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New Philadelphia native Chad Hackenbracht, who made a name for himself in the ARCA Racing Series, is set to make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) debut for Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) behind the wheel of the No. 51 Tastee Apple/Ingersoll Rand Toyota Tundra in this Friday's WinStar World Casino 400 at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) in Fort Worth.
New Philadelphia native Chad Hackenbracht, who made a name for himself in the ARCA Racing Series, is set to make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) debut for Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) behind the wheel of the No. 51 Tastee Apple/Ingersoll Rand Toyota Tundra in this Friday's WinStar World Casino 400 at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) in Fort Worth.
This weekend's race will be the first of four Truck Series events for the 21-year-old, which also include Pocono (Pa.) Raceway (Aug. 3), Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Canada (Sept. 1) and Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway (Sept. 28).
During 47 ARCA Racing Series starts since 2010, Hackenbracht has amassed one win (Pocono, 2012), two poles, eight top-five and 22 top-10 finishes while leading 230 laps.
The young driver finished eighth and fifth, respectively, in the year-end championship point standings in 2011 and 2012.
"This is a huge opportunity for me, almost a once-in-a-lifetime kind of thing," said Hackenbracht. "To be a small part of Kyle Busch Motorsports and their quest to win an owner's championship is a big step in my career. It's not only a shot for me to showcase my talent and what I'm capable of doing; it's an opportunity to be a part of something even bigger than me."
"It means a ton for me to run for Kyle both as an owner and a teammate," Hackenbracht continued. "I just met him last week, and already he has been an open book and I'm confident that he will be a great teacher of these trucks and the tracks that I have minimal to no experience at. Kyle is a driver I've always looked up to and respected, and this is a dream come true that I will not only be driving for him, but sharing a truck with him as well."
As a veteran of quarter midgets and Legends Cars, including the 2008 National Asphalt Legends championship, Hackenbracht has been leaving his mark as he takes the necessary steps to prepare to climb the ladder into the NASCAR ranks.
After spending the last two seasons competing full-time in the ARCA Racing Series, the first-generation driver feels he is ready to take the next step in his career by making his NASCAR debut for KBM.
"I feel like everything I have done up to this point in my racing career has given me the knowledge and technique I need to be successful in this next step of my career in the Truck Series," Hackenbracht said. "I have had the opportunity through ARCA to run at some of these NASCAR-sanctioned tracks like Texas and Pocono. Mossport will be new for everyone in the Truck Series, but I have road course racing experience and actually got my first ARCA pole at New Jersey Motorsports Park in 2012. Of course, there will be pressure with the success that the 51 has had this year, but all I can do is go out there and do my best, that's all anyone can expect."
Page 2 of 2 - Hackenbracht enters the NCWTS event at TMS with big boots to fill. After back-to-back wins by owner-driver Kyle Busch, the No. 51 Toyota Tundra is up to second in the 2013 NCWTS owner point standings. In six starts this season, Busch and rookie driver Erik Jones have accumulated three top-five and five top-10 finishes, including 153 laps led.
"Everyone wants to win, that's what we are here for," said Hackenbracht. "However, with this being my debut not only in the trucks, but in NASCAR, I'm not going to put too much pressure on myself. I just want to go out there and do the best that I can. This is good equipment, and everyone knows that it's capable of running up front and winning. My goals are mainly to complete all the laps, gain knowledge and have solid finishes. These four races are going to be building blocks to my future, and this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I plan to come in and be a sponge — soak up all the knowledge I can."
Live television coverage of the WinStar World Casino 400 from Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth will air on SPEED Friday night at 9 p.m.
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I have followed the Poughkeepsie Journal's ongoing conversation-debate about election reforms. Dutchess County Election Commissioner Erik Haight for the Republicans and state Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk, D-Duanesburg, stake out their parties' positions as well as they can, but neither has anything to say to anyone outside their own party faithful. Mr. Haight would like to keep the status quo. Ms. Tkaczyk would like to take some of the money out of politics, thinking that this would remove a significant advantage the Republicans have over the Democrats.
Neither shows any interest in reforming the boards of elections. Of course Mr. Haight would never speak of such a thing, since he owes his job to his party. He is privately hired by his party, as are all full-time board employees, and placed on the public payroll ostensibly to oversee free and fair elections. But of course the Tkaczyk-Amedore election recount showed that Elections Board employees work to serve their parties, which are their true employers, and not the public.
After such a pitiful showing by these election commissioners, why would I trust them to count campaign money, as in Sen. Tkaczyk's public financing scheme, when they can't even be trusted to cast and count votes accurately?
We need a wholesale reorganization of all boards of elections to remove the partisanship. Fundamental changes in our election systems will bring the 47 percent who don't regularly vote back into the public discourse and voting booths.
Pete Healey
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My opinion is in response to the series the Journal ran on voter-related issues, specifically the editorial "Campaign laws need a big fix," (March 15).
On three out of the four issues that you addressed you correctly identified transparency, disclosure, limits ... but you missed the ball on the issue of public financing. I couldn't disagree with your take on public finance more strongly.
If you believe that large money donations are a problem for fairness in the electoral system, wouldn't it follow that making the system fairer by allowing qualified contenders (that are not gazillionaires) have a fair shot of being elected to serve the people of New York? Even Gov. Andrew Cuomo himself said he was tired of the "dialing for dollars" that he and every other politician has to go through to get elected.
In the editorial you state that if we had public campaign money it would mean less money for other things.
Should democracy have a price tag put upon its head? You go on to say that this money could be used to finance candidates you abhor. You don't seem to get it!
That's exactly what democracy is supposed to be about. Allowing people with different ways of viewing the world contend for your cherished vote.
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I appreciate your editorial attention to reforming how New York state elections are financed.
However, let me point out that while the objection to "public" (taxpayer) financing is a totally reasonable position, this objection would mean that we can't achieve a major reform of empowering small donors by a matching system such as the 6- to-1 New York City approach.
And also eliminate all LLC and corporate donations, with severe restrictions on anyone who does business with the state at the same time.
That is why I have suggested that instead of using taxpayer money we use the licensing revenue from the seven proposed casinos to get big donors and pay-to-play money out of politics.
If you log on to effectiveny.com, you can see the details of why this could work.
Bill Samuels
New York City
Money always pays for things some don't like
Discussing the issue of public financing for New York state elections, the Poughkeepsie Journal suggests that in such a system, my hard-earned money could go to support a candidate I don't like (Editorial: "Campaign laws need a big fix," (March 15).
But in a democracy, it is inevitable that some of my hard-earned money will pay for things I don't like - like a bloated military machine and a salary for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.
When it comes to elections, that's a small price to pay for a system that is fair and uncorrupted by big money.
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The Small Cap Watch List (Track at Marketocracy) lost 87 basis points for the week, but this beat the 102 basis point loss for the S&P small cap as well as the 109 basis point loss for the Russell 2000. It ended the quarter up just over 2%, compared with a virtually flat S&P Small Cap and a slightly-down Russell.
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7th Qatar International Open Bowling Tournament 2007 is underway
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On the press conference for the 7th Qatar Open 2007 Thursday night at the Qatar Bowling Center, tournament manager
Salman Abdul Ghani
said that this tournament is the biggest international tournament in Asia and many professionals bowlers from all over the world will participate and bowl for a total prize fund of
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and the
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Qatar's No. 1,
Mubarak Al-Muraikhi
(left), set the pace with 1330 six-game total including a 277 game, an average of 221.67. Fellow national team member
Saeed Al-Hajri
led Squad 2 to move into second place with 1308.
Tournament Information and Standings after Squad 1
Burden falls on Kin Ngoh, Joh Six By Ajitpal Singh
Republished courtesy of New Straits Times - Persekutuan, Malaysia (Jan. 11, 2008)
Former national bowlers
Lai Kin Ngoh
(left) and
Tang Joh Six
have the unenviable task of trying to keep Malaysia's proud record in the ABF Tour's Tournament of Champions which begins today at the Jaya Ancol Bowl in Jakarta. None of the national bowlers, under the elite and back-up programmes, managed to make the cut due to the
Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress' (MTBC)
decision to snub most of the Tour's six legs last year as it felt the ABF Tour only attracted mediocre bowlers. However, contrary to MTBC's belief, this year's Tournament of Champions has attracted some of the world' best bowlers.
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Zatil dropped from Qatar Open By Ajitpal Singh
Republished courtesy of New Straits Times - Persekutuan, Malaysia (Jan. 9, 2008)
Korat Sea Games triple gold medalist
Zatil Iman Abdul Ghani
has been excluded from the Qatar International Open starting tomorrow because she is not under the elite programme. The Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress (MTBC) had recommended Zatil, who is a member of the national back-up squad, and seven other bowlers under the elite programme, for the tournament to the National Sports Council (NSC) for clearance. However, the NSC only approved those in the elite programme and dropped Zatil.
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DHC Cup Girls Bowling International Championship open to all women around the globe
Shinagawa Prince Hotel Bowling Center in Tokyo, Japan (March 7-9, 2008)
The Japanese Bowling Congress has hosted the inaugural
DHC Cup Girls Bowling International Championship
in April 2007 as a tournament for Asian women only. Japan's
Suzuna "Revs" Miyagi
(pictured) won five consecutive matches and defeated seven opponents en route to win the title and the 500,000 Yen top prize (approx $4,185). BC's Masahiko Kosugi has informed us that the DHC Cup Girls Bowling International Championship has received WTBA approval this year and players from all three WTBA zones - America, Europe and Asia - will determine the 2008 champion.
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Top quality US, Europe professional meets for keglers By Ajitpal Singh
Republished courtesy of New Straits Times - Persekutuan, Malaysia (Jan. 8, 2008)
Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress (MTBC) High Performance manager
Cheah Ban Cheng
(pictured) said the six tournaments were picked accordingly to prepare the bowlers for this year's three priority tournaments - the Asian Championships in Hong Kong (July 4-13), World Youth Championships in the US (July 18-23) and the Men's World Championships in Thailand (Aug 21-31). Meanwhile, Ban Cheng said only two women bowlers under the elite programme will compete in the Qatar Open
which starts on Thursday. However, all of the senior men bowlers will compete in Qatar.
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Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Cup - 14th All Japan Inter-High School Championships
Kawasaki Grand Bowl in Kawasaki-Shi, Kanagawa-Ken, Japan (Dec. 22-24, 2007)
Yuri Sato
Yukari Oku
Miki Matsuoka
(on the right) of Yokohama Nanryo High School from Kanagawa Prefecture and
Takuma Echigo
Yuya Echigo
(on the left) of Yamamoto Gakuen High School from Yamagata Prefecture won the girls and boys titles, respectively, in the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Cup -
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which were contested at Kawasaki Grand Bowl in Kawasaki-Shi, Kanagawa-Ken, Japan, from Dec. 22-24, 2007.
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PGMA confers republic award to world-renowned bowler 'Paeng' Nepomuceno
Republished courtesy of the Official Website of the Republic of the Philippines (Jan. 3, 2008)
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
conferred today the Champion for Life of the Order of Lakandula to
Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno
, sixth time World Bowling Champion for his outstanding achievement in international sports that fostered extraordinary national pride and inspiration to the Filipino people. The special citation was awarded by the President to Nepomuceno at simple rites held at the sidelight of his courtesy call at the Palace Music Room Thursday.
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Shalin set to move By Ajitpal Singh
Republished courtesy of New Straits Times - Persekutuan, Malaysia (Dec. 27, 2007)
Shalin Zulkifli
will turn professional next year and, if all details work out, will be heading to the United States to compete in the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Women's Tour. Shalin's move to turn pro stems from the World Tenpin Bowling Association's (WTBA) decision to allow professional to compete in the world championships. "I have achieved almost everything in bowling and now I feel it's time to go one step further with the aim of becoming the best in the professional world," said Shalin.
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Jason's the king pin By MichelLe Cook
Republished courtesy of Orange Central Western Daily - Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Jason Belmonte
is stirring up debate in Australian tenpin bowling circles. The question "Is Jason Belmonte the best bowler ever produced by Australia?" was put up for discussion on the Total Bowling website earlier this month. There have been 27 responses and the forum has been viewed 1762 times. Some believe the two-handed bowler is the best Australia has seen. Others go even further suggesting Belmonte's success will never be surpassed by an Australian bowler.
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Journalists take to the bowling alleys
Republished courtesy of People's Daily Online - Beijing, China (Dec. 25, 2007)
Helianqing Cup Ten-Pin Bowling Competition for Journalists
was held on Sunday at the Beijing Gongti 100 Bowling Center. Journalists from Beijing's 20 news organizations took part in the event to promote China's national fitness call and to cheer for Beijing hosting the 29th Olympic Games. Before the competition, the sports writers and editors also discussed how to deliver better coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games.
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Top-seeded Young Im, Ang win 8th Milo International Junior All Stars Bowling Championships in decisive match
Pyramid Mega Lanes in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Dec. 13-23, 2007)
The girls' and boys top-seeds in the Open Masters divisions,
Lee Young Im
, Korea and
Adrian Ang
, Malaysia had to be defeated twice to win the title in the 8th Milo International Junior All Stars Bowling Championships. Both lost their first match but both came back with a huge win to secure the title. The girls' 4-player stepladder final was an all-Korean affair with Su Yeon advancing from the opening three-player shoot-out match. The No. 2 seed stunned Young Im in the final, 269-256, but Su Yeon rebounded with a 233-204 in the decider. Ang fell to Wu Siu Hong, Hong Kong, in the first match, 235-200, but won the second by 44 pins, 246-202.
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More exposure outside Asia By Ajitpal Singh
Republished courtesy of New Straits Times - Persekutuan, Malaysia (Dec. 18, 2008)
The national bowlers will rub shoulders with professionals a lot more when they make Europe and the United States as their regular competition base from next year. This decision comes as the World Tenpin Bowling Association's (WTBA) move to allow professional bowlers in world meets, starting with the Men's World Championships in Bangkok in August next year. The Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress (MTBC) felt that exposure outside Asia will help maintain a regular medal haul in priority tournaments such as world meets.
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USBC Coach, Ambassador Nepomuceno trains 23 new coaches in Singapore
Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno
, a United States Bowling Congress coach, international ambassador and four-time World Cup champion, completed his eighth USBC Coaching conference by certifying more than 20 coaches in Singapore Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2007. Nepomuceno and a group of international coaches trained and certified 23 USBC Coaching Level I and Bronze coaches from Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia during the seminar at the Singapore Polytechnic Graduates' Guild bowling center.
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Belmonte shoots record-breaking third win at Brunswick Australian Cup
AMF Tuggeranong Bowl in Canberra, Australia (December 1-2, 2007)
Jason Belmonte
shot an emphatic final five games of 212, 224, 278, 257 and 201 to clinch the tenth annual Brunswick Australian Cup at Canberra's AMF Tuggeranong Bowl. The victory capped a spectacular year for Belmonte who has amassed many of the sport's most highly sought-after titles, nationally and internationally in 2007. Jason Belmonte has now won the Brunswick Australian Cup on a record-breaking three occasions - in 2003, 2006 and now 2007.
Story and Results
Azalina wants a clean sweep By Christopher Raj
Republished courtesy of New Straits Times - Persekutuan, Malaysia (Nov. 11, 2007)
Sports Minister
Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said
is hoping that the bowling team will sweep all the 11 gold medals on offer at the Sea Games. But the minister is concerned about the kind of strategy the Malaysia Tenpin Bowling Congress (MTBC) will adopt.
"It is important to use the right strategy and not underestimate the hosts as they have clearly shown that they want to win at all costs. So we must be prepared," said Azalina after meeting the bowlers at the Megalanes Bowling Centre yesterday.
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Ridhwan stops Cheung's run to win 10th PBAP Bevida-Storm International Classic
Pearl Bowling Center in Manila, Philippines (November 7-11, 2007)
No. 1 seeded
Syafiq Ridhwan
(left), Malaysia, stopped the run of 6th seeded
Cyrus Cheung
, Hong Kong, 238-208, en route to win the 10th PBAP Bevida-Storm International Classic at Pearl Bowling Center in Manila, Philippines. Ridhwan earned 150,000 pesos or approx. US$3,500 for winning his first international title, while Cheung pocketed $1,800 for second place. Cheung posted back-to-back 250s in the previous three-player shootouts to advance to the title match.
Playoff Results
Granger cruises to victory in 6th Guam International Open
Central Lanes in Tamuning, Guam (October 13-28, 2007)
Purvis Granger
(left), United States, took top honors during the 6th Guam International Bowling Open held at the Central Lanes Bowling Center in grand fashion, stringing 8 strikes in a row to thwart any means of comeback by third-seeded
Brian Manibusan
(right) in the championship round at Central Lanes in Tamuning. Granger's experience and consistency was too much for the 19-year-old Manibusan, who opened on the fourth and fifth frame, to allow Granger to take the lead and run away with the title, 254-189.
Guam Open Masters Results
Two hearing-impaired bowlers determine the champion in 14th Late Faisal A. Hameed Memorial Tournament
Fun Land Bowling Center in Manama, Bahrain
The title match of the 14th Late Faisal A. Hameed Memorial Tournament was a match between two friends, who suffer from the same handicap. They are both deaf-mutes.
A. Nasser Abdulla
(left) and
Nedhal Juma
(right) overcame their handicap and beat out 97 opponents to advance to the finals at Fun Land Bowling Center in Manama, Bahrain. Abdulla won by the closest possible margin, 178-177, en route to earn the US$ 2,600 top prize.
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Nepomuceno shares the secrets of his success with fellow bowlers
After four decades in bowling win more than 118 titles in numerous countries including record four victories in the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, Philippine bowling legend
Paeng Nepomuceno
now shares the secrets of his success share with his fellow bowling athletes. Nepomuceno, 50, launched his own seminar '
Mastering the Mental Game
' by Paeng Nepomuceno. "I have been thinking about doing my own seminar for quite a while," Nepomuceno said. "After my good experience doing the USBC seminars, I thought it's time to give it a try.
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Record falls By Clarisa Collis
The Wimmera Mail Times - Horsham, Victoria, Australia (Oct. 15, 2007)
Horsham (Victoria, Australia) tenpin bowlers
knocked-over a world record on Saturday when they took out more than 38,960 pins during a 24-hour Bowl-o-Thon at Lanes and Games. Horsham Rural City Council mayor Gary Bird, who launched the record attempt at 6pm on Friday, said enthusiasm and volunteerism characterised the `sensational' event. Event organiser Alistair Fenton said two teams that simultaneously competed, including the Lane Cruisers and the Pin Munchers, smashed the record at 3.05pm and 4.10pm respectively.
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How about it, Times? Are you up for doing one of those sprawling bits of introspective soul-searching the paper so excels at whenever it disappoints its readers? What will you say to a region of nearly 3 million people when you've got scarcely more reportage on them than the Pennysaver does?
It was such a very slow attrition that one barely noticed the Times OC's shift from full armada to ghost ship. The previously cited Registereditor admits to a certain envy at the accomplishment: "As best as I can tally it, they cut their newsroom at least by half, and it didn't cost them much circulation."
No one thing was responsible for the change. Probably the main factor was that through the late 1990s, a series of industry-wide economic downturns—hikes in newsprint cost, department store chains and other major advertisers going out of business—caused the Times to reassess the money it was pouring into its Vietnam-like circulation war with the Register. The Times just gave up trying, which at least makes it easier for countians to eat dinner without being interrupted by subscription calls now.
The Times Mirror Corporation also got a new CEO in 1995, Mark Willes, previously the head of General Mills, where his cost- and job-slashing tactics earned him the nickname the Cereal Killer. Sure enough, Willes instituted rounds of layoffs and buy-outs at the Times, and they were none too kind, as the job market was already glutted with journalists from the just-closed New York Newsday and eclipsed evening edition of the Baltimore Sun, both also victims of Willes' management style.
Willes named himself publisher of the Times in 1997, where his chief contribution to journalism was to bulldoze the longstanding wall between the newsroom and the business and marketing sides of the paper. Soon, marketing people were allowed to help shape the paper's news content. The grandest example was the Times' special magazine section on the opening of the Staples Center, in which the Times gushed over the wonderfulness of the center, with which it was soon discovered that the Times had a secret profit-sharing deal. You might recall lots of ink was spent in soul-searching after that one.
The Staples fiasco had no direct impact on the Times OC, aside from sending morale deeper into the toilet. The Willes era's contribution to the county was the Orange County supersection, in which everything OC was crammed into Section Two of the paper. Or almost everything. If an event in OC was moving on to LA, then the coverage would jump to the Calendar section, and you had to look for movie reviews and show times in two different parts of the paper, and people basically just stopped looking altogether.
"It was when we started that god-awful supersection that we really started hearing protests of arts organizations' box offices falling off," said one Times staffer. "Before that, an advance story meant sales for them. We were still doing the advances, but they were buried back in the supersection, and no one saw them."
Media mergers are generally bad news for employees, but when it was announced in March 2000 that the Tribune Co., owner of the Chicago Tribune, was buying Times Mirror, the mood in the newsroom was already so low that almost any change was welcome. "We had people who knew nothing about newspapers running the paper," said one former editor, "so how could it get worse?"
The Tribune Co. killed the supersection, but they've also been killing off the Orange County newsroom. Instead of running stories no one could find, you can't find anyone to write them now, since much of the staff has been laid off or redeployed. The handful of arts and features writers remaining report to LA. Photographers who once worked the OC beat now don't know from day to day if they'll be sent to Ensenada or Encino.
Even Ann Conway, the queen of OC society-page columnists, mainly covers LA gatherings these days. This may be the strangest of the Times' retreats from the county, since, as a Register editor maintains, "The one area where the Times aced our circulation was with the monied Newport arts and society crowd. They looked at the Times as practically the official record of their doings." Can't they at least make the richpeople here happy?
There are other changes afoot at the Trib-owned Times, not all necessarily bad (they've recently hired longtime Weekly film critic Manohla Dargis). But you can bet that executives in Chicago don't devote much of their day to thinking about Orange County. Their effort is being expended on yet another redesign of the paper.
In practice, that generally means less focus on journalism and serving the community, and more on graphics and window-dressing. Among the changes being considered, one hears, is killing the daily Southern California Living features section and converting the Sunday Calendar from its tabloid format to a broadsheet.
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I'm trying to run execute panel with wrong results. After a little figthing with "Spring" layout manager I can see in screen but I don't understand how it works.
"Execute" panel tends to do tasks like "command line" of "Midnight Commander"?
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Seems under Windows Vista doesn't work.
Please, can you fix "ExecuteBar.java" because with "Spring" layout I can see in main window (to test it I'm using "FlowLayout" as a dirty solution)?
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Select the photograph below that applies to the property of interest.
The New England center chimney house evolved early in the 18th century. The massive center chimney created hearths for all the main rooms on both floors, and shaped the floor plan. From a small entryway the circulation rotated through living and parlor areas to the kitchen in the rear. These disappeared by the early 19th century as new heating and framing systems made it possible to create more flexible plans.
Log cabin, Terrytown, Bradford County, c. 1806.(HABS photo, Stanley Jones, Photographer, September 1, 1936. HABS PA,8-TERTO,1--3)


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I think you stand at least a chance at UNC given the fact that a high GPA is something they seem to value and you're an NC resident. You also have a good shot at Tennessee. W & L and Wake are longer shots. If you really want Wake, you should go for a 162 or so. But in order to do this you'd have to get a 165 since Wake averages scores. Same with W & L I believe. UNC takes the higher score so if you get a 165 you'd be golden for them.


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Sixers guard Evan Turner (12) was booed heavily in the Sixers 103-91 Game 1 loss against the Bulls in his hometown of Chicago. Expect more of the same in Game 2 tonight, especially with Derrick Rose now out for the series.
Evan Turner grew up in the shadow of the United Center, in the city's west side, dreaming of one day playing for the hometown Bulls in the arena that Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen made famous.
"Ever since they were little tots, that was all I ever heard," Turner's mother, Iris James, said about Evan and his older brother, Darius. "It was always Michael and Scottie, Michael and Scottie. One of them would be Michael. The other would be Scottie."
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ANDERSON COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A family is without a home after an early morning fire in Anderson County.
The Anderson County Fire Department responded to a residential fire shortly after 5am Sunday morning.
Anderson County Fire Chief Mike Barnes says that when they arrived on the scene the house was fully involved. The three adults and child that were living inside of the home all made it out safely after being alerted by smoke detectors.
Barnes says that one man was treated for smoke inhalation but that everyone else was able to escape without injuries.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation but officials say they do not believe it was suspicious.
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Undercover Operation Nets 314 Criminal Charges
Mobile Pet clinic Operator Arrested for Fraud
Largest Poker Room in Florida to Open in Jacksonville
Emails Between COJ Worker and Volusia County Questioned
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- While not paying the electric bill is a quick way to get the power shut off, it's not just the monthly cost that can leave customers in the dark.
Daniel Brannen relies on electricity to power his medical equipment. So when JEA turned his power off Tuesday for a delinquent charge, it was a big problem.
"It's very frustrating and the thing is, it's a matter of policy. It's not a matter of law," Brannen said.
And it's not about paying the bill on time.
Back in Dec. 2010 Brannen was slapped with a $100 fine after his meter was tampered with at the apartment complex where he lives.
The meters are out in the open in the complex, and Brannen insisted he never tampered with any of them, so he refused to pay.
"I just never paid the $100 fee. I kept paying my electric all along, but I never paid the fee," he said.
Every month the charge would show up on his bill, and he said every month he would call to complain.
"If the account was in my name, I was ultimately responsible. They weren't worried about who tampered with it, they just knew it was in my account name," he said.
JEA spokesperson Gerri Boyce said it's company policy to levy a fine when the meters are tampered with, and that company records show the seal on Brannen's meter had been cut.
Boyce said JEA has an entire department to investigate meter fraud, which is a serious problem, but Brannen said it's not his.
"They ignored any of my arguments about it. They ignored any attempt to investigate or do anything else with it," he said.
Brannen's brother finally paid the fine to get his power switched back on, and Brannen said he'll be keeping a close eye on those meters from now on.
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Orange offers Vegas ultra-budget touch phone
updated 12:05 pm EDT, Fri April 24, 2009
Orange offers Vegas phone
UK-based wireless provider Orange is now offering what it is touting as being the smallest, lightest and least expensive touchscreen device in the country with the Vegas handset. Features of the handset, which looks like an HTC Touch, include a 2.4-inch display, a 1.3-megapixel camera on the rear panel and what looks like a front-facing camera for video calls, though Orange makes no mention of such a capability.
The dual-band GSM handset will play back MP3 files and FM radio broadcasts via connected headphones or its built-in speaker. Internal memory is fixed at 64MB, though a microSD memory card slot lets users expand it. Bluetooth connections are supported, though networking is relatively limited as it keeps to basic GPRS rather than 3G.
Sold as a pay-as-you-go device, Orange's Vegas handset is currently available in black or pink for the equivalent of $72. [via Reg Hardware]


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Sbisa and Bieksa look bad, but the numbers say no. The Sedins are still elite - and Horvat should stay with the Canucks, but not because of the faceoffs. Drance and Johnston dish. Continue reading
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Lionel Messi's hometown bans 'Messi'…as a first name
In Rosario, don't even try naming your kid after the world's greatest player. Continue reading
NHL All Star Captains Chosen – Team Chara Will Play the Trap, Possibly Invade Poland!
Look, I'm not going to lie to you. I have an incredible amount of disdain for the NHL All Star Game, and even more so for the choice of, "Captains." I know, I know, the other big 3 professional sports … Continue reading
Edler, Hodgson, Sedin & Sedin Chosen for the All Star Game – Check Out Edler's Itinerary
"Hey, Alex? Alex, hey, it's Gary Bettman from the NHL, I just wanted to say congratulations. You've been invited to the NHL's 2012 All Star Game. Alex, I'm sure I don't need to tell you what a prestigious hono— oh, … Continue reading
"He Hates These Cans-ucks!" – The Steve Simmons Edition.
Now that Saturday's renewed rivalry with the Bruins is just around the corner. (Oh, and if you're counting that's now 4 teams that the Canucks have a so-called heated "rivalry" with. At this rate, we're going to be the NHL … Continue reading
Canucks 1 Kings 4 The New Year's Eve Edition – Awkward Glances at Dick Clark's Face Included
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Canucks Beat Colorado 6 – 0. Alain Vigneault Really Regrets Hitting that Old Gypsy Woman with His Car!
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Some great Canucks coverage today
Jim Jamieson and Gerry Kahrmann went to UBC today to cover the Canucks informal training session. Jim got Kevin Bieksa's take on his good mate Rick Rypien's death, as well as an update on Kesler and Raymond. Sami Salo was … Continue reading


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Testing your investment in community policing
With the current administration's CHRP COPS funding for police staffing we may be seeing the ghost of Clinton past. Although the first round of money evaporated as soon as the gate was opened, more programs may be in the works. It might be a good idea to review your department's commitment to community policing if funding is contingent on it. My functional definition of community policing is an organizational awareness that the use of police power and coercion is not the only or best way to solve a problem.
Here's a quick test of your department's real investment in the principles of community policing:
1) Do your patrol officers have discretion to coordinate with other entities to solve problems?
2) Are your community policing efforts more listening than talking?
3) Is your community policing plan just an insertion of officers into the community?
4) Are your officers schooled in collaboration?
5) Do your patrol officers dialogue with supervisors about community problems?
6) Do you value community policing activity?
While the current administration is providing law enforcement with much-needed fresh funding, the next few years will still likely be defined by doing more with less. Your department's commitment to the principles of community engagement and collaborative problem solving is a key component of delivering efficient, effective police work during these lean times.
Joel Shults is currently serving as a campus police chief in Colorado. He can be reached through his website at www.joelshults.com.
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People make the mistake of assuming that the job market for them is the same as it is for everyone else. In today's financial crisis influenced hiring, that's simply not true. Steve Eddington has some interesting comments on today's job market ("The Hiring Decision – In the Current Job Market, Who's on First?"):
As the headhunter, we have the distinct pleasure of being the guys in the middle.


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H.D. Hoover, Ph.D.
Dr. Hoover, who has been at The University of Iowa since 1964, is currently Professor of Education and Director of the Iowa Basic Skills Testing Program (ITBS®). He is a past board director of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), and he is the co-author of "Scaling, Norming, and Equating" in the American Council on Education's Third Edition of Educational Measurement.
Dr. Hoover is an active member of the Association of State Test Directors and of the ad hoc advisory committee for the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). He is also on the advisory committee for the Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing, and he has written several articles and papers for CRESST. He is well known across the country for his professional publications and public presentations on practical measurement issues. Dr. Hoover's research interests include measurement of mathematics achievement, differential item performance on achievement tests, and methods of scaling test scores.


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Another major factor that is missed out usually when finalizing a theme is the SEO friendly options the theme has inbuilt.
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SO, we are 'free' to choose our own direction and destiny? Or not? Or to be ineffectual whack-jobs?
Apparently not.
Brock Townsend (of Free North Carolina) reports and comments…
The Army's new camouflage uniforms are set to hit store shelves July 1 for beta-testing before being launched in solidarity Jan 2016.
Interestingly enough the new uniform appears to be printed in a woodland-type pattern and almost looks as if it would work perfectly domestically.
Additionally a few new features have been added for functionality.
Soldiers will be able to use the older Operation Enduring Freedom pattern until 2019, according to the Army although the new pattern is preferred.
It's interesting to note that this new 'domestic looking pattern' will be available just before JADE HELM 15 kicks off mid-July.
Seriously, Brock?
'Almost looks'. That may be true, but I'm curious as to whose original opinion this is.
The Texas governor has reportedly mobilized the National Guard to keep the JADE HELM folks under surveillance.
Are some folks over-reacting and fanning the flames, or…?
In a deliberate "show of force," federal and local police forces raided a political meeting in Texas, fingerprinting and photographing all attendees as well as confiscating all cell phones and personal recording devices.
Members of the Republic of Texas, a secession movement dedicated to restoring Texas as an independent constitutional republic, had gathered Feb. 14 in a Bryan, Texas, meeting hall along with public onlookers. They were debating issues of currency, international relations and celebrating the birthday of one of their oldest members. The group, which describes itself as "congenial and unimposing," maintains a small working government, including official currency, congress and courts.
According to MySanAntonio.com: "Minutes into the meeting a man among the onlookers stood and moved to open the hall door, letting in an armed and armored force of the Bryan Police Department, the Brazos County Sheriff's Office, the Kerr County Sheriff's Office, agents of the Texas district attorney, the Texas Rangers and the FBI.
"In the end, at least 20 officers corralled, searched and fingerprinted all 60 meeting attendees, before seizing all cellphones and recording equipment in a Valentine's Day 2015 raid on the Texas separatist group."
I see no indication of secret groups fomenting armed revolution here, just concerned folks getting together to discuss 'possibilities'. If there were any indication of insurrection, I'm certain the authorities would have made arrests. Instead of the authorities conducted a wholesale violation of the rights of free citizens, and theft of their property.
Gee, I wonder why they would want to separate from such a rights-honoring regime? (sarcasm font)
SO, we are 'free' to choose our own direction and destiny? Or not? Or to be ineffectual whack-jobs?
Apparently not.
Free North Carolina brings us this gem:
State Police Now Fingerprinting Every Texan
July 16, 2014 by Franklin CenterTHINKSTOCK
This story by Jon Cassidy originally appeared at Watchdog.org.
HOUSTON – The Texas Department of Public Safety has quietly embarked on a project to take the fingerprints of every Texan old enough to drive over the next 12 years, and add them to a statewide criminal history database.
Not only has the department made that momentous decision on its own, it doesn't even have clear legal authority to do so.
h/t Facebook, personalliberty.com
"Project". What a benign word describing such activity.
Akin to the NSA "project", listening to every telephone call, both foreign and domestic, land-line and cellular.
I believed once-upon-a-time that agents of government may have done their jobs as ordered, but at least they had taken an oath to support and defend the U.S. Constitution. Between these kind of actions, and legislators taking a similar oath and then passing blatantly unconstitutional laws, that perjuring oneself during one's oath is simply pro-forma for government service.
Because all government is backed by some kind of force.
And all these intrusions at all levels of government need to stop.
AND, be reversed!
Or just in need of further education?
Sarah Shahi plays Sameen Shaw in the CBS drama "Person of Interest" and has also appeared in shows like "Fairly Legal" and "The L Word." The 34 year old Texan native is descended from Persian royalty, an ex-Dallas cheerleader and a pretty good shot, too. The married mom of a three year old son spoke to FOX411 about the show, being a cheerleader and gun ownership. (…)
(…)If you own a gun you need to educate yourself. It can't fall into the wrong hands. There should be mental checks. More background checks go into adopting a dog then someone walking into a store and being able to buy a gun. I think that's not right. (Fox 411)
Obviously, she needs to be educated at the very least. I love the show Person of Interest. And her's is an interesting character. But comments as above show a lack of knowledge of the issues. Of course, they don't interview and quote unknown, anonymous, disabled, old man bloggers. Just beautiful people.
AND, she already HAS her gun!
h/t Maddened Fowl
Quizikle pointed us to recent judicial
activism political agenda-making in the State of Texas.
I always liked Texas. Not only do they have many 'libertarian' laws, but they were once their own Republic! It did take them a while to evolve concealed-carry legislation, but they finally did.
And now some nazi judge says THIS:
from http://www.westernjournalism.com
"Texas courts have ruled that because legally owned firearms represent "a threat of physical violence" to police, officers may ignore the 4th Amendment rights of Texas residents by treating ALL legally issued warrants as "No Knock" warrants, even if the issuing judge has made it clear that officers "…must knock on the door and announce their identity and purpose before attempting a forcible entry."
Say WHAT?
In the United States the right to petition is guaranteed by the First Amendment to the federal constitution, which specifically prohibits Congress from abridging "the right of the people…to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
Although often overlooked in favor of other more famous freedoms, and sometimes taken for granted,[1] many other civil liberties are enforceable against the government only by exercising this basic right.[2] The right to petition is a fundamental in a Constitutional Republic, such as the United States, as a means of protecting public participation in government.[1](Wikipedia)
Way Up North (and now Tam) brought to our attention (in demure fanfare, as is their tradition) a movement regarding individual States of these United States petitioning for peaceful secession from the same!
I went to the All Petitions/whitehouse.gov website, and was amazed! First, that such a group of petitions existed and second, that 'the government' had allowed such behavior, given their track record on such things!
By my count, there 24 States, including mine, with listed petitions!
Is this treasonous, or simply the right to petition?
I saw a fundamentalist Muslim extremist fall into the Rio Grande River this
morning; he was struggling to stay afloat because of all the guns and bombs
he was carrying.
Along with him was an illegal Hispanic drug cartel member who was also
struggling to stay afloat because of the large backpack of drugs that was
strapped to his back.
If they didn't get help, they'd surely drown.
Being a responsible Texan and abiding by the law to help those in distress,
I informed the El Paso County Sheriff 's Office and Homeland Security.
It is now 4 pm, both have drowned, and neither authority has responded.
I'm starting to think I wasted two stamps.
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Comparison Between "King Lear" and "A Thousand Acres"
A look at the similarities and symbolism between Shakespeare's "King Lear" and Jane Smiles "A Thousand Acres".
"A thousand acres" is a retelling of the classic story of King Lear through the eyes of Goneral and Regan. Shakespeare wrote the characters of Gonaeral and Regan as evil, manipulative, sociopaths who only desired their fathers power and loathed him for what he had. Smiley however adds a dramatic plot twist that shifts the daughters from bad to good and makes Lear the source of the conflict. "A Thousand Acres" uses the same elements as "King Lear" however now with new meanings, yet the most important difference is her regard to Justice. Jane Smiley changes the story from a tragedy to a happy ending. The change in the point of view for the story affects the symbolism that she uses and causes positive things like the storm and water from "king Lear" to represent negative things in her novel.
Water is the most obvious symbol to be redefined, it is usually Used to represent something pure and untainted, and it is used in "King Lear" to represent re-birth. In "A Thousand Acres" however, the water is the death of them, they poison it, steal it, use it up, and instead of the storm giving Lear clarity to who really loves him it drives Larry completely insane. The water gives Rose cancer, sterilizes Ginny, and blinds …….. It was Larry who poisoned the water when he brought chemicals to the farm however everyone knew about the poison in the water but decided to keep quiet about it. This causes them to share the blame from the effects of the water because they stood by and just watched the world burn. In the play Lear is cast out into the storm and left for dead, he goes on a mental journey of clarification and with the help of the fool realizes all his mistakes and apologies to Cordelia.
Justice is elusive in "King Lear" and at the end of the play it is just within the kings grasp until it suddenly vanishes and Cordelia dies causing him to die as well. Lear calls for justice and demands to know why his daughter is dead but other things live. In the novel however, literal justice is prominent revolving around the court case and just like in the play Lear/Larry loses. Yet there is a second type of justice in the novel, emotional justice, the charterers never feel like anything was resolved, all except for Ginny. At the end of the novel Ginny is the only one left who is at peace with her past and looks forward to the future. In the play Goneral dies a villain, but Jane Smiley allows her to live and gives her a, comparatively speaking, happy ending. At this point the novel is no longer a modernized re-telling of "King Lear" from Gonerals point of view, but fan fiction.
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Nano Lab's innovative solution is a Nanotech Immune Stimulant (NIS), which modulates the response of the immune system in shrimp. Tests conducted in partnership with CIBNOR, Bioassay Project No 960-0, shows the NIS increases the number of immune cells, and a considerable reduction of the proliferation rate of the bacteria.
Nano Labs and CIBNOR are pleased to report the following first round of results from the commercial pilot program.
The NIS was incorporated in the shrimp feed at various concentrations where the shrimps were fed daily at libitum up to 30 days. The daily administration of the NIS ranged in concentrations of 0 μg NIS / gram of feed (for the control tank) up to 500 μg NIS / gram of feed across six (6) treatment tanks. The treatment tanks contained three hundred (300) shrimp per tank and the mortality rate was recorded daily on the total 1,800 shrimp infected with the Parahaemolyticus Vibrio.
The percentage of shrimp survival after direct infection was 15% and 20% at 500 ug NIS / gram of feed. Further, the trials showed there is no health risk to the shrimp and the product does not affect shrimp larval development or survival.
"The laboratory preliminary numbers show promising results for shrimp at the levels tested and these dosages are effective against Parahaemolyticus Vibrio. The NIS has remarkable antibacterial activity towards the bacteria when it is incorporated in the culture media at concentrations over 10%," states Dr. Victor Castano, Chief Innovations Officer at Nano Labs. "Further tests are required that compare the effectiveness of our nanotech immune stimulant with other products available on the market as a antibacterial cocktail, as Parahaemolyticus Vibrio affects 30% of worldwide shrimp production. We are continuing to develop and test the product with the goal of achieving a 100% survival rate."
The shrimp aquaculture industry
Aquaculture is the fastest growing food production sector in the world and has been established as an important source of protein to meet food demand worldwide because the natural resources are now overexploited. But at present, the biggest problem facing the aquaculture industry worldwide, are the diseases caused by various biological and non-biological agents. Among the groups of microorganisms that cause serious losses in shrimp farming, the best known are bacteria due to the devastating effects they have on affected farms. Bacterial diseases are mainly due to Vibrio, which have been reported in the penaeid shrimp culture systems and implicates at least 14 species, and among them the Parahaemolyticus Vibrio is one of the most lethal. Its effects caused massive epidemics in Thailand and the Philippines in the early 90's and now it represents a worldwide problem.
Vibriosis is one of the major disease problems in aquaculture seafood and fish. Vibriosis is a bacterial disease responsible for mortality of cultured shrimp worldwide. Vibriosis is present throughout the world and in all marine crustaceans, including shrimps which are the most susceptible.
The shrimp aquaculture industry has grown at a rate of 10% per year for the last decade, producing over 4 million tons of shrimp in 2011, with an estimated total value of 15 billion USD for the global shrimp market. Shrimp exports in 2012 brought Vietnam over 2.23 USD billion despite losses of 373 million USD due to the White Spot Virus in 2010.
Despite this positive growth, the shrimp aquaculture industry faces challenges related to increasing hazards in biosecurity, production costs and overall sustainability. Infectious diseases, especially from microorganisms, are a leading problem and expansion of the industry has been greatly hindered by the presence of these diseases, which negatively affect worldwide production.
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Additional information on the Company's Joint Venture with CIBNOR can be found in the Company's press release of June 11, 2013 here, http://nanolabs.us/press-releases/nano-labs-announces-joint-venture-with-cibnor/.
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The fraction of Americans who don't pay federal income taxes has fallen from a recession-era high of about 50%. But the number is likely to remain around 40% for at least the next few years, according to a new analysis.
The analysis shows that from the recent peak of 50% in 2009, the percentage of households paying no federal income tax stood at 43.3% in 2013. It's expected to remain above 40% through 2015. The analysis was done by the Tax Policy Center, a joint venture of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, two Washington think tanks.
The analysis projects that the percentage of non-payers will continue to fall gradually to 34% by 2024. But that assumes that a number of tax breaks enacted for lower-income households at the beginning of the Obama administration will be allowed to expire as scheduled after 2017. That's a politically dicey proposition, and lawmakers will be under pressure to extend them.
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The issue was thrust into the spotlight last year when a videotape emerged of presidential candidate Mitt Romney commenting on the subject at a private fundraiser. Mr. Romney said that 47% of Americans pay no income tax, and that the same percentage are "dependent upon government," and would "vote for the president no matter what." He added that "my job is not to worry about those people – I'll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives." Mr. Romney was criticized for appearing insensitive.
Experts say the percentage of Americans paying no income tax spiked in recent years because the financial collapse of 2008 reduced incomes. Congress also enacted tax cuts that took more people off the income-tax rolls. Some of those breaks have expired or been replaced with less-generous provisions. An improving economy also is helping to drive down the percentage of non-payers.
Many liberals also point out that people who don't have to pay income taxes often must pay federal payroll taxes, as well as various excise and local taxes. The TPC study shows that the percentage of U.S. households paying zero or a net negative amount of combined income and payroll tax also has fallen somewhat, from 27.8% in 2009 to 24.1% in 2013.
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