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Actor Adam Brody is the man who says he is responsible for breaking up Brad Pitt's marriage to Jennifer Aniston. He claims the reason why his married bro fell into Angelina Jolie's arms so easily while they were filming the movie Mr & Mrs Smith was because he told his pal that he simply did not see why he was staying in his childless and boring relationship with Jen.
"The O.C." actor [joked] that he was the one responsible for setting up the power couple on the set of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith." says the New York Post. So you understand his connection to Brangelina, Brody was the man who played Benjamin "The Tank" Danz in the 2005 action film.
Since he played the prisoner both Pitt and Jolie's assassin characters are tasked with killing, the news he's claiming responsibility for killing Brad Pitt's marriage to Jennifer Aniston seems rather ironic.
"[Brad and Angelina], I hooked them up," Brody jokes to The Huffington Post. "I was like, 'Brad, you don't want to do this, man. This Jen thing, I don't see it.' And he heeded my advice, and I'm happy for him."
For years, there had been rumors that Brad Pitt was unhappy living with Jennifer Aniston because of her refusal to have children. Since the break up, Pitt has confessed that his marriage to Aniston was boring and that all he was doing was sitting on a couch, smoking a lot of pot with his wife (who is a well-known celebrity stoner), and -- as he says -- was, "turning into a donut".
What do you think -- is Brad Pitt a better man now that he is with family oriented Angelina Jolie or should he have stayed with Jen, given up on his dream of having kids so she could further her career, and kept on partying? Let other readers know your thoughts about the celebrity couples in the comments section below.
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Tomorrow, May 2, 2014 is the kick-off of the greatest festival in Memphis. The 2014 Memphis in May International Festival begins at Tom Lee Park, located on the Mississippi Riverfront, and continues there and at other venues near the park. The festival runs through May 24, so it gives everyone a chance to party and enjoy all the festivities.
This year's Memphis in May showcases and honors the Republic of Panama as its International pick for this celebration. Memphis in May has become synonymous with the city of Memphis itself, just as Mardi Gras and the Jazz Festival are to New Orleans and the Blues Festival is to Chicago.
The Beale Street Music Festival starts the party with three days of music on four different stages and runs from May 2-May 4. Next comes the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest on May 15-17. As the city's biggest celebration nears its end, you don't want to miss the music of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and fireworks display at the Sunset Symphony on May 24.
There are other activities to keep you busy from May 2 to May 24, so don't worry about running out of things to do. Single day tickets are available to each event, plus some events offer three-day passes. For complete ticket information and other event details, visit Memphis in May.
One special event, "Viva Panama" will be held at the Orpheum Theatre, where Panamanian Jazz great and Grammy Award winner Danilo Perez will perform songs from his new album, "Panama 500." This music will tell the story of Panama and 500 years of its history. Opening for Perez will be a Panamanian dance troupe performing traditional Panamanian dances of authentic folklore. You will be able to get a taste of Panama at intermission, when you can sample Panamanian cuisine created by Chef Charlie Collins.
Tickets for Viva Panama are available online at the Orpheum Theatre, by phone at the box office (901) 524-3000 or at Ticketmaster. Viva Panama will open Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 7:30 PM. The Orpheum Theatre is located at 203 South Main Street Memphis, Tenn. 38103.
This festival has all the potential to be one of the best Memphis in May celebrations of all time. More articles on the events will follow, so if you don't already subscribe to the Memphis International Travel articles in the Examiner, you can do so by clicking on the subscribe link located under this writer's photo at the top of the page. All these articles are free.
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Today my wife and I decided to get into the Christmas spirit by attending the baptism of Tsaschikher, a 19-year-old Mongolian college student. About 25%... More.
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Sometimes magic happens when the alternative collides with the mainstream. On Monday, Sirius XM subscribers experienced this when Howard Stern, perhaps the most controversial broadcaster of all time, held a town hall with Billy Joel, a recent winner of a Kennedy Center Honor. (Full disclosure: I enjoy both Stern and Billy Joel.) The program was neither the traditional interview nor performance, but thousands -- maybe millions -- benefited.
Recently, political developments in New York State suggest a similar collision, mixing the alternative, in this case renewable energy sources, with the mainstream -- the traditional utility structure -- and millions of New Yorkers stand to benefit.
A century in the making
In a recent press release, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced bold initiatives which he sees as helping to usher the state and its energy needs further into the 21st century: "For more than 100 years, the generation and distribution of electricity in New York has been largely unchanged, but today we're taking a giant step from the status quo and leading the way on energy modernization."
Adding to Gov. Cuomo's announcement, Richard Kauffman, Chairman of Energy and Finance for New York, said, "New York is moving to a more market-based, decentralized approach with how it shapes energy policy."
Regarding the adoption of renewable energy sources, New York is hardly a leader in the adoption of renewable energy sources, The Reforming Energy Vision initiative affords utilities the opportunity to "manage and coordinate a wide range of distributed resources, or generate electricity from many small energy sources and link them together."
One billion reasons to bask in the sun
Addressing New York's revamped approach to its energy needs, Gov. Cuomo recently announced a $1 billion commitment to the NY-Sun Initiative, an initiative that, among other things, is expected to result in a "sustainable, subsidy-free sector." Speaking to this, New York's Public Service Commission, or PSC, is looking "to drive market penetration on a large-scale basis" by providing "long-term, stable funding over a 10-year period to support photovoltaic (PV) projects throughout the state." Launched in 2012, the NY-Sun Initiative has led to 316 MW of solar capacity installed or under development.
Encouraging the adoption of solar solutions by the residential market, the state has allocated $3.5 million for consumer education effort on the benefits of PV systems -- including direct ownership, solar leases and power purchase agreements.
A leader in the residential solar market, SolarCity (NASDAQ:SCTY) stands to benefit substantially from this new policy direction. In January 2013, the Long Island Power Authority granted SolarCity the opportunity to offer its services to Long Island customers.
Since then, SolarCity has achieved enough success to more than triple its Long Island staff and to warrant the opening of an 18,000 square foot facility in Hauppauge which the company says "quadruples SolarCity's Long Island footprint." Looking beyond Long Island, there is still substantial market opportunity; SolarCity doesn't operate in nearly 50 counties in the rest of the state.
SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWR), one of SolarCity's main competitors, may also be looking to take advantage of the Empire State's renewed interest in renewable energy. Recently, it signed a deal with Google to help provide financing to $250 million worth of residential solar lease projects. This isn't the only major deal that SunPower has made this year in an attempt to compete in the residential market. In January, the company paired with Bank of America to provide $220 million in financing to the solar leasing market. Chuck Boynton, SunPower's CFO, praised the deal in saying that, "The SunPower Lease program allows customers to have best-in-class, high efficiency solar on their rooftops, with highly competitive terms."
More than just solar
Energy storage is also of great importance to New York. In a separate statement, Gov. Cuomo announced the opening of the $23 million Battery and Energy Storage Technology Test and Commercialization Center in Rochester. The center "provides unique testing and validation services needed to bring new battery and energy storage technologies to the commercial market."
According to an Economic Impact Study commissioned by the state, "the energy storage sector currently employs approximately 3,000 people in New York State and is responsible for more than $600 million in annual global sales. The study found that the sector could grow more than 11,400 new jobs in New York by 2020 and 43,000 new jobs by 2030."
Further demonstrating the importance which New York sees in the energy storage market, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or MTA, will be sponsoring a two-year demonstration of a vanadium battery module which was designed to help manage the organization's energy use. American Vanadium Corp. will be providing three of its battery CellCube modules for the project. three 30-kilowatt/130 kWh modules that can produce a total of 390kWh, or enough energy to power 15 to 30 homes.
Foolish final thoughts...
New York has its work cut out for itself. According to the state's Renewable Portfolio Standard, it must obtain 30% of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2015. At the end of 2013, renewable energy sources accounted for 23% of the state's generated electricity. SolarCity and SunPower are just two of what will surely be many renewable energy companies that will benefit from the efforts of New York and other states to meet their Renewable Portfolio Standards.
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Congratulations to the newest Java Champion, Justin Lee! Nominated and selected by the current Java Champions, Lee has a strong passion and love for the Java language and platform.
Lee has been a Java developer since 1996 (and can still remember being excited about the upcoming release of the new Swing UI toolkit). Not counting occasional forays in to desktop development, he has spent the better part of the last 18 years doing server-side development including building quasi-Java EE application servers and ORMs. Lee helped with shepherding of websockets support in to first Glassfish/Grizzly and then in to Java EE itself. Currently employed at MongoDB, Lee works on the Java driver, Morphia, and is the mongo-hadoop project lead. You can visit his web site and follow him on Twitter at @evanchooly.
The Java Champions are an exclusive group of passionate Java technology and community leaders who are community-nominated and selected under a project sponsored by Oracle. Java Champions get the opportunity to provide feedback, ideas, and direction that will help Oracle grow the Java Platform. Nominees are named and selected through a peer review process. (Current Oracle employees are not eligible.) Learn more at the Java Champions page on Java.net.


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When gunman Aaron Ybarra was engaging in a shooting spree at Seattle Pacific University last week, John Meis didn't stand around waiting for someone else to do something. He sprayed Ybarra with pepper spray and wrestled him to the ground, helping to hold him until police arrived. John Meis is being thanked by a grateful country with a shower of wedding gifts.
John Meis was not a student at Seattle Pacific University when fate thrust him in Aaron Ybarra's way. He never expected to be rewarded for his actions. He did what he felt had to be done to stop the carnage. ESPN sports radio producer Jessamyn McIntyre, however, does believe Meis needs to be rewarded. She started a GoFundMe campaign which has now purchased every single item on the happy couple's wedding registry.
"Seattle Police say if he didn't take action that day, there was almost certain to be more loss of life. He and his fiancé are getting married on June 21st and this page is here simply for those in the community who wish to show gratitude toward this local hero. This couple hasn't asked for anything, but many wish to contribute to their future – here is the place to do so…. I do not have a personal relationship with Jon Meis or his family, but was touched by his actions, along with all of you. I have been in contact with Seattle Pacific University, who have notified Jon and his family about your generous support. I will be working with SPU staff when the time comes to close the page."
The total of cash and gifts, to date is enough to purchase a small fixer-upper. The campaign has raised over $46,000 and it may go higher.
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John Meis doesn't consider himself a hero, but I believe he fits the definition. A true hero isn't someone in a Marvel comic book. It's an ordinary person who goes to extraordinary lengths to do what has to be done. John Meis fits that bill to a tee.
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I quickly fell for this fantastic sweet-and-sour brisket when I had it at a family wedding reception. Since the meat needs to be refrigerated overnight after it bakes, it is a great make-ahead entree.
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1/2 cup thawed cranberry juice concentrate
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 4-1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary or 1-1/2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 1 fresh beef brisket (4 pounds)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon browning sauce, optional
- 1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 1-1/2 cups dried cranberries
- In a large bowl, combine the broth, cranberry juice concentrate, vinegar, rosemary and garlic; pour into a large roasting pan. Top with onion slices.
- Season beef with salt and pepper; place fat side up in the pan. Cover and bake at 325° for 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until meat is tender.
- Remove meat and thinly slice across the grain. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- For gravy, skim fat from cooking juices; pour into a saucepan. Combine flour, water and browning sauce if desired until smooth; stir into cooking juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cover and refrigerate.
- Place beef slices in a shallow baking dish; top with mushrooms, cranberries and gravy. Cover and bake at 325° for 60-65 minutes or until heated through and mushrooms are tender. Yield: 10-12 servings.
Editor's Note: This is a fresh beef brisket, not corned beef.
Originally published as Cranberry-Mushroom Beef Brisket in Country Woman November/December 2002, p31
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Published: Monday, April 29, 2013 at 7:45 a.m.
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The Wilmington Hammerheads lost 3-1 to the Phoenix FC Wolves Sunday night in a USL Pro League game at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium in Tempe, Ariz.
Forward Kyle Greig scored the lone Hammerheads goal in the 40th minute. Greig has two the Hammerheads three goals so far this season. Wilmington's Shawn Nicklaw received a red card in the 61st minute.
Diego Faria's goal in the 83rd minute secured the victory for the Wolves (2-3-1, 7 points). Phoenix also scored an own goal in the 6th minute and again at the 34th minute.
The Hammerheads finished the west coast trip 0-2 after opening with a 4-0 loss at the Los Angeles Blues Friday night.
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Record: 12-2-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
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1975 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 373 points (26.6/g), 5th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 162 points (11.6/g), 2nd.
Differential of 211 points (15.1/g), 1st.
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Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 11th.
Simple Rating System: Total 14.2, Offense: 5.4, Defense: 8.8, SoS: -0.9, versus averages of 0.0.
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This great subject is often mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments, and is a source of comfort when we rightly understand it.
It is unconditional, because it took place with God before time. If the Arminian idea is correct, that all the family of Adam are embraced in the system of salvation, then the election of them before time in Christ could not be true, since this choice was unto salvation, and some will not be saved. Since it is according to the foreknowledge of God and unto salvation, it follows that anything short of their being saved in time would not harmonize with foreknowledge (1 Pet. i. 2).
Paul, in Eph. i. 4, said, "According as He hath chosen us in Him (Christ) before the foundation of the world, that we (the chosen) should be holy and without blame before Him in love." This was spoken to the saints at Ephesus, and they were Gentiles, some of them at least, as is shown in Eph. ii. 11, "That ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh." This, together with many other Scriptures, forever settles the excuse of some to teach election was not to be considered as embracing Gentiles, as well as the Jews.
The doctrine of salvation by grace is the only way anyone can have any use for the doctrine of election. I suppose this is why so many do not teach either of them. Who are the elect? All the saved. When were they elected? Before time, as stated in the above Scripture. Very well. That was before the human family was corrupted by sin. The election was in Christ and according to foreknowledge. God did not make choice of them because they were sinners, for this was before they had a being, before sin had corrupted them. He made choice of them because He loved them. The only difference is that you could not love and embrace your bride until she had existence. But God could, because He does not have to wait until a thing transpires to know all about it. See Psalm cxxxix. 15, 16.
You elected your bride because you loved her. So did God. He said, "I have loved thee with an everlasting love; therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee."—Jer. xxxi. 3. Yes, but reader, why did He not love everybody in that respect, and why did He pass some by? I will be fair with you. Tell me why He loved Jacob, and I will tell you why He hated Esau. Will you? (Rom. ix. 11-13.) Let us reason—seeing election took place before time and before the fall of man and the penalty for sin, which is a violation of God's just and holy law, sin reigns unto death, and our final separation from God is owing to sin. God is just in damning for sins, and all are sinners (Rom. v. 12). Our salvation is owing to the reign of grace through righteousness unto eternal life (by obedience of the sinner? Not so) by Jesus Christ our Lord (Rom. v. 21). Since grace and truth came by Jesus Christ and saves (Eph. ii. 8, 9) ; and condemnation comes by disobeying God's law, and is because of sin, then Christ can save as many as He will, or none at all, from sin, and His justice remain untarnished. His bride is His because everything it takes to present all the family of God to the Father) without spot, is in her Husband, Christ, and freely given her of Him, flowing out from His everlasting love for her. The very best of saints have not one thing to boast of, or glory in, save their blessed Redeemer. Those who will finally be separated from Cod will be those who die in the love and practice of sin and for sin.
Rom. ix. 11-13, concerning Jacob and Esau, can only be reasoned out one way, and that is by the plain expression in the Bible, just as it is written. I have thought if some of these Arminian "gas-pill" preachers were elected, they would not be consuming all their time howling against election, and trying to rub it out of the Book. The Saviour said, "By their fruits ye shall know them." "For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name. "—Isa. xlv. 4. Notice the seventeenth verse, "But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation." When God said to Jacob, "Thy name shall no more be called Jacob, but Israel," from that good day, they are His people called by His name, Israel. "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will ill heal their land. "-2 Chron. vii. 14.
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. "-1 Peter ii. 9. The above Scripture is plain. It just takes unbelief of truth and a popular opinion to turn it away.
The doctrine of election is reasonable, compared to the practice of man. There is the selection, or choice, of everything we buy, the things we make, the places we go, the food we eat, the young lady we marry, the kind of seed we plant. Oh, that's all right—we can do that. But God is unjust if He does.
Let us reason some more from the Bible. Why was Paul saved or stricken down on his way to Damascus, while those who journeyed with him were not? Yet they were all in the same kind of work, persecuting the saints (Acts ix. 1-11). Why did God pass by the nations and favor His chosen for four thousand years, before the Gentile nations were brought in? "Nay but, 0 man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?"—Rom. ix. 20. There were those back there who said, "Who bath resisted His will?" So it is today. But it is still true, "Then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy."—Rom. ix. 16. There will never be a willing soul cast out, but the willing are children of God. There will never be a friend of God lost. But God's friends are children of God. There will never be anyone who chooses God, and seeks Him, or loves Him, and feels his need of a loving Saviour, that will be cast out of heaven. But all such are children of God. "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth."—Psalm xlvi. 10.
The doctrine that exalts God never sleeps and never-waits for poor puny man to carry Him to the lost. But the opposite is true. We need His strong arm beneath us and His Holy Spirit to lead us wherever we go. We need His presence when we try to pray, when we try to preach His glorious gospel, when we are compassed with the powers of darkness of this world, as we are today.
We need His everlasting love to flow into our poor hearts, and go to His grand truths and find His will concerning us, and then do just that. "He shall save His people from their sins."—Matt. i. 21. They are His. He will save them. But so many times they fail to honor Him, to exalt His blessed name.
I trust, reader, you will find something more secure than the arm of flesh to lean upon. This truth of God's electing love has been taught by the saints in every age. There have been times when the so-called churches, which now flatly repudiate it and those who teach it, had it written in their confessions of faith. The Old School Baptists of today are the only ones, as a body, so far as I know, who yet hold, uncompromisingly, to the doctrine of grace alone; and to these blessed truths your humble writer desires to cling, by the help of God, until I am called home. Everything of carnal minds is chaff and is driven away by the whirlwinds; but the truth of God, like the everlasting hills, abides forever. Love is strong as death. It cannot be quenched with many waters. This everlasting love of God embraces all the vessels of mercy. God, who gave His Son, Jesus Christ, to come into this world of sin and sorrow to die for there, sends the Holy Spirit into their hearts and quickens them into eternal life, and vital union with Him, and will carry them home to glory to ever be with Him, is a truth the lower regions hate, but can never, never, overthrow. Praise His blessed name for such blessing to poor sinners, saved by His grace!
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As a non scientist it seems a no-brainer that having â4â supports would be inherently more stable than a tripod. My old Rega Planar 3 was certainly less stable than other decks I owned with quad feet.
BTW this was being debated on the Naim website. This poor bloke who said 3 was better than 4 was being flamed down as a heretic & non believer because if JV put 4 supports on his kit then, verily 4 it is.


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I chatted with a source at Top Rank on Friday morning, and asked if it is likely or not that a Provodnikov-Bradley rematch gets made, especially in the very near term. Money would be an impediment, perhaps, with pieces of pie needing to be split among Ruslan, Banner, Bradley and Top Rank, was the takeaway I got from that quick chat. So, bottom line what are the chances we see Provodnikov-Bradley II in 2014? "Slim," I was told. I got the sense maybe that the prospect for a Miguel Cotto-Tim Bradley fight in December is better than "slim," for the record.
Knowing what I do about human nature, and his demeanor, I do think that whoever gloves up with Ruslan Provodnikov next better be at his very best, and expecting a dialed-in and fully focued Siberian Rocky.
So, who gets that maybe unenviable task, the fight after the one in which he dropped Chris Algieri twice in round one, but then allowed the New Yorker to get back in the bout, and take a decision, in Brooklyn?
Who is the next poor sap, er, opponent, who will be on the other end of Provodnikov's unleashed fury, which stems from his belief that he beat Algieri, and the America treated the event as more track meet than boxing match?
I posed the question to "Rocky's" promoter, Philly-based Arthur Pelullo. The dealmaker, who in one of the savvier moves of the year, hedged his bets, and got Algieri promoter Joe DeGuardia to cut him in a significant percentage of earnings from Algieri's next couple fights, clued TSS on the plan for Provodnikov.
"I am working on getting Ruslan a November date," Pelullo told me. Provo has become a recent HBO fave, no surprise since the man fights in the manner hewing to their current braintrust's imprimatur, which is the securing of the services of men who seek to fight more than engage in majestic applications of the sweet science. So, have Pelullo and HBO narrowed down a list of potentials? "Yes, the winner of the Brandon Rios-Diego Chaves fight, and also Mauricio Herrera," Pelullo said.
Rios tangles with Chaves on Saturday in Vegas, and on HBO, in a fight seen in some circles as coin flip affair. And who does Pelullo think gets the W there? "I think Rios," he said. "I want to put Ruslan in the biggest fight possible," he continued.
Speaking of that biggest fight possible. In talking with Freddie Roach, I gleaned that it was looking likely that if Ruslan had beaten Algieri, the date with Manny Pacquiao Algieri snagged, on Nov. 22, would have been his for the taking. So, harkening back to where I started, about the possibility that Ruslan will be wickedly honed for this next tangle. You don't think Ruslan might be a tad peeved that like $4 million slip through his fingers?
Another thought popped into my head while mulling Ruslan's next. Provodnikov and Timothy Bradley engaged in a violent classic when they butted heads, fists and wills in March 2013. Bradley was almost out early and late, but summoned a reserve of energy from Lord knows where, and was able to make it to the final bell, so he could enjoy a unanimous decision win in the 2013 Boxing Writers Association of America Fight of the Year.
Being that Bradley is looking for a bout, after last gloving up in April, and losing a UD12 to Manny Pacquiao, does it not make sense for Provodnikov and Bradley to reacquaint themselves to each other?
Both coming off losses, both presumably aching to prove their worth in this what-have-ya-done lately? business…
Talk to me, fight fans. Is a Provodnikov-Bradley rematch the best option for both men next? Or you like the winner of Rios-Chaves for the Siberian ex champ? Or you think the talented but unheralded Herrera is most deserving of a slot in a main event? Weigh in!
I have to believe that Brandon Rios is going to be ultra-impressive in his upcoming bout against Diego "I Just Got My Visa" Chaves. Rios said his new weight division is Welterweight.
"I'm a 147-pounder now, and that's where I am going to stay," he told Gerry Cooney & me on our SiriusXM show on Monday.
"I killed myself to make 140. I don't kill myself to make 147. I feel strong at the weight."
With that, expect Rios to take care of business this weekend against Chaves, judging by the impressive training camp Rios had, perhaps his best ever. Following the Chaves fight, I'd love to see him face Ruslan Provodnikov. The fight could not be anything less than a top candidate for "Fight of the Year" honors. No running. No mauling. No clinching. Just brawling.
Let Rios first take care of business against the tough Diego Chaves.
Then: Rios-Provodnikov.
Let's get it on!
-Randy G.
Another candidate for Provodnikov will emerge in a few weeks when two undefeated welterweights clash at the StubHub Center in Carson, California: Akron's Shawn Porter (24-0-1) vs. England's Kell Brook (32-0). From 147 to 160 pounds, there's an abundance of talent.
Who will win the Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward fight?


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Christmas concert – Roma Art Center – Sunday, December 23 at 12:00 pm – SAINT ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY R.C. CHURCH
Dear members and friends,
Toronto's Roma Community Centre is sending our best wishes for the holiday season to all of you and our families.
If possible, we would be thrilled if you could join us for a Christmas classical music concert organized by our friends from the newly formed Roma Art Centre:
Christmas is coming soon and we would like to invite you and your family to a Christmas concert on Sunday, December 23 at 12:00 pm after Mass at the SAINT ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY R.C. CHURCH, Árpád-házi Szt. Erzsébet Rk. Templom, 432 Sheppard Ave. E., Toronto, Ont. M2N 3B7 Phone: (1) 416/225-3300
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary R.C. Church is helping raising funds to start a new organization in Toronto – the Roma Art Center (RAC) for the promotion of art – painting & music in Canada. This concert will also support its first project: a competition of children paintings. Funds will help the RAC to give prices to the winners and organize a summer camp for children to learn art form in general (music & painting).
The Roma Art Center welcomes you to join our great cause and enjoy our Christmas public concert at the Elizabeth of Hungary R.C. Church.
Concert program includes :
Schubert, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Massenet & Hungarian and American Christmas Carols
Thank you and best wishes,
Julius Csoka & Robert Ralf
RAC – founders
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We are postponing our Festival of Hope because we are shifting our attention to respond to the Hurricane Katrina disaster. We are donating all of our new shoes, clothes, and other resources to help. In the next two weeks we will be shipping all of our supplies which have been designated for local use to Louisana and Mississippi. We will be partnering with several churches in the devastated area.
Hope 4 Kids International is 501c3 faith-based non-profit committed to help children around the world that are suffering from extreme poverty through Dignity, Health, Joy & Love. www.hope4kidsinternational.org


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Coping when your kid
cancels college
By Jay
MacDonald Bankrate.com
What should you do if your teenager doesn't want to
go to college? Linda Lee strongly suggests that you listen to him.
Lee went $48,000 in debt to send her son Evan to a
private four-year college in Rochester, N.Y., for just two years,
even though his high school guidance counselor advised against it.
"I thought they were completely wrong,"
Lee admits. "I thought they were not understanding my son,
who I knew was bright. It's a very hard thing for a parent to hear."
Now she wishes she'd listened.
"I was pretty shocked at how deeply I got in
debt trying to give him an experience I wanted for him that was
not at all the experience that he was there for. I was in total
denial about what my son was ready for because we want what's best
for our children, and it is very hard to face that what's best is
something other than what you would do for yourself.
"You begin to feel like a chump as a parent,"
adds Lee, a New York Times reporter and author of Success
Without College. "You're stuck having to pay for something
you do not think is working and they're having a great time. After
two years, I said that's it, you are now going to work for at least
a year and after that, you can reapply to the bank of mom."
Lee is part of the baby-boom generation for whom college
was not only affordable, but de rigueur. Many of her generation
were the first in their families to earn a college degree, which
was seen as the ticket out of a blue-collar past into a white-collar
future. Conventional wisdom held that the sheer size of the baby
boom dictated that you would need a bachelor's degree just to compete.
That's not necessarily the case now. So rather than
sentence Junior to four years in college, experts now urge parents
to at least consider Plan B, any of a growing number of post high
school alternatives that could be far more beneficial to your child
and far easier on your pocketbook.
Ending diploma dependency
Granted, college is a great place for anyone with a love of learning,
solid study habits and a desire to encounter people and ideas from
different cultures and disciplines.
But according to Harlow Unger, author of But
What If I Don't Want to Go to College? A Guide to Success
Through Alternative Education, that profile doesn't exactly fit
the average college student today.
"The ethos in America today is that every kid
has got to go to college. The disgraceful fact of the matter is
that about 50 percent of all the kids who go to college drop out,"
he says. "Clearly, they don't belong in college, either because
they don't want to go to college, they have no interest in it, or
their aptitudes are just not those that are appropriate for a college
Unger says the unrealistic expectations of many parents
have created a lose-lose scenario.
"It is not only leading to an incredible number
of stories of failure for these kids who go to college and then
drop out, it also is sending the costs of college education through
the roof. All these colleges have to be ready to accept the freshman
enrollment, spending the same amount of money on each kid and then
half of them drop out. It's a national tragedy, both for the kids
involved and for the entire higher-education system."
No degree, no problem
On the bright side, there has never been a better time to not go
to college, at least until a young person figures out where they're
"The fact is, most jobs in America don't require
a college education," says Unger. "It is certainly not
required to earn a very, very comfortable, and indeed at times exceptional,
According to the U.S. Department of Labor's 2002-2003
Occupational Outlook Handbook, occupations requiring an associate's
(or two-year) degree are expected to increase 32 percent through
2010, greater than any other educational sector. Almost two-thirds
of all projected job openings (37.3 million of a projected 57.9
million) will require only on-the-job training, mostly in lower-paid
service positions, but also in professions such as health care.
"The thing to keep in mind is there are something
like 50 million jobs out there that don't require a bachelor's degree
and pay upwards of $40,000 or more a year," says Unger.
"They do require skills though. The thing is
to find a training program or an educational program that will give
you those skills, and not to just drift along, drop out of college
and suddenly have neither the college degree nor occupational skills."
Still think your child will end up a loser without
a sheepskin? Mark Twain, Thomas Edison, Harry S. Truman and William
Faulkner would beg to differ. Or better yet, call college dropout
Bill Gates. Collect.
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The 2014 Winter Olympics were full of ups and downs. The figure skating events consisted of drama that left us with some incredible moments as well as some very disappointing ones.
The inaugural team event alone was a history maker as for the first time skaters competed as a team for their countries, rather than just as individuals. It was an intriguing event to behold, yet some wonder how different the individual events would have been if there had not been a team event. Some skaters almost seemed to give away their Olympic performances for the team, leaving them with poor performances in the individual events. For others, like Adelina Sotnikova, it may have actually helped her win gold in the individual event as it lit a fire inside of her since she was not named to the Russian Team. Regardless, this event changed the dynamic.
Though the Olympic Games have come to a close, the conversations, controversy and the memories will continue on and will not be quickly forgotten. There are several take aways, from the scoring to the first-ever medal wins for several nations, history was made.
One thing is for sure—figure skating did not disappoint. It brought the emotion, the drama and the excitement. Hopefully the sport will continue bringing these elements into the Olympic Games, but next time with less controversy.
Ashley Wagner's candid response
One of the images that is permanently embedded within most of our minds, is Ashley Wagner's facial expression after receiving her marks in the short program during the team event. This would be the start of many online jokes as well as intrigue within the scoring system during the Olympic Games.
Russia captures first-ever gold in the team event
Russia quickly began to re-establish its dominance within figure skating in the team event. They came out on top on each of the disciplines, except for ice dancing. It was clear that Russia was more then ready to reclaim its figure skating legacy.
Germany's pink panther loss
When looking back at the pairs event, one cannot easily forget a hot pink panther bodysuit worn by Aliona Savchenko. These types of performances were a staple for German pair, Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy. They strived so hard to overtake Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov, but in the end even a pink panther costume was not enough. This team had to settle for a bronze.
Tatiana Volsozor and Maxim Trankov restore Russian legacy
Tatiana Volsozor and Maxim Trankov had been brilliant all season and then leading up right before the Olympic Games, this team began to falter and everyone was on edge wondering if they could hold it together for the Olympics. Volsozor and Trankov came out strong in the team event and even stronger in the pairs event winning not only the gold, but restoring the Russian figure skating legacy and reminding everyone of the brilliance and beauty of pair skating.
The Philippines very first figure skating competitor
Only 17-years-old and wearing a donated costume made by a designer in New York, Michael Martinez, took to Olympic ice and inspired many. After almost having to quit the sport due to lack of funds, this skater went from training at a shopping mall to Olympic ice due to the sacrifice of his family and friends. For Michael it was not about a medal, it was about the Olympic spirit and it inspired us all.
Plushenko's abrupt withdrawal
After coming back to compete in his third Olympic Games, no one was quite sure what condition Evgeni Plushenko was in after having twelve surgeries throughout his career. He surprised everyone in the team event, coming out on top of the rest of the men, but it was not long before his riveting comeback would become a sudden withdrawal. After the warm up in the men's individual event, it was obvious that Plushenko was in pain and was forced to withdraw.
Evgeny is now scheduled for surgery in March to repair a screw that was reportedly snapped that was upholding a disc in his back. It is reported that the surgery will be broadcasted live. Apparently this Russian superstar will continue to remain in the spotlight regardless if he is competing.
Jeremy Abbott's courageous comeback
It was not the skate he had always dreamed about, but it was a moment we will all certainly not forget. During the men's short program, Jeremy Abbott opened with a quadruple toe loop and fell on his hip colliding into the boards. He lay on the ice in severe pain for almost 15 seconds and soon with the roar of the crowd behind him, continued to skate. He completed each of his elements and got back in synch with his program, it was an incredible comeback after a disastrous fall.
"I think my personal story is about perseverance and getting up when you fall," Jeremy Abbott told the media, "Maybe I'm not Olympic champion but I can teach the world that."
Denis Ten snatches the bronze for Kazakhstan
There were quite a few first-ever's within figure skating at these Olympic Games, and Denis Ten was a part of it, capturing the bronze and winning the first-ever figure skating medal for Kazakhstan. Coming from ninth place after the short program, Ten skated a solid free skate which was enough for him to land on the podium and make history for his nation.
Patrick Chan gives it away
After Yuzuru Hanyu had some obvious errors in his free skate, the door was now open for three-time world champion, Patrick Chan. If there was ever a time for Patrick to step up to the plate, this was it, yet Chan gave it away. He faltered in his free skate, giving the gold to Hanyu and settling for the silver.
Yuzuru Hanyu's phenomenal short program and gold medal win for Japan
Yuzuru Hanyu's short program was one for the history books as he scored a new world record. It was absolutely brilliant. There was not a moment that could have been changed or perfected, he skated like a true champion. Despite the errors in his free skate, there is no doubt that Hanyu's short program launched him to Japan's first Olympic figure skating gold.
Tessa and Scott's farewell
2010 Olympic Champions, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, made it clear that this would be their final season. After going head-to-head with Meryl Davis and Charlie White for years, this was to be their final showdown. Tessa and Scott gave it everything they had, delivering two fantastic performances. As well as they skated it still was not enough to overtake Davis and White, yet what this team brought to the sport will always be remembered.
Davis and White's gold winning performance
Meryl Davis and Charlie White were ready for this moment. After going undefeated for almost two seasons, this team finally earned the one title they that had yet to capture--Olympic Champions. Davis and White were absolutely breathtaking and gave us all a moment we would never forget as they skated with incredible passion and heart. Winning the very first gold medal in ice dancing for the U.S., this team has a lot to be proud of.
Carolina Kostner brings it home
After three Olympic Games, her time had finally come. Carolina Kostner had her long-awaited dream skate at the Olympics. Skating to Bolero she glided effortlessly across the ice, landing each of her jumps and alluring us all. Carolina won Italy's first bronze medal in figure skating.
Mao Asada's personal triumph
One of the most incredible stories from the ladies event, had to be Mao Asada's incredible comeback. After having a horrific short program, Mao fought back the criticism, the disappointment and the heartbreak and came out like a true champion. Nailing a triple axel along with a triple-triple combination, she had an extraordinary free skate. Coming all the way from sixteenth place in the short, she finished in sixth--it was truly inspiring.
Adelina overtakes Yuna for the gold
The debate continues if Adelina Sotnikova should have truly dethroned Yuna Kim. If the Olympic Games had not been held on Russian soil, many believe that Adelina would not have won. Yet after an thrilling skate, propelled by the crowd, it was determined that Adelina's performance was worthy of the gold. She could not have been more enthusiastic as she won Russia's first-ever gold medal in ladies figure skating.
Ladies scoring controversy
The scoring from the ladies event, continues to be present in the news as it has surfaced that one of the nine judges was suspended for a year for trying to fix an event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, while another one of the judges is the wife of the former president and current general director of the Russian figure skating federation.
It has been reported that South Korea submitted a protest to the results, but it does not look like any action will be taken at this time.
Sadly controversy and figure skating seemed to be tightly knit together and these Olympic Games were no exception.


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We all remember the Eastern Conference Finals that year. The Cavaliers had just finished a season in which they won 66 games. They were rolling through the playoffs, having swept both the Pistons and the Hawks. The Magic, who had just defeated the Garnett-less Celtics, were expected to simply be a minor speedbump as LeBron brought us our championship.
But it didn't work out that way. First, Orlando rallied from a 15 point halftime deficit to take game one in Cleveland. LeBron made his miracle shot to save game two, but the Cavaliers could not win a game in Orlando. The Magic won the series in six games before going on to lose to the Lakers in the Finals.
This never really made any sense to me. How was this Orlando team, that consisted only of Dwight Howard and some role players, able to knock off the Cavaliers (who legitimately looked like one of the best teams in NBA history during the regular season and through the first two rounds)?
The assumption has always been that they just got hot at the right time. And that may be true. After all, they did end up losing to the Lakers once their hot shooting appeared to cool off.
But today's news that Hedo Turkoglu tested positive for a PED is suspicious.
You see, not long after that series in 2009, Rashard Lewis tested positive for a PED. Both Turkoglu and Lewis were key role players around Dwight on that Orlando team.
Obviously, the fact that these two players happened to once be teammates and were involved in separate PED scandals three years apart might just be a coincidence.
But when you consider that only a very small number of NBA players have ever been caught using PEDs (we're talking less than ten), the fact that two of them once played together becomes more interesting.
Did the Magic simply get hot for those six games in the summer of 2009? Or were some of them helped by banned substances that allowed them to increase their stamina each night? We'll probably never know for sure. But considering today's news, it seems to be a fair question to ask.


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Following the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in December 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark, a five-member panel reviews the pros and cons of the events that took place. Moderated by Ernest Moniz, the panel includes Rob Stavins, Michael Greenstone, Stephen Ansolabehere (filling in for William Bonvillian), Ed Steinfeld, Henry "Jake" Jacoby, and a brief appearance by John Sterman. Stavins opens the panel assessments by suggesting that climate change is not a sprint but a marathon; that international negotiations will need to be an "ongoing process and not some conference meeting which is the clear end point." Reasonable expectations of a conference of this nature would include political agreements, (though not necessarily legally binding ones) which recognize that all countries-both industrial and developing-must recognize their historical emissions and be responsible for their future emissions. He further considers the possibility of using other bi" or multi"lateral organizations in the future as a better forum for dealing with climate issues, such as Major Economies Forum, the G20+, or the G2, but that it is too soon to move from the UNCCC. Greenstone presents five facts about climate policy and change and suggests that there may even be a cause for a shift in policy. First, the US cannot reduce global concentration of greenhouse gases alone; other countries will have to participate. Second, carbon"intensive fuels are cheaper than non"carbon intensive (wind, solar) per kilowatt"hour and that technology has not provided a cheap alternative solution yet. Third, current plans rely on unverifiable reductions; it is politically unrealistic to expect that the US would provide funds for monitoring emissions taken outside the US. Fourth, developing countries are poor. Fifth, we should not count on poor countries to spend their limited resources dealing with a problem that, for them, is far away. Ansolabehere discusses the political realities and hurdles of passing energy legislation in our own Congress-the current short"term focus on the 2010 Senate elections, the costs associated with any energy bill, the slow"paced method of working a bill through the committee system. Add to that the complications of a recent Supreme Court ruling stating that the EPA has the authority to regulate carbon without much further definition beyond that and it becomes clear that this a cumbersome process. Steinfeld focuses on the "two contending realities operating on different planes" of US"China diplomatic relations, While Chinese diplomatic reality is pessimistic, the reality on the ground is that China is incorporating "broad and rapid . . . cutting"edge technology." Each has unrealistic expectations of the other, while the rest of the world thinks both are the source of the problem. China makes these huge investments because it recognizes it is vulnerable to climate change, because it is trying to solve other political issues "under the rubric of climate change," and because its self"identity is attached-politically and culturally-to incorporating and collaborating on the latest technology. Jacoby holds the view that, although the Accord is a step forward, holding to certain key target levels risks freezing countries' actions because they are so difficult to achieve. His final analysis is "don't lose heart, press on, anything we do has its biggest effect on the most dangerous end of the risk outcomes." John Sterman's summary is far more pessimistic. He concludes that there will come a time "when we cannot overcome the damage done" and that "we are slipping our goals." Nonetheless, he believes that there is hope in efficiency, which is the fastest and cheapest way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and often yields high return on investment. He provides the simple, yet effective, example of not heating and cooling a building at the same time. A Q&A sessionfollows.
Ernest J. Moniz has served on the MIT faculty since 1973. He was Under Secretary of the Department of Energy from October 1997 until January 2001. He also served from 1995 to 1997 as Associate Director for Science in the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President. At MIT, Moniz was Head of the Department of Physics and Director of the Bates Linear Accelerator Center. His principal research contributions have been in theoretical nuclear physics, particularly in advancing nuclear reaction theory at high energy. Moniz received a B.S. degree in physics from Boston College, a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Stanford University, and honorary doctorates from the University of Athens and the University of Erlangen-Nurenburg. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Humboldt Foundation, and the American Physical Society and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Moniz received the 1998 Seymour Cray HPCC Industry Recognition Award for vision and leadership in advancing scientific simulation. Robert N. Stavins is the Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government, Director of the Harvard Environmental Economics Program, Chairman of the Environment and Natural Resources Faculty Group at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and Director of Graduate Studies for the Doctoral Program in Public Policy and the Doctoral Program in Political Economy and Government, and Co"Chair of the Harvard Business School"Kennedy School Joint Degree Programs Stavins' research has focused on diverse areas of environmental economics and policy, including examinations of: market-based policy instruments; regulatory impact analysis, innovation and diffusion of pollution"control technologies, environmental benefit valuation, policy instrument choice under uncertainty, competitiveness effects of regulation, depletion of forested wetlands, political economy of policy instrument choice, and costs of carbon sequestration. Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Michael Greenstone is the 3M Professor of Environmental Economics in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at Brookings. His research is focused on estimating the costs and benefits of environmental quality. He has worked extensively on the Clean Air Act and examined its impact on air quality, manufacturing activity, housing prices, and infant mortality to assess its costs and benefits. He is currently engaged in a large scale project to estimate the economic costs of climate change. Other current projects include examinations of: the benefits of the Superfund program, the economic and health impacts of indoor air pollution in Orissa, India, individual's revealed value of a statistical life, the impact of air pollution on infant mortality in developing countries, and the costs of biodiversity. He is a member of the Environmental Economics Advisory Committee of EPA's Science Advisory Board and his research has been funded by the NSF, NIH, and EPA. In 2004, Professor Greenstone received the 12th Annual Kenneth J. Arrow Award for Best Paper in the Field of Health Economics. He is currently an editor of The Review of Economics and Statistics. Greenstone received a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University and a BA in economics with High Honors from Swarthmore College. Stephen Ansolabehere studies elections, democracy, and the mass media. He is coauthor (with Shanto Iyengar) of The Media Game (Macmillan, 1993) and of Going Negative: How Political Advertising Alienates and Polarizes the American Electorate (The Free Press, 1996). Ansolabehere is also a member of the Cal Tech/MIT Voting Project. which was established in 2000 to prevent a recurrence of the problems that threatened the 2000 US Presidential election. Ansolabehere received a B.S. in Economics and B.A. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Harvard University. Edward S. Steinfeld, formerly with the MIT Sloan School of Management, is an Associate Professor of Political Science at MIT. A China specialist, he focuses on the political economy of reform in socialist and post"socialist systems. His book, Forging Reform in China, explores the process of state enterprise restructuring in China. His current research examines financial reforms in China and, in conjunction with the World Bank and MIT Industrial Performance Center, the impact of globalization on Chinese industrial policy and structure. Henry "Jake" Jacoby studies policy and management in the areas of energy, natural resources, and the environment, writing widely on these topics, including five books. He is a former Chair of the MIT Faculty, and former Director of the Harvard Environmental Systems Program, former Director of CEEPR, and former Associate Director of the MIT Energy Laboratory. He currently serves on the Scientific Committee for the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program and on the Climate Research Committee of the U.S. National Research Council. His current research is focused on economic analysis of climate change and greenhouse gas mitigation, and the integration of this work with the natural science of the issue. Jacoby received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1957, an M.P.A. in Public Administration from Harvard University in 1963, and a Ph.D. in Economics, also from Harvard University, in 1967. John D. Sterman's research includes systems thinking and organizational learning, computer simulation of corporate strategy, and the theory of nonlinear dynamics. He is the author of many scholarly and popular articles on the challenges and opportunities facing organizations today, including the book Modeling for Organizational Learning, and the award"winning textbook Business Dynamics. Sterman's research centers on improving managerial decision making in complex systems. He has pioneered the development of "management flight simulators" of corporate and economic systems. Sterman has twice been awarded the Jay W. Forrester Prize for the best published work in system dynamics. He won a 2005 IBM Faculty Award, and the 2001 Accenture Award for the best paper of the year published in the California Management Review (with Nelson Repenning). He has five times won awards for teaching excellence from the students of the MIT Sloan School of Management, and was named one of the Sloan School's "Outstanding Faculty" by the 2001 Business Week Guide to the Best Business Schools.
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George Pataki Rails Against Federal Approach To Clean-Tech
Former New York governor George Pataki said the federal government should stop picking winners and losers in the clean technology space and instead focus on policies such as providing across-the-board tax incentives that can benefit the entire industry.
In remarks made Tuesday at the Cleantech Forum conference in New York, Pataki criticized the Obama administration's green initiatives, in particular the $38 billion in stimulus funding allocated toward clean technology. This "fake stimulus," as the Republican called it in a follow-up interview with Dow Jones, is that it focused on issuing grants and loans to specific companies that it deemed to have merit, he said. "And the government almost always gets it wrong."
Pataki said it's unlikely that a comprehensive energy bill or any legislation regulating carbon emissions would come out on the federal level any time soon.
He declined to comment directly on whether carbon emissions should be regulated, saying only that the government should now focus on creating jobs, which shouldn't be done by "imposing uncertain costs" as in the health care law, passed earlier this year. Pataki is behind a group that aims to repeal the health care law.
In Pataki's view, the chance to truly move the needle in clean technology from the government standpoint was lost during the stimulus, and now with China deploying billions in support of clean-tech initiatives, it's a real problem, he said in the interview. In his onstage remarks he said the federal government will first have to get its balance sheet in order before it can invest in clean-tech directly at a large scale.
What's left now for the federal government is promoting the industry with tax incentives. One of the federal government's most successful stimulus programs has been to provide a grant worth 30% of the cost of renewable energy projects to owners of solar, wind and other such projects. Pataki didn't comment directly on the program.
He also said the federal government can help streamline the process of approving electric grid upgrades. Renewable energy potential is high in low-population centers, such as the Great Plains where wind is abundant but cities aren't near. New transmission grids will need to be built to help ship that electricity to places where it will be consumed. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, under the Obama administration, has been promoting the use of renewable energy and the necessary transmission lines, but obtaining permits is still a difficult process.
Pataki mentioned several clean-tech sectors that he said could make economic sense and would receive state-level support, including energy efficiency, smart grid, combined heat and power, hydro fracking, transmission, water remediation, and carbon capture.
He said he expects more states to pass renewable power mandates, which require a certain percentage of electricity sold by utilities to come from renewable sources, and that we won't see rollbacks of such mandates despite difficult economic times. There has been concern in the clean-tech industry that some states would be lax in enforcing such mandates, because they often require some utility rate increases at a time when rate payers pay more attention to every dollar. Utilities will continue to sign long-term power agreements with providers of renewable energy generation, he said.
Asked in the interview what are his current political ambitions, he said: "We'll see. Right now it's to help my party gain as many seats as possible."
Pataki, who is counsel with the law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP, recently joined the advisory board of venture firm Enertech Capital. He said he is collaborating with Enertech on launching a new fund. The Conshohocken, Pa.-based firm manages about $380 million in three funds that back growth-stage companies in energy.


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It sounds like South Carolina RB and quick healer Marcus Lattimore is going to shock the football world at the upcoming NFL Combine in Indianapolis next week, as he was interviewed by Brian McConchie, Sport Director of WACH Fox.
He is not participating in any of the physical skills at the combine, but he will be discussing his current condition with teams, and to make sure there is not confusion, he is bringing his own answer man, renowned orthopedists Dr. James Andrews.
Andrews will discuss the injury, surgery and his rehabilitation.
During an appearance on USC's weekly radio program "Inside the Roost" Monday night, Lattimore said he is way ahead of schedule in his recovery from knee surgery, and the doctors who evaluate him at this week's NFL combine "will be shocked, I can tell you that."
Lattimore tore multiple knee ligaments last fall in a game against Tennessee. In December, he announced he would skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft.
Before his second season-ending knee injury, Lattimore was projected as a first-round draft pick. He's now expected to be a mid-round choice as he continues to recover.


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Hello! Guten Tag; Bonjour; Góðan dag; Goedendag; God dag; G'day;
Gruezi; Merhaba Selam; Grüß Gott; Ciào; Hola; & Namaste!
|Rotarians, Riders, Friends,
Thank you to the leadership of the 17 geographic chapters of the International Fellowship of Motorcycling Rotarians for voting me the opportunity to represent IFMR as president 2015-2018.
The IFMR is one of the largest of the 64 Rotary Fellowships with 2150 members in 29 different countries. We know that many more Rotarian riders are not yet members and our responsibility rests with demonstrating to them the fun, fellowship, skill and knowledge trading and service accomplishments that they would enjoy as full members. And yes, we welcome them on every ride/event that is held.
Membership is open and inviting to riders of every make and model machine. Whether one is an Iron Butt rider doing 1,000+ miles each day or most satisfied with a 200-300 circular route you are welcomed as a member.
Great friendships have developed between riders both within countries and between distant continents; a true Rotary Exchange. Rotary and riding is the glue that molds them together. I have witnessed IFMR to be Rotary's greatest membership retention tool as it is the very rare rider who drops out.
Service activities are common and encouraged within IFMR, the most popular being raising awareness and funds for polio eradication.
I will be riding with you, preparing information booths at district conferences, President-Elect Training Seminars, Zone Institutes and the International convention. Join with me during the year but especially in June, Rotary Fellowships Month by inviting riders in your Rotary club and surrounding Rotary clubs to have a ride-in show prior to the scheduled Rotary meeting.
Come ride with me,
Raymond E. Plue
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International President 2015-2018
District 6080
RC Columbia South
Columbia, Missouri, USA
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|Dear rotarians, dear visitors,
Welcome on our homepage, greetings from me as the international secretary IFMR 2013-2016. Please have a look at our activities.
Hopefully I will be able to provide you with all the information you expect and which may improve and intensify our cross-border friendship, cohesion and common identity even further.
I'm looking forward to getting all the important information from the chapters to guarantee an interesting and satisfying visit to this homepage.
If you want to contribute to the content of this homepage, have a suggestion or want to put forward an idea, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Best regards
Hans-Dieter Reimer
International Secretary 2013-2016
District 1940
RC Lübeck-Holstentor, Germany


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There's trouble afoot. Got a talking to in school today about feckschool.com, it seems the main problem is about promoting the site in school. The site has been banned from computers in my school now anyway. Apparently there may be more to follow tomorrow too, so let's hope I'm in no serious trouble or anything. Just to be sure, I've put the site down for a while, until I see what's said to me about it tomorrow.
May have to sell it on, and there's not really a chance of getting much for it, so it's all a little disappointing.
Time will tell, in the end I don't want to get in any big trouble in school for a little proxy site that has only made .23c in adsense so far. I can't see why I'd be in major trouble, but I should be ready just in case.
Personally I often purchase testers online, they are a huge saving compared to the full priced products, and normally its only the lid that isn't there.


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Producer Spotlight - Mello Dairy
Meet the Mellos
As the senior of Wallaby Yogurt Company's two Mello family producers, Vicki and Albert Mello are well-accustomed to twice-daily milkings and the hard work that goes into running a dairy on a year-round basis. The hardest part, Vicki notes, is the fact that the couple can rarely vacation together, as they are both intricately involved in the daily operation of the ranch.
When they can get a break, both Vicki and Albert love the outdoors - swimming, hunting, and fishing. The two share a passion for 70's music, but differ in their preferences when it comes to meals. Vicki likes pizza and cheesecake while Albert enjoys steak and any type of berry pie. It is no surprise that this difference in taste extends into their choice of Wallaby Yogurts, with Vicki selecting Greek Nonfat with Raspberry and Albert choosing the Strawberry or Blueberry Australian-style blended cups.
The Mellos' first priority is always their family, with holiday meals or any kind of family get-togethers at the top of their lists of favorite activities. Beyond their children and grandchildren, Vicki and Albert take great pride in owning their own ranch and in the organic farming practices they have established. Uniting these passions together, they have passed this tradition on to their son, Mike, who now owns his own dairy. Read more about him in a subsequent blog, as another Wallaby Yogurt Company producer.


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