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Eds., reporters note: Sen. Nelson will meet with Lakeland Linder Regional Airport's director and air-traffic controllers tomorrow at 2 p.m. to discuss possibilities for offsetting the FAA's closing the tower there and those in other Florida cities. The meeting is open to media. The airport tower is located at 3900 Don Emerson Dr.
A local contact for Nelson is Celeste Brown 407-506-6057.
LAKELAND (March 27, 2013) - U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said Thursday Congress could avoid the Federal Aviation Administration shuttering of 149 airport towers in Florida and other states by targeting a few projects spread throughout the federal government and deemed by some to be unnecessary, duplicative or wasteful.
In a move one lawmaker likened to "removing stop lights and stop signs from our roads," the FAA has announced it's closing the towers - 14 of them in Florida – to comply with a mandated across-the-board budget cut at all federal agencies. The tower closings will take place over four weeks starting April 7. "Congress can't find the estimated $10 million it would take to keep the towers open in Florida, yet the government's still able to pay for a lot of questionable stuff," said Nelson, citing Sen. Tom Coburn's annual slam-book on the government wasting taxpayers' money.
A list compiled for 2011 by the Oklahoma Republican included projects, like, some $10 million for a remake of Sesame Street for Pakistan; or, on Coburn's 2012 list, $24 million in administrative costs the government incurs to manage contracts for items no one buys anymore, like, typewriters. "Right now, I'd rather have the money to spend to on keeping our airport towers open," Nelson said. "Look, these regional airports serve not only business and commerce, but also law enforcement, air ambulances, and search and rescue operations.
"These aren't low-priority operations," the Florida Democrat said.
Nelson will discuss possible ways of keeping the towers open during a visit Thursday with area officials, including Lakeland Linder Regional Airport Director Gene Conrad. Linder Airport's tower is among those slated to be closed unless officials can find some $700,000, which is what the airport estimates the FAA pays a private company to staff it with seven workers each year.
Coincidentally, Coburn's 2012 list identifies one project that cost taxpayers that amount: the Pentagon is paying $700,000 to several companies to find a new way to make beef jerky.
When the airport cuts were announced earlier this month, the FAA at first proposed closing 189 air-traffic-control towers as part of its plan to cut $637 million under sequestration. The agency said it would keep open any towers if doing so would be in the country's interest. It then said it would close 149 towers.
Besides Lakeland, towers are being shut at Naples Municipal, Boca Raton, New Smyrna Beach Municipal, Page Field in Fort Myers, North Perry in Hollywood, Leesburg International, Ocala International-Jim Taylor Field, Ormond Beach Municipal, Punta Gorda, Northeast Florida Regional in St. Augustine, Albert Whitted in St. Petersburg, Witham Field in Stuart and Space Coast Regional in Titusville.
Airport leaders in Punta Gorda, Naples and some of those other cities are threatening to sue to block the FAA's action. Some of the cities also are considering trying to make up the costs themselves, no small task given their own strained budgets. Lakeland reportedly has received bids ranging from $365,000 to $376,000 a year.
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LAKELAND, FL (March 22, 2013) -- Lakeland Linder Regional Airport is on the list of 149 federal contract air traffic control towers that are scheduled to have federal funding phased out starting April 7, 2013 as part of the federal budget sequestration. Gene Conrad, Director of Lakeland Linder Regional Airport said, "We are very disappointed in the FAA's decision to discontinue funding for the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport federal contract tower. Safety is paramount and our operations continue to increase. We are exploring options to maintain air traffic control services at Lakeland Airport."
"We did receive confirmation today that the FAA will be sending a full contingent of air traffic controllers to Lakeland Linder Regional Airport to operate the air traffic control tower during the annual Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In and Expo April 9 – 14th," said Conrad. "This is a reimbursable agreement with the FAA and the Sun 'n Fun Board unanimously agreed to stand behind the financial commitment. We are currently working with our state and local stakeholders to help cover those costs."
In March, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed to close 189 contract air traffic control towers as part of its plan to meet the $637 million in cuts required under budget sequestration and announced that it would consider keeping open any of these towers if doing so would be in the national interest.
The national interest considerations included:
· Significant threats to national security as determined by the FAA in consultation with the Department of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security;
· Significant, adverse economic impact that is beyond the impact on a local community;
· Significant impact on multi-state transportation, communication or banking/financial networks;
· The extent to which an airport currently served by a contract tower is a critical diversionary airport to a large hub.
The Federal Department of Transportation consulted with the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and conducted operational assessments of each potential tower closure on the national air transportation system. As a result, 24 federal contract towers will remain open because closing them would have a negative impact on the national interest. The FAA will begin a four-week phased out budget process that will affect 149 federal contract towers beginning on April 7th and Lakeland Linder Regional Airport is on that list.
FAA Contract Tower Closure List
FAA Contract Towers Remaining Open
FAA Contract Tower Cost Share Sites Remaining Open


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I covered Green's 49-21 home loss to Wadsworth Friday and two things stood out- Wadsworth (5-0, 2-0 in the Suburban League) is loaded with outstanding offensive talent, and Green (0-5, 0-2) is, too.
Now, I know what you're thinking. ``Is he on some kind of medication?''
No I'm not, but I watched Green quarterback Kyle Majnaric, who was 14-of-20 for 189 yards and two touchdowns, make big plays.
I watched wide receiver Luke Davies, fullback Seth Curtis and tight end Kyle Resanovich (he scored on a 62-yard touchdown pass) make big catches.
And I watched running backs Devonte Sherman and Jovon Tate (he scored on a 2-yard touchdown) have big runs.
Green's problem is stopping teams. As head coach Tom Stacy said, the defense has to improve. But he said he still believes in his team.
I have to admit, after watching them lose to Wadsworth, I STILL believe in the Bulldogs and I expect them to rebound at Highland (3-2, 1-1.)

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Some companies from various sectors that could be viewed as potential buyout candidates. Keep an eye on these developing stories ...
SIRI: The SiriusXM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) stock opened the new trading week on a high note as the market dove around it, in part due to swirling rumors that Liberty Media Corporation (LCAPA), (LCAPB), (LSTZA), (LSTZB) could be tuning up for a full takeover of the satellite radio company.
A move by Liberty earlier this month to streamline its stock structure raised eyebrows when Liberty President and CEO Greg Maffei stated the following in announcing the move:
"The board of directors determined this was the right move to increase the value for both Liberty Capital and Liberty Starz shareholders by eliminating the 'tracker discount', increasing liquidity in the stock and creating a stronger acquisition currency."
Key emphasis on "acquisition currency."
Improving numbers for SiriusXM have renewed the enthusiasm from the long investors, while positive coverage of the company has started to flow again as a recent upgrade to "Buy" by a Lazard analyst demonstrates. Along with the Lazard upgrade came a $2.25 price target, which combined with the buyout rumors to push SIRI higher in a down market.
Liberty saved SiriusXM from the brink of bankruptcy a couple of years ago and is already heavily invested in the company, so an all-out buyout makes a certain amount of sense. That said, buyout rumors only sometimes materialize into reality, so keep an open mind when moving forward with this one.
It seems as if this is being set up as a 'too good to be true' scenario if Liberty tipped its hand in last week's press release, which should lead investors to view this rumor with an honest amount of skepticism.
That said, enjoy the SIRI rebound as the ineptness of the US Congress pushes the broad market lower.
HGSI: In a prime example of buyout rumors not bearing fruition, shares of Human Genome Sciences (HGSI) are trading for nearly half of what they were at the height of the GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) rumors of last month.
After touching a tad over fifteen dollars, HGSI is now trading in the seven dollar range as a slower than expected commercial launch of the lupus drug Benlysta hammered investor expectations while additional downward pressure was added when the GSK buyout rumor did not pan out.
With that said, if Glaxo was taking a look at a potential buyout of Human Genome for prices in the teens, then the company has got to look a whole lot more attractive now while trading for half the market cap. Glaxo is already set to gain substantially from sales of Benlysta through a licensing deal, so it's debatable whether a buyout really makes sense here, but HGSI is not a 'one trick pony' and has a developing pipeline that could be icing on the cake, should Glaxo actually go through with a deal.
As long as GSK and HGSI are married through Benlysta, expect the buyout rumors to pop up every now and then; and you never know, one time they might be for real.
CCLR: Chanticleer Holdings (OTC:CCLR) acquired rights to Hooters of America earlier this year, with a group of investors, through a first right of refusal that had been granted the company's CEO Mike Pruitt by the late Robert Brooks. In the process, however, Chanticleer had to endure a lawsuit filed by Wellspring Capital Management LLC, who challenged the first refusal right.
Since acquiring the Hooters name, Chanticleer has been set on capitalizing on international growth, as other major American brands have also been doing lately, which could add significant value to not only Chanticleer Holdings, but the Hooters name as well.
Given the history already documented by Wellspring and Chanticleer, it's not out of the question to believe that a buyout offer for the Hooters name may spring up at some point in the future, given that Wellspring fought hard once for the name and may come back for what it wanted in the first place.
Since the foundation of Chanticleer is based on value investing, the right offer that makes financial sense to CCLR and its investor partners could spark the buyout of Hooters that Wellspring, and other competitors, originally coveted.
A growth story worth watching, with a twist of buyout potential.
DNDN: Dendreon (NASDAQ:DNDN) as a buyout candidate? Really?
The bloodbath that ensued this summer after it became apparent that sales of Provenge would not even come close to previous expectations by both the company and investors hinted that Dendreon may have been better off by selling out to a major pharmaceutical player early in the game, rather than try to 'go it alone', as the company decided to do.
DNDN shares are trading at less than a quarter of their fifty two week highs, and although the company's best days might still be ahead, a drastic round of restructuring has decimated any short term hopes of a rebound.
Although the timing might be a day late and a dollar short, a major player could come in and attempt to sweep up Dendreon, its pipeline and Provenge, now that the share price is barely a fraction of what it was.
Common sense would indicate that Dendreon has come this far on its own, so it might as well finish out the ballgame on its own. The same common sense, however, might also say that a valiant effort at a commercial launch did not meet expectations, and with an increasing amount of competition on the markets, Provenge might best be left in the hands of a major international player.
Another Provenge trial is expected to take place in patients with less advanced prostate cancer, beginning in 2013, which could prove once and for all that these cancer immunotherapy treatments are best utilized in patients who still have a strong immune system. However, while Dendreon waits to have the fund to cover the trial, a big player could possibly get that started now.
Worth considering.
CPST: Capstone Turbine (NASDAQ:CPST) has been registering impressive revenue growth to go along with increasing orders for its low-emission microturbine units, and with the holy grail of profitability on the horizon, a larger player in the sector such as General Electric (NYSE:GE), Cummings (NYSE:CMI) or Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) may find it an opportune time to jump in and make a play.
The company has keyed in on international growth over the past year, and the many potential applications of its popular microturbines give every reason to believe that this company could and will play a major role in fueling the future as governments around the globe look to switch to greener energy sources than the status quo.
A money-raising event this week has shares trading down with the market, but as retail investors might consider the drop a good time to add, it also might draw the attention of a potential acquiring company.
Worth watching.
LPTN: Lpath (LPTN.OB) already has the attention of a powerhouse pharmaceutical giant, and that relationship only fuels the speculation that Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) might make the ultimate jump and buy out its small time partner now, while the company is still considered cheap.
Lpath has developed a technology, through its proprietary ImmuneY2 platform, that generates antibodies that target bioactive lipids and inhibit the growth and spreading of various diseases and inflammatory/auto-immune disorders.
Advancements in the field of bioactive lipids have been gaining traction in the medical community over recent years, and Lpath is the only company to take it as far as it has. That success is what undoubtedly brought Pfizer to the bargaining table and landed Lpath a very significant deal for a Phase II company from a global behemoth.
Pfizer is already partnered for Lpath's iSONEP, a potential treatment for retinal pigment epithelium detachment ("RPE detachment" or "PED") and Wet AMD, but the licensing agreement also grants Pfizer the first right of refusal for ASONEP, a potential treatment for various cancer types.
Big players don't jump on still-developing companies without having a great deal of confidence in the technology behind the pipeline, which is sure to fuel takeover speculation regarding Pfizer and Lpath.
TTNP: Buyout talk has surrounded Titan Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TTNP) since positive results from the most recent Probuphine trial were announced earlier this year, and the recent move to sell its royalties from Vanda (NASDAQ:VNDA) and Novartis' (NYSE:NVS) Fanapt revenue has done little to silence the rumors.
The deal brings in just enough cash to keep the company afloat for a little while longer as Probuphine is geared up for an NDA submission and an eventual commercial launch for the treatment of opioid addiction.
With Titan also developing Probuphine for the treatment of chronic pain, and with the potential commercial markets for the ProNeura drug delivery technology as well, a market cap of much higher than TTNP's current seventy million (give or take) could easily be justified in conversations regarding a buyout price.
It's doubtful that Titan is going to take its pipeline to market on its own, so a partnership or outright acquisition is likely, in my opinion, although the terms of the deal may not be as high as some would expect.
At some point - probably sooner, rather than later - we're bound to hear some more buyout speculation involving Titan.
Honorable Mention:
ACTC: Advanced Cell Technology (ACTCOB) takes a huge leap higher in the pecking order of companies developing embryonic stem cell technologies after Geron (NASDAQ:GERN) decided to discontinue the development of its own stem cell lines. Trials are still in their early stages, but any success in ACT's stem cell line in the treatment of severe vision loss should propel the company to near the top of any buyout candidate list.
CELH: Having seen its revenue stabilize after a horrendous 2010, Celsius Holdings (OTCQX:CELH) may be on the verge of breaking out and restoring a market foothold to its calorie burning beverage of the same name, Celsius. A blow-out offer for the Celsius beverage shouldn't be expected, but a larger food and beverage company may be able to do with the product what CELH and celebrity spokesman Mario Lopez has not - bring the product to the mainstream. With revenue now stabilized, growth is the logical next step, and a bigger player might be able to make that happen a lot quicker.
SIGA: Siga's antiviral ST-246 is a highly valuable commodity in the treatment of smallpox alone, having landed a huge government contract to stock the U.S. biodefense stockpiles, but ongoing legal battles and a loss of investor confidence has SIGA trading in the two dollar range - after having traded at over fifteen dollars within the past year. Any potential buyer may be salivating at the possibility of gaining access to the Siga pipeline on the cheap, when speaking comparatively to previously-traded prices.
Disclosure: I am long TTNP, CPST, SIGA, OTC:CCLR, ACTC.OB, DNDN, OTCQX:CELH.


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Low Impact, Pilates, Strength Training, Toning
Start by lying propped up on your left side with your left hand directly under your shoulder. Extend both legs to make a line from shoulder to ankle with your feet either stacked, or slightly staggered for added balance. Inhale and contract your core muscles, putting all your weight on your feet and hand. Slowly exhale as you push into your hand and feet to lift your hip up as high as you can, at the same time lifting your right arm in an arching motion from your abdomen to over your head. Then inhale as you slowly let your arm and hip drop down within an inch of the ground. Perform the motion for a set number of repetitions, switch sides and repeat on the opposite side.


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Not enough "O" s in cool to describe your suit. Great job.
Not enough "O" s in cool to describe your suit. Great job.
Hey, is that a TK-409 vest that you have on or is that a SFP vest? Great desktops!!
Well, got my new jumpsuit. This isn't good. It's blue. Definitely asked for light gray - got light blue....
Edit: I've sent Anton a mail re this problem as I def asked for light gray. I'm p.o.'d! Now I've got 2 suits - JFjr was waiting for my dark gray.
The upside for those that ordered ESB light blue - this seems dead-on to me.
The downside - I hope this is just a mix-up (this sure ain't TK409's new suit color), but if it isn't those expecting gray are gonna be dissapointed!
its is a light blue???? if it is even close to ESB i will change my order on the bulk buy if possible. let me know
i heard it was TOO BLUE.
Hey CW 172,
Any way you can gives us a peek of what it looks like?
If it's an accurate ESB blue,that's ok.If it's not then it's not ok.
The light grey will also be ok.
I have'nt started the costume yet,I guess the jumpsuit will decide which version I do
O.k., heard back from Anton, I was definititely shipped the wrong color - yay(?)... He's gonna get me a light gray 1 out right away.
Here's a pic of the ESB blue color as compared to my old dark gray ROTJ (p.s. this shot is taken outside on a semi cloudy day. IMO, this blue is dead on to the ESB pics I've seen....
Well I got my starfortress jumpsuit and the only thing I can say is Anton is definetely THE MAN for Fett jumpsuits. I took size M and I feared that its too large for me, but on contrary, it runs a little narrow, but nothing catastrophic.
I will add some pics !!!
Ah ya? How long did it take, I was thinking about getting one, but I need it before halloween, any chance it will get to me before then you think? If I ordered it like tommorrow that is.
I ordered mine last month from SFP and got it in exactly 3 weeks. The site says up to 6 weeks and it's 8 weeks until Halloween so there's time.
Be aware that Anton is doing a large batch already(see the bulk purchase thread) & this may slow things up some.
Hey TK, John here, will there be another run for these? I will send you the fundage if you can get SFP to deliver one to me by Halloween. Send an e-mail if you like.
Heres my starfortress jumpsuit. Its the new lighter gray version, the shin pockets are modified and no longer divided right in the middle!
and yes I'm a Jango clone
Thanks! That's the TK409 vest
- Chris
Geo wrote:
Hey, is that a TK-409 vest that you have on or is that a SFP vest? Great desktops!!
I just discovered that the pouches of the SFP jumpsuit are sewed too high. This must be modified!
What part is to tight?
I mean the two pouches on the jumpsuit. They're misplaced and too high. They should be placed further down on the thigh.
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What part is to tight?
Oh, I see what your saying. Does it get in the way of your cod piece?
The cod piece covers a part of the pouches, yes
cal196 wrote:
Oh, I see what your saying. Does it get in the way of your cod piece?
This can be modified however.
Hmm that still sucks that you have to fool with it because they arent cheap, to my standards at least. I remember not to long I got a pair of coveralls everyone was recommending and my pair was the first pair they started putting built in zippers in the back pocket. D'oh.
Here's a pic of my new SFP suit. First off, the suit is fantastic! The construction is top notch. However the color is a little different than what I was expecting. I ordered the 'new' ROTJ gray and the one I got is definitely a cooler blue/gray than the color in the first pic of TK409's suit and mine looks different from T-visors suit as well. I'm wondering if the inconsistency in color is due to the fact that we're using different cameras and lighting rather than SFP using different fabric? Same as T-visor's suit, my pouches are a bit too high and need to be altered. The shin pockets are indeed no longer divided in the middle but the seam is placed incorrectly. Meaning the larger half of shin pockets are on the outside of the leg not on the inside. They also don't fit my shin tools (almost but not quite)so I'll have to grind the two larger tools down a bit. The pouch pockets are rounded and I'll likley make them straight when reposition them. I'm going to be weathering up this suit and use some color remover to fade it some. I bleached the spats a little and that seemed to warm up the color a little bit as well as lighten it just slightly. This is a great suit and well worth the $$ but it still needs some alterations.


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FORT BRAGG, N.C.: An Army general who admitted improper relationships with three subordinates appeared to choke up Monday as he told a judge that he'd failed the female captain who had leveled the most serious accusations against him.
Hours later, she took the stand to testify about how she can't trust people and fears her superiors are always going to take advantage of her in the aftermath of the three-year affair.
As he pleaded guilty, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair's voice halted when telling the judge why he was pleading guilty to mistreating her in a deal that included the dropping of sexual assault charges.
"I failed her as a leader and as a mentor and caused harm to her emotional state," Sinclair said, his voice catching as he read from a statement. He asked the judge for a break and took a long drink of water before continuing to read.
"I created a situation over time that caused her emotional harm," Sinclair said, seated in his dress blue uniform. It was the first public show of regret or sadness for a 27-year veteran who had betrayed little emotion in court hearings over the past year.
The judge accepted Sinclair's guilty pleas on several lesser charges in a deal that includes the dropping of sexual assault counts and two others that may have required him to register as a sex offender.
The sentencing hearing for Sinclair, the former deputy commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, began Monday afternoon and was expected to last until at least today. As many as two-dozen witnesses could be called and Sinclair's lawyer said he will either give a statement or testify.
Ultimately, the judge will give Sinclair a sentence that can't exceed terms in the agreement struck between defense lawyers and military attorneys over the weekend, but has not been made public. The legal agreement is likely to require a punishment far less severe than the maximum penalties of 21½ years in prison and dismissal from the Army.
Sinclair's lawyer suggested he might walk out of court a free man, but without a career and perhaps with hundreds of thousands of dollars less in pension benefits.


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Both promises fight against misery, as in the case that concerns us for example of Latin America, where countries that integrate it, even by adding those in the Caribbean, Central America at each meeting to celebrate emphasize find the way, commitments, financial aid that contrataquen misery, giving way to social and cultural projects that provide solutions to a reality that all these countries face. The Bank of the South is a project towards that goal.
Worrisome than all this, many times is that it stays in demagogy, promises that is they do not crystallize the fact, that every day increases the misery becomes worrisome, hunger rages, and there are thousands people who die, especially children, being in the scenarios a climate of alarmanete violence, as in the case of Venezuela.
In a letter of José Carlos García manifests, that a few days ago, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, at the Summit of the initiative against hunger and poverty, described as "the worst of all weapons of mass destruction" hunger. The text stresses that, with the current technological progress, the persistence of this pest is "unreasonable, unacceptable and shameful". It is estimated that to rid that match about 50 billion dollars annually will be needed. Not only misery, but the deepening of differences between classes, societies and even Nations of the planet constitute a bomb that does not require any fundamentalist ideology to exploit in the developed world. A minority tired and a majority that sees through the media, can not live without serious problems.
The hunger of the world are $ 900 million empty stomachs, the majority located in Asia and Africa, according to the latest report from the UN. The number of undernourished people grows every year at five million, which authorizes the FAO to diagnose an outright "recession in the war against hunger". The number of those living in extreme poverty, which exceeds the billion is still greater.
Eight instruments were adopted at United Nations to end poverty by 2015. Of those measures depends on world peace in the 21st century. The effort required is small compared to the benefits it can bring to all the inhabitants of the planet, poor and non-poor: a world more just, more humane, more prosperous and more secure
Adds Garcia, that the instruments to facilitate the generation of the resources needed are: tax on capital movements. Tax on the arms trade. Public debt issuance to finance the future increases in development aid. The fight against tax evasion and tax havens that override the actual revenue capacity of developing countries. Improvement of remittances from immigrants, encrypted in some 86 billion dollars annually, exceeding the overall amount of aid and has a direct effect on growth. It is necessary to accelerate them and reduce them. Donations by credit card associated with the Millennium goals that allow users to automatically donate a small sum for each transaction and increase investment in ethical funds, or socially responsible investment (ISR), linked to objectives of promotion of employment, respect ecological and other social requirements. Spain and other countries are open to forgive debt to countries that apply strictly to development.
Lula, President of Brazil said at the G8 Summit, that hunger cannot wait. It is necessary to deal with structural and emergency measures. If all assume our responsibilities, we will create an atmosphere of greater equality and opportunity for all.
The world economy is showing worrying signs of recession. Social problems, such as unemployment, even in rich countries, increasingly are worsening. I am sure that one of the objectives of this meeting of the G8 is to find way to make the economy grow again. We need a new equation that allows to resume growth and include countries in development. The incorporation of the developing countries in the global economy necessarily passes through the access without discrimination to the markets of rich countries. We made a great effort and sacrifice to conquer the competitiveness. But how to compete freely in the midst of the war of subsidies and other mechanisms of protectionism, which create a true commercial exclusion? We do not come here to complain, or, simply, to swell the chorus of recriminations. We know what our responsibilities are. We are doing our part, executing economic policies balanced, combating waste and corruption, giving priority to institutions for the good functioning of our economies. We have demonstrated political will to combat the social imbalances and the po


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The rodeo rides into Manhattan
There are 11 comments on the Newsday story from Jan 5, 2008, titled The rodeo rides into Manhattan. In it, Newsday reports that:The first thing you notice when you walk into Madison Square Garden is the smell.
Join the discussion below, or Read more at Newsday.
#1 Jan 5, 2008
It was an interesting form of entertainment. It was wonderful that Jewel sang our national anthem and the room was filled with "Americans" who are proud to be here free in this country. I have seen many of these types of productions while flipping channels but never stopped to watch. They put on a lively show. It was a date night out...
#2 Jan 5, 2008
Glad you enjoyed it. My mom, on the other hand, isn't so crazy about it. She is on the clean up crew for the Garden, and the 2 things she used to hate most were the Circus and the Dog show.
This is a hundred times worse.
Just venting for her :-))
#3 Jan 6, 2008
It's bad enough that we eat these creatures ,, do we have to humiliate them in front of a paying audience ,,,
#4 Jan 6, 2008
"Names such as Bad Action, Swamp Cat and Twister?"
"Cowboy hats?"
"A rider, commonly one weighing not more than 150 pounds, tries to stay mounted?"
"Every time these guys go out there to ride, there is a realistic injury of being maimed or killed?"
Why the h3ll is this news? This type of thing happens in Chelsea every night!
#5 Jan 6, 2008
This is not a sporting event and bull riders are not cowboys. They are cowards who torture and harass animals. These animals are docile creatures and are shocked with 5,000 volts of electricity and have flank straps pulled so tightly against their testicles that they buck. In addition, these individual animals are seen as mere objects to these moronic individuals who truck them around from state to state in horrible conditions through all types of weather without any regard at all for the animals and their right to a life of their own. Hopefully enough enlightened progress people will help to put an end to this ridiculous and very sad display of bullying.
Basingstoke, UK
#6 Jan 6, 2008
What kind of journalism is this? Has anybody asked critical questions?Rodeo is cruelty to animals. The pictures are distressing. The animals are terrified. Did anybody asked what makes them buck? In other countries (Germany and Belgium e.g.) the flank strap is no longer allowed in rodeos? Why not? The information is available on the internet. Are journalists aware of the internet and how to use it for research?
#7 Jan 7, 2008
This is hardly a sport. Its an asinine activity that men with no intelligence take part in.
I do not see the bull having any fun being forced to endure this sad display of dominance and abuse.
Bullriding has a lot of unscrupulous practices behind it. How come Newsday did not cover that?
As for the Neanderthals that choose to ride a bull,and risk serious, if not life threatening injuries?
They deserve exactly what they get, if they should get maimed or killed, during their brainless macho quest to show off riding a powerful but innocent animal, that has no choice-or voice.
The year is 2008 and this kind of thing still exists? Yeah,might as well bring back the gladiators and bear baiting while you are at it.
#8 Jan 7, 2008
Rodeos are cruel. Go to www.rodeocruelty.com for more information.
#9 Jan 9, 2008
Nancy, you ought to check out www.pbrnow.com for a bullriding education. I sure wouldn't call these fellers, cowards. You might say we all are cowards and I sure as hell would not say they are not Cowboys. When have you been to and NFL, NBA, MLB event and gotten to meet and greet all the team members. Not very often, huh? I seem to recall some QB dude that is doing time for abusing dogs. The other athletes in the PBR are worth alot of money nowadays to the stock contractor and work maybe only 8 seconds a weekend. The rest of the time they live in a luxurious pasture with their girlfriend or girlfriends, yeah kinda like some higher paid athletes. And no they don't strap down their privates on the bulls that is. If I paid $50,000. for a top bull do you honestly think I would let Mr. Vick get near my bull? Enuff said, I know your kind, as for me I'd rather stand for the National Anthem and a short prayer at any PBR or Rodeo SPORTING event then at the Super Bowl or the World Series.
#10 Jan 9, 2008
Not everyone in this Country can afford a college education and become a highly paid pro football or basketball players. We can't afford the "Roids" to make us big and strong. We might have been raised on a ranch raising cattle for our Country's PETA folks,(People for Eating Tasty Animals) To break the boring routine of mucking horse stalls, feeding hay in the cold weather to the cattle and mucking horse stalls. Yep, I think I'll pay my $200 entry fee to this weekend's rodeo and take a chance at maybe winning $500 to stay on a 2000lb bull. What a moron, I bucked off "Chilly Willy". Do you recall years ago a group of highly talented football players from some school in Dallas,TX got arrested for robbing some business. Good thing these PBR athletes are morons,too lazy to work and to scared to steal. Morons are we, hey that sounds like a good name for a bull.
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Tonight is going to be a sad, yet fulfilling, night for fans of the hit show "How I Met Your Mother". After nine seasons, the series finale of the show will air tonight on CBS.
Because of this, the cast has been making their rounds to talk about the show, and last week, the entire cast was on "Inside The Actors Studio". One of the audience members asked Neil Patrick Harris and Jason Segel to sing a duet, the two obliged, and the result is amazing.


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maybe its just me, but she reminds me of Marisa Tomei
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Excelente Photo, and an outrageous beautiful model!
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Fantastic model. Great lighting. Like the posing and the jeans. Just miss a piece of head on the right one
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Fantastic photos. Gorgeous model. A complete success IMO. From the other photos of Chloe you've shared, she must be a pleasure to work with.
excellent promo for her!
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In addition to Tachighishi Retsuden, the Anima't section at Sitges 2006 will host screenings of Gin-iro no kami no Agito (Origin ~Spirits of the Past~), Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time), Paprika and the Japanese puppet movie Shisha no sho (The Book of the Dead). Only one feature in the Anima't schedule is not Japanese (Blood Tea and Red Strings, by Christiane Cegavske). The Anima't section also contains many short animated films, although none of these are Japanese.
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Mike devours the Sound! Euphonium and Legend of the Galactic Heroes novels and then can't help but compare them to their anime adaptations? Which is better: the book or the movie? ― You can tell what a big anime nerd I am because of all of the books I've been reading lately. Just in the past couple of months, I've killed off the first of Hayao Miyazaki's essential two-part essay collection, Starting ...
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'Tis that time again… I give you (just a selection of) the many and varied talents of Irish Knitters!
Left to right above are Twinks' contributions: a gorgeous casual cardigan made in Pure Cotton (from a pattern in her stash), a handy tote in Cotton DK (very professionally lined as I recall) and the absolutely dreamy boatneck jumper knit in RYC Bamboo Soft, which shows off the beautiful drape of this yarn to perfection.
Now photos just can't do this divine lace scarf justice. This is Mary's work of art and all the girls at Knit Night were continually impressed at her ability to knit lace and hold a conversation at the same time! This was a gift for her Mum and we had the pleasure of seeing her wear it when they called into the shop on Sunday. This is made from our "Shades of Cashmere" laceweight yarn (a blend of Silk and Cashmere). These yarns are not yet available on the website but if you call into the shop we have 10% off the range at the moment.
More lace from the girls at Knit Night! This is Grainne's Branching Out Scarf in Louisa Harding Grace. Grainne is loving this pattern and we can see why! She has made a few from different yarns and they are all coming out beautifully.
We had to share this one too for all those crochet fans out there! Sometimes it's hard to picture how a yarn will work up when it's in hank form so here is a cool crochet beanie in Lion and Lamb Goldhill. I can picture the lady who did this but the name is escaping me at the moment – sorry about that if you're reading this… Just give me a shout through the comments and I will edit in the credit
Ah, the man jumpers, so hard they are even to fit into one picture! This is Clare's "Fitzgerald" from Noro Knits – made for her lovely husband Matt. Matt deserves it too because he's planning (threatening?) to make Clare a swift and ball winder someday soon. To be fair he was even in winding up a hank of yarn on Sunday so can we presume he's relatively serious? Clare is not feeling too well at the moment so a big Get Well Soon is going out to her
[Edited to correct brain absence] Deirdre has knit a Tudora from Louisa Harding Grace – doesn't the yarn work well for this? What an elegant way to keep the chill from your neck!
Finally for now and in continuance of the "what on earth does that look like knitted up?" theme – I give you the start of Anna's Ranco Multi sock. This photo was taken an age ago and Anna has since fired off about five pairs of these for Christmas in various colours but she was first back through the door with Ranco knit up after we started stocking it. Aren't the colours beautiful? I believe this one is Shade 493. Go have a look at it on the shop and then come back and compare the results. Those dyers in Chile know what they're up to!!
I have lots more to share – there are just so many photos lurking on my hard drive at the moment – all waiting to be cropped and edited… More soon, I promise!


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Comfortable, Stylish, Versatile
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs large
- Size Bought: Large
Great jacket for looks, fits a little larger, but that was expected and intended. I love the look of this jacket and it's super comfortable. The pockets are very deep, you'll never lose your belongings. Only downside of this jacket is the lack of waterproofing. This thing soaks up water like a towel. Otherwise, it's a great jacket for a winter top layer, spring or fall jacket.
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- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: Runs large
Great jacket here. Does fit a little big. I prefer wearing it flannel side out, I run hot and it seems a little cooler that way. Flannel side in for colder days.
Excellent Fall/Spring Jacket
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs large
- Size Bought: Medium
This jacket/flannel is one of my favorites. It's my go to 30F-60F jacket. I could probably wear it down to the low 20s, but then I would switch to something else. Beyond the style and reversibility, I love the fit. I want to say its a slightly long/slim fit but in a size down way. For example, I like the long/style fit. I am normally a L. I went M in this and it was perfect.
Warmth without mobility restrictions
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
The shell is waterproof and handles how a bulkier winter jacket would during snow flurries, but has the flexability and thickness of a lighter jacket. Plus, the flannel liner is both warm and aesthetically pleasing.
This jacket is an all around winner.
Great Shacket
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
- Size Bought: XL
I got this jacket years ago and it was my go-to for a couple of winters because it is impressively warm for how thin and light it is. I wore mine so much it got pretty dirty and I got pretty sick of it, so I was stoked to see they are still making it and have fresh colors this year.
I wear the XL so I can fit heavy flannels under it comfortably, with a t-shirt though the XL is a bit excessive I could definitely do a Large. So if you plan on using it to bundle up and survive super cold temps I'd go big, but for fall/spring around town type stuff just go true to size.
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- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: Runs large
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One of my favorite purchases from backcountry. As soon as I got this I took it camping and was so toasty. I will say wearing it with the flannel side out is a little chilly because of the polyester shell, but flannel side in no problems and rain resistant is always a plus. It does fit a little big, I ordered a large and it fits like an XL.


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NAIROBI, Nov 1 (Reuters) Three days of fighting in the Somali capital Mogadishu at the weekend displaced 88,000 people from their homes, adding to hundreds of thousands who fled violence earlier this year, the United Nations said today.
''You see groups of people spontaneously protesting, crying for help from the international community and wondering how long Mogadishu will keep on being destroyed,'' the UN refugee agency UNHCR quoted a staff member in Somalia as saying.
In an unprecedented statement, 39 aid agencies said this week they could not respond effectively to Somalia's unfolding ''humanitarian catastrophe'' due to insecurity in the Horn of Africa nation that has been in turmoil and anarchy since 1991.
A UN-backed interim government set up in 2004 is struggling to impose any real authority across the country and faces daily attacks on it -- and its Ethiopian military backers -- from Islamist-led insurgents.
With foreign correspondents largely staying out of Somalia for security reasons, and the international agenda dominated by other hotspots including Sudan's Darfur, aid workers fear the Somali crisis is not getting the attention it deserves.


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Church-backed abortion bill sparks protest in Russia
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Women of all ages used to fill gynecologist Lyubov Yerofeyeva's Soviet state clinic, lined up by the dozen for back-to-back abortions. "It was more common to take sick days for an abortion than for a cold in those days," she said.
Two decades after the Soviet Union's collapse, wider availability of contraception and a resurgence of religion have reduced the numbers of abortions overall, but termination remains the top method of birth control in Russia.
Its abortion rate -- 1.3 million, or 73 per 100 births in 2009 -- is the world's highest.
Backed by the Russian Orthodox Church, an influential anti-abortion lobby is driving a moral crusade to tighten legislation and shift public attitudes that are largely a legacy of the Soviet era.
Adding to the debate is the Russian government's effort to reverse a population decline caused by low birth rates combined with very high death rates. With Russians dying nearly twice as fast as they are born, the United Nations predicts that by 2050 its population will shrink by almost one fifth to 116 million.
Women's rights groups voice outrage that the Church would play a role in shaping Russia's secular laws and say abortion must remain a choice. They acknowledge the statistics point to a public health travesty but suggest the problem would be better resolved by sex education.
At the heart of the debate is an amendment to Russia's law on health that is all but guaranteed to pass in the lower house after it was approved in a critical second of three readings on October 21.
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Sometimes, the hardest part of marathoning a TV show is deciding what to watch. Do you go for the series your coworker swears you'll love? Do you pick a genre you know you love, or switch it up and try something totally new? If you're in the mood to binge watch a series, we can't blame you. Here are a few suggestions for great series worth a complete viewing.
1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 1997-2004 (The WB, UPN)
Number of seasons: 7
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In the late '90s, The WB had the market on teen TV. But no show from that network has had a stronger following — or a longer-lasting legacy – than Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Based on the ill-fated film of the same name, the horror-drama series starred Sarah Michelle Gellar as the title character. The show's tone ranges from scary to campy to emotionally devastating as The Chosen One fights demons, vampires, and high school horrors. Buffy the Vampire Slayer features stellar writing and wonderful performances from a tight ensemble of actors, including How I Met Your Mother's Alyson Hannigan and Bones' David Boreanaz. If you love series that cross genres, you might love Buffy the Vampire Slayer. You can watch the entire series on Netflix or Amazon on Demand.


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On April 25, Amplify Interactive went to the Edgefield McMenamins for half the day to get away from the office a bit, talk about company business & mostly just have a lot of fun. All of these objectives were definitely accomplished on that beautiful Friday afternoon.
After taking a quick tour from the experienced Edgefield McMenamin's Amplify Interactive team member, the prez, we went and enjoyed some drinks & eats while talking about company business. After filling our stomachs with delicious food & spirits, it was time to hit the pitch-and-putt course.
Kristin wasn't feeling golfing at the time… so she opted to walk around the place & snap some pics. Gotta say, she snapped some fine pics:
So the guys went onward, golf clubs, cigars & beer in hand(s), and set out to pitch-and-putt their way to Amplify Interactive 3-par champion glory. The prez, being the most experienced golfer of the bunch, dazzled with shots you wouldn't believe. Julian, AKA Jesus AKA Inspecta Dexta, hit the green more times than anyone else (that's what she said). And C-Block rounded it out with blowing a bet w/ the Prez and losing in a putting competition.
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I had an earlier model -not sure which "generation"-nothing but problems-FTF,FTE - and Taurus's CS only made it worse.
This is a discussion on Looking at Taurus PT145 within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Looking to acquire a PT145 within the next year.....looking for input from anyone who has knowledge on this pistols. Especially those who own one. Any ...
Looking to acquire a PT145 within the next year.....looking for input from anyone who has knowledge on this pistols. Especially those who own one. Any feedback would be appreciated....
"A free people ought to be armed." - George Washington
I had an earlier model -not sure which "generation"-nothing but problems-FTF,FTE - and Taurus's CS only made it worse.
I owned one worked fine at !st. Then started having feeding problems. After sending it back 3 times and it still not being fixed i trade it.Have owned several taurus's in the past but i learned my lesson with thier customer service. Will never buy one again.
One of my first guns, didn't like it...moved on to better firearms...that was years ago.OMOYMV
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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I owned and carried a PT145 for about 3 months and.... I liked it... for the most part.
Things I liked
- Good trigger
- 10+1 of .45 is a lot of firepower
- Compact and lightweight for a double stack .45
- Came with Heine straight 8 sights which I really liked
- Soft shooting
Things I didn't like
- I got 1 bad mag with it and getting Taurus to replace it was like trying to teach a cat to fly a kite
- It has a external safety and I decided I didn't like eternal Safeties.
- It has that stupid key/lock
- Taurus customer service is horrible
My suggestion - If you can afford it (or save for a couple months) buy a Glock 30. If cost is a motivating factor for you looking at the 145 and your not opposed to a single stack take a look at a Kahr CW45. If the previous to things I mentioned aren't a possibility then I say go for the PT145. The third gens and later (unless your buying used your getting a third gen) Are decent guns. It wouldn't be my first choice but it wouldn't be my last either.
-It is a seriously scary thought that there are subsets of American society that think being intellectual is a BAD thing...
Thanks for all the replies so far....I will check out the Kahr...and maybe even the bersa UC since I already have the UC in 9mm.....trying to keep the weight down though
"A free people ought to be armed." - George Washington
I have a 3rd gen PT111, have never had any issues out of it. It has been a great gun, eats everything that I put into it. One of the other members on this forum whom I know has the PT145, I believe it is a 2nd gen, and hasn't had any problems out of it that I know of.
It looks like the price on them has started to climb recently. As the price gets closer to some of the other guns the PT series becomes less a less desireable option in my opinion. Don't take this as trying to steer you away from Taurus, as I have 3 of them and all are good guns, never had any trouble out of them. But when I bought them they were well under the price point of other similar options.
Just remember that shot placement is much more important with what you carry than how big a bang you get with each trigger pull.
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I have a PT-145 Mil Pro and have put a couple thousand rounds down range. No problems to report and this is one of my favorite carry guns. It is easy to conceal, has twice +1 the capacity of my snubbies (and conceals as well) and it shoots well. The only mod I have done is to put night sights on it, I went with the 3 dot pattern from Heinie.
If I was going to get rid of it, I would move to the Glock 30 to fill the hole in my carry line up. The dimensions are similar, but I prefer the thumb safety on the Glock.
"I've noticed that everyone that is pro-abortion has already been born." - Ronald Reagan
"When governments fear the people there is liberty. When the people fear the government there is tyranny." Thomas Jefferson
You are only paranoid until you are right - then you are a visionary.
PT145 is my EDC. I have no reservation that mine will perform as advertised if and when I need it. As long as you get one of recent manufacture (hard to find one NIB that isn't) you should be fine. If you want to doublecheck, taurususa.com has a SN feature that will verify date of 'birth.' As usual for any defensive firearm, make sure you put it through it's paces, give it a few hundred rounds at the range using a variety of ammo, and test the ammo you will be carrying, before you trust your life to it. It's not unusual to find a firearm that works well or poorly with a specific type of ammo.
For a more in-depth discussion look over at the Taurus lovers and haters club at www.taurusarmed.net
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I've got a PT140 Mil Pro and it's a great little gun. I'm about 500 rounds into it with one FTE. That was on the first mag, which was filled with anonymous reloads. I switched over to factory ammo and haven't had a hiccup to date. It eats up BVAC, Aguila, and Gold Dots on a regular basis.
I have a PT145. The plastic dust cover on the back of the slide broke. I would call once a week to check on my part. It took them a month and several different people in CS to actually order the part and log my calls. Every time I called they would say noting has been ordered and they have no record of my previous calls. After six months of waiting after it was finally ordered they sent a dust cover from a different gun that fit but was too long. They said the other one is back ordered and that was a year ago.
The gun shoots well for me but I wouldn't use it as a CCW. The exit port is about the same size as a bullet and if you have a jam it's hard to clear the whole bullet out without problems. If the gun shoots and it just extracts the shell then there is plenty of room for just the shell to exit but not enough for a whole bullet. Because of this I wouldn't want to be in a situation where I have a jam that I can't quickly clear.
I wouldn't be my life on this gun.
I carry an XD9SC and my wife carries an XD40sc. These are great small compact gun you might want to look into.
Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway.
John Wayne
I had a gen 3 mill pro pt145 and have only had a couple issues i think it was my wife limp wristing it but cant say for sure.
I personally never had any problems, i sold it to pay for some upgrades on my glock.
From the 5-6 that have came and went through my hands I would have to say that 90% of them are really ok pieces and will serve you well. there is a 10% chance that you will get a problematic one though.
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Thanks for all the input...... I will be looking at the Glock 36 also...but I will be loosing a few rounds on the Taurus
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Hi! I'm Eileen Geller from Seattle. I'd love to chat with you any time about Nate's experience with a concussion. He was 10 when it occurred, is 12 now, and much, much, much (90%) better after hyperbaric treatment.
The video you will view records the astounding recovery that Curt made as he underwent a course of HBOT. The segments of the video were edited from the running VHS tape I recorded of Curt's progress beginning 4 months after his severe traumatic brain injury through 89 HBOT's. Since the voices on the tape are hard to discern in places and Curt is speaking in hushed tones the following narrative accompanies each segment on the tape...
the more oxygen you put into your system for a variety of things the better it is," Miles said recently.
His personal revelation led Miles to start peppering LSU's medical staff with questions about the potential of oxygen treatment for injuries. Eventually, it led Miles to the discovery that a pair of doctors in New Orleans, Paul Harch and Keith Van Meter, were at the forefront of hyperbaric oxygen therapy...
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Dr. Paul Harch explains in detail the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy benefit in TBI at The Brain Injury Association of Louisiana's annual conference.
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On March 21st the foremost doctor of hyperbaric oxygen therapy Dr. Paul Harch was featured at the Brain Injury Association of Louisiana's annual conference held at the Embassy Suites in Baton Rouge. Dr. Harch lectured for 77 minutes about how TBI can be treated, and gives in depth details of the HBOT benefits to chronic and acute traumatic brain injuries. A concise version of Curt Allen, a 19 year old male who sustained a TBI from a motor vehicle accident, is shown with commentary never before heard.
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