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Dylan Ratigan: Hates Newspapers, Claims Not to be a Common Leftist
by: warner todd huston | published: 07 19, 2011
Well, MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan has been saying some interesting things these days, hasn't he? Most particularly, two amusing things scream out in a recent interview with The Atlantic. One was that he refuses to read newspapers and the other is that he wants people to think he isn't the doctrinaire liberal everyone assumes he is. Neither claim will endear him to his lefty pals at NBC, but which one is more likely true?
First of all, it is pretty amusing to see a denizen of MSNBC diss the newspapers like Ratigan did. When asked how he takes his daily news he said, "I wouldn't read a newspaper now unless you put a gun to my head and even then I would really try to negotiate with you. It's not that I reject the content, it's that I reject the format."
Ouch. Of course, at some point one wonders what he's reading if not at least some coverage of the newspapers even if only on the net. Still, it must hurt to have one on their own side saying that newspapers don't fit in his world.
It is the other thing he said that seems to ring hollow.
One of my great frustrations with working in cable news is that the entire cable news infrastructure has been branded through partisan political lenses and so people assume that if you're on MSNBC you're left and if you're on Fox News you're right. There's no question that I'm painted as left because of the network I'm on.
Just "painted" as left? Really?
He went on to say that the parties are exactly the same, both "bought by six industries: energy, banking, health care, defense, agribusiness and communications."
Is Ratigan really trying to get us to believe that he isn't just a regular old, doctrinaire liberal like all the other MSNBC staffers? Does he think any of us believe that he's in any way upset that people assume he's a lefty merely because he works for the farthest left of all the lefty "news" outlets in the country?
So, how do we assess Mr. Dylan Ratigan's point of view?
Well, on The Colbert Report, Ratigan said that America's Bankers are somehow "just like" the Mexican drug cartels.
Yeah. That old hate the rich, hate the banks meme isn't very liberal… right?
Let's look at a few more of his opinions that he wants us to believe isn't just normal leftism, shall we?
- Ratigan has called for a new nation-wide Internet tax
- He seems to have called for a violent revolution
- He takes the standard hate-the-tea-party, liberal view
- He thinks China is better than the U.S.
- He likes to call conservative commentators scumbags and liars
- He speaks against our armed forces and our defense establishment
- He indulges the ages old liberal attack that conservatives want to kill Americans
- He is against enforcing our immigration laws
- ...
Well, there are a lot more than just these few instances. In fact, on a daily basis Ratigan spouts one left-wing trope after another. Yet from all this common, everyday leftist sentiment, we are expected to believe that Dylan Ratigan is not just a common, everyday leftist?
Does he think we are that stupid?
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The Cambridge School Committee Tuesday night concluded a three-year tug-of-war for new high school facilities by approving a $23.4 million construction package that will give Cambridge two completely new high schools. The two present high schools, Rindge Tech and Cambridge High and Latin, will both be razed in favor of the new buildings.
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Bell was fishwhacked, and it was obvious. Where there is piss, there is fire. - Moonie
Does anyone think that if the Browns draft Robert Griffin III as speculated that Colt McCoy could get the axe? If so he could be decent backup material.
I think we had a brief discussion on this in the Jerrod Johnson thread as well. Just seems insane to me.....Originally Posted by feltdizz
Originally Posted by Mister Pittsburgh
is this part of the Rooney Rule or something?
Don't try to ruin the day that Arians got fired.Originally Posted by Mister Pittsburgh
The thought of seeing McNabb in black and gold would make me puke, much like he did (allegedly) in the Super Bowl.
Its confirmed he signed a reserve/futures contract with us. Scary stats in San Fran
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waste of a signing ....
Why the hate for Dixon? He's started a whole 2 or 3 games but is labeled a bust. I'll bet you Terry Bradshaw is glad you weren't his coach early in his career.Originally Posted by Oviedo
Originally Posted by jhansle1
Dennis Dixon is as good as gone and we need someone to take his roster spot. also, I'll bet we signed Troy Smith to a very modest contract so there isn't really any risk in bringing him into camp and letting him compete for one of the backup QB positions.
You forget that Colt McCoy is white...we haven't had a white backup QB in Pittsburgh since the Mike Tomczak era. We'll have to wait until RG3 flames out in Cleveland, then pick him up.Originally Posted by The Man of Steel
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Japan PM tells nuclear workers 'you can't lose this battle'
Rikuzentakata, Japan (AFP) April 2, 2011
Japan's premier on Saturday visited emergency crew who have struggled to stabilise a tsunami-hit nuclear plant that has leaked radiation into the air, ground and ocean.
The visit came as the firm operating the Fukushima power station announced it had discovered a crack in a pit leaking highly radioactive water straight into the sea.
Donning a blue workman's outfit, Prime Minister Naoto Kan arrived by military helicopter to give a pep talk to the atomic plant workers, firefighters and troops battling to shut down the plant.
"I want you to fight with the conviction that you absolutely cannot lose this battle," Kan told them at their base, the J-Village football academy 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the plant, Kyodo News reported.
He urged military personnel there to "fight to determine Japan's fate".
The hundreds of workers and troops have battled to stabilise the plant since the tsunami three weeks ago knocked out its water cooling system, leading fuel rods to overheat, partially melt down and release radioactivity.
The crew have endured gruelling conditions and the threat of high radiation. The government has hiked the exposure limit for emergency workers from 100 to 250 millisieverts, the equivalent of 10 brain scans.
The workers have used fire engines and concrete pumps to pour thousands of tons of water into overheating reactors and spent fuel rod pools, creating clouds of radioactive steam and highly contaminated runoff.
The nuclear safety agency said a 20-centimetre (eight-inch) crack had been found in a concrete pit from where water has leaked into the sea, where iodine-131 over 4,000 times the legal limit has been measured.
Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said workers would cement over the crack.
In longer term efforts to control the emergency, two of the world's largest cement boom pumps with a 70-metre reach were to be shipped to Japan from the United States, supporting models already sent by Germany and China.
The truck mounted pumps -- similar to those used to seal off Ukraine's Chernobyl plant after its 1986 meltdown -- can be remote-controlled and shoot either water or, if necessary, cement to entomb the facility.
TEPCO "didn't specifically say that they wanted to pump concrete, but it is the option. They don't have to bring in more equipment should that need occur," said Kelly Blickle of the US subsidiary of German pump maker Putzmeister.
The two pumps are scheduled to fly to Japan on April 9 aboard Russian Antonov AN-225 transport planes, the world's largest aircraft.
Japan also planned to deploy a floating steel pontoon that can hold 18,000 tonnes of water, to safely store the highly radioactive runoff that has accumulated in turbine room basements and tunnels, media reports said.
As Fukushima has belched radiation that has been measured in minuscule traces as far as New York, Japan has imposed a 20-kilometre exclusion zone around it and has urged people within 30 kilometres to move away.
"I can't tell you how bitter I feel," said one evacuee, a retired Fukushima plant worker who now lives in a school sports hall with more than 1,300 other people in Kazo city, Saitama prefecture, near Tokyo.
"I still don't know how I should look at all of this," said the man, who declined to give his name. "I had never dreamed of such an accident."
In Tokyo, Japan's foreign minister promised a full investigation.
"Japan will thoroughly examine the accident and wants to contribute to the international community by doing so," said Takeaki Matsumoto after meeting his German counterpart, who called for international nuclear safety standards.
Beyond those displaced by the nuclear crisis, tens of thousands of people lost their homes in the massive quake and tsunami that by the latest count left 11,800 dead and 15,540 missing.
A massive US-Japanese military search for bodies -- with 25,000 personnel on helicopters, planes, ships and on the ground -- went into its second day, recovering 57 bodies on Saturday.
On Friday, they found 110 bodies on the coastlines and inland.
The search focused on badly hit Ishinomaki in Miyagi prefecture. Rescuers scoured an elementary school where many children went missing and 50 divers were deployed to the nearby Kitakami River, Kyodo News reported.
Kan earlier Saturday for the first time set foot in the tsunami zone, visiting the devastated port of Rikuzentakata, a muddy wasteland of concrete ruins, with a lone pine tree left from what used to be a forest.
He visited evacuation centres in the town where more than 1,000 people died and over 1,200 are missing. One of the newly homeless, Michie Sugawara, said she welcomed Kan but voiced fears about the future.
"There will be a long road ahead," the 44-year-old told AFP. "This is an unprecedented disaster. I wish he will not forget about us."
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Shooting the US Army Trainfire Course
Copyright 1999-2000 David S. Markowitz
On Saturday, 1/30/99, I went out to Fort Indiantown Gap, PA for a rifle match with the local CMP club. What made this match different was that instead of shooting a regular service rifle match, where the targets are bullseyes, we shot on an Army National Guard Trainfire range, used for M16 qualification. Most shooters used M1 Garands; juniors shot M1 Carbines, and about 5 guys had M1918A3 semi-auto only BARs. Being a nonconformist, I shot my No.4 Mk.I Lee-Enfield.
The Trainfire course is different from bullseyes because it is designed to more accurately simulate actual combat shooting. Therefore, the targets are man-sized green pop-ups set at 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, and 300 yards. The targets are raised for a limited time, during which you have to find the target (not always easy depending upon the range and lighting), aim and fire. You shoot once at each target. Hits are rewarded by the target being knocked over. Misses are punished by the target standing up, staring at you until the exposure time expires and it's lowered.
The course of fire we used was 8 sighters, with targets raised at 100 and 200 yards. Then we shot 20 rounds from a supported position from a "foxhole", in reality a cement tube set about chest deep in the ground. After that, we shot 20 rounds from a supported prone position. (The Army course of fire calls for this stage to be shot from unsupported prone but we fudged it.)
This shoot was very instructional. It calls for identifying a target and then engaging it at a different distance for each shot. Further, from my position on the firing line, I had a hard time seeing the 300 yard target. Basically, I could see the head and not much else. That's not a big target to shoot at with any rifle, much less one wearing iron sights. I still managed to hit one or two 300 yarders. Of course, the difficulty of these targets made the course of fire that much more realistic.
Incidentally, the Trainfire course was instituted sometime in the 1950s, I believe, in response to General SLA Marshall's study which showed that most infantrymen don't actualy fire their weapons in combat. Although Marshall's study has been severely criticised, the Army did find that in Vietnam, the percentage of troops who actually fired in combat went up.
Being armed with a bolt action rifle was not a disadvantage for this shoot, since there weren't any rapid fire stages. However, I discovered that the phosphated stripper clips which my Greek .303 ball came in were so rough that I often couldn't strip the rounds into the magazine. Instead, I had to load the rounds singly. Needless to say, this would not have been a good thing in a combat situation. Those clips are going into the tumbler to smooth them off. I'm also considering buying 2 or 3 spare magazines for the No.4, which would largely eliminate this problem. I also encountered some sticky extraction, which necessitated my having to use my right hand (I'm a lefty) to smack the bolt to the rear.
Another thing I had to adapt to was the mirage off of the barrel of my rifle. Even though it is fully stocked and has a full wooden handguard on top of the barrel, after shooting 20 rounds in a short time there was enough mirage coming off of my rifle to adversely affect my sight picture.
Shooting the No.4 was a blast but if I go next year (assuming Y2K doesn't screw up everything), I'll probably bring my M1. One thing that I noticed was that in the excitement of the match, I didn't notice the recoil of the .303. I wound up with a score of 27/40, which I'm reasonably happy with, since this was my first time at this, and I've never shot at anything past 200 yards previously. If I can bring my score up to 30 I'll make Sharpshooter; right now I qualified as Marksman.
In my opinion, shooting at human-shaped targets which appear for short periods of time at various ranges is good preparation for combat shooting. I think that the Army could make this even more useful, however, if the range wasn't nicely manicured and rapid-fire stages were introduced. Also, from what I've heard, the standard of marksmanship in today's Army is pretty dismal. While the Trainfire regimen is useful to provide a more realistic combat shooting experience, the Army needs to spend more time on the fundamentals of rifle marksmanship, and then have its recruits move onto combat shooting.
After I was finished shooting, I got a chance to go check out the Battle of the Bulge re-enactment going on at the base. There were a large number of WW2 re-enactors of US, British, and German troops. It was different to see re-enactors carrying M1s, STENs, MP-40s and even an MP-44 (which I got to handle), instead of say, the M1863 Springfield of a Civil War re-enactor. Plus, a German half-track (actually Czech) is even neater than a horse.
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McCain, Obama expected to make safe choices for running mates
They don't know whom Barack Obama or John McCain will choose as their vice presidential running mates, but area political pundits agree the Democratic and Republican presidential hopefuls will likely attempt to make a "safe choice."
Obama's much-anticipated selection could come as early as today -- and at least before next week's Democratic National Convention opens -- while McCain is expected to follow suit soon thereafter.
"I'm always ready to be surprised, but I'm betting both candidates will play it safe in picking a VP," said Jeffrey Key, professor and head of the department of political science at Hardin-Simmons University.
"A safe choice would be the best choice," said Malcolm Cross, associate professor of political science at Tarleton State University. "A good vice presidential nominee isn't going to help, but a bad vice presidential nominee could be a distraction."
The first goal for the presidential candidates, area political pundits concur, should be to "do no harm" with their choices.
"Who can help you the most and hurt you the least," said Paul Fabrizio, professor of political science at McMurry University.
The vice presidential selection "can hurt you more than it can help you," said Chris Carey, chairman of the Taylor County Democratic Party.
"You pick someone who's not going to screw things up," said John Pettit, who preceded Carey as the party's county chairman. Names mentioned most as being on Obama's short list have been Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh. One name not being mentioned is Hillary Clinton, who was involved in a sometimes contentious race with Obama for the Democratic nomination.
Among those mentioned as topping McCain's potential list have been former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
"I think that's why it's taken so long to get their VPs because they're really looking at the resumes to make sure that they've made the correct choice," Carey said. "They're really making sure their VP choice is going to be that safe choice."
Who could boost Obama's chance?
While the goal is to make a safe choice, area political pundits say Kaine -- the popular governor of Virginia -- might be able to provide a much-needed boost for Obama, helping him garner votes in what Fabrizio said is a "tossup" state.
Cross said Kaine is a "moderate southerner" and agreed that he might help Obama carry Virginia.
"No Democratic presidential nominee has carried Virginia since 1964," Cross said, adding that Virginia "could be" a key state.
At the same time, Cross said, Biden brings experience -- having served in the U.S. Senate since 1972 -- that some believe the 47-year-old Obama is lacking.
"Biden is the safe choice here," Key said. "I find it interesting that lots of Dems aren't jockeying for the slot.
Key said Biden is "seasoned (with) solid foreign policy credentials," adding that Biden's a "national name brand Democrat" from the party's establishment. However, Key said, Biden doesn't help much in key battleground states in the southwest and Midwest.
Kaine, on the other hand, is Democratic governor of a typically Republican state that "may go Democratic," Key said, but that he has "little national reach" and that he "owed his election (as governor) to an exceptionally weak Republican challenger" in Virginia.
Could it be Hillary?
Cross said it would be a "big mistake for Obama to select Hillary (Clinton) because he would have to contend with Bill," and Bayh might not be a good idea for Obama politically because he has, in the past, gone against the Democratic Party and supported a ban on partial-birth abortions.
Robert G. Mangrum, chair of American History and political historian at Howard Payne University, said he doesn't know who Obama is going to name, "but I don't think it's going to be a woman."
"I think it would be a political error on his part," Mangrum said, because if he names another woman "Hillary (Clinton) will be upset."
Ultimately, Mangrum said, Biden makes the most sense for Obama to choose, especially with his experience.
Fabrizio also said he doesn't think Sebelius adds "anything to him" because Obama lacks experience, and she doesn't come to the table with enough.
Who could boost McCain's chances?
On the Republican side, Cross said McCain would help himself by selecting an ardent anti-abortion running mate.
"McCain's best bet is to select a strong anti-abortion vice presidential candidate," Cross said. "Problem with McCain is he's not considered sufficiently conservative yet. Mitt Romney would fit the bill really well."
Problem with Romney, Cross said, is some people are concerned about his Mormonism. Other potentially appealing candidates, he said, include Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Pawlenty.
"He'd be a pretty good choice," Cross said, referring to Pawlenty and calling him a "moderately conservative (Minnestoa) governor."
Key said Pawlenty is a "a young, fresh face for the GOP" and is "tech savvy (and) governor of a key state in an important region."
But, Key said, Pawlenty is "possibly too young, drawing attention to McCain's age."
Romney's appeal
Key said Romney is "youngish" and "telegenic, business and tech savvy" who can work with Democrats as he did in Massachusetts.
However, Key said, Romney makes anti-abortion voters "uneasy due to his late conversion to the cause" and that "his Mormon faith makes evangelicals uncomfortable."
Another potential Republican vice presidential running mate is Democratic Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who would be a controversial choice by McCain, Fabrizio said.
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The red-spotted newt has one of the most complicated life histories
of any pond-breeding amphibian in Rhode Island because it has
four, not three, life stages (egg, aquatic larva, terrestrial
eft, and aquatic adult). Newts eggs are laid in the spring. In
the fall, larvae undergo metamorphosis and transform into a juvenile
terrestrial form referred to as an 'eft '. The terrestrial eft
stage lasts for 2-7 years, then newts undergo a second metamorphoses
-from eft to adult- before returning to ponds to breed. Life history
strategies of this species are highly variable. In some areas,
the eft stage is reproductively active, while in other areas the
eft stage is absent and neotenic newts never leave breeding ponds.
Aquatic larvae and adults are typically found in ponds with relatively
long hydroperiods (Paton and Egan
Sexual Dimorphism
Std. Deviation
The completely terrestrial efts are habitat generalists. They
are usually found in deciduous and coniferous woodlands, but also
use pastures and meadows (Klemens 1993). Healy
(1974a, 1975) tracked postlarval efts from breeding ponds
to upland habitats, and found they require approximately 1 year
to migrate to permanent forest residences. While in the forested
habitat, efts live under leaf litter and other debris during dry
periods and are active during wet periods when temperatures exceed
12° C (Petranka 1998a). They move about the forest floor in
search of food and are frequently observed in groups where food
sources are most abundant, for example, around a decaying log
or mushroom (Petranka 1998a). During the cold months of winter,
they hibernate on land, burrowing under logs and other debris
(Degraaf and Yamasaki 2001).
Gibbs (1998a) found that in
Connecticut newts avoided edges, thus their movements were affected
by forest borders and streambeds. However in Maine, DeMaynadier
and Hunter (1998) found newts were less sensitive than other
species of amphibians to forest edges and suggested they are less
vulnerable to current timber management practices.
Adult newts remain aquatic all year, unless the pond in which
they live dries up (Petranka 1998a). When ponds do dry up, newts
may remain in the basin of the pond, in the upland close to the
pond, or move to a neighboring pond (Ptingsten and Downs 1989).
By the same token, if the pond is shallow and freezes solid in
the winter, newts leave the pond for the upland or a deeper pond
(Gill 1978a). Morin (1983) found
that in South Carolina newts, avoided desiccation by burrowing
under leaf litter and other debris. Newts return to their home
pond once the pond refills or unfreezes (Ptingsten and Downs 1989).
During fieldwork at Trustom Pond, NWR in Rhode Island (Paton et
al. 2000), we had aquatic adults entering ponds in the spring
and emigrating from ponds in the fall. These individuals were
olive-green, but the tail fin was not as high as some aquatic
adults; they presumably wintered in adjacent upland areas. Gill
(1978a; 1978b) reported similar behavior in his pond in Virginia;
he found that adults migrated to the breeding pond in early spring
(March-April) and emigrated during the fall (August-September).
Aquatic adults are active throughout the winter. They have been
seen swimming under the ice in ponds and streams and have been
observed during the winter in groups of 20-40 (Morgan
and Grierson 1932). As mentioned above, in some areas larval
never undergo metamorphosis to an eft stage. Rather they are neotenic
and spend their entire life in ponds (Lazell
1976). To our knowledge, no neotenic populations exist in
Rhode Island.
In Rhode Island, adults start moving back to temporary ponds
during the first week of March, with most adults at ponds by the
end of March, although some immigrate to ponds as late as mid-April
(Paton and Crouch In press). According to Ptingsten and Downs
(1989), newts in transition from eft to adult typically migrate
back to breeding ponds during August and September (a few return
in the spring).
Young red-spotted newts (efts) are among the last metamorphs
to emerge from ponds in Rhode Island, with the first leaving in
mid-September and some leaving as late as mid- to late November.
In Rhode Island newts breed during late spring. In contrast,
adults in many northern populations court in both the spring and
fall-though females oviposit only in the spring (Gage 1891; Bishop
1941); whereas, in many southern population, adults breed from
late autumn through early spring (Petranka 1998a). Courtship commences
with males searching the pond looking for sexually active females.
If a female is encountered and responds when the male first approaches,
he performs a brief 'hula' dance or a lateral display involving
body and tail undulations (Petranka 1998a). The interested female
then nudges the males- providing the signal for the intent male
to deposit one or more spermatophores. The female picks up the
spermatophore in her
expanded vent where it remains
until she deposits her eggs (Arnold
1977; Humphries 1955;
Verrell 1982a, 1990a).
If this initial courtship strategy fails, as it does more than 50 %
of the time in laboratory experiments, the male employs a more
aggressive approach (Petranka 1998a). The male will use his strong
back legs to engage the female in amplexus where they can remain
for several hours. During this time the male uses several tactics
to entice the female including waving his tail back and forth
attempting to waft his scent towards the female's nostrils (Petranka
1998a). After some time, the male releases his hold and deposits
one or more spermatophores which hopefully the female will collect
(Petranka 1998a). Gill (1978b)
reported that in some regions females can breed as many as 20-30
Hurlbert (1970b) found that efts
returning to the ponds as adults for the first time breed later
than older adults.
Efts consume diet of worms, grubs and small insects. In wet years
efts forage more and thus grow faster (Ptingsten and Downs 1989).
According to Petranka (1998a) newts were one of the few species whose
population may have increased as a result of European colonization.
Newts thrive in heavily vegetated farm ponds, which apparently provides
cover from predatory fish. Farm ponds increased dramatically with increased
colonization; therefore, presumably newt populations increased as well.
However, as southern New England has reforested with the abandonment
of extensive agricultural fields, newt habitat has seemingly declined.
In Maine, where large areas of forest are clear-cutted, newts
appear to be less sensitive than other amphibian species to forest
fragmentation (DeMaynadier and Hunter 1998). However, our ongoing
research suggests that they may be extirpated from urban areas
in the state (Paton and Egan 2001). Presumably, habitat fragmentation
and roads have a negative impact on these species, as the eft
stage is so critical to maintaining metapopulations (Gill 1978).
These anthropogenic habitat changes may provide significant dispersal
barriers that prevent dispersal among breeding ponds and to eventual
extirpation from isolated breeding ponds. Klemens (1993) felt
that newt populations in eastern Connecticut were threatened by
increased suburbanization of the region.
In another study, Robinson (1993)
found newts to be less stressed by acid rain than other amphibians,
apparently because they can regulate their sodium balance.


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Basehor resident honored by K-State
May 7, 2008
A Basehor resident has been selected as a member of Kansas State University's chapter of Mortar Board, a national college senior honor society, for the 2008-2009 school year.
Members are chosen in the spring of their junior year based on exemplary leadership, scholarship and service.
The Basehor student, Kara Bowman, is a junior in kinesiology and a member of the Student Alumni Board and a K-State student ambassador. She is a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority and has served as a Panhellenic delegate.
She is secretary for Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society. She has been a Little Apple Soccer Club Micro Soccer Camp coach and a Relay for Life participant.
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Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have reportedly ended their engagement.
The couple's relationship has been rumoured to be on the rocks for quite some time and both of their representatives have allegedly confirmed their decision not to get married at this time.
America's People magazine reports its editors have received an exclusive statement the 20-year-old singer and 23-year-old actor have decided not to walk down the aisle.
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Liam put a 3.5-carat Neil Lane ring on Miley's finger in May 2012.
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The Brighton graduate has won conference championships in both seasons, including winning the 1650 and 500 freestyle events this winter. The talented distance swimmer is already working on his next goal - qualifying for the NCAA national meet.
Nothing gets a swimmer through the monotony of long workouts like the thoughts of a championship meet. For John Nasky though, a sophomore at SUNY Geneseo and Brighton graduate, the first two postseasons of his college career has come with another hurdle - bronchitis.
Along with thinking about capturing a league championship, Nasky had to deal with a cough and the breathing problems that come with the infection.
The Baron standout's head was apparently in the right place. Not even bronchitis could slow down one of the SUNYAC's most promising swimmers.
Nasky has won conference championships in both seasons, including winning the 1650 and 500 freestyle events this winter. The talented distance swimmer is already working on his next goal - qualifying for the NCAA national meet.
"The season had its ups and downs," Nasky said. "This was the first year I had trained the entire year. From last season to this season I took a few weeks off but not much time. I came into this season expecting a lot out of myself because I was more fresh for the season."
Nasky's win in the 1650 came in impressive fashion as he out touched SUNY Cortland's Andrew Cremer in the finals. His time of 16:02.50 set a SUNYAC Championship meet record.
Nasky recorded an NCAA "B" cut time for the second straight year in the event.
Nasky showed early in the SUNYAC Championships he wasn't going to let the bronchitis slow him down, setting a meet record in the 500 free (4:37.94). He defeated Cremer by less than a second in the 500 finals.
"I swam a fast time in the prelims and that put me on cloud nine," Nasky said. "At that point, I wanted to win, my main goal is to swim fast. If I had lost (in the 500), I wouldn't have been down on myself because I got a fast time. I really enjoy fast races."
Nasky came to the SUNY Geneseo campus with an excellent background in distance swimming, but Blue Wave head coach Paul Dotterweich had bigger ideas for him than just the 200 and 500 free. In one of Nasky's first college meets, Dotterweich put him in the 1650.
"You have to choose the right type of person, they have to fit the event mentally and physically," Dotterweich said. "We were looking at (Nasky) coming out of high school, the longer he went the better he got. I saw he could handle the challenge."
Dotterweich had plenty of coaching help from talented Geneseo distance swimmers Nate Foley and Jeff Foley, who mentored the newcomer early in the season. Perhaps the veterans advice paid off too well.
Nasky ended his first season by knocking off Foley, the three-time SUNYAC Champion in the 1650, at the SUNYAC championship meet by over 13 seconds.
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Nasky enjoyed plenty of individual success at Brighton and helped the Barons win Class B sectional titles in 2009 and '11. Not qualifying for sectionals his freshman year had the biggest impact on the rest of his career.
Nasky swam double practices to build up yardage and qualified for sectionals his sophomore year. He ended his career by finishing fourth at the state meet in the 500 free.
"To say that John improved over the course of his time with me to be one of the best swimmers that I have coached would be an understatement," said Ben Vick, Brighton head coach. "John is the type of individual who sets expansive goals for himself and has a focus, will, and drive to not only achieve, but overachieve."
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2011 Texans Draft Thread
I know it is a little too early, but thought it would be nice to have a place anyone could go to if they had a college player stand out that we wanted to put on our radar.
If the WR Jacoby Jones doesn't re-up with the Texans, I wonder if Alabama WR Julio Jones could be a WR that the Texans look at come draft time.
I hope the Texans can resign Jacoby though.
Now I'm thinking CB.
I would agree with you-corner over wo. And there are some really good corners this year.
The great thing about this draft is that not only is it thick at corner, but there are some pass rushers, too. I have been screaming for more pass rushers for a long time. This year, we will have one fall to us. We may get a corner in the first and a pass rusher in the 2nd. This draft looks like it will really favor our needs.
Even with less tackles and no interceptions, Dunta Robinson has played well enough for you guys to easily receive a 3rd round comp pick.
Patrick Peterson.
So we need help in the secondary, a DT, and depth. ....... hmmm, why do the first two sound sooooo familiar?
I would much rather see us pick up a CB in free agency rather than draft another young CB.
After all the dropped passes by Walter and Jacoby I would like to see us draft a WR early. Jacoby regressed a lot this past season. And there were a ton of times we needed a big play and Walter would drop the ball.
I want another pass rusher. Period.
But Scott has Prince falling to us. There is no way we should pass on him. I am of the camp that a good pass rush makes better defensive backs. But I hate the corners on this team. Prince is a no brainer if he falls this far. Unfortunately, I doubt he will fall to 10.
But here is for wishful thinking. Scott's mock draft is best case scenario for the Texans as far as I am concerned.
1st-CB Prince
2nd-LB Greg Jones
4th-DE Sam Acho
draft I've been working on, lemme know what y'all think...
1. Prince Amukamura - CB - Nebraska
Think there will be at least 4 offensive players selected before us, with that number possibly reaching 6 depending on how teams grade QBs and OTs. This means, one of the elite defensive players will drop and I think it will be either Prince or Robert Quinn from UNC. This pick also allows the Texans to put Glover Quin at his more natural FS position.
2. Brooks Reed - OLB - Arizona
Had a great combine and looks great in space. Will be good bookend across from Barwin.
3. DeAndre McDaniel - S - Clemson
With Pollard not retained, he comes in day one as starting SS.
4. Sione Fua - DT - Stanford
Not the biggest defensive tackle in the draft, but then again Wade's 34 scheme doesn't require massive guys as much as athleticism, strength, and gap responsibility. Fua has all in spades.
5. Jeremy Kerley - WR - TCU
DA has been good for us but has reached his ceiling with Kerley making him expendable.
6. Jason Kelce - OG/C - Cincinnati
Athletic, smart kid who can play all three of the interior spots.
7. Zane Parr - DE - Virginia
Raw but with loads of potential and the ability to add about 10-15 pounds without sacrificing too much athleticism. Could be a steal if he refines his technique.
This draft gives us a starting defensive look something along the lines of....
Smith - - - Fua/Mitchell - - - Williams
Reed - - - Cushing - - - Ryans - - - Barwin
Jackson - - - McDaniel - - - Quin - - - Amukamura
There was a mock on the Houston Chronicle that had us passing on Amukamara, even though he was available, and going after Justin Houston. It made me laugh.
I'm not gonna say that Prince will turn out like Jackson, but rookie corners take time to develop, and with us putting Glover at safety he will have to start and I really dont want to see us with another rookie starting at corner.
I wish we were going to have free agency to see if we can pick up an experianced corner before the draft.
I would really like to see us get Julio Jones, with 2 great WRs and the TEs we have, we could out score anyone. But as much as I would like to see this, there is no way we dont go D. Quinn should be the pick unless Miller falls.
Im involved in a forum mock...Been picking for the Texans...so far this is how its gone...
1. Nick Fairley, DE, Auburn (was clearly BPA at the time)
2. Brooks Reed, OLB, Arizona
3. Quinton Carter, S, Oklahoma
4. Nate Irving, ILB, NC State
Clearly the emphasis has been on defense. Any particular players I should be looking for should this draft go 5+ rounds?
I like Kerley.
I think that DeAndre McDaniel - S - Clemson would be a really nice value pick in the 3rd. Like that pick a lot.
I like Fairley. I would take him every day at # 11. He would really help this D.
Compare him to Okaye coming out. I like him over Okaye anytime.
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What's happening on other blogs via the interweb.
- Hmmm...maybe we are a little closer to a strike after all.
- Is a cast member of Ugly Betty leaving the show for CBS' new show Harper's Island?
- TV Newser has reactions to the death of Tony Snow.
- Yes fans, it looks like there will be a Sex and the City sequel.
- Stephen Collins says that Hallmark Channel would be a perfect place for a 7th Heaven movie.
- Ed McMahon is recovering from yet another neck surgery.
- Variety has some ideas on how to improve The CW.
- Broadcasting & Cable has a roundtable of TV critics: what if they ran the networks?


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HITCHCOCK Opens at Slaughter Lane!
The new film, which stars Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren, focuses on the making of Hitchcock's most notorious film PSYCHO
HITCHCOCK, the highly anticipated new film chronicling the master filmmaker's struggle to produce PSYCHO, is finally here. About a year ago the announcement that Anthony Hopkins would be playing the cinematic titan was met with excitement and interest. Then things became even more intriguing when it was reported that the always great Helen Mirren would be playing his wife, Alma Reville and Scarlett Johansson was cast as PSYCHO star Janet Leigh.
The story behind PSYCHO is an interesting and vital chapter in the great director's career. He put a boatload of his own money in the project, which caused stress at home with Alma. As shooting starts the production is behind schedule and over budget and. when finished, the studio deems the film unreleasable.
We all know how things will end, but getting a backstage look at the inner workings of Hollywood is an entertaining treat and the film's focus on his marriage with Alma will create new discoveries for even the most well-educated film aficionados.
Now the film's high expectations are being met with critical praise. Rex Reed of The New York Observer declared the film "a rare peek through the keyhole at some of the screen's most durable legends, it's a high-water mark in the annals of wit, charm and entertainment value." Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman praised it as a "broadly enjoyable pop-art biopic...a perfect summation of why he was the ultimate filmmaker."
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Recently, Disney filed for a new patent, and you might be interested to know what the patent was for. Apparently Disney was hoping to secure the rights to the phrase Día de los Muertos. The patent seemed to be in preparation for an upcoming film about the holiday, which as of yet is still untitled. Read More
Same-Sex Marriage — Uruguay shows the US how it's done
Being Latino readers probably already know that Latin America is an interesting mixtureof both progressive and oppressive laws concerning same-sex relationships. We've covered before how several countries allow sax-same marriages in at least parts of the individual countries. But now news coming from Uruguay has tipped the scale a little further towards the progressive side. Read More
Can Senator Portman be considered an ally now?
On Thursday, March 14th Republican Senator Rob Portman from Ohio expressed his support for gay marriage, the only current Republican Senator to do so, after a process which started with his son coming out to him as gay two years ago. A lot of the subsequent media response has been to: a) praise another politician's Read More
LGBTQ* activism — first ever Latino Institute at National Creating Change Conference
Three weeks ago, I attended the 25th annual Creating Change Conference as part of a delegation from the University of Pennsylvania's LGBT center. The conference is organized by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and is one of the largest gatherings of LGBTQ* activists in the United States, with an attendance of over 3,000. Read More
Hulu Latino – going beyond telenovelas
Those of us that have grown weary of Hulu's rather limited Latino section may be surprised and delighted to discover that they also have a pretty large selection of stand up Latino comedy specials. You can find them under the movie comedy genre, scrolling down to the fourth category, Stand Up Comedy. I'm going to Read More
Representing when you are the only Latino in the room
Do you ever find yourself looking around and saying to yourself, "I'm the only Latino here"? Do you suddenly find yourself feeling anxious, as if your every action is a reflection of your entire ethnicity? It happens to me a lot. I frequently count in my head the number of Latinos in the room. If Read More
Latin America's indigenous communities in action
How many of you knew that 2012 is International Year of Indigenous Communication? Al Jazeera's Manuela Picq wrote an article last month entitled "A dynamic year of indigenous communication," which detailed how indigenous communities around the world are using media to spread their messages and aid their causes. "Communication is a powerful tool," Picq writes. "Media Read More
Sueña Sin Limites – scholarships for mothers and high school seniors [video]
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Old News: Few Latinos in mainstream news
Last week The Huffington Post's Roque Planas reminded us yet again of the lack of diversity at major newspapers — a topic regular readers are well aware of. Planas related that "White, non-Hispanic journalists wrote a whopping 98.2 percent [of] front page articles this year in major U.S. newspapers." Planas zeroed in on immigration coverage, Read More
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Celebrating 100 years in 2012 - Visit the World's Oldest Family Owned Harley-Davidson dealership. An award winning facility, with an expanded showroom that features Harley-Davidson motorcycles, H-D Authorized Rentals, Harley-Davidson Riding Academy, full service department, fashion and riding gear, collectibles, parts and accessories, and much more.
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RIYADH — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Hai'a) said on Saturday that all lingerie shops in the Kingdom should be solely dedicated to women without allowing access for men, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Total feminization of jobs at lingerie shops will take effect in June this year, according to decisions taken by the government earlier.
The Hai'a, in a statement, said its chairman, Dr. Abdullatif Bin Abdulaziz Al-Alsheikh, has approved rules and regulations for lingerie shops at a recent meeting he held with Minister of Labor Adel Fakieh to discuss the issue.
The regulations require jobs in these shops reserved for Saudi women who are committed to noble religious values and abide by the Islamic dress code. The Hai'a will closely monitor the implementation of the rules to prevent any violations.
The Hai'a said in multi-section shopping malls, women's accessories should be sold in separate stalls to which men will not be allowed entry unless accompanied by their wives or female relatives.
The regulations call for separating sections selling women's accessories from those selling men's costumes by fixed barriers with heights not less than 160 cm to prevent peeping toms from seeing what is going on in the women's sections.
Independent women's accessory shops should be located, as much as possible, close to main gates of shopping centers. "Women should not enter warehouses or offices frequented by salesmen or male customers," the law says.
The Hai'a will establish special teams to oversee the implementation of the decision. Owners of shops flouting the rules will be given 15 days to correct their situations and then will face criminal charges.
"This move is aimed at realizing the interests of society and the country under the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and within close cooperation between the Hai'a and the Ministry of Labor. It is also aimed at providing Saudi women with jobs most suitable to their nature," the Hai'a statement said.
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General Motors currently finds itself in the great position of having a lot of very good small cars in its US lineup. Less than a decade ago, the eight-branded automaker couldn't have enough trucks, SUVs and vans, but now it finds models like the Chevy Sonic and Cruze, Buick Encore and Verano, and Cadillac ATS (not a "small car" by definition, but the smallest for Caddy) garnering praise from the press and sales from consumers. Just across the Atlantic sits another great small car, the Opel Adam.... Read More
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The new and not-yet-revealed Opel Adam was taken to a Spanish technology park for a photo shoot, and there it was caught by an unofficial photo crew sent by our sister site Autoblog Spanish. It was described as looking like a cross between an Opel Corsa and an Audi A1 in the metal. There appears to be some French inspiration as well, especially the front ...
The new Opel minicar has been so long in gestation that it has worn three names (so far). From the Junior and Allegra, we are now being told that it will now be called the Opel Adam, no doubt a nod to company founder Adam Opel. Still clothed in enough camo to hide a barn, we can't tell much about how it looks, but with the latest spy shots we do know its ...


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The Cross Cultural Communication Institute (CCCI) at CCCS, Inc.TM is committed to assisting graduating students from The Art of Medical Interpretation program with job search activities and career advancement. In addition, CCCI strives to help students develop the skills needed for freelance and staff positions in healthcare interpretation. Following is what some students have stated about CCCI trainings:
As a recent graduate of CCCI I am so glad that I decided to take the course, The Art of Medical Interpretation® during the fall of 2010. The course exceeded my expectations. Students gain an ample understanding of what the role of a Medical Interpreter is, and gain sufficient knowledge in all the areas of medicine that is crucial to accurately interpret a message. The level of knowledge and information I acquired has given me the ability to efficiently be the bridge of communication between two people that don''t speak the same language. I loved every class and how insightful and well put together the material was. The language coaching and role plays definitely helped me to be prepared for this field. As a new interpreter, I am enjoying this career much more than I originally expected, and feel very rewarded and grateful.
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I am a Portuguese interpreter. Last spring I took the The Art of Medical Interpretation® course at CCCI. The course helped me build my skills to be a Medical Interpreter, and enhanced my knowledge of medical terminology as well as culture competency and ethics. At the moment, I am working as a freelance interpreter in various hospitals, including: Lowell General Hospital, Lawrence Hospital, Lahey Clinic, Cambridge Health Alliance among others, and of course, CCCS, Inc.TM. CCCI taught me how to face the challenges of interpreting and dealing with different cultures. I am passionate about what I do and I thank the CCCS team for its support and professionalism.
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The 2010 Toyota Corolla is the most reliable car sold in the U.S., according to a report released today. The car requires fewer repairs than any other car - 2002 model year or later - and the repairs it needs are inexpensive. At $283.12, it is far less than expensive than the average repair costs for some models, which can be in excess of $700.
Vehicle reliability and repair diagnostics company CarMD's latest annual "Vehicle Health Index" is a massive study conducted on thousands of different models currently on the road. Based on CarMD's index, which measures the frequency and expense of necessary repairs, 24/7 Wall St. identified the ten most reliable cars.
In an interview with 24/7 Wall St., CarMD director of corporate communications Kristen Brocoff explained the importance of considering both measures. The Toyota (NYSE: TM) Prius rarely rarely goes in for repairs. But when it does, the most common repair involes the hybrid battery, which can cost as much as $3,000
Many of these brands have long-standing reputations for reliability. "What we're seeing in our data is that, historically, there have been those sweetheart brands that everybody says are the brand of the year, the cars of the year," Brocoff explained.
Many of the manufacturers on this list, such as Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai, all score highly on CarMD's reliability rank. This reputation helps sell vehicles.
These models have been among the best-selling in the country for years. Of the ten cars with the best scores, six sold more than 100,000 units in 2011 and are well on track to do the same this year, including models such as the Accord, Sonata, and Corolla, flagships for their respective makers. The Honda Accord, the Hyundai Sonata, and the Toyota Corolla were among the top 20 selling cars in in the first ten months of 2012.
Meanwhile, sales for some of the less-popular models that made the top ten most reliable list, such as the Ford (NYSE: F) Taurus, Honda (NYSE: HMC) Pilot, and the Subaru Forester and Outback, are growing.
Brocoff added that, some of the cars with poorer reputations for reliability may improve. "We're starting to see with today's technology, manufacturers are really able to make cars that will last longer than ever before. It has really evened the playing field, and there are lots of models that may not always be the names you are used to." Brocoff pointed to the Ford Taurus in particular as a model which has flown under the radar, but may increasingly be known as a reliable model over time.
The CarMD November 2012 Vehicle Health Index is based on more than ten years of data from car diagnostic computers from the vast majority of 2002-2012 model year cars sold in the U.S. Weighting evenly the average costs of repairs related to "check engine" lights - issues identified by onboard vehicle computer accounting for roughly 80% of all problems - and how often each model was taken in for those repairs, CarMD assigned a reliability score for each model by year. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 10 models with the best scores. Included in our analysis were five years of car sales data for all years for each model provided by Edmunds.com. From the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) we obtained crash and rollover safety data. We also referenced J.D. Power's vehicle dependability study. All index ranks we list are out of the 100 best-ranked cars.
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10. 2010 Subaru Outback> Overall index rating: 0.111 (tied-8th best) > Repair incidents, index rating: 0.168 (22nd best) > Avg. repair cost: $110.43 (14th lowest) > Year-to-date model sales: 95,357
Subaru Outbacks are both highly reliable and inexpensive to repair. The average "check engine" light repair costs just over $110 in a 2010 Outback. The 2010 model year was also rated as extremely safe, according to the NHTSA, which gave the car five stars for front and side crash safety. This year, the Outback has sold especially well, with 95,357 cars sold in the first 10 months of 2012. However, Subarus are not without problems. The make "had a tendency to require the replacement of the catalytic converter," a problem which accounted for 22% of all "check engine" light repairs in Subarus of all models. Correcting this problem is especially expensive in a Subaru, costing owners an average of over $930 per repair.
9. 2011 Chevrolet Impala> Overall index rating: 0.111 (tied-8th best) > Repair incidents, index rating: 0.144 (14th best) > Avg. repair cost: $184.30 (31st lowest) > Year-to-date model sales: 148,547
The average repair cost of $184.30 for the Chevrolet Impala was on the lower end of the vehicles measured. It was also significantly less than the $290.50 repair average for all General Motor Vehicles. J.D. Power and Associates gave the 2011 Impala a "better than most" rating in terms of predicted reliability. However, it only received a rating of "about average" for overall quality and a rating of "the rest," the lowest given by J.D. Power, for overall performance and design. Sales of the Impala have declined significantly in recent years. Chevrolet sold 171,434 Impalas in 2011, down from 311,128 in 2007.
8. 2010 Hyundai Sonata> Overall index rating: 0.111 (tied-8th best) > Repair incidents, index rating: 0.112 (4th best) > Avg. repair cost: $336.30 (19th highest) > Year-to-date model sales: 192,119
In 2012, Hyundai bolstered its reputation when it was named the second-most dependable manufacturer behind Toyota by CarMD. Among the reasons for the high rating was the low cost of an average repair for all Hyundai models - just $272. The manufacturer's best rated car, the 2010 Hyundai Sonata required repairs less often than all but three other car models. This year, the Hyundai Sonata is one of the nation's best-selling cars, with over 192,000 sold in the first 10 months of 2012. However, the 2010 Sonata did receive less-than-stellar ratings from J.D. Power, which rated the model "about average" for quality, as well as for performance and design. Sales of the Sonata may be hurt after the backlash from Hyundai's admission that it misrepresented fuel economy of more than 100,000 of its vehicles.
7. 2007 Lexus ES 350> Overall index rating: 0.106 > Repair incidents, index rating: 0.101(3rd best) > Avg. repair cost: $377.71 (15th highest) > Year-to-date model sales: 42,105