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A coalition between Equality Ohio and other major LGBT groups on Friday officially declared it will not support a 2014 ballot initiative that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. Instead, the coalition plans to continue education efforts and place the issue on the ballot in 2016. But FreedomOhio, the LGBT group currently leading the 2014 ballot initiative, plans to put the issue on the ballot this year with or without support from other groups. CityBeat covered the issue and conflict in further detail here.
The group heading Commons at Alaska, a permanent supportive housing project in Avondale, plans to hold monthly "good neighbor" meetings to address local concerns about the facility. The first meeting is scheduled at the Church of the Living God, located at 434 Forest Avenue, on Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. Some Avondale residents have lobbied against the facility out of fears it would weaken public safety, but a study of similar facilities in Columbus found areas with permanent supportive housing facilities saw the same or lower crime increases as demographically comparable areas. In January, a supermajority of City Council rejected Councilman Christopher Smitherman's proposal to rescind the city's support for the Avondale project.
Gov. John Kasich's income tax proposal would disproportionately benefit Ohio's wealthiest, an analysis from Policy Matters Ohio and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found. Specifically, the proposal would on average cut taxes by $2 for the bottom 20 percent of Ohioans, $48 for the middle 20 percent and $2,515 for the top 1 percent. The proposal is typical for Ohio Republicans: They regularly push to lower taxes for the wealthy, even though research, including from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, finds tax cuts for the wealthy aren't correlated with higher economic growth.
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Mayor John Cranley says he wants Catholic Health Partners to locate its planned headquarters in Bond Hill.
A new Ohio law uncovered more than 250 high-volume dog breeders that previously went unregulated in the state. The new regulations aim to weed out bad, unsafe environments for high-volume dog breeding, but some animal advocates argue the rules don't go far enough. CityBeat covered the new law in further detail here.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald could face a longshot primary challenger in May. But the challenger, Larry Ealy of the Dayton area, still needs his signatures confirmed by the secretary of state to officially get on the ballot.Former Gov. Ted Strickland could run against U.S. Sen. Rob Portman in 2016, according to The Plain Dealer. Strickland cautioned it's not an official announcement, but it's not something he's ruled out, either.
A bill that would make the Ohio Board of Education an
all-elected body appears to have died in the Ohio legislature.
Currently, the governor appoints nearly half of the board's members. Some legislators argue the governor's appointments make the body too political.
Science says white noise can help some people sleep.
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As of Friday, Cincinnati's winter shelter still needs $43,000 out of the $75,000 required to open from late December through February. That means hundreds of homeless people could be left out in the cold — literally — for at least a month longer than usual if the shelter doesn't get more donations. According to Spring, the goal each night is to shelter 91 people, although the number can fluctuate depending on the circumstances. For its run between late 2012 and early 2013, the winter shelter housed roughly 600 people, or about $125 a person. Anyone can donate to the winter shelter — and Drop Inn Center — at tinyurl.com/WinterShelterCincinnati. To contribute specifically to the winter shelter, type in "winter shelter" in the text box below "Designation (Optional)."
Officials involved with the $133 million streetcar project are considering around-the-clock work for certain days to speed up delivery of rail and minimize disruptions at busy streets around Over-the-Rhine. The third shifts would reduce the time needed to deliver and install rails around Findlay Market and Liberty Street from one week to a couple days at each location, which would allow the city to avoid closing down surrounding streets beyond a weekend or Monday and Tuesday, according to project executive John Deatrick. He says the extra work is absolutely not related to recent discussions about canceling the project.
The new school funding formula approved by Republican Gov. John Kasich and the Republican-controlled General Assembly means high-minority schools get less state aid than schools with less diversity. Southwest Ohio's 10 most diverse school districts will average $3,837 in state aid per student, while the 10 least diverse districts will average $4,027 per student. The finding is just the latest controversy for a school funding formula that is supposed to make state aid to schools more equitable. CityBeat covered some of the prior concerns in further detail here.
Despite Mayor-elect John Cranley's insistence that the streetcar conversation "is over," The Cincinnati Enquirer continues getting messages in support of the project. Supporters of the streetcar plan to launch a campaign this week to lobby council members and Cranley to back the project. The campaign will begin on Thursday with a town hall-style meeting particularly aimed at stakeholders along the streetcar route. The location and specific time should be announced later today or tomorrow.
Still, as Chris Wetterich of The Business Courier writes, it is unlikely Cranley will break his promise on the streetcar.
That means it might be up to the three swing votes on City Council —
P.G. Sittenfeld, David Mann and Kevin Flynn — or a referendum to save the project.
The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport spent nearly $120,000 since July on coaching and job evaluation services for its board and CEO, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer. That's on top of the $140,000 the board spent on travel, conferences and expensive dinners since 2011. Following the disclosures, local leaders have called for leadership changes at the board.
Cincinnati-area businesses only have until Nov. 15 to garner enough votes to enter into a competition hosted by Chase Bank that will divide $3 million among 12 small businesses across the country.
The Greater Cincinnati Port Authority's expansion plans already received approval from Hamilton, Brown, Adams, Scioto and Boone counties. The plan expands the Port Authority's boundaries from 26 miles to 205 miles along the Ohio River, which the Port says will make the agency more attractive to businesses.
At least 41 percent of 1,600 new apartments in and near downtown are receiving aid from the city of Cincinnati. City officials say the aid helps continue Cincinnati's economic momentum and urban revitalization. But critics say more aid should go to low-income housing and other Cincinnati neighborhoods.
Virtual Community School of Ohio, an online charter school, didn't follow rules for educating students with disabilities. CityBeat covered online schools and the controversy surrounding them in further detail here.
Ohio gas prices are down 17 cents per gallon this week.
Cranley has inspired some interesting parody accounts on Twitter.
As if they weren't terrifying enough, drug-resistant "superbugs" can show up in animals.
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald is
preparing to replace running mate Eric Kearney, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer.
Kearney, a state senator from Cincinnati, has been under increasing
pressure to drop out of the race following multiple media reports that
uncovered he, his wife and his business owe up to $826,000 in unpaid
taxes. FitzGerald is running against Republican Gov. John Kasich in 2014.
Streetcar supporters will seek a city charter amendment that would task Cincinnati with continuing the $132.8 million streetcar project. Supporters say the amendment will act as a
back-up plan if Mayor John Cranley and City Council decide to strike
down the project after completion and cancellation costs are reviewed
through an independent audit. But the Federal Transit Administration
says the city would lose up to $44.9 million in federal funding —
roughly one-third of the streetcar project — if the city government doesn't agree
to continue with the streetcar before Dec. 19. If the charter amendment gets enough valid signatures to appear on the ballot, voters could decide on the issue as
late as May.
Cincinnati's winter shelter opened today and will remain open through February, according to the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition. The opening comes after winter storms covered Cincinnati's streets in ice and snow and sparked a citywide snow emergency over the weekend. The colder conditions will continue into the week, according to the National Weather Service. It was originally unclear whether the shelter would be able to open for its traditional two-to-three months, but a $30,000 contribution from City Council helped pave the way forward.
The woman who was struck by a police cruiser in Over-the-Rhine last month filed a lawsuit alleging the officer deliberately deleted the dashboard camera video of the collision and lied when he claimed his emergency lights and siren were on. The camera stopped recording for about three minutes right before Officer Orlando Smith hit Natalie Cole with his cruiser. Police say the camera malfunctioned. But the incident was the second time Smith's camera stopped working in the past year; previously, the camera failed to record during a shooting that left one suspect dead and another wounded. CityBeat covered the issues surrounding cruiser cameras in further detail here.
Councilman Charlie Winburn says the city wastefully
purchased and dumped 2,000 tons of road salt. Although other council
members on the Budget and Finance Committee appeared cautious of
Winburn's accusations, he asked the city administration to
investigate the issue.
Ohioans can now enroll in an expanded Medicaid program, which covers anyone up to 138 percent of the poverty level, or an annual income of $15,856.20 or less. In October, a seven-member legislative panel accepted federal funds to pay for expanded Medicaid eligibility for two years despite resistance from the Republican-controlled Ohio legislature.The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber named a new president and CEO.
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As the Oct. 1 opening date approaches for the Affordable Care Act's ("Obamacare") online marketplaces, outreach campaigns are beginning to take root and aim at states with the largest uninsured populations, including Ohio and its more than 1.25 million uninsured. But the campaigns have run into a series of problems in the past few months, with many of the issues driven by regulatory changes and opposition from Republican legislators at the state and federal level. So far, none of the state's "navigators" — the federally financed organizations that will participate in outreach campaigns and help enroll people into marketplaces — have been certified by the Ohio Department of Insurance as they await completion of 20-hour federal training courses. Meanwhile, some organizations have been shut out of the process entirely, including Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, because of regulations enacted by state Republicans.
Strategies to End Homelessness yesterday released its first annual progress report detailing how the organization intends to reduce homelessness in Hamilton County by half from 2012 to 2017. The main strategies, according to the report: prevention, rapid rehousing that lasts six to 12 months, transitional housing for up to 24 months and permanent supportive housing that targets the chronically homeless and disabled. The goal is to reduce homelessness by using supportive services to get to the root of the issue, whether it's joblessness, mental health problems or other causes, and ensure shelter services aren't necessary in the first place.
A new study found Ohio school performance is strongly tied to student poverty. Damon Asbury of the Ohio School Boards Association says the results shouldn't make excuse for low-performing schools, but he claims there are other factors the state government should consider when grading schools, including whether low-performing schools actually need more, not less, funding to make up for a lack of resources. Greg Lawson of the conservative Buckeye Institute seems to agree, but he says his organization, which supports school choice and vouchers, will soon release a study showing no correlation between state and local funding and student performance.
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The Cincinnati Enquirer yesterday held its endorsement interviews with mayoral candidates Roxanne Qualls and John Cranley, with some of the highlights posted here. Also, check out CityBeat's previous Q&A's with the candidates: Qualls and Cranley.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says the state's Identity Theft Unit has received 600 complaints and helped adjust $250,000 in disputed charges since its creation last year.
Libertarian Charlie Earl yesterday announced he'll run in the 2014 gubernatorial race. Earl served in the Ohio House from 1981 to 1984 and ran unsuccessfully for secretary of state in 2010.
Cincinnati State is getting a $2.75 million federal grant to expand the school's manufacturing program in the region.
Cincinnati Children's is testing a new bird flu vaccine.
The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County received the Auditor of State Award with Distinction for a clean audit report.
A new study suggests people act more selfishly when interacting with wide-faced men.
Cincinnati police didn't give out any citations in Piatt Park last night, saving the people in the Justice Center a lot of paperwork and wasted time. Some occupiers and local homeless activists have planned a march on Saturday to highlight causes of homelessness.
New York officials delayed a monthly park cleaning that would have meant having to clean lots of protesters too. The movement is spreading to Canada, where occupy protests are scheduled to begin this weekend in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver and Halifax.
The Federal Transit Administration told Mayor John Cranley and streetcar supporters that it won't extend its Dec. 20 deadline for federal grants funding roughly one-third of the $132.8 million street project. Without the federal grants, the project would likely die because local officials say they are not willing to make up the loss with local funds. That means the city has until Friday to decide whether to continue the project — a decision that could come down to City Council's swing votes, Kevin Flynn and David Mann, and whether private contributors agree to pay for the streetcar's annual operating costs over the next three decades.
Meanwhile, streetcar supporters say they have enough
signatures to get the streetcar on the ballot. But without the federal
funds, a public vote might not be enough to save the project since the charter amendment only calls for using funds allocated as of Nov. 30, 2013.
Hamilton County's shrinking government might sell off several downtown buildings to accommodate the size reduction. The buildings could be converted to condominiums or hotels to appease high demand for downtown residential space.
Despite previously criticizing tax breaks for Cincinnati
businesses, Chris Finney of the Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending
and Taxes (COAST) will receive tax credits to open his own law firm in
Clermont County on Jan. 1.
Addressing the so-called heroin epidemic is a top priority for Ky. officials in 2014. Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky have quadrupled since 1999, putting Kentucky's numbers above every state except West Virginia and New Mexico, according to a study released in November.
Some Ohio wildlife officers wrongfully hunted deer while on the job, according to the state's inspector general.
Ohio gas prices dropped in the last work week before Christmas.
The Mega Millions jackpot could break last year's record $656 million prize.
A video game might help diabetics control their blood sugar by putting them through a genuine workout.
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Ravens officials are hoping that "top flight European soccer matches will become an annual" summer event at M&T Bank Stadium, according to Kevin Van Valkenburg of the Baltimore SUN. Ravens VP/Stadium Operations Roy Sommerhof yesterday said that the team and the Maryland Stadium Authority are "in talks with several European soccer clubs about future dates, and the goal is to bring the highest level club soccer to M&T Bank Stadium for at least the next three summers." The Ravens and the MSA recently reached a deal to host Inter Milan-Manchester City at M&T Bank Stadium this July, and last summer played host to an AC Milan-Chelsea match as part of the World Football Challenge. Sommerhof said, "What we've heard from those in the soccer world is that the first match put Baltimore on the soccer map internationally. Now there are teams, like Manchester City, that heard about that game and really want to play in Baltimore. We're actually getting calls from people that are interested in coming to play here. Getting calls out of the blue like that is a pretty good thing for us." One of the "long-term goals on everyone's wish list is for M&T Bank Stadium to be selected as one of the sites for World Cup matches" if the U.S. is the host country for either the '18 or '22 tournament. Van Valkenburg notes the Ravens have been "gradually branching out in recent years attempting to find new ways to generate additional revenue for the franchise." M&T Bank Stadium will host the NCAA men's lacrosse championship for the fourth time this week, and also has been the "host for college football games." Sommerhof said that the Ravens "would like to have more musical acts play M&T Bank Stadium, but the limited number of touring artists who can fill a stadium these days has made it difficult" (Baltimore SUN, 5/25).

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What church did you grow up in: Texas Methodist churches in Cordele and Edna
When did you decide to go into the ministry: I was called to the ministry in 1986. I struggled with this call for two years before answering the call and began pastoring in 1988. We owned and operated a country general store in Cockrum at the time. Served at Rice Chapel and Early Grove in Marshall County while finishing up college at Ole Miss. Attended Memphis Theological Seminary from 1990-93 when I graduated with a Master of Divinity.
First duties in a church: I taught Sunday school and was chairman of the administrative board. Also served on trustees and worked with the youth at vacation Bible school.
When did you start in DeSoto County: In 2000. These two churches have 160 active members between them. I have been here for almost 13 years and just agreed to return for another year. I previously served in Panola, Union and Tate counties.
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What are your hobbies outside of church: I enjoy playing the guitar and working on our small farm in Cockrum, where we have a garden, fruit and pecan trees. I also have a woodworking shop where I build custom furniture and cabinets.
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Dragon Boat competitors hit the water at the beginning of a race at Winged Deer Park on Saturday.
Forty-two teams entered the Dragon Boat Festival race on Boone Lake at Winged Deer Park. But only one team left as the champion.
That champion was the Quillen College of Medicine's Dragonhearts team. They didn't only win, they won with the fastest time of the festival, crossing the finish line buoys in 53.95 seconds.
As the announcer, who travels all around to oversee the event, put it at the award ceremony, "This is a time that would win at a lot of Dragon Boat festivals."
The winning team was comprised of first- and second-year medical students, who, in their pursuit of becoming doctors, spend hours upon hours with each other, something they think gives them an advantage over the dozens of other teams in the competition.
"We're with each other 8-10 hours a day," Dragonhearts' team member Josh Wienczkowski said just after the victory. "We're just so good at communicating with each other, we're always in sync."
Wienczkowski, from Nashville, feels comfortable with his team and stressed how important it was that they all got along so well.
The drummer, or in some cases a gong striker, sits in the front of the Dragon Boat, and pounds a beat and the rowers, whose collective number can reach 20, paddle their oars to the sound. Jane Underdown, the Dragonhearts' drummer, echoed her teammate's thoughts on her team.
"I keep the beat, and they paddle to it," Underdown said in regard to how they won the day. "Today we had the best start we've ever had, and we didn't wobble."
The VA Vikings brought in a second-place finish behind the Quillen team with a quick time of 56.22, followed by last year's winner Nuclear Propulsion, who finished in 56.66.
With how competitive the racing was, it was more about the event and the cause. The festival is sponsored by Mountain States Health Alliance, with the sole purpose, aside from splashing around and having fun, of raising money for treatment equipment for regional cancer centers.
Patty Bolton, corporate director of signature events for MSHA, couldn't have been more pleased with how the event went down on Saturday. The races have been plagued with bad weather for the last few years, and Bolton was proud to feature such an event in warm, sunny weather.
"It has been like a movie script," Bolton said. "Everything's gone according to plan. For four years, we've had rain. So, we've earned this one."
Bolton said the festival will continue to go on no matter the weather — as long as there's no lightning.
"This is the best Dragon Boat Festival we've had in the eight years we've done it," Bolton said, giving the credit to all 60 volunteers involved in the event. She said the volunteers come from every part of the community.
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NOTTINGHAM-based First Enterprise Business Agency (FEBA) has been shortlisted in two categories at the first Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards taking place in February.
The awards, which are held in association with the Community Development Finance Association, celebrate excellence in community finance, recognising the impact that entrepreneurs and organisations, such as FEBA – which provides loan funding to start-ups and growth businesses – have on the local economy.
FEBA has been shortlisted in the "micro entrepreneur" category and in the "communities in partnership" category which marks the outstanding achievements of community development finance institutions.
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This week Catholic Charities USA presented Social Innovation Awards to two Washington state local member agencies during its Partners in Excellence Regional Gathering event held in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; one of 10 regional gatherings taking place across the country in 2013 and 2014. The Social Innovation Awards recognize socially-innovative programs being run by Catholic Charities agencies and come with a grant to be reinvested in the program for continued success.
Catholic Charities Housing Services of the Diocese of Yakima was recognized for its New Life Homes Project which was launched in 2004. Targeting families at or below 80% of the median income for the Yakima area, the program helps first-time homebuyers achieve their dream of owning a home by offering financial assistance in exchange for 'sweat equity.'
Catholic Charities of Spokane's Vinegar Flats Community Farm initiative garnered the second award for providing access to healthy and affordable fresh produce from local farmers markets for those in need.
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A CORNISH rubgy player is one of the country's sexiest farmers, according to fashion expert and TV presenter Gok Wan.
The 2014 competition, which ranks Launceston dairy farmer Lloyd Duke among the top five sexiest men in the industry, had over 300 entries.
Britain's Sexiest Farmer competition is hosted by Framer's Weekly and judged by Gok Wan, who announced the 10 finalists – top five men and women – yesterday.
Mr Duke grew up on the family dairy farm, but four years ago decided to take on his own 300 acre dairy farm tenancy.
Outside of work, he is a semi-professional rugby player for the Cornish All Blacks as a flanker.
The 23-year-old hopes one day to buy a farm of his own.
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Eldon Blosser was praying recently when he got the idea to have a cookout in Carlisle for the homeless. When he started spreading the word, volunteers jumped at the chance. "It shows me that this community has a giving heart" said Blosser.
He provided hot dogs and hamburgers to anyone who was hungry, all free of charge. "I'll tell you what, being a senior citizen you really count your pennies. This is so important, and with the community and the families, with all the bad news we have this is the good news. I call this the good news" said Julie Johnsen of Carlisle.
It wasn't just food they were serving up. Volunteers handed out more than fifty to-go kits for men and women. They had everything from razors and tooth brushes to an orange. Items that can be helpful to families like the Kiefers. "My wife, my four kids we're having a blast" said Thad Kiefer. The family of six has been staying in shelters and with friends and family until they can afford to get settled in a permanent home. "We have just been struggling for the past year now and so for a community to come together like this and help everyone out is amazing" said Kiefer.
As for Blosser, he doesn't want this to be his last supper for the community. He hopes the good work here encourages others to give back. "I know no one wants to be boastful about the good things that they're doing, but I kind of want them to. Tell people what's going on so others get inspired and start a chain reaction of people doing great things" said Blosser.


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By Willey
The start of the 2010-11 hockey season is right around the corner and a certain buzz is filling the streets of Montreal but to me, the start of a new NHL season is always accompanied by a series of nagging questions.
Is this team good enough to make the playoffs? Will this team be tough enough to compete on a daily basis? What is this team missing? What would I do if I was GM?
Like any arm-chair GMs, I consistently question every single player on this roster and continuously use EA SPORTS NHL 11 as my de facto forum to make the roster changes which I feel would work best on my team.
This year however a fellow Habs blogger Shmitzy (http://shmitzysays.wordpress.com/) has thrown out a challenge to all those who listen.
The mission is to select 12 starting forwards and two guys in the press box. No rules, no restrictions other than the team must follow within the cap.
Simply put; forget who you think will make the team, tell us who you want on your team.
Now I don't know about you but this is the sort of thing that I love to do!
I am the type of guy who longs for a gritty team. I want 12 forwards with size who can hit and drop the gloves but who can ultimately put the puck in the net.
The problem here is that it is impossible to simply make moves without parting ways with some of our D-core given the amount of cap space that they currently take up.
With that said. Here is my overhaul...
We currently have 12 forwards on one way contracts. These players include: Mike Cammalleri, Tomas Plekanec, Andrei Kostitsyn, Scott Gomez, Brian Gionta, Benoit Pouliot, Jeff Halpern, Travis Moen, Maxim Lapierre, Tom Pyatt, Mathieu Darche and Dustin Boyd.
For arguments sake I will include Lars Eller in that mix as well.
Who I am Keeping
Cammalleri, Plekanec, Lapierre, Eller, Pouliot, Halpern, and Pyatt: All of these guys will be part of my team. I like what each of these guys brings to the table and see them succeeding given my current roster. Two of the above mentioned players will be the 13th and 14th forwards however.
Who I am Trading
Kostitsyn: He has to go. Looking around the league there are a couple of team who are in need of a LW'er. With that said the best trading partner would be the Florida Panthers. I am therefore sending Kostitsyn along with Yannick Weber in exchange for Steve Bernier.
Gomez: I really like the guy and what he has done for the team but I would still rather see an alternate player because of his production and cap hit.
I am packaging Gomez along with Gionta and sending them to Tampa Bay in exchange for Lecavalier and Malone. Salary wise these guys are fairly similar but Montreal would be taking on more term. I am perfectly fine with this given the fact that Lecavalier has to come back home.
Ben Maxwell: I know he was not included as part of the above mentioned players but I think that he is in need of a change of scenery.
I would send him to the Islanders along with Jaroslav Spacek in exchange for Radek Martinek. The Islanders need some additional cap and could certainly use some more young skilled forwards.
Maxwell unfortunately will not be making the Habs this year and so would have to clear waivers if demoted. Moving him is a necessity.
Moen: I love this guy but $1.5 million is too much for my current team on the fourth line. LA is very short on LW and can use a player of Moen's ability. They are currently in a position to compete for the cup and lack that gritty 3rd or 4th liner with cup experience.
I am trading him to LA in exchange for a 2nd or 3rd round pick.
Dustin Boyd: Again this is a kid I was high on and has no issue taking him on my team but given the current structure the only way he has use is as a 13th or 14th forward. That position is better suited to alternative players.
Right now NJ is in need liquidating some cap space. I am sending Dustin Boyd along with the pick acquired in the Moen deal to NJ for Jamie Langenbrunner.
Roman Hamrlik: Never been a fan of the guy so have no problems with him in any other uniform. No. 44 will be shipped off to Edmonton in exchange for Sheldon Souray.
My Demotions
Darche: Why we ever offered this guy a one way contract is beyond me. He will be called up on an emergency level but certainly would not be part of my starting roster.
He is going to Hamilton.
Who I am trading for
Milan Hejduk: He is a UFA at season end and doesn't exactly fit in the Avalanche's plans. Milan carries a $3 million cap hit and could come in very useful to my team. My guess would be that he would come fairly cheap so acquiring him for the rights to Brock Trotter and Matt Carle should be feasible.
Who I am signing
Evgeny Artyukhin: He is still out there and is the prototypical 4th line forward. He brings size and toughness and could fill in on a top line for the odd shift to create some room for some of the smaller guys.
My Lineup
Malone-Lecavalier (C) -Hejduk : $15.2 million
Cammalleri-Plekanec-Langenbrunner: $13.8 million
Pouliot-Eller-Bernier: $4.621 million
Evgeny Artyukhin-Ryan White- Lapierre: $2.1 million
Tom Pyatt & Jeff Halpern: $1.1 million
Total: $36.821 million
Andrei Markov (A) - P.K. Subban : $6.625 million
Hal Gill (A) - Josh Gorges: $3.35 million
Sheldon Souray - Radek Martinek $6.9 million
Ryan O'Byrne $942k
Total: $17.817 million
Carey Price- Alex Auld: $3.75 million
Total Spent: $58.388 million
So there you have it. A 23-man roster that has tremendous size, skill, speed, leadership and toughness.
In my mind it is a perfect blend of veteran leadership with a number of blue chip prospects. A group of 14 forwards who play with grit and toughness yet who are defensively responsible. A combination of players with long term contracts with a number of salaries coming off the books at seasons end.
Willey was the shinning light among the wicked growing up as the lone Habs fan in Toronto. Pray to Holy Ghosts of the old forum and all shall be answered I was told, and just like that my family was transferred back to Montreal and away from the damned. Olé Olé Olé.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
My Montreal Canadiens 12-Man Roster
By Willey
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I like that you went out on a limb and basically overhauled the team in your own vision. I'd expect no less from you anyway. That said, you're absolutely killing me with Gio and LeCav. I couldn't possibly hate that more. ;)
I say if you are going to have fun with this, might as well overhaul the entire team. With that said I like our current squad very much. I like our group of forwards as long as White is part of that.
My biggest question mark this year as it was last year is toughness. Our players are skilled not physical. This has always been a concern.
I am having fun with this, and as for toughness - AGREE! The best I could do if I'm JM right now (other than buy some decent neckties) is keep White in the lineup. I'd keep Henry too but we only did the forwards.
You definitely had fun with Bryan, very entertaining! Not sure Steve Yzerman would agree with you on this deal though ;)
Good stuff!
Good stuff Willey, as always!
And, as always, you're thinking outside of the box. Love it!
I'm a big fan of Artuykhin on the fourth line because he can skate—for the behemoth that he is—and man can he hit and fight.
This guy takes care of the entire toughness quotent in one player.
I'd have been happy to see him on the team.
Gotta agree with Stevo, however, in that Yzerman might not be as into that trade as you would be!
Nice work buddy!


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Hey. I switched from PC's to Macs about a year ago. I am just wondering if there is a compatible program (BCWipe) or another that wipes the free space on my drive (to TRULY erase deleted files)?
Secondly, on PC's there are folders and other places that store temporary files (normally .tmp) however, I'm curious where these files/folders are on my macs?
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Discussion in 'Yanks Abroad Gameday' started by DCUroma, Dec 11, 2012.
Bradley starts.
Dont think he will be going 90 again with game this weekend, atleast I hope not.
With Bradley and DDR starting who plays the regista DCU?
My bet is De Rossi. Their lineups almost always list the player on the right first, and it's the arrangement Zeman utilized in the last 25 minutes on Saturday.
Looks like Mike's gonna be on the bench for the next league game then.
Maybe. There's 5 players that started on Saturday in the lineup.
Stekelenburg; Piris, Romagnoli, Burdisso, Balzaretti; Bradley, De Rossi, Pjanić; Destro, Osvaldo, López
Im not sure, but I dont think Bradley and DDR have started a game yet together this season. Hence my curiosity. I dont think Bradley starting today means he wont start 5 days from now. If there was any game to rest him it would be this one, but there he is as usual. Ive learned to never bet against Mikey. Next Serie A game is against his former team too, so I bet he plays a big part in that game.
Just seems like with DDR back that Bradley would take a backseat for a bit after full 90s for the past 4-5 games.
Then again, Zeman didn't seem too bothered to play Daniele until fairly late in the game so...
Edit: Oh wait, next game's against Chievo right? Forgot.
I would like bradley to play regista just to giv him a break from running as much.
But I am guessing he's intermedio.
Atalanta has a lot of talented players on their team.
Wow, is the stadium really that empty, or are most of the people just in the upper tiers?
I just tuned in, but Bradley seems to be in the intermedio slot.
16th minute, Pjanic kicks a free kick over the bar from 25 yards
Its Coppa Italia, probably not many people there.
Pjanic with a rocket. 1-0.
I believe he got the ball from Bradley, but no assist as I think the defender had gotten a touch.
20th minute. Wow, could have been a pk, as a Roma player gets armed down in the box. Instead, the Cal goes against him.
Goal Pjanic! 1-0 Roma. Rocket of a shot, but the keeper should have done better with it.
Yellow for Pjanic, seemed a bit harsh. Free kick leads to a corner, which ends in a missed shot.
Ugh, ugly attempt to head it back to the keeper by Burdisso leads to another Atalanta corner. Comes to nothing.
LOL @ that. Nice work there Atalanta.
Haha 2-0 Roma.
Unless Atalanta turns this around, I hope Bradley gets an early sub off in the 2nd half.
Goal Osvsldo! Bradley not involved. 2-0 good guys.
Yuck... does the Atalanta keeper get the hook @ halftime?
Maybe him resting against Chievo means they need him fresh for Milan?
no reason to rest him on the weekend when he'll have a week before the milan game.
It's amazing how many times Bradley gets free on the right. He's bound to get some goals soon.
HT. 2-0. Not an especially exciting half. Roma had the better of the play, though Atalanta controlled the last 10 min or so. Atalanta seems content to shoot from 25 yards. Nothing has come close so far.
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NOAA's annual analysis of U.S. and global conditions, conducted by scientists at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center, reports that the average temperature for the contiguous U.S. was 53.8 degrees F, 1.0 degree F above the 20th century average, making it the 23rd warmest year on record. Precipitation across the nation averaged near normal, masking record-breaking extremes in both drought and precipitation.
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- Tropical Storm Lee, which made landfall on the Gulf Coast on September 2, caused wind and flood damage across the Southeast, but considerably more damage to housing, business and infrastructure from record flooding across the Northeast states, especially Pennsylvania and New York. The storm occurred in an area that had experienced high rainfall from Hurricane Irene barely a week earlier.
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- Together, these two events resulted in the loss of 23 lives (21 from Tropical Storm Lee, 2 from the Rockies/Midwest outbreak).
- Warmer-than-normal temperatures were anchored across the South, Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast. Delaware had its warmest year on record, while Texas had its second warmest year on record. The U.S. has observed a long-term temperature increase of about 0.12 degrees F per decade since 1895.
- Summer (June-August) 2011 was the second warmest on record for the Lower 48, with an average temperature of 74.5 degrees F, just 0.1 degree F below the record-warm summer of 1936. The epicenter of the heat was the Southern Plains, where Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas all had their warmest summer on record. The 3-month average temperatures for both Oklahoma (86.9 degrees F) and Texas (86.7 degrees F) surpassed the previous record for warmest summer in any state.
- With the exception of Vermont, each state in the contiguous U.S. had at least one location that exceeded 100 degrees F. Summertime temperatures have increased across the U.S. at an average rate of 0.11 degrees F per decade. Much of this trend is due to increases in minimum temperatures ("overnight lows"), with minimum temperature extremes becoming increasingly commonplace in recent decades.
- Despite a "near normal" national precipitation average, regional precipitation outcomes varied wildly. Texas, ravaged by exceptional drought for most of 2011, had its driest year on record. In contrast, seven states in the Ohio Valley and Northeast — Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania — had their wettest year on record.
- The past nine years have been particularly wet across the Northeast region - since 2003, the annual precipitation for the region is 48.96 inches, 7.88 inches above the 20th century average. Precipitation averaged across the U.S. is increasing at a rate of about 0.18 inches per decade.
- Precipitation extremes and impacts were most prevalent during spring (March - May) 2011. Across the northern U.S., ten states were record wet, and an additional 11 states had spring precipitation totals ranking among their top ten wettest. These precipitation extremes, combined with meltwater from a near-record snow pack, contributed to historic flooding along several major rivers across the central United States.
- Meanwhile, drought rapidly intensified in the southern Plains, where Texas had only 2.66 inches of precipitation, its driest spring on record. This led to record breaking drought and wildfires, which devastated the southern Plains. Following 2010, during which drought across the country was nearly erased, the 12 percent of the continental U.S. in the most severe category of drought (D4) during July 2011 was the highest in the U.S. Drought Monitor era (1999-2011).
- The spring brought a record breaking tornado season to the United States. Over 1,150 tornadoes were confirmed during the March-May period. The 551 tornado-related fatalities during the year were the most in the 62-year period of record. The deadliest tornado outbreak on record (April 25-28th) and the deadliest single tornado (Joplin, Missouri) contributed to the high fatality count.
- This year tied 1997 as the 11th warmest year since records began in 1880. The annual global combined land and ocean surface temperature was 0.92 degrees F above the 20th century average of 57.0 degrees F. This marks the 35th consecutive year, since 1976, that the yearly global temperature was above average. The warmest years on record were 2010 and 2005, which were 1.15 degrees F above average.
- Separately, the 2011 global average land surface temperature was 1.49 degrees F above the 20th century average of 47.3 degrees F and ranked as the eighth warmest on record. The 2011 global average ocean temperature was 0.72 degrees F above the 20th century average of 60.9 degrees F and ranked as the 11th warmest on record.
- Including 2011, all eleven years of the 21st century so far (2001-2011) rank among the 13 warmest in the 132-year period of record. Only one year during the 20th century, 1998, was warmer than 2011.
- La Niña, which is defined by cooler-than-normal waters in the eastern and central equatorial Pacific Ocean that affects weather patterns around the globe, was present during much of 2011. A relatively strong phase of La Niña opened the year, dissipated in the spring before re-emerging in October and lasted through the end of the year. When compared to previous La Niña years, the 2011 global surface temperature was the warmest observed.
- The 2011 globally-averaged precipitation over land was the second wettest year on record, behind 2010. Precipitation varied greatly across the globe. La Niña contributed to severe drought in the Horn of Africa and to Australia's third wettest year in its 112-year period of record.
- Arctic sea ice extent was below average for all of 2011, and has been since June 2000, a span of 127 consecutive months. Both the maximum ice extent (5.65 million square miles on March 7th) and the minimum extent (1.67 million square miles on September 9th) were the second smallest of the satellite era.
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In these dark days of an ever-widening political divide, it is nice to know there is still something on which Republicans and Democrats can agree: foreign aid. Both sides are against it. John Sides, writing in his "The Monkey Cage" blog, cites a YouGov poll conducted in early March of this year, in which a sample of Republican primary voters and a sample of all voters agreed that foreign aid is the budget item they would most like to cut. Okay, it was 90% of the Republicans and only 73% of all voters, but in the sample of all voters no other item came even close to 50%, while among Republicans, the environment, housing, and unemployment benefits – no surprise there – were the only other items that got more than a 50% share.
These numbers are unsurprising in light of another poll conducted last November, in which respondents, asked "Just based on what you know, please tell me your hunch about what percentage of the federal budget goesto foreign aid," gave an average response of 27%. When asked what they thought an appropriate percentage would be, the mean answer was 13%. When told that we spend much, much less than this on foreign aid, most people said it still should be cut.
Not that cutting foreign aid would have the slightest effect on the deficit. In an excellent analysis of the cuts the Romney-Ryan budget – which would cap Federal spending at 20% of GDP and maintain defense spending at 4% of GDP – would require, Richard Kogan and Paul Ven de Water of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities demonstrate that "if policymakers repealed [Obamacare] and exempted Social Security from cuts, as Romney has suggested, and cut Medicare, Medicaid, and all other entitlement and discretionary programs by the same percentage to meet Romney's overall spending cap and defense spending target, then they would have to cut nondefense programs other than Social Security by 22 percent in 2016 and 34 percent in 2022 If they exempted Medicare from cuts for this period, the cuts in other programs would have to be even more dramatic — 32 percent in 2016 and 53 percent in 2022."
It's not easy to make sense of the Federal budget for foreign assistance (try it yourself and see what numbers you come up with http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/183755.pdf ) but 2012 commitments amount to about $35 billion, less than one percent of the total budget of $3.8 trillion, and barely a third of that amount consists of the kind of humanitarian, public health, and economic development assistance most people think of when they think of foreign aid. The big-ticket items include:
- Roughly $10.4 billion in foreign military and security assistance – things like fighting terrorism abroad, military training, underwriting foreign arms purchases, the war on drugs, and the annual payments of $3 billion to Israel and $1.3 billion to Egypt (the price we continue to pay for the Camp David accords);
- $8.1 billion on global health and child survival programs;
- The $5.8 billion Economic Support Fund, which gives direct grants to foreign governments for them to spend on infrastructure and development projects (thus freeing up funds to buy U.S. arms); and,
- About $4.1 billion on economic and agricultural development.
Except for Ron Paul supporters, most Republicans and not a few Democrats would resist cutting foreign military assistance and our annual subsidy to Israel. Indeed, to judge by his recent pronouncements on the subject, Mitt Romney would be more than happy to increase support to Israel, though it might come out of Egypt's share.
A Romney-Ryan budget would probably keep all or most of the $10.4 billion for security-related foreign assistance and the $5.8 billion Economic Support Fund (at least those portions most directly linked to arms procurement) and take an axe to the aggregate $12.2 billion health, child survival, and economic and agricultural development budgets, which in the context of the overall budget are hardly more than a rounding error.
Dana Millbank, writing in The Washington Post, tells us that Rep. Darrell Issa, Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, called a hearing earlier this week to probe the security lapses that led to the recent deaths of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi, Libya.
"The purpose of the pre-election hearing, presumably, is to embarrass the administration for inadequate diplomatic security. But Issa seems unaware of the irony that diplomatic security is inadequate partly because of budget cuts forced by his fellow Republicans in Congress…House Republicans cut the [Obama] administration's request for embassy security funding by $128 million in fiscal 2011 and $331 million in fiscal 2012. Ryan, Issa and other House Republicans voted for an amendment in 2009 to cut $1.2 billion from State operations, including funds for 300 more diplomatic security positions. Under Ryan's budget, non-defense discretionary spending, which includes State Department funding, would be slashed nearly 20 percent in 2014, which would translate to more than $400 million in additional cuts to embassy security."
Romney has criticized the Obama Administration for trying to "lead from behind" in situations like Libya and Syria, and says he wants the United States to lead from the front, "using the full spectrum of our soft power to encourage liberty and opportunity for those who have for too long known only corruption and oppression," in the words of his September 30 op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal. What is soft power, if not effective diplomacy and assistance in – to use Mr. Romney's own words again – "promoting human rights, free markets and the rule of law?" Much of the development assistance provided by he U.S. Government and U.S. Government-supported institutions such as the World Bank promotes precisely these values.
Cutting foreign assistance and State Department budgets sends a very different message. Since the proposed diplomacy and foreign aid budget cuts are so insignificant in fiscal terms they must have been chosen for their symbolic value, effectively consigning emerging and transition countries to the international equivalent of Mr. Romney's famous 47 percent: food stamp and welfare recipients and miscellaneous moochers he is not going to worry about.
There are certainly ways to improve foreign assistance, which could involve reducing or eliminating aid to some current beneficiary countries, but which would equally involve innovative new approaches to the problems of poverty, disease, climate, and growth, which could end up costing less, more, or about the same amount as we currently spend.
Lord Leverhulme, the founder of Lever Brothers – now Unilever – is reputed to have said, "I know half my advertising isn't working, I just don't know which half." Foreign aid is a bit like that. As much as half, but not all, of it is wasted, and if we could figure out which half to chuck out and which to keep we, together with the recipients, would be all the better for it. But just as Lever Brothers kept on advertising and, presumably, wasting half of what it spent, eliminating the foreign aid budget or cutting it in half is a lousy idea.
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Well those are all really nice cymbals and combine pretty well. I usually never use more than 2 or 3, so to me the 2 K's on right side seemed duplicative. But man, that Dream 24 is really nice, as is the Sweet ride. I tried a Dream 22 crash/ride and it didn't work for me. That 24 is more what I was seeking at the time. You have some nice sounding stuff.
Thanks man. I'm a rock player and usually use hats, 1 ride, and 2 crashes. I had a crapload of cymbals around and recently sold alot of them off. I recently got a Paiste Giant Beat set, which has become my "go to" set for rock stuff.
These are the cymbals I liked the most out of the ones I sold, so they're still here. To be honest, I was about to sell that 24" Dream ride. But after putting some tape on the bottom, it sounds pretty darn good! It was a bit much for me before that.
I figured the 21" Sweet Ride, 20" K Ride, and 18" K Dark Thin Crash are still very good rock cymbals, so they're most likely staying! I just have this urge to get more Paistes. LOL
I also have a set of 15" Dream Bliss hats that are killer, but those aren't in this video (obviously.)
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General Assembly, Montreal, April 8-9, 1960.
L to R: Andrew McKellar (National President), Katherine Zorgo (Montreal Centre), Helen Hogg, Dorothy Yane (Montreal Centre).
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Andrew McKellar was a sad case. A distinguished astrophysicist and newly elected president of the RASC, he died suddenly a few weeks after these pictures [other photo [5]] were taken [the evidence points to lymphoma being the cause of death], a great shock to all of us who had met him as he was quite a young man.
Katherine Zorgo and Dot Yane were both very active in the Montreal Centre, both as observers (Katherine in charge of aurora observations, Dot in charge of Nova Search) and as chief organizers of social events, such as the 1960 GA, which is why they figure prominently. I'm always surprised when I hear of astronomy being a male dominated pursuit because the Montreal Centre had quite a large number of active women members besides Isabel Williamson.
[1] http://www.rasc.ca/category/archivetags/1960
[2] http://www.rasc.ca/category/archivetags/ga
[3] http://www.rasc.ca/category/archivetags/helen-hogg
[4] http://www.rasc.ca/category/image-galleries/national-archives/archives-1960-ga
[5] http://www.rasc.ca/node/10639


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Douglas Fritz
There is still a lot to like about the National Football League, but there are so many things that have removed the game from its glory days.
As folks enjoyed a full football schedule on Thanksgiving Day, the real jewel of Thursday was food and time with family. That's way more valuable than anything happening between the sidelines at NFL contests.
But football is still a nice side dish. Now, if somebody could just fix the thing.
Admittedly I'm biased toward running the football. My NFL appetite was whetted on The Hogs, Joe Gibbs and the counter trey.
It intrigued me how a team could basically say, "We're running the ball; try to stop us" — and then proceed to succeed. If you play me in Madden 25 online, I will be running the ball until you prove you can stop me.
To this day, I would much rather watch a team dominate with a ground attack. Take note of the word "dominate" because there's nothing worse than a team stubbornly running the ball despite going nowhere.
A five-yard gain is a thing of beauty. It gets you where you want to go while simultaneously playing keep away from the opponent.
But I digress. The background was necessary to set up some of my NFL pet peeves.
No. 1 — The goal-line fade. Or any pass from the 1- or 2-yard line on first or second down for that matter.
I recently watched a Chicago Bears game where they had seven plays from inside the 2-yard line in one sequence. They ran it once. And guess what? They didn't score.
Stop right there. I don't have Matt Forte or Vulture Bush on my fantasy team.
Dude. Trestman. Head coach. Grow a pair of linemen and RUN THE BALL!!
No. 2 — Guard the tight end already. This is also about the goal line, and it ties into No. 1.
If a team lines up against me and can "man up" and run the ball down my throat from one or two yards out, I slap them on the back and congratulate them.
I am so tired of teams failing to realize why passing touchdown totals are so inflated these days. Guard the tight end, or the eligible tackle — duh, they announced him — and make them earn a little pain with their gain. I hate the little schoolyard flip to a wide open tight end. It doesn't even take any athletic ability or strength of arm. That's not real-man football.
No. 3 — Officiating. On almost every incompletion, receivers are whining for pass interference. If a defender is within touching distance, the receiver apparently feels violated.
Officiating has gotten so touchy, defensive backs have almost no chance. And it has made them unable to play the ball in the air like they did in the past. They are so concerned about brushing against a receiver, they can't even get a hand up to deflect the pass.
Even though the Redskins lost to the Raiders in the Super Bowl during the 1983 season because their receivers couldn't get free of the Raiders' lock-down defensive backs, it was still more of a real football game than the current don't-touch, don't-breathe policy.
No. 4 — Play calling. OK, so almost all fans think they know better than the coaches who make a living doing this stuff.
Certainly the game plans are detailed and meticulously studied. But it doesn't take rocket science to run the ball and keep the clock moving on a drive late in the first half.
If a team is ahead by 10 points and has the ball, and the opponent has a great two-minute quarterback, eat the clock to such a degree the other team has no time left to score again in the half — even if it means settling for a field goal instead of a touchdown.
A 13-point lead is better than scoring quick and allowing the other team enough time to cut it back to 10 points before the break — especially if you get the ball to start the second half.
No. 5 — Allowing one receiver to beat you.
When a guy gains 200-some yards receiving on one game, it's a great accomplishment. But in the NFL, it's also an embarrassment. Somebody needs to chuck an elbow into the defensive coordinator to wake him from his nap.
Yes, it's more difficult to guard receivers these days. But an NFL team that doesn't have enough talent in the secondary to stop one guy needs a new general manager.
Hey. It's easy being an armchair quarterback.
Douglas Fritz is a sports writer for the Johnson City Press. Contact him at email@example.com.