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MCDONALD - There are essentially two types of rivalries in sports. Those that are born out of the close physical proximity of the schools or teams, and then there are those formed out of the competitive nature of two quality programs.
In the case of the Wellsville and McDonald boys basketball programs, it is squarely a case of two programs that have winning traditions fighting for league supremacy.
That passion and excitement of a rivalry was on display and felt by everyone in a packed McDonald gymnasium Tuesday night as the Wellsville Tigers pulled out a hard-fought 76-72 win over the Devils in a key Inter-Tri County League lower tier battle. The victory pushes the Tigers record to 10-1, 7-0 on the season. The Devils drop to 8-3, 5-3 in the ITCL.
Following a ferocious comeback by the Devils to knot the game up at 71, it was the Tigers senior forward Seth Bradford that gave them the final lead of the game which carried them to victory. With 1:58 remaining Camden Douglas kicked the ball out to a wide open Bradford at the top of the key. He buried the three-pointer even though coach Thompson was saying no.
"I closed my eyes," Tigers coach Bug Thompson said as he sat exhausted on the bleachers following the game. "I didn't want to take that shot, but Seth's a shooter. He's hit six or seven in a game before. You can't tell him not to shoot, but that wasn't the shot you want."
"Camden drove to the hoop, and it just left me open," Bradford said. "He kicked it out and I was wide open. So I took the shot."
"We wanted a quality shot, we didn't want to miss anything," Douglas said. "We had faith in him to hit the shot and he came through for us."
The game was very reminiscent of the first encounter between the two as both teams had runs back and forth. The Tigers raced out to a 14-point lead to start the game with a 22-8 run in the first quarter. But the Devils closed the quarter with a 9-1 run to close the stanza trailing 23-17.
"We did everything wrong the first six minutes of the first quarter," Devils coach Jeff Rasile said. "We came out with a game plan and our kids just came out and bombed our game plan right from the get-go."
The Tigers went on another run starting the second quarter with a 18-9 spurt as they led by a game-high 15 points with just under two minutes remaining in the quarter. But again the Devils closed the gap with a 8-2 run to reach the halftime trailing 43-34.
Following a see-saw third quarter which saw the Tigers leading 60-51 at the end of the stanza, it was late in the fourth that the Devils made one last charge. With just 2:25 remaining in the game, the Devils' Anthony Pugh hit a free throw to knot the game up at 71. That set up Bradford shot 27-seconds later.
"We knew what we did coming back from the halftime deficit we had when we played them at home. So we knew anything was possible for them to come back on us the same way," Douglas said referring to the Tigers 82-79 victory over the Devils back in December. "They are a great team, we just had to play out best game to come out and get the win."
Nate Scott, who led the Tigers with 22 points provided the final nails to close the door on any hopes the Devils might have in coming back when he connect on two free throws with just 8-seconds remaining. Scott also had six assists and four steals in the game.
"We have been having mental lapses, one bad quarter every game, it seemed like tonight we didn't play good in the third quarter. But I told them they got to keep battling," Thompson said. "It's going to be a game of runs, and your at McDonald, you know their going to play hard."
Camden Douglas netted 18-points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds, while Jordan Sloan added 15 points, and Bradford chipped in 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Tigers.
The Devils were paced by Kenny Greaver with 30 points, while Matt Seitz added 18 points and Pugh knocked down 11 points.
"This one is pretty big, pretty big," Bradford said of the victory.
McDonald captured an equally exciting jayvee contest by a 48-43 score.
The Tigers will be in action again Friday when they host Sebring while McDonald will host Mineral Ridge.
WELLSVILLE SCORING: Camden Douglas 6-2-18, Nate Scott 7-4-22, Antonio Fultz 2-0-4, Seth Bradford 6-1-15, Jordan Sloan 7-0-15, Brendon Carr 1-0-2, Sam McIntosh 0-0-0, , TOTALS: 29, 7-10: 76.
MCDONALD SCORING: Anthony Pugh 4-1-11, Zack Fedyski 0-0-0, Jake Reckard 2-1-5, Brad Woodley 3-1-7, Kenny Greaver 12-6-30, Matt Seitz 7-2-18, Matt Howard 0-1-1. TOTALS: 28, 12-24: 72.
Three-point goals: Wellsville 9 (Scott 4, Douglas 2, Bradford 2, Sloan 1), McDonald 4 (Pugh 2, Seitz 2).

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|Convenience stores
Fast food
Gas stations
|Bob Sheetz
|Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Number of locations
Areas served
|Mid-Atlantic, Appalachia, Upper South, Ohio
Key people
|Joseph S. Sheetz, President & CEO
Stanton R. Sheetz, Chairman
Steve Sheetz, Family Council Chairman
|M•T•O®, Sheetz Bros. Coffeez®, Shweetz®, M•T•go!®, Gasoline, Diesel, Flex-Fuels
|$6.1 Billion USD[2] (2015)
Number of employees
|more than 17,000[2] (2016)
|"Fresh Food Made to Order", "Feel the Love", "Eating is Believing"
Sheetz, Inc. is a chain of gas stations/convenience stores owned by the Sheetz family. Its headquarters are in Altoona, Pennsylvania.[3] Stores are located in Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Sheetz has long employed the "Z" that the name ends with, and the "Sh" that the name begins with, in various marketing efforts. These include the Sheetz loadable gift card, the "Z" card; the Sheetz chicken wings, known and marketed as "Shwingz"; the Sheetz breakfast sandwich, known and marketed as "Shmuffinz"; and their "Nachoz."
Sheetz, Inc was founded by Bob Sheetz in 1952 when he purchased one of his father's five dairy stores located in Altoona, Pennsylvania. In 1961, Bob hired his brother Steve to work part-time at the store. Sheetz family rooted from a German Lutheran family of the 1700s.[4][5]
In 1963 the second store was opened under the name "Sheetz Kwik Shopper." Five years later, they opened the third store. In 1969, Steve joined Bob in the business as general manager. The brothers planned to expand at the rate of one store per year with a target of seven stores by 1972. In 1972, the company expanded from seven to fourteen stores. One year later, Sheetz added gasoline pumps and introduced self-serve gasoline to Central Pennsylvania.
By 1983, Bob and Steve had opened 100 stores. The following year, Bob retired and handed over the leadership of the company to his brother Steve.
In 1995, Stan Sheetz, Bob's son, became president and Steve assumed the position of Chairman of the Board. To this day, Sheetz maintains a family business with five family members serving on the Executive Committee.
During the mid-1990s, Sheetz also sold It! Cola, the chain's own private-label brand of soft drinks available in cans, bottles, and as fountain drinks. Despite a cult following, the drink was discontinued for unknown reasons and the fountains were replaced with Pepsi products. The chain now has both Pepsi and Coca-Cola products in the fountains, though in older stores with fewer fountain spots available it is still predominantly Pepsi products, with Coca-Cola and Diet Coke as the only Coke-related options.
In 2003, Sheetz opened a concept store in the food court of Hanes Mall in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This location offered Sheetz' made-to-order foods and fountain beverages in a more traditional fast food layout; it did not function as a convenience store.[6] The store has since closed.
In early 2004, Sheetz opened the world's first "Convenience Restaurant" in Altoona, PA. In December 2004 they began offering the new Sheetz MasterCard PayPass with RFID technology built into the card, and was one of the first retailers of any sector to accept such technology, ahead of McDonald's, Arby's, CVS, and rival 7-Eleven, all of which rolled it out nationally in 2006.
On July 10, 2006 Sheetz became Pennsylvania's second retail chain to offer E85 ethanol-based fuel alternative at select stations.[7][8]
Mitchell Silver, the head of urban planning in Raleigh, North Carolina, was allegedly assaulted by a woman in 2013 after voting to proceed with rezoning to allow a new Sheetz on a property.[9]
Sheetz now has more than 400 locations across six states — Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and North Carolina — and more than 13,600 employees. All Sheetz stores are company-owned-and-operated. The company has no plans to sell franchises.[10]
Published in 2013, Kenneth Womack's Made to Order: The Sheetz Story traces the company's history from its dairy-store origins through the present day.
Food service[edit]
Sheetz started off with their signature "MTO" name, which stands for "Made To Order." By 1999, Sheetz was selling 10,000 MTO units a day. Sheetz now trains employees to function as baristas for their newest brand of "Sheetz Bros. Coffeez", which are designed to be higher-grade coffee than typically found in convenience stores. With the introduction of the "Convenience Restaurant" concept, they have expanded their menu. Customers can purchase made-to-order sandwiches and hot dogs, as well as pizza, panini grilled sandwiches, breakfast items, salads and chili. French fries, chicken strips, and other fried appetizers are available at all locations. The Espresso Bar, which offers specialty coffees, are also available at certain locations. During 2008-2009, Sheetz rolled out "MTGo!", a grab and go assortment of sandwiches, wraps and other small items for the customer in a hurry. Along with "MTGo!", Sheetz unveiled "Shweetz Bakery" items including donuts, fritters and cinnamon rolls all made and delivered daily from the new "Sheetz Bros. Kitchen" in Claysburg, PA.
Sheetz regularly offers customers free coffee on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.[11]
Alcohol sales in Pennsylvania[edit]
Sheetz is engaged in attempts to change alcohol sales laws in Pennsylvania to allow sales in convenience stores, and has extensively promoted PA HB 970.[12] By Pennsylvania state law, alcohol can't be sold in convenience stores (beer must be sold at a beer distributor while hard liquor must be sold at state-operated stores titled "Wines & Spirits"). In 2007, Sheetz tried to find a loophole around this by classifying part of one of their prototype stores in Altoona as a restaurant, which would permit alcohol sales.[13] However, the Malt Beverage Distributors Association of Pennsylvania protested and Sheetz was temporarily barred from selling beer.[14] On appeal, Sheetz was awarded the license to sell beer and continues to do so today. On June 15, 2009, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court gave Sheetz permission to sell beer for takeout under the condition that it is also available to drink on site.[15] By 2015, Sheetz and rival chain GetGo are the only convenience store chains that sell alcohol in Pennsylvania.[16]
Most Sheetz stores sell gasoline, featuring three grades of gasoline (octanes 87, 89, and 92/93), most offer kerosene, and many offer diesel. A few Sheetz gas stations in the Pittsburgh and Harrisburg areas, as well locations in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, Wytheville, Virginia, and in several areas of North Carolina have begun to offer E85. Some stores in North Carolina have also started to offer E15. The only Sheetz stores that do not sell gasoline are located in Morgantown, West Virginia in the newly constructed University Place Condominiums of West Virginia University and in State College, Pennsylvania next to Penn State University.
In 2001, Sheetz won a Silver Plate Award from the International Food Manufacturers Association.[17] Forbes ranked Sheetz as the 79th top privately held company in 2006.[18]
Sheetz was ranked as the 12th best large company to work for in Pennsylvania in the 2007 Best Places to Work in PA survey. In the same survey in 2006, Sheetz was ranked 22nd. In 2005, Sheetz was ranked 12th.[19] In Ohio, Sheetz is ranked in the top 5 places to work.[20]
Use of trans fats[edit]
The Center for Science in the Public Interest has requested that the Pennsylvania legislature require of Sheetz and other fast food retailers that they phase out their use of all trans fats, an action which Sheetz, in part, is fighting.[21]
See also[edit]
- ^ "Sheetz® Official Site : Locations". Sheetz.com. 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
- ^ a b "#58 Sheetz". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ^ "Contact Us." Sheetz. Retrieved on October 26, 2012. "5700 Sixth Avenue Altoona, PA 16602"
- ^ http://www.nvdaily.com/lifestyle/2010/08/family-ties-man-restores-home-shared-by-nine-generations-of-relatives/
- ^ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26732833
- ^ "Sheetz eyes new concept store in Hanes Mall". The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area. October 7, 2003. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ^ "GM, Sheetz team up on ethanol - Pittsburgh Business Times:". Pittsburgh.bizjournals.com. 2006-07-10. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ [1] Archived September 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/06/27/2991210/raleigh-planning-director-says.html
- ^ "Sheetz® Official Site :: Frequently Asked Questions". Sheetz.com. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ^ "Pennsylvania-based C-stores Make News". Convenience Store News. January 10, 2009. Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ freemybeer.com
- ^ "Sheetz, Inc. Announces Alcohol Sales in Pennsylvania". Prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ "Court Rules Against Beer In Convenience Store". kdka.com. 2007-02-23. Archived from the original on March 18, 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ "Court OKs beer to-go but Sheetz must also sell on-site - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ^ http://www.wtae.com/news/getgo-to-sell-beer/26282850
- ^ Spector, Amy (2001). "IFMA awards Gold & Silver Plate winners, honors operator Hurst | Nation's Restaurant News | Find Articles at BNET". Findarticles.com. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ "#52 Sheetz - Forbes.com". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ Ripple Effects Interactive (2009-05-29). "Best Places to Work in PA". Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ [2] Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "CSPI". Center for Science in the Public Interest. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
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In a quarterback-driven league, we often place running backs in the back seat.
However, as the New Orleans Saints clearly demonstrated in their Super Bowl run, a balance between an aerial and ground game is an integral key to success.
Therefore, having a talented running back can be very beneficial in various aspects.
In order to be considered a great running back, in my mind, one must possess a rare combination of athleticism, vision, and the ability to break away from defenders.
The criteria for my top 10 running backs is overall skill and production as well as versatility. My rankings are primarily based on who I would personally want in my backfield for an entire season.
Even though there is a consensus No. 1 and 2, be prepared to witness some surprising selections for the remaining.
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Note: I have listed statistics by total yards from scrimmage. I feel that a running back's overall services both in the passing and rushing game are important.


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Curve officials had hoped to host a championship celebration Sunday afternoon in Altoona, but the quirky logistics of minor league baseball prevented that from happening.
It may not be the explanation people want to hear following the city's first professional sports title - and some already have expressed frustration over the lack of a parade or something similar - but here goes:
Curve general manager Rob Egan said Saturday evening that the plan was to hold a reception at the Ramada Inn in Altoona at around noon Sunday. Manager Matt Walbeck and some players would be in attendance, and the event would be open to fans.
Walbeck then said after the game that no such event could take place because the Pirates already had made travel arrangements for him and some other members of the team.
Most of the players made the trip back to Altoona on the bus following the clinching win over Trenton. Now, it stands to reason that they could hang around town for the better part of a day to take part in a celebration, and frankly, it would seem like they would owe that to the city that supported them all season.
Doing that, however, is not as simple as it sounds, again because of the unusual inner workings of the minor leagues.
A lot of the Curve players did not have a home to come back to in Altoona. Their apartment leases were up at the end of August, and many were living out of hotel rooms throughout September - often two or more per room - trying to save money.
First-year Double-A players only make about $1,800 a month. For them to stick around another day in Altoona would have meant additional hotel costs and/or scrambling to find someplace to stay.
Because of all that - and to get back to their lives away from baseball - most of the players already had made arrangements to head out of town first thing Sunday morning.
Talking with EL president Joe McEacharn and Curve owner Bob Lozinak, whose former team in Albuquerque won six titles, both made it clear that no minor league championship teams ever have parades or follow-up celebrations.
Fine, I told both of them, but this one is different because it's Altoona's first title, and it would be classy to hold an event here. But the logistics, they noted, make it almost impossible.
That indeed turned out to be the case, in spite of the Curve's efforts to make it happen.
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Institutions Matter
Exploring the Differences in Labor and Welfare Institutions for Decent Work in Developed and Developing Countries
SOURCE: AP/Daniel Ochoa de Olza
The Center for American Progress will join world leaders this Thursday in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss the urgent need to strengthen labor and welfare institutions to better protect workers around the world at an event hosted by the International Labor Organization, and the Norwegian, German, and South African governments.
The economic crisis has reinforced the need for countries to strengthen institutions that offer social protection, decent employment opportunities, and social dialogue to help workers cope with and break the downward spiral. Together, we can structurally rebalance the world economy and improve its resilience in the face of future crises.
CAP Senior Fellow Richard Samans and Associate Director for International Economic Policy Sabina Dewan will join international leaders to discuss these critical issues, including the Foreign Minister of Norway Jonas Støre, Minister of Labor of South Africa Mr. Membathisi Mdladlana, the State Secretary at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of Germany Mr. Detlef Scheele, ILO Director General Juan Somavia, and World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy.
Check back next week for post-trip analysis from Sabina Dewan.
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"And I do remember the $600 hammers being purchased during the Reagan years."
As someone who worked in Procurement and Production for the DOD, I can tell you the $600 hammers, $500 toilet seats, etc., were from back in the early 60's.
But, nice try blaming Reagan!
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Two of you in how many millions that have served do not a majority make." - rmiller
That is true, and the same would also apply to you. So now we are back to nothing more than personal experiences and opinions.
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Forty, why don't you relax. You don't alienate yourself because you're a liberal, You do it because of your attacking style approach at anyone that disagrees with you, the same reason Shaman lost all respect by many. Is that the way you taught your children to resolve conflict? If not then why do you choose to do it? You boast about your manliness and threaten to go to people's houses and punch them in the face if they make a statement you don't like. Do you really think you're intimidating anyone? If anything, it makes people respect you even less. This is a very conservative leaning town as evident by these comments, you want to impress me, stand your ground with your liberal views in an adult way, regardless of how someone like Bobbie may choose to attack you. Trust me, I've been called many things on these boards by some, the best way to shut them up is to respond with respect and show them that their hatred has no effect.
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USA, your post only reaffirms many who know this CIC does not like our military - it's one of his many nemeses that he doesn't have the wherewithal to sign away with the stroke of a pen, so let's try the ever provocative economic deprivation....that should slow down incentives for re-enlistment or enlistment. And, to think, they are protecting him as they fight and die to keep him in the manner he's been accustomed to as a community organizer.
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Two of you in how many millions that have served do not a majority make.
You have become increasingly hostile over the past couple of weeks. You have a mouth like a gutter rat. You're condescending attitude is not attractive and your almost cold embittered spirit, IMO...makes JH look like a saint. Some have thought you to be JH long ago and I said, "No, JH is not that nice." Wow, have times changed, along with the dialect. Take some lessons from Scott, Spike, BuffTRev, and some other mild mannered progressives. At least their verbal exchanges are worth not only hearing, but noting and learning from.
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September 01, 2013
According to an article by Rick Maze of the Military Times, President Obama has notified Congress that he intends to use his authority to set the 2014 military pay increase at 1 percent, rather than the 1.8 percent, which is currently required by the federal pay formula.
The 2014 military pay raise is only one of many defense budget issues that has lawmakers and President at odds. The House budget plan includes the 1.8 percent raise, while both the Senate Armed Services Committee and the President's proposed budgets include a cap of 1 percent.
The President announced the move on Friday August 30, right before the Labor Day weekend.
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So basically what you're saying is, it's ok to force men to shower with known gay men, but it's not ok to force women to shower with heterosexual men? Why aren't men afforded the same privacy as women? The natural response is the same in either situation.
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I gotta agree with FortySixand2, we didn't care if anyone was gay or not, and we knew of at least one individual who was. This was the early-mid 1980's and he was an admin in our special ops unit.
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On only using two crappers wasn't just my choice. It was the Recruit Company Commanders who made the rules. You have 80 guys in your recruit company and you only use 2 urinals and 2 crappers. That was the rule. Totally embarrassing to take a crap and wipe in front of maybe four or five other recruits telling you to hurry up because you're only given 10 minutes for a coke, joke, smoke break. Seriously! Nobody gave a crap about if anyone was gay. It was never discussed. Why is it that cons have the biggest problem with gays? That speaks to some sort of socio-psycho-patho problem.
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But I did know one that was openly serving and did not only make a pass at me, but did eye me in the bathroom. Your choices to use one or two stalls was just that, a choice. As for swallowing pride....uhhh...there is nothing wrong with privacy. Your claim that perhaps there were closet homosexuals serving when anyone served and didn't know it? That's the way we wanted it to stay. Knowing it, doesn't change things and indeed provokes the individual who is the norm in life, that is not good for morale.
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Oh come on now! I guarantee you guys served with homosexual servicemembers. But you never knew it! Of course, there were one or two gay men when I served that I strongly suspected, but it didn't matter. They did their jobs and I did mine. I absolutely never felt anyone eyeing my junk in the shower. What bugged the crap out of me was having to take a crap in front of other recruits! Seriously! There must've been ten crappers in the head, no privacy stalls. And we only used one or two so we didn't have to keep cleaning all of them. It made perfect sense except for when you had to go, there might be several others as well. So you swallowed your pride and dignity and did your business.
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Just as a woman/man have the legal right not to endure on job harassment from a member of the opposite sex, the same principle and law should apply to same sex attraction.
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With response to people serving in our military with same sex attractions. "Don't ask, don't tell" (even though I didn't like that proposal, either) was the compromise. It wasn't enough, as is usual. The push, went forward to, "I am telling and now you have to accept it."
I was in the military and when we were going through basic training, taking showers with then homosexuals, was the exact measurement as taking showers with a member of the opposite sex. If indeed, you parallel the strength of our military with homosexuals serving openly, with readiness and preparedness for combat, then you are assuming that sexual orientation in no way compromises the field duty. When I was only in basic training and a member of the same sex, eyed me in like manner as a member of the opposite sex does (as in undressing me) and or in/out of shower proved very uncomfortable, what do you suggest bolsters security and sound mind? And, that was only basic training, not
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Forty- real men don't want to be forced to accept openly gay men "doin' their thing". It is naturally disgusting and there is no room in a highly disciplined military for distractions. Real lefty's "feel" that what ever one feels good to do, everyone must accept it or be scorned, ridiculed, and branded as different.
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"RMiller, what you take for anger is just me giving back in kind."
But, I remember when you didn't...just saying....
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By the way, military pay is based the Employment Cost Index, not the whims of a particular President or Congress. Found it on the "internets". So the argument that D's under pay is bunk, and I suspect the R's knew that but didn't care because they "own" military service dontchaknow!
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That's a rather insightful explanation, Capricorn. Do you see the irony in any of that? So it's about "what's in it for me" after all. I do recall soooo many times the R's are worried about the D's giving $ to certain constituencies so as to create "dependencies". How is this not the same thing? But directly to the point of military funding....Democratic Presidents tend to go for more post cold war military budgets because there won't be any more WWII type engagements. This is hi tech warfare time. And I do remember the $600 hammers being purchased during the Reagan years. And that is also a major point of military budgets...what are we really being charged for and which congress critter is feeding pork to which home district contractor? So it's not a matter of who's paying the most into budgets, it's what are we getting for our money? I served my time under Reagan and recall a few of those years getting very scant raises.
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Forty, democrats believe in less military spending, republicans believe in more. Republican administrations gave larger military pay raises, Reagan gave us a 12% raise just in one year. So who do you think servicemen and women are going to support, regardless of the group of liberal sailors you chose to associate with. Personally the majority of Marines and Sailors I knew in my 21 years as a Marine and 7 years as a contractor working directly with Marines and Sailors, were Republicans. Just because you are in the service, doesn't mean you no longer have a right to vote or be affiliated with a political party. And as a voter it is your responsibility to be educated about the people you are voting for. If you chose to not be interested in the leadership in DC whose decisions directly impacted your life and your family's life, then that's really too bad.
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Capricornhole1, what is wrong with my words here that you find "totally disrespectful"? Maybe you object to my creative use of your username? How's it feel? Boobie2 NEVER posts unless doing so, so why do you now finally object when its directed at you? Until those of you on the right get the Admin to stop Boobie2 from doing so, I'm coming at you with guns a blazin...so to speak. So you are now capricornhole, gavin is scatwipe, Enigma will be Enema, USABorn will be USA****, gee this is going to be fun! -Forty
You REALLY need to grow up. And just to be clear, Bobbie and I did have a "conversation" regarding reigning it in and trying to show a little more respect. I suggested to her that her comments would go a lot further and have more credibility if she dialed it back. The manner in which you post shows nothing but desperation because you choose to lash out at everyone that doesn't agree with you.
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****! John ZOOK, you really worried some dudes going to check out your junk? That is funny! Man, that has some serious connotations if that's how you frame people being gay. Homophobia much? If you have to worry some gay dude is checkin you out, I'd say maybe you have some doubts about your own sexuality hidden somewhere up there in that grey matter. Just sayin....
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"Conservatism" in the military? Explain? I saw and experienced nothing overtly political one way or the other. I believe this is just another example of cons "owning" something, as in the power of suggestion makes it so. If anything, service in the military can be viewed as anathema to conservatism. Group over self. Unit cohesion. Teamwork. Socialism. Government employment. Government Doctors, Dentists, Lawyers, etc.
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Proudly served 5 yrs US Navy, 2nd Class Petty Officer(E5), Good Conduct Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Presidential Unit Citation, Sea Service Deployment(2), Navy Battle E(3), Expert Marksman Rifle (M-16), Sharpshooter (.45)
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RMiller, what you take for anger is just me giving back in kind.
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After years of attempting to turn around Frontier Airlines, Republic Airways (NASDAQOTH: RJETQ ) (NASDAQOTH: RJETQ ) (NASDAQOTH: RJETQ ) made a move that should have surprised no one in the industry. The operator of fixed-fee flights for partner airlines agreed to sell Frontier to a group run by William Franke, the former chairman of Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE ) (NASDAQ: SAVE ) (NASDAQ: SAVE ) . Exiting the troubled subsidiary allows Republic to focus on the profitable fixed-fee segment, but the airline failed to obtain anything significant for its four years of work attempting to make Frontier viable.
Record load factors not enough
Republic has spent the last four years improving Frontier's operations, but it hasn't been able to turn the struggling airline into a winner. Frontier has been able to juice the load factor to record heights, but squeezing more people on planes without grabbing fees hasn't produced meaningful profits. In fact, for the first half of 2013, Frontier is still in the red while even a still-bankrupt American Airlines is reporting sizzling profits.
Republic Airways is only getting $36 million in cash for the money loser, plus the assumption of over $100 million in debt, but investors clearly see dumping Frontier for virtually nothing as questionable; Republic's stock is trading down since the deal was announced and now trades at multi-month lows. The Republic division, which focuses on fixed-fee flights operated under airline partner brands, is solidly profitable, and likely didn't fit well with the low-cost carrier model.
Frontier removal impact
For the second quarter, Frontier generated revenue of $327.6 million -- a revenue base close to that of Spirit Airlines. Frontier's also similar in size to the remaining Republic segment. As with any massive change, investors need to understand that Republic's reported numbers will be vastly different in 2014 -- nearly 50% lower. That kind of change typically leads some investors to make invalid comparisons to previous periods.
Frontier recorded a profit in 2012, which might lead to further questions about why a segment that generated pre-tax income of $29.6 million wasn't able to obtain a higher offer than $36 million.In the last year, Republic has done an exceptional job of improving profits even as revenue stalled out. During its second quarter, pre-tax income soared 45.8%, even with revenue declining 5.8%.
Like Republic, SkyWest (NASDAQ: SKYW ) (NASDAQ: SKYW ) (NASDAQ: SKYW ) focuses on operating regional flights for the major airlines, running both SkyWest and ExpressJet. However, SkyWest isn't able to generate the same level of margins as Republic -- only around 6% during its seasonally strong second quarter. Incredibly high aircraft maintenance costs, amounting to 20% of revenue, ate into its profits.
SkyWest's numbers highlight Republic's operating efficiency, even including the struggling Frontier division; Republic as a whole generated operating margins of 10.6% and only spent 11% on aircraft maintenance costs. Going forward without the distractions of Frontier, Republic may be able to further improve margins.
Bottom line
While the market has been volatile since the announced deal, investors appear reasonably disappointed that Republic wasn't able to obtain more for an airline into which it poured four years of work. Regardless, a focused corporate structure and strong profits for the remaining Republic segment might drive some multiple expansion for its shares, which would compensate the company for its solid results and reduced risk.


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Britney Spears' sons Preston, 3, and Jayden, 2, may not be old enough to always remember their monster-truck-themed joint birthday party held on Sept. 13, but the bash capped off a week their mom won't forget: Three days earlier, Britney's sister Jamie Lynn Spears arrived in Los Angeles to introduce baby daughter Maddie Briann to her cousins. "Britney's wanted this for a very long time," says a source close to the family.
It was the first time since Maddie's June 19 birth that the entire Spears family—parents Jamie, 56, and Lynne, 53, brother Bryan, 31, Britney, 26, and Jamie Lynn, 17—has been together. At the party Britney doted on her boys, who cruised around in motorized trucks and jumped in a bouncy house. "You'd never know it was the same girl who shaved her head and had her kids taken away," says a partygoer. (Britany's ex, Kevin Federline, 30, didn't attend.) "She just looked fit and trim and cheerful." The good mood extended to the rest of the clan, who can finally relax after more than a year of drama. Says the partygoer: "They were all hanging out, just having a ball."
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
Happy Birthday Mom!
9 comments:
- Matt said...
Sounds like a great mom, happy birthday to her!
- June 23, 2012 at 10:52 AM
- Mademoiselle Michael said...
What a sweet, thoughtful post. She sounds like a wonderful lady...I mean, she raised a great gal after all! I'm sure this post meant so much to her. :) Happy Birthday to Amanda's mom woohoo!
- June 23, 2012 at 3:47 PM
- Meghan said...
Could your family be any cuter?!?!?! Happy Birthday to your sweet mama!
- June 23, 2012 at 3:57 PM
- Adam said...
You and your mom have the same smile. Happy birthday to her.
- June 23, 2012 at 6:52 PM
- Becca said...
Happy birthday to your mom! What a sweet post! I used to talk to my grandma on my drive to work but now I work up the street so we gave that up LOL
- June 23, 2012 at 7:47 PM
- sherri lynn said...
Happy birthday to your mom! I hope you all had a fun weekend celebrating :) I talk to my mom on my commute to work too...sadly it's only like 12 minutes hah so I miss the longer times I had with my other job of catching up! I'm so thankful that my mom is one of my best friends too! :)
- June 24, 2012 at 6:53 PM
- Jax said...
What a cute post! Happy birthday to your mommy!!
- June 24, 2012 at 9:47 PM
- Val said...
Beautiful Post. Happy Birthday to your mom.
- June 25, 2012 at 7:06 AM
- Janna Renee said...
Aww isn't it funny how we grow closer to our family...I couldn't wait to move out, and now I would love to be back near the family.
- June 28, 2012 at 2:10 AM


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CBNNews.com - GAZA STRIP - An elite Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier was killed early Wednesday morning during a routine counter-terror operation near the Kissufim border crossing in southern Gaza.
Staff Sergeant Bisan Sayef, 21, from Jatt, a Druze village in the Galilee, died when Palestinian gunmen ambushed the Golani Brigades's elite Egoz unit with mortar and RPG shells during a search to uncover the terrorist infrastructure near the border.
Two wounded soldiers were transported to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba.
The IDF responded from the air, hitting two of the gunmen. Palestinian sources reported one Hamas gunman killed and four injured.
On Tuesday in northern Gaza, Givati Brigade infantrymen uncovered a 12-foot smuggling tunnel, dug from inside a Palestinian house, to within four-tenths of a mile from the Israeli community of Kfar Aza.
During the operation near the Arab town of Jabalya, one Palestinian gunman was killed and three injured -- all members of the Popular Resistance Committee's Salah al-Din Brigades.
Palestinians fired some 30 mortar shells at the troops, but no soldiers were injured.
Palestinian terrorists fired six Kassam rockets into Israel on Tuesday, three landing south of the coastal city of Ashkelon. There were no injuries or property damage.
IDF troops in the Southern Command are working to uncover dozens of newly dug tunnels, built solely to facilitate terror attacks on civilian and military targets inside Israel.
On Wednesday, Army Radio reported that two mortar shells fired from Gaza landed in open areas, injuring no one.
Also on Wednesday, Jerusalem police were placed on high alert after intelligence warnings of a terror attack. Traffic backed up as police spot-checked incoming cars and beefed up border police patrols on the city's perimeters.
Magen David Adom, the national emergency rescue service, was also put on red alert, the highest state of readiness in the event terrorists succeed in their mission.
Sources: YNet news, Haaretz, The Jerusalem Post
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The theme of the day in the world football rumor mill is keeping one's options open.
At Juventus, the Italian champions are reportedly plotting a Plan B if they can't sign Luis Suarez this summer.
At Zenit St. Petersburg, Hulk is reportedly already plotting his escape from Russia.
Meanwhile, at Borussia Dortmund, Mario Gotze apparently finds a few other clubs attractive.
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ATLANTA – The Mets traded pitcher Collin McHugh to the Rockies for second baseman/outfielder Eric Young, Jr., the team announced Tuesday night.
McHugh was designated for assignment Saturday. He spent most of the season with Triple-A Las Vegas and went 0-1 with a 10.29 ERA in seven innings for the Mets. He made one start.
Young, who graduated from Piscataway High School, will join the Mets Wednesday. He hit .242 in 180 plate appearances this season before the Rockies designated him for assignment.
To make room on the active roster for Young, the son of former major leaguer Eric Young, the Mets designated outfielder Collin Cowgill for assignment.
Cowgill, the Mets' starting center fielder on Opening Day, hit .173 with two home runs in 53 plate appearances this season. He started in left field and batted leadoff in both ends of Tuesday's doubleheader. He went 2-for-9 between the two games.
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The Mets also announced that they promoted outfielder Andrew Brown and optioned Zack Wheeler to Triple-A Las Vegas.
In a brief stint with the Mets earlier in the season, Brown batted .200 with one home run and a .694 on-base-plus-slugging percentage in 18 plate appearances. He had recently been sidelined with an oblique strain.
The decision to demote Wheeler is only procedural. Wheeler made his major league debut last night as the Mets' 26th man, a rule that allows teams to add an extra player on the roster for a scheduled doubleheader.
The rule states the player added for the day can then be optioned to the minors and not required to remain there for 10 days as they otherwise are.
As a result, the Mets will capitalize on the loophole. Wheeler will be recalled in time to make his start for the Mets next Tuesday against the White Sox in Chicago.
Because Wheeler was never on the active roster, the Mets will need to make another transaction to fit Brown on the 25-man roster. A Mets spokesperson said the corresponding move will be announced Wednesday.


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Cash Realty & Auctions will auction off 31 "ski-in/ski-out" building lots next to the HoliMont Ski Area in Ellicottville.
The auction will be held at 3 p.m. Feb. 23 at HoliMont, located at 6921 Route 242. Registration begins at 2 p.m. on the day of the auction, which is open to the public. Bidders must bring a certified deposit check for $20,000 in order to participate. The sale is part of an expansion of the facilities at HoliMont.


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There are a couple of trends in entertainment that I find disturbing lately.
First is the propensity to remake movies that seemed to work OK the first time around. Are there not enough good original ideas? Is it just a case of what goes around comes around?
I know, Hollywood has remade movies for many years: "The Maltese Falcon," "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," "Cleopatra," "King Kong" come to mind.
But do we need remakes of "Footloose" already? And how do you improve on "Creature from the Black Lagoon," "Arthur," "Red Dawn," "Three Musketeers"?
I'm sure there are folks like me who consider these unnecessary remakes.
I suppose when it comes to creature features and such, remaking the movie with modern special effects and computer-generated imagery is just too big a temptation to resist, which is probably why we have had remakes of "King Kong," "Planet of the Apes," "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and "War of the Worlds."
And remaking gory movies such as "Straw Dogs" gives a director the opportunity to be even more graphic, I suppose.
But "Dirty Dancing"? "The Crow"?
I could go on.
The second disturbing trend in entertainment is turning serious books, plays, and such into musicals.
So far, I have come across "Les Miserables," of course. But more recently, we have, or soon will have, "Ghost," "Spider-Man," "The Addams Family," "Legally Blonde," "Catch Me If You Can," "Death Takes a Holiday," "Bonnie & Clyde" and even "Silence! The Musical," an unofficial parody of "Silence of the Lambs."
I'd like to get in on this, to be honest, so I am suggesting some new musicals: "Grapes of Wrath," "Cleopatra," "Star Struck, the Asteroid Disaster Musical," "Dawn of the Dead," "Musical on the Bounty," "Stalag 17," "The Misfits," maybe even a Harry Potter musical. With its famous whistled theme, "Bridge on the River Kwai" would be a natural. How about a musical version of "Inherit the Wind"? Songs debating the issue of evolution could be memorable.
Of course, we could go way off course with shows such as "Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Dancing Feet." Part of me thinks that would be relatively high on the awful scale — but part of me thinks it could be a huge success.
Of course, I don't really have a horse in this race. I haven't seen a live musical since the 1960s and the last movie I saw was "The King's Speech."
Still, I will catch up with the movies sooner or later and think I'll pass on a new version of "Footloose."


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Featured Golf News
Bringing Order to Anarchy
Are you one of those golfers who still wonder why you can't hit the ball solid and straight all the time? If it seems as if the only thing consistent about your game is its inconsistency, then you're in the boat on that long trip to Tibet.
But on your voyage, consider that if the order of golf is anarchy, then what if you embraced it? After all, if the golf course were flat, then solid and straight might be attainable. But since it's not, more often the ball really isn't supposed to go straight anyway, is it? Now, there's a novel concept!
If you hang around a range long enough you're bound to hear: "My handicap is 0 on the driving range, but I'm a 25 on the course." Many of these players' clubs don't fit, but they're able to find some compensation on the range. But, if you're still trying to hit every shot on the course solid and straight like you sometimes can on the range, that's like worrying about how to throw the dice in Monopoly and never buying a property: You're not playing the game!
I once heard a top-10 teacher on TV make the statement that if a ball lies above your feet it should go left, so you should choke up, lean into the hill, and try to hit it straight. Now, of course that makes no sense at all. If the ball should go to the left, shouldn't you try to hit it to the left? By choking up and leaning into the hill you're putting the clubface in position to be toe-down at impact - which doesn't match the slope, and by trying to make it go straight you're making it worse.
Golf is really like baseball off the ground. Each lie is telling you where it wants to go, much like if a pitcher were telling you what the pitch is going to be. So if the ball is below your feet and you try to hit it straight, it's like trying to take a bad pitch and hit it directly to center field - it's not going to happen. If the ball is below your feet it should go right, and above your feet should go left.
Now add changes in the grass on the course. If you're in thick rough the grass will grab your clubhead and close it, sending it low and left. Conversely, if there is little or no grass you'll probably hit it to the right. A drop in the wind, the slopes in your landing zones, and pretty soon you'll wonder why it would ever go straight. So if you perfect your swing on the range and blame your swing for problems on the course, then I can show you exactly when and where you're going to fail during an actual round.
Recently, a player said he too often tries for the miracle shot. His example was to try to hit a fade into a pin on the right side of the green from a lie where the ball was above his feet. Miracle? Absolutely - only the bishop in "Caddyshack" can hit that shot. Since the ball should go left, then the clubface must be so completely open that it becomes too weak to actually make the ball go as far as the pin - much less be predictable.
Instead, he should have accepted that the ball would not go to the right, and that his ball was in a position in which he could not hit a predictable fade. More to the point, at address with the ball above his feet his club was in the wrong position to hit a fade, and to open it far enough to fade the ball would become unpredictably variable. He should have played for the ball to go to the left, and helped it go to the left.
It's too easy to think of golf as being a game of hitting it straight, and if you don't then your swing is at fault. If that were the case, then golf architects would not worry about the slopes involved. Consider hole No. 13 at Augusta National, the famous dogleg-left par-5, and the 14th at Pebble Beach, a dogleg-right that goes uphill. Both holes slope to the left, but No. 13 favors right-handed players and 14 at Pebble favors left-handers. The draw is the longer tee shot and curving it with the slope adds distance on No. 13, but for right-handers they often must fade the ball on 14 - a shorter tee shot - to keep it in the sloping fairway, while lefties can draw the ball into the fairway.
Golf is not a linear game, and to play it well you need to negotiate all the changing conditions. So how does a golfer with an unconventional swing - think Jim Furyk, Corey Pavin, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino and John Daly - ever win a golf tournament? They must be playing the game better!
Some say golf is not a game of perfect. Perhaps instead, the definition of perfect needs to be "constant change."
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DawnWatch: Tuesday 9:30am Eastern, WPFW hour with Karen Dawn and Thanking the Monkey 10/21/08
WPFW, Washington DC's Pacifica Station, has been wonderfully supportive of animal issues of late.
During my recent trip to DC, we did a segment on their Friday drive time news about that weekend's national animal rights conference. And Gloria Minott also interviewed me separately, on Metro Watch, about my upcoming visit to Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary.
Tomorrow morning, Tuesday October 21, during the station's fund drive, I will spend the whole hour speaking with Gloria Minott about animal issues, from 9:30 to 10:30 ET, right after Democracy Now. I hope animal advocates outside of DC will listen on line. It's easy, just go to http://www.wpfw.org and click the little yellow button that says WPFW live. DC folks can listen at 89.3 FM.
Public radio stations, such as WPFW, rely on fund drives to stay on air. There is nothing that makes it clearer to the management that listeners are enthusiastic about a show than its good performance during the fund drive. And nothing will make it clear to WPFW that listeners are enthusiastic about animal issues, than a successful fund drive during a show about animal rights. So, if you, as I do, see the media's support of animal issues as fundamental to the success of our movement, I hope you will support the show tomorrow. I am supporting it by donating dozens of books.
The Houston Pacifica station is the only major Pacifica station with a regular animal rights show, "Go Vegan Texas!" It would be great to demonstrate to WPFW, in Washington DC, where our nation's decision makers live, that an animal issues show would do well.
I will so enjoy getting to say hello to some listeners from around the country, so if you are awake, please phone in!
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Felix Baumgartner will take a massive jump as he attempts record-breaking skydive over New Mexico.
In just two weeks, Baumgartner will attempt to jump from a record altitude of 23 miles over New Mexico. Project managers announced he will take the leap Oct. 8.
The Austrian parachutist jumped from 13 miles in March and then 18 miles again in July. This time, he hopes to surpass the all-time record of 19.5 miles previously set in 1960.
The 43-year-old expects to reach a top speed of 690 mph and break the sound barrier with only his body.
The flight will be monitored by a NASA-like mission control. The mission is known as Red Bull Stratos.
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Fed Reserve officer calls Valley jobless rate 'impressive'
February 17, 2013
BOARDMAN The Youngstown-Warren market is breaking with tradition as local unemployment figures chug along with the rest of Ohio, even beating Cleveland and national averages....
The Obama recovery rolls on.
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"...as the country sees flickers of emergence from the Great Recession."
NEWSFLASH: The Great Recession was four years ago! We need more than "flickers" by now! 7.8 percent national unemployment? It averaged only 5.3 for EIGHT years under Bush. Was this a speech or an infomercial for the current administration?
As for the valley, it had Ohio's largest population decline over the past decade. If people tend to migrate to places of better economic opportunity, then citing these local employment numbers is like putting lipstick on a pig. i.e. a ghost town would have low unemployment too.
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Yes, good news always helps everyone's attitude. Does anyone know if this information is complete? The employment trend should be compared to the working population trend. Is the jobs number improving or just appearing to improve because population is declining or people are dropping out of the job market? This may be reflected in increased applications for food stamps or other social safety net programs.
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Good sign, hopefully more to come.
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We have had near record-low snowfall over the past 6 weeks, and it appears that the pattern of much below-normal precipitation coupled with near- to slightly above-normal temperatures will persist for at least the next 10 days. By that point, if we compare to previous year's October 15 through December 15 statistics, it is quite likely we'll qualify for one of the least snowy periods on record.
But snow is not only an aesthetic thrill for those who love it, it's also important for our water tables. As I said in my previous post, we're now officially experiencing "moderate drought conditions"; assuming this dryness lasts for another two weeks (which I think is quite probable), by the end of the month we may be bumped into the "severe drought conditions" category by NOAA/USDA.
What's the reason for this exceptional dryness? Well there are a number of contributing factors, but the most obvious one is a jet stream that has more-or-less, except for brief exceptions, stayed farther north than average over the western US (resulting in a ridge of high pressure), and farther south than normal across the eastern half of the country (resulting in a trough of low pressure.) This has our region (with the exception of high country, which has experienced upslope snow events) experiencing much drier than normal conditions, with most storms impacting locations north and east of central Colorado.
Though it would be unwise for me to postulate about conditions nearly 3 weeks from now, I'm beginning to think that the odds or a White Christmas this year across the metro area are less than 50/50, though this dry pattern can't hang on forever; perhaps we're in store for a big dumping during the last third of the month...


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If you listen to the chatter about the Calvert baseball team, the hot name to watch: Deats, who goes by Pey(ton).
The music heard Wednesday afternoon at "Zip" Zalar Field was the swoosh of the bat and snap of the catcher's mitt as Calvert freshman Peyton Deats struck out nine and walked just one in a 5-2 victory against Fremont St. Joe.
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"Once we got a couple runs on the board, he kind of settled in and he handled it," Calvert coach Dustin Ritchie said. "He was confident out there."
Deats (3-0) calmed down after a rough first inning which saw an error, a walk and a single lead to a 1-0 St. Joe lead.
The freshman lefty got into a rhythm after that, getting the next 15 batters in order. St. Joe didn't reach base again until the seventh when Calvert was in front 5-1.
"The fastball was working good and the defense behind me (was solid)," Deats said. "I kept throwing strikes and relying on my defense to make plays for me."
A pair of singles to open the seventh inning by Bennett Wickert and Josh Kelbley was the first time the Crimson Streaks (2-5, 1-1 Midland Athletic League) were able to get to Deats since the opening frame.
"Deats did a good job but we were hitting the ball right at them. I don't know how many struck out. We hit the ball, just not to the right spots," St. Joe coach Robert George said. "We're not a very talented team and if we don't get runners on base, one guy is not going to fix everything. We need to work as a team, and from the second to the sixth inning, that was not around."
Deats' performance was backed by some good defense, including a nifty grab by Matt Iannantuono in center field.
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The same couldn't be said of the Steaks' defense.
"We started off pretty hot but by the second inning, the wheels were coming off," George said. "We weren't making plays that we normally make. Routine fly balls, at least in my opinion, weren't made and that's really it."
Some lackluster plays that seemed routine turned into runs for the Senecas (6-1, 1-1).
Austin Prenzlin, who scored the Senecas' first run in the first inning, drove in Deats in the second and scored along with Iannantuono a batter later on a single by Sam Shelt-Palm. He came around to score himself a few batters later when Austin Perry drove him in to make it 5-1.
Wickert took the loss for the Streaks, giving up five runs, four earned, in two innings of work. He struck out one and walked two. Lucas Michael went the final four innings, striking out three and walking one and giving up just one hit.
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TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu today demanded that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy step down from his post after the state Governor turned down the Cabinet resolution rejecting the CBI plea for prosecution of state Roads and Buildings Minister.
The state Cabinet had adopted a resolution on November 23 rejecting the CBI's request for prosecution of Roads and Buildings Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao, who was named as accused number five and charge-sheeted in the Vanpic Port land scandal.
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For each Damage inflicted by Jautya to the opponent at the end of a round, the player controlling the character will win 1 Life points at the end of the round.
The opponent's Attack points are reduced by 8 points or up to a minimum of 3. If the opponent's number of Attack points are lower or equal to 3, then the ability has no effect.
Way too underpriced. Basically a 4* 7/8 without fury, 7/12 with fury. Every -1 point of damage reduction lowers it's life gap by 2, so what? SOA takes away the ability, but leaves it with a beastly 7 power. SOB? Better be something like dahlia. The only other 4* in Sakrohm that might be used more often than Jautya in ELO would be Petra, then TrinmkkT. Seeing as Sakrohm has some pretty heavy damage reducers and some more + life cards in the clan, Jautya should not be overlooked. At least not priced this low. 4K sounds about right.
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Jautya - 7/4 with +1 Life per damage (ability) and -8 opp attack, min 3 (bonus)
- Solid 7 power, pretty decent for the Sakrohm clan.
- Of course, his main pull is his +life per damage ability. He already starts with a more-than-decent 4 damage, so he already widens the gap by 8. 12 with fury, which is nothing to sneeze about.
- Uranus and Na Boh are going to love this card
- His attack manipulation also helps him win
- Of course, Predator.
- Damage Reducers are a downside since Sakrohm normally is quite against them (Wakai, Murray). However, this just allows for more mind games
Overall: 7.5/10. Not a bad card at all. While I love Petra's SoB, points to Jautya. He has a solid power, scary bluffing abilities, and great life potential. Great card
Jautya is a pardody of Predator or more spesifically the Movie Alien vs Predator. During a scene in the movie the main charecter, Alexa Woods, is the first one to suspect that the temple was a sacrificing alter. Later in the movie when she hears (a then unknown) predator she tells the rest of the team to be quiet. A skeptic who was listening to music mocks her by turning up his music and saying
"You never know... Maybe reggae calms their instincts."
Like these easter eggs? Rate green and i will keep on doing them.
BTW this is only in the directors cut on the DVD.
"he's one of the most amazing cards I have ever laid my hands on,"
1.Let's start with his 7 power which is decent for the current metagame,it is aided by his -8 opp atk,min of 3 minus which is not the best bonus but still helpful nevertheless
2.He's in a clan famous for damage reducers,life gainers so he extremely fits right into their clan and even now with the arrival of sigma,he's needed as ever before
3.Comparing to other life per damage cards,he's obviously one of the top,kenny may have 2 life per damage but he only had 6 power and 3 damage when faced with SOA,Manfred has 8 power which is kinda good but it's confidence so he's kind of obvious and in a clan with bonus that doesn't support in battle,he'll probably slid,lelena ain't gonna see the light of ELO,Nyema is too weak against attack and power manipulation clans,Anita is maybe courage but i'm not complaining against her,and the others like Uxoh and Seldnor Cr are quite useless,tell me if i miss someone?
4.1.7 average price?you've got to be kidding me,he's way too underpriced knowing this card can turn tables right in your face but i guess i'm not complaning about this one but it's just not right,he's even a rare card which really is confusing
5.Weak against SOA and damage reducers,other than that he's fine,and i'll prefer him than Petra any day
6.Please rate green if you believe in me or not,just rate up thanks
Pros and Cons of Jautya
~8-12 life gap. With one hit, he can effectively make or break a game.
~Base 4 damage. That's a nice solid #. For a nice solid life gap.
~Ability. It works perfectly with a Sakrohm life deck. You've got Eris, Wakai, Murray, and now Jautya. That is a half deck that is chock filled with +life.
~. Jautya has GREAT synergy. He works well with half of all the elo friendly Sakrohm cards. Sigma, Uranus, Murray, all of the potent cards.
~SoA. His essential part is the life per damage. There are other Sakrohm 4*'s that have higher damage. Even the unplayable ones. Even Gastroboy. As 4*s go, he has the lowest damage. So with SoA, you might feel a bit peeved about it.
~ Damage reduction. While he can put up a good face against it, it lowers his effectiveness greatly. Anything with a min 1 or 2 that pushes him there cuts all of his prowess inherently. Min 3 is an acceptable loss. 6 life gap is still nothing to sneeze about. But it isn't optimal, and it's probably the max he'll get with a min 3.
~Usability. The stable 4*s would be Petra and Graks . You have to decide if he fits in, if you want a stronger Sakrohm half or your other half.
All in all, Jautya is a hard one. If he goes through, he goes THROUGH. And its an impressive goes through. But do you have enough room? Is he worth using over another 3* and making less room in the other half? Hard choices people, hard choices. Personally, if I can find room for him, I use him over hte other side.
For the majority of you who are aware, or unaware, Jautya is an obvious parody of the predator from the predator and alien vs predator series. What most of you seem not to know is that the technical term for the Predator is Yautja, so the character name is a simple, slight letter re-arrangement.. I am a bit of an AVP nerd, and I am soooooo happy that this card exists. Once I have enough clintz, I am buying this guy. rate green if this was a little bit interesting or enlightening.
Underated Underpriced insane card. I use him in EVERY Sakrohm deck I have.
-7 power
-Attack manip and 7 power
-8 gap when you win... 7 power, 8 attack manip, 8 gap... AND THERES MORE
-12 gap with fury (same as Kolos but this is 1 less star, has attack manipulation as well, and is not banned)
-Extreme bluff potential
-SOB 7pwr, 8 gap, potential 12... still good
-Competition? Nah he beats out everyone (or at least ties with Petra) *can use both too
-SOA makes him weaker (but only 1 less damage then Petra and he can still easily win)
-Lets bring Kolos up again (remember the banned 5 star?) Ya against SOA that card also only had 4 damage, but again this card isnt banned and has attack manipulation and is one less stars.
-All stops hurt the most
9/10 maybe even 9.5/10 No reason not to use him in a Sakrohm elo deck. (P.S. anyone who is afraid of SOA realize that they are almost gone in elo)
(Also, I realize that Kolos is still stronger cuz of the ko upside however this card is not to be underated)
Jautya Jautya Jautya OooO BOY tell u the truth i luv this card its just one of my many beloved 4* cards like Anibal, Azel, Oshitsune, etc. reason why is that well first off during a tournament i got 5 KOs because of him and some hate mail but anyway lets continue.
Level: 4
Power: 7
Damage: 4
Ability: +1 life pt per damage
Jautya is a simple amazing card that anyone should watch out for come on people THAT 8 TO 12 LIFE PT DIFFERENCE is nothing to joke around about just ask any one you know that has this guy what it feels like to be at a 12 life gap between you and that other person i can tell you myself you feel like GOD and then after i want you to go ask someone who doesn't have him and has played him they'ell tell you i hate it. And come on now who can't say he has the best art out of all the Sakrohm i mean come on.
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- 7 power is actually pretty good for a 4*
- His bonus helps many times
- basically an 8 life gap with no fury and 12 life gap with fury (ability active)
-Nice art in my opinion
- SOME PRS aren't a problem because of the bonus
-base damage is 4 and 6 with fury is nice for (me) that ability also makes everything better
- can change the outcome of the game if used correctly
- SOA is always
-SOB is too
- As I said only with some PRS his bonus will help
- DRS with min of 2 and 1 are a problem
- Frozn might be a problem sometimes for him
- Oshitsune from Nightmare just reduces the chance of Jautya winning
- Also, I haven't seen too many, but Caelus can be a major problem
- with the bonus inactive he is vulnerable too many clans
-These clans are Montana,Uppers,Sentinel,Sakrohm
- is a 4* but can fit in somewhere right? Hopefully.
Overall: I give Jautya 8/10 or 8.6/10 He would totally get a 9 if there wasn't so much cards out there to beat him.He also deserved the extra .6 just because if the huge potential that he has. Also, the extra .1 because this is some nice art here.I also think that the bonus helps in so many battles.
True rating: 8/10
My rating 8.6/10
Jautya - 7/4 with +1 Life per damage (ability) and -8 opp attack, min 3 (bonus)
+ Can create a 8 life gap, 12 with fury. Now considering that this is from a 4* who has some attack manipulation it can be, played correctly, quite a scary card.
+ As I said, unlike other + life cards, Jautya has some useful attack manipluation which will certainly help him in battle.
+ His power is decent, so to is his damage, for a 4* star.
+ Can be played in mono or in a half-deck, so he's quite a versatile character.
- He's really affected by SOA
- He's also affected quite badly to DRs, so if you over-pill you would be at quite a disadvantage in the next round.
Conclusion: This card is nothing to sneeze about, with 14 life in ELO, you can create a HUGE life gap between your rival. However with that said you need to know how to use him properly otherwise in the end you will be causing more harm than good.


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Three days of free activities are planned at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds for the 17th ox roast and vehicle show sponsored by Glenn Christian Foundation Church.
According to Rev. Frank J. Glenn Jr., the event isn't a fundraiser for the church or a charity; its purpose is provide a day of fellowship and fun for the community. It is made possible through the efforts of the church's membership and donations from local businesses.
Car, truck motorcycle and tractor owners are invited to show their vehicles at the event, which has no registration fee.
Festivities start Friday with a car cruise, with trophies for the top 10, and music by DJ Crazy Dave. Also planned are a bonfire and hayride, and there will be free hot dogs, pop and coffee from 6 to 8 p.m.
Trophies will be awarded for the top 30 on Saturday as well as trophies for the top 50 motorcycles. Entertainment will be provided by the bands 1st Degree and Pipe Dreams and DJ Big Rick, and there will be free hot dogs, chips, pop and coffee from 1 to 4 p.m.
Sunday is the main event with organizers presenting 288 trophies and 700 dash plaques for participants. An open air worship service is planned in the grandstand at 10:30 a.m.
Organizers expect to distribute a ton of free roast beef sandwiches Sunday during the ox roast. Entertainment will feature Sky Pilot and DJ Keen Gene, and fireworks are planned at dark.
Free amusement-park -style carnival rides will be available all three days.
The event runs from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds, 899 Everett-Hull Road, Bazetta.


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New details on a deadly crash, involving an Albuquerque police sergeant. Investigators first told us, the sergeant was looking for a DWI suspect when he slammed into two sisters, driving in northwest Albuquerque.
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Henry VIII (1491 –1547) was King of England from 1509. His divorce from Catherine of Aragon led to the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church and the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Henry was an attractive and charismatic man in his prime, educated and accomplished, as he is largely shown in the play and so dominated early productions. Henry cultivated the image of a Renaissance Man and his court was a centre of scholarly and artistic innovation and glamorous excess, epitomised by The Field of Cloth of Gold. He was an accomplished musician, author, and poet. He was an avid gambler, and excelled at sports, especially jousting, hunting, and real tennis. He was also known for his strong defence of conventional Christian piety. He ruled with absolute power. He desired a male heir as a daughter might be unable to consolidate the Tudor Dynasty, and this led to his divorce and subsequent marrages. In later life he became morbidly obese and his health suffered; his public image is frequently depicted as one of a lustful, egotistical, harsh and insecure king. This aspect of Henry is totally ignored by Shakespeare. Henry is noted for having six wives—two of whom he had beheaded—which helped to make him a macabre icon, with many books, films, plays, and television series based around him and his wives.
King Henry VIII after Hans Holbein the Younger, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Picture and data courtesy of the Yorck Project, under Creative Commons Attribution-Share- Alike License (Wikipedia).