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The New York Racing Series on MSG+
Four Live Racing Specials from Belmont Park Starting Saturday, September 14
MSG Networks, along with The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA), announced today that MSG+ will telecast The New York Racing Series, featuring four live thoroughbred racing specials from Belmont Park, starting Saturday, September 14. All racing specials in The New York Racing Series will air from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Between September 14 and October 19, The New York Racing Series will showcase a total of 8 live races from Belmont Park, including four Grade 1 races. The lineup of races includes the Garden City, Noble Damsel, Foxwoods Champagne, Frizette, Jamaica, Pilgrim, Miss Grillo and the New York Showcase Day presented by The New York Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund, featuring seven stakes races for New York-bred horses.
The New York Racing Series telecasts on MSG+ will feature host Jason Blewitt with analysts Eric Donovan, Richard Migliore, Andy Serling and Maggie Wolfendale.
Below is the full schedule for The New York Racing Series on MSG+.
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The Lake Area Community Orchestra will host it's Summer Concert Series beginning May 28. These concerts take place in various communities and places around the lake area from Ha Ha Tonka State Park to Jefferson City. The variety of musical selections include marches, show tunes, and the 1812 Overture.
For more information, contact Rose Adams at 573-375-5403 or go to www.lakeareacommunityorchestra.org.
All concerts begin at 7 p.m. There is no admission charge. Free will donations are welcome.
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"We just beat the No. 1 team in the league," Summit High girls' volleyball head coach Liz Hughes-Waddick said Thursday after the match.
The Lady Tigers won the second, third and fifth sets, 25-17, 29-27, 25-19, 25-18 and 15-5.
"They all really played together. They did such a good job. They came together and ran the ball around on offense," Hughes-Waddick said. "Palisade was confused by our offense, which is exactly what we've been working so hard this week to do."
Former coach Gary Sorensen worked with the team on offensive strategy prior to the game while assistant coach Kate Ferris focused the girls on defense.
It paid off, with Anna Zangari digging 32 times on the night and passing 35 balls on serve receives. Kates Raymond was close behind with 18 digs. Sarah Metzger had key blocks that changed the game's momentum.
Metzger also had hits that determined the course of the game. Madi Webster had 14 kills, Raymond and Metzger had 11 and Lexi Zangari had 13 of the 59 kills on the match with 28 errors.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Truesdell "did an amazing job serving under pressure." She had three aces, and led the team to victory in the fifth set, heading up a string of eight points.
"Charlotte tore them apart in that fifth game," Hughes-Waddick said, adding that the team didn't let mistakes bother them, and instead learned from them.
Summit hosts Saturday's invitational next.


text: Balanced on the precipice of widespread fame with the engine running, Five Finger Death Punch has released their third album, "American Capitalist" to the world. There are certain universal truths of all 5FDP releases, and those haven't changed; Zoltan Bathory and Jason Hook's combined guitars will push the envelope for grit and distorted destruction, while the rest of the band operates in that framework. Additionally, the songs will be brimming with concepts of spite, defiance and personal perseverance.


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If you haven't seen "The Adventures of Tintin" make sure that you do.
The Oscar-nominated movie features Joe Starr, who appears through Sunday at Harveys' Improv, in the role of Interpol agent Barnaby Dawes. This isn't Joe's first movie but his most visible. I mean, when it's directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Peter Jackson, how can it not be?
Joe has done others movies including Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center," ESPN's award winning mini-series "The Bronx is Burning," "National Lampoon's Dirty Movie" and "Date Night" with Steve Carrell and Tina Fey.
We love Joe Starr because he's not only a very funny guy but also one of the best storytellers out there.
Joe calls Long Island home and still lives there, bypassing the whole must-move-to-Los Angeles thing and one reason why his comedy is so not generic. With Joe it's always a New York attitude. And trust me that's a whole lot of attitude.
Talent runs in Joe's family too. His grandfather was a vaudeville performer and Joe says that talent in his family skips a generation so that makes Joe the keeper of the laughter.
The last time he was in Tahoe, I had him on both my radio and television shows. I asked him about talent skipping a generation in his family and he said "Yeah, it's actually a common thread with most comedians I know. I'm sure it was the same with you, Howie. I mean, you're father must have been hilarious." Why, I oughta ...
When he's not dishing out the compliments, Joe is very good at dishing out the humor onstage. He's also worked with some pretty impressive funny people in the business. Over the years Joe has opened for Jay Leno, Father Guido Sarducci, Soupy Sales and Robert Klein. He's a big hit at comedy festivals and has done his fair share of criss-crossing the country much like his grandfather did. In New York City Joe is a regular at the Underground Comedy Festival and also the clubs that dot Manhattan but he prefers working his "home" rooms on Long Island.
Joe's comedic make-up is a fusion of both comedy and movies that can be traced back to Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin (like Joe) likes to combine both acting and physical comedy but unlike Chaplin's movies Joe talks.
"My influences pretty much ended when television went to color," he said. "I'm proud of that because in a world of fads and flavors-of-the-month, fans tell me I remind them a bit of Lou Costello or Jack Benny or Jackie Gleason.
His philosophy on comedy is pretty basic. "I laugh out loud every chance I get," he said. "I love to make people laugh until it hurts and I can watch someone do something they love for hours, I don't care if its singing or delivering mail or changing the transmission in a car. To see someone in love with what they do is a beautiful thing."
Making his Tahoe Improv debut and performing here for the first time is Tony Camin.
He's been around the block for a while having been a three-time winner of the prestigious "Malcolm" award for outstanding work as a middle act which is great because he is middling here this week in Tahoe.
He's appeared on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien," Comedy Central's "Premium Blend" and a host of other late night cable shows. He's worked on shows for NBC, VH-1 and slew of others that have since been canceled.
Tony is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, living in Mountain View before getting evicted and I think he now lives somewhere back east, maybe Brooklyn.
He co-authored a book, "The Marijuana-Logues: Everything About Pot That We Could Remember" along with comedians Doug Benson and Arj Barker.


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Zynga soared the most since its initial public offering after saying it will cut 15 percent of its staff and buy a popular mobile developer for $527 million.
The stock jumped 24 percent to $4.40 at the close in New York, its biggest gain since the company's IPO in December 2011 at $10 a share.
Zynga, known for its "FarmVille" and casino-style games, is firing about 314 people, mostly at its San Francisco headquarters, according to a statement yesterday. The company agreed to buy U.K.-based NaturalMotion for $391 million in cash and 39.8 million shares of Zynga, valued at $136 million based on the Jan. 29 closing price.
Chief Executive Officer Don Mattrick, who left Microsoft Corp. to take over at Zynga in July, is retooling the company to focus on games for smartphones and tablets. The acquisition adds two popular mobile titles, "CSR Racing" and "Clumsy Ninja" to the three segments Mattrick has targeted for growth: Zynga's "Ville" games, virtual gambling and puzzle games.
"The core business is regaining some of its swagger," Mattrick said in an interview. "What we have now is the right base to build upon. We've got five key brands, and five key areas we know consumers care about."
Under founder and former CEO Mark Pincus, Zynga missed a consumer shift away from titles played on Facebook to apps on mobile devices. "FarmVille" will debut on mobile devices by June, and three-fourths of new titles this year will appear first on handhelds, Mattrick said.
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Zynga, which had been scheduled to report fourth-quarter results on Feb. 6, posted improved results for its popular "Words with Friends" and "Zynga Plus Casino" games. "Zynga Poker," registered sequential revenue growth for the first time in 18 months.
"Mattrick is saying and doing all the right things," said Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles who recommends the stock. "They needed to beef up their mobile capability and this acquisition does so. He's telling the street he's committed to fixing Zynga."
Bookings, the value of virtual goods sold in the quarter, totaled $146.7 million, beating the $138 million estimate of Michael Olson, an analyst with Piper Jaffray Cos. in Minneapolis who has a neutral rating on the stock.
"Mobile monetization is improving each quarter," Olson wrote in a Jan. 29 note. Mattrick "may have the leadership skills and enough support from key investors to turn the company around."
Zynga's average monthly mobile users totaled 1.3 million at year end, down from 1.6 million three months earlier.
"CSR Racing" and "Clumsy Ninja" rank this month among the 50 highest-grossing mobile games on Apple Inc.'s iOS platform, according to AppData. NaturalMotion, based in Oxford, England, has 260 employees, including some in San Francisco. It also develops special effects for movies and console games, and will continue to publish under its own brand.
The purchase of NaturalMotion, which had total 2013 bookings of about $62 million, will add 1 cent a share to earnings this year, contributing about $15 million to $25 million in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, Zynga said.
Of the shares being paid in the deal, 11.6 million are subject to vesting conditions for executives, including NaturalMotion co-founder Torsten Reil, Zynga said.
"We see 2014 as a year of growth," Mattrick said. "The company has been through a lot, some of that a byproduct of the tremendous growth the company achieved. Now we've slowed down, simplified our structure and applied renewed rigor."
The net loss for the fourth quarter narrowed to $25.2 million, or 3 cents a share, from a loss of $48.6 million, or 6 cents a year earlier, Zynga said. Analysts expected a loss of 4 cents, the average of 22 estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
Fourth-quarter sales totaled $176.4 million, shy of analysts' projections of $183.3 million.
The company's reported revenue included virtual items sold before the quarter and amortized over their expected life.
For the current quarter, Zynga forecasts sales of $155 million to $165 million, compared with analysts' estimates of $164.2 million.
The company sees a net loss of 6 cents to 7 cents a share, including restructuring costs of $15 million to $17 million related to the job cuts. Analysts were predicting a loss of 1 cent, before yesterday's announcement. Bookings are estimated at $138 million to $148 million, Zynga said.
Zynga last year cut at least 520 jobs, closed offices and said it would look for other areas to streamline the organization as Mattrick focuses development teams on his growth objectives.


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Life versus Choice?
|Pro-Life 100%
5 (21%)
|Pro-Life ... unless its a health risk to mother
|Pro-Life ... unless its a health risk to child
|Pro-Life ... unless its sexual crime
|Pro-Choice ... via contraceptives
4 (17%)
|Pro-Choice ... up to 1st trimester
3 (13%)
|Pro-Choice ... up to 2nd trimester
|Pro-Choice 100%
7 (30%)
Tough Call
I think the process is disgusting, and my wife and I are personally Pro-Life 100% in our own practices. That's where we diverge.
My wife, a devout baptist, is completely Pro-Life. No arguments. End of story.
As far as me: I can't tell others what to do. I would be completely pro-choice with a couple of caveats:
- Late Term – At some point between conception and birth, the fetus is completely capable of living outside the mother. In my mind at that point, if the woman decides the baby is unwanted, it should be taken from the mother and put in the NICU and put up for adoption. This is just my opinion. YMMV.
- Partial Birth – Not at all! The argument that a fetus is not life just broke down. As soon as part of the baby clears the birth canal, the fetus is born. Now it's a baby. Furthermore, it's a U.S. citizen, having been born in the U.S. It therefore cannot be killed without it being a murder. Hell, if you are going to do this, why not wait until the fetus is, say, two years old? See what the kid's like as a toddler and "abort" it if it's a little crap-weazel. Eat those peas, Timmy! Mommy's got the doctor's number again!
- Under no circumstances should it be a federal law either for or against. It is not within the federal government's power to make such a law. The states retain that right IAW the 9th and 10th Amendments. Even when the states pass STUPID laws that make life start before intercourse, it's their right to let the idiots in the state vote on it. If you don't like your state, you can move and still live in the U.S.
Again, just my two cents.
Under no circumstances should it be a federal law either for or against. It is not within the federal government's power to make such a law.
I disagree. Any law regulating abortion is ultimately regulating the ability of people to contract for abortion services, and it's arguably within the scope of the federal government's powers to regulate — the commerce clause says so. The federal government clearly can write a law saying that it's not permissible for a state to prohibit doctors from offering and performing abortion services.
I think the idea that the individual states are somehow "ultimately" sovereign, as they were prior to the ratification of the Constitution, and were even in the early days of the republic is ridiculous and outdated. I think it's an attempt to get a free ride on the efforts of others.
Implied contracts are everywhere, so by that argument the Feds could legislate on just about anything, and that was not the deal. It it were then many states would not have ratified the Constitution. It was very difficult to get their agreement to the limited jurisdiction proposed at the Convention.
And, yet, the interpretation of the Constitution since then has very rarely found a situation that the commerce clause doesn't permit the federal government to act.
Moreover, this has been a good thing. Had we not allowed the central government to become as strong as it is, we'd never have survived over 200 years.
Personally, I see very little value instate-level differences in the law. Back when it took several days to travel between states, and communication was limited to the transport of physical media, there might have been more case for it — today it's mostly an excuse for parochialism.
I agree with all that, but them I am pessimistic about the federal system. I think one nation works better with one government. We need a better one that we usually get, but there would be more hope of achieving that if we did not also have to put togerther 50 state governments.
The local allegiances of our politicians leads to pandering and corruption.
In matters of law, particularly human rights, there can be no valid reason for Americans living in different parts of the country to be treated differently. Where that differentiation exists now seems to be mostly because of the historically non homogenious spread of puritanism and conservatism. Having one central government would integrate moral beliefs as expressed in Congress.
All this was very clear during the Constitutional Convention, but the former thirteen colonies were so entrenched by then that no other solution was possible.
integrate moral beliefs as expressed in Congress
Anyone looking to Washington D.C as a moral compass is in serious trouble.
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Anyone looking to Washington D.C as a moral compass is in serious trouble.
Indeed, but do Americans want their government to set their moral compass. I certainly don't. Morality is a deeply personal thing and must not be inflicted on others: I believe this, therefore you must do that. The government should reflect the diverse moral compasses of the people. This means a compromise in which there will probably be a wide deviation from the true north of many of the people. It is best if that compromise is done across the entire country. I think that is what we have in Washington: or we would have if there were no state governments.
In the states we are much more likely to see wide regional compass deviations: for example: Mormon influence in Utah; evangelists in Georgia: Mexican haters in Arizona; etc.
Of course, this is ignoring the straight corruption of many of our representatives. That is mostly a criminal matter which should be treated accordingly as a different issue. We are far too tolerant of the criminal behaviour of our politicians and public servants.
When I studied public policy at college we were taught that the more democratic a country is, the harder it is to govern. A truly free nation is ungovernable. Countries with only one government and a strong leader are more robust because they are able to react more quickly to national and international emergencies. This was seen quite dramatically in the way Margaret Thatcher was able to get the UK moving quickly in reaction to the invasion of the Falkland Islands.
For the same reason, New Zealand is adamant that it does not want to become a state of Australia.
Perfectly stated. I can and will add nothing. (other than this statement itself).
>the commerce clause says so
No, the Commerce Clause says "To regulate Commerce with forign nations, and among the several states, and with the indian tribes."
So unless you live in one state, and the doctor you are asking to perform the abortion in another, the commerce clause would not apply.
I have seen the commerce clause, in conjunction with the "necessary and proper" clause at the end of section 8 to justify more federal power grabs than any other clause. (with the "promote the General Wellfare" found in the pre-amble a close second )
And "regulate" in this clause is meant to be "to make regular", as in equal, fair, etc. It is to keep, say, Indiana from imposing a tarriff on goods from Ohio. Or to prevent Maryland from banning goods made in Pennsylvania. It is not "REGULATE" as we use it by unfortunate precedent today to mean "Completely control".
>individual states are somehow "ultimately" sovereign
You are correct: they are not ultimately soverign. They must operate within the general framework of the greater republic, and certain rights are NOT granted to the states. These rights denied to the individual states are clearly enumerated in the consitution. They may not mint coin, raise armies, or conduct separate foreign policy, for example. But in issues where the Constitution does not enumerate powers to the federal government, (See Article 9 and 10 of BoR) the states decide how they each want to handle those items.
>I think it's an attempt to get a free ride on the efforts of others.
I don't understand how. Please explain further.
Blah, blah, blah. I've heard all that libertarian crap before. I even used to believe some of it.
When you say, "I have seen the commerce clause, in conjunction with the 'necessary and proper' clause at the end of section 8 to justify more federal power grabs than any other clause", you're really saying, "I think those clauses should be more narrowly interpreted, but the Supreme Court doesn't agree with me."
This stuff has been in front of the Supremes, and they almost never take that narrow reading. And it's been damn good for the country.
>> I think it's an attempt to get a free ride on the efforts of others.
> I don't understand how. Please explain further.
I think it's an attempt to avoid change. To wallow in backward, self-destructive atavism.
It's a Blotto game — the smaller side wants to force the larger side to fight on more and more battlefields until the larger side's resources are so spread out that the smaller side can overwhelm them in a few places to claim victory.
Liberal abortion laws make the US a better place — the maternal death rate drops, there are fewer unwanted children, it may even reduce crime rates. Making it a state-level issue will ensure that there are enclaves where one can pretend some sort of moral superiority, while also ensuring that abortion will be available for those "deserving" (which, from a conservative perspective, seems to mean those with money).
Blah, blah, blah. I've heard all that libertarian crap before.
I concede your point.
When you say, "I have seen the commerce clause, in conjunction with the 'necessary and proper' clause at the end of section 8 to justify more federal power grabs than any other clause", you're really saying, "I think those clauses should be more narrowly interpreted, but the Supreme Court doesn't agree with me."
No, what I'm really saying is "I have seen the commerce clause, in conjunction with the 'necessary and proper' clause at the end of section 8 to justify more federal power grabs than any other clause", but I agree with your version, too.
I think it's an attempt to avoid change. To wallow in backward, self-destructive atavism.
Actually, there's a lot of change that needs to be made, much of it regulatory. I just don't think that this topic is one the Federal Government needs to be involved in. Precicely to avoid the blotto game you speak of. I'd rather they solved the more pressing issues of the day before bothering with abortion. How about economic reform? Breaking the stranglehold multi-national corporations have on congress? Slashing Monsanto's grip on the world's food supply? Water rights? Waste reduction such as is discussed in The Story of Stuff? I see the federal involvement in abortion (or gay marriage) as Bike Shedding
Liberal abortion laws make the US a better place — the maternal death rate drops, there are fewer unwanted children, it may even reduce crime rates.
What are your views on Eugenics? That could also have this effect, much for the same reason as abotion. Eugenics is arguably nothing more than ultra-late term abortions.
Eugenics is arguably nothing more than ultra-late term abortions.
Retrospective abortion might be a tempting option in the case of certain politicians, but it is unlikely to be a sustainable solution in the general case.
Eugenics was misguided academic research that appealed to racists and was given far too much oxygen in the facist regimes of the 1930s. Certainly it did appeal to those who believed that the breeding of people was most important, including certain members of the UK Royal Family. I think it was more about classifying people than murdering them, although it was used for that pourpose by the Nazis.
We are straying into Godwin's Law territory here.
Mercifully, Eugenics has not been connected to the abortion debate in the USA. Let's try to keep it that way.
Yeah, as I was driving home yesterday I was realizing that the analogy didn't hold water. I'm not sure how it made sense at the time.
But by then it was too late and I was waiting to catch hell for it.
I had the same thought about Godwin's law.
Precicely to avoid the blotto game you speak of.
Addressing it at the federal level is exactly how you avoid the issues of the Blotto game. There's exactly one "battlefield" and the results are applied uniformly — no opportunity to split the troops.
The fact is that the overwhelming majority of Americans are in favor of abortions being available, at least early on. The statistics are something like 2:1 in favor. But there's enough local variation — especially in rural areas — that by forcing regional votes, you can get a number of places where it's voted down.
I'd rather they solved the more pressing issues of the day before bothering with abortion.
I agree, but you're making the wrong complaint — the pattern of abortion under the current abortion laws are pretty close to what studies show people really want. Abortions overwhelmingly occur in the early stages of pregnancy, and late stage abortions are usually medically necessary. So the current laws are just fine — the problem is that we've got a bunch of hyper-conservative religious nuts out there who insist that we need to change the laws to suit their superstitions.
So, yes — we've got better things to to. But it's not the Federal government that's trying to focus attention on abortion.
Gay marriage is a different story — I disagree that it's a triviality. It's no more trivial than women's suffrage, or ending laws against interracial marriage. There are considerably more gays in the US than, say, Jews, and most people would consider it an outrage if Jews weren't allowed to marry.
I think it goes to the heart of the American notions of freedom and equality. We've got a class of people for whom even some very basic notions of equality don't apply — this is a great wrong, and it's important to address it. I have little doubt that in a couple of decades, we'll be looking back on today with the same kind of embarrassment that we feel today when we look at this.
What are your views on Eugenics?
I think it's completely irrelevant. Eugenics is generally not "ultra-late term abortion" — it's really about breeding. Choosing the "right" breeding pairs to improve offspring. It's also usually a bad idea — it gets in the way of so many other basic freedoms. On the other hand, it is, technically speaking, a form of eugenics that we already practice in requiring couples to have blood tests before marriage to warn about certain complications. It's technically eugenics at work when parents discourage their children from marrying outside their race or religion. Some forms of breeding control between humans are seen as perfectly ordinary. It's a centralized form of eugenics enforced by law that's abhorrent, not eugenics per se.
The thing to note in the supposed connection between abortion and crime rates is that nobody is forcing these women to abort. They know they're in no position to do a proper job raising a child, and they take a very reasonable and sensible step on their own. It's nothing to do with any notions of eugenics.
Certainly I'd advocate making it easier for them to avoid pregnancy in the first place, too — education, easy availability of contraception, and so on.
While I agree with you Scott, I think you are ignoring the main problem for the pro lifers. If they really believe that abortion is murder, then they have to support it being made unlawful.
Self interest a motive for many, but arguments about why it is desirable or necessary just will never get there. Murder can be desirable, convenient, and life-enhancing for others in some cases too.
You must prove that it is not murder. To do that you have to show that the object being removed is not a human life which inevitably is endowed with an immortal soul? Science cannot prove a negative.
The problem is that many religions are pro life and people cannot be argued out of irrational beliefs through reason. Even a total understanding of the biology will not come close to addressing the religious belief that the object is a human, and consequently the act is murder.
That is why we have reached an eternal impasse, and this subject has degraded to an election stunt.
Truth be told, if you look at my initial posting, I am neither religious or pro-life. As an athiest, I can't exactly claim the religious stance on the issue.
I just don't want the federal government involved in something that everyone should be able to choose for themselves for whatever reason they have (illogical religious or otherwise). Even if your choice means that you have to move to a state that aligns with your beliefs. At least the whole country isn't beholden to the ideas of a few.
I don't understand that logic.
There are no circumstances under which abortion is mandatory. The law already says that "everyone should be able to choose for themselves for whatever reason they have", and doesn't require anybody to move to a different state.
Why is it bad for the whole country to be "beholden to the ideas of a few", but it's somehow OK for a whole state to be so?
It seems to me that legal abortion is the only legitimate stance, here. Anybody who believes it's wrong should simply not have one. Like premarital sex — if you believe it's wrong, don't do it. Nobody's "beholden" to the ideas of anybody else.
Even more — it seems to me that it the government should go out of its way to make sure that they really are available. Currently, there are a lot of places where you'd have to drive many hours to find a doctor who's willing to perform an abortion — not necessarily because of conscience… many are simply afraid, and that shouldn't be.
I don't understand that logic.
Then I'm not expressing it clearly. Sorry, let me take another stab.
Why is it bad for the whole country to be "beholden to the ideas of a few", but it's somehow OK for a whole state to be so?
It's only ok in that the state government is more closely tied with the state in which it resides. For example, when I lived in MN, I could drive down to the state capitol (with appointment, of course) and talk to my state government. I could e-mail and call their staffers and actually get a semi-human response. I was more closely tied with voting these people in and out of power. Because of this, I was more likely to accept their lawful decision, even if I didn't always agree. Furthermore, if their laws were unacceptable, and I was out of the majority enough to not be able to remove them from power, then I could still move to, say, Wisconsin to live with like minded people.
If the decisions are all made at the federal level, there is little influence I can have and no way to escape the judgement of the few.
It seems to me that legal abortion is the only legitimate stance, here. Anybody who believes it's wrong should simply not have one. Like premarital sex — if you believe it's wrong, don't do it. Nobody's "beholden" to the ideas of anybody else.
I fully agree, with a single caveat: Partial Birth. Clearing the birth canal = being born = becoming a U.S Citizen. That's murder of a U.S. Citizen, and no longer an abortion.
For the most part, I agree with your stance on abortion, I really do. It sounds like our main issue is Federal Power, which is a separate issue.
If the decisions are all made at the federal level, there is little influence I can have and no way to escape the judgement of the few.
But it's not "the judgement of the few" — to get it passed at the federal level requires a majority of representatives in both houses of Congress. In effect, it requires a majority.
The very reason conservatives want to treat it as a state's rights issue is to turn it into a Blotto game, which allows minority views to hold sway in areas it couldn't, otherwise.
I think the notion of relatively power state level governments was a good idea two centuries ago when it took several days to go from state to state, and communication rates were limited by the Pony Express. In today's world, there's no reason we should have significantly different laws from state to state.
I fully agree, with a single caveat: Partial Birth. Clearing the birth canal = being born = becoming a U.S Citizen. That's murder of a U.S. Citizen, and no longer an abortion.
I think you've been listening to too much propaganda. Even before the Federal ban on "partial birth abortions" in 2003, very few of them were done — fewer than 1% of abortions. And the overwhelming majority of them were done for medical reasons — maternal health, or because the fetus was severely malformed and likely to die anyway.
I don't object to the supposed principle behind the ban — I think that twenty weeks is plenty of time to decide whether to abort or not. On the other than, I think it's a terrible mistake that the law doesn't include an exception for maternal health.
By the way — did you know that "partial-birth abortion" is not a medical term? It was invented by anti-choice lawyers to stir up the media. The clinical term is "Intact Dilation and Extraction" (IDX). The basic procedure is to dilate the cervix, partially deliver the fetus (usually in breech position) to give the physician access to the head to let him suck out the brain so the head (the largest part of the fetus) can be delivered more easily.
The description sounds pretty horrible, but did you realize that, clinically, IDX came to replace an earlier procedure in which the fetus was dismembered while still in the womb and extracted in pieces? Physicians found that an intact fetus helped some parents grieve better. And, of course, the wording of the ban on "partial-birth abortion" doesn't prohibit the older procedure.
In my opinion, the prohibition of "partial-birth abortions" is stupid. It doesn't actually prevent what it's trying to prevent (late term abortion — which is already separately prohibited in many states, anyway), and it fails to provide for cases of medical necessity.
While I agree with you Scott, I think you are ignoring the main problem for the pro lifers. If they really believe that abortion is murder, then they have to support it being made unlawful.
Yes, and no. They live in a country in which religious freedom is a central value. In particular, that means we're free not to believe what they believe, just as they're free to believe what they do.
They need to learn to live in that sort of society. We've decided this question — the morality of abortion must be left to the conscience of the individual. Slightly more than half of Americans believe abortion is immoral — even though over two thirds believe that abortion should be legal. That's not inconsistent: if you think abortion is immoral, don't have one.
It's no different from Muslims who believe that drawing pictures of Mohammed is a grievous sin. Too fucking bad — you have to learn to live with your neighbors who don't hold those same convictions.
Agree with all that, but I don't expect anyone who believes that abortion is murder would change their mind on that basis. That is their conscience vote, and if there are enough who feel like that then it will be, and should be, the law. If it is not the law, they can be, and should be, ignored. What they say in a poll is irrelevant, unless it is an election.
Muslims do not have a right to not be offended by images of their prophet. If they break the law in protest at such an offense, then they should be charged and prosecuted in the normal way. On second thoughts, the justice system should pursue angry Muslim mobs more vigorously than other similar offenders to send a strong message that religious beliefs are not sacred under the law, and provide no exemptions.
Agree with all that, but I don't expect anyone who believes that abortion is murder would change their mind on that basis.
Nobody expects them to change their mind. I wouldn't expect a Muslim to change his mind about drawings of Muhammed, either — but I damn well expect them to learn to live like civilized beings and keep their shit to themselves.
Fat chance. Religious fanatics always want to infect everyone else.
That's how The USA was founded: by fundamentalist Christian Puritans who hated the liberal religious laws of Stuart England, where they were forced to respect and tolerate other faiths. They came here so that they could punish anyone who did not believe as they did. They were worse than today's fanatical Islamic migrants in many ways. Islam is out of phase with Christendom by about four centuries.
At least it was that way in the New England settlements . Virginia was more about trading and markets – America's other national religion which is also intolerant of dissenters.
Gay marriage is a different story — I disagree that it's a triviality. It's no more trivial than women's suffrage, or ending laws against interracial marriage.
No, currently it is not a triviality, but it should be a triviality. Let me explain:
First off, I don't care what other people do. Gays should be allowed to get a marriage certificate as it is currently defined.
But here's my issue:
I don't think the government should be involved in a marriage at all. Gay or straight.
The government can and should be involved in a civil union whereby two citizens can declare that they are joined for tax and inheritance purposes. This is what the current marriage certificate does, but should not be called a "marriage" at all.
Who should be allowed into a civil union? Anyone. period. There should be no questions about this. And no group of religious people can prevent any two gay or straight people from doing exactly what they wish in this respect.
The religion-based marriage ceremony has nothing to do with taxes or inheritance or anything like that. It's a strictly religious ceremony where two people are joined in the eyes of their God (or the FSM).
Who can be in a marriage? Anyone who can convice a priest or pastor to perform the ceremony. If the pastor says "No, our congregation doesn't support gay marriages." Then the two guys or girls can go to a different church that will. Or they can switch religions. Or they can just go to the courthouse for a civil union. But nobody or no government edict should be able to force the pastor to perform a religous ceremony that runs against the tenets of the religion.
Before I get the comments: This is not a case of "separate but equal."
There should be no comparison or equality between a stricly civil proceding whereby two citizens are joined, and the religious ceremony of marriage.
The problem is that the governement is so used to interfering that we can't seem to get it out of the bed room.
But again, your complaints are misdirected. The government would, on the whole, be happy if it didn't have to deal with the issue — and in general, it probably doesn't really care which way it goes.
You're complaining about "the government" doing things it shouldn't, but the problem is that our society — independent of government — has created a culture in which far too much "respect" is granted to the superstitious whims of its majority religious group (Christianity). The government is forced, whether it wants to or not, to address issues like abortion and gay marriage because it's demanded by vocal Christians.
It's not the government "interfering", it's the religious right. That's where your anger and indignation should be directed.
Agreed, access to the civil marriage should be open to all: although I would exclude those who are already married, or are in prison, or who want to marry their close relatives, or pets.
I think that many gays would still fight for the right not to be excluded from the religious ceremony by their church. I am with you on that. It is a club rules thing: take it or leave it. We should take away the right to religious leaders to register the civil union.
I think Germany already has this arrangement. There, the civil union is compulsory for all, regardless of any religious ceremony, and it is the only thing that counts in the law.
Addressing it at the federal level is exactly how you avoid the issues of the Blotto game.
We may be in violent agreement, with merely differing terms. Well, terms and fundamental beliefs in the role of the central government.
I think you were referring to the many state battlefields with each issue, right? I don't really have a problem with that. If the overwhelming majority supports the issue (and I don't disagree that they do), then the overwhelming majority of the states will support it. The will of the people gets served. If the states pass stupid laws, the people will leave and go live somewhere that doesn't have stupid laws.
I was talking about one federal battlefield with many differing topics dividing our limited time while congress is in session. Congress spends time on things like H.R. 4040 and bringing up new ways to overturn Roe V. Wade instead of fixing more pressing issues. The more issues we remove from their consideration, the more likely they are to focus on something meaningful.
Besides, what if meatheads like This from Arizona get control over the congress? Removing the issue from the federal discourse can prevent such an idiocy from being enacted at the federal level.
Using contraceptives makes me pro-choice, eh? I guess I can see that. Don't know if my new compadres will be happy to have me, though. :)


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Lee Thompson Young, best known for playing the title role on Disney Channel's "The Famous Jett Jackson," committed suicide on Monday, his manager told E! News. He was 29 years old.
"It is with great sadness that I announce that Lee Thompson Young tragically took his own life this morning," Jonathan Baruch said. "Lee was more than just a brilliant young actor, he was a wonderful and gentle soul who will be truly missed. We ask that you please respect the privacy of his family and friends at this very difficult time."
According to E! News, Young was working on TNT's "Rizzoli & Isles" as Detective Barry Frost at the time of his death.
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department told the website "Lee Thompson Young's coworkers noticed that he didn't turn up to work this morning. They sent the police to his home in North Hollywood. The police arrived a little after 8 a.m. and found him deceased in his apartment. They have not released the cause of death yet."
TMZ reported that Young's body was found with a gunshot wound.
Young also appeared in the 2004 movie "Friday Night Lights," and appeared in various TV shows, such as "Scrubs" and "FlashForward."
"I had the pleasure of working w/ #LeeThompsonYoung on Flash Forward & he was an extremely talented beautiful soul," tweeted Gabrielle Union upon hearing the news of Young's passing.
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'King Solomon' approach? FIP report recommends separation of divisions; cites ' racial conflicts' If the Secretary of the Interior follows through on recommendations recently made by some of his employees, the Tribes will be running the power division of the Flathead Irrigation Project sometime in the future, while the water users will operate the irrigation system The federal government would retain title to the facilities, though, with the Bureau of Indian Affairs having specific oversight over the local entities Simply put, that's what a 13-member team of Interior Department officials recommends in an 800-plus-page comprehensive review report submitted last month to Interior Secretary Donald HodeL Copies of the three-volume report were received locally November 15. The study team scrutinized both the irrigation and power divisions of the project, referring to it by its full and proper, original name: the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project The team studied both divisions' management and financial practices, the engineering and environmental angles (although the report's summary didn't mention fisheries specifically once), and various legal issues. Tribal officials are withholding (Concludes on page five) Election day is two weeks away The 1985 general election to choose who will serve on the Tribal Council is scheduled for Saturday, December 14. The candidates who survived the November 9 primary election (see official results on page two) are: ST. IGNATIUS: Joseph "Joe Dog" Felsman (incumbent) and Fred Matt ARLEE: Jim Steele (incumbent) and Darrell Armstrong. ELMO-DAYTON: Al Hewankorn (incumbent) and Lawrence Kenmille. RONAN: Bob McCrea (incumbent) and John Vallee. POLSON: Rose Evans (incumbent) and Pat Lefthand. Polls will open from 10 am. to 8 p.m. Polling places are: Arlee District: Salish Indian Center St Ignatius District Community Center Poison District: Flathead Lake Senior Citizens Center Hot Springs District Camas Lanes (Bowling Alley) Ronan District: Senior Citizens Center Elmo-Dayton District: Koostahtah Hall Dixon District: TERS Gymnasium Pablo District: Tribal Office THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION: On November 29-30, there will be a Thanksgiving pow wow at the St. Ignatius community center. No dinner or contests are planned. All drums will be paid, though, and there will be cards and stick games following the dance. Grand entry will be at 6 p.m.
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People growing up in Eagle County are in a pretty good place.
The 2012 Kids Count in Colorado Report ranks Eagle County 10th out of the state's 25 most populous counties in overall child well-being.
The report is compiled each year by the Colorado Children's Campaign, a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy organization. School districts and governments are among many entities across the state that use the annual data.
In the report, Douglas County ranked first and Denver County last. Neighboring Routt County is fifth, Summit is eighth and Garfield is 13th. The overall determinations were based on a composite score of 12 key indicators divided into three categories: health, family and community, and education indicators.
The measured indicators were rates of low-birth weights, uninsured children, child obesity, infant mortality and teen births; single-parent families, children in poverty, births to women with less than 12 years of education and families relying on low-cost food; high school dropout rate, teens not attending school and not working, and fourth-graders reading below grade level. State census data from 2010 also supplements many of the statistics.
In the 2010 census, Eagle County's total population was 52,126 and 24.5 percent, or 12,777, were children under 18. The population under age 5 was 3,881 and 8,896 were ages 5 to 17.
In many aspects, Eagle County is on the better side of the state averages, such as its child obesity rate, which ties for first place with Garfield and Summit counties at 17.1 percent. The average child obesity rate statewide is 26 percent of children ages 2 to 14. In other aspects, Eagle County also scored above the state average in all four Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) testing categories in 2011.
Among the most concerning stats, however, is an increase in the teen birth rate since 2006, the high school dropout rate of 3.7 percent and the 9 percent of teens ages 16 to 19 who are not working nor attending school.
"A ranking of tenth overall in child well-being is marvelous," said Sherri Almond, Director of Eagle County Child, Family and Adult Services. "Of course we'd like to be first, though, and we do need to increase our community's acceptance that we do have issues to work on."
First, Almond said the county has several aspects that contributed to its high ranking.
"There are a lot of kids here and we are a family-focused community - there is a high standard for children's well-being," she said.
She listed several programs that ranged from accessible prenatal care to the CSU Extension Office's 4-H program that contribute to children's quality of life.
For example, the county's percentage of children without health insurance decreased from 13.2 percent in 2010 to 12.1 percent in 2011.
"There have been some government subsidized programs in the last two years for kids, like Child Health Plan Plus and Medicaid, that have helped stabilize that number," Almond said. "That data wasn't tracked until recently because it wasn't as big of an issue before."
Meanwhile, the number of children living in poverty has increased from 8 percent in 2006 to 12 percent in 2011.
"That could be due to the number of parents who had construction jobs here and are now out of work," Almond said. "Hopefully we'll see those numbers stabilize and decline as the economy recovers."
Almond said the statistic that really jumped out at her was the increasing rate of teen pregnancy. That rate was 17.9 per 1,000 females aged 15 to 19 in 2006, 21.9 in 2010 and 36.2 in 2011. The latest rate places 14th highest out of 24 (two of the 25 counties had the same rate).
Almond said that likely correlates to Eagle County's other statistics of births to women with less than 12 years of education (30 percent), the dropout rate (3.7 percent) and the 9 percent of teens 16 to 19 who are not working nor attending school.
"The teen birth rate among our immigrant population is higher," Almond said. "For many cultures, 12 years of education is quite a bit and these numbers seem to be reflective of those aspects of the immigrant population."
The percentage of teens who aren't in school and aren't working could be attributed to the slowed economy.
"This might be due to kids who were lured out of school for jobs with attractive wages and those jobs aren't there anymore now," Almond suggested.
Another interesting statistic that seems to be related to the immigrant population is that only 18 percent of Eagle County children live in single-parent families. That's the fourth-lowest percentage in the state.
"The immigrant population statistically has a higher rate of two-parent families," Almond said.
Despite an increasing teen birth rate, the county is holding steady with the state's third lowest infant mortality rate - 4.34 per 1,000. Almond attributed that to the county's prenatal care programs and an active, healthy lifestyle in the region.
A large number in the Kids Count report, that is interesting in light of the low child-obesity rate, is the number of families relying on low-cost food. Low-cost food tends to have a lower nutritional value and 33 percent of families here consume it. Eagle County ranks among the highest third in the state for its consumption.
"A contributing factor could be that we have more access to it here, at places where you can buy in bulk and the food is cheaper," Almond said. "It's expensive to buy healthy and organic foods, and the growing season is shorter here."
Almond said the county is looking at ways to increase the number of farmers markets and for ways that people could shop there without cash, like a regular store.
Overall numbers indicate that Eagle County Schools is pretty successful.
Eagle County's 2011 CSAP scores in math, reading, science and writing are all solidly above the state average. The percentages of students proficient or above in math, reading, science and writing, respectively, are 61.4 percent, 71.3 percent, 51.3 percent and 59.7 percent compared to Colorado's averages of 55.7 percent, 67.9 percent, 47.8 percent and 55.3 percent.
"We are always driving to improve," said Brooke Macke, director of communications for Eagle County Schools. "We are always looking for sub-groups to make sure no kid is left behind."
Macke and Heather Eberts, executive director of curriculum, instruction and assessment for Eagle County Schools, said the schools' success is do to a proactive approach. They pointed to the mentor program in which teachers gain professional development and constant evaluation and the fact that the district started preparing to implement the state's new standards when they first came out two years ago.
"We've been getting calls from around the country asking, 'How do you do that?'" Eberts said of the mentor program. "We have a culture of continuous learning. The teachers are always taking steps toward self improvement and I think that's a huge reason we've done as well as we have."
Eberts added that the district tries to be strategic about which goals it targets and when, instead of taking them all on at once. That's where the district's proactiveness on the state standards helped.
Of concern, however, are CSPA results indicating 30.5 percent of Eagle County's fourth-graders are not proficient at reading at grade level. This could be tied the fact that 36.9 percent of its students are English Language Learners.
"I definitely see a correlation between ELL and reading proficiency," Eberts said. "We have programs to help those students but we'll have to look at what literacy skills kids might be missing in earlier grades - and we're on the cusp of having that research done for us."
She said the school district is six months into a three-year grant/study with Harvard University that is aimed at separating factors that contribute to various results.
As for the dropout students, the district has a director of student services who is dedicated to finding and reaching out to those kids.
"The question is, why are they dropping out and what is the recovery plan for when they do?" Eberts said.
The Kids Count Report says that children in full-day kindergarten programs contribute to increased school readiness, leads to higher academic achievement and improves student attendance.
Eagle County has a very high number of children in such a program - 96.7 percent.
"We have a very supportive community," Macke said. "The Vail Valley Foundation has been matching district funds for all-day kindergarten programs."
Almond, Macke and Eberts all basically agreed that it takes a community to help a child grow up properly.
"We get tremendous support from community groups and parents, and it takes a village to raise a child," Macke said.
Almond emphasized the importance of community awareness and participation when it comes to addressing ongoing issues.
"We have high rates of risky teen behavior here," she said. "Alcohol and substance abuse, teen pregnancy and dropout rates all correlate and contribute to child and teen health. People who are more educated tend to be healthier."
She said the community can help by fostering an atmosphere that encourages children to go to school, graduate and go to college.
"There is a lot going on already - there are focus groups, non-profits and the schools are very engaged," she said.


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Shire announced that it has reached an agreement in principle with the US government to resolve the previously disclosed civil investigation into its sales and marketing practices in the US relating to the company's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs, Adderall XR and Vyvanse as well as the ADHD patch Daytrana. The agreement also addresses sales and marketing practices relating to Lialda and Pentasa (both for the treatment of ulcerative colitis), pursuant to a subsequent voluntary disclosure made by Shire.
Shire has provided full cooperation to the US government throughout the process of reaching this agreement. The company will pay out $57.5 million from its fourth quarter earnings in 2012 to cover costs of the agreement and interest. The agreement is subject to change until the matter has been fully resolved. Shire and the US government are in discussions on establishing a final resolution to the investigation.
The investigation, led by the US attorney's office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, was disclosed by Shire in 2009 when the company was asked for documents relating to the sales and marketing of Adderall XR, Vyvanse and Daytrana.


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Yes, work on Land&People is finally winding down (thanks for asking) and I am beginning to pay more attention to the world outside my office.
Which is why I am able to tell you about the arrival of not one, but two videos from the Connecticut River Valley, a place dear to my heart. In 1946, my parents arrived in Amherst, Massachusetts—in the heart of that valley—driving a World War II weapons carrier converted for domestic use and bearing yours truly as a babe in arms. I would live in the valley off and on for 37 years and would visit regularly for decades after that.
So I always pay special attention to TPL's work along the Connecticut River. Jerry Monkman, one of our favorite Land&People photographers and a friend of TPL, has crafted a lovely 15-minute video on the river and the work of several conservation groups, including TPL, to protect it.
For an ex-pat New Englander, looking at Jerry's photos is the next best thing to going home. While the interviews with conservationists are interesting, the real treat is to just sit and immerse yourself in the photos. A warning, though: don't tell yourself that you're only going to view a few minutes of the piece and then get back to work. That is not a feasible plan—at least not in my experience.
The second video comes from Northampton, Massachusetts, across the river from Amherst—the closest big town to our small town in the 1950s. We called it "'Hamp," and I was tickled to see that the city is sometimes still referred to that way in the local media. Northampton is home to Smith College and in the heart of a "five-college area" that includes Amherst, Mount Holyoke, and Hampshire colleges and the University of Massachusetts. Like many college towns, it has attracted an educated and progressive populace concerned with conservation and quality of life.
For about eight months, I have been following a complicated transaction in which TPL is acquiring two farms to make some of the land available for recreation and conservation and to preserve the best farmland for agriculture. Now a group of 'Hamp residents has announced a fundraising effort to buy the agricultural land for a community farm. This story, in The Republican, a Springfield, Massachusetts newspaper, has the details.
Oh yes, the video. Well, this one is less than four minutes long, and its main job is to make a pitch for the funds. But if you are at all interested in community agriculture, then this one is also worth a look. The Northampton Community Farm is a truly ambitious effort—and one that makes me a little homesick. If we do a Land&People story about the project, I would almost have to go to go take a look, right?
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Anyway, this morning when I considered an idea of cooking corn in a cooler, I thought I was really onto something that was going to change the world of vegetables forever. The only thing that could possibly top this would be world peas, but even I haven't been able to wrap my head around that one.
So this is cooler corn folks. Shucked corn is placed into a cooler and then boiling water is poured over the corn. After closing the lid and allowing the corn to "cook" for 30 minutes, you'll allegedly have perfectly cooked corn. I KNOW!! Pure. Unadulterated. Genius. I had already begun working on my Pulitzer Prize-winning "Thanks Yo" speech when I thought I'd Google this brain-jarring idea to see if anyone else could have even remotely come close to my Einsteinian thought. As it turns out, this idea has been out there for YEARS and it's already been scrutinized by Snopes.com (which is where I got the photo, btw.) Evidently cooking in plastic coolers is linked to those dreaded BPAs. Or was it STDs. Better check out the article because you'd hate to getcher cancers mixed up withyer cooties.
On to the winner of the plastic wrap (seeeeeee... there WAS a segue: plastic!) The winner chosen by random.org was #41.
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I'm going with sunflowers...like my mamma always said first thing in the morning...wake up my little sunflower..its time to go brighten up someones day....now u think about what I just said..lol.....Kit-en-kabootdle.
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19.03.2012 - Swiss-headquartered automation specialist Tecan AG (Männedorf) has hired Dr. David Martyr as its new Chief Executive Officer.
David Matyr, who has played a string of successful leadership roles in the last 13 years within the Life Sciences sector, will join Tecan from Leica Microsystems. There he helped boost annual sales from US$500m to over US$1.2bn in the last four years. Martyr will join Tecan as soon as his current contractual obligations permit. Tecan's former CEO Thomas Bachmann will leave the firm immediately. In the meantime, Gérard Vaillant will act as interim acting CEO.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/people/bio-people/2012-01/david-martyr.html


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Charlie Sheen must be laughing hysterically somewhere right now.
Angus T. Jones is pleading with his fans to stop watching "Two and a Half Men," saying it's nothing but "filth" that contradicts his deep Christian values.
Of course he's still cashing the checks. After all, this is still America.
Jones -- the "half" part of the show who makes $350,000 an episode playing Jake -- is featured in a new video for the Forerunner Christian Church, in which he talked about his commitment to his faith and said, "If you watch 'Two and a Half Men,' please stop watching 'Two and a Half Men.' I'm on 'Two and a Half Men' and I don't want to be on it."
Better save that money, kid. I somehow have a feeling you may get your wish.
"Please stop watching it and filling your head with filth," he said. "People say 'it's just entertainment.' Do some research on the effects of television and your brain, and I promise you you'll have a decision to make when it comes to television and especially with what you watch on television. It's bad news."
Tell me about it. Lindsay Lohan had a charmed life until she started doing TV movies.
Jones also suggests that Satan is somehow involved with "Two and a Half Men." Which is odd, since Charlie Sheen already left the show.
"If I am doing any harm, I don't want to be here," Jones said. "I don't want to be contributing to the enemy's plan. You cannot be a true God-fearing person and be on a television show like that. I know I can't. I'm not OK with what I'm learning, what the Bible says and being on that television show."
Somehow I don't think he's going to have to worry about being on any television show ever again.
Jones said he turned to religion after realizing his life was on a "downward trend," which included drug use and speeding tickets. He also said he smoked weed and took acid in high school.
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Toyota's Prius Recall: What You Need to Know
Toyota is recalling 1.9 million Prius hybrid vehicles worldwide, and another 295,000 trucks and sport utility vehicles for two separate problems related to faulty software.
In the case of the Prius, the bugs could cause the car's hybrid propulsion system to shut down. In the case of the trucks and SUVs, the fault could leave drivers without the use of traction control, stability control and anti-lock braking systems that reduce the risk of skidding or rollovers.
Here's what you need to know about the two problems, and the recall:
What should the owner of a Prius or the other affected models do?
If your car is driving fine and no warning lights are flashing on the dashboard, keep driving it as usual. Your Toyota dealer can keep you updated on when the software patch that fixes this problem will be available to install.
What happens if the software defect causes a Prius to shut down?
The software defect could cause transistors to overheat in the electronic system that controls the gasoline-electric hybrid motor. Drivers would see warning lights on the dashboard, likely including a master warning light that is triangular and has an exclamation point. In the cases reported to Toyota, the cars power down to what the auto maker calls "limp home mode." That means it can only move very slowly, allowing the driver to creep to a dealership or home, or pull to the side of the road.
What about the defect that affects 2012-2013 Lexus RX models, 2012 RAV4 sport utility vehicles, and 2012-2013 Tacoma pickups?
In those vehicles, defective software could mean that the stability control, traction control and anti-lock brake systems no longer function. The vehicles should be able to stop using hydraulic brake power, the company says. But the systems designed to prevent skids or stop vehicles safely on wet or icy pavement may not function.
How will drivers know if their vehicle has a problem?
Warning lights on the dashboard would light up and stay lit, including an icon of a car skidding.
What should drivers do if that happens?
Toyota says owners should take the vehicle to a dealer immediately. But dealers don't have a fix for this problem yet. Owners of the affected vehicles face a choice of driving without the safety systems, or parking the vehicle.
When will Toyota have software fixes ready?
Toyota says the software remedy for the Prius is ready, but not yet pushed out to dealers. The company plans to start notifying customers by mail later this month.
In the case of the trucks and SUVs, Toyota says it doesn't have new software designed yet to fix the problem. That could take several more weeks.
How long will it take to make the repair?
In both cases, about half an hour. The fix involves downloading new software to the car's electronic control systems.


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Identities of deputy and suspect released in fatal shooting
Published: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 11:51 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 11:51 p.m.
BRADENTON - The identities of a detective under investigation and a suspect fatally shot in Bradenton have been released.
Detective John Morningstar, a six-year veteran at the Bradenton Police Department, remains on routine paid administrative leave after firing a single shot Saturday afternoon that killed a kidnapping suspect.
Craig Devon Rodgers, 40, allegedly held his 37-year-old girlfriend captive for approximately 36 hours at a house near the intersection of 20th Street East and Third Avenue.
Police responded after the victim's cousin from North Carolina called 911. The cousin received a text message with a photo of the victim's battered face and information about the situation, according to police.
When police arrived about 2:15 p.m., a chase ensued.
"You're going to have to kill me!" Rodgers reportedly yelled at the officer.
At one point, Rodgers allegedly armed himself with a metal pipe and threatened detectives. That's when Morningstar fired the fatal shot in the backyard of a home in the 1800 block of Manatee Avenue East.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement continues to investigate the incident.
"With the limited information I have, it appears justified," said Bradenton Police Chief Michael Radzilowski. "We won't know for sure until FDLE finishes the investigation."
Morningstar has "no remarkable use of force incidents, or disciplinary action in his personnel file," according a news release issued Wednesday.
The last officer-involved deadly shooting in Bradenton was in August 2008.
Radzilowski said the department is working with Morningstar should he be cleared of any wrongdoing.
"We're seeing to make sure he is physically and mentally fit before he comes back to duty," he said.
Rodgers has a lengthy arrest record that dates back 15 years. Records show over the years he was arrested and charged with a variety of offenses, including aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, battery, possession of a controlled substance and driving on a suspended license.
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It wasn't that long ago that Raiders ineptitude put them in position for greatness. With four top-10 draft picks over four consecutive years, they were handed the recipe to build the core of contender.
We know how that worked out. Only running back Darren McFadden (2008, fourth overall) remains with Oakland.
One of those picks, quarterback JaMarcus Russell (2007, first) is out of football.
Another, wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey (2009, seventh) was a disappointment before being released last month.
And then there is linebacker Rolando McClain (2010, eighth), an ordinary player and deeply troubled soul, released two weeks ago, after which he signed with Baltimore, only to be arrested over the weekend for at least the third time in three years.
New Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie can't afford the 75 percent failure rate submitted by the administration led by the late Al Davis. Given how much the Raiders need as they approach the 2013 draft, McKenzie can't even afford a 50 percent failure rate.
"It's my job to do the research," McKenzie told me recently. "Whether we pick a dud or not, that remains to be seen. But I know we'll never hear the end of it.
"You'll probably be the first to remind us."
No, Reggie. Your long-suffering fans will be the first to remind you. They will do so with loud mouths, louder correspondence and very quiet checkbooks.
One thing that's impossible to conceive is McKenzie and his coach, Dennis Allen, compromising on character. They might take a risk, but a year with McClain has put them on high alert.
Weeks before McClain was released, I asked Allen if he would provide at least a hint about the outcome. He paused for several seconds before looking me in the eye.
"There's right and there's wrong," he said. "I'm looking for guys that love football, that are willing to work and that will put the team first. Everybody that fits into that category, I'm trying to keep around here as long as possible.
"And I'm trying to eliminate guys that don't fit in that category."
Allen didn't mention McClain or anyone else by name. Not that he needed to.
McClain was drafted, like Russell and McFadden and Heyward-Bey, to be a leader. Any franchise investing in a first-round pick, and especially a top-10 pick, is looking for a Pro Bowl player with Hall of Fame potential -- guys who not only play well but provide proper direction for others and are essential to the foundation.
"Coaches set the mood, the tempo and the direction," Allen said. "But you have to have messengers that carry it out. There's a general in every army, but there also are colonels. They deliver the message. They carry out the marching orders."
That's what McKenzie has to do with the No. 3 pick Thursday, assuming he's not able to trade down in what most observers consider a mediocre draft.
"I understand the gurus and analysts are saying what this draft is and isn't," the GM said. "But opinions change on players daily . . . there will be five or 10 players that teams will love to have. (Trading down) is always a possibility. The question is whether you want to move back, or whether you want to grab that one player."
If the Raiders stay at No. 3, the logical move is a defensive tackle, either Florida's Shariff Floyd or Utah's Star Lotulelei, generally considered the two best D-linemen in the draft. Either would fill a glaring need.
What we know for sure is there will be no more high draft picks used on combine sensations, guys who were the fastest or the strongest.
"You have to go by what you see on tape in person," McKenzie said. "Take into account what you get in the interview process. Take into account the medical and psychological history.
"But you can't (punish) a guy you see on tape who plays well, understands leverage and do forth, but then goes to the combine and can't bench press worth a dime. And if a receiver can fly but can't catch a cold, he can't help much."
Expect those taken by Oakland this week to be football players first and physical specimens second. Except maybe their first pick. He needs to be even more than that.
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|AHL First All-Star Team (2007) Eddie Shore Award (AHL - Outstanding Defenseman) (2007) Signed as a free agent by Anaheim, July 21, 2003. Signed as a free agent by Nashville, August 4, 2005. Signed as a free agent by Columbus, July 1, 2007. Claimed on waivers by New Jersey from Columbus, October 2, 2007. Traded to Anaheim by New Jersey for David McIntyre, February 3, 2009. Signed as a free agent by Chicago, July 1. 2012. Signed as a free agent by Kazan (KHL), October 31, 2014. Signed as a free agent by Rauma (Finland), November 6, 2015.
2012-13: Recorded one goal and 21 penalty minutes in 26 regular-season games … Netted his first goal as a Blackhawk with the first shorthanded goal of his NHL career, while posting a season-high four shots on goal, on March 10 vs. EDM … Skated in a season-high 18:44 on April 19 vs. NSH ... Skated in his 300th NHL game on April 20 vs. PHX … Appeared in one Stanley Cup Playoffs tilt on June 6 at LAK, logging one hit in 6:50 of ice time.
2011-12: Tallied career highs in goals (3), assists (11) and points (14) in a career-most 80 regular-season games with ANA … Paced the club with a career-high +11 plus/minus rating … Registered his first career game-winning goal on Feb. 26 vs. CHI … Led club blueliners with 72 PIM … Ranked third on the team with 110 blocked shots and fifth with 120 hits.
2010-11: Registered 63 PIM in 40 regular-season games … Posted a season-high 19:21 TOI on April 6 vs. SJS … Recorded a season-high four hits on Oct. 15 vs. ATL … Accrued a season-high 12 PIM Oct. 11 at STL … Registered 14 PIM in four postseason appearances.
2009-10: Posted nine assists in 66 regular-season games … Paced club blueliners and ranked second on the team with a +10 rating and an NHL career-high 114 PIM … Recorded a career-high 26:51 TOI Apr. 8 at DAL … Tallied two multi-point games, including Jan. 17 vs. CGY (2A) and Jan. 3 at CHI (2A)… Posted a career-long three-game point streak (3A) from Dec. 11-16 … Appeared in his 100th NHL game on Nov. 16 at PIT.
2008-09: Posted four points (1G, 3A) and 76 PIM in 44 regular-season games with ANA and NJD … Tallied one goal and three assists in 29 regular-season tilts with ANA … Netted his first career NHL goal on March 31 at EDM … Made his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut, tallying 18 PIM in 13 postseason appearances … Registered 2 PIM and 11:19 TOI in his playoff debut on April 16 at SJS … Recorded 25 PIM in 15 regular-season appearances with NJD.
2007-08: Posted eight assists in 44 regular-season games with the Devils … Paced club blueliners and ranked third overall with 63 PIM … Recorded 5 PIM in one regular-season appearance with the American Hockey League's Lowell Devils.
2006-07: Registered one assist in three regular-season games in his NHL debut with the Nashville Predators … Tallied 12 PIM … Posted one assist and 2 PIM in 10:18 TOI in his NHL debut on Feb. 6 at PIT … Led all league blueliners with 53 points and 38 assists in 78 regular-season games played with the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals … Recorded 176 PIM … Netted six power-play goals and one shorthanded goal … Ranked second on the club and 11th in the AHL with 22 power-play assists … Led the club and ranked 15th in the league with six game-winning goals … Won the Eddie Shore Trophy as the AHL's Outstanding Defenseman … Named to the AHL's All-Star team and played in the league's All-Star Classic, where he collected two points (1G, 1A) … Posted 14 multi-point games, including a season-high three points on four occasions … Recorded a season-long four-game point streak (2G, 4A) from Nov. 18-24 … Registered 6 PIM in four postseason appearances with the Admirals.
2005-06: Posted 35 points (9G, 26A) in 73 regular-season games … Ranked second on the club and 19th in the league with a professional career-high 232 PIM … Led Milwaukee to the 2006 Calder Cup Final, recording nine points (1G, 8A) in 21 playoff games … Ranked fourth on the club with five power-play assists … Paced the club and ranked fourth in the league with 49 PIM.
2004-05: Registered 12 points (1G, 11A) in 60 regular-season games with the AHL's Cincinnati Mighty Ducks … Ranked third on the club with 181 PIM … Tallied 40 PIM in 11 postseason appearances.
2003-04: Collected 11 points (2G, 9A) in 74 regular-season appearances … Led the club with 216 PIM … Recorded two assists in nine postseason appearances … Registered a +6 rating and 20 PIM.
2002-03: Tallied 13 points (2G, 11A) in 69 regular-season games with the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins … Collected 136 PIM … Posted four points (1G, 3A) and 28 PIM in 15 postseason appearances.
2001-02: Made his professional debut with the Griffins, collecting one assist and 24 PIM … Registered 29 points (8G, 21A) and 137 PIM in 62 regular-season games with the ECHL's Mississippi Sea Wolves … Recorded five points (1G, 4A) and 27 PIM in 10 postseason appearances with the Sea Wolves.


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2.11-5 Commission of a Class A, B or C Felony with an Assault Weapon or a Firearm -- § 53-202j and § 53-202k
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General Statutes § 53-202j and § 53-202k provide for an enhanced sentence if a defendant uses an assault weapon (§ 53-202j) or a firearm (§ 53-202k) in the course of the commission of a class A, B or C felony. They are not separate offenses. State v. Dash, 242 Conn. 143, 148 (1997) (interpreting § 53-202k).
Although the jury must determine that the defendant used a firearm in the course of the commission of the crime for which he or she is convicted, it is not necessary for the court to conduct a separate Part B proceeding. State v. Velasco, 253 Conn. 210, 225 (2000).
The factual finding that the defendant used a firearm in the course of the commission of the crime may be submitted to the jury in an interrogatory. See Sentence Enhancers, Instruction 2.11-4.
A defendant convicted as an accomplice, who was unarmed at the time of the offense, is liable to the sentence enhancement of § 53-202k if the principle was armed. State v. Davis, 255 Conn. 782, 787 (2001).


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Today, Tuesday, January 8, 2013, found only in print in the pages of the Devils Lake Journal will be DLHS artists at work on page 3, two letters to the editor on page 4 and Bill Hodous' column on Ag page - B2.
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