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Gray (horse)
Gray or grey is a coat color of horses characterized by progressive silvering of the colored hairs of the coat.[1] Most gray horses have black skin and dark eyes; unlike many depigmentation genes, gray does not affect skin or eye color[1] Their adult hair coat is white, dappled, or white intermingled with hairs of other colors. Gray horses may be born any base color, depending on other color genes present. White hairs begin to appear at or shortly after birth and become progressively lighter as the horse ages. Graying can occur at different rates—very quickly on one horse and very slowly on another.
Gray horses appear in many breeds, though the color is most commonly seen in breeds descended from Arabian ancestors. Some breeds that have large numbers of gray-colored horses include the Thoroughbred, the Arabian, the American Quarter Horse, the Percheron, the Andalusian, the Welsh pony, and the most famous of all gray horse breeds, the Lipizzaner.
People who are unfamiliar with horses may refer to gray horses as "white." However, a gray horse whose hair coat is completely "white" will still have black skin (except under markings that were white at birth) and dark eyes. This is how to discern a gray horse from a white horse. White horses usually have pink skin and sometimes even have blue eyes. Young horses with hair coats consisting of a mixture of colored and gray or white hairs are sometimes confused with roan. Some horses that carry dilution genes may also be confused with white or gray.
While gray is commonly called a coat color by breed registries, genetically it may be more correct to call it a depigmentation pattern. It is a dominant gene,[1] and thus a horse needs only one copy of the gray allele, that is, heterozygous, to be gray in color. A homozygous gray horse, one carrying two gray alleles, will always produce gray foals.
Gray is common in many breeds. Today, about one horse in 10 carries the mutation for graying with age.[2] The vast majority of Lipizzaners are gray, as are the majority of Andalusian horses. Many breeds of French draft horse such as the Percheron and Boulonnais are often gray as well. Gray is also found among Welsh Ponies, Thoroughbreds, and American Quarter Horses. All of these breeds have common ancestry in the Arabian horse. In particular, all gray Thoroughbreds descend from a horse named Alcock's Arabian, a gray born in 1700.[3] The gray coat color makes up about 3% of Thoroughbreds.[4]
Gray also occurs in spotted horses such as pintos or Appaloosas, but its effects wash out the contrast of the markings of these patterns. For this reason, some color breed registries refuse or cancel registration of gray horses.
Changes in the color of gray horses
A gray foal may be born any color. However, bay, chestnut, or black base colors are most often seen. As the horse matures, white hairs begin to replace the base or birth color. Usually white hairs are first seen by the muzzle, eyes and flanks, occasionally at birth, and usually by the age of one year. Over time, white hairs replace the birth color and the horse changes slowly to either a rose gray, salt and pepper (or iron gray), or dapple gray. As the horse ages, the coat continues to lighten to a pure white or fleabitten gray hair coat. Thus, the many variations of gray coloring in horses are intermediate steps that a young horse takes while graying out from a birth color to a hair coat that is completely "white".
Different breeds, and individuals within each breed, take differing amounts of time to gray out. Thus, graying cannot be used to approximate the age of a horse except in the broadest of terms: a very young horse will never have a white coat (unless it is a true white horse), while a horse in its teens usually is completely grayed out. One must also be careful not to confuse the small amount of gray hairs that may appear on some older horses in their late teens or twenties, which do not reflect the gray gene and never cause a complete graying of the horse.
This change in hair color can be confusing. Many new horse owners, not understanding the workings of the gray gene, are disappointed to discover that their dapple gray horse turns completely white a few years later.[citation needed] Other times, people traveling with gray horses who have a pure white hair coat have encountered problems with non-horse-oriented officials such as police officers or border guards who are unclear about a horse who has papers saying it is "gray" when the horse in front of them appears white.[citation needed]
To further complicate matters, the skin and eyes may be other colors if influenced by other factors such as white markings, certain white spotting patterns or dilution genes.
Young gray horses
An intermediate stage in young horses that are in the early stages of turning gray is sometimes called "salt and pepper", "iron gray" or "steel gray". This coloring occurs when white and black hairs are intermingled together on the body, usually seen in horses that are born black or dark bay. This is the most common intermediate form of gray, which can give a silvery look to the coat. "Rose gray" is a term used to describe this intermediate stage for a horse born a chestnut or lighter bay color. While these colors are "graying out", both red and white hairs are often mixed together on the body. Thus rose gray horses have a slight pinkish tinge to their graying coat. These horses are sometimes confused with roan, but a gray continues to lighten with age, while a roan does not.
Dapple gray
"Dapple gray" is an intermediate stage not seen on all grays, but often considered highly attractive. It consists of a dark hair coat with "dapples", which are dark rings with lighter hairs on the inside of the ring, scattered over the entire body of the animal. It is another possible intermediate step in the graying process of the horse. Dappled grays should not be confused with the slight dappling "bloom" seen on horses that are very healthy or slightly overweight, as "bloom" dapples disappear should the horse lose condition.
The "flea-bitten" gray
A horse that has completely changed its base coat will either be pure white or "flea-bitten" gray. Flea-bitten gray is a color consisting of a white hair coat with small speckles or "freckles" of red-colored hair throughout. Most horses who become flea-bitten grays still go through a brief period when they are pure white.
The flea-bitten pattern, like freckles on a human, can also vary: Some horses may appear almost pure white, with only a few speckles observed on close examination. Others may have so many speckles that they are occasionally mistaken for a roan or even a type of sabino. One unique form of flea-bitten gray is the "bloody shouldered" horse. This is an animal that is so heavily flea-bitten on certain parts of the body, usually the shoulder area, that it almost appears as if blood had been spilled on the horse, hence the name. In the traditions of the desert Bedouin people who bred the Arabian horse, the "bloody shoulder" was a prized trait in a war mare and much desired. In some cases, a "bloody shoulder" might in theory also be caused the sabino or rabicano gene acting in addition to a gray coat.
The genetic process that causes the flea-bitten color pattern is not well-understood at present.
The genetics of gray
The gray gene (G) is an autosomal dominant gene.[1] In simple terms, a horse which has even one copy of the gray allele, even if it has a gene for another coloring, will always become gray. If a gray horse is homozygous (GG), meaning that it has a gray allele from both parents, it will always produce gray offspring. However, if a gray horse is heterozygous (Gg), meaning it inherits one copy of the recessive gene (g), that animal may produce offspring who are not gray (depending on what color gene an offspring inherits from its other parent). Conversely, a gray horse must have at least one gray parent. Genetic testing is now possible to determine whether a horse is homozygous or heterozygous for gray, or if it does not carry the gene at all.[5] The gray gene does not affect skin or eye color, so grays typically have dark skin and eyes, as opposed to the unpigmented pink skin of white horses.[1]
In 2008, researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden identified the genetic mutation that governs the graying process. The study also revealed that gray horses carry an identical mutation that can be traced back to a common ancestor that lived thousands of years ago.[2] The discovery that gray can be linked to a single animal provides an example of how humans have "cherry-picked" attractive mutations in domestic animals.[6]
Gray is controlled by a single dominant allele of a gene that regulates specific kinds of stem cells.[7]
The identification of the gray mutation is also of great interest in of medical research since this mutation also enhances the risk for melanoma in horses; About 75% of grey horses over 15 years of age have a benign form of melanoma that in some cases develops into a malignant melanoma. The study of gray genetics has pointed to a molecular pathway that may lead to tumour development.[8] Both STX17 and the neighboring NR4A3 gene are overexpressed in melanomas from gray horses, and those carrying a loss-of-function mutation in ASIP (agouti signaling protein) had a higher incidence of melanoma, implying that increased melanocortin-1 receptor signaling promotes melanoma development in Gray horses.[6]
Horse coat colors sometimes confused with gray
White Horses
Many people who are unfamiliar with horses refer to a gray horse as "white." However, most White horses have pink skin and frequently have blue eyes. A horse with dark skin and dark eyes under a white hair coat is gray. In theory, a gray horse with an underlying cremello base color may be born and mature to have pink skin and white hair. In such cases, DNA testing may clarify the genetics of the horse.
Some grays in intermediate stages of graying may be confused with a blue roan, strawberry roan or red roan. Some heavily fleabitten grays may also be confused with a red roan. However, roans are easily distinguishable from grays: roan consists of individual white hairs on a dark base coat, usually with the head and legs of the horse darker than the rest of the body. With gray horses, the head is often the first area to lighten, especially around the eyes and muzzle. Also, roans do not lighten with age, while grays always do.
The varnish roan is another unusual coloration, sometimes seen in Appaloosa horses, that, like gray, can change with age, but unlike gray, the horse does not become progressively lighter until it is pure white. Varnish roans are thought to be linked to the leopard complex within the Appaloosa breed and are seldom seen elsewhere.
Diluted colors
The dilution genes that create dun, cream, pearl, silver dapple and champagne coloring may occasionally result in confusion with gray.
Some horses with a particular type of dun hair coat known as a "blue dun," grullo, or grulla, appear to be a solid gray. However, this color is caused by the dun gene acting on a black base coat, and horses who are dun have all hairs the same color; there is no intermingling of white and dark hairs. Also, dun horses do not get lighter as they age. This particular color is most commonly seen in the American Quarter Horse, and because Quarter Horses can also be born gray or roan, there is sometimes a bit of confusion amongst aficionados of the breed.
Horses who are a light cream color are also not grays. These are usually cremello or perlino horses, colors produced by action of the cream gene. However, if a gray parent passes on the gene, the gray gene will be dominant over cremello. Another cream-colored dilition, the pearl gene or "barlink factor," may also create very light-coated horses.
In spite of its name, the silver dapple gene has nothing to do with graying. It is a dilution gene that acts only on a black coat, diluting the coat to a dark brown and the mane to a flaxen shade. Horses that express the silver dapple gene (and do not have the gray gene) are born with the color and it will not lighten. However, again, if one parent passes on the gray gene, the gray gene will again be dominant. Similarly, the champagne gene can lighten coat color, often producing dappling or light colors that can be confused with gray.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Locke, MM; MCT Penedo, SJ Brickker, LV Millon, JD Murray (2002). "Linkage of the grey coat colour locus to microsatellites on horse chromosome 25". Animal Genetics 33 (5): 329–337. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2052.2002.00885.x. PMID 12354140. "The progressive loss of colour in the hair of grey horses is controlled by a dominantly inherited allele at the Grey locus (G^G). Foals are born any colour depending on the alleles present at other colour determining loci.".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Edited Press Release. "Genetics of the Gray Horse Unraveled." Article # 12468. The Horse, Online edition, August 7, 2008
- ↑ Swinburne, JE; A Hopkins, MM Binns (2002). "Assignment of the horse grey coat colour gene to ECA25 using whole genome scanning". Animal Genetics 33 (5): 338–342. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2052.2002.00895.x. PMID 12354141. "All grey Thoroughbred horses trace back to the Alcock's Arabian (b1700).".
- ↑ Willett, P. (1989). The Classic Racehorse. London: Stanley Paul. p. 24.
- ↑ "Gray - Horse Coat Color DNA Testing." Animal Genetics, Incorporated.'. web page accessed August 29, 2008
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Pielberg, Gerli Rosengren et al. (2008) "A cis-acting regulatory mutation causes premature hair graying and susceptibility to melanoma in the horse" Nature Genetics 40, 1004 - 1009 (2008) Published online: 20 July 2008 doi:10.1038/ng.185 Additional abstract excerpts from same article at http://www.nature.com/ng/journal/v40/n8/abs/ng.185.html
- ↑ Pielberg, Gerli Rosengren; Anna Golovko, Elisabeth Sundström, Ino Curik, Johan Lennartsson, Monika H Seltenhammer, Thomas Druml, Matthew Binns, Carolyn Fitzsimmons, Gabriella Lindgren, Kaj Sandberg, Roswitha Baumung, Monika Vetterlein, Sara Strömberg, Manfred Grabherr, Claire Wade, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Fredrik Pontén, Carl-Henrik Heldin, Johann Sölkner & Leif Andersson (2008). "A cis-acting regulatory mutation causes premature hair graying and susceptibility to melanoma in the horse". Nature Genetics 40 (8): 1004–1009. doi:10.1038/ng.185. PMID 18641652.
- ↑ "Researchers reveal secrets of the white horse." Member States Cordis News, July 22, 2008
- "Introduction to Coat Color Genetics" from Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis. Web Site accessed January 12, 2008
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The 'Something Worse than Hamas' Myth
In seeking to dissuade Israel from putting an end to Hamas's reign of terror in Gaza, the head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency, Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, warned on Saturday that, "If Hamas were destroyed and gone, we would probably end up with something much worse."
Referring to the radical Salafist group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which last month declared that it had reestablished the caliphate in territories it controls in Iraq, Flynn predicted "something like ISIS" would fill the power vacuum created in the event of Hamas's downfall.
Worse than Hamas? Really? While Salafi jihadists like ISIS and militant offshoots of the Muslim Brotherhood like Hamas differ on questions such as the speed and methods by which Islamic law (sharia) should be imposed on Muslims, there is absolutely no daylight between them about the treatment of Jews. In their eyes all are deserving of death and must, as a matter of religious commandment, be annihilated.
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GREENVILLE - Even though the weather suggests baseball, there was snowmobile racing going on in Greenville Saturday.
Sno-Motion 2012 at Nelsons Speed Shop was packed with racers, onlookers and snow for the Michigan Sno-cross Association racing event.
The event attracts racers of all types, including professional factory racer Mike Bauer of Ironwood.
"We don't get to see much snow in August," Bauer said. "The track is smaller but it's an opportunity to have some fun."
Bauer, who represented the only Polaris machine in the pro open field, won the first heat race, did not finish the second heat race and ended up third in the final. But that was secondary to the real goal of the event, he noted.
"It's all about having fun, trying to get people to buy snowmobiles and keeping the sport alive." he said.
This was Bauer's fourth year of coming to Greenville.
"Every year it seems to get better," he said. "Jack (Nelson, the owner) puts on a great show, and he's a heck of a nice guy."
Agreeing with that sentiment was Kyle Rau of Lawton, who raced in the Semipro Open class with an Arctic Cat.
"They took some time and cleaned up some of the jumps," he said. "They did a great job."
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AZUSA, Calif. - Wyoming junior Jenna Mann completed the final three events of the heptathlon with personal-best marks Thursday afternoon at the California Invitational Combined Events in Azusa, Calif.
The Bayview Crescent, Saskatchewan, native finished 10th in the 30-athlete field with a career-best 5,074 points, breaking her own UW all-time No. 2 record and falling just short of Kathy Romsa's school-best 5,258 from the 1984 season. Her previous best tally was 4,828 from last season, and her season best from this year was 4,754 at the Air Force Relays two weeks ago.
"Jenna made big strides today and showed huge improvements from her performance at Air Force," said Wyoming assistant coach Shaun Meinecke. "For her to jump that much in just two weeks' time shows that she had a lot more confidence and focus on the second day this time around. She did what she wanted to accomplish and got points where she needed them. She took advantage of this meet's environment and didn't overthink, but just went out and competed. She's headed in the right direction."
Mann placed 10th in the long jump at 18'-3.75" for 723 points, breaking her former personal best of 18'-3." After finishing 10th in the javelin throw at 107'-7.75," she came in 12th in the 800-meter run in 2:25.33, breaking her previous personal-best time of 2:27.18.
Utah State's Chari Hawkins won the field with 5,441 points, while Anne Martin of Nebraska came in second with 5,321.
At the Mt. SAC Relays over in Walnut, Calif., senior Abi Bever performed well in the 3,000-meter steeplechase by placing seventh in 10:51.04, just beyond her personal-best time of 10:48.66, UW's second best all-time mark.
Nick Ekel ran the men's 10,000-meter run elite invitational and placed 27th in 31:12.77, his first 10,000-meter of the year. His personal-best time of 29:26.85 from 2012 is UW's eighth best all-time mark.
Holly Page competed in the women's 10,000-meter Olympic Development race, but her results were unavailable at press time.
Wyoming continues the Mt. SAC Relays on Friday beginning at 11 a.m. MT with Joe Plante and Mark Sparks in the hammer throw. Page will conclude Friday's events for Wyoming by running the 5,000-meter late in the evening.
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Russian forces are tonight on full-scale alert as they edge towards Ukraine's borders amid warnings of an invasion because of escalating violence between supporters of the two countries.
President Vladimir Putin ordered new military "exercises" as Kiev's intelligence agency claimed the threat Moscow would roll its tanks into Ukraine had "increased significantly".
It followed a week of anti-terror operations by Ukraine's troops trying to oust pro-Russians from seized government buildings in East Ukraine and in which a number of people died.
In the latest flare-up it was thought Ukrainian forces moved in and killed at least two - possibly five - pro-Russia insurgents in the country's east, prompting new threats from Putin.
In an immediate reaction, Russia's defence minister said troops massed near Ukraine's border were starting new military exercises.
In Kiev, Ukraine's acting president accused Russia of backing separatists in the east and demanded that Moscow stop its intimidation campaign and leave his country alone.
Oleksandr Turchynov claimed Russia was "co-ordinating and openly supporting terrorist killers" in eastern Ukraine, where government buildings in at least 10 cities have been seized by pro-Russia gunmen.
Mr Turchynov said Russia must pull back its troops from the Ukrainian border and "stop the constant threats and blackmail".
A column of tanks was seen moving west in Rostov region, just four miles from the border and close to Ukraine's Donetsk, carried "peacekeeping mission" signs, claimed passing motorists.
This was in Novoshakhtinsk, a mining city just four miles from the Ukrainian border.
Putin was furious when Ukraine deployed troops against separatists and the West-backed state's interior minister boasted at having "destroyed" five terrorists in battles in Slavyasnk.
Tonight there were unconfirmed claims of separatist gunmen guarding kindergartens, apparently using children as human shields in the Donetsk republic.
Putin, whose early popularity was based on deploying Russian troops against Chechen separatists, warned that Kiev's new government, backed by the US and EU, had committed "a very serious crime.."
He ordered massive new military operations which saw troops moving even closer to border positions, while Amnesty International, like Putin, also questioned the legality of the Ukrainian offensive.


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Wow this really is an emotional situation. It is her body and in the end it is her decision on whether to terminate the pregnancy. I know that they are young but you have to pull back just a little. The meeting is a good idea because that would give her support during this time. She seems very immature and vindictive but it is too late to consider that now. He can be a father without being a boyfriend. Stress that to him. He should not go back to the relationship just because of the baby but because he wants to. If that is the case then you have to respect his decision. If not then it would be best to consider contacting a lawyer for visitation and all other matters. This way her emotions cannot rule the situation. Structure this with decisions coming from the meeting. You should support her emotionally since this child will need that. Make firm boundaries so that she doesn't contact you with frivolous concerns as in the past. You can be with the child without feeding into this. Meet with your son about what he needs from you too. Focus on his side of being a good father
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Misinformation about autoworkers' hourly compensation resurfaces on Hardball
On Hardball, guest host Mike Barnicle did not challenge the false claim by Republican strategist Todd Harris that union autoworkers earn "70, $75 an hour," a claim also recently made on Hardball by a Heritage Foundation fellow and echoed by host Chris Matthews.
During the November 24 edition of MSNBC's Hardball, Republican strategist Todd Harris falsely asserted that union autoworkers earn "70, $75 an hour." Harris' claim -- which echoed the false assertion [1] by host Chris Matthews on November 20 that members of the United Auto Workers [2] (UAW) "negotiate for their salaries, and they're getting 70 bucks" -- was not challenged or rebutted by guest host Mike Barnicle. According to GM, the figure Harris cited includes not only current workers' hourly wages and benefits, including health care and retirement, but also retirement and health-care benefits that U.S. automakers are providing for retirees, as Media Matters for America has noted [1].
During the Hardball segment, Democratic strategist Steve McMahon asserted, "[B]efore you go after the guy making 25 bucks an hour, you ought to squeeze a little out of the guy making 25 million for taking his company into the tank." Harris replied, in part: "Well, I don't disagree. Well, first of all, they don't make 25 bucks an hour. They make a heck of a lot more than that in Detroit." Moments later, McMahon said of Harris, "This is the first time I've really heard anybody blame the guy making 25 or 30 or even $35 an hour for the economic collapse on Wall Street," at which point Harris interjected, "Or 70, $75 an hour."
Earlier in the segment, Harris said, "The UAW designed the contracts that are crippling from legacy costs. And, you know, it costs between 30 and 40 percent more in labor costs for Detroit to make a car than it costs for Toyota to make a car right here in the United States." But Harris did not acknowledge that these "legacy costs" -- medical benefits and pensions paid to retirees -- are included in the "70, $75 an hour" figure that he cited later on, falsely claiming this is what the average auto worker "make[s]."
As Media Matters noted [1], Hardball is one of several media outlets that are advancing the false claim that auto workers make $70 per hour or more. It is a claim promoted by some media conservatives [3] who blame auto workers for the domestic auto industry's financial straits.
From the November 24 edition of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews:
BARNICLE: All right, let me ask you this, Todd. Who designed the cars? Did the UAW design these cars that nobody wants to buy?
HARRIS: No. The UAW designed the contracts that are crippling from legacy costs. And, you know, it costs between 30 and 40 percent more in labor costs for Detroit to make a car than it costs for Toyota to make a car right here in the United States. And that's all because of these crippling union contracts.
BARNICLE: And, Steve, that does lead to a potential problem for the incoming Obama administration, the need to step up to the unions and say, "Listen, we know you've given back a lot in your new contract, but you're going to have to give back even more right now for retirees who are on pay-less health benefits for their lives, and had the -- all of that stuff."
I mean, doesn't it present a problem?
McMAHON: Well, it presents a challenge, but I don't think it presents a problem.
I mean, basically, the wealthy in this country have feasted at the banquet table of lower taxes, and the middle class has paid the bill. And I think, you know, to get back to Todd's point -- or to get back to your point, Mike, this is a little bit of class warfare, because you have these CEOs coming to town -- and I'm not singling out the auto industry, because I don't think that they're any worse than anybody else -- coming to town with their -- in their private jets with their huge salaries, and they're essentially saying, "We need billions and billions of taxpayer dollars."
And you've got the guy who's making 25 bucks an hour on the line, and Todd's sitting there blaming him for the problem. He's not the problem.
And frankly, in this country, one of the reasons we have a union movement is so that people can afford to buy the automobiles that they make. That was Henry Ford's vision. It wasn't the vision of labor. It was the vision of the owner of the company: "The people who make my cars ought to be able to afford to buy them."
I think that's the right vision, and I think Senator Obama -- President-elect Obama agrees with me, and I think the majority of Americans do as well. And, you know, it's -- before it's -- before you go after the guy making 25 bucks an hour, you ought to squeeze a little out of the guy making 25 million for taking his company into the tank.
BARNICLE: Todd, are you going to sit there and take that big-time dis?
HARRIS: Well, I don't disagree. Well, first of all, they don't make 25 bucks an hour. They make a heck of a lot more than that in Detroit.
HARRIS: But I don't disagree. Hang the management out to dry, but we have got to have these union contracts on the table if we're going to talk about any realistic bailout for Detroit.
McMAHON: This is the first time -- I've got to tell you, I've been listening to the commentary for a long time. This is the first time I've really heard anybody blame the guy making 25 or 30 or even $35 an hour for the economic collapse on Wall Street. And I've -- and it's the first time I've heard anybody seriously suggest --
HARRIS: Or 70, $75 an hour.
McMAHON: It's the first time I've ever heard anybody seriously suggest that by penalizing them, you're going to fix the problem.
I -- normally -- Todd's a smart guy, but he doesn't believe this.
BARNICLE: No, we've got class warfare going on right here.
HARRIS: I'm not talking about the problem -- I'm not talking about the problem on Wall Street. I'm talking about the problem in Detroit here. We're talking about bailouts. And if we're going to bail out Detroit, then the union -- those union contracts have got to be on the table.
BARNICLE: Well, thank God we separated you two guys tonight. You're going to come to blows.
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Greenville Downtown Development Authority seeks more info on median
GREENVILLE — The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) wants to hear what the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has to say before recommending a test run of the median to the Greenville City Council.
The DDA began talking about the possibility of a median on Lafayette Street during its May meeting when a downtown Greenville building owner, Thomas Mall, brought the idea to the board.
However, official discussion and research did not start until the DDA's June meeting, when the board decided to research the possibility of the median, the cost and how it would effect both public safety and public service workers.
City Manager George Bosanic attended June's meeting along with Tuesday morning's meeting to help explain what happened when the idea was brought up 10 years ago during the Streetscape project and to answer any questions from DDA members.
"At least someone has an idea," Bosanic said about Mall bringing the idea to the DDA.
Bosanic said that is what the group is there for. If something doesn't work, some one voices how to make it better.
"It's huge," he said of the situation.
Traffic Delineators
The DDA brainstormed the idea to construct an outline of the median using traffic delineators to represent where and how the median would be place on Lafayette street.
This will show not only the residents but the DDA how traffic flow will be affected.
Bosanic said the cost for the traffic delineators will be between $3,000 and $4,000, plus another $1,000 to take them out after the test is done.
DDA Vice Chairman David Ralph said it would be a good idea to talk with MDOT before making a decision on whether to do the test.
The understanding is that MDOT, 10 years ago, was not thrilled with the idea of test, however they were not completely against it.
The DDA will contact MDOT before putting if traffic delineators and also to find out an estimated total cost of what the actual median would be.
The DDA discussed some of the concerns they received from residents over the last month.
The first one was parking along Lafayette Street.
"We won't lose spaces but will affect (the spaces currently there)," said Deb Huch, co-owner of Huch's Fine Jewelry.
The median would run in the mid-section of Lafayette street between Cass and Grove Streets only taking space in the center lane, which turns into turn lanes. However, even with the median in place, the turn lanes will still be available for use.
Bosanic said the nine parking spaces on each side of the street — like there currently is — will still be there with the median.
The only way they will be effected is if someone tries to parallel park. Drivers will no longer be able to use the center lane to go around them, possibly causing traffic to be stopped briefly.
Huch expressed her concern for the upkeep of the median.
"That's a big concern for me," she said and added over the past 10 years, the planter beds have not received the upkeep they need.
Lastly, Bosanic said he spoke with the Director of the Greenville Department of Public Safety Mike Pousak about the concerns the department has with the median.
Bosanic said his response was if there is a fire, the department will make it happen to put out the fire. He gave the example of the recent construction on M-57. A fire broke out and there was not enough room for the truck to get down the road with the construction barrels so the fire trucks hit barrels as they continued on their way.
Although they can make it happen, Pousak told Bosanic any impediments makes it a challenge and obstructions will take away some time.
Bosanic was unable to meet with the public services department to receive their opinion on how the median will effect them.
"They are a key part of the decision," Ralph said. "I would hate to invest the money into the test to find out public services said no."
Mall said, as a business owner, he would be more willing to spend more money on a building were a nice beautification project, such as a median, than on a cheaper building were such a project has not taken place.
"I am just one opinion," Mall said. "I would like to see a test, but its for (the DDA) to decide."
The DDA also plans to find a city where they have a major trunk line with a median. Bosanic said he might know of a city and will try to contact them to see.
Once all the information is gathered, the DDA will make a decision on whether or not they want to move forward. If they choose to move forward with the traffic delineators, they will have to make a recommendation to the Greenville City Council.


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Many years ago I first heard the expression: Fast-Good-Cheap/Pick Two. This expression applies to many real-life situations. The saying suggests it's almost impossible to lead any market in all three categories. For concrete producers, it suggests you have to choose two of the following: great service, great product, low price.
However, a few weeks ago I read an article written by a man who disagrees with this concept. The author has spent many years in ready-mix sales, working in large and small markets. His opinion is that in a market with several producers, producers can be the market leader in only one category. For instance, if one of your competitors is vertically integrated selling both cement and ready-mixed concrete in your area, it is going to be hard to beat them on price.
How accurate is the gentleman's assertion that you can only lead the market in one category?
I look forward to your feedback about being the market leader in more than one category.
My sales experience, I worked for producers who were price leaders. These companies put their emphasis on quality concrete and consistent on-time service. The contractors who bought concrete from my first employer, told me they knew what time it was based on seeing our mixers arrive at the jobsite. That was high praise coming from people who had been used to getting cheaper concrete 2 hours later than the promised time.
In addition, we received high marks on the quality of our concrete mixes. The finishers remarked that our concrete was easy to spread around and bull-float. The commercial customers were happy that our concrete passed on-site testing and easily passed 28 day compressive strength testing. The only complaint customers had was the higher pricing.
My response was that if the contractor waited 60 minutes for the concrete to arrive, he was paying 4-6 people $15 per hour to sit around waiting for the truck to arrive. The meant $60-$90 was wasted for idle labor versus paying us $50 for concrete that would have arrived at the scheduled time. Eventually, most contractors would realize that we were saving them money.
But at the end of the day, isn't the real sign of a market leader is returning a profit to the owner. It is the decision of the top managers to determine which category is the primary focus. As you lower price in order to increase market share, your profit will probably decrease. The sales manager and general manager should use revenue per hour to evaluate which jobs to bid on and at what price to quote. Round trip time of 60 minutes or less to load, travel, pour out, and return to the plant is a good opportunity to maximize profit, even at a lower selling price. Yards per hour is another good yardstick to help determine the profitability of the operation.
Of course, the general manager will set the goals and priorities for concrete operation. So I look forward to hearing back from those of you who were able to change their market standing and sharing with the group the general operating guidelines and procedures that made it possible.


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Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld has ruled out a European nation lifting the World Cup in Brazil, writes David McDonnell in Salvador.
No European side has ever won the tournament in South America and Hitzfeld said that trend was unlikely to be broken this summer.
Asked to name his favourites in Brazil, Hitzfeld said: "Argentina, Spain, Germany and particularly Brazil.
"There is always pressure in football. The expectations may be a bit more noticeable at a home World Cup.
"But Brazil has shown at the Confederations Cup a year ago how you deal well with these special conditions."
But when it came to the prospect of a European country lifting the coveted trophy in Rio on July 13, Hitzfeld was less optimistic.
"Very, very difficult," said the former Champions League-winning boss of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
"It cannot be a coincidence that a European team couldn't win a World Cup held in South America. Not in Uruguay, not in Mexico, not in Argentina and for sure not in Brazil."
Switzerland, who stunned World Cup winners Spain by beating them 1-0 in their opening game at the tournament in South Africa in 2010, have been drawn with Ecuador, France and Honduras in Group E.
Hitzfeld admitted his side face a struggle to make it out of the group, but claimed his unfancied side can make their way into the knockout stage.
"It's a very strong group," said Hitzfeld, speaking to Laureus.com. "All three teams are not easy to beat, otherwise they would not be qualified for the World Cup.
"But we have had a very good preparation so far. We do have the potential to qualify for the round of the last 16. That is our goal. Then there are no limits."
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sato113 commented on the post, Hamilton fights back to lead Mercedes one-two 2 years, 9 months ago
@jason12 well he was closing in for sure but as soon as he was 1.5 secs behind or so, he couldn't break into the golden 1 second DRS window. it's only when Rosberg was delayed by the caterham that hamilton got drs
Keith Collantine commented on the post, Will FRIC ban curb Mercedes superiority at home? 2 years, 11 months ago
@jason12 It's in team order by default, it's not ranked in any way. You can alter the order using the controls at the top of the table.
cjpdk commented on the post, McLaren accelerate upgrades but drop FRIC 2 years, 11 months ago
@jason12 Trying to upgrade their cars so that they're even better than the Mercedes would be the best of all
Craig Woollard commented on the post, Hamilton as smart a racer as Rosberg – Button 2 years, 11 months ago
@Jason12 Nico has always been pretty clever. He knows his stuff on the technical side and speaks many different languages. He also put Schumi in the shade, and you need a pretty cool head to deal with that much […]
Keith Collantine commented on the post, Rosberg 'not sharing all information with Hamilton' 3 years ago
And he still owes us those 2 DNFs on reliability.
Doesn't work that way!
Keith Collantine commented on the post, Hamilton frustrated by slow pit stops 3 years ago
Lewis has lost a lot of time at the pit stop to Nico this year
No he hasn't, as this comment below also shows very well.
He probably supports the view that Lewis can't park the car properly.
Daniel commented on the post, Should F1 use standing starts for restarts? 3 years ago
I know yesterday you were supporting the use of DRS but this is mainly down to engine disparity making passing difficult for cars with a slower top speed. Bigger rear tyres would make slipstreaming […]
Daniel commented on the post, Should F1 use standing starts for restarts? 3 years ago
It's basically what @KeithCollantine put on twitter yesterday (link added below). There's more like gravel traps or tungsten to punish actual mistakes made by drivers and too many races being held in […]
leroy commented on the post, Two DRS zones for F1's return to Austria 3 years ago
@jason12. Let's never forget the days before DRS, when there was very little overtaking. While different tire wear has provided a better show, DRS has helped the problem of not being able to overtake a slower […]
Daniel commented on the post, Two DRS zones for F1's return to Austria 3 years ago
You can blame that on engine disparity. If we had less downforce, bigger rear tyres creating more drag and cars with a more equal top speed then we would have had overtaking, no problem.
Keith Collantine commented on the post, Two DRS zones for F1's return to Austria 3 years ago
@jason12 On the contrary – part of the reason why the drivers at the back of those trains found it hard to gain places was because each of the drivers in front of them were using DRS, thus cancelling out its effect.
Keith Collantine commented on the post, FIA 'approves entry' for 13th F1 team 3 years ago
@jason12 It isn't :-)
Max Jacobson commented on the post, Hamilton-Rosberg 'not like Senna-Prost' 3 years, 1 month ago
He might yet be, we simply don't know. The car has failed to perform to expectations evidently also @jason12 since Melbourne – it's arguably worse than its predecessor, which is quite a feat.
Max Jacobson commented on the post, Hamilton-Rosberg 'not like Senna-Prost' 3 years, 1 month ago
I am merely highlighting that Vettel has become accustomed to having a car which will plant itself as he commands and not break down persistently @jason12 – apologies if that did not come across clearly […]
Keith Collantine commented on the post, Rosberg's pole confirmed as stewards take no action 3 years, 1 month ago
@jason12 It's not illegal to engage reverse gear.
Magnificent Geoffrey commented on the post, Can Red Bull break the Mercedes stranglehold in Monaco? 3 years, 1 month ago
@Jason12 First of all, Vettel is not taking a 'serious beating' from Ricciardo by any means and secondly, the driver form table is in the traditional format based on the previous year's championship results.
David Margono commented on the post, Raikkonen queries Ferrari's strategy 3 years, 1 month ago
@jason12 Obvious anti-Vettel sentiment is obvious… but disregarding that, most of the overtakes are done at the end of the straights, where Red Bull is obviously one of the slowest; it doesn't matter how good […]
Nick commented on the post, Lewis Hamilton wins the Spanish Grand Prix 3 years, 1 month ago
@jason12 I know, tell me about it. Maybe some new engineers will be able to deliver a race winning strategy… oh wait…
TMF commented on the post, Red Bull pleased to have "rattled" Mercedes 3 years, 2 months ago
@jason12 I think that is even harder to judge. RBR had an abysmal preparation. Out of 6 days in the car I think VET got only half the laps RIC did or even less and he raced only 5 laps in Melbourne and RIC had […]
uan commented on the post, Vettel says he decided to let Ricciardo pass him 3 years, 2 months ago
Vettel told reporters after the race, "he was quite a lot quicker".
Doesn't look like he's taking any credit away from RIC.
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It seems like WRX owners always ask this question in hopes of hearing the WRX is better than the STi....I have a WRX....I know its not better than an STi and every day I wish I had an STi...lol
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It seems like WRX owners always ask this question in hopes of hearing the WRX is better than the STi....I have a WRX....I know its not better than an STi and every day I wish I had an STi...lol
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Ooh,hang on. That is the throb of a turbocharged flat four engine. A sound which,all over the world,heralds the imminent arrival of a moron - JC.
That said, I know what I have and dont, and I'm completely happy with it. In a few years when my driving record has calmed down and the current car is paid off I'll look into a STI or possibly a BRZ.
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WRX insurance wont be higher than a purpose built performance car (aka STI). Granted it does greatly depend on the driver, however my WRX was about $50 cheaper every 6 mo vs the 07 corolla that I traded in on it. (yes you read that right.. CHEAPER than the corolla!) Right now I pay about 1150/yr for ins.. could be lower but I've got my liability cranked up to 500K and my comp deductible at $50.
I'd have a 2010 STI if the going rate for me at the time wasn't an average of $1760/6mo (4 different companies.. called 5.. state farm wouldn't even quote me)
I didn't pay that for insurance when I was 17 and I'm sure as hell not going to let them rob me at 33. I'll wait it out.
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That is specificly 2011 i mean over all
I know I have a small brakes but my wife is cool with it..... I would of got an sti but the new ones werent even out yet when I bought my 08. Now I'm glad they weren't because the 08 sti's had problems with blowing motors. I would have been screwed because I started adding power mods shortly after break in.
This always comes back to what an individual is looking for in a car. There is no truth to one being "better" than the other in general - you can only focus on individual points and go from there.
That said, I think a lot of people buy these cars (both styles) because they combine some practical in with the performance. From there it comes down to individual preferences. If I just wanted performance I would likely have gone a different direction, but for a guy with a family it's a great compromise. (and if I had the money I still would have gotten the WRX because it fit MY needs best) I mean, that's a trip to the Caribbean for two weeks right there ...
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The man stood before the black altar, his bloodstained hands trembling. The trials he had been forced to endure had been gruelling, almost unbearable. He had stepped through the Mirror of False, been forced to live a thousand lifetimes, all of which ended with him going mad, destroying everything and everyone he knew and cherished. hen he woke, he found himself in the Dark. there was no sound, no light, no shape, feel sense of movement or direction, nothing but empty Dark. He stayed in there for, he had been told, nearly three months, though as he was parallel to time, he felt as if it had lasted an eternity, though at the same time as if he had never been there. It drove him half mad, he had no dimensions, nothing to base his existence off of. His final challenge had been to kill himself. Kill himself with a crystal blade, a magical object that would keep him alive no matter how deep he stabbed himself. He pierced his heart with it, collapsed, and was forced to run with the dagger sticking from his chest. He was dead in every sense, except for his mind, even his soul was empty, and he was forced to make his stiffening body move, with sheer thought and focus. If he had not been mad before, he certainly was by then. The man behind the altar gazed past him, completely blind, yet seeing all. he ripped the dagger from the man's chest, who collapsed on the ground in agony. He screamed and screamed until he was hoarse, and then slowly opened his eyes. his chest was healed, but the deathly pain remained. Another man, burly and mean looking, forced him to his feet. The blind one reached forwards and touched the other's head. his grip was firm for one so old. he began to chant strange words, his voice monotonous. A searing pain rose in the other man's head, and he tried to collapse, but he was frozen still as stone. the fire increased, filled the empty pit of his damaged soul, scorching his insides. Suddenly, all the pain was gone, and he was left to sob ob on the ground, completely insane and destroyed. He was there for an hour, or perhaps a thousand years, he did not know, before the pain dimmed and then stopped. He lifted his eyes, pain replaced by perfect clarity, fear and pain and insanity replaced by cold intellect. he was reborn. His soul still empty, but he was reborn. He was a Paradox Knight, a dark paladin, sworn to protect the innocent, with the same evil that tried to harm them.
Another man stepped forwards into the blinding light before a crystal throne. the man who sat upon it was older than perhaps any other man alive. But he held his head high and regal. The man had gone through trials that had made his spirit grow and blossom into something more. The old man who sat before him held a sceptre, made of blue-grey stone. He held it out towards the young man, speaking a prayer. The man held his hand out to touch it, felt a terrible amount of energy inside it, and nearly withdrew, but he knew that with doubt came corruption, without trust there would be no knowledge, so he reached forwards, and placed his hand on the shimmering rod. He died a hundred hundred thousand deaths, lived to a ripe old age, or died violently, each time rembering the whole thing in the next life, until finally the visions left him, and he found himself sprawled on the stone floor. He had a vague memory of every life, knew a hundred languages, a thousand ways of life, and his spirit was so brilliant that he felt constantly blinded by his presence. he stood up, and felt a strange weight on his shoulders. He turned, knowing what he would see, but still feeling surprised. golden wings had sprouted from his back. he was reborn. He was an angel, A holy scholar of war, a warrior who wielded no blade, sworn to protect the balance, and incinerate the wicked.
Alone, the angel and the knight are a trickle of influence, a nothing. but together, they can change the face of the earth, move mountains, and strike down demons. Together, they are balanced. together, they are whole.
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Corneal thickness changes during scleral lens wear: Effect of gas permeability
Mountford, John A., Carkeet, Nicole, & Carney, Leo G. (1994) Corneal thickness changes during scleral lens wear: Effect of gas permeability. International Contact Lens Clinic, 21, pp. 19-22.
The compatabillity of scleral lens wear with the physiological requirements of the cornea was assessed by measuring corneal thickness changes. Lenses made of either poly(methyl methacralate) (PMMA) (effectively non-oxygen permeable) or itaflourocon B (equalens II) material (oxygen permeability of 121 x 10-11cm2 ml O2/sec ml mmHg) were directly compared by fitting one lens type to each eye of eight subjects. The rate of corneal thickness increase was 0.98 +/- 3.33 microns/hour for gas permeable lenses and 14.84 +/- 14.93 microns/hour for PMMA lenses. this difference was statistically significant (p= 0.039)
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Every so often we get reminded that the cliches are true.
You can't take anything for granted. No one's promised tomorrow. Be prepared.
Crap happens.
Brian Hoyer's torn anterior cruciate ligament brought an abrupt and extremely disappointing end to what was shaping up to be a memorable season for the North Olmsted native who grew up rooting for the hometown team.
The torn ligament inside his right knee must be heartbreaking for Hoyer.
Average-sized quarterbacks who go undrafted get one chance to prove themselves — if they're lucky. This was Hoyer's, and he was seizing it.
He officially became the first Browns quarterback to win his first three starts since they joined the NFL in 1950, although the record-breaking victory Thursday night consisted of seven snaps. He looked in total control of the offense, had renewed hope in the locker room and was the biggest reason for the turnaround from 0-2 to 3-2 and in first place in the AFC North.
Hoyer seemed destined to get the rest of the season to show the Browns and the league what he already believes — that he isn't just a two-hit wonder and has everything it takes to be a successful long-term starter. He completed 59 percent for 615 yards,
five touchdowns, three interceptions and an 82.6 rating.
The 14 starts would've been enough for CEO Joe Banner, general manager Michael Lombardi and the coaching staff to draw their own conclusions. If Hoyer had kept it up, there was a reasonable chance the Browns would've passed on a quarterback in the first round of the draft in May.
But a late slide on a hustle play turned into a crunching hit from Bills linebacker Kiko Alonso and a painful landing. With his season over, Hoyer is powerless to build his resume. All he can do is have surgery, rehab and hope to return at some point next preseason — if the Browns pay him a $250,000 roster bonus due March 15, according to SiriusXM Radio's Adam Caplan.
In case we needed it — and sometimes we do — here's the reminder that the NFL is a cutthroat business and sentimentality doesn't have a place.
Hoyer seems like a good guy and a hard worker who wants nothing more than to win games for the team he grew up cheering. If the Browns decide they can do better, or can't wait, he'll be cut loose.
The sample size was simply too small for the Browns to make any long-term commitment to Hoyer as the starter. He'll turn 28 next week and has four starts and 192 passes in his career. It's impossible to tell if he's the championship quarterback Banner seeks.
There's no arguing Hoyer's misfortune. But the Browns would be foolish to abandon the plan of finding their quarterback in the first round of the draft.
It's also unfortunate for the organization it didn't have more time to see if it had caught lightning in a bottle. And for the fans who had been re-energized by Hoyer and also wanted to see if he could finally be the answer at the game's most important position.
For the coaches and players, there's no time to cry for Hoyer or themselves. The game didn't stop Thursday night and the season will rage on this week. The AFC North looks flawed and winnable, and the Browns are right in the mix.
Brandon Weeden was standing feet away when Hoyer was injured. It took him about two seconds to realize the game was his. By Friday, he knew the season was, too.
Weeden takes a lot of grief from fans, and was booed after his first incompletion after replacing Hoyer. But he deserves credit for keeping the right mindset during his thumb injury and subsequent demotion. He also made a handful of perfect throws in the second half to win the game — despite practicing once in three weeks.
Weeden would never want Hoyer to get hurt, just as Hoyer didn't want Weeden to get hurt in order to get his chance. But both were smart to be ready when the call came.
The focus has shifted back to Weeden. This season was supposed to be about finding out if he could be the answer. Hoyer's hot start changed that, but only temporarily. Weeden has played better in each of his three games this year, and should get 11 more starts to state his case.
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Wednesday, April 05, 2006
No Delay for Delay
The Man with No Delay
DAVE.52.1-18. We've heard of politicians who leave office and subsequently offer up some opinions that are more candid than the exigencies of political life allow. But Tom "The Hammer" Delay is clearly in the process of setting a new record. He started spouting off within hours of announcing his resignation, which means he's now shooting from the hip while still a member of Congress. That's what we call a fast gun. Frankly, he was fanning so many shots across the horizon yesterday, that's it hard to determine who exactly he took down first, but here's our preliminary count of the initial victims:
The GOP Leadership
The Washington Times reports that:
Departing Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas said yesterday that House Republicans have no vision or agenda and have let the Democrats choose the GOP leadership.
The Democrat Leadership (with collateral damage to Republicans)
Again from the Washington Times:
"The only reason I was indicted [was] the stupid rule that allows the Democrats to pick the Republican leadership," Mr. DeLay said.
He was referring to a party rule requiring that any Republican indicted for a crime give up his leadership post. Mr. DeLay has contended that is why the Democrats, who have no such rule, persuaded Ronnie Earle to seek a grand jury indictment of Mr. DeLay and keep seeking it until he got one.
John McCain
He warned that if the immigration bill sponsored by Sens. John McCain and Edward M. Kennedy becomes law, it "would seriously undermine our own base" and cost Republicans seats in the November elections. The House "should not conference with the Senate on something we haven't discussed in the House."
Cynthia McKinney
Human Events Online is reporting that:
Soon-to-retire Rep. Tom DeLay (R.-Tex.) said today he would file an ethics complaint against Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D.-Ga.) for striking a Capitol Police officer should no other House member do so first.
DeLay's comments came during a wide-ranging interview at his Capitol Hill office with reporters, including HUMAN EVENTS Editor Terry Jeffrey.
"If nobody in this House files an ethics charge, I am," DeLay said in response to a question about McKinney. "Her behavior is outrageous. And it's not the only time."
Then he blew the smoke from his revolver, established a meaningful personal and historical context for his outrage (ouch), and fired again:
The subject of McKinney came up after DeLay recounted a fond memory he had of a Capitol Police officer killed in the line of duty. When asked about his best and worst days as a lawmaker, he said his best day was the GOP's sweep in 1994.
The worst day, he recalled, was July 24, 1998, when Capitol Police Detective John Gibson was shot to death by Russell Weston Jr. in DeLay's office. Fellow officer Jacob "J.J." Chestnut was also killed that day protecting the congressman's staff from the gunman.
The episode prompted DeLay to erect a tribute to Gibson on his office wall. He told reporters that a plaque he keeps in his office with the words "This Could Be the Day" serves as a reminder of Gibson, who had discussed its meaning with DeLay only two days before he was killed.
Bang, bang.
We can't verify this because it's only an unlinked item on Drudge, but here's what's coming over the wires:
REP. DELAY ON FOXNEWS: 'Cynthia McKinney is a racist. She has a long history of racism. Everything is racism with her. This is incredible arrogance, and -- that sometimes hits these members of congress, but especially Cynthia McKinney'...
Bang, bang, bang, bang.
POSTSCRIPT. We don't know where all this is going, of course, but we can't help hoping -- like the evil conservatives we are -- that Tom reloads his shooting irons and moves out after some additional targets. We have no objection if he pauses along the way to take out Ronnie Earle, who would look much better with a Texas-style epithet branded between his eyes, but we'd also like to suggest that Tom shoot off his mouth -- with cold and deadly candor -- about the real corruption in Congress: the scruple-free cabal of rich and pampered aristocrats who are trying to assassinate the presidency of George Bush and cripple the foreign policy of the United States at one of the most precarious moments in our history. His gunbelt ought to include rhetorical bullets engraved with the names of Thomas Feingold, Charles Schumer, Teddy Kennedy, Richard Durbin, Harry Reid, Barbara Boxer, Tom Harkin, Joseph Biden, John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Charles Rangel, James McDermott, Maxine Waters, John Dingel, and Barney Frank. These people are all more despicable than even Lee Van Cleef would have the stomach to play. Collateral damage is acceptable. If bringing down Feingold mortally wounds the career of John McCain, so be it. If Lincoln Chafee, Chuck Hagel, Howard Dean, and the Lords of the MSM should get caught in the crossfire by unlucky accident, that would be okay, too, especially if some Hollywood celebrities are hanging out in the same filthy saloon.
If Tom is still in one piece after that, we'd really appreciate it if he'd also take aim at the naysayers who are trying to dispel the rumor of Scott McClellan's imminent (and crucial) departure and do what comes naturally. Maybe other members of the GOP could acquire some spine by example. You don't have to be all good and nicey-nicey to accomplish some indisensable objectives. It's called remembering the mission.
Of course, we know that makes us seem uncivil. But we can live with that. We bet a lot of you could too.
UPDATE. Do you remember the scene where Clint outdraws Lee Van Cleef and then shoots his hat into the open grave before he makes Eli Wallach put a noose around his own neck? Sure you do. Well, we've reached the part where Lee is surprised as hell to discover he's beeen shot.
We won't make any jokes about shooting McKinney's hat because Neal Boortz is still recovering from the apology he had to make about her headwear, but we will allow ourselves to speculate about who gets to be Eli Wallach in the big scene. Who in the GOP leadership would look best teetering on a wooden cross while dangling from a tree branch and waiting for Clint to shoot (or not) the rope that will otherwise hang him?
We give up. You decide. Contest rules are detailed in one of our entries for April 6, 2006.
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Northern Arizona volleyball plays two matches this week hosting Weber State on Thursday, October 28 and Idaho State on Saturday, October 30. Both matches are scheduled for 7 p.m. start times, and Thursday's match against Weber State will be available on Fox Sports Arizona and Fox College Sports.
NAU (7-12, 3-6 BSC) hosts Weber State on Thursday taking part in a local initiative to raise awareness for breast cancer by encouraging all in attendance to wear pink. NAU is currently riding a three-match win streak against the Wildcats. The women defeated Weber State, 3-1, in Ogden, Utah on Sept. 18.
On Saturday, the Lumberjacks play Idaho State and will hold its Club Night at the Rolle Activity Center. The Lumberjacks have dropped their last three matches to the Bengals. The women fell to Idaho State, 3-1 in Pocatello, Idaho on Sept. 17.
Last week, NAU played one match, a 3-2 loss at Sacramento State. The Lumberjacks traded sets with the Hornets but could not close the match in the deciding set. This week, NAU hopes to improve upon its 5-1 record at home, the second best mark in the conference this season.
"The key to this weekend's matches will be to create more offense from the outside," said head coach Craig Choate. "If we do that we will be fine. We are passing and serving well and just need some consistent play in a few other areas."
The Lumberjacks play five of their final seven matches at home. NAU is currently in seventh place in the Big Sky Conference standings.
Northern Arizona volleyball's match against Weber State can be seen live on Fox Sports Arizona and Fox College Sports Pacific with Mitch Stroman and Sharon Falor on the call. For DirecTV subscribers the match is available on channel 686 while Dish Network customers can see the match on channel 415. Fans can also follow the Weber State and Idaho State matches through www.nauathletics.com. Live stats will be provided free of charge and live streaming video is available through Big Sky TV.
Last Friday: Sacramento State
Sophomore Lexi Sullivan totaled 18 kills in Northern Arizona volleyball's 3-2 defeat at Sacramento State. The Lumberjacks fell by sets of 25-22, 12-25, 25-17, 25-16, and 15-13. NAU traded sets with Sacramento State till the fifth, entering the deciding set tied 2-2. Sullivan totaled a season-high in kills finishing with her highest total since the beginning of the 2009-10 season. Freshman Niki Small added 10 kills with a .207 hitting percentage while sophomore Kelli Dallmann posted another double-double with 45 assists and 19 digs. NAU hit .109 as a team on the night and Sacramento State turned in a .210 team hitting percentage. The Hornets had three players finish with double-digit kills led by Kelsey Elston with a team-high 11 kills and .476 hitting percentage.
Top Performer
Kelli Dallmann finished with her ninth double-double of the season in last week's only match at Sacramento State. The sophomore setter totaled 45 assists and 19 digs in NAU's five-set loss.
Last Home Match
Senior Chelsea Cheeley and freshman Niki Small combined for 20 kills in the Lumberjacks' 3-0 win over Montana State. Cheeley turned in nine kills and a .727 hitting percentage while Small totaled 11 kills and a .526 hitting percentage.
Back to Full Strength
Sophomore Lexi Sullivan recently posted a team-high and season-best 18 kills at Sacramento State last week. In the last four NAU matches, Sullivan is leading NAU with 3.00 kills per set. She played her first match in 343 days against Central Arkansas to open the season after suffering a knee injury last fall on September 17 at home against Idaho State. Sullivan received a medical hardship in 2009.
Streaking Through Big Sky
Sophomore Anna Gott has nine consecutive matches with 10 or more digs. The libero from Phoenix, Ariz., has the second longest dig streak in the Big Sky Conference this season. She is fourth in the Big Sky in digs per set this fall. Gott has yet to slip below 10 total digs per match this conference year starting her streak during the Lumberjacks' first league match against Idaho State on Sept. 17.
Double Doubles
Kelli Dallmann is one of six players in the Big Sky Conference this season to have nine or more double doubles. The sophomore setter has recorded a double-double in four of the Lumberjacks' last five matches and five of the last seven.
Holding Strong at Home
The Lumberjacks have amassed a 5-1 record at home this fall, the second best winning percentage of any team in the Big Sky Conference. NAU's only defeat came against Montana on Thursday, October 7.
Class in Session
Freshman Niki Small, sophomores Kelli Dallmann and Anna Gott lead their respective classes in the Big Sky Conference's offensive categories. Small leads all freshman with a .262 hitting percentage, Dallmann leads all sophomores with 9.66 assists per set and Gott leads all sophomores with 4.37 digs per set.
Big Sky Leaders
Five Lumberjacks rank among the top statistical leaders in the Big Sky Conference. Sophomore Kelli Dallmann is first in the conference with 9.66 assists per set. Sophomore Anna Gott is fourth in the league with 4.37 digs per set and seventh in the Big Sky with 0.28 service aces per set. Freshman Niki Small is sixth in hitting percentage at .267 and freshman Keely Stevenson is ninth with 0.25 service aces per set. Junior Kobi Christensen is 10th in kills per set with 2.67. Senior Chelsea Cheeley is tied for ninth with Stevenson in service aces with 0.25.
Milestone Reached
Head Coach Craig Choate won his 300th career match against Maryland Eastern Shore on Saturday, September 4. Choate has coached at New Mexico State (1990-93), San Jose State (1993-07), and is in his third year at Northern Arizona. He has amassed a career record of 298-286.
Feasted at Fiesta
Junior outside hitter Kobi Christensen received the Fiesta Bowl Volleyball Tournament Most Valuable Player after leading all players in hitting percentage and kills in each of Northern Arizona's three matches. She totaled 48 kills on 78 attacks over the weekend with only 11 errors. The native of Kelowna, B.C., Canada averaged a .474 hitting percentage with 4.80 kills per set with 1.20 digs per set during the tournament.
Small Only in Name
In her first collegiate tournament, freshman Niki Small earned All-Tournament team honors at the UniWyo Wyoming Invite. Small started all four matches and played in all 15 sets as NAU went 1-3 with a win over Murray State (3-1) and losses to Central Arkansas (3-0), Southern Utah (3-2), and Wyoming (3-0). Small posted a .363 hitting percentage, with 2.47 kills per set. The freshman from Ashland, Ore., also totaled 0.67 blocks per set. She led the team in hitting percentage during the tournament.
Media/Practice Information
The Lumberjacks practice Monday-Thursday from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Rolle Activity Center. Media seeking admittance need to contact Joe Scacco by phone at 928-523-6330 or by email at email@example.com.
What is the history of Northern Arizona volleyball? We're glad you asked. Going back to the old AIAW days, NAU has been a player in women's intercollegiate athletics for 35 years. In its 23 years in the NCAA, NAU has posted nine winning seasons and 15 with double digit wins. The Lumberjacks have reached the postseason 14 of the past 19 years. In 1999, NAU went to the NCAA tournament suffering a 3-0 loss to No. 5 North Carolina.
Weber State (3-20, 1-9 BSC)
The Wildcats went 1-1 last weekend and won their first Big Sky Conference match of the season with a 3-2 victory over Eastern Washington. Prior to the match, Weber State held a 0-9 record in the league standings. For the year, the Wildcats are hitting .142 while their opponents have turned in a .256 team hitting percentage. Weber State is 0-9 at home this fall and in last place in the conference through 10 matches.
Players to Watch
Bethany Wray 6-0, So., OH (3.20 kps, 1.94 dps)
Kim Lissinna 5-11, Sr., S (7.46 aps, 1.73 dps)
Nina Blake 5-5, Jr., L (3.59 dps, 0.12 saps)
Idaho State (13-10, 5-5 BSC)
The Bengals won three straight Big Sky Conference matches prior to a 3-1 loss to Eastern Washington in its final match last weekend. The Bengals hold a 5-5 mark in the Big Sky and are tied for fourth-place in the conference standings. Idaho State holds a 6-2 record at home, but are 1-7 away from Pocatello this fall. The Bengals have hit .211 for the 2010 season limiting its opponents to a .186 hitting percentage.
Players to Watch
Haylee Thompson-Brock 6-0, Sr., OH (3.41 kps, 1.68 dps)
Britta Bartschi-Rhodehouse 6-0, Sr., MB (2.64 kps, 0.63 bps)
Lori Mendenhall 5-8, So., S (8.74 aps, 2.15 dps)