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In the New York Post today, I diagnose the shock at the powerful Constitutional arguments advanced against Obama's health-care plan as another example of the self-defeating parochialism of American liberals, who are continually surprised that conservative ideas and conservative arguments are formidable and can only be bested if they are taken seriously: "the strength of the conservative arguments only came as a surprise to [Jeffrey] Toobin, [Linda] Greenhouse and others because they evidently spent two years putting their fingers in their ears and singing, 'La la la, I'm not listening' whenever the conservative argument was being advanced." (There is nothing new under the son, as the "fingers in their ears" analogy was, it turns out, rather more wittily deployed by James Taranto in February 2011 in a column called "Law Law Law.")
Indeed, yesterday, as I was writing my column, liberal New York Times columnist Gail Collins literally wrote these words: "How can this law not be constitutional?…Really, I have my hands over my ears. Not listening."
But this gets at a more fundamental point about American discourse. Until very recently, American conservatives were, by necessity, bilingual. To be sure, they were fluent in the language of conservative or classical liberal thought—the language of Burke and Adam Smith, the language of enumerated rights and governmental limits, the distinction between freedom and egalitarianism and between liberty and license.
But they were also entirely conversant with liberal concepts—the centrality of fairness as an organizing principle, the notion that justice (in John Rawls's understanding) involves redistributing goods to repair the injustices of nature and human nature, the elevation of reason over faith.
That has never been true of American liberals. They know their own language but they don't know the language of their ideological and partisan opposite numbers, and usually default to a form of prosecutorial analysis or psychoanalytic diagnosis to explain how so many people could come to so wrong a conclusion about things. They ascribe it to naked self-interest (i.e., greed), or irrational hatred and fear (i.e., ignorance), or mere stupidity.
So conservatives speak liberal, but for liberals in the United States, conservatism might as well be Esperanto.
This is less and less true in a way that is both fair (in the liberal sense) and relativistic (in the conservative sense). It is possible, now, for a young conservative to be born and raised and come to adulthood in a world in which liberal ideas are seen entirely through a conservative prism—through Fox News and Rush Limbaugh and conservative talk radio and homeschooling. This represents an enormous cultural advance for the Right, in that it is no longer forced to make its way through entirely hostile precincts.
But there is something lost at the same time—the comparative advantage of knowing two languages and using that knowledge to strengthen arguments and blindside the opposition. Paul Clement and Mike Carvin, the two conservative lawyers at the Supreme Court this week, show just what is possible intellectually as a result of this bilingualism. It would be more than a shame if the rise of the conservative bubble proved just as blinding as the liberal bubble has been for the past 40 years.


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"Just because the adults have the problem of not having enough money does not mean we should take away kids' instructional time," Randy Dorn told KING 5.
Now in his fifth year as superintendent, Dorn has seen unprecedented cuts to Washington's educational system, the result of the 2007-08 financial crisis and a still recovering economy. As tax receipts from property taxes fell, many school districts looked for creative, low cost ways to provide teachers with time for training and collaboration on lesson plans.
"So they moved to this partial-day thing," said Dorn. "I think it's a burden on parents, working parents that have to do all the arrangements."
By law, Washington school districts must provide 180 days of instruction to students. If the students show up for even one minute of instruction, the district can count that as a school day.

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The period between July 28 and August 14 is a significant one in the history of the Kyivan Church. These dates frame a time of celebration of St Volodymyr and his legacy to our Church. The first date is his proper feast, while the latter date marks the day on which Volodymyr officially received Orthodox Christianity as the state religion of Kyivan Rus'-Ukraine in A.D. 988. What was it exactly that this Sovereign did and why is it so significant?
Having inherited a vast empire from his grandmother, St Olha, Volodymyr pressed forward with her vision of a people united by a common spiritual culture that transcended the parochial loyalties of their local traditions.
Volodymyr even considered other religions at first, including Judaism.
A legendary story handed down to us affirms that Jewish missionaries approached Volodymyr to accept Judaism, much as had happened with the Hebrew Kingdom of the Khazars previously.
Volodymyr reflected much of his own cultural perspective when, according to the story, he asked where the country of the Jews was.
Upon learning that the Jews were scattered throughout the world, he was shocked. He couldn't believe that the God of the Jews who could do such a thing to His people was, in fact, the true God!
For Volodymyr, the reception of Byzantine Christianity had more to do with cultural proscriptions, such as the fact that his grandmother had been baptized there, than even with the all-important political considerations.
The theories of some that Volodymyr actually "tried" Islam and other religions to see, one would presume, "how they fit" is a modern interpretation that has no basis in historical fact or even speculation.
Did Volodymyr "force" Christianity on his people? That question betrays a modern bias. People always followed the religion of their leaders.
Did anyone ask the peoples of Scandinavia if they wanted to become Lutheran in the sixteenth century? Or those of Britain if they wanted to become Anglican or Calvinist?
Volodymyr himself followed what those did before him. Tradition was more than a series of quaint customs. It was and is a way of life based on a deep-rooted relationship to one's ancestors.
The success of Christianity, once received through Baptism, would only come about, however, to the extent that it was "married" to the culture and way of life of the people.
This task Volodymyr relegated to the Church itself.
A special four volume "Trebnyk" or Book of Blessings was developed by the Kyivan Church that related prayer to the daily activities of the rural populace of most of its members.
The Church followed nature's cycles to the letter, respecting its inherent holiness. The people in turn respected the Church for inculturating their way of life into its vision of faith and life in accordance with the Gospel of Christ.
Fairly soon, a Christian culture would intimately link the people's not too distant pagan roots with a faith that struggled to displace the old gods.
In many cases, the Saints simply took over where the old gods left off. The first Church in Ukraine was built in honour of the Prophet Elias (Feast: August 2nd) on the site of a pagan temple dedicated to the god "Perun" who was the god of thunderbolts.
The cult of St Elias took on that of Perun. Elias, having gone up to heaven in a chariot of fire, was said to protect against lightning during the summer flash storms. A candle would be lit before his Icon in homes during devastating storms as well as during times when people would be slowly dying.
St Antipas of Pergamon became the patron for those suffering from toothache, a common malady. Thank God for our dentists today!
Sts. Savaty and Zosimas, along with St John the Baptist were and are the patrons of the bees and bee-keeping. Sts. Florus and Laurus the patrons of farming, along with St George, whose two feasts in May and November, frame the agricultural year in Ukraine.
Various local traditions that echoed ancient ones kept the integrity of the people's material culture alive while being infused with a Christian meaning.
Kolbassa was, in fact, a ritual food that was bound up with the cult of the wild boar, widely worshipped throughout Central Europe at one time.
To eat it was a kind of "communion" with the god of the wild boar, said to placate him.
Slavs were deathly afraid of forests and of the wild animals within them . . .
But the eating of kolbassa continued, especially at the Paschal season, even though Eastern Patriarchs sometimes wrote to the Kozaks asking them to stop practicing such "pagan traditions." Among these they also included the Paschal dances, the "Hahilky" which were taken over from pre-Christian times as well.
The fact is that even if Ukraine had not become Christian, holidays such as "Sviat-Vechir" at Christmas and others would still be practiced in virtually the same form and manner as they are today!
The veneration of the "holy corner" in Slavic homes continues in the "Icon Corner" where icons decorate the main corner of the home which is also where all the family celebrations always take place, a tradition peculiar to the East Slavs.
The use of the pussy-willow, an ancient pre-Christian practice, continued in the Kyivan Church, not because "real palm branches" could not be had, but because the pussy-willow exemplified the Resurrection of Christ to the Slavs in a much more meaningful way!
Saint Volodymyr baptized more than just the people on 14 August 988.
He also baptized an entire culture, grafting these Ukrainian shoots onto the Vine that is Christ.
This was happening in other cultures and with other peoples. It is just that the way in which the Kyivan Church conducted its process of inculturation of the Gospel throughout Kyivan Rus' was most ingenious and successful.
Centuries later, Kyivan missionaries would, under the aegis of the Russian imperial power, conduct Christian outreach in Alaska among the Aleutian peoples.
They reached as far south along the North American west coast as San Francisco in 1815.
The Spanish Army drove the Russians away from California and found groups of Aleutian Indians wearing three-bar Orthodox Crosses.
They ordered their Catholic priests to re-baptize them.
But one Peter the Aleutian refused, saying that he was already baptized. He refused to receive Catholicism and chose to die a martyr for his new Faith.
St Peter the Aleutian, as he is listed in the Calendar today, represented the first-fruits of the preaching of the Gospel by a tradition that was quick to inculturate it in the way of life of the people who were the object of that preaching.
"Preach to all nations," was the command of Christ to His Apostles and their successors, the Churches they founded.
If nations are the object of preaching, and the Gospel is the message, then culture is most definitely the medium.
Several years before the Baptism of Kyivan Rus,' Volodymyr was shocked to learn of the martyrdom of two Christian soldiers in his Royal Army.
These were Sts. Theodore and John, one a father, the other his son. The former was killed because he refused to offer his son in sacrifice to a pagan god, the other was killed anyway.
On the site of this act, Volodymyr later erected the Church of the Tithe, a Church built by the tenth of the wealth of his nobles.
Although later destroyed, it was in this Church that Volodymyr placed the miraculous Icon of Smolensk.
Later, he placed it at the source of the River Dniepro-Slavutych as if to consecrate forever the water in which his people were baptized.
That water flows to this day, holy and sacred. It is our River Jordan in whose streams we as children of the Kyivan Church are always invited to enter into to experience anew a sense of our own calling as the Baptized in Christ.
And if we look up to see the statue of St Volodymyr the Great hovering over the entire site, we might just hear the words of Saint Volodymyr, spoken so long ago, by way of a prayer on behalf of his new people of Christ:.
"Lord, look down upon this new nation of yours and keep them under the Mantle of Your Divine Protection . . ."
Every August 14th finds this non-swimmer in a body of water. It is as if the shimmering waves reflect the very Grace of Christ from Heaven.
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45 year old Frederick Symonds is accused of molesting a 16 year old relative. The girl is 18 now — she testified that Symonds abused her while teacing her to drive — and other times. But Symonds took the stand Wednesday to say that he never toucher her.
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The United Way of Washington County has closed the books on its 2012 fundraising campaign $131,282 short of its $1.775 million goal for 17 local health and human service programs.
Expressing appreciation for the $1,643,717 in contributions raised, Campaign Chairman Tim Swecker said, "I feel disappointment that we didn't get the goal but we did a lot, which is what we wanted."
"I'm a half-full kind of guy," Swecker said. "I want to focus on the hard work of the (campaign) team, the vice chairs and the division chairs, and give an extra thanks to all those who donated. When you think of all that, then you begin to see what the United Way is all about."
The annual United Way campaign traditionally closes Dec. 31. But with only days remaining to the end of 2012 and contributions more than $173,000 short of the $1.775 million goal, the United Way board of directors voted to extend the fundraising through Jan. 11.
While contributions continued to climb through the end of last week, United Way President and CEO Lester Lattany said any further extension of the campaign would delay the financial reporting the United Way is required to accomplish on schedule in 2013.
"We have to give the report on our campaign to the state and national and worldwide United Way," Lattany said on Tuesday at a news conference to announce the total collected.
The United Way raised more than $1.725 million in 2011, meeting its campaign goal for the first time since 2007.
In 2008, the United Way fell $179,000 short of its goal and the following year used its reserve funds to avoid reducing its annual allocations to the agencies in the aftermath of the great recession, which resulted in a spike in the need for the agencies' services. But after three consecutive shortfalls in the annual campaign, the United Way imposed a 15 percent across-the-board reduction its allocations to the agencies in 2010 in order to restore its reserves to the level mandated by the international United Way organization.
While a portion of the reduction in the allocations has since been restored, Lattany said the United Way's annual support for the agencies is still not back to the level it was prior to 2010.
Swecker said that in the 2012 campaign's 'Give from the Heart' theme, "We asked people to put themselves in the shoes of the people who receive these services. So even if we didn't raise the funds we intended to raise, we raised awareness of what needs to be done in this community.
"This campaign is over for now. But remember the need continues year-round," Swecker said.


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Congrats to 2015 LMB Awards Recipients!
Annually, League of Michigan Bicyclists recognizes Michigan bicyclists that embody the mission of LMB in our work to promote and advance bicycling across the state. The 2015 award recipients were honored at a luncheon on the Capitol Lawn during the Lucinda Means Bicycle Advocacy Day held on May 20.
Please join us in congratulating our 2015 honorees for their leadership and dedication:
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Bob Krzewinski (Ypsilanti)
Bob is a dedicated advocate for equitable transportation options. Bob, 61, has been a Ypsilanti resident since 1985, a US Navy veteran (1973-79) and is a retired 30-year airline captain. He has a legacy of organizations that he has either founded or helped them increase bicycling access and safety in Michigan: board member and secretary of the Washtenaw Biking and Walking Coalition (he co-founded the organization), founder of the Wolver-Bent Recumbent Cyclists, founder and current board member and chair of Friends of the Border To Border Trail, member of the Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission, Greenways Advisory Committee, chair of the City of Ypsilanti Non-Motorized Advisory Committee, secretary to City of Ypsilanti Parks & Recreation Commission and coordinator of Ypsilanti Bike-Bus-Walk Week. He is also a member of various bicycle-related groups, including: League of Michigan Bicyclists, Michigan Trails & Greenway Alliance, Rails To Trails Conservancy, League of American Bicyclists and Bike Ypsi. He is also working to garner a bicycle-friendly city award for the City of Ypsilanti. If that wasn't enough, this year, Bob became a volunteer for Programs to Educate All Cyclists (or PEAC), and regularly attends mechanic nights. The staff at PEAC say his expertise and dedication have been irreplaceable to the mechanic team!
LMB Welcomes Jeana-Dee Allen as Communications & Development Coordinator
Jeana-Dee Allen is thrilled to join the League of Michigan Bicyclists' team as Communications and Development
Coordinator. She is a bicyclist and creator, as well as an award winning photojournalist and active community leader. Her love of bicycles began in her hometown of Flint, MI. Biking was her primary mode of transportation. It connected her to neighbors and community, and increased her access to educational opportunities and after school programs. She loves the kind of relationships bicycling can create, whether it's two people on a tandem, a group ride, or a community participating in a Slow Roll. She is looking forward to helping LMB grow.
Jeana-Dee moved to the Lansing area as an undergraduate student at Michigan State University. Her majors included American Sign Language, studio art and anthropology. She graduated with high honors in journalism. She returned to MSU as a graduate student and finished her Master of Arts in Education in December 2014. Her research focused on educational technology and its role in community building and civic engagement.
She is coming to the League of Michigan Bicyclists with more than five years of nonprofit experience. Most recently she was Education Director at REACH Studio Art Center. She worked with a team to coordinate an almost $1 million facility renovation and expansion campaign. She also served two terms with AmeriCorps VISTA (a domestic Peace Corps) and helped combat poverty through increasing educational access to underserved youth. She also worked as a photojournalist for newspapers throughout Michigan, including The Flint Journal, The Jackson Citizen Patriot and as a freelancer for The Detroit Free Press.
Jeana-Dee owns four bicycles and all of them have stories: 1.) A hot pink fixed gear, "Birthday Girl," which she built out of a frame she found in a dumpster 2.) A yellow 1950s Columbia tandem bicycle, an engagement gift and "lesson in how to communicate clearly" 3.) A 1970s Schwinn road bike, which she rode across the east coast of the US as she volunteered at organic farms 4.) An Asian import of indeterminate age, a gift for teaching English to a Japanese grandmother. She would love to tell you these and many other bicycle stories. Please ask!
In her spare time, she volunteers throughout Lansing to increase accessibility to the arts. She is Artistic Director for The Lansing Unionized Vaudeville Spectacle, a music and theatrical performance group. She is also co-founder of The Robin Theatre, a community-engaged public art space in REO Town Lansing.
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LMB's ability to successfully advocate for bicycle-friendly policies, better places to ride, and improved driver/bicyclist education is a direct result of the support we receive from members across the state. There is great strength in numbers, and each membership builds LMB's clout and amplifies the grassroots voice of Michigan bicyclists behind our mission of promoting bicycling and the safety of bicyclists on Michigan roadways.
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- And don't forget to make sure your LMB membership is up to date while your at it.
- Kick back and crack a celebratory beverage - you earned it! Thank you for helping to make Michigan a more bicycle-friendly state one membership at a time. Cheers from LMB!
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table listing on our website, we have uploaded a downloadable PDF version. The Ride Calendar is mailed to Michigan bike shops and all current members in February. If you are not a current member, we encourage you to join today! You can also request a Ride Calendar to be mailed to you by filling out our Michigan bicycle tourism packet request form.The 2015 Michigan Ride Calendar is now available. In addition to the
2015 marks the 31st year that LMB has coordinated and distributed this comprehensive calendar of Michigan cycling events. Since 1984 the Ride Calendar has been an essential resource for event organizers to promote their rides and charity events and has become the "go-to" resource cyclists use to plan the riding season.
Our sincere appreciation also goes out to all of event organizers across the state. We especially want to highlight the 65 events participating in our $1 Per Rider Program in 2015. We are extremely grateful for their generosity. These events donate $1 on behalf of each event participant in support of LMB's efforts to promote bicycling and increase the safety of bicyclists on Michigan roadways. This financial support provides LMB essential funding to advocate for a more bicycle-friendly Michigan. Please look for $1 Per Rider Events highlighted throughout the publication.
In addition to supporting our $1 Per Rider partners, we hope you will support us directly by riding with LMB in 2015. LMB Bicycle Tours are the largest single funding source for our education, advocacy, and promotion efforts in support of better bicycling in Michigan. For 28 years LMB has hosted multi-day bicycle tours – from weekend to weeklong fully supported events. In addition to supporting our work at the State Capitol on behalf of all cyclists in Michigan, our tours give riders the opportunity to enjoy Michigan's magnificent scenery, visit unique local communities and businesses and pedal past charming towns, picturesque countryside, and historic Great Lakes lighthouses.
Thank You 2014 Donors
LMB would like to thank all of our 2014 donors, especially our Challenge Fund donors who helped inspire many new gifts, making our 2014 year-end campaign our most successful campaign to date. With your generosity, we were able to raise over $63,000 from a combination of direct donations and $1 Per Rider events. We sincerely appreciate each and every donor for supporting LMB's continued efforts to make Michigan a more bicycle-friendly state.
Every effort has been made to carefully review our donor lists and provide credit to those who chose to have their names published. If you find an error, however, please contact us at (517) 334-9100 or
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Sunrise Bicycle Tour - June 19-21
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Pedal & Paddle - September 18-20
The League of Michigan Bicyclists host bicycle tours for three reasons:
- To promote bicycling tourism and show off the beauty of Michigan.
- To demonstrate that bicyclists can ride responsibly and Share the Roads
- To financially support LMB's advocacy and education efforts.
The League of Michigan Bicyclists has hosted multi-day bicycle tours for 28 years! LMB's Bicycle Tours - from weekend tours to week-long fully supported tours - show that bicycle touring is a healthy, enjoyable activity. Our annual tours give riders, from around the state and beyond, the opportunity to enjoy Michigan's magnificent scenery, visit unique local communities and businesses and pedal past charming towns, picturesque countryside, historic Great Lakes lighthouses and the abundant natural beauty of Michigan.
Tour proceeds are a major funding source for LMB's mission of promoting bicycling and safety of bicyclists on Michigan roadways and ensure that bicycle advocacy professionals are protecting your rights and working to educate the government and public about the benefits of cycling and the rights of bicyclists.
There are approximately two million bicyclists in Michigan, plus all our wonderful out-of-state guests who enjoy touring in Michigan. We all know there is great strength when we all pedal together! Supporting LMB aligns you with bicyclists throughout Michigan to become part of an effective grassroots advocacy organization. Whether you are a tourist, racer, recreational rider, mountain biker or commuter, LMB represents your right to safe bicycling conditions.
League of Michigan Bicyclists Celebrates Adoption of Nathan Bower Act
Driver's education will now include lessons on bicycle and motorcycle awareness
Lansing (October 14, 2014) – This morning Governor Snyder signed Public Act 317, the Nathan Bower Act into law. The new law adds information about bicycle and motorcycle awareness to Michigan driver's education curriculum, and emphasizes the importance of motorists being aware of their surroundings while driving.
The bill (HB 5438) saw broad bipartisan support in the Legislature, collecting 89 out of 110 House co-sponsors before passing unanimously in both the House and Senate. LMB played a leading roll in ushering the bills through both chambers by organizing supportive testimony before the House and Senate Committees on Transportation and urging LMB members to contact their legislators.
The Nathan Bower Act is named after 19-year-old motorcyclist Nathan Bower who was tragically killed in a motor vehicle-motorcycle crash in 2009. The legislation was signed into law by Governor Snyder on October 14th to honor Nathan Bower's birthday. The Bower Family, along with LMB, ABATE, PEAC and others, played an instrumental roll in advancing the legislation swiftly through the House and Senate.
"This is a great day for Michigan bicyclists and motorcyclists. Nathan's Law is a significant first step in making Michigan roads safer for all users and will help reduce bicycle injuries and fatalities in our state," said John Lindenmayer, League of Michigan Bicyclists Advocacy and Policy Director. "LMB is grateful the Michigan Legislature recognizes our state needs to do a better job educating motorists on how to safely share the road with cyclists."
Education is a key component to making roads safer for cyclists and motorcyclists, but currently most driver's education instructors gloss over the topic due to time constraints in the curriculum. In 2013, 27 bicyclists were killed in Michigan, a 35% increase from 2012 according to the Office of Highway Safety Planning. Additionally, 1,479 bicyclists were injured during that time frame. Furthermore, Michigan bicyclists often report being physically and verbally harassed by drivers.
"We hope this support will carry over to another package of legislation we've been working on for vulnerable roadway users," Lindenmayer went on to say. "In concert with Nathan's Law, these common sense bills (HB 4792 and HB 5080) would create enhanced awareness of cyclists, pedestrians and wheelchair users. Yet, despite the bills passing unanimously out of committee, and hearing from over 1,100 bicyclists this summer, Speaker Bolger has refused to schedule the bills for a floor vote."
"Nathan's law is one important step to protecting those who share the road with automobiles," said State Representative Terry Brown (D-Pigeon) who sponsored the legislation. "All of us who are behind the wheel are responsible for being aware that we hold the lives of others in our hands as we drive. I appreciate the hard work of so many individuals and organizations and the bipartisan manner that has led to the governor's signing of this law on Nathan's birthday."
LMB hopes that the passage of the Nathan Bower Act signals an important change, where Michigan lawmakers and citizens realize and embrace the fact that motorists, motorcyclists, and bicyclists all have the right to use Michigan roads, and that everyone deserves to be protected.
LMB encourages all bicyclists and drivers to review basic tips on how to share the road by taking the Share Michigan Roads safety pledge at www.shareMIroads.org.
The LMB board and staff would also like to thank the Bower Family and all of our coalition partners who worked with us in support of Nathan's Law. We also would like to extend a special thank you to State Representative Terry Brown for sponsoring HB 5438 and we extend our deepest appreciation to the entire Michigan Legislature for supporting the legislation.
We encourage our members to take a moment to send a short thank you note to your Representative and Senator for voting in favor of HB 5438.
Interview with bill sponsor Terry Brown: ABC 12 – WJRT – Flint, MI


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The 35-year-old centre-back had been out of contract after helping Villarreal back to the Spanish top flight last season.
Copenhagen sporting director Carsten V Jensen believes the club is fortunate to have acquired a player with the experience of the former Aston Villa and Juventus man.
"It is an unusual amount of experience that we have brought to Copenhagen in Olof Mellberg," Jensen told the club's official website.
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Department three years late in meeting requirements of 2006 law
The Health and Human Services Department hasn't developed a strategic plan for a national electronic network for public health situational awareness four years after being told to do so by Congress, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
The department has made progress on developing related systems — such as those for biosurveillance, health data exchange and public health information sharing — but has not made progress on a comprehensive plan for situational awareness, GAO said in the Dec. 17 report.
HHS hasn't fulfilled Congress' vision for a comprehensive strategy under the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) of 2006, GAO auditors concluded. The department missed the 2007 deadline and has not completed the plan to date, although progress has been made in creating related capabilities such as the BioSense syndromic surveillance program and the Nationwide Health Information Network for sharing health data, GAO said.
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"HHS has not defined a comprehensive strategic plan that identifies goals, objectives, activities, and priorities and that integrates related strategies to achieve the unified electronic nationwide situational awareness capability required by PAHPA," the GAO report states.
The legislation was intended to meet the need for efficient sharing of near-real-time information during a public health emergency. HHS was supposed to coordinate with state and local agencies to create a strategy and a national network for monitoring public health electronically in near-real time.
The report recommends that HHS:
In responding to the report, HHS officials said they neither agreed nor disagreed with the recommendations.
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Jimmy was orphaned by a fire which killed his parents. A firefighter who arrived on the scene, Hector Ramirez, discovered him and pursued adoption for the child. He raised him along with his own daughter.
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On 30th June, Microcastle will be released to buy on vinyl through 4AD, along with Weird Era Cont. which hasn't previously been available on the format outside of the US.
Initially released in October 2008, the critically acclaimed Microcastle was recorded over the course of a week in Brooklyn with Nico Vernhes on production detail, and represented the highly anticipated follow-up to 2006's Cryptograms. Conceived as Deerhunter's 4AD debut, it garnered widespread plaudits internationally, with Pitchfork awarding it Best New Music, and The Guardian heralding "a remarkable band"...
With the release of fifth studio album Monomania now firmly under their belts, Deerhunter have announced details of a European tour beginning in October, which includes a short trip around the UK. Tickets go on general sale today...
This week sees the release of Deerhunter's fifth album, Monomania.
Monomania began life when a new Deerhunter line-up (with additions of bassist Josh Mckay and guitarist Frankie Broyles) reconvened in January 2013 at Rare Book Studio in Brooklyn, New York. Produced by Nicholas Vernhes and Bradford Cox, Monomania finds the group recalling its scrappy punk aesthetic; a perfect nocturnal garage rock album full of the layered and hazy vintage guitar sounds that define them.
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RECORDED VIA MULTIPLE 8TRAX into MCI MIXING DESK by Bradford Cox and Nicolas Vernhes in Brooklyn, Borough of New York JAN-FEB 2013
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SAN ANTONIO - Just two days before the City Council is set to vote on the issue, there is new opposition to Mayor Julian Castro's Brainpower Initiatve.
It calls for a tax increase by one-eighth of a cent to fund Pre-K programs which could benefit roughly 20,000 young children. The tax would amount to about $30 million a year.
In a letter sent to the mayor, Bexar County Commissioner Kevin Wolff and State Representative Lyle Larson argue that San Antonians would need to vote to change the city charter to allow for the tax.
"Before you go out and offer a service, I think you should ask permission," said Wolff. "However, I still question the need and validity to do it at all."
But the city disputes that claim.
A letter from the City Attorney's office says the city has "not only the power, but the duty" to provide a program that would benefit the community and that changing the charter is unnecessary because it has the authority "to hold an election for approval of a tax… for early childhood education programs."
Wolff and Larson also claim the tax is redundant since San Antonio's 19 school districts already spend $3 billion dollars a year on education, including Pre-K programs.
"Why don't we fix the system that's currently broke, instead of creating a whole other one?" asked Wolff.
Wolff's father, County Judge Nelson Wolff, supports the mayor's Pre-K tax, arguing that it would benefit an untapped group.
"There are several thousand kids that we're not reaching because the funding is not there for them to be able to go," said Judge Wolff.
The tax would mean you pay roughly an extra $7.81 a year.
The city council votes on Thursday to decide whether you the issue goes on the ballot in November.
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I'm sort of ambivalent on MS MR's original material, but I sure do seem to like what they do with other people's stuff. So it's not surprising that I'm digging this cover of LCD Soundsystem's "Dance Yrself Clean" that they recently posted.
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Lee man, woman accused with child neglect after toddler found home alone
A South Fort Myers man and woman who gave Lee deputies differing accounts as to why a 2-year-old was left home alone were subsequently arrested Tuesday evening.
Katrina Ann Boudreau, 28, and John Clayton Douglas, 29, both of the 1700 block of Brantley Road, Fort Myers, were each arrested on charges of felony child neglect and a misdemeanor of giving false information to a law enforcement officer.
According to a Lee County Sheriff's Office report:
Just before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, two Sheriff's Office victim advocates went to a house to serve some protective order paperwork. While there, the advocates found the child home alone. About 20 minutes later Boudreau returned to the house and said the child was to be watched by her roommate "Marley."
Deputies went to the residence and soon after Douglas arrived, saying a babysitter named Lauren had been called to babysit.
The couple was taken to the Sheriff's Office where they gave statements and were arrested.
Detectives with the Sheriff's Office child abuse investigation unit are investigating.
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DURHAM, N.H. -- Julie Lane and Gretchen Fuller both scored two goals to lead the Harvard University field hockey team to Thursday afternoon's 4-0 non-conference victory against the University of New Hampshire at Memorial Field.
UNH is now 1-3 overall and Harvard is 2-0.
Fuller gave the Crimson a lead they would not relinquish when she redirected Tiffany Egnaczyk's hit from the top of the circle off a penalty corner at 7:27. Lane increased the lead to 2-0 at 11:32 when she swept in a centering pass from Kate Gannon.
Fuller struck again at 19:09 as her initial shot was stopped by UNH's Samantha Geary (Norwood, Mass.) for a defensive save but she jammed the rebound into the cage. That prompted a Wildcat timeout, but Lane scored on another deflection off a penalty corner shot -- this time by Shelley Maasdorp -- to build a 4-0 advantage at 23:35.
UNH goalkeeper Christine Buckley (Walpole, Mass.) was credited with 11 saves, including eight in the first half. Harvard starting goalie Aliaa Remtilla played in the initial 51:11 and recorded five saves. Anne Haig went the rest of the way and was not credited with a save.
New Hampshire returns to action Sept. 18 vs. Ohio University (at the University of Iowa). The next Wildcat home game is Sept. 24 vs. Providence. Game time at Memorial Field is 7 p.m.


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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
My date buddy
Little man and I went on a date the other day, just the two of us (thanks to my Mom who had older brother for alone Nana time).
He's such a little nut! He spent almost the entire time giving me a running commentary on what the two flies in the window were doing. He's fascinated with bugs, balls, matchbox cars, and pretty much anything with wheels. All boy. This is him posing for the camera. I have lots of close ups of him trying to attack my camera and blurry shots of him wiggling - he's always wiggling.
And this is him with his car. This is another thing about him, he's always trying to bring some kind of car with him. They're all over our van because as often as they make it into the van they get left there, waiting for a new car buddy to join them for the next trip. Life with boys - it's totally crazy and fun and I can't imagine life any other way.
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Awww! When Gabe was that age he used to have to carry around a school bus in each hand. He called them skoo-busses. And he had to fall asleep with them, too. This is such a fun age for little boys.ReplyDelete
Shauna, I have to keep reminding myself that they won't stay little for long - but in the stage we're in it's easy to loose sight of. It's hard to imagine Gabe as a little guy but I bet it feels like yesterday in some ways for you. Boys sure are fun!ReplyDelete
Oh yes, we have those little cars all over our house, our car, and scattered in between! Boys are so much work, so exhuasting, but sooo much fun!ReplyDelete
Okay... it's not cars in our house (at least not yet)... but there are baby dolls and "My Little Ponies" everywhere! Lots in the bed and my car too!ReplyDelete
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Deputies arrested 52-year-old Michael Butzlaff at his home yesterday on Elmwood Drive – near Walters Highway in Franklin.
Deputies say they seized the child pornography – along with a computer.
Investigators say there's no evidence Butzlaff had contact with any children.
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Now this recipe is kinda expensive compared to making a regular cheese pizza or a pepperoni pizza. But you need to understand that this is a specialty pizza that would cost more in the pizza parlor anyway.
Next, i do not have a recipe for dough. I always go out and buy the pre-made shells from the store. But if you have a recipe for dough it cant hurt to make it for this recipe.\
Lastly, my husband wanted me to make sure that i noted that this is his recipe.
Step 1: Get your ingredients
- Bacon
- Sour Cream
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- 2 sups mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup of Mexican cheese
- chopped onions
- Minced garlic
- Olive oil
- Basil
- 5 medium potato
- Ranch sauce
- Stick of butter
- Crust (Ether make your own or buy a pre-made crust, we buy the Boboli Pizza Crust)
Step 2: Making the potatos
1) Cut the potatoes into slices
2) Cut up your onoins
3) Place the potatoes and onions into a pan
4) Add the stick of butter, pepper, minced garlic, and basil on top.
5) Cover it with foil, then put in the oven for an hour at 350 degrees.


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Dulce Mediterraneo Peppers
So I'm in love with these peppers from Holland. They're kind of like bell peppers but sweeter, fresher, and more complex.
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Missouri State Archives
Driving Across Missouri: A Guide to I-70
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Drivers speeding across Missouri on I-70 might not know what they are missing, but authors Ted Cable and LuAnn Cadden do. According to them, untold attractions right along the highway between St. Louis and Kansas City await travelers in Missouri. Driving Across Missouri is packed with fun-filled information, stories, and trivia that help travelers look beyond the passing blur to appreciate Missouri's unique landscapes and landmarks. The book's authors unfold the natural beauty of the state's flora, fauna, and rivers; introduce the history of Native Americans, French explorers, and German settlers; reopen routes traveled by Daniel Boone and Lewis and Clark; and bring the Civil War era to life. Throughout their book, Cable and Cadden help to slow things down in the fast lane so that travelers can enjoy Missouri's land and history, while simultaneously making a long trip pass more quickly with stories that interpret the spirit of the great "Show Me" state.


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Today's celebrity birthdays are listed below.
April 18th
Kourtney Kardashian, age 35
Fashion Designer, Model, Reality Star: Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kourtney and Kim Take Miami, Kourtney and Kim Take New York
Conan O'Brien, age 51
TV Show Host and Comedian
Melissa Joan Hart, age 38
Director, Producer, Actress: Melissa & Joey, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Clarissa Explaines it All, Drive Me Crazy
David Tennant, age 43
Actor: Doctor Who, Harry Potter Series, Casanova, Friday Night
Moises Arias, age 20
Actor: Despicable Me 2, Hannah Montana, Ender's Game, The Kings of Summer
Jeff Dunham, age 52
Miguel Cabrera, age 31
MLB First Baseman: Detroit Tigers
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, age 27
Model and Actress: Victoria's Secret and Burberry & Transformers Dark of the Moon
Suri Cruise, age 8
Daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
America Ferrera, age 30
Actress: Ugly Betty, How to Train Your Dragon, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Our Family Wedding, Gotta Kick It Up
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Coverage and insight from College Station.
Monthly Archive for September, 2011
Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State – Saturday game chat
Texas A&M plays Oklahoma State on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Join Brent Zwerneman for a live chat beginning at 2 p.m. [Read More]
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(The above video is defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter from this week's press conference leading up to the No. 8 Aggies' showdown with No. 7 Oklahoma State at Kyle Field) New Texas A&M chancellor John Sharp left no doubt of the Aggies' intentions following a tour of the Texas A&M-San Antonio campus on Tuesday. "There is […] [Read More]
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COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M sophomore outside linebacker Damontre Moore will play Saturday against Idaho, coach Mike Sherman said Monday. Moore sat out the Sept. 4 season opener against SMU following his offseason arrest on charges of marijuana possession. He had 5 ½ sacks last season and the Wrecking Crew defense could certainly use his […] [Read More]
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Huntington Fire Department recruitment drive begins Monday
HUNTINGTON — The Huntington Fire Department's recruitment drive seeking men and women as probationary firefighters will begin Monday, Jan. 14.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 with a high school diploma or GED and a valid driver's license.
Applications may be picked up in the City Clerk's Office at City Hall, 800 5th Ave., and must be returned by 4:30 p.m. Feb. 12, to be eligible for testing.
A written exam will take place at 6 p.m. Feb. 19, followed by physical ability tests on April 16 and 17. Candidates who make it through the process will be placed on a civil service hiring list for three years.
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Representatives from the Lindamood- Bell Learning Process met with Macon County board members, teachers, and school officials last Thursday to discuss a summer training program that resulted in significant progress for students.
The program worked so well that several students were now testing proficient in areas of reading and comprehension that they had previously tested below average.
According to Matthew Gardner, regional manager of School Partnerships for the California-based company, the program was implemented at East Franklin over a four week period. A group of 54 students and 17 teachers received 4 hours of intensive classroom instruction daily. "The goal of the summer school program wasn't just achievement in the summer, but training teachers how to educate students how to read," Gardner said.


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Two OCU students presented their original research at the 25th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference at Butler University. The event was attended by hundreds of young researchers from dozens of Colleges and Universities from the Mid-West. The conference was an opportunity for students to share their research with researchers and peers from a wide variety of institutions. Researcher Lennon Mueller, a Senior at OCU found the experience rewarding. He stated "As an application of my education and training, I enjoyed presenting my work beside that of other universities and I was proud of how well OCU was represented." Sarah Rykwalder, also a Senior at OCU, stated "The experience I had at the Butler University Research Conference was beyond phenomenal. This conference not only boosted my self-confidence, but allowed me to truly embrace my future career field in ways that the classroom cannot allow." The students conducted their research under the mentorship of OCU assistant professor of psychology Matt Decker.


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Bullying is hurtful; encourage a child to tell about bullying
Excitement is building for students looking forward to a new school year that will be underway sooner than it seems possible.
But some children cannot be excited about the next first day of school, especially if they have been bullied in the past.
Bullying is aggressive behavior based on a power imbalance occurring more than once. People who bully use their power to show their physical strength, their access to embarrassing information, or their popularity. They exert control, intimidate or harm other people.
Examples of bullying can include spreading rumors and gossiping, teasing, taunting, name calling, threats to do harm, intentionally ignoring or leaving out someone, telling others not to be friends with someone, embarrassing someone in public, hitting, kicking, pushing, spitting, tripping and/or breaking or taking belongings. Bullying can happen anywhere: at school, at the bus stop, on the playground, at a friend's house or online on the internet.
As many as 30 percent of all children are victims or perpetrators of bullying at some time in their lives, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (see www.cdc.gov). The CDC has declared bullying a major public health problem among school age children. The CDC is studying the risk factors for bullying and the protective factors. They are working on measuring bullying experiences and developing bullying instigator or "perpetrator," bullying victim and bullying bystander evaluations that can prevent a child from continuing to experience the detrimental effects of bullying.
The children who bully, the children who are victims, children that both bully and have been bullied and bystanders who witness bullying can suffer long-term problems. Bystanders who witness bullying have been overlooked, however, youth who witness or hear about bullying say they experience feelings of guilt or helplessness for not confronting the bully or not supporting the victim. Bystanders and other witnesses may distance themselves from the person being bullied to avoid being bullied themselves.
Adolescents who bully others are also more likely to show other defiant or delinquent behaviors including bringing weapons to school. Kids who bully are more likely to have poor school performance and are more likely to drop out of school, according to the CDC (see www.cdc.gov). Children who experience bullying often report feeling depressed and anxious, having low self-esteem, thinking about suicide and attempting suicide. The effects of online bullying experiences, called cyber-bullying, are similar to the negative effects of bullying in person, although it is more likely for bullying to occur in person than online (see www.cdc.gov). There have been incidents of school violence that had bullying as a root cause.
One way to eliminate or minimize the impact of bullying is to teach youth to be more than a bystander. When your child hears or sees someone being bullied, teach them not to give the child bullying an audience. Instead of laughing or supporting it, let your child know to say something like, "that's not funny" or "that's not entertaining or nice" and walk away. Your child might be able to help a child being bullied to get out of the way and go somewhere safe near a teacher or school counselor, so long as they are not putting themselves at risk of being harmed. Children should tell a trusted adult, like a teacher or school counselor, about the bullying behavior so the adult can intervene and stop it if they catch it in time or can help support the child being bullied. Children can also help by being a friend to another child who is being bullied. Being nice to them at another time helps the child not feel so alone. Tell your children to be a good role model and set a good example themselves, treating others as they would want to be treated.
Some other general guidelines about bullying will be helpful. Never tell a child to ignore bullying. Ignoring it might make it worse. Also, never tell a child to fight back (hit, punch, kick, spit, push, etc.). It might get your child hurt or suspended from school or expelled. Encourage the child to tell about the bullying instead. Never blame the child being bullied. Children do not deserve to be bullied. Finally, resist the urge to contact the other parents -- it could make it worse. Let school personnel handle the problem.
Parents, schools, organizations and members of the community play important roles in stopping bullying. Bullying should be taken seriously, and children taught that harming anyone else is wrong. There is no evidence that "zero tolerance" policies or "three strikes you are out" rules are effective; they just result in more school suspensions and expulsions. Having to face the bully to resolve the conflict also does not help and it might further traumatize the child being bullied. Activities that express what it means to be a good friend, random acts of kindness, writing stories about the harmful effects of bullying, role-playing scenarios of how to be a good friend and making posters or collages about friendships or bullying are helpful for all children. For children who have bullied, help them write apologies to those they have bullied to make amends or do a good deed to make up for bullying. Cleaning up, repairing or replacing damaged property is another good idea that teaches responsibility for bullying.
Prestera Center offers counseling to adults, children and families experiencing problems with bullying. Children and families get better with the right kind of care. Prestera Center offers a variety of services that promote mental and physical wellness and help people achieve their full potential.
Prestera Center offers Putnam County residents access to effective professional mental health and addictions treatment services in Winfield and Hurricane. Offices in Winfield are located at 3389 Winfield Road, Suite 8, on the grounds of the Courthouse Complex (304-586-0670). Offices in Hurricane are called "Hopewell" and are located at 3772 Teays Valley Road (304-757-8475). The Hopewell offices specialize in serving adults with insurance in need of addiction treatment and mental health problems like grief, depression and anxiety or more severe mental health problems. Both offices are accepting new clients and scheduling appointments. Walk-ins are also welcome Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. at the Winfield location.
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Winovich carries Thomas Jefferson past Highlands and into semifinals
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Highlands identified Thomas Jefferson's star senior, Michigan recruit Chase Winovich, as its biggest worry heading into Friday's Class AAA quarterfinal at Chartiers Valley High School's stadium.
Thomas Jefferson tabbed the Golden Rams' gritty, blitz-happy defense as its top concern.
Both teams' fears lived up to the hype.
Winovich, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound hybrid quarterback/running back who committed to the Wolverines this summer as a linebacker, willed the No. 2 seed Jaguars (11-0) to a 23-14 win, as he rushed for 229 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries — the rest of Thomas Jefferson combined for 101 yards of offense.
"We knew that to sit back and try to throw the ball was impossible, because they outnumbered us, bringing all those guys," said Jaguars coach Bill Cherpak, whose team will play No. 3 seed Central Valley in the semifinals. "We wanted to pound it at them and use our size advantage, and for the most part, that was the difference in the game."
No. 7 seed Highlands (7-4) held Thomas Jefferson, which entered the game averaging 42.7 points per game, to its lowest point total of the season. The Jaguars, who led 14-7 at halftime and broke a 14-14 tie with nine minutes left in the fourth quarter, beat each of its previous 10 opponents by at least 21 points.
"I think we shocked a lot of people, but I've told you, our kids, they'll play anybody," Highlands coach Sam Albert said. "Our defense played a tremendous football game. They were outmanned, outsized, and they played with everything they had. I don't know if I've ever been prouder of a group of young men. We just needed that one more play."
Winovich went into the locker room at halftime with 13 carries for 140 yards and two touchdowns, including a 73-yarder. He finished the third quarter with 19 carries for 140.
Highlands' defense, able to contain the Jaguars standout in the third quarter, rallied to tie the score at 14 when Blake Leri connected with Jeremy Jackson for a 25-yard touchdown throw.
The score remained tied until Winovich scored the game's deciding touchdown on a 6-yard run with 9:09 left in the game.
"Our linemen, even though they were outnumbered most of the time, they found a way to open holes, so I went off of that and told the guys, 'I'm going to give everything I've got,' " Winovich said.
Derek Rothey added a 24-yard field goal to cap an almost six-minute drive and give Thomas Jefferson a more comfortable margin with 2:39 left in the game.
During the first quarter, those in the bleachers found out about the feistiness that Cherpak identified earlier this week as Highlands' most apparent attribute. Thomas Jefferson drove to Highlands' 30-yard line or closer twice — they came as close as the 12 — in the first quarter but failed to score
"They were never hit like that before, but they played a good game," said Highlands senior linebacker Allan Cratsenberg, who finished with 22 tackles. "This defense was the best defense I think I've ever been on. Everyone can fly to the ball. We had great linebackers, great D line and a great secondary. I'm going to miss them."
Given its best starting field position of the half, Highlands drove 47 yards and took a 7-0 lead with 10:27 left in the second quarter. Leri converted a third-and-1 at Thomas Jefferson's 20 and then scored two plays later on a 14-yard bootleg.
From that point forward, the quarter became Chase's showcase.
Winovich scored on a 73-yard touchdown less than a minute after Leri's touchdown to tie the game at 7. Then, with less than three minutes left in the first half, the Michigan recruit carried the ball on every down of the Jaguars' eight-play, 64-yard drive and found the end zone from 2 yards out with 33 seconds left in the quarter.
"It was there for the taking," Albert said, "but it's all about making plays, and they made one more than we did."
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