug fit when soft ballistic protection is added.
C. Flame resistant shirts capable of maintaining fit and positioning of integrated ballistic protection.
1. Sleeve and side panel fabric (must have capability to be printed in IR compliant camouflage patterns)
2. Torso fabric"
In addition to basic information on any company that submits, the Government also needs:
-A fact sheet or white paper, detailing properties of the submitted fabrics, technical parameters, manufacturing location, relevant company background/experience and documented test/analysis information that would indicate performance properties against the required physical properties listed above.
-Five yards of each submitted fabric.
-Pricing for each submitted fabric in dollars per linear yard.
The RFI goes on to state that, "the Government may purchase up to 100 yards from one or more respondents for prototype development. "
Most important, companies must review this document for salient performance characteristics.
Perspective companies have until November 29th, 2013 to respond. Full details are at the FBO posting.
As always, I will remind SSD readers that this is NOT a solicitation but rather a means to gather information from industry on the current state of the art. I encourage participation as these exercises influence future requirements.
Last fall we told you that Larry the Cable Guy visited Natick Labs for his History Channel show "Only in America." The episode which features the Thermal Test Facility, Doriot Climatic Chamber and Department of Defense Combat Feeding Directorate as well as the Experimental Load Carrying Facility seen above, premiers Wednesday night at 9 PM (EDT). Check local listings for encore show times.
I knew Rich Landry before he was cool. Before he had that awesome mustache. But even then that guy knew load carriage. Today, if you say 'Army' and 'load carriage' in the same sentence, you'd better add 'Rich Landry' to it.
Landry is an individual equipment designer with the Load Carriage Prototype Lab, Product Manager Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment, at Natick Soldier Systems Center. Recently, Landry and another cool guy, but of the grey beard variety, Murray Hamlet began work on a device that would give Soldiers access to a packboard type of a platform. They took the frame and suspension from the Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment, or MOLLE, Medium rucksack and came up with a removable PALS panel.
"This is just a pack board, or a foundation for an entire range of tactical equipment beyond that of what we call the Soldier's fighting load," Landry said. "Anything that is MOLLE compatible, you're going to have the ability to have a suspension system that's designed to support upwards of 60 pounds that you can truly tailor specific to what your tactical mission is."
The answer is the Modular Backpack Panel, or MBP, which increases the versatility of the MOLLE Medium. As it is, MOLLE Medium was developed to give the Soldier carriage for up to 60 pounds of essential gear for 72 hours.
"We've had calls from various organizations that carry all kinds of odd loads," said Landry, adding that the rucksack sometimes was in the way. "Anybody who's carrying large, crew-served weapons would find this application useful, the mortar guys, who are carrying a base plate, the tube, the various rounds, etcetera. They could utilize a modular setup to support those unusual loads."
"It's very basic load carriage capability," Landry said. "They still need to carry their basic, critical individual equipment. So we will provide a set of larger pouches, which will attach to the panel but still allow the larger items to be carried."
I saw a prototype months ago and look forward to hearing how the fielding goes and how Soldiers use it in the field.
Natick Soldier Systems Center employee Rich Landry talks about the proposed replacement for the Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK) we wrote about last month.
Over the last couple of years the US Army has been collecting anthropomorphic data on its Soldiers to improve models for clothing patterning and size tariffing for uniforms and other sized equipment as part of the ANSUR II program. This anthropomorphic data is also used by engineers who develop cockpits and crew stations on vehicles and aircraft. Anthropometry is the study of physical dimensions in people, including the measurement of human body characteristics such as heights, breadths, girths, and reaches.
Not only are Soldiers built differently now than they were when the currently used info was collected in 1988 from active-duty personnel, but Americans in general are bigger. Consequently, this time around the Army wanted to collect info on the from about 13,000 troops representing the total force including Reservists and Guardsmen.
They have been making the rounds to various installations and recently visited Camp Shelby where this video was taken. In addition to the 95 traditional body measurements taken, 3D whole body, head/face and foot scans were be collected as part of this $9.5 Million program.

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Massachusetts Joins Other New England States Launch Initiative to Aid Northeast Dairy Farmers
The Keep Local Farms program-inspired by the Fair Trade concept-will help provide more money directly to dairy farmers while creating stronger connections between farmers and their customers by encouraging consumers to support local dairy farmers. The program was developed by the Vermont Dairy Promotion Council, the New England Family Dairy Farm Cooperative (NEFDFC) and the New England Dairy Promotion Board.
"This ground-breaking program will help New England dairy farmers stay afloat in an increasingly challenging economic climate," said DAR Commissioner Soares. "I am pleased to work with my fellow northeast agricultural departments to help preserve our dairy industry."
The program will help New England dairy producers brand their goods with a "Keep Local Farms" logo as a way to notify consumers that the product is locally produced. The program encourages consumers to pay a slightly higher price for local milk in order to directly support local dairy farms.
In addition, NEFDFC will collect direct contributions for local dairy farmers at online at: http://www.KeepLocalFarms.org, and distribute funds to NEFDFC members to assure that dairy farmers are paid a sustainable price for their goods. Initial payments will be made at least every six months, coinciding with months when farmers have high expense such as April or May during the spring planting and at the fall harvest in September or October.
"Our dairy farmers are the backbone of agriculture in Vermont. They are stewards of the land and contribute significantly to our economy and way of life," said Vermont Agriculture Secretary Roger Allbee. "There is not a dairy farmer in the state who has not been impacted by this crisis and while not a silver bullet, Keep Local Farms is a way for people to support this important industry and help dairy farmers get a more equitable price for their product."
"We encourage consumers to purchase and enjoy nutritious, high quality and dairy products from our New England dairy farms," stated Darryl Williams, Dairy Farmer and board member of the New England Family Dairy Farm Cooperative, "And if consumers would like to do more to support dairy farmers the Keep Local Farms program helps them do that."
Dairy farmers across the Northeast and the nation are struggling to survive due to the low prices they are paid for their milk and the high cost to produce milk. Massachusetts lost ten dairy farms in the last year, dropping from 182 to 172. All of New England has lost about 100 farms in the past year. It costs the average dairy farmer about $1.80 to produce one gallon of milk, while the dairy farmers get paid about 97 cents per gallon of milk. New England produces $12.2 billion in milk and creates more than $5 billion in economic activity. There are approximately 1880 farms in New England and 99 percent of them are small, with fewer than 100 cows per farm. In Massachusetts dairy farms provide more than 22,000 jobs.
For more information on the Keep Local Farms program click here,
or call 877-388-7381.
The DAR's mission is to ensure the long-term viability of local agriculture in Massachusetts. Through its four divisions - Agricultural Development, Animal Health, Crop and Pest Services, and Technical Assistance - the DAR strives to support, regulate, and enhance the Commonwealth's agricultural community, working to promote economically and environmentally sound food safety and animal health measures, and fulfill agriculture's role in energy conservation and production.


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The physicians and staff of Providence Holy Cross Medical Center are offering a free lecture series and vendor fair on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. to promote American Diabetes Month. The lecture series will feature key topics, such as Controlling Diabetes and Diabetic Foot Care, and will be held in the North Building Conference Room at Providence Holy Cross.
The event aims to inform the community about the disease and empowers them to take an active role in the fight against diabetes. As diabetes continues to climb at alarming rates, it is important to get more people educated and aware of the health risks associated with diabetes.
With more than half of Americans being overweight or obese, the epidemic of diabetes has become one of the biggest health crises facing our country today.
American Diabetes Month is recognized each November and strives to increase awareness of the seriousness of diabetes and its complications. There are nearly 21 million children and adults in the United States affected by this disease. If present trends continue, it is estimated that one in three Americans born after 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime.
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is taking the first step in encouraging the community to become champions in the cause against diabetes and demonstrate their commitment to actively promoting healthier lifestyle behaviors.
Providence Holy Cross recently launched a comprehensive diabetes screening program that provides individuals with an evaluation of whether or not they currently have diabetes as well as an assessment of their risk factors for developing diabetes in the future. The Diabetes Wellness & Screening Program at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center includes Complete Blood Count (CBC), Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP), Glycohemoglobin (HbA1c), Lipid Profile, consultation with a certified diabetes educator and referral to a primary care physician. Providence Holy Cross also presented its successful IV Insulin Protocol at the 2006 Insulin Congress in Washington D.C.
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is among the top 5 percent of all hospitals in the nation for overall clinical performance according to HealthGrades ™.


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HAMMOND, LA — A Ponchatoula man has been arrested on his third DWI charge.
On July 14, 2013, at approximately 12:30 a.m., deputies responded to a single vehicle crash on Pleasant Ridge Rd. Ext. in Hammond.
Upon arrival, it was reported that the vehicle was abandoned, however was registered to Thomas Lee Jernigan, 28, of Ponchatoula.
Deputies went to Jernigan's residence and made contact with him; he was obviously intoxicated at the time, was on the phone with 911 attempting to report that his vehicle was stolen.
After an in-depth investigation of the events that occurred in those early morning hours, it was learned that Jernigan was lying about his vehicle being stolen and was indeed driving his vehicle at the time of the crash.
This is Jernigan's 3rd DWI offense. Jernigan was additionally charged with Driving Under a Suspended License and Careless Operation of a Vehicle.


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Arizona State University's College of Extended Education was designed to provide courses at flexible times for working adults, yet 62 percent of their online students are undergraduates squeezing in an extra course from the comfort of home.
"Our goal is providing access to education for working adults, but they're not always the ones who are buying our product," said William A. Verdini, associate dean of the college.
Rather, working adults are increasingly opting to enroll in for-profit institutions such as the University of Phoenix even though it's more expensive than ASU. A full year's tuition at ASU is $3,953, and one credit hour is $183. The University of Phoenix charges about $440 per credit hour.
Although officials at both institutions dismiss the notion that they are competitors, they are competing for the same pool of students: Working adults who opt for the flexibility of online courses.
Created in 1990, the College of Extended Education was designed to provide a network of courses, taught by ASU faculty and instructors, at flexible times for working adults. The college offers credit classes, degree programs, certificates and professional development. This year the college offered 243 courses online.
The University of Phoenix capitalized on computer technology's potential in 1989 when it began offering courses online. The university's model for online courses entails small class size (up to 10) and interactive components. Instructors monitor the delivery of courses designed by faculty.
The model is working for the University of Phoenix. Net income for University of Phoenix Online in fiscal year 2002-03 was $110.5 million, an increase of 71.6 percent compared to the previous year.
Verdini said that success raises some questions at his college: "Are there ways we can improve our offerings? Here is an institution (University of Phoenix) out there making lots of money and attracting students. Can't we do some of that and still retain faculty and student interaction?"
To improve the quality of online delivery, the college has begun to offer tech support and increased training for students and faculty.
The college also is considering using students as moderators for online courses to help ease the burden placed on faculty and teaching assistants. So much communication takes place via email that some instructors complain they spend too much time on correspondence. In fact, some departments won't let untenured faculty members teach online courses, Verdini said.
"I believe that there is a need and room in the education market for both models," Verdini said. "But it would be a shame if every institute of higher education moved to that model. I believe society would lose something very important. But competition in all of its forms always improves a product."


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I do not know too much of these open-source game engines, but from what I see in terms of rendering quality they are not that great.
Ogre3D is awesome. It is a very good rendering engine. Check out the demo on the website I linked. Torque 3D is also very good looking(especially with advanced lighting on).
In order to be able to modify it to do what you want, you still need an understanding on how the basic stuff work under the hood, right? So, is it better for me to write small games without an existing game engine just to learn the necessary skills to use a better one in the future? Or, I could just try and use it without doing that?
Yes you need to know 3D math and be good at programming. You should start learning to program simple games first and then move to an Open Source engine, open up the hood read the code, play with the scripting language and level editors or what it now offers etc. etc. It is a long process even with an Open Source engine. But the journey is also fun.
I didn't thought on building a game engine, at least not a multipurpose, reusable tool that everyone of them tries to be. I just want to build a game without a game engine.
Also read this: http://scientificninja.com/blog/write-games-not-engines
Then it should make more sense
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When Kate Bosworth auditioned for Robert Redford's Horse Whisperer, she was so green that she had to use the family Christmas card as her headshot. She got the part thanks in part to her champion equestrian skills, but after production ended she put Hollywood on hold until after she completed high school. But she nixed plans for Princeton after scoring roles in the short-lived CW series Young Americans and Remember The Titans. She caught her big break — Literally! — on the surf film Blue Crush (2002) for which she put on 20 pounds of muscle and learned to hang 10. The blonde beauty with two different colored eyes has mixed edgy indies (Rules of Attraction, Wonderland, Black Rock) with studio fare (Win A Date With Tad Hamilton!, Superman Returns, 21) and a healthy dose of modeling (Calvin Klein) ever since. The waif constantly on tabloids' anorexia watch has a tendency of finding love on location. She dated her YA costar Matt Czuchry from 2000-2002, met four-year beau Orlando Bloom on a Gap ad shoot in 2002 and found puppy love with Alexander on Straw Dogs in 2009. She got engaged to Michael Polish, who directed her in the upcoming Big Sur, in the fall of 2012 after they debuted as a couple at a 2011 Coldplay concert.
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2 Jeremiah the prophet and said to him, �Please hear our petition and pray to the Lord your God for this entire remnant. For as you now see, though we were once many, now only a few are left.
3 Pray that the Lord your God will tell us where we should go and what we should�do.�
4 �I have heard you,� replied Jeremiah the prophet. �I will certainly pray to the Lord your God as you have requested; I will tell you everything the Lord says and will keep nothing back from you.�
5 Then they said to Jeremiah, �May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act in accordance with everything the Lord your God sends you to tell us.
6 Whether it is favorable or unfavorable, we will obey the Lord our God, to whom we are sending you, so that it will go well with us, for we will obey the Lord our God.�
19 �Remnant of Judah, the Lord has told you, �Do not go to Egypt.� Be sure of this: I warn you today
20 that you made a fatal mistake when you sent me to the Lord your God and said, �Pray to the Lord our God for us; tell us everything he says and we will do it.�
21 I have told you today, but you still have not obeyed the Lord your God in all he sent me to tell you.
22 So now, be sure of this: You will die by the sword, famine and plague in the place where you want to go to settle.�
13 �However, if you say, �We will not stay in this land,� and so disobey the Lord your God,
14 and if you say, �No, we will go and live in Egypt, where we will not see war or hear the trumpet or be hungry for bread,�
15 then hear the word of the Lord, you remnant of Judah. This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: �If you are determined to go to Egypt and you do go to settle there,
16 then the sword you fear will overtake you there, and the famine you dread will follow you into Egypt, and there you will die.
17 Indeed, all who are determined to go to Egypt to settle there will die by the sword, famine and plague; not one of them will survive or escape the disaster I will bring on them.�
18 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: �As my anger and wrath have been poured out on those who lived in Jerusalem, so will my wrath be poured out on you when you go to Egypt. You will be a curse[b] and an object of horror, a curse[c] and an object of reproach; you will never see this place again.�
7 Ten days later the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.
8 So he called together Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers who were with him and all the people from the least to the greatest.
9 He said to them, �This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition, says:
10 �If you stay in this land, I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I have relented concerning the disaster I have inflicted on you.
11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear. Do not be afraid of him, declares the Lord, for I am with you and will save you and deliver you from his hands.
12 I will show you compassion so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to your land.�
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Dylan Matthews intends to wrap up the Chicago teachers strike with an assessment of what both sides got out of the contract "in one post." Here's a list, in one post, of some of the things he left out, culled mostly from what the CTU informed its members was in the contract.
A Look at the Deal that Ended the Chicago Teachers Strike |
By: David Dayen Wednesday September 19, 2012 1:00 pm |
Chicago Teachers Union Votes to Suspend Strike |
By: David Dayen Tuesday September 18, 2012 5:00 pm |
The Chicago Teachers Union has agreed to suspend its seven-day strike and return to work. Classes will resume for more than 350,000 students on Wednesday. This does not mean they have agreed to the contract submitted by the Chicago Public Schools, only that they will complete the strike action while reserving the right to walk out again if the final resolution doesn't meet with their satisfaction.
Chicago Teachers Strike to Last Couple More Days, as Union Mulls Over Tentative Agreement |
By: David Dayen Monday September 17, 2012 8:05 am |
Chicago public school students will not return to the classroom on Monday, as the Chicago Teachers Union decided to take more time to mull over a contract proposal. Students will not return to class until Wednesday at the earliest, according to the union.
Chicago Teachers Strike to Last Couple More Days, as Union Mulls Over Tentative Agreement |
By: David Dayen Sunday September 16, 2012 7:12 pm |
Chicago public school students will not return to the classroom on Monday, as the Chicago Teachers Union decided to take more time to mull over a contract proposal. Students will not return to class until Wednesday at the earliest, according to the union.
Chicago Teachers Strike a Critical Moment in the Future of Public Education |
By: David Dayen Friday September 14, 2012 6:00 am |
The Chicago teachers strike could end by Monday, CTU President Karen Lewis now projects. It's hard to get a handle on where the concessions have been made. We know that raises would be restructured as per union policy and health insurance rates would remain the same, pending union participation in wellness programs. In addition, the city would be unable to rescind raises in a time of economic emergency, as Rahm Emanuel did last year.
Chicago Teachers Strike Could End Tomorrow |
By: David Dayen Thursday September 13, 2012 9:35 am |
The Chicago Teachers Union strike could end as early as tomorrow. Both sides reported progress in yesterday's bargaining session, and hopes are high that today's session will complete whatever outstanding issues exist. Since strikes are technically confined to bargaining issues like pay and benefits, we only have the barest sketch of the emerging deal.
Corporate-Led Education Reform Movement Ignores Solvable Problems to Carry Out Its Agenda |
By: David Dayen Tuesday September 11, 2012 12:00 pm |
To the extent that there are problems, it appears clear that they have to do with resources. The schools in the lowest-income areas have no air conditioning. Roofs leak. The cafeteria is full of roaches. Mold sits in the ventilation systems. Kids don't get textbooks for weeks. Administrators pack classrooms with 40 and 50 students at a time. These are pretty obvious and solvable problems. Worse, there's apparently money in the system to make these repairs, in the form of TIFs or Tax Increment Financing, that have been re-routed to pet projects, including a Hyatt Hotel and the Chicago Board of Trade.
Chicago Teachers Union Heads Out on Strike |
By: David Dayen Monday September 10, 2012 7:52 am |
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) commenced their first education strike in a generation last ight, with 29,000 teachers and school personnel walking out and taking up picket lines.
Teacher's Unions in Tension With Democrats in Charlotte |
By: David Dayen Tuesday September 4, 2012 8:00 am |
Two facts help explain the dichotomy on education in the Democratic platform. First, teachers make up a substantial portion of the delegates in Charlotte this week. Second, the Obama Administration is committed to education reforms that really stand in contrast to the goals of most teacher's unions. They have worked around this tension for four years, but in the platform you see it come to a head.
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>>Ghulam Nabi Azad has been wrongly described as Union Home Minister in the report, Azad meet with Karunanidhi surprises many (Jan. 10, 2014, some editions). It should have been Union Health and Family Welfare Minister.
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>>The last paragraph of One year later, Nirbhaya Fund lies unused (Jan. 9, 2014, some editions) said: " … the government had claimed that three projects under the Nirbhaya Scheme were implemented. But the RTI reply exposes their claim." A letter from the Finance Minister's office said: "While the report is substantially correct, the last paragraph to the effect that 'false claims have been made' is totally wrong. No false claim has been made by the Government. The Cabinet has approved one proposal from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Two other proposals … have been given in principle approval …"
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Enrique Iglesias — "Tonight (I'm Loving You)"
This pretty much sums up our reaction while watching this video:
This raunch-fest is certainly better suited for the NSFW version of his single, "Tonight (I'm F***in' You)". Both versions are available for download on iTunes — let's see if the naughty-titled track outsells the clean one.
And hey, why not — here's the uncensored vid. Cover your eyes if you can't handle the heat!


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Marvel is pleased to present your first look at the explosive Age Of Ultron #3! From the blockbuster creative team of Brian Michael Bendis (All New X-Men, Avengers VS. X-Men) and Bryan Hitch (Ultimates, Captain America Reborn) the high octane brawl against Ultron kicks it up a notch as Red Hulk, Black Panther and Taskmaster take up arms against their robotic overlord! Can the few remaining heroes band together and find any way save the Marvel Universe before all humanity is crushed under the cold metal heel of Ultron?
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NEW YORK-For the third year, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSLO) will present the Martha Stewart American Made program this fall.
Voting for this year's American Made Awards competition began yesterday and will culminate in November with the American Made Event, which will include the announcement of the 2014 award winners. The program celebrates small businesses that are producing handcrafted goods here in the United States. Competitors for the awards come from the food, crafts, style and design categories, and 10 winners will be awarded $10,000, a trip here to the American Made event, the opportunity to be featured on marthastewart.com and in Martha Stewart Living magazine, and an appearance on Stewart's Sirius XM radio show, along with marketing and public relations to help with their businesses.
An extension of this year's program is the Martha Stewart American Made Market on eBay, a marketplace of American-made products handpicked by Stewart and the American Made team.
The American Made Event, which will also feature a lecture and interview series and a maker networking party, will be held at the MSLO headquarters on Nov. 7-8.


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Showing recordings 1-10 of 80 that were created in 2009 by Poppy. The recordings are sorted by date. Click the year links to view recordings for a different year or the page links further down to view more recordings for the currently selected year.
Auld Lang Syne
By Poppy in the Style of Traditional
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On behalf of my beloved romantics at SSRomanceClub.com, Romance Club here in Singsnap, and SSRC Romance Club on Facebook, we wish you a bountiful and roaring 2010, with loads of love!!! To my fellow hopeless romantics, it wasn't possible to include everyone in this greeting but we can add your photo at any time, just send me the photo link or URL to your page and I'll take care of the rest! Have a wonderful New Year celebration and may all your wishes come true in 2010, so be careful of what you wish! lol. Loving hugs, Poppy aka Tepopz and family ;-) Note about this song "Happy Days Are Here Again": It is excerpted from my "Live at the Manila Hotel Concert" and I was doing a Barbra Streisand impression. It started as a funny bit when I pinched my nose to sound a little bit like her, then I carried on with the song and loving it to bits! This song is so versatile in that it can be sung as a ballad or a rip roaring Paso-Doble or march tempo during New Years Eve soirees!!! Thanks for coming by and sharing some of the precious minutes in your busy life. To our Clever-Trevor and his amazing crew, and to you my fellow Singsnapper, Thank you for making my musical life richer. Love, Poppy Glitter Graphics
Merry Christmas Darling
By Poppy in the Style of The Carpenters
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One of the joys of being here in Singsnap is the joy of making music with your family. May I introduce someone special to you. You've probably met her before. She had been with Singsnap for a year but had been anonymous as per her request. Now she has lifted that cloak of anonymity so it is with distinct pleasure and pride that I reintroduce her to you, not just as one of my Romance Club angels but finally and with great pleasure introduce her to you as my daughter!!! Merry Christmas, Bebop, With loads of love and hugs, Momapola!! Click here to listen to my daughter sing!!!!! So, on behalf of my daughter April aka Bebop, my SSromance Club family and Angels, may we dedicate this to you? Long Live Romance!!! Artwork by Papaver
O Holy Night (Live Version)
By Poppy in the Style of Josh Groban
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Frosty The Snowman
By Poppy in the Style of Traditional
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The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roastin...
By Poppy in the Style of Johnny Mathis
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Santa Baby
By Poppy in the Style of Eartha Kitt
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Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
By Poppy in the Style of Traditional
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(In consideration of your busy holiday schedule, I do not expect any comments here or in my PM. I just wanted to share my Christmas songs when you're in the mood to listen. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit! Loving holiday greetings to you and your loved ones. Always, Poppy) COME SING WITH ME!!!!!!!!!!! RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose. And if you ever saw him, you would even say it glows. All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names. They never let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games. Then one foggy Christmas Eve Santa came to say: "Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?" Then how the reindeer loved him as they shouted out with glee, Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, you'll go down in history! ON BEHALF OF MY SINGSNAP FAMILY - SSRC - PSS - & WML SINGERS, I WISH YOU ALL THE WONDERFUL BLESSINGS CHRISTMAS BRINGS. LOVE, POPPY AND THE HOPELESS ROMANTICS! Thank you Ladycrush for this lovely gift!
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
By Poppy in the Style of Brenda Lee
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ROCKING AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE Rocking around the Christmas Tree at the Christmas party hop Mistletoe hung where you can see Every couple tries to stop Rocking around the Christmas Tree Let the Christmas party ring Later we'll have some pumpkin pie And we'll do some carolling You will get a sentimental feeling When you hear Voices singing "Let's be jolly; Deck the halls with boughs of holly" Rocking around the Christmas Tree Have a happy holiday Everyone's dancing merrily In a new old fashioned way
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
By Poppy in the Style of Frank Sinatra
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glitter-graphics.com "Let It Snow" Oh the weather outside is frightful, But the fire is so delightful, And since we've no place to go, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! It doesn't show signs of Pauseping, And I've bought some corn for popping, The lights are turned way down low, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! When we finally kiss goodnight, How I'll hate going out in the storm! But if you'll really hold me tight, All the way home I'll be warm. The fire is slowly dying, And, my dear, we're still good-bying, But as long as you love me so, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Christmas is the gentlest, loveliest festival of the revolving year - and yet, for all that, when it speaks, its voice has strong authority. ~W.J. Cameron body{ background-color:FFFFFF; background-image:url('http://dl.glitter-graphics.net/pub/738/738911odnhs3dj1p.gif'); background-position:Left; background-attachment:fixed; background-repeat: repeat-x; scrollbar-track-color:FFFF00; scrollbar-face-color:FF6600; scrollbar-highlight-color:FFCC00; scrollbar-base-color:FFCC00; scrollbar-darkShadow-color:FFCC00; scrollbar-shadow-color:FFCC00; scrollbar-arrow-color:FFFFFF; } Table, Td{ background-color:transparent; } table table table{ width:100%; border-color:FF6600; border-style:Double; border-width:6px; } table table table table{ width:auto; } table table table table, table table table td{ border-style:none; } body, div, p, strong, td, .text, .blacktext112, .blacktext12, a.searchlinkSmall, a.searchlinkSmall:link, a.searchlinkSmall:visited{ color:FF6600; font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold; font-style:normal; font-family:Andy, verdana, arial, sans-serif; } .orangetext15, .lightbluetext8, .whitetext12, .nametext, .btext, .redtext, .redbtext{ color:FF6600; font-weight:bold; font-style:normal; font-family:Andy, verdana, arial, sans-serif; } a, a:link, a:visited, a.navbar, a.navbar:link, a.navbar:visited, a.man, a.man:link, a.man:visited, a.redlink, a.redlink:visited{ color:FF6600; font-size:12pt; font-weight:normal; none; font-style:normal; font-family:Andy, verdana, arial, sans-serif; } a:hover, a:active, a.navbar:hover, a.navbar:active, a.man:hover, a.man:active, a.searchlinkSmall:hover, a.searchlinkSmall:active, a.redlink:hover, a.redlink:hover{ color:FFCC00; font-size:12pt; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none ; font-style:bold; font-family:, verdana, arial, sans-serif; } a:hover img{ filter:fliph, ; }
White Christmas
By Poppy in the Style of Bing Crosby
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YOU DO THE MELODY AND WE SING THE SONG TWICE! IS THIS FUN OR WHAT? THIS IS MY 1ST SINGSNAP XMAS SONG THIS YEAR! THANKS FOR SINGING WITH ME! Loving Hugs from Poppy & Romance Club!


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For 2013, the MAZDA3 continues to be available in both sedan and 4-door hatchback body styles. The car was completely redesigned for the 2010 model year, so updates for 2013 are modest, but important. The biggest news is the greater availability of Mazda's SkyActive high-efficiency powertrain technology under the hood.The base MAZDA3 is the i SV, which still utilizes Mazda's 148-horsepower 2.0L 4-cylinder engine. The i Sport, i Touring and i Grand Touring, gets the SkyActiv-G 155-hp 2.0L inline-4. Further up is the s Grand Touring with its 2.5L 167-horsepower 4-cylinder engine. Finally, at the top of the range, the MazdaSpeed3 returns with a turbocharged 2.3L 4-cylinder engine that makes 263 horsepower.
The i SV comes equipped with either a 5-speed manual or 5-speed automatic transmission, while the rest of the i range gets a 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic. The s Grand Touring offers either a 6-speed manual or 5-speed auto, while the MazdaSpeed 3 is only available with the performance-oriented 6-speed manual. Mileage figures come in at 25/33 mpg for the SV, while the rest of the I models equipped with SkyActiv return 27/39 mpg, according to Mazda. The s Grand Touring offers 20/28 mpg.
The SkyActiv package works via a lighter combination of parts (4.4 pounds lighter than the standard 2.0L engine), special multi-port fuel injectors for better fuel spray inside each cylinder, specially designed pistons that allow shorter combustion times and dual sequential valve timing. Mazda says the new engine features a new drive control system as well, which helps to let the engine and transmission work better as a combination, giving the car much better reaction to driver input.
SkyActiv is available in both hatchback and sedan body styles. Overall, the MADZA3 continues to be practical small car, with enough room for four adults when required.
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Base models come with cloth upholstery, power mirrors and windows, tilt/telescopic steering column, air conditioning with pollen filter, 60/40 split folding rear bench seat, and AM/FM/CD stereo. Sport models add USB audio input, cruise control, power locks and remote keyless entry. Touring trim benefits from alloy wheels, keyless entry and start system with push-button start, leather interior accents, Bluetooth hands-free connectivity and dual-zone automatic climate control. The Grand Touring comes equipped with a sunroof and 10-speaker Bose audio, leather seating with 5-position variable heated front seats, heated mirrors, touch-screen navigation, blind spot monitoring and SMS text message audio delivery and voice reply. Finally, the MazdaSpeed3 includes goodies like a limited-slip differential and active torque management, specially tuned brakes and suspension, 18-inch alloy wheels, and a unique leather interior.
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2013 Mazda Mazda3 Model Changes
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2013 Mazda Mazda3 Value
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