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Among the teams are Spanish duo Atletico Madrid and Malaga, and others including Rubin Kazan, Fenerbahce and Sporting Lisbon.
European football's governing body made the decision after a meeting of the UEFA club financial control body (CFCB), chaired by Jean-Luc Dehaene. The Belgian has previously spoken out to warn teams not to overspend, and in particular to assess every sponsorship deal sides sign. Particularly when it comes to those such as Manchester City, who have signed deals with Etihad, a company run by the half brother of the Premier League champions' owner. That is something Dehaene is determined to take on.
But today's decision is something that does not affect Europe's biggest spenders, like Man City, Chelsea or Paris St Germain. It only hits one Champions League team, Malaga, who have publicly stated that they are restructuring their finances because of UEFA financial fair play rules. Today's move is also part of those new fair play rules, designed to force clubs to spend only what they have, not what their owners artificially inflate the team's budget by.
So the decision must be seen as a warning from UEFA that they are serious. The noises from the organisation appear to indicate that they are determined to carry through with their threat to kick teams out of the Champions League or Europa League starting from next season if they do not comply with the new rules. That means City, Chelsea and even Paris St Germain, whose losses are gargantuan.
The big question is can UEFA legally do this? Chelsea appear in a particularly strong position – they have a partnership with Gazprom which, as well as boosting their coffers, raises a key conflict of interest question. What if a team, like Chelsea, whose owner Roman Abramovich has links to an organisation giving them money (he sold his stake in Gazprom back in 2005), but that company also has an important link to UEFA? Gazprom announced a partnership with UEFA a week before signing their deal with Chelsea. Would UEFA really kick out a team bankrolled in part by a company they depend on as a key sponsor?
Today's ruling indicates they would like to. But whether they can carry through on their threat is another question entirely. Today's decision is dependent on the clubs updating their accounts with UEFA by the end of September, and once they have done so UEFA may change their ruling. It could be that they quietly drop the matter and pay the prize money as promised, but then it could also be that they mean business and will not pay any club with outstanding debts as a key measure and step on the way to ensuring fair play rules are met. There are signs already that teams are changing their habits, Milan and Inter in Italy restraining their spending and Manchester City even taking a while to make a signing this summer.
The weeks ahead will be intriguing, particularly with the European Clubs Association, who represent the leading teams across the continent, having their annual meeting this week. It seems to be the first warning shot in a very intriguing battle ahead.

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It's easy to see why people are so crazy about Seth Bogart. Better known as Hunx, the flamboyantly gay songwriter and part-time hairstylist who fronts the band Hunx and His Punx, he's got a winning smile, a penchant for tights and an endlessly entertaining Twitter feed.
Known for his breezy, sleazy, punked-out garage-pop, 32-year-old Bogart's gained a reputation as one of the most fun-loving characters to emerge from the Bay Area garage scene, also home to popular bands like Shannon and the Clams and Nobunny. Now based in Los Angeles, Bogart's won praise from an array of critics and commands an adoring cult following.
"Sometimes people dress up like me," he says, noting that he's seen fans at his concerts dolled up in tights, leather jackets and leather-daddy caps. "It's really cute."
With the release of his new solo album, Hairdresser Blues, Bogart offers the latest in what's looking to be a whole Hunx franchise. Last year, he and musician Daniel Pitout designed eight collectible Hunx dolls (only $79.95 each!). He's currently working on a new TV show, Hollywood Nails, which he describes as a cross between Saturday Night Live, Pee-wee's Playhouse and Supermarket Sweep, the supermarket-themed game show.
Of course, he's far from being a queer Britney Spears, his favorite performer and celebrity. He doesn't aspire to stardom or consider himself a role model. He says he was downright embarrassed by a recent profile in LA Weekly in which the writer called him a "de facto advocate for every gay kid across the country."
"I'm sick of 21-year-old straight guys trying to write some touching gay story about my life," he says.
At any rate, his celebrity seems to be growing. At a restaurant during a recent stop on his current U.S. tour, fans sitting at a nearby table took photos of him and posted them on Twitter.
"It's so weird," he says, speaking by phone from a stop in Atlanta. "I really like it, though. I love fans. I just don't think of myself in that way."
Bogart cut his teeth in the '00s as a member of Gravy Train!!!!, a goofball electro band that sounded like a raunchy version of The B-52's. Hunx and His Punx started in 2008 with the idea that Bogart would be the boy singer of a '60s-style girl group. (He co-wrote some of his early songs with his boyfriend at the time, Justin Champlin of Nobunny.) Eventually, he assembled an all-girl backing band that included his friend Shannon Shaw, the frontwoman of Shannon and the Clams.
On the face of it, Hunx and His Punx seem like just another fun-loving novelty act, but they have a way of being both sweetly innocent and slyly provocative. On their 2011 album, Too Young to be in Love, their squeaky-clean vocal harmonies, ramshackle riffs and doe-eyed lyrics hark back to the happy-go-lucky world of '50s and '60s pop. But with a randy Bogart singing in his goofily nasal voice, tracks like "My Boyfriend's Coming Back" and "Bad Boy" take on a whole new meaning.
But Bogart strays from the retro theme on Hairdresser Blues, his first solo album, which came out via Hardly Art in February. Accompanied only by Pitout on drums, Bogart plays most of the instruments himself, and the songs are more personal—and much sadder. "When will you leave me alone?" he sings in "Always Forever," a jangly-yet-bitter kiss-off to an ex-lover. This time, his voice is deeper, almost mournful.
Though Bogart's enthusiasm can be infectious—in the interview, he regales me with his love for cheesy biopics and big supermarkets—he hasn't always had happy days. Raised in Tucson, Ariz., his father committed suicide when Bogart was 17. In recent years, he's battled debilitating depression, he says.
Writing songs has helped him deal with loss. The reflective Hairdresser Blues track "Say Goodbye Before You Leave" is an ode to his friend Jay Reatard, who died in 2010. It's followed by album closer "When You're Gone," a heartfelt song about his father. His song "Blow Me Away," the closing track to Too Young to be in Love, is also about his dad.
"It was such a tragic thing, and it happened so long ago, and I never really dealt with it properly, so I guess music started coming out," he says.
Still, Bogart doesn't want to be a "sad sack," he says. Even his saddest songs tend to have an upbeat, chipper vibe. He loves the craziness and abandon of touring—and especially loves playing all-ages venues, where younger audiences are usually much more excited to see him play.
And even though it can be weird sometimes, he loves the adulation he gets. Fans have given him presents at shows. They've sent him adoring emails. Occasionally, a cute gay guy will even ask him for advice. However, he's yet to receive a good, old-fashioned fan letter.
"I wish," he says. "Maybe I should request them."
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A fine rant, Thaard. Take a bow. I don't agree, of course. You're talking about the least appealing pop. What about the good songs? Just going through my pop MP3 folder now ....
The Beatles. Fleetwood Mac. Great feel drumming, great vocals. Beach Boys. B52s. Cold Play. Crash Test Dummies. Joe Jackson. Early Steely Dan (fabulous twisted pop). Cindy Lauper. Evermore. Kate Bush. Oasis. Simply Red. The Waterboys. Thomas Dolby. INXS. World Part. XTC.
All have come up with great songs. Ok, I admit it. I'm a sucker for a great melody.
Indie is about rawness. Not everything needs to be spit polished, eh Thaardy old son me lad. Sure, some of it's too raw for me too, but when indie artists get it right, it cran be great. Don Caballero have a raw indie sound and they are a wow band. In Oz we had an indie group called The Hoodoo Gurus in the 80s and they were a rage live and in the studio.
Don't judge the genre, judge the piece.
And Strangelove, surely even
can agree on that. I see no reason why one can't be a Stanley Kubrick-style fan of the fabulously freaky AND enjoy good pop :)
That's Polly's cracker for now
Thanks for the input. I´m not hating all pop. Pop thats well produced and appeals to a wide specter of listeners gets respect in my book(even if i don´t like the tune).
Sometimes theres a really catchy tune and I will sing with it without even knowing it, and as we´re now nearing christmas, the doom of last christmas is lurking. George Michael and wham in horrible harmony singing about last christmas. I hate that song, but each christmas i find myself humming it. Each time it results in me lying in the shower, crying, and yelling "pleeaase stoopp, nooo!".
Seriously though, people can discuss for ages on what music is best and why. It will still end up with someone being hurt, so I try to steer away. When theres no steering away, I always try to be as objective as possible, but alas it always ends in "oh yea? Well you can stick your 3 chords and butter-vocals where the sun don't shine. It hasn't even got metric modulation or a solo?" Etc etc. Although I like a bit of discussing sometimes.
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John Rudebeck played guitar in a band called Mind Over Soul. The band specializes in a brand of blue-eyed soul that draws on funk, rhythm & blues and Motown pop, and you can hear Rudebeck's work on their CD '00. He provided the subtle guitar riffs that weave in and out of the bass lines. Rudebeck, 26, was shot to death two weeks ago while working at Sunshine Daydream in the University City Loop. On Sunday, James Albert Needy was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the case.
Mind Over Soul bass player Brian Smith formed the band with Rudebeck four-and-a-half years ago. Smith was looking for a guitarist, and Rudebeck was recommended by a mutual friend. "He walks in with his guitar and a small practice amp," remembers Smith. "I'm in a band that had big gear, so I started giving him trouble about that already. He came in sounding like Nuno Bettencourt from Extreme; he did all those fast riffs, trying to prove that he could play or something, and it kind of turned me off -- just a little bit -- because I was like, "Well, I don't know if this guy can do it.' I said, "You're going to have to play like this. We want to get the funk and soul and groove of things, like a funk-rock deal, so you're going to have to learn how to play this style.' So I gave him a couple tapes, a couple ideas to listen to. He came back two days later and had them all down. He was playing the songs. He had gone out and bought a wah-wah pedal. I guess he sat there for two days and learned how to use it, because the guy was smokin'."
The band, which Smith says will be continued in some fashion, mixes original material with cover songs. Explains Smith, "We started doing covers to get money to make CDs. The cool thing about our band, compared to all the other cover bands, is that we did our originals in our cover shows, which now a lot of other bands are starting to do. So I kind of like to think that -- well, we weren't the start of it, because Stir started that off a long time ago -- but we took their lead and did it the way they did it and tried to be as successful as they are."
You can hear that the elbow grease of countless nights was expended banging out cover versions of tunes by Stevie Wonder, the Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye and Earth, Wind & Fire when you pop on '00; though these are originals, they recall '70s funk, with lots of smooth harmonies and flowing grooves. Rudebeck lays back, riffing throughout, never flashy -- though, like most guitarists, he always seems to want to take centerstage. But he resists, simply adding an accent here or there. Says Smith: "A lot of guitar players out there can play the riffs, can play the parts, but John had soul, which you could hear. Stick in our CD. That's John. That's soul. Some guys can play that part, and it sounds similar, but it's not the same." Plus, says Smith, "he was so charismatic, and he was just an all-around nice guy. He helped people out. He was just someone who, when you met him, he was a very nice-looking guy. He drew a lot of people to our show just because of him. But you weren't jealous of that, because it was John, and John's an all-around cool guy. He just touched so many people -- there's no other way to say it."
QUICKIES: The Superstars of Love celebrate their six-year anniversary Saturday, Feb. 12, with "Addicted to Love," a party featuring the city's best techno, house and hip-hop DJs, in addition to (apparently) a few decent out-of-towners (Space Girl, from Russia, and Atlanta's Tommie Sunshine). Though it's not the best lineup the Superstars have ever compiled, on the local front it's all gold, the best of the best, including the hard house of Stan Doublin, the in-yer-face techno of Dan Dysphonix (performing live as Trip Sequence), Jon Gotti's drum & bass, DJ Needles' hip-hop selections and the triple whammy of Solid Union's Ken Dussold, Mark Churchill and Don Tinsley. The show will feature 19 DJs, at least 12 of them local.
The Superstars also threw a much (much much) more low-key evening at the Side Door a few weeks back, called "God Glam It," and it was one of the most ridiculous and curious DJ spins we've ever seen. Imagine Superstar figurehead Dr. Lovestar up onstage -- the two TVs flanking him playing lame '80s videos of hair bands and Michael Jackson, the entire movie Xanadu and a load of other stupid shit -- mixing horrible '80s music, the worst of the worst: Pat Benatar's "Heartbreaker" mixed with the Crüe's "Looks That Kill." Of course, this kind of stuff gets spun in Affton every night of the week, but in the context of the Side Door, where a handful of hipsters lined the walls, grinning and playing along with nary a mullet in sight, it was pretty jarring. It stank. It was great. They're planning on doing another installment next month. For directions to "Addicted to Love, call 314-994-1114.
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Citi Trends, a longtime clothing retailer at 483-485 King St. on the peninsula, has closed. Patrick Price of Primesouth Group LLC said the Savannah-based chain's former space will be temporarily used as an office for an unidentified technology firm.
In the meantime, Primesouth will conduct a study to determine the building's next long-term use.
Price said the 12,000-square-foot space between Morris and Radcliffe streets is ideal for another retailer, but the results of the study may call for expansion of the property.
Burgers, brews, etc.
Summerville's getting a new burger joint this week.
Smashburger plans to open Wednesday at 210 Azalea Square Blvd., Suite A, just off U.S. Highway 17A. Company founder Tom Ryan said more Charleston area locations are likely to follow.
Since opening its first location in Denver in 2007, Smashburger has added more than 220 stores. It made its S.C. debut in December.
Although Smashburger serves salads, chicken sandwiches and Haagen-Dazs shakes, it primarily promotes itself as a burger purveyor. Customers order at a counter, but the food's delivered by a staffer. Ryan described a Smashburger meal as a social occasion, enhanced by wine and beer served in frosted mugs. The chain strives to offer local craft beers that pair with its burgers, but Ryan said Charleston beer's program is still in the works.
"We'll get to that within the next year," he promised.
Ryan said the Summerville menu will list "local sodas" (Sundrop and Cheerwine).
McAlister's Deli is looking to expand. The fast-casual restaurant plans to add 17 new restaurants in South Carolina, Georgia and Indiana, with one new location slated for the Charleston region.
DMAC81 LLC, a franchisee with 10 restaurants in the chain, will open three McAlister's in the Palmetto and Peach states. The Charleston location has not been announced. Alpharetta, Ga.-based McAlister's has three restaurants in the region: in Mount Pleasant, North Charleston and Summerville.
The George Gallery will join the handful of upscale businesses in Elliottborough on Friday, when it opens for a reception 5-8 p.m. at 50 Bogard St. As the first and only art gallery on the street, The George occupies a renovated building that most recently operated as a church, said owner Anne Siegfried.
The gallery will display contemporary works inspired by the abstract and expressionist movements. Featured artists are mostly regional, including one Summerville-based artist, Evan Armstrong.
The gallery will be open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
The Charleston Children's Boutique at 92 Folly Road on James Island is closing. All merchandise at the boutique is on sale for 50 percent off until its final day of business on Oct. 5. Hours are 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Service above self
Shama Winston-Ford, a Clinique counter manager with Belk at Citadel Mall, was one of six regional recipients of the Award of Excellence presented by the Charlotte-based department store operator this month for excellent community service and job performance.
Winston-Ford heads a foundation to raise awareness about car seats and child passenger safety. The award includes a trophy, $500 prize and $500 to donate to a charity of her choice, which is Midland Park Community Ministries.
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Bank of America's culture of greed from the top down has been a major factor in the real estate collapse and the resulting economic recession.
Even now, years after the bubble burst, Miami foreclosures remain at an all-time high, with people being forcibly removed from their homes - sometimes illegally - all due to the illegal tactics of these large financial institutions.
All of this was the catalyst for a recent, in-depth Rolling Stone article entitled "Bank of America: Too Crooked to Fail." Here, we're going to break down some of the main points of that article in this second of a three-part series.
Our Miami foreclosure defense attorneys know that Bank of America is certainly not the only financial institution to perpetuate this fraud. But it is one of the largest and most brazen.
That's why we are focusing on them in the second part of this series. Here, we're going to focus on the blatant crimes that have been committed by this organization. The depths of which should assure you, if you ever had doubt before, of the need to secure a skilled and experienced foreclosure defense attorney if you ever have to face Bank of America in a court of law.
While their list of misdeeds is nauseating, what much of it comes down to is mortgages. And the various and wide-ranging mortgage fraud schemes that resulted in a national housing crisis, with negative financial implications reverberating throughout the world.
It was, in fact, a conspiracy among mortgage lenders and banks to create a huge number of home loans that were extremely risky. These would include huge mortgages to borrowers with poor credit or sometimes without even identification. With these loans, they used sketchy math to fill in the blanks, ultimately re-selling them to foreign banks, unions, pensioners and retirement funds as AAA-rated securities. It was all a sham. In fact, many of these deals began to fall apart from the moment they were sold.
Lending fraud practices were rampant. They entered phony information on home loan applications. They made minimum wage fast-food workers into high-credit wage earners. In fact, an astonishing half of all loans were deemed "liar's loans." In other words, lenders could fill in the blank of the income of the borrower, but never had to provide any proof of that employment.
But when investors started to worry, the banks assured them everything would be fine. Yet, they refused to buy back those deals, something they should have had no problem doing if the deals were legit. But they knew from the start they were not. And to avoid responsibility, they even went so far as to go the middle school break-up route: they just stopped returning calls. Meanwhile, they were high-fiving each other in the locker room.
Even the insurance the bank sold with those loans turned out to be a bust. Because so many of the loans defaulted at one time, the insurers went out of business. In fact, that's why so many insurance companies are also now suing Bank of America.
Then of course when the fallout happened, foreclosures became widespread. But instead of providing the proof it needed to take those cases to court, Bank of American instead perpetuated the process of robo-signing. They would submit falsified documents that would be submitted to the court, in an effort to crank out the foreclosures at the fastest clip possible - nevermind the people who lost those homes.
And when they could not provide proof that they owned the home, they simply circumvented the entire court process by using the MERS mortgage tracking system. This allowed them to essentially steal homes out from under people when they had absolutely zero right to do so.
It is this final violation for which Bank of America, along with four other major financial institutions, has agreed to a $26 billion payout to borrowers in 49 states. But really, as we've written about before, this is chump change to Bank of America.
What's more, the bank has also been caught red-handed in recent years violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against the disabled, giving subprime loans to overwhelmingly Hispanic and black borrowers, and to violating the federal government's HAMP program (intended to help families victimized by banks stay in their homes).
And yet, Bank of America remains unrepentant.
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We'll see if he keeps that after Reeves and Murray get here but he is definitely better than expected.
LOVE this team. It's almost football season baby! Can't wait!!
I will be happy with 9-3 or 10-2 as long as we get a win over Michigan and show great improvement offensively. However, I really do feel that an 11-1 or 12-0 record is a very good possibility with the new attitude and talent of this team.
The good thing is that a loss or two won't be the end of the world (unless it's to Michigan, of course) since we can't go to the Big 10 Championship or a bowl game.
2013 is definitely our year, though.
Hopefully Sully can have a strong first couple of years and earn the coveted long-term deal and set himself up for life.
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The annual battle over who has the best pizza in Johnson City will soon be waged as Pie Wars: Dawn of the Dough returns for a third year.
The charity event will be held Jan. 20 at The Charles in downtown Johnson City.
This year, 10 local pizza parlors will be competing to see just who has the best pie in town, including last year's reigning champion Main Street Pizza. Samples will be available from Earth Fare, Marco's Pizza, One 12 Downtown, N&K Specialty Foods, Papa John's, Pizza Inn, Pizza N Gyro, Schmuck's and Scratch Brick Oven.
The prize?
The winner gets to display the coveted Pizza Cup for a year and lay claim to bragging rights.
"The competition between the pizza places has grown. We're seeing on social media some smack-talk between the participating pizza places," said Samara Litvack, communication director for Young Professionals of the Tri-Cities, the group responsible for the event.
All 10 pizza parlors will compete in one round — Chef's Choice. The single round competition is a bit of a change for Pie Wars, which has held multiple rounds in years past. In order to reduce waste, organizers decided to cut out rounds and just focus on an overall winner.
"By the time people got to the third round people were full and couldn't keep eating, so we're just doing one round," Litvack said.
With Pie Wars in its third year, Litvack said the community's embrace of the charity event has turned it into a tradition that people are excited to participate in.
All of the proceeds from the event will benefit CASA of Northeast Tennessee, which works with juvenile courts in Johnson City, and Washington, Greene and Unicoi counties.
"By now people are familiar with the event. They understand that we always partner with children's organizations. I anticipate that it will be a very successful event, in part because of who we're partnering with and also because people are familiar with the event," Litvack said.
Since Pie Wars started, the event has raised a little more than $18,000 for local nonprofit groups.
"We've been lucky to partner with some really great organizations and I think the community sees the value in the nonprofits with which we partner, and this years is no different," Litvack said.
Litvack said she hopes the continued success of the charity event will help raise more money for CASA of Northeast Tennessee.
"We're very excited to be working with them. A lot of people recognize who they are and are very passionate about that cause, so we feel that again we will be able to raise a lot of money for a great organization," she said.
Another change to this year's pizza battle is the removal of the beer and wine tasting component. Litvack said the organizers wanted to simplify Pie Wars and make sure pizza was the true star of the show.
"We really this year wanted to bring the focus back to the pizza and as such we took a couple of the components out and we lowered the ticket price," she said.
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When I mentor business leaders I make sure they spend at least a few minutes each morning doing the following mental exercises used by all top athletes.
1. Mental rehearsal: seeing a movie of yourself in your mind performing confidently, efficiently and superbly. (Ideally this is accompanied by inspiring music to enhance the effect).
2. Focusing statements: repeating to yourself positive statements to keep you focused on success rather than contemplating failure. ( typical examples are "I am confident." "I am highly effective." I am an dynamic leader. " I am always calm and happy."
3. Reading and thinking about your Vision, a short written summary of what you want to achieve and the type of person you are seeking to become.
In total doing these mind exercises takes only about 6 minutes each morning, but as any Olympic athlete will attest, the results are extraordinary.
Positive feelings sky rocket. Confidence rises enormously. Motivation increases and resilience is greatly enhanced.
In a nutshell you feel better and perform better at work.
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The privately held company has been growing like a weed. In March, Spotify said it had surpassed 6 million subscribers, a gain of 1 million since December, making it the fastest-growing digital music company ever and second in reach to Pandora. Counting people who listen into Spotify for free, the service has more than 24 million active users.
Earlier this year, Pandora pegged its registered users at 200 million and its active listeners at 70 million.
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Last week started with members of the Berkeley County Legislative Delegation meeting with South Carolina Secretary of Commerce Robert M. Hitt III to explore ways to improve job opportunities for the citizens of Berkeley County.
The Secretary shared with us that Berkeley County has grown by 1,500 jobs with a corresponding $750 billion in investment by new and expanding companies this past year.
He explained the process of finding the right property or building for a new industry wanting to locate in the state. He also emphasized that we are competing with all 50 states to attract industry but especially North Carolina and Georgia.
There was a delegation meeting composed of State House and Senate members from the First Congressional District. Sen. Campsen was elected temporary chair, and the only order of business was to recommend to the Governor the appointment of Candice Pratt to the Real Estate Commission.
On the House floor, we debated S-3, which deals with electronic gambling machines. There are loopholes in the current law that allow certain types of these machines.
S-3 would close the loophole. The bill was heavily debated by both sides of the issue; debate was adjourned until March 19.
The Freedom of Information (FOIA) Bill was once again put on hold by the sponsor.
We held a full Education and Public Works Committee meeting and I am happy to report that my Veterans Tuition Bill passed unanimously. The bill will now go to the House Floor for debate.
A similar bill that I sponsored last year passed the House unanimously but died in the Senate. Since next week is Budget Week, we will probably not get to this bill until the following week.
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Naples man arrested following fatal stabbing in Lake Park
NAPLES - A 37-year-old Naples man is accused of stabbing a 63-year-old man to death Sunday night in the Naples' Lake Park neighborhood.
John Richard Orr, 37, 1064 13th St. N., was arrested following an altercation with another man in the 1200 block of 12th Ave North in Naples. He is facing second-degree murder charges.
Orr lives a block and half from the scene of the crime. The victim also lives on the same street, but police say the victim and Orr are not related and did not know each other. The victim's identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
When police arrived at the Naples home about 10 p.m., they found a 63-year-old man dead in the middle of the roadway with multiple stab wounds.
Lt. John Barkley spokesman for the Naples Police Department said the victim was riding his bicycle in the 1220 block of 12th Avenue North when an argument ensued with John Orr, who happened to be walking by.
That argument escalated, Barkley said. The victim was stabbed multiple times and had multiple lacerations all over his body.
Investigators are parked outside Orr's blue ranch house Monday morning. They are in the backyard using a metal detector.
Naples officers notified Lake Park elementary school this morning of the homicide. Many of the students, including two young girls from the home at the scene, attend that school.
The girls' parents, who live on 12th Avenue North, escorted them to the school this morning, evading the media. Neighbors are saying the two girls witnessed the altercation. Naples officers have not confirmed if there were witnesses and who they were. Barkley said that information is still part of the investigation.
"Lake Park is a safe and quiet neighborhood, and it will always be a safe and quiet neighborhood," Barkley said. "This was an isolated incident."
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This would be the 2nd sensor (Sensor 2) on the exhaust pipe coming from the cylinder head closest to the radiator (cylinder head Bank 2).
Typically these parts are warrantied for 36M/36K, and maybe longer in states such as California. If you have the owners manual read the emissions warranty portion.
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Joey, the sincerest thankk you possible. I am grateful. I am also ecstatic that there's a chance it is a warranty issue. I mean failure at 27K miles? that's more for a Pontiac, NOT a TOYOTA
I have one distinction to make. Yesterday, I pop the hood, look all over for O2 sensors (transverse engine has me flustered) and I am practically hit in the face with only one of them, standing straight up between the radiator fan and the engine block. Is this the one? Bank 2 Sensor 2? I'm asking because you said I would indeed have to get under the car, but I see no reason why if this is indeed the correct O2 sensor, or if it's a sensor at all.
I'll read the warranty, let you now what i see. This is due back from lease in exactly one month, I'll call lease mgr tomorrow to get her view.
Really, very very thankful for the help
P.S> seems to me if it is the O2 sensor in question, why the hell is the cord/circuit running so close to the right of the engine block? Several other cables in the vicinity have some type of heat shielding, not the one from my alleged O2 sensor though. That's why I'm suspicious it failed during a long trip in 100deg+ temps. Alas, what do i know?
If you look at the exhaust system coming off this head, the first sensor is Bank 2, Sensor 1 (I think this is what you are looking at).
The second sensor is near the area were the front and rear cylinder head exhaust pipes connect together which is under the engine.
The engine block is not going to get hot enough to damage wiring, the exhaust pipe system would.
Perhaps you know someone that can get under the car for you and do the job.
When you find the right sensor look at the wiring for damage. The codes state both the sensor heater and sensor itself is bad. Although this might be typically on newer models, on the older ones this would be unusual. One or the other fails, typically not both.
Read up on changing the sensor, it may require a special socket that engages the flats on the sensor body (much like a hex head bolt) but allows the wires to clear the socket. Autoparts and tool stores should carry them, it is a common (and low cost) tool.
One other thing is to check for Toyota Technical Service Bulletins (TSB) that may cover this failure. Typically these sensors last at least 100K. Have not found any but this does not mean one doesn't exist.
Joey P
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Real sweet advice, thanks. My other car is a 2007 RAV4 LIMITED V6 (same engine as Camry?) with 62,000 miles and not ONE SINGLE MAINTENANCE issue besides changing brake pads, so yes I too am befuddled by this failure.
I promise to let you know the resolution, so that we may all learn from this.
thanks VERY much
2002 2.4 camry with sensor issue
I in stalled an OBX Exhaust Manifold Headers 02-06 Toyota Camry 2.4L I4, as well as a K&N cold air induction system.
I now have no cat convertor and I am getting an error than something is wrong with cat convertor.
I was told the down stream sensor is getting and sending false errors.
Anything I can do short of replacing the old system?
Hey everybody,
As promised, I'm posting to let any one who's interested know the outcome of my CEL which turned out to be a failure of the Oxygen sensor, bank 2, sensor 2. After carefully reading the warranty information (my leased Camry had 27000 miles and was less than 3 yrs old) I surmised that the failed Oxygen sensor should indeed be covered by warranty (under 'Emissions Control') as the VERY helpful Toyomoho pointed out. I brought it to the stealership where I CLEARLY and FIRMLY stated I don't plan on paying a dime for this repair. The response (of course) was 'well our tech will have to take a look...blah blah blah'. I left a note on the speedometer of what OBD codes were read and what they meant. This was to let them know I was clearly aware of the issue, and not to bother making up some BS in order to empty my wallet.
I got a phone call the next day, it woud be a couple of days for the part, and it would indeed be covered by warranty. I told them to fix it and keep the car, the lease expires in 2 weeks. Stopped by to video the entire exterior of the car and take off the plates and sign odometer statement.
good luck to all
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Adam, thanks for posting back with your experience. Glad things turned out OK.
Jimj3125, there is a low cost device that plugs into the O2 sensor plug to simulate the sensor. Do a Google search on O2 simulator.
Joey P
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02 sensor issue
First of all I'm new to the forums so hello everyone. Next. My wife's car has a bank 1 sensor 1 code that wont go away. Replaced the sensor with autozone brand and still got the code. Replaced the sensor again with Toyota brand costing me 200 bones and still get the same code. What am I doing wrong or is it the ECU acting up? Bank 1 sensor 1 is the very first one you see on a 1994 v6 engine correct? Any help with this issue will be greatly appreciated in advanced.
Another issue is carbon monoxide levels a little high which fails Virginia emmisions. Thanks in Advance.
bank 1 sensor 1
From what I hear, on a V6m O2 bank 1 sensor 1 is in the exhaust manifold in back of the engine near the firewall, coming off the cylinder 1 side. The one in front by the radiator is bank 2 sensor 1. maybe you're changing the wrong one.
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That's not always the case. I know instances where crimes were committed and it had nothing to do with drugs or thuggery, but somehow the report in the media said drugs haven't been ruled out. Just by even saying that it puts that possibility into the minds of the viewers and listeners.
I think they can at least just rotate two of the teams in the opposite division instead of one.
Keep up the good topics Jarvis. Most people don't want to know that these issues exists, most don't want to be aware of them, and you also have those who will always be in denial. If its at least discussed then some awareness to the situation can be made.
Come on now, don't act like there is no racism in New Orleans. From David Duke marching in a parade, to the NOPD, to Community Coffee racism is alive and well here in the city..........want more proof? Just look at some of these comments posted here.
Why are you no longer a police officer?
lsutigah21---------What do you suggest? since you seem to be an expert of inner city black family situations. Besides, he was responding to Romney's suggestion for a solution.(look at what he was responding to). The argument you are trying to make really doesn't fit in this situation, since (being from inner-city black communities)it's becoming a rare event of having two parent households. Most of the men are either being locked up or killed (another story for another day)
or drawing a paycheck and showing up for work in a taxpayer funded vehicle and not actually doing any work.
HUH? 94% of Blacks will always vote democratically, because of their stance on socioeconomic issues, regardless of the candidate.
it appears someone didn't even read the article. Im willing to bet they saw the headline and let their assumptions take over.....Or maybe they just saw the author and let their assumptions take over
Big Money only mingles with Big Money
Whites commit 70% of crimes in the U.S, but they also have FAR LESS CONVICTION RATES WHY IS THAT? (some think money has alot to do with it) This is like the white guy complaining about blacks being on welfare when whites are actually the majority whose actually on welfare.
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_02/html/web/arres... - year 2002
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_04/persons_arrest... - year 2004 scroll down to race
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/data/table_43.h... - year 2005
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/data/table_43... - year 2006
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2007/data/table_43... - year 2007 researched by Tim John of Washington.
The problem is that most people want to turn a blind eye to the racial disparities and treatments that exists within the New Orleans and surrounding areas. So instead of acknowledging it does exist they would rather ignore it, not talk about it, and refute any mentioning of it. If for one second you think blacks aren't targeted more than whites.....take a ride with me through orleans and jefferson parish. From the housing discrimination that made national news to world reknown Community Coffee having to settle a HUGE discrimination lawsuit, really shouldn't surprise anyone that yes this discrimination has spread to those who we thought are supposed to protect and serve us (see danziger shooting). But then again ANY OF THIS SHOULDN'T SURPRISE ANYONE especially since we allow a klansman to not only lead a parade, but also BRAG OF HOW HE WON THE MAJORITY OF THE WHITE VOTE in his bid to run for governor.
i wonder how many people here has seen their city council representative anytime out side of election time. Just curious how many people here live in districts represented that has improved since the previous election, better yet has improved since katrina? IF YOUR DISTRICT HASN'T IMPROVED SINCE THE PREVIOUS ELCTION THEN WHY DO YOU KEEP ELECTING THE SAME PERSON TO REPRESENT IT?
Easy, easy, easy fix. If your distriict hasn't improved on anything since the previous election, then don't reelect the person running for the seat in your district. But if you've been electing the same person for the past 10years and your neighborhood(community/district) still looks the same as it has 10 years ago and you are still electing that same person then you have no one to complain about, but yourself.
tsancer---do you really care about black on black crime? If so why not do something about it rather than complain about it. You are only displaying signs of your racism by making such comments..."WELL WHAT ABOUT THIS", "WHY DON'T YOU ALL DO THAT", "WHY YALL DON'T COMPLAIN ABOU THIS"....If you are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo concerned do something about it and don't try passing the buck.
racist people will only see the racial component of everythinh, just like politofreaks always labeling something democrat or republic. Yes racism still exists especially in Louisiana (hope this didn't alarm anyone), regardless of what others may think. We had a black mayor with a majority black city council- things were in shambles....we have a white mayor with a majority white city council- things are still in shambles....It's the culture and attitudes of the people in this city that would make the difference in actually improving our communities and not a politician on the city council who you only hear from around election time.
Seems like everything is racially motivated in New Orleans.....try this for once...Look around at your community (district). If things haven't improved since the previous election then you need to elect someone else, rather than someone who only comes around during election times.......Still cannot figure why sooooooooooo many people complain about things goin on in their districts since pre-katrina keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeps electing the same people to represent their district.
i know for a fact Blackwater security was contracted to be in New Orleans. But whats interesting is they were spotted (they have a distinct logo) before the levees broke by some folks....but every article says they came after the flooding..................................hmmmmm
Glad they are playing some suggested their NIT bid was over after their loss to Kentucky.
After today's performance they at least should get a NIT bid


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Writing a comment letter means exercising your right to speak out during the legislative process. Persons affected by proposed legislation are encouraged to participate in this way. The effectiveness of that participation is greatly enhanced by understanding the legislative and rulemaking process and adopting a few well-established techniques.
The Legislative Process
Initially, one or more members of Congress sponsor a bill. It is introduced and debated in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Once both houses of Congress pass a bill, it is presented to the President for final approval.
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Organize your letter logically; e.g., order of the regulation, order of importance to your institution, biggest concerns first, etc.
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Key on important issues. There is no requirement to analyze the entire proposal.
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Send a copy of your comment letter to every person or entity that may help your cause. Of course, the federal regulatory agencies are the place to start. The address, and when applicable the fax number and email address, for sending comment letters to the pertinent agencies is included in the notice published in the Federal Register.
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No, it's still obnoxious.Originally Posted by HalMorrisRules
No, it's still obnoxious.Originally Posted by HalMorrisRules
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
Due to growing up about 20 minutes from their spring training site, I've always had a massive soft spot for the A's.
I don't have a second favorite team, however, I like to see the Oakland A's do well because of Billy Beane.
I miss Adam Dunn.
Texas Rangers,because I grew up near Dallas.
I live in Chicago and I gotta say that I can't stand Cubs fans. I get to see a lot more Sox games than Cincy games, and I used to love the Sox when they had Mike Cameron and Carlos Lee.
But don't worry, the Reds are my team. The ChiSox just give me some good games to watch when I'm not following the pbp on these boards.
I have a 2nd favorite color, a 2nd favorite food, a 2nd favorite movie, heck I even have a 2nd favorite brother! But Baseball Team? Look too me that's an oxy-moron, too have a favorite team suggests you like a baseball team enough to follow them, spend money on them and basically invest emotion in them. How could you do that twice, why would you do that dos? Yes even in Spanish it makes no sense.
That's like being a Mormon, and even though in a perfect world we might enjoy having multiple options of our favorite things , there's a favorite for a reason only 1 truly knows how to make you tick. What makes me tick? The Cincinnati Reds!! There is no second favorite Baseball, Football, CFB, CBB, NBA team if you have a "1st favorite". That's why it's called a Favorite and not a 1st favorite. Now that said if you are not married to a team, you may need to mingle a bit. But once you get that favorite, don't put your blood pressure through the roof. Stick with the one your with.
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"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."
--Woody Hayes
So, if you have a degree from two different universities, you have to root for one and not the other? I feel like favorites is a perfectly acceptable word. The Reds won't file for divorce if you're a big fan of two or more teams.Originally Posted by Mario-Rijo
How do we know he's not Mel Torme?
Ok good point about the universities, I can see it. However you can root for anything you want. You can root for the lesser of two evils but it doesn't make it A 2nd favorite. That's all I'm saying.So, if you have a degree from two different universities, you have to root for one and not the other? I feel like favorites is a perfectly acceptable word. The Reds won't file for divorce if you're a big fan of two or more teams.
I'll give you an example of what I mean. When the Buffalo Bills had their run of going to 4 consecutive SB's in the early nineties it was a magical time for them (w/ the exception of not winning any of them), the Bengals of course were just beginning their spin down the toilet at the time. The Bengals were still my favorite and remained it, although it was tough to watch. I had (and still do) a respect for those Bill's teams and what they were able to accomplish and a great affinity for some of those players. Marv Levy, Kent Hull, Thurman Thomas, Don Beebe, Frank Reich, Darryl Talley and Cornelius "Biscuit" Bennett mostly. During that run I watched them in the playoffs, rooted for them and hoped they would get to that mountain top.
But they never got close to being a favorite, that word to me gets thrown around a bit too often. Don't get me wrong I don't have a problem with rooting for anything, heck I've even rooted for "That CFB team up north" before. Of course I had ulterior motives being a Buckeyes fan. I guess I just have a problem with the word Favorite, and not anyone in particular.
Also my 1st post was a bit in jest, but my 2nd post was my favorite!!!
"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."
--Woody Hayes
OK, then, I'll rephrase it as "another team you take more than a passing interest in and do so for an extended period of time."Originally Posted by Mario-Rijo
1. Reds
2. Reds
3. Reds
4. Reds
5. Rockies
I don't have one. In all 3 major sports I like one team only, but I will say I tend to follow the teams in the the same division. If I Had to say a team it would probably be the Pirates, but it's not even close.
And This One Belongs to the REDS!!!
I am basically an all Reds guy or whoever is playing an NL Central team besides the Reds
Psst that's 4... I know you basketball guys like to think no one watches Hockey.In all 3 major sports
But you're wrong.
Definitely the Rangers, but I've been a Rangers fan longer than I've been a Reds fan. I've been a Rangers fan since 1983.
"And this one belongs to the Reds."
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By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2003 Funding the global war on terrorism, maintaining a quality force and transforming the military to face 21st century threats are at the heart of the president's fiscal 2004 defense budget request.
DoD Comptroller Dov Zakheim briefed reporters at the Pentagon today and characterized the budget as making a trade between near-term requirements and longer-term ones. "Essentially, we've concluded that we can withstand a somewhat greater increase of risk in the near term, to minimize or reduce longer-term risk," he said.
The overall defense request is $379.9 billion.
Transforming the defense establishment is key to the long-term security of America, Zakheim said. The defense programs America invests in today must be ready for the future. At the same time, DoD must fight the global war on terror. Zakheim stressed that the fiscal 2004 request is a "peacetime" budget. He said the budget does not include operations in Afghanistan or in other areas of the world.
"We're taking (training) money and funding Afghanistan," Zakheim said. "This puts us in a very difficult bind and will force us to request more money from the Congress at some point. If not, we simply will not be able to conduct training and other operations later this year."
Military construction and family housing are pegged at $9 billion in the fiscal 2004 budget request. The money would allow DoD to fund sustainment of facilities at 93 percent of the requirement. Zakheim said this is quite good. Industry typically comes in at around the same percentage.
The Family Housing Privatization Initiative comes in at $346 million in fiscal 2004. However, this is really like $2.5 billion because private industry sinks $8 into the program for every dollar DoD invests. DoD is on a "glide path" to eliminate sub-standard housing in the department by fiscal 2009.
The comptroller said one of every three discretionary dollars is programmed for transformational activities. Missile defense, the Army's Future Combat System, unmanned underwater vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, joint tactical radio systems, information operations and space operations are all viewed as transformational and are funded at $24.3 billion in fiscal 2004.
Zakheim said shipbuilding is a "good news" story for the department. In fiscal 2004, DoD has programmed seven ships. Through fiscal 2009, the department plans on at least seven ships a year. In fiscal 2008 and 2009, the numbers jump to nine and 14. That is when a new class, the littoral combat ship, is scheduled to enter service.
The department will retire older Spruance-class destroyers early. The Navy expects to have superior, efficient ships to replace these older, more expensive craft.
In aviation, DoD has budgeted $5.2 billion for the F/A-22 program. A total of 22 aircraft is programmed in fiscal 2004. The entire program is capped at $43 billion. The Air Force can move money around, and the service has done that. The more efficiently the program runs, the more aircraft the service can buy. Right now, the "bottom number" is 276, Zakheim said.
DoD is also budgeting $3.5 billion for 42 F/A-18E/F Hornet aircraft. In the out-years, the Navy will allocate funds to build an F-18G model. This will replace the Vietnam-era EA-6 Prowlers used for electronic warfare.
The Joint Strike Fighter program is set ultimately to build 2,450 aircraft with eight countries participating to date. The JSF is budgeted at $4.4 billion in fiscal 2004.
There is $1.8 billion set for the V-22 Osprey. This funds research and development and procurement of nine aircraft for the Marine Corps and two for special operations uses.
DoD misses its target for science and technology funding. The department wanted S&T to be about 3 percent of the total budget. It comes in at 2.69 percent. Zakheim said the number will creep up to 3 percent in the Future Years Defense Program.
Zakheim said DoD will continue to work on stretching resources. He said the department must reduce layers of bureaucracy. The department must, like the rest of America, try to get a handle on rising health care costs. The department will divest itself of noncore activities. Zakheim said the department, for instance, will stop doing security clearance investigations and turn the process over to the Office of Personnel Management.
DoD needs legislation from Congress to help transformation. Zakheim said the department needs to establish a DoD civilian personnel system.
"Right now, our military system is governed by us," he said. "Our civilian personnel system is governed by other peoples' rules. We believe we are in a unique situation. We have over 600,000 civilian employees, and we need to have a more different and flexible civilian management system."
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