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There is no statewide election in 2015, but local elections may be held. You can find more information about those here.
For more information, visit the Minnesota Secretary of State website.
Polling Place Hours
Most polling places open at 7:00 a.m. but a few polling places in small townships outside the eleven-county metropolitan area may open as late as 10:00 a.m. Please contact your County Auditor or Township Clerk for details. All polling places close at 8:00 p.m.
For information on early voting, see Voting Early & By Absentee Ballot below.
How to Find Your Polling Place
Visit the Minnesota Secretary of State's Poll Finder webpage.
Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE!
Registration Deadlines
The last day to pre-register to vote is 21 days before Election Day. You can download a voter registration application here. Find contact information for your county elections official here.
To register to vote you need to provide your Minnesota driver's license number or Minnesota ID number. If you do not have a Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota ID, you will need to provide the last 4 digits of your Social Security number. If you have none of these, indicate that information on the relevant part of the voter registration form.
If you did not register before Election Day, you have the possibility to register at your polling place on Election Day.
How to Check If Your Are Registered
To verify your voter registration status, visit the Minnesota Secretary of State's registration information page.
You can also call 1-866-OUR-VOTE.
Registration Requirements
To be eligible to register and vote in Minnesota you must:
How to Register
You can register to vote online in Minnesota. To register to vote you need to provide your Minnesota driver's license number or Minnesota ID number. If you do not have a Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota ID, you will need to provide the last 4 digits of your Social Security number. If you have none of these, you will need to fill out a paper application.
By mail
To register by mail, please download and print an application in the language of your choice. If you have none of the above mentioned forms of identification, please indicate that in the third checkbox under item number 7 in the application. Applications by mail must be received at least 20 days before the start of the election. Otherwise, you will need to register on Election Day.
Election Day Registration
If you did not register before Election Day, use any of the following proof of residence options to register at your polling place. Find out more information.
Option 1. Present one of the following IDs with your current name and address:
Option 2. Present a photo ID from the list below and a bill in your name that shows your current address and is due within 30 days of the date of the election. The ID can be expired, and tghe documkent can be shown electronically on a device (smartphone, ipad, tablet, etc).
Accepted IDs:
Accepted documents:
Option 3. A registered voter from your precinct can go with you to the polling place to sign an oath confirming your address. A registered voter can vouch for up to eight others.
Option 4. College students can use a student photo ID card if their college provided a student housing list to election officials.
Option 5. If you were previously registered in the precinct but changed names or moved within the same precinct, you only need to tell the elections official your previous name or address — no additional documentation is needed.
Option 6. If you pre-registered to vote too close to Election Day, you may have received a Notice of Late Registration in the mail. This notice can be used to register.
Option 7. If you live in a residential facility, a facility staff person can go with you to the polling place to confirm your address.
Identification Required for Registration
To register to vote you need to provide your Minnesota driver's license number or Minnesota ID number. If you do not have a Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota ID, you will need to provide the last 4 digits of your Social Security number. If you have none of these, you will need to fill out a paper application. Identification requirements for Election Day Registration are listed above.
If You Want to Vote Early
You can vote early by using an absentee ballot, instead of voting in person at the polling place on Election Day.
You can request, receive and cast an absentee ballot in one visit to your county election office. Some cities and towns also provide absentee ballots at their offices. Starting 46 days before the election, you can vote in person during these periods:
If you are not registered to vote, you will need to complete a voter registration form and show proof of residence at the elections office.
If You Want to Vote Absentee
You can vote early by using an absentee ballot, instead of voting in person at the polling place on Election Day. You can vote absentee by mail, in person, or by having a person you know pick up and deliver your ballot for you.
Absentee ballots are available 46 days before an election.
Vote Absentee By Mail
Complete the following steps to submit your absentee ballot via mail:
Complete an Absentee Ballot Application and submit it to your local election official by mail, fax, or email. You can find the contact information for your county elections official using the Election Official Directory. Your ballot will be sent to you when it is ready, and at least 46 days prior to the election if you applied for the absentee ballot in advance. If you apply for an absentee ballot within 46 days of the election, your ballot will arrive within a few days of your application being received.
Once you receive your ballot, follow the enclosed instructions carefully. You will need a witness to sign the absentee ballot signature envelope to confirm your ballot was delivered blank and that you marked the ballot in private. The witness must be another registered Minnesota voter, or a notary from any state. (If you are not registered to vote, a voter registration application will be included in the materials. You must show your witness an accepted proof of residence when registering.) Return the completed ballot as soon as possible. Your ballot must be received by the local election official who sent it to you by Election Day, or it will not be counted. There are four ways to return your absentee ballot:
NOTE: You may not hand deliver your own absentee ballot on Election Day.
You can check the status of your absentee ballot using the absentee ballot lookup website.
For more information go to the Minnesota Secretary of State website.
Identification Requirements to Register to Vote
See above in the section on Voter Registration to find out requirements for online, mail in and Election Day registration.
Identification Requirements to Cast a Ballot
You only need ID to vote if you have not registered before arriving at the polling precinct. However, if you have not registered to vote prior to arriving at your polling precinct, you may register on the day of the election. In addition, under federal law, first-time voters who registered by mail and did not provide identification at that time are required to do so at the polling place. To find out if this requirement applies to you, you can do so by checking the status of your voter registration.
You must re-register each time you change address, change names, or do not vote for four years in a row. Update your registration by completing a new registration application.
You can re-register using any of the methods detailed above in the "Registering to Vote" section above, including Election Day Registration. Alternatively, you can also register to vote by checking a box on your driver's license application or renewal form. If you move to a new Minnesota residence, you can submit a United States Postal Service (USPS) change-of-address form. USPS will notify election officials of the change. If election officials can match the record in their system, they will update your address and mail a green confirmation postcard to you (automatic registration update).
Voters in the military and those voters residing outside the United States must follow a special process for voting absentee.
Requesting an Absentee Ballot
Applying online requires an identification number from either a Minnesota driver's license or a Minnesota ID card, or the last four numbers of a Social Security card.
Apply by email, mail or fax with the automated Minnesota Military and Overseas Voter Service.
Download the application to complete manually.
Ballots are ready at least 46 days before the election. Election officials send ballots by mail or email as quickly as possible after receiving applications. Read the privacy disclaimer about absentee ballot application data.
Eligibility to Apply
Guidelines for Applying
You may apply any time during the year for an absentee ballot. Apply early to avoid delays in receiving your ballot. The application is good for one calendar year. You will automatically receive a ballot for any elections you can vote in during that year. You must reapply each year and each time your mailing address changes. A spouse, parent, sibling or child over 18 years old may apply for an absentee ballot on your behalf.
Returning an Absentee Ballot
You must return your ballot by mail, even if election officials emailed the ballot to you. For the ballot to count, it must arrive at the election office no later than Election Day. The postmark date does not matter, only the date it arrives.
You can check the status of absentee ballots using the absentee ballot status tool.
Military and overseas citizens can use the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) if they are concerned with receiving their printed ballot and returning it by the 7:00 p.m., Election Day deadline. The FWAB is not a typical ballot—it does not list candidates. It is a blank ballot on which you write the names of the candidates for whom you want to vote. For federal offices, you may also write the name of the political party of the candidate you support. The FWAB may also be used to register to vote and to apply for the absentee ballot, all in one step. If the FWAB is being used to register to vote, it must be received by the voter registration deadline. For specific instructions, visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program's Minnesota-specific page.
The Minnesota Military and Overseas Voter Service tool guides voters through the FWAB process, and provides the names of candidates in an election.
In Minnesota, you can vote once you finish your felony sentence, including probation and parole. This is often referred to as being "off-paper." Once you are off-paper, your right to vote is automatically restored and includes those who completed a felony conviction was in another state. However, if you are still serving a felony sentence, YOU CANNOT register to vote. Please wait to register until you complete your sentence, even if you will be off-paper by Election Day.
If you are unclear if you have completed your sentence, do not register or vote. Please contact your parole or probation officer to verify if you have completed your sentence. It is not always obvious whether a particular felony charge resulted in a felony conviction (for example, if you received a stay of adjudication).
Although the right to vote is automatically restored once you complete your sentence, you still need to register before you vote, even if you were previously registered before your conviction. You can pre-register up to three weeks before Election Day, or you can register on Election Day itself.
What to Expect on Election Day
The county election office may not know your right to vote has been restored. On Election Day, there may be a note directing the election judge (poll worker) to challenge your eligibility to vote. If this happens, tell them that you have completed your sentence. The election judge might have you swear an oath of eligibility, and if you meet all eligibility requirements, you will be allowed to vote.For more information, visit the Minnesota Secretary of State website.
Voting information in other languages, including English, Hmong, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese is available from the Minnesota Secretary of State website.
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For more information for voters with disabilities, visit the National Disability Rights Network's voting resource center.
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Nathan Sawaya, 39, started playing with Lego bricks as a child, but unlike most of us, never stopped. His sculptures are life-size and made out of hundreds of thousands of tiny Lego bricks.
His work will be on display at the Kimball Art Center in Park City. This will be his second show at the center, said Robin Marrouche, executive director of art center. Sawaya attracted some of the largest crowds the facility has ever had in 2009 with art that appeals to both young children and adults, she said.
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text: All my fault, I loaded my bike into the back of my car drive train down. I always cause my worst problems, at least I know who to blame. Anyway now my chain touches the cage at either the large or small chain ring, and it even touches the cage on the middle chain ring when on the rear cogs 2 in from the extremes. I tried adjusting the inner & outer limit screws and they don't go far enough and just make it so I can't shift onto the large ring. I've returned them to the original settings & can shift again. So I tried the barrel adjuster with no success. I really want to commute Monday and none of lbs near me are open or have wrenchs on Sunday. Anyone think they can talk me through this?


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Olam Keeps Buying, Undeterred by Muddy Waters
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Olam International Ltd., which has defended itself in recent weeks against a short-seller's claims that it is at risk of insolvency, continues to buy assets as part of its expansion strategy.
The Singapore-based commodities supplier on Monday announced its second acquisition in less than a month, saying it had bought the coffee business of Seda Solubles in Spain for $52 million. On Nov. 30, it said it had acquired Dehydro Foods Ltd., a processor of dehydrated onions and herbs in Egypt, for $30.8 million.
Singapore's state investment firm Temasek Holdings continues to back Olam International Ltd., a recent target of short-seller Carson Block and his research firm Muddy Waters.
In two consecutive days of buying in the open market, Temasek has raised its stake in the commodities trader to 18% from 16%.
That comes after the state investor said earlier this month it would buy into a US$1.2 billion rights issue by the Singapore trader. Its support for Olam extended to a pledge to buy unsold bonds and warrants that will be issued as part of the rights issue.
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Shares in Olam International Ltd., the subject of an attack by short-seller Muddy Waters almost two weeks ago, are taking a beating for a second straight session Thursday as investors start to digest the implications of its huge rights issue.
At midday in Singapore, Olam was off more than 5% to its lowest level since March 2009. Investors initially reacted positively to Tuesday's announcement that the company plans to issue bonds and warrants worth $1.25 billion. The stock rose that day—buoyed not least by a commitment from Olam's second-largest shareholder, Singapore state investment fund Temasek, to underwrite any unsold bonds and warrants.
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Olam International Ltd.'s shares soare on Tuesday suggesting investors are backing an ambitious capital-raising plan announced Monday in response to an attack from short-seller Muddy Waters LLC.
The Singapore-listed commodities trader–which has seen its share price plunge since Muddy Waters first made comments at a conference in London on Nov. 19 questioning the firm's accounting and debt levels–announced a bold move to raise $1.2 billion from the sale of bonds and warrants.
Key to Olam's plan is backing from its second-largest shareholder, Singapore state investment fund Temaek Holdings Pte. Ltd. which has about 16% of Olam's shares. Temasek said it would underwrite any bonds or warrants that aren't subscribed to. Nomura says it's a sign of Temasek's commitment that "it is standing behind Olam."
The dispute between Muddy Waters and Singapore-listed commodities trader Olam took another turn Friday when the research firm issued another report, this time offering to pay to have its debt rated. Olam's debt is currently not rated.
"Olam now has no good reason to avoid having its debt rated. Should it continue to refuse a rating, investors should wonder whether the company is worried that a rating would mortally wound it by making clear that the market has been underpricing its risk," wrote Muddy Waters, which is owned by short-seller Carson Block.
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The war of words continues between Singapore-listed commodities trader Olam and short-seller Muddy Waters. The WSJ's Deborah Kan speaks to Olam CEO Sunny Verghese about plans to restore investor confidence.
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Sometimes in business, when numbers don't tell the whole story, you need to break out the literary allusions, cartoons and sopping sarcasm.
Singapore commodities trader Olam International Ltd. and its new antagonists, short-seller Carson Block and his research firm Muddy Waters LLC, employed all of the above and more in their tit-for-tat claims and counter-claims this week.
Muddy Waters kicked things off Tuesday, issuing a 133-page report accusing Olam of, among other things, being at risk of insolvency and employing shoddy accounting practices.
Singapore commodities firm Olam International Ltd. came out fighting on Wednesday with a detailed rebuttal against allegations from short-seller Muddy Waters, questioning the company's accounting practices and solvency.
Muddy Waters raised eyebrows with its latest target because it has traditionally picked on Chinese companies listed in North America. Olam also counts Singaporean state investment fund Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd. as a large shareholder.
Olam's shares have suffered since Muddy Waters founder Carson Block raised questions about the company at a conference in London last week. A look back at Muddy Waters' past targets shows that while some have been all but totally decimated by the accusations, others have fared better, at times finding new leases on life as private companies.
Focus Media Holding's board looks like it will have its hands full. Its CEO and some private equity players have submitted a non-binding bid to buy the Chinese-based company for $27 per American depositary share or around $3.7 billion.
The deal poses all of the problems of any management led buyout. The CEO, by being on the buy side, is not only conflicted, but he has agreed to work exclusively with this group of private equity firms for a year on the buyout. Such an arrangement could make it difficult to obtain a competing bid from other private equity firms.
In Delaware, a CEO's exclusivity agreement would at least raise eyebrows. But Focus Media is incorporated in the Cayman Islands and perhaps the local counsel to the buyout group has advised that the board could work with the buyout group under Cayman law notwithstanding the exclusivity.
Adding to the headaches, there was a published report on Tuesday that trading in Focus Media call options was active just prior to the announcement of the bid. Since Focus Media trades in the US on Nasdaq, that is a very American problem and it is likely the regulators will be looking into it to see if there has been any insider trading.
These types of issues, though they can be difficult, are typical in management buyouts. But Focus Media has a more unusual one. Since last November Focus Media and short-selling firm Muddy Waters have been involved in a battle royale over Focus Media's disclosure.
Nine months after being targeted by Muddy Waters, Chinese digital advertising company Focus Media has a management buyout offer that would return shares to above where they traded before the short-seller's thesis was made public.
A preliminary nonbinding-proposal letter from affiliates of FountainVest Partners, Carlyle Group, CITIC Capital Partners, CDH Investments, China Everbright Ltd. and Chairman and CEO Jason Nanchun Jiang offers $27 a share.
Shares had closed at $25.50 on Friday, Nov. 18 before plunging nearly 40% on the following Monday when Muddy Waters released its scathing report.
The short-seller run by Carson Block has made several cases against China-based companies, questioning the accounting and oversight of the firms. Perhaps most famously, Muddy Waters lambasted Chinese timber company Sino-Forest, sparking a chain reaction that led to the company's bankruptcy and several investigations.
Muddy Waters continued to blast Focus Media as recently as this February for the counting of its LCD-display network, alleging that about 16% of that network of televisions were actually cardboard posters. Muddy Waters in that update to the November report accused Focus Media of attempting "to pull a Jedi mind trick," adding "It strikes us that only a management with a significant degree of contempt for its shareholders would attempt to pass off a piece of cardboard as an LCD television."
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Junior Molly Randle improved to 5-1 on the season, throwing a complete game against Nevada on Friday.
April 18, 2014
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The Colorado State softball team kept to its winning ways on Friday, defeating Nevada, 8-3, to earn its third straight series win. The victory, which came during the team's annual Pink Out for breast cancer awareness, is the Rams' ninth straight win at home.
"We're doing the right things, and it's great that we're being rewarded with wins," Head Coach Jen Fisher said. "We can't get complacent; we have to keep getting better."
Play was silent on the field for the first three innings as both teams were limited to just two hits apiece. However, in the fourth the Rams (26-10, 7-4 MW) would crack open play with four runs.
Senior third baseman Chelsea Biglow jumpstarted the offense with a double to left. Jaelyn Manzanares and Alysa Greckel followed, each reaching base after being hit by pitches. With the bases loaded and one out, Kendal Butterfield brought in the game's first run. The senior outfielder hit a bloop single to right field, scoring pinch runner Taryn Arcarese from third.
Freshman Haley Hutton just missed a grand slam, singling to score two, and one batter later, Butterfield came in on a Shae Rodriguez sacrifice fly.
"Early on, we hit a couple of hard shots right at them, so I felt like we were going to get to her because we were squaring the ball up well," Fisher said. "Hits started falling in the gaps for us, which was great."
With wheels in motion, CSU would add another run in the fifth, as Ashlie Ortega - who was hit by a pitch - scored on a Greckel single.
The Wolf Pack (21-21, 3-11 MW) cut the Rams' lead to 5-3 in the top of the sixth, scoring on a three-run home run by Amanda Weis, but that's as close as Nevada would get.
The Rams tacked on three insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to up their lead to 8-3. Hutton and Rodriguez walked and singled, respectively, and advanced with a synchronized stolen base. Wolf Pack catcher Ashley Butera's throw to third sailed into left field, however, allowing both runners to advance another base.
Senior Chelsea O'Connor scored Rodriguez on a single up the middle, and one more would come in after the Rams played small ball with a hit by pitch and two sacrifices.
Junior Molly Randle (5-1) had one of her best outings of the season, tossing a complete game. She held the Wolf Pack scoreless in six of the seven innings and struck out four.
"Molly did really well, and I was very happy for her to stay strong throughout the game," Fisher said. "I thought she worked the zone well, and she did a great job keeping the hitters off balance."
Six Rams drove in runners at the plate, including two by Hutton, who reached base three times. Biglow, Greckel and O'Connor each had two hits, including a double for each player.
In addition to stellar offense, Hutton once again dazzled in the field, teaming up with Ortega and Greckel for two double plays.
"We're playing really good defense," Fisher said. "When Molly gets the groundballs like that it allows for those double plays that are a big-time rally killer. It was big for us."
The Rams will look to complete the sweep of Nevada Saturday at 12 p.m. MT. Admission is free.
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By Ryan Marshall, The News Journal
NEWARK - Devon Gluck had just stepped up to an ATM in the Trabant University Center to withdraw a few bucks for the weekend when he noticed the machine was making strange noises. He paused, hesitant to insert his debit card.
And just like that, 18 $100 bills spat out.
The senior finance major at the University of Delaware stared at the cash.
"My eyes just opened really wide, and I was like, 'Oh my god, this is $1,800 right here,' " Gluck said. "It's pretty crazy."
Gluck stood at the PNC ATM for a few seconds before instinct told him to take the money and figure out what to do later.
That was Feb. 1, four days before Gluck brought the money back after discussing the situation with his father.
"After a couple days of just thinking about it, the right thing would be just to return the money," he said. "I mean, it was just eating at me at the time because it isn't mine and I didn't even know what to do with it."
PNC spokeswoman Marcey Zwiebel confirmed that a student had returned cash dispensed by the ATM. She also said that the student's account from which the money was mistakenly withdrawn had been refunded.
Zwiebel said PNC could not comment on the details of the incident.
"Honesty is always the best policy when talking about money, and keeping money that you're not authorized to have for any amount of time is unlawful," she said.
Gluck wasn't reprimanded, but thanked by the PNC branch manager when he explained the situation. Gluck, of Ellicott City, Md., said he thought of the potential repercussions of his actions - and the fact that it was not his money bothered him.
"I kind of just thought maybe I can get something good out of this," he said. "I'll definitely feel better, and I'm looking into going into banking and finance, so I felt like this was a good opportunity to meet someone, get a good reference and do the right thing."
Thomas Powers, who directs the University of Delaware's Center for Science, Ethics and Public Policy, said there are two ways of looking at such situations.
In the first, someone considers the possible consequences of his actions if they are found out. In the second, a person is guided by whether his actions are right or wrong.
"This kid shows that people are often a combination of those," Powers said. "They take consequences into account, and obviously he felt a little bit of guilt - he must of thought there was some rule or principle there at stake."
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Los Angeles Clipper Blake Griffin dunks the ball against the Memphis Grizzlies in an LA victory. Griffin is one of the young stars who is tasked with the curse of more from the media. / Stephen Dunn/Getty Images
Contributing Writer David Walker is a freshman stuck living in a dorm with no cable, refusing to pay the exorbitant price asked by FSU Housing. So, instead, he purchased an NBA League Pass and spends his nights watching an unreasonable amount of NBA games. Finding no one in his vicinity to share his thoughts with, he asked for a space to speak on the NBA weekly hoping to find a friend who enjoys basketball as much as him. Here's to you future friend.
Blake Griffin is really good at basketball. Anyone who even vaguely pays attention to the league knows this. The question now becomes, as it always does when a young superstar starts to grow into his prime, how good is he? During the current age where highlight dunks make it to YouTube mere seconds after they happen and people can share their reaction instantly over twitter, human highlight reels like Griffin tend to thrive. And yet, starting with last year, it became cool to call Griffin overrated by magnifying his flaws and demeaning his strengths. This criticism stemmed from an overall backlash against that Clippers team that people considered all flash and no substance, Griffin being a player whose only use was to dunk. Putting aside the fact that the dunk is the single most efficient shot in all of basketball, this complete and utter dismission of Griffins multi-faceted and extremely effective post game is ridiculous.
Griffin joins a long list of beloved rookies whose games, almost out of nowhere, began receiving more and more inexplicable criticism as they aged, even as they continued getting better and better. LeBron James is the most recent and famous example of this stupid tradition. He was celebrated his first few years of, against all odds, matching and even surpassing the unbelievable amount of expectations that came with him when he entered the league. And then as he began winning more and more and as he established himself as the leagues best player, the criticism around him reached unparalleled heights. Its hard to tell when or why the media and fans will turn on the next budding superstar, and even now as Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose and Kyrie Irving are all universally adored, they are the most likely to be the next players to fall victim to the need to throw a shocking overrated tag on a star.
The only way to throw this tag off once the narrative makers grab a hold of you is to change the story. LeBron found himself being ascended to the NBAs greatest heights by the very same people that had been tearing him down for years once he won his first championship.
Blake Griffin is now in the very peculiar and perhaps even more egregious place of being almost forgotten during this impressive Clippers run. The false narrative about the Clippers being a team of only highlight plays with no real substance, mostly stemming from the criticisms of Blake, have rightly fallen apart this season. And yet the massive strides Blake has made to improve his all ready all-star caliber game, a major factor in the Clippers recent success, has gone largely unnoticed and unheralded. Griffin has done the very un-flashy thing and sacrificed his minutes (down to 32 minutes a game from 36) for the greater good of the team, and his raw per game numbers have taken a predictable hit because of this. However his per 36 numbers (statistics factored out as if the player plays 36 minutes a game, the typical amount for a NBA star) are all at about the same place they were last year.
The improvements in his game have been much more subtle, things that if you havent watched him play this year are easy to miss, and yet their affect on the team is massive. One of the few legitimate criticisms of Griffin was his well below average free throw shooting (.521 last year) and how much of a liability he was at the end of the game when teams were unafraid to send him to the line on offense and attack him defensively. He has improved his free throw shooting to a much more manageable .642 and his defense has taken massive strides toward respectability and at times well above average play. The advancement toward being league average defensively cannot be understated as it was looking very early on that Griffin may end up being Carlos Boozer-level of untrustworthy in crunch time due solely to the fact that he is a revolving door on defense. Griffin has also made great strides to fit in seamlessly with the Clippers top 5 NBA offense, through his improved passing ability and floor spacing.
His midrange jump shot, while still looking very flatfooted and at time down right ugly, has been going in at an above average rate of 43.3%. Defenders can no long afford to ignore Griffin as he catches the ball outside the paint to go help on someone else, something the Clippers take especial advantage of with their bevy of three point shooters. The complimentary cutting abilities of guys like Eric Bledsoe and Matt Barnes utilize Blakes improved passing ability by gaining access to multiple cutting lanes due to the attention Griffin gets in the post. While Blake Griffin, with his multiple appearances on SportsCenters highlights nightly, is hardly forgotten, he is getting short changed this year compared to how much negative attention he got last year. Its time to appreciate how good Blake Griffin is, and accept how much better he has gotten and is continuing to get.
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John Wall made his season debut last Monday and has made a previously nauseatingly awful to watch Wizards team suddenly a little easier to stomach. Despite the 50 foot grave Washington dug themselves these past few months (8-30 record) the addition of Wall has given new life to the previously comatose Bradley Beal, whose averaging nearly 20 points a game on 60% shooting since Wall has been back. Funny what can happen when you play with a PG whose sole purpose in life is not to shoot the ball every time it touches his hands (Im looking at you, Jordan Crawford).
Russell Westbrook did not think the Denver home crowd was suffering enough after posting his insane 36-8-9 stat line vs. the Nuggets Sunday so he decided to torment their mascot as well. Not only did Westbrook go out of his way during a TV timeout to block Rocky the Mountain Lions attempt at a half court shot, he did it twice. A Denver crowd that was perhaps robbed of a chance at getting free quesadillas if either shot went in, went to booing Russ the rest of the game and was rewarded when his attempted game-tying three pointer rimed out at the end of overtime.
The Phoenix Suns fired head coach Alvin Gentry Friday for his inability to win with one of the most mediocre and misconstrued rosters in the league. I always find it odd that management decides to fire a coach when the team is in a clear rebuilding stage, and then cites that it was because he wasnt letting the young guys play enough to develop. The reason these coaches dont spend time developing the young guys is because they realize they are being judged on how many wins they are producing now, not for future seasons. It's almost as if an open dialogue between the front office and the coach about what the expectations are for that season would be a good thing. Gentry is a good coach who will land on his feet and is probably grateful to now not having to be the one responsible for Michael Beasley clanking long jump shot after long jump shot.


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My Budget is under $90. (Use them for mainly music and occasional fps games)
Here are the headphones Im considering to buy:
Sennheiser HD 419 Headphones, Black
Sennheiser HD 429 Headphones Black
Audio-Technica ATH-M30 Professional Headphones
Could you guys tell me which of these sounds the best? (Usually listen to mainly pop and occasionally soft and rap)
(I don't listen to dubstep or other heavy bass needed music)
It'll be great if you give me other suggestions
Thanks! Sorry I'm Completely new to buying headphones
Also if you have time which is better?
Sennheiser HD 449 Headphones Black VS
Audio-Technica ATHM50S Professional Monitor Headphones
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Save some more money and purchase something decent.
For $90 all your going to get is a pair of $90 headphones.
Asking the opinion of other for a 'which is best' comparison is an exercise in futilityas no one else can tell what your ears hear.
If you were to able to trial a pair of the above mentioned Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro 250 Ohm (which are awesome) headphones on a quality souncard
with quality amplification using a quality recording such as Dire Straights - Greatest Hits, Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream, Roxy Music - Avalon,
Soundgarden - Superunknown, to name a few you would quickly realise that $90 doesn't buy you very much headphone and all the advice offered
about which $90 headphone is mute since all $90 headphones sound like $90 headphones.
NOTE : The below is no more than a tool using sarcasm and humour to convey it's message and not my personal opinion.
People unfortunate enough to be currently suffering ownership of $90 headphones are now at this very moment formulating a defensive/counter offensive
strategy in defence of this sudden full frontal assault.
Sadly for you though i will end now crush all your hopes of a quick a decisive victory by say, unless you have actually experienced quality audio playback
in an enviroment specifically tailored for the purpose of, and i don't mean your mates $5,000 home theater purchased from a big brand name retail outlet.
I'm talking about hardware used by people who make their living from recording, producing, mixing, ect.
Until that realm is part sphere of knowledge then much to your detriment i have to tell you that you have no practical awareness of what a quality recorded
sound actually sound like as you have never heard one.
We only able to make comparisons on those things which we ourselves have knowledge of.
So, now that part is over i hope that the example provided will help you to realise that spending a bit more money as Arnold .B directly above
has suggested to procure a pair of Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro 250 Ohm headphones is the smart thing to do.
I myself spent years trapped in Logic Audio programming Drum'n'Bass with a pair DT990 Pros permanently attached to my head but i now use Beyerdynamic
DT770 Pro 250 Ohm for general PC gaming (BF Rules) and audio of course.
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unless you have actually experienced quality audio playback
in an enviroment specifically tailored for the purpose of, and i don't mean your mates $5,000 home theater purchased from a big brand name retail outlet.
I'm talking about hardware used by people who make their living from recording, producing, mixing, ect.
FWIW, most people at the classical radio station where I do some database work use Sony 7506 for studio recordings, editing, etc. That is available under $100. I have the similar Sony V6 at home. They are a lot more comfortable to me than Grado's (most commonly criticized as a tight fit.. if that doesn't bother you, then they should be in the running)
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The bottom line is money. What will make me the most money?
Star Trek is the most profitable it has ever been. So my studio is going to produce a TV show based around Star Trek. Do I base that on the old model of Trek that ultimately failed due to a number of reasons or do I capitalize on the lucrative new universe that is raking in the cash?
At the end of the day that is who will greenlight the TV show and money is all they care about.
Either way I will be happy as any new Trek is better than no Trek for me. I love it all. It's nice to speculate but money is the bottom line and they don't see money in the "prime" timeline (which can't be restored BTW, since it hasn't been destroyed, it's still there the movie cameras just aren't filming their exploits anymore).
And I definitely think a fresh start was a HUGE selling point for people (namely, non Trek friendly people). They know "Kirk", "Spock", "Beam me up Scotty", and "KHAAAAAAAAAN" and they know the people who play those roles even if they aren't fans. They see the trailer for the new Trek movie and it screams "FRESH START". People hear the names but what they see arent the things they use to make fun of their Trekkie friends with.
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Doug Amman will be the conductor for the 32nd annual Thanks-Singing Festival on Sunday.
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Music is among the many things we have to be thankful for, as the 32nd annual Thanks-Singing Festival will soon remind us.
A favorite musical fixture here for more than three decades, it is set for 3 p.m. Sunday at Gethsemane United Methodist Church, 1201 W. McGalliard Road.
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Chuck Hagel, the president's rumored pick to be the next secretary of defense, predicted that the U.S. military would be destroyed because of the war in Iraq. As CNS reported in 2008, when Hagel was a senator from Nebraska:
By contrast, Hagel had scathing criticism for President Bush and the Iraq war, which he described as having put America "in a very dangerous ditch" and having weakened a military that will "take years to build back."
"Today, what we're doing because of our five years in Iraq is essentially destroying our military," he said.
"Our military cannot fix the Iraqis' problem. They can buy some time, but they can't do their job," he added.
Hagel's Iraq comments echoed many of his past criticisms of the Iraq war, which he began making in 2005. Despite his solid conservative credentials, Hagel broke ranks with most Republicans that year and accused the Bush administration of having destabilized the Middle East.
He also voted against President Bush's "surge" strategy, a policy that he criticized during his speech, downplaying recent reports that insurgent attacks in Iraq had decreased.
Hagel was completely wrong. After all, our military is far from being "destroyed." And he was wrong about the surge, which turned around the war there.
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UL's Brooklyn Arceneaux (2) puts up a shot as Georgia State's Brittany Logan (13) defends during their Sun Belt showdown Thursday in the Cajundome.
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That is the way I look at that fat ass governor of New Jersey, just a freaking RINO. But so far to the left, he is actually a FAT WHITE REPLICA of obama! Someone in republican power should remove idiots like this from the party. Another who comes to mine that needs to be decertified as a republican is Colin "you all are racist" Powell.
Here is fat ass yet again opening his pie hole (and he eats a lot of pie, among other food groups) without thinking. Like his eating buddy, obama, who surrounds himself with kids. Who says to the American public "guns to protect my black ass but none to protect your white ass".
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie slammed the National Rifle Association's latest ad in which they accuse President Barack Obama of hypocrisy for sending his children to a school where they are protected by armed guards. Christie called the ad "reprehensible" and said that the NRA should not be "dragging people's children" into the gun control debate.
"I think any of us who are public figures, you see that kind of ad and you cringe," Christie said on Thursday at a news conference in Trenton. "I'm a father who is a public figure, who has four children and my children had no choice realistically in what I decided to do with my career and what affect that has had on their lives."
"Don't be dragging people's children into this," he added. "It's wrong and I think it demeans them and it makes them less of a valid trusted source of information on the real issues that confront this debate."
"Are the president's kids more important than yours?" the narrator in the NRA advertisement asks. "Then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are protected by armed guards at their school?"
"Mr. Obama demands the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, but he's just another elitist hypocrite when it comes to a fair share of security," the controversial ad concludes.
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From the Looking Spoon.
All one has to do is read this report to see if they think good ol' Andrea Mitchell got her clock cleaned or not. She was schooled big time by the son of Larry Pratt who happens to be president of Gun Owners of America!
I'm short on time at the moment so I'll cut to the chase about what went on between the two…see what you think about their back and forth. – This is via TB:
MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell on Wednesday argued that even Americans' "inalienable rights" may be infringed upon by the federal government, including our freedom of speech and Second Amendment rights.
The claim may seem outrageous, but here's how Mitchell defended her stance after her guest claimed the Obama administration can't infringe upon Americans' inalienable rights:
"Well, they can be infringed, because the First Amendment is infringed, I have to obey all sorts of regulations from the FCC, there are things we can't say in a crowded theater, so every right also carries with it responsibilities and obligations."
In response, Eric Pratt, of Gun Owners for America, provided a well thought out analogy that seemingly dismantled Mitchell's argument.
"What's interesting about that, though, is we don't gag people before they go into the theater, we punish the lawbreakers," he said. "And in the same way, we would argue punish those who abuse the right, but don't gag law-abiding citizens before they exercise their right. We shouldn't be registering them like sex offenders, like they are in New York. We shouldn't be in any way impeding them if they have not committed a crime."
The video and more found at the Angry White Dude. I love to read what ever is posted there!
Are The Debt Ceiling Negotiations Racist?
Found at Capitalist Preservation. Do go there and read daily!
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Gonorrhea is now antibiotic resistant
I've had this post in draft since August of last year. At the time, the post's provisional title was "Gonorrhea becoming antibiotic resistant."
Fast forward five months to now.
Newsflash! It is no longer a hypothetical future scenario. Gonorrhea has become antibiotic resistant.
Read it all at FOTM. Another great blog I like to read daily.
Anonymous likens Obama gun control policy to Hitler
Hacktivist group Anonymous has now spoken out against President Barack Obama's intentions to enact wider gun control in the U.S.–
Classified guns for "sporting purposes".
All citizens who wished to purchase firearms had to register with the Nazi officials and have a background check.
Presumed German citizens were hostile and thereby exempted Nazis from the gun control law.
Gave Nazis unrestricted power to decide what kinds of firearms could, or could not be owned by private persons.
The types of ammunition that were legal were subject to control by bureaucrats.
Juveniles under 18 years could not buy firearms and ammunition.
DC TRAWLER: Please sign the petition to keep President Obama and his family safe by making the White House a gun-free zone
Rep. Hank Johnson on NRA: 'They Still Cannot Get Over' That Obama Is 'Black'
Black? The SOB is white and an Arab!! Dear lord save us from idiots and politicians….I repeat myself here….
Pelosi: More Gun Control Needed Because 'We Took an Oath to Protect and Defend'
Does Pelosi have the market cornered on stupidity? Makes one wonder how smart the folks in Kalifornistan are!!!
Al Franken Won't Say Whether He Supports 'Assault Weapons' Ban
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lulz, pretending to go pet them but then slyly moving hand through own hair.
from How Are We Disciplining Our Pets? [The Onion]
Another blog to read whenever he gets around to it. The Feral Irishman.
Go there now and read How Old is Grandpa (ps…I am just a bit older than the answer!)


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Well. I'll wait for Index Final and Haruhi Final.
And after I watched the FMA film today... I want my alchemists back x(
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Well. I'll wait for Index Final and Haruhi Final.
And after I watched the FMA film today... I want my alchemists back x(
Tiger & Bunny for sure. I know there is suppose to be 2 movies coming out, but I'd rather have a 13 hour anime season, than 4 hours of movie footage.
yep, Haruhi final would be great. Since I only read the novels up to the 2nd book, I think.
Durarara!! Is about the only anime I can think of I really want to have another season (or two). Volumes 4 onwards introduces so many intriguing and interesting characters. Maybe we will see something after the Light Novel is complete (which I believe the last volume comes up this Summer/Autumn).
While speaking of Durarara!! Baccano as well, that has so many story arcs.
It would be nice to see D.Gray-Man animated again, and more Katekyo Hitman Reborn! With all the blood and violence shown in the manga - that disappointed me in the anime.
One of my favorite series is Sumomomo Momomo. It is a hilariously awesome series and I would love if there was another season of this series. The anime didn't cover the whole manga so I know there is plenty of more material for more episodes. It is a good series that definitely deserves another season.
I definitely want another Steins Gate season, the movie won't be enough :gwah
not sure as to how they could or will continue the series but there's such a vast amount of potential with this setting that it shouldn't be a problem to come up with another awesome story :nod
Kiba: the ending was awesome; needs a second season to explain everything
Chrome Shelled Regios: has great potential
Kids On The Slope. I'm not even finished it yet(on episode 10 of 12), but I know I love it. A second season would be awesome, though I'll probably just end up picking up the manga anyway. Still, the musical element that the anime offers is something the manga cannot. Not unlike Nodame Cantabile. So a second season would be much welcome.
EDIT: Nevermind. It seems the story concluded and they covered most, if not all of the manga. I just didn't expect them to condense 9 volumes into 12 episodes. So, no second season, but I will still probably read the manga since there must have been loads of stuff the anime left out.
I actually also looked up on the manga after watching the anime (in one whole sitting... @_@) and yeah, decided not to read the manga after knowing that the anime covered everything.
I would like to have another Kimi ni Todoke season, especially with some of the new events :love
Haruhi would be nice.
Also the 2nd and 3rd seaosn of Accel World.
On top of that the last season of Index. I love that stuff. *.*
I would love to have another season of Hyouka and Kuroko no Basket. The last episodes of both series left me wanting more and they are both awesome series that totally deserve more anime time.
Moreover, the last episodes of both series were not very conclusive and since they are not anime-original endings I think there wouldn't be a problem continuing the series from where they were left off.


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Grant Ferguson had a dream come true finishing in top 10, and even in 4th place, his best result ever in UCI WorldCup U23. The young rider from Scotland had a good start and was riding around 15th position in the first lap. By the second lap he was already in 4th place together with Matthias Stirnemann (SUI). Grant Ferguson was the fastest of the two riders in the last lap, leaving Stirnemann behind and finishing 4th, his best result in an UCI WorldCup U23. Kenta Gallagher had a good start coming through in 18th position, but every lap he lost position and he had to stop after the 4th lap. Youngster Paul Rodenbach came through in 45th position (coming from 70th), a good start, but he was also suffering on the climbs which threw him back to 57th position, a lap back, and 79th before he was taken out after 3 laps.
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The chords for this song are F#, C#, D#m, B
However, played on **Capo 1** they are:
F:[1] C:[0] Dm:[1] A#/Bb:[1]
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I believe in nothing
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Not the end and not the start
I believe in nothing
Dm Bb C
Not the earth and not the stars
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I believe in nothing
Not the day and not the dark
I believe in nothing
But the beating of our hearts
I believe in nothing
One hundred suns until we part
I believe in nothing
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