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LSU football seasons will likely take on a new dynamic starting Saturday. With Texas A&M sliding to the bottom end of the schedule, the post-Alabama portion takes on new meaning.
And this first late-season matchup between the No. 18-ranked Tigers and No. 10 Aggies set for Tiger Stadium at 2:30 on CBS may prove to be one of the more memorable. Everyone with an opinion on the game is expecting a classic shootout (a CBS classic perhaps?) when 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel leads the Aggies into Baton Rouge as a four-point underdog.
LSU plays Arkansas next week, but the LSU-A&M series will shift to a permanent season-ending spot in 2014. Few post-Alabama games have created this much excitement, especially for a season in which LSU has a disappointing three losses and needs a victory to retain hopes of a 10-win season.
Think of all the outstanding SEC talent that never set foot in Tiger Stadium for a game - Herschel Walker, Bo Jackson, Peyton Manning, Cam Newton. But LSU fans will get their chance to see one of the most dazzling players in college football history in person, one whom next month is the favorite to become just the second player to win two Heisman Trophies, behind Ohio State's Archie Griffin.
"He has my vote," LSU linebacker Lamin Barrow said. "I like the kid from FSU (Jameis Winston), but the way (Manziel) operates that offense and some of the plays he makes are just spectacular."
By all accounts, Manziel is a better quarterback than last year, when he led the SEC in rushing with 1,410 yards and 21 touchdowns. He's still the Aggies' leading rusher (661 yards, eight TDS) but is staying in the pocket more and with great success. His completion percentage has gone from 67.9 to 73.0 and he has topped last season's touchdown total of 26 with 31 and counting in 2013.
"You have to mix your coverages, mix the number of guys that you bring after the quarterback," LSU coach Les Miles said. "If you don't do that this guy will eat you alive."
The Tigers were one of the few teams to have success against Manziel last year. A significantly different cast of Tigers sacked Manziel three times, intercepted him three times, and held him to 27 yards rushing and 276 passing, with no TD passes. But Manziel and his surrounding cast are significantly improved and LSU has slipped a great deal defensively.
Miles has acknowledged as much. He said the Tigers will use some of the same principles but seven players off that defense were drafted by the NFL. Such is the burden of facing a spread team.
"It requires a more athletic defense, an understanding of rush lanes and option responsibilities," he said. "It's not just 'get to third down and run up the field.'"
And it's more than simply slowing Johnny Football. Wide receiver Mike Evans and Malcome Kennedy rank Nos. 3 and 4 in receptions per game in the SEC and have combined for 1,869 yards and 19 touchdowns. Evans is No. 2 in the nation with 126.3 yards per game, leads the nation in receptions of 30 yards or more (16), and is tied for receptions of 40 yards or more (8).
Left tackle Jake Mathews returned for his senior season despite getting a first-round draft grade last year and Ben Malena averages 4.9 yards per carry with nine touchdowns with Manziel as his decoy. While many predicted the SEC defenses would catch up with the Aggie offense, it may have worked the other way. The Aggies are averaging 49.2 points and 578 yards per game.
"We watched film of them, too," Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin said.
The explosive nature of the A&M offense has LSU observers and fans in an interesting position. For the past few years they decried LSU's staid, run-based offense and longed for the excitement of a high-powered passing attack. The emergence of quarterback Zach Mettenberger and wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry have spiced up the offense.
All week, media have been asking Miles and players if pulling in the reins might not be a good idea to give Manziel and Co. fewer opportunities and less time on the field. It seems like a natural way to work with a physical running back like Jeremy Hill. Miles said it's a sound strategy, but LSU would continue to run its offense as it has all season.
"I recognize the lure of running the football and keeping it on the ground," he said. "That's not going to be our plan. We're going to be efficient. We're going to take shots. We're going to play LSU football."
"Offensively, it benefits us to have balance, push the ball in the air both vertical and intermediately. We're going to move the football and how we do it is with balance."
Hill will no doubt get a steady dose of action against an Aggie defense second-to-last in the SEC in rushing yards allowed (210.7) and last in total defense (454.4). The Aggies play an aggressive risk-reward defense, which has led to 15 interceptions, second in the league, but also 40 touchdown passes allowed, worst in the SEC.
"It's feast or famine," Mettenberger said. "They obviously know what they have on offense. They're either going to stop you on offense or give up big plays.
"They don't want you to have a long extended drive to keep the ball out of Johnny's hands. They're going to bring a lot of pressure and go man-to-man outside."
Mettenberger, Beckham and Landry have cooled somewhat after their hot start, but the wide receiver tandem compares favorably with Evans and Kennedy. The Tiger duo has combined for 114 receptions, 2,023 yards and 18 scores, making the shootout scenario seemingly inevitable.
In the end, LSU's offense may turn out to be its best defense.
"It's a complimentary game we're going to have to play," Mettenberger said. "The offense is going to have to play time of possession, keep the ball out of their hands. The defense is going to have to stop them enough to keep them off the field."**************
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When captains of industry and billionaires offer pronouncements on public policy, their opinions often receive attention out of proportion to their merits. These wise sages must know what they're talking about, mainstream media pundits argue. After all, they've succeeded financially far beyond the rest of us. The same skills that brought them wealth ought to be applicable to public policy, right?
To the contrary.
The acquisition of wealth demonstrates the exercise of skill, perseverance, and perhaps a tad of good fortune. It means that the achiever has a very deep, but narrow knowledge in one area of business endeavor.
Buffet, a savvy investor whose net worth is estimated in the vicinity of $45 billion, tells us that the wealthy should pay more in taxes. But as Tim Carney and Dan Mitchell point out, his knowledge may be deep, but it's narrow to the point of parochialism.
Carney, in today's Washington Examiner, points out that Buffet benefits from the current estate taxes because he focuses on purchasing family businesses faced with high estate taxes. In addition, Buffet benefits from high levels of federal government spending.
Mitchell points out that Buffet, at least as it relates to public finance, is fiscally innumerate.
Buffet's pronouncement reminds me of Gerard Swope, at the time the President of General Electric, who 80 years ago offered his own solution to the economic decline of the Great Depression. In a September 1931 speech to the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (yes, the same trade association that 75 years later successfully lobbied for the ban of the current generation of incandescent light bulbs) Swope proposed his plan to abolish antitrust laws, cartelize every industry in the country through industry associations dominated by the big companies, establish price and wage controls, and develop and enforce industry codes of conduct. Known as "The Swope Plan," it became the model for FDR's ill fated 1933 National Industrial Recovery Act. The famed attorney Clarence Darrow, who investigated the National Recovery Administration a year later, would conclude that the massive number of "business codes" authorized in that law were designed to benefit the large companies at the expense of small companies.
The wealthy and powerful Swope didn't understand something very important about that law. Four small businessmen in Brooklyn–Joseph, Martin, Aaron, and Alex Schechter–the owners of Schechter Poultry instinctively knew it. Fred Perkins, a small businessman who along with his crew of ten employees, manufactured batteries in York, Pennsylvania, knew it, as this 1935 newsreel shows. Swope and FDR each had net worths easily 1,000 times greater than the Schechters or Perkins. Our constitution, they knew, guaranteed the exercise of individual liberty in the conduct of their own business.
But the Schechters and Fred Perkins were right about the law. And in May, 1935, the Supreme Court unanimously agreed with them that the National Industrial Recovery Act was unconstitutional.
So the next time Warren Buffet offers some public policy advice to the rest of us, remember this–his net worth may be orders of magnitude greater than ours, but, unlike Mr. Buffet, we understand the constitutional principles upon which this country is based. And we don't conflate "self-interest, rightly understood" with self interest covered with a thin veneer of do-goodism.
Michael Patrick Leahy is the editor of the Voices of the Tea Party e-book series and co-founder of Top Conservatives on Twitter and the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition. His new e-book, I, Light Bulb: A Death Row Testimonial, was published earlier this week. His new book, Covenant of Liberty: The Ideological Origins of the Tea Party Movement, will be published by Broadside Books in spring, 2012. He can be reached on Twitter at @michaelpleahy .

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Don't Take Truck Drivers For Granted | TYRADES!
Are you ready for long waits, bare store shelves and higher prices?
According to "Business Insider," the trucking industry has a shortage of 30,000 drivers. The American Trucking Association expects the shortage to skyrocket to 239,000 by 2022.
The larger trucking firms expect to lose 91 percent of their drivers each year. That's more turnovers than Pepperidge Farm!
Long before the current crisis, I was muttering that half the "help wanted" ads you see in the classifieds are for truckers. Now I fear the search is spilling over into other parts of the newspaper, such as the "Hints From Heloise" column. ("How to get wine stains out of a plush carpet? Ordinarily, I would suggest vinegar — but have you considered getting your Commercial Driver's License?")
Part of the problem is that not everyone is cut out to be a trucker. ("Wow! You mean there's such a thing as LITERALLY shifting gears? And they told me the job would involve 'Diesel.' Where IS old Vin? My wife would kill for his autograph!")
Other problems cited by industry critics include inadequate training, long periods away from home (I always get choked up hearing Kathy Mattea's upbeat-yet-poignant "18 Wheels And A Dozen Roses") and low pay.
I'd rather not take sides in the classic management-labor fight involving (a) truckers who say they can't make a living when inflation-adjusted pay is down 10 percent over the past decade and (b) owners who say they struggle with paper-thin profit margins.
I have been unable to verify reports of "How's my driving?" signs on tractor-trailer rigs clashing with company owners' "How's my Swiss bank accounting?" signs.
The current economic crunch creates a public safety hazard in terms of driver fatigue. The federal government hopes to have all rigs equipped with electronic logs in a few years, but right now the playing field is not level. Either drivers voluntarily job-hop to companies with paper logs that can be fudged (so they can rack up more miles), or owners FORCE drivers to falsify records.
I tried cornering one trucker to ask him just how long he had been on the road without a break, but he was too busy pulling Apache arrows out of his air brakes to participate.
Another driver did chortle that he had managed to juggle some numbers and make a week's 100 hours on the road look like a coffee break. ("But if you want the Social Security trust fund to look good, get someone else.")
There are other hazards. Declares one civil rights leader, "If the stores are devoid of merchandise to loot...er, confiscate...it's an egregious suppression of our right to express our grievances over Justin Bieber being portrayed as white more than 90 percent of the time..."
Solutions I've heard so far are rather unsatisfying: "Impeach somebody," "Make the One Percent do the driving," "Frack more," "Frack less," "Dump ice buckets on the interstate," "Put that stupid column away and let's go shoe shopping," etc.
Long after the glory days of Smokey and the Bandit, "Convoy," Red Sovine, "B.J. and the Bear" and CB radio, we tend to take truckers for granted. We shouldn't. They are human beings and part of the lifeblood of the economy.
For the good of business, truckers and consumers, let's all press for an equitable solution.
Have you got your ears on, good buddy?
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The 18-month-old victim in a Midland Beach stabbing last night remains in critical condition, but his mother and sister are out of immediate danger and are listed in stable condition, police told the Advance.
Thirty-four-year-old Victoria Orlik and Sasha, 3, and the unnamed boy had their necks slashed by their boyfriend and father Douglas Nemeth, an out-of work chiropractor who last it and went berserk on his family before killng himself. The grisly crime happened at 110 Hempstead Ave. at about 7:40 p.m.Cops responded to a call of a dispute involving a knife.
They found Ms. Orlik and her son outside with slash wounds to their necks. Nemeth and Sasha were found inside.
A neighbor last night said Nemeth had been jobless for at least two years and that Ms. Orlik, a teacher, was the breadwinner.
Nemeth used to work as a chiropractor in Tunbridge, Vt.
The carnage follows on the heels of a July 22 murder-suicide-arson in Port Richmond that left a mother and her four children dead. Police believe the mother, Leisa Jones, 30, slashed the throats of her oldest children, Ramoy (C.J.) Raymond, 14; Brittney L. Jones, 10, and Melonie Jones, 7, then set her Nicholas Avenue apartment ablaze. She and her youngest child, Jermaine Sinclair Jr., 2, died of smoke inhalation.


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Attorney: 3 Months Until Murder Trial
An attorney representing Kordel Moncreace, 16, of Steubenville, who was indicted for the Jan. 30 shooting deaths of two men, said it will take upwards of three months to bring the case to trial.
Moncreace appeared in a courtroom at the Jefferson County Justice Center on Friday for arraignment on two counts of aggravated murder, with firearm specifications, and tampering with evidence.
City police were called around 9:30 p.m. Jan. 30 to the Heritage Place Apartments, aka the Market Square Apartments, concerning shots fired. Officers said Ryan Toson, 21, and Otavius Wilson, 19, both of Steubenville, were taken with multiple gunshot wounds to Trinity Medical Center West, where they were both pronounced dead.
Moncreace was bound over to adult court on March 6 following a probable cause hearing before Jefferson County Juvenile Judge Sam Kerr. Jefferson County Common Pleas Judge Joseph Bruzzese Jr. continued Moncreace's bond at $1 million Friday.
Wellsville attorney Chris Amato, who was appointed to represent Moncreace, entered innocent pleas on his client's behalf.
Amato told the judge it will take 75 to 90 days for him to be ready for trial. Amato said he would address bond at further court proceedings, adding he may need the help of an investigator to track down witnesses in the case.
Kimberly Williams of Steubenville, the mother of Moncreace's girlfriend, said during the juvenile hearing that she was told by Moncreace where a bookbag was thrown and a mask also was located. Williams said she led police to a Dumpster where the bookbag was found. It contained one bullet of the same caliber handgun police believe was used in the shooting. A mask was located in bushes near the apartment complex.
Shannon White of Steubenville testified in juvenile court that Moncreace got into a car White was driving on the night of the shooting. He said Moncreace talked about shooting two individuals but White doesn't remember what reason Moncreace cited for the shooting.
Jody Mercer of the Market Square Apartments testified she saw Moncreace in the hallway shortly before the shooting.


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Investors salivating for a market selloff before jumping into stocks are getting their shopping lists ready.
With the Nasdaq composite down more that 6% from its high this year, investors are eyeing the stocks they wanted to buy before but thought they'd wait until the market's breathless run higher took a break. Even the broad market is hitting a wall, with the Standard & Poor's 500 down 1.4% from its high this year.
Investors wonder if soon might be the time to scoop up stocks that are already attractively priced, even if the market gets rougher. And that's why New Constructs, the same market research firm that presciently warned USA TODAY readers about the five most dangerous stocks, is seeing opportunity in five much less aggressive stocks. The firm is worth listening to, not just because it's been right before, but because it deeply analyzes companies' financial statements in a fashion not unlike the way Warren Buffett does.
New Constructs examines the company's profit excluding the influence of debt and one-time charges, measured as net operating profit after taxes, and forecasts what that might look like in the future. Not all these stocks are down this year. But New Constructs' approach allows it to measure which stocks it says aren't fully appreciated by the market, like:
* Johnson & Johnson. Management has had several high-profile missteps and the company has been hit with unusual costs. And the stock isn't exactly getting hurt in the market's recent turbelence, as it's up 8.1% on the year. But don't let these negatives scare you away from a great value, says New Constructs. And investors are still feeling sore about the 27% drop in net income in fiscal 2012. But much of that's accounting noise, and if you adjust for that, the company's net operating profit after tax has grown 10% a year on average over the past 15 years, New Constructs says. Discounting the value of future cash flow to the present gives this company a value of $145, New Constructs says.
* Amdocs. This company provides all sorts of software and services to telecom and media companies. While the company sports a seemingly rich price-to-earnings ratio on trailing earnings of 18 times, New Constructs says investors are paying just 1.1 times the company's economic book value, which is an adjusted measure of its net operating profit after taxes. This valuation means investors think the company's net operating profit after taxes will never reach more than 10% above its current level, which New Constructs thinks is too low.
* Chubb. This property and casualty insurer is far from what most investors view as exciting. But it's the lack of excitement that's making it an interesting possible investment, New Constructs says. At the current valuation, investors are assuming the company's net operating profit after taxes will fall 30% a year. Talk about an easy target to beat, especially considering the company posted 52% higher net income last fiscal year.
* Ford. This U.S. automaker could be a big winner from the mounting questions facing archrival, General Motors, New Constructs says. Confusing accounting charges, including a $186 million loss due to foreign current exchange rates, that fooled less acute students of financial statements to underestimate the company's profit power, New Constructs says. Even if the company can boost its net operating profit after taxes by just 6%, a fraction of the growth last year, the stock is worth $27 a share, says New Constructs.
* AutoZone. The autoparts retailer is a profit machine. The company has boosted its net income in each of least the last five years, jumping from $657 million in fiscal 2009 to more than $1 billion in fiscal 2013. The company is also expanding in Latin America. If the company can squeeze out just 6% annual growth in net operating profit after taxes, the stock is worth $850 a share, New Constructs says.
Remember, never rush out and buy stocks without doing your own due diligence. If the market gets uglier, there's no guarantee that these stocks couldn't suffer and decline in value, too. Also, remember that for most investors, trying to choose individual stocks is a losing battle. Most individual investors are best off buying a diversified basket of low-cost index funds and holding on for a long period of time. But for investors looking to speculate, these are stocks New Constructs' research says are worth a bet.


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The Louisiana Children's Discovery Center in downtown Hammond will host Southeastern Louisiana University's Lion Cub Fan Day for the university's littlest fans on Aug. 23. The event is scheduled from 5 to 6 p.m., and will feature members of the Lions Football Team, Lionettes and cheerleaders who will lead the children present in various activities, including cheer and chant practice, Lion artwork and storytelling with Lion and football themes.
Additionally, parents will have the opportunity to save $160 on the purchase of the Family Pack Tickets for the Lion football season. The Family Pack is $200 for two adult and two youth tickets in general admission and select reserved bleacher sections for all six homegames. Aug. 29, is the Lion's home opener.
For more information about Lion Cub Fan Day, call 985.340.9150. For more information about Lion Football tickets call 985.549.5466.
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Bantry is within easy reach of many of Cork's attractions. Among the most popular attractions here are the fascinating Wolfe Tone Square and the fantastic Bantry House. Two other popular spots that are nearby Bantry are the Bantry Bay Golf Club and Garnish Island.
To surround yourself with nature, head to some of the nearby green spaces. These are great places to breathe deeply and relax. There are some nice family parks, so take a picnic blanket to Bamboo Park in Glengarriff.
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Orlando Magic Eliminate 10-Game Slide by Beating Boston
The Orlando Magic ended their season-worst 10-game losing streak by defeating the Boston Celtics 93-91 in front of a raucous 17,548 Amway Center spectators on 'India Day'. Jameer Nelson would miss a 3-pointer with 10.1 seconds remaining on the clock, but Tobias Harris earned a foul in the rebound scramble. 'T12' drilled both free throws and the Magic led 93-91. Orlando won the contest with their defense as Tobias Harris denied Jeff Green a right side drive to the rim, and the Magic's help defense would panic Avery Bradley into not even being able to attempt a shot at the end. Orlando held Boston to only 36.7 FG% on the night.
Arron Afflalo posted an outstanding 20 points, a career-high tying 13 rebounds, and 6 assists to earn his first double-double in a Magic uniform. Glen Davis finished with 17 points, eleven of which came in the crucial 4th quarter. Tobias Harris continues his streak of efficiency by tallying 18 points and 7 rebounds. Jameer Nelson finished with his fourth double-double of the season, notching 16 points and 10 assists. Kyle O'Quinn managed 10 points and 9 rebounds off the bench, just one board shy of his first double-double of the season. The Magic survived despite 22 points from Jeff Green as well as 18 points and 12 rebounds out of Kris Humphries.
Click below for more details on the Magic's much needed victory.
- The Magic entered Sunday evening 0-12 this season without the services of Nikola Vucevic.
- Orlando also came into the game having lost 10 consecutive contests to the Celtics. Last regular season victory coming December 25, 2010.
- Tonight was Jameer Nelson's 621st career game in a Magic uniform, tying him with Dwight Howard for 2nd place all-time on the franchise list. Nick Anderson is 1st at 692 games played.
- Orlando trailed 12-20 before Arron Afflalo caused Jeff Green to slip and fall with a hard thud. Green after a minute on the parquet floor got up on his own and went to the locker room. Green was back on the bench not long after.
- Late in the first period Arron Afflalo was bleeding from his arm. A short locker room trip later and he was back on Jacque Vaughn's bench.
- Orlando trailed after one period of action, 26-18. Magic only shot 33.3FG% while Boston managed fifty percent.
- A rampant 7-0 run in the first two minutes of the 2nd period found Orlando within 1 as Kyle O'Quinn and Arron Afflalo were carrying the offense.
- With no Nik Vucevic or Ronnie Price, it was odd witnessing Coach Vaughn utilizing a 7-man rotation. E'Twaun Moore and Kyle O'Quinn were the only bench guys used in the entire game.
- Orlando actually finished the first half strong and led 53-46 at the break with Arron Afflalo, Jameer Nelson, and Kyle O'Quinn all coming quite close to tallying first half double-doubles. Tobias Harris and Afflalo led the Magic in those initial twenty-four minutes with 10 points each.
- Orlando was 15-of-16 at the free throw line while Boston was only 3-of-3 at the charity stripe.
- Midway through the 3rd period, Afflalo was sitting on 12 points and 10 rebounds. It's his first double-double in a Magic uniform, and sixth in his career. The previous 5 came with Denver.
- Jerryd Bayless sprained his right toe in the 3rd quarter and didn't return. Finished with 4 points.
- The Celtics went on a 13-0 run and held a 61-57 advantage. Orlando didn't notch a point from the 9:31 mark until Tobias Harris got an And-1 opportunity with 2:53 left in the third quarter.
- Orlando led 66-64 entering the 4th period with Boston shooting 37.7 FG%. Orlando at 40.4%.
- It was a seesaw battle of a second half with Orlando up 78-77 at the 6–minute mark before Rajon Rondo, who was on a 20-minute limit, checked back in to try and decide the contest.
- Rajon Rondo rolled off a screen and drilled an 18-footer from the left elbow to put Boston up 89-87 with 1:16 remaining in the contest. However, Rajon only finished with 6 pointts, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists.
- Out of the Jacque Vaughn timeout, Arron Afflalo answered with a nifty lay-up drive to tie the game with one minute to go.
- Following a defensive stop, Jameer Nelson drilled two free throws and had the Magic ahead 91-89 with 35.3 seconds on the clock.
- Celtics Coach Brad Stevens responded with a creative inbound feed play for Jeff Green that resulted in an And-1. From there, Green missed the free throw and Orlando had an opportunity to break the 91-91 deadlock with 30.7 seconds showing.
The 11-30 Orlando Magic begin the second 41-game session of their season now as they travel to Brooklyn to take on the Nets on Tuesday.
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After a summer of intense speculation linking Real Madrid's Angel Di Maria with Paris Saint-Germain, the French champions were ultimately defeated in their quest to sign the Argentinian international. The 26-year-old opted to join Manchester United instead and Louis van Gaal's side sealed a British record transfer deal to take Di Maria to Old Trafford on Tuesday, per ESPN FC's Richard Jolly.
The news was a major blow for PSG, as the French capital outfit had set their sights upon Di Maria some time ago. However, the size of the transfer deal—£59.7 million or €75.2 million per the same ESPN FC piece—left Les Parisiens in the unfamiliar position of being unable to compete because of UEFA's Financial Fair Play sanctions.
Although there is still time for Laurent Blanc's men to delve back into the market, it now seems unlikely. PSG have already let a number of top-quality and good-value transfers elude them this summer because of their focus on Di Maria. El Fideo (the noodle) not arriving after all of that has exposed just how limited the side from the French capital are by UEFA's FFP punishments.
The French champions have already made a few moves in the transfer window. Here is reminder of PSG's summer business, in full, so far:
David Luiz (Chelsea), Serge Aurier (Toulouse on loan), Clement Chantome (returns from loan spell with Toulouse), Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (returns from loan spell with Valenciennes), Alphonse Areola (returns from loan spell with RC Lens and joins Bastia), Jordan Ikoko (returns from loan spell with US Creteil-Lusitanos and joins Havre AC) and Antoine Conte (returns from loan spell with Stade de Reims before making transfer permanent).
Alex and Jeremy Menez (both AC Milan), Christophe Jallet (Lyon), Kingsley Coman (Juventus on a free transfer), Kalifa Traore (Angers), Antoine Conte (Reims), Alphonse Areola (Bastia on season-long loan), Youssouf Sabaly (Evian on season-long loan), Jordan Ikoko (Havre AC on season-long loan) and Romain Habran (Sochaux on season-long loan).
PSG transfer information last updated on August 30 using Ligue1.com's transfer tracker.


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Dear Forum Members,Does anyone have Pro Se experience in arbitration - non customer related, industry only, defamation U5?Do you know anyone who has? May we talk with you or your referal?Need to clear a false U5, hardship case, no employment, no money.Now a big problem- U5 info reposted onto CRD system.Things may get worse if U5 is not cleared. Must move on this and quickly.Please advise.Thank you for your time, consideration, and assistance in this important matter.
Pro Se is like doing your taxes on your own... you get what you pay for. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't... As a law student I would love for my first case to be against a lawyerless claimant/respondant. Defamation is a hard issue to prove and you will need professional assistance in the discovery, arguments, and filings, IMHO... I would advise you spend 250-450 up front first to talk to an atty. before going it alone. Good luck to you.
Jo, you'd be surprised how expensive this stuff is, even if you removed attorney fees. Filing fees etc can be quite significant. For a sample, and education, go to Finra Awards Online, and do some homework. You'll see the costs there, and get to study cases, and their results. I have personal experience in matters of Arbitration, fyi.


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RALEIGH, N.C. (June 4, 2012) – For the third time in four years, Progress Energy Carolinas today is requesting to lower the overall rate N.C. retail customers pay for electric service.
The utility is making three filings. One seeks to lower the portion of customer bills that pays for fuels used to generate electricity. Another filing requests a slight decrease in the monthly customer charge to pay for adding renewable and alternative energy as required under state law. The third seeks to raise the portion of bills used to pay for expanded energy-efficiency and demand-side management programs.
The net effect of the three filings, if approved by the N.C. Utilities Commission, would be a reduction of $0.66 per month on a 1,000-kilowatt-hour (kWh) bill – lowering the price to $105.34 from the current $106.
The proposed change in the fuel charge (a reduction of $1.31 for 1,000 kWh) reflects lower prices paid for power plant fuels, particularly natural gas, and lower overall coal use during the last year.
As filed, the energy-efficiency/demand-side management charge would increase $0.70 per month, and the charge for renewable energy would decrease 5 cents for the residential 1,000 kWh bill (to 51 cents per month).
In total, residential prices would decrease approximately 0.6 percent on a 1,000-kWh bill; bills for commercial customers would decrease approximately 0.7 percent, and industrial customer bills would decrease 0.6 percent, on average.
Progress Energy maintains a diverse mix of power plant resources – including nuclear, coal, natural gas, oil and hydroelectric energy – to maintain a reliable supply of electricity for the utility's customers while keeping fuel expenses as low as possible.
"We continue to focus on managing costs while maintaining, updating and expanding the reliable power system our customers depend on," said Lloyd Yates, CEO and president of Progress Energy Carolinas, which serves 1.5 million customers, including 1.3 million in North Carolina. "That's our commitment every day."
The fuel portion of the company's rates is adjusted annually by the Utilities Commission to reflect the actual cost of fuel the utility uses to produce electricity to meet customer demand. By law, Progress Energy does not make a profit from the fuel charge. The company also files annually to recover the costs of implementing programs designed to help reduce energy consumption and save customers money on their energy bills, as well as the portion in customer rates that pays for renewable energy investments.
Under North Carolina's energy law passed in 2007, Progress Energy must provide an increasing percentage of energy sales from renewable resources. The requirement grows from 3 percent in 2012 to 12.5 percent in 2021. The company has signed contracts to purchase energy from a number of solar photovoltaic arrays, biofuels facilities and other renewable sources, and continues to scour the market for additional cost-effective renewable energy opportunities.
Apart from fuel, energy-efficiency and renewable energy expenses, the other main component of customer rates is the base retail rate. Progress Energy Carolinas' base rates were last raised in 1988. The company expects to file its first general rate case in 25 years in North Carolina this fall to pay for significant investments in plant and grid modernization and to account for rising costs.
Progress Energy encourages customers to learn all they can about using energy wisely – to save energy and money. Customers can save up to 20 percent on their energy costs by making simple changes at home. Cleaning air filters, replacing incandescent light bulbs with compact-fluorescent bulbs, adjusting the thermostat and sealing windows and doors can result in noticeable savings. For more energy-efficiency tips and information on programs and incentives, visit www.progress-energy.com.
Progress Energy (NYSE: PGN), headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a Fortune 500 energy company with 23,000 megawatts of generation capacity and approximately $9 billion in annual revenues. Progress Energy includes two major electric utilities that serve about 3.1 million customers in the Carolinas and Florida. The company is pursuing a balanced strategy for a secure energy future, which includes aggressive energy-efficiency programs, investments in renewable energy technologies and a state-of-the-art electricity system. Progress Energy celebrated a century of service in 2008. Visit the company's website at www.progress-energy.com.
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Do you remember the great buzz on National Signing Day back in 2006, when everyone wondered where top-rated wunderkind quarterback Colin Kaepernick, he of the NFL-caliber arm and the elusive speed, would choose to spend his college days?
The reason you can't recall the hype is because there wasn't any. Kaepernick was unheralded out of high school, and received a single scholarship offer to play college football, from the University of Nevada.
Three days after the Ravens and 49ers do battle in Super Bowl 2013, another Super Bowl of sorts kicks off: National Signing Day. It's the hallmark event of the college football recruiting game, a day filled with hope and hype, where reality takes a vacation and expectations take on a life of their own.
It also might be the single silliest day in sports.
For every five-star recruit like San Francisco wide receiver Randy Moss or Baltimore defensive tackle Haloti Ngata that hits, there are dozens more that miss.
And miss big.
You need look no further than the rosters of the two teams in Super
Bowl XLVII, the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers, for evidence that the art of projecting young high school football players through major college football and into the NFL is a deeply flawed and imperfect one.
The teams who will vie for the Lombardi Trophy are littered with players who never adorned a national recruiting list or announced their college choices on national television. How does everyone miss so badly so often?
There are myriad reasons why players get overlooked by college scouts and recruiting specialists.
In the case of Matt Birk, it was late development. Birk played at prep powerhouse Cretin-Derham Hall in Minneapolis. As a senior, he was a non-descript 6-foot-4, 230-pound lineman with a better jump shot than drive block. Or as he puts it: " A 6-4 white guy playing the post. Not much of a future for that."
Ivy League schools and service academies were the only Division I schools who were interested in him as a football player. So Birk attended Harvard.
Seventeen years later Birk is still playing. He just completed his 13th NFL season, a career in which he earned six Pro Bowl nominations and two All-Pro honors.
Likewise, 49ers Pro Bowl tackle Joe Staley was an two-star tight end at Rockford (Mich.) High School who signed with Central Michigan. The Chippewas were the only major college suitor for the two-time Pro Bowler.
That same year, Ravens cornerback Cary Williams attracted even less interest. College scouts who showed up at Chaminade Madonna Prep in Hollywood, Fla., to see five-star linebacker Jonathan Beason failed to take notice of the rangy cornerback with the sprinter speed in the secondary. Williams slipped through the cracks, went unranked by the scouting sharps and signed with Division I-AA Fordham University.
Also in 2003, Joe Flacco found himself ranked as the 39th best quarterback prospect in the class. The top-ranked signal callers that year: John David Booty; Kyle Wright; and JaMarcus Russell (remember him?).
On Sunday those three guys will be among the 125 million people watching Flacco on TV as he tries to lead the Ravens to their second Super Bowl title in franchise history.
"If you achieve all of these accolades early in your career it gets to your head," said 49ers Pro Bowl Guard Mike Iupati, a former two-star prospect out of Western High School in Anaheim, Calif. "They feel like they are the big man on campus and sometimes they stop working. You always have to stay grounded and always have to be grinding."
Indeed the 2003 senior class will be well represented in Super Bowl XLVII. Flacco, Williams and Staley were members, along with tight end Vernon Davis and cornerback Donte Whitner. Davis and Whitner were among the few top prospects who panned out.
That year only four of the top 10 overall prospects in both the Scout.com and Rivals.com rankings that year – Whitner, tight end Greg Olson, defensive end LaMarr Woodley, and linebacker Ernie Sims -- would play a down in an NFL game.
"You see five-stars every year that don't make it in college or to the NFL," Williams said. "I played alongside some great high school players and Pop Warner guys that never turned into anything special
"In the NFL, all of that junk goes out the window. It doesn't matter if you're a five-star player or a two-star guy. It's all about work ethic, determination, want-to and how you take advantage of those opportunities."
For every Randy Moss there's half a dozen Staleys. For every Donte
Whitner there's Cary Williams. And so it goes.
Super Bowl XLVII provides a much-needed reality check before the runaway pomp and circumstance of college football's silly season. It would be wise to think about guys like Kaepernick, Birk, Staley and Williams when your favorite school goes star-crazy on National Signing Day.


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Congratulations to Nick M. of Palmdale, California for winning our Wham, Bam, Emerica Ams! contest. For answering all of the questions below correctly, Nick received FOUR free pairs of Emerica shoes of his choice!
What town and state is Brandon Westgate from?
Wareham, Massachussetts.
In Marquis Preston's name, what does "quis" rhyme with?
Any of the following: Cease, fleece, geese, lease, niece, peace or Reese. His name is pronounced Mar-Keece.
What magazine was Justin Figueroa on the cover of? Include month and year.
Skateboarder August 2007.
What is Jamie Tancowny's nickname?
Lil' Fuckie.
What year did Brandon Westgate start skating?
What skate shop does Marquis Preston skate for?
What town and state is Justin Figueroa from?
Irvine, California.
How do you pronounce Jamie Tancowny's last name?
What is one of Brandon Westgate's unofficial nicknames? (Hint: It's a variation on his last name.)
What is Marquis Preston's birthday?
February 2, 1988.
What was Justin Figueroa's first tour with the Emerica team? What year did it happen?
Wild Ride 2007.
What town, province and country is Jamie Tancowny from?
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It's a remarkable record: During his 20 years working at Greens Cafe in Providence Professional Plaza, Andrew Mackay has never been late to work. Punctuality and friendliness are just two of the many admirable qualities he brings to his job every day.
Patrick Helling, food service supervisor and Andrew's manager, says Andrew is an exemplary employee.
"Not only is he a joy to be around, but he contributes to the overall operation of the cafe," Patrick says. "This is his dining room."
Andrew's history with Providence dates back several decades to when he was six months old, beginning when his parents moved to Portland from Texas.
James Mackay, M.D., Andrew's father, was a medical resident at Providence Portland Medical Center and later practiced at the hospital. Dr. Mackay now serves as senior medical director of Providence Health Plans.
Andrew, now 41, has Down Syndrome. As a youngster, he spent time at Emilie's School at Providence Child Center.
His mother, Betsy Mackay, says Andrew essentially grew up at Providence, and the job at the cafe was the perfect fit for him.
"I'm so grateful he has such a wonderful job," Betsy says. "Providence has been extremely flexible and willing to work with Andrew. I think Andrew is part of the Mission of Providence."
Andrew was hired at Greens Cafe in 1992, the year it opened and one year after he graduated from Franklin High School. He attended a one-year food service program at Portland Community College.
A lot has changed since then, but 20 years later, Andrew still likes coming to work every day. His daily duties include changing the menu signs, bussing tables and restocking items like chips and napkins.
In his free time, Andrew competes in dragon boat races with his team, The Special Dragons, and he has previously participated in the Special Olympics. He greets co-workers and cafe regulars with hugs, and his positive attitude is contagious.
"Andrew works the whole day. He's never standing around," Patrick says. "I've never seen him in a bad mood ever. He's always just happy."
When asked which part of the job at Providence he likes best, Andrew has a simple answer.
"I like everything."


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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- State officials have drawn up three alternatives for a street-level boulevard to replace the aging Interstate 81 viaduct in Syracuse.
In general, the street-level option would remove the current viaduct and rebuild Almond Street, according to displays provided by the New York state Department of Transportation. Interstate 481 would become I-81.
This option would require the government to use some nearby private properties, but fewer than under the viaduct option, according to the state DOT. The street-level options range in cost from $1 billion to $1.2 billion.
This version would bring the highway up to all current state and federal standards. It would improve the interchange with Interstate 690. It would also add "urban design elements," such as more sidewalks, park-like medians, more green space and other landscaping.
Almond Street is up to 200 feet wide in some areas. This plan, in general, depends upon enhancing other nearby streets, such as Clinton, Townsend, West and/or State streets and University Avenue.
Under this alternative, Jackson Street would dead-end at Almond Street. There would be no thru-traffic on McBride between Burnet Avenue and Water Street.
SL 1: Boulvevard
Almond Street would become the primary north-south route, beginning at Monroe Street and connecting to I-690. The boulevard might end at McBride Street or Erie Boulevard East, according to the plans.
SL 2: One-way traffic on Almond Street and other local streets
Northbound traffic would use Almond Street, which would be fewer than six lanes wide. Traffic would go north on Almond from Harrison to I-690. Another street, such as Clinton or Townsend, could carry southbound traffic.
SL 3: Two-way traffic on Almond Street and other local streets
This option is similar to the second option, only it would keep Almond and all nearby streets running in two directions.
Below is the full DOT presentation on 16 options for replacing the I-81 viaduct in Syracuse.
16 Options for I-81 Rebuild in Syracuse, NY - May 1, 2014
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[QUOTE=goinggrok;1214062]I have opted out of having a root canal done, I have had a sister who has had nothing but problems with hers. They get infected and have to be redone or capped. I had my molar pulled, over 10 yrs ago and my teeth haven't moved up or gone crooked. This is what they tell you, but I don't believe it to be true. Tactic to scare you into not having it pulled.
Best of luck whichever road you choose.[/QUOTE]
No, it's not 'a tactic to scare you'. See [B]Crabcakes [/B]and the orthodontist (braces dentist) recommendation. In the implant process (and I have many) if, when the root is removed, the bone is good, the implant can be put in immediately and additional bone packed around it. Then a wait of 6 months for the bone to grow around and grip the titanium implant. Then the dentist makes a tooth that fits over the implant (a facinating process). However if the bone is not good additional bone is packed in and the gum sewn over it. Then a 6 month wait until the new bone is solid. Then the implant is put it and another 6 month wait.
Because I am older and have oesteoporosis my bone is not that good so I get the longer route, a total of 1 year. At the beginning of the process the dentist made me a fitted plastic and fake tooth plate to wear to fill the space, called a retainer. However after the implant was put in I couldn't wear the retainer over it. So I just didn't wear it. By the time the dentist began to make the tooth for the implant, the teeth on either side had moved toward the space. This was easy to see and tell, because even just the retainer tooth alone didn't fit in the space anymore.
Because you are young and, hopefully, have a long life ahead of you, it's even more important for you to do this correctly now.
I have a lot of friends my age who, after many root canals and crowns, finally had their teeth pulled out and wear 'false teeth' plates. Because, with no roots or implants, their jaw bones shrink, they must have new plates made every few years. Alas, when in their late 70's or early 80's, they can no longer make plates to fit because there is too little bone left, they have to go without even false teeth and gum their food.
You've already had 6 teeth pulled. That's 2 too many. And now you're talking about another root to go. Please, go consult with an oral surgeon immediately.
And I think you need a new, better dentist.


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Flint -- Tony Shalhoub, the actor who played the obsessive-compulsive detective Adrian "Monk" in the USA Television Network series Monk, will be the featured speaker for the upcoming Mott Community College's Ballenger Eminent Persons Lecture Series.
Shalhoub, winner of three Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award will speak at noon Friday, April 8 in the auditorium of the Mott Memorial Building on the MCC main campus, located at 1401 E. Court St.
Monk ended in 2009 with the season finale setting the record as the most-watched basic cable original drama series telecast of all time. Click here for Shalhoub's bio.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 810-762-0425.


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St. John's woman volunteers with Toronto project
Kaleigh Middelkoop is "nose-deep" in the lives of sex workers in Canada's biggest city.
Middelkoop, 21, who spent most of her life in St. John's, is volunteering with the All Saints Church-Community Centre and its Exposure Project, which gives cameras and photography training to women involved in the sex trade.
All Saints Church is located at the corner of Toronto's Dundas and Sherbourne streets, one of the most dangerous areas in the city's downtown. From 2005 to 2009, according to the Toronto Star, the intersection had the most robberies and shootings of any in the city.
And it's right where Middelkoop has been volunteering every week.
"A lot of times, someone will say, 'Oh that's a bad part of town,' so you just avoid it," she said. "You don't go in nose-deep into it like I decided to do."
Middelkoop learned of the project through contacts she made during a work term in university. When she saw the opportunity, she decided to go for it — but it's the people who keep her coming back.
"The women, definitely, they're really, really inspiring people," she says. "It's really amazing to get to know these women because there's just this (stigma) put on the sex trade. … These women are just survivors of that."
From the beginning, it was a shock — a "What have I gotten myself into?" moment, she says. Middelkoop found herself working with people from backgrounds she wasn't very familiar with.
"I just kind of walk in and there's people sleeping in the pews and there's people drunk out of their minds at 11 a.m., just kind of staggering around.
"It was really weird, being put in that situation, but you acclimatize really quickly because you realize that these people are just people. They could be people that I grew up with. They're still human beings. You don't treat them any differently than you would your friends."
The aspiring photographer speaks glowingly — even with a slight tinge of jealousy — about some of the pictures taken by the project's participants.
"If I wanted to go in and do a photo series on this area, I would (not get) very far. I am a stranger to this area and I'm an intruder in a lot of ways," Middelkoop said. "These people are part of the community. … They can go out and they can take a picture of 20 grams of crack, and it's totally normal.
"It's incredible what happens when you give someone an opportunity that they never would have had before, and seeing how different people take it."
Her favourite image of the series shows a man dressed in an owl costume, sitting on the church steps feeding pigeons.
"I just looked at it and I was like, 'This is amazing. I wish I took this shot.'
"That is the ultimate feeling, when you look at something and you wish it had been you that created it."
There's a definite contrast in the way she describes first walking into All Saints Church and the way she describes the project's participants.
"They are not victims. They are survivors," she says. "They are some of the strongest women that I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. They have so much to give, and they are so intelligent and well-rounded people.
"They've just been put in the circumstance that … it's just a series of events that have all come together in a certain way for these people."
Her experience has changed the way she thinks of the big city.
"I was kind of raised (with) this idea that Toronto was a dog-eat-dog place, everybody was out to get you, everybody was rude. And it's not," she says. "Since I've been here I started to realize how silly I was for thinking that, because I've met so many wonderful people.
"Toronto's really surprised me, in a good way."
Middelkoop was born in Nova Scotia, but lived most of her life in St. John's, and some in Heart's Content.
She says her Newfoundland roots have stuck with her, even after studying in Ottawa and working in Toronto.
"You can't ever take the island out of the girl, as lame as that sounds," she says, laughing. "If people approach me, the first thing I'll tell them about is where I'm from."
Middelkoop says the generosity of so many Newfoundlanders left a strong impression on her. One even contributed to her taking up the project.
"I should do this because I can. … I'm not looking to get anything out of it," she said. "I think you really need that kind of head space to get into something like this.
"Newfoundland has definitely played a huge role in my involvement in this, without me even realizing it."


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Kevin Kearns
KEARNS, Kevin C., 58, of Glen Dale, WV, died Sunday, April 21, 2013, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.
He was born April 13, 1955, in Glen Dale, the son of the late Thomas A. Jr. and Helen Montgomery Kearns.
He was the owner of Ked's Ace Hardware in Moundsville; a member of the Marshall Union Lodge #8 AF&AM, a 32nd Degree Mason with the Scottish Rite of Wheeling; and a Christian by faith.
Kevin will always be remembered for his generosity, humor, and always being there for his family and friends.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Bonnie Yates.
Survivors include his wife of 23 years, Dolores "Dee" Kearns; two sons, Pat McCardle (Tammy Rush) of Moundsville and Jimmy Kearns (Cathy Wells) of Moundsville; a daughter, Jessie (Mike) Robinette of Wexford, PA; a sister, Karen Lee Stafford of Flint, MI; three grandchildren: Madison Kearns, Jaylyn Kearns and Emmie Lou Robinette; and several nieces and nephews.
Family will receive friends on Tuesday from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. and Wednesday from 1:30 p.m. until time of funeral service at 2:30 p.m. at Grisell Funeral Home & Crematory, 400 Jefferson Ave., Moundsville, with Mike Eskridge officiating.
Entombment in Riverview Cemetery Mausoleum, Moundsville, with Marshall Union Lodge #8 conducting Masonic services.
In lieu of flowers, plant something special at your home to remember Kevin by; or consider making donations to Marshall County Animal Rescue, P.O. Box 13, Glen Dale, WV 26038.
Sympathy expressions at grisellfuneralhomes.com.


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How do I get my boyfriend to be more intimate and interested in me?
We've lived together sense July, 09 but we've been seeing eachother(having sex) sense February, 09. And we just made ourselves an official couple on December 14th. I feel like slowly over the time we've lived together he's become less attracted to me. He doesnt get as into sex or anything intimate, Now its if he has a hard on we have sex quickly and thats that. No foreplay, kissing, cuddling, touching. Its not just the sex though, Its our relationship in general. He's a very quiet guy, He keeps most of his feelings to himself. So Im just not sure how to address this issue or how to fix it.