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I removed the quote because the section already had a quote which is much more relevant to the subject. The quote was placed at the bottom of the section, whereas quotes should generally be placed under the section heading. Also, I don't believe it - as a single word despite the feeling behind it - is a good quote. - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 13:33, October 14, 2009 (UTC)


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Take a look at some of the best photos from Wednesday's game where the goals were free-flowing at the City Ground.
Watch the action from the Whites' last visit to the City Ground, a League Cup game in 2004 which was decided in extra time.
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What healthcare reform 2.0 might look like
Let's assume, for the moment, that the latest version of the shape-shifting U.S. healthcare reform legislation may not worsen U.S. finances in the short term. But do the deficit math, and it doesn't reduce long-term spending enough. The curve won't get bent.
The proposed legislation would reduce the U.S. budget shortfall by a cumulative $100 billion or so over the next decade compared with the current baseline forecast, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). And in the decade beyond that, the changes would reduce federal budget deficits by about one-quarter percent of GDP against the no-reform case.
For the long term, though, that's not nearly enough. Budget deficits are likely to average somewhere near $1 trillion annually over the next decade, with long-term structural deficits of at least 7 percent of GDP (maybe much more), which is currently $14.3 trillion.
By comparison, the post-World War Two average deficit in the United States is 2 percent of GDP. Healthcare costs are currently projected to account for roughly half of total government spending, or nearly a quarter of GDP, over the coming decades.
To narrow the deficit, healthcare spending cuts would therefore need to be substantial. Unfortunately, the reforms currently envisaged don't contemplate that kind of surgery. For instance, the money saved from big cuts in Medicare, the U.S. government's post-retirement healthcare program, is earmarked for expanding coverage rather than reducing overall costs. Yes, the Senate bill is filled with all manner of pilot programs means to change the healthcare payment system and the incentives it creates for overuse of pricey premium. But whether these programs will eventually blossom is pure guesswork.
Here's what isn't guesswork: Pressures will eventually mount, whether from creditors of the United States or, if successive governments choose to print money to fund their deficits, from citizens weary of inflation. It's hard to see how hefty healthcare cuts could then be avoided.
But maybe such a crisis will finally prompt some smart policy that moves America away from an unaffordable, central planning approach. One possible result might be a healthcare system with a minimalist public safety net and lots of add-ons paid for by users. Or perhaps a more market-driven fully private insurance system with government subsidies for the poor. The CBO has actually scored approaches like these and found that they could help close the long-term budget shortfall, reducing total long-term government healthcare spending by half from current projected levels.
Unfortunately, today's reforms are just kicking the cost problem down the road. It will be the next round of healthcare reform that has to explore more radical options.
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I oppose Obamacare, plain and simple.
But, there are flaws in the current system that are not likely to be fixed entirely by market solutions. Consider the practice of health insurance companies denying coverage to folks with pre-existing conditions. From the perspective of an actuary working for an insurance company, it may indeed make perfect economic sense to engage in this practice. But from the perspective of society as a whole, do we really want a society where the people who need coverage the most are the least likely to be able to get it?
There are other similar flaws. My point is that fixing such flaws would probably require some form of government intervention – unless you can show me a model where it is in the economic interests of health insurance companies to provide affordable coverage to the sickest among us.
"Compassionate conservatism" is a phrase that has gone out of favor in recent years. But it is precisely such compassion that is required to address issues which the market does not. The solution need not be heavy-handed central planning in the mold of Obamacare. But we can't just sweep these problems under the rug either, and the 'smart policy' you allude to cannot be left entirely to a private sector that has failed to fix some of the most vexing problems in our health care system.
Budget concerns are certainly an integral part of any spending discussion but at some point the people of this country, specifically their health care must become a priority. No one can argue that the single payer option does not work because there are plenty of successful templates to emulate. The insurance industries no compete strangle-hold on the health sector is not designed for the patients benefit. Fees are skyrocketing and benifits shrinking. Who can argue that. The oppostion is obviously fueled by the industry that has reaped mega profits and intends to continue to do so at the expense of the private citizen. Once the dollars become the focus then all other spending programs become part of the discussion. The biggest sacred cows being military spending, corporate and banking subsidies. Huge! Like arguments couched between socialism and capitalism only a program geared to benifit the people is labeled "socialist" as oppossed to the corporate/banking give aways that have been an accepted part of our deficit spending for decades. Only in a time where corporations are legal entities with rights and influence that far surpass that of the private persons interest would we be having this debate on whether the citizens should have a health care system devoid of profit driven priorities. I won't widen this discussion any further by discussing corporate/banking influence on your representives concerning trade ect… but it is obvious that these influences play a part in every sector. Thank you.
Bill from Fairfax makes a good point. The problem is that is carries with it an assumption – the same assumption that got us into this mess: He writes that we have a collective responsibility – meaning you and I, or the Government, to provide coverage to "those who need it most" (whoever they are?). Secondly, government intervention can be understood in a number of ways. So let's be clear about what is in principle and in fact appropriate "involvement" in the health cost/affordability issue.
The first problem is this, then: fundamentally, is it every tax paying, working American's responsibility to assure that everyone has health care, and what level of care must they receive? Certainly, the writer (and I hope not the government) does not assume everyone should have the same coverage, and same access, regardless of cost? Because if he does, everyone in America must from the beginning, accept the premise that the standard of care for all will be reduced to an level working Americans are not going to tolerate. The cost cannot be born by the working citizens on the one hand, and they cost for a lower standard of care will not be accepted.
Is it not common sense that tells us that some will have better care, and others less, due to cost and incentive/ability to support a "charitable" need?
So we simply must understand that different levels of care and provision are necessary, as one initial principle of change and cost control – – which is the single greatest concern at this time.
Moreover, the government intervention to date has been a complete failure. Of a dozen or so major changes implemented by the feeble government to control costs over the last 15-20 years, not a single one has worked.
Real change – – (hear that?) begins with real market concepts and real competition. Intervention does not mean central planning. It means sound economic principles applied to health industry business and consumers. One may only consider Obama+big Pharma's cozy relationship to realize one major source of trouble and hinderance at effective reform. And while no system is perfect (e.g. election/campaign finance reform), we can make incremental policy and business modifications.
Another matter is government priorities. No one speaks of this in terms of affordability. How many less important social/welfare programs are robbing funds from otherwise substantial coffers for subsidies for, say, catastrophic care policies.
And why is it that statist mentality – as opposed to charitable trusts and organizations – is what Americans look to for care of the poor. Perhaps a renewed national effort to restore charity can be supported.
Lastly, illegal aliens have simply soaked and sapped the system to a point that it cannot be sustained. The cost of enforcing and detaining criminals (at a rate of 10-1) would certainly pay for a simple, basic policy for most poor Americans.
"Or perhaps a more market-driven fully private insurance system with government subsidies for the poor. "
Exactly … how about a simple rule that Govt pays 80% of costs for healthcare above 10% of family income for those making $50,000 or less, and pays in more for costs below that for those medicare eligible.
Save 2,000 pages, hundreds of billions, and many bureaucracies.
We need to kill ObamaCare or it will ruin healthcare in the US forever.
oops 'medicare eligible' should be 'medicaid eligible' and maybe could make it 'SCHIP eligible'.
We need to focus on affordability as the #1 issue.
Somebody needs to hit the "reset" button on this whole debate. How could so many overfed, overpaid politicians waste so much time to produce so little and still expect to get paid by The People for what they have done?
The FBI's going to find out sooner or later who took what by way of bribes from the "health" cartels for deliberately riding this issue into the ditch, and then, by golly they're going to need emergency care in a big way.
By the time this healthcare legislation passes there won't be anything left in it worth passing.


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NFL player Aaron Hernandez was arrested Wednesday morning in connection with a murder investigation in Massachusetts. Police are not releasing the charge against Hernandez until he is arraigned later today.
Hernandez was also released by his NFL team -- the New England Patriots -- on Wednesday.
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Iran's Hard-Liners Just Tried to Muzzle Hassan Rouhani
- By David KennerDavid Kenner is the Middle East editor for Foreign Policy.
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BEIRUT — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's battle with hard-liners in his own government broke out into the open Wednesday, with the head of the country's state-run television company temporarily preventing him from giving a live interview in Tehran.
Rouhani was supposed to appear on a television station owned by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the government-run radio and television company, at roughly 9 p.m. in Tehran. But nearly an hour after the scheduled time, the interview had not begun. This was no technical difficulty: The head of the IRIB, who was appointed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, personally tried to cancel the interview.
The state news agency IRNA was the first to accuse the IRIB head, Ezzatollah Zarghami, of blocking Rouhani's appearance. It was swiftly followed by Rouhani himself, who took to Twitter — which at least in theory is banned by the Iranian authorities — to level a similar accusation:
Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, Zarghami, prevented live discussion w/ people on #IRIB1 which was scheduled for an hour ago
— Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) February 5, 2014
Zarghami, however, lost this particular battle with Rouhani. Shortly after the Iranian president publicly criticized the IRIB chief, state television wound up airing the interview. In what he billed as a discussion with the Iranian people, Rouhani defended the interim nuclear deal he signed last years with world powers as a "win-win" agreement, and boasted that Iran's improving standing on the international stage was resulting in increased business opportunities for Iranian firms.
Zarghami appears to be precisely the sort of hard-liner who would oppose Rouhani's attempt to reach a rapprochement with the West. A former general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Zarhami is believed to have close ties to Khamenei and was personally sanctioned by the European Union for human rights abuses. During the 2009 Green Movement protests, he claimed that videos of the killing of Neda Agha-Soltan, which sparked outrage among protesters across the country, were not authentic and had in fact been manufactured by CNN and the BBC.
In the interview, Rouhani announced a plan to give all Iranians access to insurance — and took a page from President Barack Obama's playbook in the process:
Gov will extend medical insurance to all Iranians. First step will be to cover 5mn uninsured Iranians by the social safety net #RouhaniCare
— Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) February 5, 2014
(Apparently, he's unconcerned by Obamacare's low public approval ratings.)
Rouhani did not, however, explain why his appearance had been delayed or whether he stood behind his earlier public criticism of Zarghami. Those around the world interested in viewing Iran's political drama, therefore, have been left wondering whether the delay was a one-off event — or the first shot in a war between factions within the Iranian government.


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The question of the week came to me via Twitter (follow me @DCDistrictDiva!), and right on time! Here's the young woman's question:
Hey, Diva! I'm divorced, single, celibate for two years, and flyy & on fire for God!! But, it seems like every where I go a married man is trying to holler! I'm starting to doubt myself and question myself — wonderin if I'm givin off the vibe that I'm that type [that would date a married man]. But there is 1 that I've been responding2-its bad. Said I NEVA even consider but them &single ones seem 2B jus coming out the woodworks. The married thing is bothering me BIG time…How do I resist? I know I'm not the only 1!
—Chicago, IL
Thanks so much for your question! This has definitely been on my heart to discuss, as I've had my share of men try to holler at me, only for their friends to inform me later on that the nuggets are either married or engaged! So no, you are not alone at all. I also completely understand your immediate need to look at yourself and ask if there is something you're doing wrong to attract that kind of behavior. I think women have been socialized to believe that the way we've been treated by disrespectful men is somehow our own fault. But it is often more of a reflection on that married/committed man's character than it is on your character and behavior — at least initially. Disrespect me once, shame on you. Disrespect me over and over again by continuing to pursue me knowing you are in a committed relationship/marriage? I'm going to have to take the blame for that. So here's how to resist:
1) Realize you are being disrespected. Once in a blue moon a married man will leave his wife for someone else. Most often, they will not. Realize that he only believes you worthy of a half-hearted, likely physical relationship. You've been celibate for two years, you are on fire for God, and this man is trying to get you off of that path. He has nothing to offer you and is incapable of giving you the respect and relationship that you deserve. You are being disrespected because HE is a disrespectful person; he doesn't respect his wife, and ergo, doesn't respect himself, since husband and wife become one flesh. How can he respect you? Nobody wants to be tied to someone disrespectful. Not at all attractive. Super resistable. (For more on resisting, read "5 Tips for Celibate Living".)
2) End all conversation. Unfollow him / block him on Twitter and Facebook so he can't contact you. Change his number in your phone to Cheating Lying Disrespectful Nugget, so you won't forget who he has shown you he is. It is just as much adultery for you to continue even an emotional relationship with this person as it is for the married man. That is someone else's man — and he sounds like a sorry excuse for one. You don't want him and he's got nothing to say that will add any value to your life. Keep it trucking.
3) Trust God for your prince. Being celibate isn't easy. Adding divorce on top of that, and I can only imagine the added stress and pressure you must feel to reconnect with someone in marriage — physically, spiritually, and emotionally. But don't be in such a rush that you miss out on the prince God has made specifically for you! There is no need to worry about your biological clock when you serve the Author of Time! Stay on fire for God and continue to trust that He is bigger than your dating life, bigger than the pseudo Black woman marriage crisis, bigger than all of our problems and concerns. "Cast all of your cares on Jesus, for He cares for you!" That means He won't ever leave you alone and has no desire to see you in pain or struggling. (More on this in my posts "I Will Wait For You: The Answer to the Sweet Nothings of Steve Harveyism" and "Do You Trust Me?".)
4) Don't beat yourself up. You say that talking to a married man is "bad," it's really "bothering" you and you're asking how to "resist," them, so those are all very good signs that the Holy Spirit is alive in you, pricking your heart, and letting you know that continuing to bond with this person is wrong. Paul says in Romans 7:21, "When I would do right, evil is always present!" The Enemy always comes to attack those who are on the right path and trying to live a life that is pleasing to God. The Devil even came after Jesus, so, as Jesus said in John 13:16, "I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him." That means we are not too good to be tempted or to go through struggles. The point is to continuously struggle, and not to be content living in sin. As Proverbs 24:16 tells us "For though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again." Keep getting back up when you fall!
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The favorite: Paulsboro, No. 11 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, enters the South Jersey, Group 1 tournament as the top-seed and a heavy favorite. The only team to defeat Paulsboro (19-1) has been No. 7 Phillipsburg, which won, 38-21, on Feb. 1. The team has already taken on second-seeded Collingswood and won, 41-22, on Jan. 8. Paulsboro received a first-round bye and will take on the winner of Penns Grove and Buena in the semifinals on Feb. 12.
The top contenders: Collingswood but up a better fight against Paulsboro than third-seeded Haddonfield, which lost 55-6, but the battle here is likely for second. The two teams are expected to meet in the semifinals should Haddonfield defeat sixth-seeded Haddon Township in the first round on Feb. 10.
The rest of the field: Haddon Township, Buena, Penns Grove.
Wrestlers to watch: Sam Morina, Paulsboro; Ronnie Gentile, Paulsboro; Anthony Duca, Paulsboro; Davontae Randall, Paulsboro; Chris Wolf, Haddon Township.
Matchup we want to see: Paulsboro vs. Collingswood.
Kania's pick: Paulsboro.
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My colleague Jan invites me to spend the upcoming weekend with her at the Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey, where she'll be staying while profiling new locations for Here Comes The Guide. I jump at the chance for some quality Ritz time. It's a well-known fact around the office that I ♥ the Ritzes. (What can I say? I have a soft spot for superior customer service and a swanky setting!)
Think outside the wedding shower box with these unique ideas to celebrate the bride and groom's big day.
In the old days, say, five years ago, here's how a bride-to-be might have gotten together with her best friends for a last fling: A few nights before her wedding day, they'd put on their high-heel sneakers and head out to party into the wee hours. These days, you can hire a planner for a customized bachelorette party.
My colleague Jan invites me to spend the upcoming weekend with her at the Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey, where she'll be staying while profiling new locations for Here Comes The Guide. I jump at the chance for some quality Ritz time.
From engagement to post-wedding brunch, you'll be doing your fair share of entertaining, too, and you'll find that MyRecipes.com will come in handy. Check out these 2 articles we've posted for ideas on hosting your Wedding Shower and Bachelorette Parties with good drinks and good eats.
I recently visited Ca' del Sole Ristorante for Here Comes The Guide, and I have to say: If you're looking for a great venue for wedding rehearsal dinners, wedding receptions and bridal showers, this North Hollywood restaurant should be on the list:
I was both maid of honor and wedding coordinator when my sister got married last year. Because so many of the guests were coming from out of town, we decided to combine the bachelorette party and bridal shower into one fun-filled weekend to save on travel time and ensure that everyone could attend.
Okay, gals&mdashthis is just too cute! A fun way to make your engagement announcements, save the date cards, wedding invitations and thank-you cards more personal: Create your own stamps!
My mother, a true Anglophile, brought me up surrounded by more than a few of her favorite British things. The first real, hearty books I read as a child were Agatha Christie mysteries and Charles Dickens novels. Every Thursday was Masterpiece Theatre night featuring an array of her favorite actors from the UK, and I was probably the only 12-year-old kid in school who (at the time, don't quiz me now) knew the entire history of the English Royal Family.
We recently held our annual off-site 3-day planning meeting at Woods Hole—a private home right on Pebble Beach Golf Course—and it's a wonder we got anything done. Lounging around on comfy couches and chairs, we had the perfect seats from which to ogle the mesmerizing view through a wall of glass: verdant blufftop fairways giving way to a sapphire-blue sea and cloudless sky. You try focusing on a 10-page to-do list with that gorgeous panorama constantly tugging at your peripheral vision!
Even though I'm usually a total foodie, I have a not-so-secret addiction to doughnuts. I have doughnut magnets on my fridge. I call my cat "Alice Donut" as a nickname. I know every doughnut shop within a five mile radius of my apartment.


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Good Friday (Friday, April 3, 2015): PROCESSION OF 'LA VIRGEN DE LA SOLEDAD'
Brotherhood: Cofradía de la Virgen de la Soledad
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Rúa Nova - Praza do Toural - Rúa do Vilar - Praza das Praterías - Conga - Preguntoiro – Rúa do Castro - Praza da Universidade - Cardenal Payá - Orfas - Toural - Rúa Nova
Points of interest...
Procession featuring parish cross, band music with bugles and drums. Its members wear a black habit with white moiré silk hood, wristbands and sash.
The procession includes images of "La Santísima Virgen de la Soledad," covered with a jet-stone cape by the compostela artisan Marcelino, and an allegorical float of Calvary.
Year of Foundation
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The procession used to be held on Easter Sunday until the thirties, when it was changed to the evening of Good Friday.
For a long time it was commonly called the procession of "Los Caladiños" (the Silent Ones) and only women participated.


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Movie executives transformed Elmwood into Hollywood on Monday as reporters from Entertainment Tonight and Access Hollywood filmed Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie walking the red carpet to promote locally shot "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
"It's a gorgeous film and a love letter to New Orleans," Pitt said, standing on the red carpet, formerly the westernmost exit of the AMC Palace 20 Elmwood.
Directed by David Fincher, whose credits also include "Se7en," "Fight Club" and "Zodiac," the movie stars Pitt as a man who is born elderly and grows younger. The love of his life is played by Cate Blanchett, who ages normally, and the couple intersect at middle-age.
Monday's invitation-only cast-and-crew screening was the film's first showing locally. It opens Dec. 25.
The film's producer, Frank Marshall ("The Sixth Sense," Back to the Future,") said the decision to film the movie in New Orleans was based both on state's film-industry tax incentives and the look of New Orleans.
"It's so rich in history and character and people and food and music," Marshall said. "All things I love."
The F. Scott Fitzgerald novel on which the movie is based is set in Baltimore. But Marshall said, "I can't imagine shooting this movie anywhere else."
Jolie and Pitt, who bought a house in the French Quarter a couple years ago, separately talked with reporters on the red carpet, and both said they have fallen in love with the city.
"I love it that my kids and my family can move around the city and enjoy a sense of normalcy," Pitt said.
"My kids are happy here," Jolie said. "It's such a unique community. . . . It feels very different than any other part of the States."
Jolie wore a simple cream L'Wren Scott dress hemmed just below her knees and dangling diamond earrings from a local shop, M.S. Rau Antiques.
She and Pitt have six children, three biological and three adopted from other countries. She said her children like to get po-boys at Verdi Mart, a deli about three blocks from their French Quarter home.
Pitt's Make It Right foundation is rebuilding homes in the Lower 9th Ward. Progress is "wonderful and it's horrible," Pitt said. He explained his remarks by saying that six families are in their homes but he wishes that number could be in the thousands. He said that by this time next year, 100 homes will be finished.
Pitt said he's happy to see progress in rebuilding around New Orleans.
"I see things happening," he said. "Finally things are happening."
Jennifer Day, director of the New Orleans Office of Film and Video, said the movie "showcases the beauty and the magic of the city."
She said there are 20 major film and television projects in the region this year, with annual budgets of a combined $275 million. She said "Button," which cost an estimated $150 million to make, and the 2006 Denzel Washington thriller "Dejà Vu," are the two biggest movies that have been made recently in New Orleans.
Among the others who walked the red carpet Monday were heavyweight producer Kathleen Kennedy, Rita Benson LeBlanc and Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard.
"This is an industry that is a godsend for a community like ours," Broussard said. He said Jefferson Parish rented out space in a warehouse for movie props, such as a giant clock that features prominently in the production.
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SUFFIELD, Ohio -- While tickets to see Good Morning America host Robin Roberts christen Goodyear's new airship Saturday morning are long gone, Akronites can still watch the new blimp rise from its cavernous confines.
Goodyear is encouraging spectators to gather at Wingfoot Lake Park, where they can see the ship rise for the first time as Wingfoot One (the ship has already undergone some flight tests).
"I know more than a few people are planning on bringing canoes and dropping them in the water," said Doug Grassian, the blimp's spokesman.
Roberts is expected to christen the ship at 10:30 a.m. Goodyear organizers hope to have the airship off the ground by about 11:30 a.m.
Here are a few quick facts about Wingfoot One.
It's not actually a blimp
Wingfoot One is a member of Goodyear's new fleet of NT Airships, which have an added carbon fiber and aluminum frame beneath the soft skin. Blimps have no frame, instead operating like a big balloon with engines.
The technology in the new airship, which Goodyear is still calling a blimp, harkens back to the days of massive airships like the U.S.S. Akron, Graf Zeppelin and the infamous Hindenburg. In fact, Goodyear called on Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH, the same company that built the Graf Zeppelin and U.S.S. Macon, to design and build its new blimp.
Wingfoot One does not contain flammable gas
Up until the Hindenburg disaster in 1937, dirigibles used highly flammable hydrogen. Like the Goodyear blimps before it, Wingfoot One will use helium, an inert gas that is not prone to catching on fire.
Wingfoot One will be able to hover
Blimps require airspeed to maneuver, since all of the control surfaces rely on passing air to move the ship. The semi-rigid structure of Wingfoot One allows for engines that rotate, meaning the ship's pilots have no trouble stopping in place for any period of time.
The new airship is both bigger and faster than GZ-20 blimps
At 249 feet long, Wingfoot One is full 14-feet longer than a Boeing 747, and 53 feet longer than Goodyear's last generation of blimps.
The airships are faster, too, topping out at 77 mph compared to the previous blimps' speed of about 50 mph.
"We have the ability to get more places and get there quicker. Florida to Atlanta with our older model takes two days. Wingfoot One will be able to do that in one day," Grassian said.
The new blimp also holds 10 passengers, compared to six previously, and features an observation area in the rear of the gondola.


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Le studio récemment rénové dispose d'un espace de vie avec un lit double, une armoire avec des miroirs pleine longueur et une console de jeux. La cuisine entièrement équipée comprend une machine à café et des appareils électroménagers modernes. La salle de bain est dotée d'une douche et d'une machine à laver.
la gare de l'Est et la place de la Bastille sont tous deux accessibles en un trajet de métro de 10 minutes. Une agréable promenade de 20 minutes vous mènera au centre Pompidou.
Le quartier bénéficie d'une atmosphère animée le jour comme la nuit.
Animaux interdits.
Une caution de 250 € est exigée au moment de l'arrivée.
Les clients doivent laisser l'appartement dans le même état qu'il était au moment de l'arrivée.
Si cette règle n'est pas respectée, des frais de nettoyage de 30 € seront déduits de la caution.
Literie, serviettes et sèche-cheveux sont fournis.
Veuillez noter que l'appartement est situé au 2e étage, sans ascenseur.
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We were very happy about the little flat and the hospitality of Catherine. Catherine was very helpful and everything worked out. The appartment was really clean. The position of the studio was also great because grocer's shops are within walking distance and Metro station is just near by the appartment. We would repeat this trip especially with this appartment every time.
Erich + Martina
EXCELLENT! everything was perfect! Catherine is a wonderful hostess! always trying to do her best for us!
I will recommend this apartment because it was very good located, only some meters from the Metro Oberkampf, there are lots of super markets, shops, a wonderful "boulangerie" just crossing the Boulevard Voltaire.
Don't pay attention to the entrance of the building, is not nice, but corresponds to the building. The apartment inside is GREAT! you have everything you need, clean, comfortable the bed, perfect the bathroom, water temperature, all clean also, the kitchen: you have everything you need. Now there is also a microwave, (I read that before it wasn't but now the owner bought a microwave) So, don't hesitate, this is a great place to stay in Paris!!!
The apartment was very nice and our host was very friendly. We enjoyed our stay and can recommend it! Thank you Catherine for your help :)
Catherine is very friendly and kind. The apartment was great, as described in the website. It's very cosy and new (hot water, internet, TV, heating, furniture, appliances...), perfect for a holiday. I'll recommend it and I'll repeat in future occasions!!
The apartment really beautifull and full equiped, in a great ubication . And Catherine, the owner, really attentive.
All perfect.
There i little to add to previous reviews. The flat is great and the host lovely and willing to adapt to your schedule as much as she can. 100% recommended!
Cute and well-furnished one-bedroom apartment in a typical Parisian building in the 11ème arrondissement. Really close to a metro station (Oberkampf) and the Place de la République. Everything you need is really close - supermarkets, restaurants, bakeries, bars. The Canal de St Martin is around the corner for a walk and the famous Marais as well. Nevertheless, the quarter is not too touristic and offers an impression of everyday life.
Catherine is a nice and uncomplicated hostess. We'd definitely come back!
Very pleasant! The aparment was clean and well located.
Catherine is a very nice person.
Definitely If I come back to Paris i would rent again this apartment!
Catherine's apartment is very well-positioned and appreciably furnished and efficient (including a 32" LED TV and fast and reliable WiFi). Every square metre of its surface is cleverly organized and spotless.
The kitchen is significantly equipped, including a wide set of brand new utensils and appliances, all kept tidy and in perfect state. The bathroom is large and perfectly furnished, including a washing machine. The whole apartment is considerably luminous - each room has a large window – and, above all, it is extremely clean.
The building is located just across the metro station "Oberkampf" and only a couple of minutes' walk from "Place de la Republique" and very close to a lot of boulangeries, bars, restaurants, supermarkets and minimarkets.
Catherine is an extremely nice person, tactful, caring and exceptionally professional.
The apartment is clean, well-equipped (oven, stove, coffee machine, fridge, washing machine, hairdryer) and centrally located. The metro station Oberkampf is a footstep from the door. Three supermarkets and a bakery are just around the corner. There are restaurants, cafes and bars nearby and you find even more at Republique which is one metro station from Oberkampf.
Catherine is very nice and helpful. If there are any questions, she will answer them. Handing over and giving back the keys was easy.
We would choose this apartment again.
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On the West Bank, the Jefferson Parish animal shelter is located at 1869 Ames Blvd., Marrero. Call 504.349.5111. The Louisiana SPCA is located at 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd., Algiers. Call 504.368.5191. The Plaquemines Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) is located at 455 F. Edward Hebert, Belle Chasse. Call 504.392.1601. And also in Belle Chasse is Puppy Power. Call 504.460.7562 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I was having trouble getting going on my drawing tonight and so I did my thing of looking at the most recent uploads to flickr and found this nice photo. Then I drew it and that got me in gear and I drew for three hours.
Also I was looking through old photos and found this one.
Also, I love a good mixed tape. And so these days I burn mixed cds listen to while I'm having breakfast or doing dishes or whatever. On my most recent "A Spring is Sprinin'" I was enjoying the mix of actual 80s songs and 80s contemporary stuff in this sequence:


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If you want to show off your sexy Elvira costume or strut around in anything flashy on Halloween, Morristown might be just the place to do it.
Almost every bar around the Green is getting into the spirit (sorry, we couldn't resist the bad pun...) of All Hallow's Eve by planning costume contests, drink specials, giveaways and, of course, live music.
Among the celebrations will be Palm Bar's "Sexy, Sinful Halloween" bash on Friday, Oct. 31, where the customer with the sexiest Halloween costume will win a trip to Las Vegas. The club is also awarding other prizes, including cash, for the best costumes of the night.
For a rundown of Halloween events -- and bands -- on the lineup at Morristown's bars and clubs, check our updated Nightlife post: MORRISTOWN MUSIC WATCH - OCT. 23


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THEFT, MACBETH AVENUE: On June 27 a resident reported a Raleigh mountain bike valued at more than $400 was stolen from his open garage.
THEFT, MACBETH AVENUE: While police were investigating the previous bike theft, they learned that copper pipes had been removed from the house next door. Police are investigating two possible suspects and a vehicle description.
CRIMINAL DAMAGING, LORAIN ROAD: On June 28 police responded to a fight between a man and a woman at an apartment. Both were arrested and the man was also charged with criminal damaging after kicking the door of a police car.
WARRANT: A 33-year-old Lorain man was taken into custody for a Fairview Park traffic warrant by Lorain Police on June 29. The man was arrested and held on a $2,000 bond.
THEFT, CENTER RIDGE ROAD: On June 30, a 36-year-old Cleveland man was arrested after fleeing Kohl's at Westgate Mall after stealing $144 worth of cologne. Rocky River police initiated a traffic stop in their city. The man admitted to the theft and indicated that he was a heroin addict. He will appear in court July 13.
THEFT, WEST 227th: On June 30 a resident reported that her iPod was stolen from her car the previous night.
DISTURBING THE PEACE, LORAIN ROAD: In the early morning hours of July 1, police received a report from an apartment tenant that a neighbor was making excessive noise. The neighbor was cited because he had ignored a previous warning.
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'Baltimore, We've Got Your Back' in New YorkThursday, April 30th, 2015
A scheduled "peaceful" demonstration of "support" for the family of the late Freddie Gray in New York City's Union Square on Wednesday morphed into a flood in the street of marching protesters chanting, "We've got your back, Baltimore."
But New York's Finest were ahead of them, having prepared hours earlier for the event.
Police even distributed flyers at the demonstration warning they would arrest protesters who walked in the streets instead of on the sidewalks and tried to block traffic or other wise disrupt the daily life of the city.
Within the hour, NYPD officers were arresting protesters who poured into the streets of the city, refusing to stay within the designated areas and instead insisting on marching down the streets and blocking traffic.
Unlike the tolerance allowed to protesters after the Eric Garner death in Staten Island, NYPD officers immediately arrested those who stepped into the street. They also set up mesh fences along the curbs of both sides of the streets to keep the mobs from stepping off the sidewalks.
Protesters also reportedly marched in Boston, Washington and other cities across the U.S., according to numerous media.Hana Levi Julian


text: Low-income Americans struggle to make ends meet and provide for their families. In many cases, money is tight, they don't have access to health care services or transportation and they have limited shopping choices. It is well documented that individuals with lower incomes and education levels smoke at much higher rates than those with higher incomes and education levels. Dollar General and Family Dollar are entities that cater to those who look to save money by spending less. But now that they are selling cigarettes, does this not speak volumes about their focus on profit, not the health and well-being of their customers?


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The Atlantic Coast Conference has received application letters from Pittsburgh and Syracuse to join the league, a move that would leave the Big East scrambling to replace two of its longest tenured members.
Florida State President Eric Barron told The Associated Press on Saturday before the Seminoles played No. 1 Oklahoma that the ACC was excited about adding to its "northern tier."
"Pittsburgh and Syracuse, who have applied, these are solid academic schools, and the ACC is a truly academic conference," Barron said. "Certainly great basketball teams, a good history of football.
"I'm sure consideration will be very fast. I'll be surprised if it's not tomorrow (Sunday)."
He confirmed that 11 of 12 ACC presidents attended a meeting in Greensboro, N.C., on Tuesday — the other participated by phone — and unanimously approved raising the exit fee to $20 million — up from $12 million to $14 million — for any member leaving the conference.
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"The great thing is that the conference is strong and committed to a unanimous commitment to staying together," North Carolina State Chancellor Randy Woodson said. "And to the extent that this is kind of a dramatic shift in conferences, we're trying to be proactive and stay strong."
The Big East's exit fee is $5 million, though schools wanting to leave must provide 27 months' notice.
A jump by Pittsburgh and Syracuse could lead to another dramatic shuffle in college athletics. Texas A&M already has announced its intention to join the Southeastern Conference, leaving the future of the Big 12 in doubt. The board of regents at Oklahoma and Texas are meeting Monday to discuss the possibility of the universities leaving that conference.
Big East spokesman John Paquette declined to comment on the possible defections. Pittsburgh spokesman E.J. Borghetti said athletic director Steve Pederson also wouldn't comment. Syracuse AD Daryl Gross also declined comment.
If the move goes forward, Pittsburgh and Syracuse would become the fourth and fifth schools to leave the Big East for the ACC in the past decade. Virginia Tech and Miami joined in 2004, and Boston College followed a year later as the ACC's 12th member.
Syracuse is a founding member of the Big East, and Pittsburgh joined the league in 1982.
News of a possible Big East upheaval came on the heels of the death of its founder, Dave Gavitt, who died Friday night after a long illness.
North Carolina athletic director Dick Baddour said the ACC created a committee last year of athletic directors, university presidents and faculty athletic representatives to examine possible scenarios of both expansion and defections. Baddour, one of the four athletic directors on the committee, wouldn't reveal specifics of those discussions nor comment specifically on Syracuse and Pittsburgh.
"If you think about this nationally, it's obvious that the world is turning upside down and you want the ACC ... to be in a position where we are strong in all areas, that all of our sports are strong, that our television packages are strong as well," Baddour said shortly before kickoff of the Virginia-North Carolina game.
Speaking on a pregame radio show, Virginia Tech athletic director Jim Weaver said: "We want to move forward and be the best we can be, and that's what we're going to do."
The New York Times first reported news of the talks involving the ACC on Friday, and CBSSports.com first reported Saturday the schools had filed applications with the ACC.
Until now, the focus of this most recent round of conference realignment had been on the Big 12, with the board of regents at Oklahoma and Texas meeting Monday to discuss their conference futures. Oklahoma could be heading to the Pac-12 and taking Oklahoma State with it. Texas has stated its desire to keep the Big 12 together, but the Pac-12 could be an option as well as football independence, a la Notre Dame, which competes in the Big East in all other sports.
Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott attended 23rd-ranked Texas' meeting with UCLA at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, but said he had no plans to meet with Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds or President Bill Powers.
Scott talked with Texas, Oklahoma and several other Big 12 teams last year while his conference added Utah and Colorado, signing a massive television contract along the way.
Scott reiterated the Pac-12's stance on expansion: The conference is "not being proactive," but has been approached by universities and is willing to consider growing again. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State have been linked with a Pac-12 move for several weeks, and Scott has confirmed several unidentified schools recently approached him for preliminary discussions.
"I'm surprised there's been so much activity so quickly," Scott said, alluding to the upheaval in conference alignment talks the past few weeks. "There's been a lot of transition in a short time."
Scott said no school has applied for admission to the Pac-12, but also said the conference has no formal application policy.
There also have been reports linking Texas to the ACC, a move that likely would include Texas Tech.
When the Big Ten was looking to expand last summer, there was plenty of speculation about Big East schools on the Big Ten's target list.
But the Big Ten added only Nebraska (from the Big 12). A few months later the Big East announced TCU from the Mountain West Conference was joining the league in 2012 as its ninth football member and 17th overall.
"Nothing ... surprises me because it's been happening, the rumors have been going on for weeks now of who's going to where," TCU AD Chris Del Conte said.
The Big East was close to signing a contract extension for its television rights with ESPN this year, walking away from a nine-year deal that reportedly was worth about $1 billion.
Big East Commissioner John Marinatto said in August that the Big East felt it was in a position of strength as the last major football conference to negotiate a deal because there would be more bidders on the market with NBC expanding its cable presence and Fox becoming more involved in college football.
The Big East's situation is tricky because of seven nonfootball members — such as Georgetown and Villanova — that help make it one of the nation's strongest basketball conferences. The basketball schools and football schools often have different agendas. But losing Pitt and Syracuse would be a huge blow to Big East basketball as well as football.
The other football-playing members of the Big East are Rutgers, Connecticut, Louisville, South Florida and Cincinnati.
There already has been speculation that West Virginia would be a target for the SEC to balance out that conference and grow to 14 members if and when Texas A&M finally joins.
The ACC would end up with 14 members if it adds Syracuse and Pitt, but 16 might make more sense. Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany has said his league is set with 12, but could reconsider if other conferences make additions.
It seems likely that the latest news about conference realignment won't be the last.
"I think some things will take shape in the near future," Weaver said.


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The Town of Oxford finally learned how it will greet the world on postcards and letter mail yesterday when Canada Post's Tony O'Keefe (left) and Oxford Mayor Lloyd Jenkins unveiled the community's inclusion in this year's Roadside Attractions stamp series.
OXFORD – The blueberry capital of the world's mighty greeter is going international.
Canada Post revealed its artistic rendition of Oxly the Blueberry – the smiling, eight -ton cement mascot for the community – as part of its Roadside Attractions stamp series. The third year for the series, only four locations from across Atlantic Canada were chosen this year and the unveiling of the series to a full house at the Lions Community Centre was as exciting for members of Canada Post as it was for the community.
"Unveiling a stamp is a big deal for Canada Post," Atlantic Director of Operations Tony O'Keefe said. "It's not something we do every day but it represents our country, our people and our culture."


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Pill Pockets!
Have you seen them at the pet supply store or your veterinarian's office yet? This is a wonderful invention by the folks at Greenies and they are made right here in the USA.
The idea behind them is to disguise a pill in such a yummy way, your cat (or dog - there are larger pill pockets for dog mediations) will think he/she is getting a treat not the dreaded pill.
Gone are the days when you have to fight with your cat to get that necessary medication down his/her throat!
I will give these soft, tantalizing treats to my cats even without a pill tucked inside. That way, I am conditioning them to think it is a reward for being such good cats and they will never know when a pill is enclosed. Mack and Clio both LOVE these soft yummies. Preferring them over any other treat I could possibly give them.
They are not the cheapest treat, mind you. But if you are tired of the agony of pilling your cat, the expense may be worth the rewards of an easier way to medicate your pet.
Get more information at greenies.com.
No I am not getting any kick backs or fees from Greenies for my glowing review. However, I'd surely not refuse free samples should they suddenly appear in my mail box! Oh and neither would my friend Kelly - who believes these are a gift from Heaven.


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QUEBEC CITY — A Quebec prosecutor wants police to investigate the on-ice hit by Boston's Zdeno Chara that sent Montreal's Max Pacioretty to the hospital with a fractured vertebra and severe concussion.
The Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions Louis Dionne made the request Thursday, a day after the NHL said it would not suspend Chara. The recommendation has been sent to the provincial government's Public Security Department.
There has been strong debate this season over injuries from hits to the head. Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby is among those sidelined with such an injury.
In a related matter, Air Canada has told the NHL it is considering withdrawing its sponsorship unless the league tightens rules to reduce potentially serious injuries.
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Spending time with your spouse
We catch up after the kids are in bed. We also try to have a special date once a month or so, though it's been a bit longer since our last date night...I should plan one soon, lol.
We don't really do any special either. We both work and hang out when baby goes to bed. We watch tv and/or movies. But we are bother older when we had our daughter, (in our mid 30's) so we also prefer to spend lots of family time with our daughter.
Once the kids go to bed we spend time together.
We make plans for each other after the kid's are in bed and we try to plan date nights but with our kid's still young, it's not something we do too often but our date nights in keep us strong : )


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The situation involving Robert Griffin III and the most talked about knee injury since Nancy Kerrigan has been closely watched by everyone -- especially the NFL Players Association.
What happened with Griffin could be another step toward forcing the NFL to put independent monitors on the sideline to watch for concussed players, something the NFLPA has wanted for a long time.
To understand why, go back to the Redskins game against the Ravens four weeks ago. Less than two minutes to play. Possible game-tying drive. Griffin took a horrific shot to his knee, came off the field for one play, then came back for four more snaps before departing again due to that knee stiffening to the point where he could barely move it.
One day after that injury, coach Mike Shanahan said he had consulted with team physician James Andrews, one of the most respected doctors in sports history, and that Griffin had a sprained LCL. The important caveat: Shanahan said he consulted with Andrews during the game about whether Griffin could re-enter.
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However, Andrews told USA Today he never examined Griffin or cleared him to return. Andrews has since recanted and told the Washington Post that Shanahan's account was correct.
"Coach Shanahan didn't lie about it, and I didn't lie," Andrews said Monday afternoon. "I didn't get to examine [Griffin's knee] because he came out for one play, didn't let us look at him and on the next play, he ran through all the players and back out onto the field. Coach Shanahan looks at me like, 'Is he OK?' and I give him the 'Hi' sign as in, 'He's running around, so I guess he's OK.'
"But I didn't get to check him out until after the game. It was just a communication problem. Heat of battle. I didn't get to tell him I didn't get to examine the knee. Mike Shanahan would never have put him out there at risk just to win a game."
Few people in the sport believe this new account from Andrews, but that's his story now and he's sticking to it.
The union is so concerned about what happened with Griffin and Andrews that the union has asked its medical specialist to speak with Andrews and find out exactly what happened.
One high-ranking union official tells CBSSports.com that this is yet another example of why independent neurologists are needed on NFL sidelines. Make no mistake: The union is still focused on this issue and will make a dramatic push for this. The NFL says it isn't needed.
But the Griffin situation shows why the union has a point. Regardless of Andrews' denial, there was confusion over how Griffin was handled. The point is valid: If a team can't handle a knee injury, how can they handle concussions?
There were other problems. This season, there were questions with how Chicago handled a concussion with Jay Cutler (the NFL said the Bears handled the situation properly -- the union vehemently disagrees).
Though there was some dispute about which hit to the head caused concussion-like symptoms to Alex Smith during one game this season, he complained of blurred vision. Again, there were questions about how the 49ers handled it.
Mike Vick took two big hits in one game, only leaving the game after the second one.
The collective bargaining agreement, the union official tells me, is written in such a way that the player base doesn't have to give the union leaders consent to act. So union leaders can, and likely will, take some sort of action to force the issue.
The union wants an independent brain specialist on the sideline whose singular responsibility is to look out for the players. Eventually the union might want an independent specialist to look out for all player injuries. It's interesting that a knee injury to Griffin may be one of the final pushes for the union to take action, but it speaks to his star status. While Cutler and Smith are significant names (especially Cutler), they aren't on the same celebrity status as Griffin.
In the end, it may be an injured knee that could save a number of brains.
2. One of the best quotes ever about Ray Lewis, from a teammate to me: "Ray is Michael Jackson. The rest of us are a bunch of Titos. Ed Reed is probably Jermaine. Jermaine is the second most powerful Jackson, right?" I believe that's correct.
3. Last year, Oregon's Chip Kelly used one team to get more cash. This year, he used three. Nothing wrong with that. Many do it. But let's not act like Kelly returned to Oregon for the nobility or to coach up the kids or because he loves the Ducks. He did it because he enjoyed the NFL chase but then got cold feet (and a bag of cash) at the last minute. And make no mistake: Kelly decided against taking an NFL gig because teams like the Browns and Eagles didn't give in to his demands, like total control. And he got a bag of cash.
What you're hearing now from some in the NFL is that no team will ever trust Kelly again and he's burned every bridge in the pros. That's a total joke. Next year, some team will fire its coach, and next year, that team will contact Kelly. Then he'll flirt again. And be wooed. And do seven-hour lunches. It'll be GroundChip Day. Then, in the end, he'll again say no.
4. While Jon Gruden is indeed prepared to come back and coach in the NFL, so far there's not a great deal of interest from teams. So far. That could change, but while Gruden, according to a variety of sources, has put together a staff, he doesn't have a place to go. One team looking for a coach explained its lack of interest in Gruden this way. "You don't know if he's in this for the love or the ego," said the source.
There's no question Gruden loves the job but there's also no question he enjoys the chase. He's the Chip Kelly of ex-coaches. One place to keep an eye on with Gruden is Philadelphia, but the Eagles' intense pursuit of Kelly says that maybe they aren't eyeing him as some in the league believe.
5. A few years ago, during the postseason, Chicago's home field was a disgraceful, dangerous mess. This year, FedEx Field was in utter shambles, leading Seattle coach Pete Carroll to rip its condition. The Seahawks, I'm told, are strongly considering filing a complaint with the NFL.
It's the responsibility of the home team to maintain the field properly. The Seahawks believe that the Redskins kept the field in poor conditions to slow down the aggressiveness of their defense. That's kind of a silly theory since a sloppy field would also pose a danger to Robert Griffin III.
6a. Champ of the week: RG3. The way he stood at the postgame podium, his knee a twisted wreck, and answered every question from the media was impressive. But then again, he has been impressive all along. He's the anti-cornbread brotha'.
6b. Chump of the week: whoever painted FedEx Field green.
6c. Tweet of the week: "Many may question, criticize & think they have all the right answers. But few have been in the line of fire in battle." -- Griffin, defending Shanahan.
Fair enough. But would still like football players to stop saying things like they are in the "line of fire" or in a "battle." I get it. Fallujah was a battle, not a football game.
7. Expect more NFL teams to make yet more runs at Nick Saban and Saban to make yet more denials about his pro interest and more hell nos to NFL teams. This year, he's not going to the NFL. Meanwhile, Alabama runner Eddie Lacy will. Said one NFC scout on Lacy: "He's not a product of the offensive line. He's a dominant back. He'll be outstanding on the next level. His stock is rising quickly mainly because he's got power with some great cutback ability."
8. If you are in your living room, and you have the idea to create a bogus report about a famous wide receiver breaking both legs in a car accident, and then you put that bogus report on the fancy World Wide Web, well, you are a loser.
9. I'm hearing Ray Lewis, in addition to going to television, would seriously consider coaching in the NFL. It would be interesting to see a perfectionist like Lewis with an unmatched work ethic coach today's players.
10. The next breakout quarterback, according to some scouts: Ryan Tannehill.


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The $12,980 bill was a point of contention during the last two council meetings, with the debate centering on where the money should come from. Most recently, several residents, the mayor, and even two council members expressed disapproval that the vendor who put the fence up has had to wait to get paid.
"It's not right that any government should withhold payment for any job that they have contracted for," said Councilman Donald Cox. "It's not right for somebody to hold up the bill."
As it stands, the council has not yet determined where the money will ultimately come from. The emergency appropriation served to pay the bill immediately, but discussions will continue as to where the funding will be obtained.
Mayor Jack Ball and the administration have pointed to an old bond ordinance, but some members of council do not believe the township is permitted to use the funding for a fence. Council President Joseph Murphy said they have asked bond counsel, the attorney who handles township bonds, to determine whether the particular bond can be used.
"It was not definitive," said Councilwoman Kathleen Wollert when discussing the information provided to the council. She, along with other members, requested more information to verify that the township is able to use the bond to pay the bill.
"I do not feel that we've done anything illegal," said Ball. "Again, council wants further proof and hopefully we will be able to produce that for them."
For Cox, there is little doubt where the money should come from. "I'm sure that it will come from the bonding," he said.
One member of the public raised the issue of possible illegalities resulting from the improper use, and this concern resonated with Murphy. "We didn't want to break a law," he told The Times. "There are some questions about where they wanted to take the money from."
Acting municipal finance officer Chris Jack said he believed the bond could pay the bill. At the request of Ball and the council, he said he would look into the matter further. "If I'm wrong, I'm wrong," he said.
David Karas can be reached at (609) 989-5731.


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Free Agency Leaves A Hole In The Giants' Defensive Line
The first few days of the NFL free agency free-for-all have been a whirlwind for the New York Giants, in particular. The Giants defense has been in the center of all this activity, with key members of the Giants defense departing as the team scrambles to fill gaping holes in various positions. The defensive line is the unit that has taken perhaps the biggest hit during the early days of free agency, losing Linval Joseph to the Minnesota Vikings and Justin Tuck to the Oakland Raiders. The Giants went into this offseason fully aware of the possibility that they could lose one or both of the aforementioned players, and although it initially appeared as if Tuck would remain a Giant, the team refused to budge on their contract negotiations, and Tuck slipped off to Oakland for a two-year, $11 million deal.
While this news is quite troubling for those who are worried about the end of an era for the once-feared Giants defensive line, the moves have certainly left a big space that needs to be filled by the time the 2014 season rolls around. With half of the starters now gone on the defensive line, Cullen Jenkins and Jason Pierre-Paul are the only starters who remain, opening the door for young talent to step in and fill the roles that have been occupied by veteran leadership for the better part of the last decade. Following in the footsteps of playmakers like Michael Strahan, Osi Umenyiora and now Tuck and Joseph, guys like Damontre Moore and Markus Kuhn will now have an opportunity to step up and make a name for themselves on the defense.
Moore was impressive in the small amount of on-field time that he was granted last season and certainly has Giants fans excited for what's to come. Moore should have an opportunity to win himself a starting spot on the defensive line in camp, although who he'll be competing with will depend on whether or not the Giants choose to pick up any defensive line help in free agency or through next month's draft.
While there aren't too many top-flight defensive linemen being projected to go in the top 20 of the first round, where the Giants will draft barring any draft day trades, there is a good deal of mid-round talent available if they choose to go that route. GM Jerry Reese has certainly not shied away from drafting defensive linemen in previous drafts, so it's safe to assume that the Giants will select at least one or two players who can fill that position and provide some competition for the two starting spots on the now-vacant left side of the defensive line.
While it was tough to see veterans and defensive stalwarts like Joseph and Tuck depart, the Giants are clearly moving in a new direction and that direction is youth. The team seems to be intent on getting younger, whether through free agency or the draft, and that's always a good sign, especially when it comes to upgrading a defensive unit that has seen better days. Fewell's defense hasn't quite lived up to its reputation over the course of the last few seasons, and despite a slight resurgence in 2013, the vast amount of injuries and easily exploited weaknesses that began to pop up had signaled that it was time for a change.
The front office seems to be looking ahead towards the future when it comes to rebuilding the defense, which is exactly the direction they should be going.


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We present the analysis of the centrally brightened supernova remnant (SNR) G272.2-3.2. \\ G272.2-3.2 is an SNR characterized by a centrally brightened X-ray morphology and a thermally dominated X-ray emission. Because of this combination of Sedov-type (thermal emission) and non-Sedov type (non-shell like morphology) features, G272.2-3.2 is classified as a ``thermal composite'' SNR. This class of SNRs is still poorly understood due in part to the difficulties in modeling accurately all the physical conditions which shape the emission morphology. \\ In this paper we present a combined analysis of data from the ASCA and ROSAT satellites. We find that G272.2-3.2 is best described by a non-equilibrium ionization (NEI) model with a temperature around 0.70~keV, an ionization timescale of 3200~cm\rm -3~yr and a relatively high column density (N\rm H~10\rm 22~atoms~cm\rm -2). The morphology and the temperature profile of the remnant can be approximated using a cloud evaporation model but not using a thermal conduction model. The distance to G272.2-3.2 is poorly constrained and we discuss the different evolution scenarios possible for this SNR.
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Nebraska officially applied and was unanimously accepted into the nation's most profitable conference. And the league that started this explosion with an announcement of expansion exploration six months ago will, at least for now, rest.
Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany wanted a home run, and the Cornhuskers, at the very least, are a triple, with all the talk of increasing the presence of the Big Ten Network, expanding overall television revenue, providing an academic fit, etc., boiling down to this for Delany.
"They get it," Delany said. "It's about values and culture, and they thought about a lot of things like we did."
The Big Ten will pick up its original 12- to 18-month timetable now, six months into the process, and continue to investigate other potential matches that could take the conference to 14 or 16 members. But this push was created by a timetable placed on Nebraska by the Big 12, and now that the Cornhuskers are taken care of, the Big Ten is happy to take its time and watch.
The world around it will continue to change.
While Nebraska and Colorado left the Big 12, with the Buffaloes headed to the Pac-10, and Boise State moving from the WAC to the Mountain West, Texas, the biggest expansion jewel, remains uncommitted. The Longhorns tabled their decision until next week but are expected to move to the Pac-10 with at least three other Big 12 schools, including Oklahoma. Meanwhile, reports have Texas A&M talking with the SEC.
And Notre Dame, considered the Big Ten's No. 1 target in an expansion discussion, remains independent in football and part of the Big East in other sports.
So what now?
•Nebraska officially will enter the Big Ten on July 1, 2011. That means the Cornhuskers will play out this athletic season in the Big 12, while the Big Ten will go through one more season with 11 members. As Delany said, that's a quick turnaround.
•The league will play a football championship game. All the details of that -- finding a neutral site, finding a sponsor, etc. -- remain to be worked out. But it is sure to make money, and sure to be another big change for Big Ten traditionalists. Among major conferences, the SEC, ACC and Big 12 already have football title games.
•To play that championship game, the league will split into two six-team divisions for football. In creating those divisions, Delany said the priorities are, in order, competitive balance, maintaining rivalries and geography. That almost certainly means the three reigning traditional powers in the league -- Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State -- won't be in the same division, even though all three geographically would fit into a Big Ten East. Ohio State and Michigan will insist on playing each other every year in any scenario, though.
And another decision must be made about the number of conference games. Big Ten teams currently play eight, and it's hard to imagine schools such as Ohio State giving up a moneymaking nonconference game to increase the conference schedule. Anticipate each team playing the five other teams in its own division and three others from the other division.
Speaking Friday, everyone on both sides of the new alliance were already in the honeymoon period, lavishing praise on each other. Like Penn State in 1990, the Big Ten feels like it found a worthy new partner for the long term.
"I think there are a lot of things we don't know at this point," said Cornhuskers fan Joe Hart, a 1959 Nebraska graduate and 40-year resident of the Columbus area. "But it's going to be great football."
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BREAKING & ENTERING, LAURENT DRIVE: Someone removed the lock to a storage locker and stole a tea set, silverware, porcelain dolls and baseball cards. The estimated total value of the items is $992.
GRAND THEFT VEHICLE, BROOKPARK ROAD: A man reported his 2000 Ford Windstar van was stolen from his driveway Sept. 17.
BURGLARY, GILBERT AVENUE: A home was burglarized Sept. 17. The suspect entered the home by prying open a front window. A laptop computer, video game system and components were reported missing.
BREAKING & ENTERING, NATHAN AVENUE: Someone entered an unlocked garage Sept. 17 and stole a toolbox with miscellaneous tools.
PUBLIC INDECENCY, STATE ROAD: Four women, ages 22 to 45, reported that a man exposed himself outside their living room window at 2:30 a.m. Sept. 14. The man fled before police arrived. The man was described as white, with brown hair, in his late 20s or early 30s, and about 5 feet, 8 inches tall.
THEFT, PEARL ROAD: A restaurant/bar employee reported that someone took her cell phone from her purse while she was working Sept. 18.
THEFT, CHEVROLET BOULEVARD: A woman reported the registration sticker from her license plate was stolen sometime between Aug. 6 and Sept. 17.
CRIMINAL TRESPASSING/MENACING, BARTON HILLS DRIVE: A 23-year-old woman reported she was threatened by her boyfriend's ex-wife Sept. 2. A door was damaged. The ex-wife was cited for the damage.
FELONY THEFT, HOERTZ ROAD: A resident gave a man $300 Sept. 10 as partial payment for driveway repairs. The repairs were never completed, and the contact information and phone number for the worker turned out to be fake.
FELONY DRUG ABUSE, MERKLE AVENUE: A 28-year-old man was charged with felony drug abuse Sept. 24 after police and fire personnel responded to his residence and found hypodermic needles and a white powder substance on the scene. He was taken to Parma Community General Hospital for a possible heroin overdose.
ASSAULT, STATE ROAD: An 18-year-old resident of Parmadale was punched in the left eye by another resident, 19, Sept. 16.
BREAKING & ENTERING, CHEVROLET BOULEVARD: Someone gained entry into a locked maintenance garage between 3 p.m. Sept. 20 and 8:15 a.m. Sept. 21. There was no initial report of anything missing.
THEFT, TUXEDO AVENUE: A mountain bike was stolen from a driveway Sept. 21. Another bike that did not belong to the victim was left in the driveway.
CRIMINAL DAMAGING, NORTH AVENUE: Someone punctured a tire on a 1989 Mercedes Benz parked in a driveway Sept. 23.
BURGLARY, VIRGINIA AVENUE: A home was burglarized sometime between 5:30 and 10:15 p.m. Sept. 22. Items stolen included several televisions, electronic components and tools. A brick had been thrown through a window.
BREAKING & ENTERING, W. PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD: Someone took a Nintendo game system, vehicle title, photographs and a pool pass from an unlocked vehicle in a driveway sometime between Aug. 18 and Aug. 25.
GRAND THEFT VEHICLE, STATE ROAD: A 1994 Honda Accord was stolen from an apartment building parking lot overnight Sept. 17.
IDENTITY THEFT, COMMONWEALTH DRIVE: A 48-year-old man tried to open a credit card account only to learn that someone had opened a CitiBank American Express account in his name, made numerous purchases and had never paid on the account.
KNOLLWOOD DRIVE: A storage locker was broken into sometime between Sept. 14 and Sept. 19. About 150 CDs were stolen.
SAFECRACKING, BROADVIEW ROAD: A 29-year-old woman reported $30 was taken from a lockbox Sept. 19. She believes a home health aide might be responsible.
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There are people who are unaffected by cereal grains. There are also people who are unaware they are affected. There is no way for an individual to become adapted. Evolution doesn't work that way.
I've tried the vegetarian diet time and time again because its touted as being very healthy (according to conventional wisdom at least); low in fat and cholesterol and high in fiber and antioxidants. Everytime I've tried it though I always end up feeling...well off and not quite so healthy lol. And its not for lack of trying or because I'm eating a vegetarian junk food diet. I would make sure to include plenty of fruits, veggies, healthy fats, legumes and whole grains. When I would finally cave in and add meat back into my diet I always ended up feeling much better. So its safe to say at this point that at least for me, I don't do well on this kind of diet.
Yet there are people who claim to thrive on vegetarian diets. Seeing how a vegetarian diet relies heavily on legumes and grains, does this mean they are not affected by grains? Or maybe there are people who have adapted to cereal grains?
There are people who are unaffected by cereal grains. There are also people who are unaware they are affected. There is no way for an individual to become adapted. Evolution doesn't work that way.
I think different people can thrive on many different diets. Despite what some may claim there hasn't been a diet proven to be universally perfect for all humans. Eat what makes you thrive.
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You are talking about a vegan diet. Vegetarians can have milk and eggs.
I was vegan for four years and it was incredibly healthy for me. Until it wasn't. During the time I was vegan I lost 60-70 pounds, lowered my blood pressure, re-regulated my monthly cycle (which had been out of wack of more than a decade), and became substantially more active.
I think it was the increase in activity that made a vegan diet unsustainable for me. It was like I couldn't maintain and increase my level of movement on non-animal sources of protein. I was much more sore and fatigued after strenuous workouts, like my body just didn't have the fuel it needed to repair itself. That and developing a soy sensitivity made a switch pretty necessary for me.
I do believe that people can thrive eating in lots of different kinds of ways. And I think that our bodies don't always thrive on the same things they have in the past.


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A perfect score on the LSAT exam is 180 therefore Elle's score of 179 puts her in the top 0.1%.
At the party, Enid Wexler announces that the term 'semester' refers to semen and should be changed to 'ovester' (as a reference to ovaries). In reality the word semester comes from Latin and means "a six month period".
Legally Blonde, the musical, opened at the Palace Theater (New York City) on April 29, 2007 and has run for 579 performances as of October 2008. The musical was written by Laurence O'Keefe, with Laura Bell Bundy starring as Elle Woods.
We see Elle Woods brushing her hair behind the opening credits. This is not Reese Witherspoon, as she was in England finishing The Importance of Being Earnest (2002).
There is a quick shot of a TV truck from WAJB, Channel 3 in Boston. This fictional channel is a reference to the author of the novel on which the script is based, Amanda Brown.
As agreed in her contract, Reese Witherspoon kept all of her costumes after filming.
Reese Witherspoon's character wears 40 different hairstyles throughout the film.
Universal passed on making the film. MGM later bought it.
During the opening credits, a group of (mostly) guys is seen wrestling on a lawn in front of a fraternity house. These folks are actual Caltech students, and were a last-second addition to this scene: they showed up on the set (the row of fraternity and sorority houses featured are administrative buildings on the edge of Caltech's campus) unannounced and were invited to join in the filming.
The closing scene of the graduation was filmed at the Great Hall of Dulwich College in London. This was because Reese Witherspoon was in England filming The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) and that scene needed to be re-shot with the English public school standing in for Harvard Law School.
# # In the novel, Elle is a member of Delta Gamma, an international sorority which is part of the Panhellenic Conference. It was changed to Delta Nu to avoid problems with the real organization.
When Elle is in the beauty parlor near the beginning of the movie (just before she spots the picture of Warner's brother and the Vanderbilt girl), the old woman next to her is reading Seventeen. On the cover, although you can't see them too well, are Rosario Dawson, Rachael Leigh Cook and Tara Reid, the stars of Josie and the Pussycats (2001). This is an in-joke from producer Marc E. Platt, who produced both movies.
Neither the confrontation with Warner outside the courtroom nor the final graduation scene was a part of the original script. When the movie was tested, audiences were so wrapped up in Elle's story they were disappointed that she never got her revenge on Warner, and they also wanted to know what happened to her in the end (did she become a lawyer after all?). The two scenes had to be shot in England, because Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Davis were both filming there (she was filming The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), while he was filming another project) at the time. During the graduation scene, only Witherspoon and Davis are actually present. Shots of Jennifer Coolidge, Selma Blair, Luke Wilson and other supporting cast members were filmed in LA and the whole thing was edited together later.
In the final two scenes (Elle and Warner outside the courtroom, and Elle making the graduation speech), which were filmed after test audiences expressed a wish to find out what happened to Elle after the trial, both Reese Witherspoon and Luke Wilson are wearing wigs. Witherspoon had cut her hair short since finishing filming (although the rest of the film features her natural hair), and had to wear a wig to recreate her courtroom look. You can see her makeup is different, too, as she is much paler than she was in court. Luke Wilson had shaved his head for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) and got a much deeper tan, resulting in quite a different look for him in the graduation scene. However, since two years have elapsed in the film, this is more understandable.
To prepare for her role as Elle, Reese Witherspoon spent two weeks studying the behavior of sorority girls, as she did not wish to portray a stereotypical airhead sorority image. She states on the DVD commentary that they were all very kind and polite, and she enjoyed her time with them. She also observed women shopping from the café at Neiman Marcus, and attended law school for a day.
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