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|Homesteaders playground project seeking GOCO grant
|Written by Chris Lee
Playgrounds and pancakes don't usually appear in the same sentence, but on Friday, Feb. 4 Phillips County and a group of volunteers will do exactly that.
Phillips County Commissioners have teamed up with a group of volunteers to help fund a playground project for Homesteaders Park.
A freewill donation "Sweet Pancake Bonanza" will be held from 7-9 a.m. at Phillips County Event Center Friday, Feb. 4.
The first application for a GOCO (Great Outdoors Colorado) grant fell two spots from the cut-off line, according to Phillips County Administrator Randy Schafer.
The GOCO staff highly encouraged the group to reapply for the grant and focus on two areas that could be improved upon. "We're going to shore up those parts and reapply," Schafer said.
The first area is public input. The evaluation committee would like to see more community support and input in the application. This is a big part of the thinking behind the pancake breakfast.
Event organizers are hoping the turnout will be good since there is no school on Feb. 4.
County commissioners will help serve the breakfast and be on hand to provide information. They, along with volunteers, will answer any questions from the public concerning the proposed playground.
A PowerPoint presentation outlining the project will also be on display.
"I think it will be fun for people to just come out and enjoy the time," Schafer said.
Schafer said a survey handed out to the public during the Event Center's grand opening and thank you celebration saw about a 20 percent return. Of those surveys returned, Schafer said they were all in favor of the playground project. "Not one of them had a negative comment," he said.
A question posed by the grant review board was, "Why are you building this just for the handicapped kids?"
One thing Schafer stressed is the proposed playground isn't just for handicapped children or those with disabilities. Anyone and everyone will be able to use the playground equipment. The difference is that handicapped and disabled children will have the opportunity to use the playground because it is made to allow them access to it.
Schafer noted the closest similar playground is located in either Fort Collins or Colorado Springs, so this would be a great addition to northeast Colorado.
The second item the committee suggested needs improvement is more firm match estimates from the public. Schafer encourages those who would like to pledge a donation do so before the March deadline of the grant.
Hopes of the county and volunteers is to see the playground begin to take shape sometime this summer or fall.
Two grants, each in the amount of $5,000, have already been received. The first came from the Daniel's Fund and the other from El Pomar. A third grant application sent to Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation was turned down.
Plans for an artificial turf field and nine-hole frisbee golf course are also in the works. Benches, additional lighting, pathways and safety fencing will hopefully be partially funded with an Enhancement Grant through the Colorado Department of Transportation, according to Schafer.
The current structure has been in place for around 30 years and is made out of metal and wood. Concern about the metal burning children during the summer and the wood causing injuries and splinters is part of the reasoning behind the proposed playground.
Schafer noted some visitors who parked a camper near the park last summer voiced their concern after letting their children play on the structure.
Volunteer Brooke Dirks said the playground will "complete the Event Center."
Schafer said both the county and volunteers are enthusiastic and excited to see the project move forward.


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Several boys' basketball teams will hit the court as the Dragon Hoopsters Club will host their first annual basketball tournament Saturday, March 23 at Holyoke High School.
Holyoke will be represented by two teams as boys in grades 4-6 compete for the top spot. The tournament will begin at 8 a.m. and is expected to last until approximately 2 p.m.
The Dragon Hoopsters Club is a booster club for all Holyoke basketball teams at all grades. Funds raised at the tournament will be earmarked to help teams cover the costs of participating in summer camps, leagues and programs for the 2013-14 season.
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Testimony :: Amb. James W. Pardew
Deputy Special Advisor for Kosovo Implementation - European Bureau, U.S. Department of State
Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to be here today to join General Ralston and Ambassador Everts in updating the Commission on the situation in Kosovo nearly two years after the NATO air campaign expelled Milosevic's security forces. I will also discuss the implications of fighting in neighboring areas. I have just returned from the region, and would like to share my impressions of the progress we have made and the challenges that remain.
The process of change in Kosovo continues at an impressive pace; every time I travel there I notice abundant signs of progress. It is important to remember that Kosovo was in ruins when the international community entered the scene in June 1999. More than one million ethnic Albanians had been expelled from their homes; the economy was completely destroyed; and there were no functioning laws or institutions of any kind. We have come a long way since then. Everyday life is increasingly returning to normal. Children are going to school; Kosovars are governing at the municipal level and working closely with UNMIK at the province-wide level; trained Kosovar police are now visible on the streets.
In the region, the fall from power of the Milosevic regime last October has led to the emergence of a new democratic government in Belgrade and new opportunities to address outstanding problems in Kosovo and neighboring regions. We now have new, more promising authorities in Belgrade to approach on problems such as ethnic conflict in Mitrovica, Kosovar Albanian political prisoners in Serbia, or the status of Serbs in Kosovo. We are working daily to seek ways of using this new opportunity.
But, as always, serious challenges remain. In Kosovo, ethnic tensions continue, and Serbs and other minorities are not fully integrated into the society. The Kosovar Albanian extremists who failed to win support in recent municipal elections have turned to the use of force to promote their agenda in northern Macedonia and southern Serbia. These insurgencies threaten to destabilize the region and to undermine seriously the support of the international community to Kosovo.
UN Security Council Resolution 1244 established a powerful mandate for the international mission in Kosovo. The resolution authorizes UNMIK to establish democratic self-governing institutions to govern Kosovo during the interim period until final status can be determined through a political process. Bernard Kouchner, who led this effort as the original head of UNMIK, was superb. His long list of accomplishments included the successful municipal elections last October. Former Danish Defense Minister Hans Haekkerup took charge of the mission in January, and is preparing for province-wide elections in 2001. We strongly support the holding of Kosovo-wide elections this year in order to empower the Kosovars to be responsible for democratic institutions in the interim period. Rapid progress toward self-government in the context of UNSCR 1244 will help lower these anxieties, thereby reducing support for extremists.
Early Progress
The international community during its first year faced enormous challenges in establishing its own presence and developing, in the chaos of post-war Kosovo, the basic elements of a functioning society. Though we often wished implementation could move forward more quickly, it is truly remarkable what was accomplished in the first 365 days:
The intervention by the international community stopped the killing and expelled the Milosevic security forces from Kosovo.
International agencies helped return over one million refugees and displaced persons to their homes. The international community ensured that no Kosovar went without food and warm, dry shelter during the first winter, avoiding a potential humanitarian catastrophe.
Basic services were provided to some degree in most areas, schools were opened, basic health care was made available, and civil workers were paid.
The international community began Kosovo's transition to a market economy with a hard currency monetary system and a new Central Bank. A micro-credit bank was established and began to assist in the financing of small start-up businesses.
KFOR and UNMIK together began to establish public order, under a new system designed to promote a rule-of-law society.
UNMIK created the Joint Interim Administrative Structure (JIAS), in which Kosovars and internationals work together on the day-to-day administration of Kosovo. The JIAS replaced the parallel Kosovar structures that had sprung up after the NATO Air Campaign.
KFOR oversaw the demilitarization and disarmament of the KLA. The former KLA handed in 10,000 arms during the demilitarization process; 3,800 other small arms were subsequently collected and destroyed. The international community created the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC), a civil emergency services organization of 5,000, to employ former KLA in useful public service efforts.
UNMIK and OSCE created the Kosovo Police Service (KPS), an indigenous, multi-ethnic police force. More than 1,000 new recruits were graduated from the OSCE police school in the first year.
Recent Progress
More recently, the international community has made major strides toward establishing interim, democratic self-government, as called for in UNSCR 1244:
Municipal elections were successfully held on October 28, 2000. All Albanian-majority municipal assemblies and the three UNMIK-appointed assemblies in Serb-majority municipalities have elected their leadership and begun work.
UNMIK is working with Kosovars on the development of the Legal Framework that will define the province-wide institutions that will govern Kosovo during the interim period.
UNMIK has published more than 100 regulations with the force of law.
OSCE has begun preparing for province-wide elections, which it hopes to hold in the fall.
Many Kosovars had been unable to travel because FRY forces had deliberately destroyed their passports and other identification documents during the war. UNMIK recently began issuing travel documents, which are now recognized by 20 countries. Work is underway on an ID card for Kosovo residents.
UNMIK has appointed more than 400 local judges and prosecutors, and trials are being conducted in all five district courts and some lower courts. UNMIK has also appointed 10 international judges and five international prosecutors to the district courts, and one international judge to the supreme court.
The international community has assisted in the reconstruction of nearly 40,000 of the estimated 100,000 houses destroyed or damaged during the war, while many Kosovar families have rebuilt on their own. UNMIK officials believe that no emergency shelter assistance will be required for next winter.
The OSCE-run police school has graduated nearly 3,700 Kosovar police trainees. The school is on track to reach its original target of 4,000 by May. UNMIK and OSCE plan to significantly increase the KPS beyond the 4,000 target and are working to determine the appropriate staffing level. UNMIK police have transferred basic patrol responsibilities to more than 1,600 KPS recruits while continuing to provide oversight.
UNMIK has promulgated a regulation on Trafficking in Women, and the Kosovo Judicial Institute will conduct seminars on the regulation this spring.
UNMIK established a Human Rights Ombudsperson's Institution and appointed Polish human rights lawyer Marek Antoni Nowicki to the post.
There are currently seven daily newspapers, more than 50 radio stations, 12 TV stations (three are province-wide) operating in Kosovo.
To achieve these results, our European allies shouldered most of the burden. Other NATO countries supply the bulk of KFOR's troops, with the U.S. providing 5,600 KFOR soldiers stationed in Kosovo, about 14 percent of the total. Similarly, the Europeans are the leading donors of reconstruction and recovery assistance. U.S. development assistance to Kosovo was approximately 15 percent of total donor resources in 2000. The program will continue at this proportional level in 2001 per congressional mandate.
Kosovo Challenges
Still, much remains undone. The northern region and the city of Mitrovica are divided along ethnic lines, Serbs to the north, Albanians to the south. UNMIK and KFOR are unable to fully assert their authority north of the Ibar River. We have urged the new Belgrade government to encourage Mitrovica Serbs to cooperate with the international community. FRY officials have shown interest, and we are hopeful we can make progress.
Ethnic violence continues, despite the overall downward trend in violence. The February 16 bomb attack on a bus carrying Kosovo Serbs was a brutal and cowardly reminder that a small but dangerous extremist minority in Kosovo continues to pursue its agenda through violence. I am happy to report that KFOR and UNMIK have arrested suspects in the bombing.
Most Serbs continue to live in enclaves, protected by KFOR and cutoff from the society at large. Serbs overwhelmingly boycotted the October 28 elections and have kept their distance from preparations for Kosovo-wide elections. Few Serbs have agreed to participate in the judicial system, and Serbs cannot get a fair trial before Kosovar judges in a system plagued by ethnic bias.
The international community has undertaken a number of measures to improve security for Serbs and other minorities and encourage multi-ethnic participation in governance. UNMIK last June signed a compact with Kosovo Serbs on additional measures to protect their freedom of movement and fundamental rights, including the establishment of a Special Security Task Force. Last year, the U.S. pledged $4 million to support minority communities, including support for efforts to help pave the way for the return of displaced Kosovo Serbs. The U.S. will provide additional funding this year for programs to promote stabilization of ethnic minority communities in Kosovo. UNMIK has established Local Community Offices in minority communities across Kosovo.
Though Serbs in the northern municipalities boycotted the October elections, UNMIK appointed Serb representatives to the municipal assemblies, and intends to hold by-elections there this year. UNMIK and OSCE have also successfully recruited minorities for the KPS: about 16 percent of the KPS is composed of Serbs, Bosniaks, Roma, and other minorities.
Organized crime and corruption complicate the international mission at every turn. UNMIK currently has limited capacity to tackle organized crime, but has established a Criminal Intelligence Unit to focus on the issue. We are working closely with our allies to provide expertise and other resources.
Unfortunately, we now find ourselves unable to fully focus on completing the job in Kosovo because we are faced with ethnic Albanian violence in Macedonia and southern Serbia. The insurgents in these two regions are manipulating valid grievances in the local Albanian communities, but the political instigation is coming from Kosovo. The vast majority of Kosovars are moderates who want to live peacefully within their borders; Kosovar voters soundly rejected extremist parties in the October elections. But these extremists have found places where their violent message resonates.
Violence in Macedonia
The administration is very actively engaged and working very closely with the EU and NATO allies as the situation develops. President Bush released a statement March 23 strongly condemning the violence perpetrated by the extremists and supporting the democratic, multi-ethnic government of Macedonia. Secretary Powell has spoken with President Trajkovski, with NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson and with EU High Representative Solana, and has been consulting closely with his other European and Allied counterparts to assist the democratically elected, multiethnic Macedonian government in countering the violence perpetrated by the extremists.
NATO and the Government of Macedonia have improved coordination considerably, including through NATO's appointment of a resident senior diplomat -- Ambassador Eiff of Germany. NATO is conducting an assessment of Macedonia's immediate security needs, which we support. We will look to contribute our share to meeting those needs by expediting $17 million in Foreign Military Financing funds already in the pipeline. We will be working with Congress to re-allocate funds within the SEED account to increase our assistance for Macedonia by $5 million this year, (for a total of $38 million) focusing on programs to defuse interethnic tensions and address Albanian grievances.
One of our senior diplomats, Ambassador Robert Frowick, is in Skopje as personal representative of the OSCE Chairman in Office. He will be working with our Ambassador Michael Einik, with NATO Ambassador Eiff, and with EU representatives to facilitate discussions among all political parties on concrete political steps to address underlying causes of the crisis.
The international community must not allow the small group of extremists in Macedonia to destabilize the government and upset the delicate ethnic balance there. Their goals are to capture the popular political agenda and to provoke government forces to overreact, thus gaining support from the Albanian population. They seek a settlement that would put northern Macedonia beyond Skopje's control, allowing them to operate without regard for borders.
The President has made clear our strong support the efforts of President Trajkovski and the Macedonian government to uphold democracy and the rule of law. We have encouraged the government to respond proportionately to attacks by extremists and to exercise restraint, taking all possible steps to avoid civilian casualties. At the same time, we are encouraging the government to launch a broad-based dialogue with elected representatives of the Albanian community to address legitimate concerns. While we strongly oppose any dialogue with insurgents, who have rejected democracy and the political process in favor of extremist, terrorist violence, we have voiced our strong support for the dedication and commitment of Prime Minister Georgievski and Arben Xhaferi, head of the ethnic Albanian coalition party, and other moderate elected leaders as they work toward a political solution which preserves the coalition and upholds democracy.
We have a long-standing commitment to Macedonia -- a close friend, invaluable partner of NATO, and successful example of multiethnic democracy in the Balkans. The Administration will continue its close work to uphold this commitment.
Southern Serbia
Ethnic Albanian extremists in the Presevo Valley region of southern Serbia also are exploiting the frustrations of local Albanians, who, in this case, have long suffered under the abusive rule of Milosevic. These insurgents were using the Ground Safety Zone (GSZ), established after the war as a buffer between KFOR and FRY forces, as a safe haven for guerrilla attacks. NATO allies determined this was intolerable and needed to be addressed urgently. As a result, NATO has accepted in principle a FRY plan to ensure minority rights and improve conditions in southern Serbia as part of a negotiation process and a phased and conditional relaxation of NATO's GSZ restrictions. NATO allowed the FRY back into portions of the GSZ, a five-kilometer strip running along the Serbia side of the boundary with Kosovo. The relaxation of the GSZ has been carried out without any major incidents so far. The FRY government and Presevo Albanians have reached a cease-fire, though there have been sporadic violations, and on March 23 representatives from both sides met face-to-face for the first time in a process we hope will evolve into a negotiation.
Pressuring Kosovar Leaders
The insurgents in Macedonia and southern Serbia are few in number and have a limited support base at this point. But they have proven capable of threatening the region's fragile political landscape. They rely on support from within Kosovo, as well as from the ethnic Albanian diaspora. Moderate Albanian leaders in Kosovo are afraid to challenge them head on, for fear of appearing weak in defense of ethnic Albanian interests.
But these insurgencies are poison for Kosovo. They threaten to dry up international support and disrupt efforts to establish provisional self-government under UNSCR 1244. We are hammering this message home with Kosovar leaders every day. We must work together to contain these extremists for the benefit of Albanians in Kosovo, Macedonia and southern Serbia.
We are approaching the threat of Albanian extremism in a number of ways:
Diplomacy to ensure the Kosovar Albanians understand the damage being done to Kosovo by extremists who use force to promote their political agenda.
Support to democratic, moderate political leaders in Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia by promoting reform, minority rights, an Legal Framework and elections.
Active measures by UNMIK and KFOR to reduce the ability of extremists to use Kosovo and the GSZ as safe havens for insurgents.
Improving the human rights situation for ethnic Albanians in Macedonia and Serbia.
Demanding calibrated and proportional security measures by national forces in Serbia and Macedonia; promoting reform of the FRY/Serbian security forces, and enhancing the capabilities of the Macedonian security forces.
Focusing on programs to defuse inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic tensions in flashpoint zones.
Mr. Chairman, this concludes my statement. I will be happy to respond to the Commission's questions.


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The goblins are on the prowl for candy and we have your list of places to go for Trunk or Treat! All events are free unless other wise noted.
Sunday, Oct. 20:
Central United Methodist Church: 300 S. Main St., Asheboro. The church will be hosting their Fall Fest which will include Trunk or Treat in the church parking lot. The event runs from 4pm until 7:45pm.
Friday, Oct. 25:
4th Annual Burlington Downtown Halloween Spooktacular: Downtown Burlington by the Depot. A costume parade of kids 12 and under will line-up on the lawn of the Municipal Building at 2:15pm The parade starts at 3pm. Parade participants are eligible for the costume contest which will be held at 5p.m. at the Depot.
Saturday, Oct. 26:
Maple Springs United Methodist Church: 2569 Reynolda Rd., near the entrance to Wake Forest University. Pumpkin Patch Palooza Fall Festival will include Trunk or Treat for the kids. The festival runs from 5pm to 7pm.
Halloween Fun at SciWorks: 400 W. Hanes Mill Rd., Winston-Salem. Kids can trick or treat from 3pm to 5pm throughout the museum. This event is included in a paid admission to the museum. SciWorks members are free.
Ghost Stories in Presbyterian Church Cemetery - 11 a.m. - Cynthia Moore will tell stories behind the Greensboro Historical Museum. Join her for Ghost Stories in the Graveyard featuring family-friendly "spooky" tales.
Also, Guided Moonlight Cemetery Walk from 5 p.m.- 9 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church Historic Cemetery. Hear about "Ghosts" of Greensboro's past.
Sunday, Oct. 27:
Old Salem Museum & Gardens: 600 S. Main St., Winston-Salem. The Old Salem Museum & Gardens will hold their popular trick or treating event on S. Main St, from Salem Square to Frank L. Horton Museum Center. The hours are from 6pm to 7:30pm.
Halloween In The Park: Sunset Hills Neighborhood Park, Market St. and E. Greenway South. The event will be held from 3pm to 5pm.
Trunk or Treat at NC A&T: 1601 E. Market St., Greensboro. The event is hosted by the United Way of Greater Greensboro's Young Leaders. The event will run from 1pm to 3pm in the Parking lot behind Dowdy Building.
Mitchell's Grove United Methodist Church's Fall Festival/Trunk or Treat: 3511 E. Kivett Dr., High Point, NC. The event will be held from 4pm to 6pm with a costume parade and a special appearance from Dora The Explorer.
Wednesday, Oct. 30:
Christ United Methodist Church: 410 Holden Rd., Greensboro. The church will hold their Halloween Carnival and Trunk or Treat event between 6:15pm to 7pm.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church: 607 N. Greene St., Greensboro. The church will host it's first Trunk or Treat from 5pm to 7pm.
First Presbyterian Church Trunk or Treat: 617 N. Elm St., Greensboro. The church will host trunk or treat in the Greene St. lot, across from the MLC. Trunk or treat will run from 6pm to 6:30pm.
Thursday, Oct. 31:
Trick or Treat Downtown Kernersville: Main St. Kernersville. Merchants will be handing out candy to kids from 5:30pm to 8:30pm.
Halloween Trick or Treat in Madison: Downtown Madison, NC between the streets of Academy, Market, Murphy and Decatur. The Downtown Madison Merchants are hosting Trick or Treat for area kids from 3pm to 5pm just look for the orange pumpkin signs for participating merchants.
Trick or Treat Downtown Mt. Airy: 206 N. Main St., Mt. Airy. The Downtown Trick or Treat event runs from 3pm to 6pm and will include Halloween magic shows by Ray Hardee and a Halloween costume contest and a costume contest at 5pm.
Harvest Celebration at Center Grove Baptist Church: 8750 Lasater Rd., Clemmons. This event will include pony rides, toddler playground, Trunk or Treat, and much more. The event runs from 5:30pm to 8pm and is free.
YMCA Camp Weaver in Greensboro: 4294 Tapawingo Trail, Greensboro. Price of admission is a bag of candy per family. The event runs from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Truth & Treats Fall Festival: Cedar Grove Tabernacle of Praise, 612 Norwalk St. in Greensboro. The church will host carnival games, a costume parade and hot dog super from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
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TAFT, Calif. (Feb. 4) -Elizabeth
Bash put Motorcycle-Superstore.com on the top of
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women's class at Honolulu Raceway Park with a strong ride that puts her into
the championship lead.
Jamie Lanza and Gary Sutherlin also had solid performances in their respective classes, with Lanza getting an easy victory in 200cc Expert and Sutherlin taking third in Pro.
Elizabeth Bash
Bash, who has been making the transition from motocross to off-road racing in recent years, said she arrived at the event riding a wave of good vibes.
"Coming in, I was pretty excited because I got to run the W1 plate," she said. "I came in with a lot of confidence and I was really looking forward to the start of the season."
The race was challenging, Bash admitted, but she took advantage of her MX background to propel her to the top of the podium.
"I knew I had to get a good start and put some solid laps in early," Bash said. "If I started fast, I knew I'd have no problems riding to the best of my abilities the entire time.
"The track had big motocross sections and I really enjoyed getting to them. I'm not the greatest when it comes to the off-road technical stuff, but I knew this track had jumps and other motocross features that some of the other girls don't normally do. That was a big plus for me for sure."
Lanza, who also flew Motorcycle-Superstore.com colors during the weekend, had little trouble handling the 200cc Expert class aboard his factory Husqvarna.
"It came together fairly easily for me because there wasn't much competition in the class," Lanza said. "I got the holeshot and led start-to-finish both days. It was pretty uneventful except for the last lap on the second day when I had to ride the all the way around on a flat tire. Fortunately I had a big enough lead that it didn't hurt me.
"The Dirt Diggers put together a really fun track. This track can get really rough and choppy in places but it wasn't too bad this time. It was pretty fast and I was able to move up through the pack when I needed to."
Sutherlin was third in the Pro Class aboard his Zip-Ty Kawasaki KXF450. With their finishes all three riders qualified for the Motorcycle-Superstore.com/Bell Helmet contingency bonus.
Up next for Bash is a World Off-Road Championship Series event in Nevada this weekend, while Lanza said he probably won't race again until the second round of the Big 6 GP Series, which takes place next month at Glen Helen Raceway in Devore, Calif.
Elizabeth Bash (#W1) works her way around Honolulu Raceway Park
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will propose ways to improve his healthcare law, which has been marred by insurance signup difficulties and health plan cancellations, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Wednesday.
"The president has instructed his team to come up with options for him to review and you can expect a decision from him and an announcement from him sooner rather than later," Carney told reporters at a briefing.
The president's announcement will be about "options that we can take to address the problem … with regard to those individuals who have their individual plans canceled because of the transition," Carney told reporters at a briefing.
Obama faced desperate calls on Wednesday from his political allies to swiftly help people whose existing insurance policies are being canceled because of Obamacare, and to fix the program's broken website by the end of the month.
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, seething over the botched startup of Obama's signature healthcare law, met with administration officials for more than an hour, angry that the botched rollout could become a major political liability for the party during the 2014 mid-term elections.
Obama had repeatedly promised that Americans who liked their health insurance could keep it when the law took effect on October 1, but several million people have received cancellation notices because their plans do not comply with new requirements, such as coverage for mental health treatment and maternity care.
"It got heated," said Representative Jose Serrano of New York, describing the conversation between his fellow Democrats and administration officials.
"Don't come here telling us it would be fixed by November 30 because the whole world believes it won't be fixed," Serrano told reporters.
Lawmakers also pressed for a quick administrative fix for those Americans facing canceled policies.
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, aims to provide health benefits to millions of uninsured Americans. It mandates that most Americans be enrolled for health coverage by March 31 or pay a fine.
It was opposed by Republicans, who see Obamacare as a costly expansion of government, say it is too complicated to work and will lead to higher healthcare costs.
The HealthCare.gov website was to be the main way to choose health insurance, with Obama promising it would be as easy to shop for new insurance plans as it is to buy airline tickets online. It was also seen as the portal by which people receiving cancellation notices could seek affordable alternatives.
But the website has been slow and error-ridden. The Obama administration will provide a glimpse of how the problems have weighed on the insurance exchanges, when it releases enrollment figures on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. (2030 GMT). U.S. officials have said October enrollment numbers will be very low.
Republicans at two oversight hearings on Wednesday questioned administration officials about whether the website will be fixed by the end of November, as Obama has promised, to give people whose plans expire at the end of the year enough time to shop for replacement policies.
Todd Park, Obama's chief technology officer, stopped short of saying the site would be fixed by the end of the month, in response to several direct questions from lawmakers.
"The team is working really hard to hit that goal and that's what I'm able to say right now," Park testified at a sometimes acrimonious House oversight hearing.
Republicans and Democrats have drafted legislation that would let Americans keep existing plans, even if the policies do not comply with higher standards set by the law.
Democrats are facing a potentially difficult House vote on Friday, when Republicans present their version of a bill allowing people to keep their current health insurance plans if they like them.
The White House has said that bill would cause more problems than it would fix, and House Democratic leaders have urged their members to vote against it, saying it is merely another attempt to repeal the law, Obama's biggest domestic policy achievement.
A senior House Democratic aide said that during a closed-door meeting of House Democrats and administration officials, the lawmakers called for Obama to announce a remedy to the canceled policies before Friday's vote.
Democratic Party lawmakers told reporters that they are also looking at a legislative alternative, but no decisions have been made, with the vote only two days away.
Obama has apologized to Americans for the confusion and promised to look at ways to fix it, but the administration has not provided details.
Outside of legislation, there are a range of possible fixes to allow people to temporarily keep their plans, but many are logistically difficult, legally risky, or could undermine other parts of the law, according to policy experts.
Republican lawmakers at the House Oversight hearing accused technology officials of not being candid about red flags that the HealthCare.gov website was not ready to go live on October 1.
"This wasn't a small mistake," said Darrell Issa, its chairman. "This was a monumental mistake to go live and effectively explode on the launch pad."
The security of the website has became another target.
At a separate hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday, a U.S. cyber security official said HealthCare.gov has already suffered a number of cyber threats, including one attempted denial of service attack that seeks to overwhelm and take down the site, and more than a dozen others.
"This is a goldmine for hackers," House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican, said outside the hearing.


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|Stars and Stripes fly at the cemetery this Sept. 11
|Written by Darci Tomky
Red, white and blue. The stars and stripes of Old Glory represent strength, justice, purity, courage and unity for the thousands of American citizens who proudly fly the flag. A whole new sense of pride for the American flag was adopted on Sept. 11 just eight years ago when the U.S. was attacked.
This year on Sept. 11, community members welcomed new American flags flying at half mast at the Holyoke cemetery.
Twenty-one flag poles line County Road 41 leading past the cemetery with poles marking every other cemetery pillar.
The flag pole project was the vision of the Millage family. Last Memorial Day, Mark Millage and his wife Marcia visited the cemetery in Broken Bow, Neb. They noticed the American flags leading to the entrance of the cemetery.
After Mark talked with his brother, Steve Millage, they agreed it would be a nice thing to have flags at the Holyoke cemetery. Steve noted the cemetery looked good anyway, but he liked the flag pole idea. Arrangements were made, approval was gained by the Holyoke Cemetery Board and the project was underway.
Members of the Millage family working on the flag poles included siblings Steve Millage and his wife Jan of Holyoke, Mark Millage and his wife Marcia of Castle Rock, Wayne Millage and his wife Nanette of Ft. Collins, Karen Milner and Ron Darrell of Sterling and Debbie Absmeier and her husband Jeff of Firestone as well as their mother Marie Millage of Holyoke.
Construction took place Sept. 3-4 when Mark brought his company's equipment to Holyoke. They dug holes, put sand in the bottom for drainage and poured cement. A sleeve in the cement allowed them to simply drop in the flag poles. Each telescoping flag pole goes up to 20 feet.
While the Millages planned to debut the flags on Friday, Sept. 11, a funeral for Dale Anderson the day before provided a perfect opportunity to put up the flags early. Anderson was a cousin to the Millages, and certainly had a connection to the Stars and Stripes.
For years, Anderson would raise and lower flags at five locations in Holyoke. His flag-raising sessions included stops at First Christian Church, Masonic Hall, American Legion Hall, VFW Hall and the cemetery.
The former commander of American Legion Post 90, quartermaster of VFW Post 6482 and Army soldier simply liked to see flags flying and showed his patriotism by raising flags each day.
Holyoke's cemetery will fly its flags on Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Independence Day and Flag Day. The VFW and the American Legion will also try to fly the flags at every veteran's funeral. While the Millages will be providing upkeep for the flags, Steve noted they are available to the public, and anyone interested should let him know if they wish to fly the flags.
So why 21 flags? The flags are symbolic of the 21 Gun Salute which has a history dating back centuries. And no, it isn't because the year 1776 adds up to 21.
In early times, soldiers indicated peaceful intentions by demonstrating they were not going to use their weapons. For example, a ship would fire its cannon when entering a friendly port. The custom is universal and is not linked to a specific weapon or country.
Originally, warships fired seven gun salutes. Based on superstition, odd numbers were lucky, and the number seven was said to have mystical powers. Seven planets had been discovered, and the phases of the moon changed every seven days. Seven also has Biblical significance—God rested on the seventh day of creation among other special sevens in Biblical events.
Forts on land could store more gunpowder than ships, so they often fired three guns for every one shot fired afloat—hence the 21 gun salute. When the quality of gunpowder improved, ships joined the land batteries in the custom of a 21 gun salute.
Throughout the years, the gun salute system has changed considerably. At times, the number corresponded to the number of states in the Union. Monarchies could receive more guns than did republics, and at times stronger nations would compel weaker nations to salute first. Salutes with an even number of guns signaled the captain of the ship died on the voyage.
In the U.S. today, the 21 Gun Salute is fired in honor of a national flag, the sovereign or chief of state of a foreign nation, a member of a reigning royal family and the president, ex-president and president-elect of the U.S. It is also fired at noon on the day of the funeral of a president, ex-president or president elect, on Washington's birthday, Presidents Day, Memorial Day and Independence Day.
The 21 flags at the cemetery also coincide with the traditions of the guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Tomb guard marches 21 steps down the mat behind the Tomb, turns and faces east for 21 seconds, turns and faces north for 21 seconds, then takes 21 steps down the mat and repeats the process.
In addition to the new row of 21 flags at the cemetery, the Stars and Stripes fly on 21 poles in the cemetery's Avenue of Flags. These surround the circle where the American Legion platform is located. A unique gift from the late Philip and Frances White provided funds for these flags in 1986. A flag in the center of the circle as well as two at the entrance of the cemetery are flown in addition to those in the Avenue of Flags. The City of Holyoke raises these flags every Memorial Day.
Regardless of whether it's the 21 Gun Salute or 21 American flags, it symbolizes honor, dignity, pride and respect for the United States.


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The charges involve girls ages 12 and 14 and a high school student.
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Video: Ethan Saylor's Family Delivers Petition To Gov. O'Malley
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- On a day when the family of Robert "Ethan" Saylor took a step closer to justice, we are getting an exclusive sneak peek into what may have happened the night Ethan died in police custody back in January.
It happened after three deputies removed him from a Frederick movie theater for not having a $12 ticket. Ethan's aide who was with him that night shared her story only with WUSA9's, Debra Alfarone.
She says when she heard that Ethan had died, "I just started crying."
She says she's done so many more times since that fateful January night. She asked that we not identify her, nor show her face on camera. She is 18, and was Ethan Saylor's aide for the last 3 months of his life. Now, hers will never be the same.
Today, she joined the Saylor family as they delivered 340,000 signatures to Governor Martin O'Malley, asking for an independent investigation into his death, "I guess what I want to see is the rights for all special needs kids, because I love them, they're great people. I just don't want this to ever happen again."
The night Ethan died, she says this of the three off-duty Frederick County Sheriff deputies, "I kept telling them why don't you just let me go in there and give him a few minutes with him, I'd just give him a big hug and he'd be right out, but they wouldn't listen to me."
She says Ethan became angry after they both went to see the film Zero Dark Thirty. She says he liked it so much, he wanted to see it again. She says Ethan went right back into the theater to see the movie for the 2nd time, even though he didn't have ticket. Then she says this of the deputies, working as security, "They said he had to leave right now."
She says security would not let her in, made her wait in the lobby, "All of a sudden, I hear kicking and screaming, and 'ouch, Mary, Mom, that hurts, don't touch me, get off' and so I run in and I'm crying hysterically. I didn't really know what to do. I see him jumping up in the air, and screaming, so I turn around because I was scared, and I turned back around, and all of a sudden they're on the floor, and after all the noise, it was just completely silent. They have three handcuffs on him."
She says the ambulances came, and she followed to the hospital, "About an hour, an hour and a half later, his mom comes out and tells me that he passed away."
She says Ethan was a delight to work with, and this is what she'll miss the most, "His caring-ness and just the chance to be loved by someone so unconditionally."
We have called Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins several times for comment but haven't received a return call.
After today's meeting with the Saylors, the Governor's office issued a statement saying the Governor is "considering" an investigation but is more focused on training.


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and not too much like her ... yet.
jb gets quite the kick out of everyone staring at me as I ride past them.
i'm sure they're thinking i've escaped from the looney bin.
You never cease to amaze me. I want to go to the flea with you. Hang on to the helmet. It h
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you look amazing sarah! only you could pull that off with such class. Love it!ReplyDelete
I have a very similar bike helmet! I bought mine from a scooter helmet bike shop in Ho Chi Minh City for 3 bucks (US). I probably get weird looks too but at least I am safe.ReplyDelete
love the helmet. and you look adorable.ReplyDelete
Hahaha you are soooo stinkin' cute. Only you could rock that hat on your bike! Love it!ReplyDelete
oh my gosh so cute!! i dont think it looks ridiculous at all! normal bike helmets looks ridiculousReplyDelete
i love it. and do you know that she matches your header? just sayin.ReplyDelete
It's an adorable riding helmet and I love your style!ReplyDelete
I LOVE the riding helmet!ReplyDelete
I love it! I actually have one that looks just like a riding helmet, but plastic. I don't look as cute in it, but safety first, right? For our moms. : )
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you're probably the cutest ever! with your little basket and cute bike!ReplyDelete
Mike says you look like you are heading to a polo match.ReplyDelete
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haha that's awesome! Love it!ReplyDelete
This is so cute - love the helmet!ReplyDelete
Such a cute post! And pic!ReplyDelete
OMG Sarah you are too cute! I bet ll the girls staring are just wishing they could get a helmet and be as cute as you!ReplyDelete
LOVE IT! Horse riding helmet on a bike, who knew it'd turn out to be so cute!ReplyDelete
Haha. I love that blog, but I love this story even more!
Love, Leigh
LOL! You are just too cute!! <3ReplyDelete
haha I love it! I have a horseback riding helmet just like it, never thought about rocking it on the bike but why not, my husband would think I'm crazier than he already thinks I am :)ReplyDelete
I think you look adorable, and very much like the girl in the illustration. Perhaps even... better?ReplyDelete
Sarah darling, you are definitely cooler than her (and she's pretty cool so that's saying a lot) ;)
Oh, contraire. I'm sure they are thinking you're gorgeous. :)
Too cute, Sarah. Love the helmet!
eeek!! how cute are you?!ReplyDelete
this looks so fun! i love your helmet and glasses regardless of the looks. they probably just want them too :)ReplyDelete
Hey Sarah, Congrats on getting over 1000 Followers!
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ORLANDO, Florida, February 13. RYAN Lochte having to miss at least the first two days of action at the Arena Grand Prix in Orlando due to the massive snowstorm that hit the East Coast really dampened the mood in Florida this morning.
The Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu, however, did what she had to do to lighten it up a bit as she slashed through a pair of meet records. Hosszu, who usually enters every event at in-season meets, with up to 18 events in two days, has a bit easier of a schedule this week with just seven events being allowed throughout three days. So, hoping for more of a workout, she's taking the mindset that prelims are timed finals and is sprinting every single swim. That means prelim fans are in for some sizzling swims.
Women's 200 free
The Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu made her mark early in Orlando, taking down a meet record in her first swim of the day. She blazed her way to a 1:57.60 this morning, crushing the rest of the preliminary qualifiers. That swim eclipsed Missy Franklin's meet mark of 1:58.01 from a year ago, and put her into the top five in the world so far this year. That's pretty impressive considering Hosszu is entered with a 1:56.73 and will be fairly rested since she is event-limited here on the Grand Prix circuit. Instead of her typical enter everything setup, she's going to have a relatively easier schedule.
Agnes Mutina qualified second as part of a serious Hungarian presence in the top eight qualifiers. Mutina posted a time of 2:01.42 for second overall, while Evelyn Verraszto picked up sixth overall for the Hungarians with a 2:03.18.
IX3's Chloe Sutton, one of the many swimmers here who had to battle travel issues due to the snow storm that engulfed the East Coast, wound up pushing her way to a third-place 2:02.09. Rockwood's Jordan Stout, 16, nearly clocked a lifetime best with a fourth-place 2:02.89, just off her 2:02.58 from last summer, while York's Courtney Harnish finished fifth overall in 2:03.07 as a 14 year old.
Elizabeth Simmonds raced her way to seventh overall in 2:03.31, while overall Grand Prix series leader Megan Romano put herself in play for some potential valuable podium points with an eighth-place 2:03.53. Romano currently leads all female swimmers for the top prize of a BMW one-year lease.
Men's 200 free
The return of Olympic superstar Ryan Lochte, which we broke shortly before his originally planned return date in Austin, was supposed to have occurred this morning with Lochte overcoming a knee injury sustained with a fan incident late last year.
However, Lochte will be keeping his huge fan following waiting after weather issues canceled his flight forcing him to get into town a bit later than originally planned.
With Lochte out, the door is wide open for someone to put up a strong time, and the top eight certainly have the ability to do so.
Germany's Yannick Lebherz raced his way to the top of the heap with a 1:50.31, while Dion Dreesens turned in a 1:50.54 to qualify second. Darian Townsend rounded out the top three in 1:51.52.
Club Wolverine's Tyler Clary snared the fourth seed in the A final with a 1:51.58, while Ryan Cochrane touched fifth in 1:51.59. The Woodlands' Michael McBroom (1:51.98), Wisconsin's Michael Weiss (1:52.10) and Alec Page (1:52.25) also made their way into what proved to be an incredibly international field.
Women's 100 breast
Although SoFlo and BlueFish topped qualifying, the women's 100 breaststroke championship finale is nearly a SwimMAC versus T2 dual meet setup with those two teams putting plenty of swimmers into the top eight.
SoFlo's Alia Atkinson led the field with a 1:09.11 that already ranks her ninth in the world this year, but look for the Jamaican to make a run into the 1:07s and 1:08s that fill up the top five in the world. BlueFish's Laura Sogar, who currently stands second in the world with a 1:07.76 from the Austin stop of the Arena Grand Prix, qualified second in 1:09.38.
SwimMAC's Micah Lawrence turned in a 1:09.41 to lead teammate Katie Meili (1:09.59) into third and fourth-place seeds heading into the finale. T2's Justine Mueller (1:12.00) and Ashley Wolter (1:12.81) wound up qualifying fifth and seventh.
Bolles' Valentina Artemyeva picked up sixth overall in 1:12.53, while Hungary's Fanni Ferenczi is the youngest of a veteran-laden field with an eight-place 1:12.88 as a 17 year old.
Men's 100 breast
Trojan's Mike Alexandrov, who already is the top American in the world this year with an eighth-ranked 1:01.38 from the Austin stop, will be looking for more this evening after checking in with a 1:02.79 here in Orlando. He will have his hands full as the rest of the top eight is stocked with proven performers.
Felipe Lima, ninth in the world with a 1:01.47 from Perth, took second this morning in 1:03.00, while Tennessee's Brad Craig snared third overall in 1:03.25. Alexandrov's teammate Azad Al-Barazi picked up fourth in the morning with a 1:03.33, while Club Wolverine's Zach Hayden qualified fifth in 1:03.64.
Tucson Ford's Marcus Titus, one of the top deaf swimmers in the world, made his way into the finale with a sixth-place 1:03.80, while PCSC's Matt Ackman checked in seventh with a 1:03.86. Grand Canyon's Eetu Karvonen rounded out the championship heat with an eighth-place 1:04.04.
Michael Andrew, the 14-year-old professional homeschooled and hometrained swimmer, qualified 13th overall with a 1:04.86. He will be looking to take down his 13-14 U.S. National Age Group record of 1:03.83 set in Austin just a month ago.
Women's 100 fly
The second meet record of the morning took a tumble as Canada's Katerine Savard scorched prelims with a sizzling 58.79. That effort beat Dana Vollmer's record from a year ago of 58.91, and shot Savard to sixth in the world rankings this year. She's the second-fastest Canadian in the event this year with Noemie Thomas dropping a fourth-ranked 58.54 at the Austin stop of the Arena Grand Prix.
Western Kentucky's Claire Donahue, who will head to New Zealand for a three-week training came next week, proved to be the only other sub-1:00 swimmer this morning with a 59.53 to qualify second. That's on the outskirts of the top 10 in the world anchored by Katinka Hosszu's 59.38 from Nice, France.
T2's Amanda Kendall raced her way to third overall with a 1:00.91 as Paul Yetter's T2 squad in Florida continues playing the long-game of helping swimmers get geared up for big runs in the 2016 Olympic year. While David Marsh and Bob Bowman have been putting together some huge post-grad groups at SwimMAC and NBAC, Yetter has quietly been setting up a pretty strong group of his own.
Lauren Case, a 15 year old from Chattahoochee Gold, posted a 1:01.01 to qualify fourth overall. That's just a second off her personal best of 1:00.61 from last summer's junior nationals. SwimMAC's Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace posted a fifth-place time of 1:01.786, while Canada's Sandrine Mainville earned sixth in 1:02.08.
Hungary's Evelyn Verraszto (1:02.27) and Lake Erie's Kaitlyn Johnson (1:02.27) comprised the rest of the championship finale.
Men's 100 fly
A truly international field will be on display during the finale of the men's 100-meter fly with Emiro Goossen leading the way with an unofficial time currently posted in the results. Auburn's Albert Subirats, meanwhile, checked in with a second-place time of 54.18.
Japan's Masayuki Kishida hit the wall in 54.78 for third overall, while Bolles' Joseph Schooling clocked a fourth-place time of 54.82. Luis Martinez took fifth overall in 54.83, while Thiago Sickert wound up sixth in 55.26.
Zuhayr Pigot (55.27) and Adam Brown (55.27) tied for the final transfer spot into the big finale. On the national age group record watch, Michael Andrew qualified 18th overall with a 56.32 and will be gunning for Justin Lynch's 2011 record of 54.80 in the 13-14 age group division. In fact, Andrew was the highest qualifying American as international swimmers went 1-17.
Women's 400 IM
When the Iron Lady isn't allowed to enter every single event, and is held down to seven throughout three days of swimming, Katinka Hosszu might as well sprint every morning swim like it is a timed final event. And, that's exactly what she did this morning.
After setting the meet record in the 200 free to start the day, Hosszu crushed the meet mark in the 400-meter IM with a 4:38.84. That swim obliterated Becca Mann's record of 4:41.24 from a year ago, and is just short of Hosszu's third-ranked season best of 4:37.68 from Nice, France earlier this year. There's little doubt she'll get after that time this evening, with Aimee Willmott's stunning top-ranked 4:33.64 as her target.
California's Caitlin Leverenz, who stands ninth in the world with a 4:41.56 from Austin, qualified second in 4:46.79, while Saint Augustine Swim Team's Vien Nguyen broke 4:50 for the first time with a third-place 4:49.12. The 17-year-old previously had a 4:50.83 lifetime best from the Charlotte stop of the Arena Grand Prix last year.
Clearwater's Sydney Pickrem turned in a fourth-place 4:53.01, while Aliessia Polieri earned fifth in 4:55.05. Hungary's Evelyn Verraszto (4:56.41), York's Courtney Harnish (4:57.03) and T2's Justine Mueller (4:57.75) also made the championship finale.
Men's 400 IM
Hungary had another strong outing in the men's distance medley with a 1-4 finish in prelims. David Verraszto chased down the top seed with a time of 4:20.53, moving him to 10th in the world overall. He just pushed Andrew Seliskar's 4:20.64 from the Austin stop of the Grand Prix out. Verraszto's compatriot David Folhazi, a training partner of the Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu, qualified fourth in 4:28.77.
Wisconsin's Michael Weiss checked in with a second-seeded time of 4:25.50, while Club Wolverine's Tyler Clary picked up third overall in 4:27.28.
Ian Rainey snared fifth overall in 4:29.14, while The Woodlands' Michael McBroom earned another championship finale this evening with a 4:30.05. Mexico's Andres Olvera Alejos touched seventh in 4:30.88 with William Brothers placing eighth in 4:31.63.
Michael Andrew, who has typically made the most noise in the shorter events, has decided to dabble in the 400 IM at this point. This morning, he posted a 19th-place 4:40.45, cutting nearly three seconds from his lifetime best of 4:43.12 from last June. Since national age group records seem to be Andrew's primary focal point, he's going to have a bit of time to drop to catch up to Michael Phelps' 4:24.77 from 2000.
At this meet, however, Andrew may be looking at another lane instead of as a record book for motivation as 14-year-old German Johannes Hintze, who is just as prolific when it comes to breaking German age group records, qualified ahead of Andrew with a 4:39.20 for 15th overall.


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For the first time since 2004 when The Age of Federer began in earnest, there was no clear-cut favorite for this year's US Open men's championship: Four-time defending champion Fed was mired in a season-long drought of major titles, world no. 1 Rafael Nadal was unproven in New York having never passed the quarterfinals, last year's finalist Novak Djokovic was playing sub-par ball and lacking confidence, and Andy Murray announced his arrival by winning Cincinnati but crashed out of Beijing in the first round.
So leave it to one of the game's greatest champions (if not the greatest) to give a master class in desire, self-belief, and perseverance on the biggest stage in tennis.
We're all well-versed at this point on the stories claiming the demise of Roger Federer - he's toast, he'll never win a major title again, he should be retired by now! But the 27-year old continues to defy the doubters, penning his own version of the story no one else could, or should, write. Fed brought the shine of his Olympic doubles gold medal with him to New York where he started off relatively well, struggled mightily in the middle, but finished in a flourish to capture a historic fifth consecutive US Open championship - the first baller in the Open Era to accomplish the feat and the first baller in history to win five consecutive titles at two different majors. Impressive, but par for the course with this supreme champion.
Andy Murray achieved a few career breakthroughs this fortnight reaching his first Grand Slam final, the first Brit baller since Greg Rusedski finished runner-up to Patrick Rafter in 1997 to reach a major final, and also securing a spot at the year-end Masters Cup for the first time. But, without a doubt, his best moment was in the semifinals when, for the first time in five career meetings, he completely outclassed top baller Rafael Nadal over two days showcasing an impressive arsenal of spins, slices, and lobs. Andy's first Grand Slam title is right around the bend, and it wouldn't surprise if it came as early as the Aussie Open.
The Spanish steamroller, Rafael Nadal, was running on fumes throughout the tourney but, in classic Rafa style (read: not his controversial new style), he continued to push his opponents to their limits. The world no. 1 reached a personal best in New York making it to the semifinals for the first time but the toll of his dream season was apparent in his two-day loss to Andy. He'll need to time to recover but he won't get much with the Davis Cup semifinal versus the US taking place in Spain on slow red clay next week. No worries for Rafa though - a moment this important won't pass him by and he'll surely be fit for the fight.
And what of Novak Djokovic? He simply had a disastrous US Open, and not for his play. The brash Serb was beset by numerous, niggling injuries and ailments but it was his public lashing of Andy Roddick and the fans after defeating the American in the quarterfinals that hurt the most. Nole turned an admiring New York crowd into an insulted one who showered the bitter baller with boos. Clearly the 21-year old was never the same as he struggled with his motivation in the semifinal Marquee Matchup and loss easily to a streaking Fed. Let's hope he can learn to keep his emotions and mouth in check or the ATP Tour won't be a pleasant place to live for Nole.
Speaking of Andy Roddick, the American is surely sliding down the backside of a fine career. A-Rod's mental demons wreaked havoc on his best hopes for a second major title: he hit consecutive double-faults while serving for the fourth set in his contentious quarterfinal meetup with Nole. And, in retrospect, his decision to skip Beijing to be rested and ready for a surge towards a second US Open title really had no bearing on the truth: his mental approach to the game is busted and he should get help, plain and simple.
Huge props to Juan Martin del Potro for wearing his heart on his missing Nike sleeves and showing the tennis world he's the real deal. Also, congrats to qualifier Gilles Muller for a tremendous effort reaching the quarterfinals and defeating Nikolay Davydenko along the way, and Kei Nishikori who took out last year's semifinalist David Ferrer en route to the fourth round.
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Carney: mentor, inventor, businessman
It was early one morning at the John Carney residence.
Too early.
Down the stairs from the bedroom walked Mrs. Carney in her nightgown, heading to the kitchen for a cup of coffee. Before she reached the machine, she spotted four kickers in the house, sitting on a couch, waiting for her husband to open up the couple's garage.
"At that point," John Carney said, "it was time to move the guys out of the house and find a new location."
In retirement, the 23-year NFL veteran has found a niche, transitioning from Chargers great to San Diego businessman and inventor. His mentorship and resources attract, near and far, some of the most accomplished and promising kickers to his private gym. They'll kick at parks as well and hit the water to paddleboard.
Yes, Carney, 48, has no trouble staying busy.
This Friday, he and Pro Bowl Giants punter Steve Weatherford will co-host Dinner With the Pros, a seventh-annual event in which celebrities serve guests dinner. The night at La Costa Resort & Spa raises money for Southern California faith-based organizations.
On Sundays, he runs a two-hour Carney Clinic for local experienced high school kickers and punters.
On most days, he updates his website, carneycoaching.com, and works with a who's-who list of NFL clientele, be it ones with jobs or those preparing to earn them. Former Chargers kicker Nate Kaeding, Giants kicker Josh Brown, Panthers kicker Graham Gano and ex-San Diego State punter Brian Stahovich are among those to have trained with Carney.
Since the garage days, things have evolved.
Chargers kicker Nick Novak remembers the 2011 lockout, sprinting on a road by orange trees. He says they'd run cross-country through people's backyards to a steep hill he estimates at 100 yards in length and anywhere from 45 to 60 degrees in slope.
The group of regulars included Novak, Weatherford, Carney and Jets kicker Nick Folk, but as many as a dozen trained at the house at once.
"It was very Rocky-esque, like Rocky IV in Russia," Novak said. "It's definitely smaller than what he's got now. We'd utilize the driveway. We'd do lunges and stuff like that. We made do."
The day the Chargers released Kaeding last October, the Pro Bowler called Carney.
Quickly, they began a training regimen at his new 2,400 square-foot gym, the Carney Training Facility (CTF).
Located in Carlsbad, it includes much of the old garage equipment but with new machines and extra workout stations. Carney's music playlist blasts from a stereo, from Rolling Stones to Queen to the fight song of Notre Dame, his alma mater.
On one wall, there are photographs of NFL kickers and punters.
On the opposite wall, quotes are written in chalk against a black background. Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard. The more we prepare during peace, the less we bleed in battle. Road block, hurdle or steppingstone? You decide.
Stahovich trained for the 2012 NFL Combine with Carney.
Preparing with him, he said, is more than just about the workout equipment.
"He's played at pretty much every NFL field," Stahovich said. "He knows, 'All right, so on this field, you want to do this and this. Watch for this. The wind is like this.' He knows all that stuff off the top of his head."
San Diego may be the ideal setting for Carney's academy.
The weather is good. There are places to run. For paddle boarding, the water is there.
One issue may be that, when searching for somewhere to practice kicking, there are only so many available goal posts in the area.


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Priming for Paint - Prime TimeWritten by on January 1, 2012 When your repairs are complete then comes the time to prime
If you've built a car before, or even had paintwork done on your daily, you'll appreciate just how expensive the paint process can be. Long gone are the days when you could paint a car at home using nitro cellulose lacquer. Or are they? Lacquer paint may be a thing of the past in most states, but you can still paint a car in your home garage, thanks to Summit Racing's two-stage urethane paint system.
The universal 4:1 mixing ratio of Summit's system, whether you opt for basecoat and clearcoat or single-stage topcoat, is ideal for DIY painters, as the primer, clearcoat, and single-stage topcoat all use the same universal activator. Apart from which color to choose from the extensive range (custom colors aren't an option) the only decision that has to be made is which activator to use. The fast activator is for use below 70 degrees F, the medium for between 70 and 80 degrees F, and the slow above 80 degrees F. What this means is that you don't need a heated spray booth, and can paint in your home garage. Just select a reducer that matches the temperature range of the activator. Summit Racing also offers a special zero-VOC medium reducer for use in areas with strict environment compliance regulations, so check your area codes before ordering. If you live in California, this is especially important, as you could be breaking the law by painting your car yourself. However, Summit can't ship certain products to some areas with strict environmental codes.
Prior to priming, we used Summit's wax and grease remover, though a surface wash is also available, as is a fish eye eliminator. This is more important for use when painting over existing paint that has been treated or polished with unknown chemicals, usually containing silicone.
As well as sourcing all our primer, basecoat, and clearcoat from Summit Racing, we also took advantage of their starter kit, as shown in our previous installment, which includes mixing cups, stirrers, masking tape and paper, paint strainers, and air filters for the spray gun. While we're mentioning spray guns, although we used our old DeVilbiss suction feed gun for priming, we used Summit's Pro Pack HVLP (high volume, low pressure) gravity feed guns for the basecoat and clearcoats, but more on that next time. For now we're going to get the pickup in primer.
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Summit's own brand 2K urethane primer was used over the repaired areas and body filler. Mixed 4:1 with the universal activator, it has great high build properties, and although it's claimed it can be block-sanded after four hours, I prefer to let high build primer cure overnight.While I used a gravity feed HVLP gun, again from Summit, who really were a one-stop source for this story, for the base and clearcoats, I used my trusty suction feed DeVilbiss for the primer coats. Applied without reducer, I sprayed four heavy coats of the urethane primer to attain a good high build. Of course the filler and metal were de-greased and blown clean of debris first.Here's where we left off in the first installment, with the front fenders and passenger door repaired and ready for primer. The masking paper and tape came from Summit, while I already had the wheel covers. When spraying 2K paint or primer, mask or cover everything in your garage, as this type of paint stays "wet" in the air and will stick to whatever it lands on. I lined my garage, including the roof, with polythene sheets sourced from my local home improvement store, stapled to the rafters and walls.Summit says its 2K primer can be blocked after three to four hours, I actually left it two days before sanding it with 80-grit paper. As with the filler, I used flexible long-blocks for this. Note the crosshatch pattern visible on the rattle can matte black guidecoat (arrows). Always sand this way and you won't get grooves in the primer (or filler) from continually sanding in straight lines. Even after all the laborious sanding of the filler, there were still high and low spots in the primer. That's where high build primer comes into its own. Don't worry if you sand through the primer, as you'll be priming again, though if you hit bare metal (or 'glass) and still have low spots, you probably didn't prep the area correctly before priming.With the steel rods removed from this style of block, they conform easily to the shape of the panel being sanded. Again, sand in a crosshatch pattern.We should address the issue of filtration before we get to the paint stage. I've had this DeVilbiss water and particle filter stashed in a box for about 10 years, ever since I closed my body shop, so I temporarily screwed it to my workbench and connected a Harbor Freight hose reel directly to it for this paintjob. I don't intend to paint another car in my home garage anytime soon, hence the temporary hookup. While I have a regular in-line water filter as well, this dual assembly is of sufficient quality that I could use it to breathe the air if I had an air-fed mask.The main body of my truck was primed using a beige 2K high build primer about a decade ago, so I merely used the black lacquer paint I'd squirted over it as a guidecoat and sanded it as I had done the front fenders. Note also the floor is masked to prevent overspray as well as to stop dust blowing up onto wet paint.Although I tried to spot all the pinholes in the filler before I primed the panels, there's always a few that will get overlooked. A little polyester putty soon had them filled. I've had this 3M putty for a long time, and it cures real quickly and is super easy to sand.
I like to remove any masking and re-apply at this stage, as you'd be amazed just how much dust collects on masking paper, plus there's a chance paint can flake off the paper where it's heavier near the edges and land in the wet paint. Though the truck is almost completely covered in primer, on a car in better condition, this would really be the "spot primer" stage, where only any repairs are primed. Next the whole vehicle will get three coats of reduced primer.With all repairs sanded with 80-grit, and everything re-masked, I used an air line to blow away any dust left from sanding off the panels, using my other (clean!) hand to wipe as I went along.After blowing the entire car clean, I used Summit's Wax and Grease Remover to clean all the panels once again. Here's what came off just one fender.Once all the panels were thoroughly degreased and dry, a tack cloth was used to remove any final particles. While this is normally associated with the topcoat stage of painting, I like to use a tack cloth before final priming as well.These mixing cups are provided in the starter kit, and have various mixing ratios marked up the sides, making it real simple to mix the primer, activator, and reducer in the correct amounts.Finally, we get to spray the entire car in one uniform color, three coats of the same high build primer, but this time reduced by 10 percent. These thinner coats will "flow" better and produce a smooth finish, easier to sand with 400-grit wet and dry paper.
Now comes the messy part! After the entire car was given a light guidecoat from a rattle can, I sanded the primer wet using 400-grit wet and dry paper on a rubber block. Do not use soap in the water at this stage, just plain water, and ensure the bucket, water, and sponge are totally clean and free of debris. Note I masked the joint between the fenders and sail panels to prevent buildup of the primer/water solution in the joint. You may be wondering why my fingers are covered in tape too. Wet-sand a whole car without doing this and your fingerprints will disappear from the constant friction between sandpaper and skin. Go further and blood will seep from your thin-skinned fingertips for a couple of days. Not fun!A flexible rubber block can be used as a squeegee to wipe the primer/water solution away to check on your progress.I primed the doors off the truck. While professional body shops have dedicated panel stands for this, a couple of cheap clothes rails can be employed for occasional use. Just don't try taking them back in the house afterward!On large areas I use this foam-backed plastic block to wet-sand. It uses a half sheet of paper at a time, and really ensures a smooth finish. Again, sand with a crosshatch motion.Normally I'd re-apply a guidecoat and re-sand with 800-grit for a basecoat and clearcoat job, or 600 for a single-stage paintjob, but the topcoat I selected has to be applied over a black base, so it was back to the mixing table (OK, my masking paper–covered workbench) to mix a batch of black primer sealer, again from Summit Racing.Repeating the priming process, here's where we'll leave the truck for this installment, covered in black primer sealer. After sitting for two days to cure, this was flatted wet with 800-grit paper. Note also, I wetted down the floor of my garage to prevent dirt blowing up as I walked around the truck. This also makes final cleanup easier as the primer and paint won't stick to the floor.