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LOL at Mayweather still putting up roadblocks after Pac has been KTFO by Marquez. All it needed for Ortiz and Guerrero was to beat Berto to get a shot at him. What a p.ssy.
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Hahaha why do people still want to see this? Pacquiao is on a two fight losing streak and after getting ktfo will probably never be the same and Mayweather is 36 years old and on the tail end of his career. The fight is past is experation date.
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I'm sure Marquez knows how important a fifth fight with Manny would be not just to Manny but more importantly to Bob Arum who needs his fighter for a few more fights, and as it stands Pacquiao's stock has took a major hit. I imagine if it were Floyd that got KTFO he obviously wouldn't have been able to make a historic deal with Showtime. So the fact remains Manny was stretched out like a two by four, this shouldn't enable him to make more money in a rematch that isn't even warranted.
But when a tin goes down hard he leaves his blind followers scrambling for any sort imaginary crumbs of hope or delusion that fall from Arum's table. Crumbs of hope because they believe their battered little deity will somehow rise from the dead or resurrect his career after he's been battered like a two dollar hooker, and crumbs of delusion because they somehow believe Mayweather would have the slightest interest in fighting damaged goods.
When Manny kissed the canvas he kissed away what would have been the second highest guarantee in boxing history. That deal or anything remotely like it is gone and so is a bulk of the value of Pacquiao the fighter. Oh he'll make money just like always but he's forever tarnished by his loss. Only die hard worshipers will tune into his fights not fans that realize he's merely a shadow of his former self, a pack mule that's been used to carry Arum to the bank many times over.
This whole "when a tin god goes down hard" scenario is sort of like "religious" people getting all dressed up and going to church even though they know in their hearts there's no God......
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I expect one answer of A, B, C, D, or E. VERY easy reply.
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Years later, Pac became so concerned over Cotto that he would not rematch him unless there was some weight stipulation to it. Pac was so worried about Cotto that he reached out to Floyd and warned him about Cotto and just how dangerous of a fighter he is. This was because Floyd was not looking for any weight advantages over Cotto.
Pac was even concerned about LW JMM which is why he demanded for the fight to take place at WW (like Floyd did). This WW cherry pick back fired for Pac. Even worse in the 4th meeting. Ironically, Pac is now concerned with PEDs.
Just imagine if JMM said no to testing and his team stated he had a fear of needles and that he will be drained? In a very small way, I hope he does out of spite.
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- July 12, 1976
- Vol. 6
- No. 2
Lindy Boggs Makes History with a Gavel: the First Woman to Chair a National Convention
Now, in the Gothic tradition, there is a happy ending. Anyone with a TV set can see it on July 12 when Rep. Lindy Boggs, elected in 1973 to take her husband's seat, bangs the gavel and makes history—the first woman ever to chair the Democratic National Convention (or to be permanent chairman of any national political convention). Mrs. Boggs must of course remain officially neutral on the possible nominees, but she appears to have strong neighborly feelings about front-runner Jimmy Carter. Of him, she says, "Governor Carter typifies the vigor and progressiveness of the new South without losing the sense of family or the reverence for continuity and tradition that Southerners hold dear." That may not constitute flat-out endorsement, but it's not just whistling Dixie either.
Lindy Boggs was born, says her mother, "with a silver spoon in her mouth—but it never went to her head." (A nurse wanted to name her Rolinda, after her father, Roland; the idea was rejected but the "Lindy" stuck.) One of her ancestors was a Brewster—"the sick little boy in the middle of the picture of the Mayflower in the Capitol," the congresswoman says. When she was 3, her father died of flu. Her mother then married a wealthy plantation owner. "One of the biggest influences on my life was Aunt Hannah Hall—my stepfather's mammy and a great philosopher," Mrs. Boggs says. She still remembers the midday dinners at the plantation where politics and world affairs were discussed. Her mother says, "Lindy rode horses and baited her own hook and was always a lady." She took speech and dancing lessens and at one time thought of becoming a ballerina.
When Lindy was old enough to make her debut, the Depression had brought hard times. Rather than have an ostentatious coming-out party, she chose to use the money to finish Sophie Newcomb, the elegant girls' division of Tulane University. She met Hale Boggs at a Beta Theta Pi fraternity party. They began to date in their senior year when he was editor of the Hullabaloo, Tulane's student newspaper, and she was the women's editor.
Lindy knew from their first meeting that Hale was going into politics—his nickname was "Senator." They were married in New Roads, La. in 1938 when she was "almost 21." (Mrs. Boggs does not list her age in the Congressional Directory, but elsewhere it is given as 60.)
Hale Boggs was elected to Congress in 1940, and shortly after they arrived in Washington Lindy suffered the first of two serious illnesses. An eye infection that nearly blinded her meant a long recuperation. She was so "frustrated at not being well" that she thinks her husband involved her in his political career just "to cheer me up." At 29, she fell ill again, this time an attack of hepatitis after their third child died at birth. (Later they had another child.)
She remembers 33 as a kind of turning point in her life. "I loved being 33. I realized that I was old enough and young enough to do what I pleased." She felt liberated from a doting family that by trying to make up for the loss of her father "had put an obligation on me to please them."
For a quarter of a century in Washington Lindy Boggs raised her three children, gave innumerable parties—she did the cooking for the thousands who came each year to the Boggses' famous spring lawn party—was active in national Democratic campaigns and became one of the most admired women in Washington.
Meanwhile, reports of her husband's drinking grew more and more widespread. Mrs. Boggs will not talk directly on the subject, but does say: "No political marriage is ecstatically happy. Politics is a public life." It is generally acknowledged in Washington that Lindy kept her husband—a brilliant legislator, if erratic personality—in Congress for more than 30 years by giving speeches, mending fences and generally making him as presentable as possible.
Their lives became even more difficult in the 1960s because of civil rights pressure in the South. Boggs was considered a liberal on race, and the family paid for it. "We were socially ostracized," Lindy remembers. "We would go to a party and someone would get tight. There would be a dispute, and it would be embarrassing and we would have to leave.
"Once they burned a cross on our lawn. We were in Paris and I was worried about my aunt and grandmother, who lived next door. We called up and my grandmother said, 'My dear, you missed all the excitement last night. I saw neighbors we haven't seen in months.' "
One day in 1971 Boggs got up on the floor of the House and implied that the FBI was bugging his telephones. His colleagues and the press whispered that liquor had finally done him in. "But," Mrs. Boggs now points out, "it was John Mitchell who said he was crazy and Hoover who denied the charges. The phones were bugged. We had the place swept by a friend. They had bugged our home and office in both Washington and New Orleans. Hale knew things were going on."
There were further troubles. In 1971, Boggs was accused of allowing his home to be remodeled at less than cost by a contractor who was building a government garage. While that minor scandal was simmering, Boggs went to Alaska to campaign for fellow representative Nick Begich. In October 1972 their plane disappeared. A five-week search turned up no clues. Mrs. Boggs continues to be called by psychics and cranks who think her husband is still alive or was the victim of a government plot (because he was a member of the Warren commission that investigated the Kennedy assassination). She is now convinced that he is dead and that his death was a tragic accident. Two months after Boggs was lost Lindy decided to run for Congress. She explains: "I thought Hale would return, and it would make an easier transition if I had the seat."
Now, after two terms on her own, Mrs. Boggs is modestly pleased with herself. "I like Congress very much. I am able to use my experience and limited talents where they can be somewhat effective. But it's frustrating sometimes—legislation moves slowly." There are at present no women in the Senate: she says she is not tempted. "I have no further political ambitions. The responsibility for making ultimate decisions and voting is difficult." Though she objects to being thought of as a knee-jerk Southern liberal, Mrs. Boggs has sponsored bills in such progressive areas as health, energy research, housing, education and the right to privacy, co-sponsored some equal rights laws (credit and loans) and appointed a young woman to the Naval Academy. Lindy Boggs has influence in the House but uses it with great delicacy.
"I haven't had to fight myself to get elected, but I fought alongside Hale," she says. Her Louisiana district—the New Orleans port area—sent her to Congress by a four-to-one margin over her Republican opponent. "I feel I am continuing our work. He was in the House so long, physically he still seems to be in the building. I sometimes will turn around and almost expect to see him.
"He was a grand debater—especially at wrapping up a debate. When it gets very confusing on the House floor, I almost turn and say, 'Why don't you go down and clarify that for everyone?' Sometimes I vote differently than he would have, but he would expect that. He voted differently than I wanted him to sometimes."
Mrs. Boggs's life, while busy, is also very comfortable. She lives in a large, white-pillared house on several acres in suburban Bethesda, Md. with her elderly mother and a housekeeper. "I can't sell it," she says. "I don't have time to clean the attic."
Most weekdays she packs her Dior bag with clothes for the evening and leaves the house at 8. She stops off for Mass ("I feel very close to the Church and personally have a spiritual need to be replenished," she says) en route to her congressional office. While she sees scores of visiting constituents in her office, she talks to even more of them on the telephone. The instrument is always at her ear.
Three or four times a month she flies to New Orleans, where she owns a house in the French Quarter. Built in 1795, it is furnished with beautiful antiques. One estimate is that the restored home is worth as much as a quarter of a million dollars. A gallery in the back has been glassed in so that Lindy can sit in air-conditioned comfort and watch the birds in the fountain pool below—much as some dark-haired Creole beauty might have done almost 200 years ago.
Lindy has many relatives in Louisiana, but her children are scattered. The two daughters are married, one to a Princeton professor and the other to a New York Times correspondent stationed in Greece. Her son, Thomas Hale Boggs Jr., an attorney, was defeated in a race for Congress from Maryland and now works as lobbyist for Latin American sugar interests. Mrs. Boggs has eight grandchildren.
She anticipates no difficulties in running the convention. "Its rules essentially coincide with those of the House, and recently I have been presiding over the committee of the whole House to get experience." She believes there could be a woman as Vice-President on the Democratic ticket this year, but "I'm not a likely candidate." House leader Tip O'Neill says, "Lindy is one of the most intelligent and delightful persons I have ever known. I have seen her preside over the House, and I know she can do the job in New York."
If it's difficult to find anyone in Washington who will say an unkind word about Lindy Boggs, it is virtually impossible in New Orleans. "You could get diabetes from standing too close to Lindy—she's so sweet." Her constituents say things like that and mean them. In both cities, nearly everyone who knows her says that she seems younger and happier than she has in many years. Politics, Congress—and even widowhood—obviously agree with her.
At a recent Washington luncheon, Mrs. Boggs was the guest of honor and the talk naturally turned to the sordid sex scandals in Congress. The biggest laugh came when a speaker asked her, "Lindy, what's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?"
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IT WAS during the 1820s, 30s, and 40s that American surgeons first began to author textbooks and monographs reflective of a growing interest in specialty areas within the whole of surgery. Such examples as George Frick's (1793-1870) A Treatise on the Diseases of the Eye (1823), William Dewees' (1768-1841) A Treatise on the Diseases of Females (1826), Samuel Gross' (1805-1884) The Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Bones and Joints (1830), Horace Green's (1802-1866) A Treatise on Diseases of the Air Passages (1846), and Homer Bostwick's (?-1862) A Complete Practical Work on the Nature and Treatment of Venereal Diseases, and Other Affections of the Genito-Urinary Organs of the Male and Female (1848) represent the rudimentary beginnings of "surgical specialization." Joining this esteemed list is George Macartney Bushe's (1793-1836) A Treatise on the Malformations, Injuries, and Diseases of the Rectum and Anus (1837) . Considered the first textbook on colon and rectal surgery to be published in the United States, the work is unique in the annals of American medicine in that it is the only 19th-century surgical monograph to be issued with a separate atlas of lithograph plates (in this case 9 illustrations, 7 of which are hand-colored), a practice already well-established in Europe.
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Joaquin Matilda asks, Does anyone walk golf courses anymore?
Not many. In most cases, walking occurs only at the lowest-cost courses, where cost is an issue, and high-end clubs, where tradition reigns. Overall, in America, 55 percent of golfers use carts; and some courses, responding to climate, topography, and (mostly) revenue needs, require cart use at all times. Few Americans have the energy to argue these policies, much less actually walk if allowed! So, cart paths will be with us until hovercraft technology is perfected for golf.
Whenever we omit full cart paths originally, we find that they are installed within a year. And, they are often installed poorly. They are so important that it's much better to design a well-planned full cart-path system immediately.
On some courses, cart paths drive or at least influence the entire design. That's because the merits of greens, tees and bunkers can be, and are, debated endlessly, but the fact that golfers travel the straightest, flattest line between two points cannot.
Standard cart-path systems now require:
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Construction standards continue to rise, and using proper base course, pavement thickness (including deeper edge thickness), expansion and contraction joints, and reinforcement all contribute to durability, which is the cheapest in the long run. Concrete may be more expensive than asphalt, but lasts much longer and requires less ongoing maintenance.
Wet areas near the path cause turf damage, which immediately detracts from aesthetics. Many paths block existing drainage patterns, but proper planning can avoid this.
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Herman Cain has suggested that being
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During an appearance on CNN's Piers
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says that it's not and I could be persuaded," Cain responded.
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MARTINSBURG - Success stories weren't hard to find Wednesday night at James Rumsey Technical Institute's 44th annual commencement ceremony, when approximately 100 students in programs ranging from automotive technology to massage therapy and nursing were honored by school staff and instructors as well as a large audience of family members and friends.
Even before the graduation got underway at Martinsburg High School, assistant principal Kathy Morgan was smiling proudly as she watched students of all ages eagerly waiting for the service to begin.
"I just can't believe what a difference a year makes. Some of them weren't sure they could do this, but they did and are now ready for good jobs in fields they have chosen. You can just see how much they have accomplished by how proud they look," she said.
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A large crowd was on hand to celebrate Wednesday night when approximately 100 James Rumsey Technical Institute students received certificates for completing their degree programs, including, from left, William Stevens, Tom Miller and Eric Files.
During the service, Morgan again stressed the school's successful track record when she talked about various students and what they'd overcome to finish their degrees.
Many persevered despite family problems such as the death of a parent, while one student graduated despite having missed classes when his child was hospitalized for emergency surgery. Others worked full time jobs as they studied, some even sleeping in their vehicles because time was in such short supply.
One student lost his home and was laid off from his construction job, leaving him with little money for food or clothes. But he had perfect attendance and is now working for U.S. Express Freight.
Guest speaker Tina Combs, president and CEO of the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce, said she was already impressed with what she'd seen from and heard about the graduates - especially their ability to get good jobs in a market that isn't always easy to navigate.
William Stevens, a 2000 Martinsburg High graduate, said he'd gotten tired of doing warehouse work and was looking for a professional career that would challenge him while also paying a livable wage.
While he successfully completed his electrical technician program, Stevens is eager to use that as a foundation for going to college and studying to be an electrical engineer.
Romney resident Tom Miller said he'd continued his full-time truck driving job while also working full time on his HVAC degree, adding, "I slept in the car a lot, but I made it."
Just going back to school was difficult, but a brighter future is worth all of the sacrifices, said Miller, who advised others not to wait too long to follow their career dreams.
"I'm 49 years old and proof that it can be done, so I have no regrets. But it would be better to start a little sooner," he said.
Eric Files, a Hedgesville resident who graduated high school three years ago, also completed the HVAC program and has already landed a job. He now believes his future looks bright because of this technical training.
"My ultimate goal is to have my own business," he said.
Twenty-year-old Megan Stem also hopes to have her own bake shop one day, a goal that she believes is possible because of the training she received in the school's culinary arts program.
"It was really hands-on training, we learned by doing. And since baking is something that always interested me, this has made it even more exciting and something I want to do," she said.
Electromechanical technology instructor Eric Armer and electrical technician instructor Clifford Arntz said their students already have good jobs waiting for them, and more is possible if they seek additional education.
A good partnership with area companies and industries is an important part of the training and its successful application in the real world, Arntz said.
Armer said the companies actually work with the school so the curriculum can best reflect what's happening in the world of work and provide students with skills needed for an advanced workplace.
- Staff writer Jenni Vincent can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 131.


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on February 6, 2014 - 12:01 AM
Plowing resources must be used wisely
The recent cold snap and snow just magnifies how inefficient the plowing process is here in Western New York. Before you jump to conclusions, I'm not criticizing the plow drivers, only the process they are part of. There are huge opportunities for improvement here and, like other critical services such as police and fire, it's a challenge to look at this objectively, but it should be done.
Anyone who has driven this winter has surely witnessed some of the obvious inefficiencies: overplowing by teams of plows, just minutes apart, days after the snow has stopped; blades lowered onto dry pavement; and excessive use of salt, especially when the forecast renders it useless. If you think it's not true, just take a ride down the Thruway and you're sure to see scores of trucks, just a few miles between them, with bare pavement everywhere. Do we really think that's productive? And yes, I know there's a need for an emergency shoulder, but does it need to be plowed more than once and all torn up in the process? Why can't that wing be lifted a little?
My conversations with some drivers seem to have generated a common excuse of "if we don't go overboard, the lawyers will sue us." Well, if that's true, it's time to question that weak excuse because nothing is truly being accomplished here. It makes no sense that our cities, towns and the state are fiscally broke yet we continue to look the other way when it comes to this waste.
Like most of us, I expect my roads to be maintained reasonably well during the winter season. For the most part, they are. What I don't want is a process loaded with waste and inefficiencies. Good planning and smarter use of resources translate into better, safer roads. More plows, more salt and more overtime is not the answer.
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Black Book Gallery Presents: Rene Gagnon "Between Here And All Knowing" (Denver, CO)
Posted on April 30, 2012
Friday, May 4th 2012
Rene Gagnon "Between Here and All Knowing"
Rene Gagnon will be holding his second solo art exhibit "Between Here and All Knowing" at Black Book Gallery during the month of May 2012. Rene brings a fresh body of work that moves into greater abstraction than his previous exhibit "Urban Flowers". Many of the same techniques were used to create the new pieces but the concept behind "Between Here and All Knowing" is much more personal:
"Many artists draw inspiration from their dreams. When I speak to someone who can't recall their dreams, I feel sorry that they never experienced the sense of flying, or feeling your body dissipate into pixels while traveling through a worm hole, or sitting on the moon with a good friend and hearing the dull roar of the earth spinning.
It is said that when we die we enter into a state of 'All Knowing'. In many of my dreams I have experienced what I can only refer to as this 'All Knowing' state of being. I've experienced being encompassed by energy in the form of written words, equations, particles whizzing and bouncing about, and form, shape, and color that I have no words to describe.
This body of work represents the transition from the compartmentalized nature of our 'real' world and the collision of knowledge, beauty and chaos that define my 'All Knowing' state of being.
Rene Gagnon
Between Here and All Knowing
Opening Reception:
This Friday, May 4th from 6pm – 1130pm
Artist will be in attendance
Black Book Gallery | 555 Santa Fe Drive | Denver, CO 80204
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San Antonio native Eva Longoria's brought her million-dollar smile and bronzed gams, while her "Desperate Housewives" co-star, Ricardo Chavira, made hearts flutter. (Both Longoria and Chavira were honored for their work in film and television). When the original "Joker" — Steve Miller — stepped onto the red carpet, the crowd appeared awestruck since fans forgot that Miller grew up in the Big D. And "A Tuna Christmas" extraordinaires Joe Sears and Jaston Williams seemed out of character in suits and ties rather than their Tastee Kreme waitress uniforms.
After the cocktail hoopla, art patrons and Texas notables like Gov. Rick and Anita Perry and Lt. Gov. David and Tricia Dewhurst (both honorary chairs), mingled way past the dinner bell before finally getting seated in the expansive balcony tent. Thank goodness for space heaters to combat the goose bumps and keep the Four Season's surf-and-turf din-din warm.
The two-hour post-dinner awards ceremony had the Houston Ballet's Stanton Welch and Art Guys Michael Galbreath and Jack Massing beaming like proud papas on stage. Others receiving praise for their contributions to Texas arts were James Surls, Gigi Antoni, Gene Jones, Charlotte Jones Anderson, The Kimbell Art Foundation, Aaron Parazette and Texas Monthly.
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Nice under the radar share price move over the last 10 or so days. If this can gain about 85 cents to a buck, there could be a breakout to the upside. Not predicting one, but a definite possibility, especially if the volume continues to pick up.
this junk is not going anywhere, but down.
Can you say more? Seems like it should be a pretty straightforward business...why is the stock down 50%?


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Couple questions: does it change the nutrition (or renal diet suitability) to substitute red for green peppers? And are there other allowed spices instead of mustard? It looks good! Dietitian comment: You can exchange any color of bell pepper--nutrition content is very similar. The mustard is not necessary--substitute with oregano, basil or your favorite salt-free herb seasoning blend.
I will be omitting the salt all together. Rather be salt free. Because if my kidney function. Suppose too be no more than 1/8 tsp no more than 1500 mg a day.. Also 1/2 cup canola oil and,no poppy seed,for me maybe chia seeds instead! Also 1/4 cup Splenda sugar.
This is one of my favorite recipes!
Wonderful! The only thing I will change next time is using red pepper instead of green to give it a bit more color.
marinated can green beans, where's the veggies ??? Dietitian comment: Oops[INVALID]gremlins strike again! The recipe has been restored.
We keep these veggies in the fridge topping lettuce salad with a spoonful in place of salad dressing. I substitute 1 medium onion cut in half rings for the mushrooms and green pepper. I also cut the oil to 1/2 cup and the dry mustard to 1 tsp. I eliminate the poppy seeds as they get under the false teeth :> Dad loves these veggies and I took it to potluck receiving great comments. As a short cut I bought California blend frozen veggies (cauliflower, broccoli, and cut carrots) and dumped them in -- quick and easy!
This is so good that I make it for pot-luck luncheons and people ask for the recipe. I substitute green onion and red pepper for personal preference.
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I'm looking for pointers to "best Practices" on the whole domain
management process.
I apologize for sending this to the bind group, but I thought that those
who manage large DNS infrastructures would have some ideas or pointers on
the less technical, yet still important, domain management process.
Questions such as "How do you decide which ccTLDs to purchase?", or "Who
in your organizations can make those decisions?", or Does your company
centralize/globalize the management and acquisition, or is it handled by
IT, marketing, legal, some steering committee?", "How many people in your
organization are required to manage the domain administration?". I know
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Hall of Fame quarterback and Fox analyst Troy Aikman calls 49ers-Seahawks the "best rivalry in football right now."
And with the NFC West foes matching up in today's conference championship game at Seattle, it also sounds like a bitter one.
"There is no love lost. There is no love found," Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman said. "It's going to be intense. It's going to be physical. I don't know if there are going to be handshakes after this one."
The 49ers are the league's hottest team. They have won eight straight, including at Green Bay and at Carolina in the playoffs. The division champion Seahawks are 16-1 at home over the past two seasons (1-0 in the postseason).
The Tampa Bay Times chatted with new Bucs defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, who faced both teams this season as coach of the Vikings, to help break down the showdown.
"It's going to be a great matchup," he said. "They're two of the best teams, without question, very deserving where they are."
The difference
The teams split the season series, the Seahawks winning 29-3 at home Sept. 15, and the 49ers winning 19-17 at home Dec. 8. At Seattle, San Francisco committed five turnovers. And during the regular season, the Seahawks led the league with 39 takeaways and a plus-20 turnover differential. Said Frazier: "Usually in these types of games, whoever makes the fewest mistakes usually wins."
The crowd
Seattle's CenturyLink Field is widely considered the loudest stadium in the NFL and one of the toughest road venues. Frazier said that noise plays a role in many aspects, including onfield communication and momentum. "That 12th Man is a reality," Frazier said. "If you're having trouble as an offense scoring, getting first downs, it can be tough. San Francisco is going to have to find a way to run the ball, kind of like New Orleans did (last week), get some first downs, quiet the crowd down. If you don't get some first downs, it can be an avalanche of noise."
The QB quandary
Frazier believes, like always, quarterbacks will play a big role, with the 49ers' Colin Kaepernick and the Seahawks' Russell Wilson providing different challenges.
On Kaepernick: "It seems like he's growing as the year has gone on. He's gotten better. You can see the growth. He's become a better pocket passer. He's always been able to run and scramble. But he's become better at getting off his first read and throwing to his second read. That's part of growing at his position."
On Wilson: "His ability to escape the pocket puts a lot of pressure on your defense; when you've got everybody covered and all of a sudden he escapes for a first down. He moves around and allows the receivers to uncover. It makes it really difficult to defend because of his mobility."
What Seahawks must do
They must cash in when in the red zone, Frazier said, unlike the Panthers, who got just three points out of two trips inside the 49ers 1 last week. "You've got to find a way to run the ball and do more than kick field goals," he said. "They do a good job of not giving up points. So you've got to find a way to once you get into plus-territory to finish in the end zone. Make them have to get out of their comfort zone, which is being able to run the ball and play-action pass, and make them into a drop-back team."
What 49ers must do
Running the ball to sustain drives — and momentum — is key, Frazier said. "New Orleans had the right idea (last week)," he said. "But you've got to get first downs. (The Saints) had trouble converting third down, and that hurt them in the first half. Easier said than done."
Defensive players to watch
49ers LB Ahmad Brooks Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said the strength of the 49ers defense is the linebackers. Brooks has led the way with 4½ sacks in the postseason.
Seahawks DE Michael Bennett
The former Buc has thrived in his first season in Seattle, including racking up two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a half-sack against the Saints last week.
49ers' Michael Crabtree
Crabtree didn't play in the teams' first meeting in September, but the 49ers are 7-0 since the receiver returned from a torn Achilles. The playmaker has opened up opportunities for tight end Vernon Davis, receiver Anquan Boldin and running back Frank Gore, and he has prevented teams from rolling coverages to one side.
Seahawks' Marshawn Lynch
Lynch rushed for a franchise postseason-record 140 yards and scored two touchdowns last week. In five career playoff games, the running back has five touchdowns and three 100-yard games.
Number of the game
6 Consecutive NFC title games decided by seven points or fewer dating to 2007, the longest streak for a conference title game — AFC or NFC — in NFL history.
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After completing The Golden Bowl, the third and final novel of what came to be known as his "major phase", Henry James sailed for the United States, where he arrived at the end of August, 1904. It was his first trip to his native country in twenty years. He was now sixty-one. In the course of his American sojourn James explored at length the city of his birth, New York–now the second-largest city in the world– revisited New England, went to Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. (where he met President Theodore Roosevelt), and then travelled to Richmond, Charleston, Jacksonville, Palm Beach, and St. Augustine. In March 1905, he embarked on a lecture tour that took him to St. Louis, Chicago, Indianapolis, and Los Angeles. …
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Harmony, Fla. – Led by sophomore Dustin Dingus, the Stetson men's golf team got off to a strong start on Monday at the Harmony Golf Preserve Intercollegiate.
The Hatters are six shots off the lead following an opening round score of 289. Northwood leads the five-team field after an opening round score of 283. Florida Gulf Coast is just one hot in front of Stetson after an even par 288 in the first round.
Dingus is one of four players tied for second after posting a two-under par round of 70 on Monday. His round included four birdies and four bogeys and was highlighted by an eagle on the par 5 14th hole.
Blake Biggs of Florida Gulf Coast leads the tournament after an opening round score of 69 that included just one bogey on a nearly flawless trip around the par 72, 6,977 yard layout. Biggs had consecutive birdies on the 13th, 14th and 15th holes to take the individual lead.
Dingus is tied for second in a group that includes Adam Andreasson and Louis Hirst of Northwood University along with Lucas Trim of Villanova.
Stetson sophomore David Torres is also in the title hunt after his opening round score of one-under par 71 has him tied with a group of four other players for sixth place. Torres posted five birdies and four bogeys during his opening round of play.
Junior Matt Taylor also had a solid opening round, but ran into trouble on the last hole. He was at one-under par with four birdies and three bogeys until closing with a double bogey on 18 to finish at one over par 73. He is in a group of players tied for 12th overall in the field.
Like Taylor, freshman Zach Stark had a good round going until he reached the final hole. He was one-over par with three bogeys and two birdies before closing with a double bogey on 18 to finish at three-over par for the day. He is tied for 20th.
Sophomore Andrew Peterson bounced back from a rough first nine that left him at four over par at the turn. He had three birdies on the back nine, but had his second double on the par 3 12th hole and finished the round with a three-over par score of 75. He is also tied for 20th.
Freshman Eliott Azoulay had an up and down front nine that included two birdies, three bogeys and a triple on the par 3 third hole. Things settled down on the back for him as he played even par golf to finish the day with a four over par 76. He is tied for 24th.
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It is well known that definite anatomic lesions may occur in the kidney during the course of almost any of the acute infectious diseases. These lesions are usually, if not always, associated with clinical signs such as edema, scanty urine, the appearance of albumin in the urine, or abnormal findings in the sediment. The renal function as studied by various special tests is much impaired in these cases, as has been shown by Schwartz and McGill.1 Naturally such acute lesions in the kidney often result in permanent anatomic injury to the kidney, with or without disturbance in renal function.
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WHILE THEIR division rivals have produced more attention-grabbing headlines, the Phillies took care of their most important piece of offseason business while baseball was still in season.
Six months ago this week, the Phils signed Cole Hamels to a 6-year, $144 million contract. It was a deal that kept Hamels from hitting the free-agent market and possibly leaving for a richer pasture, which would have made this winter an unconditional disaster for Ruben Amaro Jr. and company.
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The Bay Area Reporter described a 2013 increase in San Francisco's chlamydia, gonorrhea, and early syphilis incidence for the eighth straight year, with the majority of cases occurring among men who have sex with men (MSM). Dr. Susan Philip, director of disease prevention and control for the San Francisco Department of Public Health, reported that chlamydia diagnoses increased 4.4 percent; gonorrhea increased 1.6 percent; and early syphilis diagnoses increased 13.9 percent from 2012 to 2013.
Based on 2012 data, the department's STD Control Section estimated that 64,681 MSM lived in San Francisco and one of 79 had early syphilis. The report estimated that one of 34 MSM had gonorrhea, and one of 36 had chlamydia. Compared to heterosexual men, gay and bisexual men were 117 times more likely to have early syphilis, 8.6 times more likely to have gonorrhea, and 27.2 times more likely to have chlamydia.View Full Article
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I'm an avid fan of Gmail and other Google services. It's no brainer how smartly Google integrated all their service with one Google account and instead of dealing with multiple logins, you can get access to all Google products like Google Webmaster tool, Google analytics, Google Reader, Google Plus and many more with one account. Gmail is their free Email service and according to me, it's far better than Yahoo Mail and Hotmail Email service. Today, I noticed a new feature in Gmail call Gmail Free SMS which will let you send SMS for free to your Gmail (4 comments)
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Member Healthcare Education Seminars
Starting on Oct. 11, ORS will hold member benefit seminars across Michigan, Florida and Arizona. The purpose of these seminars is to help members learn more about their healthcare plans and receive health and wellness information. For dates, times and locations, view the Michigan flyer. View all locations here.
Published September 20, 2016
State appeals ruling on PA 75 and 3% healthcare contributions
Yesterday the state filed a formal request to the Supreme Court to hear an appeal of the Court of Appeals (COA) ruling on PA 75 and the 3 percent healthcare contributions for public school employees. In June, the COA ruled that PA 75 was unconstitutional and ordered the refund of contributions that had been deducted from public school employees pay during the period the statute was in effect (2010 to 2012). In the meantime, the contributions at issue are being held in an escrow account pending a final decision of whether they should be applied to the healthcare trust, along with other member and employer contributions, to provide investment funding for retiree healthcare.
Published July 20, 2016
Court of Appeals rules on PA 75
Today, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled on PA 75 and the 3% healthcare contributions that are being held in escrow for public school retirees. The court remanded the ruling back to the trial court, and we are waiting on an order from the trial court to proceed. For updates, please stay tuned to our website and Facebook.
Published June 7, 2016
Holiday Office Closures
Our office will be closed on the following dates:
- May 30, 2016 - Memorial Day
- July 4, 2016 - Fourth of July
- September 5, 2016 - Labor Day
- November 8, 2016 - Election Day
- November 11, 2016 - Veterans Day
State office closings for holidays are regulated by the Michigan Department of Civil Service Regulation 5.08. Public Act 124 of 1865 is the Michigan law governing official state holidays.
Published March 10, 2016
Working After Retirement Rule Changes
PA 219, a law changing some rules for public school retirees who return to work at a Michigan public school reporting unit after beginning their pension, was signed into law by the governor on December 16, 2015 with immediate effect. This page on Working After Retirement now reflects the current rules.
Published January 20, 2016
Form 1095-B is Coming Soon - Updated 1/29/16
The Office of Retirement Services announced on January 12, 2016, that everyone enrolled in our retiree non-Medicare PPO health care plan (administered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan) would receive Form 1095-B in the mail by January 31, 2016. The 1095-B forms will now be in the mail by February 5, 2016, and you should receive your form about 3-5 business days after they hit the mail. We apologize for the delay.
Information and instructions will be included with the 1095-B form. For specific guidance on information found on the 1095-B statement, contact your tax professional or the IRS.
January 12, 2016 - Everyone enrolled in our retiree non-Medicare PPO health care plan (administered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan) at any time in 2015 will receive Form 1095-B in the mail from the Office of Retirement Services by January 31, 2016. Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) and Medicare are responsible for providing Form 1095-B to anyone covered by either of those entities.
Form 1095-B is a health coverage statement, required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The form is used to report health coverage of individuals who meet minimum essential coverage standards to the IRS on income tax returns. It is your responsibility to make copies of the 1095-B form for your spouse and/or dependents. For specific guidance on information found on the 1095-B statement, contact your tax professional or the IRS.
The IRS has published some general questions and answers about the new health care reporting forms, including what to do with them.
Published on January 29, 2016
Working After Retirement Rule ChangesPA 219, a law changing some rules for public school retirees who return to work at a Michigan public school reporting unit after beginning their pension, was signed into law by the governor on December 16, 2015 with immediate effect. We at ORS are currently reviewing the new law and will post the changes to the Working After Retirement page as soon as they become available. Check back with this page within the next couple of weeks for updated content.
Published December 16, 2015
October 2015 Connections is publishedThe October 2015 issue of Connections, our semiannual retiree newsletter, is now available. Articles in this issue include:
- From the Director
- Safeguarding Personal Health Information
- Where ORS Retirees Live
- What's Hot in Social Media
Published October 23, 2015
Open HousesIn honor of National Save for Retirement Week we're traveling the state with our Voya partners. We'll be sharing information and answering questions, and invite you to join us on these days and locations:
- 10/19: Sault Ste. Marie - Best Western, Banquet Room, 4335 I-75 Business Spur, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
- 10/20: Gaylord - Holiday Inn Express, 1201 W. Main St., Gaylord, MI 49735
- 10/21: Detroit - Cadillac Place, Grand Ballroom, 3068 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48202
- 10/22: Saginaw - Horizons Conference Center, Crystal Room, 6200 State St., Saginaw, MI 49603
- 10/23: Lansing - Capitol Commons Center, Lower Level Conference Rooms, 400 S. Pine St., Lansing, MI 48913
We'll be available between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to answer brief questions you may have about either Defined Benefit or Defined Contribution Plans. Bring your password if you'd like access your account with an ORS or Voya representative.
Published October 7, 2015
2016 Insurance Rates AvailableEveryone enrolled in public school retiree insurance as of August 27 will be mailed personalized information about their rates and subsidy levels the week of September 28, 2015. Updated Insurance Options Summary information will be available before December 1, 2015.
The insurance rates for public school retirees who retired after January 1, 2013 and for retirees who were not age 65 as of January 1, 2013 are available online. View the rates now.
Published September 28, 2015
Redesigned Insurance SectionYour Insurance Benefits has been reorganized to better serve you. Section headings are clearer so you can more easily find information you need about enrollment, eligibility, and rates. There's also more information about Medicare, the routine certification processes including verification of coverage, and the Personal Healthcare Fund for those with this retiree healthcare plan.
Published September 28, 2015
Update: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage
The U. S. Supreme Court ruling of June 26, 2015 recognizes the marriages of same-sex couples. If you have been recently married, or will be getting married, as a result of this ruling—or if you were previously legally married in a state that recognized same-sex marriage—ORS can help answer questions about your pension and insurance benefits. The easiest way to contact us is to log in to miAccount and send a secure message using the miAccount Message Board. Please be as specific as you can. We'll research your account and get back with you with answers to your questions and suggestions as to what you need to do next.
Published July 2, 2015
Michigan Supreme Court Action on PA 75 and 3% Healthcare ContributionsYesterday's Michigan Supreme Court action will result in the 3% retiree health care contributions for public school employees continuing to be held in escrow. In the court action, the Supreme Court ruled to send the PA 75 case, which deals with the 3% retiree health care contributions made by public school employees prior to 9/4/2012, back to the Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court further directed the Court of Appeals to reconsider the case in light of the ruling on the PA 300 case, which upheld the constitutionality of the 3% retiree health care contributions made by public school employees after 9/4/2012. Published July 1, 2015
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex MarriageThe U. S. Supreme Court decision announced on Friday June 26, 2015 officially recognized same-sex marriages in all 50 states. We are working with the Michigan Attorney General's office and will post more specific information very soon. Published June 26, 2015
PA 300 Supreme Court RulingThe Michigan Supreme Court issued a ruling on April 8th regarding the pension and retiree healthcare elections provided under PA 300 of 2012. The Supreme Court has held that elections made pursuant to that Act (regarding members' elections to participate in and contribute to the retiree healthcare and defined benefit pension plans, respectively) are constitutional. Therefore, ORS will continue to recognize - and give effect to - elections made by members under that Act, and will calculate benefits accordingly.
This decision, however, does not impact the mandatory 3% retiree healthcare contributions made by members (from July 2010 until September 2012) under PA 75 of 2010. It is anticipated that the Supreme Court will be issuing an order in the near future that specifically addresses the constitutionality of that provision. Until that time, ORS will continue to hold members' contributions in escrow, and will provide additional information to members and reporting units as soon as the Supreme Court renders a decision.
Published April 9, 2015
2015 Insurance Rates and Options
Insurance rates will be mailed by December 10, detailing how much you can expect to pay for insurance in 2015. The change will be reflected starting with your January pension payment. The 2015 insurance options summary is also available by clicking here.
Have questions about your insurance plan not covered by the Insurance Options Summary? Carriers typically send the annual notice of change and other materials for the upcoming year in November or December. These materials should help you better understand your plan. Should you have further questions please use the chart below to determine who to contact.
Topics Who to contact Billings
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Office of Retirement Services
ORS has a new look!Welcome to the new look of the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System website and miAccount! This update is only one of many we'll be making over the next year to make our site more accessible and easier to use.
Published May 5, 2014
Court of Appeals Rules on 4% MPSERS ContributionA unanimous panel of the Court of Appeals ruled that a 2012 law requiring teachers and other public school workers to contribute to their retirement plans was constitutional. The court upheld an earlier finding by the Court of Claims that allowed the measure, PA 300 of 2012, to stand. Under the law, teachers who remained in the basic retirement system began contributing 4 percent of their salary to their pension.
At this time, we don't have updates on any court decisions regarding the 3% healthcare contribution.
Published on January 15, 2014
Change to prescription drug plan for Medicare retirees starts January 1, 2014If you are currently receiving your prescription drug services through Express Scripts, your carrier is changing to Catamaran on January 1, 2014. Use your Express Scripts cards until December 31, 2013. You will receive new cards in the mail by January 1. Mail order services will still be provided by Express Scripts in 2014. Published November 14, 2013
Rules for Working After Retirement Have Changed
If you are thinking about returning to work after you retire, please note the rules have changed: Effective December 27, 2012, a new law (as now added to MCL 38.1361) outlines additional rules for public school retirees returning to work as instructional coaches, school improvement facilitators, or substitute teachers. The law also reinstates the critical shortage provision. See the Working After You Retire page for detailed information about how returning to work may affect your pension.Published April 5, 2013
UPDATE - Defined Contribution (DC) plan and Personal Healthcare Fund accounts
If you first worked before September 4, 2012, and elected to switch to the DC plan or elected the Personal Healthcare Fund, your State of Michigan 401(k) and 457 Plan accounts will be set up with Voya Financial® as of your transition date - the exact date depends on your school district's payroll cycle. You will receive the password you'll need to manage your accounts by early April. If you have any questions related to your State of Michigan 401(k) and 457 Plan accounts, contact Voya® at 800-748-6128.
Published March 12, 2013
3% Healthcare Contribution Refund for Participants in the Personal Healthcare Fund (PHF)
If you are an active Michigan public school employee who elected the Personal Healthcare Fund under the recent retirement reform (PA 300 of 2012), your 3 percent employee contribution to the Retiree Healthcare Fund, which started in July, 2010, ceases as of the day before your transition date, which would be the first day of the pay period that begins on or after February 1, 2013. The amount of the healthcare contributions you made between September 4, 2012 and your transition date will be paid to your 401(k) account no later than your first pay date after March 1, 2013. The amount of any Retiree Healthcare Fund contributions you made before September 4, 2012, remain in escrow by court order until the litigation against PA 75 of 2010 is settled. This case has been appealed to the Michigan Supreme Court. Once the lawsuit has been resolved, the contributions you made during that time will be returned to you.
Published March 5, 2013
Senate Bill 1360 Passes, Election Deadline of January 9, 2013 Confirmed
The Governor recently signed SB 1360 that reforms the Michigan Public School Employees' Retirement System (MPSERS). This legislation closes the pension and retiree healthcare reform election window at 5:00 p.m. EST, on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, and changes the transition date to February 1, 2013.
If you have made your election choices, you can review them anytime by logging in to miAccount . Changes to your elections are permissible as long as the election window remains open.
If you have not made your election choices, we encourage you to log in to miAccount to understand your choices and make your elections while the window remains open.
Published on December 14, 2012


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To create an assignment in the Blackboard course, access a content area. In fact, the best practice is to create a new content area for your students called Assignments. Make it available to the students, drag it to the right location, in this case, I'll put it above Course Documents, and then click Create Assessment > Assignment. Or if you're running Blackboard 9.0 click Evaluate > Assignment. The Assignment tool is the easiest way for you to collect grade and return students submissions, assignments, papers, and files.
Now why not click on Build Content instead or click on Create Item in Blackboard 9.0? Well, you use Build Content or Create Item to hint something out to your students that you don't particularly want them to return to you online. The Assignments tool is what you use to collect assignments from your students. So let's actually create an assignment. I'm going to create a new assignment. Type in the name, Assignment 1.
I can change the color as it appears on the page and notice I've got the text editor that we've seen before. I'm actually going to paste my instructions here. I've got an assignment where I'm going to have my students write a two-page paper. If I had some sort of supporting material for the students, say I wanted them to read a guide or a rubric or some other information, I could attach it here or I could scroll down and click on Attach File. Many instructors do that. It's just a way to support their student, to scaffold what they are writing.
I'm going to scroll down in this case. We got to type in how many points is this worth. This is going to be worth 100 points. It's going to ask me do I want to make the assignment available? What that really is asking is will students ever be able to take this assignment? If you uncheck it the answer is going to be no, the students can never take this assignment until you go back, edit this and turn it back on. My recommendation? Make the assignment available and limit the availability below. Now let me give you a tip from years of experience.
You're looking at this saying, "Okay, Number of Attempts. Allow Single Attempt. That sounds like a great idea. I don't want my students be able to submit a paper over and over again." Experience shows Allow Single Attempt is always, always a bad idea, because there's going to be one student in your class who is going to accidentally submit the wrong paper. It just happens all the time. My recommendation is choose Number of Attempts and choose 2. That just make sure that if a student does submit the wrong file, you don't have to go into the Grade Center, clear the students attempts, because that's going to happen so often, you're just going to get frustrated.
If you set the number of attempts as two, you have nothing to worry about. The students will have a chance to catch up. Now if you do this, I do recommend that you do something else. You're going to need to limit the availability. You want to make sure that this shows up at a certain date and time. We haven't actually played around with this yet, so let's take some time. I'm going to click on this and I'm going to have it show up. Now today, we are doing this on a Saturday, and we'll have it show up at noon. So I'll scroll down and choose Noon.
And I'm going to give the students until next Friday to turn in this paper. Click the date and I'm going to choose until next Friday. In that case next Friday is in July, so I have to go into next month. Now this is where things get a little confusing. If I were to go and ask a hundred people, is midnight the beginning of the day or the end of the day, I'm going to get 50 answers saying beginning and 50 answers that say the end of the day. Blackboard kind of says well, we'll put midnight here and we'll add an end of the day here.
But to tell the truth there are just so many people who don't know that midnight is the first minute of the first hour of the day and not the end of the day, it's just easier not to use midnight as the due date. My recommendation is choose like 11:30, or if you want to you can actually go and you do 11:59. You can type in a time. I'm going to turn on Track the Number of Views. Now with Display Until basically at the end of the day, 11:59 p.m. on July 1st the link to my assignment disappears.
The students will never ever be able to see that again. I do this instead of setting a due date. See with a due date, it's a great concept, but a due date allow students to submit papers after the due date. It will just mark it as late. My recommendation is set a strict deadline. It has to be turned in by 11:59 p.m. on July 1st and if you don't turn it in, I'm not going to give you an option to turn it in late. If you do want to allow late assignments, then you uncheck both Display After and Display Until and choose Due Date. So this is an either/or situation. Let's scroll down.
Finally, it's going to ask me, okay well who can take this assignment, who can complete it? I can choose All Students or if I'm working with groups I can have Groups of Students take this. I'm just going click All Students Individually. I click on Submit and there it is. Now we're just a few minutes before noon so it's not available right now, but let me show you what this thing looks like from a student's point of view. Right now, because it's not noon yet, the students don't see anything.
However, after noon the students will see a link and when they click on this link they will be able to submit the assignment, and this is actually what the students will see. There's a place here where the students can either type their answer. My recommendation is tell your students don't do that. Instead have the students browse their computer and submit their file that way. This process is similar to the process of attaching a file to an email message. The students can also give you some comments when they submit their papers. And students can either then click Save as draft and come back and submit it later or click on Submit. That's about it.
In our next movie, we're going to show you how to download the files that students submit to an assignment.
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As the race between incumbent President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney approaches the finish line, many voters will host election night parties ... or at least eat dinner in front of the TV.
Whether you're partying for your candidate or just in need of a cocktail as you await the results, we found two fun drinks concocted just for Tuesday night.
With TV news commentators breaking down the results state by state, Malibu created a following cocktail with their new, less-sweet spirit. And Herradura tequila whipped up a cocktail (that can easily skew Republican or Democrat with food coloring).
The Swing State
1 part Malibu Black Rum (or like brand)
Dash of Absolut Pears
1 part lemonade
1 part lemon-lime soda
Mix all ingredients over ice in a tall glass.
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2 oz. reposado tequila
½ oz. blue (or red!) edible coloring
¾ oz. lime juice
½ oz. agave nectar
1. Place all ingredients into a cocktail shaker.
2. Take care to add only a touch of coloring – a little goes a long way.
3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass or serve over ice in an old fashioned glass.
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Declaring an interspecies détente, cats and dogs united Oct. 16 and 17 in Manhattan for a gathering of 200 breeds — and the people who love, breed and show them.The second annual "Meet the Breeds," hosted by both The Cat Fanciers' Association and the American Kennel Club, drew tens of thousands of visitors to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.With 41 breeds represented, the cat fancy had only about a quarter of the breeds compared to the event's 160-canine contingent. But felines may have had the upper hand in the booth-decorating department: Cat fanciers are accustomed to decorating their set-ups at cat shows, while most dog folk just take their boiled liver and run. (And even a few canines crossed the species barrier to visit, such as the hairless Xolo spotted outside the Sphynx booth.)True to form, this year's cat booths did not disappoint, with the best reflecting the origins and sensibilities of the breeds they showcased. Ever elegant, the Siamese had tables tastefully draped in gold damask. In a nod to its Montana roots, the Selkirk Rex outpost had a raging Western theme, from "Wanted" posters and lassoes on the walls to hay strewn on the floor. And the demure, triple-wide Persian booth offered a timeline of the breed's various colors.Over at the Ocicat booth, fancier Russ Haller of Waymouth, Mass., was distributing kitty coloring books, and answering the bemused queries of passersby."The first question is, 'What are they?'" he said, as an Ocicat kitten in a tropical-print harness skittered around the table. "And the second question is, 'Are they legal in all states?'" (The answer is yes: Athough it resembles a wild cat, the Ocicat has no "wild" blood.)At informational demonstrations, cat experts talked about the points of conformation and temperament that judges look for, and a kitty fashion show sported its fair share of sequins and lame.But the highlight of the event was cat agility — a fully net-enclosed area with 10 obstacles. Jill Archibald of CFA Feline Agility had her hands full as cats and kittens, lured by toys and feather wands, navigated the jumps, tunnels and hoops.To make things even more interesting, more than 120 children ran the course with a trained cat provided by Archibald. But the big winner of the weekend was "Sawyer," a 10-month-old silver Egyptian Mau who beat another Mau, two Ocicats and a Japanese Bobtail with a time of 6.4 seconds. Now that's a fast cat!
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Bobbie Poughkeepsie, NY
Great event - want to go again next year!
Pat Omaha, NE
Wish I coulda seen the cute booths and kitties.
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Wish I could have beewn there.
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I love music. I like clouds, misfits, contradictions, eyes with stories and worlds within. I adore a brave heart on a sleeve, a risk taker, pure intention and the second of a clock. Words and inky oceans beckon me. It's deep.
The female form in my photographs are all mostly self portraits. I am drawn toward shadows and movement within an image. I appreciate evocative art – in whatever medium.
I believe the best writing derives from a place of no consequence.
I write about life – yours, mine, theirs, his, hers, yesterdays and tomorrow.
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