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Skip to comments.Chasing UFO's (National Geographic Channel)
Posted on 06/28/2012 2:26:39 AM PDT by Las Vegas Dave
The below is from: channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/chasing-ufos/ New Series premiere: Friday, June 29, 9 PM
A team of trained investigators sets out to uncover the truth about UFOs. But theyre not just looking for more stories on extraterrestrial activitythey want answers. Risking it all, this team of scientists and UFO researchers investigate and dissect some of the most mysterious sightings on the planet to unearth stunning new evidence. The data they collect on these adventures paints an entirely new picture of what we know about these strange lights in the sky.
Five Good Reasons To Believe in UFOs By: Patrick J. Kiger
As most credible UFOlogists readily admit, proving that extraterrestrial spacecraft have visited our planet is a maddeningly difficult chore.
The hassle over the word "proof" boils down to one question: What constitutes proof? Edward J. Ruppelt, who headed the U.S Air Forces secret investigation of UFOs in the early 1950s, once wrote. Does a UFO have to land at the River Entrance to the Pentagon, near the Joint Chiefs of Staff offices? Or is it proof when a ground radar station detects a UFO, sends a jet to intercept it, the jet pilot sees it, and locks on with his radar, only to have the UFO streak away at a phenomenal speed? Is it proof when a jet pilot fires at a UFO and sticks to his story even under the threat of court-martial? Does this constitute proof?
More recently, Investigative journalist Leslie Keen, author of the 2011 book UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go on the Record, has noted that in roughly 90 to 95 percent of UFO sightings, observers turn out actually to have seen weather balloons, ball lightning, flares, aircraft, and other mundane phenomena. But another five to 10 percent of sightings are not so easily explainable, but thats not the same as demonstrating that they are extraterrestrial in origin. Nevertheless, she argues, the hypothesis that UFOs are visitors from other worlds is a rational one, and must be taken into account, given the data that we have.
Here is some of the most compelling evidence for that hypothesis:
The long, documented history of sightings. UFOs were around, in fact, long before humans themselves took to the air. The first account of a UFO sighting in America was back in 1639, when Massachusetts colony governor John Winthrop noted in his journal that one James Everell, a sober, discreet man, and two other witnesses watched a luminous object fly up and down the Muddy River near Charlestown for two to three hours. There are documented sightings of sightings of what were then called airships during the 1800s as well, such as the July 1884 sighting of a Saturn-shaped UFO (a ball surrounded by a ring) in Norwood, NY, and a fast-moving object that briefly hovered over the startled townspeople of Everest, KS in 1897.
Numerous modern sightings by credible, well-trained professional observers. In Ruppelts 1955 book , The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, he documented numerous instances of military service members, military and civilian pilots, scientists and other credible professionals who had observed UFOs. In one instance, Ruppelt describes the experience of a pilot of an Air Force F-86 fighter jet, who was scrambled to track a UFO and got to within 1,000 yards of a saucer-shaped object that abruptly flew away from him in a burst of speed after he fired upon it. He also mentions a 1948 UFO encounter in which two airline pilots got to within 700 feet of a UFO and saw two rows of windows with bright lights.
Consistencies in the descriptions of purported alien ships. Over the decades, witnesses whove seen UFOs have shown remarkable consistency in the shapes and other characteristics of the objects theyve described. In 1949, the authors of the report for Project Sign, one of the early military investigations of UFOs, identified four main groups of objectsflying disks or saucers, cigar or torpedo-shaped craft without wings or fins, spherical or balloon-shaped objects that were capable of hovering or flying at high speed, and balls of light with no apparent physical form that were similarly maneuverable. Nearly a quarter-century later, a French government investigation headed by Claude Poher of the National Center for Space Research found similar patterns in more than 1,000 reports from France and various countries. One caveat is that in recent years, reports of wedge-shaped UFOswhich bear a similarity to the latest terrestrial military aircrafthave begun to supplant some of the traditional shapes.
Possible physical evidence of encounters with alien spacecraft. The 1968 University of Colorado report, compiled by a team headed by James Condon, documented numerous instances of areas where soil, grass, and other vegetation apparently had been flattened, burned, broken off, or blown away by a UFO. A report by Stanford University astrophysicist Peter Sturrock, who led a scientific study of physical evidence of UFOs in the late 1990s, describes samples of plants taken from a purported UFO landing site in France in 1981. French researchers found that the leaves had undergone unusual chemical changes of the sort that could have been caused by powerful microwave radiationwhich was even more difficult to explain, considering that they found no trace of radioactivity at the site.
Documented physiological effects on UFO witnesses. The Sturrock report describes in detail various symptoms experienced by individuals who had encountered UFOS, ranging from burns and temporary deafness to persistent nausea and memory loss. Among the most vivid examples: Betty Cash, Vickie Landrum and Landrums young grandson Colby, who reportedly happened upon a large, diamond-shaped object hovering over a Texas road in December 1980. All three became ill afterward; Cash, for example, developed large water blisters on her face and swelling that closed her eyes, in addition to severe nausea and diarrhea. The effects persisted for years, and she was hospitalized more than two dozen times.
The timing is about right for UFO's to finally become overt in their appearances. Lots happening these days.
The "Pepp Aeroshell," shown here at the White Sands Missile Range park, was used to test the parachute that NASA planned to use to "soft land" the Viking spacecraft on Mars.
Well, that explains everything.
Mass-delusion alert.
Despite listening to Kook to Kook AM, for amusement only, I do not buy into the ET craze, nor do I believe that we have or are being visited.
I find it starnge that all reports of sightings and contacts are ALL anicdotal.
I have yet to hear of a visit, or even sighting of any substance, as in one landing in a public, or verifible location.
While their may be other life in the universe, we pretty well know that it is not within our solar system, and the closest would be over 11 light years away...very long trip.
The ET crowd now has to rely on the unproven idea of worm holes and parallel universes to keep the dream alive.
I welcome any contridictions to what I have posted.
Atheists seem to be very gullible.
My wife, son and neighbor saw a UFO close up hovering above them. I was there, but in the woods, they were in a clearing.
I saw one (it's lights) directly above me and clear as can be for over ten minutes. My wife myself and two friends saw it along with HUNDREDS (maybe thousands) of other people in our area. An employee of mine saw it along with many others from the mall. I was on the lake on my boat. It made the news in a nearby city. It was silent, and was several lights in a triangle formation. We were trying to figure out what these stationary lights were, thinking it was several different objects. Then it rotated and slowly headed off to the south. I was shocked to realize it was all one object and how HUGH it was. No blimps were in the area, military had nothing in the area, we got the old "maybe it was a weather balloon" nonsense.
There is NO DOUBT, UFOs (unidentified flying objects) exist! What they are and who might be piloting them, I have no clue.
Read the book _Alien Intrusion_ by Gary Bates.
My favorite book on the subject:
The Cryptoterrestrials by Mac Tonnies.
They are here and they are con artists. :-)
I think the people who are deluded are the "debunkers", whom some seem to consider essential on many of these programs "to provide balance" but who in fact cling to some sort of faith that only the mundane exists.
Interrupted Journey Ping. I may watch the 1st show, if I remember about it tomorrow evening.
"As most credible UFOlogists readily admit, proving that extraterrestrial spacecraft have visited our planet is a maddeningly difficult chore."
They've already selected their conclusion. Not scientific and this leads them off the cliff every time. It's like saying birthers try to prove Obummer was born in Kenya. Ah, not the point. The point is to show that Obummer is not a "natural born citizen" as described in the US Constitution and Obummer therefore is not eligible to be elected or to serve as President.
The first person to read up on UFO's is Jacques Vallee, who does take a scientific approach. Ignore the ET stuff as logically inacceptable.
I dunno, 'chasing UFO's'...sounds like another waste of time to me. What a BS adoring, idiot society we've turned in to, the scientific promise of the 60's was totally and completely squandered.
A friend of mine, when he was a child, was abducted by aliens and brought aboard their vessel.
Here is the kicker.
I became a Christian years later and realized what really happened to him. It was a demonic attack. Some of these "alien" sightings are mis-identification. Some are military. Most are demonic.
Even that French guy who is an authority on UFO's doesn't believe they are nuts and bolts crafts but inter-dimensional.
Many people try to force such things into a preconceived mold or a popular narrative, whether they fit or not. It's hard for many people to live with uncertainty.
The MSM tends to conceal such reports as resolutely as they conceal unwelcome information about their favorite political candidates.
One of the most interesting was a report from Peru several decades in which a member of the Peruvian Army, on maneuvers, went to investigate lights in the distant mountains and returned a few hours later, confused and with a several days' growth of beard on his face.
To jump to conclusions about such unexplained phenomena is silly--especially to deny outright the veracity of such reports.
I enjoy Coast to Coast AM. I work European hours - other than Bloomberg Radio or Sports talk, its the only thing on.
Of course it's all hysteria, but I do appreciate the people that call in and talk about their (insert_technical_name_here) Device and how they just picked up Toxic readings from the Chem-trails!
The purpose of UFOlogy and Cryptozoology and whatever __ology you can deliver is to add an ouncce of credibility to the art of the campfire story.
Yes, history is full of unexplainable phenomena.
Few consider them as signs from God, but that is as logical
of an explanation as any.
You mentioned crop circles, one of the holy grails for UFO buffs.
I was in Romania for an evening, watching a cable TV program on crop circles.
It was very detailed in how they are made, down to where they even heat broken crop stalks to make it look like it was from radiation.
Crop circles have become a true art form.
If there is an ET on Earth, it is Obumbo.
Yes, I find Kook to Kook to be a real hoot sometimes.
Today's program was a great example.
MoonBats, obviously trying anything to get on the air.
I do, however, give credit to Art Bell, a fellow ham radio guy, and resident of the Philippines, for his conception of a very sucesfull and financialy rewarding radio program.
Even the kooks of the world need their Coast to Coast.
"Of course its all hysteria, but I do appreciate the people that call in and talk about their (insert_technical_name_here) Device and how they just picked up Toxic readings from the Chem-trails!"
Well now, I DO believe in Chem-trails.....
When I had my farm in Tennessee, I saw that Stearman come down over my cotton crop and put out the most impressive chemtrail you could ever imagine ;)
Considering descriptions of the millions of abduction reports, what we think of as ET's are most likely demonic (their actions fit neatly within what is known of demonic possession and their message is always anti-Christian).
I'm starting to think the same way. I have seen multiple debunkers of the Patterson film of the supposed Sasquatch and all the debunkers have done is debunk their own debunking. I don't know what the film really shows but it is NOT someone in an old time gorilla suit as some believe. It is NOT someone in a suit such as was used in Planet of the Apes, it looks nothing like that. Arthur C. Clarke had a show for a while that seemed to actually take an honest look at things and I recall that Clarke actually debunked Amazing Randi! The show examined the possibility of finding oil, water etc. underground by divining or "witching" as some call it. Clarke went over an experiment set up by Randi which claimed to disprove the phenomenon, what Clarke showed was that while Randi's experiment actually seemed to disprove divining there was one flaw. When the diviners looked for water their results were BETTER than chance. Randi had ignored this and simply went with the results of looking for oil in underground pipes and claimed to have disproved the phenomenon entirely.
the scientific promise of the 40s and 50's was totally and completely squandered by the 60's. Everything else since then has been the tail end of the dog wagging ... eventually it came to a screeching halt.
Whether it's demonic attacks, extraterrestrials, some government's prototype military aircraft, or just the Zoombquen aliens from the center of the Earth trying to warn us that so many people standing on the Earth's crust is going to break through their ceiling; there is something that causes UFO sightings.
There are too many sightings by military pilots, civilian pilots, radar, etc for there NOT to be something causing it other than mass hysteria.
They're out there. I've seen them before and I know what I saw... no wait.
You would think after all these years of fly-bys one of these aliens would get curious to meet the locals and just touch down somewhere and say 'hey'. Now, maybe they have a prime directive that says don't disturb other planets except for the anal-probe-middle-of-the-night-thing. But are they all so ethical as to obey it? That means there is very little individuality among them. They must not have any sociologists or anthropologists or liberal arts types on other planets. Otherwise they would be down here telling us what to do for our own good and demanding our valuables for their advise and services.
Watch out...There are a few FReepers that are devout UFO/ET
believers. I will not mention them.
Sorry, but dismissing unexplained events in religious terms is a constant weakness of believers since the Dark Ages. Too many believers are so arrogant, that if they don't understand something, it must be God or demonic.
Look at Pentecostals(my faith) and their past rejection of television and movie technology, simply because they didn't personally understand why it works. That's arrogance, not faith.
Consider: there are millions of hospitable planets among the trillions of stars in the known universe.
Consider: just because something has not been proven, does not mean it does not exist.
Consider: everything we know of the electromagnetic spectrum and its properties comes from four vector equations.
Consider: those four vector equations where transformed from four field equations which were part of 200 field equations.
Consider: the field equations were written in the 19th Century by a noted mathematician - James Clerk Maxwell - and transformed by a self-educated man - Oliver Heaviside, who considered field equations 'abominations' and disposed of the the rest on that basis (and personally believed in having other people pay his bills).
Consider: among the millions of habitable planets, that tens of thousands support intelligent life.
Consider: among the tens of thousands which support intelligent life, thousands have civilizations (cultures) far older and more advanced than our own.
Consider: of those thousands of advanced cultures, hundreds did not make the same mistake Heaviside made, and so are not limited by light speed, nor energy limitations as Maxwell's field equations state.
They always overstate abductions. ;)
so lemme get this straight: only the mundane does NOT exist, therefore UFOs exist. Is that what you're sayin'?
Here are a few quotes (Whitley Strieber is/was an agnostic and Jacques Vallee is a non-religious physicist):
"I felt an absolutely indescribable sense of menace. It was hell on earth to be there [in the presence of the entities], and yet I couldn't move, couldn't cry out, couldn't get away. I'd lay as still as death, suffering inner agonies. Whatever was there seemed so monstrously ugly, so filthy and dark and sinister. Of course they were demons. They had to be. And they were here and I couldn't get away." - Whitley Strieber, Transformation, p. 181
"Increasingly I felt as if I were entering a struggle that might even be more than life and death. It might be a struggle for my soul, my essence, or whatever part of me might have reference to the eternal. There are worse things than death, I suspected... so far the word demon had never been spoken among the scientists and doctors who were working with me...Alone at night I worried about the legendary cunning of demons ...At the very least I was going stark, raving mad." - Whitley Strieber, Transformation, p. 44-45
"The 'medical examination' to which abductees are said to be subjected, often accompanied by sadistic sexual manipulation, is reminiscient of the medieval tales of encounters with demons. It makes no sense in a sophisticated or technical framework: any intelligent being equipped with the scientific marvels that UFOs possess would be in a position to achieve any of these alleged scientific objectives in a shorter time and with fewer risks." - Dr. Jacques Vallee, Confrontations, p. 13
"The symbolic display seen by the abductees is identical to the type of initiation ritual or astral voyage that is imbedded in the [occult] traditions of every culture...the structure of abduction stories is identical to that of occult initiation rituals...the UFO beings of today belong to the same class of manifestation as the [occult] entities that were described in centuries past." -Dr. Jacques Vallee citing the extensive research of Bertrand Meheust [Science-Fiction et Soucoupes Volantes (Paris, 1978); Soucoupes Volantes et Folklore (Paris, 1985)], in Confrontations, p. 146, 159-161
All reports ARE anecdotal, regardless of subject. That's what a report is, an anecdote.
I have yet to hear of a visit, or even sighting of any substance, as in one landing in a public, or verifible location.
Then you haven't done your homework. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_fKcTk5xDY
While their may be other life in the universe, we pretty well know that it is not within our solar system, and the closest would be over 11 light years away...very long trip.
A long but not impossible trip. A ship traveling 20 light years at half light speed would take 40 years, but the astronaut aboard would only experience only around 15 due to relativity. If ET's artificial intelligence is more advanced than ours, their droids could have been roaming and terraforming this neck of the galaxy for eons, fiddling with the local DNA, or just observing from bases that have existed here on Earth for thousands of years.
The ET crowd now has to rely on the unproven idea of worm holes and parallel universes to keep the dream alive.
No it doesn't.
I welcome any contridictions to what I have posted.
We shall see.
I am a TRUE believer (I really am) but I welcome your skepticism and do not disagree with anything you said except the above statement. You have to consider the possibility that FTL (faster than light) travel has been solved if you are to believe we will ever visit other worlds (or others visit us)
Having said that, I think Bob Lazaar had some credible descriptions of groom lake, and the FTL craft he worked on. I have a BS in Physics and he did NOT say anything inconsistent or just plain wrong.
The only mistake you are making is assuming we know all there is about FTL travel or advanced technologies.
I also look at some of the historical description of "Gods" descending from the heavens- too many to be discounted, especially when you look at some of the ancient structures that were created that we could not do now.
Actually, the reverse may also be true.
When you consider that the number of abductees consists of those people who either consciously remember being abducted or those who, after having PTSD or other problems, decided to undergo regression hypnosis and then discovered their abduction, there may be many, many more who are abductees but are unaware of it.
Many people, perhaps most people, would be afraid to undergo regression hypnosis for what they might learn. I count myself among that number.
You're only commenting on abductions, not UFO sightings. The violent nature of abductions by unusual creatures would produced those feelings. I can only imagine how and alien would view it, if nazis had gone to another world. But that wouldn't make the nazis demons, only evil.
As for demonic actions, like the sexual reports. Many believers view other religions as demonically influenced, which would include evil behavior such as sexual abductions. Alien religions, if any, would not likely be based on Christ, and therefore likely a form of devil worship. What's kind of behavior do you expect from alien sinners?
And there are reports in sightings of more than one race. Some have been seen as fairly benign, and only the more aggressive and curious would risk and physical encounter. Whatever they are, judging the actions of one group to represent them all is risky.
Most sightings are mistaken events, easily explained away. Some are hoaxes. But many are buy reputable people. I'm certain and air force or airline pilot can recognize a ship. And most of what is going on doesn't resemble biblical demonic activity. That usually involved posession, not abduction.
I would suggested looking at Medieval accounts be done with a grain of salt. Everything they didn't understand was deamed demonic and embellished in stories.
I am only commenting on abductions (though abductions usually involve a craft or what would be described as a UFO).
And you are again correct in that some "aliens" are described as benign (and they might indeed be benign...or those describing them might have developed Stockholm syndrome).
Actual benign sightings are simply ones where someone describes seeing and alien, with minimal or no interaction.
Any abduction would automatically be a hostile act in any sane mindset. As for their intentions? Ultimately, who knows. I'm not a big believer in passive ETs. Life is too hostile for that to work.
I don't know how much stock to put into alien sightings. Those are much more rare. but UFO are much harder to dismiss. Their source is a mystery, but something is flying around.
Silly me. There must be at least that many and many more, else how did Obama get elected?
Something a pastor one said. He didn't believe in ET, but he knew how he would respond if he met one.
Point at alien. "you need to repent, be baptized, and receive the Holy Ghost."
Hey, if there are aliens, they may be the new evangelism.
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Buehrle: Don't Blame Ozzie
After the 2-4 road trip, which ended in a blown ninth-inning save and a 14-inning loss, Ozzie felt compelled to address the troops before last night's contest. Included in his comments was a plea to the Sox that they play hard in the final 15 games. Following the 11-0 horror at the hands of the Royals, the pep talk obviously didn't have any short term impact.


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Talent is No longer Enough in Sports
Dec 11, 2011, 11:35
There was a time when a bad attitude or negative actions by athletes off the field were overlooked if the player had talent. From Ty Cobb to Jim Brown to Dale Earnhardt Sr. fans, sponsors and owners just accepted their questionable actions as a cost of doing business. However, times have changed. Last weekend Kurt Busch was fired from team Penske after raging into an oath filled tirade when a reporter asked him a question about an incident with Tony Stewart. Busch said that the 2 mutually agreed to part ways but everyone close to the incident said that Penske said he just had enough and told Kurt he was no longer needed. Busch has 24 wins in his career including two in 2011 as well as a Sprint Cup championship but Penske decided that talent wasn't enough to warrant keeping him on. Kurt's brother, Kyle Busch found himself suspended for a full weekend 2 weeks prior after purposely spinning out Ron Hornaday in a Craftsman Truck race and his sponsor M&Ms told owner Joe Gibbs they didn't want to be associated with him for the remainder of the year. Gibbs apparently even considered letting Busch go but decided to keep him on, though on a short leash. Interstate Batteries sponsored the car instead for those races and M&Ms has signed on with Kyle for part of 2012 but they warned Gibbs that if Busch's attitude didn't improve they were going to leave him.
Of course it's not just NASCAR where this is being displayed. In golf, Tiger Woods lost most of his sponsorship after news of his numerous affairs came to light and fans stopped supporting him in droves. Despite being the most talented golfer to come along since Jack Nicklaus companies like Gatorade, AT&T and Accenture decided that the rewards from having his sponsorship didn't outweigh the cost. Prior to the incident a sponsorship from Tiger Woods would help drive sales of their product but afterwards the value just wasn't there. When they believed Woods was a great role model to kids and adults alike, companies like Gatorade could justify the millions of dollars in endorsements since he would help sell product. But with the news of his infidelity and more importantly his deceptiveness and poor attitude, Gatorade decided he just wasn't worth the negative vies the general public had of him. And recently it was announced sponsors have had enough of John Daly after a childish display in Australia where he purposely hit all his golf balls into the pond so that he could leave the tournament early. The organizers and sponsors of that event also told him he was no longer welcome.
In team sports players that would have easily thrived in the past despite bad behavior are now finding it difficult to get continued support from teams who now view them as a liability. Terrell Owens effectively killed his own career with his behavior on and off the field and Pacman Jones barely got a look following his off-field incidents. He now plays for Cincinnati but has very little fan support and is just a shadow of his former self. Alex Rodriguez is loathed outside of New York and reports have said that A-Rod jersey sales have dried up as a result of his temper and poor actions off the field. As well there was little sympathy for Barry Bonds after the steroid scandal. While other players who admitted to using steroids such as Sammy Sosa generated a lot of team and fan support despite their actions, Barry Bonds was not one of those since most considered him a jerk and they were glad to see him disgraced.
The one exception to the rule may be Michael Vick. After serving time for organizing and participating in dog fights, Vick has successfully returned to Philadelphia. Mind you, he is still loathed by many and most dog lovers outside of Philadelphia have never forgiven him. But the fact that Atlanta immediately parted ways with their star player was telling. Twenty years ago the team probably would have stood behind him and argued that off field behavior was no reason to let a franchise player leave.
The difference between the last generation of sports and this generation is that in the past sports events occurred for the enjoyment of the fans. Players were paid fairly small salaries and most fans could afford to purchase the tickets. So if players misbehaved, there was really nothing anyone could do about it since the players effectively controlled their own destiny. Today, however, sports teams are like any other business and are owned by corporations who are looking to make as much money as possible. Consequently player salaries have become obscene and ticket prices have soared. Most of the prime seats are owned by corporations who give out the tickets as a sales promotion and the companies expect that the teams will represent their values at least somewhat. If the teams don't then there's a problem. For example, Purina has a plant in Atlanta and a nearby sales office in Fairburn, Georgia. Had the Atlanta Falcons decided to keep Michael Vick then there is probably no chance Purina could have ever given out tickets to the Falcons as a promotional item since being associated with Vick could have become a negative for the company. After all, why would a dog food company want to associate itself with a player that arranged dog fights? On the sponsorship side of things it's even more pronounced. In NASCAR there aren't enough sponsors to support 43 drivers which has resulted in start and parks, i.e. teams with no sponsors that begin a race to win prize money but then withdraw from the race prior to the first pit stop. And sponsors have made it known that if a driver does not represent their values and is not a good spokesperson for their product they will withdraw it. Bass Pro Shops, for example, was disappointed when Martin Truex Jr. left the #1 car and was replaced by Jamie McMurray. Truex represented everything the store sold, from hunting to boating equipment while Jamie McMurray didn't. And McMurray was said to have a poor attitude. They planned on pulling out but held on after McMurray had some success and more importantly proved he could be a good spokesperson. Since his attitude improved, the company stayed on as a sponsor. Pennzoil, on the other hand, saw no advantage to being associated with a foul mouthed crybaby and so they apparently had a hand in convincing Gibbs to let Kurt Busch go, or they may have pulled their sponsorship of the #22 car. In other sports it was revealed that many companies like Nike will be sponsoring fewer players and they want players with both talent and a good attitude.
The other difference between today and the past is that the talent is more spread out nowadays. In the past there was a wide divide between star players and the others, but today most players in the league are fairly evenly matched talent wise. Sure there are players who stand above the others such as Lebron James or Albert Pujols but for every Pacman Jones, Terrell Owens, Todd Bertuzzi or Latrell Sprewell there are 40 others with similar talent who would be only too happy to have their job. And both teams and sponsors are in the driver's seat. And teams are realizing that the advantage of taking on an attitude like Sprewell just isn't worth it when there are so many others who could fill his shoes. So if the player believes he is more important than he is or if he brings down the value of the franchise with his actions they will let him go. And as many of these players are finding, landing with another team for a similar salary isn't all that easy.
Without question, this change is good for both fans and even sports bettors. Fans are tired of seeing spoiled athletes complain about their lot in life and many parents are tired of trying to justify actions to their children. And on the betting side of things, the poor actions of players are resulting in numerous suspensions which makes it harder to handicap. For example following the dog fighting scandal with Vick, any bettor that wagered on the Atlanta Falcons to win the Super Bowl the following year saw their bets go down the drain and it's extremely frustrating to see a story that "player x" has been suspended for 2 games for his actions which in turn costs both the teams and the fans.
Kurt Busch's firing was certainly a positive turn of events. The general reaction in NASCAR forums has been "good riddance" and fans can only hope that other owners will continue to follow suit and let it be known that talent is no longer good enough to keep a job.
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The national debate over gun control spilled into the Sullivan County Government Center on February 21 with an elected official calling for the prosecution of Governor Andrew Cuomo and any state legislators who voted in favor of the Secure Ammunition Firearms and Enforcement Act (SAFE NY).
Alfred Steppich, a member of the board of the Town of Delaware, said during the public comment period that his town had passed a resolution against the act, but that it did not go far enough, adding, "We should hold the governor and the legislators in contempt of the Constitution, and try (them) for treason."
The U.S. Supreme Court, however, is the ultimate arbiter of what is and is not a violation of the Constitution, and in 2008, when five of the nine members determined that the right to bear arms is an individual right, they also wrote, "Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose." Because the SAFE NY law is primarily aimed at assault weapons, it seems possible that the court would not find it in violation of the Constitution.
Steppich cranked up the heat a notch further when he quoted officials from the past as having said, "This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized country will have full gun registration, our streets will be safer, our police will be more efficient and the world will follow our lead into the future." He then said these remarks were made by Hilter and Stalin, suggesting that gun control laws lead to fascism.
He next suggested that journalists in this country be treated the way they are in fascist countries, which is to say tightly controlled. He said, "Let's have the First Amendment treated like the Second Amendment. Let's have all reporters, journalists and their assistants be licensed just like pistol permit holders in Sullivan County... have them be finger-printed, a background check, pay the fees.... Let's have all computers, cameras, printers registered by make, model and serial number.... Wouldn't that be fair?"
Another county resident also found fault with the SAFE ACT. Resident John Mahoney, who said he is a retired sergeant-detective from the New York City Police Department, said, "This governor and this legislature in one fell swoop have turned me into a prospective felon. What I hold in my hand is an empty eight-round magazine for a 1911, 45 caliber pistol. The governor and the legislature have stated now that I am subject to the same penalties as somebody that has committed an e-felony of luring a child, or criminally negligent homicide."
The law says that magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition must be permanently modified to hold only 10, or be sold to an out-of-state buyer, or otherwise disposed of by January 15, 2014. Presumably Mahoney was saying that if he still possessed the magazine by that date he would be committing a felony. According to a website about the SAFE Act, however, it is not a violation of the new law to possess a magazine that is capable of holding anywhere up to 10 rounds, as long as no more than seven rounds are loaded at a time.
Further, the website, www.governor.ny.gov/2013/gun-reforms [2], says antique firearms, which are guns manufactured more than 50 years ago, are exempt from some aspects of the law.
County legislator Gene Benson said he is reviewing resolutions that oppose SAFE NY that have been passed by other municipalities, and a similar resolution will likely be voted on by the legislature at the next monthly county meeting on March 21.
Municipalities that have passed resolutions condemning the law include the towns of Thompson, Delaware, Callicoon, Deer Park, and Ulster County.
The law has been endorsed by the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police and the district attorneys of eight counties.


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 In fulfilling the Peace Corps' mandate to share the face of America with our host countries, we are making special efforts to see that all of America's richness is reflected in the Volunteer corps. More Americans of color are serving in today's Peace Corps than at any time in recent years. Differences in race, ethnic background, age, religion, and sexual orientation are expected and welcomed among our Volunteers. Part of the Peace Corps' mission is to help dispel any notion that Americans are all of one origin or race and to establish that each of us is as thoroughly American as the other despite our many differences.

 Our diversity helps us accomplish that goal. In other ways, however, it poses challenges. In Mongolia, as in other Peace Corps host countries, Volunteers' behavior, lifestyles, background, and beliefs will be judged in a cultural context very different from our own. Certain personal perspectives or characteristics commonly accepted in the United States may be quite uncommon, unacceptable, or even repressed in Mongolia.

 Outside of Mongolia's capital, residents of rural communities have had relatively little direct exposure to other cultures, races, religions, and lifestyles. What is viewed as "typical" cultural behavior or norms may be a narrow and selective interpretation, such as the perception in some countries that all Americans are rich and have blond hair and blue eyes. The people of Mongolia are justly known for their generous hospitality to foreigners; however, members of the community in which you will live may display a range of reactions to differences that you present.

 To ease the transition and adapt to life in Mongolia, you may need to make some temporary, yet fundamental compromises in how you present yourself as an American and as an individual. For example, female trainees and Volunteers may not be able to exercise the independence available to them in the United States; political discussions need to be handled with great care; and some of your personal beliefs may best remain undisclosed. You will need to develop techniques and personal strategies for coping with these and other limitations. The Peace Corps staff will lead diversity and sensitivity discussions during your pre-service training and will be on call to provide support, but the challenge, ultimately, will be your own.

 ==Overview of Diversity in Mongolia ==

 The Peace Corps staff in Mongolia recognizes adjustment issues that come with diversity and will endeavor to provide support and guidance. During pre-service training, several sessions will be held to discuss diversity and coping mechanisms. We look forward to having male and female Volunteers from a variety of cultures, religions, ethnic groups, and ages and hope that you will become part of a diverse group of Americans who take pride in supporting one another and demonstrating the richness of American culture.

 ==What Might a Volunteer Face? ==

 ===Possible Issues for Female Volunteers ===

 A single woman living alone is against the cultural norm in Mongolia, and you may be asked often about why you are not married or why you are serving alone when your family is living in the United States. You may receive more unwanted and inappropriate attention from Mongolian men than what you are used to in the United States. Therefore, you may need to keep a low social profile and practice discretion in public. You may have to work harder than male Volunteers to gain the respect of host country colleagues in the workplace.

 ===Possible Issues for Volunteers of Color ===

 Volunteers of color in Mongolia often express frustration and annoyance at being asked where they are from. When they answer, for example, "African American," "Asian American," or "Mexican American," some Mongolians react with surprise, suspicion, or disbelief. Chinese Americans may be regarded with suspicion because of Mongolians' historically based mistrust of China. Americans of Korean or Japanese descent may be mistaken for Chinese. You may feel isolated within your Volunteer group if there are no other Volunteers of the same ethnicity.

 ===Possible Issues for Senior Volunteers ===

 Respect comes with age in Mongolia. Younger Volunteers may have to work harder than their older colleagues at being accepted as professionals. On the other hand, older Volunteers may feel isolated within the Peace Corps community, as the majority of Volunteers are in their 20s. They may work or live with individuals who have little understanding of or respect for the lives and experiences of senior citizens and therefore cannot provide needed personal support. Senior Volunteers may find that younger Volunteers look to them for advice and support. While some seniors find this a very enjoyable experience, others choose not to fill this role. Older trainees sometimes encounter a lack of attention to their needs for a particular learning environment, including timing and method of presentation. You may need to be assertive in developing an effective, individual approach to language learning.

 ===Possible Issues for Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual Volunteers ===

 Sexual mores in Mongolia are conservative, and Volunteers are expected to respect them. Many Mongolians believe that gay and lesbian relationships are wrong or that such relationships do not exist in their country. Some gay and lesbian Volunteers who have served in Mongolia report that they were not able to be open about their sexual orientation. Those who are open may be hassled in public places or in the workplace. You may serve for two years without meeting other gay, lesbian, or bisexual Volunteers and may sense a lack of support and understanding among your Volunteer group. Men may encounter machismo and be expected to join in talk of sexual conquests and dirty jokes.

 But there is a small community for LGBT people. The Youth and Health center is formed in 2003 and Volunteers may contact them to get support. http://www.gay.mn

 In the past, gay and lesbian Volunteers have formed their own support group. You might find some helpful information at www.geocities.com/~lgbrpcv/, a website affiliated with the National Peace Corps Association.

 ===Possible Religious Issues for Volunteers ===

 Propaganda or teaching about any religion other than Buddhism, Islam, and shamanism by foreign residents is prohibited in Mongolia outside the monasteries and churches of the respective religions. Volunteers who openly proselytize for a particular religion are in direct violation of Peace Corps policy. More confusing and difficult to deal with, however, are the seemingly innocent things many Americans do, such as discussing major religious holidays like Easter and Christmas, which could be misconstrued by people who are sensitive about missionary activities. Volunteers who are not clear as to what constitutes religious proselytizing should consult with the country director.

 You are, of course, free to exercise or express your personal religious beliefs in a way that does not impair your effectiveness as a Volunteer. Peace Corps/Mongolia interprets this to mean that you should not engage in any religious activity while at work.

 ===Possible Issues for Volunteers With Disabilities ===

 As a disabled Volunteer in Mongolia, you may find that you face a special set of challenges. In Mongolia, as in other parts of the world, some people may hold prejudices against individuals with disabilities and may discriminate against them. And there is very little of the infrastructure to accommodate individuals with disabilities that has been developed in the United States.

 That being said, as part of the medical clearance process, the Peace Corps' Office of Medical Services determined that you were physically and emotionally capable, with or without reasonable accommodations, of performing a full tour of Volunteer service in Mongolia without unreasonable risk to yourself or interruption of your service. Peace Corps/Mongolia staff will work with disabled Volunteers to make reasonable accommodations in training, housing, job sites, and other areas to enable them to serve safely and effectively.

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A 10-pound Chihuahua poodle mix is being hailed as a hero for saving a girl from a rattlesnake in Texas.
Maya Delarosa and her sister were playing in Hueco Tanks when the snake, coiled and ready to strike, startled them near a cooler.
"Me and my little sister were making mud pies and I hear a hiss and a rattle and I look down and there's a snake," Maya told Waco TV station KCEN.
Luckily, "Psycho" was nearby and sprang into action.
The dog got in front of Maya and was bitten by the snake. While he suffered a bite on his eyelid, doctors believe Psycho will make a full recovery.
"I love my little dog but I mean he saved her life. … Oh god! He's my, he's my hero," the girls' grandmother, Martha Rodriguez, told KCEN.


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We had an incredible morning with B.E. Taylor, who came to town to talk about his upcoming B.E. Taylor Christmas concert on Dec. 15th at the Kovalchick Complex, benefitting the Teddy Bear Fund Drive. B.E. joined Todd Marino of WDAD's Indiana in the Morning, Renda Broadcasting's Mark Bertig and the Homer-Center chorus, among other guests, at the IRMC cafeteria to kick off the Teddy Bear Fund Drive campaign, then we visited IUP TV to shoot segments for a special TV presentation about the concert!
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Taro is very common in the polynesian islands (It is made into poi in Hawaii). It is starchy like a potato. Many woman feed their LO's taro because it is a locally grown vegetable. Anyway, I gave some to my DD last night and she ate about six-seven bites of it (she will eat about anything). Well, she had an hour long SCREAMING fit last night, like no other fit she has had before. She wouldn't nurse and nothing would calm here down, only exhaustion finally got her.
She has been teething so it could be that. One of her top teeth is breaking through but she has never reacted like THAT to teething.
The other thing is, taro is supposed to be itchy to the throat if not cooked long enough. It didn't seem to bother me when I had a few bites but maybe it bothered her? Has anyone ever given taro before to a baby?


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Illinois State Board of Education
For Immediate Release
For Information:
Teacher pass rates remain high, certificate waivers up in 2000
Students in Illinois' poorest school districts continue to be taught by a disproportionate number of teachers who have been waived from fully meeting state certification requirements, according to a report to the U.S. Department of Education that covers 2000-2001 school year data.
Illinois' draft 2002 Title II Report Card on Teacher Preparation, a requirement of federal law, shows that the percentage of teachers with provisional and emergency certificates who were teaching in high-poverty schools increased from 5.4% in 1999 to 6.5% in 2000. In non-high-poverty schools, the percentage grew from 1.2% to 1.5% during that same year.
The categories of "waiver" certificates are
The overall percentage of teachers on the so-called waiver certificates in Illinois increased from 2.6% in 1999 to 3.2% in 2000. This is particularly significant because the number of teachers in the state increased by nearly 4,000 over that time period.
Complicating the issue of teacher qualifications is the fact that the federal Title II law is not consistent with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 in identifying individuals who meet and do not meet certification requirements. Consequently, this report card does not reflect the impact of NCLB initiatives or Illinois' new enhanced basic skills test that began in fall 2001. USDE has indicated it will address the inconsistencies with NCLB.
"You cannot meaningfully improve student achievement if you do not first address teacher quality," State Superintendent of Education Robert Schiller said. "The state must place a higher priority on the issues of recruitment into the profession, retaining more good teachers in the classroom, especially in our lower-performing schools." Schiller said the State Board will use federal NCLB funds to begin to support these efforts.
Under NCLB, local school districts are required by federal law to ensure that all teachers in the core academic subject areas are "highly qualified" by 2005-2006. The federal funds districts have received under the act can be used to help under-qualified teachers meet the certification requirements for their teaching assignments.
Certification Test Pass Rates Remain High
Illinois teacher preparation institutions continue to report high pass rates on certification tests. The Title II State Report Card provides the scores of each institution and information about the number of students, programs and other characteristics of the institutions.
That picture may change next year when the results of the Enhanced Basic Skills test will be reported for the first time in place of the test used for this report card. Beyond next year, the pass rates will also be impacted by new state legislation that requires candidates to pass the Enhanced Basic Skills Test as a condition of admission into the teacher education program, and the content area tests as a condition for student teaching.
The final State Report Card will be submitted to the U.S. Department
of Education by October 7, 2002.
Tables with pass rates
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From leaving the toilet seat up to crunching ice, certain male behaviors can really get under our skin. In order to find out if these actions are really just harmless or could signify something important about the man performing them, we asked human behavior expert Patrick Wanis, Ph.D. to analyze ten common bad habits.
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A man who has to call his mother in order to make a decision "hasn't found his own independence or identity," Wanis says. This bad habit is problematic if you'd like to create a lasting union with this man. "He won't be able to be there for you when you really need him," Wanis says. "He won't turn to you for his support system, because his mother is his support system. He's still seeking Mummy's approval."
Leaving His Dishes3 of 11
Men who put their dirty plates in the sink and forget about them are thoughtless, according to Wanis. "They are not considerate of you," he says. "They're not clean, neat or organized. This behavior can also mean they are very slapdash in the way they respond to things; they may be procrastinators."
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When men do this, Wanis says, "they're too interested in being right rather than being happy." Wanis maintains that guys shouldn't look at the act of putting the seat down as a loss of manhood because sometimes the toilet seat can be the sign of a power struggle. "Little things like this can reflect larger, deeper problems in the relationship," he says.
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"Depending on the relationship, this behavior can mean a man is not being thoughtful, but it can also mean he's not a romantic. He's not being protective." Women like to know they are special, Wanis says. When a guy is unchivalrous, "he's not thinking about how to excite a woman and turn her on."
Picking His Nose6 of 11
This is a gross one. "Obviously, this is a sign of being unhygienic and having a poor upbringing or lack of social etiquette," Wanis says. A man who blatantly picks his nose is not thinking how his actions affect those around him. "It can also mean he's very selfish because he's not thinking about you."
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This behavior signifies insecurity, nervousness, extreme stress and an inability of self-expression, Wanis says. "This is not someone who is calm, relaxed …. It doesn't really indicate hygiene issues; it talks more about psychological, mental and emotional issues."
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Men who have foul mouths "don't understand the power of words," Wanis says. "Their language can be really offensive and hurtful to others." However, you must take this habit in context, Wanis says. "If it's a group of guys cussing at a football game, who cares? Guys can cuss at each other and it's no big deal. They don't get as easily offended." Their use of language, he says, is a reflection of masculinity and marks a difference between genders.
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"Procrastination comes from a fear of failure, and it can be related to laziness," Wanis explains. Men who procrastinate, he says, don't like to take on the really tough stuff and may not be easily dependable in times of need. A procrastinator is typically not a goal-oriented person.
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Many of us are familiar with our guys performing this ritual every time they get a soft drink. Wanis says "it signifies macho-aggressiveness: 'I'm strong, I'm tough. I crush the can in my hands and the ice in my teeth.'" But unlike some other bad habit behaviors, Wanis says, "I don't think this has any particular underlying motivation. I don't believe a guy should change every habit he has to appease a woman, because then he's no longer going to be a guy."
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A man who is a loud eater is, at a subconscious level, trying to get you to notice him, Wanis says. "He's unknowingly engaging in behavior that gets him negative attention and either wants to be scolded or, no matter what it takes, just wants attention."
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Plans shape up for site of Golden Buff, Eads
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The Boulder Planning Board on Jan. 17 approved local developer Scott Pedersen's plan to demolish the Best Western Golden Buff Lodge at 1725 28th St. and Eads Newsstand at 1715 28th St. and replace them with the hotels and a 35,000-square-foot building for offices, retail and restaurants.
The site will have a 184-room full-service hotel and a 177-room select-service hotel built over an underground parking garage.
Developers are deciding which national chain with which to partner. Pedersen said the two hotels will be affiliated with the same chain.
"We're working hard on it now," Pedersen said. "We've got multiple hotel companies that would like to be there."
If the rest of the planning process goes smoothly, Pedersen said the project could start in late summer and be completed in 18 months.
Following the unanimous decision, Pedersen is optimistic the project will not be called up for further review by the Boulder City Council.
"City Council will typically defer to the planning board on stuff like this because of the unanimity," he said.
Pedersen also is the developer of the Depot Square project in Transit Village, which will have a 140-room Hyatt Place hotel. Construction will begin in 30 to 45 days, he said.
MITCHELL CASHES IN: Ron Mitchell, longtime owner and manager of the Boulder International Hostel, a youth hostel on University Hill, has sold the property for $4.4 million and plans to focus his attention on redeveloping property in downtown Nederland.
The hostel, at 1107 12th St., was closed last summer and now is occupied by the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. A company owned by Mitchell, Boulder International Hostel Ownership LLC, sold the building to 1107 12th LLC, according to property records.
Mitchell, 74, said he is leaving the hostel business partly because his wife wants him to retire and because his adult daughters are not interested in running it. He had owned the Boulder International Hostel since 1971.
"I loved the career," Mitchell said. "I certainly shed a tear parting with it, but my pocket book didn't."
Mitchell said the new owners are investors based in Boulder but could not name them, citing a nondisclosure agreement. He believes they intend to renovate or redevelop the property into student housing. The old hostel is an 11,687-square-foot building on 0.42 acres and was built in 1947, according to public records.
Mitchell has redevelopment plans of his own. Through his ownership of Nederland Central Business Redevelopment LLC, Mitchell owns several buildings and land near the intersection of Colorado Highway 119 and East First Street in central Nederland. Tenants include 1st Street Pub, he said.
Mitchell said he will host open houses on consecutive Sundays — March 17, March 24 and March 31 — to discuss his plans. He wants the new construction to meet the needs of Nederland residents. Construction will be phased so that tenants can stay in business during the building, he said.
LUXURY HOMES: Nine homes in the city of Boulder sold for more than $1 million in December, bringing the total number of homes in that price range to 127 for the year, according to a survey of high-end home sales by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Denver.
The number of $1 million-plus sales in Boulder was down one from November, but up from the four sold in December 2011.
The city of Boulder ranked third on the list of December sales behind Denver, where there were 17 million-dollar sales, and Greenwood Village, where there were 11.
Across the metro Denver area, 65 homes sold for more than $1 million in December, up from 60 in November and 41 in December 2011.
In Boulder County as a whole, 11 properties eclipsed the $1 million mark in December, with the other sales occurring in Lafayette and Longmont. One property in Broomfield County sold for $1.22 million.
The report is compiled from Multiple Listing Service data.
The top-selling property was a $4.75 million, eight-bedroom, 12,000-square-foot home at 8925 Mountain View Lane in Boulder. Scott Franklund of Legendary Properties/Coldwell Banker Previews International was the listing agent.
SIGNATURE DEAL: A Boulder real estate investment group paid $2.61 million, or $56 per square foot, recently to buy the 46,400-square-foot industrial building occupied by Signature Offset Inc., a national printing company.
Flagstaff Holdings LLC led the investment group that made the acquisition, which included local and nonlocal individuals and family trusts, said Dan Cohen, a Flagstaff Holdings principal.
The warehouse, at 224 Commerce St., is completely occupied by Signature Offset, which signed a long-term lease last year.
Freeman Myre Inc. represented the new owners. The seller, Flatiron Properties LLP, was represented by Chris Boston of Gibbons-White.
Financing was provided by 1stBank. Flagstaff is financing 60 percent of the purchase price at an "attractive interest rate," Cohen said.
SILVER CREEK: Meritage Homes of Colorado Inc. has closed on the $2.1 million purchase of the land for the next phase of the Silver Creek residential development in Lafayette.
The subdivision is north of Lafayette, off 111th Street between Baseline and Arapahoe roads.
The buyer is part of the Scottsdale, Arizona-based Meritage Homes Corp. (NYSE: MTH), one of the largest national homebuilding companies. The company has completed the first phase of Silver Creek, and the homes have sold out, according to its website.
Earlier this month, the Louisville City Council approved the plat for the 54-lot second phase of the development.
Silver Creek LLC sold the land. According to public records, Silver Creek was formed by Michael Markel, founder of Boulder-based Markel Homes. Documents filed with the Lafayette Planning Department show Markel Homes once planned to build the project before selling the majority of the 61-lot first phase of Silver Creek to Meritage.
TWIN PEAKS DEMO: The deconstruction of Twin Peaks Mall is under way, with workers cutting off access to the mall's old food court.
NewMark Merrill is converting the 550,000-square-foot mall at 1250 S. Hover St. into an outdoor shopping village that will include a modern movie theater with at least 12 screens and be anchored by a 100,000-square-foot retailer. The new shopping center will have approximately 470,000 square feet of retail space.
The food court will be the first part of the mall to be stripped for reusable and recyclable materials, according to a release from the mall's owners, NewMark Merrill Mountain States. Existing retailers will continue to operate.
The estimated cost of the redevelopment of the nearly 30-year-old mall is $80 million, according to a tax incentive agreement between Longmont and NewMark Merrill. Construction must be completed by Dec. 31, 2015, according to the agreement.
Longmont City Council voted Jan. 8 to issue $27.5 million in public money for the project. The debt is to be repaid by sales and property taxes generated by the redeveloped mall.
NewMark Merrill bought the property in 2012 for $8.5 million.
REZONED: Preparing for transit-oriented development it hopes will come eventually, the Longmont City Council rezoned the area around the intersection of First Avenue and Main Street from light industrial to mixed use.
The Regional Transportation District sees the area as an ending point for bus rapid transit and commuter rail service as part of its FasTracks plan, which was approved by voters in 2004 but delayed by soaring costs and an economic downturn. With FasTracks' arrival still a possibility and the closure of the Butterball turkey processing plant at that location, council members sought to open the door for commercial development in the lower downtown area.
The mixed-use designation allows a combination of commercial and noncommercial uses, including commercial and residential as well as industrial. The zoning would allow existing businesses to stay.
REAL CAP BUYS COURSE: Real Capital Solutions, the Louisville-based real estate investment group that specializes in buying distressed assets across the nation, has purchased 136 residential lots and a semi-private golf course in Meadow Vista, California, for $8.5 million.
The property, located about halfway between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe, was bank-owned after going into foreclosure in May 2008.
Real Capital Solutions, which is headed by Marcel Arsenault, intends to spend $300 million this year to acquire distressed properties, according to a press release from the company. The sellers include banks looking to sell foreclosed properties and undercapitalized developers and builders.
The lots are part of a 409-lot upscale development, according to local press reports.
Michael Davidson can be reached at 303-630-1943 or email@example.com. Dallas Heltzell contributed to this column.


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How often did you mamas out there feed your child(ren) when they were 8-9 months and how much? What did your menus look like for them at that age? And if you still nursed then, how often did you nurse? Thanks!
How often did you mamas out there feed your child(ren) when they were 8-9 months and how much? What did your menus look like for them at that age? And if you still nursed then, how often did you nurse? Thanks!
Proud Mommy to Nickolas
I love my family so much
My son is 9 1/2 months and I nurse him every 3 hours and feed him other foods 2-3 times per day. An example would be for breakfast I will add in some applesauce or banana and then for lunch, sweet potatoes or veggies and then small dose of veggies and fruit for dinner time. And I let him have tastes of what I am eating. I just put things in front of him and see what he'll try. Lately, he's really been enjoying and with his four teeth, he can chew them up.
Proud Vegetarian Momma
At 8-9 months old, I nursed my baby every 1.5-3 hours and offered her food anywhere from once per day to 3 times per day. She didn't like solids and didn't eat more than a teaspoon or two of food per day until she was around 14-15 months old, so it didn't really matter what I offered her or how often I did it! (Oh, and that diet agreed with her just fine- she's always been in the higher percentiles for height and weight. So no worries if your LO isn't eating much solid food at this stage!)
Here is what my little one usually eats: For lunch, he eats 3 oz. of rice cereal and 2-2.5 oz. of either fruit or veggie. Then for dinner, he eats 4 oz. of oatmeal cereal and 2-2.5 oz. of fruit or veggie. He does snack on some of those gerber puff thingys when he eats lunch and dinner too. I also give him what's left of the breastmilk that I use for the cereal so he has something to wash his food down. He usually nurses every 2-4 hours ... usually he nurses at 8, 10, 2, 4:30, and 7:30 with some expressed breastmilk at 11:30 and 5:30 when he eats his solids. I've been thinking about having him eat 3 times a day because it would work better for his naps but don't want him to be eating too much solids and not enough liquid. I'm sitting on the fence here and am not sure which way to go so I thought I would see what everyone else has done for their little ones.
Proud Mommy to Nickolas
I love my family so much
DD started on tons of table foods around this age. She loves egg yolk, shredded cheese, cottage cheese (large curd and full fat), well cooked pasta (I put some sauce on it and mix in a jar of baby food squash or carrots for extra veggies), well steamed veggies (DD prefers her to then be simmered briefly in chicken stock and garlic - LOVES garlic) peas and broccoli are her favs, whole wheat bread and I let her scrap and suck on an apple that I have eaten all the skin off of from time to time. It scares me, but she LOVES it.
And at this age I still gave her bananas just broken into three, large, fist sized pieces. A few weeks ago (10 mo) I started cutting it bc she got to the shove-the-whole-thing-in-point.
I also give her bits of whatever we are eating. So she's had beans out of chili, the insides of pot pies (her favorite), broccoli and potato out of broccoli soup...
I just always keep things like pasta and frozen veggies on hand for nights when we are having something she can't eat much of, that way I'm always prepared.
I'm Melissa, DD (01/12/2009) weaned at a little over 2 1/2 years & DS (08/19/14) still going!


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LittleBigPlanet 2 ReviewBy Jake Gaskill - Posted Jan 14, 2011
Media Molecule put itself on the map by unleashing one of the most imaginative and creative playgrounds gaming has ever seen when it released LittleBigPlanet back in 2008. While little has changed to the overall design or aesthetic, LittleBigPlanet 2 includes enough new tools, tweaks, and visual enhancements to wow and delight seasoned vets and newcomers alike for a long, long time.
The Pros
- Infinite creative possibilities thanks to new creation tools
- As vibrant, epic, and spectacular as ever
- An unbelievably skilled and devoted user community
The Cons
- Looks and feels very similar to the first game
- Story still feels like series of tutorials
Media Molecule put itself on the map by unleashing one of the most imaginative and creative playgrounds gaming has ever seen when it released LittleBigPlanet back in 2008. While little has changed to the overall design or aesthetic, LittleBigPlanet 2 includes enough new tools, tweaks, and visual enhancements to wow and delight seasoned vets and newcomers alike for a long, long time.
Gather 'Round Sackchildren!
When a powerful cosmic vacuum cleaner known as the Negativatron threatens the very existence of Craftworld, it is up to Sackboy to, of course, save the day. To do so, he must enlist the help of some of Craftworld's most colorful characters, each of whom has his/her own planet that Sackboy must traverse in order to rally their creators and lead them on an epic, world-saving adventure. It's a fair setup, but I was expecting a more cohesive story this time around, especially given the new creation tools, however, similar to LBP, the campaign just ends up feeling like a lengthy series of tutorial levels. Still, Media Molecule demonstrates an unparalleled adeptness for creating wondrous and intricately detailed settings that consistently surprise, amuse, and fascinate in every conceivable way from start to finish, which makes it easier to forgive the game's disjointed narrative structure.
In addition to the 40+ campaign levels, there are also several unlockable mini-games. There are a few "traditional" games like Pong, Breakout, and pool, while others are wholly LBP, like one that arms players with rocket launching Creatinator, deathmatch style. The variety of game types is just remarkable (side-scrolling arcade shooter, top-down racing game, basketball, etc.) and each one offers a unique and challenging diversion.
The game also includes the 10-level, PlayStation Move supported Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves. As far as overall gameplay, this actually represents the biggest step forward for the LBP series. The dinosaur-themed levels are played with one player using a standard controller to control Sackboy while the other player uses the Move wand to manipulate objects in the levels (moving platforms to help the other player clear a jump, holding a block over Sackboy's head to protect him from falling lava rocks as he jumps across platforms, etc.). It's a shame LBP2 doesn't include the option to build Move-enabled levels, but I have to believe that the option is in the pipeline.
Have You See This Sackboy?
The fabric-style aesthetic the series is known for returns, aided noticeably by the addition some new visual effects. Enemies and objects can now explode into nicely textured, oozy piles of goop, surfaces simulate rippling water or flowing energy streams, and the new camera and voice controls greatly enhance the overall presentation by creating a much more expressive and thrilling experience. Granted, a lot of the visual tweaks aren't as drastic as you'd expect from a sequel, but it's still a great looking game.
The platforming "feel" was easily the biggest sore spot for a lot of LBP players. Sackboy's weight (or seeming lack thereof) caused a lot of frustration, and was generally criticized for feeling "floaty." While it seems like some improvements were made to the collision detection of Sackboy's feet, especially when standing/jumping on corners and edges, the platforming has remained almost entirely unchanged. In other words, if you didn't enjoy Sackboy's jumping and swinging adventuring the first time around, chances are you will feel the same way this time. Then again, if you think LBP should be judged solely on its platforming design, you're entirely missing the point of the game.
Something New, Something Borrow, and Something Sacked
With that said, there have been some welcomed additions that help break up the jump-grab-hop gameplay. The Grabinator lets you pick up large objects (or other Sackpeople you might be playing co-op with) and hurl them around the world; the Createinator, which is a hat that shoots whatever item (water, cupcakes, cows, etc.) is assigned to it; and the grappling hook, which gives Sackboy the ability to latch onto any soft surface and swing to his heart's content. You don't have unlimited access to these items in the story levels, but when you do get to use them, they are great fun. The grappling hook can take some getting used to, especially since the left thumbstick controls both the hook's length and Sackboy's movement, which can make swinging a tad frustrating.
There are also a number of new vehicles and mounts available to you, like a Segway-ish contraption equipped with a gravity switch, a longhaired rabbit with an energy slam attack, a laser-spitting camel, and a supercharged hamster, to name a few. Silly? Undoubtedly. Fun? You better believe it. And when two or three people are playing along with you, these vehicle portions become a frenzy of absurdity (but in a good way).
Sack-Boy, Oh Boy
Of course, all of this is just a supremely crafted primer to the true stars of LBP2: the creation tools and the community features. The levels that LBP fans are capable of creating are simply mind blowing. It's no wonder the folks at Media Molecule have actually plucked a number of players to work for them (They've already hired five more based on levels created during the game's beta!). If you were impressed by the millions of user levels from LBP (all of which are playable in LBP2, as is all the LBP DLC, by the way), you won't believe the stuff people are churning out this time. It's simply ridiculous.
Thankfully, finding and sharing levels has been streamlined, and Media Molecule has even set up a website that has a page devoted to each uploaded user created level (complete with photos, reviews, and comments). The site lets you search according to what levels are trending, which ones just went live, which ones are most popular, etc. You can also add levels to your PS3 download queue directly from a level's page. The site is a fantastic addition that removes many of the frustrations found in LBP, and improves the entire community experience exponentially.
The level editor and creation tools interface remains straightforward and slick. There are also plenty more new tools in addition to the ones already mentioned above. The new microchip function lets you assign countless functions to a single, easy to manage chip. You can now record full voiceovers, create entire cutscenes, or movies, using the new camera functions, and you can even assign AI logic to Sackbots, NPCs that can be programmed to follow, flee, attack, or do anything else you'd like them to do. They are also extremely competent, avoiding deadly obstacles, and taking advantage of environmental aids like the new bounce pad, which replace the need to create your own.
You can also tweak the gravity settings, add water, connect various levels together to create one giant seamless game. You can even create your own music with the Music Sequencer, or use the sequencer to trigger events within your levels or trigger entirely new sections of levels to appear at specific times. In short, tutorials are you friend, and the only limitations on what you can create with the tools at your disposal are your own imagination and your patience.
Nothing Little About It
I like to think of the LittleBigPlanet franchise as sort of like a Monte Blanc pen. Finely crafted, expertly detailed, and, on its own, an impressive accomplishment. But it's what that pen is capable of when it's put in someone's hand that makes it so much more than a gorgeous metal tube filled with ink. While the out-of-the-box experience of LBP2 is fantastic, it's what players will be able to experience once they and other passionate users start exploring the game's endless creative potential that make the game so much more than an average platformer with a great toolset. Few games can simultaneously promote a philosophy (i.e. the power of imagination and creativity) and live it out across every single pixel, but LittleBigPlanet 2 does it, and with an ease and skill that is just remarkable.


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As of today, I've lost 14 pounds! Now you say that isn't 20, and you are right. But I don't want to say I failed to reach my goal, so I'm going to say I was mostly successful.
I think I would have lost the whole amount if it wasn't for the 15 days we spent in San Antonio at the hospital. I learned something there. When I'm stressed, worried, and anxious, I do not reach out for grilled chicken and steamed broccoli. I seem to remember some mac and cheese and a box of Junior Mints.
Here I'd been off all wheat and sugar for 3½ months and feeling so very good and doing well with the scale. But at that hospital cafeteria, I was building Dagwood sandwiches and eyeing the pints of Blue Bell.
One part of my brain was telling me how much better I could handle the stress if I ate right, and the other part of my brain was telling me I needed a Klondike bar. The Klondike bar won.
But all that sugar really did a number on me and made me feel awful. As a result of my bad eating choices, I put 4 pounds back on and now I have to lose those pounds all over again. So I'm glad to be home and back on my healthy eating plan.
Here are a couple of salads that I enjoy.
P.S. I'm setting another goal to lose 20 more pounds by mid-February (24 weeks) as a trip to Florida is on the horizon. That gives me four extra weeks to make up for the holidays. I'll let you know how it goes.
Italian Salad
(from Jan Oldfather of Victoria)
Combine the following (mix with favorite lettuce greens):
• 6 slices provolone, julienne
• 6 slices ham, julienne
• 6 slices roast beef, julienne
• 18 pepperoni slices
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1/2 bunch green onions, sliced
• 3 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 tbsp. wine vinegar
• 1/8 tsp. oregano
• 1 clove garlic, minced fine
Right before serving, dress salad and sprinkle with grated Romano cheese.
Cook's note: I buy the nitrate-free deli meats from H-E-B.
DeeAnn's Salad
(from DeeAnn Simmons
of San Antonio)
In a large salad bowl, put desired amounts of:
• salad greens
• Mandarin oranges, drained
• apple, peeled and diced
• green onions, sliced
• avocado, chopped
• Crasins
• blue cheese or Gorgonzola, crumbled
• glazed sliced almonds (glaze almonds in a small frying pan with 1 tbsp. butter and 3 tbsp. sugar or just use ready-made honey glazed almonds from a bag
For dressing combine:
• 1/2 tsp. salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 tbsp. chopped parsley
• 2 tbsp. sugar
• 2 tbsp. red or white wine vinegar
Cook's note: Or just use Hendrickson's bottled dressing.


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There's a song in my heart. If only I had the vocal talent of some of our fabulous students, faculty and alumni, I would record it on YouTube for the more than 2,000 alumni and friends who helped North Central College achieve something remarkable this spring.
We did it! The Kresge Challenge is history. More than $7 million committed—actually, more than $8 million—for the Wentz Concert Hall and Fine Arts Center, in time for the June 30, 2007, Kresge Challenge deadline. A 7-to-1 challenge—a very, very difficult order of magnitude—to receive $1 million from The Kresge Foundation. We did it! I have never been prouder of this college:
- Nearly 2,400 gift commitments (goal: 1,100)
- 482 donors whose first gift to North Central was for this project
- Over 500 gifts of $1,000 or more; 86 of $25,000 or more
- 508 fine arts/music major alumni donors (goal: 500)
- 555 Naperville area donors who were neither alumni nor parents.
As I wrote to The Kresge Foundation in my final report, "Together, all of these initiatives have created a new fundraising base and structure for the College." And we will need them! As the exciting Strategic Plan outlined in this North Central Now (page 8) makes clear, we have some major projects to come—as we approach our Sesquicentennial in 2011-2012—including new science facilities…and before we get to them, we need about $5 million to complete the funding of the $29 million Wentz Concert Hall and Fine Arts Center and the $8 million Meiley-Swallow Hall (old Grace Church) art/theatre building.
But right now, it's time to sing, time for a chorus of hurrahs and wahoos and thank yous…for trustees Rita Harvard, Ray Kinney, Dave Kelsch, Roger Hruby '58, Judy Stevenson, Myron Wentz '63, Bob Wislow '67 and so many others who led the volunteer campaign with their generous spirit and extraordinary example; for alumni, faculty and staff, local banks, service clubs and restaurants, and friends and neighbors…I could go on and on…who stepped up to the plate and wouldn't be denied until the Campaign reached home plate.
The song isn't just about saying thank you, however. It's also about what this extraordinary generosity is producing—world-class fine arts facilities for the College, Naperville and Chicagoland! Every day, as what was once a dream takes physical form before our eyes, the reality of what so many have made possible becomes clearer. Think about it: the artists whose genius will inspire us from the Wentz Concert Hall stage; the actors and directors who will cut their teeth on campus productions as students, and go on to stages in Chicago and New York; the lasting impact of the art produced in these halls on every North Central student in the years to come…and on the wider community.
I cannot wait. And I guarantee you, the songs we will hear on these stages will touch all of our hearts for generations to come.
Harold R. Wilde
North Central Now, September 2007


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'She's Out of My League' knocks it out of the park
If you've been watching TV at all this weekend you may have seen a preview for this movie. To the naked eye it may just look like a typical romantic comedy. However, that generalization is way off. It is a typical romantic comedy that takes place in Pittsburgh!
The main character Kirk (Jay Bruchtel) is an average Joe working as a security guard at the Pittsburgh International Airport.
This got my blood flowing immediately. I love to travel and always travel out of the Pittsburgh airport at least once a year. It was filmed directly in the airport which was very genuine and realistic to the context of the movie. I've been to airports across the country and Pittsburgh ranks near the top with its atmosphere and charm.
Kirk, working by the metal detectors comes across a beautiful woman, Molly (Alice Eve) going through security. While the other security guards are hitting on her, Kirk resists and acts polite which in return gives him a beaming smile courtesy of Molly.
Once boarding her plane, Molly relaizes she left her iphone back in a security bin. Using her friend's cell phone she calls it, Kirk has it in his hand.
The end up meeting in each other at the Andy Warhol musuem in downtown Pittsburgh.
Now I'm not the biggest art buff, but I do think enough of myself to know something is good when I see it. Warhol is well respected in the art world and his creative mind is on display here in his hometown in his own musuem. The musuem is located just steps away from PNC Park on the North Shore. I have never been there but it is a goal of mine to check it out this year.
Anywho, back to the movie. Molly is a high ranking event planner in the city and has connections across the 'burgh. She offers Kirk Penguins tickets, on the ice!
Surprisingly this beautiful girl is really into this self proclaimed dork. The two end up seriously dating and go on other dates around the city.
They eat at this beautiful river side cafe and walk through a park that is very similiar to Central Park. But the icing on the cake and the one you all have been waiting for-the couple goes on a date to a Pirate game.
Let me just say my shrieks of joy could be heard throughout the 300 seat theatre. It was awesome to see a beautiful roundabout shot of the stadium. The cameras started out by the river and slowly gravitated upward for a perfect area view of the beautiful stadium. The couple walked across the Clemente Bridge in the Centerfield entrance.
The movie was very good, very funny. With its R rating I do not suggest it to some of you as raunchy humor may not be your thing. However, for a There are breathtaking views of the downtown area and really just presents a great perspective on the Steel City.
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That is it! I want to see the movie! And I can't believe I was at PNC and did check that there was a museum there. Well, probably no time, we caught one game there after our trip to see the old Yankee Stadium. Next time. Wish it was this year for Opening Day there!
Cool that the movie have a lot of great sights all around Pittsburgh. I remember the Padres were playing in Florida, and they were having a taping for the movie "Marley and Me" while the game was being played!
I have seen the previews, but did not realize that it was shot in Pittsburgh. PNC is a very nice park.
Even though Alice Eve is a blonde, she is downright sexy just to look at in the movie trailers.
I have to say in life, these types of realtionships come around every once in a while, but most of us miss the signs.
I have had the same thing said a few times "What is she doing with him?" But sometimes we as people just judge the surface of a person we see, while others dig and see something none of us could ever fanthom on the surface.
That is why dating is not easy, and sometimes the girls of our dreams gl;ide by without us even knowing….SIGH.
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I had no idea it was in Pittsburgh when I saw the preview…that's cool. I just watched Law Abiding Citizen on DVD and that was set in Philly. Always fun to see local towns make it into the movies…we don't all live in LA or NY, afterall ;o)
This movie is on my must see list, the trailers have been hilarious and the views of the burgh will make all the more interesting….
Outside the Phillies Looking In
aww i think Jay Baruchel is adorable🙂
I haven't seen it yet but i do that too when i see things in movies that i can relate too! Pittsburgh is amazing! I only got to pass through the city and got a 5 second glimpse of PNC park and that's about it😦. I hope to go there and stay longer and even catch a Pirates' game (you know i have a spot in my heart for the Pirates lol😉 )
ooh i love museums! Any place with a good museum is worthy of visiting in my book😉
Dude, I know it's been a long winter, but…C'mon. Actually the problem is mine. I can't can't sit through 20 minutes of a movie anymore.
Wishing the Buccs luck this year.
I am certain if I saw Pac Bell/SBC/AT&T Park in a movie it would undoubtedly be the highlight of the film. I too, would yell out a yelp.
My friend saw this film with a chic. You two had the same review. I did call him out about seeing a chic flick, maybe I was wrong.
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Matt, I recently saw a preview of this in the theater. It looked pretty funny, but the trailer gives no indication it's supposed to be set in Pittsburgh. So you let out "shrieks of joy", hmm? Did your buddies pretend they didn't know you?
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Hey! Long time. =) What time are you heading to the park opening day? I want to be there like, when the sun rises lol. I'm so freaking excited!!!
I love the look of the season tickets this year. I wish they would have done more of the players though. They only used those 5. (maybe they are thinking more trades? :-/)
I like Kevin Hart too, sucks he had such a horrible ST. Hopefully he fixes it in AAA and gets back up soon. Although I'm Excited to see the "other" McCutchen start.
By the way. Had to leave another comment. Your post about the movie "She's out of my league" was cool. I had NO idea it fillmed in pittsburgh and they went to PNC & a pens game. I'll deffinitly have to go watch it now. =)


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let's not forget all the Lee doubters chalking up his double-double stats to Antoni's SSOL.
not only does Lee currently have virtually identical numbers to his best season with the Knicks,
but he's become an integral part of the Mark Jackson GS scheme, working incredibly well
with Steph Curry and crew.
he's not injury-prone like STAT has turned out to be, his short-range shot is better than STAT's,
his rebounding is better, and he's LEADING his team to a much better record year after year.
perhaps STAT is a better player overall, when and if he's healthy, but for the money being paid both players, I prefer David Lee.