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Some polls have the GOP/Tea Party at the lowest level ever recorded. Was the shutdown such a good idea?
For the first time in five years, the U.S. government has run a budget deficit below $1 trillion.
The government says the deficit for the 2013 budget year totaled $680.3 billion, down from $1.09 trillion in 2012. That's the smallest imbalance since 2008, when the government ran a $458.6 billion deficit.
The deficit is the gap between the government's tax revenue and its spending. It narrowed for the budget year that ended on Sept. 30 because revenue rose while spending fell.
Revenue jumped 13.3 percent to $2.77 trillion, reflecting a slightly better economy and higher tax rates. And government spending declined 2.4 percent to $3.45 trillion, in part because of across-the-board spending cuts that took effect in March.
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In New Phily on 11/17 at the Holiday Inn...you and M. Want to join us for supper, Bob. I promise, no politics.
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"Just thought you should know the facts." Great day today just going to do nothing.
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Democrats at least are consistent. Back in 1993, during the fight over HillaryCare, Mrs. Clinton explained Democratic reasoning to then-House GOP Leader Denny Hastert. If Americans are allowed too much discretion over how they spend their health-care dollars, Mrs. Clinton said, "We just think people will be too focused on saving money and they won't get the care for their children and themselves that they need . . .
"The money has to go to the federal government because the federal government will spend that money better."
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" The Affordable Care Act known as Obamacare "defies the whole concept" of its intended purpose to make health insurance more affordable for more people, billionaire entrepreneur Ken Langone told CNBC on Wednesday.
"Insurance is a fairly simple," Langone said in a "Squawk Box" interview. "It's spreading risk. It's sharing risk."
"You're not going to bring 35 million more people into the pool for care and say, 'We're going to do it cheaper,'" he argued."
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Ok, let's discuss the nothing comment...Is anyone be it democrat, liberal, conservative or republican and our course independents happy with Washington, especially congress...no. Are they doing nothing...no.
The senate has done less than any since the mid 1900s unless you say no to debating laws coming from the house. The house has passed thousands of laws. Are these laws that you agree with...I don't know. I would guess you would not like anything from republicans no matter how good or bad but I'm not certain. However, they were written and approved, many by both parties.
Therefore...to say they are doing nothing in the house is not backed up by fact but seems somewhat so in the senate. Just thought you should know the facts.
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Sounds like the vote on guns. They do what the money men tell them to do. Now they are doing what they do best NOTHING!
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"There was not a single Republican vote for Obamacare. Not in the House of Representatives. Not in the United States Senate." There was however a very brave congressman for this district who put the needs of the people ahead of petty politics. His name was Charlie Wilson and he voted for the Affordable Care Act.
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Is it that they can't tell the truth?
Democrats knew all along that some patients would lose their health insurance plans under the new law, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) acknowledged on Tuesday. Although Obama had vowed repeatedly that, under his signature healthcare initiative, those who like their plans could keep them.
Hoyer, the House minority whip, said Democrats were aware that such a shift was coming. "We knew that there would be some policies that would not qualify, & therefore people would be required to get more expensive coverage," Hoyer said during a press briefing in the Capitol.
The promise (lie) that patients could retain their current coverage was designed, Hoyer said, "to allay the fears of somebody that had insurance."
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October 29, 2013
Voters are evenly divided when asked whether they agree more politically with President Obama or with the average member of the Tea Party. But an enormous partisan gap colors virtually all opinions of the Tea Party.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 42% of Likely U.S. Voters think the president's views are closest to their own when it comes to the major issues facing the country. But just as many (42%) say their views come closest to those of the average Tea Party member instead. Sixteen percent (16%) are not sure.
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And, a little history...
Remember back when Obamacare was getting off the ground in the House and the Senate in 2009-10? Recall how the voting went?
There was not a single Republican vote for Obamacare. Not in the House of Representatives. Not in the United States Senate.
And, 13 Democrats joined them in voting against the law.
Were they just really "bad" people or representing those who elected them?
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So, who's telling the truth?
The health law requires the trustees to assume a steady decline in hospital reimbursement rates for Medicare to about 39% of what private insurance would pay in 2086. And reimbursements for physicians serving Medicare patients "would eventually fall to 26% of private health insurance levels." The chief actuary didn't think many doctors would see Medicare patients if they were taking a 75% cut to do so—and he's right. So keep a close eye on members of Congress as they get together soon to consider budget changes, including entitlement reform. Democrats have proven they are willing to cook the books to make it look like they are spending less—so they can spend much, much more.
Can you really trust a book cooker?
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Lest we let liberals hide the facts...
According to the U.S. Debt Clock, total long term unfunded liabilities are at $126 trill., a $1.1 mill. liability for each U.S. taxpayer. The main driver of that astronomical number is two of our major programs: Social Security & Medicare. The Debt Clock says S.S. is looking at $16.6 trill. in unfunded liabilities, while Medicare faces $87.6 trillion. And Medicare's drug benefit, which passed in '03, adds another $22 trillion. The Debt Clock's Medicare unfunded liability is twice the current government projection of $43 trillion, b/c Democrats used Obamacare to deceive the public. Prior to passage the everyone's estimate was similar to the Debt Clock's. That diff. is because Obamacare requires Medicare trustees to assume that Medicare significantly cuts payments to doctors & hospitals in the future.
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The shutdown was a great idea. I hope they are stupid enough to do it again in January. It cost tax payers 24 Billion dollars but if the Democrats win back the house in 2014 it will be well worth it. The only thing that might be even better is if they are crazy enough to run the Canadian Senator Ted Cruz for president in 2014. Go Go Tea Party! :)
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There is a poll out now wherein 42% identify with the Tea Party and other fiscal conservatives. To allow the left-stream media to partake in the obama administration's bashing of fiscal conservatives is reprehensible.
The obama regime knows no bounds when it comes to trashing its political opponents. What a disgusting group of traitors.
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"Haven't seen once where you had something good to say about a conservative." First something good must be done.
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Good morning jerky boy! Give it up.
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So, what is a political lie?
MSNBC contributor and Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page joined conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Monday and admitted that when President Obama said Americans would be able to keep their plans if they like them, he was fully aware he was lying and exaggerating about it.
Page told Hewitt that Obama knew "there was no guarantee everybody was going to keep their insurance because people couldn't keep their insurance under the old system."
Hewitt asked, "He knew he was lying?"
Page replied, "Probably, but that's one of those political lies, you know."
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FARGO – The Obama administration asked North Dakota's largest health insurer not to publicize how many people have signed up for health insurance through a new online exchange, a company official says.
Still, a spokeswoman from Blue Cross Blue Shield says about 14 North Dakotans have signed up for coverage since the federal exchange went live Oct. 1. That brings total statewide enrollment to 20 – less than one a day.
At that rate they will be at less than 200 by the end of the extension...and thousands are losing their insurance. Maybe the GOP had a point?
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Well that's a different question entirely. Getting one done by anyone in the first place will be a battle but I'd just like to see it done by anyone. To be honest, I'm not certain how much I would trust the info that came out in the first place. I think symbolically it's a good step in the people and their reps taking the power back from the machine. I want to know if it's even possible, because I don't know anyone who opposes the idea. One of the very few and maybe the only things that I think you can get close to every one to agree on, and if we can all agree but can't make that happen it could just continue to open some eyes at the very least.
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Who would do the audit?
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Can we stop bickering like a bunch of ignorant children for a second and find something that we can come together on? Isn't that the REAL way forward? I'm not talking about bipartisan bills. I'm talking about battling progressivism. Most liberals I know are not progressive. Most of them bought the DNC Obama koolaid and some of them still do. But a lot of them are really getting a bad taste in their mouth from progressivism. A lot of GOPers are quickly realizing their party leadership is also progressive.
So how about we start small. Rand Paul has proposed a Constitutional amendment, and he says he may filibuster the Yellen nomination and ask that the Fed be audited before she gets nominated. Is anyone against that? The meme going around online makes a very good point. Walmart register drawers are audited multiples times a day. The Fed is never audited. Why? Can we at least come together on this?
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I really don't look at dems or reps as right or wrong.
It must be*****being you in your little world.
Great day to work outside.
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Let's get rid of the D and R. What direction have we gone in and to what end? My wallet is getting thinner and the promises are flat out lies. Our top Generals have been fired over the years. Every dic tater has done the same over and over. Who is john galt?
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"In fact, you are aware that it was Democrats the vehemently as far as into the years of 1960 to do everything they could to stop the civil rights era, right?"
And fought tooth and nail against women's suffrage. Funny how they always seem to forget that.
And the lost the fight.
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Thanks for that confirmation! Sound like the same thing, and same sized update(s) as the non-Steam version -- thus explaining the lack of an update history on steam.
You're fine, as long as you revoked your activations. It's quite possible that the uninstaller does that automatically. (I'm assuming it has a revoke tool or function. Most Securom games do, though some are more of a hassle than others.)
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Steven Soderbergh spent a long time telling the world that his ultra-tricky and slippery psycho-thriller "Side Effects" is the last film he'll ever direct. He plans to concentrate on painting. Or, as he told the New York Times, the last film for commercial display, anyway.
Not the last we'll see, of course. In May, HBO will show his Liberace biography with Michael Douglas and Matt Damon. But these two films, he says, are the last from one of the most gifted commercial filmmakers we have.
Don't believe it. No director good and cunning enough to make a film as fine and clever as "Side Effects" could then disappear behind a paint brush. Or a museum sensibility.
Nervous energy has been virtually the whole point of Steven Soderbergh, from the very beginning. His defiant careening from style to style, film to film, has been a kind of merry game played on everyone who would try to pigeonhole him for as much as two films in a row.
So you think he's just a populist so smart that he connects with the multiplex throngs in films like "Erin Brockovich," "Magic Mike" and the "Oceans 11" remakes? OK, then, what about the wildman /experimentalist who gave the world "Schizopolis" and "Full Frontal?" And, what on earth does that have to do with the journalist in filmmaker's clothing who made "Traffic" and the epic two parts of "Che?" And while you're at it, how do you fit "Kafka" and his remake of Andre Tarkovsky's version of Stanislaw Lem's novel "Solaris" into all of that?
This is a filmmaker whose energy is so extreme that he usually can't resist putting the camera on his shoulder and functioning as his own cinematographer.
I interviewed Soderbergh once on the phone, and even that was affected by his nervous energy.
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TT33 vs. CZ52: accuracy
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> TT33 vs. CZ52: accuracy
February 13, 2013, 07:43 PM
Are there any accuracy tests between the Tokarev and CZ52? Looking at the two systems I would think there is greater potential accuracy with the CZ52. Any thoughts or knowledge?
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February 13, 2013, 08:07 PM
I have heard the cz52 due to the fixed barrel, but it is all about consistent lock up. The slide on the cz moves, so the sights move. I can tell you I much prefer the sights on the TT33, but they are nothing to write home about (the cz sights are dismal). My Tokarev shoots really high, POI matches point of aim from about 75-100yds. I think the Russians were really optimistic about engagement distances, my Mosins all shoot high as well.
Walt Sherrill
February 13, 2013, 09:19 PM
Few guns come close to realizing their potential accuracy. Care in fitting and manufacture, and good quality components probably matter more than the basic design.
Anecdotal stories on the internet claim that either of these guns can be a tack drivers -- but it's important to remember that both are service pistols, not target pistols, and most of the ammo used is military grade, not target grade.
The CZ-52 does NOT have a fixed barrel. It has a short-recoil system with a barrel that moves during recoil, but doesn't TILT. The fact that the barrel stays in a single plane doesn't guarantee better accuracy: a well-put-together CZ-52 or Tokarev could be equally accurate. And, as noted above, both guns have their sights mounted on the slides, and the slides and barrels separate during the firing cyclel; given that, accurate aimed fire from either is dependent on consistency of lockup when the slide closes.
None of the one's I've fired had great triggers -- and while a good trigger doesn't make a gun more accurate, it does make it easier to shoot accurately. Ransom rest tests, anyone?
Performance tests would be interesting, but unless you can find some NIB guns for those tests, thereby comparing apples to apples, the tests probably wouldn't tell you much.
February 13, 2013, 10:42 PM
unless you can find some NIB guns for those tests, thereby comparing apples to apples, the tests probably wouldn't tell you much.
Today 09:07 PM
Agreed; being milsurps (and old ones, at that) the condition of the gun is far more impactful on accuracy than a theoretical advantage due to lockup method. If one of the Tok nations has particularly fantastic armories that do preventative servicing, I'd bet those particular pistols would outshoot the CZ's with worn out recoil springs.
February 13, 2013, 11:18 PM
I have heard the cz52 due to the fixed barrel,mine must be broke,
Somebody stuck some kind of roller thingy in there after the barrel became un-fixed.
Is my CZ vz.52 broken?
They're service pistols, the limiting factor on "accuracy" is the user and the quality of the sights.
If one were to rig up a ransom rest test of both with a variety of ammunition, you would have some interesting (and real-world useless) data. In the end, your hand is not a ransom rest, and both pistols will shoot just fine at any reasonable distance if in good working order.
February 14, 2013, 09:48 AM
Thank you to all. You have been most helpful.
February 14, 2013, 11:22 AM
I have both. The TT is more consistent and the 52 has more flyers. Same ammo,and both are 1954 made milsurps. Plus you get more,or I do, felt recoil with the 52 which slows target acquisition.
February 14, 2013, 11:57 AM
By mechanical design the CZ has the potential to be the more accurate pistol, all other variables being equal...IMO
February 14, 2013, 12:38 PM
Sorry bout that, have not shot my 52 in so long I forgot the barrel moves too.
Walt Sherrill
February 14, 2013, 01:36 PM
By mechanical design the CZ has the potential to be the more accurate pistol, all other variables being equal...IMO
I've heard this claim before, but not the reasons for it. Are you saying that the fact that the CZ barrel doesn't tilt improves accuracy?
If so, I would argue that the fact that CZ-52 barrel mechanism doesn't TILT does not mean that there is more consistent lockup between barrel and slide than with other designs. When the sights are on the slide and the barrel and slide separate with each shot fired, an aimed shot's accuracy is dependent upon consistent slide/barrel lockup when the slide closes.
Perhaps you are talking about something OTHER than the non-tilting CZ-52 barrel design?
Guns on the market with separate slides and rotating barrels, roughly similar to the CZ-52 design (in that they don't tilt) -- the Beretta Cougar was one of them -- don't seem to be any more accurate than other guns. And, as noted above, consistent lockup is the key. To achieve that, care must be taken in design and manufacture to assure that consistency. I saw an article recently about the new Remington 1911, and it noted that special attention was paid, in final assembly, to getting a good fit in the critical parts.
I've seen nothing to suggest that the designers or builders of CZ-52s or TT-33s paid special attention to slide/barrel lockup in their design or in the production of their weapons.
February 15, 2013, 11:26 AM
I have Norinco 213 and CZ52. My norinco was much more accurate in my hand than my cz52. YMMV.
Shadow 7D
February 15, 2013, 04:25 PM
the ONLY way to test this is to lock the gun into a ransom rest
fire ten round, check the grouping, there you will find your 'mechanical accuracy POTENTIAL'
it depends on the GUN, it's condition, how is the crown, the barrel...
it depends on the shooter, eyes, consistent site picture etc.
It depends on the CONDITIONS, changing gusty, calm, constant one direction...
That said, I find the TT to be easier to shoot, once compensated for the grip angle, doesn't say anything out accuracy (good BTW)
February 16, 2013, 07:27 PM
I have a pair of cz52's. 2 years apart. One shoots very, very accurate. The other not soo much. So I would say it depends on the gun. The only tt33 I shot was pretty good accuracy.
February 17, 2013, 01:08 PM
I've heard this claim before, but not the reasons for it. Are you saying that the fact that the CZ barrel doesn't tilt improves accuracy?
I'm saying by mechanical design, in my opinion, the CZ has the potential to be a more accurate design all things being equal.
With in spec rollers and fresh recoil spring (no loose breech) I believe the CZ with less barrel to slide action, should by consequence of that, lockup more consistently so by rights (with a slightly longer barrel also) be the more accurate design.
I'm not saying the CZ is the more robust or reliable design, simply the potential to be more accurate. Apparently the Czechs didn't help matters with their QC issues of heat treating and what not but I believe some of these so called refurbished 52's (black ones) are nothing more than refinished.
Some of the 52's out there people claim are so inaccurate most likely have loose breech with trashed rollers and worn recoil springs slamming the hell out of everything which not only ruins the barrels but makes the pistol flat out dangerous. If your brass is being thrown into the next county, and you can't hit what you're aiming at, here's your sign. :banghead:
The rollers and recoil spring were intended to be replaced as common maintenance yet how many are out there completely worn?....My 52 looked practically unissued when I purchased it and I still went ahead and replaced the firing pin with a machined one, an extra power Wolff recoil spring and hardened rollers and would highly suggest this to anyone who owns a 52.
The CZ is definitely a tinkers pistol so if you're not into that, than get the TOk.
With quality commercial ammo (S&B & PrVi) and in spec action and trigger job, my 52 is dead eye accurate....YMMV ;)
Walt Sherrill
February 17, 2013, 03:08 PM
I'm saying by mechanical design, in my opinion, the CZ has the potential to be a more accurate design all things being equal.
That's what you stated originally, but you haven't told us why that mechanical design is better.
Is there an innately tighter lockup of barrel to slide with the CZ-52 design than other guns?
Is the lockup MORE CONSISTENT than other designs. Is there less play possible?
Is there a more-snug barrel bushing in the CZ than other guns?
Is the design such that the rear of the barrel always locks back into exactly the same place each time -- if the parts are new and fresh?
What does it do BETTER than the TOK or other designs?
The fact that the barrel stays in one plane isn't by itself something "golden" that guarantees better accuracy or accuracy potential.
February 17, 2013, 03:29 PM
That's what you stated originally, but you haven't told us why that mechanical design is better.
Yes, I've stated my reasoning, whether you agree with my opinion or not. I haven't heard you state any reasoning to convince me otherwise.
The fact that the barrel stays in one plane isn't by itself something "golden" that guarantees better accuracy or accuracy potential.
I believe for the reasons I already stated, it lends itself to exactly that....Who knows definitively, do you?
Walt Sherrill
February 17, 2013, 07:38 PM
I believe for the reasons I already stated, it lends itself to exactly that....Who knows definitively, do you?
Unless I missed a message/response somewhere, you didn't state reasons. You cited the mechanism itself without describing what that meant or how the mechanism made the CZ-52 a potentially more accurate weapon.
What is it about that design that makes it potentialy more accurate?
Your main argument seems to be a logical fallacy known as "begging the question" -- you're using your assumption as your proof (i.e., the CZ-52 design is what makes CZ-52 accurate). It's an easy claim to make, but it doesn't tell us anything. You clearly believe it's a more-accurate design, but you've given me NO REASON to believe as you do.
YOU MAY BE RIGHT about the potential for accuracy of the CZ-52 design, but you've offered no evidence to support your claim. Maybe the evidence is out there waiting to be found. If so, let's find it -- as it would be nice to have a definitive answer to this question.
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A great safety for the Washington Redskins who was cut down in the prime of his career by an act of senseless violence. Sean built a reputation around the league as one of the hardest hitters in the game, and was often featured on the ESPN segment, "Jacked Up." Several of his highlight videos can be found on YouTube. His best known hit was probably on Buffalo Bills' punter Brian Moorman during the 2007 Pro Bowl. Because of his "hard-hitting" style and his reckless abandon on the field (he twice spit on a player during his brief career), Sean developed a sort of cult following of younger NFL fans. After a great 4 years at the University of Miami, most experts agreed he had the potential to become one of the greatest defensive backs in NFL history. Blessed with the size of a middle linebacker and the speed of a cover corner, Sean started to come into his own by his fourth season in the league, and was leading the league in interceptions at the time of his death. Sean was a ball-hawk by nature, and struggled early in his career to stop the run. Due to over-correction, Sean sometimes was caught looking into opponents' backfield and got burned on long pass plays. However, with the addition of rookie safety Laron Landry (a run-stuffer) during the 07-08 season, Sean was free to be the ball-hawk he wanted to be, and the results were encouraging. Fans probably got their best taste of Taylor's unbelievable athleticisim during the 2005-06 season. During the last game of the season against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sean Taylor picked up a fumble and returned it for a touchdown to clinch the game, and a playoff spot for the Redskins. The very next week, in a playoff game against Tampa Bay, Sean again picked up a fumble and returned it to the house for a score that proved to be the difference in a Redskins' win. The next season, in a game against the hated Dallas Cowboys, Taylor returned a blocked field goal deep into Cowboys' territory, setting up a game-winning field goal by Redskins' former kicker Nick Novak. When he first came into the league, he had several problems off the field, and used football as his santuary from these problems. However, when his daughter was born in 2006, teammates and coaches noticed a change in his personality; they said he started to mature and get his life on track. He was planning to marry his daughter's mother after the 2007-08 NFL season was done. Sean was always wary of the media, and rarely granted them interviews, but when he did speak to reporters, he often had a very intelligent observation or point to make. His death was a very brutal one; an intruder broke into his house in Palmetto Bay (a suburb of Miami, FL), Sean got up to lock to door to his bedroom where he, his fiancee, and his daughter were sleeping. The door burst open, and the guman fired two shots; one missed, and one hit Sean in his upper leg, severely damaging his femoral artery. He was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, and emergency surgery was performed. Sean showed encouraging signs, including squeezing a nurse's hand. However, he never fully regained consciousness, and he had lost way too much blood; he passed away on the morning of November 27, 2007. Sean once said he was born to play football; it was what God created him to do. He was a great player, teammate, son, and father, and he will be missed sorely by the Washington Redskins, their fans, and the whole NFL.
R.I.P. Sean Taylor #21 -- you left too soon.
מאת Kunal Bansal 28 בנובמבר, 2007
the late free safety for the washington redskins, sean taylor was a hard hitter, a good teammate, and a loving father
RIP SEAN TAYLOR, he will be sorely missed
מאת Dara K, go skins 12 בדצמבר, 2007
a hard hitting feared safety that will be missed by sports fans everywhere. After being murdered at his home, wide recievers can breathe a little easier when the cross over the middle..a true legend to the game
player:what happened?
injured player:3 broken ribs...sean taylor messed me up
injured player:3 broken ribs...sean taylor messed me up
מאת dave333 5 בדצמבר, 2007
A FREE SAFETY FOR THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS PLAYED FOR THE U OF MIAMI AND IS #21 BUT HE DIED 11-27-07 FROM A BURGULARY IN his house in fl guy fired 2 shots 1 of them hitting his leg artery. he was in fl because he was out with a Knee Injury
Ed Reed, brian dawkins, pro bowler, sean taylor
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Changing men's mindsets on Women's Day
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But Harish feels that volunteers working on community projects are helping to alter people's mindsets. "These projects will ensure equality among men and women," he says. "Women will get a boost in their mental, physical and intellectual development."
The change among male attitudes is permeating the whole community, Harish adds, and people are spreading the word as volunteers themselves. "Community leaders, like the Sarpanchs [village heads] and youth in our community talk about gender issues with more voice and concern now."
On 8 March, the world celebrates the 100th International Women's Day, which this year emphasizes the right of equal access to education and work. Such a thing can only happen after the "change of mindsets" Harish mentions.
Gender equality is as much a development issue as it is a societal problem. Ram Prakash Pandey, 33, resides in another Uttar Pradesh community in Govindpur. "Women have been confined to the four walls of their homes… Basically, the mobility of women gets restricted and it affects their overall growth."
Prakash agrees that the influence of volunteers in changing mindsets may help bring more women into the local economy. "The most crucial element is that it will lessen the burden on men as protectors and breadwinners when it comes to earning and taking care of the family. It inspires us to think that being a man doesn't mean we are the only ones who have the liberty to go out and work and contribute to the family."
Meanwhile in neighbouring Pakistan, national UN volunteer Rizwan Latif works with a national NGO, Rozan, deployed by 'Partners for Prevention'. This is a UN regional joint programme aimed at reducing gender-based violence in 10 Asia-Pacific countries. The programme partners are the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the newly-formed international organization UN Women, and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme.
Women and girls in Pakistan also face many challenges, and Rozan, through its Humqadam programme, creates spaces for men to engage on the issue of gender-based violence.
In order to raise the awareness of youth and mobilize young men on a large scale, Rozan runs a 'Stop Rape' campaign, targeting 15,000 young men of the age of 16-30 in Punjab province. The overall objective is to raise awareness among young boys and men of the problem of sexual violence.
Through a competition format, the campaign encourages young men and boys to reach out to other young men and boys. "We are receiving a very positive response from young people who want to actively participate and contribute to building a supportive and protective environment for women and girls", says Rizwan.
And back in India, Prakash is witnessing the change that volunteers are helping to bring. "It is surprising to see that youth from the age group of 18-28 years have started washing their clothes, which hardly ever happened. It was their mothers or wives who actually washed their clothes. Even when it comes to gathering wood for cooking fuel, men have understood their responsibility."


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Log House museum open today, Saturday
COLUMBIANA - The Columbiana Log House Museum will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. today and Saturday. A special outdoor exhibit will be featured on Saturday.
Board of Elections will meet Monday
LISBON - Columbiana County Board of Elections' regular session begins at 5 p.m. Monday at the board office at 7989 Dickey Drive, Suite 3.
MCCTC offering spring plant sale
CANFIELD - The spring plant sale, sponsored by the horticulture program at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center, starts Monday.
Horticulture students have prepared items including assorted annuals, hanging baskets and fresh tomatoes and peppers. Flats of flowers will also be available.
The Horticulture Green House will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday to Friday throughout May until all items are sold. For more information call Mary June Emerson at 330-729-4000 Ext. 1671.
SHS Class of 1939 will meet for lunch
SALEM - Lunch will be served when the Salem High School Class of 1939 meets at 11:30 a.m. May 8 at the Salem Hills Golf and Country Club.
Crestview BOE will meet May 8
COLUMBIANA - The regular meeting of the Crestview Local Board of Education begins at 6:30 p.m. May 8 in the auditorium at Crestview High School.
Salem Area Retired Employees will meet
SALEM - Lunch will be provided when the Salem Area Retired Employees meet at noon May 9 at the CIO Hall, 547 Prospect St.
East Palestine HS's talent show is May 10
EAST PALESTINE - East Palestine High School will host its annual talent show at 7 p.m. May 10 in the high school auditorium.
Each year the sponsors of this show, the EPHS Rotary Interact Club, chooses a charity to benefit from the collected donations.
This year, cash donations will be accepted at the door and sent to the Rich Center for Autism at Youngstown State University.
All-you-can-eat soup night planned May 11
NEGLEY - All-you-can-eat soup night is slated from 4 to 7 p.m. May 11 at the Negley Masonic Lodge, 50873 Richardson Ave.
Cost for adults is $7 for the oyster soup, and $6 for wedding, beef barley, bean, chicken noodle and chili. Cost is $4 for children 12 and under. Carryouts are available.
SCC offering lifeguard training course
SALEM - The Salem Community Center is offering a lifeguard training course from May 13-24.
Classes will run weeknights from 5 to 8. Cost is $220 for members and $260 for non-members. To register call 330-332-5885.
Columbiana Senior Citizens meet May 14
COLUMBIANA - Pizza will be served when the Columbiana Senior Citizens meet at 10 a.m. May 14 at the Upper Room.
Members will also meet on May 28 at the same time and place and are reminded to bring a sack lunch.
Highlandtown Volunteer FD plans auction
SALINEVILLE The Highlandtown Volunteer Fire Department's annual auction begins at 2 p.m. May 18 at 18371 Steubenville-Pike Road.
For more information call 330-831-5719 or 330-205-4882.
Elkrun Twp. Tourism Board will meet
ELKRUN TOWNSHIP - Elkrun Township Tourism Bureau will meet at 4:30 p.m. May 20 at the township administration building on state Route 154.


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Ska music will be back in Durango tonight with a doubleheader by Dallas� Rude King at Ska Brewing Co. in Bodo Park, followed by a nightcap set at The Summit.
Joining Rude King at the Summit will be Buster�s Ghost, a new local ska band.
Buster�s Ghost came to me as a welcome surprise. When I first started writing this column, I was unaware that locally there was an authentic ska band. I can count on one hand the number of Ska record labels that still exist in this country.It�s a genre that has had its ups and downs, and this is a down time. When I wandered into The Summit and saw the last four songs of Buster�s Ghost�s set,I was glad I hadn�t put my foot (or pen) in my mouth bemoaning the death of a genre.
That�s because a kickass Ska band exists in Durango � and the players look as comfortable on the stage as a band that has been out playing for years. Which it hasn�t. That Summit show was the band�s debut. The bandwill also play Saturday at the VFW. In September, it will be the headline act for Reel Big Fishat Ska Brewing Co.�s anniversary party. Look for more on them in this column in the coming weeks.
Back to Rude King. It�s a big outfit, especially for the Summit stage. Matt Glickman plays guitar, Rob Tovar plays drums, Justin Rush plays bass, Jon Bravo does vocals, Vicki Tovar does vocals, Houston Bogus plays trombone, Jesse Speer plays trombone and Chris Dickson plays saxophone. Bravo formed the band in 2003 in Chicago, where it played for a couple of years before Bravo and a former member relocated to Dallas. The band then reformed with an all-Dallas cast. It is about to release a new album, funded by a Kickstarter campaign that has already met its goal.
Despite that support, the band is still trying to win over audiences in its hometown.
�Ska is not a popular genre of music in Dallas,� Bravo said last week by phone before pulling out on tour. �It�s still pretty underground.The joke we say is,�if you are trying to make money at this then Ska is the wrong genre to be doing music.��
I�d argue that most genres are the wrong genres to make money. But the band�s take on it is all-classic, third-wave ska, playing upbeat rowdy numbers with the classic crunch of rock guitars, dual male/female vocals and an aggressive horn section. Somewhere in the 80s,ska bands started carrying punk aggression, and Rude King continues to push that sound. Attribute that to Bravo�s love of all things ska, and the different musical palettes of all the band members.
�I think our music appeals to a wide audience. Even though we are a ska band, all of us pull in our different influences from other music that we like,� Bravo said.
�You can hear that in the songs, and usually we pretty easily can catch peoples� ears, even if they�re not ska fans. And the centerpiece of our sound is the big horn riffs we have.�
Bryant Liggett is a freelance writer and KDUR station manager. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The word is a combination of two words, so and excited.
I am so skited to be here!
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To be on a very high grade of marijuana, wasted as hell, not giving a shit about anything. Buzzed as hell.
"Damn dude, I'm skited after just one bowl of that fine shit".
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When someone is prone to buying cheap items, though they have enough for more expensive ones. (route is from the store "dollar daze")
Annie: Hey joe, is Steff gonna rent the good dj from that club?
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Lake Zurich empties via the river Limmat at its northern tip. The Limmat is a tributary river of the Aar. Its original names used to be Lindemagus and Aa. The name derives from the two rivers Linth and Maag, which used to converge near Niederurnen before the taming of the Linth. The Limmat belongs to the 140-km-long Linth|Limmat river system. It runs along Limmatquai, through the Limmattal valley, and in the Wasserschloss region near Brugg (canton of Aargau) it empties into the Aar. Due to weirs and power plants, the Limmat can no longer be travelled by boat continuously today. In the canton of Zurich, it runs through the following municipalities: Zurich, Oberengstringen, Unterengstringen, Schlieren, Dietikon, Weiningen, Geroldswil, Oetwil an der Limmat. Tributary rivers of the Limmat are the Sihl and the Reppisch. The Limmat forms the border between the two quarters of Altstetten and Höngg. Altstellen lies in the west of the city of Zurich and belongs to district 9, along with Albisrieden. Findings indicate that it was populated in pre-Christian times already. With about 28,000 inhabitants, Altstetten is now the most heavily populated district of the city. The traditional rural charm made way for modern high-rises: Altstetten train station (1966), Obsidian high-rise (2005) and IBM high-rise (2005). The Migros high-rise Herdern has a height of 52 m, comprises 17 floors and was finished in 1970.swissview.com
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greenwich slang for cool.
That movie was really bombsauce
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like the bomb, except much cooler. Has nothing to do with nuclear arsenal or other such weaponry related to the explosive tools of war. Much more of a person or action that is too cool or awesome to have any other word for
thats like the bomb-sauce of this whole party wizzatch!
by patty-o-pinch-me-youdie May 26, 2004
To be hella cool.
Damn! That Outkast concert was bomb sauce!
by Aaron March 01, 2004
adjective, generally used after "the", to describe anything awesome, amazing, baffling, or mildly offensive. also used by white middle-class "gangstas" who carry around butter knives to show everyone how badly they want to be black.
guy: "Dude, Refused is the bomb sauce, even if they ARE fucking dead."
wigga: "He be the BOMB sauce, jigga!"
wigga: "He be the BOMB sauce, jigga!"
by St. Mike September 15, 2006
A word used by white suburban kids who think they are gangster to describe anything cool. Sometimes, things really are "bomb sauce", but most of the time, they are stupid.
kid: yo that concert was bomb sauce nigga
by Blahb May 05, 2005
A condement of a spice or chilli base strong enough to enduce explosive diahreah in whomever ingests it.
"Damn dog I sould'nt put that bomb sauce on that fish taco my ass was blowing up all night"
by slo_gin February 25, 2004
explanation for how cool something
or too explain that something is almost unbelievable
or too explain that something is almost unbelievable
Drew Charlotte and Audrey's performance was so bombsauce!
Woah that magic trick was so crazy, it was bombsauce!
Woah that magic trick was so crazy, it was bombsauce!
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Reckless play by Perry for sure, glad they called a penalty on it but they could just as easily have called nothing. I doubt anything else will come of it, except maybe a few extra whacks with the goalstick next time Perry gets close to the crease.
Also, it didn't look like Howard was trying to embellish anything, he got rocked across the chin with a knee from a pretty big guy who didn't make any effort to avoid contact, looks like a legitimate case of reflexes to me.


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We extend once more, on behalf of our late veteran, a big THANK YOU for the transfer.
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I live in SW Ga and have no way to look for burials in your area. However, I am looking for the late Ellsworth Youmans and Elizabeth Conklin Youmans. Their son recently passed away, in Thomasville, Ga. Is it possible you could look them up and make memorials and then send me the numbers to connect to his?
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Would you kindly consider transferring to me the memorials for William J Keyser (#96414710)and his wife Marie A Keyser (#96414798. William was the son of my grandmother's brother.
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Bishop, CA Television Film Crew Dies In Crash, Mar 1974
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Bishop, Calif. (UPI) -- A huge black scar below the snow line on White Mountain Peak marked the spot Thursday where 36 persons were killed in the flaming crash of a propeller plane carrying a television film crew home from location.
The Convair 440 slammed into the side of a ridge at the 7,000-foot level as it missed clearing it Wednesday night possibly by less than 100 feet. The 44-passenger twin engine plane exploded into flames on impact, scattering bodies and debris over the mountain side.
UPI photographer BOB FLORA flew over the area in Inyo National Forest in daylight Thursday and reported:
"There's a big black scar in the brown dirt on the side of the mountain. It hit close to the top of the ridge. The tail section broke off and parts of the plane went over the top. The tail section is really the only recognizable part left -- the rudder and the vertical stabilizers were left virtually intact."
"I was told some bodies were strewn over the top and on the other side of the ridge. Some deputies said they thought the plane hit about 100 feet before the ridge -- I think it was only 40-50 feet below the top."
The dead included 31 members of the cast and film crew of the ABC-TV "Primal Man" television series and five plane crew members. The plane was chartered from Sierra Pacific Airlines which is a scheduled line plying between Los Angeles and ski resorts in the high Sierra near the California-Nevada border.
The crash scene was in an almost inaccessible area but members of a volunteer rescue team made their way to it on foot and guided Inyo County sheriff's deputies.
Helicopters were on hand from the Air Force and the Navy to ferry the bodies to a temporary morgue at Bishop.
ED WALDAPFEL, information officer for the U. S. Forest Service at Inyo National Forest said the plane was traveling south and hit the east-west slope close to the top.
"It crashed on the western slope," he said. "It nosed in just below the ridge. The tail section looked to be about 100 yards below the top."
The film crew had been in the Mammoth Lakes area filming the third of the series "Primal Man: Struggle for Survival." The series dramatizes the evolution of human beings from animal ancestors into primitive men.
Among the victims were the series director, DENNIS AZZARELLA, and actor JANOS PROHASKA who once played a comic bear character on the old Andy Williams television series.
Other victims were AZZARELLA'S fiance, IRENE BUNDY, PROHASKA'S son ROBERT and performers RICK ACKERMAN, LOREN RAYMOND, "FISH" PASHBURN, GENE CARVAL, JIM DICKSON and JACKIE TANG.
A seven-man team from the National Transport Safety Board in Washington, D. C., was sent to the crash scene. Federal Aviation Administration investigators from Los Angeles and Tonopah, Nev., also were at the scene.
Two large military helicopters ferried investigators and coroner's officers into the crash site on Forest Service land seven miles from Bishop.
The plane took off at 8:24 p.m. PDT and slammed into the ridge at the 7,000-foot level less than five minutes later. It exploded in a ball of flame seen by an Inyo County deputy sheriff.
MIKE ANTONIO, a helicopter pilot, flew DR. DAVID SHELDON of Bishop to the crash scene immediately and they reported all aboard dead.
"The plane smacked hard into the ridge and spread wreckage for 300 feet," ANTONIO said. "There wasn't much left of the plane -- only the tail section, part of an engine and not much else. All of it was burning."
ANTONIO said the bodies were badly burned.
A Forest Service spokesman said the fire burned only a little sagebrush and did not spread. Snow patches dotted the landscape.
Pilot of the plane was Capt. ALBERT EVANS, 50, of Torrance. Crewmembers were PAUL DENNIS, 27, Pasadena, ROBERT WEST, 52, Torrance, stewardess MARY PARKER, 19, Paramount. and JAMES STEINLAUF, 27, Marina Del Rey.
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CAPT. ALBERT J. EVANS, 50, Pilot.
First Officer PAUL T. DENNIS, 26, Co-Pilot.
Pilot HAROLD R. WEST, 45, Observer Pilot On Flight.
MARY JOANNE PARKER, 19, Flight Attendant.
JAMES E. STEINLAUF, passenger service representative for Sierra Pacific.
ROBERT PROHASKA, stuntman, son of JANOS.
Production staff members.
DENNIS R. AZZARELLA, Director/Writer.
JOEL ROSEN, Personal Assistant to Director.
IRENE G. BUNDE, fiance of DENNIS AZZARELLA.
ANTHONY R. MAZZOLA, assistant director.
ALBERT C. KIHN, camerman.
DAVID E. AYVAZIAN, assistant cameraman.
BILL LUCAS, assistant cameraman.
DONALD H. JACOB, key grip.
JOHN W. "BILL" SAVOY, transportation.
JAY P. "FISH" FISHBURN, representative of the American Humane Association.
BILL MILLER, make up artist.
ROLF J. MILLER, make up artist.
JIM PHILLIPS, make up artist.
IRVING A. PRINGLE, make up artist.
CHARLES A. SORKIN, make up artist.
RUSTY CARTER, propmaster.
ROBERT D. "BOBBY" JONES, gaffer.
ALAN W. HOFFMAN, wardrobe specialist.
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LISBON-With storm clouds building throughout Lisbon's Division III sectional opener with Columbiana, Lisbon's Eric Walker pitched like someone in a hurry to squeeze the game in.
The senior righthander tossed a complete-game two-hitter and supplied a two-run double as the fifth-seeded Blue Devils swept aside the 12th-seeded Clippers, 4-0, Wednesday at Allen Dickey Field.
"It was nice that we were able to get this game in and get a tournament win," Walker said. "I was just trying to pound the strike zone and get ahead. My defense helped me out with a lot of solid plays."
Sophomore Avery Andric also blasted a two-run homer as the Blue Devils (9-11) captured the program's first tournament win since 2007.
Lisbon advances to face fourth-seeded Youngstown Ursuline at 4:30 today at Cene Park in Struthers. The winner will advance to next week's Division III Struthers district tournament at Cene Park.
"We haven't had one in a while," Lisbon coach Doug Andric said "It's a big confidence boost to experience a tournament win. Not only for the seniors to get one in their last chance, but also for the younger guys who can build on this."
Walker's pitching set the tone. He kept the ball down in the zone most of the game and mowed through the Clippers in a tidy one hour and 19 minutes, ensuring Lisbon could get out with the win before the advancing severe weather approached.
"It helped that because it was a tournament game we started at 4:30," Lisbon coach Doug Andric said. "It also helped that both pitchers attacked the strike zone and threw nice games."
Walker struck out five and walked one. The Clippers' only got one runner to second base the whole night.
" Jagr (Groubert) called a great game behind the plate," Walker said. "He's a four-year starter and brings a lot of experience back there."
"Eric spotted his fastball very well tonight," Groubert said. He did a great job of making them hit the ball on the ground and our fielders took it from there."
After Walker doubled off the left-field fence to give Lisbon a 2-0 lead in the third. Andric drove one over the same fence in the fourth to give the Blue Devils a 4-0 cushion. That was all Lisbon got off Columbiana freshman Mitch Davidson-who struck out nine and walked one-but it was all Walker needed.
"I just was trying to hit a line drive and swing nice and easy," Andric said. "With the way Eric was pitching, it felt good to give him a lead."
Columbiana finishes the season at 4-14. It was a year that was often difficult for first-year coach Brian Dickens, who was thrust unexpectedly into the job just before the season after Kyle Moore stepped down over an issue with his resume.
"Kyle brought me on as an assistant in December when he was hired," Dickens said. "After he left they told me I had the varsity job."
Dickens declined comment over the details of Moore's departure or his brief time as head coach. He said there was some initial anger on the team, which probably affected their mindset early in the season. It took the Clippers well into April to get their first win of the year.
"It was a tough situation because he was the head coach all through practice and I was promoted right before the season," Dickens said. "I had a meeting with the players and told them that although they had been burned, they could trust me. I'm very happy with how they responded and anxious to get another shot next year."
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The home run was Andric's second of the season. The other one came at Beaver Local
Groubert is slated to pitch today against Ursuline. The senior right-hander hope to draw confidence from his one-hitter against top-seeded Springfield in a regular-season game two weeks ago.
"It will be a fun experience to pitch in Cene Park against Ursuline," Groubert said. "I just need to go out there and throw strikes like against Springfield."
Lisbon won both regular-season games against Columbiana, 4-3 and 11-5. Neither team has any remaining regular-season makeup games.
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OLEAN — The 2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament championship trophy, the one St. Bonaventure claimed on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City last March, was prominently displayed Saturday at the Reilly Center. It served as a trip down memory lane for the Bonnies, who often times played like the team that stunned everyone last year.
St. Bonaventure put together an all-embracing performance in the first half that was one of the better outputs of the season but Charlotte's disruptive defensive pressure trapped on each possession in hopes of making the game more respectable. But the first-half chasm proved to be too much for Charlotte to overcome and St. Bonaventure continued its quest for a favorable seeding in next week's conference tournament with a 104-83 victory in front of 3,760.
The Bonnies (14-13, 7-7) shot a season best 58.8 percent from the floor, fueled by 11-of-18 shooting from three-point range, including 9 of 12 in the first half. Bona built a 29-point halftime bulge on the 49ers (18-10, 6-8) while holding Charlotte to 6-of-24 shooting in the first 20 minutes. The 104 points ties the school record for the most in an A-10 game.
The second half wasn't as leisurely for the Bonnies, who committed 22 turnovers while Charlotte had 15 steals that it converted into 24 points. Charlotte trimmed the lead to 18 points with 5:53 left and the Bonnies used their final timeout seconds later.
After the four-minute mark, a Jordan Gathers steal and dunk gave the Bonnies a 90-74 advantage.
"I thought the first half we couldn't have played better both offensively and defensively," St. Bonaventure coach Mark Schmidt said. "Shooting 62 percent, 75 percent from three, holding them to 25 percent, we did a good job on the backboard to get up by 29."
The Bonnies are not lacking for momentum after winning their third consecutive game. Last year, the Bonnies won four of their last five games and entered A-10 Tournament play as one of the hottest teams in the conference.
With two games remaining – against Dayton and Fordham – in the regular season the Bonnies are currently in a three-way tie for eighth place along with Richmond and Saint Joseph's and hold the ninth seed. Richmond lost at Dayton on Saturday while Saint Joseph's won at home against Fordham. Are the stars aligning again over Olean?
"The first half was a good indication on how well we can play," said Matthew Wright, who scored 14 of his 20 points in the first half while drilling 6 of 8 shots overall and 3 of 4 from long range. "Around this time last year we started to hit our peak and we know how crucial that is going into the A-10 Tournament and hopefully beyond so, yeah, I think we're starting to hit our stride."
St. Bonaventure was led in scoring by Eric Mosley, who was 5 of 8 from beyond the arc and finished with 23 points. Freshman Dion Wright came off the bench for a career-high 15 points, while Demitrius Conger added 14 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.
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A 40-year-old Sardinia man, with two drunken-driving convictions, was charged again with DWI after he was spotted driving an all-terrain vehicle on a public road, according to Erie County sheriff's deputies.
A deputy on patrol on Savage Road in the town at about 8:30 p.m. Thursday saw an ATV being driven on the road. When the deputy attempted to stop the vehicle to talk with its driver, the ATV driver took off, deputies said.
John Murphy subsequently was located with the help of additional deputies and state police. Murphy refused to submit to a chemical breath test, and he was charged with felony counts of driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation, as well as multiple vehicle and traffic law violations.
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YOUNGSTOWN – Tourism in the Niagara Falls area is about to get a boost from the federal government.
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., was joined by other public officials Monday at Fort Niagara to announce a new international marketing campaign to promote Niagara Falls and the Niagara region as a tourism destination.
To bring tourists to the Niagara region, Brand USA – a marketing campaign created by the Obama administration to encourage visitors from around the world to travel to the U.S. – will promote the area as a "Trip Idea" on the New York State page of Brand USA's Discover America website.
"The Greater Niagara Region has it all, from the awe-inspiring magnificence of the Falls to the vineyards of the Niagara Wine Trail, to fishing and boating on Lake Ontario, to the battle sites of the War of 1812, to the architectural treasures of Buffalo – like the Darwin Martin House and the Guaranty Building. Everyone cherishes their first visit to Niagara Falls," Gillibrand said.
She said Niagara Falls is ranked among the world's top 20 destinations for overseas travelers.
"Today we are announcing a new effort to help make the most of everything we have here," Gillibrand said. "Brand USA will soon launch a new campaign to promote our region as an international travel destination."
The marketing for the Niagara Region will begin in the United Kingdom, Canada and Japan, with plans to expand to Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, India, Mexico, South Korea and France, according to Michael Fullerton, director of public affairs for Brand USA.
"For every 33 visitors that come to the United States from overseas, it creates one United States job. On average, an overseas visitors spent $4,500 on a trip," Fullerton said. "The New York section of Brand USA has several trip options and we are looking forward to adding this one. We will also be adding a campaign to promote the Buffalo area very soon."
Gillibrand said the influx of international visitors to Niagara would increase the area's export growth and facilitate job creation in the region.
She said the website page dedicated to the Western New York area has the potential to be a major economic driver.
"Tourism is already the top industry for our region, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and supporting thousands of local jobs. Last year alone, visitors alone spent close to $500 million dollars to travel here in Niagara County," Gillibrand said. "With the new energy of this effort we can build on that – attract more visitors and new investment into the area, strengthen our economy and create more local jobs."
Afterward, State Sen. George Maziarz, R-Newfane, praised the effort, but questioned whether it was enough.
"Looking over there, they see there is more to do over there," he said looking across the river into Canada. Maziarz suggested adding a tour bus to move people around, or a ferry boat into Youngstown.
"Help us do that, Senator," Maziarz said. "Most of the issues are not about money, but about security."
Gillibrand said Brand USA is a comprehensive approach.
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5 Things We All Want (But Don't Deserve)
As a kid, I heard that Bible story about Jonah and the whale. Y'know, the one where God tells Jonah to go to the wicked city of Ninevah, but he doesn't, and then he gets thrown overboard and swallowed by a great fish? Well, the part that always stuck with me was what came later -- after Moby pukes him up. Jonah was suffering in the desert so God creates a plant to produce shade, but then God creates a worm that kills the plant. Jonah becomes almost suicidal over the loss. Then God explains that Jonah is distraught over the loss of something he had no hand in creating, and, therefore, doesn't it make sense that God cares for His city of Ninevah, despite its evil? Long way to go to prove a point.
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But I never really made it to the God part because I was too busy thinking about how true it is that people can care deeply about losing things they received by pure chance. In fact, it's probably true that we don't deserve many of the things we want most in life. I'm not talking about obvious things like breathable air or the ability to walk down the street without getting hit by a truck. We all deserve that (except maybe people who have top 40 pop songs as their ringtones). I'm referring to things that become so important to us precisely because there is no fair expectation of having them. There is a sick, broken part of so many of us, crying out to get something for nothing. We don't want to just win the lottery; we want to do it without even buying a ticket. Here are five things we shamelessly covet with absolutely no justifiable expectation of receiving them.
#5. An Empty Adjacent Seat on Public Transportation
I've written before about the games we all play -- acceptable and unacceptable -- to secure our own private seat on a bus or a train. People put bags down next to them or pretend not to see other passengers looking for seats or a whole host of things to keep that space next to them free and clear. And I get it. Having a seat to yourself is awesome, especially for me, when 80 percent of everything I write is cranked out on my laptop while in motion.
My column "Why the guy next to me is an annoying douchebag" was really hard to write without privacy.
I was recently on a packed plane to California (yeah, the trip where I met Adam Tod Brown), and as fate would have it, the one empty seat on the plane was between me and this other totally normal, not loud or smelly woman. It was a great day. She and I actually exchanged giggling glances as if we were flying royalty. Why? Because we had something 100 other people who paid the same amount of money didn't. (No, not a deep sexual connection. I was saving that for Adam.) I'm referring to extra elbow room.
But as great as extra space is, we don't deserve it. You can't get mad at a plane for selling all the tickets it has. You can't sneer at a person who paid the same money and wants that seat next to you. And somehow, knowing we have no right to expect more only increases our desire.
#4. Extra Money Out of an ATM
I have taken money from an ATM more times than Mitt Romney has denied his active role in Bain Capital. More times than Barack Obama has expanded his executive power by signing "war on terror" legislation. More times than Ron Paul has been mistaken for a whiny cartoon panda bear when speaking on the phone. (There. Everyone happy?)
Oh, no one's happy. Oops.
And each and every time I get cash, I do something: I check my bills. Why? I'm not looking to make sure I wasn't short-changed. It doesn't even occur to me that I won't get my money. I'm looking for extra money. Yeah, I selected $80, but what if two bills stick together and I get $100? Wouldn't that be amazing? That would be like 20 extra bucks for like nothing. For free!
Not only has it never happened, but I've never even heard of it happening. I've never met anyone it's happened to. Furthermore, I will instantly disbelieve anyone in the comments who claims it's happened to them. So if it never happens and I have no claim to extra money, why do I keep checking? Probably because it never happens and I have no claim to it.
I'd be interested to know if only old men like me do this (because I remember a time when cash machines were first invented, and I remember everyone's skepticism that they could be accurate) or if even kids today look for a cash bonus. So if you're someone 25 or under, please give me your opinion, not in the comments, but in a written letter. Then take that letter and set it on fire and go outside for some fresh air. I don't care about your opinion and you're too young to be wasting time online.
Unless this is you, then come over and tell me in person. Unless you're under 18, in which case send illegal porn to Adam Tod Brown and put "pursuant to your repeated requests" on the envelope with a "cc" to the FBI.
#3. The Line We Choose to Remain the Quickest
This is probably me at my most annoying. I mean, I'm OK waiting in a long line, but only when I understand what the delay is. I can walk slowly behind a guy with a cane; I get it. But it's not knowing why I'm waiting, or even worse, waiting due to incompetence, that makes me a big baby. In college, more than one friend said I was the guy in this Kids in the Hall skit:
In fairness to me, it's probably because that character is being played by Kevin McDonald, who played a character in another skit that was totally me. But I digress. The scenario I'm talking about is when we're choosing lines -- perhaps at the supermarket or highway tollbooths. We choose the line we hope will get us done the quickest. Sometimes that means the shortest line, or sometimes we might be bold and check a longer line if we think it's moving more quickly.
The thing is, we have to know we're taking a chance. The movement of lines is dependent on a host of factors. The information we have when making our choice probably looked totally different five minutes before. It will look different again five minutes after our decision. Lines are in a constant state of flux based on numerous variables. And yet, if we pick a line and suddenly it's not the quickest, we bitch like someone has denied us our birthright. As if our decision formalized a pact between us and the infinite, assuring us the speediest possible journey. Or I don't know, maybe you just pump up the Taylor Swift on your iPod and ignore all of this. I've never met any of you, actually.


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Despite the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of RNA interference (RNAi) over a decade ago and the billions of dollars spent developing therapeutic applications, delivery issues continue to challenge the field. To address these problems, researchers are creating novel strategies to achieve a safe and effective mode of delivery.
New approaches were highlighted at the "Oxford RNAi Conference" held last month in the U.K. and will also be presented at Select Biosciences' "RNAi and miRNA World Congress" to be held later this month.
Emerging strategies include the use of nanoparticles and nanotubes as carriers for the short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) that deal the blow of gene knockdown via mRNA degradation. Scientists also are attempting to refine homing strategies for delivery utilizing the exquisite specificity of antibodies.
Xavier de Mollerat du Jeu, Ph.D., staff scientist at Life Technologies says there are three problems that need to be solved before siRNA advances to the clinic, "delivery, delivery, delivery", referencing the well-known quote once made by gene-therapy pioneer Inder Verma, Ph.D. This has been and continues to be the key challenge.
The problem is that there are four barriers that a successful siRNA therapeutic must overcome. Once introduced into an organism, patrolling macrophages and cells of the reticuloendothelial system see the siRNA complex as foreign and attempt to degrade and eliminate it. A second important hurdle is the need to target the siRNA to the proper organ/cell of interest. Thirdly, once inside the cell the siRNA must be able to escape the endosome pathway that also attempts to degrade it. Finally, once the siRNA overcomes those obstacles, then it must be potent enough to accomplish knockdown."
So far the most promising results in vivo were obtained with liposomes, according to Dr. de Mollerat du Jeu. "The field has achieved a great deal of success in utilizing siRNA in cultured cells. Translation to in vivo delivery has been more of a challenge. Our company has developed lipid-based nanoparticles for in vivo animal work. We recently launched Invivofectamine® 2.0 Reagent. After a single intravenous injection of 5 mg/kg FactorVII siRNAs complexed with Invivofectamine® 2.0, we observed 90 percent mRNA and protein level reduction in the liver for more than three weeks."
There are other potential time and money-saving applications for this technology. "There are many uses, especially as a substitute for transgenic mice for target validation and ADME studies. Currently, researchers must develop expensive animal models that knockout a certain gene in order to determine its mechanism of action. However, the use of Invivofectamine with an appropriate siRNA could achieve the same results and also demonstrate the mechanism of action in much less time and at a fraction of the cost."
Invivofectamine can multitask, says Dr. de Mollerat du Jeu. "Another useful feature of Invivofectamine is the ability to knock down up to four targets at once. This is a very powerful way to dissect whole pathways for assessing many interactions at once. For the future, we continue to create new applications for our reagent such as for liver cancer, and envision new uses by changing the route of delivery such as direct injection into the brain or tumors."
Another siRNA nano-based delivery strategy is the use of long cylindrical fibers called carbon nanotubes. Interest in carbon nanotubes developed after the discovery that carbon could form stable and ordered structures other than diamonds and graphite. Thousands of papers have been published on these remarkable and versatile structures that range in diameter from the nanometer to micron range.
A key advantage of carbon nanotubes is that they can act like nanoneedles, easily piercing the cell membrane to deliver the goods, says Kostas Kostarelos, Ph.D., professor in the Nanomedicine Laboratory, Centre for Drug Delivery Research, The School of Pharmacy, University of London.
"There are fundamental differences between nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes. While spherical nanoparticles have been used in the last few decades, we are now finding that fiber-shaped nanotubes have dramatically different interactions with biological matter, such as the plasma membrane. In cell culture, carbon nanotubes can deliver siRNA directly into the cytoplasm with orders of magnitude higher levels than nanoparticles."
"The challenge for biomedical applications has been the insolubility of carbon nanotubes in most buffers in general, and in biological fluids in particular. To overcome this they have been coated with amphiphilic molecules (lipids and polymers) or functionalized with various chemical groups that can vastly improve their water dispersibility. But the degree of aggregation and individualization of nanotube materials in biological fluids such as blood and interstitial fluids have important roles in their pharmacological performance."
Other challenges also need addressing. "One caveat is that the gene knockdown we see is not commensurate with the amount of siRNA delivered inside the cell," Dr. Kostarelos reports. "Our working hypothesis is that the siRNA is not being efficiently released from the nanotube. We and others are working to prepare constructs with improved detachment capabilities."
Nanotube vectors are utilized by the Nanomedicine Lab for the local delivery of siRNAs in the central nervous system. "The beauty of this approach is that we can administer the therapy directly at the loci in the brain where it is needed. Think of it like the extension of a syringe at the nanoscale. In animal models we were able to rescue stroke-damaged brain tissue in mice using this approach. Other applications we are working on include Parkinson disease and brain cancers.
"We are still in the early stages of this technology, but hope our work will act as an impetus to further explore and, ultimately, clinically translate the therapeutic capacity of chemically functionalized carbon nanotubes."
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Ball State's women's golf team placed second at the Indiana University Invitational, and freshman Jenna Hague tied for first overall and finished second after a playoff.
In a 15-team tournament that was shortened to 18 holes due to weather, the Cardinals managed a 305, while Indiana won the event with a 298.
Hague, who won her first collegiate event at Eastern Kentucky last week, finished in a tie for first, but lost in a three hole playoff between four golfers. Hague, IU's Kristtini Cain and Kate Coons, and IUPUI's Lauren Kuss participated in the playoff after shooting 73's in the 18-hole round. Coons was eliminated after the first hole with Cain, Hague and Kuss posting pars on the par-4 17th hole. The three then moved to the 18th hole, where Hague and Cain posted a bogey and Kuss was eliminated. On the third playoff hole, Cain managed a birdie to win her first individual title.
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So the game starts at 8 EST? I want to make sure I don't have a moment of confusion ... I think NBCSN is trying to confuse me ...
I'm sorry, but this is just my pet peeve. "EST" stands for Eastern STANDARD Time. We are currently on DAYLIGHT time. So, the game actually starts at 8 EDT. The best way to say it is simply 8ET (Eastern Time), and then there is no need to worry about whether we are on Standard or Daylight time.
As you can tell, I'm just a bit wound up about this game 7!!