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LA Fashion District Shopping Guide
|LA Fashion District Shopping Guide
We are oh so very excited for prom season! After all, who doesn't like pretty dresses? The district is full of special evening gowns year-round but we love seeing all the new styles that come out during this time of year. If you're looking to shop for your prom dress (or suit!) at the Fashion District, we have a few tips to make the shopping experience a little easier for you.
- Download the LA Fashion District Map: It has the prom/special evening area marked off so you'll know where to go. If you're a first-timer to the district, this will also help you not get lost. You can download the map on the Fashion District website, here. In general, the highest concentration of prom dress stores can be found on Santee Street from Olympic Boulevard all they way down to around 14th Street. Basically, keep walking until you don't see prom dresses anymore! There's also a few stores inside the Santee Alley and on Maple Avenue.
- Check out our online directory. We have most of our prom dress stores listed on here, including contact information and website link, if they have one. Find the online directory here.
- Search for featured stores on our blog. You'll find store features on here for prom dress stores, suit stores, shoe stores, and accessories. But most importantly, you'll see photos so you'll have a better idea of what you'll find where.
Some of our prom dress stores sell discounted brand name dresses, think Jovani, Sherri Hill, Mac Duggal, Tony Bowls, Sue Wong, Scala, La Femme, etc. If you're looking for a specific style or brand, we highly suggest calling the stores ahead of time to make sure they have what you are looking for. Some stores may be able to order a dress for you, but most only sell what they have in stock. Some of our top picks for discounted designer dresses:
- Noell: Everything in here is gorgeous. Everything. We're not even joking. It's gorgeous. It's also probably one of our pricier prom dress stores. The average cost of a dress here is $250. If that falls within your budget we highly suggest you stop by.
- Black Cat : These guys have a great selection of Jovani, Paparazzi by Mori Lee, Mac Duggal, Faviana and their signature, Dulcci Vetan.The prices here are more affordable than Noell. Plus, they can order dress styles/size and offer on-site tailoring!
Outside of the designer realm, there are TONS of options, some designer-inspired, some lesser-known brands, but all at great prices. One of our favorite stores is Conny's Dresses. The average cost for a dress here is $100-150 and that includes fully-beaded/sequin dresses. Expect to find better deals on non-beaded dresses. We've seen dresses go for as low as $50-60 (think cocktail dresses) depending on what you're looking for.
For the boys:
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- Los Angeles Street between 9th and 7th Streets has a really big concentration of suit stores, with great deals like suit, dress shirt, tie, and socks for $99. Some stores even throw in the shoes! Prices vary depending on the suit style, but the package deals are definitely worth checking out. Many of our suit stores also offer tailoring.
- For slim fit styles and great package deals we suggest Go Suit. They have various stores throughout the district and work very closely with the manufacturer. They are a family-owned business, and they've been in the district for years. The selection of suits available here is pretty good.
- If you're going for a more casual look or maybe only need a jacket, a tie, or a dress shirt, check out BZ Studio inside the Santee Alley.


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By Bio-IT World Staff
July 28, 2014 | Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, a streamlined regulatory path has been available in the U.S. for biosimilars: generic versions of biologic drugs, such as proteins and RNA complexes, manufactured through living systems like bacteria or viruses. Biosimilars are not like ordinary generic drugs, which can be chemically identical to the pharmaceuticals they copy; small differences in the cell lines used to produce biologics can lead to real differences in their safety and efficacy. However, regulators have judged that holding biosimilars to the same clinical rigor as completely novel drugs creates redundant effort, and could drive up the price of biologics even after their original patents expire. Nevertheless, the provision of the ACA that allows the FDA to give expedited consideration to biosimilars, known as the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA), has not yet been tested.
On Thursday, the FDA for the first time accepted an application for a biosimilar under the BPCIA's new pathway. The drug in question is Zarzio, manufactured by the Novartis subsidiary Sandoz and already available in over 40 countries. Zarzio mimics Amgen's drug filgrastim (brand name Neupogen), a protein produced in E. coli that have been genetically modified to express the human gene for granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. It is used to restore immune function in patients undergoing chemotherapy or bone marrow transplants.
Even under the BPCIA, biosimilars face much steeper hurdles than generic small molecule drugs. For a protein biologic like filgrastim, Sandoz will have to provide evidence of the similarity of its product to Neupogen at every structural and functional level, from amino acid sequence to changes that occur within the cell after translation. More importantly, both animal and human trials may be required to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the drug. However, the FDA does have the power to grant more leeway in these trials than it would for a novel drug, as it stated in a 2012 draft guidance on the BCPIA: "The scope and magnitude of clinical studies will depend on the extent of residual uncertainty about the biosimilarity of the two products after conducting structural and functional characterization and possible animal studies."
The acceptance of Sandoz' application for approval of "generic" filgrastim will offer the first opportunity to see how the FDA interprets these powers in practice. Previous biosimilars, like Sandoz' version of enoxaparin, have been approved under the earlier provisions for generics contained in the 1984 Hatch-Waxman Amendments; it is not yet clear whether the BPCIA pathway will provide enough of an advantage over this route to significantly affect the availability and pricing of biologics. The question is a pressing one, as a number of the best-selling biologics on the market, including Herceptin, Rituxan and Neulesta, are rapidly approaching patent expiration.

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#Knicks and #Nets WILL Play on Thursday – A Mistake by #NBA?
Tim Frank, a spokesperson for The NBA, just made an official announcement via his Twitter feed.
Knicks-Nets game will be played as scheduled this Thursday at 7 p.m. at Barclays Center—
Tim Frank (@tfrank14) October 31, 2012
But is this wise?
Moke Hamilton, NBA AnalystI certainly understand the decision to go forth with the game. As it stands, the NBA season is already crunched. On average, NBA teams play three games per week and if the NBA decided to postpone the game, there's no telling when they would have gotten around to rescheduling it.
Also, let's not overlook the ratings issue here. As of right now, both the Knicks and the Nets are battling issues and if either team sputtered out of the gate, it may have taken some of the luster away from the battle in New York City.
But even still, it seems quite difficult for New York City to be ready to host this event in less than 48 hours. There have been some very disturbing images shown of neighborhoods in and around New York City and millions don't have power.
Regardless, SNYNets.com will be in Barclays Center on Thursday night and we look forward to seeing what the crowd reaction and overall energy level is like.


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If you want to take a break from skiing or are not a skier there are plenty of other activities to occupy you in Morzine. In the town itself there is a modern sports centre with an ice rink and swimming pool.
For those looking for an alternative to downhill skiing, there are tracks marked for cross-country skiing. It is possible to arrange guided 'snow-shoe' walks, Husky Sleding or trip on a ski-doo.
Had enough of sporting activities there are two cinemas in the town and plenty of shops to explore and any number of bars and cafes to relax in. Then again, you can always have a sauna, pick out a book from our library and sit in a comfy sofa by the roaring log fire!


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Website Created by Huntsman Student is in the Top Three of 294 Million Results
By Connor Child
A Google search for "best banks" will yield 294 million results. One of the first three options listed is usually banktruth.org, a website created by a Huntsman student.
Raine Christensen, a graduate student pursuing a master's degree in management information systems (MIS) at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, started the website in the summer of 2010. The website ranks banks by various criteria and provides detailed information about banking institutions. It has become one of the top bank-ranking websites on the internet. It now boasts up to 40,000 page views per month, and revenue from advertising on the site has quadrupled since the beginning of 2011.
Mr. Christensen said a major key to his website's success is its focus on search engine optimization. Search engines like Google look for websites that contain quality, up-to-date content and rewards them by posting them at the top of the list when certain words or phrases are searched. Banktruth.org is at or near the top of lists of results for several keyword searches, such as "best banks" or "bank reviews."
Mr. Christensen said it has taken some hard work and dedication, but the business has been rewarding. He said the website would not be where it is without his brother, Skyler. Together they created their first successful website, ratecatcher.com, which compares rates for money market and savings accounts.
"My brother has programming and networking skills that were essential in getting the website off the ground," he said.
Creating the website was a considerable risk, he said. He spent the first year of his master's program running it without getting paid, he said.
"I really had to stretch myself," he said. "At the beginning of each day, I had to commit to spend at least eight hours working on the website, and I couldn't waste a single second."
As the website has grown, Mr. Christensen has had to hire additional employees to help with the work. He said he has enjoyed learning leadership skills while managing the website. He said he took a course about MIS systems strategy from Eric Hawley at USU that "lit a fire" in him and helped him understand the concept of building people, not just systems.
"I took those principles to heart," Mr. Christensen said. "I realized that I can't just pay people – I need to build them up and give them a vision. I need to inspire my employees so that we're producing something above the norm. We're making a stellar product that businesses like Google won't be able to deny is worthwhile and reputable."


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Review: Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, Royal Concert Hall, by Joel Wainwright
Posted: December 07, 2012|
We all know the moves by now, whether it's clapping or swaying along, you just can't stop yourself having a little bop.
It's all thanks to Britain's foremost boogie-meister, Jools Holland, bringing his brilliant rhythm and blues band back for what's becoming a traditional pre-Noel knees-up.
Possibly no finer make-up of musicians exists in the land, with each member making their own special contribution to an infectious vibe of dancing and fun.
Our genial host is in exemplary form, tinkling the ivories with astonishing grace and dexterity, while orchestrating his bandmates and belting out the odd tune.
There's sweetness and serenity from regular singers Rosie Mae and Louise Marshall, matched, if not bettered, by the sheer strength of Ruby Turner, who is, quite simply, the epitome of soul.
She always seems to give everything she's got, particularly on my personal favourite tune of the evening, her rendition of Roll Out of This Hole.
Drummer extraordinaire Gilson Lavis strutted his stuff on the skins and cymbals, and while everyone had their own little solo, from trumpet and trombone, to strings and sax, his was the standout performance.
Jools usually brings a special guest on these tours, and this year was no different with the inclusion of former Fine Young Cannibals frontman Roland Gift.
The balding Brummie bounded on stage and showed his voice has lost nothing since the height of his fame in the mid-80s.
Starting with the Elvis hit Suspicious Minds, Roland's gift to the show was keeping the energy flowing and finishing with his own number one seller Good Thing.
From then on the crowd were hardly off their feet, dancing and singing along, with Jools encouraging us every step of the way in a great night of entertainment and song.


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Scouting Report: Utah Jazz
The Hawks will look to salvage the final game of what has been a winless road trip so far when they face the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City Monday night.
It's been a rough season for the Jazz; one that most knew would be rough, after the team let big men Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap go to free agency in the offseason. The team has countered with some young hopefuls as the franchise rebuilds, and the most notable is rookie point guard Trey Burke. Burke has had his rookie ups and downs but has had the opportunity to come in and start, gaining experience along the way. His assists are up over five a game now, and he loves attacking the basket. The perimeter shooting hasn't quite been there yet, but he's an all-around good player who's only getting better.
Gordon Hayward leads the team in scoring and is also averaging better than five assists per game. I'm not sure how many saw his development coming after he averaged just five points as a rookie. He has terrific length as a shooting guard and as a result usually draws a smaller defender, allowing him to shoot over the top. He is having the worst shooting season of his four-year career, though that's likely more due to the lack of talent around him compared to years past.
The Jazz are bottom five in the league in scoring, assists and steals, so it certainly hasn't been easy for them. One thing they are getting is production from the bench. Third-year guard Alec Burks is second on the team in scoring despite not starting. He's a score-first guy and won't shoot the three often, so limiting his driving ability will be key for whoever is on him. Backup center Enes Kanter is also top five on the team in scoring. He's an athletic big who runs the floor well and is active around the rim.
Utah had lost five straight before ending their road trip with a win on Saturday. The Hawks won easily earlier this season in Atlanta, and a repeat performance would be nice now that the group is healthy once again. It'll be a homecoming for Millsap and DeMarre Carroll.
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|September 4 2012, 03:45 AM
Star Trek/Supergirl
"Put it on screen lieutenant," said Captain Picard.
A white spaceship appeared on screen, it had a jagged crystaline appearance as if the ship was grown instead of built.
"It measures 15 meters by 20 meters, I am registering two distinct power sources and a warp signature coming from with the ship," announced Data, "The ship however is adrift."
"Are there any life forms aboard?"
"Hard to tell captain, the surface of the ship blocks all active sensor reading except for gravitational, but two places on board the ship register heat signatures, one apparently is the engine, but another more diffuse signature comes from within the ship, our active sensors are blocked by the surface of the ship. Gravitational sensors register a high mass. Of approximately 300,000 metric tons, said Data.
Seems quite a bit for such a small ship. Picard commented.
I am unable to ascertain the exact hull composition, but the high density would certainly account for the inability of active sensors to penetrate the hull.
Open all hailing frequencies.
Hailing frequencies open sir.
Attention unidentified ship, You are entering Federation Space please identify yourself.
The lights flickered.
We are being scanned, announced Data, somehow it has managed to access the ships main computer! said Data.
See if you can lock it out!
Im trying captain!
Wesley Crusher walked down the curved corridor on deck ten after leaving the turbolift, when he noticed the light flicker. Having just completed his studies for the entrance examination to Starfleet Academy, he was ready for some R&R., he approached the holodeck entrance, a program was running on it, but no one was inside, strange Wesley thought, perhaps the power outage had something to do with it. The doors to the Holodeck opened, a bloated red sun illuminated the scene from a very dark blue sky, almost purple. Wesley stepped through, the doors closed and the arch disappeared. Wesley looked up at the star, the grass was a very dark green, almost black, he saw dark leafed trees in the distance, he felt the Suns heat on his face, but it wasnt as painful to look at as his own sun on Earth. In the distance he saw some buildings made of crystal, that had a glassy white grown appearance.
After taking time off to observe his surroundings, he noticed a blue-eyed blonde haired girl watching him, she was wearing a short white dress that seemed to glow under the Suns pale red light, a blanket was spread over the dark green grass and a picnic basket was placed down on it. Hello, she said with an odd accent, my name is Kara, whats yours?
My name is Wesley that is Wesley Crusher. Pleased to meet you, he stuck out his hand. Kara bowed formally and then took his hand.
Ah yes, Ive studied your world, a hand shake is a form of Earth greeting.
Wesley looked up at the Sun, Interesting planet you have here, do you normally have picnics under a red sun?
That is the sun Rao of my home world, my father thinks its going to go supernova, but hes not believed by his colleagues, except for his brother.
A class-M World around a red supergiant, how does that happen?
My father says that Krypton is not our original home world, and that originally our people came from somewhere else. she said.
Krypton, it means hidden I think, it is also a noble gas I believe.
I believe the former definition is most apt in your language. Kara said.
I dont believe Ive ever heard of your world before, is it a Federation Member? asked Wesley.
I dont know what your Federation is, but Im sure Krypton is not a member of it, our world does not have much contact with outsiders. My father sent me out on this space ship because he feels Rao is about to blow up.
You mean the Enterprise?
No, she said, her imaged flickered for a bit, You must come aboard my ship I The holodeck program suddenly ended. Wesley Crusher stood in a black square gridded room, he headed for the exit, the doors opened and he left.
Captain Picard was in his ready room, Can we tractor the ship into the hangar deck? he asked.
I believe so Captain, Data said, the inertial mass seems to be significantly less than the gravitational mass, that is the gravity it emits, so our initial estimates of its mass may have been off.
Ok then do so.
Wesley Crusher stood in the Main shuttle bay, on Deck four, as the crystalline ship was tractored through the air retaining force field. Riker, Geordi LaForge, Data, Tasha Yar and his mom Beverly Crusher were there. Wesley approached the group. Wes, shouldnt you be in school? asked Riker The crystal ship was lowered onto the landing platform. I have to be there, she is expecting me! said Wesley. Who? said La Forge. The alien within the ship, she contacted me through the holodeck computer. said Wesley.
Riker said, Be careful Wes. Wesley approached the ship, the crystals retracted as he approached revealing an entrance. Wesley looked carefully inside while staying at the threshold, the crystals glowed an eerie blue radiance, but the steps seemed scaled to human legs and feet. Geordi LaForge extended his tricorder, Be careful Wes, he said, if those doors close we cant beam you out of there. The others followed Wesley into the ship when he signaled the all clear. There was a girl with bluish white skin on a crystal platform as the crystals retracted to expose her to the air. Her hair was pale, and her eyes were closed and she was deathly still. Wesley reached out to touch her Dr Crusher shouted, Wes no! There was a hiss as he touched her on the arm, his hand stuck fast is his skin froze to her. Ow! Wesley screamed as he tried to pull his hand off. Dr Crusher rushed over to him. Wait Mom, Wesley spoke up, look! He pointed at the girl as her skin grew pink and her skin chest began to rise with her breathing. Wesleys palm unstuck, his palm and fingers were blackened with frostbite the girls eyes fluttered open. Wesley, she said. Kara is that you? Wesley asked. Yes, Wesley it is me, I remember you. She said. Dr Crusher moved next to her son and tapped her com badge, Transporter room, two to beam to the sick bay. Wesley and Beverly Crusher disappeared. Hey, where did Wesley go? Kara demanded. He was beamed to sick bay because of the frost bite he got from touching your arm while you were frozen. Geordi explained. But he just disintegrated right before my eyes! Kara said in an exasperated voice, she stood naked, excuse me gents while I get dressed.
Kara emerged later from her ship wearing a pair of red boots, a red skirt, and blue mid drift shirt with a gold S on her chest and a red cape. Tasha Yar, Geordi, Riker, and Data stood around while Kara scanned the walls, floor and ceiling of the shuttle bay seemingly looking past them. Kara pushed past them. Wait, hold it right there, your not authorized to go there! Tasha yelled, threatening with her phaser set on stun. Kara ignored her and continued on. Tasha fired the phaser into her back, it having no effect, Riker yelled, Wait stop! Kara continued towards an access shaft, Riker fired his phaser, it too having no effect on her, then Kara did a strange thing, she simply flew down through the access shaft in the floor without touching the ladder. Tasha, Geordi, Riker and Data ran up to the ladder. Riker tapped his com badge, Riker to Bridge, we have an intruder moving towards the sick bay.
A pair of security guards stood in her way, they fired phasers at her to no effect, Kara simply bowled them aside as she moved past. Kara pushed the doors open to the sick bay with her fingertips, some smoke issued from the sides of the doors as she did so. Kara, you shouldnt have followed me here, Wesley cried, People here get a little touchy about unauthorized aliens moving about the ship.
Im sorry Wes, I just found it a little disconcerting watching you disappear right before my eyes. Kara admitted. Its okay, its just that frostbite needs to be treated right away in order for there to be full recovery, see? Wesley held up his right hand wrapped in a bandage, My mom says with growth factor my skin and tendons should heal themselves in a day or two. The security officers caught up with her, Kara stared at them, and they backed off.
|September 6 2012, 09:52 PM
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|September 8 2012, 04:31 AM
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Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...
|September 9 2012, 12:25 AM
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|September 12 2012, 04:32 AM
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"I do, I showed you where my homeworld was, its been destroyed by the supernova, I have nowhere to go, my parents intended to send me to Earth." Kara pleaded.
"So you say," Picard admitted, "the thing that makes me hesitant is that you do not even appear to belong in our Universe. Dr Crusher and Geordi La Forge did an analysis, your molecular density approaches that of a white dwarf, the atoms that make up your body are much smaller than our atoms, about one hundreth scale in fact, the warp field around your body seems to delineate different laws of physics from our universe, you are not of our Universe yet here you are. Can you explain that?"
Kara bit her lip, "I can't sir, my father had some theories, he said there were some gravitational anomalies in the Kryptonian system, most Kryptonians have not traveled in space for millenia."
Picard looked at Kara for a moment, "this goes against my better judgement, but since we have no place to send you, for the time being you can stay aboard this ship."
"Thank you captain, you won't regret it, I promise," she added.
|September 13 2012, 05:02 AM
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Kara took in some air and said, "It amazing, I don't actually need to breathe, breathing is a reflex for me, but if I concentrate I can hold my breath indefinitely."
"and you broke a few steak knives trying to stab yourself in the hand." Wesley replied.
"I don't need to eat, I don't get hungry, I don't know what's sustaining me," she complained, "I feel so ... so weird."
"You seem to be good at blocking cosmic rays and neutrinos as well, yet watch this." Wesley went up to Kara bent down so he could place his left arm under Kara's knees, and with his right, he supported her back and picked her up. "I am now lifting 50,000 tons, but you don't feel over 50 kilos, but the gravitational sensors say your mass should be 50,000 tons." Wesley put Kara down on the floor.
"Well that's not surprising when I can do this." Kara hovered off of the floor.
"You mean your flying all the time?" Wesley asked.
"I guess I am, but I don't think about it, if I want to go up I simply fly up, its hard to explain, and I'm not sure how I do it myself, I basically just will my self to fly." Kara lowered herself back down to the floor.
"Can you pick me up?" Wesley asked.
"I think I can," Kara put her two hands under Wesley's shoulders and lifted him off the ground without any apparent visible effort, "It like you don't weigh a thing!" Kara said sounding amazed, she put him down. Wesley wrapped his arms around her, Kara did the same to him, their lips met. Wesley backed off, "Sorry, I don't know what came over me, its just I don't know, I wanted to do that." Kara smiled, "there's nothing to apologize for, If I didn't want you to kiss me, I wouldn't have let you, its as simple as that." Wesley sat down on the chair absorbing the enormity of what he'd just done. Kara put an arm around him, "it ok Wes, I like you a lot, I had a boyfriend on Krypton, but that's over now. I found you remember?"
|September 14 2012, 05:05 AM
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Kara said, "My what a lot of sliding doors you have here."
"Takes some getting used to, Wesley admitted, this is the first assignment my mom's had aboard a starship since my dad died."
"How'd your Dad die?" Kara asked.
"Its a long story, suffice to say he died in service of the Federation. But now is not the time, to the left is a door leading to a storage area, My mom has some spare furniture in there lots of boxes and things. Up ahead past that is the turbolift, a kind of elevator that can move up and down and sideways throughout the ship it has its own shafts, I been in them a few times when the turbo lift has under repair." Wesley admitted.
|September 14 2012, 06:04 AM
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|September 14 2012, 12:51 PM
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|September 14 2012, 09:53 PM
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Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...
|September 14 2012, 10:53 PM
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When she discovers she has heat vision, can we have Wesley standing in the line of fire?
|September 15 2012, 01:55 PM
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|September 17 2012, 07:04 AM
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The main corridor had two smaller side corridors branching off it at right angles.
There. clear. concise. less confusing.
Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...
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Bladensburg Snakehead For Dinner
Type: Tidal
Region: Southern
Location: Bladensburg, MD
After reading about the Snakehead caught at the Bladensburg Marina in a previous post on the DNR page (5/2/2013) I decided to give it a try myself. I grew up in that area and spent most of childhood fishing the Anacostia and the Northwest Branch. I learned from some of the locals that Snakeheads are being caught quite often at the Marina (though not always reported). It took about an hour of casting near the edges of the docks, before I got one to bite on a 4" chartreuse Yamamoto single tail grub. The fight was excellent, and thankfully short lived since it had almost straightened my hook by the end. I took the Snakehead home and performed an amateur necropsy. In its stomach I found a partially digested fish. I also determined it was a female who had recently released her eggs. She made a good meal.


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Let Their Be Night
Americans Waste $130 Billion a Year on Energy
Why Night Sky Friendly Outdoor Lighting?
Light pollution from improper outdoor lighting wastes billions of dollars and vast quantities of natural resources annually. Starry Night Lights is committed to fighting light pollution and restoring our heritage of star-filled skies. We offer the widest selection of night sky friendly outdoor lighting for your home or business.
Light pollution has been implicated in disruption of the human and animal circadian rhythm, and strongly suspected as an etiology of suppressed melatonin production, depressed immune systems, and increase in cancer rates such as breast cancers
New research shows that throwing off natural circadian rhythms over the long term can seriously disturb the body and brain, causing weight gain and impulsive behavior.
Exposure to frequent artificial light at night appears to increase the breast cancer risk among women in their homes, according to an analysis by a Long Island researcher.
Night life under electric lighting may cause serious behavioral disorders and physical diseases including cancer, according to a specialist team led by Professor N.N. Pertov Scientific Research Institute of Oncology, Russian Ministry of Healthcare
Constant exposure to artificial hospital lighting may damage the development of premature babies' biological clocks, research suggests. (ed: yet another example of how little we really know about light)
The impact of breast cancer on women across the world has been extensive and severe. As prevalence of breast cancer is greatest in industrialized regions, exposure to light at night has been proposed as a potential risk factor. This theory is supported by the epidemiological observations of decreased breast cancer in blind women and increased breast cancer in women who do shift-work.
An interview with the editor of Prevention Magazine... discussing their recent article linking Light Pollution and various forms of Cancer. (Requires MS Internet Explorer or Real Player to view)
Another article, this time in Science News, discusses the growing link between night time illumination... and certain forms of cancer. "Light at night is now clearly a risk factor for breast cancer," David E. Blask of the Bassett Research Institute in Cooperstown, N.Y says. "Breast tumors are awake during the day, and melatonin puts them to sleep at night." Add artificial light to the night environment, and "cancer cells become insomniacs"
Exposure to light at night appears to raise the risk of several types of cancer... Simply put, light at night snuffs out one of the body's most powerful anticancer crusaders, a hormone called melatonin.
A positive association was found
between night light intensity measured by satellite and breast cancer rates in
Abnormally high cancer rates were found along the 'seam lines' where extensive intense security lighting is in use. Abnormally low cancer incidence rates were found in low-income areas where outdoor and indoor artificial illumination is dimmer than elsewhere for economic reasons. For these two groups combined, the rate of breast cancer incidence was highly correlated with in-situ measures of illuminance at night.
The increased breast cancer risk in female night shift workers has been postulated to result from the suppression of pineal melatonin production by exposure to light at night. Exposure of rats bearing rat hepatomas or human breast cancer xenografts to increasing intensities of white fluorescent light during each 12-hour dark phase (0-345 µW/cm2) resulted in a dose-dependent suppression of nocturnal melatonin blood levels and a stimulation of tumor growth
"These results are the first to show that the tumor growth response to exposure to light during darkness is intensity dependent and that the human nocturnal, circadian melatonin signal not only inhibits human breast cancer growth but that this effect is extinguished by short-term ocular exposure to bright, white light at night."
Women who work night shifts are more likely to get breast cancer... due to suppressed melatonin production... from exposure to light at night.


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The city's redevelopment of the former Hunters Point Shipyard can move forward, after a favorable ruling in San Francisco Superior Court in the last in a series of lawsuits over the project's environmental impacts.
Judge Ernest Goldsmith ruled last week that the project's environmental impact report complied with the state law with one exception. Further environmental review would be required if the city accepts an early transfer of property from the Navy at Hunters Point.
"Today, a lawsuit didn't win — parks and open space, jobs, housing and the community did. San Francisco and the entire Bay Area can look to this model of public-private partnership to achieve results for our citizens," San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said in a written statement.
The lawsuit was filed against the project developer, Lennar Urban, which is planning to build housing, parks and retail space at the site, reported the San Francisco Examiner.


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Paprika Roast Chicken with Sweet Onion
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 whole chicken (about 3 1/2 pounds), cut into serving pieces
- 1 sweet onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges
Preheat oven to 500°F with rack in upper third.
Mix oil with spices, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl, then add chicken and onion, tossing to coat. Arrange chicken, skin side up, and onion in a 3-quart shallow baking dish.
Bake until chicken is just cooked through and skin is golden, about 30 minutes. Skim any fat from pan juices in dish.
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American Folk Art Museum
2 Lincoln Square Columbus Ave. between 65th and 66th Sts New York City
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American Folk Art Museum
2 Lincoln Square Columbus Ave. between 65th and 66th Sts New York City
166th street-lincoln center
The museum's gala and auction is the most important fundraiser of the year, and online bidding has begun! Enjoy seven nights in a stunning Tuscan villa; escape your cares over wine in Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne; or acquire works of art by Thornton Dial, Claude Lawrence, Jon Serl, and many more. If you are not attending the gala, you can still win the auction item by placing a "Max Bid." Proceeds from the gala auction will support the American Folk Art Museum's exhibitions and educational programs, and help make folk art accessible to all.
Bidding open through October 14
A full-day symposium organized in conjunction with the exhibition Art Brut in America: The Incursion of Jean Dubuffet. Leading international scholars explore topics related to Jean Dubuffet's revolutionary thinking and promotion of what he coined art brut. Speakers include Céline Delvaux, Isabelle Dervaux, Kent Minturn, Valérie Rousseau, Jill Shaw, and Lisa Stone.
Monday, November 9
This long-awaited catalog celebrates the American Folk Art Museum's unprecedented 2011 exhibition Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts. The book offers an opulent presentation of more than 650 red and white quilts from the collection of Joanna S. Rose with inspiring craftsmanship and composition, a history of red and white quilts, rare perspectives on the exhibition, and a pattern index. An essential volume for every quilter or quiltmaker, it also offers unique and extraordinary insight into the spirit of creativity and design.
A tour of Art Brut in America: The Incursion of Jean Dubuffet led by the museum's gallery guides
Thursday, October 22
Bright Brown, Liz Tormes, and Linda Draper. Bright Brown photo by Barry Stelboum.
Friday, October 23
Members provide vital support for the museum's exhibitions and educational programs.
Celebrating the arrival of Red & White Quilts: Infinite Variety, upcoming programs and exhibitions, and the Fall Benefit Gala.
On view at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art through January 3
Members provide vital support for the museum's exhibitions and educational programs.
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services #MA-10-0181-13.


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Rain brought a garden tea party inside the Ogdensburg Public Library, 312 Washington St., Tuesday, but it did not stop the Ogdensburg Garden Club from stopping and smelling the roses.
In the second floor of the library, Garden Club members dressed in their Sunday best and served tea to one another while guest speaker Mary "Louise" Markert led a discussion about roses.
The garden where the event was originally planned to be held is named in honor of Ms. Markert's parents, Irma and Norbert.
"Irma was responsible for the plans and initial planting of several gardens and the shrub border around the library," said Garden Club Vice President Linda "Lin" Griffin. "The Markerts were both very community-minded people and were committed to the beautification of Ogdensburg."
Since her mother passed away in 2010, Ms. Markert has been maintaining and growing the garden at her family's home at 102 Proctor Avenue. It's something, Ms. Markert said, she never imagined doing.
"Before my parents I died, I knew what a tulip was and a rose was but that was it," Ms. Markert said. "But when they died, I couldn't let the property go because every plant reminds me of them."
Ms. Markert became determined to keep the garden going. Although she works full time in North Carolina, she travels to Ogdensburg about four times a month to check on the garden. A gardener maintains the property when she is away. "I am taking three and half weeks to be up here in the garden," she said. "I love it here. It's so peaceful. My cousins all live here. This is where I want to retire."
Of the 160 roses in her backyard, Ms. Markert has identified all but four using a diary that her mother kept.
In the diary and videos that her mother left behind, Ms. Markert said she has learned many tips and secrets on how to keep her garden growing.
"My mother particularly loved roses," Ms. Markert said. "The one thing about roses is that they take a lot of time. It's more work than any other plants. They need fertilizer and lots of food."
Forty-five garden club members plant and care for public gardens in front of the Ogdensburg Public Library, Library Park, Rita Agarwal Memorial Garden, the triangle arterial garden at the entrance to the city and hanging flower baskets in the center of the city.
Their goal since 1923 has been to create a culture of civic beautification by encouraging residents and businesses to take pride in the appearance of their lawns and gardens.
"We appreciate the beauty of the gardens ourselves as well as being able to do it for the community," Ms. Griffin said. "It really does give you a good feeling when people stop, talk to us and they tell us how wonderful it is. They say it's so peaceful. It is a way to sit in the quiet and just watch the world."
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Best Soccer Goal Celebration Ever [VIDEO]
When it comes to celebrating a goal, this team takes the cake... or the fish!
When it comes to celebrating a goal, this team takes the cake... or the fish!
European soccer fans continue to do their best to prove they are absolutely the most fired up in the world.
And we do mean 'fired up.'
Today's top sports stories:
Former US Men's National Team and Columbus Crew midfielder Robbie Rogers announced his homosexual orientation and retired from professional football via his blog Friday.
Uruguay's Gonzalo Bueno should have scored a clinching goal against Peru last week in a game between the nations' Under-20 teams. Bueno DIDN'T score, because Peruvian goalkeeper Angelo Campos may be the fastest man in South America.


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"I am Eight."
I am eight.
My Mammy tells everyone I am eight and a half. None of the big girls use halves. None of the grown ups use halves. Halves don't count. I get cross when Mammy tells people I am eight and a half. Because I'm not. I am eight and the number doesn't change till I am big. I want to rip out Mammy's hair with my fingers, one hair at a time, when she says eight and a half.
I like school.
I get to make-and-do at school every Friday. Today, I made Mammy an Easter bunny card. Maybe if I give it to her as a surprise she will French plait my hair. I like French plaits. Big girls at school have their hair done like that.
I don't like the others in my class.
They make fun of my clothes. Of Mammy's limp. Of our house. Of the roof, 'cause it's made from tin. I don't like being made fun of. It's not nice. Once when I told Teacher about the trees in the Forest, the others laughed at me. They laughed so hard that Billy Thompson made snot shoot out his nose and later, he ran after me with a hanky saying he was going to wipe it in my hair.
I told him I'd tell Teacher.
After that, they all started calling me Snotty Suzie. Maisy Buchanan made up the name. Last week they chased me to the bicycle shed. They all made a ring-a-rosey around me and started yelling 'Snotty Suzie'. I pretended, in my head, that my fingers were made of glass and that I was shredding their faces.
I don't like Maisy Buchanan.
She has long blonde hair. It reaches down to her waist. It's always shiny. I think its cause she washes it every day. Mammy only makes us wash in the big tub once a week. The other days we rub ourselves down with cold water from the barrel in the yard. Maisy probably doesn't have a barrel in her yard.
She comes to school every day in pretty dresses. And white socks. They are always clean. They stay pulled up to her knees all day long and don't ever fall down. I wonder how she keeps them from doing that? I bet she glues them on with glue stick.
My sister Lucy ate a tube of glue once.
She's three. She smells of old cabbage. She is always sticky, either with left over dinner, or dirt from the ground or snot from her nose. I don't like getting sticky. Especially if Mammy has done a French plait in my hair. She only does them sometimes and I have to be careful to ask Mammy at the right time to do things, like plait my hair or allow me to go to the Forest.
I like going to the Forest.
Before The Missing, I used to be allowed to play in the Forest after school. There is a wall around the Forest made of big grey stones. It's really high except in one special place where a tractor had an accident last year. The tractor hit the wall and broke it and it hasn't been fixed yet.
When I'm with grown ups and they want to go into the Forest to collect apples we always have to walk around to the gate and go in that way. It takes forever to walk all the way around. Normally I am with Mammy and have to be good and quiet because of her headaches. She never lets me skip or jump or hop like a frog. I have to be quiet and walk beside her like her shadow until we get to the gate and then I can push it open and run over to Big Oaky.
I like Big Oaky.
He minds all the trees in the Forest. He is like their Mammy. He has massive arms and big roots, like feet, that burrow into the ground. Sometimes if it starts to rain when I'm in the Forest I go over to Big Oaky. I sit underneath his branches and he hides me from the rain. It's nice, like being in a cocoon, like the baby butterflies.
Since The Missing, Mammy won't allow me visit Big Oaky. She says the Forest is too far from the house. Sometimes I disobey her. She doesn't know about the broken place in the wall and how I can get in that way. And I'm not going to tell her. It's my secret.
On those days when she is having a special sleep, I can hear Lucy crying in the cupboard under the sink. Mammy puts her in there sometimes to keep her out of the way. If she is having one of her headaches, she takes special bottles of medicine. They put her to sleep, sleep that is really hard to wake her out of.
On those days, I go out on the porch and run across the yard, down the road to the stone wall that wraps around the Forest. Big Oaky will be waiting for me.
Snotty Suzie, Snotty Suzie, Snotty Suzie.
These are the words that are playing to a tune in my head as I skip down the track way to the Forest. I hate that the words are there, in my head. So I yell at my head to shut up but it won't.
The Forest is a special place. It smells sweet, like fizzy cola. It's always bright. There are lots of pretty trees with soft, green, twirly leaves that fall to the ground when the wind shakes them. Sometimes the trees say hello and whisper funny tongue twisters. I asked my Mammy once if she can talk to trees and she said not to be silly, so I think that means no.
Most of the trees are friendly but some, near the river, are loud and prickly. They say nasty things. Old Tree lives there. I try not to go down there much. I don't like it. It's dark and they don't have leaves like the other trees. They have needles which stick into you if you sit on the ground for a rest.
I like sewing.
At school, Teacher is showing us how to do a different stitch each week. I got a big piece of crispy white material. It has little boxes on it and you sew an 'X' in different colours into the boxes. You can make a whole pattern. I made a pattern into the shape of a house, a big square with four little squares for the windows and a rectangle for the door; a house like ours, with Mammy and Daddy and Lucy, and Dead Dog.
He is buried under the porch. I dug him up once and poked him with a stick till his insides came out all soft and gooey. Then lots of maggots crawled out of him. I thought if I left the ground open, if he changed his mind and wanted to come back, he would. But I was wrong about that, he didn't want to come back.
I've been practicing my sewing all week.
I sew a little pattern of criss-cross Xs into the bottom of my Sunday skirt. Teacher wouldn't let us take home our white piece of material, so I had to practice on something else. I have to do them at the bottom and on the inside of my special skirt so Mammy won't see. I chose red for the X's. It's my favourite colour. I try to make the X's real small. If Mammy does find them, then she will probably slap me.
I don't like the night time.
Daddy comes home at night time and the house gets quiet and the bed in Mammy and Daddy's room get creaky like its crying and sometimes I do hear crying. Daddy doesn't drink like Mammy, he eats the bible instead. Big pieces of it, fat chunks because Mammy says that he spits out chapter and verse.
Once, he found me in the Forest, sleeping under Big Oaky. I forgot to come home and he was mad. He dragged me by the arm, his fingers making a blue bruise on my skin. He brought me into the kitchen and pulled down my pants and put me across his knee, smacking me with his hand till he got tired. He pushed me off then and sat very still, told me never to go to the Forest again.
I don't like it when he spanks me.
It stings. I thought about putting the poker from the fire into his eyes when he was asleep for three nights afterwards.
Maisy Buchanan is in the Forest.
She has been there for a while. It makes me mad sometimes to think of her there in my special place. She followed me home one day, calling me 'Snotty Suzie' all the way. I wanted to smash her nose in with a rock but she kept running around me in a big circle calling me names and I couldn't catch her. So I just kept walking. I stopped at the wall where the tractor had its accident. I climbed up and jumped down on the other side, into the Forest. It took Maisy a while to climb over the wall but she did and cried when she landed because she hurt her knee.
I told her not to be such a baby and to shut up. She was whinging and crying like Lucy does when Mammy slaps her. I was worried Daddy would hear us and catch me. So I left her behind and ran through the Forest. I could hear the trees shouting in my head and Maisy calling me 'Snotty Suzie'. I had to run real fast to get all the voices to be quiet.
I slowed down after a while. I put my hand on some of the trees as I went, touching each of their trunks to say hello. Some of them were weeping tears, red tears and I knew that I was near Old Tree. I could hear him calling. I picked up a red tear and bit into it. Juice ran down my chin.
I walked slowly to the corner of the Forest where Old Tree was and looked at the river. It was a baby river, only small, with tiny fish in it in the Summer time. There are lots of smooth rocks at the edges of the water. Some sharp ones too, if you look real hard.
I sat down and talked to Old Tree. He started saying nasty things about Mammy and Daddy and about me and I got upset as I was trying really hard to be nice to him. Then Maisy found us and she started calling me 'Snotty Suzie' again, chanting, jumping up and down on the spot, pointing with stubby, sticky fingers at my face. She started saying it real loud, shouting at the top of her voice. I tried to get her to be quiet. She laughed and laughed and Old Tree laughed and laughed too, calling out to Daddy, shrieking that I was in here, in the Forest, trying to get me in trouble.
There had to be silence.
I practiced my sewing then, on her dress, the bottom of it, two rows of red and blue X's. I didn't really like the blue so I tore off a strip of the material and tied it around Old Tree to keep his mouth shut to stop him from shrieking and saying nasty things about Mammy. Telling people about The Missing.
Baby River was hungry. So I fed it.


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Fat, Dumb and Happy…
To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost. ~Gustave Flaubert
So, what does this mean? Let's dissect it literally:
1. delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
2. characterized by or indicative of pleasure, contentment, or joy: a happy mood; a happy frame of mind.
3. favored by fortune; fortunate or lucky: a happy, fruitful land.
4. apt or felicitous, as actions, utterances, or ideas.
5. obsessed by or quick to use the item indicated (usually used in combination): a trigger-happy gangster. Everybody is gadget-happy these days.
1. lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
2. characterized by or proceeding from mental dullness; foolish; senseless: a stupid question.(this is taking too long, let's speed it up…)
3. self-interested, self-seeking, egoistic; illiberal, parsimonious, stingy.
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Life Expectancy: 1600 - 2100 Homeland: Xalious Mountains Average Height: 5'11" - 6'3" Average Weight: 150 - 180 lbs. (calculator) Preferred Classes: Warrior, Knight, Assassin Classes this race can be: Paladin, Ranger, Assassin, Warrior, Knight, Death Knight, Monk. Preferred Alignment: Any tendancy to be Lawful Preferred Weapons: Spear Aggression Level: High Intelligence Level: Moderate Magic Rating:Low Strength Rating: High Weak Against: Psychological Attacks, Elemental Magic Strong Against: Physical Attacks, Non-elemental Magical Attacks Related Races: Dragon Allied Races: Dragon Enemy Races: Vampire, Undead, Human
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New World Order: More Depth, Better Graphics in Battle for Wesnoth 1.6
A Goblin Spearman can now be weak, slow or dim, but Wesnoth has seasons and Walking Corpses cost you more in the battle to reclaim the throne to the mythical land.
The popular strategy game Battle for Wesnoth is now available in version 1.6. A new mainline campaign called the Legend of Wesmere was added to spotlight many of the newly integrated features. Key among them is the ability for armies of connected gamers to exchange commands.
The gold standard has also changed so that the carry-over value from scenario to scenario is now 40% instead of 80%, although it's added to the scenario's starting gold value instead of replacing it if higher, as in older versions of the game.
Wesnoth now looks better graphically with a bunch of new terrains. Forests change with the seasons and villages show more detail. More units are fully animated and portraits keep a consistent line of characterization. The new coastal reef terrain gives defense distinctions to land and water units. Warriors can recuperate in human cities or primitive tribal villages.
Storyline prose and transitions were improved and campaigns are now part of the Wesnoth history timeline. The geography has more depth and detail to give the adventure greater authenticity and player immersion into the fantasy universe.
Multiplayer mode is through a Wesnoth forum account. Even here a number of small changes were made: the Goblin Spearman now costs nine instead of eight gold pieces, but his movement was increased from four to five fields. Goblins now have only one trait, weak, slow or dim, instead of the previous two -- that's evolution. Walking Corpses have also undergone some inflation
in that they cost eight gold pieces instead of seven. Bowman have lost some value, however, and now cost 14 instead of 15 gold pieces, but their melee attack value was decreased proportionally from 6-2 to 4-2.
Thanks to Google's Summer of Code, the game's map editor was improved, among other enhancements announced in the release notes. Battle for Wesnoth is available under GPL on most platforms here. Many additional distros will probably have packages fairly soon.
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US Launches New Strategy for Broadband Access
Report focuses federal resources on achieving universal Internet access.
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Report from the X-Force group says attackers are using TOR to hide their crimes
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Prairie Upper School student Mike Mason, grade 11 of Hales Corners was part a group of students took 2nd place at the second annual Wisconsin Regional Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) Competition sponsored by Marine Advance Technology Education (MATE) on Sunday, March 6. This year's competition, held at Discovery World and UW-Milwaukee Pool, mimicked the Gulf Oil disaster on a much smaller scale. The students designed and built an underwater robot that would simulate cutting and removing a damaged oil riser pipe, shut off the oil supply valve, cap the well and then perform several other exploratory missions within a 15-minute time deadline. The competition also required the team to write an engineering report under the guidance of an outside consultant, Dr. Kurt Thomsen of KOT Environmental Consulting. The report was presented to a team of judges consisting of local engineers as part of the competition.
"What made our team unique was that it was virtually 100% student led," said Richard Craig, team coach and Prairie math and science teacher. "Although they had two coaches, they selected roles such as project leader, design engineers, pilots, etc., and operated as if they were an independent company."
The Prairie School is an independent, child-centered, day school for children in early/pre-school through high school located in Wind Point, Wis. www.prairieschool.com
[PHOTO CAPTION]: The 2nd place Prairie team members (front row, from left): Rachel Orlovsky, grade 11; Natalie Tremblay, grade 11; Jeremy Preischel, grade 11; Mike Mason, grade 11; Matt Basil, grade 11; Dennis Latyshev, grade 11; Zach Kant, grade 9; David Olson, grade 10; Luke Trevino, grade 10; Mr. Richard Craig, coach (back row): Mr. Mark Orlovsky, coach
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Published Sunday, December 23, 2012
By DOUG GORMAN
The 2012 high school football season may not have been perfect for East Coweta, Newnan and Northgate, each of which went through its share of bumps in the road.
Yet it was again one that led to respective state playoff berths.
All three teams played their way into the playoffs with Newnan and East Coweta both earning first-round victories.
Newnan finished second in Region 3-AAAAAA with a 9-3 record. The Cougars earned a reputation for rallying from behind early in the season, but found their stride by early November to win four of their last five games, including a 21-7 victory over East Coweta. Newnan rolled past Alcovy 38-0 in the first round of the playoffs before nearly getting past Colquitt, which made it all the way to the semifinals before losing to eventual state-champion Norcross.
It was as much a roller-coaster year for East Coweta, which was dealt its first losing record since 1987. But it ended in the state playoffs after being tested by a non-region schedule that included games against eventual state finalists Lovejoy and Sandy Creek. The Indians' first five opponents finished the year with a combined record of 42-19.
After losing 32 seniors, East Coweta's lineup grew up quickly in time to earn a first-round playoff win over Newton before falling at Camden County in the Sweet 16.
Coming off an 11-1 season, Northgate battled injuries most of the year but rattled off three straight wins to close out the regular season and make the playoffs after making the jump to Class AAAAA. The Vikings lost a first-round game to Harris County and finished with a 5-6 record.
The Vikings' biggest win during 2012 came on a Saturday night when it held off Mundy's Mill on the road 15-3 to finish out the regular season and secure a spot in the playoffs for the second year in a row.
All three schools landed at least 10 players on the 2012 Newnan Times-Herald All-County team, with Newnan leading the way with 13 including both Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year honorees.
In all three phases, senior Tray Matthews was a dominating — and equally soothing — presence on the field for the Cougars during his senior year while earning The Newnan Times-Herald MVP honors. Matthews, who committed to the University of Georgia before his junior year, is expected to head to Athens in January where he will enroll in college in time for the spring semester.
Playing offense for the first time in his career, Matthews hauled in 37 pass receptions for 629 yards and seven touchdowns. He was as much a calming presence for Newnan first-year quarterback Bailey Bryant as the sophomore also came into his own.
"That really helped Bailey a lot having Tray," Newnan offensive coordinator Kenny Morris said at this year's All-Region selection meeting.
Returning to his starting safety position for the third consecutive year, the future Bulldog was just as reliable from his cornerback position, with 80 tackles, two sacks and an interception. And on special teams, Matthews blocked six kicks while getting his hands on both punts and field goals.
East Coweta's Dee Godfrey led his team in rushing for the third consecutive year. But the senior — who Indians head coach Clint Wade called the team's "Energizer bunny" — saved his best for last.
Godfrey closed out his varsity career with 1,180 yards rushing and 18 touchdowns in 2012 — all single-season highs. Those numbers helped Godfrey, who has committed to play football in Georgia Southern's triple option, earn The Newnan Times-Herald Offensive Player of the Year honors.
Although Godfrey plans to stick with his verbal commitment to join Georgia Southern, is also expected to visit Jacksonville State.
Newnan junior linebacker Tonaris Portress earned The Newnan Times-Herald Defensive Player of the Year honors for the playoff-bound Cougars. The Newnan junior was an opponent's worst nightmare, leading the Cougars defense with 124 tackles, 79 solos, three sacks and two interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown.
A move inside this year to the middle of the defense provided a much-needed boost for a unit that allowed an average of 13 points a game over the final nine weeks of the season.
Newnan also had its share of All-County honorees, including Bryant at quarterback. In his varsity debut, Bryant completed more than 66 percent of his passes (121 of 182 passes) for 1,786 yards and 16 touchdowns. He threw six interceptions, at least two on tipped passes by receivers.
Bryant also made a gutsy effort in Newnan's second-round playoff game at home against Colquitt County, coming off the bench with an injury to help give his team a chance to win in the closing minutes.
"I was so proud of him," said longtime Newnan trainer James "Radar" Brantley. "He really took some shots. He grew up a lot in that game."
Newnan also put two running backs on the first team as senior Quinton Dix and sophomore J.K. Britt garnered spots.
Dix rushed for 891 yards and scored eight touchdowns, averaging 4.8 yards per carry. Britt finished with 551 yards rushing and three touchdowns while averaging 6.6 yards per carry. The sophomore was also a threat as a receiver while hauling in 29 catches for 288 yards and three more touchdowns.
Northgate's Benton Washington garnered first-team honors despite playing just over half the season due to injury. He suffered a broken arm before the start of the season, but came back with 615 yards on 77 attempts and seven touchdowns.
Northgate fullback T.J. Womack — who moved from his guard position on the Vikings offensive line during the early string of injuries — became a welcomed surprise while filling in for Washington. He also earned a spot on the All-County team running the ball out of the Vikings' Wing-T offense. Womack finished the year with 868 yards and four touchdowns, including a team-high 181 rushing attempts.
Among five All-County receivers, Newnan senior Traon Moss led the county with 691 yards receiving and tied Matthews with highs of 37 receptions and seven touchdowns.
East Coweta junior Markel Boston was the Indians' leading receiver with 29 catches for 440 yards and three touchdowns, earning his second straight All-County honor. He's joined by senior teammate Wyatt Potter, who had 14 receptions for 243 yards and two scores for an impressive 17.4 yards per catch average.
Another top receiver of East Coweta junior quarterback Bryce Gemmel during his 1,543-yard passing effort was senior All-County Nigel Gay, who had 24 catches for 415 yards and was a dual-threat as a kick returner.
Gay "was a game-changer for us," said Wade of his efforts on special teams.
Northgate senior Brandon Facyson is about to enroll early at the Virginia Tech and even though Hokies head coach Frank Beamer has the Viking slated to play cornerback, he had a banner year at receiver with a team-leading 31 catches and four touchdowns. Facyson added 27 tackles on defense this year.
All three schools had a pair of offensive linemen earning All-County honors.
Northgate seniors Dustin Foley and Chase Smith opened holes for a Viking offense that averaged 213 rushing yards per game. At tackle, Foley (6-0, 210) was selected to the Region 4B-AAAAA First Team while Smith (6-0, 220) earned a spot on the Second Team while returning as the team's starting center.
Also earning a repeat All-County selection was Newnan senior tackle Jamal Carlisle (6-3, 290), who again was a First Team All-Region honoree while protecting southpaw quarterback Bryant from the right side of the line.
Newnan junior Anfenney Turner (6-2, 260), a second team All Region 3-AAAAAA selection, joins Carlisle on the All-County team.
East Coweta senior offensive tackle Zack Harness helped spring Godfrey and the rest of the Indians' backfield while joining Carlisle on the All-Region First Team Offense.
The two were teammates for the Central All-Stars at Saturday's D.L. Coalition Bowl Game at the Georgia Dome.
Also earning a nod among East Coweta's offensive line was center Luke Clayton, who was a Second Team All-Region selection.
East Coweta and Northgate each landed a pair of defensive linemen on this year's All-County team led by a pair of Vikings headed to Division I programs next year.
Northgate senior end Sean Spencer (6-2, 270) managed to elude a string of freak injuries that ended his first three varsity seasons early en route to earning Region 4B-AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year honors. Spencer, who has made a verbal commitment to Navy, finished with 52 tackles and five fumble recoveries and was the only Viking defensive starter who didn't have a missed tackle on the year.
Joined up front by senior tackle DeAndre Johnson (6-3, 320), the pair were dominating at the line of scrimmage. Johnson, who will join Newnan's Matthews at the University of Georgia, finished with 33 tackles and a fumble recovery while constantly being double-teamed by offensive linemen on snaps.
East Coweta's defensive line included standout among both returners and newcomers. Senior end Clifton Strong (5-11, 210) had 80 tackles, three sacks, one forced fumble and an interception.
The Indians equally got a big boost on the other end by sophomore Tristan Mann. In his first varsity season, Mann had 92 tackles to go with two sacks and two forced fumbles.
Those four were joined by Newnan senior Willie Boston. Boston helped offset heavy losses due to graduation up front by recording 51 tackles and 7 1/2 sacks.
Among linebackers, all three schools also had two All-County selections.
Newnan was represented by seniors Maurice White (5-8, 224) and Cameron Walker (5-7, 204). White finished the year with 57 tackles, two sacks and 14 hurries and Walker had 53 tackles, two sacks and two fumble recoveries. Both players were Second Team All-Region 3-AAAAAA selections.
Senior Jemarcus Godfrey was also a Second Team All-Region honoree while among a pair of All-County linebackers from East Coweta. Godfrey led the Indians with 155 tackles, including 70 solos to go with two sacks and two interceptions. He's joined by junior Jay McKnight, who had 91 tackles, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions.
Like Godfrey, Northgate senior Connor Usher led the Vikings in tackles this year. Usher earned his second consecutive All-County selection while finishing with 117 tackles and two fumble recoveries. Joining him is senior Dalton Lane, who had 67 tackles including 3 1/2 sacks and eight quarterback hurries.
Newnan and Northgate also had a pair of defensive backs honored on the All-County team.
Along with Matthews, the Cougars were represented by senior safety Darrell Morrow, who had 57 tackles, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries, including a pair returned for touchdowns.
Not to be forgotten, senior cornerback Rodney Tennie helped carry Newnan into the postseason. Tennie closed the year with 40 tackles, 13 pass breakups and eight interceptions, five of which came in the final three games of the regular season.
Representing Northgate, junior safety Torres Johnson finished with 81 tackles, second among Viking defenders. He also caused five fumbles and added three interceptions while also playing some at linebacker as the season progressed.
Johnson is joined by senior cornerback Aaron Stargell who added 51 tackles, seven pass breakups and an interception.
East Coweta began the year trying to replace a pair of All-County players to graduation and succeeded thanks to the play of first-year starter Tyler Brown. The Indians senior played "three to four" positions during the year on defense according to head coach Clint Wade, finishing with 121 tackles, three interceptions and three pass breakups. Brown was also named to the All-Region 3-AAAAAA First Team.
The Indians were just as solid among special teams standouts this year.
In addition to returners Godfrey and Gay, senior kicker Spencer Smith was perfect on extra points, splitting the uprights on all 32 PATS. He also connected on six field goals. Smith booming leg accounted for a 36.5 average on punts.
Smith's biggest contribution came in his ability to put the ball in the end zone on kickoffs. Smith finished 40 of 44 on touchbacks.


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Doctor Who: Touched by an Angel: The Monster Collection Edition
'The past is like a foreign country. Nice to visit, but you really wouldn't want to live there.'
In 2003, Rebecca Whitaker died in a road accident. Her husband Mark is still grieving. He receives a battered envelope, posted eight years earlier, containing a set of instructions with a simple message: 'You can save her.'
As Mark is given the chance to save Rebecca, it's up to the Doctor, Amy and Rory to save the whole world. Because this time the Weeping Angels are using history itself as a weapon.
An adventure featuring the Eleventh Doctor, as played by Matt Smith, and his companions Amy and Rory
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Our 50 favorite fashionistas of the year.
Which celebrities made you applaud or tear up this year? From Oprah Winfrey's success to Gabby Douglas's amazing victory.
The Jackson family files a missing person's report for their matriarch, Katherine. Turns out, she was resting in Arizona with her daughter, Rebbie.
Those criticizing Gabby Douglas' hair should rethink what's more important, superficial beauty or talent.
Now that he's out of the closet, will the hip-hop singer's audience still buy his music?
Friends and family gathered on Saturday to say their goodbyes to Whitney Houston.
Has VH1's newest reality show "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta" taken Black women to new a new low?
Tameka Raymond sat down with Entertainment Tonight to share her side of the story. Are these TV interviews best suited for a national audience?
President Obama was disrespected by a reporter after announcing laws that will help illegal immigrants.
The Florida teen was killed by a White man claiming to be on Neighborhood Watch duty.
It's time to stop oppressing each other and move forward into a more inclusive future.
Viola Davis wears her natural hair to the Oscars and earns rave reviews.
Amid rumors that Brown and Rihanna are back together, Brown issued a statement confirming the end of his relationship with Karrueche Tran.
Some Nina Simone fans are upset over the recent casting choice for her biopic.
A Cleveland bus driver landed in hot water after he assaulted a female passenger. He claims it was in self-defense.
If Kanye West wants Kim, let him have her. His choice has nothing to do with your odds of finding a Black man.
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Big 12 Power Rankings: Texas Tech Relishing Spoiler Role EditionPosted by Nate Kotisso on February 17th, 2014
We're nine days removed from The Shove Heard 'Round the World but if you look close enough, something good did come out of that. With help from Tech's athletic department, Red Raider fans sold out United Spirit Arena that night and stormed the floor as their Red Raiders scored an upset win over the Cowboys but they didn't stop there. Last Wednesday night saw Tech go stormin' into Norman and shock Oklahoma on their home floor. On Saturday they made things close at Iowa State before the Cyclones pulled away late, winning by six. But what does it all mean? It means opponents can't pencil in Tech as a win anymore. TTU's five conference wins are already the most since the 2010-11 season, the last of Pat Knight's tenure. With Tubby Smith's hiring making him the fourth Texas Tech coach in as many seasons, it must be swell for Red Raider fans knowing their program is finally moving in the right direction. And now our rankings:
1. Kansas — 4 points (previous: 1st; All voted KU first)
Comment: "Kansas better be careful this week. They'll have Texas coming into Lawrence for the rematch on Saturday but the Jayhawks can't overlook those pesky Red Raiders on the road tomorrow. Classic trap game." – Nate Kotisso (@natekotisso)
2. Texas — 8 points (previous: 2nd; All voted UT second)
Comment: "The Longhorns outscored the Cowboys and Mountaineers by a staggering 0.26 points per possession. However, both games were at home. Texas now stares down a stretch of three roadies in four games, and the locations couldn't be any less desirable for them: Allen Fieldhouse, Hilton Coliseum and the Lloyd Noble Center." – Brian Goodman (@BSGoodman)


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We believe the growing wealth gap is a crisis that needs White House attention.
Please sign our petition [2] to President Obama, calling for a White House Summit on the wealth gap.
We want to deliver this petition [2] to the White House in July, with at least 10,000 signatures.
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Michael Tobias "Toby" Bloom, SFWS GS '97, HS '01, is a Senior Advisor for Nancy Pelosi in Washington, DC. As Senior Advisor, he handles intergovernmental affairs, acting as a liaison between the office of the Minority Leader and state and local governments throughout the country. In this capacity he is primarily maintaining partnerships with officials and government representatives and building relationship with new mayors, new governors, and other officials.
Toby has worked with Nancy Pelosi ever since interning with her his last semester of college at George Washington University, where he received a degree in Political Science in 2005. Since then, he has helped out everywhere he can; starting with answering phones and delivering mail and moving into scheduling and working with policy in the "policy shop" before moving into the position that he has now.
For Toby, the most important part of his job is that he is able to help people. He has always loved politics, and as he says, "I am not cynical or jaded at all, I still believe politics can be a force for good and that is reinforced by the work Leader Pelosi has done and continues to do on health care, education, the environment and reigniting the American dream for all. At the end of the day, it is all about people." For someone who loves politics as much as Toby, working in an office in the Capitol Building is part of the excitement.
Attending San Francisco Waldorf School made a big impact on Toby. Not only is he close to many of his friends from high school and grade school, but both the academic and life lessons that he learned at Waldorf still stand out for him. He finds that the combination of college preparation and creativity is unique to the Waldorf experience—a lot of schools teach you to analyze, and many others teach creativity, but "very few teach at the intersection of those two." It is this intersection of creative thinking that allows for success.
As a member of the first class at our high school, he experienced being a part of building something from its inception. Every morning, he and his classmates would set up their classroom and embark on a "remarkable partnership" with the teachers. "Everybody was in it together, and the teachers had a real investment in your success." Through traveling, community service, and internships, Toby was able to discover what he was passionate about—politics and helping people.


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Ryan Gosling: "I'm Embarrassed" I Broke Up a Street Fight
Heroic and humble!
Ryan Gosling gallantly saved the day in NYC when he broke up a fight last month, but The Notebook star isn't basking in the glory of his good deed!
"I'm embarrassed," the 30-year-old actor told MTV News about the incident, which was caught on video and quickly went viral. "I think that guy really was stealing that other guy's painting, so I should have just kept my nose out of it."
PIC: Whoa. Ryan goes bleached blonde!
Gosling deemed the theft "sad," and told MTV News the thief was in fact "a fan, and so he wanted a painting so bad he had to steal it because he couldn't afford it."
"So he finally steals the painting, and then he's getting his ass kicked by his hero, and then the guy from The Notebook shows up and makes it weirder," he said. "It's just, the whole thing, nobody wins, nobody won... I had just come from the gymnasium, and I was all stretched out and feeling warmed up. So, I'm embarrassed."


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CASE Cares Hosts 'Peacocks, Penguins and the Playground'
LANSING— All children deserve a safe place to play, and CASE Cares is building this dream into a reality by hosting "Peacocks, Penguins, and the Playground" on Thursday, May 23, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in order to raise funds for the support of the barrier-free playground being built at Potter Park Zoo.
With over 115,000 children with disabilities in Mid-Michigan, the playground structure will provide an environment where children with special needs can play, relax, and interact with one another.
CASE Credit Union President and CEO Jeffrey S. Benson, CPA, MBA, stated, "We're very excited about this event. Every year we try to find bigger and better ways to raise awareness and make a difference in the lives of those in need and the response to our efforts have been very positive."
"This playground is a great asset not only for Potter Park Zoo, but the whole Tri-county Region. These are the types of quality of life projects that make the Greater Lansing Region one of the best places to work, live and play in Michigan." says CASE Credit Union President and CEO Jeffrey S. Benson, CPA, MBA.
The cost of the playground is approximately $160,000 with $90,000 of that being the actual equipment expense and the rest of the cost is for the playground surface, signage, landscaping and miscellaneous other items. The land is being made available by Ingham County. Money raised through the event will go toward these expenses.
Admission tickets are $10.00 for individuals age 15 and up, $5.00 for ages 4 to 18 and kids 3 and under are free. Tickets can be purchased at Bake N Cakes, Grumpy's Diner, Ledge's Chiropractic and any CASE Credit Union branch.
Activities at the event will include a car show, live music, scavenger hunt, massage stations, face painting, disc golf and food.
For more information call 517.393.7710 or visit the CASE Care website at www.casecu.org.
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Making USB read-only but able to copy files
WHat I need is know whether its possible to make a USB device read-only but still able to copy files(word, exel) files and also blocking any execution from USB using SEP 12 ADC.
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To use Application Control:
1. Select the Application Control view.
2. Select (Check Mark) "Make all removable devices read-only" (For example) and select Edit.
3. Select "Block writing to all files and folders", under "Do not apply to the following files and folders", select Add...
4. Under "File or Folder Name To Match" enter a * (An Asterisk).
5. Select (Check mark) "Only match on the following device id type", press Select.
6. Select (Highlight) the device added to the hardware list (The unique USB device added previously.) and press OK.
7. Press OK to close windows until at the "Application and Device Control Policies" window of the SEPM
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Failure is an option?
Tara Dobbs was CEO of Easy Care Restoration Ltd., a full service disaster restoration company. She had to put the company into receivership earlier this year. This is her story.
Sometimes, even when you do all the right things, it's still not enough.
Seven years ago, when my father was dying from cancer, I took over running his ailing family business . To me, it was a golden opportunity. Yes, I probably paid more than it was worth for my equity, but it got me into the position of being an owner and running a $3 million dollar a year enterprise.
What I didn't know, was that this business had problems to overcome. A few of these problems were that our reputation in our marketplace was questionable due to neglect of the business while my father was dealing with his illness, the culture within the business was about as dysfunctional as you can get, and the cash flow was horrific.
These three things on their own were each enough to topple the business, and in various ways, each of them eventually did.
I learnt a lot of lessons the hard way. Given this hindsight, what would I do differently? Lots.
- Since I was so green in business (I went from being a financial planning assistant straight to running this business), I would have found an advisor to look over the deal and tell me whether it was a good idea or not to acquire equity.
- Since I didn't have a lot of connections back then, I probably would have asked my accountant or perhaps a financial planner. Given who I now know today, I would have gotten a fellow entrepreneur whom I respect to look it over.
- I would ensure that a written shareholder's agreement was in place with my future partner that addressed the possibility of buying each other out, what happens when refinancing is required, what happens if we have a difference of opinion about company direction, amongst other things.
- I would not go into business with my family. Period. Family and business. Do. Not. Mix.
- I would find out from the targeted market what their opinion of the company is. Not just from the existing customers, but people who are not customers.
- Did I mention not going into business with family?
Ultimately, those five things would have radically affected the decision I did make at the time — taking a decision that was made in a very emotional, from the gut sort of way, and made it a much more informed, well thought out choice.
Written by: Tara Dobbs
Tara has four kids, with her youngest being 5 months old. Tara is looking forward to her next big adventure in business. You can learn about what she's doing next at www.taradobbs.com
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George Frame Begins Three-Year Term on SCORE Board of DirectorsFrame Brings Wide-Ranging Experience on Quality and Diversity Issues
Washington, D.C.—George Frame, Ford Motor Company executive director, Dealer Development, joins the SCORE Board of Directors. The SCORE Association "Counselors to America's Small Business" provides small business mentoring, as well as workshops and seminars, to more than 350,000 aspiring and existing small business owners. Frame's term begins on October 1.
Frame recently worked with SCORE to support the highly successful Best Business Plan Contest, in cooperation with Ford and DiversityInc. The contest encouraged entrepreneurs and new business owners to submit a business plan that was judged on a number of objective criteria by a panel of SCORE business counselors. Frame personally conducted a nationwide radio tour promoting the competition and the SCORE/Ford partnership. At this year's SCORE Chapter Chair Orientation, Frame discussed Ford's community outreach through their dealer network.
According to SCORE CEO Ken Yancey, "SCORE is pleased to welcome George Frame to the SCORE Board of Directors. George's experience with strengthening diversity at Ford and building successful networks is a perfect fit with SCORE's mission of providing quality counseling to America's entrepreneurs."
Frame has spent over 30 years at Ford in finance positions covering both domestic and international operations. His current focus is on enhancing minority dealer operations in the more than 160 dealerships he oversees in the Dealer Development Program. He is a Director of the Automotive Industry Diversity Effort, and in 1998 he was named Executive of the Year by African American on Wheels magazine.
Since 1964, the SCORE Association has assisted more than 6.5 million aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners through counseling and business workshops. More than 10,500 volunteer business counselors serve their communities through entrepreneur education dedicated to the formation, growth and success of small businesses. For more information about starting or operating a small business, call
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PRESIDENT Barack Obama suggests we can fix many of the problems facing this country if only members of Congress would "put the nation's interest before party" and "forge reasonable compromises where we can." If only Obama were willing to follow his own advice!
Instead, during his first four years in office the president has consistently taken a my-way-or-the-highway approach. Whether it's been through enactment of Obamacare or blowing up budget deals with last-minute demands for ever more spending, or going all in on green energy or ignoring entitlement reform, Obama has stiff-armed opponents in pursuit of his progressive agenda.
He delivered plenty of soaring rhetoric during his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, but the message was essentially the same: a shot or two at the previous administration, a jab at the wealthy, demonization of those who don't buy the idea that climate change is to blame for every major storm, and most of all, the need to keep spending.
"Deficit reduction alone is not an economic plan," and "We can't just cut our way to prosperity," Obama said in zingers aimed at Republicans who would like to see at least some effort on the president's behalf to trim the deficit.
Obama said he'd be willing to make changes in Medicare and other entitlement programs. He mentioned offering savings that would be similar to those forwarded by the Simpson-Bowles deficit-reduction commission — the group he ignored during his first term. We were encouraged by this mention Tuesday, but it was clouded by his boilerplate point that changes can't be made "while asking nothing more from the wealthiest and most powerful."
This was a common theme from The Great Divider. He trotted out the well-worn lines about secretaries paying higher tax rates than their wealthy bosses, ensuring government works "on behalf of the many, and not just the few," being on guard against "billionaires with high-powered accountants." The list went on.
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Denver Auditor Timothy M. O'Brien, CPA, today announced the appointment of Valerie Walling, a CPA and Certified Management Consultant, as Deputy Auditor.
Sep 29, 2015
Edward Scholz, former City Budget Director, was appointed to the independent Audit Committee by Mayor Hancock.
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Auditor Timothy M. O'Brien, C.P.A, today announced the hiring of local attorney Jeff Garcia, Esq. as Director of Contracts and Accountability.
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Auditor Timothy M. O'Brien, C.P.A., today announced a broad reorganization of the City's Audit Services Division to better align the organizational structure with serving the citizens of Denver.
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Auditor Timothy M. O'Brien, C.P.A., today exercised his Charter responsibility by signing the Intergovernmental Agreement between the City and the Colorado Department of Transportation to build the Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise, otherwise known as comprehensive improvements to I-70 between I-25 and Tower Road.
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