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Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson seemed to acknowledge Monday in his first meeting with reporters this off-season that he played with broken fingers last year.
"I had a couple injuries to them, yeah," Johnson said when asked directly if he broke his fingers last season. "But other than that, it ain't nothing that's going to prohibit me from doing what I've got to do."
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Johnson caught a career-high 122 passes last year and broke Jerry Rice's single-season receiving record with 1,964 yards.
It was a phenomenal season by any measure, but if Johnson's fingers, in fact, were broken, it could cause problems for the Lions, who never listed their Pro Bowl receiver on the injury report with a finger ailment of any kind.
Last year, the Ravens and Redskins were fined for not listing injured players on their reports, and after Johnson's comments Monday, word quickly spread that he never actually broke any bones in his digits.
The NFL referred questions about the Lions' manipulation of the injury report to the team, and the team declined public comment about injuries.
But it's not the first time Johnson and the Lions have been at odds over injuries.
Last fall, Johnson said he suffered a concussion in a September loss to the Vikings and nerve damage that made it tough for him to grip the ball.
A day later, the team issued a statement denying those injuries and another statement from Johnson retracting his comments.
Johnson, who missed time during training camp last year with a splint on his finger, appeared on the injury report multiple times last year with foot, ankle, knee and thumb injuries.
Asked today about when he broke his fingers, Johnson said, "I couldn't even tell you. I really couldn't. The season's such a blur it just happened so fast."
"The thing with a lot of football players, if you have injuries, unless you know about it you just think it's something that's hurting so you just keep on playing," Johnson said.
Broken fingers or not, Johnson had an uncharacteristic 10 dropped passes last year, tied for second most in the NFL.
He said today his finger injuries – whatever they were – was no excuse for whatever plays he missed during the season.
"I don't blame anything on it," Johnson said. "I don't blame any drops or anything like that on it. It's just part of the game and had a heck of a season with it and just fortunate to be in that position."
Johnson said he didn't require off-season surgery on his fingers or any other part of his body – "Pretty much just getting them back straight, trying to straighten them things out," he said – and he's healthy now and looking forward to an even bigger 2013.
Among his goals: 2,000 yards, more touchdowns and another playoff appearance.
"That's exactly where we're at," Johnson said. "It's funny, cause I talked to Hines (Ward) in the off-season – over the last few off-seasons cause we share the same trainer. He's like, 'You can have all the accolades in the world but it doesn't really mean nothing.' And told me, 'You can attest to this, because if you're not winning.' I can have three touchdowns and 200 yards, but if we lose a game, what's it all for?"
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One point of consideration for the FDA will be whether engineered materials and their end products have at least one dimension ranging from 1 to 100 nm. [© Inside Vision Lab - Fotolia.com]
Biotechnology companies have expressed general support for FDA's draft guidance defining whether products contain nanomaterials or otherwise involve the application of nanotechnology. But the sector also made its case for less red tape and more leeway, raising issue with some specifics and asking for clarity on other topics.Questions and suggestions were sent to FDA during the 60-day comment period that followed release of the draft guidance "Considering Whether an FDA-Regulated Product Involves the Application of Nanotechnology." FDA has ended its comment period, spokeswoman Erica Jefferson told GEN, but she couldn't offer a timeframe for issuance of the final guidance. While the agency is evaluating responses on what to consider as nanomaterials, two Senators and the Obama administration, this month, called for new efforts to address safety. Finding money to support increased regulatory activities will be key to the success of these legislative efforts.Three Obama administration agencies put out their own policy principles for regulating and overseeing nanotechnology and nanomaterials on June 9, the same day FDA issued its draft guidance. At the time the agency stated that it would determine whether products contain nanomaterials or involve the application of nanotech by their properties and size. FDA will ask whether engineered materials and their end products have at least one dimension ranging from 1 to 100 nm. The agency will also check whether they exhibit physical or chemical properties or biological effects attributable to its dimensions even if they fall outside the nanoscale range but going up to a maximum of one micrometer.
During FDA's comment period, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) suggested addressing agglomerates or aggregates by maintaining the draft guidance's 100 nm upper limit but for larger nanomaterials and nanomaterial formations, by specifying properties or phenomena that differ from those of conventionally scaled material.The International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council of the Americas (IPEC Americas) had similar concerns. They sought clearer guidance on handling particles between 100 nm and 1 micron. It argued that several long-used common pharmaceutical ingredients should not be considered as engineered nanomaterials or as agglomerates of nanomaterials, even though they contain particles whose size falls within this range."These materials have been used in drug products safely for decades, and there is no need for additional safety data to support the use of these materials," David R. Schoneker, vice chair of scientific and regulatory policy for IPEC Americas, pointed out during FDA's comment period.3M also had a suggestion for engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) and technologies resulting from their use. The company believes that end products ranging from 100 nm to 1,000 nm in one dimension should be subject to FDA regulations but only if they comprise ENPs that started in the 1 nm to 100 nm range and were formed by processes such as agglomeration, aggregation, coating, functionalization, or assembly of structures.3M argued that the guidance as written could be interpreted to apply to all thin coatings of 1,000 nm of less, whether or not such coatings contain ENPs and so long as they show physical properties linked to the thin nature of the coating. "In our interpretation, such coatings should not be within the scope of this document if they are not comprised of ENPs," wrote Todd M. Fruchterman, M.D., Ph.D., svp of R&D, CTO, and CMO.Celgene praised FDA for its approach to defining nanotech through a first reference point of 1 to 100 nm, followed by the 1 micron upper limit. But for injectable products using nanotech, "FDA should consider the use of 220 nm for the first reference point analysis," wrote Celgene's Neil Desai, vp, strategic platforms, and Christopher Griffett, vp, regulatory affairs, Americas.He pointed to the fact that the most common sterile filtration membrane uses a maximum pore size of 220 nm for nanomaterials designed for in vivo absorption under sterile conditions; nanomaterials larger than 220 nm may not pass readily between endothelial cells common to tumors or inflamed tissues or may pass through the fenestrations between liver or spleen cells within the mononuclear phagocyte system.
BIO also wants FDA to include biopersistence as a key criterion for defining nanomaterials. Additionally, it asked the agency to exempt from the guidance inert ingredients that meet the requirements for nanotechnology, such as lubricants, binders, fillers, disintegrants, colorants, buffering agents, and coatings. It also asked the agency to clarify the scope of pharmaceutical products involving nanotech that would be subject to the guidance."In the pharmaceutical area, a variety of very different pharmaceutical systems or products such as micelles, polymer systems, liposomes, therapeutic monoclonal antibodies, emulsions, suspensions, crystalline particles, etc., contain nanoscale particles, but most are not considered to be 'nanomaterials,'" noted Andrew J. Emmett, BIO's managing director, science, and regulatory affairs.GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said FDA should urge nanotech companies to address the possibility of nanomaterials, especially insoluble nanoparticles, being absorbed across the GI tract. This could occur both in solution following solubilization from a nanoparticle construct or via intestinal phagocytosis, which would lead to further distribution throughout the body than for conventional micro-sized material."An indication that applicants should demonstrate a knowledge of the absorption mechanisms that the nanomaterial will be subjected to within the body and the breakdown or otherwise of the material once within the body, would in our opinion add to the guidance document," wrote Bekki Komas, GSK's director for CMC advocacy and global pre-approval, CMC global regulatory affairs.Consumers Union (CU) said that FDA's guidance should be mandatory for all manufacturers of nanomaterials. CU cited EPA's voluntary Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program, which began in 2008. A year later EPA told Congress 29 companies submitted info to EPA under the basic program and four stated they were willing to consider doing testing under the in-depth program."FDA should learn from EPA's experience that the only way to ensure that the needed information is obtained is to require manufacturers to report to FDA any of their materials that meet the criteria laid out in the two questions and require safety assessments for such products," advised CU's senior scientist Michael Hansen, Ph.D., and program leader Carolyn Cairns.
While FDA weighs comments on which FDA-regulated products should be considered as involving nanotech, two Senators are seeking final say on a bill to help FDA better regulate the technology. On October 6, Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) introduced the Nanotechnology Regulatory Science Act of 2011. The measure (S.1662) would direct FDA to develop safety regulations for companies using nanotech. S.1662 has drawn support from co-sponsor Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), who like Sen. Pryor is angling to steer the studies required by the bill to FDA labs in his state. FDA would be authorized to spend $48 million over three years: $15 million in the FY 2013, followed by $16 million and $17 million in FY 2014 and FY 2015, respectively. About two weeks after the bill came out, on October 20, the Obama administration made its own pitch for nanotech safety by issuing a 136-page "national strategy" designed to ensure that environmental, health, and safety research needs are identified and addressed. The 2011 NNI Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Strategy identified six core categories of research: measurement infrastructure; human exposure assessment; human health; risk assessment and management; informatics; and modeling. The strategy also promises to address ethical, legal, and societal implications connected with nanotech.The Obama administration, however, is struggling to ramp up funding for the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), which coordinates the individual and cooperative nanotechnology-related activities of 25 federal agencies. Calling NNI among its top science and technology priorities, the administration has proposed raising NNI's budget to $2.1 billion, up from $1.76 billion in FY 2011. The prospect of Washington shelling out money on a new FDA program or more funds for NNI is unrealistic at a time when most 2012 election campaigners are positioning themselves as budget-cutters. Greater coordination of nanotech goals and policies is indeed needed for the nanobiotech industry to grow. Such coordination must take place between the administration, Congress, FDA, and industry. Whether that can happen in a presidential and Congressional election year, however, remains to be seen.
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For most of Buffalo's midsized arts organizations, the black-tie fundraiser is a thing of the past.
In its place, groups like Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo Arts Studio and Squeaky Wheel have produced and perfected a new and much more entertaining spectacle: the unhinged, all-night art party. These dizzying, increasingly popular affairs dispense with the old formal notions – no champagne, no caviar, no problem – and instead try to amplify the anything-can-happen spirit of an artsy house party to mammoth proportions.
One of the most popular of these is "Peepshow," the bizarre biennial bacchanal organized by Squeaky Wheel, the plucky and ever-evolving media arts center dedicated to providing all the community with free or low-cost access to cameras, computers and other technology along with instruction on how to use it.
Squeaky Wheel's latest party, "Peepshow: Hot Mess," gets started at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Dnipro Ukrainian Cultural Center on Genesee Street, which also hosted its last incarnation in 2011.
For Jax Deluca, the young artist, musician and curator who took over as executive director of Squeaky Wheel last June after the departure of former director Dorothea Braemer, Peepshow has become an indispensable driver of Squeaky Wheel's community-minded mission.
"The whole theory is, the more money we raise during this fun and exciting and adventurous night the more we're able to keep the price of all our services and workshops at an incredibly low to no cost to people in the community," Deluca said. "It kind of takes away that barrier for people to participate in our programs."
In a technological landscape that seems to change by the day, Squeaky Wheel's video, computer and arts workshops and programs are always evolving to keep pace. As the spread of technology accelerates, camera-phones make their way into the pockets of more and more citizens and digital literacy becomes increasingly important, Deluca hopes to grow Squeaky Wheel's influence to fit the skyrocketing need.
"Access to technologies and these tools to make films, websites, animations, it's so pervasive now," Deluca said. "Everybody's confronted with technology whether they like it or not, so we're teaching them how to be a part of it, to use it and in a way that's connecting ideas and connecting people."
Enter Squeaky Wheel's "Hot Mess," a thoroughly unpredictable and often tongue-in-cheek compendium of art projects and installations almost too eclectic to describe.
Among the installations on view in the Dnipro Center will be an enormous, functioning volcano – a bit like a science fair project blown far out of proportion – constructed by Rachel Stover and J. Garrett Vorreuter. There will be a "Trash Pit" full of plastic balls, crocheted food remnants and rats made out of felt, in which tipsy revelers will be invited to cavort. There will be a table and chair inexplicably suspended from the ceiling of a room while a video of an underwater house plays on the wall, part of an installation by artist Michael Bosworth.
Four bands will perform throughout the evening: Koolie High, Mallwalkers, Cinnamon Aluminum and Obskyrua. And the event will also feature performances by Debora and Jason Bernagozzi, Patrick Cain and Amanda Nicole Schmidt, as well as several local dance troupes.
Among a few other interactive curiosities, ranging from the purely madcap to the obliquely serious, are: a project by photographer Nancy Parisi, who will paste photos of visitors onto hot sauce bottles; an installation in which visitors can choose homemade costumes for Nelson Bradley and Jody Hanson's "Modern Barbie" projection; and Jeff Maciejewski's "Last Century's Hot Mess," a reconstruction of an old-fashioned automobile shrouded in fog-machine smog "that would make Beijing look hospitable."
And as wacky as all that may sound, it's all in the service of a practical goal:
"We're going to be doing strategic planning soon and revamping our mission, because it isn't just about artists anymore, it's about teaching everyone that they can be part of this movement," Deluca said. "We're working toward making technology less intimidating for people."
What: Peepshow: Hot Mess
When: Preparty at 6 p.m. Saturday; general admission at 8
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Tickets: $50 for preparty; $15 to $20 for general admission
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A congressional advisory panel has said China is perfecting its ability to engage in cyber warfare and other computer espionage against the United States and its allies.
Congress also warned that China is working on better engaging in cyber warfare that could lead to the delay and disruption of U.S. military deployment anywhere in the world. Specifically, the Chinese are using cyber warfare to gain access to classified military documents, along with viewing documents from American corporations that work with the government.
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission was founded eight years ago in an effort to help learn about and give advice regarding U.S.-China relations. The overall threat of cyber attacks grows year after year, with 5 million computers in the United States last year the target of 43,880 incidents of attacks and other suspicious activity.
The top 10 largest U.S. defense contractor companies all suffered computer espionage from foreign-based attackers, including Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon.
Chinese ability to attack is "so sophisticated that the US may be unable to counteract or even detect the efforts" of the attacks, according to the report.
The six Democrats and six Republicans who make up the panel said China's wide scale military modernization and "impressive but disturbing" computer and space warfare abilities "suggest China is intent on expanding its sphere of control even at the expense of its Asian neighbors and the United States."
There was no official word back from Chinese officials about the report.
President-elect Obama and his new staff will have to deal with cyber warfare and similar issues related to China once he takes office in January.
Obama will face pressure from lawmakers who seek to acquire additional funding for programs aimed at monitoring Chinese cyber attacks and help protect government and defense computers.
Another situation Obama has to consider is with the Chinese space program, which is "steadily increasing the vulnerability of US assets," with a better ability to locate US warships deployed in the Pacific Ocean.
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What do the DAP leaders like the mad dog LKS and his son know about labour movement ?
Mad dog LKS just want to ensure that his son becomes the CM as long as anyone , including lusty AI and the opposition party support the leadership of his son.
Just ask him to go back to Malacca to stand as a candidate in the coming GE and the Malaysians will see the true colour of this mad dog !
LIM GUAN ENG always stressed that DAP is a 'multiracial' party but LIM GUAN ENG himself DOESN'T even dare to stand as a candidate in his own hometown be it in Batu Pahat or Melaka. He ONLY dare to stay as a candidate in Penang becos' he knew he need the Chinese votes to make him a WINNER.
Well, if DAP is indeed a 'mutiracial' party, then, why be afraid to stand as a candidate outside Penang whereby you don't need to depend HEAVILY on Chinese votes??? LIM GUAN ENG only dare to stand as a candidate in PENANG clearly showed DAP is purely a 100000% CINA punya parti.
No wonder political analysts forecast LIM GUAN ENG will LOSE badly if he does contest in any constituency outside Penang becos' DAP doesn't have a HOME if there aren't any Chinese.
Multiracila party, huh??? Come 'on...get real, will ya?
- Khoo Kay Peng said...
Name calling and rude remarks are not welcomed on this blog.
Despite some policy disagreement, we should still respect the Dap leaders as individuals and elected representatives.
Learn to debate civilly.
Thanks for the well written article. Balancing economical growth and social welfare is always a slippery slope for any labour government.
It may still be premature to be critical of DAP considering that the alternative being a highly incompetent opposition. Hence, DAP may have had to compromise its values in order to gain support of the general public (those in support of capitalism and those in support of socialism) or perhaps, they are still on a very steep learning curve.
The challenge is then to form a worthy opposition (competent and clean) to the DAP government in Penang that champions itself as a non-labour/liberal party to act as a balance check. What do you think?
@TOKZ: In my honest opinion, the racial divide in Malaysia is still very much apparent and for many reasons, many are still indifferent towards issues that are cross-cultural. Until then, it would be very difficult for anyone non-chinese to view DAP as a multi-racial party.
- Clement said...
Kay Peng,
The present Penang ruling coalition is not an ideological-based coalition. To judge them based on the perspective of Socialism and Social Democrat would be unfair, for the government, as well as the electoral.
Next, as a political subscriber of Classical Liberalism, definitely I would not happy to see the present ruling coalition introducing and implementing socialism policy. Therefore, I have my reservation on your analyst due to my political biasness.
However, I would like to offer my points of view, as a Libertarian, on this issue.
Firstly, it was a 41.5 hectare of land. Definitely, only sizeable developers would be able to take up the piece of land. Perhaps, the State Government should subdivide the piece of land, and with proper infrastructures like roads and drainage system, this will enhance the total value of the land, at the same time it allows the participation from the small and medium size developer.
This is the free market mechanism which Liberalism advocates for.
Secondly, there was a direct negotiation or novation between the State Government and the successful bidders after the tender was closed. So, whether was it an open tender per se, I leave this to readers.
Undoubtedly, this open tender system has discrepancies. Otherwise, there is no need of novation of the agreement after the tender closed. And certainly, it was unfair to unsuccessful bidders. They would have secured the winning bid and then renegotiate the agreement.
These went against the free market which Liberalism advocates for.
Thirdly, should Penang Development Corporation (PDC) take up the project instead of giving it to private developers?
As a Libertarian, I see no harms the project was taken up by private developers, but not one exclusive developer. Further, I am not in the position to comment whether PDC has the capacity to develop the project or not. Even if PDC has the capacity, it is much of business decision. The government should not just award the project to PDC without an open tender which PDC bid and won it.
Fourthly, to build low-medium cost housing scheme in a prime area, economically may not be feasible. It is just like we have a fast food restaurant within a 6-stars J.W. Marriot hotel.
Eventually, the low-medium cost housing would appreciate and become medium cost housing at the expense of slow appreciation of the luxury property in the same prime area.
At the same time, we can't ignore the level of amenities within the area. Would the low-medium households afford to pay for the amenities in the prime area, since it is surrounded by the luxury housing scheme?
We have to consider this instead of blindly insist the build of low-medium cost housing.
Thanks for allowing me to give some inputs on this.
Clement Ong
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Kay Peng,
Are you suggesting I must hide my true feeling and not call a spade a spade especially when many of us are ashamed of being represented by them on parliament ? I do not believe in talking about modesty with people like them, what would they know about modesty ?
As much as I want to have the present regime changed but the change must be people of our choice !
There is nothing wrong for a socialist party to operate in the market economy. Look at Singapore, one of world's most socialist countries (through HDB) and yet is a great capitalist country. Not only it rooted the poverty in the society it has become one of the richest countries in the world.
You must be influenced by KTK the Phd Ex-Chief Minister of Penang...... You want the government to study all possibilities and look at all scenarios before a decision is made is like KTK time. Dr MM has mentioned once that Penang had the most Phd Exco in Malaysia yet they could not get things done as these Phd ministers like to "study" projects, people complain also want to study....that's why Penang Hill was not developed due to complain. This is like the Esop's story about the Father, Son & the poor donkey.
Anyway, LGE, DAP & PR is doing very well in Penang, you not to worry.
- Khoo Kay Peng said...
Anon 4am,
Confusing, Singapore is one of the world's most socialist countries just because of HDB?
Honestly, there's no way a country can be both a great capitalist and a hardcore socialist.
Second, urban poverty is a problem now. A great number of Singaporean citizens are affected by soaring property prices and cost of living. They could be considered middle income by our level but not in Singapore.
The government is taking measures after signs of losing electoral support in the last GE to fix the housing market by imposing higher stamping duty for non-PR and PR. PR pay higher prices for education, medical etc.
My argument is there must be right intervention by the government.
Another thinking point, you will not find the Singaporean government selling a 103 acres land to a single private developer?
- Khoo Kay Peng said...
Points welcomed! I agree with your point on allowing more parties to participate in the Bayan Mutiara land. For two reasons, the government could come out with a masterplan outlining its vision for socio-economic transformation. Second, it would have lower the development risks of BM.
However, it takes a moral and ideological stand to argue on whether we should mix LMC with luxury property in PWC. My question is why should the average and lower group be excluded? Poverty is after all a side effect of capitalism.
It was not my intention to include an ideological dimension to judge the Dap. They are a member of the SI. Their membership would have futile if they do not embrace the essence of democratic socialism.
Just like your ex party Gerakan, it has abandoned its non-sectarian ideology to join the BN and it was consumed and transformed by the latter into a race-based party.
- Khoo Kay Peng said...
Where were you when KTK was in power? He did precisely the same, zero consideration of the side effect and impact on some developments.
The results? Dangerous hilltop development, land reclamation works which destroyed the coastline of Penang, George Town turning into a ghost town and many more.
Did you hear people say, success is in the planning? Which developed country would allow a development project without thorough EIA and social impact study?
Having that piece of precious sea front land develope as a luxury commercial development project that cater to wealthy individual buyer and corporate entity can substantially hike the price of the state land above market rate, private developer can factor in higher profit margin to afford paying higher bid, if it is only limited to low and mid income housing project, the bid price will have a lot lower for the state's coffer, even it means the decision is going against its democratic socialism agenda. The reality on the ground is much complicated than it seem to be in the face of equality in wealth distribution and prosperity in this tiny island state.
Very well said, Khoo Kay Peng.
If the DAP does not practice the democratic socialism it claims to believe in then leave the Socialist International and call itself libertarian or Neo-Liberal instead. If it has no ideology then don't call itself anything.
While the BN makes no bones about being a party of capitalists, we don't need a "New BN" masquerading as "democratic socialist" and a "people's party."
The New Labour party of Tony Blair dropped Clause 4 of the Labour Party Manifesto which reads:-
"To secure for the workers by hand or by brain the full fruits of their industry and the most equitable distribution thereof that may be possible upon the basis of the common ownership of the means of production, distribution and exchange, and the best obtainable system of popular administration and control of each industry or service."
Tony Blair had his New Labour sucked up to the capitalists and were just a kinder version of the Conservative (Tory) Party by throwing a few concessions to the workers and poor. It also continued with the neo-liberal, libertarian, moneterist policies introduced by Thatcher and did not repeal the laws introduced restricting the power of the labour unions.
George Galloway of the Respect party just thrashed New Labour in Bradford West even though the New Labour Candidate was a Pakistani and West Bradford has a huge Muslim population.
The Independent article follows:-
Respect celebrates while Labour reflects after shocking Bradford result
George Galloway and the Respect Party were celebrating an astounding victory this morning after taking the seat of Bradford West in a by-election last night, beating Labour by over 10,000 votes.
Supporters mobbed the anti-war campaigner as he left the sports hall in West Bradford where results were announced, causing him to initially retreat back inside. Chants of "Respect" and "we love you George" greeted him as he reappeared.
In what he described on stage as "the most sensational result in British by-election history bar none" Mr Galloway received 55.89 per cent of the vote with 18,341, compared to Labour's Imran Hussain, who won 8,201 votes – a 24.99 per cent share. Conservatives secured just 8.37 per cent, with 2,746 votes.
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If DAP is indeed social democratic as it claims then provide affordable public housing ON PENANG ISLAND, protect the ecology and environment of Penang against rape by greedy capitalist property developers, improve the public transport system in Penang and don't engage in any mega projects.
Basically DAP should not be the New BN


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Apparently the government does do some things better than at least part of the private sector....
Then hold your breath. I don't need you or anyone else to excuse me. Trying to stretch the situation into a matter of incest (or any of the other perversions you like to throw in there) doesn't change the real issue here. Banning gay marriage, by way of the law, is blatantly unconstitutional; period, the end. If you don't want it to happen while you still breathe, then you better hold your breath, as it is already happening in several states, the rest are only a matter of time. Perhaps the lack of oxygen will let you hallucinate that it's still the 40's or 50's; back when women mostly stayed subserviant in the home, interacial marriage was banned by law in most places, and the old white guys ruled everything.
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I also find it very interesting that you are willing to let "the people" vote down same sex marriage, despite the obvious conflict with the equal protection clause; yet do not find it appropriate for the people to vote on banning some weapons or other measures that restrict the 2nd Amendment. Anyone else here smell selective patriotism?
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And... once again Major lets a valid point soar quickly over his highly polished head. I'm pretty sure nothing in this article had anything, and I mean anything, to do with same sex marriage. So, please turn off the turntable, your record is broken.
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It sounds like this contractor is incompetent. If they are not meeting the terms and conditions of their contract with the government fire them and hire a new company.
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"Id go with blaming Gubment."
Well there's a big surprise.
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A gubment that ignores the majorities values, ignores their referendums is not a gubment of the people.
People that ignore when they are not in the majority, feel the government ignores the majority. Much like Major (perhaps too much like Major?), your views do not actually reflect the actual majority, only the majority of the people complaining.
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Background checks across many agencies are backed up for everything from DoD clearances, ATF Form 1's and Form 4's, employer checks, etc. Rather than simply blame the contractor for the slow response times, I would look at metrics like how long from when a request was sent to the FBI to when a response was received, and how much has that changed in the past few years? Was the delay on the government side or the contractor side?
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Background checks, hee hee, if they did them for Charles Town City Councilman Poanessa, Slover or Bringetot, they would all probably have to go back to NY, NC and Iowa. Many of us wish they would just leave and go back home on their own, but a background for politicians dealing with our taxdollars seems like a good idea.
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unless you work for the gov't, you can't possibly know the TRUE extent of mis-management and waste...i've seen enough wasted tax dollars to keep this entire state running, without other revenue, for many,many months.... one project was over 1 million dollars, and was scraped after completion...done...wasted... and that's just ONE project.....
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Squirm You just gotta get out of that basement and get some fresh air. If you really believe government has millions of successes you drinking to much koolaid. But, if you will take to time to list say, a thousand I'll take the time to read the list and comment. But in the meantime get our of that cellar and get a new news channel CNN just doesn't get it anymore!
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So, instead of going and finding another service who can do the job better, government decides to keep the existing one.
If this had been a system fully within the purview of the government, then the taxpayers would spend millions conducting studies to investigate how to improve the system, then we would ignore those recommendations, and give additional millions to the department to make more "helpful" reforms...
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Squirmy. You said that "every time a business takes over a government function, the company fails[.]" Now you say you can provide "millions of examples of government successes…." You're changing unicorns in midstream again, squirmy. The first statement is wholly different from the first and both are, as usual, bald assertions. Whatever. It's my fault for talking to a brick and expecting a reasoned response.
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So whose cousin, brother-in-law, nephew, etc. got the contract for this job? I'm sure we'll never find out from The Journal. The West Virginia good ol' boy system strikes again at the expense of the public.
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They contracted this out to 1. free up state police which makes sense and to 2. spend up the process which got slower. Didn't they write time limits into the contract with penalities for missing deadlines? Someone dropped the ball.
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Sand "I'd give you a multitude of examples that disprove what you wrote" I would be interested in seeing some of these examples.
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squirmy. You have no conscience, do you? I mean, you just assert stuff without regard to its truth. "every time a business takes over a government function, the company fails" Oh, okay. That must be true, Squirmy said so. I'd give you a multitude of examples that disprove what you wrote but you are happy riding unicorns so I'll be nice and refrain from doing so.
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It was the wonderful government that wanted the switch to a private company. The State Police pleaded to dump the record checks and the legislature said yes. "With this new system, the turnaround time for getting the results back is expedited," said the State Police spokesman a year ago. He added, "This just streamlines the process. I don't see in any way where it has a negative effect on the public because they're going to be paying the same fees for the same tests." Nice sales job. And it was the government who selected the private company to do the job. It was also the government that has chosen to renew the company's contract. If the government had been allocating its rich resources properly and efficiently in the first place, the private company wouldn't have been needed.And now, thanks again to government, there's a problem.
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"NONE of which would have prevented the Newtown incident."
And who or where does this editorial even suggest that? This is about a state background check for employment, adoption, state lottery licensing, and other matters not related to guns. It's obvious you missed the point. The "free market" is not the cure all. The IRS tried this nonsense for collection and it was shown the govt did it cheaper and respected the privacy of taxpayers.
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Petrus, one of our users from Romania has sent us those insights about his interesting country, for which we have just added a new language version of MyHeritage. Petrus also wrote about us on his blog.
A few days ago, a Scotsman left me a message in my Youtube Inbox, telling me how much he loves Romania, Brasov especially.
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text: Mostly laziness. In fact, I'm running it with the curses display in an SSH session. So I have to keep it open. Again, laziness. To the point, the USB miners do a pretty good job churning out BTC. They aren't fast enough to actually make money at going rates and difficulty increases. But nothing you can buy today will do that. The only way to get ahead of the curve is to invest in BFL's next generation. And that means dropping almost $5K today for something that you might not see for a while. -Eric -=--=---=----=----=---=--=-=--=---=----=---=--=-=- Eric B. Wolf 720-334-7734 On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 7:50 AM, James Nylen <jnylen at gmail.com> wrote: > Eric, > > Why not write a shell script to run cgminer in a loop? > > > On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 10:28 PM, Eric Wolf <ebwolf at gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have 24 of the USB ASICminers running for the past couple weeks. >> Unfortunately, I paid a lot more than the current $35/each (about double >> that). Here's my current stats on the Eligius pool: >> >> >> http://eligius.st/~wizkid057/newstats/userstats.php/19sEUv2owYEKGNgdAyB3Az9FLYZPf8bhm1 >> >> In addition to the USB miners, you also need decent, powered USB hubs. >> These things are very sensitive to the quality of the hubs. I tried a few >> different ones and ended up using the "standard" Anker 9-port USB3 hubs. >> You also really need to build usblib and cgminer locally. But once you get >> it stable, it just runs. About every other day, I get a core dump on >> CGMiner and have to restart. As you can see from the stats, I don't always >> notice and restart in a timely manner. The great thing about the USB miners >> is the low cost of entry. >> >> -Eric >> >> >> -=--=---=----=----=---=--=-=--=---=----=---=--=-=- >> Eric B. Wolf 720-334-7734 >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Lynn Dixon <boodaddy at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Phil, >>> I have been kicking around the idea of picking some of these up. My BTC >>> hardware budget has been spent on Monarchs, but I am still seriously >>> considering getting a few of these things. >>> >>> Several of the fab companies in China have gotten ahold of the few ASIC >>> designs out there (since China doesnt care about patents and copyrights), >>> and they have been making these little miners for several months now. I >>> know some folks that have a few dozen of them, and are quite happy with >>> them. With these suckers on the market performing the same as a 7950 and >>> 7970 GPU on fractions of the power, and fractions of the cost, they are >>> definately worth the money to buy. Especially since they are in good >>> supply now. >>> The only negative I have heard about them is that most of them are >>> passive cooling, and they can get a bit warm. So long as you have them >>> mining in a well ventilated area, you should be alright. Most of the folks >>> I know running them wanted to pack them close together for density, but >>> they dont cool well enough for that. They need several inches of clearance >>> for good airflow to keep cool. >>> >>> They have almost negiblible power consumption, so that will >>> substantially reduce your variable costs. When you go building a rig with >>> these things, you have to keep in mind you will need USB powered hubs, >>> since most USB busses cant handle more than a few. >>> >>> In my opinion, if you are wanting to get into mining, right now, those >>> things are a great way to go. You can manage your total initial investment >>> better, since they are lower cost, and you can get them shipped >>> immediately. Their low power will help you see returns on them for a good >>> while. >>> >>> Hope that helps! >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 9:48 PM, Phil Sieg <phil.sieg at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Lynn, >>>> >>>> How do you feel about the little USB ASIC's that do about 330 Mh/s? >>>> each one seems to be about equal to a $400 video card, and they are $26-33 >>>> each. >>>> >>>> I am interested enough to "play" and $1000 bucks of these on one of my >>>> extra computers has ONE huge advantage...they are shipping NOW. >>>> >>>> Seems like 9-10 Gh/s for $1,000 plus equipment I have lying around, and >>>> almost free electricity might be a place to start. I am not keen on placing >>>> an order and waiting who knows how many months while the BTC market is in >>>> constant flux (this is my single largest objection). >>>> >>>> Thoughts? Any second hand knowledge of these little monsters? >>>> >>>> Phil Sieg >>>> President >>>> SeniorTech LLC / snapfōn® >>>> www.snapfon.com >>>> phil.sieg at seniortechllc.com >>>> >>>> Phone: 423.535.9968 >>>> Fax: 423.265.9820 >>>> Mobile: 423.331.0725 >>>> >>>> *"The computer is the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up >>>> with. It's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds." >>>> >>>> * >>>> *Steve Jobs, 1955-2011* >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 2, 2013, at 9:35 PM, Lynn Dixon <boodaddy at gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Ill be honest with you, I don't see BFL hitting their estimated ship >>>> dates. They have never made a promised ship date. I can tell you that >>>> they do indeed deliver products, and the products they deliver are >>>> excellent quality. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 3:53 PM, Keith <uspatentpending at gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks, Lynn. >>>>> >>>>> As soon as I read your review and responded I went looking at bfl's >>>>> website again. The monarch is probably where I would drop the cash. >>>>> >>>>> I doubt I can swing more than one without my wife shooting me, but >>>>> it'd be nice to have two or three running if possible. >>>>> >>>>> BFL seems to think they can make their dates this time. I'll let you >>>>> guys know if I take the plunge and how it turns out. >>>>> >>>>> That would be my first BTC rig, so I'd probably be hitting you guys up >>>>> for advice. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Keith >>>>> On Sep 1, 2013 10:11 PM, "Lynn Dixon" <boodaddy at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Keith, >>>>>> I can't find my blasted watt meter to measure power consumption. I >>>>>> can't remember if I leant it out to someone, or if I have just misplaced it. >>>>>> >>>>>> I am guessing that my unit is in about the same lines as all the >>>>>> other BFL 60GHash singles shipped, and thats anywhere from 350 to 375 watts >>>>>> of power, which is extremely effecient when compared to one of my 500 Mhash >>>>>> GPU consuming 250 to 300 watts. >>>>>> >>>>>> It's hard to say if buying now would net you quick profits. I would >>>>>> look at some of the calculators that are out there. My favorie is the one >>>>>> at http://mining.thegenesisblock.com/ since it allows you to easily >>>>>> tweak the numbers to give different scenarios. Keep in mind that alot of >>>>>> companies are beginning to ship ASIC's now, and BFL has announced their >>>>>> Monarch which is a 600 GHash unit that runs on around 300 watts in a nice >>>>>> PCI-E form factor to make it super dense. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Keith <uspatentpending at gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Lynn, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Have you tested the power usage for it yet? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In your opinion would it be worth it to order one of these now, or >>>>>>> is it basically too late? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> Keith >>>>>>> On Sep 1, 2013 2:00 PM, "Lynn Dixon" <boodaddy at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> For those interested in Bitcoin on the lug, I have finally >>>>>>>> received my first Butterfly Labs Single. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Here's a quick review: >>>>>>>> Well packaged during shipping, and was shipped USPS 2-day priorty >>>>>>>> mail with signature required. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The build quality is fantastic. Really nice brushed aluminum black >>>>>>>> case that has rounded edges and corners, and a nice laster etched Butterfly >>>>>>>> Labs logo. The power supply brick was about 1.5 times larger than your >>>>>>>> typical Xbox 360 power brick for comparison. The power brick has a built >>>>>>>> in cooling fan which I thought was pretty slick. The ASIC miner uses PCI-e >>>>>>>> power connectors and the power brick is outfitted with PCI-e plugs as well. >>>>>>>> Overall its a very well designed and well built piece of hardware. I am >>>>>>>> really happy with it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Now, the good part. How well does it run? In a nutshell...like a >>>>>>>> dream. It has been a little over 24 hours, and it has already generated me >>>>>>>> just over .5 BTC (about $70). It has some really powerful fans that are a >>>>>>>> bit louder than I had hoped, but I honestly can't hear it in my datacloset. >>>>>>>> I used BFL's EasyMiner for the first 24 hours just to get the full >>>>>>>> experience. I am planning on swithching over to CGMiner in afew days. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Here is a screenshot of Easyminer, and the performance: >>>>>>>> http://i.imgur.com/smdFgjD.jpg >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Another screen snippet of the asic running compared to one of my >>>>>>>> GPU's on EclipseMC mining pool: http://i.imgur.com/5ozLrQa.jpg >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> EasyMiner has a cool "earnings" section that pulls the latest >>>>>>>> difficulty and latest exchange rates to give you an idea of your scheduled >>>>>>>> earnings. Right now, its looking like this 60GH/s rig should return about >>>>>>>> $2000 per month. This is pertty consistent with all of the other ROI >>>>>>>> calculators I have used. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Financial analysis: >>>>>>>> At the current difficulty and exchanges, this rig should generate >>>>>>>> about .45 - .5 BTC per day, which is about $65 - $70 average per day. Most >>>>>>>> calculators I have used puts monthly revenue at around $1800 - $2000 per >>>>>>>> month. >>>>>>>> Here is my numbers plugged into TheGenesisBlock's calculator: >>>>>>>> http://mining.thegenesisblock.com/a/5f1c18143a >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I purchased my 60 GH/s unit for about $1375 back in June of last >>>>>>>> year, and I am figuring about a 3 to 5 week payoff period, and calculating >>>>>>>> a 75% increase in difficulty per month in my ROI estimation. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This thing was well worth the wait. Butterfly labs may be horrible >>>>>>>> at meeting deadlines, but they are really good at designing a product. This >>>>>>>> thing runs great, looks awesome, and is generating an impresive ROI. 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I have something going on almost every single day of July. Including BlogHer. Boom.
And in two months this child will be one year old. Pow.
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Seriously, it seems like just yesterday Ivy was born! I can only imagine how you feel because you're Momma!ReplyDelete
wow mine is 6 monthsx in 2 weeks...no idea howReplyDelete
Oh my goodness, how time flies!ReplyDelete
I remember reading your twitter about being in labor with Ivy! Time sure does go by fastReplyDelete
I know it had nothing to do with your post..but I love that song!! :)ReplyDelete
How is that even possible?ReplyDelete
Nuh-uh! No way! 10 months already?ReplyDelete
I hope you have time in July for some tiny baby holding!
I can't believe she'll be one so soon, Steph. It's amazing how fast a year goes... remind me of that when I'm a sleepless wreck in a few weeks, k?
She's going to be a year already!?!?!?! Wow time sure has flown on by!!ReplyDelete
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Those lightsabers crack me up!
Imagine the epic battle if all our boys got together...
Ivy's almost ONE?
I love, "boys live here" under the picture of the firecrackers. THAT made me laugh.ReplyDelete
Wow! Where did the time go?
Boom boom pow indeed!
This summer is flying by! I started working on school stuff yesterday, because now I'm stuck doing NOTHING active at all. I feel like I'm losing my summer. At least 4 weeks of it. We don't even know where our girls are going to school next month! Ahhhh! Someone slow this train down. Please.ReplyDelete
Look at those eyes. :--)
I know, it goes by so fast! And I don't about you, but it seemed like the second went by faster than the first and I'm thinking the third will go even more quickly-when we get a third. Happy 4th!!!ReplyDelete
Life just keep throwing...good things...but playing catch can be tough stuff! Good luck in July!ReplyDelete
Pow is right - I was so struck by this yesterday - my little muffin is already 19 mos old tomorrow!!! And I know that it will seem like two weeks from now that I have a different 18-month-old in the back seat, and my then Z will be 3...awwwww...it goes so fast!!!ReplyDelete
I totally hear ta!! We just started summer vacation but even still it will be over WAY too fast. And in 54 days Big Sister will be one. This is a big summer for us.ReplyDelete
I, for one, am glad she's getting so big and will be a year old so soon. She will be so fun when I get there September 26th. When you look into her eyes you see such personality, such intelligence, such spirit.ReplyDelete
to say the "lazy days" go too fast is a gross understatement.ReplyDelete
Ok, you know Seth is jealous that you have a double sided Darth Maul lightsaber. He would have so much fun with your boys :)
I am not believing that our girls are almost 1. It has gone way too fast! WAH!
Said better than I can even say... my first will be one in 5 weeks. I've never been more happy and sad at the same time.ReplyDelete
I really really can't believe she'll be ONE.
Actually, I think I'll choose to NOT believe it :)
Life goes by so fast! Enjoy every moment!ReplyDelete
Aw, {{HUGS}}! You can cry on my shoulder if I can cry on yours! Your post inspired mine today. It came at a perfect time, since my own boom, boom, pow has been on my mind lately... :(ReplyDelete
Our 2-year-old had fun with the sparklers too this year. She's fearless, I tell you. :)
P.S. That picture of Ivy is super sweet. It sort of reminds me of a "vintage" photo for some reason. Something about the coloring, I think...
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An academic plan (in conjunction with the student advisor) is developed that ensures a return to SAP standards
While on SAP Probation, students will be allowed to continue receiving financial aid
Students on probation will be closely monitored and expected to adhere to the terms of their probation. The terms of their probation during this SAP Probation semester will be detailed in their written SAP Probation notice. While on SAP Probation, the student will be expected to at a minimum, meet with the ICC Academic Counselor twice a month, visit with their Academic Advisor to monitor their academic plan, and complete all courses registered.
Although an academic advisor may request more than one semester to reach the required GPA; the student should show progress toward the requirement in the first semester or the probation status will be cancelled.
Student's, who fail to meet the SAP requirements listed above by the end of their SAP Probation semester(s), will have their Title IV eligibility suspended for the next enrolled term and until they have obtained satisfactory SAP status.
A counselor will review the appeal and if denied, the student will not be able to receive Title IV aid eligibility until such time they regain their SAP eligibility status.
How to regain Title IV Eligibility
To regain SAP eligibility the student must:
1) Meet with their academic advisor and construct an academic plan that would create a pace of progression to ensure completion within the maximum time frame (within 186 attempted or earned credit hours).
2) Submit a copy of the academic plan to the Financial Aid Office for monitoring
3) Enroll in PSC and follow the academic plan created by the advisor without Title IV assistance. The student must utilize other sources to satisfy financial responsibility.
4) When the student has completed the academic plan, notify the Financial Aid Office. The student's file will be reviewed to confirm that ALL requirements have been met. If all components of the SAP policy have been met, the student will regain eligibility and Title IV aid will be reinstated.
Notification will be issued in writing to the students regardless of decision.
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A penis wider than it is long
My boyfriend wanted a hand-job but i couldn't get a good grip because he had a chode.
by kooli December 09, 2002
a chode is a bunch of people that sit around and argue over the definition of the word chode
by doober June 12, 2003
Justin Bieber
Just Bieber is a chode.
by FreddyFuckFace October 26, 2010
I don't know where most of you got your fucking definitions for this word, but the Chode has nothing to do with a short or fat penis. It is a synonym of "taint" and "gooch". It is the area between your sac and your asshole. Why would you create a definition for something that doesn't exist, you morons?
"Last night, you mom tongued my chode."
by Zaq November 30, 2004
when your penis can touch all sides of a Tuna can without touching the bottom.
My oh my, look what he is doing with that Starkist can! He has a chode!
by andrew strong November 14, 2006
The area between your srotum and rectum... from the mid 1800's when this was thought to be a muscle. In 1879, it first showed up in medical books as Chodimus Maximus, and was later shortened to Chode in 1903. In 1920 it was discovered to actually not be a muscle, but the name stuck!!!
In french it is known as the Taint and the Souix Indian Tribe effectionately called it the fleshy fun bridge
In french it is known as the Taint and the Souix Indian Tribe effectionately called it the fleshy fun bridge
Gold bond feels good on a sweaty chode!!!
by Sugar Jones March 19, 2005
1) the skin between your balls and your asshole
2) a stupid person who does stupid things
2) a stupid person who does stupid things
1) "dude, my gf licked my chode last night"
2) "tara is such a chode sometimes"
2) "tara is such a chode sometimes"
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Drop the Knee. the refined art form of riding a board. Style, Porwer, Control and at one with the wave. For those who posess the skill.
-not to be confused with Donkey Kong
-not to be confused with Donkey Kong
"Paul Roach rips at DK"
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A body-boarding style where you are down on one knee while riding the wave.
"He is the drop-knee pro of the world."
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Church to serve barbecue
BASCOM - Saints Patrick and Andrew Parish is to serve a barbecue chicken and ham dinner 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 25 in the air-conditioned parish hall in Bascom. The dinner includes chicken or ham, potatoes, applesauce, green beans, roll, dessert and drink. The half chicken or full ham slice dinners are $8. For a quarter of chicken or half slice of ham, the cost is $5. Carry outs are to be available.
Weekend festival offers food, music, movies
NEW WASHINGTON - St. Bernard Parish in New Washington is to have its summer festival 5-10 p.m. Aug. 24 and noon-10 p.m. Aug. 25. Following Saturday's 4 p.m. Mass, the festival is to open with a beer garden, musical entertainment, a barbecue dinner, children's games and a photo booth. Outdoor double-feature movies are to start at 7 p.m.
Sunday, the 30th annual Dutchtown 5K is to depart at 10:30 a.m. Barbecue chicken or ham dinners are to be served noon-6 p.m. with drive-through and carry-out dinners available. Bingo is planned for 1-4 p.m., dulcimer music at 4 p.m. and the New Washington Band at 7 p.m. Games, raffles, hourly drawings, crafts and refreshments are to take place all day. Win $1,000 at the reverse raffle.
Catholic singer to give free concert Sept. 22
Singer and recording artist Michael R. O'Brien is to perform at 7 p.m. Sept. 22 in St. Joseph Church, Tiffin. Admission is free with a ticket available at St. Mary Parish Office, 75 S. Sandusky Street (in school building).


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Thursday, October 10, 2013
When Red's beloved Granny takes ill, her Mother reluctantly allows Red to carry a basket of goodies to her house. Mother warns Red not to talk to strangers on the way, but she immediately meets up with a Wolf who is down on his luck and makes it his mission to discover where the little girl is going and what's in that basket. Will Red make it Granny's house without becoming the wolf's supper?
Showtimes for "Little Red Riding Hood" are Friday, Oct.11 at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 13 at 3 p.m. The performance is just under one hour.
Tickets are $10 per person in advance or $12 at the door. Season tickets are also available (which include "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Beauty & the Beast" in December) for only $17 per person. For tickets, visit www.creativespark.org or call 843-881-3780. Creative Spark is located at 757 Long Point Road in Mount Pleasant.
Sprouts Musical Theatre continues to be Charleston's best kept secret as the only professional theatre company for audiences of children & families. This is not a group of children performing, but rather hand-picked, highly renowned professional adult actors in the Lowcountry that perform adaptations of original classic tales. Sprouts musicals have been translated into six languages and each production is highly acclaimed with signature ballads and sing-a-longs, audience participation, uproarious chase scenes – and always a happy ending. The unique setting of absolutely no separation between the audience and the stage, along with a bulk of the audience snuggled on large carpets in the front provide the most super fun live musical theatre experience for ages 3 to 93.
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a type of animal found in venezuzla that has floppy hands and gils ;)
Maree is a mabbit - "flop, flop!"
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A sexy cross between a man and a rabbit. Mostly found in the scuzzy areas in vegas, where the young intoxicated women feed them with attention. They hand out beads and charge for pictures. Usually have large defined muscles and flirt outrageously.
"The mabbits at Excalibur shook their mabbit tails and suckered us into buying our pictures with them."
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Originally published May 5, 2006.
Gray saw bubbles for the first time yesterday and I, in all my twenty-nine years, saw bubbles for the very first time (again) too.
Be thankful for even the smallest things this very moment, this very life.
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to be down with your husband/wife no matter what, through it all the good and the bad.
Thats my ride or die husband 4 life
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Conjunction of the phrases "ride it out" and "die trying". In other words you're down for whatever, even if it kills you.
That is my girl and I'll ride or die with her.
von YourDream 27. Mai 2005
the people in your life who are there through thick in thin. they'll do what it do to make it through with you. the ones that'll stick it through till the end
we've been through a lot. she's truly my ride or die
von JFizzzle 25. Februar 2009
Ride or Die - when you love someone so much that your willing to do anything for them, even if it kills you. Just because they mean that much to you. (friends, husband/wife, family]
Your my ride or die. I'm always gonna be here for you.
von RiDeOrDiE<33333333333 8. Januar 2011
Someone who is always by your side and will never leave. They have your back no matter what. They would do anything for you and will fight for you. They go through hell and back together.
My best friend is my ride or die girl.
My man is my ride or die.
My man is my ride or die.
von Ride Or Die Baby 23. Juli 2013
A way of life defined by the abitity to do anything nessary to live, also the willingness to do anything as long as some down ass people are down to do it with you.
"The cops are at the door time to bust throught the garage door with the caddy homie its ride or die."
von Zac Dewey 25. August 2007
Ride or Die was originally a biker term meaning if you couldn't ride you'd rather die. It has now changed to mean anyone (wife, boyfriend, best friend), that you will "ride" ANY problems out with them or "die" trying. The "ride" doesn't always have to be a negative either. Obviously if you're this close to someone you want them to enjoy the "ride" (life and all it has to offer with them as well.
Me and my girl have had some stuff thrown our way, but we're stronger than ever. She's my Ride or Die.
Keith and I went skydiving this afternoon! Ride or Die Baby!! (This usage infers the other is your ROD because you two are sharing the excitement of the ride!
Keith and I went skydiving this afternoon! Ride or Die Baby!! (This usage infers the other is your ROD because you two are sharing the excitement of the ride!
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013
For the third consecutive season, the Bishop England football team won the 2A Region 6 title, doing so in a 35-13 victory at Ridgeland-Hardeeville this past Friday night.
The trend that has accompanied those regular season crowns has also been state championships. Will 2013 be any different?
Senior running back Nick Shiver continued his offensive prowess in the regular season finale, scoring all five Bishops touchdowns and racking up 161 rushing yards on 17 carries.
His scoring runs of 31, 12 and 11 yards gave Bishop England a 21-0 lead in the second quarter before Ridgeland-Hardeeville got on the scoreboard with a goal line run.
The 21-7 score held at halftime, but Shiver added a 4-yard run and a 42-yard run for insurance in the third and fourth quarters, respectively.
As usual, the Bishops defense was stellar. Ridgeland-Hardeeville (6-4 overall, 5-2 region) was held to 219 total yards, and 71 of those came on a third-quarter touchdown run by Marquis Griffin, who finished with 154 rushing yards on 24 carries. By comparison, Bishop England totaled 348 total yards.
The Bishops (8-2, 7-0) have held six opponents to two touchdowns or less this season. Linebacker Jack Wilson, who started the season as the starting quarterback, recorded six solo tackles, four assists, one sack and a forced fumble.
But back to Shiver, who hopes to play football at West Point and is waiting on an official appointment. The senior played behind then-senior DeAngelo Stephenson last season, who racked up 1,234 rushing yards with an 11.4 yards per carry average.
Entering this season, Shiver was touted as the obvious replacement but could he really replace those gaudy numbers? The apparent answer: yes.
Shiver has 1,314 yards through four fewer games than Stephenson's total and his yards per carry average is 12.4.
Bishop England earned the No. 2 overall seed in the Lower State 2A Division II playoff bracket. The first four seeds earn byes in the opening week. The Bishops will host the winner of No. 7 Andrews/No. 10 Calhoun County, Nov. 15.
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From an interview with Der Spiegel with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman:
"Lieberman: There is a fundamental misunderstanding about the nature of this conflict. It started as a national conflict between two people over one piece of land. But it developed into a religious conflict. It is a clash of civilizations which you cannot solve with a territorial compromise."
This is not true, and it reveals a deep misunderstanding by Lieberman. The war made on the Jews in Israel, during the Mandatory period, and even during the decades before, was a war by Muslims made against the Jews. It continued to be a war by Muslims against Jews, for those Muslims could not accept the idea that the Jews might indeed be working toward the creation of an Infidel nation-state on land once in Muslim -- though not in Arab -- possession, for the Turks had held it for the previous 400 years .
There was no secret made of this. The Mufti (so often, and so carelessly, called the "Grand Mufti) of Jerusalem, Amin el Husseini, regarded the conflict as one of Muslims against Jews. The Arabs who attacked Jews in Hebron in 1929, killing all who remained in the city, one of the four cities regarded as holy in Judaism, and the site of a continuous and uninterrupted Jewish presence for at least two thousand years, did so because they were prompted by what Islam inculcates about the Jews. The Arab gangs who terrorized Jewish villagers and farmers in the 1930s, during the Arab Revolt, were determined to prevent the Jews from ever establishing themselves. The five Arab armies that attacked the nascent state of Israel in mid-May 1948, attempting to snuff out its young life, were not interested in, had never heard of, a "Palestinian people" (so much for Lieberman's "started as a national conflict btween two people over one piece of land), but were interested in making sure that the Jews did not continue to have a state of their own. It hardly mattered if the local Arabs and the land they were on became incorporated into Egypt, or others became, with the land they lived on, incorporated into the Arab Kingdom of Transjordan (now Jordan). The important thing was to deny the Jews a state, no matter how small that state. Hence the Arab rejection of the Partition Plan, and with that rejection, the plan became an offer that had been withdrawn, no longer existed, could not be revived.
It was only after the Six-Day War that while the Israelis were delighting in the fact that they had survived, and now had control of the Old City and the Western Wall, that they became foolishly unvigilant about what was happening, and did not pay attention to the importance of words, and how they mold the minds of men. And it was then that the Arabs began their campaign to re-package the Jihad (see Hajj Amin El Husseini in the 1920s, see Qassem in the 1930s, see Azzam Pasha in 1948, see Ahmed Shukairy in the 1950s and early 1960s) as something else: as an effort at "national liberation" of the invented-for-the-occasion "Palestinian people."
And this continues to be useful in the West, though everyone in the Arab world knows perfectly well that at the bottom of the war against Israel is not a deep and touching solicitude for the Arabs, either of Gaza or the "West Bank," but a deep and abiding hatred of Israel, whose existence is a constant affront to Arab amour-propre. Look at the way Israel is metaphorically treated, as either a "knife" in the heart of the Arabs, or as a "cancer." within the body of the Arabs.
If a knife is sticking in you, you don't full it out part-way, you pull it out all the way. And if you have a cancerous tumor, you don't remove part of it. You remove all of it. By their metaphors shall ye know them.
Avigdor Lieberman may be described as "tough" and "outspoken" and so on. But he's failed to grasp the problem deeply enough, failed to see it in its world-historical context. He's good, but not quite good enough. Perhaps he will become so. God knowss Israel needs the very best people in its political class, and hasn't, by and large, alas, in recent decades, been getting them. And that is bad for Israel and that is bad for the entire West, for the fates of Israel and the West are intertwined, as so few seem as yet to understand.
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A game my friend plays with his male 'friends' where you stick two pieces of corn up your asshole while inside of a porta potty, preferably no farther than 5 miles from a rural area.
Me and my friend played Cornmaze last night....it was disturbing.
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A euphemism for the anus, specifically the convoluted intestinal tract of digestive organs preceding the sphincter.
"It smells like a burning cornmaze in here."
"I got lost in that cornmaze for hours."
"I got lost in that cornmaze for hours."
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Column as I see 'em:
• Mike Weber says they're a great team, soon to be "magical" again. Thomas Vanek called them a good team that "finds dumb ways to lose." They're delusional. The Sabres are a bad team, quite possibly the worst team in the NHL at the moment.
The Sabres are in last place in the Eastern Conference and going nowhere. Ron Rolston, the interim coach, should acknowledge it by giving rookie Mikhail Grigorenko significant playing time. He put Grigorenko on the ice for six minutes against the Islanders. It should be at least double that.
The kid is the future; he might as well learn in games. It's not as if the veterans are setting the league on fire (captain Jason Pominville rose to the crisis by scoring one point in nine games). Rolston could move Tyler Ennis back to wing and put Grigorenko at center on the second line.
And Jochen Hecht, Lindy Ruff's pet, should be out of here. Hecht doesn't have a goal in 19 games and hasn't scored in his last 30 games as a Sabre. He was a nice player in his day, but he shouldn't be inhibiting the development of younger players.
• The Bills could keep Jairus Byrd for one year by using their $6.8 million franchise tag. But they should do all they can to sign their young free safety to a long-term contract. Byrd was their best playmaker on a bad defense a year ago.
He's a solid guy and a rising star. You can't let those kind of players get away.
I don't see them pushing as hard with left guard Andy Levitre, their other top free agent. The franchise tag for guards is $9 million, which is pretty high. It seems odd for the NFL to lump guards with offensive tackles in the positional salary structure.
• South Buffalo native Patrick Kane is near the top of candidates for the Hart Trophy. Kane is the leading scorer for a Blackhawks team that set an NHL record by starting the season with 17 games without a loss in regulation. At 24, Kane seems to have matured both on and off the ice.
• Joe Mihalich might not like it, but Niagara has established itself as the favorite going into the MAAC Tournament. The Purple Eagles stayed on top without leading scorer Antoine Mason. Now Mason is back and Mihalich's young, resilient squad is peaking at just the right time.
• The Yankees are hoping that the bulging disk in Phil Hughes' back is a short-term concern. Their starting rotation is old and fragile as it is. Michael Pineda is throwing, but isn't expected back until June at the earliest.
• Jessie Pegula, daughter of the Sabres' owner, tweeted her disgust with the team during Saturday's loss: "Let's just call a spade a spade. The Sabres are just really bad." Jessie took down the tweet later. At least she had the guts to speak publicly, unlike her dad.
• Catch fences were strengthened after six fans were killed by debris in crashes less than a year apart in Indy Car races in 1998-99. But Saturday's horrific crash at Daytona proved that race fans can never be completely safe.
• Giving up goals late in periods is hardly new for the Sabres. They've allowed a goal in the final 2:50 of a period 13 times in the last 12 games.
• Kudos to coach Kevin McNamee and the St. Bonaventure men's swim team, which won the A-10 championship over the weekend.
• So which of our general managers goes out the door first: Buddy Nix or Regier?
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Dap has made several key policy decisions which do not appear to include the socio-economic considerations of lower middle income group in Penang. One of its most controversial decisions is the sale of Bayan Mutiara land to a private developer for the development of a mega project, Penang World City (PWC).
In my article which was published in The Star, "Poser over Bayan Mutiara deal", I had highlighted several concerns over the sale:
- Most private property projects on the island are focused primarily on premium and luxury property which have driven up prices beyond the reach of most Penangites. There is worry that the sale of the state-owned Bayan Mutiara land to a private developer may end up in a similar fate.
- What was the rationale to allow a five-year payment period to the purchaser? It gives an impression that the purchaser may not have secured financing for the purchase.
- Did the transacted price factor in any interest charges or projected land price appreciation over the next five years?
- Is there any restriction or precondition between the state government and the purchaser to discourage any sub-sales? If the purchaser were to divide and resell some parcels of the land to other developers at a higher premium, it may further drive up property prices on the island. If such sales were allowed, is the state government entitled to a share of the higher premium?
- Bayan Mutiara is no longer about selling above the current market value but the use of scarce prime land on the island for the purpose of socio-economic transformation. Ownership of prime land is very crucial for the state government to drive the state's economy.
- We do not want a repeat of high premium-reclaimed lands being sold to private developers who in turn inflate property prices in Penang and raked in billions in profit at the expense of the people.
Tropicana Ivory Sdn Bhd's (TISB) announcement in The Star has confirmed some of my worse fear and created a few more questions over the project and the state government's decision to sell the last remaining piece of prime land to a private developer.
I am not sure if Dap-led state government is taking an easy way out by 'outsourcing' the drafting of Penang World City (PWC) master plan to a private developer or it is facing a relapse in policy making. I was told that the project will be strictly monitored by the local authority to ensure that it does not marginalize Penangites. However, the recent announcement by TISB does not appear to me that the state government is fully in control.
First, the state government is not only selling the 41 ha prime land to Ivory but appears to be 'financing' the development of PWC too through the generous 5-year payment period for the purchase. To date, about RM22mil or 2% had been paid as earnest deposit for the land. The remaining down payment of RM80mil will have to be paid on or before April 10. The state government has not made public any schedule of payment by Ivory.
Moreover, Ivory's Group chairman Low Eng Hock announced the first phase, to be located on a 10-acre site and scheduled for launch in the third quarter of 2012, will have a gross development value (GDV) of around RM600mil to RM700mil. Revenue collected from the first phase would have allowed Ivory and its partner, Dijaya Corporation, to make subsequent payments. More phases are expected to be launched between 2012 and 2013. Hence, there is little need for Ivory to seek for outside funding to help the purchase. The biggest financier appears to be the state government and the people of Penang. TISB initial capital outlaw is a mere RM102 million for a land worth RM1.07 billion.
If the state government is a willing financier, it should have made this point clear to us, the stakeholders, at the beginning instead of keeping mum on the rationale to provide such generous payment period to Ivory. The question is, would TISB be willing to offer a similar 5-year payment period to all Penangites who buy properties at PWC? Will the state government be willing to give similar payment term to other land transactions in Penang?
Second, where's the provision of affordable housing within PWC? According to TISB, about 15% of the properties for the 800 to 1,000 high-rise units for the first phase will be priced between RM300,000 and RM500,000, depending on the built-up area which ranged between 600 sq ft and 800 sq ft. Subsequent phases for PWC will also see 15% of the properties priced in the affordable range of between RM300,000 and RM500,000.
Under the revised guidelines of 2010, developers have to allocate 5% of the total units in a development scheme to be priced at RM200,000 (which was not included by TISB for the first phase), Low said the group might consider using the plot ratio guidelines introduced in 2010 for the island to build medium-priced properties. Hence, who is really calling the shot on compliance, the developer or the state government?
Is this definition of 'affordable' also shared by the state government which has promised to monitor the development of PWC to ensure it is a balanced and inclusive project for the people of Penang?
The state government should take the matter of providing affordable housing at key economic hubs/districts seriously.If PWC is going to become the next key economic hub, does the state government expect local workers to travel all the way from Batu Kawan to work here since the state government has claimed that the provision of public transport system is something beyond its purview and jurisdiction? Sadly, the state government's solution for congestion and public mobility focuses only on those who own private vehicles.
Third, the initial revelation of the PWC master plan appears to be less than appealing or beneficial for Penang's socio-economic transformation. TISB's contradiction is clear when it says it wants huge number of Penangites to live in PWC but at the same time it is pricing properties in PWC way beyond the means of average Penangites. Moreover, it wants to create Chinese, Korean, Middle Eastern and European villages or residential enclaves in PWC, so that the properties can be marketed and sold en-bloc in that particular country through an appointed real estate agent.
Make no mistake, I think the Lim administration has done a good job in lifting the morale of many people in Penang. I am an admirer and a supporter of good governance. I believe Guan Eng would readily admit that I was one of the few who were instrumental in persuading him to contest in Penang and I was glad I did so.
However, such policy relapse can prove costly to his party's socialist orientation and pledge to look after the interest and needs of the bottom 40%. Moreover, Pakatan de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim has pledged to fight for the lower classes in the next general election against the cronies in Umno.
We are merely asking the Pakatan government in Penang to walk the talk by ensuring that the poor, average Penangites, workers and lower income group are not being marginalized and excluded from the PWC. Like any other housing projects today, prices are immediately driven up by rich speculators who would buy for the purpose of profit taking leaving genuine buyers out in the cold.
Please review the PWC master plan for the sake of average Penangites.


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Authorities are investigating a head-on crash in southwest Oklahoma City on Tuesday night.
The wreck happened at Southwest 68th Street and Penn Avenue.
Police said the driver of a white truck was driving northbound, went left of center and struck a small, red car headed southbound. Investigators said the driver of the truck fled the scene, got into another car and drove away.
That person was later found and taken to a local hospital as was the driver of the small, red car. Neither has life-threatening injuries, police said.
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When you enter the graphically inspired and colorful world of Muramasa you must be prepared for encounters with many deadly enemies who are watching every move you make. Specially re-designed for the PS Vita, and presented in Highh Resolution graphics, this is the sequel to Murasama: The Demon Blade and, as before, calls heavily on the myths and martial arts lore of medieval Japan.
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