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Adaptation Fund Approves Funding for Project in Guatemala
24 September 2013: The Adaptation Fund Board has approved $5.4 million in funding for an adaptation programme in Guatemala that will increase resilience in two municipalities that are frequently exposed to severe floods and droughts.
The project, titled 'Climate change resilient production landscapes and socio-economic networks advanced in Guatemala,' will be implemented by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and will feature a grant-making facility to allow rural communities to develop and implement local adaptation responses.
The objective of the programme is to increase the resilience of production landscapes and socioeconomic systems to the effects of climate change, in the Suchitepéquez and Sololá municipalities. The programme will involve mainstreaming of climate change adaptation measures in multilevel development plans, strengthening the capacity of community-based associations, and developing and implementing production practices based on ancestral practices that will reduce the vulnerability of communities to climate change. The concrete adaptation measures will be executed through a community-based adaptation approach with specific interventions drawn from a catalogue of options that has been designed through a participatory consultative process. It also aims to strengthen the processes and mechanisms of recovery, processing, and dissemination of information for decision making at all levels.
The launch of the Guatemala programme was made possible by recent contributions to the Fund by the Government of Sweden and the Brussels Capital region. Seven approved adaptation projects remain in the pipeline, but have not been launched due to insufficient resources in the Fund. [Adaptation Fund Press Release] [Guatemala Project Proposal for the Climate Change Resilient Production Landscapes and Socio-economic Networks Advanced in Guatemala]

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Clarence Bumpas, Seth Lobato and Jace Davis are in a holding pattern.
By the middle of May — at the latest — the trio of University of Northern Colorado football players will know their options.
Their options are rich but limited. Professional football or falling back on their degree and joining the rest of us in the working world.
In the meantime, it's back to lifting, running, throwing, catching and wondering.
All three know the situation, their percentages and chances.
None of the three expect to hear their name called by National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell at the podium on May 8-10 at Radio City Music Hall.
All expect to hear their iPhones ring sometime during the three-day stretch known as the first three days of the rest of their lives by college football players.
"I'm fine with waiting to see what happens," said Bumpas, who is maintaining his mental and physical conditioning at UNC.
Lobato has taken his personal training to Denver.
Bumpas prefers to fly under the radar, but if given a chance to play linebacker in the NFL, may be the subject matter of training camp stories about the undrafted free agent who played at the FCS level.
The same holds true for Davis, a wide receiver, and Eaton's own Lobato, who was the Bears' quarterback.
They're aware that their names don't appear on pre-draft boards or are even mentioned in mock drafts.
What is expected to be one of the biggest green rooms ever at Radio City Music Hall — a record 30 top prospects accepted invitations — will be minus the UNC trio.
They won't be rubbing elbows with South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel or University of Central Florida quarterback Blake Bortles, all candidates to be selected by the Houston Texans with the No. 1 pick.
Still, the UNC trio is worthy.
They shouldn't even feel slighted.
In fact, the NFL didn't invite any running backs to the draft, which may be a sign that the first round might come and go without a running back being selected.
There are plenty of notable names that won't make the trip to New York, including Michigan State cornerback Darqueze Dennard and UCLA linebacker Anthony Barr.
No player from the Big Sky Conference has been invited. No UNC player has ever been invited since the NFL started the practice.
Not even former Bears receiver Vincent Jackson, who went in the second round to the San Diego Chargers in 2005 and received the good news in a phone call from then Chargers head coach Marty Schottenheimer while celebrating with friends and family at his parents' Colorado Springs home.
Jackson, along with defensive lineman Aaron Smith (fourth round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1999), Tony Ramirez (sixth round by the Detroit Lions, 1997) and defensive back Reed Doughty (sixth round by the Washington Redskins, 2006) were pretty good bets to be drafted.
Other former Bears, including punter Dirk Johnson, tight end Andy Haase, linebackers Scott Zimmerman and Jamie Heiner along with quarterback Corte McGuffey weren't expected to be drafted and went the free agency route.
It's a safe bet that Bumpas, Lobato and Davis will take the same path, but once they get their foot in the door, they plan to stay.
Bumpas (6-foot-2, 236 pounds) started his career at Kansas State University, but some personal problems led him to UNC, where he excelled at linebacker and was one of the best at his position in the Big Sky Conference.
Lobato, who possesses the perfect NFL quarterback physique at 6-foot-5, 230 pounds, also started his career at an NCAA Division I FBS school — the University of Colorado — before wandering back to Weld County and drawing the attention of numerous NFL scouts during his senior season, despite the Bears' paltry 1-11 season.
Davis (6-foot, 209 pounds) exhibited raw talent on a regular basis for the Bears, displaying athleticism.
All three performed at a Pro Day at Colorado State University this spring in front of a horde of pro scouts.
"I thought that went real well," Lobato said. "I received a lot of positive feedback."
Lobato opted not to reveal which teams have maintained contact.
Bumpas conceded that he hasn't received as much feedback as Lobato but is relying on his agent — Evan Brennan, of California — to handle any inquires. Lobato shares the same agent.
"I'm just going to continue to do what I'm doing, being in top shape and ready for an opportunity," Bumpas said. "You don't get these chances very often."
Bumpas and Davis graduated with degrees in communication while Lobato majored in sports and exercise science and is pursuing a master's degree in athletic administration.
If all goes according to plan, in a month, all three will be employed by a team in the National Football League.
Samuel G. Mustari covers sports for the Tribune. Reach him at (970) 392-4437 or via email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @samuelmustari or @GTribSports.


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Rescues and Stimulus
I'm going to belabor the obvious here. I hate to do it, but somebody needs to and nobody else is:
*Calling something a stimulus package doesn't make it one. This one doesn't come close.
*If you are headed in the wrong direction, speed is not your friend. Neither is size.
*The rescue of financial institutions is more urgent than a stimulus package and less expensive to taxpayers.
*Illiquid assets can be purchased, held, and later resold, possibly at a profit, while money spent is money gone. One is "investment;" the other is spending.
*Money spent with borrowed money raises future interest costs to future taxpayers.
*Rescue investing by the Fed and Treasury probably provide more stimulus than stimulus spending helps the financial system.
*You don't have to have a stimulus package to get stimulus. The recession is triggering automatic stabilizers – more spending and lower tax payments. The budget deficit is growing rapidly without a stimulus bill.
*Since the beginning of September, Fed operations have speeded up the growth of bank reserves and money. As velocity normalizes, much stimulus will be unleashed. The trick will be winding it down.
*Tax-rate cuts would result in immediate reductions in withholding and impact the economy faster while letting the public allocate their own funds.
*"Buy American" provisions are crazy. Has anyone heard of Smoot-Hawley? Do we not understand retaliation?
*Did someone say Davis-Bacon would apply to construction contracts? The best I can say about it is that it's well named.
*This is no time to poke a stick in our biggest international creditor's eye.
*What some people are calling "manipulation" used to be the official policy of the U.S. and other countries under Bretton Woods.
*I see that while we were focused on these issues, the trial lawyers just got a whole new playing field – equal pay.


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Steel cut oatmeal with: raisins, bananas, kerry gold, heavy whipping cream and some brown sugar. God damn that was good. A nice way to finish up heavy DL workout!
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I think we go up today because of WLP. However, P/E is getting too high for all the insurers. UNH is over 14 now, and they are all ripe for pullbacks. How can this type of PE be sustained? Today I will buy 100 puts in UNH when the stock hits $73. Just a gamble, and I will lose or use the profits to purchase stock when it goes back under the historic 12 pe
I agree with you so I sold covered calls on all my shares. (I was thinking "sell in May") Unfortunately I jumped too early so now the 9000 Jan/2015 $80 calls I sold are worth over twice what I got for them. The company is well managed and hitting on all cylinders, who knows how high it can go?
Good luck
9000 calls or calls on 9000 shares. Not that I need to know your business!!
I say that you will get called away on the Jan15's. I do see UNH going over $80 by 2015....it will be a close one for you. If you do get called away, then you still made bank on this one. You can always buy them back if the price drops :) I just think we hit a temp top here. I was looking back over the historic pe's and we are higher than the past.
I too am worrying. WLP had a good report but as soon as one lousy one comes out, it takes this down too.
I think I Might sell a portion of my holdings(20% at most) today or at least pretty soon.
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It's real. And it's in Times Square. And spending New Year's Eve there will run you $375.
Zane Tankel, who runs all 38 Applebee's restaurants in the New York metro area, told the New York Post that the location's celebration for the night would include "a ton of food," prepared by "some fairly sophisticated culinary people." Oh, and there'll be a DJ and a dance floor, because again, this is the World's Largest Applebee's. "You wouldn't know you were at an Applebee's for that one night," Tankel added.
It should be noted that individuals wishing to attend New Year's Eve at the World's Largest Applebee's who are under 21 are admitted for a scant $250, a price break that puts it in the neighborhood of the TGI Friday's in Times Square: Their NYE party package is offered for $225.
Or you could spring for the Andaz 5th Avenue's package, which goes for $14,000, though it does include a two-night stay at the hotel, meals and spa treatments. So, you know, it's kind of a bargain.
But it's no World's Largest Applebee's.
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Ken Jeong donned his birthday suit in The Hangover and he does it again in The Hangover Part II. But before he displayed his body, he asked for approval from one person – his wife.
"I got her permission. I'm not stupid," the actor, who plays flamboyant, foul-mouthed gangster Leslie Chow, told PEOPLE at the film's Los Angeles premiere this week. "I ran it by her before I ran it by [director] Todd Phillips."
And obviously his wife, Tran, gave her hubby the green light. "I'm very blessed to have a supportive wife," said Jeong. "In fact, she said this will be a feel-good movie because every guy will go home feeling good about themselves."
Jeong, who at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards paid a tearful tribute to his wife and her successful fight with breast cancer, is happy to report her clean bill of health.
"She's been breast cancer free for the passed three years," Jeong said. "We have two girls, Alexa and Zooey, and they will be 4 years old next Thursday, the day Hangover 2 comes out, so we're really blessed. I'm just so glad everyone is happy and healthy. That's all you want in life."
Jeong is also grateful for his other "family" – his castmates in the movie. "[The Hangover Part II] is like being reunited with family again," said Jeong.
And he has nothing but praise for his costars, particularly Bradley Cooper. "He's one of my best friends and he's a movie star now and he's the same guy," says Jeong, "unaffected and just a decent person. I love him."
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The first casualty of this year's final roster cutdown has been identified tonight, and it's none other than fullback Michael Robinson. The move doesn't make me particularly happy, but I understand it. Robinson is a phenomenal lead blocker and special teams ace, but 1) he's aging, 2) he was scheduled to make ~$2.5 million this year, and 3) he's been unable to play the past few weeks due to illness and isn't expected to be healthy enough to suit up for a few more weeks.
In a way, we can chalk this move up to the ever-increasing marginalization of the fullback in modern pro offenses. Robinson was great at clearing the way for Beast Mode to roam free into opposing secondaries, but even so he was only on the field for about a third of Seattle's offensive snaps. The pass is the thing these days, and most teams prefer to go with an extra wideout or tight end over a blocking back (the better to spread out defenses, you see). Unlike spinners and nose guards, I don't think the position is ever going to disappear entirely from the NFL, but it may very well end up becoming indistinguishable from the hybrid H-Back position.
Still, this may not be the last we hear of Robinson in the Pacific Northwest. As Danny Kelly pointed out over at Field Gulls, there's nothing to stop Seattle from re-signing him to a more cap-friendly number once he gets back into playing shape, much like the Ravens did with Vontae Leach. In the meantime, let's hope whoever is stepping into Robinson's shoes (Derrick Coleman, perhaps?) is up to the task.
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I'll continue to update this post as this year's cuts leak out, so be sure to check back here throughout the weekend.
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UPDATE (8/31, 10:30): This year's cuts are brutal. According to Jason La Canfora, the Seahawks are releasing one of my favorite players in the whole damn league, cornerback Antoine Winfield. At 36 his speed has declined enough to warrant a demotion to nickel back in coverage, but his claim to fame has always been his well above-average ability to tackle.
It figures — after years of watching him punish running backs like a small(er) Ray Lewis for the Vikings, I finally get to see him do the same for the Seahawks only to watch him fall victim to the logjam of young, talented, big defensive backs on the roster. If Jeremy Lane hadn't made huge strides in his game toward the end of last season, or if Walter Thurmond or Byron Maxwell had shown up on the injury reports this preseason with their usual suite of health problems, Carroll et al most likely would have kept Winfield around. But he did, and they did, and so out the door Winfield goes. I doubt he'll be jobless for very long.
If Thurmond breaks his leg next week, I'm going to drive to Seattle and rage-vomit geysers of boiling, flaming blood directly into his eye sockets.
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UPDATE (8/31, 3:00): Quarterback Brady Quinn and defensive tackle Jaye Howard have both reportedly been cut. Quinn's release is not surprising as his competition for the backup QB gig, Tarvaris Jackson, outplayed him all preseason long.
The loss of Howard, on the other hand, is a bit confusing to me. The second year DT was a wrecking ball in opposing teams' backfields all preseason long, and he looked to be a solid choice for a defensive line group riddled with injuries. Maybe the Hawks are hoping to add him to their practice squad, but it's doubtful that he will clear the waiver wire. Anyone want to bet he ends up in a Jacksonville uniform by day's end?
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UPDATE (8/31, 3:30): In a bit of non-cut related news, Ian Rapaport is reporting that defensive end Chris Clemons has been added to the active roster. That doesn't necessarily mean he'll be ready to go for the season opener, but the team clearly thinks he'll be ready well before week six, which would have been the earliest he could have been added to the roster if he had begun the year on the PUP list.
Also, Jared Stanger over at Field Gulls is reporting that defensive tackle Sealver Siliga has been cut. Siliga was a bit of a longshot to make the team after having been added via a trade with Denver for guard John Moffitt, but against the Raiders on Thursday he looked like he could be a potential force as a rotational guy in the middle of the line.
I now officially have no idea what the Seahawks are planning to do with their defensive line group.
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UPDATE (8/31, 3:45): According to multiple sources, including Pete Carroll, Antoine Winfield is retiring from the NFL. It's a bit unclear whether he chose to retire because the team cut him or if he informed the team that he was going to retire and that decision was just initially reported incorrectly as his having being cut, but that's a minor detail. Either way, one of the most effective and underrated corners of the last decade has just hung up his cleats, and the league is the poorer for it.
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UPDATE (8/31, 4:10): Tom Pelissero of USA Today is reporting that the Seahawks traded a conditional pick to the Jaguars for DT D'Anthony Smith. Apparently Jacksonville was planning on cutting him, but Seattle decided that they didn't want to risk losing him to a higher waiver claim.
As Rotoworld puts it, Smith "has done nothing in the league besides get injured since being a top-75 pick in 2010." To be fair, that sounds a whole lot like what everyone said about Clemons when the Hawks traded for him back in '10, but that doesn't make me feel any better about this move. Did I mention that I have no idea what the Seahawks are planning to do with their defensive line?
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UPDATE: (8/31, 4:30): The Seahawks have finally issued a press release listing this year's cuts. Here's the rundown, grouped by position (names not already reported above are bolded):
G Rishaw Johnson
G Ryan Seymour
G Jared Smith
QB Brady Quinn
FB Michael Robinson
TE Cooper Helfet
TE Darren Fells
TE Sean McGrath
WR Phil Bates
WR Arceto Clark
WR Chris Harper
WR Bryan Walters
DT Michael Brooks
DT Dewayne Cherrington
DT Jaye Howard
DT Clinton McDonald
DT Sealver Siliga
DE Ty Powell
CB Ron Parker
CB Antoine Winfield
S Winston Guy
S DeShawn Shead
I'll put something up on the 53 man roster later on, but for now the main surprise for me is at tight end. I expected Fells to go, but releasing both McGrath and Helfet as well leaves the Seahawks with just two tight ends on the roster, Zach Miller and Luke Willson. Either Darrell Bevell is planning on cutting back on the two tight end sets or they plan on adding a third TE via trade or waiver claim. It's too bad to see McGrath go, I rather liked him — here's hoping he gets added to the practice squad.
By my count, the Seahawks released several recent draft picks, including two who were chosen in 2012, Guy (6th round) and Howard (4th), and a whopping four from the 2013 draft class: Harper (4th), Seymour (7th), Powell (7th), and Smith (7th). Granted, most of those players were late-round choices, but even so it would appear that Carroll and Schneider really weren't kidding when they said that the depth on the roster was far too strong for there to be enough spaces on the roster for all their picks this year. And with DT Jesse Williams on IR and CB Tharold Simon on PUP, that leaves just five of Seattle's eleven picks this year remaining on the active roster.


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East St. John entered Monday's game undefeated, and at the conclusion of the first quarter, leading McDonogh 35 14-9, the Wildcats looked as if they would continue their hot start.
"We just weren't in rhythm in the first quarter," McDonogh 35 Coach Eric Duncan said. "We weren't settled down. Kaitlyn Pratt couldn't get settled down."
Even though Pratt, the Roneagles' senior star, scored all of her team's first-quarter points, she appeared flustered by an aggressive East St. John defense, seemingly intent on denying her the ball or fouling her when she got it.
Nevertheless, Pratt shrugged off the early hiccups and settled right in, scoring 30 points and grabbing 10 offensive rebounds in the Roneagles' 45-37 win.
"It was really all a rhythm thing," Duncan said of his team's lackluster first quarter. "We run a triangle offense, and we just weren't in rhythm."
East St. John's Nya Duhe was a major factor in disrupting McDonogh 35's rhythm. Her two assists off steals in the first quarter combined with strong perimeter defense made it difficult for the Roneagles' guards to feed the ball to Pratt, who was often double-teamed in the post.
"(Pratt) doesn't like it when she gets grabbed and elbowed, and they were doing some of that, they were being physical," Duncan said. "She can get a little hyped up -- she's emotional -- so we try to settle her down a little bit."
Duhe's defense and her team's four transition baskets early in the first quarter gave the Wildcats a quick 8-0 lead.
Pratt finally got McDonogh 35 on the board halfway through the quarter, scoring her first three buckets on offensive rebounds off her own misses -- a theme throughout the game.
"Those extra shots she creates for us are huge," Duncan said.
Pratt scored 12 points on offensive rebounds alone.
The Wildcats (5-1) first quarter advantage was quickly erased by Pratt in the second.
Pratt scored after an offensive rebound, pulling her team to within 14-11.
The Roneagles grabbed their first lead at 17-16 in the second quarter when Pratt dribbled from midcourt for a spectacular layup, freezing a Wildcat defender with a head fake to teammate Karrenasia Barley, who was setting up behind the three-point arc.
Pratt would command the game from there, scoring 12 during the quarter, including another memorable basket on a gorgeous floating lob pass from Kadija Garner over the outstretched arms of two defenders.
"Special player, great player," Duncan said of Pratt. "Once we settled down, we were able to get the ball inside to Kaitlyn, and that's really what this team is trying to do. It all goes through Kaitlyn."
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ST. THOMAS NAGAR, ABU DHABI: The Gulf Orthodox Youth Conference concluded with a message to love the nature and it reminded all that protecting nature is inevitable for the sustenance of life. To put the message into practice trees were planted to let the curtain fall for the fifth Youth Conference in Gulf.
"Love is the greatest gift of God. Those, who have kindness, can not carry the mass of words. One can accomplish the 'dialectic of peace' only by proclaiming war against all kinds of violence and symbols of violence'. The Church has undertaken a move to realize that peace in one's own heart. Peace shall develop itself in everyone's heart. The hardness that grows within human minds is disturbing us", said Dr. Abdul Samad Samadaani in his inaugural speech of the valedictory meeting of GOYC.
Metropolitan Yuhanon Mar Polycarpos presided over the meeting. The Metropolitan also unveiled the souvenir.
Fr. George Abraham, Fr. Manoj M. Abraham, Fr. Biju P. Thomas, and Fr. John Kurian felicitated the meeting.
Awards were presented to the winners of Quiz Competition Job Sam Mathew and Bincy Babu. The best unit award for Outside India Region and the Metropolitan Award for the Best Unit in the Delhi Diocese were given to the Abu Dhabi Unit.
First installment of 'Jyothis', a project of UAE Zonal Committee was handed over to the General Secretary of OCYM Fr. Stephen Varghese.
Secretary of St. George Cathedral, Abu Dhabi Joykutty welcomed the gathering and John Samuel moved vote of thanks.


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James E. Causey offers his perspectives on a variety of issues on urban affairs, crime, city hall, education and sports.
Let's tax fast-food establishments to help pay for a new arena
Milwaukee can solve two problems that it can solve with one stone.
No. 1: The city could lose the Milwaukee Bucks if it doesn't figure out a way to pay for a new state-of-the-art facility within the next three to five years.
No. 2: The city has an obesity problem. On a percentage basis, there are more overweight African-Americans in Wisconsin than there are in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.
The only realistic way to pay for a new $350 million facility is through some kind of tax, possibly a penny sales tax on every dollar. Taxpayers hate new taxes. But the region could kill two birds with one stone if there was a penny-per-dollar sales tax on fast-food establishments.
We all know the harm that fast-foods do. And although many of the fast-food establishments now claim that they have healthier options, the fact is many of the food items are still packed with artery-clogging saturated fats and calories. A tax on fast food could be the incentive to turn people away from that $1 menu.
Milwaukee's inner city has an overabundance of fast-food establishments. I know a fast-food tax could be a burden on the poor. But I would argue that based on the many health issues that impact the black community, such as high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, strokes and other chronic illnesses, African-Americans should refrain from eating fast-foods anyway.
The new tax could create an opportunity for those with healthier food options to come into the inner city to create new businesses.
I know a number of us have been too tired to cook and the kids are hungry. You give the kids $10 and send them to McDonald's and they can order two No. 3s and two double cheeseburgers off the Dollar Menu and still have enough change for a supersized soda. Problem solved, but long-term we are making our children fatter.
Paying for a new arena should not just fall on the backs of the owner and team. We all need to chip in and if we do it right with a tax we can also help out a struggling Milwaukee Public Museum, which has a leaky roof; fix the War Memorial; and help finance a reading program for Milwaukee Public Schools.
We can be as creative as we need to be to get the job done, but leaders in the community - including the mayor - need to be at the table.
It can work, especially if you consider what happened in Oklahoma City. In 1993, voters there decided to turn around their struggling city by approving a new sales tax. That tax revitalized their downtown, provided the city with a renovated arena, and improved the city's entertainment and convention facilities. The one-cent sales tax also generated $514 million, according to a news article, along with a $180 million Oklahoma City Public Schools bond issue that was used for facility improvements, technology and transportation projects.
If we could get the same impact locally would you be on board for a one-cent sales tax?
Seattle is moving ahead on a $490 million sports facility
Seattle is one step away from building a $490 million NBA sports facility.
Seattle doesn't have a team, but it hopes that buy building a new arena that it can attract a NBA and NHL franchise.
Milwaukee needs a new arena. The Bucks owner Herb Kohl loves Milwaukee and wants to keep the team here, but he's not a young man anymore. How much of a fight is Kohl willing to have to get the Bucks a new arena?
That question is up for debate. One thing is sure. Cities like Seattle are moving ahead and cities with struggling NBA franchises could be on their short list. Seattle knows how it works. The city lost the Supersonics to Oklahoma City in 2008, after Seattle refused to build a new arena.
The NBA is at a critical stage. A majority of the teams are losing money and they need brand new facilities to increase their value and to build revenue. Unfortunately, no one wants to bring up building a multi-million sports complex when most cities are struggling to pay for schools and transportation needs of their citizens.
The Bucks were given a lifeline three months ago when BMO Harris signed on as a major sponsor of the Bradley Center. The additional revenue amounts to a significant financial shot in the arm for the 24-year-old facility and its major tenants and is expected to provide a fiscal bridge of sorts between now and potential construction of a new multipurpose arena.
Kohl, city officials and business leaders must start the conversation now on a new arena or risk saying goodbye to a good corporate partner.
The Bucks don't have to build a $500 million facility to keep the team here, but it needs to talk about building something soon. Seattle is not planning on building a $480 million facility to mothball.
Also, my Sunday Crossroads column ask the question: "Is our health care really the best in the world?"
Check it out.
Maybe Kohl can get the ball rolling on a new arena
Our editorial in Wednesday's paper said that the new labor agreement will help the Milwaukee Bucks but it may not go far enough.
The team needs a new arena within the next five to eight years - I'm leaning closer to five years - or the Bucks days in Milwaukee are numbered.
Bucks owner Herb Kohl should be more vocal on the arena issue. I know that speaking out and making demands are not his style, but imagine if the owner of the team was someone like Michael Jordan. Do you believe he would be so quiet?
The answer is no. Maybe Kohl needs to say he would put X amount of dollars down to get the ball rolling. I don't know what that X amount should be but it would be a start. The business community and taxpayers need to step
up, too. We can't expect Kohl to foot the bill for the entire thing.
The Bucks got lucky when the city received the generous gift of the Bradley Center from Jane Bradley Pettit, but lighting does not strike twice in the same place, especially in this small market. It would not be wise to expect someone to drop $225 million or more on a state-of-the-art facility.
The Bradley Center has served its purpose. Now its too small, too old and too outdated. Technology has come a long ways since 1988 and the BC can't keep up. Renovating it is not an option because the facility is 1/3 smaller than the average of other basketball arenas.
If we want the Bucks to stay in Milwaukee, we have to think about a new facility. Also, the arena issue is larger than the Bucks. A new facility could lure top-notch entertainers to the city, many of whom bypass the BC today because of its outdated sound system.
If a new state-of-the-art facility is built, it could also house several restaurants, gift shops and other revenue generators that the NBA covets.
Here is what ESPN had to say about the issue.
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Sorry. Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but this respond doesn't really make sense while quoting mine. Maybe I'm not reading it correctly. With laptops, doesn't matter about the size. Most laptops are different so I would get the one that best suits me. 3DS and XL are pretty much the same with it comes to performance. It plays 3DS games which is what I need it to do. All I said is I didn't find the XL to be all too big. My hands are small and they fit comfortable. I kinda wear tight-ish pants and it fits in my pocket perfectly. It's portable.
So in essence all 17" laptops are superior to there 13" and 15" counterparts?
I don't find the XL to be aesthetically pleasing at all and despite having a pink one in my house (it's my girlfriends) I don't do anything for me as far as portability.
If they made a 9" cell phone I certainly wouldn't buy it because I like my cell phone to fit in my pocket.
These bigger are better people sound like the goofs on facebook that are taking pictures of themselves in the mirror using the camera on their iPad
Bigger is better can be true sometimes. I just enjoy the XL more cause of the slight changes like matte finish. The bigger screen is nice. Though I felt the 3DS screen should of been a little bigger in the first place.


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Windows informs you a program has stopped responding, you opt to close the program and nothing happens, you try to terminate it in Task Manager and nothing happens, and there you are, stuck with a failed but unslayable program. What can you do? Read on as we help an HTG reader slay his dragon.
Been using Process Explorer for years to do this. I can't figure out why it wasn't bundled in the OS from day one.
Great question and answer. When I get the "not responding" message from Windows, I want to scream and I have NEVER known them to have a solution. THANK YOU for this!
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The program in question may run and close more reliably in Windows XP compatibility mode.
I've always just used taskkill /?
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on 18 October 2014 - 10:18 AM
Maybe he's pouting at practices
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on 19 April 2014 - 11:01 AM
One of the things that got me thinking last night was this: The terrible NBC talking heads were speaking before the game about the B's ability to play big and aggressive if you want; or play the skill game if you want that instead. That can be intimidating to a lot of teams in the league because with the Bruins they can usually do it better than the opposition.
Turns out after watching the game that the Bruins didnt know which team they were last night. They can't out-skill the class of puck possession teams, and thier "big nastiness" came out like a wimper compared to the Anahiem teams we have faced over the years.
With our generations of players being developed the same puck possession way, it's amazing to watch a "system" beat a team of bigger, better, meaner.
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on 18 May 2013 - 09:21 PM
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on 18 May 2013 - 10:09 AM
That's what happens when your team sucks so bad for so long and you get all the top draft picks and can draft Kane, Toews, etc. Decades ago he says? Hm we won the cup not to many years ago and made the playoffs sense. Wasn't Chicago the team who sucked for decades? Didn't Chicago fans just start showing back up at the games in about 2007? Because If i remember right they couldn't give away tickets for a solid 10 years. Chicago band wagon fans please shut up and enjoy your 2-3 more years of being good before your team goes to crap for another 10 or 20 years while we win cups. Thanks
That's what happens when your team sucks so bad for so long and you get all the top draft picks and can draft Kane, Toews, etc. Decades ago he says? Hm we won the cup not to many years ago and made the playoffs sense. Wasn't Chicago the team who sucked for decades? Didn't Chicago fans just start showing back up at the games in about 2007? Because If i remember right they couldn't give away tickets for a solid 10 years. Chicago band wagon fans please shut up and enjoy your 2-3 more years of being good before your team goes to crap for another 10 or 20 years while we win cups. Thanks
Just to be frank here - pot meet kettle. The Wings went through the same drought period the same way the Hawks did. How many sold out games were there at the Joe in the early 80s? When we started winning over the last 20 years the butts came back to the seats.
Also, speaking as someone who grew up in a hockey-less Chicago during the 80's-90's, the games were NEVER EVER televised. I didnt even know the Hawks existed. All of my friends were Bears and Bulls fans and that is where loyalty ended. When I moved to Michigan it was one of the greatest times of my life because all of the people around me took pity and showed me hockey. This is why I am a wings fan.
I dislike the Chicago fans lack of knowledge - but there is a whole generation that has a good reason. It is a good thing for the sport that people are picking it up in that market again.
Posted by swedishconnection
on 26 April 2013 - 08:08 PM
Wings are used to the travel. Are the Ducks? I'd much rather play a team we won a season series against this year than Chicago, who is a powerhouse.
Posted by swedishconnection
on 29 January 2013 - 10:42 PM
Not sure if this has been posted yet but here's Tootoo's first fight. I hadn't seen it because I only caught the third period.
What's with the refs jumping in so fast??
So far he's squaring up when he fights, bringing energy, hitting guys, no cheap stuff... I'm coming around on Tootoo.
Posted by swedishconnection
on 21 January 2013 - 12:40 PM
first of all 14 shots on net. Second, remember our 7-1 loss to the caps last year to end our 5 game winning streak that started the season, and sparked a 6 game losing streak? Of course you don't, because wings fans have terrible memories of when we play awful and put it out of their minds. That way every time they have a real bad game we can go OMG WERE DOOMED!!! I'VE NEVER SEEN THE WINGS PLAY THIS BAD EVER. Give me a break, every team plays like amateurs from time to time.
Posted by swedishconnection
on 21 January 2013 - 10:48 AM
Guys one data point does not make a trend. Wait until we have a few more games to judge the team.
Posted by swedishconnection
on 10 July 2012 - 11:42 PM
What makes you think Holland hasn't tried to package Franzen for Ryan/Nash or Yandle? Franzen for Nash should be a pretty good staring point for Columbus considering that Franzen produces better points/game than Nash over the last two years and does it with less PP and ice time.Oh, and Franzen makes almost half of what Nash does.
Posted by swedishconnection
on 22 April 2012 - 07:21 AM
And all a Sharks fan has to do is come in and remind you that the Sharks have knocked the Wings out the two seasons prior to this year. The Sharks are actually closer to being an elite team again than the Wings are right now.
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on 03 January 2012 - 12:34 PM
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on 27 September 2011 - 09:08 AM
A lot of the things Filppula does on the ice doesn't show up on the score-sheet and he also is one of the few Wings who steps up his game significantly in the playoffs, but with that said a break out year is anywhere north of 50 points and I think he'll reach that mark this season.
I agree. The past two seasons, especially last year, I questioned the teamwork of this club. It seemed like no one trusted anyone out there and it showed up in our GAA. You had some players trying to do to much and others not doing enough. Multiple times during intermission interviews did we hear about trust not being there, people trying to do other peoples job on the ice. A couple of games after we would see the Wings play as good as they can but after that back to the normal inconsistent untrusting teamwork.On topic:What is a "breakout year" for Fil in terms of points?60+ pointsHow many points will Filppula score in 11-12?45-50 points is my guess. The only thing stopping Flip from being a legit 2nd line scoring center is consistency.
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on 27 July 2011 - 05:00 PM
all justified ridicule aside guys, is it fair to say that Raffi Torres ruined Jason Williams career?
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In theory, Town Meeting is a classic example of democracy in action. In practice, it leaves much to be desired. Many community members cannot afford to take an entire day off; a choice between exercising ones rights and putting food on the table is hardly balanced.
Why is Town Meeting Day NOT a state holiday? When agenda items are not on the ballot, even those folks who try to participate by voting are denied the right to participate in decisions which may affect them. This is neither democratic nor fair.
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The Iowa House recessed last night after about 8 ½ hours of debate on the contentious union bill that has drawn hundreds of protestors to the Capitol.
Debate resumed around 7:10 a.m. and is expected to last much of today and possibly later.
House File 525, the bill being debated, would allow public employees to act as "free agents" to sidestep union representation. It additionally would prohibit unions from having any say regarding layoffs.
Debate began around 2 p.m. Wednesday. Only seven of more than 100 amendments had been called up for consideration when the house recessed at 10:37 p.m. Wednesday.
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Travel with us to beautiful Reno, NV for the Masters of team roping, the Bob Feist Invitational! Every year this roping tops the previous with increased money and prizes. Youll find your favorite teams and ropers as every run from this six round event is included. With 15 teams returning for the explosive and world renowned short round you wont want to miss a run. Bob Feist has assembled this richest one day roping event of the year and continues to draw the very best and new ropers year in and year out. So kick back and prepare yourself for the most exciting one day event of the year.The Bob Feist Invitational!
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"Kimbo will beat Fedor" and other ridiculous thread postings you've seen
Thread title pretty much says it. What are some of the looniest, wackiest predictions and other postings you've seen, aside from outright troll posts?
These are the ones where you're pretty sure the guys meant it.
Time to share a story or two. You don't have to make fun of any poster in partilcular. Just some "I remember when" stuff.
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Yeah, the "Kimbo is a op 10 HW" threads are classic, I also had a good laugh when someone said BJ could take Fedor to a decision, hilarious :D.
Especially since some people says BJ could beat GSP in a rematch, how would BJ fare against Rampage?
Come to think of it, Rampage might be the only really good fiugther that's not overhyped (i.e. people saying he'd take Fedor and stuff). How come!? Is it because he's a brother? j/k
I like Rampage, he's one of those fighters that doesn't get caught in his own hype.
"Franklin would beat Silva if they fought a third time."
Who knows? Maybe Silva will feel pity for Rich and let him win, they are lovers after all :thumb02:.
"Kimbo will beat Fedor" is also blatent trolling.
The sad thing is, sometimes people really believe that KImbo can beat Fedor, because of all the hype surrounding Kimbo and after all Fedor is just a guy no one knows, right? It's sad, but true.
I remember seeing one recently that said Anthony Johnson will "destroy" GSP. No joke.
Bruce Lee would beat Fedor (or any other mma fighter)
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Last spring I wrote in this column that some of the merchants located on the periphery of the city of Elkins questioned the implications of the name "Downtown Merchants' Association." The subject came up again at Tuesday's meeting. While I have, at the request of Defacto President Ed Griesel, repeatedly reported that the organization's mission is to promote every business in the Elkins area and he continuously extends invitations to all merchants to attend the meetings, some apparently still feel that the organization promotes only those businesses located in the central downtown area ostensibly by its name.
In that spring column, I also noted that the official name of the organization is the Downtown Elkins Promotional Committee and swore that I would forevermore refer to it by that name. A couple weeks later I reneged on that promise explaining that I did so because of the awkwardness of the name, and because everyone else continued to refer to it as the Downtown Merchants' Association.
Perhaps changing the name of the organization might entice more merchants to participate in the meetings. It would, after all, be simple enough to do - simply call it the Elkins Merchants Association. No one apparently cares what its "official" title is anyway - it has been called something else for the past several years I've been reporting on it. If that makes people happy, then why not do it. That's one way of seeing if those that are unhappy with what it's now called will be more inclined to attend and participate in the idea sharing that takes place every other Tuesday morning.
Another area of concern discussed at Tuesday's meeting was the organization's structure. The organization from its inception (as I understand it) has been made up of a loosely cohesive group of merchants, business executives/owners, professionals, elected officials from the city and county, hotel managers and an occasional bank representative.
There have never been a membership criteria or a fee to meet or pay for membership. Most of the expenses incurred for "group" advertising or other activities have been meet through voluntary contributions - many of which have not been in equal shares. In some cases, an individual or two have been left "holding the bag" for sizeable obligations. Tuesday's attendees agreed that this is not the best way of conducting the organization's financial affairs; a better way of meeting the group's obligations must be found.
Attendees agree that the organization has grown into a dynamic organization and it is time to seek ways of making it appealing to a wider audience and give it more structure. They also agreed that no matter how hard members work to get everyone involved, some people will not become involved no matter what is done to reach out to them.
A case in point is the advertising brochures that were, with the blessing of all involved, printed at the beginning of the tourist season promoting the entire Elkins business community. Had it not been for subsidies from the Randolph County Commission and the city of Elkins, a sizeable obligation would have rested on the shoulders of a very few - a couple in fact. Another incident that has given rise to these concerns is the still outstanding obligation for an advertisement that was placed in the fall issue of "WV Living Magazine." Everyone agreed that having an ad in that issue was a good idea because the city of Elkins was the featured location. Merchants agreed to share the cost of the ad, but apparently, no one knows what that obligation is. Some are hesitant to pay what might be a disproportionate share. Understandable. Some indicated that they are willing to pay their "fair share" but they don't know what it is.
Some voiced the opinion that writing publicly about the challenges faced by the group might cause doubts in the minds of some who might otherwise be interested causing them to stay away - I doubt it. No organization, large, or small like this one, is set on cruise control and goes sailing merrily along without hitting a bump now and then. The challenges the group faces are no big secret nor are they insurmountable. All that's needed is workable ideas put into effect.
So, what's the answer? You might have it. Why not join the meetings and share your ideas.
Rebecca Poe, director of the Randolph County Senior Center, was at Tuesday's merchants' meeting and presented a great update on her Country Roads Transit system.
According to Poe, the system recently passed its three-year demonstration grant. "It's here to stay," she said. "Last year we had 9,426 passengers, drove a total of 133,693 miles, and are looking to expand the service.
"Our plans for the future are for us to have a maintenance shop with a mechanic on the staff," Poe said. "We currently contract the maintenance of the vehicles to various shops."
Poe also stated, "The faces of our riders are changing. We are seeing more and more people under 60 years of age riding the busses. As this indicates, our service is for everyone, not just seniors."
When asked about other services the company might provide, Poe stated that they cannot do charter, but are considering arranging shuttle services from parking lots to special activities and events in and around town as part of the marketing plan.
According to Poe, all a person needs to do to ride the bus is stand by the route and flag the bus as it comes by. Route schedules are available at the senior center. Service is provided to all of Randolph County. She also said that if someone needed transportation from a point that is not on the regular route, all they have to do is call 304-636-6472 and arrangements can be made to pick them up. The pamphlet that she passed out at Tuesday's meeting stipulated, however, that the service is by appointment and requires 24-hours advance notice. The cost of the Demand Response is $2 per trip.
Poe said that she is seeking input regarding obtaining shelters and their placement along the routes.
"There are at least eight of the company's 13 buses on the road at any given time," Poe said.
Fares are $1.25 per trip for anyone 6 years of age and older (children younger than 6 ride for free), and a monthly pass for unlimited rides is available at $30 per month.
For additional information, contact Country Roads Transit at 304-636-6472, or toll free at 877-636-6472. The TDD number is 304-636-7373. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
Spinner O'Flaherty, president of C-HOPE, announced Tuesday that First Ward School and Riverside School have been passed through the Archives and History Commission to the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places. He said the two historic landmarks have been cleared through the state and national level for approval to the National Register of Historic Places.
Halloween trick-or-treat for the merchants in downtown Elkins is Oct. 30 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., not Oct. 29 as I stated in last week's column.
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You will receive an e-mail from one of the service/delivery companies along with a packet number saying that they were unable to deliver a package sent to you on such-and-such a date because of an address error.
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The Hollywood Film Festival and Yahoo! Movies have announced 10 nominees for their public awards competition.
The nominees are "Captain America: The First Avenger," "Cowboys and Aliens," "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2," "The Help," "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," "Rango," "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," "Super 8," "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," "X-Men: First Class."
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Napoleon Dynamite turns 10 on Wednesday, so we "guess you can say things are getting pretty serious." On June 11, 2004, the delightfully strange tale of an awkward yet confident high-schooler dancing his way through life hit theaters.
Made on a budget of $400,000, the film went on to earn $44 million at the box office and has grown into a comedy classic, thanks to its quirky characters, ridiculously quotable conversations and a finicky llama named Tina. School elections and tater tots will never be the same thanks to Napoleon and the rest of the crew.
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In true A-List fashion, Jessica Alba makes walking the red carpet look like a walk in the park.
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Alba, 30, is among the famous faces teaming up with the Sierra Club to celebrate the great outdoors in a video honoring Earth Day, which is April 22 (check out sierraclub.org/earthday for more).
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