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In the early nineties, I was one of a ragtag band of boxers who trained at the Boston YMCA on Huntington Avenue. Sparring matches were held on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings and were closely monitored by licensed trainers. After hours, when they had left the building, things got nasty. Renegade trainers drifted in and held unauthorized bouts where weight classes didn't matter and headgear was frowned upon. There was blood on the walls. There was blood on the ceiling. One night I stood across the ring from an opponent who had a sculpted torso like Marvin Hagler, or come to think of it, Tim Bradley. You could grate Parmigiano-Reggiano on his abs.
When the bell rang, I proceeded with caution. He was quick, and stepped in to land a flush right hand. I should have seen stars. But I didn't. I threw a lazy jab on purpose to test his power again on my terms. He did as expected and countered with another right. I turned my head with it, riding it out to gauge its force. For a fighter—especially one who routinely fought for his life in underground smokers—what I learned in that first round was a great relief. He hit about as hard as Aunt Madge.
Privately after the bout, I asked him if he was a vegetarian. The question surprised him and he answered that he was. "Go and get yourself a steak," I said. "Plant-eaters don't beat carnivores." He offered what I'm sure was an impressive oration about healthy protein alternatives like tofu and soybeans though I didn't much know what he was talking about and my parting remark told him I didn't much care: "Tofu ain't flesh."
Untold numbers in the holistic health field believe that human beings are natural herbivores; that our hands are designed for berry-picking, not holding down prey, and our so-called canines are too small and flat to tear out flesh. What's more, they say that our digestive systems have not yet adapted to meat and cite studies connecting obesity, heart disease, and other health risks to the delicatessen. Under the glaring light of new science, my flip remarks look like medieval superstition. Or do they? Within a few months, my opponent became less enlightened. He added red meat to his diet. Already quick-fisted with sound technique, his punching power was soon denting my ribs and we both knew why.
Civilians have every reason to eat tofu and beans in lieu of meat; to build their lifestyles around health consciousness, comfort, and self-preservation. They have every reason to stay out of boxing rings. But don't mistake a civilian for a fighter. Humanist Dr. Harold Hillman doesn't. He identifies what he calls the "vegetarian conscience" and lists activities that "vegetarian personalities" could be logically expected to vigorously oppose. Between "child labor" and "infanticide" sits "boxing." In his defense, I suspect that his ability to appreciate the sweet science is no more advanced than my ability to appreciate the sedentary lifestyle of a soft-bellied academic.
Sugar Ray Robinson's decidedly anti-humanist achievement of knocking out ninety-seven men would horrify Hillman. His carnivorous habits would have called for smelling salts to revive Hillman. At a contract-signing luncheon in Chicago before his sixth match against Jake LaMotta in 1951, Robinson asked the waiter for a big glass of beef blood. The waiter was as confused as LaMotta was disturbed. "I'll get you some extra gravy right away," he said. "No, not the gravy," Robinson corrected him. "The actual blood, the blood in the meat before it's cooked." When the glass was set down before him, he turned to LaMotta. "It's what makes a skinny guy like me so strong," he said as he added just a pinch of salt and pepper.
"You're outta your mind," said LaMotta.
To the uninitiated, anyone who gets into the ring is "outta his mind." Indeed; if self-preservation and material pursuits are all that matters, then risking one's life for a chance at glory can only be insane.
It's been over ten years since the Huntington Avenue YMCA in Boston ended its boxing program. Odds are 4-1 that the executive director at the time was a vegetarian.
Saturday night, 4-1 underdog Tim Bradley was given a dubious decision over Manny Pacquiao. I predicted a knockout of the most violent sort and though I didn't mention it, part of my reasoning was rooted in the same evidence-based superstition that prompted me to warn my opponent all those years ago: Plant-eaters don't beat carnivores. Bradley is the picture of health and wellness. His discipline goes beyond that of mere vegetarianism during training camp, he becomes downright vegan and refrains from consuming any animal product. No meat. No fish. No milk. He makes the not-outlandish claim that all that green leafy stuff gives him a surplus of energy. I'm a believer. Had it not been for what hand-wringing academics deplore as a most unfortunate choice of occupations, he'd probably live to be a hundred and ten.
But he sure can't hit.
Despite the fact that Bradley understands how to fight southpaws enough to move to his left, away from their power line, his offense was of the "get off me!" variety. It reminded me of those Animal Planet episodes where a soon-to-be consumed herbivore flails in a panic just before the beast clamps down on its throat. Pacquiao stalked without fear and shook off left hooks and right hands like a prep cook would wet lettuce.
I watched the bout three times in a vain attempt to see how it was that the judges decided in favor of the plant-eater. "I thought Bradley gave Pacquiao a boxing lesson," said Las Vegas judge Duane Ford. "I went in with a clear mind." That's hard to reconcile given that Bradley was out landed by Pacquiao in ten of twelve rounds. The scattered punches that Bradley did manage to land inflicted no damage and the fact that he landed only 19% of them confirms that they weren't much more than panicky flurries. Panicky flurries constitute neither "clean, effective punching" nor "effective aggression," both of which are a major part of the judging criteria. My scorecard was 117-112 for Pacquiao.
That knockout I predicted was there all night. Had Pacquiao reversed his direction—had he simply went right instead of left—those left blasts he landed would have ended matters once and for all. He gave Bradley the assist he needed because he wasn't positioning his back foot in front of Bradley's chin in a straight line, in the power line. As it was, Pacquiao and the newly-inducted Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach neither saw nor made the adjustment. The lion circled the lamb in the wrong direction but proved it was a lion, and the lamb flailed, survived, and took a split decision that defies explanation.
Then again, perhaps none of Saturday night's blunders defy explanation. According to holistic gurus, meat promotes over-acidification of the body and one of the symptoms is unclear thinking. In that case, someone needs to check the books at Tom Coliccio's Craftsteak at the MGM Grand, where the portions are big and the porterhouse is still breathing. Four-to-one says judges Ford and CJ Ross have standing reservations from way back.
June 10, 2012
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Time for me to get down with the following satire:
"The Ugly American" was hoping that Da Manny robbery was going to be reality distortion accepted as a Cinderella -- I mean Cali Cranium Crusherella -- SHOCKING WIN! But "America, The Beautiful" wasn't havin' it!
She slapped that bold, cheating, uncle bytch down, and told her to shut da double fudge up!
"This is the land of the free, and home of the brave. You can just rob Da Manny's arse like he is a runaway slave. This jive ain't right! Da Manny CLEARLY won that fight. It ain't Tim's fault. He aight! And now he's gonna have a lot of moola in some bank vault. He fought with a lot of fright. But a gift from the biggest haters of the night. Holla!
Well said. I thought there were a couple of times that Pacquiao could have put Bradley away, but was unable to. He had Bradley wobbly on at least three occasions, but was unable to land the follow-up punches to finish the job. Bradley deserves some credit, for while he was a sucker for the left hand all night, he moved his upper body enough to avoid a follow-up barrage that could have ended his evening. While I thought Pacquiao looked better than he has since the Clottey or even the Cotto fight, he has definitely slipped. That being said, this was the worst decision I have seen in 30 years of following the sport.
This fight turned me off of boxing. Good look Bob Arum, I'm unplugged and not even looking forward to any fights because of bull$#!t like this. I got to find something else to do with my Sat. nights when Top Rank is promoting. I'm officially part of the next week club. News Flash Bob, your old and your days are numbered in low digits. Money aint coming with you in the ground an if it's a Hell below, your definately gonna go. They say a pictures worth a thousand words how much is a video? That smile after the decision is stuck in my minds vision, Boxing will celebrate the day that you're no longer in it. Raise a glass.......Toast to the SCUMBAG!!!!! DUECES
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Even Judging from Springs' rugged good looks as displayed by his TSS photo, I would have never dreamed he was boxer.
I wouldn't think anyone who could read write such compelling stories had at one time voluntarily participated in a sport where taking punches to the head is mandatory.
It is a riddle, why some punchers can punch, and other's cannot, sometimes all the exercise in the world doesnt help.
Although I'm not totally convinced about the beef blood yet, I need to see some clinical studies (LOL)
I started boxing at 26 years old at 165lbs, The hardest puncher I faced was a skinny darkskinned kid that weighed 150lbs. When he blasted me in our sparring session (with 14oz gloves with headgear on),....and he rattled me so hard I saw spots while I dipped about 4 inches at the knees. after a couple more flurries like that the coach looked at me and asked if I wanted to continue, I had too much pride to say no....so I just looked at him fiercely like I was ready,...... but he told me to take "blow" anyways. (I needed it)
There is no mercy in this brutal sport as folks began to ask me stupid questions, (we always had a crowd because we had 2 guys training for the Olympics, TV news cameras were even a fixture somedays) The onlookers asked me stupid stuff like " damn,... he nearly knocked your head off, how did that feel?"
The coach put me back in with him after 5 minutes and I decided to throw a 1-2 when ever he got with-in range because I was determined that he would never touch me again in this lifetime..... I had the height, weight, and reach so it was simple to execute. I had to sweep the right because he held his hands up so high and I kept catching him around the lower jawline an ear,.... surprisingly he quit at the end of the round and cried to the coach so we were not allowed to spar together again. Now that I think about it,... sparring with him was what I needed most(especially since I had a late start),.. getting cracked in the head by a sharp puncher in training will make a figher improve faster than anything else... but I had never been at home with receiving blows to the head.
don't know what that guy had for lunch,... but he hit me harder than anyone else in my lifetime, while some 180-200 pounders I fought couldn't break an egg.
After watching Bradley go 12 brisk rounds with Pac,..expending many calories of energy, and still fighting on fresh legs in round 12, I seriously wanted to go vegan for a while.... if Bradley can take 20 punches from Pac per round and not go down,...even after he foolishly tried to trade and go toe-to-toe with Pac on multiple occassions,... a Vegan diet probably has it's benefits (I'll let you know)....
Even though I picked Bradley to win(which was merely fan support)...... I didn't think he'd go 3 rounds,... the shocking part of the fight is that bradley did as well as he did,...So my lowered expectations were rewarded. Bradley DID NOT win by any stretch of the imagination, but he didn't discrace himself either. I'm hearing JMM wants apiece of Bradley now...
we wuz robbed. wtf happened??? arum laughing all the way to the bank. no rematch!!!
bob arum + sheldon adelson+ vegas mob= the worst boxing score is no accident. wtf were they thinking? well the judges were thinking we gotta score this for the underdog no matter what happens so a billion dollars could be won in the black market. a billion dollars sure does pay for illegal nukes which never get talked about. big money=big weapons. when crazy things happen like this it is by no means an accident. a billion $$$$ was transfered on account of this fight.
You are a literary giant. Great article. SFM
Brilliant writing. Wish I'd known about the YMCA boxing when I was growing up in Boston. I don't know about going totally vegan. I knew someone who went vegetarian and lost so much muscle in just 3 months that she had to get back to meat. But I am pretty convinced that a plant-based diet is the secret to longevity and quality of life. The problem with the modern western diet is too much meat, too much processing, and too many empty calories(sugars, white flours, etc). A portion of animal protein should be no bigger than a cigarette pack and that should be consumed only once a day. And vegetables should only be eaten raw. BTW, I finally watched the fight today. I thought Bradley did a respectable job, although Manny clearly landed the most shots and the most power shots. Manny has looked better. I was surprised that Manny could not produce a knockout. Hope Bradley enjoys his title. He may not have it long.
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Donald Hall, 80, of Stuttgart passed away Monday, May 20, 2013, at Baptist Health-Stuttgart.
Mr. Hall was born May 22, 1932, in DeValls Bluff to Lucius Lawrence Hall and Sara Ellen Hayes Hall. He was an Army veteran, a former meat cutter and was retired from Riceland Foods. He was a member of Jesus Name Church of Christ. He was well loved by his family and also his church family.
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There have been eight adaptations of Nicholas Sparks' cookie-cutter romances since 1999, but over the last few years they've been coming out on an annual basis. Guys have barely had room to breathe before they're dragged into the next movie about star-crossed lovers from opposing sides of the tracks or whatever, and sadly two more are on the way in next month's The Best of Me and 2015's The Longest Ride. And because these movies continue to set hearts and box offices afire, the eleventh Sparks adaptation has just gained a director.
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The El Rio Charter School Development Team is hosting a talk by Dr. William Crain , a Developmental Psychologist and Professor of Psychology at City College of New York as part of their "Ingenious Childhood" public events. Dr. Crain's talk is entitled Letting Children Be Children in an Achievement-Oriented World: The Four Remarkable Strengths of Childhood. This event is appropriate for educators, parents and school leaders. The talk will take place on Saturday, November 6, 2010, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the LA Leadership Middle School located at 2670 Griffin Avenue, Los Angeles, 90031. This is a free event but donations to the El Rio Charter School Start-Up Fund is happily accepted. The event is co-sponsored by Ocean Charter School and the Los Angeles Leadership Academy.
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Are you anxious that your child may not be achieving enough, fast enough or good enough?
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He will discuss childhood in a new light focusing on less is more:
The less we do as parents, the less we entertain and teach, and the more children explore, play and learn.
Dr. Crain is also author of the book Reclaiming Childhood. Vanessa Bush from Booklist cites:
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Deskins tallied his fifth goal of the year at 8:07 to give Miami a season-high five goals and freshman Greg Hogeboom put an exclamation point on the Miami win with an empty-net score at 18:53.
David Burliegh, won his third consecutive game in net, stopping 16 Maverick shots. Dan Ellis absorbed the loss in net for the Mavericks.
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Parrish has been involved with the book sale for the past 23 years and said that the sale changes every year with different categories. He said that certain categories, such as VHS tapes and encyclopedias sold better in the past, but with current technology, those volumes are not selling as well.
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Today, Hartford Books Examiner welcomes Barbara Ross.
A featured guest at Saturday's Mystery Writers Workshop sponsored by R.J. Julia Booksellers (see event details below), Ms. Ross is also the author of Boiled Over (Kensington, $7.99), which will be published on May 6th. She was the 2012 President of Sisters in Crime New England and co-chair of the New England Crime Bake. Ms. Ross is a co-editor/co-author at Level Best Books, which produces an award-winning anthology of crime and mystery stories by New England authors every November. She and her husband make their home in Somerville, Massachusetts.
Boiled Over is the second Maine Clam Bake Mystery following Clammed Up (2013), which was nominated for both an Agatha Award and an RT Times Reviewer's Choice Award. Advance praise has been enthusiastic; RT Book Reviews awarded the title 4.5 stars, noting, "With quick pacing and plenty of red herrings, Ross leads readers on a thrilling ride to track down a killer."
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For Julia Snowden, the Founder's Day summer celebration in Busman's Harbor, Maine, means helping her family's clambake company to prepare an authentic taste of New England seafood. Any Mainer will tell you that a real clambake needs wood for the fire . . . so why is there a foot sticking out of the oven?
The townspeople want to pin the murder of the RV park owner on Cabe Stone, a new employee of the Snowden Family Clambake Company--who bolted from the crime scene and disappeared. Julia knows having another murder associated with her family's business is a recipe for disaster . . . but who is the killer? Cooking up a proper investigation doesn't leave much time for the rest of Julia's life, and this is one killer who'll do anything to stop her from digging up clues . . .
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Now, Barbara Ross reveals a few pages from the book of her life …
1) As a child, did you wear your literary lust loud and proud or were you a closet bibliophile?
Loud and proud, though honestly I don't remember the divide between readers and others being particularly deep in those long ago days. It was assumed everybody read.
2) What book(s) were you likely to be caught keeping company with under the covers?
Like a lot of female mystery writers, I read all the Nancy Drews and progressed from there to Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers. Then I took a long walk away from mysteries through contemporary American literature and came back in via P.D. James and Ruth Rendell.
3) What are you reading currently & what is your initial impression?
I'm currently reading The Wrong Girl by Hank Phillippi Ryan, and I'm loving it.
4) What one book do you always recommend when asked?
People frequently ask me for mystery recommendations, not surprisingly. The question is usually something like, "If I don't read mysteries, how should I start?" I often recommend Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie series because it is beautifully written and constructed. Start with the first one, Case Histories.
5) Which of your own books would you suggest to readers & why?
Clammed Up, because it is the first in my new Maine Clambake Mystery series. The second book in the series, Boiled Over, comes out May 6.
6) Is there a book or author that readers would be surprised to know you've read and liked?
Although I've been all mystery, mystery, mystery in my answers here, I read widely, particularly contemporary fiction and narrative non-fiction. The book I'll mention is Zinsky the Obscure by Ilan Mochari. It's pretty much the opposite of everything I've listed in my other answers. It's a coming of age story, it's a very male story and there's no mystery except the universal one of understanding our human heart--and I loved it.
7) Who is the one author that would, or did, make you weak in the knees upon meeting?
Can I say two?
One was meeting Ruth Rendell at a book signing. I was able to tell her what an inspiration she has been to me and what a huge fan I am. I gave her a copy of my first book, The Death of an Ambitious Woman, and she asked me to inscribe it to her.
The second was when I was working in the Sisters in Crime New England booth at the Boston Book Festival and Alexander McCall Smith came up. I gushed and offered him a free copy of Best New England Crime Stories, the annual short story anthology I co-edit/co-publish. He said, very seriously, "I pay for books," and took money out of his wallet and paid me. I thought that was a great statement of his values.
8) Has there been an "I've made it" moment in your career?
I believe in celebrating and enjoying every little step. Finishing that first, first draft. Finishing that first book. Getting that first short story published. Enjoy it all. Clammed Up has been nominated for an Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel and an RT Times Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Novel of 2013--Amateur Sleuth and those have been big moments for me. I feel like Sally Fields.
9) What is your greatest literary ambition?
Oh, gosh. To write something memorable. To entertain and engage my readers. Time is the most precious thing humans have, and when someone gives you their time, I feel a responsibility to offer them your best. So I would say my greatest ambition is to do that.
10) Fill in the blank: Hartford Books Examiner is _____.
… so, so generous to have invited me to visit!
With thanks to Barbara Ross for her generosity of time and thought.
Ms. Ross will appear at the Mystery Writers Workshop presented by R.J. Julia Booksellers next Saturday, April 26th, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Other authors will include James Benn, Roberta Isleib (aka Lucy Burdette), Daniel Palmer, M.J. Rose, and Spencer Quinn. The cost is $50/person, and includes morning and afternoon panels, lunch, and meet & greet time with the authors. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the store at 203-245-3959. The event will be held at the Madison Winter Club, located at 251 Boston Post Rd. More information can be found here.


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Baltimore County police investigating a shooting in Catonsville
Police are looking for information about a Catonsville shooting that occurred on Wednesday morning, Baltimore County police said.
At 2:44 a.m. officers arrived to the scene of a shooting on Shipley Avenue in Catonsville, police said.
A male victim was found with a single gunshot wound. The man was transported to a local hospital, authorities said.
His condition is currently unknown, officials said.
Metro Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $2,000, officials say.
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Hello all, By now, I've had pretty good opportunity to print lots of AO-40 telemetry. What I've observed at my station is troubling me...when the weather is clear/dry, I can print AO-40 with a signal where there is no S meter reading at all. When it's raining/wet outside, I can't print the thing worth beans at even S7! We've had three days of rain since the launch, and on each rainy day it prints horribly. There is clearly a pattern. I can get a few good L, K, or M blocks, but hardly any A blocks come through to 514 bytes. Rather, they all appear to be short, about 450 or so. I do believe it's a local problem, not the bird. Does anybody have an suggestions as to WHY I might observe this? The high S meter/audio level with little or no good A blocks really has me stumped. I don't seem to hear any higher static levels, any new birdies, etc. If it were just a "wet antenna" trouble, I would have expected really poor S meter indication. I'm open to suggestions :-) Thanks and 73, Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] ---- Via the amsat-bb mailing list at AMSAT.ORG courtesy of AMSAT-NA. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe amsat-bb" to firstname.lastname@example.com
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Sept. 20, 2012
Coach Mora addresses media after Thursday's practice
The No. 19-ranked Bruins (3-0) continued their work for Saturday's Pac-12 Conference battle with Oregon State (1-0) today on Spaulding Field. UCLA leads the series with the Beavers 40-15-4 and has captured the last two meetings.
Bruin Notes ---- With a career total of 3,210 yds, Johnathan Franklin has vaulted into second on the all-time school list. He is 522 yards shy of passing Gaston Green's (1984-87) mark of 3,731 yards.UCLA has put points on the board in all but one quarter of play in the first three games. UCLA had six 200-yard team rushing games last season and has opened the 2012 season with a 247-yard total vs. Houston, 344-yard total vs. Nebraska and a 343-yard total at Rice.
Five more home contests in the Rose Bowl remain for the Bruins, including this weekend's matchup against Oregon State (Sept. 22, 12:30 p.m. on ABC/ESPN2). For ticket information call 310-UCLA-WIN or visit uclabruins.com/tickets. UCLA hits the road next week to face Colorado (3 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Networks).


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A subsequent version of this report, An Analysis of the President's 2015 Budget, was published in April 2014.
This report by CBO presents an analysis of the proposals contained in the President's budget request for fiscal year 2014. The analysis is based on CBO's economic projections and estimating assumptions and models, rather than the Administration's, and incorporates estimates by the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) for the President's tax proposals.
In conjunction with analyzing the President's budget, CBO has updated its baseline budget projections, which were previously issued in February 2013. Unlike its estimates of the President's budget, CBO's baseline projections largely reflect the assumption that current tax and spending laws will remain unchanged, so as to provide a benchmark against which potential legislation can be measured. Under that assumption, CBO estimates that the deficit would total $642 billion in 2013 and that the cumulative deficit over the 2014–2023 period would amount to $6.3 trillion.
The President's budget request specifies spending and revenue policies for the 2014–2023 period and includes initiatives that would have budgetary effects in fiscal year 2013 as well. According to CBO's and JCT's estimates, enactment of the President's proposals would, relative to CBO's baseline, boost deficits between 2013 and 2015 but reduce them by increasing amounts from 2016 through 2023. In particular, the President's policies would have the following consequences for the budget:
The President's budget contains a host of proposed changes to spending and revenue policies. By CBO's estimate, those policy changes would boost revenues by $974 billion and reduce outlays (including interest), on net, by $172 billion, yielding a total of $1.1 trillion in deficit reduction over the 2014–2023 period relative to CBO's current-law baseline. One major proposal involves the automatic procedures originally specified by the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25). Those procedures took effect in March 2013 and are scheduled to reduce spending in subsequent years. The President proposes to cancel those scheduled reductions, which would boost outlays relative to the amount in the baseline by nearly $1 trillion over the next 10 years. That proposed change would be more than offset by other proposals that would reduce projected deficits. Among those other proposals, the ones with the largest budgetary impact are these:
Other proposals in the President's budget include some initiatives that would widen the deficit and some that would narrow it. Those other proposals would change revenues and noninterest outlays by amounts that sum to a net reduction in deficits of $407 billion over the 2014–2023 period ($382 billion in revenues and $26 billion in outlay reductions).
Because the President's budget would decrease deficits relative to CBO's baseline projections over the 10-year period, the amount of interest paid on the government's debt would decline as well. In total, net interest outlays under the President's budget would be $92 billion below the amounts projected in CBO's current-law baseline over the 2014–2023 period.
Overall, CBO's and the Administration's deficit estimates under the President's budget are significantly different for this year but similar for the following 10 years. For 2013, CBO's estimate of the deficit is roughly $300 billion lower than the Administration's estimate. Most of that difference stems from higher-than-expected tax payments over the past few weeks and recent announcements from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac about payments that they expect to make to the Treasury. Between 2014 and 2023, the cumulative deficit, if the President's proposals were enacted, would total $5.2 trillion, according to CBO's projections, $76 billion (or 1.4 percent) less than what the Administration estimates. CBO's and the Administration's estimates of spending under the President's budget are nearly identical in total: CBO projects just $3 billion more in outlays than the Administration does. However, CBO's 10-year projections of revenues under the President's budget are slightly higher than the Administration's—by $79 billion (or 0.2 percent).


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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul quits 2016 GOP presidential race
Paul is now expected to turn his full attention to his Senate re-election campaign in Kentucky.
Paul is now expected to turn his full attention to his Senate re-election campaign in Kentucky.
The severe weather left a lot of people without a roof over their head Tuesday.
The company says improper programming in the air bag control computer caused the problem.
Suffolk Police say they received multiple reports of gunfire along Blythewood Lane Tuesday morning.
The Grumman had been overseas for five months, providing fuel for U.S. Navy as well as coalition forces.
A 2018 deadline for the installation of a key piece of railroad safety technology won't be met by three of the biggest freight railroads ope…
State employees could lose an option to their health insurance and see costs rise.
Norfolk firefighters put out a house fire early Wednesday morning.
A bill to create a statewide policy on tolling is moving forward in the General Assembly.
Virginia Beach police say someone robbed the 7-Eleven on Holland Road early Wednesday morning.
Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak said Murphy will play Sunday, after he was questioned in the sting Tuesday.
Virginia Beach City Hall may be moving to Town Center.
Oscar Smith defeated Woodside 72-65 while Green Run remains undefeated following its 66-32 win over Indian River.
Hampton Police Detective Jeff Lawrence says counterfeit money has been on the rise since November.
According to city officials, the owners indicated in January that the preferred option for the building was a full demolition.
Investigators were called to the Citgo Mart – formerly a Getty – on George Washington Highway just before 10 p.m. on Monday.


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Nov. 14, 2013
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - - The Alabama men's basketball team opened its home slate with a 76-64 win over Texas Tech Thursday night in Coleman Coliseum. Senior guard Trevor Relefordled the Crimson Tide with 29 points on 11-of-14 shooting.
The contest was the inaugural game in the first season of the Big 12/SEC Challenge, as the SEC has now taken a 1-0 lead in this year's event. All 10 of the Big 12's teams and 10 of the SEC's 14 member institutions will participate in the annual event. Arkansas, Georgia, LSU and Tennessee will not play in the first year.
Alabama (1-1) and Texas Tech were tied at 20 with just over nine minutes remaining in the first half, but the Tide finished the half on a 20-8 run to take a 40-28 lead into the locker room. The Red Raiders never got within nine points in the second half, as UA cruised to its first victory of the year.
The Tide shot 54.9 percent (28-of-51) from the field for the game and connected on 42.9 percent from beyond the arc (6-of-14). Alabama was also efficient from the charity stripe, knocking down 14-of-17 foul shots (82.4 percent).
Sophomore guard Retin Obasohan had a career-high 15 points while tying his career-high in steals with five. He also led the team with four assists. Junior guard Levi Randolph had 10 points and three rebounds. Freshman forward Jimmie Taylorled the team with a career-high four blocks.
Texas Tech (2-1) was led by forwards Jaye Crockett and Jordan Tolbert who each had 14 points.
Releford passed Richard Hendrix for 20th on the school's all-time leading scoring list as he now has 1,340 points. He also went 5-of-7 from behind the three-point line. The five made three-pointers also tied a career-high, which he's done two other times.
Alabama returns to action next Monday night at 7 p.m. CT against Stillman in the first game in the NIT Season Tipoff. The game will be televised by ESPN3 and the radio broadcast will be carried on the Crimson Tide Sports Network.
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Japanese Create Robot Children
My friends as we know, the Japanese are a vile people before God who do perverted things to their children.
We have seen them with their immoral poopsies songs and fornicate their kids with squid anime pornography, but never in a million years did I suspect we would catch them doing biomechanical experiments on their kids.
They have now used their Jap science to create robot children. At first I thought this was just a Halloween costume, but it turns out from our sources that the Japanese are now experimenting with live human robot armies.
They must plan to join China as allies aginast America. Blood is thicker than water and from the looks of things, there is no difference between a Chinese and a Japanaman. They are all looking the same and hate America.
You cannot trust a people who will craft machine parts into their children, then brainwash them to attack America. Japan already proved they will stoop to low ends when they told their young boys to hop into crop planes and fly those planes into American ships during World War 2.
In addition to forcing their children to off themselves, we see the Japanese do no fight fair either. There is no word yet from the UN on this subject, but I hope and pray there are at least sanctions because this is a crime against humanity and exploitation of children.
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Kristen Wiig is coming on strong and as sexy as ever at 40 years old. She craves more dramatic roles and has said she will appear sans clothes in "Welcome to Me" reported E! Online on July 15, 2014. Wiig has proven she has many sides to her talent and is working on drama now that she has proven how good she is with comedy.
Wiig's charming sense of humor met with success on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" and as the co-writer and star of "Bridesmaids." Now she's working on showing her more serious side. Wiig says she had her introduction to the world as a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" but that she's always wanted to do dramatic stuff. She now wants to write and direct and well do a lot of different things. Although she says comedy is where her heart lies she's also looking forward to testing the waters in drama.
Wiig is into taking some chances now which is what she does in the movie "Welcome to Me." In this intense drama she plays the role of a woman who is suffering with borderline personality disorder. She appears sans clothes in this movie in which her character
stops taking her medication and starts a talk show. She says the naked scene is very important to this script.
In her role as Alice Klieg in "Welcome to Me" Wiig has the opportunity to show her diverse talents in a dramatic role. She really appears completely naked in this movie reports US Weekly. Wiig says she never before read a character role like that and she's now clearly really into this role. Wiig appears destined for success in whatever she does as she now shows us that being able to make people laugh doesn't mean she can't also make people cry.


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Morning Mix Show Notes 11/10
A guy tries to rob a Burger King with a sock puppet, how to get your kids to brush their teeth and ever wanted to get your husband to do chores around the house? There's an app for that.
A guy tries to rob a Burger King with a sock puppet, how to get your kids to brush their teeth and ever wanted to get your husband to do chores around the house? There's an app for that.
Dead or Canadian, Instant Karma in a good way and the top things we forget to do every day.
The Gourmet Guess, the best lip balm ever and four things that make you dumber.
A cleaning lady makes a million dollar mistake, which way did you move your clock and would you specifically seek out a restaurant that does not allow children?
Now that the weather is colder, we Minnesotans are putting away the grills and turning away from lighter summer fare and turning to a more hearty, stick-to-your-ribs kind of meal. Here is an easy recipe for stuffed green peppers that's actually healthy, too!
Does Detroit hate Nickelback? Is expensive wine really better and how much does waiting for the cable guy really cost you?
Gold medalist Peter Vanderkaay is hosting a swim clinic next Thursday at the St. Cloud YMCA and it's your chance to get tips and a damp autograph from one of the world's biggest aquatic heroes.
A terrifying tale of When Animals Attack, why noises drive you nuts and the most popular video game of all time doesn't involve mind blowing 3D graphics.
If you're still cleaning up from Halloween and have come across a few stains you just can't seem to get rid of, here are a few helpful hints on how to get them out....
What's in your garage? It could be worth thousands! The last time we ever talk about Kim Kardashian and why complaining on Twitter can actually do some good for humanity.
The Gourmet Guess, the seven billionth person was born yesterday, but where were they born and the last time we ever talk about Kim Kardashian.
The most evil kids in horror, do people really believe in ghosts and the United Nations selected today to give us a pretty scary fact.


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I heart Adam Lambert. There I said it. For a while I was ashamed of my Mrs. Robinson-like feelings for the guy. But after I blogged about his crush-worthiness for Newsweek, I got cards, letters and even some haiku from equally besotted cougar fans. They nearly broke my email.
Gay, shmay. Who cares? Lambert made us feel young. Every time I heard him sing I wanted to get a tat, fill my iPod with some old Bowie or Sex Pistols, maybe wear some glitter. Now, I'm feeling every year of my age. And my once heavily padded shoulders are more than a little droopy.
I'm blaming my ennui on Lambertgate, as many are calling the bizarrely draconian response to the singer's recent American Musical Awards performance. That's when Mr. Lambert warbled the hypersexual title track of his debut album, For Your Entertainment. It's not a love song; it's not even a good rock song. But if you want to go club hopping and dance, I guess it fits the bill.
Mr. Lambert's interpretation of the song during his AMA performance was one hot mess, vocally and aesthetically. I actually had to leave the room because I couldn't watch such an über-talented singer devolve into a pop tart, channeling Dante's seventh circle of hell. The impromptu man-on-man kiss and simulated fellatio made everything seem even more pathetic.
But the resulting brouhaha made me cringe even more than his performance.
Mr. Lambert was disinvited to three ABC shows: Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel Live and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. I felt like I was living in an episode of Mad Men, circa 1963. It's a time when characters like Sal Romano, a gay art director in a heterosexual marriage, are forced deeper and deeper into the closet simply to survive. Now, ABC is extending the olive branch and Lambert is making a taped appearance this week on The View.
I hated Mr. Lambert's vocals, but his stage persona didn't shock me. Straight entertainers have been swapping spit, grunting, grinding and generally sexing it up for years.
I lived through glam and punk and post-punk and even the spectacle of big-haired arena rock in which bouffant-coiffed musicians all made eyes at each other. I'm old enough to remember David Bowie giving some tongue to Mick Ronson's guitar and/or loins in what is known as the "electric blowjob." I remember Wendy O. Williams of Plasmatics fame simulating sex on stage wearing only shaving cream. I heard Lou Reed take a "Walk on the Wild Side," singing about prostitution and drug use, and Prince crooning about that "Darling Nikki," who was masturbating with a magazine. For crying out loud, I remember the Red Hot Chili Peppers wearing nothing more than strategically placed socks.


text: Edward C. "Ed" Rivers, 77, of 57 Montgomery St., Ilion, formerly of Putts Hill Road, Mohawk, Prospect Street, Herkimer and Prindle Apartments, Ilion, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 9, at St. Luke's-Memorial Hospital, New Hartford. He was born Dec. 15, 1927, in Syracuse, the son of Kenneth and Pansy (Gokey) Rivers. Educated in Utica, he enlisted in the United States Army on Oct. 29, 1945, serving in the European Theater. He was honorably discharged on Dec. 19, 1947, receiving the Victory and Occupation medals. He was a member of the Herkimer VFW and Mohawk and Ilion American Legions. On Aug. 31, 1957, he married Evelyn Marcewicz in Mohawk. She predeceased him on Aug. 25, 2000. Ed enjoyed life to the fullest. No matter what hardships life brought him, he always had a smile. He was loved by everyone who knew him. He especially enjoyed the daycare program and staff at Mohawk Valley Nursing Home. He was known as "Mr. Ed" to the children who visited daycare. He was an avid Braves fan and loved collecting owls. Ed was a wonderful father and grandfather who will be truly missed by everyone, especially his loving family. Survivors include his daughter and future son-in-law, Naomi Loiacono and Jay Warner, with whom he resided; his son and daughter-in-law, Vincent and Freda Rivers of Jacksonville, N.C.; five cherished grandchildren, Vincent Jr. and wife Frances Rivers, Ruth and Timothy Rivers and Emily Loiacono; great-granddaughter, Felicia Rivers; his brother and sister-in-law, Harley and Helen Rivers of Liverpool; his sister, Helen Hewitt of St. Regis Falls; his brother-in-law, Richard Marcewicz; his sister-in-law and husband, Mary and Richard Fehrman; his very special friend, Jean; several nieces, nephews and cousins and two special faithful dogs, Toby and Rusty. Family and friends are invited to visitation on Thursday, Jan. 13, from 10-11 a.m. at the Applegate and Day Funeral Home, 102 West St., Ilion. Ed's funeral service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. following visitation at the Applegate and Day Funeral Home. Interment with full military honors will follow in Mohawk Cemetery. The family wishes to extend a heartfelt thank you to Jennifer at the daycare program, Herkimer County Public Health Nursing, especially Carmen and Judy, and Dad's doctor and the staff at Faxton-St. Luke's ICU, especially Brad, "Christmas" Carol and Loretta. Memorial contributions may be made to Herkimer County Public Health Nursing or the American Cancer Society. Donation envelopes will be available at the funeral home. For directions to the funeral home, click the facilities link above.


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Oh you Middle Earthers are going to be PISSED come tomorrow. The Hobbit is getting shaky reviews and I think I know why.
I did some checking, just out of pure curiosity for my own benefit. I looked at the running time for the original cartoon The Hobbit, it clocks in a 77 minutes. As I recall it, since it's been several years since the last time I saw it. That movie felt like it drug on forever. 77 minutes felt like a friggen eternity.
This new Hobbit flick is clocking in at 2 hours and 49 mins. That's right they took a movie that was an 1h 17 minutes and stretched it out to 3 hours! Oh and let's not forget that it's also part of a trilogy. That's right, they plan to bilk your wallet thrice. So you'll be sitting through I am guessing just shy of 9 hours in total by the time they drop the third flick in 2014. You'll have paid more than likely 30 dollars to see a flick you can borrow from netflix for just 8 bucks a month.
Let me touch back on the reviews for a second too, they are saying that it is missing the charm and depth the LOTR had. That Jackson should have done The Hobbit movie (singular) first and then swung into the epic that was the LOTR trilogy.
Don't fall for this trick, if you do you'll just be telling Hollywood that it's ok to bilk you and to create tripe out of standing artwork. LOOKING AT YOU GEORGE LUCAS!


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A Shingara is a Bengali samosa, consisting of vegetables such as cauliflower or potatoes, all nicely spiced, wrapped in a triangular pastry, and deep fried.
But, I didn't make these - the traditional way. Here's how I made them....
For Shingaras
1 cup All purpose flour
3 tbsp Oil
1/2 tsp Salt
For Paneer Filling
1 cup Grated Paneer
1/2 cup boiled Potato - grated
Salt - to taste
1 tsp Red Chilli powder
1 tsp Garam Masala
1/4 tsp Turmeric
2 Green Chillies - finely chopped
Fresh Cilantro leaves - chopped
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and the paneer filling is made by mixing all the ingredients listed above.
Instead of deep frying these Shingaras, I oven baked them and served with some tamarind chutney. Preheat the oven for 400 deg and then on a baking sheet, arrange the prepared Shingaras, reduce the oven temperature to 300 deg and bake for about 45 mins. Look for them at regular intervals and flip them as and when necessary.
The oven baked Shingaras were very crispy and yummy. But, I must confess that I like the deep fried version more... Oh gosh, what about the extra calories?? Guess, I have to exercise a bit more to afford them!..:D.
Off these go to Sandeepa's RCI:Bengal event..:)
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NEW ALBANY – Aldermen voted 5-0 Tuesday to authorize negotiations to buy a trailer park that nearby residents say is an ongoing source of crime.
The city plans to replace it with a new headquarters for the city's Light Gas & Water Department.
Rest Haven Trailer Park, also known as Eastview, fronts on East Bankhead Street and backs up to homes on Murrah Road. It contains 38 mobile homes and 20 motel units on a little more than seven acres.
Craig Baker was living at Rest Haven when he was charged with murder in the Dec. 5 shooting of school speech and hearing therapist Amanda Price and aggravated assault in the shooting of her football coach husband, Ron, at their Murrah Road home.
Ron Price was one of close to 100 people who crowded into the Magnolia Civic Center before aldermen moved the meeting to the Cine Theatre next door.
Police Chief David Grisham did not advocate for or against the purchase, but he confirmed the trailer park is a continual source of trouble.
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One Murrah Road landowner said at various times he had found three adults smoking in his haybarn, lost a horse to a gunshot and felt compelled to start carrying a gun for his own safety, while another resident on the road said she'd been victimized by a burglar and a peeping Tom, along with people walking around her yard at night.
Some residents said the city already has a shortage of affordable housing, but one property owner said he'd had low-rent property vacant for more than a year.
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Plastics today represent nearly a trillion dollar industry globally and are present in nearly all aspects of daily life for everyone around the world. Recently, the scientific community has become aware that toxins leach from many types of today?s traditional plastics. An alarming example is that of a simple plastic water bottle which when left in the sun for even a short time, triggers the leaching of tiny toxins from the plastic into the warmed water. Traditional plastics, especially the oil-based petro-chemical plastics of today, are now clearly known to be a threat to the environment, humanity, and especially women.
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With members coast-to-coast, flooring retail groups are on the front lines and a good gauge of how the market is performing. The groups FCW spoke to reported overall business improvements in 2012, but said they were cautious about how fast the recovery would happen.
"Industry wide, we are seeing a bottoming out of the recession and anticipation of getting back to normal over the next few years," said Steve Silverman, president and COO of Abbey Carpet Company. "But there are so many volatile things that could influence the recovery. That's the concern on the part of small business owners," he warned.
Howard Brodsky, co-founder, chairman, and co-CEO of CCA Global Partners, parent to Carpet One Floor & Home, Flooring America and Flooring Canada and other retail and wholesale businesses, said the economy has leveled off. "Housing is coming back," he said. "Recovery might not be in the straight line we'd prefer but, generally, it's going up. We'd all like to see the recovery happen faster and be more consistent, but it is improving," Brodsky said.
Membership growth and successful promotions
For Abbey, the greatest success in 2012 was signing new members to its Abbey Carpet & Floor and Floors to Go businesses. "And we are not done yet for 2012," Silverman stressed. "It (2012) was the first year with incremental increase over the prior year in a long time. That increase was the result of all the effort and financial resources Abbey and its members put into the website, products, marketing and merchandizing," he explained, adding, "We have gone though five years of rationalization. The survivors are smart, hard working business people who will shine if the economy grows. I love the independent owner-operator," he stressed.
For Alliance Flooring, parent company to CarpetsPlus Colortile, Carpetland USA Color Tile and Floorco Direct to the Trade, success was fueled by beefing up its promotions calendar, according to Ron Dunn, co-CEO of the retail flooring group. "We are up 2 to 3 percent over last year," Dunn said. "We had four major events and four smaller events in 2012. There was not a time when the stores weren't promoting something. The summer event was better than we anticipated and then carried through into fall," he noted.
Keeping consumer attention worked for CCA too. "CCA lead its members with an aggressive national campaign in 2012 including product, marketing and training that had enormous success," said Brodsky. "We had four successful major events, one every 90 days."
He also said that success today is a matter of taking market share. "Retailers have to be aggressive, not only pursuing traditional retail consumers but seeking out builder and commercial customers too. It's important to be able to do business in all end use categories. You can't focus on just one segment," he said.
Dunn agreed that waiting for store traffic is a thing of the past. "Our successful dealers are constantly outside their stores talking to people who have anything to do with purchasing flooring — schools, multi-family management, realtors and designers," said Dunn. "It's about building relationships with those people."
Diversification in product is another path to success, according to Dunn. "Some of our members have added cabinets to their showrooms. For someone who is used to measuring for floors, cabinets are a fairly easy business."
Better goods, LVT leads category growth
From a product standpoint for Abbey, mid-to-high end hardwood is growing, as is higher end carpet, according to Silverman. "Laminate and ceramic are seeing tough competition from big box pricing, but LVT and commercial vinyl, especially in the multi-family market, are doing well," he reported.
Silverman added that no one makes profit on entry level products. "It's why we step up the consumer by having well trained RSAs, better displays and all the advantages specialty retail brings."
Alliance and CCA also reported that LVT was the fastest growing category of flooring. LVT is the right product at the right time, according to Brodsky. "Store owners like it; RSAs like it and consumers like it. Everybody feels good about it," he stressed.
Supplier support
While these retail groups agreed that suppliers are offering a great variety of flooring products, there are other areas in which they would like to see more support.
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He's ending the year with a far more serious pursuit—for his first Sprint Cup championship.
Keselowski is off to a fine start after an impressive victory over Jimmie Johnson on Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway. In the opening race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, the 28-year-old Keselowski outlasted Johnson for the first Chase win of his career. Keselowski also took over the lead in the points standings for the first time.
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Fiduciary Trust Company International, a leading wealth management firm headquartered in New York City, announced today the addition of five senior executives. Paul Nolle, Jr., joins as managing director and senior portfolio manager; Elisa Shevlin Rizzo, JD, joins as managing director and trust counsel; William Criss, Jr. and Christopher Browne, CFA, join as managing directors in business development; and John Genova, CPA/JD, joins as vice president in tax services.
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