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'Critical' irrigation-infrastructure measure makes Senate's highway bill, but not House's
July 22, 2014
Highway Trust Fund
The House's bill cobbles together $10.8 billion by using pension tax changes, customs fees and money from a fund to repair leaking underground fuel storage tanks to keep the federal Highway Trust Fund, which pays for transportation programs nationwide, solvent through May 2015. The vote was 367 to 55. A similar bill is pending in the Senate. A final bill must be passed by the first week in August, which is when the Transportation Department says that the fund will no longer have enough money to cover promised aid to states, and the government will begin to stretch out payments.
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Weld County farmers got a big boost Tuesday when a measure aimed at upgrading irrigation infrastructure — one they've been pushing hard for in recent years — was included in the Highway Trust Fund bill passed by the Senate Finance Committee.
The only problem is that measure wasn't included in a similar highway-spending package passed by the House on the same day. The situation leaves some uncertainty for local farmers and agricultural water providers who've been supporting the measure, which would provide more dollars and flexibility to upgrade aging water-delivery systems.
Locals stress that irrigation-infrastructure upgrades are critical to the agriculture industry in Weld, where the value of ag products amounts to $1.86 billion, ranking ninth nationally.
"This legislation is critical," said Lynn Fagerberg, an Eaton-area farmer and president of the Larimer and Weld Reservoir and Irrigation Co., who provided input on the measure, and has pushed it in recent years. "We need this to make the most of our limited water."
Colorado farmers, in particular, are scrambling for ways to make the most of their water.
Facing rapid population growth, combined with increased oil and gas activity and an already large ag industry, Colorado's municipal and industrial users are forecast to face an annual water shortfall of as many as 1 million acre feet by 2050.
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The state could also see as many as 700,000 acres of irrigated farmground dry up by that same year, according to the Statewide Water Supply Initiative study, released in 2010.
Despite farmers long calling for help, the irrigation-infrastructure measure had yet to find a legislative home until it recently made its way into the Senate Finance Committee's version of the Highway Trust Fund bill.
But without being a part of the House's highway bill on Tuesday, the measure's future is unknown.
"It certainly creates some uncertainty," said Adam Bozzi, a spokesman for Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo.
Last year, Bennet helped introduce the irrigation-infrastructure legislation — the Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2013 — and was a member of the Senate Finance Committee that passed it on Tuesday as part of the highway bill.
Like other areas across the dry West, Weld County is lined with hundreds of miles of irrigation canals, spillways, inlets and diversion structures, needed to get water — often in the form of mountain snowmelt — to farmers' fields.
Routine upgrades and repairs to these water-delivery systems, needed to make them more efficient, can add up into the millions of dollars.
Current law says that mutual ditch and irrigation companies must receive 85 percent of their income from shareholder investments to maintain nonprofit designation.
In recent years, though, a number of ditch companies have seen an influx in revenue, mostly from an upswing in oil and gas activity on land they own, and that increase in dollars has put many companies past the 85 percent threshold, leaving them to be taxed on the additional revenue.
With aging water infrastructure being a concern in rural Colorado, Bennet introduced a bill in 2013 that would reform tax provisions and allow irrigation and ditch companies to receive additional sources of income and still maintain nonprofit status.
The legislation requires that the extra revenue be used exclusively for operations and maintenance of the ditch and irrigation company. Bennet's efforts came after Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., had already introduced similar legislation in the House in 2012.
Several farmers and ditch company representatives in Weld met with Bennet and Gardner to help piece together the legislation. But that language wasn't included in the House's Highway Trust Fund bill on Tuesday.
Emily Hytha, Gardner's communications director, said that although the language wasn't included in the House version of the highway bill, Gardner is adamant about getting it into a final version.
She added that Gardner worked with senators to get this language in the Senate's version of the Highway Trust Fund bill.
"He's very glad that effort was successful, and looks forward to it passing out of the Senate, as well as the House," she said. "There are several options available to make sure this measure passes out of the House, and Congressman Gardner will be pursuing those options to ensure that this language is signed into law."
Bozzi said Tuesday that the Senate version of the bill, which is expected to go before the entire Senate for a vote next week could be later approved by the House to move forward with the irrigation-infrastructure language intact.
Also, he said, a House-Senate preconference committee could be formed to combine the two versions of the bill, and potentially include the irrigation-infrastructure measure as part of a final Highway Trust Fund bill.
However, the Senate could also approve the current House version instead of voting on its own, meaning the irrigation-infrastructure legislation would be left out — which local farmers hope isn't the final outcome.
Highway Trust Fund
The House's bill cobbles together $10.8 billion by using pension tax changes, customs fees and money from a fund to repair leaking underground fuel storage tanks to keep the federal Highway Trust Fund, which pays for transportation programs nationwide, solvent through May 2015. The vote was 367 to 55. A similar bill is pending in the Senate. A final bill must be passed by the first week in August, which is when the Transportation Department says that the fund will no longer have enough money to cover promised aid to states, and the government will begin to stretch out payments.
Source: Associated Press


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EM Morning Roundup: China Slumps On Fear Of Tighter Monetary Policy
There is rising hope that the Fed won't start tapering till next year, as the U.S. September payroll data turned out weaker than expected.
Emerging Asia's larger economies shrugged the good news away today, while the smaller ASEANS cheered.
The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index slumped 1.3% on fear that China may tighten monetary policies again. Yesterday's rising home price data, along with an earlier higher-than-expected September CPI reading, stoked such concerns. Bloomberg reports the 7-day repo rate, a gauge of liquidity in the banking system, jump 0.47% today.
Foreign investors are eager to crack open China's onshore bond market for its depth, duration and yields.
The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index lost 1.4%, led by China Unicom (CHU) and China Mobile (CHL). Cnooc (CEO) continued to fall after sealing a partnership deal with Petrobras (PBR) to explore Brazil's offshore oil fields.
The S&P BSE SENSEX Index lost 0.4%. Wipro (WIT) fell 4.3% after it reported sales growth that trailed larger rivals Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys.
Indonesia's foreign direct investments fell in the third quarter ahead of the country's general election next year. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index gained 0.8%. The Indonesian rupiah gained 3.5%.
The Stock Exchange of Thailand SET Index gained 0.6%.
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Heineken issued a profit warning on difficult emerging markets operations.
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I own this car - My approximate mileage is 165,000overall rating 7 of 10rating details
Pros: "you can accessorize and not feel it is a waste."
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"A mechanic gave me a list of things in sequential order that will go wrong with the van. When the tranny goes it is time to get rid of it. Do not let the oil change people put in the wrong antifreeze it will cost you $700 for new seals, The driver seat goes so start looking for a seat. This is a cargo van and either seat will work on either side. Just eliminate the arm rest. Rust occurrs at the bottom of each door. The steering wheel got chewed up so fix every small tear early. GPM is about 16-18. I wanted a larger or a second gas tank for long trips. Rides very well full or empty, fast or slow. I put 4 studded snows and went EVERYWHERE during the previous year with too much snow. Trailer package with trailer having the brakes worked out very well and hauled on occassion shingle trailers with that small 8 cylinder engine. When the van is totally empty, the pedal to the metal occurrs frequently as it really goes. The tranny had an eight year clunk glitch and it finally went. No park, no reverse so it'll cost $1300 and now at 14 years old $1300 is all it is worth via Blue Book. Had a stray current the last few years so it lets you know when you get out of the van. Ignition electronic part on top of engine went a month ago and was a cheap fix. Remember to change the tranny fluid. The water pump was changed out.The rest was normal maintenance. It is a 3/4 ton van and it hauled so many tools it squatted the 80# tires for 6 out of 8 years. Pulled a 1.5 ton trailer without brakes."
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"After many years in home remodeling and using many trucks and vans of various vintages, I ordered this 2003 Express 2500 cargo van new and waited 4 weeks for the best van ever ! She is loaded with options , very reliable , no problems and a pleasure to own and drive. The 5300 V8 delivers 19 mpg on the highway loaded with cargo and air conditioning operating-- not bad for a full size van. I tow a trailer effortlessly. The Michelin tires make this van handle like a dream at highway speeds . I now have 123,000 miles on this one and ready to sell to a lucky buyer. I am however a little dissapointed in the resale value. I am selling due to upcoming surgery and being forced into another line of work so my need for a van is greatly decreased. Otherwise I would keep this one forever. My 1998 Astro was a piece of junk and I replaced it with a gem. If you are in the market , take my advise and buy a 2500 not a 1500 , get a V8 , AND BUY A 2003 OR NEWER. There were many mechanical advances introduced with the 2003 model year which you will benefit from in terms of servicing or should I say not servicing because nothing breaks down or wears out now including brakes. At 123,000 miles I still have the ORIGINAL brakes with 30% wear left ! I replaced brakes on that lousy Astro every year ! Great vehicle and I hate to see it go !!"
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"We bought this van used with 14k miles. We retrofitted it to haul dirtbikes and gear to the pro motocross races around the country. I built a middle section sleeper area. This van has been a good and reliable vehicle. We put an additional 73k miles on it and the only maintenance, other than tires, was the front wheel bearing assemblies, on both sides, had to be replaced. They were bone dry of grease. Not a hard job to do. I would much rather have a type with zerk fittings so this would not occur. Very solid van with okay mileage for its size, about 16mpg, loaded, at 70 mph. The big brakes are great! Front and rear discs will stop you QUICK! Comfortable seats help a lot on the long drives."
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"I was given this van for work replacing our Dodge Vans. I can honestly say that the van is styled well. Engineers must have been service work oriented on this design. It is comfortable, has plenty of power for a V6, and rides well. I can even haul my boat with it after work and get more out of it. Goes great in the snow as well. My only complaint is the side doors need a better design on the hinges, have to oil weekly to keep them moving freely."
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Matheny holds positive view of replay system
JUPITER, Fla. -- With the dress rehearsal now complete, the Cardinals feel prepared to enter the season ready to utilize the new expanded instant replay system that was introduced to clubs this spring.
Each team had a select number of exhibition games in which a makeshift replay system was available so that everyone could practice protocol. Manager Mike Matheny ended up challenging three calls. None of the three were overturned, though umpires did not have access to the same extensive technology that they will have during the regular season. The intention was simply to allow teams to go through the process.
"It was nice to be able to do it a couple times knowing that we were handicapped a little bit with the delay, with the video review," Matheny said. "It would have been nice to have all the technology in place so you could really work it. But I think it's also a pretty good testament to our umpires. We had a lot of young umpires, we had a bunch of umpires who hadn't been umpiring for the last several months, and we still had very few opportunities to really get out there and test the system. That shows you they're a whole lot better than any of us want to admit."
During Major League Baseball's demonstration of the new instant replay system at the MLB Advanced Media headquarters on Wednesday, it was explained to reporters that in a review of 2,431 games during the 2013 season, only 377 calls were missed.
Matheny said that the Cardinals will "be aggressive" in challenging calls during the season. "We're going to test the system," he said. "We have to."
Bench coach Mike Aldrete will serve as the point person in contact with the team's video coordinator. He will then signal to Matheny whether the skipper should challenge.
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Better regulation and stricter guidelines could turn this problem around, says the NYCLU
The New York Civil Liberties Union has released a report claiming that New York police officers are using Tasers inappropriately.
NYCLU's report, called "Taking Tasers Seriously: The Need for Better Regulation of Stun Guns in New York," studied 851 taser incident reports from eight New York police departments. Tasers are
electroshock weapons
that use electrical current to halt voluntary control of muscles. If shocks are prolonged, they can lead to injury or death.
In addition to analyzing incident reports, NYCLU requested the policies and guidelines for using Tasers from 10 New York police departments for comparison purposes.
According to the report, 60 percent of reported Taser incidents did not meet guidelines that limit the use of Tasers to situations where physical aggression is involved. It also found that 75 percent of reported incidents did not involve verbal warnings before the use of a Taser, which is required under expert recommendation.
The report also found that 40 percent of Taser incidents involved "at-risk subjects" such as children and the elderly; over one-third of Taser incidents involved prolonged shocks, even though this can be fatal; over 25 percent of Taser incidents involve shocks directly to a citizen's chest, even though guidelines advise against it; 15 percent of reports involved people who were armed, and another 15 percent of Taser incidents were clearly labeled as inappropriate, where officers used the weapon on those who were already restrained by other methods such as handcuffs.
In addition, the NYCLU report discovered that people of color are more likely to be Taser victims. According to the report, 58 percent of Taser victims were black or Latino.
"Our analysis shows that police officers are using Tasers in inappropriate, irresponsible and downright deadly manner," said Donna Lieberman, NYCLU executive director. "This disturbing pattern of
misuse and abuse
endangers lives. Law enforcement agencies that choose to use Tasers must adopt clear and effective policies governing their use, and they must do so without delay."
The NYCLU is looking to turn this Taser issue around in the following three ways:
Law enforcement agencies throughout the state must reform use-of-force policies and Taser training programs to comply with nationally recognized expert guidelines.
The state government must play an active role in promoting and achieving universal adoption of these expert-recommended policies and guidelines, and in ensuring that local agencies coordinate their Taser policies and training programs.
The state government and local law enforcement agencies must require accurate, complete reporting and robust monitoring of Taser use.
The NYCLU made an exception in its report, saying that the NYPD has complied with Taser policies and guidelines. But others throughout the state have not, leading to the death of over a dozen New York citizens "in recent years."
Do some police officers abuse their rights as authorities? Of course. Just look at the last year of reports regarding
the taping of law enforcement
. Police officers have handled certain situations inappropriately in the past, and when the public would videotape them using cameras or mobile phones, officers began arresting those doing the filming. Police officers felt they shouldn't be videotaped while on duty, even though in some cases, they were partaking in some form of police brutality.
In August of this year, the First Circuit Court of Appeals
ruled that citizens had the right to videotape police officers
while they're on duty.
What I'm saying is, I wouldn't be too surprised if police officers were abusing the use of Tasers to an extent considering the fact that there have been past issues with some police departments.
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Topic: Experiences with steroids and chemotherapy
Hello everyone -
My dad continues to get a beating with the chemo regimen he's under (cisplatin and irinotecan) but at least he's eating OK and seems to be relatively nausea free. Because he lost some much weight and his bloodwork was a bit off in white cell blood count the oncologist recommended he get some steroids.
As expected, dad defies the oncologist and is refusing to take them. We are all pressing him to give them a shot so he can feel better.
The question though is whether they will help him at all? I have read bits and pieces about steroids for cancer patients as a support for chemo but I have not really talked to anyone with experience.
In essence, if there is significant value in using them I will continue to convince him but if the benefits are marginal we might not push too hard.
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Grilled Halibut with Southwestern Rub and Tomatillo Salsa
(Makes enough rub for 4-6 pieces of fish, recipe created by Kalyn)
4 pieces halibut or other white fish, or one per person (thawed if frozen and patted dry with paper towel)
olive oil for oiling fish and grill
Southwestern Rub Ingredients:
1/2 tsp. garlic powder (not garlic salt)
1/2 tsp. onion powder (not onion salt)
1/2 tsp. ground Cumin
1/2 tsp. ground Ancho chiles (or use any chile powder you like)
1/2 tsp. Sumac (optional, but great in this, Sumac tastes a bit like lemon so dried lemon peel might be a good substitute)
1/4 tsp. salt (I used fine grind sea salt)
1 tsp. Szeged Fish Rub (or use any brand of fish rub you have or some other type of all-purpose seasoning)
Tomatillo Salsa with Roasted Green Chile, Cilantro, and Lime for serving (Or use any type of salsa you like with this.)
For fish that has a tendancy to stick to the grill, I oil the grill a second time with another oil-soaked paper towel right before I put the fish on. Do this carefully, since the grill is going to be very hot by now.
Put halibut on oiled grill (at an angle to grill grates if you're going for criss-cross grill marks.) Immediately lower heat to medium high. (For charcoal, heat grill to medium high to start.) Cook fish about 3 minutes, then check grill marks by lifting up one corner and rotating the fish 45 degrees when the first set of grill marks have appeared. Cook about 3 minutes more for second side of grill marks. Carefully turn fish and cook 4-5 minutes more on second side.
Be careful not to overcook fish on the grill. Most fish only needs about 10 minutes total cooking time (or less if it's a thin piece of fish.) I cooked this halibut exactly 10 minutes, and it was fairly thick. Fish should feel firm but not at all hard when it's done.
Serve halibut hot, with a few tablespoons of Tomatillo Salsa spooned over.
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Grilled Halibut with Garlic Cilantro Sauce from Kalyn's Kitchen
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Grilled Halibut with Chimichurri from Je Mange de Ville
Grilled Halibut with Lemon-Caper Vinaigrette from Recipe Girl
Grilled Halibut with Korean BBQ Sauce from The Bite Me Kitchen
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It's really important to go out and hear live music. Last night I went to Silent Barn in Brooklyn to see die Reihe, Roe Enney, Debbie DJs Dallas and Trogpite. I'm personal friends with Jack (die Reihe) and Rachelle Rahme (Roe Enney) yet I never saw either of them perform. It was good to see the bands bring a lot of vintage equipment out including some tape machines. Jack even brought a ladder with him. Take a listen and enjoy some photos and be sure to search and follow these bands. For the full photo set: click here
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ANYONE with an interest in modern military warfare is invited to a special exhibit at The Rifles Collection museum in Winchester.
On Thursday May 15, from 7pm, the new museum will open its doors for an exclusive evening of talks by riflemen as part of the international Museums at Night campaign.
The servicemen will give a presentation, entitled Chosen Men: The Rifles in Afghanistan, on life on the front line and present some never-before-seen items from tours of Afghanistan which have been loaned to the museum exclusively for the event.
Exhibitions curator, Major Robert Yuill, said: "This is a unique opportunity to gain a personal insight into life in the regiment on operations today. The talk will allow an exceptional insight into the work of an infantry man, illustrating what it means to serve in The Rifles on the front line today."
The Rifles Collection is a new museum of the largest infantry regiment in the British Army, The Rifles, and explains the role of the modern infantry today.
The evening will take place at The Rifles Collection/Royal Green Jacket Museum at Peninsula Barracks in Winchester and will begin at 7pm with a reception.
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In Camden, a coalition of people is working find the best ways to care for low-income people with highly complex diabetes. One of the newest ideas is to embed some extra help right inside the doctor's office.
Camden resident Dianna Jones, 68, has been living with diabetes for about a decade. She's lost most of the sight in her right eye, but has developed a few tricks to remain independent.
She can't read the dial on her insulin dispenser but listens to the clicks to figure out how much she wants to take. When Jones demonstrates her strategy, nurse Victoria DeFiglio realized that her patient's strategy isn't fool proof.
"So what if I wasn't here to tell you it's on eight? How would you do it?" DeFiglio said.
"I wouldn't," Jones said. "I'd have to get somebody to check it."
"So if no one's around, you are kind of stuck, then?"
DeFiglio's diabetes education class includes all the usual questions -- about medications and how much they cost; about sugary drinks and insurance coverage. She also asks what Jones likes to do and what she has to live for.
"I'm a mother, I'm a grandmother and I raised 32 foster children," Jones said. She also volunteers as a music tutor for elementary-age kids.
In recent months, Jones' diabetes has been out of control and her doctor asked DeFiglio to step in.
DeFiglio works for the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers but splits her time between two physican's offices in the city.
Keying in on patient's motivation
Program manager Nadia Ali said DeFiglio and her team often begin their work with "motivational interviewing."
"She saw the different things, the priorities, that Mrs. Jones listed, and she banked on it. I think that's huge," Ali said. "It's a really great approach because you're acknowledging what the patient is feeling and you are meeting the patient where they are at, as opposed to pushing your own agenda."
In just a few minutes, DeFiglio figured out that Jones pays $500 a month -- out-of-pocket -- for her insulin. Some months she can't afford to buy the medicine.
The prescription Jones has isn't covered by her insurance. So, helping Jones switch her Medicare coverage to a different insurance company becomes the first item on a long to-do list for the health coaches.
"Everything they need from meeting with their families and teaching their families what they should eat, to sometimes going to the grocery store together," DeFiglio said.
The team also learned that Jones has had several health scares when her insulin drove her blood sugar dangerously low.
"You're trembling and trembling and you can't stop," Jones said. "They say you can go in shock like that."
DeFiglio makes sure Jones knows how to properly gauge her blood sugar level and shows her when it's safe to take her insulin. Still, Jones is leery. She has her own rules, and they've worked — more or less — for 10 years.
"Well, I just met her," Jones said. "But, what she said makes good sense."
Eventually the two reach a compromise.
"At first she wasn't taking insulin at all when she was at that level," DeFiglio said. "Now she's going to start taking half the dose she should be taking. I think she's going to find that that's rewarding and hopefully she starts to feel better and we can get her to take whatever [dose] she should be taking."
Approach is expensive but can yield other savings
In 10 months, the team has worked with about 60 patients across two sites.
That price tag is surely more than most doctor's offices could afford on their own.
Jeffrey Brenner, who leads the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, acknowledges that it's expensive.
But, he added, the program is in a research and development phase. He says it takes overstaffing to figure out how to care for "complex diabetics in a poor community."
"It's like saying we are going to land a man on the moon, but we don't want to spent too much," Brenner said.
"I think the answer is when folks like Dianna stay out of the hospital you take the money that we save with Dianna and you redistribute it," DeFiglio said.
Ali said the team has helped patients with out-of-control blood sugar regain healthy levels.
By the time the program's grant funding runs out, Ali said she hopes new state and federal health policies will begin to invest more money in prevention programs like the one in Camden.
The coalition works to identify people with diabetes who frequent the emergency room too often, and those whose illness has become hard to manage. But team members are selective about who gets the most intensive — and costly — support.
Potential patients fill out a survey to help DeFiglio gauge who's actually ready to make health changes.
"Not everyone is at the same level," Brenner said. "If they aren't ready, we will come back to them later."
In Camden, the prevalence of adults with type 2 diabetes is nearly 13 percent, nearly double New Jersey's average.


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Risers and fallers after Sunday's wild race and melee at Phoenix International Raceway:
Brad Keselowski: Barring a major mishap, he will win his first Sprint Cup championship Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He has earned it by winning races, running up front consistently and, most importantly, by racing smart and avoiding trouble. He will be a refreshing voice as NASCAR's chief spokesman and a good champion. He just has to stop tweeting in his racecar.
Kevin Harvick: Harvick often is at his best when the heat is on and controversy is swirling around him. He proved it again Sunday by winning at Phoenix two days after news leaked that he has a deal to leave Richard Childress Racing after next season.
The stunning news had to create tension and turmoil on Harvick's team and around RCR. Team owner Richard Childress was reportedly livid that the news leaked out. But amid all that drama, Harvick had his best run of the season and won for the first time in 44 races.
The stirring performance might bode well for Harvick and RCR next season if he is a lame-duck driver.
Kyle Busch: How many times this year has Busch dominated a race, only to see it slip away at the end? It happened again at Phoenix, where he led 237 of 319 laps, only to see Harvick pass him for the lead with seven laps remaining. But Busch continued his strong late-season surge—seven top 10s and six top-fives in the last nine races—and kept his cool after another disappointing loss. While most drivers were mad at NASCAR or another driver, Rowdy was one of the few drivers who stayed away from the uproars.
Jeff Gordon: Whether you love the drama and controversy Gordon created at Phoenix or not, he was way out of line for retaliating against Clint Bowyer under those circumstances. While his anger toward Bowyer was understandable, Gordon crossed the line by retaliating against him with seven laps remaining and the Chase points leader right behind him. That it ignited a dangerous brawl in the garage that could have injured fans and innocent bystanders only adds to the seriousness of the boneheaded move.
Gordon typically is a model citizen and one of NASCAR's smartest drivers and greatest ambassadors, but he let his frustrations and emotions get the best of him this time. And after NASCAR suspended Kyle Busch last season, Gordon should have gotten the same treatment.
NASCAR's "boys have at it" approach was good for the sport and, under most circumstances, it should stick to it and let drivers settle their own differences. But this one came at the wrong time and the potential consequences were far too dangerous and damaging.
Clint Bowyer/MWR crew: Though Bowyer was the victim of Gordon's outrage, he also shares part of the blame for being the instigator. He and Gordon have had problems before, and Bowyer caused this one by getting into Gordon and racing him too aggressively.
And while he looks like a hero for his jaunt through the garage to get a piece of Gordon, the consequences of that also were potentially dangerous.
Bowyer's Michael Waltrip Racing crew was way out of line, too. While their attempt to protect and defend their driver is admirable, it also created a dangerous situation in the garage.
While you have to love Bowyer's fire and intensity, he may need to tone it down a bit. At least for a while. And at least around Gordon.
NASCAR: While it couldn't do much to prevent the melee that erupted between Gordon and Bowyer and their teams, NASCAR blew the call not to throw a caution flag on the final lap.
Not only was there oil on the track, but Danica Patrick's stalled car was creeping down the frontstretch. While NASCAR officials might not have seen the oil, they could clearly see Patrick's bright green car.
The result was a multicar wreck that damaged several cars and marred an exciting finish.
Power Rankings
1. Brad Keselowski (Last week: 2)
2. Jimmie Johnson (Last week: 1)
3. Kyle Busch (3)
4. Kasey Kahne (7)
5. Denny Hamlin (12)
6. Kevin Harvick (13)
7. Greg Biffle (6)
8. Clint Bowyer (4)
9. Matt Kenseth (5)
10. Ryan Newman (11)
11. Tony Stewart (8)
12. Jeff Gordon (10)
13. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (9)
14. Martin Truex Jr. (14)
15. Paul Menard (18)
16. Mark Martin (19)
17. Carl Edwards (17)
18. Aric Almirola (15)
19. Joey Logano (16)
20. Kurt Busch (22)
21. Juan Pablo Montoya (27)
22. Jeff Burton (24)
23. Brian Vickers (23)
24. Bobby Labonte (26)
25. Marcos Ambrose (28)
26. Jamie McMurray (21)
27. Casey Mears (25)
28. Sam Hornish Jr. (20)
29. Danica Patrick (30)
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The Securities and Exchange Commission's 13F filing deadline has come and gone, and this holiday weekend is a good time to sit back and review the flood of buying and selling reports coming from the best value and activist money managers. It's a lot like having the world's best research department at your fingertips, and you get to pick and choose which suggestions to act on. I have made tons of money over the years picking up safe and cheap stock ideas from other value managers. Thanks to federal regulations, it's like being forced to share your best candy with the other kids, and I shamelessly steal from managers I most respect.
There is massive media coverage on the big, well-known managers, so I tend to focus my Real Money 13F coverage on those a little bit off the radar. One of my favorites is the eponymously named Donald Smith & Co. The firm has been around since 1975 and has compiled a strong record managing money using the same strategy that I use, by focusing on tangible book value. When I contacted Donald Smith late last year for an interview, he turned me down -- it actually makes me like the guy even more as it's the reclusive, closed-mouth managers who often have the best ideas.
Based on Smith & Co.'s latest filing, the firm has been busy. It sold out of several positions, including one of our disasters last year, SuperValu (SVU). It also exited Cooper Tire & Rubber (CTB) and Louisiana-Pacific (LPX). It also sharply reduced positions in Dillard's (DDS), Republic Airways (RJET) and Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL). These stocks made decent moves in the past year, so one would assume that Smith & Co. no longer finds them safe and cheap enough to own.
Smith &Co.'s funds were surprisingly active on the buy side of the market. They added to value stocks favorites like Tecumseh Products (TECUA), Ingram Micro (IM) and American National Insurance (ANAT). The firm also continued to increase its position in the non-legacy discount airlines, buying more of both Southwest (LUV) and JetBlue (JBLU). The firm also has an appetite for insurance stocks; in addition to joining the AIG (AIG) parade, they purchased shares of Unum (UNM), Horace Mann Educators (HMN) and Platinum Underwriters (PTP). Smith's firm continues to stick to its core strategy and the filing is worth the time to read for long-term investors.
Another must-read 13F filing is from Michael Price, who may no longer the rock star he was when he ran the Mutual Series funds but is still racking up solid returns at the helm of MFP Investors. I have been stealing ideas from Price since the late 1980s, and I probably owe him dinner at this point.
The firm shares my affection for small banks and it continues to increase its presence in Trade of the Decade stocks. MFP was a buyer of Cape Bancorp (CBNJ), a small New Jersey bank with 16 branches serving Cape May and Atlantic County. In the same region, it bought Delaware-based The Bancorp (TBBK), which serves Philadelphia, New Jersey as well as its home state. The fund has 35% of its assets in financial stocks, including many little banks too small to mention but worth investigating for long-term investors in bank stocks. MFP's 13F filing is a must-read for those looking for new ideas.
One observation that really stood out as I went through the filings this quarter was how crowded a trade AIG has become. Everyone was buying the stock hand over fist in the final quarter, from Seth Klarman to David Tepper. Eighty-four percent of AIG is now held by institutional investors and the list contains most of the brightest minds in the business. This both intrigues me and scares me. The stock appears to be a bargain with huge upside but in the back of my mind, I keep hearing Sir John Templeton's warning that it is hard to outperform doing what everyone else does. The stock has doubled from the 2011 lows, but this is one to pass on in spite of all the smart money buying the shares.
I'm heading into the three-day weekend with a ton of 13Fs to dig through. If I turn up anything else that's interesting, I'll report back next week.


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More than a year after U.S. defense officials offered three RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft as a replacement for the same number of Royal Air Force BAE Nimrod R1 signals intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft, the UK Ministry of Defence has not made a decision. Senior RAF officers have said that the Nimrods perform a vital task, and they last month promised the UK Parliament that there would not be "a capability gap" when the Nimrods are withdrawn from service in 2011. But the Nimrod SIGINT replacement seems to have fallen afoul of the UK's defense budget squeeze. The MoD told AIN that a decision would be made late this year, and the R1s would be extended in service if necessary.
The U.S. offer is to have three Boeing KC-135R airframes converted for the SIGINT role by L-3 Integrated Systems (L-3 IS) at Greenville, Texas, where the 17-strong U.S. fleet of Rivet Joints is maintained and upgraded. However, the MoD has been exploring alternatives, most notably whether the remanufactured version of the Nimrod due to enter RAF service next year in the maritime patrol role could also serve as a SIGINT platform. The MoD previously planned to keep the three Nimrod R1s in service with an upgrade codenamed Project Helix. To perform the work, the MoD selected a team led by L-3 IS and also consisting of BAE, LogicaCMG and QinetiQ and initially awarded them a study contract worth $21.7 million.
But sources on both sides of the Atlantic familiar with the study and the U.S. offer of Rivet Joints, told AIN that both the original Nimrod R1s and the remanufactured Nimrods were rejected as suitable platforms for Project Helix. They said that even the remanufactured Nimrod would offer only 60 percent of the required capability, because of power and aperture considerations. Moreover it could not be in service until 2015, and would cost three times as much to operate as the Rivet Joint. Although the U.S. offer was valued at up to $1.068 billion when notified to Congress last year, the sources said the actual cost to the UK would be closer to the $750 million that was originally budgeted for the Helix upgrade. Moreover, the UK would benefit from the economies of scale in support costs that are generated by the larger U.S. fleet, as well as some commonality with the RAF's E-3D Sentry AEW fleet, they explained. Although the three airframes on offer to the UK are already 45 years old, they are the youngest KC-135s in the U.S. fleet; have already been updated with modern CFM56 turbofans and cockpit avionics; and are good for service until 2045, as are the U.S. Rivet Joints, the sources said.
BAE Systems told AIN, "Our Nimrod solution is technically feasible and affordable." But the spokesman conceded that the company had yet to submit a formal bid for Project Helix because of "concerns over timescale." Meanwhile, the U.S. offer remains on the table as a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) deal, without any provision for offsets. AIN understands that U.S. officials have assured the MoD that unique British requirements and sensors–such as QinetiQ's Tigershark communications intelligence (COMINT) system–could be incorporated in the three Rivet Joints for the RAF. This and other British technology might also find a place on the larger U.S. fleet, sources told AIN. An informed U.S. source also addressed British concerns that the Rivet Joint system concentrates on COMINT at the expense of electronic intelligence (ELINT). He said: "I know that the RAF [mission systems operators] are not happy but they will get over it. An Rivet Joint configuration is not as ELINT-oriented, but today's environment doesn't really need an ELINT-heavy system."


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Strained left oblique forces Davis out of game
BOSTON -- Blue Jays outfielder Rajai Davis was forced from Friday night's game against the Red Sox because of a strained left oblique muscle.
Davis, who started at designated hitter and led off for the Blue Jays, was lifted in the sixth inning for pinch-hitter Adam Lind. He had been experiencing some discomfort in the area since a recent series against the Rays and finally had to pull the plug.
"I felt something for a couple of days," Davis said. "I just felt like it was just little, that I could play through it.
"Just nagging. Just figure it's not progressing like I would want it to."
Davis will be evaluated again on Saturday, and it was not immediately clear if he will require a stint on the disabled list.
The 32-year-old Davis is hitting .281 with a homer and four RBIs in 26 games. He has split time between left field and designated hitter, starting frequently against left-handed pitching.
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What do you think would be the best method of re-kindling public interest in the sport of figure skating (besides whacking $peedy on the kneecaps or having better looking people streak at competitions)?
Eliminate secret judging
Reduce costs
Better advertising of events and shows
What do you think would be the best method of re-kindling public interest in the sport of figure skating (besides whacking $peedy on the kneecaps or having better looking people streak at competitions)?
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I chose "other" because I think it's a combination of things listed. Lack of advertising is definitely a factor to me. It's a big topic of discussion over on the SOI forum. I'm 17 miles from the Philadelphia stop of the tour...we were bombarded by tv ads for COI and hardly anything for SOI. I also think the ticket prices for most shows and competitions are pretty steep, leaving the average family unable to afford it. The judging problems also taint the sport, leaving a sour taste in the mouths of fans.
All of the above, and maybe some more.
I agree...I don't think there is a single item or action that can be taken to either further interest in skating (nor do I think it was one event that made interest in skating decline). IMO it's a combination of many factors, some of which I wouldn't even know (because I don't skate).
I picked other. I think the way skating is broadcast sometimes makes it a real snore to watch. Someone on the other thread said so, too. You all know what I'm talking about, a skater, then a commercial, then back to kiss & cry, then another skater. I don't know what can be done to change it, and only true diehard fans want to see the whole competition, but that's my two cents.
Drop the ISU -- nobody cares about their events anyway. Even the Olympics appears to be on its way out in terms of fan interest.
OK, now instead we have the Triple Crown of Figure Skating. These are based on the three Invitationals currently sponsored by Marshall's Department Stores and Campbell's Soup. The top six men and ladies are invited to the first one. $100,000 appearance fee for each competitor, plus $500,000 first prize, winner take all, in men's and ladies.
For the first one, Michelle, Irina, Sasha, Carolina, Shizuka, and Fumie (or Joannie). Plushenko, Joubert, Lambiel, Buttle, Weir, and Lysacek or Goebel or Sandhu. (Belbin and Agosto do an exhibibiton at half-time -- $200,000. I'm trying to keep track of my budget here.)
After the first event, the top three automatically get invited to the next one. The bottom three are challenged to a skate-off by the next three on the list, also televised. We'll have an overall rating system to determine the pecking order on The List.
If anyone wins all three in a season, the champ gets a million dollar bonus.
All of this is shown on prime time TV, bumping golf, tennis and Nascar if need be.
DITTOOriginally Posted by Joesitz
Just another thought, to the high ticket prices. I go to the shows in Nashville the seat ar far from being sold out even some of the good seats.( I joked with my sister next time we should buy the cheap tickects then move down to the empty seats when the show starts). So are the prices pumped up so they can make the payroll? Because they know there going to have a lot of empty seats?
Jahr, IMHO, it's like any business enterprise -- everything is determined by supply and demand. What makes the most profit, selling a few seats for a lot of money, or selling a lot of seats cheaply?
Economists have all sorts of mathematical models about this. In theory, there is a happy medium which maximizes the profit. In practice, if you guess wrong, then you lose money either way. And if you guess wrong a lot, then you go out of business.
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Ok I voted for better advertising, your not going to buy a ticket if you don't know the show will be in your area. Myself I don't mind paying the high cost for a ticket because I am only paying for myself but for a good seat most family's can't I know a few years ago I couldn't have. But I am sure there are other reasons also.
I agree with the others, its a combo, first of all the prices are way WAY out of control for some things, we were looking at going to something like worlds for example, good seats all event tix are running at 950$ granted there are cheeper seats but anyways, then if u have more than one child...like at my place we are 1 adult 2 children, so thats almost 3 thousand dollars for tix, now hotel, airfare all the other stuff but just think 3 g's for the cost of the tix alone is ridiculous... I think there needs to be a serious drop in the cost of tix, get the folks interested again, then slowly raise the costs if need be, or else many folks might loose interest in f.s. all together.


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Topic: My Dad's journey
My father was diagnosed with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma just a year ago at the age of 87. He sailed through 2 Y90 treatments, and has managed a number of issues. He is now in Hospice care, with ascites being the most problematic issue. Staff have advised us that he is too weak to bear having the fluid drained, as the decrease in fluid could cause a drop in his blood pressure, and the inevitable return of the fluid could cause him more discomfort than what he has now. Thankfully, he is not experiencing any pain. But he is increasingly confused and sleepy. So I'm thinking that the build up of fluid is affecting his brain. So this is my question. Is this the end? Will he simply drift off into a coma and slip away painlessly? I'm thinking that would be preferable to some of the other eventualities. Maybe I am just being naive? How long can he go on like this? I'm not trying to hasten his death, but I don't want to prolong it either. How can you hope/pray for your own father's death?


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Happy Hour: Bols Genever
Meet Bols Genever, a compelling new (old) liqueur that's like gin's smooth-sipping cousin. Created in Holland during the 16th century, Genever was the world's first gin. Its taste is different from any other gin on the market.
Although it's strong, I find it much more drinkable than gin. Genever lacks the usual botanical undertones, and when sipped alone, is like vodka with subtle hints of whiskey. It's made with barley malt, an ingredient left out of today's common gins.
Bols Genever has a very interesting history with the recipe dating back to 1820. If you went into a bar in the late 1800s and requested a cocktail with gin, it was made with Genever. Over time, its popularity faded.
Up until the recent launch by Bols, Genever was basically nonexistent in the United States. Now you can find the liqueur, which comes in a beautiful charcoal gray bottle, being mixed into cocktails in San Francisco and New York. For spirit enthusiasts, getting your hands on a bottle of Genever is a must.


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It's not huge, but Swords do fly more neutral for me. They both might end up at almost the same place, but the Sword tends to take a straighter path there.discspeed wrote:Jeronimo wrote:You're crazy Mike, Flow = Sword. The difference is in your head.
They certainly fill the same role, but they are not the same disc.
As far as stability goes, it's hard to say because I've only thrown a couple of different Swords...I throw the cobalt blues, and they seem to be the most stable of the Swords we have at CDGS.
And I've thrown a few different colors, all have flown identically for me. Though I too prefer the cobalt blues, just because they're so sexay.


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6 Weird Gifts You Should Not Give This Season
Women photographers now work on the front lines of the news, where fear and violence are standard occupational hazards. But beyond the chaos and carnage, there are also extraordinary moments of humanity and heroism.
March 8, 2011 Libyan rebels prepare tea at the main checkpoint outside the oil port town of Ras Lanuf, which saw major fighting during the recent conflict.
Captured by hostile forces: Just a few days after this photo was shot, three photographers and I were caught by pro-Gaddafi forces. It is hard to describe those moments of terror — we thought we were going to die. We were detained for six days, during which time I was groped by a dozen men. It was awful, but was it any more horrible than what happened to my male colleagues who were beaten and smashed on the head? When I think back on it now, the hardest times came later, when I heard about the deaths of two photojournalist friends in Libya: Chris Hondros and Tim Hetherington. That really made me realize the precariousness of life. Yes, it was a miserable experience, but I was lucky to survive.
There was no place to retreat: If you wanted to get an image, you had to be up there on the front lines. This was a really hard war to navigate.
At night, it was relatively comfortable. Some Libyans had lent us their houses, and neighbors brought us food. The Libyan hospitality was fantastic — in general, people in the Muslim world are incredibly generous.
On being a female photographer: On the whole, I find it to be a great advantage. I can enter into family houses, talk with women, photograph them — that is something male journalists cannot do. This is important because nowadays most wars take place in the Muslim world.
Lynsey Addario, 38, is based in New Delhi. Her photos have appeared in The New York Times and The New Yorker.
Photo: March 6, 2011 In Eastern Libya, rebel troops fire at a Gaddafi government helicopter as it sprays the area with machine-gun fire.


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DARTS: Bird is top of the class
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WINDOW cleaner Dave Bird, from Winsford, surprised even himself after coming through the Professional Darts Corporation's qualifying school on Thursday to win a tour place.
The 34-year-old, who has broken into the Cheshire A team in the past 12 months, began with a win over two-time major quarter finalist Mark Hylton.
He saw off Andrew Johnson and Kevin Voornhout before enjoying a 5-1 victory against Steve Hine, who has previously played in the UK Open's last eight.
On a roll, Bird went on to defeat Ian McFarlane without dropping a leg and bettered Brian Woods 5-3 in a decider to win a tour card at the end of only his second day of professional competition.
"I'm astonished," he said.
"I always thought it was possible that I'd win a tour card as I know what I can do, but I'm speechless to have done it in two days at Q School.
"Reaching the last 32 on the first day really helped me, and even though I was playing some pretty big names today I kept focused on my darts.
"I just shut up shop and didn't let who I was playing bother me. Luckily it came good!"
He added: "I've only been playing for eight years and in the past 12 months or so I've made it into the Cheshire team and played alongside a few guys who play on the PDC circuit like Stuart Kellett and Dave Pallett.
"I'll join them in the PDC now and see how the year goes.
"I'm fortunate enough that my boss is one of my biggest fans; since I started working for him he's helped out giving me time off to play darts. I hope that continues now!"
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Getting to the meat of this is Nesterovic is in the last year of his contract, and while he is a serviceable center, I doubt very much the Pacers are going to commit to him for the long term. Foster, on the other hand, is here for awhile, and it's likely slated eventually for a very solid bench role once Hibbert gets more seasoning. The key to this is where the Pacers will fall in the standings.
I'm tired of mediocrity as a fan. As someone who coaches, I've always believed if the best you can do is mediocrity, go young. It's not a reflection on Foster or Nesterovic. If this Pacers team was going to compete for a championship, I would want Foster in the starting line up right from the start, as I have since the day they let Brad Miller go.
This team isn't going to get to that level.
Hibbert may never be a marquee center, but with his skill set at 7'2", he could be another Rik Smits, just enough of a presence as he becomes a veteran, that you must game plan against him. He will eventually need a body next to him who is at least another defensive presence and at the very least complimentary to his offensive skill set.
Reports are that Hibbert's low post is going to be NBA caliber, and anyone who saw him in college knows he is an excellent passer with a good mid range jump shot. Without a strong low post game, he would be great with an active PF type, such as what Antonio Davis was in his prime, or even an undersized player such as David West.
Moving to Brandon Rush, it would be nice to see him start too, but I would be happy with him being the first wing off the bench. I'd like to see Granger and Dunleavy at the SF and PF positions. Troy Murphy is a horrible defender, and offensively he is merely a spot shooter. Given the defensive deficiency, I'd much rather have Granger guarding bigger players because at least he would create match-up problems on the other end. That would allow Rush to move into the starting SG spot.
While I could see the Pacers going with a more traditional starting line-up, keeping Murphy in there, I would hope the Pacers would throw mediocrity to the wind and make sure Rush plays. The Pacers finally have an heir apparent to Reggie Miller at SG, someone who is young, and someone who can play defense. I hope he doesn't dwindle on the bench for the sake of moving from 35 to 42 wins.
If the Pacers do worse because of it, so be it. They get good experience, and the Pacers get a better shot at a good draft pick. The season won't be wasted because of the experience factor, and players like Ford, Granger, and Dunleavy are young enough that they could still be part of the winning in a couple of years.
If the Pacers come out even, then it's a complete success.


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Musial left lasting impression on Matheny
ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals manager Mike Matheny still remembers the first time he met Stan Musial, way back in 1991.
"Right after I was drafted, I was at a wedding and Stan was there with Jack Buck, and Stan came over on his own and talked to me and 30 minutes later he's still treating me like I'm something special and I couldn't believe it," Matheny said. "It was pretty unforgettable."
Matheny smiled at the memory.
"This particular wedding, they scheduled this top group that took a year to get them scheduled and I'm sure it was real expensive, and I think they saw the stage for one song," Matheny said. "Stan took the rest of the time. Nobody was about to ask him to get off the stage."
Matheny, who played in the Major Leagues for 13 years and is in his second year as the Cardinals manager, spent some time with Musial in the years since that first meeting.
And the manager was left with a lasting impression from those times.
"I took as much as I could get and I was always impressed," Matheny said. "He made an impact, an impression on me about how you go about this game and how you go about treating people."
Nate Latsch is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The apology by a Montana judge for his appallingly ignorant comments that blamed the young victim of the man being sentenced for her rape is meaningless. It is also as insulting as his original remarks. That's because worse than the comments were the scant 30 days in jail for the rapist, an absurd sentence that the judge has continued to defend as appropriate.
"It wasn't this forcible, beat-up rape," said Montana District Judge G. Todd Baugh as he stood by his sentence of a former high school teacher, convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl who later committed suicide. So ill-suited is this judge to serve on the bench that, if he refuses the mounting calls for his resignation, Montana authorities should take the necessary action to remove him. They also should seek to appeal the sentence.
An immediate uproar followed the Aug. 26 sentencing of Stacey Dean Rambold in Yellowstone County District Court. He had pleaded guilty to a felony count of sexual intercourse without consent. Judge Baugh said that, after reviewing statements made by the girl before her death, he concluded she was a troubled youth. Cherice Morales, who was 14 when the then 49-year-old Rambold groomed her for sex, was "older than her chronological age" and "as much in control of the situation" as her teacher, the judge said.
The sentence in the 2008 case came after prosecutors refiled charges because Rambold failed to meet sex-offender treatment requirements and other conditions in an original plea deal. Prosecutors asked Judge Baugh to sentence Rambold to 20 years, with 10 years suspended; the girl's mother, who testified that the rape was a major factor in her daughter's 2010 suicide, pleaded for a prison sentence. The mother stormed from the courtroom when the sentence was announced, later issuing a statement that gave poignant testimony to the fallacy of blaming the victim: "She wasn't even old enough to get a driver's license."
"I'm not sure just what I was attempting to say, but it did not come out correct," the judge said in a mea culpa issued to the Billings Gazette last Wednesday. He said he would file an addendum to the court file to "hopefully better explain the sentence." Actually, Montana residents, along with much of the nation, know all they need to know about this case and this judge. His parsing of the sexual exploitation of a troubled teenager by a teacher in a position of trust as not a "forcible, beat-up rape" -- and his sentence of a mere 30 days -- sent the message that this is a crime that is not to be taken all that seriously. Judge Baugh's ignorant notions about rape and his insensitivity to victims are an absolute affront to justice, and he should immediately resign.


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I am an American student studying in Thailand. After years I've finally decided to enter a monastic life. I was hoping someone out there might be
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I just want to find a place that is peaceful, full of information and studying. I don't want to be limited on just one teaching, and I want to learn multiple
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Prince is one of the most successful recording artists of all time; known as much for his distinctive demeanor as for his music, Prince has scored huge hits like "1999," "When Doves Cry," "Purple Rain," "Kiss," and "Cream." He's also composed tunes that have topped the charts for other artists, such as "I Feel For You" by Chaka Khan, "Manic Monday" by The Bangles and "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinead O'Connor.
AppealPrince's tiny frame (around 5' 2"), peculiar persona and unique sense of style may not be every woman's bag. Despite this, he has had thousands of female admirers worldwide -- especially during the androgynous '80s. Never having a problem with the ladies, he has been romantically linked to some of the world's most beautiful and exotic women, including Apollonia Kotero, Sherilyn Fenn, Mayte Garcia, Sheena Easton, and Kim Basinger.
SuccessPrince ranks as one of the most successful recording artists of all time. He has entered the Billboard Top 20 listing for the biggest acts in Pop and R&B. He stands beside Michael Jackson, Madonna and Bruce Springsteen as a major musical icon of the 80s.
During the '80s, Prince sold more than 25 million copies of his albums in the U.S. alone, as he racked up seven platinum or multi-platinum discs from '82 to '89. The pinnacle of his popularity came with the release of Purple Rain (1984), which went on to sell more than 13 million copies in the States, and spent an astounding 24 weeks atop the album charts. It produced the biggest single hit of his career in "When Doves Cry," which topped the black singles chart for eight weeks, the pop chart for five and went platinum.
During the summer of 1984, Prince simultaneously had the No.1 single, album and movie in the country, and he went on to win an Oscar for Best Original Score.
Prince's success has not been confined solely to the '80s -- he has at least 20 gold or platinum albums, many of which were issued after 1989. His star diminished during the period he was known as the symbol, but he's recently come back strong with the release of albums such as Musicology and 3121. His profitable Musicology Tour made him the top concert act of 2004, and the album earned him an NAACP Image Award, a Vanguard Award and two Grammys. The readers of Rolling Stone magazine also selected him as both the best male performer and most welcome comeback of the year.
Prince BiographyPrince Rogers Nelson was born on June 7, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father, a jazz musician was in a band named the Prince Rogers Trio. His father also bought his young son his first instrument, a guitar. By the time Prince finished high school he was an accomplished multi-instrumentalist as well as a budding songwriter. Warner Bros. Records signed the prodigy before his 20th birthday. His first album, For You, released in 1978, contained his first hit single, "Soft and Wet," which did well on the R&B charts. He put together a multi-racial, mixed-gender backing band in 1979 and released the platinum selling Prince later that year.
prince's controversy"I Wanna Be Your Lover" became Prince's first chart-topper, hitting No.1 on the R&B charts during the final weeks of the '70s. The single also became his first Top 40 pop smash, nearly entering the Top 10. His third album, Dirty Mind (1980) went gold and gained a fair bit of notoriety for its sexually explicit lyrical content courtesy of songs such as "Head," "Do It All Night" and "Sister." 1981's Controversy went platinum and included such titles as "Sexuality," "Jack U Off" and "Ronnie, Talk to Russia."
prince's purple rainIn 1982, Prince released 1999, a double album that expanded his audience thanks to the success of the singles "Little Red Corvette," "Delirious" and the title track. In 1984, he delivered the biggest album of his career -- the soundtrack to his debut feature film Purple Rain, which contained two of his biggest hits, "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy." He enjoyed more hits as a songwriter with "I Feel For You," which Chaka Khan rode to the top of the charts that same year, and "Sugar Walls," which Sheena Easton took into the Top 10 in 1985.
Around the World In A Day, issued in May 1985 on his new Paisley Park label, topped the U.S. album charts for three weeks, and produced the Top 10 smashes "Raspberry Beret" and "Pop Life." A second film, Under the Cherry Moon (1986), was a first for Prince as director/writer and actor/composer. While the movie left audiences and critics cold, the soundtrack -- Parade -- became a million seller. The single "Kiss" reached No. 1 on both the Pop and R&B charts the same week his composition "Manic Monday" by The Bangles was peaking at No. 2.
prince releases lovesexyFollowing the Parade concert tour, Prince disbanded The Revolution, his backing band of the last few years. The double album, Sign 'o' the Times (1987) received some of the best reviews of his career, and gave him his fifth R&B No. 1 smash with the title track, which also went to No. 3 on the pop charts. "U Got The Look," a duet with Sheena Easton, reached No. 3 on the pop side. Following a successful European tour, Prince opened the Paisley Park Studios complex in Chanhassen, Minnesota.
Lovesexy (1988) stalled at No. 11 on Billboard's Top 200 chart and included the Top 10 single "Alphabet St." The Batman (1989) soundtrack included the platinum selling single "Batdance," which reached No. 1 on pop and R&B charts. In 1990, Sinead O'Connor rode his song "Nothing Compares 2 U" to the top of the charts internationally. Graffiti Bridge, Prince's third film, was another box office disappointment, though the soundtrack sold reasonably well.
Backed by the New Power Generation, Diamonds and Pearls (1991) put Prince back on top with tracks like "Get Off" and his fifth Hot 100 chart topper, "Cream." Issued in October 1992, the album with the unpronounceable title, dubbed Symbol or The Love Symbol Album entered the album charts at No. 5 in the U.S. and No. 1 in the U.K. and spawned the hits "7," "My Name Is Prince," and "Sexy MF."
the artist formerly known as princeIn April 1993, Prince announced that he would no longer record any new material. A few weeks later, he changed his name to the logo that appeared on his previous album, meant to be a combination of the male/female symbols. A three-disc career retrospective entitled The Hits/The B-Sides was issued that year, and The Artist Formerly Known As Prince (aka T.A.F.K.A.P. or The Artist) also composed Billboards for The Joffrey ballet.
In 1994, The Artist reached the top three in the U.S. and topped the British and Australian singles charts with "The Most Beautiful Girl in The World." Come was credited to Prince 1958-1993, and became his least successful album since 1980. The Black Album, which had been recorded in 1987 and bootlegged since, was officially released in late 1994 and also sold poorly.
The Gold Experience (1995) received some of his best reviews in years. It became his first album to crack the Top 10 since Symbol (1992), while the single "I Hate U" became a sizable hit.
prince's chaos and disorderThe Artist married Mayte Garcia, a singer with the New Power Generation, on Valentine's Day in 1996. The marriage was annulled three years later.
Chaos and Disorder (1996) his final album of new material for Warner Bros. proved to be another commercial and critical failure. Emancipation (1996) was Prince's first post-Warner Bros. release. The ambitious, though patchy, 36-song, three-disc set was issued on NPG Records and became his first platinum disc in years.
Crystal Ball (1998), a large collection of previously unreleased material, was issued in 1998, as was Newpower Soul -- neither attracted much of an audience. Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic (1999) issued through Arista, featured collaborations with Sheryl Crow, Gwen Stefani and Chuck D. "1999: The New Master" was released in time for the end of the millennium and was deemed "unimaginative" by critics.
prince's one nite aloneUpon the expiration of his music publishing contract with Warner Chappell in May 2000, T.A.F.K.A.P. decided to allow himself to be referred to as Prince again. In 2001, he released The Rainbow Children, which showcased his jazzier side and received some of his best reviews in years. On December 31st of that year, he married Manuela Testolini, a former Paisley Park employee, and also became a Jehovah's Witness.
The three-disc set One Nite Alone... Live! was released in 2002, while the following year Prince issued N.E.W.S, an instrumental album that earned him a Grammy nomination. He performed with Beyonce at the 2004 Grammys, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the following month. Musicology (2004), released through a distribution deal with Columbia, became his best-selling album since 1991, reaching the Top five and earning double platinum status.
In April 2006, 3121 became Prince's first album to debut in the No. 1slot on Billboard's Top 200 chart. It also topped the R&B/Hip-Hop Album and European Album charts, thanks to appearances on Saturday Night Live and the Brit Awards in February. Ultimate, a two-disc hits and remixes compilation, was released in May 2006.
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By Elizabeth Ginns Britten — July 2004
Here's something I've never seen before—a car that's also a boat.
The three-seater Gibbs Aquada is a high-speed amphibian that's capable of on-land speeds in excess of 100 mph and on-water speeds of approximately 34 mph, thanks to its 175-hp, 2.5-liter, 24-valve V-6 and jet drive. It can reportedly accelerate from zero to 60 mph in less than ten seconds on land and get on plane within five seconds.
The Aquada quickly converts to a watercraft; as the vehicle enters the water, the driver presses a button to start the transformation from car to boat, disconnecting power to the wheels. The wheels retract, trim tabs deploy, road lights change to running lights, and it's good to go.
With a price tag of approximately $270,000, the Aquada is about as expensive as an Aston Martin or Bentley, but this vehicle's definitely a lot more versatile.
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The registration of public and confidential marriages in California is a local and state function. The California Family Code provides for a continuous and permanent marriage registration system. The system depends upon the conscientious efforts of local officials, clergymen, and other officiants in preparing the original records and in certifying the information on these records.
"Laws are mutually accepted rules by which, together, we maintain a free society. Liberty itself is built on a foundation of law. That foundation provides an orderly process for changing laws. It also depends on our obeying laws once they have been freely adopted."[1]
County ClerkThe County Clerk issues public and confidential marriage licenses. The County Clerk is the local registrar of confidential marriages (Family Code, Section 511). The County Clerk maintains a permanent index of all confidential marriages registered.
Marriage OfficiantThe marriage officiant, e.g., clergyperson or authorized individual, who performs the marriage ceremony is required by law to complete the marriage license and return it to the County Recorder's Office within 10 days of the event for registration. For confidential marriages, the marriage license is returned to the County Clerk's Office for registration.
County RecorderThe County Recorder is the local registrar of public marriages (which includes declared and non-clergy marriages) under the direction of the State Registrar (Health and Safety Code, Sections 102285 and 102295).
The local official is required to see that a complete and acceptable certificate is filed for each marriage and that each entry on the certificate is clear and unambiguous. Once reviewed for proper completion, the local official collects the certificates of marriage filed and transmits them to the state office not less than quarterly (Health and Safety Code, Section 102355).
An important function of the local registrar of marriages is to produce an index of marriages registered in his/her jurisdiction (Government Code, Section 27252).
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If you attempt the same exercise before complete recovery, you will notice a strength deficit. This is why recovery nutrition is so important.
Optimal recovery is highly dependent on an adequate supply of essential amino acids. Therefore, providing yourself with a high quality protein such as whey may mitigate the strength loss associated with intense unaccustomed exercise.
Australian researchers had two groups of untrained men perform a bout of single leg resistance exercise consisting of four sets of leg press, leg extension and leg flexion, emphasizing the eccentric portion of the movement. The load was 120% of their maximum concentric lift for each exercise.
Immediately after exercise, and continuing for 14 days, one group consumed 35g of whey protein isolate three times per day. The other group consumed 35g of carbohydrate.
As expected, strength measures were significantly decreased compared to pre-exercise levels. In the carbohydrate group, isometric strength declined 21% after one day and progressively returned to pre-exercise levels over the next 14 days. In contrast, the whey protein group only showed a 12% decline in strength and they were nearly back to pre-exercise strength levels in four days.
This study shows that consuming whey protein isolate after damaging exercise results in less loss in strength and faster recovery.


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To buy action figures, take a look at BigBadToyStore.com, AlterEgoComics.com, Toynk.com, BriansToys.com, ToyWiz.com, and MonkeyDepot.com.
Back at San Diego Comic-Con we broke the news that Bandai would be adding Alien Vs. Predator figures to their S.H. MonsterArts lineup, and we brought you the first images of the prototypes they had on display there. This week, the Tamashii Nations website was updated with a feature on these two items with lots of details and photographs to whet our appetites. First up is the Alien Warrior from AvP with an incredible sculpt and a surprising amount of articulation hidden within it including reinforced waist, ankles, and neck joints for posing on two legs or four and with the large head in different positions. Standing approximately 6.7 inches fully erect, this figure has the protruding inner jaw, of course, and translucent plastic is used on the top of its head. The Alien Warrior also comes with an alien egg, chestburster, and two sets of hands.
Hunting down your Alien Warriors is the Wolf Predator from Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem, a fearsome hunter and weapons master. The Wolf figure has PVC components, ABS weapons, flexible "dreadlocks," and even some armor parts in diecast metal! Highly articulated and well-balanced, the 7 inch Predator has nearly unlimited posing potential along with special features like removable helmet, two sets of jaws (one relaxed and one wide open), opening wrist computer, extending wrist blades, and storage options for the weapons. Speaking of which, the figure comes with two different length spears, extended and retracted whips, acid effects, a case of weapons, a tracking device, and more.
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As always...these are based on the Sleepy scale.
Only looking to sell the shoes and bag. Would trade the Buzzz SS lot for a couple of 172-175 D or P P2's.
Gateway Disc Sports Backpack Bag: Have had for about 3 months. Not quite what I was looking for. Hoping to get $80 shipped for it. It has about 10 rounds on it. New they go for over $100 plus shipping. I'd give it a solid 9.5/10.
Vibram FiveFinger Sprint W38 - (Wife bought them and wore them maybe 5 times the first week she had them and they have sat in the closet since) - $33 shipped
Z-Buzzz SS Lot - 8/10, 9/10, 10/10 - $25 shipped


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Healthy Mouth, Healthy Kids
Mouth Biting
What causes a child to constantly chew the inside of his mouth and how can do you get him to stop?
Some children develop a habit of sucking or biting the soft tissues in their mouths. Treatment depends on the severity of the problem and the child's age. Have your child examined by a pediatric dentist. He or she will diagnose the problem and work with you to develop a plan to resolve it.
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I have been on this forum twice in the past and i am happy that the experts helped me. This is the third time i am here with a problem and i hope to get it resolved too.I am using Blogger as my platform and recently i uploaded a third party theme on it. Initially all went well but recently the theme has stopped showing PAGE NAVIGATION buttons which earlier were present just below the last post.The page navigation buttons are neither visible on the home page nor on label pages and so on. Basically they have disappeared.I really am in need of some help as the visitors on my website will not be able to navigate until this problem gets resolved.
My website: LinkTemplate download Link: Link
Thanks in advance. I am sure the experts here will look into the problem.
Hi badritek. could you be more specific about what you see now? I see a menu at the top on that page and a large menu at the bottom of the page, so not sure what I'm supposed to be seeing.
Thanks for your reply Ralph. Actually earlier i was able to see page numbers in small blocks.. - like 1,2,3 and so on. But recently, for some reason, the whole page navigation bar has disappeared.Thank you for looking into that page. Actually i am not talking about the Pages - Home, About, etc, nor about the menu at the bottom which consists of the tags and blog archive.
I am talking about the page numbers. Take a look at the screenshot please and you will understand.LINK
The page numbers 1,2 and so on were visible earlier but recently they have disappeared for an unknown reason. Hope the screenshot helps you in understanding the problem.
OK, that makes it clearer.
I suspect it's some kind of backend setting that's been turned off ... or perhaps you don't have enough posts yet? There's no sign of that pager in your HTML, which is why I suggest it's a backend issue ... meaning that the buttons never make it to the browser.
All I see in the HTML is an "older posts" link:

Older Posts
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display: none;
Thanks for the reply Ralph.I have no clue about HTML but I can surely work on the template if you guide me through the procedure. As for the backend issue I already have more than 55 posts and the page numbers were visible a few days back. If you can please help me in bringing back the page numbers it would be very helpful of you.
There must be a solution to this Ralph. Please give help me I really can't continue like that. Thanks a ton in advance
Unfortunately, I know nothing whatever about blogger or how it works. Have you made any changes to the site recently?
I didnt make any changes as far as i remember except for the fact that i deleted the adsense widget, which i think should not have affected the template.
Actually i have no clue about HTML but for 1 month i have been modifying this template by some hit and trial methods and simple logic. This problem has come up from nowhere and i really have no idea what to do now, to rectify this issue. What do you suggest? Shall i change the template ? Or are there other members on sitepoint who can help me with this.I remember the last time i posted a question, you helped me Ralph so i was expecting some help this time too.
Just tell me what you think i should do.Thanks in advance, once again
I had a look at the Blogger documentation, but all I found was information on the standard < Older Posts | Newer Posts > links, which are in your template but hidden. I am presuming the template you have has somehow implememtned the numbering system instead. But as I say, Blogger is beyond my ken.
You could simply reinstate the < Older Posts | Newer Posts > system if you like, as it's there but hidden at the moment.
Hmmm. No problem Ralph.I am glad at least you looked into my problem. I will try to figure out the solution myself.
One question though.... Can I increase the size of the side which is 260px by default to 300px, to optimise it for Adsense ? I tried changing the size but the whole sidebar moved to the bottom of the article body.
Can i increase its size without affecting other sections of the page?
Thank you once again.
Looking at your site now, it appears you have sorted everything already. Well done.
Thank you. It was a fluke to be honest.I am nowhere around the kind of knowledge you have Ralph.
I have increased the side bar size to 298px and have minimized the right margin to -2px i guess. This has greatly helped me in fitting in the adsense ads but i really wanted to know if the size of the template (including the article body and sidebar) can be increased so that both these sections have some margin between them?
As you can see right now, the sidebar is on the verge of merging with the article body? Can i modify it?
I just want to know if it can be done successfully, if not, i m still happy with the current view. Thanks again in advance Ralph, as you have helped me in the past.
And a Happy New Year in advance.
Ah, there's plenty you can do there. One simple option would be to change this:
#left {
float: left;
margin-top: 25px;
width: 698px;
to something like
#left {
float: left;
margin-top: 25px;
width: 678px;
If that's not quite the layout you want, let us know, as there are many other options.
Thanks for that Ralph.I will surely try to modify it and will let you know soon. Thanks again and a Happy New Year