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The Buffalo Sabres needed someone who could score. Aside from Thomas Vanek, who is playing as well offensively as anyone in the NHL, no one could.
One player didn't even get the chance.
Buffalo has its first losing streak of the season after dropping a second straight game to Carolina on Friday night. The Hurricanes earned a 6-3 decision Thursday in Carolina, then came north to deliver a 3-1 setback in First Niagara Center.
"Guys created pretty well," Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller said. "We just couldn't find the back of the net."
A total of 18,825 spectators watched the event. There were 18,824 in the stands, and one on the Buffalo bench.
Rookie Mikhail Grigorenko played just two shifts in the second period and none in the third. The center had only 6:48 of ice time, so it's safe to say the fourth game of his five-game tryout was a waste.
"It's the coach's decision," Grigorenko said. "I just was sitting on the bench and was waiting for if he was going to call my name to go on the ice."
Coach Lindy Ruff elected to start the offensively gifted Russian on the fourth line with wingers John Scott and Nathan Gerbe. The 18-year-old had been on the third line (which means more ice time and better opportunities), but Ruff went with left wing Steve Ott, center Jochen Hecht and right wing Patrick Kaleta in an attempt to quiet Carolina captain Eric Staal.
"We tried to be a little harder on Staal," said Ruff, who used Grigorenko for only 1:54 in the final 40 minutes. "I just felt once he hadn't played for a long period of time, it wasn't fair to try to stick him in the fire."
"I understand my role on the team," Grigorenko said. "I'm not going to play 25 minutes per game like in juniors, but every shift on the ice I'm trying to do what coach wants from me. I'm trying to work as hard as I can, and hopefully I'll be good enough for this team."
Grigorenko could have a better role Sunday if he plays when the Sabres visit Washington. Ruff has seen enough of his forward lines. With the exception of Vanek alongside center Cody Hodgson and right wing Jason Pominville, Ruff will break things up – specifically the sputtering unit of Tyler Ennis between Marcus Foligno and Drew Stafford.
"I tried to be patient," Ruff said. "We were hoping that the Ennis line could catch a little traction, but I think right now we can try anything going to the next game."
The decision comes after Buffalo scored just once on 41 shots.
Vanek, on the power play early in the third, got the puck in the corner of the Carolina zone. He spun away from Joni Pitkanen, then fought off repeated slashes from the defenseman on his way toward the slot. Once clear, Vanek ripped a shot over Dan Ellis' glove with 1:56 gone to bring his season totals to three goals and six assists.
"The effort on the goal and the shot was tremendous," said Ruff, who lost Vanek for a few shifts during the second with a muscle strain.
A fine individual play by Carolina's Alexander Semin made the affair equal again 1:35 later. Like Vanek, he did it on the power play. He stole the puck from Robyn Regehr deep in the Buffalo zone, slowly skated into the faceoff circle then quickly turned. His rapid-fire shot went over a shocked Miller's glove.
The Hurricanes silenced the sellout crowd with 4:50 to go as Jay Harrison scored from the point off a faceoff win in the Buffalo zone. Jeff Skinner sent the fans to the exits with 25.2 seconds left, scoring into an empty net.
"I had a feeling Semin would go there, but I didn't get a good look at the release," said Miller, who made 39 saves. "I probably could have challenged that one more. The other one, I've got to find it through the traffic. I didn't pick up the release, kind of saw it halfway through. I was just a little too far to the side. I've just got to find it, make a save."
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on November 7, 2012 - 4:09 PM
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LOCKPORT – The only contested races for local offices in Niagara County Tuesday were town justice contests in Porter and Royalton, both won by Republicans.
In Porter, Wayne D. Pollow, a fire police lieutenant for the Ransomville Volunteer Fire Company, defeated Patrick F. Stack, a Niagara Falls detective, 1,702 to 1,408 in complete but unofficial returns provided by the Niagara County Board of Elections early today.
In Royalton, Laura A. Wagner, an attorney for the Niagara County Social Services Department, won in her first bid for elected office. She defeated Town Councilman James G. Budde, a member of the Independence Party who ran on the Democratic and Conservative lines, 1,511 to 1,143. Former Justice Deborah A. Carpenter, a Republican running on the Independence line, garnered 256 votes.

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A gorgeous girl with A sexy body. Though she isnt A flirt, but everyone flirts with her because she is beatiful on the inside and out. She's athletic, funny and ambitious. She believes in peace all around the world but doesnt really like to get into politics that much. She likes to have A good time and is loved by almost everyone. She doesnt care about what her haters think because she knows they are all jealous. she has awsome taste in guys and clothing. She may not notice all her secret admirers but thats because she doesnt like to rush to judgment. Overall shes one of the best and hottest people you will ever meet.
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--an athletic species of male decent. normally jamiacan, tall, nice abs, possess desirable hair that normally attracts attention from female onlookers who on average need to feel it. --this species consumes an abnormal amount of food, buts its okay because the body of the amani absorbs it without holding any fatty layers (like girls)--an amani normally can dance, has nice manners, and is likeable --if you happen to catch one, hold on tight and dont let go.
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WESH 2 News, Greg Fox win Emmys
Ceremony held Saturday night
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Suncoast Chapter held its annual Emmy awards ceremony Saturday night.
WESH 2 News reporter Greg Fox won an Emmy for his red-light camera investigation into how some cities and counties are unfairly and inconsistently prosecuting drivers.
The station won two Emmys for breaking news coverage of a high-speed pursuit resulting in a crash on State Road 50, and spot news coverage for the story of the plane that crashed into a DeLand Publix supermarket.
WESH 2 News received a total of eight nominations. Fox received another nomination for specialty assignment reporting for his Truth Tests during the elections.
The ceremony took place in Ft. Lauderdale.
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State Authorization Terms and Topics
Addendum to the State's EPA-Approved Hazardous Waste Management Program
A supplementary document to the EPA binder containing the text of the authorized version of each state provision to which unauthorized amendments have been made. The Addendum consists of an explanatory statement, a table of contents, and a text section and is kept in the office of the EPA region developing the codification package.
A statement prepared by the state attorney general (or the attorney for the state agencies which have independent legal counsel) as part of the authorization application that identifies and interprets state legal authorities. The regulatory requirements for the AG Statement are published in 40 CFR 271.7. AG Statements are optionally referenced in 40 CFR 272 as part of the codification, but are not incorporated by reference. A Model AG Certification is available for viewing or downloading from the Express Authorization page. Old Model AG Statements for specific SPAs/clusters are also available for viewing or downloading from the Program Revision Documents page.
The application materials submitted by the state to EPA for review for state authorization. The package typically includes state statutes, regulations, an AG Statement or addendum, revision checklist, program description, and a memorandum of agreement. The elements that must be included in the state's program submission are specified in 40 CFR 271.5.
|Availability of Information (AI)
|RCRA section 3006(f) and 40 CFR 271.17 requires that states make hazardous waste information available to the public in substantially the same manner and to the same degree as it would be made under the federal program. This is referred to as availability of information. The AI Checklist is available for viewing or downloading from the Policy and Guidance Documents page.
The RCRA program initially made available for final authorization, reflecting federal regulations as of July 26, 1982.
The set of checklists submitted for state base program authorization, including Checklists I, II, III, IVA, IVB, and V.
Provisions that (1) allow the state to regulate more entities or wastes than the federal code or (2) add an aspect to a state's statutes or regulations for which there is no federal counterpart in the RCRA statutes or regulations. Broader in scope provisions are referenced in 40 CFR 272 as part of the codification notice, but are not incorporated by reference.
A tool used to document the state analogs to federal regulatory requirements. They include a column to indicate whether the state requirement is equivalent to, more stringent, or broader in scope than the analogous federal requirement. (Also See Revision Checklists, Base program checklists, State Legislation Checklist, HSWA statutory checklist, RCRA Statutory Checklist, Consolidated Checklists and Special Consolidated Checklists.)
A cluster is a set of Revision Checklists developed for federal rules promulgated between a specified period. The cluster system was set up by EPA in an attempt to limit the number of times states would need to submit revision applications in response to the numerous federal changes stemming from the 1984 HSWA amendments. The cluster periods coincide with the annual publications of the CFR. The July date was selected to give states time to work on regulations and take them to the legislature (for those states that have legislative review. The cluster system applies only to state modifications that are necessary because of changes to the federal program after June 30, 1984. It does not apply to state-initiated modifications, or rules promulgated between July 27, 1982, and June 30, 1984 (Checklists 1-8). There are three types of clusters: HSWA Cluster, Non-HSWA Cluster, and RCRA Cluster.
A codification of final rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government.
The process of placing a rule in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). 40 CFR 272 identifies the specific elements of the state program that EPA has approved as RCRA Subtitle C requirements. This is useful for the regulated community and the public, as they can see what elements of the RCRA program a state administers. As part of the codification, the state's procedural and enforcement provisions, as well as those provisions that are broader in scope than the federal program, are also identified. More information on codification can be found in the Codification Workbook available on the Training Manuals page.
A consolidation of the checklists used for the initial RCRA Base Program, plus all the revisions to this program. Each Consolidated Checklist corresponds to a specific Part of the 40 CFR. They can be used when a state is seeking initial authorization, or when an authorized state makes major revisions to its regulations, such as: renumbering its code; changing from an incorporation by reference to a verbatim adoption, or vice versa; and replacing current state regulations with verbatim adoption of the federal regulations or an incorporation by reference. A state can also use a Consolidated Checklist to track its own program as it corresponds to the federal code. It serves as a crosswalk between the state's entire authorized program and the federal regulations. Consolidated Checklists are helpful in tracking the history of the revisions to each specific provision of the federal regulations. Each citation shows the Revision Checklists that have affected it. Endnotes are also used to provide additional information about specific citations. The 2002 Consolidated Checklists C1 -C11 are available for viewing or downloading.
The three-ring binder submitted to the Office of the Federal Register as part of the codification of a state's authorized program. The binder contains a table of contents and copies of the state statutes and regulations to be incorporated by reference into the Code of Federal Regulations.
Express Authorization is a restructuring of the components of an authorization application that helps states, regardless of their current authorization status or method of adoption, reduce the administrative burden of revising their authorized RCRA programs. Express Authorization replaces the old Attorneys General Statement (AGS) model and supporting documents, with a simplified AGS with supporting documents as required by the type of revision being authorized. This process change results in less time spent preparing and reviewing the AGS and supporting documentation. Additional information and documents can be found on the Express Authorization page.
Federal Register notices for final rules can be accessed through the Program Revision Documents page. Federal Register notices are arranged on this page according to SPA/Cluster.
EPA has prepared memos and documents that articulate EPA policies on a number of topics related to state authorization. Additional information and documents can be found on the Policies and Guidance Documents page.
The Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA). HSWA broadened the scope and requirements of RCRA. Like RCRA, HSWA is a statute, but HSWA amended an existing statute. Table 1 in 40 CFR 271.1 lists the federal regulations that implement HSWA. Regulations promulgated under HSWA are immediately effective in all states, regardless of authorization status. EPA administers HSWA rules until states are authorized. Examples of HSWA provisions include: land disposal restrictions; corrective action; Toxicity Characteristic (TC) Rule; and boilers and industrial furnaces (BIFs).
There are two multi-year clusters that cover most of the HSWA regulations: Cluster I covers regulations promulgated between November 8, 1984, and June 30, 1987 and includes the majority of the facility standards. Cluster II covers HSWA provisions promulgated between July 1, 1987, and June 30, 1990 and includes the land disposal restriction requirements.
The HSWA Statutory Checklist was initially developed as part of the state's application for authorization for any of the HSWA provisions. The checklist was used to document a state's authority for the federal regulations promulgated under HSWA. This checklist has been replaced by the RCRA Statutory Checklist.
EPA's current guidance for States that incorporate the Federal regulations by reference can be found on the Policies and Guidance Documents page.
|Linkage Table
|See Revision Checklist Linkage Table.
Provides a good summary of the relationship between (1) the SPAs, (2) the Federal promulgation dates of final rules, (3) the Revision Checklists, and (4) the Clusters.
The MOA is the state-EPA contract for how the authorized program will operate with respect to the federal hazardous waste program. It is the vehicle for specifying areas of coordination and cooperation and defining the respective roles and responsibilities of EPA and the state. The MOA is required by 40 CFR 271.8 for all base applications. It is not required, however, to be submitted with all state revision applications. Whether an MOA is necessary for a revision depends on how extensively the state's program is changing and whether the current MOA needs updates for reasons beyond the state's application. A Model MOA is available for viewing or downloading from the Program Revision Documents page.
Not all program revisions for which States may be seeking authorization have Revision Checklists. Some program revisions are known as "non-checklist" revisions and do not require a completed checklist for authorization application. This is because the provisions addressed by these revisions are not based on changes in the federal regulations. A list of non-checklisted revisions include: Statutory authority over the hazardous component of radioactive mixed waste (MW); Surface impoundment requirements for interim status facilities (SR1 and SR2); Sharing of Information with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (SI). Additional information about "non-checklist" program revisions can be found in Appendix E, Exhibit 1, of hard copy version of the June 1995 SAM and in Appendix N--Guidance for State Authorization Issues.
|Term used to describe federal requirements that are written under RCRA provisions that predate HSWA. For non-HSWA final rules, the federal requirements do not go into effect in authorized states until the state adopts the requirements as state law. EPA may not enforce the requirements until the Agency approves the state requirements as a revision to the authorized state program. Examples of non-HSWA provisions include: mixed waste; permit modifications; and mining waste requirements.
Non-HSWA Clusters cover a period of one year and apply to rules issued between July 1, 1984, and June 30, 1990, under the authority of the pre-1984 RCRA. States must modify their programs by July 1 of the year following the closing date of the cluster for regulatory changes, and must modify their program by July 1 two years later for any provisions requiring a statutory change. There are six Non-HSWA clusters.
The version of the state's statutes and regulations that is acknowledged by the state as legally enforceable and used in court.
Provides an initial structure for a regulatory or statutory crosswalk so that when the regulations or statutes are examined on a section-by-section basis, the focus can be on classifying each section/paragraph (See Regulatory Crosswalk; Statutory Crosswalk)
Provisions including public notice, public hearings and appeals. Provisions that give a state agency or commission specific authorities are also considered procedural. Procedural Provisions are referenced in 40 CFR part 272 as part of the codification, but are not incorporated by reference.
A document submitted as part of the state's authorization application package which explains the program the state proposes to administer, together with any forms used to administer the program under state law. It designates the lead agency for the program, and often identifies where the state is broader in scope. Program Descriptions may be referenced in 40 CFR part 272 as part of the codification, but are not incorporated by reference. A Model Program Description is available for viewing or downloading from the Program Revision Documents page. The elements that must be included in the PD are specified in 40 CFR § 271.6.
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, and all amendments of that Act. Congress developed and enacted RCRA in 1976 in response to public concern regarding the threat posed to human health and the environment by increased waste generation. RCRA describes, in very broad terms, the kind of waste management program that Congress wanted to establish. In addition, RCRA instructs EPA to develop and promulgate regulations to implement such a program, and gives the EPA Administrator the authority necessary to carry out the intent of the Act, including the authority to conduct inspections.
RCRA Clusters cover a period of one year and apply to both HSWA and Non-HSWA final rules published from July 1, 1990 to the present. States must modify their programs within one year of the end of the Cluster (or two years if a statutory change is required), and submit an application within 60 days after the modification deadline. Regional Administrators may grant case-by-case six month extensions to states that cannot meet the modification after good faith efforts (e.g., they may have lengthy public participation requirements, legislative involvement). If, after the extension, a state requests additional time, the Regional Administrator may place the state on a schedule of compliance for up to one additional year.
The RCRA Statutory Checklist is the current document used by a state to document its authority for the hazardous waste program. It is a combination of the original State Legislation Checklist and the HSWA Statutory Checklist. The checklist should be updated and submitted to EPA for approval in case of a renumbering, restructuring, or changes to the state's statutes that affect state authorization. Additional information about the RCRA Statutory Checklist can also be found in the Questions and Answers About Express Authorization document on the Express Authorization page. Two versions of the RCRA Statutory Checklist are available for viewing or downloading from the Express Authorization page.
A group of EPA and state staff members established to work together to help resolve the problems and issues which will arise during the codification process. The team typically consists of the regional representative responsible for the codification, a state authorization specialist from the state being codified, and a representative from the Office of Regional Counsel.
Used to describe a Base Program Checklist or a Revision Checklist.
An organized approach for classifying each section/paragraph of state regulations so that the authorized program can be accurately identified and so that the information can be easily checked and entered into the codification Federal Register notice. The following information is included for each section/paragraph cited: the amendment or effective date of the authorized version; documentation of the authorization history of the provision; a description or RCRA analogous citation; and whether the section/paragraph is authorized, procedural/enforcement, broader in scope or other unauthorized or extra provision.
A document based on specific Federal rules published in the Federal Register that addresses changes made to the federal RCRA program beyond the base program. Revision checklists are presented and numbered in chronological order by date of promulgation. Revision Checklists can be accessed from the Program Revision Documents page.
This table shows which Revision Checklists are related (i.e., which checklists affect similar sections of code). For example: Revision Checklists 34, 39, 50, 63, 78, 109, 137 and 151 are considered "linked" because they all deal with the Land Disposal Restrictions. Similarly, Revision Checklists 112, 122, 130 and 166 are "linked" because they deal with the Used Oil Management Standards. A state may use the Revision Checklist Linkage Table to verify that all related changes to the state's program are made at the same time. For example, a state which wants to adopt the Wood Preserving Listing should include Revision Checklists 82, 92 and 120. The Revision Checklist Linkage Table is available for viewing or downloading from the Program Revision Documents page.
Rule Checklists
A consolidation of the Revision Checklists for a major rule, such as the Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR), Used Oil, Wood Preserving Listing, etc.. The Special Consolidated Checklists are useful for a state that wants to adopt a major program area, such as the LDR. It eliminates the need to submit several Revision Checklists. Each citation on a Special Consolidated Checklist shows the Revision Checklists that have affected it. Endnotes are also used to provide additional information about specific citations. The 2002 Special Consolidated Checklists are available for viewing or downloading.
A state staff person on the regional codification team who provides support in obtaining background documents and the official versions of the state's statutes and regulations.
This checklist was part of the Base Program authorization documents and was used to document state hazardous waste enabling authority for final authorization under section 3006(b) of RCRA. It provided a crosswalk between a state's statutes and RCRA and was submitted as part of the state base program authorization. The State Legislation Checklist has been replaced by the RCRA Statutory Checklist.
The SPA is a guidance manual issued by EPA each year. It describes that documents have been developed for a particular Cluster and provides directions to states on developing authorization applications. The documents in each SPA may include new Revision Checklists, changes to existing checklists from a previous Cluster, a model AG Statement, Consolidated Checklists, and other guidance materials consisting of (1) the Map of Revision Checklist Materials which provides a good summary of the relationship between the SPAs, Federal promulgation dates of final rules, Revision Checklists, and Clusters; (2) two tables (Table G-1 and Table G-2) which provide a list of all the Revision Checklists, organized in different ways and which include the due dates for states to submit authorization applications; (3) the Revision Checklist Linkage Table shows which Revision Checklists are related; and (4) a list of Superseded Checklists.
The State Authorization Tracking System (StATS) is an information management system designed to document the progress of each state and territory in establishing and maintaining RCRA-authorized hazardous waste management programs. StATS tracks the status of each state with regard to each change made to the federal hazardous waste regulations.
See RCRA Statutory Checklist; State Legislation Checklist; and HSWA Statutory Checklist
An organized approach for classifying each section/paragraph of state statutes so that the authorized program can be accurately identified and so that the information can be easily checked and entered into the codification Federal Register notice. The following information is included for each section/paragraph cited: the amendment or effective date of the authorized version of the provision; a description or RCRA analog; the basis for the classification (authorization history); and whether the section/paragraph is authorized, procedural/enforcement, broader in scope, or other unauthorized or extra provision.
Provides a list of the Revision Checklists by cluster and specifies the due date for the cluster. The Table also includes the Federal Register reference for each checklist. Table G-1 may be used for guidance on the time frame for submitting the program revisions represented by each checklist. Table G-1 is available for viewing or downloading from the Program Revision Documents page.
Provides a list of the Revision Checklists in numerical order. The table also lists the title of the federal requirement and the associated cluster. Table G-2 may be used as a quick reference for determining which revision cluster a checklist is in. A list of the non-checklisted items are also listed in Table G-2. Table G-2 is available for viewing or downloading from the Program Revision Documents page.


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On the Inefficacy of Limiting Instructions: When Jurors Use Prior Conviction Evidence to Decide on Guilt
Roselle Wissler
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Michael J. Saks
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 9, No. 37, 1985
The rationale for allowing into evidence a defendant's criminal record asserts that such evidence can be used for the limited purpose of impeaching a defendant witness's credibility and, in accord with judges' instructions, will not be used to assess likelihood of guilt. The effect that the defendant's prior record has on mock jurors' assessments of credibility and guilt was tested in a two (cases) x four (type of prior conviction) factorial design. Adult's ratings of the defendant's credibility did not vary as a function of prior record and were consistently the lowest of the credibility ratings of all witnesses. Conviction rates did vary by prior record, however, with the highest conviction rate occurring when the prior conviction was the same as the present charge and the lowest conviction rate occurring in the no-prior-conviction condition. Defendants with a previous conviction for perjury or a dissimilar crime were convicted at an intermediate rate. We concluded that the risk of prejudice to the defense under existing policy is greater than the unrealized potential benefit to the prosecution.
Keywords: Juror decision making, prior conviction, evidence
Date posted: December 15, 2010
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Health care rules amount to extortion
August 24, 2013
Editor: Obama and the Democrats' health care mandate is plain old extortion. It is contrary to everything America stands for. In fact, it is really an assault on basic human rights....
Apparently Play and Nellie haven't seen the polling for democrats. lolol. You're losing and you're losing bad. Most dems NOT running again for any office. Even THEY aren't as dumb as you two are. THEY see the writing on the wall. They KNOW they have ZERO chance. lol. Dems did themselves in with all their lies and deceit and arrogance and forced mandates from Obama. And they thought Obama was their 'messiah.' HA! He ruined their entire party.
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Okay liberals..........we WILL vote Republican. Democrats have NOTHING to offer except HIGHER TAXES and NEW TAXES.
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Just call him the "Chicago Extortioner" as that is where Obama learned his tactics; at Bill Ayers home.
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WV will become CONSERVATIVE again after what the past 5 years with the DEMON-RATS have done.
Even Rockefeller won't run again. They see the writing on the wall. They are all finished. The DNC did it to themselves with their 'arrogance' and 'anti-everying' AMerican hating nonsense!
Get all the rats out. Time to fumigate the Governors house, the WH, the legislature building, etc.....these sewer rats are finished!
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Go ahead WV vote Republican. You've always voted against your best interests and then you complain you have no jobs and are treated so unfairly. You have a short term memory and you'll get what you ask for.
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WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.....that's liberals CRYING as they 'quit' their jobs like Rockefeller.....they see the writing on the wall. There's no need to run again; you traitors are NOT getting to keep those overpaid jobs you've held for waaaay too long.
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You wouldn't know the truth....
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Your are wrong truthseeker. You would know the truth if it slapped you in the face. You'll see the truth come the next big election. You not only tell untruths but exaggerate them to the max....Where did you get your "facts", Faux News??
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Radical liberals getting really really worried. Bwahahaha.....they see the people turning on them. They have made our economy worse, jobs situation worse, unemployment rates higher than ever since the Great Depression and millions of newly graduated college students who can only get a job 'flipping burgers' for a living. Yeah, that's how liberals define "success." Pathetic but that's what happens when you vote for a lazy bum for president whose never actually 'held' a "real" job or had ever done anything 'successfully.' Must be why he's paying top lawyers big bucks to keep his background such a secret.
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If you earn a paycheck, you are paying FICA taxes which is payment into Social Security and Medicare. Is this extortion, Puremagix?
excerpted from info site: FICA taxes today include a Medicare portion, known as hospital insurance, or HI, and a Social Security portion, known as Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance, called OASDI.
OASDI Taxes Employees were subject to OASDI since 1935. In 1951, OASDI taxes were extended to cover earnings for self-employed individuals as well. The Medicare portion of FICA taxes was introduced in 1966 for both employees and self-employed individuals at a rate of 0.35 percent.
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You know who's "Out of here" come the next elections? That would be those "one term only" obstructionist do nothing Republicans... Of course they'll get the votes from those who always vote against their own interests. Some people no matter how many times they're fooled never get it. THEY DON"T GIVE A DARN ABOUT YOU!! Never have, never will. They're like the pied piper. You follow their "tune" and all they ever have given you is "lip service" and turn around and renege on those promises. They don't want to do anything for you but to get your vote. How many times can you allow yourselves to be fooled???
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You know who's "Out of here" come the next elections? That would be the "one term only" obst
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1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
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Heat oil in a medium saucepan and sauté the onions for 1 minute. Add all remaining ingredients except the kamut flakes. Cover and bring to a boil. Add the kamut flakes, cover and reduce the flame to low. Simmer 3 minutes. Remove from the flame and mix in the pistachios before serving.
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I felt nothing but disgust when I saw this evening's dinner, knowing that my siblings let the cat on the kitchen counter to sample the food whilst they are fixing dinner.
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Born with Lymphatic Malformation, a mass of fluid-filled cysts surround her mouth and jaw, Hubbard was about five years old before she knew she was different.
"Once she was in school, around other kids and reacting to the way they looked at her, she would look at me kind of puzzled," recalls her mother, Leanne, 44, of Moorestown, N.J.
But Kennedy didn't let those differences faze her.
"When I look in the mirror, I just see myself," says Kennedy, a setter on her school's volleyball team. "It is what it is."
Two years ago, when she was a freshman at Moorestown (N.J.) High school, she and her family launched Kennedy's Cause, which has raised more than $34,000 by selling bracelets, t-shirts and car magnets stamped with her personal motto – "Shine."
The money goes to fund research for better treatments and possible cures for her disease and to help other sick children and their struggling families, no matter what their disease or disability.
"She's dedicated herself to making this journey better for the next people," says Dr. Cameron Trenor, clinical research director of the Vascular Anomalies Center at Boston Children's Hospital.
"It's priceless, the perspective she gives on how kids can embrace their differences," he says, "and handle what are some very serious medical problems."
Kennedy's foundation helped buy an expensive medical bed for a girl in Hawaii with CLOVES Syndrome and gas money to a family in Ohio who drove two hours a day for six months to be with their hospitalized baby boy.
"From being in the hospital so many times, I've known so many families in need, kids littler than me who have similar medical issues," says Kennedy. "I want to give them hope."
Kennedy goes out of her way to befriend and mentor other children with Lymphatic Malformation.
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This past summer, that included cutting out of volleyball practice to travel to the New Jersey shore to meet with the vacationing Shaffer family from Culpeper, Va., whose 2-year-old son, Cole, has an almost identical lymphatic mass in his face.
"I was scared of the day Cole says to me, 'Why are they staring at me?' " says Cole's Mom, Caryn, 32. "But one response Kennedy told me that stuck in my head like a mantra is, 'Curiosity is OK; cruelty is not.' "
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What is the mayor of Salem afraid of?
To the editor:
What is the emergency?
On Dec. 17, 2013, Mayor Berlin signed an ordinance with an emergency clause, raising the annual occupancy license fee 100 percent. This was done in spite of the fact that the city of Salem will enter 2104 with a surplus of over $1 million.
How in the world can this increase be called an emergency?
Of course, adding an emergency clause to the ordinance, does stop the citizens of Salem from expressing their opinion of this excessive tax increase.
What is the mayor afraid of?
Why not allow the citizens of Salem the right to voice their opposition to this ordinance?
Should be for and not against the people
To the editor:
On Dec. 31 I read an article about a Cleveland man admitting to raping children and killing two women. Since he pleaded guilty to 297 counts, including murdering the women and kidnapping and raping children he will get two to 20 years to life sentences. This is outrageous!
And now another atrocity, the authorities responsible for giving these types of people a life sentence should be put on "death row" themselves for allowing killers and rapist to live in prison at the taxpayer's expense.
Our prisons should go back to the old standards as a punishment for their actions. Not a luxury hotel as they have become: three free meals a day, TV and activities, workout facilities, free medical, dental, etc. Again at our expense.
One other thought: our rights as stated in our preamble constitution is of the people, by the people, for the people. So where and how does Obama and our government have the right or power to force insurance coverage on us, the people, and yet give insurance and free money to foreigners and illegal immigrants at our, the people's expense? This insurance issue should be voted on by the people and every vote counted!
Our government and Obama are supposed to be for the people, not against the people!
Losing importance of connection to youth
To the editor:
I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and connected with family and friends which is of the upmost importance. As a former educator I have a concern about the focus of family and the children constantly texting and staring at their cell phones, i Pads, computers, or any other electronic devices. We seem to be losing the importance of connection with the younger generation.
On average kids between the ages of 8 and 18 spend between seven and a half hours a day, seven days a week looking for web diversions.
"It is like chocolate to the brain," states psychiatrist Gene Cohen. We crave it. At any given moment when the phone rings we are pulled away from our immediate surroundings into the world of elsewhere and others. We turn our attention away from those present.
We are addicted to e-mail, You Tube, or a Facebook "fix." We are risking our child's future. While parents and children are enjoying constant access to everything and everyone on the Internet, we struggle to maintain a meaningful personal connection with each other in our homes.
It is the digital take over of family. Were stuck with it since society is all wired around it now.
I'm not anti-tech. We do use it to connect with family and friends, for research work, and other hobbies. In school it has amazing potential to expand learning. But research shows problems on infant and child development, about narrowing the way the baby brain organizes for lifelong learning.
The connection that begins in the family shapes a child's brain that tech can't replace. Nothing can match the power of our attention and love. Screens and tech cannot match it, but they can replace it if we let it happen.
Parents make wise choices how we and our children use tech without sacrificing the one most important thing we can do. That is to have a loving, suspecting, and meaningful relationship with our family.
Challenges claim that nation justly unfounded
To the editor:
Who are these history revisionists that bark out as if in a carnival that this country was unjustly founded, that the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties, and the idiom of "the end justifies the means?"
Their ceaseless and senseless mantra of the mythical advantage, "white privilege" attributed to all white people to explain away the social and economic failure of minority group politics. It is a proven fact that more people have been taken out of poverty by capitalism than any aid created by a religion or government, and there are far too many successful individuals of minorities in America, but that doesn't fit the narrative of social justice.
The reality is that freedom is the solution to the human condition. This country has for over 300 years been the most successful country the world has ever seen and that is proof enough. No government program created this country. Free people created this country. This fact supports the true explanation of American exceptionalism.
The vast majority of the people of this world have never known the kind of liberty and freedom that are taken for granted every day in this country. For the first time in human history, a government and country was founded on the belief that leaders serve the population. This country was the first in history, the exception to the rule is what American exceptionalism is.
Along this same line God is a necessary legal concept. Our founding documents set forth that our rights as humans pre-date the government of men, those rights cannot be abridged (not easily). They come from God and are inalienable. Now when someone makes the "What would Jesus do?" argument adding that Jesus wants the state to take over "charity" well, that's just blasphemy.
Abraham Lincoln explained that the word liberty has two totally different meanings to different people. One would see liberty as his exercise of his free will to do with himself and his property as he pleases. It would be another man's understanding to have the liberty to do as he will with the other man and that man's property. It is the same word but totally different meaning and totally incompatible.
This all ties in with Obamacare that is Democrat democracy that is wealth redistribution that is Communism that is un-American. In summary if you evoke God to justify the Democrats usurping of our liberty because the end justifies the means, you are on the wrong side of history.
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The whole carbon claim is a hoax
To the editor:
Many claim to support wind and solar energy because of their concern for the environment, the whole global warming/climate change fallacy. Let me put an end to this lie once and for all.
Anyone who has watched the animated movie "Ice Age" is somewhat familiar with our history. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, had we been living 20,000 years ago we would have a mile thick sheet of ice on our heads. This is known as the Last Glacial Maximum.
During that time, humans were Stone Age hunter gatherers. No coal fired-power plants or SUVs. The only carbon emissions came from Fred Flintstone's breath. So if man-made carbon emissions didn't cause the earth to warm and the ice to melt, what did?
A more recent historical anomaly the enviro-groupies can't seem to explain are the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age. The Medieval Warm Period lasted three centuries from about 950 to 1250. As an example of the dramatic increase in global temperature during this period, remnants of vineyards have been found among Viking ruins in Greenland near the Arctic Circle.
Today, Greenland's climate cannot begin to sustain the growing of grapes. Since we know the carbon dioxide levels were much lower than today, where did the warming come from?
The Little Ice Age occurred after the Medieval Warm Period from about 1350 to about 1850. While not a true ice age, records show such a decrease in global temperatures that crops failed worldwide leading to widespread starvation.
As the human population on earth was less that 7 percent of what it is today, how could such a small number of people effect climate change to such a dramatic degree?
The answer is they couldn't, just as we can't. Throughout Earth's history there have been swings in global temperature that have nothing to do with the impact of humanity.
So where did this widespread belief that the climate is at the mercy of man come from? It is a hoax perpetuated by the ignorant and the deceitful.
Let us begin with "Climategate," portrayed as the final nail in the coffin of Anthropogenic (man-made) Global Warming (AGW)? Widely reported by a plethora of news outlets as "the greatest scandal in modern science," hacked e-mail documents exchanged by some of the most prominent scientists pushing AGW theory proved conclusively that conspiracy, collusion, and a manipulation of climate data was business as usual for these so- called "scientists".
The Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia was the primary research arm of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which had been disseminating and supporting global warming theory for decades.
An unknown individual or group breached CRU's server and published thousands of emails and computer files. These documents showed fraud and deceit, eliminating any credibility the IPCC had left in declaring carbon emissions are causing climate change.
Another global warming bombshell surfaced when a prime piece of evidence linking human activity to climate change turns out to be a fraud.
The headlines read, "Global Warming Junk Science: The Hockey Stick - A New Low in Climate Science." Much of the current panic began when Dr. Michael Mann, of Penn State University, published the now-discredited "hockey stick" temperature plot which became the poster child for advocating Cap and Trade policy. The hoax was discovered when an external study of Mann's algorithm showed that no matter what data you enter into his model, the resulting plot is always in the shape of a hockey stick. In other words, it was meaningless.
Human's contribution to global warming can be examined by looking at some real data. Carbon dioxide comprises only 3.62 percent of the atmospheric makeup. And of the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, humans contribute only 3.4 percent. What does this all boil down to? We are about to destroy our economy over .00123 of the atmosphere (not enough to begin to effect the global temperature)! Even the EPA estimates Cap and Trade restrictions would reduce global temperature by no more than 0.006 of a degree in 90 years. Yet it will devastate our fossil fuel-based economy.
And the face of global warming, the poor polar bear, on the brink of extinction as the Warmists want you to believe. The fact is, the world polar bear population is at a modern-day high and growing. Mitch Taylor, a polar bear biologist with Canada's Federal Provincial Polar Bear Technical Committee, puts the current population up 40 percent since 1974.
The most damning evidence that this is a conspiracy to empty the pockets of the industrialized nations: 31,487 American earth, environmental and climatological scientists, including 9,029 with PhDs, have signed the "Oregon Petition," which states that "there is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gasses is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere and disruption of the Earth's climate. Moreover, there is substantial scientific evidence that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide produce many beneficial effects upon the natural plant and animal environments of the Earth."
Compare this to the number of UN scientists (52) who support the media-hyped IPCC 2007 "Summary for Policymakers" which is a political document, not a scientific one and is continually quoted as evidence of impending environmental doom. Whose opinion is more credible?
Al Gore stated, "The scientists are virtually screaming from the rooftops now. The debate is over! There's no longer any debate in the scientific community about this." Al, see above. You are correct the debate is over and you are the loser!
Since we mentioned Al Gore, here's something American media will never report. A British court has determined that Al Gore's shumckumentary "An Inconvenient Truth" contains at least eleven material falsehoods ("lies," for those of you who are insensitive). Al's movie is illegal to show in Great Britain's schools without a disclaimer about these "inconsistencies" with reality.
The Wall Street Journal reports that several foreign countries have determined that subsidizing green energy distorts the free market and leads to net job losses.
For instance, Spain's data demonstrated that each "green" job created as a result of green energy subsidies, 2.2 jobs are lost in other sectors of the economy. In fact, several European countries, such as Germany, France, and Spain cut their subsidies for renewable energy several years ago, after realizing that they do not lead to the desired results. The U.S. should learn from their mistakes instead of repeating them.
A visible example of this is the U.S. experiment with wind farms. Over 14,000 wind turbines are inoperable and have been abandoned. That's right, 14000 windmill carcasses fouling the landscape.
In most instances the turbines are just left as symbols of a dying climate religion. Where is the environmentalist outrage about this blight? Imagine the outcry if those turbines were abandoned oil rigs. On average, over 80 percent of the cost of these wind farms was paid for by the taxpayer. That is your money rusting away into oblivion.
I could go on and on with report after study after testimonial that humans have very little effect on the Earth's climate.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Center, the most prolific greenhouse gas is water vapor accounting for about 95 percent of Earth's greenhouse effect. Perhaps we can cover the oceans with Saran wrap. That solution is about as practicable as the current wind and solar projects.
Once fully implemented these taxes and regulations will cost the economy trillions of dollars and millions of jobs when as you have read, climate change isn't manmade, only the evidence supporting it is.
Have we gone insane, squandering hard earned taxpayer money on these unwanted and unneeded green subsidies and initiatives? If green energy is so great, let it stand alone, without government support, and live or die in the free market.
Let the economy thrive without the stranglehold of environmental regulations that are based on fictitious hypotheses.
Jack Loesch


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WASHINGTON – Fifteen months after Rep. Kathleen C. Hochul walked into office after trampling Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan, Ryan is the Republican nominee for vice president – and Chris Collins, the Republican who aims to defeat Hochul in the fall, seems to not want to talk very much about Ryan or his proposed spending cuts.
Asked in a weekend telephone interview for his reaction to Ryan's selection, Collins, the former Erie County executive, would not – even when asked again and again – endorse or even comment on Ryan's budget, which would partly remake Medicare into a voucher program for future seniors while drastically cutting most domestic spending.
"I'm not going to get into a discussion now about a budget that may be passed next year with a new president and new Congress," Collins said. "I'm not going to go back and relive any proposal in the past because they are in the past. All I'm saying is that I'll never support cuts to Medicare for current seniors or anyone close to retirement age, including Medicare Advantage, which my opponent has actually voted to cut."
For her part, though, Hochul – who insists she opposes those cuts in Medicare Advantage – was more than happy to roast Ryan's plan yet again.
"Never should this country consider fundamentally changing Medicare in order to finance tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires," as the Ryan spending plan would do, said Hochul, D-Hamburg. "We're going to continue reminding people of that distinction."
Expect to hear a lot of that argument in the next few months, both in the Hochul-Collins race in the new, heavily Republican 27th District and in congressional races all around the country.
"The Ryan budget could be a potent political weapon in the fall, and not just at the top of the ticket," wrote Larry Sabato, a prominent University of Virginia political scientist, on his weekend "Crystal Ball" after GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney selected Ryan as his running mate.
The selection also gave Romney – and every Republican – another running mate: the Ryan budget. And if you believe the polls, it's a document that's not nearly as good-looking as the telegenic Wisconsin congressman who authored it.
Ryan's budget would redraw Medicare, currently a government-run program, into a plan where seniors would have the option of getting a voucher from the government to go buy their own health care.
Designed to save the government money on a popular program that's running out of money, the Ryan Medicare program boosts the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67 in 2023. Moreover, critics argue the Ryan plan could push more health care costs onto seniors if it were, as proposed, to take effect in a decade.
Hence its unpopularity. Some 58 percent of people polled by Opinion Research Corp. for CNN last year opposed a voucher plan for Medicare, and a Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll released over the weekend showed that 79 percent of registered voters oppose reducing Medicare benefits.
In any case, Collins isn't talking about the Ryan budget, a document he's avoided endorsing since the start of his campaign.
Instead, he treated the Ryan budget – which the House passed for a second time this year – as a dusty relic unworthy of discussion.
"I don't live in the past," Collins said. "I live in the future. And I look forward to being part of that [budget] debate next January."
Previously, though, Collins has said the Ryan budget does not go nearly far enough. Collins argues that the federal government should bring its budget into balance within 10 years – a third as long as it would take to balance the budget under the Ryan plan.
And on Medicare, Collins has wanted to talk about only one thing: the 10-year, $500 billion cut to subsidies for Medicare Advantage HMOs that's included in the 2010 Obama health care law.
"I think as I've said many times, the one clear thing as I debate the issues with Kathy Hochul, who has voted to cut $500 billion out of Medicare for current seniors and effectively end Medicare Advantage as our seniors have come to depend on it," Collins said. "I would never do anything like that."
Collins was referring to Hochul's recent vote against a bill that would have repealed the Obama health law, including its cuts to the Medicare Advantage plans. Despite Collins' repeated claims to the contrary, local providers of Medicare Advantage plans have said they would continue to offer them despite the subsidy cuts.
Hochul has remained a reluctant supporter of the Obama health law, even while opposing the Medicare Advantage cuts. The Collins camp says that makes Hochul a hypocrite – but she said that's exactly what Republicans are for in criticizing the Medicare Advantage cuts, which also are included in the Ryan budget.
"You cannot run from that fact," she said. "Those cuts are also in the Ryan budget. Period. End."
Hochul also stressed that the Ryan budget also includes deep cuts to farm programs, student loans, research and development and a host of other domestic programs that are important to the 27th District, which stretches from the southernmost and easternmost Buffalo suburbs all the way to the western Finger Lakes.
Already, she said, she's getting some strong reactions to Ryan's selection as Romney's running mate. At Saturday's bicentennial celebration in Alexander, in Genesee County, "someone came up to me and said: 'They just don't get it.' It was a Republican who said: 'Didn't you win on those issues last year?' I said, 'Yes we did.' He just kind of shook his head."
Still, Ryan and other Republicans insist they've found ways to counter the message Hochul used so effectively in her special election victory over Republican Assemblywoman Jane Corwin in May 2011.
In introducing Ryan on Saturday, Romney cited the same Medicare cuts Collins complained about and then some, noting that the total amount of future reductions to Medicare included in the Obama health care plan amounted to $700 billion.
And in a February breakfast with reporters, Ryan said the Republican Party had learned some lessons from the Medicare debate in last year's Hochul-Corwin race.
"It was a shot across the bow," Ryan said. "And the message of that race is: If you just play defense or ignore this, they're going to define us. They're going to demagogue you. And they're going to get away with it."
Democrats, however, insist that no Republican spin on Medicare cuts can ever make the Ryan budget smell any better.
In fact, Democratic politicos were downright ecstatic over the fact that Romney had picked Ryan.
"So this is what xmas morning feels like?" tweeted Jesse Ferguson, spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, shortly after Romney announced Ryan's selection.
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"The world first heard my voice in 1912," once said coloratura soprano Florence Foster Jenkins. "The year the Titanic went down."
There may be a connection between the two events. It's possible. Legions of Jenkins detractors (after all, she was known as "the worst singer in the world") certainly would say so. But her fans back in the early- to mid-1940s, and there were almost as many as her foes – Cole Porter sent her flowers, Enrico Caruso telegraphed her – would argue that although her pitch may be "off," her passion for opera was not.
In 2005, British playwright Peter Quilter wrote a play about the Wilkes-Barre, Pa.-born, would-be diva, "Glorious!" It was a modest hit in London's West End, mainly because the frail, but sweet, tale came on the heels of Quilter's smash stage hit, "End of the Rainbow," a story of the last days of Judy Garland. "Glorious!," though, based on real events and real people, can stand on its own.
And so it is back, in reprise at O'Connell & Co., with the troupe's impresario, Mary Kate O'Connell again starring as Jenkins, the "Diva of Din," a screeching, loud interpreter of arias – "I'm blessed with excessive volume," she once gushed – seemingly ignorant of tone and rhythm and completely devoid of talent, some would say. But she had a certain honest, tacky style and chutzpah and her costumes were of her own design: feathers, boas, adornments, outrageous hats, the gloves, the shoes.
"Glorious!" begins with the introduction of Florence's cronies, her enablers, eccentrics and sycophants all, and their collective search for a new accompanist since she can't seem to keep one on the payroll. They settle on Cosme McMoon, a part-time waiter, the only one in the group who knows that Florence can't sing a lick. He winces a lot but comes to adore the impossibly off-key Florence, who dreams of a Carnegie Hall date. Florence is so happy in her work. Clueless, but happy. She has no idea that she can't sing. And she's never a phony. Cosme loves that about her and despite some misgivings, he's staying.
Unbelievably, Florence gets asked to perform at Carnegie, but there's a caveat: she's responsible for ticket sales. Yet, on the concert date, Oct. 25, 1944, the place is sold out. When Florence sang "The Laughing Song" from "Die Fledermaus" and her signature piece, "The Queen of the Night" from Mozart's "The Magic Flute," Caruso said that the great hall would "never hear anything like that again." Fingers crossed, probably.
A month after the Carnegie concert, Florence died unexpectedly. It was a sad day for dreamers.
Call it what you will – bravura, tour de force – O'Connell is marvelous as Florence, gentle, innocent, trusting, so serious yet so ridiculous, a trait she shares with visiting director Joyce Stilson. Many exchanges with the other members of the Jenkins entourage – Roger VanDette as her companion; the invaluable Anne Gayley as ditzy friend Dorothy; Victoria Perez as mercurial maid Maria; and steady, bemused and flexible Darryl Hart, as Cosme – are almost vaudevillian. This is Stilson and O'Connell country.
Kate Olena has a fine few minutes protesting Florence's public appearances.
Todd Warfield – along with director Stilson, on loan from Alleyway Theatre – has done great work with costumes, museum-piece look-alikes.
"Glorious!" is silly, cartoonish and limps along, but it is always fun and impish and the arias sung so discordantly by O'Connell are as uproarious as ever.


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Frank Cooper, Chief Marketing Officer of Global Consumer Engagement at PepsiCo, started off ad:tech New York with a keynote presentation on how brands can create hit campaigns and products through the use of three main principles: humanity, imagination and truth. But while Cooper's words were directed at companies who want to grow their businesses, it seems that speakers at ad:tech New York also took Cooper's advice to heart—they used the same three principles to deliver some really great sessions at the conference! Here is a list of some of the best personal, innovative and engaging sessions at ad:tech New York, or as we like to call it, the H-I-T sessions of ad:tech New York:
The first person on our list is, quite unsurprisingly, Frank Cooper himself. He peppered his presentation with great images, videos and quotes that had the audience almost continuously nodding their heads in approval. Even as he extolled the need for companies to break into popular culture, he was showing practical examples that did exactly that, thereby showing brands that it can definitely be done! This one's definitely a H-I-T in our books.
Though it was the last keynote presentation of ad:tech New York, "Playing to Win in 2013: Amazon, Apple, Facebook & Google" was a crowd-puller thanks to its all-star panel consisting of Mark Cuban, owner, The Dallas Mavericks; Ian Wolfman, CMO of MEPlusYOU; Stephanie Fierman, Global CMO, Mediacom; and Julie Roehm, Senior VP of Marketing, SAP. Having all these personalities together on one stage talking about the four biggest brands of our times, their successes and their pitfalls resulted in a session packed with insights and information.
We predicted that Erika Napoletano was going to be one fun speaker to watch at ad:tech New York—and how right we were. We spotted her screaming the house down to get some technical issues fixed before her session and then she calmly went on to lead her panel discussion on Social Commerce in a fun, no-holds-barred way. Perhaps Alex Mcarthur said it best when he told Napoletano on Twitter that she was "easily the most entertaining moderator" at ad:tech New York.
With Frank Cooper able to captivate the audience with his start-of-day presentation on day one of ad:tech New York, we think Alfredo Gangotena, Chief Marketing Officer, MasterCard Worldwide, may have been under some pressure to deliver a H-I-T session himself. But Gangotena showed no fear and breezed through a presentation that was as "priceless" as the campaigns MasterCard is most well-known for. With a brave vision of a future that would have mobile phones replace the one asset that his company is most famous for, Gangotena's talk was both thrilling and deeply inspiring.
Have we included your favorite session at ad:tech New York in our H-I-T list? Tell us who was your favorite speaker at ad:tech New York in the comments below.
This article is part of Allvoices' series on ad:tech, the largest digital marketing and technology conferences and expositions. Check out allvoices.com/adtech for more of Allvoices' ad:tech New York event coverage. This series is supported by ad:tech.


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The act of being "locked in from both sides", from<i>Chasing Amy</i>. A girl is sucking a guy off and being penetrated from behind vaginally/anally.
She was locked in like Chinese Finger Cuffs
作者 Carez 2003年5月30日
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Can you define these popular missing words?
A woman who sucks a dick while getting fucked. because she is acting like chinese fingercuffs.
Me and my friend Tony had that bitch locked up like a pair of chinese fingercuffs.
作者 Shane Cline 2004年1月16日
when a girl has one cock in her mouth and another giving it to her from behind. you got her locked up like a pair of chinese fingercuffs
me and jon just fingercuffed some slut
作者 Leor 2003年5月10日
to fuck a girl from both ends, oral and anal, "like a pair of goddamn chinese finger cuffs."
see Chasing Amy. not the word; the movie. i'm serious, go see it.
see Chasing Amy. not the word; the movie. i'm serious, go see it.
we were fucking mary-jane the other night, when we started finger-cuffing her.
作者 Bob Smithly 2003年4月19日
Slang for a position for three way sex. The receiving partner is penetrated both orally and vaginally or anally by two partners.
She was locked in tight, just like a god damned pair of chinese fingercuffs.
作者 jjjk 2006年11月18日
The act in which a girl, usually a slut, has one Cock in her mouth and another in her vag.
When we were fingercuffing that bitch Leor hit her from behind so hard my whole 3 inch cock was forced into her mouth and she hurled all over the place.
Watch Chasing Amy and you can see that chick get finger cuffed. Well they talk about it atleast.
Watch Chasing Amy and you can see that chick get finger cuffed. Well they talk about it atleast.
作者 Jon 2003年12月07日
When you and a buddy are railin a bitch an yer hittin it doggy an he is gettin dome
Dude remember last night when we finger cuffed that hoe on tha rocking stool


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6 Things Every Sucker Should Know Before Buying a Used Car
Right in the middle of conversation. Mid-sentence. Just smile nice and big, reach under the lip, and flip that table up in the air. Then sit back down and coolly state, "I'm sorry -- you were saying something?"
For everything.
#2. The Test Drive
First of all: If in doubt, ramp it.
Ramping is the ultimate test of a vehicle, from its ability to accelerate, to the integrity of its suspension, to its indefinable aura of testicular fortitude. You don't want a vehicle that pusses out when it really counts, like some prissy little Jetta, do you? If they won't let you ramp anything, at least take it on the highway. And don't be gentle: A used car isn't spouse material just yet. It's a hot piece of ass at the bar; don't be afraid to give it to 'em rough and weird, because you're probably never going to see each other again. Accelerate hard, corner sharply and brake quickly. Make sure it's not shaking all over the place at high speed -- that could signal a bad alignment, control arms, bushings, tie rods -- or a bunch of other silly words that can cost you hundreds of dollars. If the pedal feels spongy while braking hard, that could mean bleeding again. If it's stiff and unyielding, it might be a bad brake booster. If the pedal shudders beneath your foot, it could need new rotors. It doesn't matter if you know or understand those words right now -- just throw them at the dealer like lawn darts at your little brother. If you still want the car despite the issues, at least it gives you ammo to drop the price later.
"Oooh, this has keys? That's no good. Let's knock a few hundred off ..."
If it's an automatic and it jolts into gear when you accelerate evenly, the transmission is probably bad. You just hop on out of that car, spare a couple of polite middle fingers for the nice salesman, and run to Mexico and sweet freedom. That is not fixable. Nobody understands transmissions -- not even a mechanic. All anybody can do about a transmission is just try to keep it happy, and try to shield our loved ones from its horrible wrath if we fail. Watch the oil pressure, battery and temperature gauges -- you probably won't be out long enough to trigger them, but they're your last resort. If something is so wrong that the gauges start maxing out during a short test drive, that car is about to transform into Shittimus Prime, the shit robot, who will shit all over your life until you are dead.
#1. Heading Home
After you've done your due diligence, cussed and punched your way through a few dealerships, combed Craigslist and found it to be full of potential rapists, and attempted to appraise the integrity of every single system in a giant, complicated machine that you've probably never seen before -- you're finally ready.
You're ready to go home.
Oh, not with a quality used vehicle -- nobody promised you that. If you're smart, and you've followed this guide to the letter, you've just realized that every single vehicle for sale is an utter piece of garbage; overpriced and fundamentally broken, guarded by a zealous tribe of conmen who would rather chop off their own junk than come within spitting distance of a blue book. No, the only intelligent thing to do now is to leave with your dignity intact. Don't forget to turn dramatically at the exit and promise that they'll rue something -- almost anything will do: "The moment you met me," "the decision to cross me," or even just the boilerplate "this day" are all fine, as long as they know they'll be ruing something. Don't worry; it's all part of the dance.
It just gives them something to remember you by, because you'll be back here doing this again the next time somebody gropes you on the bus.
Buy Robert's stunning, transcendental, orgasmic science fiction novel, Rx: A Tale of Electronegativity, right here. Or buy Robert's other (pretty OK) book, Everything Is Going to Kill Everybody: The Terrifyingly Real Ways the World Wants You Dead. Follow him on Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook.