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The seven remaining teams start off in El Jem Coliseum, the pit stop for the fourth leg. Upon departure they are given a route marking which tells them they must find a monument known as the Tataouine which is 300 miles away. Although Paul and Amie arrived fifth in the last leg, production problems cause them to move ahead one place in front of Frank and Margarita. When the teams arrive at the Tataouine, they are given a Detour. They must chose between an easy and a difficult game. The easy game is at a hard to find location and the hard game is at an easy to find location. The games are called ""Puzzle"" and ""Listening"" .All the teams chose Listening in which they must find the clue using a walkie talkie and find where the other one is. There they will find the clue. The clue says that must find a ""yellow and white flag"" in the middle of the Sahara Desert and that there are rocks to guide them there. Some teams are a little bit confused as to how the rocks guide them there. But eventual
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|Desert Storm
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"The Amazing Race," which combines the glossy production values of an IMAX movie, the physical demands of "Eco-Challenge" and the human drama of "National Lampoon's Vacation," sets new standards for reality TV. This is as good as it gets. [5 Sep 2001]St. Louis Post-Dispatch Full Review
Brings new energy and respectability to the "reality" genre popularized by the same network's "Survivor" -- and surpasses it in spectacle and human drama. Great TV lives. ... There is so much more to this show than there is to most of its ilk. [5 Sep 2001]Washington Post Full Review
I love this show. I never thought I'd love a reality show, because mostly I hated all those shows with their wannabe models, fat yutzes and half-wits who try to be as smart as the fat yutz from "Survivor" but are dumber than a family tree of Bushes. But this one actually is so good I am already addicted.New York Post Full Review
This rousing, scenic contest could well set the entertainment standard for new series this season. [2 Sep 2001]Orlando Sentinel Full Review
Probably the best of this genre since the network's "Survivor." [5 Sep 2001]Chicago Tribune Full Review
CBS may have the most appealing nonscripted hour of the fall. [4 Sep 2001]Denver Post Full Review
The best so-called "reality" series since "Survivor." ... "Race" is not only exciting but fascinating to look at. [4 Sep 2001]Deseret News Full Review
The Amazing Race... looks like The West Wing of reality, the first of the descendants of Survivor that may outshine its parent. [2 Sep 2001]Philadelphia Inquirer Full Review
With this thrilling trip around the world, CBS blows away the Summer of Rats --- thank you "Fear Factor" --- while creating a terrific companion piece to the net's comparatively tranquil "Survivor." [3 Sep 2001]Variety Full Review
What really separates this Race from the competition... is the blessed absence of most of the contrived conflict and melodrama that have become reality's reason for being. [5 Sep 2001]USA Today Full Review
An exhilarating, fast-paced competition filled with colorful characters, "The Amazing Race" is a pulse-pounding good time.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Full Review
An ambitious and wildly paced around-the-globe journey... "The Amazing Race" appears to have what it takes to become reality TV's next big thing. [5 Sep 2001]San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times Full Review
If you're like me, this show will hook you in.Houston Chronicle Full Review
As long as the show's 13 episodes retain the unrelenting sense of bedlam that characterizes the first, they'll be fine. [3 Sep 2001]Seattle Post-Intelligencer Full Review
Plays down the drama and ratchets up the entertainment. All the teams are compelling for one reason or another. [5 Sep 2001]Arizona Republic Full Review
The pace, beginning with the group's launch in New York City, is fast enough to make the race, not the accompanying whining, the main event. [5 Sep 2001]Philadelphia Daily News Full Review
The show's global scope, scenery and overall sense of adventure make it a veritable Doctor Zhivago of the [reality] genre compared with most of the swill lately in play. [2 Sep 2001]Dallas Morning News Full Review
Ambitious and complicated. [4 Sep 2001]San Diego Union-Tribune Full Review
[A] half-decent start.People Weekly Full Review
The show at least moves at a fast clip and blazes past some impressive scenery ... Despite the higher production values, "The Amazing Race" offers little more than a blur of people shouting, "Which way do we go?" [5 Sep 2001]Cleveland Plain Dealer Full Review
For every instance of contestants behaving in a transcendent manner, there are half a dozen demonstrations of pettiness, impatience, anger and jealousy. [5 Sep 2001]Newsday Full Review
Unfortunately, watching harried Americans run in and out of airports is not fascinating television, so "The Amazing Race" gets off to a less than gripping start. [5 Sep 2001]The New York Times Full Review
As always with these shows, skepticism is advised about the "reality" of "Amazing Race," from camera positioning to participants hamming it up for the lens while embarking on what Keoghan, in an upchuck of host hype, calls "the most daring competition ever attempted." [5 Sep 2001]Los Angeles Times Full Review
A dense stew of contestants, rules and requirements. ... Some viewers may be content and even entertained by this dramatically photographed jumble of elements, but I found tonight's installment confusing to the point of being off-putting. [5 Sep 2001]New York Daily News Full Review


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HASLINGDEN'S troubled swimming pool could close and be sold to help ease Rossendale Council's financial woes.
That is one of two options recommended by council officers in a cabinet report due to be debated next Wednesday.
It also suggests that the responsibility for running of the baths, in East Bank Avenue, could be transferred to another organisation if it is not closed.
The pool is currently run by Rossendale Leisure Trust, but would require a £1.5million boost to be brought up to scratch as it suffers from 'concrete cancer'.
A panel has been set up to discuss the future of the pool, although it is not a decision-making body and cannot make a final decision on its fate.
A separate assessment group has drawn up the options that will be presented to councillors next week.
Other options, including leaving the pool as it is, building an alternative pool in the Valley and reducing current operating costs were dismissed by the assessment group.
Michael McGrath, a campaigner for the pool, said the options put forward were 'depressing'.
He said: "I, like many other people in Haslingden, are dismayed at the way the whole thing has been arrived at.
"We thought the reducing costs option was feasible and any price rises for users would have been reasonable.
"Some very dubious criteria has been used in this process.
"The option of transferring responsibility is a good idea but needs much more work and has so far not been pushed by the council to the extent it should have been."
He said the pool panel had questioned Coun Andrew MacNae, borough portfolio holder for regeneration, leisure and tourism, 'intensively'.
The Haslingden swimming pool was built in 1936 and had 78,300 users in 2011/12, including 13 weekly sessions for primary school pupils and disabled children.
Rossendale Leisure Trust has been told to save between £100,000 and £200,000 per year as part of broader council cuts.

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Thomas Christian
b.est. 1750-57 probably Virginia
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m. est. 1750
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This Person:Thomas Christian (18) has been confused with Thomas Bailey Christian (13). Person:Thomas Christian (18) is believed to have been born sometime between 1750 and 1757 [1] and Thomas Bailey Christian (13) is known to have been born on 15 Mar 1770. (needs citation)
"Nathaniel Christian's son Thomas, born about 1750-57, was one of the securities of Nathaniel's estate (along with Thomas' brother-in-law William Boydston (1753-1838)); and, of course, as a 22 to 29-year-old was quite old enough to serve in such a capacity. Nathaniel's son Thomas was living in Cocke Co., TN, in 1830 at the same time the other Thomas was living in Tazewell Co., VA. The U. S. census as well as other records document their presence and approximate ages." excerpt from [2]


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Hurricane Ike has slammed into Texas where it's caused serious flooding and damage to the area.
The centre of the storm hit the town of Galviston late on Friday night local time, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes.
But officials are worried that up to 23,000 residents have ignored orders to evacuate the area, deciding to stay put and see out the storm.
Power supplies have been cut a number of houses are reported to be on fire.
Authorities have also introduced an overnight curfew, ordering people to stay indoors until it gets light again in the morning when emergency workers can start work again.
On Friday President Bush declared a state of emergency in Texas, and people are being asked to leave their homes.
Hurricane Ike has already killed more than 70 people in the Caribbean and caused loads of damage.
Nearly 800,000 people are in temporary shelters in Haiti, which has been hit by four tropical storms in three weeks.


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Apple shoots down allegations of electronic book 'price fixing'
Washington, Apr 13 : Apple has denied allegations of the US Department of Justice (DoJ) that it schemed with publishers over the pricing of their electronic book, iBookstore and said the charges were `simply not true'. "The launch of the iBookstore in 2010 fostered innovation and competition, breaking Amazon''s monopolistic grip on the publishing industry," The Telegraph quoted Apple's spokesperson, Natalie Kerris, as saying.
"Just as we have allowed developers to set prices on the App Store, publishers set prices on the iBookstore," Kerris said, defending the fact that the current pricing structure of the electronic book is similar to Apple''s mobile software store. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has sued the technology giant for reportedly violating antitrust laws with five major book publishers: HarperCollins, Hachette, Penguin Group, Macmillan and Simon & Schuster.
The DoJ claimed that in Spetember 2008 and January 2009, Apple chief executives had met with the publishers for a series of dinners in a private room at a New York restaurant, where they are alleged to have discussed "business matters", and on another occasion, they met with a sixth publisher, where they "discussed the growth of e-books and complained about Amazon''s role in that growth".
The reports said that in 2010 the five publishers, accused of colluding with Apple, had signed up to the so-called "agency model" of pricing, under which they would command the price of an ebook as long as they give 30pc of the revenues to the retailer.
The DoJ said that publishers saw the rise on e-books, and particularly Amazon''s price discounting, as a substantial challenge to their traditional business model and to tackle this, they "teamed up with Apple, which shared the same goal of restraining retail price competition." (ANI)
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Though most fans knew this year's edition of the basketball Buckeyes would likely take time to mature individually and evolve into their respective roles, there is still an uneasy vibe following yesterday's 74-66 home loss to the Kansas Jayhawks.
The fact of the matter is that despite winning nine of their first 11 games, the Buckeyes have only played two legit opponents and frankly, they wilted under the pressure in both contests.
It was fairly easy to shake off the road loss to Duke, even though the Buckeyes had a 31-23 lead at the break and led by eight with 13 minutes left before being outscored by 10 points over the final eight minutes to fall, 73-68. The thought was that it was the first litmus test to see what kind of progress guys like Ross, Craft, Smith and Amir had made in taking on new, expanded roles and the team as a whole would learn from giving up 50 points in the 2nd half while shooting just 34% themselves.
To their credit, the Buckeyes bounced back from the defeat to mostly dismantle five straight opponents (Winthrop, not so much) and the hope was that they had grown from the Duke loss and would be ready for another big time opponent, this time in the friendly confines of Value City Arena.
Unfortunately, hope is not a strategy.
Instead, not only did Ohio State lose, they showed the same flaws that did them in down in Cameron Indoor. In fact, the flaws were the same we've seen in a handful of the wins; they were just more easily camouflaged thanks to huge individual mismatches in talent.
Through 11 games, the Buckeyes have definitely experienced growth in a few areas, most notably the emergence of Shannon Scott, but they've also seen four themes play out in a way that requires correction if they plan to be a factor in the conference race and the Big Dance.
Craft's Regression
The straw that stirs the drink the last two seasons, Aaron Craft's junior campaign can only be classified as a struggle.
The plan was for Craft to take on amplified offensive role to help compensate for some of the points lost via the departures of Jared Sullinger and William Buford.
Whether at the point or playing off the ball alongside the blossoming Scott, Craft simply hasn't played very well at the offensive end of the floor. Worse, the veteran has been particularly shaky against both Duke and Kansas.
Against the Dookies, Craft had his worst game as a collegian, missing 12 of 15 shots while turning it over three times against one assist. Strangely, Craft looked totally out of sorts with the ball in his hand even though Coach K continuously gave him the lane, choosing instead to double Thomas off the pick and pop, leaving huge holes in the defense and plenty of space to shoot.
Craft wasn't even very good defensively, helping hold Quinn Cook to 3/10 shooting but Cook still managed eight boards and six dimes and was a difference maker down the stretch.
Looking for a reversal of fortune yesterday against Kansas, Craft wasn't much better.
In 37 minutes, Craft missed seven of nine shots from the field and coughed it up four times against three assists. Overall, he was a little better defensively but his poor play out of the gate, including two turnovers and an unwise foul on a Withey and-1, put OSU in an 11-6 hole barely five minutes in.
In the two real games Ohio State has played, Craft is shooting 5/24 overall (21%), including 3/10 from downtown with seven turnovers and three assists.
Flat out, Aaron Craft must play better offensively or Ohio State is dead in the water, no matter how in love you might be with Scott at the moment.
I'm not convinced he can't do it but it sure would be nice to see him string a couple solid outings together against some tough squads.
Lack of Mental Toughness
At this point in the season, there seems enough evidence to question the level of mental toughness among this current crop of Buckeyes.
We've seen it before with individual players but by and large, Matta's teams have been fairly tough when it comes to hanging in there in hotly contested games.
Plenty of factors play a part in an opponent going on a big run but yesterday, the mental aspect of the game really hurt the Buckeyes.
At home, you simply can't waste a 14-0 spurt like the Buckeyes reeled off yesterday, turning a 23-17 deficit into a 31-23 lead with 6:19 left in the half, but that is exactly what happened.
Immediately following the blitz, Ohio State allowed a 14-4 Kansas run, giving the Jayhawks a 37-35 lead at intermission.
The run was fueled by mental breakdowns such as a Deshaun turnover on an inbounds play, Scott missing back-to-back free throws, Craft rushing a three-point try, Ross storming down the lane on an ill-advised drive, Scott hoisting an early three (career 22% 3FG), and a Craft turnover leading directly to a Ben McLemore dunk.
If that wasn't hard enough on the eyes, trailing only 48-49 at the under 12 media timeout, Ohio State allowed Kansas to deliver the knockout blow in the form of a 15-4 spurt, giving the Jayhawks a commanding 64-52 lead with just under five minutes to play.
The Buckeyes shot an amazingly bleak 2/19 during part of the run and saw Thomas whistled for a silly foul on the baseline, Sam cough it up, Scott decide to launch another three, Craft do him two better by jacking up an unconscionable three triples of his own sandwiched between a missed Smith try from downtown.
Basically, the Buckeyes fell in love with lazy ball, totally disregarding trying to get to the line or use any ball movement to get a good look, instead falling into the trap of settling for a long ball that clearly wasn't falling. For the game, Ohio State took 48% of their shots from beyond the arc (31/65) even though they were in the midst of shooting 26% from downtown. Exhibit A in not being mentally tough.
This was also an issue at Duke as the Buckeyes gave up a five-point lead down the stretch, allowing the Blue Devils to score 50 points in the 2nd half by way of failing to identify and challenge hot shooters, leaving Plumlee to terrorize the paint or Cook to get free off the dribble.
At times, this team even wears their frustration on their sleeve, which is something that should be addressed especially when it comes from the unquestioned leaders. Thomas has been very demonstrative both toward officials and in response to adversity and Craft has look less composed than ever as he challenges whistles or fails to finish plays.
Those guys need to be the rocks the other players rely on to provide a steady hand in crazy atmospheres like at Duke and yesterday in the Schott. They have it in them. It's time for it to come to the forefront.
Scoring Droughts
Coming into the season, who would step up to compensate for the lost points of Willie Buckets and Sully was of chief concern.
It was a perceived given that Thomas would do his thing and for the most part he has done what's expected. He wasn't a superstar versus Duke or Kansas but he did tally 16 in each game on the strength of 6/13 from distance, though he shot just a combined 40% overall.
The hope was Smith would continue his maturation as a scorer and Craft would put up more points as he became more assertive on penetration and confident in his stroke while playing off the ball more than we had seen in his first two years in Columbus.
Additionally, LaQuinton Ross was tabbed as a guy who could potentially emerge as a big-time scoring threat and all we heard all summer was how Sam Thompson was working out the kinks in his jumper.
Unfortunately, the growing pains are still very real for all four players as they continue their quest for offensive consistency. Smith, Ross and Thompson have all shown flashes while Craft has had a harder time, but I've seen enough to think the quintet can provide more even production than we've seen in the Duke and Kansas matchups.
We already took a look at Craft's shooting woes thus far but he's not alone when it comes to not stepping up in the two big games to date.
Smith, who managed just a 4/12 night in Durham including 1/6 from deep, didn't fare any better yesterday, hitting on just 3/13 from the floor including a donut (0/7) from distance. Over the two games, that gives him a stat line of 7/25 overall (28%) and 1/13 from beyond the arc. Rims beware.
Counted on to a lesser extent, Sam still hasn't shown that improved J when it counts. He took about the number of shots he probably should in the outing against Duke, going 2/6 from the field but yesterday he was feeling it, taking 10 shots, though making just three.
Bigger than the issue of Thompson taking 10 shots is the fact half of those were from distance. This is the part where I remind you he is a career 20% shooter from distance (7/34). I don't mean that sarcastically, either. I just think all these guys need to play to their strengths if this team is going to compete with the better squads on the schedule.
Then there's the enigma that I'm praying LaQuinton Ross doesn't turn out to be in his sophmore season. He was a deer in headlights during a few possessions at Duke but he still came up with nine points in 11 minutes on 3/7 shooting. Yesterday, he seemed to be a step slow both physically and mentally and Thad yanked him at least twice for mental lapses. In just nine minutes of action, he missed four of five shots, two of which were on a questionable triple try and a forced drive, and turned it over twice.
I have written he's totally capable of exploding onto the scene but I'm starting to wonder if his maturation process won't be a long and arduous one for all involved.
Through 11 games, another facet to the scoring problem is whether or not it's fair to question Thad's offensive strategy considering the Buckeyes flat out don't have an answer for when opponents double (or triple) Thomas.
On one hand, there should be an expectation that other sets – coming off staggered double screens, etc. – should still be able to get him the ball in scoring spots on the floor but at the same time, if good teams know they can singularly focus on stopping one guy because his teammates aren't making them pay, then I don't think even John Wooden would have much success.
The good news here is that the Buckeyes still have plenty of games remaining to see if they can't work out the kinks offensively. I haven't given up, the players and coaches haven't given up, and you shouldn't either. It's December.
Defensive Lapses
For the most part, Thad Matta-coached squads have played excellent team defense.
They may not always own the glass but being long on the wings and gaining a commitment at that end of the floor, the Buckeyes have typically held opponents to fairly low shooting percentages and points per game.
Unfortunately, this year's crop of Buckeyes has yet to put it together defensively against both Duke and Kansas.
Ohio State held firm in the 1st half against the Dookies, forcing them to miss 14 of their 20 field goal tries (30%) but utterly collapsed in the final 20 minutes, allowing the Blue Devils to shoot 58% on the way to the aforementioned 50 points.
They were beaten off the bounce and thrashed in the paint as Mason Plumlee went off for 21 points and 17 boards, five offensive.
Yesterday, the Buckeye defense allowed Kansas to shoot a blistering 56% in the 1st half and 51% for the game, yielding a season-high 74 points (Duke: 73).
Ohio State again struggled in the paint as Jeff Withey put up 14 points, but an inability to contain perimeter players Travis Releford (4/5 FG, 11 pts), Elijah Johnson (4/8, 13 pts) and Ben McLemore (8/17, 22 pts) was the real killer.
The fact only five of the 25 made Kansas field goals came from distance further illustrates how Ohio State just didn't contain guys off the dribble and struggled to rotate after the Jayhawks did a great job using inside out ball movement to get Buckeye defenders rotating in an attempt to recover on open shooters.
While it is understandable that guys are struggling to fill their respective expanded offensive roles, Matta should be able to rely on a more consistent effort defensively and against the two good teams on the schedule to date, the Buckeyes haven't delivered.
Bottom line, though the Duke and Kansas games have been tough to watch at times, we knew it would be a process. The question at this point is, are you comfortable with the respective role evolutions to date and if not, is that because you expected a faster learning curve or because you are legitimately worried that this team just doesn't have the necessary pieces to be a Sweet Sixteen-plus type of outfit?
At this point, I'm willing to hold serve because I have faith in Thad's track record in fielding a tough out but there's no question I thought this team would earn a split in the two legit games to date and that Craft, Ross and Smith would all be showing me considerably more than I've seen thus far.
Deep breath. There's still 19 more games to play before the postseason begins.


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"Few candidates come as well-prepared for public office as Rep. Janice Hahn. Having grown up in the world of politics and government, and having served as an L.A. Council Member and Member of Congress, Janice knows the community and the issues very well. Most importantly, she knows how to get things done and will be effective on day one. Janice Hahn was an exceptional Council Member and Congress Member and I am confident that she will be an outstanding Supervisor."
-- Los Angeles County Assessor Jeffrey Prang
"As a former local City Council Member and current U.S. Representative, Janice Hahn has gained invaluable insights about how to make local and federal government work better for average folks. She's a proven coalition builder and someone who knows how to get opposing interests to find common ground and move forward on key issues. That's what we need more of on the Board Supervisors. Plus, Janice is a battle-tested and fearless champion for hard working families. I am very proud to endorse Janice Hahn for L.A. County Supervisor."
-- Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis
"No candidate is better qualified to represent the 4th Supervisorial district than Janice Hahn. Janice has cut through the partisan gridlock in Washington to get things done-- and I know she can do even more for our communities on the Board of Supervisors. She knows how to bring together a host of competing interests to build consensus and solve problems. I am proud to endorse her for L.A. County Supervisor."
-- Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl
"I've known Janice Hahn for years, stemming from our time together on the Los Angeles City Council. Janice is someone I have always admired for her tenacity, compassion, and drive for public service, especially when it comes to serving as an advocate for working people, disadvantaged communities, quality education, women's healthcare, access to affordable healthcare, job creation, small businesses and disadvantaged communities. Her extensive experience in local and federal office makes her well-prepared to represent the County's 4th District. This is an exciting time for the Board of Supervisors, when bold leadership and a shared progressive vision can bring about real change for the people whom we have the privilege to serve. I look forward to having Janice as a partner in that important work. I'm proud to endorse Janice Hahn for Supervisor."
-- Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas
"As a former County Supervisor, I know first-hand what it takes to be successful on the Board. That's why I'm excited to support Janice Hahn, because she's not only extremely qualified, but she's got the coalition building skills and the vision needed to move the County forward. I am fully confident that Janice will make an outstanding Supervisor for the residents of the 4th District."
-- Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Burke (Ret.)
"Janice Hahn and I have had a collaborative and close working relationship for many years. As one of our two members of Congress, Janice has advocated for Long Beach on numerous issues including education, workforce development, and port issues. She is also committed to important civil rights issues including immigration reform and marriage equality for the LGBT community. I'm thrilled to strongly endorse her for L.A. County Supervisor."
-- Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia
"I've seen firsthand Janice Hahn's fearlessness, her devotion and compassion when it comes to standing up for poor and working class families, and her resolve for solving problems and getting things done for the people she represents. Janice's tenacity and her drive is precisely what we need on the Board of Supervisors. I'm proud to endorse Janice Hahn for Los Angeles County Supervisor."
-- Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
"I am pleased to give Janice Hahn my wholehearted support. She and I share a common agenda that centers around economic development, job creation, safer communities, and solving problems. I am fully confident that Janice is the best candidate to represent us on the Board of Supervisors."
-- Torrance Mayor and former Principal Deputy County Counsel Pat Furey
"Los Angeles County needs experienced and proven leaders like Janice Hahn on the Board of Supervisors. I know she will make an outstanding representative for the residents of the 4th district. I am proud to endorse Janice Hahn for Supervisor."
-- Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan (Ret.)
"I am confident that Artesia residents would be well represented by Janice Hahn as our next Supervisor on the County Board. Like her father Kenny, Janice has brought compassion, energy, and commitment to everything she does. Her record of accomplishments on key issues: jobs, help for small businesses, public safety, environmental protection, education are impeccable. I know she's the best candidate and I'm happy to support her."
-- Artesia Mayor Miguel Canales
"I'm proud to endorse Janice Hahn. She understands the issues that matter most to local communities in Hawaiian Gardens, whether it's jobs, good schools, or safe neighborhoods. I know she's going to make an excellent Supervisor for our region."
-- Hawaiian Gardens Mayor Reynaldo Rodriguez
"I am pleased endorse Janice Hahn for County Supervisor. I am fully confident that Janice will be a strong voice on behalf of Downey's residents at the County level. We need her problem-solving abilities, her experience, and her pragmatism on the Board of Supervisors. She has my full, unequivocal support."
-- Downey Mayor Luis Marquez
"Norwalk residents need Janice Hahn fighting for them on the County Board of Supervisors. As a former local City Councilwoman and current member of Congress, Janice Hahn has developed a reputation for being an extremely effective policy maker and an advocate for causes that help disadvantaged and middle class families. We are excited about her candidacy and know that she will work hard on behalf of our city's residents to create more jobs, strengthen our regional economy, and enhance public safety. As Norwalk's Mayor, I am pleased to give Janice Hahn my strong support."
-- Norwalk Mayor Marcel Rodarte
"As Mayor of Signal Hill, I am proud to announce my strong support of Janice Hahn for the County Board of Supervisors. Janice has led a remarkable career and has accomplished a lot for our region on myriad issues, ranging from job creation to environmental protection and from public safety to transportation projects and more. I know she will strive to improve the quality of life for our city's residents and all of L.A. County. I'm with Janice 100%."
-- Signal Hill Mayor Edward Wilson
"I've always admired Janice Hahn for her fearlessness, boldness, and passion for excellence in public service. She is by far the most qualified and best prepared candidate to serve the neighborhoods of the 4th District on the Board of Supervisors. Janice and I share a common agenda of working to advance a range of important causes, like promoting social justice issues, increasing the minimum wage, curbing pollution and advocating for smart mass transit projects. I am pleased to give her my wholehearted endorsement."
-- Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin
"Janice Hahn has been a friend, mentor and ally to me even before I entered elected office. As my predecessor, she knows the challenges we face in Los Angeles' 15th Council District and beyond and knows how to fight for our community. Whether its regional economic development, jobs or environmental protection, I know that we can tag team on any issue to make progress for the residents we represent. I am happy to endorse Janice in her campaign for County Supervisor and look forward to having her back home, working on improving the daily lives of the people of Los Angeles County."
-- Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino
"I'm pleased to endorse Janice Hahn for L.A. County Supervisor. Like Janice, I agree that there's far too much partisan gridlock in Washington, and I can understand her desire to come back home to California to get things done for the people she represents. Los Angeles County residents will be well served with a Hahn back on the Board of Supervisors."
-- Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom
"I've known Janice Hahn for more than a decade, and I know she will make an excellent Supervisor. Janice Hahn and I have worked together to strengthen neighborhoods, improve public safety and create jobs. I'm proud to endorse Janice Hahn for the Board of Supervisors."
-- California Secretary of State Alex Padilla
"The combination of her local and federal experience, combined with her relentless pursuit of advancing common sense policies that improve the lives of local residents makes Janice Hahn superbly qualified to serve on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. I know that Janice will be a positive force on the Board and will work tirelessly to create more good jobs, protect the regional environment, expand access to healthcare, and enhance neighborhood security throughout the County. She has my full support."
-- California State Controller Betty Yee
"Janice Hahn is a former classroom teacher. She understands the critical importance of investing in our schools so that our students are prepared for the ever-evolving 21st century global economy. That's why I'm pleased to endorse Janice for County Supervisor. The Board of Supervisors oversees the L.A. County Office of Education, which is one of the largest, most expansive educational agencies in America. Having a former teacher on the Board will be a tremendous benefit for students and schools across the County."
-- State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson
"I'm pleased to support Janice Hahn for L.A. County Supervisor. Janice has a long family history of delivering results for the Los Angeles region, stemming back to her father Kenny Hahn's time in office. I am fully confident that Janice will serve County residents well, particularly when it comes to the important issues of protecting consumers and our environment, creating jobs, and expanding access to healthcare."
--State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones
"Much of the 32nd State Senate district that I represent overlaps with L.A. County's 4th Supervisorial district. As such, I have taken this race very seriously. I have examined the candidates and their records because I will likely be working very closely with the next 4th district Supervisor to get things done for many of the people I represent.
Today I am proud to announce my strong, wholehearted endorsement of Janice Hahn for L.A. County Supervisor. I believe Janice Hahn will make an outstanding representative for the residents of the 4th district and for all of L.A. County on the Board of Supervisors. She's experienced and has a deep understanding of the key issues ranging from transportation to jobs, and from public safety to education and environmental protection. I am proud to stand with Janice Hahn, and I know that together, we'll be great partners on behalf of this vast and expansive region."
-- State Senator Tony Mendoza
"I've always admired Janice Hahn's ability to focus on the basics and deliver for her constituents, regardless of how global the issues are that she's working on in Washington. That's precisely the work ethic and mentality that we need from our next Supervisor. The 4th district needs a representative with a global perspective but who also prioritizes the needs of local neighborhoods. Janice Hahn embodies this description and more. I'm pleased to strongly endorse Janice Hahn for County Supervisor."
-- State Senator Ricardo Lara
"The 4th Supervisorial district needs a leader like Janice Hahn representing us at the County level. Janice is one of the nation's foremost experts when it comes to the issue of Ports—which is an issue that has an enormous impact on our region's jobs, businesses, and economic development. Additionally, Janice's local and national experience will prove to be a significant asset for our region as our next County Supervisor. I'm with her 100%."
-- State Assemblyman Anthony Rendon
"I believe that Janice Hahn will make an outstanding County Supervisor, and I'm proud to stand with her as she campaigns to represent the 4th district. I know that County residents would greatly benefit from having her skills, tenacity, and experience on the Board of Supervisors. I'm with her 100%."
-- State Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal (Ret.)
"Local families need Janice Hahn fighting for us on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. Janice has been an outspoken advocate for disadvantaged and middle class families throughout her career. We know she'll be able to do even more for local communities as our representative on the Board. I'm excited to support her campaign."
-- State Senator (Ret.), Vice President for Government Relations at USC* Martha M. Escutia
"Janice Hahn has been a strong leader for our region. Whether it's fighting for more good jobs, helping to establish key environmental protections, or increasing investment in public safety to ensure that our neighborhoods are safe—Janice Hahn understands the issues that matter most to our community. I am pleased to give her my full support."
-- State Assemblyman (Ret.) & Torrance Unified School District Board Trustee (Ret.) Al Muratsuchi
"I was proud to endorse Janice Hahn for Congress when she first ran because I believed she would be a bridge builder in Washington. Janice has accomplished that through her co-founding of the bi-partisan PORTS Caucus and by working across the aisle to get things done. Still, I agree with her that Washington is too gridlocked. That's why I believe strongly that we need her back home serving the County on the Board of Supervisors. Janice Hahn is the best choice and I am once again proud to support her."
-- State Assemblyman (Ret.) & Torrance City Council Member (Ret.) George Nakano
"I am proud to endorse Janice Hahn for the 4th Supervisorial district. I know Janice will provide the necessary resources to keep our children safe at school and is committed to ensuring that our neighborhood parks are safe for all our families to enjoy. Please join me in supporting Janice Hahn for Supervisor. She's the smart choice."
-- State Assemblywoman Sally Morales Havice (Ret.)
"I'm pleased to endorse Janice Hahn. Her local and national experience makes her exceedingly qualified. I know she'll make a great Los Angeles County Supervisor."
— U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
"I'm proud to endorse Janice Hahn for County Supervisor. Her dynamic experiences ranging from the City Council to serving as a U.S. Representative demonstrate that she is uniquely prepared for the job of Supervisor. I am confident that South Bay families and residents throughout the 4th district will be well served with Janice Hahn was their representative at the County."
-- Rep. Ted Lieu
"I've known Janice Hahn for years. We have collaborated on improving our nation's ports and freight transportation for job and economic development. We both put our districts first, ensure we protect our environment and provide the best public service. Janice's knowledge and experience in local and federal government uniquely qualifies her to represent the 4th District on the County Board of Supervisors. I'm honored to give her my enthusiastic support."
-- Rep. Grace Napolitano
"I'm proud to endorse Janice Hahn for L.A. County Supervisor. She's been an effective public servant both in local and federal office. I know she is deeply devoted to fighting for local neighborhoods and believe she will be a great representative on the County Board of Supervisors."
-- Rep. Judy Chu
"Serving previously as Assembly Speaker and currently as a member of Congress, my primary focus is to help the residents of my district and all of the people who live in Los Angeles County. I know the struggles and the needs of the many diverse and dynamic neighborhoods that stretch across every corner of L.A. County. That is why I am extremely excited to endorse my good friend and colleague, Congresswoman Janice Hahn, for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. I have witnessed firsthand her drive, compassion and ability to solve problems. I know that Janice is by far the best candidate to represent the 4th district on the Board. She has my enthusiastic support."
-- Rep. Karen Bass
"County residents would benefit greatly from having a Hahn back on the Board of Supervisors. Just like her father Kenny Hahn, Janice has been on the forefront of some of Southern California's biggest issues: jobs, transportation, infrastructure, public safety, environmental protection and more. Plus, she's widely recognized as an expert when it comes to Port and international trade issues-- both of which have a significant impact on the 4th district. I am confident she'll make an terrific Supervisor and I'm pleased to support her campaign."
-- Rep. Alan Lowenthal
"I've worked closely with Janice Hahn for over a decade. I know from firsthand experience that Janice is a compassionate public servant who works tirelessly for the people she represents. In Congress, she has worked to bridge the partisan divide to find common sense solutions and get things done for California. Los Angeles County needs Janice's experience and skill-set on the Board of Supervisors. I'm excited to support her campaign."
-- Rep. Tony Cardenas
"I was proud to endorse Janice Hahn when she first ran for Congress in 2011 because I was convinced that her brand of common sense leadership would prove to be a key asset in Washington. It has, through her ability to bring people together around important issues like America's Ports, and much more. While I'll be sorry to lose her as a colleague in Congress, I know Janice Hahn will make a terrific Supervisor for L.A. County and the residents of the 4th district. I'm delighted to support her."
-- House Democratic Caucus Chair & Congressman Xavier Becerra
"L.A. County Firefighters are proud to endorse Janice Hahn. As one of California's top leaders when it comes to public safety and neighborhood security, we know she'll be a strong partner with us to keep L.A. County's neighborhood's safe. Like her father, former County Supervisor Kenny Hahn, Janice has always prioritized public safety. We know Janice will do the same as the 4th District's next representative."
-- L.A. County Firefighters Local 1014 President Dave Gillotte
"The Los Angeles County Lifeguard Association is pleased to endorse U.S. Representative Janice Hahn for County Supervisor. The depth and breadth of her experience, coupled with her steadfast commitment to public safety and ensuring we have the resources and tools we need to do our jobs and keep people safe are just a few of the reasons why we proudly support Janice. We know she'll follow in her father, Kenny Hahn's, footsteps of being a strong ally with County Lifeguards to keep the public safe on local beaches and throughout our regional coastline."
-- Los Angeles County Lifeguard Association President Kenichi Haskett
"The Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs is pleased to endorse Janice Hahn for L.A. County Supervisor district 4. Previously, as a local City Councilwoman and in Congress on the Homeland Security Committee, Janice Hahn has proven herself as a leader who has always prioritized public safety. We know she'll make an exceptional County Supervisor for the 4th district."
-- Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS) Don Jeffrey Steck
"The Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association is proud to enthusiastically endorse Janice Hahn for L.A. County Supervisor. Janice Hahn has a strong track record when it comes to public safety and collaborating with peace officers to ensure we have the resources and tools we need to keep local neighborhoods safe. We believe she is the best candidate to represent the 4th Supervisorial district."
-- Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association (LAPPOA) President Brian Moriguchi
"The L.A. Port Police Officers Association ILWU Local 65 are pleased to endorse Janice Hahn for County Supervisor. As the Port's representative in Congress and previously as our Councilwoman, she has always been a strong proponent of increasing and enhancing public safety at the Port and harbor communities. She understands the issues that matter to our members and we are fully confident that Janice will make an outstanding Supervisor and partner with us at the County level."
-- L.A. Port Police Officers Association ILWU Local 65 President Nathaniel Blair
"The Long Beach Police Officers Association is pleased to announce our support of Janice Hahn for L.A. County Supervisor. Janice has a long history of prioritizing public safety, from the L.A. City Council to her work on the Homeland Security Committee in Congress. We know she'll be a strong partner with us as the 4th district's next representative at the County."
-- Long Beach Police Officers Association (LBPOA) President Steve James
"The Torrance Police Officers Association needs elected leaders we can count on to be strong public safety allies. That's why we're excited to endorse Janice Hahn for County Supervisor. Throughout her career, Janice has put neighborhood security issues front and center. We know she'll be an excellent public safety advocate and crime fighting partner with us at the County Board of Supervisors."
-- Torrance Police Officers Association President Doug Hath
"At a time when the number of women on the L.A. City Council is historically low, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors has a chance to make history and elect a majority-woman board. With unmatched experience in fighting for women's rights, ranging from the local to the federal level, Janice Hahn is the right woman for the job. The California Chapter of National Organization for Women is pleased to give Janice our strong support."
-- National Organization for Women (NOW) California Chapter President Patricia Bellasalma
"The National Women's Political Caucus Los Angeles County is extremely proud to endorse Janice Hahn for Los Angeles County Supervisor. With Supervisors Hilda Solis and Sheila Kuehl on the Board already, Janice's candidacy represents a unique opportunity for voters to make history by electing a majority female Board of Supervisors for the very first time. Beyond being a woman, Janice is one of Southern California's most beloved leaders. Her experience and problem solving skills makes her exceedingly qualified for the job."
-- Carmen Schaye, Vice President National Womens Political Caucus (NWPC) Los Angeles County & California Education and Training & President of NWPC South Bay
"Congresswoman Janice Hahn brings a deep understanding of our community having represented us both as a Los Angeles City Councilwoman and as our Congresswoman. She has been at the forefront of Port and transportation issues, which are critical to the economy and future of San Pedro. As co-founder of the PORTS caucus, a bi-partisan group, Hahn has increased awareness and attention around trade and infrastructure issues and her work on the Small Business Committee illustrates her commitment to helping small businesses grow and succeed. We look forward to continuing our partnership with her in order to better assist our business community and to help promote job creation"
-- San Pedro Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Elise Swanson
"We know from our experience with her on the LA City Council, as well as in Congress, that Janice Hahn will be a champion for the environment on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. We look forward to working with her as a true partner on important issues of land-use; public transit; protection of significant ecological areas; as well as creating and protecting public parkland; and offering more sensible alternatives to the rampant overdevelopment in Marina del Rey, which was created as a recreational asset for the public, not a bank for developers."
-- Sierra Club, Howard Strauss, Chair of the Sierra Club's Angeles Chapter LA County Political Committee said:
"We are especially pleased with Janice Hahn's strong commitment to decreasing the use of fossil fuels, as evidenced by her personal driving of an electric vehicle; her pledge to continue championing environmental justice issues throughout the county, and her commitment to oppose the current, mechanized bulldozing plans to alter habitat at the Ballona Wetlands - habitat that is essential for endangered species and other imperiled wildlife."
-- Marcia Hanscom, a member of the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter Executive Committee and Chair of the Club's Ballona Wetlands Restoration Committee
"I've known Janice Hahn for years. We have partnered together on local environmental issues in Los Angeles that have helped promote clean air and clean water, while reducing pollution. She's been a terrific representative for our region in Congress but I agree with her that she can do more for our community on the Board of Supervisors. I'm proud to endorse Janice Hahn for County Supervisor."
-- Ed Begley Jr., Environmental Leader, Actor & Director
"Janice Hahn is an environmental champion. Janice has been at the forefront of local and national efforts to protect the public from impacts of climate change. She's curbed pollution at the Port through the Clean Air Action Plan and the Clean Trucks Program. She deeply cares about the health and well-being of Californians. For these reasons, I enthusiastically support her candidacy for L.A. County Supervisor."
-- Jonathan Parfrey, Executive Director, Climate Resolve*
"ILWU Local 13 is proud to give Janice Hahn our enthusiastic support. She has been an enormous force on Port related issues, and we need her expertise fighting for our members on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Janice understands the importance of keeping our Port competitive while simultaneously protecting the hard working men and women who work at our Ports. She is by far the best candidate for Supervisor district 4."
-- International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 13 President Bobby Olvera Jr.
"Janice Hahn has a long track record of partnering with us and the building and construction trades to improve our region's aging infrastructure and create good middle class construction jobs. That's why the United Association Plumbers Local 78 are excited about her candidacy and enthusiastically endorse her for Supervisor."
-- United Association (UA) Plumbers Local 78 Business Manager Gary Cook
"We have worked closely with Janice Hahn throughout her career, both on the L.A. City Council and in Congress. We've witnessed firsthand her commitment to leveling the playing field for working men and women and reducing the income inequality gap that we've seen following the Great Recession. Janice Hahn is by far the best choice for working families, for more jobs, and a strong middle class. She has our full support for Supervisor."
-- United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 770 President Rick Icaza
"Teamsters Joint Council 42 is pleased to stand with Janice Hahn in her campaign for L.A. County Supervisor. Janice has been a longtime ally of working men and women. She's fought tirelessly throughout her career to reduce poverty and ensure that hard working folks get paid a decent wage so they can make ends meet for their families. She has our full, wholehearted support."
-- Teamsters Joint Council 42 President Randy Cammack
"As a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the House of Representatives as well as through her work on the City Council, Janice Hahn has developed a deep understanding of mass transit issues. Her experience coupled with her proven record of advocating for working people would be a tremendous asset on the Board of Supervisors. We're pleased to endorse her."
-- Amalgamted Transit Union (ATU) Local 1277 President Jim Lindsey
"Rep. Janice Hahn has always been a fierce fighter for Democratic values, as an activist, a member of the Los Angeles City Council, and as a a member of the U.S. Congress. The 4th Supervisorial District vacancy represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to turn this district blue, and Rep. Hahn is the best candidate to do it. The Los Angeles County Democratic Party looks forward to working with Rep. Hahn to further move Los Angeles County's progressive agenda forward."
-- Los Angeles County Democratic Party (LACDP)
"As Chair of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party and Vice Chair of the California Democratic Party, I rarely issue a personal endorsement to a candidate, but the 4th Supervisorial district offers Los Angeles Democrats an unusual opportunity to pick up a seat, long held by Republicans, due to a dramatic shift in the district's demographics
"Because of the important nature of this race and because of her long record as a bold advocate for and defender of the values and principles that we Democrats share, I am pleased to announce my personal support for Janice Hahn to be the next L.A. County Supervisor in District 4.
"Janice has fought obstructionism in Congress and has worked to find middle ground to get things done for our community. She is pragmatic, levelheaded, and stands up for the progressive policies that help those at greatest need, and those who struggle to remain in the middle class. She has a long record of delivering for the people she has represented, both at the municipal and federal levels. I am confident Janice will make an exceptional County Supervisor for the 4th district."
-- Eric C. Bauman, Chair, Los Angeles County Democratic Party and Vice Chair California Democratic Party
"I've known Janice Hahn for years and can personally attest to her tireless work ethic, determination, and her passion for getting things done for the people she represents. Public service is in her DNA. As a Latina and leader in the Democratic Party, I believe strongly that she represents everyone and every community, regardless of who they are or where they come from. There is no candidate better prepared or more qualified to take on the challenging role of serving millions of residents on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors than Janice Hahn. I wholeheartedly endorse her."
-- California Democratic Party (CDP) Vice Chair Alex Rooker
"I'm proud to stand with Janice Hahn in her campaign for L.A. County Supervisor. She has continued her father Kenny's legacy of compassionate public service and advancing the cause of social justice throughout her career. I know she will make a great representative for the 4th Supervisorial district."
-- Daniel Lopez, President of Los Angeles County Young Democrats & Past President of San Gabriel Valley Young Democrats*
"With Janice Hahn's experience in the LA City Council and representing us in the U.S. Congress, we believe she will be the best person to work for us in the 4th District, where -- with her already distinguished record -- she will add to her family legacy of service to our community. Even my mom, who usually votes for Republicans, is excited to vote for Janice Hahn, and that's quite an endorsement!"
-- Torrance Democratic Club President Jimmy Gow, who also serves as Torrance CTAB Commissioner*
"The Stonewall Young Democrats are pleased to give Janice Hahn our enthusiastic support in her campaign for County Supervisor. Janice has long been an outspoken and bold advocate for LGBTQ issues and we are fully confident that she will continue to do so as the next Supervisor from the 4th district. We look forward to working hard to help her win this race."
-- Michael Colorge, President of Stonewall Young Democrats
"San Pedro Democrats have stood with Janice Hahn as a local City Councilwoman, when she ran for Congress, and now we are proud to stand with her again as she campaigns to represent us on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Janice Hahn embodies the values that our organization of San Pedro's progressive grassroots activists stand for-- protections for working people, a strong and robust middle class, a clean environment, a modern and competitive Port, expanding the rights of immigrants, and expanded opportunity for all Californians. We are excited to give Janice our enthusiastic support!"
-- San Pedro Democratic Club President Robert Brandin
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Hey friends!
How was your weekend?
Ours was really great…. quite manly and quite girly. You'll see what I mean in a bit! 😉
Friday after work I took a nap….whoopsies.
…So Jared got white shells & cheddar for dinner. #winning
Then we ended up just hanging out because I was so tired–and went to bed early. Such is life, but I'm just keeping it real. Sometimes my life is reaaaaallly boring. Hehe.
A Manly & Girly Weekend
Saturday we woke up really early because…
we were headed to the inaugural Maverick Man Games!
Yep, Jared & Cody (Ashley's husband) were participating in the Man Games (with another friend, Kevin), and us wives were going to cheer them on!
It was held up in Heber City, UT, and the weather was perfect for the events of the day.
The events included:
The guys did all of the above challenges except the flyboard (they didn't think it was worth extra $$) and the slingshot (because it ended up not being there for safety reasons).
We had SO much fun watching the boys compete!
My favorites to watch were the watersport challenge and the giant rope swing. Jared looked like he had a blast through it all (and said he did), and ended up doing quite well in the watersport challenge.
I'm glad I could be a great wife & support him….but I was not jealous at all when I saw some of the stuff they had to do….like pig wrestling? Ugh. I so did not like that event.
The morning was really fun overall though because I got to hang out with these ladies & kids!
{Some dude walked by and asked us if there was something in the water we all drank….b/c Lauren & I were obv pregnant & Ashley had a baby. We all had a good laugh at that one!!}
I am proud of my manly man! 😉
***{p.s. thank you Man Games for sponsoring our husbands & us–they comped our entry & spectator fees. We had a blast! (and the Man Games is going to spread throughout the country, so watch out for it! p.p.s women can compete too, but yah….I was in no condition to do some of that stuff. haha}***
Afterwards we got some ice cream w/Ashley & Cody, and then said our goodbyes. It was sad to say goodbye after spending a good part of the day with them! And now, I think our husbands are inseparable.
Me & Ashley secretly love that our husbands are now bffs….for realz. They have the same sense of humor so they're hilarious to be around.
Alas, we'll see them again soon I am sure.
We had to head out because we were attending my niece's birthday party!
My sister created an incredible (girly) birthday party-complete with themed decorations, food, and fun for her & her little friends.
We had a blast! And that cake was the coolest & super yummy. Mmmmm cream cheese frosting.
I believe the theme was rainbow bright from my little pony? Cute, right?!
And my sister made her daughter a special skirt for the party-awwwww!
{I secretly want that skirt in my size. haha}
We ended up chilling the rest of the evening there at the mountain house.
Then after we discovered a flat tire (well, Jared did, and found the nail in it), and Jared and my little bro had changed the tire, we headed home quite late Saturday night.
On Sunday we went to church, napped for forever (both of us were soooo tired–me: from growing a human; Jared: from being so manly), read, chilled, and ate homemade pizza.
'Twas a very manly & girly weekend indeed!
Now I am off to teach BP/CX, work, and then get ready to go out of town for work tomorrow. It's going to be a fun week for sure!
Have a GREAT day <3
What kind of a weekend did YOU have??! Which of the above Man Games' challenges would YOU want to participate in??! What was the last themed party YOU attended??!


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Badgers to take on Michigan tonight
The University of Wisconsin men's basketball team will try to stay undefeated in Big Ten play tonight (Tuesday) when it hosts Michigan.
The Badgers are 5-0 in the conference and 15-2 overall and they've got a nine-game winning streak after beating Northwestern by 12 at home on Saturday.
Michigan is 1-5 in the league and 5-13 overall. Michigan Head Coach John Beilein blames a leaky defense that has given up 71-points a game - the most in the Big Ten.
The Wolverines also have the second-highest defensive field-goal percentage at 45.
The Badgers won at Michigan by 16 on Jan. 2. Freshman Jon Leuer scored a Wisconsin rookie-record 25 points that night.
Monday, the Badgers jumped six places to 11th in both major polls.
The Marquette men dropped eight places to 21st in the Associated Press Sportswriters' poll and seven spots to No. 20 in the coaches' survey.
The Golden Eagles lost at Louisville and Connecticut in the last five days. They'll host DePaul on Saturday.


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If he was interested in Nebraska wouldn't we have heard of it before now? He's been committed for a while and he will be a Buckeye!
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- COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER: Braxton Miller
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYER: Aaron Craft
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It can show on paper that we haven't won the Big 10 but in fact we know we won it twice. I couldn't care less what the haters say, only that we know we were champions those 2 years. On Saturday we have nothing to lose. I believe everyone thinks we will lose, that's good, because of J.T.'s injury. Again, who care about everyone else?
Up here in Toledo SCUM was running ads for football tickets to Saturdays game. All you had to do was buy two cokes and you received 2 tickets to Saturdays's game. So I bought 2 cokes but told them to keep the tickets!
Wow, the author spent a lot of time on this article. He did get one thing correct, the Big 10 does stink. But adding more staff isn't the answer. All the staff will do is find the great players and lose them to the southern schools. There are reasons the Big 10 is poor in football this year.
1. Ohio State lost their best player, Braxton Miller, two weeks before the first game!
2. PSU is coming off probation.
3. Michigan is a below average team, just a down cycle.
4. Football is religion in the south! They have spring football. They over recruit meaning they will get rid of a player to make room for a better one. The weather is better. They have more speed in the south. The Big 10 has to have bigger but slower lineman because if the weather in the fall. When do teams from the south ever come up north to play, especially after October 1. What are the co-eds wearing in Columbus in November? Or December, January, February, March...you get the picture, it helps in recruiting. If you don't think college football isn't big in the south listen to college football shows in the radio. 90% of the calls come from the South!


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Set to Adam Ant's song 'Goody Two Shoes', the trailer teases Carrie Bradshaw's struggle to be a writer.
Another promo for "The Carrie Diaries" has been released by The CW to promote the new series. It has no dialog but opens with the young Carrie Bradshaw (AnnaSophia Robb) narrating her own life story, "They say the key to being a writer is figuring out who you are. But finding my voice wasn't going to be easy."
The trailer shares more scenes from the show set to "Goody Two Shoes" by Adam Ant, bringing more 1980s feel to the sneak peek. Footage of the English singer also intercepts in between the show's scenes.
"The Carrie Diaries" is based on Candace Bushnell's novel of the same title and serves as a prequel to "Sex and the City". It revolves around 16-year-old Carrie Bradshaw who finds life isn't easy since her mother died. When a suburban life in Connecticut isn't doing much to take her mind off her troubles, her father offers her the chance to intern at a law firm in Manhattan and she leaps at the chance.
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Mar 23, 2012 - By Martin Reed, Staff WriterThe Lander and Riverton volunteer fire departments square off again Saturday night on the basketball court.
The second annual charity basketball game hosted by the two departments will raise money for the Tough Enough to Help Cancer Fund.
The March 24 game at Bob Carey Memorial Fieldhouse in Lander tips off at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets at the door are $5 for each adult, $3 for kids and free for children younger than 4. A family package including two adult and two child tickets costs $15.
Will it again be the Lander team that came out on top last year in the debut basketball match?
"Last year I was pretty nice. I told them to stack up on oxygen and Ibuprofen. The recommendation is there again," Lander fire administrator Nick Hudson said.
Or will the Riverton team climb back from defeat, like a firefighter pulling a hose up a 20-foot ladder, and claim victory this year?
"Lander Fire Department had to buy a new truck to haul all their ice cream for the basketball game," Riverton Fire Department's David Woolery said.
"We're looking for people to come out and enjoy the evening," Woolery said. "It will be a good family entertainment night to help support your local cancer patients and also show support for your local fire departments while they support the fight against cancer."
Whichever team wins, the ultimate winner will be cancer patients in Fremont County. Hudson said the match has become an annual event after the debut last year that raised about $3,600 for the Tough Enough Cancer Fund.
"It's something we want to continue. It's a game to help Tough Enough fight cancer in Fremont County. It all stays in Fremont County and it all goes to Fremont County people," he said about proceeds raised from the event.
The match provides money to help people suffering from cancer in Fremont County with their expenses such as travel to get treatment in Casper. "
It's for any resident that has to have extra money to help out with their fight," Hudson said.
The game itself began with talks about getting the two departments to play sports or other activities together. "It kind of started as just a conversation between a few of the members, between the two departments. Of course we get along really well. We pick on each other a lot," Hudson said.
Instead of simply playing a sports match, it became about "getting together and saying we want to put together some kind of game, and it ended up being a fundraiser around it." Hudson pointed out the unique situation surrounding the match. "It's two volunteer departments that both depend heavily on donations raising money for somebody else," he said.Both teams are getting ready for the rematch.
"As far as the Riverton Fire Department, we're practicing two to three times a week for approximately two hours a night," Woolery said.
For a prediction of the outcome, Woolery didn't go out on a limb: "A low-scoring game with the cancer patients winning the outcome," he said.
"We don't want to say that we're going win. Ultimately the cancer patients are winning."
Hudson foresees a repeat of last year happening: Lander and Tough Enough Cancer Fund both winning.
"I still think we're gong to win by 10 this year," he said. The game will have silent and live auction items available. "Donations are coming along pretty good," Woolery said.
"We're still looking for any businesses that want to donate items or money, of course, to help out with proceeds to the cancer patients."
There will be up for auction some Denver Broncos tickets, gift certificates and blankets.
Sponsorships for the event are available that include levels of $50, $100 and $250 or more.
Call Hudson at 332-2209 or Jeremy at 335-7587 for more information.
"There will be plenty of opportunities to buy things, win things," Hudson said.
And there will be plenty of opportunity for entertainment.
"Riverton is running low on supply of Tylenol to help with all the aching muscles. Fremont County Ambulance will be on standby with oxygen and an AED," Woolery said.
"I might just say it's probably not going to be as exciting as if you went to watch a college or high school basketball game, but it is going to be a lot more entertaining," Hudson said.
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Salta is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Catamarca. It also surrounds Jujuy. To the north it borders Bolivia and Paraguay and to the west lies Chile.
Before the Spanish conquest, numerous native peoples (now called Diaguitas and Calchaquíes) lived in the valleys of what is now Salta Province; they formed many different tribes, the Quilmes and Humahuacas among them, which all shared the Cacán language. The Atacamas lived in the Puna, and the Wichís (Matacos), in the Chaco region.
The first conquistador to venture into the area was Diego de Almagro in 1535; he was followed by Diego de Rojas. Hernando de Lerma founded San Felipe de Lerma in 1582, following orders of the viceroy Francisco de Toledo, Count of Oropesa; the name of the city was soon changed to "San Felipe de Salta". By 1650, the city had around five hundred inhabitants.
The battle of Salta in 1813 freed the territory from Spain, but occasional attacks were mounted from the Viceroyalty of Peru as late as 1826. Gervasio de Posadas created the Province of Salta in 1814, containing the current provinces of Salta, Jujuy, and parts of southern Bolivia and northern Chile.
Exploiting internal Argentine conflicts that arose after the Argentine Declaration of Independence, Bolivia annexed Tarija in 1826. In 1834, Jujuy withdrew from Salta and became a separate province. The borders of Salta were further reduced in 1900, with the loss of Yacuiba to Bolivia.
The National Government of Los Andes, constituted from the province in 1902 with a capital at San Antonio de los Cobres, was returned to Salta Province in 1943 as the Department of Los Andes.
Antonio Alice's painting, La muerte de Güemes, which received a Gold Medal at the Centenary Exposition, is on display at the offices of the Salta Provincial Government.
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It's fairly easy to install without bubbles provided you actually read and follow the instructions, it's perfectly cut to fit, it's invisible once it's installed and it won't leave residue when it's removed. Basically it's everything you should expect out of a screen protector.
The Expert Shield uses a dry installation method as opposed to those screen protectors that have you install the thing by spraying it with some sort of solution in order to reduce bubbles. Expert Shield recommends installing in a "slightly steamy bathroom" which did the trick at keeping the dust specks at bay. The instructions also spoke of not spreading Marmite on the screen protector and used such language as "jiggery-pokery" and "snuffles".
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We resolved that top executive pay should come in two components. The first is a fixed amount to come to work and do a good job in all market conditions. This comprises cash as well as some locked-up equity. There are no short-term incentives. We believe our senior executives should be content with this amount even if it is all they receive.
It is also fair that our executives share in any special wealth created in the business. Our scheme gives this opportunity but only if our shareholders are doing well.
STIs are flawed – for many reasons. Business outcomes rarely result from executive performance in that same period. They mostly result from the health of the economy (in SEEK's case, the unemployment rate) plus management's actions in prior periods.
Incentive schemes that deliver capricious or unfair outcomes undermine organisation integrity. We have seen management do great work in tough times – saving their business from floods and financial crises that trash profitability and destroy bonuses. Conversely, executives receive "performance" bonuses because of good luck – and China comes to mind.
In today's world, priorities can change and remuneration schemes with fixed targets can undermine value creation.
Top executives shouldn't need incentives to take profit, safety, staff engagement and customer satisfaction seriously. They should be fired if they don't.We should rely on robust performance management systems to direct management focus and ensure that values are sustained.
Many schemes adopt qualitative targets that give enough wriggle room to ensure payments are made. And they encourage "game playing" – soft budgets, actions to achieve short-term targets that aren't in the longer term interest, earnings shifted between accounting periods and so on. Too much effort goes into ensuring that remuneration schemes deliver.
Our long-term incentive is also different. SEEK's fixed remuneration is intended to be adequate and so extra payment is "cream on the cake". Investors are understandably annoyed when LTIs pay out when share prices have tanked.
Our scheme only pays when shareholders are better off.
Our most senior executives will receive annual options equivalent in value to one-third of their fixed payment. The options are open for three years and the stock must be held for a further year. The strike price will only deliver value at the time of exercise if our share price has increased at a rate that at least represents the average increase in equity markets over the past decade.
Thus, our executives will only receive payouts if shareholders also do well – if the share price escalation exceeds historical market levels (our current calculation is 5.8 a year).
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In summary, our most senior executives will receive a fixed payment each year of which one-third is in shares with a two-year lock. The value of the executive's holding is directly aligned to the shareholders' risk.
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