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6 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Where we are?
- Although Uganda has made commendable progress in the fight against HIV/AIDs, there's a reversal in progress toward achieving this MDG due to a rising number of new infections.
- New infections are attributed to high population & high levels of risky behaviour with transmission now occurring more commonly in older groups of married or co-habiting members of society.
- Malaria and tuberculosis also remain issues of concern in the Uganda health sector as they infect and affect various vulnerable groups including children, pregnant mothers and those with HIV/AIDs.
Uganda made commendable progress during the 1990s to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS. The proportion of pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics who were HIV-positive fell from a high of 18% in 1992 to around 6% in 2000.
The success was due to a variety of measures that enabled changes in sexual behaviour, as well as provision of care and support services. Over that period, the reduction in HIV prevalence was particularly rapid in urban areas and Uganda was one of the first countries in the world to report a decline in the rate of new infections and a contracting epidemic. Prevalence among the youth is the established MDG indicator and, for Uganda, this indicator, measured in the whole population and not just among pregnant women, showed that 2.6% of girls and 0.3% of boys aged 15-19 years were HIV-positive in 2005/2006. Moreover, among those aged 20-24 years, 6.3% of girls and 2.4% of boys were HIV-positive. The vulnerability of women is most apparent in younger age groups, with young women aged 20-24 almost three times more likely to be infected than young men in the same age group. The main reason for this difference is high-risk behaviour in the sexual relationships between young women and much older male sexual partners, sexual violence and the ability of women to negotiate for safer sex. Unfortunately, there is no comparable data for earlier or later years to provide a picture of how prevalence has been evolving.
Moreover, progress towards halting and reversing the spread of HIV is regarded to be better measured when using data on new infections (incidence). In the absence of direct measures of incidence, the Ministry of Health and its partners rely on epidemiological modelling. However, the data since the late 1990s show a worrying, upward trend in the number of new infections. It is estimated that more than 130,000 people have been infected with HIV so far in 2010.
Hence, while Uganda may earlier on have been well under way to reverse or halt the spread of HIV, the situation today is deteriorating. The overall assessment of progress towards Target 6.A is therefore reversal.
The recent epidemic expansion in the absolute number of new infections is related to high population growth, but indicators also show persistently high levels of risky behaviour (e.g., multiple partners and decreased condom use), and only 32% of young people aged 15-24 have comprehensive knowledge about HIV. The total number of people living with HIV in 2010 is around 1.2 million, which is higher than at the peak of the epidemic in the 1990s. Nationally, the epidemic has also evolved from a mature generalized epidemic, with transmission occurring through casual relationships largely in the 15- to 19-year-old age group, into a heterogeneous epidemic, with transmission shifting to older age groups and among the large group of people who are married or cohabitating. Recent data shows that 43% of new infections occur in this group. Moreover, commercial sex work is thought to be an important bridge of the epidemic into other population groups.
Uganda has made commendable progress in terms of rolling out Anti- Retroviral Therapy (ART), expanding coverage from 44% in 2003 to 54% in 2009. These gains, though, are fragile, as the number of people who need ART grows each year and future financing to expand ART coverage is uncertain. In addition, newly released international guidelines recommend the much earlier initiation of ART; if adopted as government policy, this recommendation would significantly increase the number of people who need ART.
Malaria is responsible for more illness and death than any other single disease in Uganda. People with low immunity, such as pregnant women, young children and people living with HIV/AIDS, are particularly vulnerable to morbidity and mortality associated with malaria. But all people living in Uganda are at risk of being infected with malaria parasites and suffering from resulting illness and potential fatality. In most parts of Uganda, temperature and rainfall are sufficient to allow a stable, year round (perennial) malaria transmission at high levels with relatively little seasonal variability. Only in the high altitude areas of the southwest, west and east is malaria transmission generally low. However, with the increasing threat from climate change, extension of malaria to these highlands could pose a serious challenge. While tremendous progress has been made in the fight against malaria through the improvement of health system performance and increased public knowledge about malaria, increasing resistance to commonly used treatments remains a serious challenge to malaria control.
In 2008, over 110,000 malaria cases were reported, corresponding to 37 per 10,000 in the population. While recent trends have stabilised, rates are high, indeed, significantly higher than in the 1990s, when the number of reported cases hovered around 15,000-30,000 of the population, or 7-14 per 10,000. The rise in the number of malaria cases since 2000 may be related to an increase in health service coverage, improved reporting, the abolition of user fees in 2001, resistance to the commonly available anti-malarial drugs and inadequate coverage of the preventive measures. In recent years, there has been some progress in the implementation of the preventive measures. The share of children under five sleeping under an Insecticide Treated Net (ITN) has increased from 8% in 2000 to 33% in 2009 and access to ITP2 treatment has doubled from 16% to 31% over the three-year period from 2006-2009. However, for both ITN and IPT2+, the achievements fell short of targets. Moreover, still less than 30% of children who needed treatment in 2005/2006 received treatment with appropriate anti-malarial drugs. This had great regional variation, from just over 10% in Kampala to more than 40% in West Nile. One key contributor to the limited access to anti-malarial drugs is the persistently high levels of stock-outs of essential medicines at the country's hospitals and clinics.
Tuberculosis is another major disease included in the MDG framework and one against which there has recently been much progress. The prevalence of TB has been reduced from 652 per 100,000 in the
population in 2003 to 350 in 2008. Over the same period, incidence has also dropped from 411 per 100,000 in the population to 310. If the current speed of progress continues, Uganda will attain the 2015 goal of a prevalence of 103 per 100,000 in the population. However, TB death rates have stagnated for most of the last decade and so the one-third reduction targeted for 2015 looks unrealistic. Case detection rates have stagnated around 50% in recent years and treatment success rates have fluctuated around 70%. For both indicators, the progress seen since 2006-2007 would have to be sustained if the 2015 targets are to be met. Key challenges in fighting TB include: inadequate financing, lack of qualified laboratory personnel, high HIV prevalence, and the emergence of drug-resistant strains of TB.
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The 8 Millennium Development Goals
- 1 Eradicate extreme hunger and poverty
- 2 Achieve universal primary education
- 3 Promote gender equality and empower women
- 4 Reduce child mortality
- 5 Improve maternal health
- 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
- 7 Ensure environmental sustainability
- 8 Develop a global partnership for development
Targets for MDG6
- Halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS
- HIV prevalence among population aged 15-24 years
- Condom use at last high-risk sex
- Proportion of population aged 15-24 years with comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS
- Ratio of school attendance of orphans to school attendance of non-orphans aged 10-14 years
- Achieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it
- Proportion of population with advanced HIV infection with access to antiretroviral drugs


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The problem is celebrating him before he has done enough to warrent the praise.
Why shouldn't he be celebrated? He's 28 years old and already has 3 MVPS, a Finals MVP, and it's a foregone conclusion that he will shatter numerous records and still has plenty of time to accomplish more. It's not often you get to witness players like this.
The biggest issue is that he gets a pass where others (namely Kobe) didn't get one. If he didn't win then it was his team. If he won it was all him.
No you're just making stuff up or you have selective memory. He got KILLED by the media after the Cavs lost to the Celtics in 10' and when the Heat lost to the Mavs in 11. He didn't show up and no one was going to let him forget it. All we heard until he won last year was that he was a ringless.

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Bassem Youssef in hot water again: Has El-Bernameg been given the axe?
Bassem Youssef's highly popular show, El-Bernameg, did not air on Friday as scheduled. CBC's Khairy Ramadan explained on his show, which usually precedes Youssef's, that they would continue to focus on live events.
Ramadan denied news previously reported by AlMasry AlYoum that he had prolonged his own show to prevent El-Bernameg from airing. Speculation is rife that the show may have been cancelled, as Youssef tweeted he received no notice.
The show used to air on ONTV but has since moved to CBC, a channel considered by many to be affiliated with the previous regime (feloul). Youssef explained the move in the first episode of the new season by half-joking that the move was motivated by money.
Youssef has previously been in hot water for poking fun at some of CBC's foremost hosts and some of Egypt's best-known public figures such as Emad Adeeb and Lamis El Hadidi. The first episode described the channel as being feloul and pointed out what Youssef considered as inconsistencies in Adeeb and El Hadidi's coverage, prompting legal action from Emad Adeeb who said it amounted to slander.
"When I knew his show was coming to CBC, I was very excited and I was happy that there would be a breath of fresh air on the channel, because most of our programs are serious and can be a bit dry. I wanted to welcome him, though I had never met him and still have not so there is nothing personal between us," Emad Adeeb told The Daily News Egypt.
"This was until I finally saw the episode, when I was shocked to see that he made fun of the network, its owner, its hosts and said that the reason he came was money and that CBC has some of the worst examples in journalism. This is not political satire, this is slander and has nothing to do with freedom of expression; it exists everywhere," he said.
Adeeb added that Youssef had only done 100 episodes, "with all due respect, 100 episodes do not entitle him to know the difference between satire and slander."
Adeeb has filed a lawsuit against Bassem Youssef and says the deciding factor will be judicial review, "in defence of my dignity and that of my colleagues, and because he makes it look as if I were a liar, I am resorting to the judiciary. This is not personal, in Kuwait they make fun of me and I readily accept it but Youssef is crossing the line."
Adeeb's lawyer, Mortada Mansour, said that he went through the transcript of the episode to determine what was slander and what was not, "we went through it and we will present it to the appropriate authorities but ultimately we rely on the law."
Youssef has not made any statement on the matter, but did comment on his show's cancellation through his Twitter account, "the episode was cancelled without any notice, I am very upset" and added sarcastically that CBC was "the sponsor of democracy and freedom of expression in the world."
Adeeb said that many people have supported him in his decision, "Adel Hamouda has announced his support and ultimately the judiciary will decide whether or not it is slander. If it is not, I will apologise myself."
Youssef added over his Twitter account that, "the episode will be aired as soon as possible."
The Daily News Egypt contacted CBC but the network refused to comment.
By Omar El Adl
Top Headlines
What Egypt needs is to study why many other nations do well without having a president. Many European nations do not have an (empowered) president. Tunesia and Libya do not have an empowered president.
By not having presidential elections, a nation is never pushed towards a stalemate between left-and-right; civil wars can be prevented by not having a president.
How is this done? By holding elections only once for all representatives, and these representatives then either a/ get a prime-minister (and no president), or b/ they elect who will be president.
Nations with an empowered president have more wealth going to the elite, the rich, and the most influential people.
Go to http://localparty.org for more information on how election structures sometimes warp the outcomes, and how nations with an empowered president indeed give more of a nation's wealth to the elite. Non-empowered/administrative presidents are fine.


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Joining A Water Polo Club
If you want to join a club so you can play water polo regularly and enjoy the high octane, fast-paced game as often as you can, then you'll find more information on this page.
At school? Check out our Under-16s' section for more on clubs.
If you want to play water polo then you'll be in good company – around 15,000 people in the UK play across all levels – and it's a sport growing in popularity.
Whether you're new to the sport, inspired by the Olympics, or just fancy giving it a go, there are several ways to track down your nearest water polo club to get started in the sport
How to get involved
- If you are in England find your nearest pool with a water polo club using our Pool Finder and book a taster session. Check out the Scottish Swimming and Swim Wales websites for clubs outside England.
- Students. Many universities have water polo and competitive swimming teams. Ask about them.
- Competitive swimming teams often have a 'sister' water polo team.
- The ASA Learn to Swim Framework has specific stages based solely around water polo.


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Sheryl Crow Biography & News
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Crow set for country debut (Updated January 30, 2013)
Saying Sheryl Crow has "gone country" isn't exactly fair to the songstress, who got her feet wet in Nashville quite some time ago. Her 2002 duet with Kid Rock, "Picture," was nominated for Vocal Event of the Year at the County Music association awards. Roughly around the same time, Crow was featured on the Johnny Cash album "American III: Solitary Man."
And if the "Man in Black" isn't country enough for you, then what is?
That's why it comes as little surprise that Crow plowed into 2013 with an announcement she would release a country album on the Warner Music Nashville label. She appeared on the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Show on January 24 to debut the lead single, "Easy," which features pedal steel accents and other cosmetic changes for a more overtly country sound, but doesn't make any drastic changes to Crow's style of music.
The same week all this was going on, Crow signed up to mentor country star Blake Shelton's team of hopefuls on NBC's singing competition "The Voice." The Grammy-winning singer will be featured helping contestants perfect their performance when the fourth season begins March 25. As a mentor, she steps into a roll previously held by Reba McEntire and Shelton's wife Miranda Lambert.
Through all the excitement, the artist known for such hits as "Soak Up the Sun" and "The First Cut of the Deepest" continues to tour. She has dates with Holly Williams booked through February. Not surprisingly, a fairgrounds act has also appeared on her calendar. She'll play alongside country crooners Dustin Lynch and the Eli Young Band at the Sunnyview Fairgrounds and Expo Center on June 26.
About Sheryl Crow
Rarely in the musical universe has a solo artist embraced and been embraced by such a variety of influences and styles as Singer/Songwriter Sheryl Crow. Folk, Roots, Country, Alt, Pop and a melodic musical melting pot of all of those and more have given Crow a signature style that is all her own and immediately distinguishable from her many imitators. At first hesitant to jump into her musical life, Sheryl hit the ground running with her astonishing debut album, Tuesday Night Music Club, and now, several Grammys and millions of records later, Sheryl Crow hasn't broke her musical stride as she gracefully expands her work, painting her emotionally honest and disarmingly seductive melodies on an increasingly larger, more diverse and universal musical canvass. Grab your Sheryl Crow tickets now to watch her live!
Sheryl Crow Discography
|Album name
|Release date
|Icon 2
|100 Miles From Memphis
|Home for Christmas
|Not Fade Away
|Hits and Rarities
|Good Is Good
|It's So Easy (feat. Wolfgang Niedecken)
|C'Mon America
|Live at Budokan
|The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
|The First Cut Is the Deepest
|Soak Up the Sun
|Steve McQueen
|C'mon, C'mon
|Sweet Child O' Mine, Pt. 2
|Sheryl Crow & Friends Live From Central Park
|The Globe Sessions Tour Edition (bonus disc)
|Anything But Down
|The Globe Sessions
|My Favorite Mistake
|There Goes the Neighborhood (disc 2)
|A Change Would Do You Good
|Hard to Make a Stand
|Tomorrow Never Dies
|Sheryl Crow
|Everyday Is a Winding Road
|A Change Would Do You Good
|If It Makes You Happy
|Tuesday Night Music Club Live
|Standing on the Outside
|Run Baby Run
|Nashville 1993
|Strong Enough
|Leaving Las Vegas Live
|All I Wanna Do
|Tuesday Night Music Club
Top 10 Sheryl Crow Songs
|Track Name
|Play Count
|Listener Count
|If It Makes You Happy
|All I Wanna Do
|Soak Up The Sun
|Strong Enough
|Everyday Is A Winding Road
|The First Cut Is The Deepest
|My Favorite Mistake
|Leaving Las Vegas
|I Shall Believe
|A Change Would Do You Good
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Sheryl Crow Tour Dates 2015
date city state venue 05/26/2015 Vienna VA Wolf Trap 05/25/2015 Greenville SC Peace Center 05/24/2015 Wadmalaw Island SC Charleston Tea Plantation 05/23/2015 Knoxville TN Tennessee Theatre 04/12/2015 Wenatchee WA Town Toyota Center 04/11/2015 Pullman WA Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum
Sheryl Crow Tour Dates 2014
date city state venue 11/15/2014 Indio CA Fantasy Springs Resort 10/31/2014 London Kec Royal Albert Hall 10/30/2014 Manchester Man The Ritz 10/29/2014 Nottingham Ntt Nottingham Royal Concert Hall 10/28/2014 Gateshead Edh Sage Gateshead 10/27/2014 Glasgow Glg Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 10/26/2014 Dublin D Knocknarea Arena 10/11/2014 Atlantic City NJ Trump Taj Mahal 09/21/2014 Clarkston MI DTE Energy Music Theatre 09/20/2014 Toronto ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre 09/19/2014 Montreal QC Olympia (L') De Montreal 09/14/2014 Jacksonville FL Florida Theatre 09/13/2014 West Palm Beach FL Coral Sky Amphitheatre 09/12/2014 Tampa FL MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds 09/11/2014 Atlanta GA Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood 09/07/2014 Grand Rapids MI Frederik Meijer Gardens 09/06/2014 Burgettstown PA First Niagara Pavilion 09/05/2014 Cincinnati OH Riverbend Music Center 09/04/2014 Darien Center NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center 08/24/2014 Stateline NV Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys 08/23/2014 Mountain View CA Shoreline Amphitheatre 08/22/2014 Wheatland CA Toyota Amphitheatre 08/21/2014 Fresno CA Save Mart Center 08/17/2014 Chula Vista CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre 08/16/2014 San Bernardino CA San Manuel Amphitheater 08/15/2014 Phoenix AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion 08/14/2014 Salt Lake City UT Red Butte Garden 08/13/2014 Littleton CO Denver Botanic Gardens At Chatfield 08/09/2014 Mission BC Mission Raceway Park 08/03/2014 Saratoga Springs NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center 08/02/2014 Bristow VA Jiffy Lube Live 08/01/2014 Cuyahoga Falls OH Blossom Music Center 07/31/2014 Roanoke VA Elmwood Park - downtown Roanoke VA 07/27/2014 Virginia Beach VA Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach 07/26/2014 Charlotte NC PNC Music Pavilion 07/25/2014 Raleigh NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek 07/17/2014 Tooele UT Deseret Peak Complex 07/13/2014 The Woodlands TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 07/12/2014 Dallas TX Gexa Energy Pavilion 07/10/2014 West Palm Beach FL Coral Sky Amphitheatre 07/03/2014 Brooklyn NY The Rock Shop 06/26/2014 Austin TX ACL Live at The Moody Theater 06/22/2014 Holmdel NJ PNC Bank Arts Center 06/21/2014 Mansfield MA Xfinity Center 06/20/2014 Austin TX Austin360 Amphitheater 06/20/2014 Saint Leonard MD St Leonard Fire Department 06/15/2014 Bonner Springs KS Cricket Wireless Amphitheater - KS 06/14/2014 Tinley Park IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre 06/13/2014 Interlochen MI Kresge Auditorium 06/11/2014 Franklin TN Franklin Theatre 06/10/2014 Franklin TN Franklin Theatre 06/09/2014 Franklin TN Franklin Theatre 06/07/2014 Arlington TX AT&T Stadium 06/01/2014 Lancaster PA American Music Theatre 05/31/2014 Hartford CT Xfinity Theatre 05/31/2014 Hartford CT Xfinity Theatre 05/30/2014 Wantagh NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater 05/29/2014 Kingston NY The Broadway Theater at Ulster Performing Arts Center 05/17/2014 Noblesville IN Klipsch Music Center 05/16/2014 Maryland Heights MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 05/16/2014 Bristow VA Jiffy Lube Live 05/14/2014 Noblesville IN Klipsch Music Center 05/09/2014 The Woodlands TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 05/08/2014 Dallas TX Gexa Energy Pavilion 05/08/2014 Mountain View CA Shoreline Amphitheatre 05/08/2014 Wheatland CA Toyota Amphitheatre 04/25/2014 Charlotte NC PNC Music Pavilion 04/24/2014 Raleigh NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek 04/24/2014 Austin TX ACL Live at The Moody Theater 04/13/2014 Fort Lauderdale FL Fort Lauderdale Beach Park 04/10/2014 Atlanta GA Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood 04/04/2014 Las Vegas NV Downtown Container Park 04/03/2014 Las Vegas NV Red Rock Casino Resort Spa 03/28/2014 New York NY Lit Lounge 03/22/2014 Atlanta GA Philips Arena 03/21/2014 Nashville TN Bridgestone Arena 03/21/2014 Phoenix AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion 03/21/2014 Chula Vista CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre 03/13/2014 Washington DC The National Mall 02/03/2014 Glasgow Glg Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 01/17/2014 Detroit MI Cobo Arena
Sheryl Crow Tour Dates 2013
date city state venue 12/05/2013 Milwaukee WI Riverside Theatre 12/04/2013 Chicago IL Joe'S Bar 12/02/2013 New York NY TimesCenter Stage 11/19/2013 Augusta GA James Brown Arena 10/26/2013 DeKalb IL NIU Convocation Center 10/25/2013 Auburn Hills MI The Palace of Auburn Hills 10/18/2013 Terre Haute IN Hulman Center 10/17/2013 Moline IL i wireless Center 10/12/2013 Indio CA Fantasy Springs Resort 09/15/2013 Bakersfield CA Rabobank Arena 09/14/2013 Los Angeles CA Greek Theatre 09/13/2013 Santa Barbara CA Santa Barbara Bowl 09/02/2013 Canfield OH Canfield Fairgrounds 08/25/2013 Saint Paul MN Minnesota State Fair Grandstand 08/19/2013 Lancaster CA Antelope Valley Fair 08/09/2013 Chicago IL Harris Theater 08/04/2013 Asheville NC Biltmore Estate 08/03/2013 Durham NC Durham Performing Arts Center 08/02/2013 Minneapolis MN State Theatre 07/21/2013 Council Bluffs IA Stir Cove At Harrahs 07/19/2013 Highland Park IL Ravinia Pavilion 07/18/2013 Monticello IA Great Jones County Fair 07/14/2013 Selbyville DE Freeman Stage at Bayside 07/12/2013 Fredericksburg VA Celebrate Virginia Live 07/04/2013 Houston TX Eleanor Tinsley Park 06/28/2013 Prior Lake MN Mystic Lake Casino Hotel 06/25/2013 Oshkosh WI Country USA Fairgrounds 06/22/2013 Thackerville OK WinStar World Casino 06/21/2013 Catoosa OK The Joint - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa 06/16/2013 Grand Rapids MI Frederik Meijer Gardens 06/15/2013 Kettering OH Fraze Pavilion 06/14/2013 Buffalo NY Coca-Cola Field 06/13/2013 Glen Allen VA Innsbrook After Hours at Snagajob Pavilion 05/20/2013 Nashville TN Music City Center 05/17/2013 Carlton MN Black Bear Casino Resort 05/03/2013 Memphis TN Tom Lee Park 05/03/2013 Memphis TN Tom Lee Park 05/01/2013 Suwanee GA Suwanee Town Center Park 04/21/2013 Franklin TN Franklin Theatre 04/20/2013 Franklin TN Franklin Theatre 04/19/2013 Franklin TN Franklin Theatre 04/12/2013 Temecula CA Pechanga Entertainment Center 04/03/2013 Springfield MO OReilly Family Event Center 03/16/2013 Hollywood FL Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 02/18/2013 West Palm Beach FL Kravis Center 02/17/2013 Naples FL Artis Naples 02/15/2013 Sarasota FL Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall 02/14/2013 Clearwater FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
Sheryl Crow Tour Dates 2012
date city state venue 12/15/2012 Asheville NC U.S. Cellular Center 10/06/2012 Broomfield CO 1St Bank Center 09/08/2012 Kent OH Dix Stadium 09/07/2012 New Buffalo MI Silver Creek Event Center at Four Winds New Buffalo 09/06/2012 Carmel IN The Palladium Carmel 08/14/2012 Lewiston NY Artpark 08/13/2012 Interlochen MI Kresge Auditorium 08/12/2012 Clarkston MI DTE Energy Music Theatre 08/11/2012 Bowmanville ON Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 08/10/2012 Kanata ON Walter Baker Park 08/10/2012 Bowmanville ON Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 08/09/2012 Atlantic City NJ Caesars Atlantic City 07/27/2012 San Diego CA Humphreys Concerts by the Bay 07/26/2012 San Diego CA Humphreys Concerts by the Bay 07/25/2012 Costa Mesa CA Pacific Amphitheatre 07/23/2012 Livermore CA Wente Vineyards 07/22/2012 Saratoga CA Mountain Winery 07/21/2012 Saratoga CA Mountain Winery 07/20/2012 Santa Rosa CA Wells Fargo Center for the Arts 07/14/2012 Overland Park KS Overland Park Convention Center 06/24/2012 Cherokee NC Harrah's Cherokee Resort Event Center 06/03/2012 Salt Lake City UT Red Butte Garden 06/02/2012 Laughlin NV Harrah's Laughlin Rio Vista Ampitheatre 05/14/2012 Dallas TX Meyerson Symphony Center 05/11/2012 Biloxi MS Hard Rock Live Biloxi 05/05/2012 Saint Petersburg FL Vinoy Park 04/27/2012 Indio CA Empire Polo Field 04/26/2012 Nashville TN 3rd & Lindsley 04/25/2012 Nashville TN 3rd & Lindsley 01/12/2012 West Hollywood CA House of Blues Sunset Strip
Sheryl Crow Tour Dates 2011
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WORST: Hilary Duff was clad in winter plaid, toting her fave Alexander Wang Rocco bag with cuffed skinny jeans and flip flops, as she ran errands in Los Angeles. It is summer, Hilary, enjoy it!
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BEST: Ashley Greene dressed to chill in NYC, rocking J Brand cutoffs with a white blouse and ballet flats.
WORST: Lil Kim was up to her old tricks, performing at Fortune Nightclub in Vancouver, Canada, wearing a risqué corset over a black and white bra!
BEST: We love Kim Kardashian's Givenchy-inspired blazer, which the reality show star paired with cuffed, distressed denim, black booties and a Balenciaga bag, leaving eyebrow guru Anastasia's salon in Los Angeles.
BEST: Jessica Alba was front row foxy at the Valentino Couture show, rocking a white, embellished number from the designer's collection with sparkly black heels.
BEST: Stana Katic from the television show Castle, looked wildly gorgeous at a photocall in Rome, pairing her frilly mini with delicate fishnet tights and open-toed platforms.
WORST: Keith Richards wasn't exactly Rolling in high style as he dined in NYC, wearing super bright turquoise kicks with hobo threads.
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Do you get bothered when people use the term "old fogies" about older citizens? Local columnist T.J. Ray does, too, and he was upset with a recent piece titled "Old Fogie Pride" that came his way – until he gave it a closer look. (May 20, 2011, Page 4A)


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For thousands of years men and women have looked at the heavens and the earth and wondered whether the marvels of the natural world, especially the great variety and complexity of living things, manifest the conscious design of an omnipotent being or are merely the results of unguided physical processes, of matter in motion following universal laws of nature. In recent years the debate over Intelligent Design has reached fever pitch as some scientists have claimed that the findings of natural science itself provide compelling evidence of design in nature. Unlike "creation scientists," whose beliefs about the origin of the universe derive from a literal reading of Genesis, advocates of Intelligent Design do not rely on religious writings, but on science itself, to support their conclusions about design.
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Lake Stevens volunteer carries the water for Aquafest
Lake Stevens woman has organized children's parade for 8 years
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Sue Fernalld (center) pulls leis apart for the Lake Stevens Aquafest children's parade with the help from her grandchildren, Drew, 8, and Elsia Flanders, 4, of Indianapolis, Ind.
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Sue Fernalld (center) organizes volunteers before the start of Lake Stevens Aquafest children's parade July 26 in downtown Lake Stevens.
Fernalld organizes volunteers before the start of the Aquafest children's parade July 26 in downtown Lake Stevens.
This year, though, was special for Aquafest volunteer Sue Fernalld, 65.
Sure, she served as Aquafest president, but it wasn't just that. All of her grandchildren got to help at the event, which was held last weekend.
Fernalld, a retired budget analyst, has run the children's parade at the festival for the past eight years. She started volunteering there nine months after she and her husband, Dennis, moved to Lake Stevens to be closer to their family. Her grandson was young, and she wanted to get involved with Aquafest.
"I thought, 'Oh man, what a really cool thing for families,'" she said. "I just wanted to see what it was about, and it was a really cool thing."
She also wanted to use the experience as a way to meet people in town, she said.
A lot of Aquafest visitors grew up in Lake Stevens and cherish their memories of the festival as children and teenagers, Fernalld said.
"I do it because I have a love for the community, and I get such a thrill out of the children's parade and the families coming to Lake Stevens," she said. "I have always advocated for inexpensive things for families to do in this community, and this community rallies around Aquafest."
Two of her grandchildren, Macray Flanders, 8, and Colby Flanders, 5, live in Snohomish. Both their parents teach in the Lake Stevens School District.
Two more, Drew Flanders, 6, and Elsie Flanders, 4, live in Indiana. Their father came to Lake Stevens earlier in July to compete in the Ironman event. The family decided to stay in town through Aquafest -- to Grandma's delight.
The week before the fair, she put the kids to work. They helped stuff about 350 goodie bags to give to children's parade participants.
Fernalld puts in a ton of work behind the scenes, said Janice Huxford, who is a past Aquafest president and owner of Snohomish Valley Roofing Inc., a festival sponsor.
"Sue's a firecracker," Huxford said. "She brings a lot of enthusiasm. She has creative ideas, and she works tirelessly to bring in new fresh approaches to a festival that's 53 years old now."
Fernalld worked with police and others to keep the event running smooth, increased the number of sponsors, and found new ways to attract families with small children, Huxford said.
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An opinion about Sarah Palin by a Wasilla resident
Note: this letter was written in response to many emails the author received from her friends from the "lower 48" who asked her for the low-down on Sarah Palin. The author authenticated the email in a radio interview today. here is the link to the radio interview authenticating the email (work and family safe):
About Sarah Palin: A Letter From Anne Kilkenny
What follows is an open letter written by a resident of Wasilla, Alaska named Anne Kilkenny.
I am a resident of Wasilla, Alaska. I have known Sarah since 1992. Everyone here knows Sarah, so it is nothing special to say we are on a first-name basis. Our children have attended the same schools. Her father was my child's favorite substitute teacher. I also am on a first name basis with her parents and mother-in-law. I attended more City Council meetings during her administration than about 99% of the residents of the city.
She is enormously popular; in every way she's like the most popular girl in middle school. Even men who think she is a poor choice and won't vote for her can't quit smiling when talking about her because she is a "babe".
It is astonishing and almost scary how well she can keep a secret. She kept her most recent pregnancy a secret from her children and parents for seven months. She is "pro-life". She recently gave birth to a Down's syndrome baby. There is no cover-up involved, here; Trig is her baby. She is energetic and hardworking. She regularly worked out at the gym.
She is savvy. She doesn't take positions; she just "puts things out there" and if they prove to be popular, then she takes credit. Her husband works a union job on the North Slope for BP and is a champion snowmobile racer. Todd Palin's kind of job is highly sought-after because of the schedule and high pay. He arranges his work schedule so he can fish for salmon in Bristol Bay for a month or so in summer, but by no stretch of the imagination is fishing their major source of income. Nor has her life-style ever been anything like that of native Alaskans. Sarah and her whole family are avid hunters. She's smart.
Her experience is as mayor of a city with a population of about 5,000 (at the time), and less than 2 years as governor of a state with about 670,000 residents. During her mayoral administration most of the actual work of running this small city was turned over to an administrator. She had been pushed to hire this administrator by party power-brokers after she had gotten herself into some trouble over precipitous firings which had given rise to a recall campaign.
Sarah campaigned in Wasilla as a "fiscal conservative". During her 6 years as Mayor, she increased general government expenditures by over 33%. During those same 6 years the amount of taxes collected by the City increased by 38%. This was during a period of low inflation (1996-2002). She reduced progressive property taxes and increased a regressive sales tax which taxed even food. The tax cuts that she promoted benefited large corporate property owners way more than they benefited residents.
The huge increases in tax revenues during her mayoral administration weren't enough to fund everything on her wish list though, borrowed money was needed, too. She inherited a city with zero debt, but left it with indebtedness of over $22 million. What did Mayor Palin encourage the voters to borrow money for? Was it the infrastructure that she said she supported? The sewage treatment plant that the city lacked? or a new library? No. $1m for a park. $15m-plus for construction of a multi-use sports complex which she rushed through to build on a piece of property that the City didn't even have clear title to, that was still in litigation 7 yrs later–to the delight of the lawyers involved! The sports complex itself is a nice addition to the community but a huge money pit, not the profit-generator she claimed it would be. She also supported bonds for $5.5m for road projects that could have been done in 5-7 yrs without any borrowing.
While Mayor, City Hall was extensively remodeled and her office redecorated more than once. These are small numbers, but Wasilla is a very small city. As an oil producer, the high price of oil has created a budget surplus in Alaska. Rather than invest this surplus in technology that will make us energy independent and increase efficiency, as Governor she proposed distribution of this surplus to every individual in the state.
In this time of record state revenues and budget surpluses, she recommended that the state borrow/bond for road projects, even while she proposed distribution of surplus state revenues: spend today's surplus, borrow for needs.
She's not very tolerant of divergent opinions or open to outside ideasor compromise. As Mayor, she fought ideas that weren't generated by her or her staff. Ideas weren't evaluated on their merits, but on the basis of who proposed them.
While Sarah was Mayor of Wasilla she tried to fire our highly respected City Librarian because the Librarian refused to consider removing from the library some books that Sarah wanted removed. City residents rallied to the defense of the City Librarian and against Palin's attempt at out-and-out censorship, so Palin backed down and withdrew her termination letter. People who fought her attempt to oust the Librarian are on her enemies list to this day.
Sarah complained about the "old boy's club" when she first ran for Mayor, so what did she bring Wasilla? A new set of "old boys". Palin fired most of the experienced staff she inherited. At the City and as Governor she hired or elevated new, inexperienced, obscure people, creating a staff totally dependent on her for their jobs and eternally grateful and fiercely loyal–loyal to the point of abusing their power to further her personal agenda, as she has acknowledged happened in the case of pressuring the State's top cop (see below).
As Mayor, Sarah fired Wasilla's Police Chief because he "intimidated" her, she told the press. As Governor, her recent firing of Alaska's top cop has the ring of familiarity about it. He served at her pleasure and she had every legal right to fire him, but it's pretty clear that an important factor in her decision to fire him was because he wouldn't fire her sister's ex-husband, a State Trooper. Under investigation for abuse of power, she has had to admit that more than 2 dozen contacts were made between her staff and family to the person that she later fired, pressuring him to fire her ex-brother-in-law. She tried to replace the man she fired with a man who she knew had been reprimanded for sexual harassment; when this caused a public furor, she withdrew her support.
She has bitten the hand of every person who extended theirs to her in help. The City Council person who personally escorted her around town introducing her to voters when she first ran for Wasilla City Council became one of her first targets when she was later elected Mayor. She abruptly fired her loyal City Administrator; even people who didn't like the guy were stunned by this ruthlessness.
Fear of retribution has kept all of these people from saying anything publicly about her.
When then-Governor Murkowski was handing out political plums, Sarah got the best, Chair of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission: one of the few jobs not in Juneau and one of the best paid. She had no background in oil & gas issues. Within months of scoring this great job which paid $122,400/yr, she was complaining in the press about the high salary. I was told that she hated that job: the commute, the structured hours, the work. Sarah became aware that a member of this Commission (who was also the State Chair of the Republican Party) engaged in unethical behavior on the job.
In a gutsy move which some undoubtedly cautioned her could be political suicide, Sarah solved all her problems in one fell swoop: got out of the job she hated and garnered gobs of media attention as the patron saint of ethics and as a gutsy fighter against the "old boys' club" when she dramatically quit, exposing this man's ethics violations (for which he was fined).
As Mayor, she had her hand stuck out as far as anyone for pork from Senator Ted Stevens. Lately, she has castigated his pork-barrel politics and publicly humiliated him. She only opposed the "bridge to nowhere" after it became clear that it would be unwise not to.
As Governor, she gave the Legislature no direction and budget guidelines, then made a big grandstand display of line-item vetoing projects, calling them pork. Public outcry and further legislative action restored most of these projects–which had been vetoed simply because she was not aware of their importance–but with the unobservant she had gained a reputation as "anti-pork".
She is solidly Republican: no political maverick. The State party leaders hate her because she has bit them in the back and humiliated them. Other members of the party object to her self-description as a fiscal conservative.
Around Wasilla there are people who went to high school with Sarah.
They call her "Sarah Barracuda" because of her unbridled ambition and predatory ruthlessness. Before she became so powerful, very ugly stories circulated around town about shenanigans she pulled to be made point guard on the high school basketball team. When Sarah's mother-in-law, a highly respected member of the community and experienced manager, ran for Mayor, Sarah refused to endorse her.
As Governor, she stepped outside of the box and put together of package of legislation known as "AGIA" that forced the oil companies to march to the beat of her drum.
Like most Alaskans, she favors drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. She has questioned if the loss of sea ice is linked toglobal warming. She campaigned "as a private citizen" against a state initiaitive that would have either a) protected salmon streams from pollution from mines, or b) tied up in the courts all mining in the state (depending on who you listen to). She has pushed the State's lawsuit against the Dept. of the Interior's decision to list polar bears as threatened species.
McCain is the oldest person to ever run for President; Sarah will be a heartbeat away from being President. There has to be literally millions of Americans who are more knowledgeable and experienced than she. However, there's a lot of people who have underestimated her and are regretting it.
•"Hockey mom": true for a few years
•"PTA mom": true years ago when her first-born was in elementary school, not since
•"NRA supporter": absolutely true
•social conservative: mixed. Opposes gay marriage, BUT vetoed a bill that would have denied benefits to employees in same-sex relationships (said she did this because it was unconsitutional).
•pro-creationism: mixed. Supports it, BUT did nothing as Governor to promote it.
•"Pro-life": mixed. Knowingly gave birth to a Down's syndrome baby BUT declined to call a special legislative session on some pro-life legislation
•"Experienced": Some high schools have more students than Wasilla has residents. Many cities have more residents than the state of Alaska. No legislative experience other than City Council. Little hands-on supervisory or managerial experience; needed help of a city administrator to run town of about 5,000.
•political maverick: not at all
•gutsy: absolutely!
•open & transparent: ??? Good at keeping secrets. Not good at explaining actions.
•has a developed philosophy of public policy: no
•"a Greenie": no. Turned Wasilla into a wasteland of big box stores and disconnected parking lots. Is pro-drilling off-shore and in ANWR.
•fiscal conservative: not by my definition!
•pro-infrastructure: No. Promoted a sports complex and park in a city without a sewage treatment plant or storm drainage system. Built streets to early 20th century standards.
•pro-tax relief: Lowered taxes for businesses, increased tax burden on residents
•pro-small government: No. Oversaw greatest expansion of city government in Wasilla's history.
•pro-labor/pro-union. No. Just because her husband works union doesn't make her pro-labor. I have seen nothing to support any claim that she is pro-labor/pro-union.
First, I have long believed in the importance of being an informed voter. I am a voter registrar. For 10 years I put on student voting programs in the schools. If you google my name (Anne Kilkenny + Alaska), you will find references to my participation in local government, education, and PTA/parent organizations.
Secondly, I've always operated in the belief that "Bad things happen when good people stay silent". Few people know as much as I do because few have gone to as many City Council meetings.
Third, I am just a housewife. I don't have a job she can bump me out of. I don't belong to any organization that she can hurt. But, I am no fool; she is immensely popular here, and it is likely that this will cost me somehow in the future: that's life.
Fourth, she has hated me since back in 1996, when I was one of the 100 or so people who rallied to support the City Librarian against Sarah's attempt at censorship.
Fifth, I looked around and realized that everybody else was afraid to say anything because they were somehow vulnerable.
I am not a statistician. I developed the numbers for the increase in spending & taxation 2 years ago (when Palin was running for Governor) from information supplied to me by the Finance Director of the City of Wasilla, and I can't recall exactly what I adjusted for: did I adjust for inflation? for population increases? Right now, it is impossible for a private person to get any info out of City Hall–they are swamped. So I can't verify my numbers.
You may have noticed that there are various numbers circulating for the population of Wasilla, ranging from my "about 5,000″, up to 9,000. The day Palin's selection was announced a city official told me that the current population is about 7,000. The official 2000 census count was 5,460. I have used about 5,000 because Palin was Mayor from 1996 to 2002, and the city was growing rapidly in the mid-90's.
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With the latest approval rating over 80%, shouldn't be too hard to find someone with an agenda against her. After all, 2 in 10 don't like her up there.
NPR? Give me a break.
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With the latest approval rating over 80%, shouldn't be too hard to find someone with an agenda against her. After all, 2 in 10 don't like her up there.
NPR? Give me a break.
Did you listen to her interview, or just see NPR and roll your eyes?
I posted the npr link because that was the interview I personally heard while driving home. If you run a search for the author's name, you can read or hear or see an interview of her in dozens of media outlets.
But the bottom line is, the email is authenticated as written by a knowledgable source...
By the way, i understand that her latest approval ratings were in the 60's not 80's, and trending downward. I'll research it and see.
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Even if her approval rating is in the 60's that is great for a politician.
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Even if her approval rating is in the 60's that is great for a politician.
It's roughly what Clinton left office with...
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NRA supporter: absolutely true
That's pretty much all I need to know...
You mean you support the same people who opposed D.C. v. Heller?
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You mean you support the same people who opposed D.C. v. Heller?
Please tell which pro-gun organizations you belong to and/or donate money to?
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Troll alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You mean you support the same people who opposed D.C. v. Heller?
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She's got the Dems running scared..
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Palin for president!
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the interview she did with the lad from CBS showed how hilarious her nomination to the 2nd seat on the ticket really is... McCain is off his rocker with this one... Its unbelievable.
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the interview she did with the lad from CBS showed how hilarious her nomination to the 2nd seat on the ticket really is... McCain is off his rocker with this one... Its unbelievable.
There are alot of things I really like about Sarah Palin. However.....No matter how many different ways I mull it over in my head, I just don't think she is ready to be 2nd in command. I'm not saying she couldn't do it at some point but she's just simply not ready now.
Unfortunately, when the fluff of the campaign settles down, I'm afraid it will be shown that McCain made the wrong decision.
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I get a kick out of the Palin haters. There is NOTHING she can say, do, accomplish or stand on that will make LIBERALS like the few Palin haters that have been posting, like her. They are obviously more comfortable with a SOCIALIST and his running mate who has been wrong on EVERY MAJOR foreign policy decision in the last 30 years. The same guy that plagiarized his way through school and law school where he finished at the bottom of his class. Must be hard on him lugging that HUGE brain around all day.
I think I'll stand with William Buckley who said he would rather be governed by the first 435 people in the Boston phonebook than what we have that passes for lawmakers now. Me and about 30 or 40 million other Conservatives could care friggin less that she doesn't know Supreme Court cases or isn't a policy wonk. Last time I checked you don't even have to be a lawyer to be a Supreme Court Justice.
Anyone wanna take bets on how the simple little housewife who wrote that letter votes? No doubt if she was here she'd find a kinship with a few posters here that like to hate her for just being alive. These people just don't get it, they never will. They are the same exact people that hated and made fun of Reagan for being an oaf, a hack B-Movie actor and clueless. The reason people love Sarah Palin is because she ISN'T what the haters want her to be, she's a NORMAL PERSON.
After a couple of years of the B. Hussein Obama - Biden regime we'll all be sitting here contemplating the new gun laws and what is going to be banned and the startling turn towards SOCIALISM our country has taken, you can remember the people that caused it to happen. I would almost wish it to happen to them, to force them to have to live under what they adore, but the cost of that is too great for our country to bear.
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She will draw some female votes, even if she said nothing and stood next to Mccain, we all know this. A man from the Georgia Republican party told me that when Sarah Palin was put on the ticket, people flooded by phone and in person to their office to get bumper stickers and yard signs. She definitely invigorated the Republican ticket.
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Too much is made of Palin. Like her or not, you are actually voting for McCain or Obama. Given that choice, Palin is just fine with me for a VP.
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How about asking Biden or Obama the same type of ridiculous questions.
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"she has hated me since back in 1996, when I was one of the 100 or so people who rallied to support the City Librarian against Sarah's attempt at censorship."
The above is all I need to see. This persons letter is nothing more than personal opinions, and is sorely lacking facts.
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hypnosec writes "Raynaldo Rivera has pleaded guilty at the US District Court for the Central District of California to hacking the Sony Pictures Entertainment website in May 2011. The 20-year-old in his plea agreement revealed that he joined Lulzsec in May of last year in a bid to help the hacking collective carry out cyberattacks on governments and businesses. Rivera, who surrendered to the FBI on August 28 this year, admitted that he was the one who launched an SQL injection attack against sonypictures.com that enabled him to extract confidential information from the website's database."


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"I don't know if people know I dislocated my pinkie finger. And [Tyreke] told me, 'You wanna go home or you wanna be here?' I want to be here. And he said, 'All right, then go tape it up and let's play. Let's go. We not stoppin' at no stores. Straight gas. That's what we do, just keep going.'"
His form kind of bugs me.. doesn't seem like he uses his legs like he should.
Imagine if he became a consistently good/great shooter though. Top 3-4 SG?
Gordon has one hell of an ugly jumper, that's for sure.
We must not be watching the same time . This team executes poorly in offense & defense on a nightly basis . The team comes out flat in the 3rd quarter almost every night & the team has no clue what to do in the final 2 minutes of a close game ..and you are going to argue this team is prepared ? Oh ok lol
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Alright im pissed off for two reasons...because i thought the game came on for 6 and i missed the whole first half. Also why are they struggling to score against the bobcats. We better make a serious run to beginthe second half.
Our future schedule gets brutal again after this brief respite...
May not win more than 1 or 2 games in January so we'll definitely be in the mix for a top lottery pick as of the trade deadline
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Gordon is about the only guy you want with the ball on the break and Davis would be right there with him.
It's why I'm all about getting a PG like Bledsoe. If Lowry is really available, he's got wheels too.
Breaks my heart seeing Miller on the inactive list so many games. Hope he gets it together.
Our team Defense rank in Monty's 3 years:
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Now you can either blame this on Monty, in which case you are arguing he has regressed as a head coach, and at which point I will laugh and call you an idiot.
Or you can look at our roster turnover and make a reasonable critique that the talent dropoff has been severe, and no coach could really be expected to do much with this group. We are a bad defensive team talent-wise, coaching can only do so much.
Monty can huddle the team up all he wants, tell them as many times he can that they need to move faster and get back, but in the end of the day the only person who can make those legs move faster is the player. People complain that we can't get back, make jumpers, etc etc but when Monty tries to make some unconventional subs people moan about it. Can't have it both ways.
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Two lower berths, shower, porthole or double window, 125- 155 sq. ft.
|Cat 5
Two lower berths, shower, double window, 130 sq.ft.
|Cat 6
Two lower berths, bath or shower, sitting area, triple window, 160 sq. ft.
|Cat 7
Ocean-view staterooms on the Promenade or Boat Deck, two twin beds, en suite bathroom, two windows, 160-165 sq. ft.
Suite, two lower beds, bath with shower, two double windows, mini-refrigerator, sitting area, 215 sq. ft.
Owner's Suite, two lower berths, shower/ bathtub, two double windows, mini-refrigerator and microwave, 268 sq ft.
|Single Cat 2
Two lower berths, shower, porthole window, 125 sq. ft.
|Single Cat 4
Two lower berths, shower, porthole or picture window, 125- 155 sq. ft.


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Confirming 42's listing. I'm on the Northshore and have DirecTV, game is on now on channel 678, FSNO.
For anyone still wondering, in the Monroeville/Camdem area of Alabama, Mediacom Cable. I do not have FSNO. All I seem to have is Fox Sports South, and Sportssouth. No Southwest, No FSNO, No Hornets game. I am disappoint.
No. On FS south, it's some football game, college I'm sure. and on Sportssouth, it's a show called "Driven". That's it.
Edit: The football game is Vanderbilt and New Mass.
Yeah I do remember seeing Hawks games last year on channel 62 I think. It sucks because I couldn't really care less about the Hawks. And I'm about... 90 miles north of Mobile. I'm pretty much between Mobile and Montgomery. A lot closer to New Orleans than Atlanta.:\
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I know this threads a little old, but I'm in town for the holidays and would like to catch the game. I live on the Northshore and Charter. When I go to channel 33 it gives me FS Houston instead. Everywhere I've read it should be working?
Called Charter and the woman said they don't offer FSNO in my area. Anyone else having similar issues?
Ok as an update, for anyone in the Monroeville/Camden area of Alabama, I am now seeing FSNO and Hornets games on mediacom Cable. Channel is 26. I think it might have been "Sportsouth" or something or other. I still have "Fox Sportssouth" also. Channel 62.
In New Orleans (1038) and the game is not there.
for weeks.
The thread is about the channels appearing or not, not the game coverage.
This fact has nothing to do with whether you get the channel or not.
Sorry, I'm not here often.
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Goofy ASPCA adoptable Spike is sweet, playful and very affectionate. He'd love nothing more than a long game of fetch followed by a cuddle session with his special people, and he's available right now. Recently, our photographer snapped Spike at play at our Adoption Center in NYC, and we wanted to share the results with you. Check out his album on Facebook.
Can't adopt Spike? He still really needs your help. He's a great dog who deserves a family, and we'd love it if you'd spread the word about him. Here's why:
At the ASPCA, Spike is a staff favorite. Everyone's had a chance to fall in love with him because he's been with us for nearly two years—longer than any other dog currently in our care. Spike came to us through our Humane Law Enforcement department in 2011. Back then, Spike was emaciated and undersocialized, afraid of most new people and things.
Naturally, as soon as he was medically ready, our behavior counselors set to work socializing this special guy. They took him to new places, like the park and on busy streets. They introduced him to many volunteers so he could learn how great people can be. Before long, Spike blossomed into a dog who couldn't wait to shower his favorite staffers with kisses.
Behavior counselors also taught Spike basic manners, and he eagerly showed us how smart he is, learning Sit and Drop It very quickly. Due to chronic lung disease, Spike needed an inhaler for a time, and he shocked behavior counselors with how fast he learned to use it. (Today, Spike no longer requires an inhaler.) Late last year, Spike became eligible for adoption. He's been waiting for his family ever since.
So what gives? Why hasn't Spike found a home? (We ask ourselves these questions all the time.) He's shy with new people, and sometimes when Spike sees adopters through the glass of his habitat, he barks his unique, hoarse-sounding bark at them. Understandably, that can make some people feel unwelcome and move along to other dogs.
It's a shame those folks miss out on Spike, though. He'd so like to get to know them better—just slowly. That's why we're asking you to share Spike with all your social networks. Together we have the power to write Spike's happy ending. What are you waiting for?
Spike would love a teens-and-up home. He loves to play with other dogs, but can play a bit rough, so a resident dog would need to be up for that. To learn more about adopting Spike, check out his page.
He looks like an awesome dog!!!! I hope Tracey can take him!!!
God Bless all animals!!
Chocked me up to know he hasn't found a family. Sike deserves one. At 73 yrs old,, I cannot take him, but I know he'd make anywone so happy. I would if I were some younger.
Sending Spike some CaliLove...if I had space for another dog, I would take the first plane ride out for you ;-) ...you are in my prayers Spike!
Spike would be a tremendous dog for a family. He's trained, socialized, likes other dogs (I have a pitbull from NY ACC, and he mostly lays around all day), he's handsome, and he'll keep you warm on a cold winter night. What's not to like?? go get him!!
Bless you and I hope you and the dog love each other.Love will conquer all
I just watched an informative documentary titled Shelter Me. In it there was a segment on pairing veterans returning from war with PTSD and how being paired with a trained emotional support dog all of which were pulled from shelters by Various groups for this specialized training. It was so moving to see how much these dogs bonded and healed one another. Would Spike be eligible for any of those kinds of programs? He looks awesome but I understand his bark is intimidating. Just thought I would mention this program and keep my fingers crossed for Spike to get another chance.
As the owner of 5 rescued pit-bulls (4 females 1 male) ages 3-10 years. I'm so glad that Tracey Allen Hess has stepped up and offered to adapt Spike. You ARE AWESOME !!! I wish you a lifetime of good blessings !!! I hope it works out for you two.
I shared Spike's story on Facebook! Tracey, I hope you do adopt him! You rock!
I think it is wonderful what can be done to take a pit and turn their lives into love and joy. People can make them mean or they can teach them love! My stepdaughter and her boyfriend have 2 pits, Cash and Bandit, and they are the sweetest most lovable babies!! They know only love!!


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