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Efforts to Cap CO2 Emissions Are Adverse to Human Health and Welfare
In his State of the Union address, President Obama advocated an energy policy aimed at reducing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), which he claims are causing catastrophic changes to the earth's climate and "harming western communities."
In his policy prescription, the president advocates a combination of increased regulation of the energy and transportation industries and more government spending on research designed to bring low-carbon-emitting sources of energy, i.e., so-called renewables, to market. He considers those actions to be the only viable options "leading to a cleaner, safer planet."
But the president's concerns for the planet are based upon flawed and speculative science; and his policy prescription is a recipe for failure.
With respect to the science, Obama conveniently fails to disclose the fact that literally thousands of scientific studies have produced findings that run counter to his view of future climate. As just one example, and a damning one at that, all of the computer models upon which his vision is based failed to predict the current plateau in global temperature that has continued for the past 16 years. That the earth has not warmed significantly during this period, despite an 8 percent increase in atmospheric CO2, is a major indictment of the models' credibility in predicting future climate, as well as the president's assertion that debate on this topic is "settled."
Numerous other problems with Obama's model-based view of future climate have been filling up the pages of peer-reviewed science journals for many years now, as evidenced by the recent work of the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC), which published a 1,000-page report in September highlighting a large and well-substantiated alternative viewpoint that contends that rising atmospheric CO2emissions will have a much smaller, if not negligible, impact on future climate, while generating several biospheric benefits. (Read the report's summary here, and the full report here.)
Concerning these benefits, atmospheric CO2 is the building block of plant life. It is used by earth's plants in the process of photosynthesis to construct their tissues and grow. And as has been conclusively demonstrated in numerous scientific studies, the more CO2 we put into the air, the better plants grow. Among other findings, they produce greater amounts of biomass, become more efficient at using water, and are better able to cope with environmental stresses such as pollution and high temperatures.
The implications of these benefits are enormous. One recent study calculated that over the 50-year period ending in 2001, the direct monetary benefits conferred by the atmospheric CO2 enrichment of the Industrial Revolution on global crop production amounted to a staggering $3.2 trillion. And projecting this positive externality forward in time reveals it will likely bestow an additional $9.8 trillion in crop production benefits between now and 2050.
By ignoring these realities, Obama's policy prescription is found to be erroneous. The taxation or regulation of CO2 emissions is an unnecessary and detrimental policy option that should be shunned. Why would any government advocate to increase regulations and raise energy prices based on flawed computer model projections of climate change that will never come to pass? Why would any government advance policy that seeks to destroy jobs, rather than to promote them? Why, in fact, would they actually "bite the hand that feeds them?"
We live in a time when half the global population experiences some sort of limitation in their access to energy, energy that is needed for the most basic of human needs, including the production of clean water, warmth, and light. One-third of those thus impacted are children. An even greater portion finds its ranks among the poor.
As a society, it is time to recognize and embrace the truth. Carbon dioxide is not a pollutant. Its increasing concentration only minimally affects earth's climate, while it offers tremendous benefits to the biosphere. Efforts to regulate and reduce CO2 emissions will hurt far more than they will help.
[First published at The Hill.]
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November 14, 2013 by Bryan Thrift
Here goes round No. 2 of my blog. Things are relatively quiet around the house as we enjoy the holidays. We had a good Halloween. I didn't dress up, but my son Wylie was a sushi roll and my wife Allison was what she called a "hot mess" where she wore a bunch of strangely mismatched clothes. Her costume was more of a last-minute deal, but she put a lot of effort into Wylie's sushi roll. She planned to save a bunch of money and make it herself, but after several trips to Walmart I don't think that happened. The costume turned out great though; Allison is really good at stuff like that.
As a family, we're pretty traditional with our fall festivities. There's a pumpkin farm a couple miles up the road. We took Wylie there, went on a hay ride and picked out a few keeper pumpkins. On Halloween, we drove Wylie to the grandparents' house. They enjoyed seeing Wylie in his costume and he got to trick or treat at a few of the houses. Then we went to a few of the houses in our own neighborhood.
A friend of mine has a Halloween tradition where he has a campfire and cooks a stew in this big, cast-iron pot. We throw whatever we have sitting around in the kitchen in there, roast some marshmallows and have a big time. We also let Wylie hand out some candy to the other kids in the neighborhood. I think he had more fun seeing the other kids than getting the candy himself. Halloween was fun but now let's talk fishing.
Everyone is talking about Randall Tharp right now and rightfully so, he's an awesome angler. As I said in the last blog, I'm glad he went out and caught a big bag on the final day of the Forrest Wood Cup or I would be having some major regrets. Anyway, a few people have pointed out to me how different Randall and I are. Randall is a guy that is pretty outspoken with his confidence and I'm pretty reserved.
I get a lot of grief for this, but I rarely have a strong practice. That's the truth too. There are lots of tournaments where I really don't know what's going to happen. A prime example would be Eufaula this year. Before the tournament started, I knew what I was going to do and I knew I was only going to get a few bites doing it. It could have been an absolute bomb or a great tournament. It ended up being a great tournament, but on that third day I only got four bites, so you can see how fragile that pattern was.
It's hard for me to go out there and say I'm going to catch this or that many pounds because there are just too many variables in bass fishing. If that attitude works for you as a fisherman, then by all means go for it. It obviously works for Randall. But that's not me. As soon as I would say something like that it would come back and bite me in the rear.
I've had plenty of tournaments where I thought I was going to do well, but didn't. One that sticks out in my mind was an Okeechobee EverStart several years ago. Two days before the tournament started I found this giant wad of fish on bed. I literally thought I was going to catch like 30 pounds the first day of the tournament. I was going crazy I was so excited. So I finally get there and all the big girls had vacated. The only fish left were 12-inchers. As you can imagine, it was frustrating and disappointing.
My first couple years on tour I was kind of a feast or famine fisherman; I was either way up near the top or near the bottom. Then I kind of learned how to practice and this gets back to what I was talking about before - having "bad" practices. Now, just as soon as I figure something out, I stop and go find something else. I think in a four-day tournament you have to fish with the mentality that something out there is better. You've always got to be looking for stronger patterns and bigger fish.
I'm told I have a little reputation as a sandbagger, OK maybe a big reputation. I think I do it because I'm naturally paranoid. Let's say I catch a 5-pounder early in the morning. But as I'm thinking about it throughout the day, I convince myself that it was probably 4 pounds or maybe even 3 1/2. By the time we bag our fish and walk up to weigh in, that fish only weighs 3 pounds in mind. It's like I play mental games with myself - doubting I really have what I need. Maybe it makes me fish harder, I don't know.
I have started weighing some fish. But usually the only time I put them on the scale is in a culling situation. So that has taken some of the guesswork out of it. Still, I'd rather be guessing on the low side than on the high side.
My mind has already started thinking about next year. In addition to travel reservations and that kind of planning, I've started to think about the lakes. The first one of the year is on Okeechobee, a place that's special to me because that's where it all started. I won an EverStart there back in 2006. I had won a few EverStarts before that as a co-angler, but that first pro win was huge. At that point, I knew I wanted to be a full-time pro. I was right out of college and that kind of got me a little more financially secure.
I can't get too sentimental though. I mainly view it as a good place to fish - you know there's the potential to catch a 10-pounder. For me, Okeechobee has been a feast or famine type lake where I've either done really good or really bad. The last couple years I've been fortunate enough to find that little 100-yard stretch where the bigger fish are at. It kind of suits me in that I like to run around and look at the whole lake to find where those bigger fish are hiding.
Just the thought of a 10-pounder right now is enticing, but practice itself at Okeechobee is grueling. It sounds strange to say it because we're fishing, but practice at Okeechobee is awful. I compare it to a ledge-fishing tournament, except you can't idle. You've got to fish your way through all these spots. It's hours and hours of monotonous casting.
I will say I'm excited about trying a new prototype swimbait from Damiki. They already have the 4-inch Anchovy Shad, which is great on rigs, but they're tinkering with a new 6-inch Anchovy Shad. I should have my hands on it by the time Okeechobee rolls around. The Air Frog will be fun to experiment with too. Damiki plastics are so soft you can wind the Air Frog slowly and the tails still kick like crazy. At Okeechobee, these fish a lot of times will wake behind your bait. So naturally you stop it to try and get the fish to commit. But just about every buzzing bait out there sinks when you stop it. The Air Frog stays up and floats like a pontoon - allowing them to get it better. So I'm pretty excited about that and hoping it can be a difference maker.
Overall, the whole deal at Okeechobee is those big bites and sometimes they come when you least expect them. That's where a lot of people miss out. They're just going through the motions. You've got to have the mental focus to make yourself slow down and get the right bites. If you're not focused, you won't get that big fish out of the grass; they're too strong, too mean and there's just too much cover.
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Position: Running Back Acquired: Free Agency College: Florida Experience: 12th year Of Note: Has 11,271 rushing yards in 11 seasons - all with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The total has him 16th on the all-time rushing list and third amongst active players. Pictured: New England Patriots running back Fred Taylor walks onto the field before practice during their NFL training camp session at the team's football facility in Foxborough, Mass., Friday morning, July 31, 2009.STEPHAN SAVOIA / ASSOCIATED PRESS


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Perhaps earthquakes plague Southern California not because of underground fault lines, but because of the outsized pressures America puts on Hollywood. Los Angeles' foundation virtually rests on impossible dreams, broken ambitions and seething resentments. The city builds up and tears down its idols so quickly, it's no wonder it lacks stability.
As a locus of sex, money and self-delusion, Hollywood quickly became a kind of historian of its self-hatred and as America's film noir capital. Nathanael West wrote the anti-showbiz classic The Day of the Locust in 1939, and Raymond Chandler sent gumshoe Philip Marlowe on knightly errands that same year. In 1950, Sunset Boulevard created the template for dark Tinseltown satires, a genre that continues through The Player (1992), Mulholland Drive (2001) and beyond.
Such films, and more literary versions of Hollywood Babylon-style exposés, provide intellectual justifications for the tabloid-driven impulse to claw at fame and glamour. Two movies, released within a week of each other, take aim at Los Angeles during the era of vintage suits, smokes and secrets. Allen Coulter's Hollywoodland reopens the 1959 suicide of George Reeves, famed for playing Superman on TV in the 1950s. Brian DePalma's The Black Dahlia exhumes the notorious Jack-the-Ripper-style 1947 murder of starlet Elizabeth Short. Neither film will endure as a timeless example of the silver screen, but each draws a little blood in its epic treatment of back-lot gossip.
Hollywoodland comes linked to so many other current events, from water-cooler chat over movie stars' public images to the hype over the release of a big new Superman movie, that the film seems to bubble up from the culture's subconscious. Casting Ben Affleck as George Reeves only reinforces its modern-day connection. Not only does Affleck look the part of a B-movie 1950s matinee idol, his own reputation reinforces the film's themes. Reeves finds himself typecast as Superman at a time when comic-book characters were no better than juvenile jokes. Though Affleck played a costumed hero in Daredevil, he's been more a prisoner of his own celebrity. No matter how much Affleck personally identifies with Reeves, a cloud of wounded pride hangs appropriately over his performance.
The film starts with Reeves as an actor on the make, leaning into other people's photographs to make society pages and flirting with well-connected women such as sultry Toni Mannix (Diane Lane), wife of a vicious studio mogul (Bob Hoskins). Reeves takes the Superman gig for the paycheck and discovers all of the problems and almost none of the benefits of celebrity. In the most tense scene, a boy with a real gun confronts him at a public appearance, hoping to see Reeves deflect bullets.
Hollywoodland cuts between the rise and fall of Reeves and the investigation by two-bit gumshoe Louis Simo (Adrien Brody) as to whether the actor shot himself or was murdered. We see Simo's theories about Reeves' death as murder and suicide, as well as allusions to public cover-ups. Though Hollywoodland draws parallels between Reeves and Simo as they flail at integrity, the story's true thematic twins are Reeves and Toni, each a fading figure of desire. Lane exudes more sizzle and star quality than the younger actresses in Hollywoodland and The Black Dahlia combined, and captures Toni's painful awareness of her advancing age in a community that worships youth. Her looks fade as Reeves' star dims.
Mostly Simo's half of the film unfolds like second-hand Chinatown, one of the great L.A. noirs. Hollywoodland intriguingly argues that "Superman's suicide" was a milestone in American disillusionment, as Simo's ex-wife notes: "Every kid on the block's upset." Simo's son (Zach Mills) both mourns for the dead actor and acts out his frustrations at his parents' broken marriage. But Reeves was a shadow of the Man of Steel in nearly every possible way. Since the first episodes were filmed in black and white, even his original tights were a drab, almost colorless replica of the real thing.
You could find an epigraph to Hollywoodland in the introduction to James Ellroy's novel American Tabloid: "America was never innocent. ... You can't lose what you lacked at conception." With his stylish, brutal crime novels such as L.A. Confidential (later adapted into a 1997 film), Ellroy may be the most fearless writer of the City of Angels' most infernal corners. Ellroy's fascination comes hard-earned; in his memoir My Dark Places, he explores how his mother's unsolved murder in 1958 shaped his psyche.
In his 1987 novel The Black Dahlia, Ellroy took a fictional exploration of the shocking, unsolved murder of 22-year-old Elizabeth Short, whom reporters posthumously nicknamed "The Black Dahlia" after the 1946 Veronica Lake vehicle The Blue Dahlia. An act of staggering brutality, the crime involved such mutilations as her face sliced from ear to ear.
Where Hollywoodland followed the victims of the showbiz food chain, Brian DePalma's The Black Dahlia focuses more closely on the perpetrators -- the ones who obsess, and not the objects of their obsession. It finds antiheroes in two police detectives, soft-spoken Dwight "Bucky" Bleickart (Josh Hartnett) and brash Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart). As part-time boxers and opponents in a match billed as "Mr. Ice vs. Mr. Fire," they're spiritual doubles with almost identical last names.
Both men grow consumed with the Dahlia mystery. Blanchard pores over crime-scene details while concealing his own corrupt decisions. Bleickart finds himself attracted to Madeline Linscott (Hilary Swank), a bi-curious socialite who knew -- and resembles -- the murdered woman. Mia Kirshner plays Elizabeth Short in black-and-white flashbacks, but looks so unlike Swank that the doubling theme gets little traction.
As a director, DePalma's preoccupations at times square with Ellroy's. Throughout his work, the author returns to the idea that killers and cops, perverse voyeurs and yellow journalists are all cut from the same cloth. "Who are these men who feed on others?" Bleickart wonders, not realizing his own ugly tendencies. DePalma's slick, bloody set pieces fit the violence of the work, such as the early boxing match or a long crane shot that captures the discovery of Short's body.
DePalma seldom makes the film's erotic scenes particularly sexy. A scene at a lesbian nightclub -- with scantily clad showgirls surrounding k.d. lang singing "Love For Sale" (really) -- looks so much like a VH1 music video that it fails to generate any transgressive thrills. Perhaps the film's most unnerving blend of sadism and sexuality comes when Bleickart glimpses Blanchard's girlfriend (Scarlett Johansson) revealing both her lacy underthings and a scarred midriff.
For all of DePalma's fascination with classic movie style, The Black Dahlia looks like a phony period piece with shiny new cars, compared to Hollywoodland's lived-in, sun-bleached textures. The director needs a simple plot that won't get in his way, and gets tripped up in Ellroy's complicated construction that casts Elizabeth Short as a sacrifice in the name of Los Angeles' progress. Possibly Fiona Shaw's nutzoid performance as Madeline's mother is meant to pay homage to Sunset Boulevard's Norma Desmond, but it sabotages The Black Dahlia's attempts at seriousness.
Perhaps the most telling moment of either film comes in screen tests. Bleickart repeatedly watches scenes of Short -- in torn, shabby stockings -- attempting to influence casting directors with queasy seductions and attempts to "act." Meanwhile, Simo watches a home movie of an aging Reeves tumbling in his yard as a tryout for a humiliating gig on the wrestling circuit.
The deaths of George Reeves and Elizabeth Short may be freak anomalies in the chronicles of Los Angeles, but the shots of them debasing themselves to begin or extend their careers is the kind of thing that happens everyday. Both Hollywoodland and The Black Dahlia convey a certain masochistic honesty about the film industry, but they won't detract more people from flying out to Los Angeles to seek their fortunes. Hollywood will continue to allure aspiring talents, predators and bottom-feeders, all drawn like moths to the fame.


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The former defender, who won 73 England caps from 1996 to 2007, said "archaic" attitudes towards black player mean he will have to go overseas when he completes his coaching qualifications.
Campbell, who retired from playing last year, told The Guardian: "I want to start abroad.
"There are no opportunities for me here, not until attitudes change anyway. Everyone has to ask themselves why there are not more black managers in this country and why the likes of Brian Deane have to go abroad (to Sarpsborg in Norway) to get a chance.
"I've spoken to other black players who want to coach and they feel the same, that attitudes here are archaic. I hope and pray the environment changes."
Only four of the 92 Football League managers are black – Chris Hughton (Norwich), Chris Powell (Charlton). Paul Ince (Blackpool) and Chris Kiwomya (Notts County) – a ratio that pales in comparison to the number of black players.
However studies suggest the problem is not limited to England. A November 2012 study by Sporting Intelligence showed that Hughton was the only black top-flight manager in Europe's five biggest leagues – England, Spain, Italy, Germany and France.
Campbell went on to criticise the FA for not bringing him in to their coaching setup, instead appointing his former defensive colleague Gary Neville to Roy Hodgson's England staff.
He said: "I gave my heart and soul for the national team but the FA were not there for me when I had problems.
"Even after that, I still wanted to do something with the England setup, and they said they were interested, but the interest went cold. Suddenly, Gary Neville pops up as assistant manager.
"It's obvious they want nice people who won't cause them any problems. I put out an olive branch and it got broken, but whatever, I'm ready to move on."
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Where Are They Now?
A look at what some of last year's winners are up to
You've won an Innovation Award. Then what happens? Here's a look at some of last year's winners -- and what they've been doing since then.
LOCATION: Basel, Switzerland
AWARD: Overall Gold; Medical/Biotech category winner
INNOVATION: Novartis, along with Speedel Holding Ltd., developed Tekturna, a drug that controls hypertension in a new way, by blocking an enzyme than can trigger the condition.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? In July, Novartis, which had held a small stake in Speedel, agreed to buy the rest of the company, a move that will give it full control of Tekturna.
Sales of Tekturna, known as Rasilez in some markets, totaled nearly $60 million in the first half of 2008.
Novartis and Speedel developed a new formulation of Tekturna, called Tekturna HCT, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in January. The new tablet combines Tekturna with another blood-pressure medicine, a diuretic.
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LOCATION: Mountain View, Calif.
AWARD: Network/Internet Technologies/Broadband category winner
INNOVATION: Tellme developed software that gives cellphone users visual results for directory searches requested by voice.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Tellme, a unit of Microsoft Corp. MSFT 0.84 % , has expanded the uses for its software. Initially, users could look for local businesses. But in April, Tellme added directions, weather information, search powered by Microsoft's MSN, and movie listings through a partnership with ticket Web site Fandango, which is owned by Comcast Corp. CMCSA -0.90 %
The technology is still compatible only with a small number of phones, mainly BlackBerry devices. But Tellme is developing a version of the software to work with the Windows Mobile 7 operating system that is slated for release next year. That would allow the technology to be used on a far wider range of phones.
LOCATION: Luxembourg
AWARD: Overall Bronze; Media/Broadcasting category winner
INNOVATION: Launched a free Web site featuring full-length and full-screen licensed TV programming.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? After generating a lot of early buzz, Joost has seen many competitors crop up, including Babelgum.com, owned by Babel Networks Ltd., and Microsoft's LiveStation.com. Hulu.com also has jumped into the fray, and the major television networks' sites offer streaming high-definition shows. Hulu is jointly owned by General Electric Co. GE -0.35 % 's NBC Universal and News Corp., parent company of Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co.
Joost says the number of videos available on its site has grown about 86% since the beginning of this year, to more than 41,000. The company recently relaunched the service with some new features. Mike Volpi, Joost's chief executive, says the new service will make content easier to find, and Joost's partners have released new content for the relaunch. Also, users will no longer have to install the Joost player on their computers to watch videos.
Joost in July formed a joint venture with Hong Kong-based media company TOM Group Ltd. that will bring the Web site to China.
Mr. Volpi declines to say how many people are using the Joost site, but notes that there have been roughly seven million downloads of the Joost media player since the initial launch in May 2007.
LOCATION: Peoria, Ill.
AWARD: Energy category co-winner
INNOVATION: Vehicle batteries that use a carbon-graphite foam in place of the lead plates used in typical batteries, making them smaller and lighter but still able to deliver as much power as more advanced and more costly technologies.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Firefly is developing batteries to run the heating and cooling system in the cabs of semitrailer trucks when the engine is off. The company expects to test a prototype in late summer. If the batteries perform well in the tests, they could be available to truck manufacturers later this year. Firefly went after this market because it felt that the passing of a more stringent anti-idling law in California and the rising cost of diesel fuel would spur demand for a battery that doesn't require a truck's engine to be running.
Meanwhile, Firefly hopes to deliver a prototype battery to the U.S. Army by the end of the year to power its vehicles. Another opportunity, though, has stalled. A deal to provide Husqvarna Group with batteries for a planned line of electric lawn mowers and lawn tractors was put off as the Swedish company scrapped the project.
LOCATION: Menlo Park, Calif.
AWARD: Network Security category winner
INNOVATION: Developed a platform that can manage multiple data-encryption programs, making encryption easier to implement.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? PGP has expanded the reach of its security platform, which was initially built for use with PCs. A version for Apple Inc.'s operating system was released in June. In March, the company released PGP Mobile for smart phones using the Windows Mobile operating system. The program can encrypt files, email and contact lists. PGP also has created versions of its platform for flash drives, CDs and DVDs.
The company says orders are up more than 30% from a year ago.
LOCATION: Tampa, Fla.
AWARD: Overall Honorable Mention; Software category winner
INNOVATION: Sing-along software, called Tune In to Reading, that helps students boost their reading skills.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Electronic Learning Products says the number of students using Tune In to Reading has grown sixfold in the past year, but it declines to provide a total. The software's reach has expanded to 200 schools across the U.S. The company has made the software available on the Web, making it more accessible to schools.
Electronic Learning Products is using a similar technique to teach Mandarin to English speakers. Students see an English sentence on the screen and sing out the Mandarin version written phonetically on the screen. A version for people learning to speak English is being fine-tuned and is expected to come out in the next few months, while a version for English speakers who want to learn Spanish is expected next spring.
LOCATION: Frankfurt
AWARD: Transport category winner
INNOVATION: A braking system that sends electronic signals to brakes on each wheel and uses their own kinetic energy to help bring them to a stop. It reduces the amount of force drivers must apply to their brakes.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Siemens VDO was sold to German automotive company Continental AG in December. Continental has started testing the system but says it hasn't yet determined if the system meets safety standards and is appropriate for mass production.
—Mr. Cheng is a reporter for Dow Jones Newswires in Jersey City, N.J.
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Magic's Julie Fitzgerald gets nod as coach of the year as ANZ Championship All-Star team named
- From: The Advertiser
- June 19, 2014
THE Melbourne Vixens and NSW Swifts have both had two players named in the ANZ Championship All-Star team for this season.
Madison Robinson and Geva Mentor, key members in the Vixens' drive for glory in the grand final clash against the Queensland Firebirds on Sunday, were selected along with NSW pair Susan Pratley and Kim Green.
There are two New Zealand-based players in the line-up — Jhaniele Fowler-Ried and Casey Kopua, while Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic's Julie Fitzgerald was named coach of the year after taking her side to the preliminary final.
The team is voted by fans.
Goal shooter — Jhaniele Fowler-Reid (Southern Steel)
Goal attack — Susan Pratley (NSW Swifts)
Wing attack — Madison Robinson (Melbourne Vixens)
Centre — Kim Green (NSW Swifts)
Wing defence — Renae Hallinan (Adelaide Thunderbirds)
Goal defence — Casey Kopua (Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic)
Goal keeper — Geva Mentor (Melbourne Vixens).
Coach — Julie Fitzgerald (Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic)Originally published as ANZ Championship stars honoured
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Theme Hockey is a Air Hockey style game. Choose to play against your computer opponent while waiting for your next appointment or challenge your friend in two player mode when enjoying a coffee session together to see who has better control of the puck.
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1. Easy will be for those who wants a relaxing game with simple scoring opportunities.
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The aim of the game is to beat your opponent in the shortest time possible to have your name displayed on the scoreboard.
Challenge your friends to beat your highest record or try your best to beat theirs. Achieving the top scorer is challenging, maintaining it requires constant practice to improve your skill.
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The Girl in the Café (2005 TV Movie)
Plot Summary
A May-December comedy becomes a political drama. Lawrence, a spindly, self-effacing civil servant, is a senior researcher for the Chancellor of the Exchequer, preparing for a G-8 summit that will determine the scope of the world's effort to reduce extreme poverty. In a crowded café, he chats awkwardly with Gina, a young Scot with time on her hands. They share a couple of meals, and he invites her to accompany him to the summit in Reykjavík. Once there, as romance blooms, Gina's past, Lawrence's work and proclivity to compromise, and the presence of ministers and presidents spur her to act.- Written by <email@example.com>
Lawrence, an aging, lonely civil servant falls for Gina, an enigmatic young woman. When he takes her to the G8 Summit in Reykjavik, however, their bond is tested by Lawrence's professional obligations.- Written by IMDb Editors
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Four Marines Killed In Camp Pendleton Training Accident
Four Marines have been killed in a training accident at Camp Pendleton, near San Diego, Calif., base officials said.
The Associated Press says the accident occurred at 11 a.m. Wednesday "during a range maintenance operation."
Reuters quotes Marines spokesman Lt. Ryan Finnegan as saying that the four were killed at the Zulu Impact Area inside the base.
"We offer our heartfelt prayers and condolences to the families of the Marines lost today in this tragic accident," said base commander Brig. Gen. John W. Bullard. "Our first priority is to provide the families with the support they need during this difficult time."
Officials said they were investigating the cause of the accident but had no further details as yet and did not release the identities of the dead, pending notification of their families, the AP said.
The AP notes:
"The deaths come about eight months after a mortar explosion killed seven Marines during a live-fire training exercise in Nevada.
A military investigation determined human error was to blame for that accident. According to the probe's findings, a Marine operating a 60 mm mortar tube and ammunition did not follow correct procedures, resulting in the detonation of a high explosive round at the mortar position.
The investigation also determined that the mortar team involved in the accident had not conducted "appropriate preparatory training."
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Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
Vision and Sight
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
When there's a lot of talk about eyeballs in a book called Invisible Man, you just know something's up with sight. And you're right.
Reverend Barbee gives a crowd-pleasing speech praising the Founder of the college only to later reveal that he is a blind man. Then Brother Jack turns out to have a false left eye. This shows the flawed nature of their visions—Barbee gave a great speech praising an institution and man that are basically shams, and Jack espouses a horribly cold ideology:
"That is your new name," Brother Jack said. "Start thinking of yourself by that name from this moment. Get it down so that even if you are called in the middle of the night you will respond. Very soon you shall be known by it all over the country. You are to answer to no other, understand?" (14.133)
As for the narrator, he comes to believe himself an invisible man because no one actually sees him for who he is—but as someone of whom they can take advantage:
I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. (Prologue.1)
Realizing this social invisibility, the narrator decides to pair it with actual invisibility, and drops out of sight for an indeterminate amount of time.


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Venus rises (again!), plus a scientific tennis study on sliding
Also: An update on Anna Kournikova.
Also: An update on Anna Kournikova.
The 19-year-old Canadian has spawned an army of admirers.
Which ATP player ended up at the Emmys? It's not who you might think.
Plus: Anna, Iglesias still in love; more Vika & Sloane.


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2015 Brownwood Feels Like Home Celebration 5K/10K Results
The annual 10K/5K Run and 1.5 Mile Walk kicked off events for the second day of the Brownwood Feels Like Home Celebration on Saturday, September 19th. Runners for the 10K started around 7:30 AM Saturday morning followed soon after by the 5K runners and then the walkers.The run is an annual tradition for the festival each year and attracts more than 400 runners from across the state. This year runners from as far away as Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota competed. The route traveled through historic downtown Brownwood. It began and ended at the Lehnis Railroad Museum and took runners past the Depot District, Center Park, the Lyric Theatre, Brown County Courthouse and the Guinness Book of World Record's smallest block in the world.
Brownwood Feels Like Home Car Show Winners Announced
More than 50 classic vehicles were featured in the Brownwood Feels Like Home Celebration car show which was held in the Brownwood Coliseum during the three day event on September 18-20th.Local car club the Heartland Cruisers puts the show together each year, all without charging admission fees to attendees or contestants.
Brownwood Feels Like Home Parade Winners Announced
Winners for the Brownwood Feels Like Home Celebration Grand Parade were announced Saturday morning after the parade concluded.There were over 40 entries consisting of 93 floats and vehicles from non-profit groups, businesses, cheer leaders, gymnastics groups, marching bands and more participated in this year's parade.
Volunteers Rally for Feels Like Home Celebration Weekend
The 15th year for Brownwood's local festival, the Feels Like Home Celebration will kick off Friday, but coordinators and volunteers are already hard at work making sure this year's event is one of the best ever held in the area.Organizers hosted their traditional volunteer rally Wednesday at the Depot Civic and Cultural Center to officially mark the beginning of Reunion week and give volunteers their assignments and t-shirts. The Depot was decorated with lots of balloons, and those in attendance were treated to free hot dogs courtesy of Allegiance Ambulance.
Sisters on the Fly to Showcase Vintage Campers at Feels Like Home Celebration
The Brownwood Feels Like Home Celebration will debut a new attraction during this year's event featuring vintage campers from the group Sisters on the Fly.Over 36 of the group's vintage campers, along with a few retro campers, will be displayed during the Celebration September 18th through the 20th across the street from the Lehnis Railroad Museum. Visitors to the celebration are encouraged to tour these unique campers and talk with the group as they share their experiences of traveling across the country.
Classic Car Show Set for Brownwood Feels Like Home Celebration
The Brownwood Feels Like Home Celebration is less than a week away, and organizers are preparing for another year of fun events, including one of the favorites, the classic car show.This year's show is set to feature more than 50 classic vehicles and thousands of expected guests in the Brownwood Coliseum during the three day event on September 18-20th.
One More Week to Buy Advance Tickets for Feels Like Home Celebration Concert
There is only one week left to buy advance tickets to the 2015 Brownwood Feels Like Home Celebration concert.
The 2015 celebration will feature dual headliners of Josh Turner and Uncle Kracker on Saturday, September 19th, the second day of the three-day festival.Turner is a contemporary country music singer known for his hits such as "Long Black Train," "Why Don't We Just Dance," and "Time Is Love." Uncle Kracker is best known for his songs "Smile," "Drift Away," and "Follow Me."
Lehnis Railroad Museum to Debut Route 66 Exhibit During Feels Like Home Celebration
The first major museum exhibit to be showcased in Brownwood will be on display at the Lehnis Railroad Museum for three great months beginning September 18th during the Brownwood Feels Like Home Celebration.Route 66—America's Road will cover 1,500 square feet of space at the museum. This enormous, fun, fact-filled exhibit has attracted visitors of all ages as it travels across America.


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Drivers at 6th & MacVicar got a little richer Friday, if they were driving safely.
The "Bucks For Buckles" program gives a one dollar bill to every car with all of the occupants wearing their seatbelts.
Community Action Safe Kids Shawnee County Coordinator Gilberto Chabarria says they try to do this every Labor Day weekend to help encourage safe driving.


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I found these adorable mini white pumpkins at the farmer's market. I love how they look in the simple basket against my dining room table.
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Since we moved into the new house, I've been slowly making my studio a workable space. Originally, we were going to use this room as our family room ~ it was super handy being right off the kitchen but it also had the best light! I just had to have it. Here's a little look into the work in progress...
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I just love Autumn. Vancouver turns the most beautiful shades of red, orange, gold, purple and yellow. The trees are just beginning their transformation and I'm totally inspired.
Here's a look at my new Tree Hugger ~ Autumn Edition stationery. The trees are fabric - hand cut and fused to the 110lb card stock. Just added to my shop!
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I've updated my shop with a new Halloween card ~ I'm loving this Ghostly Greeting! Both the ghost and the border are cut out of fabric and fused to the cardstock for a seamless and simple card. The message reads, "Boo-yah!" I'm making them available as singles but I'm offering a discount if multiples are ordered
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I've been busy making my Halloween cards and I'm really excited about them! I've just stocked my shop with a few of these new items. This one features a fabric witch hat and a border in a funky green striped fabric. I've hand stamped the message, "Best Witches".
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I'm loving these adorable little fabric owls. I cut out each piece of fabric and assemble them onto the card stock. I can't decide if I like them more with or without the colored wings! Both are super cute!
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I always send a handwritten thank you note to all of my customers when I ship their orders. I recently got a Big Shot die cutter and ordered this Top Note die from Stampin' UP.
They might be making their way into the shop if I get enough interest, but for now, I will use it for my thank you notes.
Posted on September 04, 2009 in Lockette, Pretty Packaging | Permalink
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We had a spare bedroom that was full of unopened boxes after the move. When we arrived back home from our vacation, I was ready to tackle it. We were in desperate need of a place where we could store computer and camera gear and be the electronic hub of the house. I convinced my husband he needed a swanky office for when he works from home and he was all up for it.
I wanted something moody and masculine so I went for grays, and browns with rattan accents. Here's the finished product.
I painted the stripes on the wall for a little pow!
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So I was stuck at home today from 8-12:00 waiting for the cable guy to come. I only have a few days left of summer holidays before school starts up again and I'm back teaching in the classroom. I'm loving these lazy summer days because it gives me a chance to catch up and create things that I normally don't have time to do.
I've been wanting to make return address labels for-evah! Until now, I've handwritten my address for my +100 orders. My biggest problem was that I hated my envelopes. Sigh. My husband orders them from his work, (which is economical) but I hate the color. If it were up to me, they'd be white. So, instead of pouting, I decided to make some labels that worked with the color.
Here's how they turned out!
This is my favorite part ~ the back part of the wrap around label says, "Enjoy!"
Do you have icky yellow envelopes that you are forced to use? Want these? Go ahead and download them for free!
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We spent the last two weeks of our trip traveling throughout Brazil. This country is so incredibly diverse, not only in its landscape, but its people and culture as well.
One of our favorite places was Jericoacoara. It's this remote beach town in the middle of no where surrounded by sand dunes. The streets paved with sand the mood is totally relaxed. We loved it! My husband also got to try sandboarding ~ it's like snowboarding, but on sand!
We also stayed on a floating lodge on the river deep in the Amazon. It was an incredible experience! This time of year the rain forest is completely flooded and you take a canoe through the forests looking for wildlife.
By the end of our trip we were pretty tired so we spent the last week on the beaches of Rio and Salvador. Ahhhh, I want to go back....
We also had a chance to go to our first soccer game and boy was it crazy. Talk about team spirit!
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only good thing was that the AC worked,,
no shampoo or conditioner in the room.. had to call down to the front desk to get a hairdryer,, front desk clerk could barely speak english,, SERIOUS case of bedbugs in the room.. had to leave early because of it,,
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Location.... By the way my husband stayed there not me.
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Comments about 'Kathleen Parker: The GOP's toxic messaging'
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Ms. Parker is correct. The relentless negativity combined with a stunning
streak of irrational behaviors have done the GOP no favors.
They need cool rationality instead of hotheads willing to sink the country for their political purposes.
They need to stop the war on science that challenges their favored constituencies.
They need to show that they are ready and capable of leading - not just playing the obstructionist.
I miss the republicans of just a few decades ago.
- 2:02 a.m. Dec. 5, 2013
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"The key for Republicans is to drop the negative attacks and refocus
energies on the positives of their own alternate plans. They do have some,
Ms. Parker has hit the nail on the head. That has been the problem for Republicans all along and is the reason for their focusing on the negative aspects of the roll out. They don't have an alternative and never planned to have one. Being negative is their only option and by now seems to come so naturally to them.
"It's fine to note the objective fact that ...(lots of evidence of the problems associated with the roll out)...What alternative solutions are Republicans hiding behind their backs?"
It seems so simple doesn't it? The ACA has certainly had a rocky start and Republicans should be in a good position to take advantage of that. But the negative nature of their whole approach to government has prohibited them from using those problems in a positive way to gain the support of public.
"'No' gets you nothing but nothing — and gloating floats no boats." So true and yet some people just can't understand that. Sad.
- 5:58 a.m. Dec. 5, 2013
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Your right Kathleen, no one should ever hold Obama and the Democrats accountable! How dare anyone ask for honesty and responsibility from them!
- 6:01 a.m. Dec. 5, 2013
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I think the problem is that the GOP is behaving irrationally because it is
currently in the clutches of an irrational base.
Republican politicians are forced to take positions that make no sense because a toxic stew of Tea Party paranoia and Christian fundamentalism is running the party.
Don't believe me? OK, ask any Republican currently in office and hoping for reelection if they'd be willing to state publicly what they believe is the correct approximation for the age of the Earth. Is it measured in thousands of years, or billions of years? Ask them what caused the Grand Canyon, or why the DNA from chimpanzees so closely matches the DNA in humans.
Go ahead, try it. When you seem them trying desperately to dodge and equivocate about how "its complicated" you'll see the problem with today's GOP. They don't dare say anything to offend people who are belligerently ignorant, but on whom they depend for votes.
- 7:44 a.m. Dec. 5, 2013
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The GOP has a positive message staring them in the face, if they're wise
enough to use it. My bet is, they're not. They'll try to compete on
who can give away the most candy.
The theme they should develop is "freedom to choose." Freedom to choose your own doctor, freedom to choose your own plan, freedom for insurance providers to design plans that fit the specific needs of their customers, freedom for employers to decide which benefits to offer their workers. And the first step toward freedom is repeal.
Then let the Obamacare implementation do the rest.
But, like I said, I don't think the Republicans are that smart.
- 8:00 a.m. Dec. 5, 2013
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Mrs. Parker is a conservative rooting for the Republican party and trying to give helpful suggestions. What she realizes, and many Republicans lose sight of, is that we have to change perspective to win votes and win elections. If we (Republicans) don't win elections, it doesn't matter how pure our dogma is. We have to appeal to more independent voters rather than alienate them. If we don't win elections, then we end up with Obama and all the associated problems that Republicans decry.
- 8:02 a.m. Dec. 5, 2013
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The policies of the GOP are toxic, so it's awfully touch not to have a toxic message.
- 8:22 a.m. Dec. 5, 2013
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Kathleen Parker hits this one out of the ball-park,
right over the uber-Far-RIGHT fielders heads!
Loved this line --
"Comparing approaches, President Obama is wearing love beads and planting flowers in the gun barrels of the Republican guard."
The "Eleves vs. Orcs" line was also priceless!
Archie Bunker.
- 8:31 a.m. Dec. 5, 2013
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Its odd that the very downbeat Mrs. Parker would complain about the negativity
of the GOP.
The Republican Party has has gone seriously adrift. My father's brand of conservatism was pro-science, pro-good government, pro-business, pro-personal responsibility, pro-education, and pro-strong defense. The current incarnation of conservatism is anti-science, anti-Obama, anti-choice, anti-gay, anti-everything!
After a while any reasonable person just tunes out all the negativity.
- 8:31 a.m. Dec. 5, 2013
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Apparently Ms Parker is banking on the stupidity of the American people to continue - after all they elected Barack Obama twice on nothing more than lies such as "if you like your insurance you can keep your insurance". Ms Parker thinks that Baracks new "happy talk" is going to sooth the millions of insurance cancellation letters sent out each month and people will just forget the sky high premiums, the loss of their doctor and blissfully bounce along with "yes we can" re-runs. In the past, Barack could just hit the campaign trail and belch out a bunch of propoganda and non-fact based happy talk about his policies and people bought it because they weren't seeing any direct effect from his policies....but all that changed with Obamacare. Yes now the entire world has turned upside down on Barack and Washington DC insiders like Kathlene Parker have no idea how to deal with the new reality. Blame the GOP!!! Ok, go ahead and try. The GOP didn't vote for the health care bill. Not one vote. Even vulnerable Senate Democrat's and SPRINTING away from Obamacare now as the mid terms approach.
- 8:54 a.m. Dec. 5, 2013
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Toxic messaging may say something fundamental about conservatives in general,
but I think it is largely due to the right-wing media's dog & pony
show coming home to roust. The new generation of conservative politicians grew
up on anger, vitriol and the constant stream of war metaphors to frame their
view (e.g. the "war" on Christmas being perhaps the most laughable),
so do we really expect these folks to behave like Lincoln?
If Republicans ever want to win national elections again they will need to find a way to create a farm system for intellectuals and leaders (of everyone, and not just the 53%), rather than just hotheaded entertainers.
Jugglers don't change the world, but statesmen (e.g., Reagan) can.
- 8:56 a.m. Dec. 5, 2013
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Kathleen must be right. I mean Obama promised hope and promised that if you like
your insurance, you can keep it. That was hope. It was also a lie. Then he
delivered the dreadful ACA, with all its folly and disaster just beginning to be
Still half the people and 90% of the media still bank on his hope.
But you have to realize that the other thing Obama got elected on the first time was primarily
"I am not GWBush" and that is a negative, so negative works some of the time.
- 9:03 a.m. Dec. 5, 2013
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Ms. Parker hits the nail on the head. Just read the usual, conservative posters to the DN. They're negative, mean spirited, and don't offer positive, fact based alternatives. If you're an independent voter swayed by content, message and messanger why would you follow politicans like Bohener, Lee or Cruz? Do you cheer and support people who say "yes we can" or those that say "no, you can't"?
- 9:18 a.m. Dec. 5, 2013
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Kentucky is having all sorts of success with their Obamacare exchange program (Kynect). Once the national system ends up fixed to run as well as theirs then it's pretty much game over for Republicans on this issue.
- 9:26 a.m. Dec. 5, 2013
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Kathleen is so close to being right, while still managing to be completely
Republicans have been correct the entire time as they pointed out from the beginning the problems that would come from Obamacare. The Obamacare website problems are only the surface of the much deeper and more significant problems that Obamacare is unleashing. So why the criticism of Conservatives? The answer is similar to the reason prophets in the scriptures were often imprisoned or even killed: people often respond with hatred and sometimes even violence against those who don't tell them what they want to hear. Doesn't matter how true the message is.
Patriot's comments on the matter are absolutely correct. The vitriol against Republicans is the only way Socialists in this country can deflect public attention away from the overwhelming failure of socialist policies. It is sad that Tea Party desire for fiscal responsibility in government is labeled as "irrational" or a "toxic stew". Shows how far our country has fallen.
- 9:31 a.m. Dec. 5, 2013
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"It is sad that Tea Party desire for fiscal responsibility in government is
labeled as 'irrational' or a 'toxic stew'."
Two weeks of government shutdown, orchestrated by the Tea Party, cost the country $26B. If that is fiscal responsibility I don't want any of it.
- 9:56 a.m. Dec. 5, 2013
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@ atl134. You are misinformed about Obamacare success in Kentucky. In fact, the vast majority of people there have signed up for Medicaid not healthcare insurance. Obama actually called the governor of Kentucky and congratulated him on that!
- 10:22 a.m. Dec. 5, 2013
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Suppose McCain had won the election of 2008. Does anyone think that health care would have been the subject of a single White House meeting in a McCain administration? That plan (none at all) is still the GOP standard. You can't beat something with nothing, and that includes daily frothing rants and demands for impeachment. The public is tired of it and will vote against it. The GOP left will then smugly call them "low information voters" while their world crashes around their heads.
- 10:27 a.m. Dec. 5, 2013
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The Republican message is authentic in that it reflects what they really believe, which is: if you are poor it is because you deserve to be, if you are rich it is because you deserve to be. If you are poor you not only deserve to be, but you should be punished for being such. So we will punish you by starving you. What an outfit!
- 10:34 a.m. Dec. 5, 2013
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You honestly think that the toxic polling data concerning Obamacare is all tied to the non-functioning web site? Really? Cancellation letters (now approaching 10 million) are going to sky rocket toward 80 million as the employer mandate approaches in 2014 and people are going to continue to lose their doctors AND be faced with new premiums that are 2-3 times higher than their old polices - this is happening already. All the happy talk from Barack isn't going to erase the harsh reality that people are getting slammed with each and every week. The worst is yet to come guy - do you get that?? Young people (age 20-33) are NOT signing up for Obamacare - they are instead opting to either NOT sign up at all and suffer the penalty or just taking the medicare route which pretty much DOOMS the funding of Obamacare...again these are REAL numbers not theoretical. Young people simply can't afford the exchange insurance premiums which are out outrageously high for the majority. You need to step out of the Wonderland rabbit hole for a moment and experience reality guy.
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A "terrifying" ghost train is being planned to give next year's Glastonbury goers the festival fear - but can it be any scarier than a portaloo on Sunday night? Or this bloke caught at TDK Cross Central?
Talking exclusively to Virtual Festivals, Michael Eavis revealed new plans to put the shivers up next year's Pilton pilgrims – and we're not talking about a ban on sleeping bags.
On the back of Glastonbury being given an award for Most Innovative Festival, a huge ghost train is being planned for the theatre field. CLICK HERE for all the results of the UK Festival Awards.
Eavis said: "It's going to be state-of-the-art, the best ever ghost train. It'll be terrific and very scary."
The project is being (quite literally) put together by the Mutoid Waste Company, a collective of post-punk industrial artists who have been stunning crowds at Glastonbury with their massive, moving metal creations since 1986.
A similar venture Carnesky's Ghost Train was planned for last year's festival but it had to be shelved last minute due to logistical problems.
Now it seems, to make up for it, this one will be twice as scary. It will only be open to over 15's and like every other art project at Glasto will be absolutely free.


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5 Fantasy RBs That Could Disappoint in 2014
Everyone building a fantasy football team this year wants the deepest roster possible, but that's easier said than done. Chances must be taken on certain players that aren't in the first tier of their position, with the hope of striking gold. Sometimes you're right, and sometimes you're very wrong. Here are five fantasy running backs that run the chance of being a disappointment in 2014.
5. Doug Martin: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (FanDuel Price: $8,100)
After being limited to just six games in 2013, Martin is hoping he'll return to his rookie season form, where he rushed for 1,454 yards and 12 total touchdowns. He's healthy and ready to be on the field for Week 1, but don't be reaching too high for him in your draft. He won't necessarily be a bust, but it doesn't seem like he'll have enough chances in the backfield to make the kind of impact some fantasy owners are expecting him to.
Tampa Bay OC Jeff Tedford would like to employ some kind of RB rotation, but that idea took a hit with Charles Sims out until later this season with a fractured ankle. Bobby Rainey is still around as the change-of-pace back for the time being. Martin is secure as the team's top option, but has just nine carries for 30 yards this preseason (3.3 yards per attempt).
4. Steven Jackson: Atlanta Falcons (FanDuel Price: $6,900)
Jackson is coming off his worst season in the NFL since being a rookie with the St. Louis Rams in 2004. He averaged 3.5 yards per carry over 12 games and 157 attempts, leading to 543 rush yards and seven total touchdowns. This season hasn't begun much better — he's just starting to participate in drills after dealing with a hamstring injury and isn't expected to get much time in preseason games.
If he is ready for Week 1 like head coach Mike Smith says, some players may take a chance on him bouncing back. At the age of 31, the likelihood of him returning to 1,000-plus rushing yards are very slim, especially with Devonta Freeman angling for some playing time after showcasing his skills during the preseason.
3. Chris Johnson: New York Jets (FanDuel Price: $6,500)
Johnson has rushed for 1,000-plus yards in each of his six seasons in the NFL, but hasn't been the same runner since going off for 2,006 yards in 2009. Don't let his cumulative rushing numbers fool you into thinking he's a legitimate fantasy commodity. He moves onto the Jets, who have a worse offensive line than there was in Tennessee when he was with the Titans.
To make his fantasy value continue to take hits, Chris Ivory will be used a lot and will take away precious carries in the red zone from Johnson, who is supposed to be on the top of the depth chart. He's proven to be durable throughout his time in the league, but that won't lead to more production. His yards-per-carry number hasn't been close to the 5.6 he posted back in '09, and the 3.9 he finished with last year was a career low.
2. Ray Rice: Baltimore Ravens (FanDuel Price: $6,900)
Rice's fantasy value already takes a hit by starting 2014 with a two-game suspension (which should've been more). Plenty of owners took him with a high draft pick last season, and were incredibly disappointed with 981 total yards and four touchdowns — two numbers he hasn't produced since being a rookie with the Ravens. It's fair to think this was just a bad year for Rice. Entering his age-27 season, he still has a few years left of potentially being a top running back.
However, sitting out the first two games allows Bernard Pierce a legitimate chance to make an impact and force the coaching staff to favor a two-headed attack upon his return. Rice's awful 2013 will lead to him getting picked very late in drafts, potentially becoming a steal. He also runs the chance of being a disappointment again. It just wouldn't be as surprising this year because his draft stock has plummeted so much.
1. Reggie Bush: Detroit Lions (FanDuel Price: $7,800)
Bush's 2013 season was actually his best overall from a fantasy perspective. He was the 11th-highest point-getter at the RB position, the highest in his career. He reached 1,000 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards for the first time and his 54 receptions were the most since he pulled in 73 in 2007 for the Saints. He proved he could be a versatile featured back, but the presence of Joique Bell and Detroit's recent commitment to him stand to take away the fantasy value Bush finally built up.
Bush and Bell will combine for a committee role in 2014, with Bell possibly taking on more of the most crucial fantasy situations. He's more durable, will likely be used in goal line situations and is strong enough of a pass-catcher that he doesn't necessarily have to be subbed out for. The Lions also agreed to a three-year, $9.3 million contract with Bell, including $4.3 million guaranteed. That shows they're committed to him, and it could cost Bush some fantasy points that he would've scored if this was last year.
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