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"I mentioned the other picks earlier, so from the sixth round on here, we drafted a guard in Mike Gibson, out of California. Mike played tackle at California, both tackle [positions]. He was a right tackle [two seasons ago] and this past season, he was a left tackle. He's played guard and center, so he gives us a little flexibility there. We also traded [a sixth-round pick] Cleveland for a fifth-round pick in 2009, which we'll feel good about in 2009. We were still able to get a couple players who we really liked. Joe Mays, a linebacker out of North Dakota State. He's a short, stocky linebacker who made a tremendous amount of plays. He really jumped out at you when you watch film on him, even though it's a little bit of a smaller school. We felt that he was a really exciting player to have. [LB] Andy Studebaker went to Wheaton College, outside of Chicago. He tested really well. If you pull up YouTube, you can learn all about him. He's a pretty talented guy. He's very intelligent and very gifted athletically, to where he can play linebacker, outside linebacker, or defensive end. He played defensive end in college and had a bunch of sacks. He's a pretty sharp player. We'll see how that transfers to this level, both with Joe and with Andy. We finished with King Dunlap, who is a left tackle out of Auburn, and a huge man. He's very gifted, his father player in the National Football League, his mother was an Olympian, a track athlete. He's very gifted, athletically. He's started down there for a number of years. He was a very high recruit for Auburn. Things didn't work for him as he went in the draft, but we look forward to seeing if a little change of scenery doesn't help out here in Philadelphia. He'll have an opportunity to challenge for one of those backup tackle spots."
On being able to project production out of players from small schools:
"We've had a little luck with that. [LG Todd Herremans], our starting left guard, is from a fairly small school. We've had some luck with smaller school guys. You want to make sure that they dominate at that level. If they're lucky enough to have been in an all-star game somewhere, where they can show against bigger guys and you evaluate that, too. The number one thing is they have to jump out on film. You have to say that at that level, he is playing the best he can play and he is absolutely dominating the player over him. Then you hope it carries over. You go out and work him out. Our coaches did that, and our scouts did a phenomenal job of finding these guys. These schools are very small and they took the extra effort to go to the school and work these kids out to see what they're all about. That's part of the process there."
On whether he went into the draft thinking he would have used 10 of his picks:
"I mentioned that I really felt like the middle rounds were very good. I thought the first round was a solid round, but I didn't think it was a great round this year. There were a couple players that we tried to trade up for and it didn't work. So, we started moving back and we got in that area where we thought it was right. I thought we pulled out a few players who have a chance to help us down the road."
On RB Lorenzo Booker:
"I really liked the kid coming out last year. Then, the film I watched of him this year, he played a little bit at the end of the year last year and did very well. Coach [Bill] Parcells and I are friends and we talked, and I know that he had a pretty good minicamp. They're able to do that with a new coach. I think I'd at least be getting the same player I saw in college, and he's done it at this level for a very short period of time, but he's done it. So I was able to at least see him against players of this speed and caliber. I think he can come in and help us. I feel very good about it and I will consider it as a draft pick. I used a fourth-round pick on it and considering that I got a third-round pick who has been in the league one year for a fourth-round pick, I think that's a pretty good deal."
On what he would say to people who say he is drafting for next year, not this year:
"I can understand that. There are people who are going to criticize. There are going to be some who like it and some who don't. The important thing is the ones I drafted who could play, could play. Right now, I mentioned this earlier, the three that we picked up on the first day, and I include Booker in that, they have a chance if things work out right to come in and help this football team win games. I can't say that I've sat up here every year and felt that way. There are certain guys who we brought in that I thought it would take a year or they were playing behind a player that they probably weren't going to beat out. These three, barring injury or doing something I wouldn't expect them to do, I think they could come in and help us win some games this year."
On drafting QB Kevin Kolb last year:
"I thought we needed that last year. There was a player that I liked, at a position that we needed a backup at, at that particular time. I don't pick guys necessarily to be backups; I pick them to be future starters. I don't want guys who are just career backup guys. That's not what I'm shooting for. It might happen that way at times, but it's not what I'm shooting for. With that, that's a pretty important position, and we needed it, so I took it."
On whether he feels the need to talk to CB Lito Sheppard about his situation:
"Yeah, we'll work something out. Something will be worked out."
On whether he received any offers for Lito this weekend:
"Not significant ones."
On how he sees the team's cornerback situation working out:
"We'll see how it all works out when we get to that point."
On whether there's a possibility that Lito will be excused from mini-camp:
"That's not what I'm looking at right now, no. He's part of this football team, just like everybody else."
On whether there's a chance that CB Jack Ikegwuonu will not sign with the Eagles and will sit out 2008 and re-enter the draft in 2009:
"I'm not concerned about that, no."
On whether he feels Ikegwuonu will sign:
"That's what I've been told."
On the versatility that all the new offensive linemen seem to have:
"You know that I've always done that. Most of the guys that we have playing for us were college tackles. I think that's important. I like that versatility. I've got two of them that I think can also play center and I think that's important. It presents a lot of competition and that will be good."
On the new trend of slimmer, quicker defensive ends being a result of the NFL being more of a passing league:
"Everything's set up that way, it's a speed game. The fellas that we're bringing in, and have brought in, are speed players. That's not to say that they can't play the run. I would like to have them play on the other side of the ball and still play physical and all those things. But, yeah, I'd say pass rushing is important."
On whether, with the offseason moves, he feels the Eagles are contenders in the NFC East:
[Jokingly] "I appreciate you reminding me that everybody [else] made the playoffs. Yeah, we do. We're going to be in a pretty good NFC East, and we want to make sure that we do a little better job in it."
On whether there's a chance that Lito may still be traded:
"No, as I sit here, right now, Lito is an Eagle. That's how it is, just like every other guy on this football team. It gives us one great opportunity for a nice secondary. The way to use him is just like we used [former Eagles CBs] Bobby Taylor, Al Harris and Troy Vincent. We just rotated all of them and they were all starters in our eyes. Just let them play, that's the way I look at this secondary."
On whether he will restructure Lito's contract or their will be other concessions:
"We'll talk about all that. I'll talk to Lito about that."


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The first fight was legendary because of its questions. The second fight will be historic because of its answers. In one of the most highly anticipated rematches in UFC heavyweight history, world champion Brock Lesnar meets former conqueror and interim titlist Frank Mir in a effort to redeem his lone Octagon loss. Since Mir locked up the 265 lb Lesnar in February of 2008, both men have been riding waves of momentum that have made this fight inevitable. Can Lesnar erase his lone disappointment and continue his dominance or will Mir prove that skill and will can still tackle strength . . . Click here for more
It's the biggest event in mixed martial arts history, and for UFC 100, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is bringing out the big guns. Two championships will be on the line when UFC heavyweight title holder Brock Lesnar defends his crown against rival Frank Mir in their long-awaited grudge match, and UFC welterweight champion Georges "Rush" St-Pierre puts his belt up for grabs against Brazilian knockout artist Thiago "Pitbull" Alves. Also, The Ultimate Fighter coaches collide as Dan Henderson takes on Michael "The Count" Bisping in a pivotal middleweight showdown. For more info, visit the official site for UFC 100

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Hello. I want to vault my ceiling in the bedroom and would like to know how to beef up the rafters that will allow me to remove the ceiling joists
A lot depends on how your rafters are built. Are they 'stick framed' or trusses.
Really need to get someone to look at it and tell you what you can and can not do.
Seams like a good idea, but a lot of work, there's got to be something to stop the roof rafter from spreading, all the heat is going to stay traped up near the peak so your going to have to add some ceiling fans to force it back down.
Any time I built a room like this the customer calls back and complains it's now the coldest room in the house.
Like Joe says, your walls will spread without a ridge beam.
Depending on the existing structure of the roof system it may be possible, there are ways to keep the walls from spreading. As stated ceiling fans are a good idea.
And yes, perpendicular walls can be sheared or braces let in to counter any tendency to move, as well as the roof itself could be keeping these straight or can possibly be utilized to do so. Depends on the configuration of everything.
Two separate thoughts.
Unfortunately that is just not a question that can be answered here with any kind of authority.
A designer for this would need to know the existing condition of the rafters, ceiling joists, walls, insulation because now you will be looking at doing a non-vented attic, and many other considerations that have to be planned out to work as a whole plan for your house.
You could do a tray ceiling instead. It would look better than a vault in a BR IMO, not to mention be easier to keep it from coming down like a house of cards.
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Simeon: Crazy about Christmas (1 of 2) by Roger Thomas
This content is part of a series.Simeon: Crazy about Christmas (1 of 2)
Series: Christmas Dramas
Roger Thomas
Luke 2:21-35
Introduction: The other day I saw one of those cartoons that would really be funny if it weren't so true. It pictured two ladies hurrying down the street obviously busy Christmas shopping. They pass a window with a nativity scene. One turns to the other and says with a disturbed look, "Wouldn't you know it? Somebody is always pushing religion. Now we can't even have Christmas without it!"
Christmas makes some people crazy. I don't mean certifiably crazy. I mean crazy as in getting distracted, out of sorts, losing perspective, or doing things they normally wouldn't do. Like spending money they don't have, enduring snarling traffic, surly crowds and ... malls! What's really crazy is the notion that all this is normal! This is what Christmas is really all about!
On the other hand, what if somebody we knew announced that she was going to skip all of the commercial stuff. Instead she insisted that this Christmas was going to be spent totally honoring and worshipping Jesus. I suspect some of us might be tempted to conclude that our friend had gone crazy.
Relax, I am not advocating that! I am not calling for us to abandon all of the "normal" things that have become Christmas. I am suggesting, however, that we all might benefit if we took a deep breath, stepped back a few steps and tried to do a little less of the commercial, secular Christmas thing and a bit more of the simpler, more spiritual Christmas thing. Am I crazy or what?
I say all of that to introduce the story of one of the lesser characters of Christmas. We don't know a lot about Simeon. We just know that most people probably considered him a bit radical. But he was an old man, so they probably gave him some slack and then just ignored him. They may have thought he was just a wee bit crazy. Actually he just knew something they didn't!
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Springfield, Ohio – Visitors to Wittenberg University's historic Recitation Hall have the opportunity to enjoy a new exhibit of student artwork. A collection of colorful portraits now grace the central hallway and will be on display through February.
The final projects of a first-level course for art majors interested in a painting concentration taught by Associate Professor of Art and Department Chair Ed Charney, the portraits are examples of what is usually the initial experience with oil paint for most students.
"The portrait project embodies all of the historic, creative and technical potential that the subject of portraiture contains," Charney explained. "It is where all of our foundation goals can intersect and be realized.
"The annual assignment of a large-scale, naturalistic portrait brings several visual elements together; it allows the students to utilize the technical, conceptual and aesthetic issues that were learned in the foundations program. The portrait as subject matter requires students to merge their art history, drawing and formal design experiences to bear on a single object in space," Charney continued.
"It is my favorite project of the course because students get to apply their accumulated knowledge and ability to a subject that is charged with many layers of complexity and self-consciousness," he added. "It is one of the great technical challenges to any artist working in representational imagery."
Four additional portraits hang in the living room of the Benjamin Prince House where they provide "bragging rights" to President and Mrs. Erickson on the talents of Wittenberg students to their guests.
"Most of the students did self portraits, although a few painted friends. In my home, two of the four were done by seniors, one a junior and the last a sophomore," said Lin Erickson. "I think that they are amazing."
Recitation Hall is on West Campus Drive inside the main campus entrance at the corner of West Ward Street and North Wittenberg Avenue. The building, home to several of the university's administrative offices, including the registrar, admission, university communications, the provost and the president, is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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KARACHI, (The News): The FBI agent who was caught trying to carry ammunition and knives on board a PIA flight has been released from a Karachi police station after a judge approved his bail against surety bonds of Rs 1 million.
The District and Sessions Judge Malir granted bail to the US citizen identified as an FBI agent who was arrested from the Jinnah International Airport on Monday.
Earlier, a foreign office spokesman said the US citizen didn't enjoy diplomatic immunity as he was an FBI agent.
Police office Rao Anwaar said the court had directed the man to submit a surety bond of one million rupee ($9,800) for his bail.
The police had detained the American on May 5 at an airport in Karachi after ammunition and three knives were seized from him.
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De Blasio Advisor: Let's Make a Gigabit Hub
Mayor Bill de Blasio is outlining his vision for a city where all citizens have fast and reliable digital connections. In an address to the tech community on Monday to kick off Internet Week, the mayor said that a vibrant democracy depends on universal, affordable broadband access.
Making that happen is the job of Counsel to the Mayor Maya Wiley.
"One of the things that the mayor did not say, but that we're exploring, is whether we can create a gigabit innovation center. Which we don't currently have," Wiley said.
Wiley described a building that rents out space to startups, similar to the tech incubators that have proliferated in recent years. "But also potentially a place that the public might be able to access gigabit speeds," Wiley added.
Data that moves at a gigabit could be around 30 times faster than current average download speeds in New York.
There's no formal proposal, and no word on where the hub would be located. Wiley said it's the kind of idea the Mayor wants to set into motion.
In a few weeks time, Wiley said, City Hall will likely announce a broadband task force, including tech entrepreneurs, academics, and others, to study new ways to connect the city.


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Zimbabwe parties trade blame after mob rampage
* More than a dozen arrested
* ZANU-PF and MDC trade accusations over violence
By MacDonald Dzirutwe
HARARE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Police have arrested more than a dozen youths after a mob looted shops in Harare, and the two main parties in Zimbabwe's uneasy unity government traded accusations over who was to blame for a spate of violence.
Police said they had allowed youths from President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party to demonstrate against Harare city council for awarding a car parking contract to a South African firm but the protest had been infiltrated by criminals.
"We have arrested some known criminals from Mbare (a suburb) and we are still investigating the group that infiltrated the march," police spokesman James Sabawu told Reuters on Tuesday.
A Reuters witness saw shattered windows and empty shops early on Tuesday. Most of the shops remained closed.
Members of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) have warned unity government partner and rival Mugabe to drop plans for an early election, saying the poll could lead to a bloodbath. The state-owned Herald newspaper said those arrested in Monday's incident were suspected MDC supporters and quoted Defence Minister and Mugabe ally Emmerson Mnangagwa as blaming Tsvangirai for the violence. Continued...


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SCHS Splits with Franklin in Hoops Play Saturday
Stephens County comes away from Carnesville with a split in non-region basketball action.
Saturday, the Indians and Lady Indians traveled into the Lions' Den to take on Franklin County.
In the girls' game, the Lady Indians withstood a late Franklin County run to defeat the Lady Lions 48-35. Stephens County led for much of the second half by double figures, but Franklin County got within a couple of possessions late before Lexie Cash hit six of six at the free throw line to clinch the win.
Charity Major led the Lady Indians with 14 points, while Cash added 11 points. Josie Eavenson had 13 points to lead Franklin County.
Moving to the boys' game, Stephens County fell behind big, made a comeback, but could not withstand one more late Franklin County run as the Lions beat the Indians 58-42. Stephens County trailed by around 20 at one point in the third, then cut it to four in the fourth before Tomoriea McGlockling scored 13 fourth quarter points to help the Lions pull away.
McGlockling had 25 points overall to lead the Lions. Fred Smith scored 20 points to lead Stephens County.
The Lady Indians are now 7-13 overall, while the Indian boys are 12-7.
The Franklin County girls fell to 12-7, while the Franklin County boys moved to 13-6.
Stephens County returns to region basketball play on Tuesday night when the Indians and Lady Indians make the long trip to Covington to visit Eastside. Tip-off for the girls' game Tuesday is 6 p.m. with boys' action to follow. Air time on AM 630 WNEG and wnegradio.com is set for 5:45 p.m.


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Exclusive: Canada's Dream Industrial held talks about potential sale - sources
By John Tilak and Matt Scuffham
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (DIR_u.TO: Quote) has held talks with potential suitors to explore the prospect of selling itself, according to two sources familiar with the situation.
Possible buyers could include asset managers, pension funds, private equity firms, insurers and real estate companies, the sources said.
The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity as the matter is not public, did not disclose the names of potential buyers Dream Industrial held talks with.
They also said there has been a disconnect between the price expectations of the seller and buyers, so it is not clear if any deal will be reached.
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Groves taunts Froch on twitter
Tickets have SOLD OUT!! Sold out in an hour!! #GrovesVsFroch #Mandated #Mongoose #TeamSaintGG #AndTheTrue
For everyone wondering... Yes I completed the Rubik's cube while Froch was talking today at the Presser @skyadamsmith will confirm! ;)
Match sold 20,000 tickets in five minutes
The rematch sold 20,000 tickets in the first five minutes. Then the website crashed, promoter Eddie Hearn told ITV News' Rags Martel.
Groves: I was robbed
@itvlondon George Groves says his first fight against Carl Froch was a "robbery" http://t.co/F50AqGgIVC
Frank Bruno interview
Boxing legend Frank Bruno who was the last Brit to fight at Wembley Stadium.
Fighting at Wembley 'the Rolls Royce' of boxing
The last Briton to to fight at Wembley Stadium was Frank Bruno.
Speaking to BBC Radio Five Live, Frank Bruno said:
"Whatever the crowd was there for my fight against Oliver McCall - whether it was 2,000 or 50,000 - it didn't matter. Because those there were unbelievable, the way they got behind me and it gave me a big boost.
"Fighting at Wembley is the Rolls Royce, the Bentley, of boxing. It is a dream come true. It has always been the big place to hold the big fights. It was nerve wracking but it was an amazing feeling."
'Electric' atmosphere at Wembley for boxing re-match
I've never boxed anywhere close to the capacity of Wembley - it is going to be a great experience. But when you are in ring it is hard to tell how big arena is.
But it will be electric. And to be crowned world champion in my home town of London will be an amazing feeling.
Wembley to host George Groves and Carl Froch re-match
The highly-anticipated re-match between George Groves and IBF and WBA super-middleweight champion Carl Froch will take place at Wembley Stadium on May 31.
It will be the first bout to be contested under the arch of the new Wembley. Froch stopped Groves in the ninth round of their last contest, but controversy followed with many experts suggesting referee Howard Foster stepped in when Groves was able to continue.
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Emirates Stadium could host Groves and Froch rematch
Arsenal's Emirates Stadium could be being lined up to host a rematch between the London boxer George Groves and Carl Froch. The pair first met in November when a controversial decision by the referee meant Froch retained his IBF and WBA super-middleweight titles.
Until last Friday when a rematch was ordered. George Groves spoke to Nina Hossain.
Londoner George Groves goes for boxing super-middleweight title
Young Londoner George Groves will face off against super-middleweight champion Carl Froch in the ring this evening. 25 year old Groves is looking to extend his unbeaten 19 match streak while Froch plans to defend his WBA and IBF titles.
The two have exchanged harsh words and almost came to blows before the match even started when they had to be pulled apart on the podium at the weigh-in.


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Mares-Gonzalez Final Press Conference
By Miguel Maravilla
Photos: Big Joe Miranda
WBC featherweight champion Abner Mares (26-0, 14 KOs) of Hawaiian Gardens and former world champion Jhonny Gonzalez (54-8, 46 KOs) of Mexico City met Thursday afternoon at the American Express Stadium Room at StubHub Center in Carson, California at their final press conference. The two are set to fight Saturday night for Mares' WBC featherweight title at the StubHub Center live on Showtime.
"We are excited and thrilled to once again we have put together a great card from top to bottom. These are fights that the fans enjoy. Boxing is living a tremendous moment," Oscar de la Hoya said in opening Thursday's proceedings. "We are extremely proud to be presenting a great card. This is what boxing is all about when you have a fighter like Abner Mares and on the other hand we have Jhonny Gonzalez!"
The former world champion Jhonny Gonzalez made his final comments as he was greeted with a massive ovation from his team. "As a boxer you always want to fight the best and that is the case when I fight Abner Mares," Gonzalez said. "We have prepared ourselves one hundred percent to give a war and that's what you all want. We won't let you down. I am sure the biggest winners will be the fans and the sport of boxing because this fight is going to be a total war!"
Mares, who is making his first title defense, stated "I won't disappoint. I promise you a great fight like I always do and I expect a tough fight against Jhonny Gonzalez, a tough opponent that I have ahead of me. I want to fight nothing but the best. I am ready. Saturday you'll witness a tremendous fight from both of us. Let the best man win and who knows this might be fight of the year? Viva Mexico!"
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WBC super bantamweight champion Victor "Vikingo" Terrazas (37-2-1, 27 KOs) of Guadalajara and undefeated former bantamweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz (24-0-1, 14 KOs) of Lincoln Heights, California were also on hand as they will square off in the co-feature for Terrazas' green belt.
"I come in ready one hundred percent to give it all. Terrazas is a great champion and fighter. This is the most difficult fight of my career. He's a Mexican warrior that gives it all," Santa Cruz said. "He has struggled like I have on his way to become world champion he is not here to relinquish his crown. He is here to fight. I am here to win. The good thing is that whoever wins, the title will stay in the hands of a Mexican and may the best man win!"
Terrazas commented, "I know this will be a war between Leo Santa Cruz and I. This is my first defense and I will not lose my title. Like he said, the one who comes in well prepared will come out winning. I come well prepared for this fight and may the best man win inside the ring."
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The Showtime Extreme Card taking place before the Championship Boxing card will feature San Diego's Antonio Orozco (17-0, 13 KOs) as he will take on Ivan Hernandez (29-3, 23 KOs) of Miami in a ten round junior welterweight bout. "My first time here. I want to thank God. We are looking at a tough fight I will put on my best. It's an honor to be fighting on this card, see you all Saturday," Orozco said
2012 U.S Olympians Heavyweight Dominic Breazeale (5-0, 5 KOs) of Anaheim and South El Monte's super bantamweight rising star Joseph "JoJo" Diaz (6-0, 4 KOs) will also be part of the Showtime Extreme card as they will see action in separate bouts.
In a scheduled eight round heavyweight bout Dominic Breazeale will take on Lenroy Thomas (16-2, 8 KOs). "It's always an honor to fight on TV. I have a lot of supporters coming to watch me. We had a great camp. My trainer and I we prepared well for this fight. Best of luck to Lenroy Thomas, I will be bringing the trouble," Breazeale said.
Joseph Diaz will take on Noel Mendoza (6-2-1, 1 KO) in a scheduled six round featherweight bout. "I had a great training camp this month. I fought last month so I was right back at it at the gym just knowing I will be fighting at the Stub HubCenter. It's a blessing. I can't wait to give everyone a great performance and great night of boxing," Diaz said.
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Wednesday, June 20 saw more than 500 teachers, administrators, counselors, psychologists, and law enforcement personnel gather at the Martin Luther King Performing Arts Center at Charlottesville High School to discuss efforts of bullying prevention in schools across the Commonwealth of Virginia.
NBC29 News, the Newsplex, and the Daily Progress covered the event. Daily Progress June 26 Editorial.
More information, including presentations, can be found on the Youth-Nex website.
The conference was hosted by Youth-Nex, the U.Va. Center to Promote Effective Youth Development, the Virginia departments of Education, Health and Criminal Justice Services; the Safe Schools/Healthy Students project of Albemarle/Charlottesville; and the Virginia Department of Education Region 5 Training and Technical Assistance Center at James Madison University.


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Multisyllable Work Continues
Our multisyllable work is moving along. The students are picking up the information and gestures quite easily. They enjoy the flashcards and sorting syllables. They are learning what a pseudoword word is. The hardest part is for me, the teacher, to always present the questioning in the same order so that the students will do the same. Five minutes at the beginning of a class period is perfect and I am getting use to setting the timer. They love being the "teacher" and setting up the examples and asking the questions. The small group is a bit intimidating as far as the power responses I had hoped for. I keep pushing them and trying to make it fun. My goal of better word accuracy because of this program is yet to be determined. The program has certainly made me look at words differently.
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Enough with the Groupon madness this week. Let's talk about things that actually impact our businesses. Like holidays sales to date, and in particular, a quick post-mortem on Cyber Monday now that the week is over. Forrester fielded some questions to consumers in conjunction with Bizrate Insights (the findings will be available in full to clients in a few weeks) and here are some quick takeaways as teasers:


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What's With TLC's Obsession With All-Things-Palin
Ever wonder why I named this blog SayItAin'tSoAlready? This is why:
Sarah Palin's Hair Salon Gets Reality Show
The Wasilla, Alaska, beauty salon credited with designing Sarah Palin's trademark "up-do" hairstyle will be the subject of its own reality television show, "Big Hair Alaska".
TLC, the same cable network that produced and aired "Sarah Palin's Alaska," has announced a two-part series about the Beehive, the salon that counts the former governor and onetime Republican vice presidential nominee as one of its devoted clients.
The identity of the salon was not revealed in a news release sent out last week by TLC. The release simply said the show "goes inside a busy hair salon in Wasilla, Alaska, where the personalities of the owner and her staff are as big as the hairstyles they create."
But the Beehive, owned by Palin fan Jessica Steele, issued a Facebook post confirming that it was the subject of the TLC show.
So let me get this straight: "TLC" stands for The Learning Channel. What in the hell are we gonna "learn" by watching this show.
Hate Unions?
If you hate unions, I'm sure you never, ever take advantage of any of these 36 things they won for you:
What? You're looking forward to the weekend? Shame on you because without the unions you wouldn't have one.
Amazing and Beautiful Photographs
Check out some amazing micron microscope photos posted at the Flickr page belonging to the FEI Company. Here are two of my favorites:
The mouthpart of a caterpillar:
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Can We Call Ourselves a Democracy Anymore?
Here's a must-read from Illyse Hogue at The Nation about the potential detrimental effect the events of the past several months could have on our democracy:
Most of the endless rehashing of the debt deal has correctly focused on the fact that corporate interests and Tea Party politics have prevailed again, at the expense of the middle-class, children in poverty, students and the elderly. But in understanding the long-term impact of this drawn-out debate, too little attention has been paid to the blow it has dealt to the foundational principles of our democracy.
For months, poll after poll has showed that rank and file Americans of all political persuasion believe that revenues (the nice way to say taxes) should be a part of any deal to resolve our debt crisis. Seventy-two percent of Americans polled between July 14-17 said taxes should be raised on those making more than $250,000 per year, including 73 percent of Independents and a stunning 54 percent of Republicans. Fifty-nine percent of Americans wanted taxes raised on oil and gas companies, including 60 percent of independents and 55 percent of Republicans. Yet Republicans refused to vote for a deal that included any revenues at all, and Democratic leadership capitulated despite the fact that the position was exactly the opposite of what large majorities of Americans wanted.
In the week leading up to the vote, over 600 rallies were held around the country supporting the passage of a clean debt ceiling bill and protecting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid from cuts. MoveOn.org alone made over 125,000 calls to Congress to support a clean debt ceiling raise. Coverage of all of these rallies was minimal at best. There was also one Tea Party rally, which despite the impressive resources of their corporate backers was sparsely attended. Yet the talk in Washington almost exclusively centered on what the Tea Party would accept.
This combination of factors—overlooked citizen action, disregarded citizen opinion, unheeded expert warnings, uncritical press coverage that ignores the facts in front of it and denigrates participation by ordinary citizens to boot—creates conditions for a broad-scale disengagement of Americans from the processes that nominally allow them to participate in governance. In short, people give up. In fact, when a Washington Post poll last week asked for single-word characterizations of the budget negotiations, "disgusting" was at the top of the list, along with "ridiculous" and "stupid." Seventy-two percent of Americans polled responded with a negative word, and only two percent had positive feelings to offer. This is a far more disturbing trend then one that reflects anger and frustration. Anger moves people. Disgust and a view that government is stupid creates apathy.
In between we had the 2010 Citizens United decision, which rebuilt those gates around the capitol that the on-line revolution had supposedly crashed. Corporate cash, already omnipresent in lobbying, dominated the airwaves and 30-second ads, played over and over once again, drowned out the millions of organized voices crying for change. That led to the 2010 election of radical candidates representing a tiny minority of Americans who were more concerned about the federal deficit than they were about joblessness and the overall economy.
The debt deal's final resolution to what essentially amounted to a hostage crisis by that minority represents a complete unmooring of official decision making from the will of the American people. The last few weeks could be the final straw that leads to a collapse of confidence not just in this government but in the American project of self-governance. When citizens don't participate, democracy is in peril. At a time of so much great need in our country, sending the message that citizen involvement is futile is dangerous not just to the substance of one debate but to the core principles that allow us to call ourselves a democracy. Are we really prepared to risk that?
As you can tell, I almost cut and pasted the entire article. It's that good. If you have time, I suggest you read the whole thing.


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Any ideas on how to approach this one?
We're getting a room ready for our firstborn (due in June), and I was scoping out a run for a new electrical circuit. I checked in a "box" built into a corner of the nursery, and found this pipe.
The pipe is a vent pipe for a first floor bathroom sink. Upon closer inspection, I saw the pipe had come out of its fitting, possibly several years ago. There is some vertical play, but very little horizontal play.
Oh, and the fitting is about 10" into the wall (it's a boxed-in corner of the room, next to the 2nd floor bathroom, no service panel). There is no odor whatsoever, and I see no evidence of condensation/moisture.
Any advice on how I can re-connect this would be appreciated! Especially if I don't need to tear down walls or call in the pros.
Years ago, I had a similar problem! At the time (before reciprocating saws) I made cuts using a hacksaw blade at 3,6,9and 12 o'clock right down to the valley of the threads. Then, using a pointed drift I was able to drive it in between the cuts and peel the sections out!
A reciprocating saw would make this much easier!
Of course, the threads are damaged, but giving them a liberal coating of silicon caulk and screwing in an ABS threaded adapter a solid connection can be made. The vent pipe isn't under pressure, it just needs to contain fumes!
A section of ABS pipe is glued in and connected to the shortened galvanized pipe using neoprene sleeve and hose clamps!
If I see what I see in the bottom pic,,,you have 3 elbows running around in a giant u shape. Is this the same pipe that is rusted off in the top pics?? IF this drains water I would cut most of this out,put ONE plastic elbow and maybe a cleanout tee if it helps you any and straight from where it comes thru joist to where this pipe runs too,,,in other words cut out ALL the steel pipe and hook this new plastic,right to that cast stack threads. Even if it is JUST air vent,but the newer plastic says it drains water or it would still be steel also!! Previous poster had right idea on removing threads,,careful,dont damage it!!
Thanks for the tips!
It looks like plastic in the 3rd pic, but it's just painted metal. Not sure why they'd choose to paint it.
But the same people thought it'd be a great idea to have the whole upstairs on a single 20-amp circuit, and decided not to run air ducts to this bedroom or the adjacent bathroom :eek:. Both problems I'm addressing now- ran a duct to the bedroom and a 240v baseboard heater in the bath.
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BLAIRSVILLE — Borough council approved two requests Tuesday from the Blairsville Community Development Authority on projects designed to enhance commerce.
Council approved a request from BCDA Executive Director Leann Chaney to pursue funding through the state Department of Community & Economic Development that would help local developers in attracting a grocery store in the community. The request was approved 5-0, with council member Mary Ugoletti not present for the vote.
Chaney asked council to consider having the borough apply for the funding for the grant, which is through the Keystone Communities Development Grant program.
If the DCED approves the funding, the grant would come to the borough and be loaned to a private developer, who would have to repay it to a revolving loan fund that the borough would manage, Chaney said. That funding would then be available to loan for future projects, with council approval. The revolving loan fund currently has $23,000 from a past grant-to-loan project.
"It generates some funding that we can keep loaning out and getting paid back, but we make a little on the interest," Chaney said.
She said if council was interested, the BCDA would be able to begin efforts by holding a public meeting to give residents a chance to discuss the project and its impact and to prepare a resolution for adoption at a later meeting.
The borough can apply for up to $500,000 or 30 percent of the project's cost, whichever is less, Chaney said. She said the BCDA would look into what amount it would need for the borough to apply for.
Council President Pro-tem Carolyn Smith voiced caution with potential borrowers who may pose a risk.
"I think we should watch who we give it to because if they go defunct, we're out," she said.
Chaney said the DCED has guidelines and requirements such as documentation on business history, site specifics and benefit to the community, as well as documentation from the borough evidencing the developer's ability to pay back the loan.
The DCED accepts applications on a rolling basis, she said, and "there's really no targeted announcement date" on when she'll receive word on whether or not the application was approved.
Chaney said she thinks it would be "a good opportunity" for the borough.
"We would love to have a grocery store," she said, adding that if that didn't work out, "we could always go back for something else."
Council also voted 5-1 on Chaney's request for council to pledge $5,000 in matching funds from its 2014 budget to DCED and the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for engineering and design of a pedestrian and bicycle bridge over Route 22. Smith voted against the motion.
The estimate for the engineering and design is $360,000, Chaney said. She said the BCDA is looking to help Indiana County with raising the matching funds. The county has applied for up to $180,000 through the DCED and $180,000 through the DCNR, "but they are going to be looking for a local match" from various entities interested in the bridge project.
Indiana County Parks and Trails has contributed $10,000 out of its annual budget and $5,000 has been matched by Residents Advocating Good Environment, Chaney said. Indiana County Parks and Trails was able to contribute the funds through Act 13 Marcellus Shale money, to be used toward equipment but not salaries, so it's going toward engineering for the trail.
The BCDA has approached Burrell Township and is working with them, as the project is located in that municipality, she said.
The applications have been submitted already, she said, but the BCDA is "continuing this effort to raise money."
"The more that can be contributed, the more competitive those two applications will be," she said.
A commitment letter from the borough would go to the state, but the funding from the borough wouldn't be needed until 2014, she said.
Chaney said some of the benefits of the bridge to Blairsville Borough include economic development through increased access to downtown businesses, more attractive residential sighting and more interest in living in the borough. It would also extend the Hoodlebug and Ghost Town trails into the borough, and would address safety observations that were identified in a previous study on Route 22.
In other matters, council approved a proposal from police Chief Michael Allman to purchase a new police vehicle for $24,950 through a state bid through Tri-Star Motors.
The Ford Expedition would be purchased after three years of leasing for $1.
Allman submitted the proposal because two of the borough's three cruisers are in bad shape. He said he wants to get into a rotation where the same car isn't being used every day and building up mileage.
Council hired Ligonier Construction for $33,155 for road paving projects for several streets. The bid was one out of six submitted to council.
Council also approved a motion for $975 plus UPS shipping to purchase a new tic-tac-toe board for the playground after it was discovered damaged recently.
The mayor proclaimed April 26 as Arbor Day in Blairsville.
The annual community cleanup day will be held Saturday, April 27. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. and cleanup starts at 9. Volunteers will meet in front of the BCDA office.
Sheetz will provide lunch. The first 100 participants will get a free T-shirt, and minimum contributions of $25 will be accepted to have names printed on the back. Quite a few people are already committed, with WyoTech sending roughly 50 students to help out.
Anyone interested in volunteering or providing supplies can contact the BCDA office at (724) 459-8588.


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ItalDesign has begun its own Geneva teaser process with a video push on YouTube. The latest video (below) shows that they're not just hinting the car's name but also a few design elements.
A while back the Volkswagen Group acquired ItalDesign and added it to the
Audi began its Super Bowl lead up back on Jan 17 when it confirmed that the LED lighting of the new S7 would be the focus of its 2012 Super Bowl Ad. One photo, released with some press copy, depicted the S7 driving through the woods at night. Then, just today, a new video teaser revealed by Audi on YouTube reveals even more of the plot and one that seems to spoof the popular 'Twilight' movie series just a bit.
You may recall that the day before Audi released details and drawings of the Frankfurt-bound Audi urban Concept , the car skinned with psychedelic test mule camouflage raised eyebrows when it made a brief appearance in a busy section of Berlin. Now, Audi has released a teaser made from footage shot that day. Watch it below.
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Audi has released a video short via YouTube of the next-generation A6 due to debut in December and likely to quickly follow at the North American International Auto Show. Watch the teaser below.
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NHL Awards Gets Best Audience On Record FC Cincy Signs Deal With Premier Partnerships Bellator Seeks Traction With PPV Event Speed Reads ESPN Extends BYU Football Rights NHL Brings Star Players To Draft Fan Fest ESPN Ribs Actress Scarlet Gruber Butler Trade Could Be Transformative For T'Wolves NBA Draft Overnight Ratings Rebound For ESPN Amazon Could Seek $2.8M For "TNF" Ad Packages
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adidas Posts Big Drop In Q2 Profit, But Beats Expectations
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adidas' Global Sales As Part Of Restructuring
TAKING A CLOSER LOOK: adidas said that "sales grew in the US and in Latin America, but fell in most major European and Asian markets." The company also indicated that "profit margins were squeezed due to higher operating costs and an increasingly competitive retail environment." Sales for the TaylorMade-adidas Golf brand increased during Q2 (BBC.co.uk, 8/5). However, the company's Reebok brand posted an operating loss for Q2 of $73.4M. Hainer said, "I am confident that our results will improve as we go through the remainder of the year. I believe we have seen the bottom in our financial performance this year." Meanwhile, REUTERS' Eva Kuehnen reports adidas is looking to save more than $143.9M in '10 by "cutting 1,000 of its almost 39,000 staff this year and by closing regional offices and potentially some of its stores" (REUTERS, 8/5). As part of the restructuring of management responsibilities, adidas' Exec BOD will consist of Hainer, Stamminger, Head of Global Operations Glenn Bennett and CFO Robin Stalker. In addition, TaylorMade-adidas Golf President Mark King and Rockport President Michael Rupp will continue to report directly to Hainer (adidas).


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Rozae Nichols Two Tone Top
Two-tone tops tend to be so disarming!
Wake up that pants wardrobe.
Simple and great looking
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Can a crew neck sweater get any more awesome than this? Im affraid not. The contrast coloring is, as chad would put it, "neat"
really cool colorblocked shirt by urbans brand..this is kidna stolen from designer shirts from last year but hey at the price why not.Added 8 Years Ago from Urban Outfitters
This is really preppy. I feel like I might wear this if I go sailing. Except I don't have a boat.Tags: white, two, tones, cardigan blueAdded 9 Years Ago from Forever 21
This is a really great color scheme for the iconic Hervé Léger dresses. It is the ultimate weapon for an evening of seduction yet it shed the essence of the brand. It looks and fits "léger". That is, "light".
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Wash. Times continues to publish false claim that Big Three autoworkers earn average of $70 per hour or more in wages and benefits
An editorial and a column published in The Washington Times included the false claim that U.S. autoworkers earn an average of $70 an hour or more in wages and benefits. In fact, according to General Motors, the figure is based not only on current workers' hourly wages and benefits, such as health care and retirement, but also retirement and health-care benefits that U.S. automakers are providing for current retirees.
In a December 3 column [1] published in The Washington Times, syndicated columnist Jack Kelly falsely claimed that "GM, Ford and Chrysler pay their employees an average of $73 an hour." Similarly, in a December 1 editorial [2], the Times wrote: "As Washington Times reporter David M. Dickson recently reported [in a November 24 article [3]]: 'Before contract negotiations between the UAW [United Auto Workers] and General Motors commenced last year, UAW workers earned between $70 and $75 per hour in wages and benefits.' " In fact, according to General Motors, which reportedly puts its current hourly labor costs at $69 [4], this figure is based not only on the cost to the auto companies of current workers' hourly wages and benefits, such as health care and retirement, but also of retirement and health-care benefits that U.S. automakers are providing for current retirees, as Media Matters for America has noted [5].
As Media Matters documented [6], on November 28, the Times published an op-ed [7] by Heritage Foundation president Ed Feulner in which Feulner falsely claimed that "UAW employees earn three times as much as an average blue collar worker makes - $75 per hour on average in wages and benefits." Numerous [8] other [9] media [10] figures [5] have also advanced the falsehood that autoworkers earn $70 or more per hour in wages and benefits, some using it to blame autoworkers for the domestic auto industry's financial straits.
From Kelly's December 3 column:
Soaring gasoline prices in the summer and the stock market crash in the fall have made their illness acute, but the "Big Three" have been losing money for years. The chief reason is their higher labor costs make their cars about $2,000 more expensive than comparable foreign models.
General Motors (19 percent) and Toyota (18 percent) have about the same share of the U.S. car market. But Toyota has enormous efficiency advantages. GM has eight product lines, Toyota three. GM has 7,000 dealers, Toyota, 1,500. Toyota pays its workers in the United States an average of $48 an hour. GM, Ford and Chrysler pay their employees an average of $73 an hour. For GM to have a chance to become competitive, it must cut its product line at least 50 percent, its dealer network at least 50 percent, and its labor costs at least 30 percent.
But any bailout that's acceptable to the United Auto Workers - and thus to the Democrats in Congress - will be designed to avoid the pain such cutbacks would inflict.
The current environment for auto sales is toxic, and is likely to remain so for at least a year. This means ever more and ever larger subsidies will be required to keep the doors of the Big Three open. Eventually taxpayers will run out of patience, or milk. To avoid discomfort now, we court catastrophe a short distance down the road.
If the Big Three sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection now, one strong company could emerge from the wreckage. Surely the United States would be better served by having one healthy car company instead of three terminally ill ones. But good sense, alas, rarely makes political sense.
From the Washington Times' December 1 editorial:
The American auto industry's "Big Three"(Chrysler, General Motors and Ford) have asked Congress to help their failing companies with a $25 billion cash injection. The loan - unlike the other $25 billion offered, which they did not use - would be made on an emergency basis to help keep operations open. Essentially, automakers were being asked to revamp facilities on their own dime and then be paid back by the Department of Energy. Much of the Big Three's financial problems stem from the irresponsible contracts its members have signed with the United Auto Workers (UAW).
As Washington Times reporter David M. Dickson recently reported: "Before contract negotiations between the UAW and General Motors commenced last year, UAW workers earned between $70 and $75 per hour in wages and benefits. International firms paid their nonunion workers about $45 per hour in wages and benefits. The hourly cost differential was between $25 and $30."
That disparity will be reduced over time as the new contract is implemented- [with wages leveling off to] an average of $40-45 an hour at GM. Quite clearly, union autoworkers have enjoyed salaries that are far beyond what their companies can afford, especially as sales have slowed by 10 percent during the economic downturn this year. It is important to note that foreign automakers have fared better by placing their plants in right-to-work states, as opposed to states with compulsory unionism like Michigan.
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DIY Traveling Pop-Up Cinema Occupies Moscow Courtyards
A sustainability-themed mobile movie theater made from reclaimed wooden pallets raises awareness about environmental issues in urban spaces.
Sustainability-themed urban cinema space project 'On The Way' has been launched by bbbspaces in Moscow, Russia. This mobile movie theater has seating made from reclaimed wooden pallets, an inspired design that emphasizes the the project's focus.
The pop-up theater has appeared in courtyards and residential areas across the city, screening documentaries that relate to environmental issues in urban spaces. Iconowatch reports that the organizers also collect recycled paper at the events, and are planning to feature props that raise awareness about urban cleanliness, including a giant chess set made of recycled materials and a urinal unit with a sign that reads "The courtyard is not a toilet."


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Brandon Davies, the third-leading scorer for the third-ranked Brigham Young men's basketball team, will not play the remainder of the season for violating the school's honor code.
The team's momentum for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, and its chances of reaching the Final Four, might go with him.
In making the announcement Tuesday night, the school did not offer specifics on Davies' transgression. He is a 6-9 sophomore from Provo, Utah, who averages 11.1 points and is the leading rebounder at 6.2 boards a game.
BYU doesn't have much time to recover and might have to win its last two regular-season games and go far in the Mountain West Conference tournament next week to get a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. The NCAA tournament selection committee weighs players' availability for the tournament when assigning seeds.
Player of the year candidate Jimmer Fredette, who leads the nation in scoring at 27.3 points, and second-leading scorer Jackson Emery (12.6) will have to shoulder more of the scoring, as will Noah Hartsock, who averages 9 points and 6 rebounds per game.
BYU will try to clinch a share of the Mountain West championship Wednesday against New Mexico, the only league team to beat the Cougars this season. BYU hosts Wyoming Saturday in its regular-season finale.
The Mountain West tournament will be played March 9-12 in Las Vegas.
Davies could face additional punishment. In its statement, the school said it became aware of his violation Monday. "Some decisions regarding Davies' future on the basketball team and at the university are yet to be determined," the statement said.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
How the HuffPo Celebrates Obama's Reelection
Yep. Not even 24 hours have passed before they are dragging Israel into the situation and taking shots at them. They also followed this up with two articles about Iran, naturally encouraging the President to back off. One of them was written by shill of the regime Trita Parsi:
Naturally the hate is flowing:
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I went to the comments thread for the main article and found them pretty interesting in a GROUNDHOG DAY kind of style. The article itself was an AP reprint that didn't seem sure exactly how the Israeli PM meddled in the election (beyond expressing his opinion on the matter, which is legal, and expressing support for a politician he has been friends with for a long time, which is legal too) but was sure...well, maybe sure...well, at least speculating that terrible punishment awaits for daring to not toe the HP line.ReplyDelete
The comments, though, had some real jewels:
*One commenter said that Israel had gotten a blank check from both Bush presidencies, something that anyone who was alive during the George H.W.'s one term would have fallen off their chair in shock (the name Jim Baker clearly was erased from that poster's memory), and also something that doesn't jibe with George W.'s combination of pro-Israel and even-handed ME efforts in his 1st term (and even for W.'s very pro-Israel 2nd term, that a lot of that began when the late Yassir Arafat got busted smuggling murderous arms and outright liked to the President about it).
*Most of these folks can't seem to accept news from Israel that doesn't jibe with their beliefs, as they insisted that Bibi was going to lose his re-election bid (one that, it's worth noting, several posters hoped President Obama would find a way to sabotage himself; they didn't notice either that the U.S. already tried and failed at that with Bibi back in 1996, or that they wanted POTUS to really do what they falsely accused Bibi of doing).
*Several posters chortled about a boost for Mahmoud Abbas where they somehow managed to make Abbas' not-really-that claim about giving up the fake Right of Return as, I'm not kidding, a measure of revenge on the Israeli PM. Not as part of what a real peace agreement would be, or even part of a greater whole involving other hoped-for setbacks for Israel (like Palestinian UN statehood) but revenge. Hamas has been more consistently supportive of a two-state answer than the HP hardcore.
*Macready is like the HP's equivalent of the kid who can't play basketball but high-fives everyone better than him. Suffice to say he F&F's a lot, but no one ever quite finds anything he writes worthy of that.
The hatred from the HP is something I'm used to. The only thing that bothers me is the fervent hoping for terrible things to happen to Israel. I don't know if they'll ever notice that they aren't very different in their specific and ultimate goals from the people they claim to be fully opposed to.
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In Reply to: RE: BIS Dynamic Range posted by Fitzcaraldo215 on June 10, 2012 at 09:25:45
Bissie statement of purpose is I think similar to the one stated on all
CIMP recordings (CIMP is a jazz label)
On all their cd's it states the following.
Digital recordings allows for a vanishing low noise floor and great dynamic range. The compression of the dynamic range is what limits the "air" and life of many recordings. Our recording capture the full dynamic range one would experience in live concert. We set our levels so that the maximum signal will not overload the recorder. This means that the average level will always be lower than you are used to.. You will find that if you set your levels to the loudest passages to be reasonably loud the rest will fall into place. You may find passages when the signal is almost inaudible, please resist the temptation to turn the volume up, this is the way it sounded when it was recorded. The quieter your system and the lower the noise floor of your listening room, the more impressive they will be
I am a little confused when they say that the dynamic range limits the "air"
Anyway I never was impressed with CIMP recordings, pretty good yes but nothing extraordinary.
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Yes, like bissie's statement, it is hogwash. There is way, way more dynamic range in hi Rez than anyone needs or can hear. Recording at lower average levels by a few dB has essentially no effect on that. Turn up the volume a bit, and it is essentially the same.
Why do they do it?? They surely have more experience about recordings than all of us put together.
If anyone would name two or three BIS recordings that have "excessive" dynamic range if they match some of the ones that I have I will look at them with an editor and look at what is going on. Most of the BIS recordings that I have are 44/24 downloads of the masters, some 88.2/24, prior to conversion to DSD. It would be interesting to compare some of the DDD and ADD or AAD recordings.
Some of the Channel Classics DSD downloads are even "worse" in the sense that the peak levels are low. However, with DSD there is no way to increase the volume over the original recording level without loss of resolution and one wants conservative levels in the first place to minimize the chance of the recording being ruined by overload. Even with PCM there is some loss of resolution in performing volume adjustments during the production process, so once a recording has been made one it is best to leave it "as is" and let the customer make necessary volume adjustments, unless one is selling recordings to idiots. (The exception would be if there are technical flaws in a recording requiring processing, e.g. EQ, in which case one may as well increase the peak levels since there will be no further loss of resolution by doing so if one is using one's tools correctly.)
If your room, neighbors, system or ears are not up to snuff you can always listen to chamber music, some of which was written to be background music and should be performed with limited dynamics.
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Dunno. You would have to get bissie to go deeper than the party line about dynamic range. I suspect it might be a carryover from their CD recording days. But, they have a perfect right to do it as they see fit. It's really not a big deal, except, for some reason, some warped people cannot bring themselves to increase the volume and would rather complain about it instead.
In the absense if an exact standard, if every other single label in the business were using just one single average volume setting on every single recording, and BIS were the only outlier, it would be a different story. But, that is not the case. It is true in my experience, though, that BIS is typically recorded somewhat lower in level than most anyone else on SACD by maybe 4 dB or so without actually measuring it precisely. As I said elsewhere, there are other labels where I have to consistently turn them down even more than that to be comfortable. Who is right? Everyone and no one. Only your own ears and trusy volume control can tell you that.
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Some dude won $75,000 by making a half-court shot at a basketball game.
The story on ESPN: said dude has to pay, gasp, taxes on his earnings!
The horror. The horror.
Some dude won $75,000 by making a half-court shot at a basketball game.
The story on ESPN: said dude has to pay, gasp, taxes on his earnings!
The horror. The horror.
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You know, in Somalia no one has the opportunity to make half-court shots for money.
Just one of those little advantages to living in a stable, democratic country.
Proof of the war on lob creators.
FTW, already.
The biggest part of the story when I first saw it was LeBron jumping the guy with a full body hug, and both of them rolling around on the floor. Of course, LeBron could have given the guy 75 large out of the cash in his couch cushions.
It's bad to tax hard-earned income. It's bad to tax dumb-luck income. It's bad to tax investment income.
Buy bonds. On sale in the lobby during intermission.
This is one area where socialist Canadians are ahead of the US: gambling winnings aren't subject to tax, IIRC.
Note that the guy says that "half" the money will go to the government, and the writer of the article grudgingly concedes that it won't be quite that much. The numbers in the article come out to less than a third of the total winnings being used to pay taxes even with state income tax included.
When I won $20k+ on WW2baMillionaire? (~yay) I ended up paying about $6k on it in taxes (30%) once all my income from that year was worked in.
Best of my knowledge that classic fable of paying "half you winnings" applies only if you win an obscene amount of money (like 1 million) that pushes you up into the Phil Mickelson bracket, but just for that year.
The feeling that big prize winners are being 'ripped off' comes from the fact that no withholding was taking place on this lump sum income, so it feels like you are being bushwhacked.
I think what happens is that for some of the bigger prizes the announced prize is actually based on 25 annual payouts, the lump sum is smaller (by 20-30% or so) and then you pay tax on that.
So on that $100,000,000 mega millions win, the sole winner "only" gets $46,000,000.
My heart bleeds.
Brutal government jackboot confiscations like this one only act to discourage the fluke windfalls we need. Why should our hard-watching sports fans bother to participate in fluke-making enterprises knowing they'll only get to keep the lion's share of any windfalls they unexpectedly and unpredictably receive? Indeed, the far more sensible Republican plan is to get out of the way and foster an environment conducive to fluke winfalls; in fact, it appears that only by assuming the successful engendering of a veritable rash of fluke windfalls can we make Republican economic theory seem to work.
He should take his ball and go home. Or move to some unregulated Libert-opian island.
Dude EARNED that money. He's a PRODUCER. A MAKER. If the tyrannical Obamafascist government keeps this up, if you can only make $50K for sinking a half-court shot, all the half-court shooters will go Galt. And THEN where will we be? Sleeping in refrigerator boxes and eating rats, that's where we'll be.
Remember the talking point: I've never gotten a job from a non-half-court shooter.
Sadly, this isn't even the worst current sports/dumb right wing talking point story in the media right now.
Oh no. If the idea of progressive taxation loses the support of that subset of golf fans who don't understand the issues at stake, where will we be?
Mickelson is going to voluntarily earn zero dollars because he is tired of filling swimming pools with the hundreds of millions of already-taxed dollars he's earned? Oh, the horror. Incidentally, this is zero-sum: His quitting just means someone else will take the payday — not that golf will actually stop being productive. So, even in the fauxtrage article.. Republicans swing and miss at actual economic theory.
I guess the argument is that he creates wealth for others b/c he's exciting, but I think both Rory and Tiger are far bigger draws than Phil (definitely Tiger).
Also he's doing something that not only is a leisure activity for most people who participate in it, but a leisure activity they pay a good amount of money to do. How would Phil go Galt? Play tennis instead?
It's well known that golf is the most popular sport of the regular folks out there.
All income from whatever source derived. Don't want to pay tax, decline the prize.
In the US I believe you can deduct gambling losses, but not anymore than offsets your winnings (I think). If you could deduct gambling losses like you can business losses, you could theoretically end up not paying tax. That's terrible policy. Gambling is not running a business. Deducting only to the extent it zeros out winnings is more than fair.
You gotta have records, which accounts for the guys picking up losing tickets at the track.
the IRS has been on to that scam for years.
"You gotta have records, which accounts for the guys picking up losing tickets at the track."
losing tickets from the track tend to have footprints on them. there was even a tax court case decided by that very issue.
Wife won a brand new Cadillac in October.
$34K taxable value. Vendor paid the state sales tax.
Federal tax to be paid up front as gambling winnings. State tax obligation to follow. Changed our tax bracket also. We are retired.
After tax "earnings" from this win came in at $18K.
Not complaining but.. sure would feel better about the whole episode if I had the confidence that people who rake in interest income in the 6 or 7 figure range were treated the same..our tax obligation was closer to 1/3 of winnings. Ummm … somewhat more than the familiar 13%.
Where's Mitt Romney's accountant when you need him?
I think he might cost you a bit more than 20% of $34K.
the state sales tax, paid by the vendor, is also taxable income to you. sorry.
Quite so.
Here in Upper Canadia, the Mighty Dutch Woman I married has for 20 years always bought the $100 hospital fund-raising lottery ticket. This year, she won a $20,000 trip to Thailand, which we have no interest in visiting. We'll take the $16,000 cash equivalent and put it in a TFSA and her RRSP. Just another reason to be glad I escaped from the land of the free and the home of the brave 35 years ago now.
And 1813 was an awesome year – will be enjoying the commemorations on the Niagara frontier all summer long. Fort George and Stoney Creek should be fun.
Have Canada and Australia carefully defined "gambling winnings"? Because if we exempted them from taxation here in the U.S., I'm fairly sure that within five minutes someone would start arguing that investment income was gambling winnings.
Mind you, they wouldn't be entirely wrong…
I bet this guy doesn't get crap from the neighborhood kids, when he's shooting baskets.
Not that I'd actually bother reading the comments on the story but I'm sure about half of them are blaming Obama as if he invented the income tax or the half-court shot prize money tax which is contained in that legislation that enacted cap-and-trade, single payer, and FEMA death camps.
unless i'm mistaken, that would be $50k more than he had, when he walked through the arena turnstile that night. of course, i'm of the opinion that all income should be treated as ordinary, and taxed at ordinary rates. why should "joe sixpack", working his ass off on the assembly line, get taxed at a higher rate than mitt romney, on his investment or interest income?
If the Mittster had made that shot, he would have sold the rights to the winnings to a non profit for $74,000, and paid 15% capital gains taxes taxes on the $74,000 (minus the $100 fro the ticket to the game).
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