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good work on the box! looks very Official
yeah. I think PAL wii's will have hard wii-sport cases.
So i'l get a hard case. But in Norway the wii coasts at the least 410 USD
only for the wii. So we deserve it
My name is Alan, gaming name is ZaLaN
good work on the box! looks very Official
Smoke two blunts then I smoke one more, go to the store then I buy five more.
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thats a nice case. Good worki would but one but im in the uk so...
I might make one myself
CHRISTMAS!WII ON FRIDAY*Loyal Wiichat Member*
Well i should be getting a box aswell but if it werent for that then i would defanantly consider buying one of yours. They look very professional
thanks guys
anyway for those that asked shipping is an extra 50 cents to canada
Great design.
Ignore all the whiners; they're just jealous.
lol thanks,
just an update those who bought this this weekend I shipped it out today, if its going to canada they said it would be at least 7 days so be patient
err my dad still isn't homeOriginally Posted by eko
I might just bike to the post office tomorow after school (don't worry should get it to you somehow before the weekend)
*chuckle chuckle* we might get it later but at least we get wii sports in a hard caseOriginally Posted by Sam_Harris
Where did you guys get the Wii game cases? Ebay?


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It's not unheard of to go a few days in between washings – in fact, many dermatologists and hair stylist recommend it for girls with course hair who need a bit of extra oil. But lately, a no-shampoo (no poo) trend has been emerging, which advocates followers to skip shampooing all together or go a lot longer in between lathers.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland's turn in the national spotlight -- from the Republican National Convention to LeBron James -- is continuing with a visit from NBC News.
"Meet the Press" is in town to produce a story on Cleveland's revitalization, said Angie Kiska, a spokeswoman at the Cleveland Clinic.
A crew with the Sunday morning public-affairs show filmed there earlier Thursday. The crew will continue on Thursday evening to Great Lakes Brewing Co., where founder Pat Conway plans to talk about the Ohio City neighborhood's growth.
"I guess they came in from out of town because of Cleveland winning the convention," Conway said. "They're combing the neighborhoods."
Conway, who is expecting the crew after 5:30, opened the brewery with his brother, Daniel, in 1988. Recent years have seen the addition of new breweries and restaurants in the neighborhood anchored by the West Side Market.
"We've been there for two and a half decades, and it really was a moribund part of the city, except for St. Ignatius and the West Side Market," Conway said.
Negotiations are underway between Cleveland and the Republican National Committee, following the RNC site-selection team's recommendation this week that Cleveland host the GOP's presidential convention in 2016.
A full RNC vote on the convention is expected Aug. 8 in Chicago.
City leaders are excited about the prospect of showcasing Cleveland to the world during the four-day event, expected to take place in June or July.
Cleveland also had been in contention for the Democratic National Convention, but the GOP nod eliminates the city from that field. Columbus remains in the mix.
Update: NBC News correspondent Kevin Tibbles is the reporter on the "Meet the Press" assignment, part of the program's "Meeting America" series, according to a producer in town for the filming. The segment is scheduled to air Sunday.
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Friday April 25 is DNA Day, and scientists around the world celebrated the breakthroughs since DNA's "double helix" structure was first understood 61 years ago and a complete human DNA profile, or genome, was mapped in 2001.
At Huntsville's HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, the celebration centered on live video chats between the institute's scientists, business executives and educators with students in classrooms around Alabama. Here's what the experts wanted the students to know:
1. The field of biotechnology touches so much of your life already - food, medicine and disease just for starters - that you need a framework to understand it, to separate the scary spin from the harmless facts. Genetically modified crops? They're out there, and you'll want to know how to think about that issue. Not what to think about it - that's up to you - but how to think about it. And that's just one example.
2. There are more jobs in life sciences than just lab work, and not all require a PhD or even a science degree. Computer know-how, business experience, communications - all of these skills and more are needed now.
3. It's HudsonAlpha's job to help Alabama students - and Alabama residents - understand all this. Education is - along with business development and research - a key component of the institute's mission. HudsonAlpha offers DNA information here and also here. Registration also opens in July for Vice President for Educational Outreach Neil Lamb's popular Biotech 101 lectures for the general public.


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The members of the Michigan women's soccer team celebrated Thanksgiving a day early this week and did so away from their families. The girls had turkey dinner as a team on Wednesday and it will be pasta on Thanksgiving proper down in Virginia.
They don't want any tryptophan getting in the way against the top-ranked team in the country on Friday. The eleventh-ranked Wolverines (18-3-1) will take on No. 1 Virginia (23-1) at 7 p.m. Friday in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament, so traditional Thanksgiving plans were put on hold.
Senior midfielder Megan Toohey said the team was happy to have alternate Thanksgiving plans.
"I mean it's nice to go home (on Thanksgiving), but every soccer player in the back of their heads wishes they were with their team and still playing this time of year," said Toohey, who scored Michigan's lone goal in its 1-0 win over Notre Dame Sunday to advance to the second Elite Eight in program history.
Friday, the Wolverines will attempt to make the College Cup (college soccer's version the Final Four) for the first time in program history. Sixth-year coach Greg Ryan realizes his team will be underdogs, but believes the Wolverines matchup well against the Cavaliers.
"If you look at them on paper, you might say they're better than us, and if we win it'd be considered quite an upset, but at the same time with their style of play, we're going to have some chances in the other direction," Ryan said.
Virginia is a very offensive-minded team and it's worked out well for the Cavaliers who on average score 3.12 goals per game. Virginia's Morgan Brian, Makenzy Doniak and Brittany Ratcliffe have scored 15, 19 and 12 goals respectively. Doniak is sixth in nation in goals and Brian is fifth in the nation in assists with 14, while her teammate Daniel Colaprico trails only slightly with 13.
In contrast, with 14 goals scored Michigan's Nkem Ezurike is the only player with more than six goals on the season for the Wolverines who average two goals per game and are sixth in the nation in goals against with a .448 average.
"They come at you with eight and defend with two," Ryan said. "We're going to have to withstand some attacking storm, but at the same time we should have some chances in the other direction."
Ezurike will be the key to that counterattack. But Virginia's no slouch defensively giving up just .58 goals per game. Virginia hasn't given up a goal in three postseason games so far.
"That's been our style all year. With their attacking style, you do get that counter, and I think it plays to our team strengths," Toohey said. "It's all about matchups and these teams' strengths balance very well."
Michigan hasn't given up a goal in the postseason either and its shutout of Notre Dame gave freshman goalkeeper Taylor Bucklin a school record twelfth clean sheet of the season. Bucklin said she and Michigan's backline are up to the challenge Virginia's potent attack will present.
"Our back four is just great players and we're up to it," Bucklin said. "We'll be ready for it any day."
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It's big. It's bare. And it's driving you crazy. It's that blank wall that seems to beckon "dress me" every time you catch a glimpse of it. So what are you waiting for? Art and framing expert Kevin Gillentine helps nail down ways to make walls more memorable.
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Q: What is it about wall art (versus other types of art work) that makes it such an integral part of a home's decor?
A: More than anything else, what you hang on your walls is what really reflects your personality and taste. It's the difference between having a home that is simply pretty and having a home that is pretty and interesting.
Q: Should the colors in your art work match or coordinate with your room's décor?
A: There are two different ways to approach to this answer. On one hand, things do look better if there is some relation with the tone of the room, but sometimes the right pop of contrasting color is just what a room needs.
Q: Salon-style gallery walls -- in which many pieces of art are hung together, puzzle like, in a space -- look great and are really on trend right now, but they seem so complicated to arrange and hang. Any tips on how to successfully create one?
A: I always just clear out a space on the floor and lay everything out until I find a pleasing arrangement. The funny thing is that sometimes the less you think about it the better it looks.
Q: Besides photographs, prints or canvases, what are some unusual objects that can be used as wall décor?
A: Almost anything you can hang can be considered art if it is has great lines and is interesting. We have framed wedding dresses, old tools, fishing lures, coins...the list goes on forever. It's the same with unframed objects like vintage surfboards, hat molds and airplane propellers. Bottom line, if you think it's beautiful, and you can hang it, go for it.
Q: Should all frames in a room match or have the same finish?
A: Absolutely not. In fact, I find this practice often makes a home feel cold and institutional.
Q: What is the most common "design dilemma" you see as it relates to hanging or framing art work, and what's your solution?
A: Without question, the biggest problem people face is the expense of art and framing. I often see people scrimp and buy things they don't really like for the instant gratification of getting something. Even if you have to wait until you can afford it, it's always better to buy what you truly love. The same holds true for framing. Settling for a cheap frame that you don't like is a waste of money if it ruins the art. And a piece of art you don't like mocks you every time you look at it.
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The Blazers were able to defy the impossible Monday night and battle back from 20 behind. Could they repeat the feat Wednesday? Survey says: Nope. It was an exciting final 30 seconds of the game last night as the Blazers used some quick threes to cut it to three, before eventually falling 104-99. But outside of that last half minute, the Blazers looked in over their heads for most of the game in an arena where Portland has now dropped 11 straight.
Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge did their best, chipping in 20+ points each, but it was the hot shooting of the Mavs in the second quarter that separated the two. When Portland would threaten in the second half, getting the game within five a few times, the big shot wouldn't drop and Dallas would reel off eight or 10 straight. It's been an occurring theme for the Blazers against some of the better teams in either conference, playing from behind.
In a game like this, the objective is to slow Dirk Nowitzki, who has torched the Blazers in the previous four meetings. The Blazers kept Dirk to 16 points. Mission accomplished right? Not so fast. Jason Terry did his usual thing against the Blazers, 20 points, to go with Josh Howard's team-leading 23. And then there's Brandon Bass, who muscled his way to 19 points off the bench. As we saw in the last meeting between these two, the veteran Mavericks just seem to know how to attack these young Blazers.
Joe Freeman, Blazers: 'We dug ourselves a hole'
The poor starts have been masked by comebacks -- the Blazers had won five in a row and 10 of 13 entering Wednesday night's game. But it couldn't be masked against the Mavericks (29-19), who won their fourth in a row.
"It's almost like your big brother hitting you in the mouth a couple times before you fight back," Przybilla said. "We have to fight back and we have to fight back from the start. We have to bring it from the start. Tonight, we lost by five points. If we have a couple better possessions early in the game or the second quarter, we might win that ball game."
Instead it was a game of woulda, coulda, shouldas for the Blazers (30-18), who remained in fourth place in the Western Conference but fell to 2 1/2games behind Denver (33-16) in the Northwest Division standings.
Mike Barrett, Streak snapped in Dallas:
Dallas does play some defense under coach Rick Carlisle now, and I guess it could be said that was the big difference. But, the Blazers were getting open looks throughout this game, and had a few hot stretches. They just didn't get enough shots to fall early, and had to expend too much energy trying to come from behind, time and time again. That happens at times on the road.
These teams have now played twice this season, and in both games, the same Dallas player has hurt the Blazers. Dirk Nowitzki was under control, for the most part, as he scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Jason Terry did what he does, and scored 20 points. And, in this game, Josh Howard nailed just about every mid-range jumper he looked at, and scored 23 points on 11 for 17 shooting. Brandon Bass is the player I'm talking about.
Dwight Jaynes, Dallas carves up the Blazers:
I've watched the Blazers and Mavs play twice this season and I'm a firm believer that Portland has the better players. But the Mavericks have won twice because they've played better. Smarter.
Watch last night's game and see the way Dallas, which doesn't feature very good defenders, handles the pick and roll. Most of the game, the Blazers didn't get much because the Mavs simply popped out on the screen, defended the ball, stayed with the man rolling off the screen . . . oh hell, you saw it. Of course, it makes a difference that the Blazers seemingly NEVER look for the man rolling away from the pick. Oden is rapidly losing interest in the whole process because it's so futile for him.
You remember the part of the game preview that said, "We'd better have good point-of-attack defense because if we don't then we'll be scrambling and out of position and you can kiss the opponent's field goal percentage and offensive rebounding goodbye?" Well, Dallas only got 5 offensive rebounds so we did OK there but that whole field goal percentage thing was nasty. The Mavericks are a good offensive team. We let them shoot a hair above 55% for the game. At one point in the first quarter they were 10-15 from the field. We made great shooters out of guys who don't shoot, let alone their stars. This problem never got solved.
For all of this--all of the isolation plays, all of the craptacular containment, all of the blown rotations and foolish switches and lazy transition defense and hot Dallas shooting--the Blazers still had a legitimate chance to take this game. I've watched this game for a long time and I'm well-familiar with the NBA catch-up phenomenon, where a team will be behind by a dozen or more and then get within 5 or 6 before the leading team just accelerates away laughing. This wasn't that game. Dallas just invited the Blazers to seize the momentum and run away with it. They issued multiple invitations, in fact.
Dallas Morning News, Dallas Mavericks' starters come to the rescue:
So there were the Mavericks, ahead by nine points with 27 seconds left against Portland on Wednesday night. Who could blame coach Rick Carlisle for trying to squeeze an extra moment or two of rest for his heavy lifters? He took all of them out of the game to save at least a little energy for tonight's visit to Utah.
Less than 17 seconds later, it was a three-point game.
The Mavericks averted joining those other observers of history. They held on for a 104-99 victory, their fourth in a row, but it was a tough sell down the stretch.
DMN, Poor defensive game rears its ugly head for Mavericks again:
But the Mavericks won't go long without knowing about their defensive liabilities that have shown up a couple of times during their four-game winning streak and particularly Wednesday against Portland.
"We can't allow a good shooting night to erode what we're capable of doing defensively," Rick Carlisle said. "Our good shooting was a little bit of a deodorant for our subpar defense. It always concerns me when we trade baskets."
The Blazers shot 48 percent for the game. Through three quarters, it was at 52 percent. The Mavericks have been on an offensive roll lately, but even the most skilled shooting and the most fluid play on that end won't last.
Fortworth Star-Telegram, Rick Carlisle handing reins to Jason Kidd appears to be genius.
Ball Don't Lie, Behind the box score:
Dallas is just shooting the lights out these days, Portland may have some defensive issues that kept it from making life miserable for the Mavericks on offense, but I don't think even a lights-out defensive team could have stopped what we saw in the second quarter of this Mavs win.
55 percent shooting for Dallas, who notched assists on 28 of 43 field goals (pretty good for a Rick Carlisle team), and scored 104 points despite only getting to the line 14 times (nailing 13).
Though his rebounds (11) were up, Dirk Nowitzki had a bit of an off night with 16 points on 5-13 shooting, but Brandon Bass (19 points on 11 shots) sustained his resurgence off the bench, and Josh Howard (23 points) was a constant force. A lot of answers from that guy, and that was not intended a pun when I started this sentence. Promise.
Portland made a game of it in the fourth quarter, knocking the lead down to a three possession game at times (the final score isn't really representative), but they couldn't string together enough stops to make a nail-biter out of this.
Two comebacks in a row would be a bit much to ask for, wouldn't it? Especially in a game where the Blazers played prolonged stretches of putrid defense combined with shabby offensive execution. They never seemed to develop any true rhythm and even when the Mavs tried their damnedest to hand them a gift with a cup of tea on the side, they couldn't get themselves the right shots and couldn't make the wrong ones. But the kicker is, and the reason I'm not too upset about it is, not for one moment was I watching this game thinking the Mavs were a superior team.
I know that sounds a bit homersitic of me to say on a night when the Blazers lost, but going back through my recording a second time, I found at least four instances where a potential run was halted by a tipped ball, missed bunny shot or simple miscue on offense. Despite what Roy's 26 points may tell you, the Maestro was out of sync (five TO's) and so was the rest of the orchestra. The music was there, but never at the right time or in the right places. And still, the Blazers almost got the heroics they needed from Roy, but the hole was too big. Jason Kidd also deserves some credit for hindering Roy in the late game.
Yes, Dallas has been torching other teams, better teams than Portland, in the very recent past. Yes, there is no shame in giving up 50%+ to a good team on their home court. There might be a little more shame in being 2-17 over your last nineteen against them, but OK, these are new days.
Yes, they are new days for the team, and Portland wants to show it can compete. And allowing Dallas fifty-five percent--closer to 68% as late as the mid third quarter...68%!!--is a big sign scrawled in Sharpie on your forehead after you pass out drunk, saying "you suck." And even if you do, it might YET be forgivable if Dwight Howard, Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry do all the tearing into you for that 68/55%. (They certainly helped).
But Brandon Bass goes 9-11 on you? You manage to get Dirk in trouble with two fouls early on in the 2nd quarter, and the result is you let Bass drop little jumpers on you instead? I'm willing to cut Oden and LA some slack when it comes to actually guarding guys like Nowitzki and Tyson Chandler down low--but when you're getting chumped by Hilton Armstrong and Brandon Bass, that's a weakness.


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Thanks, Alyson, for a fun night!
I loves me some Bud Norris!! I hope Jeff Luhnow locks this kid up for another three years……….at LEAST!!! Becky:)🙂🙂🙂🙂
Did you know that Bud Norris's ideal vacation is a Caribbean cruise, and the one road city he prefers over all others is Chicago? Any idea which Astro holds the record for the most career walkoff home runs? Ever heard which Astro in the mid-80s used to stuff fried chicken into his coat pockets before the team boarded charter flights?
Answers to these burning questions, and eight more, were revealed during our first Social Media Night of the 2012 season on Saturday in the Budweiser Patio. Between the appearance by Cudly Studly Budly, the Texas burger topped with brisket and bacon, the pints of Blue Bell ice cream and the major TV time provided by FS Houston's Patti Smith, this Social Media Night party appeared to be well-received by all in attendance.
We'll have three more Social Media Nights this year: June 2, July 28 and Sept. 15. Tickets are $45 and include the following: batting practice viewing from just behind the Astros dugout, a ticket to the game in the Budweiser Patio behind center field, an opportunity to win prizes (and meet an Astros player) during Twitter Trivia, dinner, a t-shirt and dessert.
You can purchase tickets to any or all games now. We will announce the player appearance two weeks in advance of each date. In the meantime, enjoy the photo gallery from a fun night on the Budweiser Patio (P.S.: Charley Kerfeld stuffed fried chicken into his coat, and Jose Cruz owns the career walkoff home run record with six):
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I loves me some Bud Norris!! I hope Jeff Luhnow locks this kid up for another three years……….at LEAST!!! Becky:)🙂🙂🙂🙂
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|Six Dollars a Day
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What it's like to live on six dollars a day? That's for food, gas, toothpaste, health care - everything! That's how much you'd have - as a single person - if you lived at the federal poverty level.
Dry cereal with no milk at every meal. Finding yourself tempting to steal your roommate's toilet paper because it frees up two precious dollars for food.
Listen to the experiences of a single woman and a family man who voluntarily live at the federal poverty level for 3 weeks. Very illuminating.
Via Utah Public Radio.
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Hi, welcome to Mobius Encyclopaedia! Thanks for your edit to the Cobar page.
Please leave a message on my talk page if I can help with anything! -- Fairfieldfencer (Talk) 08:30, 4 July 2009
Marvel, please stop with all the template adding. Only characters that are significant enough and have long enough articles can have templates. Otherwise they don't fit and make them look untidy. I'll revert the ones that do but will leave the rest.Fairfieldfencer FFF 20:16, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Re: Kragok in Mobius: X Years Later
So did Locke, but at least we saw those deaths happen exclusively to M:XYL. All we got was a passing mention of M:XYL Kragok that was undoubtedly killed the same way as Kragok Prime. The subject is just so lacking that it's barely worth posting. There's no new develpoments. No new plot points, just a passing reference. Your Hope Kintobor (MxYL) article is different, though, as it confirms that she is alive and not been during some event, and appears to have become a rather good engineer if Lien-Da thought she could build a status pod.Fairfieldfencer FFF 14:15, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
Rouge's DOB
That website seems to be mixing things like her height from the games while none of that stuff has been confirmed yet. That stuff's usually in a Data-File and I don't think she's had one yet.Fairfieldfencer FFF 17:41, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
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You're doing really well, Marvel. It has to be said. You're doing a really good job with the articles.Fairfieldfencer FFF 14:15, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Robotnik's Father
Where'd you get his name from? Not that wikia again.Fairfieldfencer FFF 13:48, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
- Good eyes. That's really quite a good find.Fairfieldfencer FFF 13:54, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
- Over ten years.Fairfieldfencer FFF 16:58, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
- Lots of people round things down to an even number. Shadow was said to have been put into stasis 50 years ago in 3236, but people still say 50 years even though it's gone ahead a year making it 51 years. User:Thot Prad, who has no doubt read the issue this was stated in, has also said it was 11 years ago on Talk:Hope Kintobor. Fairfieldfencer FFF 17:08, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
- Over ten years.Fairfieldfencer FFF 16:58, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
Old Irving
I haven't a clue myself. But I know these websites that have scans of a couple of pages from various comics. Comes in useful for images and a look in on some of the characters. Anyway, in a scan for StH: #17, Robotnik mentions Irving in passing and the information box in the panel says he is Robotnik's second cousin. Probably one of those long forgotten characters. All I can gather is that somehow he managed to get dogs salivating at the sound of a bell.Fairfieldfencer FFF 17:37, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
Rembandt Image
Dimitri doesn't like using the same image twice, and I actually cut that picture of Rembrandt from the one in his article now. Although, Dimitri has occassionally let the same image be used twice, that or he just hasn't noticed that some images are two in the same.Fairfieldfencer FFF 19:25, September 2, 2009 (UTC)
That article isn't finished yet!Fairfieldfencer FFF 16:12, January 30, 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks. Seems you actually spurred me into doing some work.Fairfieldfencer FFF 17:45, January 30, 2010 (UTC)
Cease and desist! Dimitri's realised an error in his work and has fixed it.Fairfieldfencer FFF 13:57, March 1, 2010 (UTC)
- It has nothing to do with those issues. StH: #75 states that the alternate future universe Robo-Robotnik was trapped in was his own. Meaning, the zone he was trapped in in StH: #22 was the same one he came from in StH: #19, just many years later. If there are, however, proven to be two Robo-Robotniks, these would become seperate universes again.Fairfieldfencer FFF 14:54, March 1, 2010 (UTC)
- I think it itself fits into the canon. He was just explaining to the Freedom Fighters he was trapped in a future reality of his home zone, which was nearly exactly the same as theirs. You're better off bringing this stuff to Thot Prad though. He knows this stuff better than anyone.Fairfieldfencer FFF 20:11, March 5, 2010 (UTC)
Character Templates
You only need to add character templates to articles about characters with a lot of information. If the information is not as long down as the template, than the article can go without ont. Examples would be Aaron and other early Guardians. - Dimitri the Echidna 00:35, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
- M&DCE, we've been through this. No templates for earlier Guardians unless we find out more about them. So please drop this. You're not going to win.Fairfieldfencer FFF 06:29, June 11, 2010 (UTC)
Changing user name
In case anyone reads this i've changed my user name to "The Wikia Editor".


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New Orleans Hornets shooting guard Eric Gordon missed Wednesday night's game against the Portland Trail Blazers after spraining his right hand during the team's morning shootaround at the New Orleans Arena, team officials confirmed. The Hornets did not announce Gordon would sit out until 35 minutes before tipoff.
He was not available for comment and was not on the bench with the team during the game. Gordon also was not seen in the locker room afterward.
In his pregame address to the media, Hornets Coach Monty Williams didn't mention anything about Gordon suffering a hand injury.
It was the first time this season Gordon missed a game not involving injury complications involving his right knee. Without him, the Hornets routed the Trail Blazers 99-63 in their final game before heading into the All-Star break.
Rookie Austin Rivers started in place of Gordon and scored seven points in 34 minutes. Rivers also started Monday night against the Detroit Pistons when Gordon sat out because he remains under strict restrictions by team doctors to not play in the second game of back-to-back sets to avoid overworking his right knee.
Gordon missed the first 29 games because of a patella tendon disorder and bone bruise in his right knee. He returned on Dec. 29. After 18 games played, Gordon is the Hornets' second-leading scorer with a 16.4-point average.


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In a region notorious for pit bull ownership, one athlete with a checkered past could provide a positive example for misguided pet owners.
Michael Vick. For years, his name only appeared in the sports section of newspapers as he developed into one of football's most exciting quarterbacks.
But in 2007, those headlines changed when he was charged and began serving 18 months in prison for interstate dog fighting.
It was a horrific story. Authorities removed 51 dogs from a dog-fighting operation on Vick's property. While caretakers were able to rescue 47 of the dogs, images of the scene highlighted the bloody cruelty too often associated with the breed.
It was a snapshot of all that was wrong about pit bull ownership. The breed over the years had become part of inner-city culture, serving almost as an urban adornment; a symbol of power and security and a badge for street cred that they don't hand out at Boy Scout camp.
Seeing a man walk down the street, one has to measure him from head to toe to determine his physical authority. Add a pit bull to that picture and there is no question.
Such posturing has become common in troubled cities such as Flint and Saginaw. For years, Saginaw had an animal control administrator who became so familiar with the dog that he regularly spoke about pit bulls at law enforcement conferences across the nation and testified about the animal's nature in court cases across Michigan.
This region's dealings with pit bulls don't exactly mirror the sort of illegal activity Vick oversaw. Most of Saginaw and Flint's experiences with the dog have concerned attacks on humans, not dog-fighting rings.
Still, the stereotype of the animal is at the heart of both problems. When people see animals as pet soldiers or money-making prize fighters, it leads to animal cruelty.
That's something Vick learned the hard way. Now others can learn from his mistakes.
Vick rightfully served his time behind bars and was kicked out of the NFL for an additional year. It wasn't until 2009 when the Philadelphia Eagles decided to give Vick a shot at being a third-string quarterback and a second shot at life.
It's what he's done off the field that could truly set an example and make a difference in communities where dangerous pit bulls roaming the streets have become a very real public safety concern.
Vick hasn't simply shooed away critics with the excuse that he's endured his punishment and earned his freedom. He's embraced the criticism and turned it into a cause.
"Sitting in a prison cell didn't make me feel remorse," he said a few months back. "It was meeting so many animal lovers, speaking with them and looking them in their eyes. Staring at them. Looking so deep into their eyes that I began to feel their pain."
Vick admitted he was "disconnected from the suffering of animals" for his whole life until he was forced to reflect on his actions. He now spends Tuesday working with the Humane Society of the United States to warn children away from pit bull abuse. This is not part of some probationary program; it's Vick's contribution to the cause.
In the meantime, he has returned to star form on the field. This week, he was named a starting quarterback again after finishing some of his best games as a professional.
His resurgence as a top-level football player likely will put him on the front of sports pages again. But, more importantly, it will elevate his image as a reformed animal rights testifier and help deliver the message of his mistakes to those who see athletes as role models — a demographic that often includes the same pit bull owners who have caused concern across communities such as Saginaw and Flint.
Let's hope the message is heard loud and clear.


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Results tagged ' Videos '
Compare & Contrast: Lollybobbles
Here is the latest video from the Opening Day Bobbleheads:
Here is the original scene from Bull Durham. I'm just going to link it because there is brief nudity at the start and some language at the end.
My mangled sentence structure and labored syntax probably already push the rating of this blog closer to a PG than a G.
Compare & Contrast: Bobble Anything
The Bobbleheads:
Embedding is not quite working the way I want it to for the original clip, so click on Boombox Serenade below for Lloyd Dobler in all his glory:
In my opinion, The Sure Thing is a much better John Cusak movie than Say Anything. I would also accept Better Off Dead. One holdout in the office prefers One Crazy Summer. I cannot persuade this person to reconsider this heresy.
Compare & Contrast: Bond
The new Opening Day Bobblehead Video is online:
Here is the scene from the original:
Compare & Contrast: Western Style
This week, three Opening Day Bobbleheads, recreate the three-man duel from the end of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
Here is the original in all of it's glory.
The part the bobbleheads recreate begins around 2:29 or so.
Who needs to talk to get the point across? Awesome scene! Awesome movie!
Compare and Contrast: Miracle
The Opening Day Bobbleheads recreated the speech by Herb Brooks before the game against the Soviets.
Here is the original.
The bobbles took it from about the 1:50 mark of the original. There was a sudden inspiration to add a certain bobblehead at the end as Craig Patrick that brought the whole thing together.
YOU were meant to be here on Opening Day.
I am ready for Opening Day now!
I am also ready to beat the Soviet Union at hockey. Weird, eh?
Compare & Contrast
Timber Rattlers video:
The inspiration:
I am told that there are a few more bobble-centric videos to be produced in the next few weeks.
Postgame Thoughts (August 31, 2011)
Bees 4, Wisconsin 1
Boxscore | Game Story
- Brooks Hall reached 100 innings this season with his three innings tonight (100-1/3 to be exact)
- Tough call on a play at the plate in the second inning. If it goes the way the Rattlers saw it, Jason Rogers has an outfield assist and the game is 1-0 heading to the third.
- But, it didn't go the Rattlers way.
- Dan Britt with three scoreless innings and Greg Holle with two scoreless innings out of the Rattlers bullpen.
- For a team that is awful defensively (182 errors this season) Burlington made some slick plays tonight.
- Both of the 4-6-3 double plays they turned in the game made me do a double take.
- But, hey. They are going to the playoffs.
- TJ Mittelstaedt appears to be finishing strong.
- First, 13-for-27 during the just completed homestand to raise his average from .282 to .297.
- Then, he goes 2-for-3 with a homer and a stolen base tonight. He bumps his average up to .300 after this performance and matches his season high hitting streak of six games.
- Not bad for a 44th round pick
- Oh, AND the dirtbag stole his 28th base of the season.
- This kind of snuck up on me. Cody Hawn is now hitting .293 on the season. He – like Mittelstaedt – is in the Top 10 in hitting for the Midwest League with five games left in the season.
- Non-baseball but still minor league related note: The music guy in Burlington may have the most eclectic playlist in baseball. This is one of the songs they play after games as fans leave Community Field:
- I'll need to keep track of their songs tomorrow night for the whole playlist so I can make a mix tape.
- See, a mix tape is…
- Oh, tape is recording material that is stuck inside a cassette..
- Cassettes are….
- Oh, I'll see you tomorrow.
Postgame Thoughts (August 26, 2011)
Rattlers 19, Cougars 7
Boxscore | Game Story
- Hello!
- I almost want to post a Steely Dan video and call it a night
- But, let's just go with the highlights…
- First, the Rattlers were 8-for-20 with runner in scoring postion
- Second, the Rattlers were 2-for-2 with a walk and a sacrifice fly in 4 plate appearances with the bases loaded
- TJ Mittelstaedt with a 2-for-3 night, three walks, and FIVE RUNS scored. Plus, stolen base #26 on the season.
- That will happen when you send nine batters to the plate in the first and fourth, and also 10 to the plate in the sixth.
- Nick Ramirez drove in five with three extra base hits, a pair of doubles and a long homer to the beach in right-center.
- Joey Paciorek with a monstrous homer over the batter's eye in center.
- Not sure what happened once the Rattlers got up 7-0. There were a couple of errors in the third inning and Brooks Hall did not bounce back from those. Then, he gave up the two-run homer in the fourth to let the Cougars tie the game.
- But, Brian Garman and Maverick Lasker picked up Hall tonight.
- Garman with 3IP, H, 0R, and 2K
- Lasker, in his first game since August 6, tossed three perfect innings, struck out five, and picked up his first professional save.
- Reggie Keen with stolen base #39 on the season
- Oh, and in case you were wondering, the Rattlers record for runs scored in a game is 20. That record was set on April 28, 1996 against Lansing and matched on August 14, 2001 at Fort Wayne.
- And now….Ladies and Gentlemen….Donald Fagan and Walter Becker:
Diamond Dancers need your help
This seems like an appropriate topic on the last scheduled off day of the regular season.
One of the most popular new promotions around Time Warner Cable Field this season is the Diamond Dancers. You can see all of their routines at the Timber Rattlers YouTube channel.
They will be performing for the final time this season – at least at Time Warner Cable Field, who knows what they do during the offseason – on Saturday, August 27 during the game against the Cedar Rapids Kernels. You can vote for the routine you want to see during that game. Below are the choices you will have. Then, head over to this facebook poll and vote for your favorite. The Diamond Dancers will perform the winner for you.
The choices are:
70s' Night Tribute:
Oops! I did it again:
Party in the USA:
Party Rock Anthem:
Single Ladies:
Lineup & Game Notes (July 31, 2011)
Sunday's Lineup:
Nick Shaw – SS
Mike Brownstein – 2B
TJ Mittelstaedt – LF
Jason Rogers – DH
Mike Walker – 3B
Nick Ramirez – 1B
Chad Stang – CF
Tony Pechek – C
Franklin Romero – RF
Wisconsin starting pitcher:
Charly Bashara
Burlington starting pitcher:
Blake Hassebrock
Sunday's game notes: RattlersGameNotesJuly31
Sunday's bonus video as the production crew put together a very nice version of "It's A Beautiful Day for a Ballgame":
Up to the very end that is. But, don't let that detract from your enjoyment!


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"Tibet Shakti stems from my years of Shakti worship, the bowls being one of the many ways I have found to draw out the primordial cosmic energy that Shakti represents. Through this minimalistic approach, I invite the listener to discover how to harness that creative power and implement it into one's life.
I have been experimenting with Tibetan singing bowls since the early 1980s, often in session late into the night with my friend and fellow spiritual seeker, the late Klaus Wiese. These sounds have accompanied me through the years and I have used them for my own meditation practices. Only recently, the idea to share them with fans of my ambient music has occurred to me. I am happy and grateful to Waduda and Bhikkhu for taking this project into the New Earth repertoire, and for them to have seen the power and inspiration that can be derived from these sounds.
In this album, I used a number of Tibetan and Bengali bowls from a large collection—some of which I borrowed from Klaus. I tried many of them out in order to get the overtones right, to make the sound carry, and to correspond with certain Indian ragas (i.e. Bhupali) from the Indian mountain regions.
Singing bowls are made of seven types of metal, mainly comprised of bare metal bronze, which is a unique combination of copper and tin. Most of the bowls that I used were thin-walled and two of them actually have gold in them. The sounds that come alive while playing the bowls immediately leads the listener inward, drawing them from a space of dwelling in the perception of the outside world directly into the most interior space where only a universal oneness exists. The Tibetans have a word for this state—shamatha—loosely translating to 'peacefully abiding'. The sounds help the listener effortlessly ease into a deeply meditative state, allowing them to be here in the present moment."
—Al Gromer Khan


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When Union Township teacher Viki Knox allegedly posted disparaging remarks about homosexuals on her Facebook page last week, it set off a nationwide debate about free-speech rights. NJ.com user David Wainright was one of the hundreds of NJ.com users who posted opinions about the story, including this one in response to this Star-Ledger story:
Totally agree. We must differentiate activities on a the job from those off the job. If Ms. Knox was spouting her bigoted remarks in the classroom, then she should be fired. However, this was a posting on a non-school website. As long as Ms. Knox's homophobia isn't affecting her job performance, the school board should keep her. It's comparable to a science teacher who posts online that he doesn't believe in evolution. That's fine as long as his still teaches the curriculum.
Disagree with Wainwright? While you might not like the opinion, you'll still like the way he makes his point: without getting nasty or trashing another person's view. We encourage NJ.com users to debate, but we hope you'll take Wainwright's lead and keep the debate civil.
Thanks for your comments, David.


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Two young lovers plotted an unprecedented series of heists that left London's most exclusive stores in fear.
Steven Dedman and Lizzie Andrews, both 18, organised their friends into a highly trained gang, which has been compared to Fagin's thieves from Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist.
Details of the crime spree by the "Smash and Grab Gang", and the undercover police operation to catch them, can be revealed for the first time after the conclusion of a trial yesterday at Southwark Crown Court.
Up to eight gang members roared into the capital's smartest shopping streets on stolen motorcycles and forced their way
Click on the markers below to find out more information on each of the 46 raid locations


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STEUBENVILLE – An employee in the school district where two Ohio high school football players were convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl was charged Monday with interfering with a criminal matter, the first charges brought by a grand jury investigating whether other laws were broken in connection with the rape case.
Information technology employee William Rhinamin was arrested at his Mingo Junction home about 4:30 p.m. by Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation agents and then transported to the Jefferson County Jail.
The 53-year old Rhinamin is facing several charges including tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony; obstructing justice, a fifth-degree felony; obstructing official business, a second-degree misdemeanor; and perjury, a third-degree felony.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said Monday evening that Rhinamin was issued a no bond order and will remain in the county jail until his arraignment Wednesday afternoon in Jefferson County Common Pleas Court.
Two Steubenville High School students, Ma'Lik Richmond and Trent Mays, were convicted of rape earlier this year in connection with an incident in August 2012. Mays also was found delinquent of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material for having a picture of the 16-year-old victim in an outgoing text message on his cell phone.
DeWine said the Monday the indictment naming Rhinamin "is the first indictment issued by the special grand jury reviewing whether additional crimes were committed regarding the Steubenville teen rape case."
Summit County retired Judge Patricia Ann Cosgrove is expected to preside over the Wednesday afternoon arraignment.
Cosgrove was appointed by the Ohio Supreme Court to oversee the special grand jury investigating the case.
Steubenville City Schools Superintendent Michael McVey said Monday evening that he "was aware of the situation," but declined additional comment.
The attorney general said the grand jury will continue to review evidence.
"The grand jury work is not done and the panel will continue to meet. Our goal is to find the truth. Some investigations take time and this investigation is ongoing," DeWine said.
"I am not going to speculate on future indictments. That wouldn't be fair. But the grand jury will continue meeting," DeWine added.
The special grand jury has met 10 times since it was seated on April 15.
A chief issue before the 14-member panel is whether coaches, school administrators or other adults knew of the allegation but failed to report it as required by Ohio law.
DeWine announced the grand jury March 17, the same day a judge convicted two teens of raping the Weirton girl after an alcohol-fueled party following a football scrimmage in August 2012.
The grand jury has worked off and on since beginning work April 30. That day, investigators searched Steubenville High School and the local school board offices.
Investigators also searched Vestige Digital Investigations, a digital forensics storage company in Medina. The company's connection to the case was unclear, and it has denied it's the subject of a criminal investigation.


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CLINTON TWP. — Since the event started four years ago, Clinton Township's Community Day fell on a day in which sunshine and fun seemed to be in ample supply.
Activities began on Saturday morning with the sanctioned Country Run 2012 road races for the mile, 5K and 15K on at Bundt Park on Red Schoolhouse Road.
After the runners finished, Clinton Township's fourth annual Community Day commenced in the park.
Music was performed by "Dr. D Entertainment" and the band "Large Flower Heads."."
Activities and events included Mohawks lacrosse scrimmages; pet adoptions sponsored by Girl Scout Troop 80466; a "celebrity" dunk tank; tethered balloon rides; inflatable bounce fun; pony rides; a petting zoo; face painting; and there was the State Police Helicopter Experience.
Food and drink vendors will be on hand offering hot dogs, burgers, zeppole and more.
Also North Hunterdon High School's varsity baseball team played Memorial West. N.Y.
North Hunterdon won the game 13-1.
Also, North Hunterdon's varsity softball team prevailed 10-0 over Kittatinny High School.


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Police forces continuing to fight element
Often we hear complaints about crime in our area involving drugs and guns, and the fact nothing seems to be done about it.
Have you read the newspaper lately?
In a week's time, four drug busts took place in East Liverpool in which drugs and weapons were confiscated. Seven people also were arrested; thousands of dollars in cash was seized; and digital scales used in the operation of drug activity and other drug-related paraphernalia was removed.
This is small-scale, we understand, and it does not eliminate our problem here, but it does send a message to those who continue to deal and abuse drugs.
The busts were a concerted effort of the Columbiana County Drug Task Force (DTF), assisted by East Liverpool City Police, the county Special Response Team (SRT), county sheriff's office, Alliance City SWAT and Drug Enforcement Administration (DET).
Also within the last week, between 60 and 70 guns and other items were disposed of by city police at Six Recycling, ridding our streets of potential danger.
The action by our safety forces and the collaboration between the agencies reminds us, too, that county Commissioners recently continued their support of the DTF by transferring more than $100,000 to help defray the costs of six local police departments that have assigned officers to the DTF, Wellsville among them.
East Liverpool also recently announced its plans to reassign an officer to the DTF, which should come as important news to our community.
We applaud our local and county departments for continuing to fight the drug problem that exists here. Their efforts, daily, push toward a safer community for us all.


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This month is brought to you by the letter T for Technology
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Technology shapes how children learn and digital learning can help turn children from novice learners into individuals who know how to learn more proficiently.
21st-century skills are critical in fostering a new generation of innovators and creators. Mobile technology such as iPads, tablets, and any other mobile device can help break down learning barriers and engage children to become 21st century learners.
PBS SoCaL offers easy to use kids content to get your little ones ready for kindergarden! Learning can be fun and easy with the PBS KIDS Lab. The games are flexible across multiple platforms. The Lab is full with many beloved PBS KIDS characters engaging your little ones in a variety of math and language topics.
PBS KIDS mobile apps are effective when you engage children in an interactive learning experience. Apps can be fun, engaging and educational while emphasizing critical thinking skills.
Check out this video to see how you can engage your little ones on the go!
Integrate language and literacy skills with the following apps and games:
- Martha Speaks Story Maker
- Word Girl app
- Super Why Comic Book game http://pbskids.org/superwhy/#game/comicbook
- Martha Speaks rhyming game http://pbskids.org/martha/games/rhymetime/index.html
These apps and games help kids understand the basic components of a story: setting, characters, events etc., and they also inspire creativity by combining unlikely story elements for silly plots.
Integrate STEM skills with the following apps:
- Cyberchase 3D builder
- Sid's Science Fair
- Dinosaur Train Mesozoic math
- Peg + Cat's Big Gig
These apps and games promote early pre-mathematical skills and science readiness among early learners. They encourage children to use scientific processes while they play.
For more great PBS KIDS information on activities, games and resources for parents and teachers click the links below:
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Gov. Jennifer Granholm hit a hornet's nest but good when she appointed Jennifer C. Barnes as Bay County District judge on April 22.
The storm of criticism from mainly the Bay County legal community likely will roll like water off the lame duck governor in her last of eight years in office.
But the going may get gooey for everyone else, including Barnes.
Some local lawyers are complaining bitterly because Barnes was appointed to the seat from which District Judge Scott Newcombe will retire on May 31, just as a field of five candidates prepares to run for election to the highly sought position. They maintain that the post isn't officially vacant, even though Newcombe stopped working this month. Therefore, the governor could not make an appointment to fill it yet.
With the late-April appointment, Barnes will appear on the Aug. 3 and Nov. 2 election ballots as the incumbent.
That's a supreme advantage in what was a wide-open judicial contest. Incumbent local judges almost always win elections.
Here's what really raises a stink among Bay County attorneys: Barnes announced her candidacy earlier, but officially filed papers as a candidate for Newcombe's seat on April 20; on April 22, Granholm offered her the job; the next day, Barnes went to Lansing and was sworn in as district judge.
April 27 was the deadline to file for the election.
The fix was in, some say.
It's unfair, others submit.
We'll sue, some other attorneys have said. No surprise there.
Granholm's office says that Barnes had been next in line for a judicial appointment after a number of local attorneys had gone through the application process near the end of last year to replace retiring District Judge Craig D. Alston. Granholm named Dawn Klida to the post in January.
A Michigan Bar Association committee thoroughly vetted each candidate, and made its recommendations, which are valid for two years.
Granholm's argument that she didn't need to seek another round of applications from Bay County does hold water.
It's the timing that stinks to high heaven.
The governor should have stayed away from this judicial appointment.
Her involvement in an upcoming judicial vacancy that attorneys were flocking to fill might unfairly help now-Judge Barnes win election. But this whole mess might also blow back and harm Barnes' chances of hanging onto the seat.
Despite the presence in this campaign of an ink-still-not-dry incumbent, the outcome of this election is anything but certain.
Also running for election to the post are Bay City attorneys Stevens J. Jacobs, Abel B. Torres, Eric W. Zimostrad and Mark E. Janer.
Edward M. Czuprynski, who filed as a candidate for the seat but then withdrew his name on April 30, intoned what we've heard from much of the local legal community: "I think a lot of Jennifer Barnes. I just don't think it's fair. They're playing fast and loose with the rules."
It is unfair, for all of the candidates, including Barnes, and for the voters, who without an incumbent to blindly vote for would have to actually think about their choice for district judge.
Of course, among lawyers, the language is hyped up a few notches in this discussion.
Attorney Thomas Bock calls the appointment on the eve of a red-hot election campaign "diabolical."
He's calling for Barnes to prove her integrity and resign.
We agree.
Now, wouldn't that say something about candidate Barnes?
Barnes, though, has said she won't budge from the district court bench. Barnes says she invites and encourages those who have threatened a lawsuit "to access the legal system to ensure the integrity of the process."
And that they have. Bay City attorney Kim Higgs on Thursday asked Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox to block the incumbency designation for Barnes on election ballots. On Friday, he filed a lawsuit in Bay County Circuit Court seeking the same result.
It looks like Bay County folks will be seeing Barnes in court — one way, or another.


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Ok so who here watchs the two TONE IT UP girls on youtube? Im not gonna lie I came across these girls about a week ago but I like their personalities so I think I may watch them again. They are two celebrity trainers and fitness guru`s if you will called Katrine Hodgson and Karena Dawn. They are fun and I recommend you check out their you tube videos which have everything from making protein pancakes with Stephanie Pratt from the hills to doing exercises on the beach they have a video for everyone! do you watch them?
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We can't just keep adding more debt
Why cut back on anything? I think everyone should forget there is such a thing as a credit ceiling, or a spending ceiling for that matter. Why shouldn't any of us go and get whatever we want and as in the song, "let the devil take tomorrow?"
We deserve to have anything and everything we want whether we can pay for it or not. We struggled through marriage, child rearing and we watched every penny spent. It is time, since we don't have that much longer on this planet, to go and get everything we want. When we leave the planet, let the descendents pay up, if they can afford it and if not, let their descendents carry that burden on to the next generation. We deserve the best whether we can afford it or not. Look out Hollywood, here I come.
Why don't we, as a nation and they as the government, look toward everyone's future and do some compromising. There is nothing wrong in each side giving some, and when it is over, both sides can claim victory, if that is their goal. Both parties know how to spin until it looks like they are in the winner's circle.
With the idea that the winner takes all will not suffice for the economy, as it is and will be in the future. Taxes are not the only answer, of course. Jobs are not the only answer unless we create work by the private sector to pay for the jobs in the public sector. This is Economics 101 and it doesn't take an Einstein to figure that out. When will our congressmen, from both houses, learn that we who elected them want tranquillity, as spoken in the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America.
Our country is a family of millions of people and what family does not relish peace and comfort in their home? When solitude is in peril, what side should you take? We really should believe that taking sides has gone on for four years and where did that get us? "Another day older and deeper in debt," and if St. Peter does take us, we leave this debt to the coming generations. Our company store is at the greatest arrears to the Chinese, to whom we owe the greater amount of our debt.
Should not we fear the same communist country of China overrunning our country, the United States of America? They certainly are working at it.
Patrick M. Liste


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Technology and Changes in Skill Structure: Evidence from an International Panel of Industries
Stephen J. Machin
University College London - Department of Economics; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Annette Ryan
University College London
John Van Reenen
London School of Economics - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP); Stanford Graduate School of Business; Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
July 1996
CEPR Discussion Paper Series 1434
This paper examines the evidence that rapid upgrading of the skill structure in recent years was driven by technological change. Four countries are examined who have had different wage inequality and unemployment trends--Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. The analysis of changes in wage bill shares and employment shares of more skilled workers leads us to the following conclusions: 1) within-industry changes are the driving force of aggregate shifts across all four countries; 2) there is evidence of skill-biased technical change and capital-skill complementarity in all four countries; 3) the results are robust to using education instead of occupation as a measure of skill and computerization instead of R & D as a measure of technology; 4) in the Anglo-Saxon countries a maximum of one-third of the aggregate change in the skill structure can be accounted for purely by technological factors; 5) the decline of collective bargaining, rather than trade, in the United Kingdom and the United States is an important factor in explaining the changes.
JEL Classification: J51, O33
Date posted: September 25, 1996
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District 5 Projects
Current Projects
Albuquerque Regional Sports Complex
We purchased the 80 acres at 118th street and have begun the preliminary design process. Councilors Lewis, Sanchez and Peña look forward to making this dream a reality for the West Side and City of Albuquerque as a whole by creating a place for our children to play along with an economic base for sports tourism, where people come to Albuquerque to play, stay, dine and shop.
Traffic Signal at Paradise and La Paz
Councilor Lewis sponsored a resolution directing the City of Albuquerque to install a traffic signal at the intersection of Paradise and La Paz, in front of James Monroe Middle School. This was in response to neighborhood and school administration concerns about students crossing Paradise before and after school. We hope to have the signal installed by the time school starts in the fall of 2016.
Irving Boulevard between La Paz and Universe Boulevard
Construction on Irving Boulevard between La Paz and Universe is expected to start on late October and should be complete by Fall 2014. The work includes construction of the remaining travel lanes and a traffic signal at Irving and Universe. When that signal is installed the nearby 4-way stop will be removed.
Petroglyph Estates Park
Construction has begin on the new park on top of the escarpment.
Ventana Ranch Park
The fourth soccer field & 12 tennis courts are under construction. The next phase of the park will include racquetball courts, sand volleyball and a recreation center. Additionally the Parks Department is making plans for a dog park on the west side of Universe Boulevard. The dog park should be complete by Summer 2015. Please contact David Flores with any questions.
Councilor Lewis is working to construct a new library in District 5. We are in the preliminary planning stages. Councilor Lewis has committed $200,000 for land acquisition. Please contact Dean Smith with any questions or suggestions.
Multi-Generational Center
Councilor Lewis has begun the long-term planning process for a Multi-Generational Center in the Northwest Mesa. This center would serve senior citizens during the day and have activities for the youth in the evening. As it is used 24 hours a day, 7 days a week it is a very responsible use of tax-payer dollars and will make a huge improvement in the quality of life for all District 5 residents. Councilor Lewis has committed $250,000 for a feasibility study. Please contact the Director of the Senior Affairs Department, Jorja Armijo-Brasher with any questions or suggestions.
Recently Celebrated Projects
- The aging playground equipment at Salida del Sol Park in the 7 Bar North neighborhood was replaced using Councilor Lewis' set-aside funds for parks improvements.
- After hearing neighborhood concerns about the sharp curve on Scenic Road at Vista Terraza, Councilor Lewis directed and paid for safety improvements including raised rumble strips in the westbound lanes on Scenic, more reflective arrows and a barricade at the curve, and reflective pavement markers to more clearly show the roadway boundaries at night.
- Special Assessment District 228 completed the infrastructure improvements on top of the escarpment. They widened Paseo del Norte from Unser Blvd to the Escarpment. and Unser Boulevard from Paseo del Norte to Rainbow Blvd. Scenic Road was also completed to provide additional access to Unser Boulevard for residents in Montecito Estates.
- For the past few years the State, the City and the Little League Board worked together to fund, plan, design and construct a new little league concession stand for the Petroglyph Little League in Mariposa Basin Park. The project was complete Summer 2014.
- The long awaited traffic signal at Unser Boulevard and Molten Rock finally met warrant criteria and was installed Summer of 2014.
A traffic signal at the entrance to Ventana Ranch Park was installed to help cars going to and from the park safely enter Universe and help kids crossing Universe by foot or bicycle safely access the park.
City Councilor Dan Lewis, Bernalillo County Commissioner Lonnie Talbert, Senator Sander Rue, Representative Tom Anderson and the Board for the Paradise Hills Little League celebrated the Paradise Hills Little League Improvements, which include two new little league fields decked out with fencing, batting cages, backstops and dug outs, and 53 additional parking spaces.
- Unser Boulevard between Bandelier Drive and McMahon Boulevard was recently widened to two lanes in each direction. The improvements will reduce the bottleneck and remove any lingering safety concerns for the area.
- Per the request of multiple neighborhood associations and residents of District 5, Councilor Lewis asked the Department of Municipal Development to conduct a warrant analysis for and construct a deceleration lane on McMahon Boulevard at Stonebridge Drive. Funding for this public safety improvement was provided by Councilor Lewis.
- Councilor Lewis approved funding to widen Unser Boulevard between McMahon Boulevard and Black Arroyo Boulevard and completed the project in the late Fall of 2012. This project widened Unser Boulevard to a consistent four lane configuration, coordinated the roadway between Bernalillo County and Sandoval County, added turn lanes and included concrete barriers at the request of the nearby businesses. As soon as it meets signal warrant requirements, there will be a traffic signal at Summer Ridge Road and Unser Boulevard. Traffic Engineers believe this will happen in the near future.
- Councilor Lewis, Councilor Sanchez and Councilor O'Malley worked together to find funding that improved the 31-year old irrigation system at Ladera Golf Course. The project will save millions of gallons of water by eliminating leaks and boosting Ladera's irrigation efficiency from around 50 percent to between 70 and 75 percent.
- Phase II of the Unser Boulevard Extension, from Paseo del Norte to Paradise Boulevard was completed in the Spring of 2012. These improvements included a traffic signal at Paseo del Norte and Unser Boulevard and improvements to the already constructed portion of Unser (formally known as Lyons) just south of Paradise Boulevard. This final phase completed the entire stretch of Unser Boulevard, from north to south and is vital to improving public safety and reducing congestion points throughout the West side.
- The ribbon cutting for Phase I of the Unser Boulevard Extension, from Boca Negra to Paseo del Norte, occurred on September 9th, 2011. The improvements include: a traffic signal at the intersection of Rainbow Boulevard and Unser Boulevard; a traffic signal where Rainbow Boulevard intersects with Universe Boulevard; a full, two lane extension from Boca Negra to Paseo del Norte (approximately 1.4 miles); realignment of Rainbow Boulevard and Universe Boulevard to eliminate the S-curve; and construction of a bridge for Unser with approximately 900 feet of mainline storm drainage pipe.
- Councilor Lewis was pleased to announce the completion of the improvements to the NW Education Corridor just in time for the start of the 2011 school year. These improvements include median fencing along Rainbow Boulevard between Volcano Vista High School and Tony Hillerman Middle School to prevent jay walking; extended turn bays into the school to eliminate traffic going out into the through lanes; and enhanced street lighting on Rainbow Boulevard. Councilor Lewis worked to lead the collaborative effort between Albuquerque Public Schools, the City's Department of Municipal Development, and the Albuquerque Police Department to improve the safety and traffic flow for children and drivers alike.
- After many years of waiting, Councilor Lewis was eager to provide the funding for a Traffic Signal at Paseo del Norte and Rainbow Boulevard. The signal was installed at the end of the Summer of 2011. This is a permanent signal which provides pedestrian "walk" and "do not walk" signs thereby increasing pedestrian safety. There is also an additional turn lane for east bound vehicles on Paseo del Norte turning south on Rainbow Boulevard.
- Re-creation of the artwork on Montano Bridge was completed in the Summer of 2011. This project was paid for out of the 1% For the Arts fund and is an importance piece of Albuquerque's Public Art Program.
- The APD 6th Area Command building for the Police Department in District 5 is now complete. It was dedicated on May 17th, 2011 in honor of Michael R. King and Richard W. Smith, Jr. who lost their lives in the line of duty on August 18, 2005. This building is on track to be LEED certified and won the American Institute of Architect's award. Conference rooms are available for any neighborhood meeting. Please call the substation, 768-4850, if you would like to reserve a conference room.
- Councilor Lewis, per the request of the Santa Fe Village Neighborhood Association and surrounding residents, provided funding for lights at the Santa Fe Village Dog Park off of Unser Boulevard. These lights were recently installed by PNM at the beginning of March 2011 and have been a great benefit to the community.
- In January of 2011, the Department of Municipal Development completed the widening of McMahon Boulevard west of Unser Boulevard to four lanes. Street lights were also added along the corridor to increase safety and visibility.
- Councilor Lewis and Councilor Sanchez hosted a joint celebration of Unser Boulevard on November 16th, 2010. The ribbon cutting at Unser and Senator Dennis Chavez was followed by a groundbreaking celebration of Unser Boulevard in the Northwest.
- Ventana Ranch Park Phase I and II are complete with grass fields, basketball courts and a playground. The additional grass space will provide more opportunities for children to get involved in sport leagues as the number of neighborhood parks is not sufficient to meet the needs of the District at this time.
- The McMahon-Universe Connection was completed in the end of August 2010 with the official ribbon cutting celebration on September 7th, 2010. This connection has relieved much of the traffic that cut through surrounding neighborhoods and has helped with congestion around CNM.


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Contact: Sharon Banks-Wilkins, NIU Board of Trustees
(815) 753-0833
November 12, 2007
Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee Meeting
Legislation, Audit and External Affairs Committee Meeting
of the
November 15, 2007
Board of Trustees Room
315 Altgeld Hall - Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois
10:00 a.m.
Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee
(Expected to include presentation of proposal for Committee review and endorsement: Energy Infrastructure Improvements - Phase VIII Performance Contract; Fiscal Year 2009 Mass Transit Contract; NCAA Track and Field - Capital Project Approval; and Permanent Easements for Public Roadway and Utilities. For review and information: Semi-Annual Progress Report of Active Capital Projects over $100,000; Quarterly Summary Report of Transactions in Excess of $100,000; Periodic Report on Investments; Internal Policy for Naming of Facilities; and East Campus Chilled Water Plant Project Presentation. Possibly other matters for discussion only.)
11:00 a.m.
Legislation, Audit and External Affairs Committee
(Expected to include presentation of proposals for Committee review and information: 95th General Assembly Report; Fiscal Year 2008 Appropriations for Higher Education; Congressional Report; Study Abroad Update; State Universities Civil Service System Compliance Audit; and Proposed BOT Committee Meeting Dates for 2008. Possibly other matters for discussion only.)
12:00 noon
Strategic Planning Board of Trustees Workshop
President Peters, Provost Alden and the administrative leadership of the University will present the NIU strategic imperatives and will interact with the Board of Trustees on the strategic planning process in an open forum.
*The Board and its committees comply with P.A. 91-0715 through its Bylaws, Article II, Section 5.B:


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FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio -- Police are obtaining warrants for the arrest of a man and a woman suspected of robbing a Fairview Park woman who offered to loan them money for car repairs.
The woman, 57, told Fairview Park police that a couple approached her in the parking lot of a North Olmsted thrift store on Jan. 16 and said their car wasn't running and they needed to borrow money to have it repaired, according to a police report.
The next day she walked into the Fairview Park police station and said the two had not gotten in touch with her to pay the money back, the report said.
"It may be a civil matter if they contact her and say they'll pay the money back," said Lt. Paul Shepard of the Fairview Park police department.
But so far that doesn't seem to have happened, he said.
After she spoke with the pair on Jan. 16, the woman said she drove the male suspect to a bank on Lorain Road and entered her personal identification number into an ATM and the man pushed her aside and started withdrawing money, the police report said.
When the woman drove him back to the thrift store, she said the couple told her they needed more money, and she drove them back to the bank where she again entered her identification number into the ATM. This time the female suspect pushed her out of the way and began to withdraw money, the police report said.
In all, the woman said the pair withdrew $200 from her bank account before she drove them back to a Fairview Park hotel, according to the police report.
The woman reported the incident on Jan. 17 and said the couple had not contacted her to pay the money back, police said.
Police have identified the suspects, but have not released their names.
Shepard said the incident is still under investigation.


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Yesterday, I wrote an article on the Top 11 players on offense (preseason edition).
If you missed it, it can be seen here:
Today, we will turn the attention on over to the defensive side of the ball.
Vic Fangio has sounded like a guy that will never be satisfied. It sounds as though he believes that every player always has room to improve; even if that guy is Patrick Willis. Yes, he said it. I was shocked too.
Anyhow, this is walking a fine line. Players are going to either embrace it or rebel. We already saw it last year as Mike Singletary lost the team by yelling and screaming at them for every tiny detail.
It all depends on how it is done.
A good balance of yelling and rewarding typically will work much, much better. Hopefully, Fangio will find the right combination.
With that, let's move on to the rankings. With so much turnover on defense in the offense, please take these selections with a grain of salt as it is a bit more difficult to do than the offense without seeing a lot of them play.


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Voice: Doug Baldwin, volunteer coordinator for Grassroots Saginaw, Saginaw
The United States is the only nation to rely solely on private insurance companies to provide health care for its citizens. In the U.S., health care is not a basic human right as it is in other civilized areas of the world. All other nations have public support for health care. Private insurance is only supplemental everywhere, except in the United States.
Private insurance companies have an obligation to stockholders to make profits. These companies gradually, year by year, looked for ways to make greater profits. Companies soon realized that the people who were draining profits were sick people. So year by year, these companies found more ways to avoid insuring anyone who was sick or who might get sick.
Does this system of private insurance companies provide us with the best coverage in the world? No. The United Nations World Health Organization rates the U.S.A. as the 37th-best health care system in the world.
We have close to 50 million citizens with no health insurance. The number is going up every year because the cost of health care is increasing three times faster than wages. Private insurance companies will continue to make 10 percent more per year for their stockholders while the average American will be able to afford health insurance less and less as the years pass.
As the volunteer coordinator for the president's grassroots organization in Saginaw County, I made hundreds of phone calls and knocked on hundreds of doors. On an emotional level, I am struck by the contrast between compassionate (spiritual) souls who want to make the world a better place, and too many others who get their knowledge from talk radio and for whom sharing and compassion are starkly absent.
Whose team are you on?


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August 29, 2012
Pulsars Measure Up to Atomic Clocks
Hamish Johnston, Physics World
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An international team of astronomers has come up with a new way of keeping track of time by observing a collection of pulsars – rapidly rotating stars that emit radio pulses at very regular intervals. Although the ultimate goal of the research is to use pulsar timing to detect gravitational waves, the group has shown that the pulsar-based timescale can also be used to reveal inconsistencies in timescales based on atomic clocks.
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May 29, 2013
HopeHealth Edisto in South Carolina is observing Hepatitis Awareness Month with free hepatitis C screenings Mondays through Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. According to Site Director Sallie Bachman, the goal is to link people to treatment as soon as possible to avoid further damage or complications from the disease. Bachman explained that screening was important with this disease as individuals could still end up with liver damage even though they might not feel sick. After May's observation of Hepatitis Awareness Month, the state will conduct hepatitis C screenings at the clinic building and in designated places as requested, just as with HIV screenings. The hepatitis test takes 20 minutes. For more information on testing, contact HopeHealth by phone at (803) 5352272. For information aboutView Full Article
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|Monday - July 21, 2008
|George Noory
|Micheal Sunanda, Jim Berkland, Budd Hopkins
Second hour guest, an expert in Earth's energy systems, Michael Sunanda spoke about climate, agriculture, and Earth changes. An advocate for permaculture (sustainable living), he suggested that modern farming and deforestation are contributing factors to climate change. Further, he contended that farming methods are causing foods to become too acidic, which makes people sick. He recommended the book Food Not Lawns, for tips on how to turn your yard into a garden.
Climate science based on computer modeling doesn't include factors such as cataclysmic cycles, Sunanda commented. The Earth is moving to a new position in the galaxy which can be associated with axis changes and pole shifts, he noted.
Appearing in the second-half of the program, geologist Jim Berkland talked about earthquakes. Animals can react to quakes between 10 days to three weeks in advance of the event, and he postulated this may be due to the magnetite in their bodies sensing a change in the magnetic field. Lights in the sky may also precede quakes-- such lights were photographed in Japan, he reported.
Berkland declared July 29th through August 5th, 2008 to be the next window of seismic activity. In particular, he said a total eclipse on August 1st will bring high tides that can exert stress on the earth's crusts.
UFO Update
First hour guest, researcher Budd Hopkins shared an update on UFOs and alien abduction. He noted that aliens are associated with deception-- they don't reveal their place of origin or goals. Hopkins will be presenting a field investigator training workshop at the upcoming MUFON Symposium in San Jose.
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Bumper music from Monday July 21, 2008
- After Midnight
Eric Clapton
- All You Zombies
- Don't Fear the Reaper
Blue Oyster Cult
- Europa
- Hold Your Head Up
- Inca Dance
- Mandolin Rain
Bruce Hornsby
- Midnight Express (The Chase)
Giorgio Moroder
- Midnight Express (The Chase)
Giorgio Moroder
- Mr. Spaceman
- Red Skies
The Fixx
- Ride Like the Wind
Christopher Cross
- Some Velvet Morning
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
- Spaceboy
Smashing Pumpkins
- The Voice
Moody Blues
- The World I Know
Collective Soul
- Where Or When
Frank Sinatra
- Where Or When
Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme
- Where or When
Rod Stewart
- Where Or When
Johnny Mathis