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Remember that time I jokingly suggested I was going to write about cheese? And you all thought, sure you will Kaycee – you know absolutely nothing about cooking so how on earth could you write about cheese? You couldn't even name a dozen cheeses, let alone write at length about the different aromas, rinds, textures and tastes of them.
And you would be right internet, you would be right.
But I've got cheese on my mind. So get ready.
Why cheese?
Well, for starters – I smell like cheese. This is not a metaphor. I actually smell like cheese. That is my current aroma. Cheese by Dairy Product.
Now how does one go about bottling this scent?
First, you go to Switzerland and you eat raclette. The raclette will be good, the smell will be less so. Second, you will not shower the day after raclette because you are getting on a plane and will want to shower when you get home anyway. Third, you will not shower when you get home because you are too tired and tell yourself you will shower in the morning. Fourth, you won't be able to shower in the morning because for some inexplicable reason your hot water isn't working. Finally, you will be forced to go to work only 36 hours removed from the cheese soaking process.
On the one hand, I like smelling like cheese.
For one, it reminds me of Switzerland. It reminds me of taking a cable car to the top of a mountain and looking across Zurich's skyline. It reminds me of eating marroni with my friends who are going back to Canada. It reminds me of sharing smiles with a beautiful, blond Swiss boy in Old Town. It also just makes me happy to think that when the rest of the world was presented with a grill – they threw meat on it. The Swiss? They thought of another way to make cheese a meal.
On the other hand, smelling like cheese is the worst.
On a hygienic level – not the best. Thankfully, I work in a cafe so the scent of cheese isn't exactly out of place though certainly no more cleanly. But mostly smelling like cheese reminds me that there is no heat in my flat again because life is cruel. Or at least Edinburgh plumbing is shit. Regardless, holidays are great for exploring but less so for sleep. So waking up at 5:30am to an ice-cold shower where you can only stand to shampoo your hair is not awesome. In fact, it tends to lead to irrational anger. And that irrational anger leads to the kind of thoughts where you start to wonder what on earth you are doing with your life…
So logically this existential crisis that comes in the wee hours of morning on the cold, rainy walk to work smelling like fermented milk and recycled airplane air can only be solved by one thing – more cheese.
More specifically, brown cheese. The cheese that your friends brought back for you at Christmas from Norway. It will make you feel both happy and sad. And then you'll come home and sit in a vortex of happy and sad while you eat and smell of cheese. And you'll wonder how every relationship you've ever had seems to get so complicated – even one with cheese.
Then inevitably you'll start to feel a bit crazy and wonder why you are both romanticizing and being weirdly sensitive about cheese, when really being lazy has simply backfired in your face…
But ultimately less crazy than you will feel sitting in a one-quarter full bathtub of boiling kettle water that took over an hour to fill but will be lukewarm before you even get in.
And this has been a blog about cheese.
You're welcome.


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How much of a problem is there with winter riding and winter road treatments? I would like to continue riding this winter, but don't want to trash my bike. In CO, CDOT uses either "Ice slicer", granular salt plus other stuff or liquid deicers, i.e. magnesium chloride.
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Road salt-- what does it do to a bike over one winter?
Mag Chloride-- what does it do to a bike over a one winter?
Do you clean your bike after each ride or once a week?
What is best to clean bike with? Doesn't a good cleaning require some relubbing as well?
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Congratulations to our Astrophysics Major Sarah Wellons on being awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship. Sarah will be taking her NSF Fellowship to Harvard University next year where she will carry out her graduate studies in Astrophysics. Congratulations Sarah!
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PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY /KIEV, UKRAINE: Seattle Times executive editor David Boardman has joined the programme of the World Editors Forum, to be held in Kiev, Ukraine, from 2 to 5 September next, to discuss the paper's radically restructured news operation in a much anticipated session dedicated to innovations in newsroom organisation.
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LONDON, UK: comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, today released an overview of internet usage in Europe, showing that 395.7 million Europeans went online in May 2012 for an average of 27.6 hours each.
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LONDON, UK: comScore, Inc has released an overview of Internet usage in Europe, showing 368.6 million unique visitors went online in June 2011 for an average of 26.1 hours per person.
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LONDON, UK: comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, has released The comScore 2010 Europe Digital Year in Review. This inaugural report provides a comprehensive overview of key trends in the European digital media landscape, including market-level data on user demographics, social networking, online video, mobile, and search in 18 European countries.
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A complete list of flood levels and thresholds for Sacramento -area waterways.
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Deer Creek, upstream from Scott Road remains in Flood Stage.
The Cosumnes River at Michigan Bar Road and Dry Creek at Elkhorn Boulevard were desiganated at Monitor Stage.
Flood Warning continues until 10 a.m. Monday for the northern and central Sacramento Valley and surrounding foothills.
Flood Advisory continues until 6:15 p.m. for the southern Sacramento Valley and northern San Joaquin Valley, surrounding valley foothills and Delta.
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Sacramento River at Tehama Bridge will start receding below minor flood stage after midnight.
More rain is expected Tuesday and Wednesday, but rain totals with this will be much less impressive and should not put additional stress on creeks and streams.


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Earlier this year GamePolitics reported that the Entertainment Software Association hired Jennifer Manner (left) as its new head of government relations (i.e., lobbying).
Apparently, the ESA and Manner were not a good fit. The National Journal reports that the ESA's new head lobbyist is gone after just a month in her new position:
Manner, a long-time Democrat, didn't appear to have extensive Capitol Hill or administration experience. Her background included stints as a vice president of regulatory affairs at Skyterra Communications, chair of the Satellite Industry Association, and senior counsel to former FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy. She has also… taught as an adjunct professor of law. ESA is not advertising any new job openings on its Web site.
An association spokesman confirmed that Manner had departed but gave no further information.
By our count, Manner is the third ESA VP to leave in the last 12 months. Others include former senior VP and general counsel Gail Markels and Ed Desmond, whose position was filled by Manner.
As we mentioned when Manner's hiring was announced, an ESA press release made it a point to refer to her as a "long-time Democrat." ESA CEO Mike Gallagher is a former Bush administration official.
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MOUNDSVILLE - The Marshall County Commission and Moundsville City Council are working to lessen the impact of the loss of 260 area jobs with the announcement of the closing of TeleTech Customer Service Management this September.
TeleTech recently issued 90-day notices to its employees informing them of the location's closing Sept. 20. Declining call volume, streamlined processes and changing business needs of clients were cited as reasons for the company closing operations in Moundsville.
According to Commissioner Brian Schambach, the county received a notice from TeleTech on Tuesday stating they are currently reaching out to employers in the Tri-State area to find jobs for as many displaced employees as possible, though Schambach said TeleTech has not yet directly contacted the county on how to move forward with the process.
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The TeleTech call center in Moundsville is expected to shut down on Sept. 20.
"The workers at TeleTech were comprised of people from Marshall, Wetzel, Belmont and Ohio counties, so it's multiple counties that will be affected, not just Marshall," Schambach said. "We're not sure of anything besides what was in the press release."
Schambach said a monthly energy task force meeting with area gas and oil companies and the county commission will determine if there is a need for workers in the gas and oil industry. Otherwise, he said, the commission will expand the search to other surrounding counties in various job sectors.
"It's 260 jobs and we'll do our best to try and fill them and find out what's opening in the gas industry," he said. "We thought TeleTech would be with us in the foreseeable future as a corporate partner. We were surprised as their workers that they were pulling out."
Mayor Gene Saunders believes the loss of TeleTech will not only hurt the financial status of the workers, but will also have a significant impact on the city's revenue from the loss of the company's B&O tax.
Although Saunders said he could not give exact figures on lost revenue from TeleTech, he estimated it could be thousands of dollars.
"When you lose a business of that caliber with the company employing over 100 people, that affects the B&O tax," Saunders said. "It's a big chunk of revenue."
Saunders also noted if another business did not buy the portion of the building held by TeleTech, the city will lose those business taxes completely. He also said if Williams Partners, which currently uses part of the building for offices, chooses to take over the building, the city would not benefit. The building is owned and leased through the Regional Economic Development Partnership.
"We have asked Williams if they are taking over the building and they said as of right now they aren't interested in the other side," Saunders said. "If they were to buy the building to use as a warehouse, we wouldn't get a dime as far as the B&O tax."


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Despite hundreds of angry e-mails, NBC Universal stands by its decision to tape-delay Winter Olympic TV coverage, even on the West Coast. The response to our questions? We're still waiting.
WHISTLER, B.C. — I did my best.
Called NBC Universal. E-mailed them. Got a guy on the phone. Struck out.
I was simply trying to make a point: Look, folks. I'm getting deluged here. Buried by e-mail, swamped with calls. Hundreds of them. All expressing outrage about NBC's coverage of the 2010 Winter Games — particularly its decision to delay every major event to West Coast viewers.
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Monday, I got an e-mail back from an NBC Universal vice president for communications, based in Vancouver. Happy to chat, he said. I called him to set up a phone interview. Alas, like most people in these "communications" jobs these days, Christopher McCloskey wanted to speak only on "background" about NBC's tape-delays.
I said no, I'd like someone from NBC to answer some questions from Seattle viewers, on the record.
McCloskey seemed surprised, because "nothing's really changed" in NBC's philosophy about this, he said, and Seattle remains, as usual, near the top in Olympic TV ratings. (An NBC Universal release Tuesday said 129 million U.S. viewers watched Olympic coverage the first four nights, 4 million more than tuned in for the 2006 Turin Games over the same period and the most since 1994.)
True, I said. But two things have changed in Seattle since the last Olympics. One, CBC lost its Olympic contract, leaving most Western Washington viewers with no live-coverage alternative to NBC.
And two, the Olympics, in case NBC hadn't noticed, are happening right up the road from Seattle. "That makes it different," I said.
Huh, he said. He agreed to call back a couple hours later.
A bit later, McCloskey sent an e-mail — apparently intended to be fodder for our discussion. In it, he had clipped comments from Jay Posner, a San Diego Union-Tribune columnist, who had opined that, in essence, the public at large couldn't care less whether the Olympics were broadcast live.
One of the snips was from a column Jan. 22, in which Posner wrote: "As I've been writing for eight years now, I'm not going to get worked up about the other coverage being delayed because I think it bothers media members more than the typical Olympics viewer, especially on the West Coast, where ratings traditionally have been strong."
Reading this, it suddenly struck me: NBC Universal still doesn't get it. They think it's me.
They honestly believe their own market research, which suggests people in every market in the United States would rather watch Olympic events three to 12 hours after the fact than when they actually occur.
So I wrote McCloskey back in an attempt to convey the gravity of the situation. I thanked him for that other columnist's (unsupported) opinion, but said I didn't consider it relevant. I told him I have hundreds of angry messages from readers indicating my readers do, indeed, care about live coverage.
"This isn't me creating an issue," I wrote. "It's a large, large number of people, who are doing everything from suggesting boycotts of NBC to urging the FCC to cancel its license."
Perhaps the words "boycott" and "FCC license" were a bit strong. Because when McCloskey finally called back, he once again refused to answer basic questions about NBC's coverage without first discussing exactly what I planned to write, again "on background."
I told him my position on NBC's delays was clear, and available to anyone who wants to look in my column archives. But I could see no valid reason to discuss the issue "on background."
And I reemphasized that the howls of protest I'm hearing are coming from viewers, unsolicited.
"I'm at the Olympics," I told McCloskey. "I can watch whatever I want, in person. I couldn't care less about what's on NBC. But I'm telling you, my readers do care. It's the hottest Olympic topic out there right now in Seattle."
He told me it's usually just the tiny, vocal minority that speaks out.
Finally, realizing I would never speak with him "on background" about this or anything else, McCloskey offered to have me submit questions in writing, which NBC, he said, would evaluate and decide whether or not to answer. Fine, I said. I did so, and here they are:
1) Please explain NBC's general rationale for its tape-delayed Olympics coverage.
2) Why is the Olympics treated differently by NBC than any other major sporting event? If it meant higher ratings, would NBC delay broadcasts of the Super Bowl?
3) If the goal is to put the Games on when people are home to watch, why stick to prime-time packaging even on weekends, when people are free to watch all day long?
4) Does NBC consider or care that delaying most events until late night makes them unavailable to families with children?
5) Why not broadcast events live on cable channels during the daytime and then recap later in prime time on the network?
6) Is it normal for a local affiliate (KING-TV) to take the unusual step of issuing a statement on its Web site, saying "don't blame us for this, it's all NBC?"
McCloskey made it clear that NBC isn't unwilling to discuss the issue, in general. Just not with me. Fine. Works for me; I've got ski races to cover. So maybe all you folks can just cut to the chase and ask them yourself.
Here's the viewer-response page for NBCOlympics.com: http://www.nbcolympics.com/contactus.html. And here is the e-mail address for NBC Universal in general: firstname.lastname@example.com.
I'm telling them you're angry. They don't believe it. Clearly, it's time they heard directly from that tiny, vocal minority.
Ron Judd: 206-464-8280 or at email@example.com


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After Saturday meeting with Abbas, US Secretary of State John Kerry says Israel and the Palestinians have made progress towards a framework peace agreement, but are not there just yet.
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"I am confident that the talks we have had in the last two days have already fleshed out and even resolved certain kinds of issues and presented new opportunities for others," he said after the meeting with Abbas.
"We are not there yet, but we are making progress," Kerry told reporters in Ramallah, seat of Abbas' government. Kerry is on his tenth trip to the region in the past year as he seeks to secure a peace deal. He said he would visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday to discuss the talks with King Abdullah.
"Tomorrow I will go to Jordan to meet with King Abdullah (II) and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, and from there I will fly to Saudi Arabia where I will meet with (Saudi) King Abdullah in order to talk about where we are and what we're trying to do in the days ahead," he said
US Secretary of State John Kerry held fresh talks Saturday with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas seeking to brush aside bitter Israeli-Palestinian recriminations and advance difficult peace negotiations.
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After five months of mostly sticking to pledges not to air their grievances in public, the mutual distrust between the two sides has burst into the open with each accusing the other of trying to scupper the talks. US officials have acknowledged that a sought-after agreement on a framework to guide the negotiations forward would not be reached on this trip, signaling that Kerry may return to Israel soon.
The top US diplomat, who has made it a personal quest to reach a long-elusive peace deal, is on his 10th trip back to the region since becoming secretary of state in March. With a late April deadline looming, Kerry has pledged to work even more intensively with the two sides in the coming months.
But he came under fire from veteran US Senator John McCain, who also met with Abbas on Saturday during a visit to the region.
McCain said he shared Netanyahu's worries about the emerging framework, and whether a deal would jeopardize Israel's security.
"Netanyahu has serious, serious concerns about the plan as has been presented to him, whether it be on the ability of Israel to defend its borders or the reliability of a Palestinian state and their intentions," McCain said after meeting the premier on Friday.
Top Palestinian official Yasser Abed Rabbo has also been unenthusiastic about the proposed framework accord, saying Thursday it "limits Palestinian sovereignty" on the West Bank.
US officials have refused to release any details about the framework, which they hope to conclude soon.
Only hours after meeting with Abbas for six hours over dinner Friday, Kerry's motorcade swept back into the Palestinian leader's West Bank headquarters in Ramallah for another three hours of scheduled talks.
On Friday, about 100 Palestinians from the left-wing Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) protested in Ramallah's central square waving Palestinian and red flags.
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had earlier accused Abbas and the Palestinians of not being committed to peace.
But Kerry was quoted as telling American students on Friday that he remained hopeful.
"I am a believer in the possibility... we could achieve something," Kerry was quoted as telling students in an impromptu appearance at a gathering at his Jerusalem hotel. "But it will be very, very difficult."
One student was quoted as saying that Kerry explained he was "wading through a volatile cocktail of issues."
The direct negotiations had been frozen for almost three years, but after intense diplomacy by Kerry the two sides agreed to resume talks in July and vowed to remain at the table for the next nine months.
Kerry stressed the framework was building on ideas from both sides over five months of talks, and would set out the agreements and disagreements on the core issues.
These include the contours of a future Palestinian state, refugees, the fate of Jerusalem, security and mutual recognition, Kerry said.
AFP, Reuters and the Associated Press contributed to this report


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Mincemeat-Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Mincemeat has such a wonderful flavor so I came up with this sauce for ice cream. It also highlights cranberries so it is perfect for the holiday season.—Mavis Hauser, Wallaceburg, Ontario
- 1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
- 1 jar (20-1/2 ounces) mincemeat
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- Vanilla ice cream
- 1. In a saucepan over medium heat, stir cranberry sauce, mincemeat and orange juice until heated through. Serve warm over ice cream. Store leftovers in refrigerator. Yield: 3-1/2 cups.
Nutritional Facts
1 serving (2 tablespoons) equals 59 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 10 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, trace protein.
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September 22, 2009
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The A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University is one of the top five graduate schools in the nation for entrepreneurship, according to a new ranking released today by Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review. Tulane is ranked No. 4 on the list of Top Graduate Programs for Entrepreneurs, which appears in the October issue of Entrepreneur and is available online at www.entrepreneur.com/topcolleges.
"We are grateful for this ranking that recognizes the quality and uniqueness of our entrepreneurship programs," said John Elstrott, executive director of Tulane's Levy-Rosenblum Institute for Entrepreneurship. "This ranking reflects the commitment of our students, faculty and staff to engage in the reinvention and rebuilding of New Orleans through entrepreneurship. The programs and courses at the A.B. Freeman School of Business are dedicated to teaching and implementing the principles of conscious capitalism and social entrepreneurship that are redefining how free market economies function around the world."
The A.B. Freeman School of Business has built a strong reputation in recent years for social entrepreneurship, which uses entrepreneurial principles to address social problems. Under Elstrott's guidance, the school has become a leader in promoting conscious capitalism, which calls for organizations to consider what is best for all stakeholders – employees, shareholders, the community and the environment – rather than solely focusing on shareholder returns. The school's 2010 Tulane Business Plan competition will be the first in the country to incorporate principles of conscious capitalism into its requirements.
Entrepreneur and The Princeton Review surveyed more than 2,300 schools to come up with this year's ranking. Programs were evaluated based on key criteria in the areas of academics and requirements, students and faculty and outside-the-classroom experiences. "Each school that made the list demonstrates excellence in one or more areas – whether in regards to course offerings, the success of students post-graduation, sponsored mentorship programs or other important factors," said Amy Cosper, vice president/editor in chief at Entrepreneur. "While each program is unique, their inclusion in this ranking solidifies their place in an elite category of institutions offering a superlative level of education and preparedness that will play a key role in ensuring the success of tomorrow's entrepreneurs."
The A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane, originally the College of Commerce and Business Administration, was established in 1914 and is a founding member of AACSB, the premier accrediting body for collegiate schools of business. Today, Freeman is a leading, internationally recognized business school with more than 2,000 students in programs spanning three continents. The Freeman School is consistently listed among the nation's best business schools by publications including U.S. News & World Report, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Financial Times and Latin America's AméricaEconomía.
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|Junior FIRST LEGO League INFO
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|Oregon Jr.FLL Expo Info
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Junior FIRST LEGO League
Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr.FLL) is a hands-on program designed to capture young children's inherent curiosity and creativity and direct it toward discovering the possibilities of improving the world around them. Jr. FLL utilizes theme-based Challenges to engage kids in research, problem solving, and introductory engineering concepts. The cornerstones of the program are its Core Values, which emphasize contributions of others, friendly sportsmanship, learning, and community involvement.
Each annual Challenge has two parts, the Poster and the Model. Working at their own pace in teams of up to 6 and guided by at least one adult coach, kids:
The culmination of all that hard work for many teams is the participation in an event. Events for Jr.FLL are hosted, organized, and managed by the community. This means anyone is able to run an event for Jr.FLL teams, including you! The event can be similar to a science-fair type atmosphere, with the kids discussing their project with volunteers and other teams. The event experience is all about recognizing the Jr.FLL teams and celebrating their achievements. We encourage all teams to share what they have done with others, with just family or at an event.
National Jr. FLL website for the 2013 Disaster Blaster Season
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Jr.FLL Teams
Teams can begin registering on the national Jr.FLL website on August 1, 2013. Jr.FLL National Team Registration will be $50 for a team of up to 6 kids.
The Jr.FLL challenge is based on the FLL theme for the year. In 2013/2014 season theme is exploring natural disasters. The Jr.FLL Challenge is named Disaster Blaster and the FIRST LEGO League Challenge is Nature's Fury.
Jr.FLL team members usually spend approximately one month exploring, investigating, designing and building a model made with LEGO bricks and elements. In conjunction, teams create a "Show Me" poster that depicts the teams' experience during this process, through drawings and words.
To provide new coaches an idea what teams did previously, please click here to see the the 2007 "Power Puzzle" Jr.FLL Challenge.
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$30 per team to attend an OMSI Jr.FLL Expo
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Any LEGO that you own can be used for the Jr.FLL Project
Teams can also purchase the optional kits; base kit or a We-Do kit . Teams also create a low-cost "Show Me" board to document their team experience and project.
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FIRST also offers a team matching service called FIRST TeamUP!
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|Any interested and motiviated adult can be a Jr.FLL coach. Special technical skills are not needed. Coaches decide when to meet. Usually Jr.FLL teams meet only once a week. Coaching duties can be shared by several adults. The Jr.FLL website will provide detailed support for coaching a Jr.FLL team. Many Jr.FLL teams are mentored by a teen but an adult (at least 18 years of age) must be the official coach.
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In Portland the Jr.FLL Expos will be held March 8 and 9, 2014 at OMSI.
Depending on the number of teams registered in Oregon we will hold 1 - 4 Expos at OMSI during the weekend, each limited to about 25 teams each.
Additional Expo is planned for the Columbia Gorge.
On February 1, 2014, all nationally registered Jr.FLL teams from Oregon/SW Washington will be sent an invitation by email to register for on Oregon Jr.FLL Expo event.
Too far away from Portland to attend the Jr.FLL Expo? Teams are welcomed to create their own Jr.FLL Expo for other teams.Questions? contact firstname.lastname@example.com


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INDIANAPOLIS - Head coach Steve Farley and the Butler baseball program have added four players - two pitchers and two infielders - in the fall early signing period. Kyle Allen, Michael Fries, Austin Miller and Eric Stout will join the Bulldogs in the fall of 2011.
Allen is a 6-4 right-handed pitcher from Katy, Texas, and Farley calls him the "best right-handed pitcher at our summer prospect camp." Allen is a three-year letterwinner at Cinco Rancho High School and a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is also a National Honor Society Member.
"I chose Butler for its high academic reputation and specifically for its great business program," Allen said. "I liked the Butler baseball team members on my visit and I liked the coaching staff. Butler has a competitive program and I want to come in and contribute to a team that can win the Horizon League and play in the NCAA Tournament. The campus size at Butler is a good fit for me and I see myself fitting in and enjoying my college experience."
Farley added: "Kyle impressed us with size and pitching ability. He projects to be a starting pitcher in our program. He's a good student and a hard worker. Like all of our signees, he comes from a great family. We think he'll do big things in a Bulldog uniform."
Fries is a 6-3 infielder from Powell, Ohio. He was a first team all-district and honorable mention all-conference performer as a junior. The versatile Fries played eight positions around the diamond in 2010 for Olentangy Liberty High School. Fries, a National Honor Society member, has also played two seasons of varsity basketball. He played summer ball for the Ohio Elite.
"I really believe that Butler will prepare me and enable me to achieve all of my goals, both athletically and academically," Fries said. "I love the campus and the overall atmosphere around the school. The coaching staff has been upfront and honest with me from day one and I have heard nothing but great things about the program."
Farley says Fries projects as a very good college player in the infield or outfield.
"Michael is a big, strong kid who can play several different positions on the field. He is already a solid infielder and I think he has the potential to be a very good outfielder as well," the Butler coach said. "Because we lose several senior starters this year, he will have a good opportunity to step in and compete for significant playing time next fall. Michael is an outstanding hitter with power to both gaps. He has a great work ethic and he is going to make our program better."
Miller is a 6-1 shortstop from Grayslake, Ill., and Grayslake Central High School. He was third team Lakeshore All-Area as a junior, batting .345 with five home runs, 12 2B, 29 RBIs and 14 stolen bases. His five homers led the squad during his junior year, and he was the only sophomore to play on Central's team that placed third in the state of Illinois. Miller, who is a National Honor Society member and president of the school's Principal's Council, played summer baseball for Top Tier.
"One of the key things that made me choose Butler was the friendly feel of a smaller campus," Miller said. "I also liked the lively atmosphere at Butler and the friendships I made with Bulldog players while visiting."
Farley added: "Austin had the tough choice of choosing between Butler and another excellent school, the U.S. Air Force Academy. That tells you that he's a person of high character. Our recruiting coordinator, Matt Tyner, worked hard this summer to find a top defensive shortstop and Austin was at the top of our list. We saw him perform well at our camp and Coach Tyner saw him make some great plays with his Top Tier summer team. Austin will be an exciting player to watch at Butler."
Stout, a 6-1 lefty pitcher, will come to Butler from St. Francis High School in Wheaton, Ill. The southpaw was an all-conference and all-area player and won the team's Golden Arm award in 2010. Also a varsity basketball player, Stout was a state finalist at the 3-point shooting championships.
"I really like the education Butler offered. The school has a great reputation and the campus is the right size for me," Stout said. "I like what I see with the baseball program. The future looks bright and I wanted to be a part of it."
Farley said Stout was the top left-handed pitcher at the program's prospect camp.
"I felt Eric was the top left-handed pitcher at our camp last August. He is an intriguing prospect because he is going to keep getting bigger and stronger," he said. "He's got a mid-80's fastball and a good curve right now and he's been working hard on his change-up and cutter. He's an excellent basketball player and we try to recruit good athletes in our program. When he's throwing low strikes and changing speeds, it's very difficult to beat him."
Butler baseball won 21 games last season and posted a winning record at Bulldog Park. Farley is entering his 20th season at Butler in 2011. You can learn about some of the program's facility upgrades HERE and HERE.


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Former Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton played in 257 career regular-season and playoff games. Never did he experience anything like the one 50 years ago.
It was Sunday, Nov. 24, 1963, two days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
After consulting with Kennedy press secretary Pierre Salinger the day of the assassination, Commissioner Pete Rozelle decided the NFL should play on. Rozelle would later call that the biggest mistake of his 29 years in office.
So the third-year Vikings took the field against Detroit at Metropolitan Stadium in one of seven NFL games played that day.
There was a moment of silence before the game, and then fans were asked to sing along to the national anthem. Just in case anybody didnĺt know the words, printed lyric sheets had been distributed.
The flag flew at half staff. ôAuld Lang Syneö was played at halftime.
But what Tarkenton, the Vikings quarterback and eventual Pro Football Hall of Famer, mostly remembers from that day isnĺt anything he heard. Itĺs what he didnĺt hear.
ôIt was an eerie, eerie atmosphere,ö Tarkenton said. ôI never played a game like that in my life because it was just so silent. No loud screaming. It was like a ghost town. I donĺt think much was said between the players. It was just very somber, very unemotional.ö
Play or donĺt play?
From a purely football standpoint, the 28,763 fans on hand would have had reason to get excited. That afternoonĺs 34-31 win marked the first time the Vikings ever had beaten the Lions after five straight defeats.
Nevertheless, there was silence. The sky on that 25-degree day added to the gloominess.
ôIt was very overcast, very dark, very bleak,ö Tarkenton said. ôIt kind of fit the mood of the weekend.ö
Still, Tarkenton was able to shine. He completed 16 of 24 passes for 261 yards and a touchdown. He led a fourth-quarter touchdown drive that culminated in a 2-yard run by Tommy Mason and a 34-31 lead.
Vikings wide receiver Paul Flatley got the game ball for catching six passes for 174 yards. Fred Cox kicked two fields.
Cox was a rookie that season and went on to become Minnesotaĺs all-time leading scorer with 1,365 points in 15 years. He believed the NFL was wrong to play two days after Kennedy was assassinated Nov. 22, 1963 Ś 50 years ago Friday.
ôI didnĺt think we should have played at the time, and I still think that,ö Cox said. ôYou have to remember the world was different then. We didnĺt have any choice. If they said there is a game, we were going to play. But when the president of the United States gets killed, I donĺt think it was appropriate for us to play.ö
Fred Zamberletti, then the Vikings trainer and now the teamĺs historian, agrees the games should have been canceled, citing ôrespect for the president and his family.ö But Zamberletti, also echoing Cox, said nobody on the Vikings in that era would have dared question taking the field.
Vikings center Mick Tingelhoff, tackle Grady Alderman and linebacker Roy Winston all said it was not a mistake for the NFL to play. Tingelhoff even said he thought ôeverybody wanted to playö on the Vikings.
ôIt was a terrible thing that happened, but life goes on,ö Winston said. ôI donĺt feel like we did something wrong. The United States is all about freedom and everything and, my gosh, we were just doing what we were doing for a living then.ö
Tarkenton said he doesnĺt ôreally have any opinionö about whether the NFL should have played. But he said taking the field ôdidnĺt disrespect the president.ö
The rival AFL postponed that weekendĺs games and was widely applauded for it. When the NFL was faced with another major national crisis, the 9-11 terrorist bombings in 2011, the league did shut down temporarily.
ôAt a certain point, playing our games will contribute to the healing process,ö Commissioner Paul Tagliabue said at the time. ôBut not this week.ö
ĹLike a relative dyingĺ
The day Kennedy was assassinated, Tarkenton remembers, he went to the morning practice at Midway Stadium in St. Paul and then had lunch with Alderman and Tingelhoff. He heard about the shooting on his car radio on his way home from the restaurant.
ôIt was absolutely startling,ö Tarkenton said. ôI was so stunned. I couldnĺt get away from the television the rest of the day.ö
Alderman heard the news from his wife when he got home. ôIt was almost like a relative dying,ö he said.
Defensive end Jim Marshall remembers being in downtown Minneapolis.
ôI was standing in a gun shop on Hennepin Avenue when I heard,ö he said. ôI just happened to be looking at some guns. I was totally shocked. The president of the United States assassinated Ś I was totally shocked.ö
The Vikings at least knew they would be home that weekend, whether the game was played or not. About 700 miles east in Detroit, Lions players werenĺt sure for a while whether they would travel to Minnesota.
Although the NFL announced Friday the games would go on, just not televised, Lions wide receiver Gail Cogdill and backup quarterback Milt Plum remember some uncertainty remained.
ôWe got a call from the Lions (on Nov. 22), and they told everybody to come into the office early on Saturday,ö Cogdill said. ôWhen we got there, the NFL was still trying to figure out whether we were going to have a game. So we just waited around for a while, and nobody really said much. Finally, we got an answer that we were going to play, and we took off.ö
It wasnĺt much of a performance by the Lions. They fumbled six times, losing all of them to tie an NFL record for lost fumbles.
Then again, the Vikings werenĺt much better in the sloppy affair. They lost four of their six fumbles, and Tarkenton threw an interception.
ôWe were like a rusty wheel,ö Cogdill said of Detroitĺs showing. ôWe were playing at about 85 percent. I think when something like that happens, it does affect you. I think it affected us more because we had to travel. It was a Bad Day at Black Rock.ö
Alderman remembers talking to some Lions players at the Pro Bowl following the season about that game.
ôThey thought it was a mistake to play,ö Alderman said. ôThey didnĺt want to be there.ö
On the contrary, said Cogdill, who made that Pro Bowl; he said it was not a mistake. And he was a Kennedy supporter, having visited the White House in 1962. He even sat in Kennedyĺs chair in the Oval Office, although the president was away at the time.
Cogdill never did meet him.
Oswald murdered
When the Lions finally did get to Metropolitan Stadium for the game, it soon was overshadowed by more historic news. At 11:20 a.m., a little more than two hours before the 1:35 p.m. kickoff, Kennedyĺs alleged assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was shot to death by Jack Ruby live on television from the Dallas jail.
ôI saw it on TV,ö Cox said. ôWe were getting ready to play. This might sound strange, but I remember thinking at the time that I didnĺt think it was all that crazy. I was thinking this doesnĺt surprise me that this happened.ö
Zamberletti remembers a group of players and team personnel watching television in the locker room when Ruby shot Oswald.
ôIt was unbelievable,ö Zamberletti said. ôIt was like we were watching a movie. To see something like that right in front of your eyes Ś you didnĺt see much like that on TV in those days. When it happened, nobody said anything. Everybody was speechless.ö
Soon, the Vikings had to play a game that had no postseason implications. The Lions were 4-6 and on their way to a 5-8-1 season, and the Vikings were 3-7 and also would finish 5-8-1.
Still, the game ended dramatically. The Lions werenĺt interested in settling for a tie, and quarterback Earl Morrall hit Terry Barr on pass in the waning seconds. But the Vikings tackled Barr at the Minnesota 11 and wouldnĺt let him get up before the clock ran out.
Fifty years ago, however, the game was essentially an afterthought.
The people who attended were less fans than mourners.
ôThe place was like a morgue,ö said Plum. ôThatĺs what Iĺll always remember.ö
Read: NFL's decision to play two days after JFK assassination included Cowboys-Browns at Municipal Stadium


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I want to make ping less verbose for my batch script, but I do want it to show time-out messages and other errors.
This is what I've got so far:
@echo off
time /T
ping 127.0.0.0 -n 1 | find "TTL"
ping 127.0.0.1 -n 1 | find "TTL"
ping 18.104.22.168 -n 1 | find "TTL"
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This works, but it is hard to spot the errors on 127.0.0.0 and 126.96.36.199 that give an error message and a time-out message. (I mostly care about the time-out actually).
Is there any way to make
find filter lines with time out and TTL, or perhaps another trick i can use?


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LUBBOCK,TX- It is the difference between life or death for a DPS trooper, police officer or fire fighter.
They are the emergency officials keeping you safe on the roadway, but it the most dangerous place for them to be.
Sergeant Bryan Witt with the Lubbock Department of Public Safety said the number of people getting hit by motorists is climbing.
"We're starting to see it not only as a statewide problem, but it is a nationwide problem," Sgt. Witt said. "We're having troopers, officers, ems personel, fire fighters struck on the side of the highways doing their jobs."
That is why Witt wants drivers to move over and slow down this Independence day.
It is a Texas law for drivers to move over at least one lane from an emergency official, or slow down 20 miles under the posted speed limit.
"During the holiday weekend there are going to be a lot of people on the road," Sgt. Witt said. "So stay alert, don't be distracted."
A tip, Witt said to move over or slow down as soon as you see the red and blue flashing lights.
And it is best to slow down for anyone stranded or broken down on the side of the road, as well.
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Pajama-gate joins Obamacare's list of blunders
Healthcare | Gaffes and glitches have piled up since the Oct. 1 launch of HealthCare.gov
Since the launch of HealthCare.gov on Oct. 1, there has been a lot of public head shaking and jaw dropping. Here is an ongoing scrapbook of some of the most memorable moments of the Obamacare drama.
Christmas with Pajama Boy
An ad designed to promote Obamacare to young people has become the laughing stock of Twitter. Critics are mercilessly mocking "Pajama Boy," a twentysomething in one-piece pajamas who is featured in an ad that reads "Wear pajamas. Drink hot chocolate. Talk about getting health insurance." The ad debuted on the @BarackObama Twitter account on Dec. 17 with the question, "How do you plan to spend the cold days of December?" "Not looking like this," @AlexandraCSmith tweeted back. It seems that the young people to whom the ad was targeted wouldn't be caught dead in a flannel onesie. "Words are simply inadequate to describe the spiral galaxy sized [sic] suck of that tweet," @MangyLover replied. The image went viral as users added their own satirical slogans to the ad and retweeted them. Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey fired back with his own ad encouraging people to spend the holidays lending a helping hand, not sitting around in their PJs. "Get out of your pajamas, put on an apron, and get volunteering," the ad read.
Red flags ignored
The top cybersecurity expert at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) refused to support the launch of HealthCare.gov due to major security threats that continue to persist, according to an interview released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Teresa Fryer, the chief information security officer at CMS, on Dec. 17 told the committee her team continues to find security issues that put user information at risk, directly contradicting Obama administration assurances. Fryer recommended against the site launch on Oct. 1 and refused to sign a document authorizing it. She told lawmakers two more security concerns were identified in November and December. On Nov. 6, Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, told Congress, "We discussed security as part of the overall operations on a regular basis with the operations team, but no one, I would say, suggested that the risks outweighed the importance of moving forward."
Navigator errors
The Obamacare programs designed to help people understand and apply for insurance lack good management and create a breeding ground for fraud, according to a congressional report. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform issued a report Dec. 16 stating that the Department of Health and Human Services' poor management of the Navigator and Assister programs "induces fraudulent behavior and posts real threats to the safety of consumers' personally identifiable information." The report cited news stories of navigators who misinformed applicants and encouraged them to lie about their incomes. It also stated navigators were not properly screened or trained prior to employment.
The $27,000 YouTube videos
Erin McDonald's musical statement to fellow young people that it's "not about the money, money, money," earned her a nice chunk of change from an Obamacare-sponsored video contest. The Department of Health and Human Services announced Dec. 2 that McDonald had won the grand prize in the Healthy Young America video contest. The contest received "more than 100 videos" made to encourage young people to sign up for Obamacare. Having healthy young people in the insurance risk pools is essential to keeping premiums from skyrocketing. The administration dished out $27,000 in prize money across three categories for the contest. So far, none of the submitted videos appear to have gone viral.
'We're all Obama people'
In late November, a director with Enroll America, a nonprofit group dedicated to signing up people for Obamacare, resigned over a data privacy scandal. The nonprofit Project Veritas caught Chris Tarango, Texas communications director for Enroll America, on a hidden camera saying he would "do whatever it [expletive] takes" to get private information about potential Obamacare enrollees. Tarango also talked on camera about Enroll America's partisan connections, saying, "We're all Obama people."
No se habla healthcare
Another area of Obamacare that has experienced repeated delays is the Spanish version of HealthCare.gov. The site currently provides basic information, but still doesn't allow users to apply for insurance coverage online. In late November, the administration said it planned a quiet launch of the Spanish enrollment tools in early December. But as of Dec. 5, online enrollment was not available. The site directs Spanish speakers to enroll on the phone. It also tells them to sign up by Dec. 23 for coverage that begins Jan. 1.
Stress test failed
The day before HealthCare.gov was set to launch, a test with 1,100 simultaneous users caused a traffic jam. The public learned of the site's poor pre-launch performance from internal government emails released by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. About 8.6 million people visited the site in its first three days, causing slow page-loads, blank pages, and error messages.
'A vacant building next to a Holiday Inn Express'
On launch day of HealthCare.gov, Shelley Dubois, a reporter for The Tennessean, attempted to sign up for insurance on the exchanges. After unsuccessfully trying to get insurance over the phone and the internet, she tried to get in-person help from a local healthcare navigator, a government-funded aid hired as part of Obamacare to help people enroll in plans. She went to an address given to her over the phone and found it was a vacant building next to a Holiday Inn Express. The story of her day-long wild goose chase became a popular example of the exchanges' failures.
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On Nov. 1 an internal memo from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) revealed to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that only six people of the millions of visitors to the site managed to successfully enroll in Obamacare through HealthCare.gov the first day it opened.
A hacker's dream
The day after HealthCare.gov opened, John McAfee, founder of the virus protection software company that bears his name, called the site a "hackers … dream" (see video clip below). Hackers can build look-alike sites to collect unsuspecting users' information, and because the website redirects users to state-based insurance hubs, they might not realize they aren't on a government site. "What idiot put this system out there and did not create a central depository?" McAfee asked Fox Business News host Neil Cavuto.
Obamacare between the sheets
With the government way behind in its sign-up goals, the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative and ProgressNow Colorado Education launched a "Thanks Obamacare!" ad campaign targeted to young people.
The "Got Insurance?" series of advertisements (which mimic the "Got Milk?" ad campaign) uses keg stands and casual sex to get the attention of twentysomethings.
One advertisement featured a leering woman standing next to a man and stating: "My insurance covers the pill, which means all I have to worry about is getting him between the covers."
Changing price tags
Back in mid-October, insurance companies began reporting how glitches with HealthCare.gov affected them. The site sent insurance companies forms with missing data fields, spouses reported as children, and other eligibility mishaps. The federal exchange isn't the only one having problems. President Barack Obama touted Washington state single mother Jessica Sanford as a success story, getting a $169-per-month quote. It turns out, though, that Washington state under-quoted her by potentially hundreds, something it did to 8,000 others. She now can't afford the coverage.
'You lie because your premiums will be higher'
The conservative watchdog group Project Veritas caught Obamacare navigators on tape counseling applicants to understate their incomes on their insurance applications. "You lie because your premiums will be higher," said a navigator in Irving, Texas. One navigator was fired and three were suspended after the video went public on Nov. 11.
Polls take a tumble
The American public has done more than roll its eyes at the Obamacare rollout. According to a Quinnipiac University poll released Nov. 12, 54 percent of Americans disapprove of the Obama presidency—the worst Quinnipiac disapproval rating of his presidency. About 52 percent said the president is not honest or trustworthy. Nineteen percent said healthcare will get better under Obamacare, while 43 percent thought it will get worse.
Democrats abandon ship
With public ire over canceled insurance policies at a boiling point, Republicans in Congress put together a bill to roll back the changes. Worried Democrats reportedly met with Obama and told him, "If you don't give us something by Friday" to fix the cancellation problem, many Democrats would vote for the House bill. Obama announced his quick-fix the next day, but 39 Democrats still voted for the bill when Friday came.
The deadline changes come as a new poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that backing for Obamacare continues to drop. On Nov. 22, a Kaiser poll showed support among Democrats for the healthcare law plunged from 70 percent to 55 percent between October and November.
Dissenter fired
On Nov. 14, Washington, D.C., insurance commissioner William P. White criticized the president's decision to allow insurance companies to continue canceled policies. About 24 hours later, he was out of a job. Insurance companies spent millions to calculate prices based on discontinuing old insurance plans. As a result, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) said the new exception threatens to undermine the exchanges and lead to higher premiums. White issued a statement agreeing with the NAIC. "I was looking at it purely from the standpoint of the marketplace and what needed to be done. The mayor was looking at it from another standpoint," he told The Wall Street Journal.
A work in progress
The financial management side of HealthCare.gov is still behind schedule, meaning as much as 40 percent of the functionality of the site hasn't been built yet. Officials told Congress on Nov. 19 that it won't be ready when insurance companies start billing consumers and the government Jan. 1. Developers abandoned that part of the project while scrambling to finish the consumer interface that notoriously crashed on launch day.


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Ted King Goes on the RecordBy SOD Posted: Jan 23, 2006
As his character searches for new meaning and inspiration in Port Charles, GENERAL HOSPITAL's Ted King (Alcazar) is willing to go on the record about one of his own driving passions.
"I collect LPs, but only if they're pretty high quality," he explains. "I don't go back and dig through the bins." The aficionado can't help but admit to a bit of audio elitism. "People who are really into the high end of listening, audiophiles, are into LPs," he confides, noting that vinyl albums "have a warmer sound than CDs.
"I have tons of jazz records: John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis. I could go on and on," he assures. "I got into music when I was a little boy. My dad was always into jazz. I got my education from him. The first time I listened to jazz, he gave me a Thelonious Monk record. It was so different from anything I had ever heard. It took me a while to understand it, and I liked that. I liked the fact that it wasn't immediately palatable. It was something that challenged my way of thinking. That's sort of what stuck with me this whole time."
And that helped fuel his ever-growing record collection. "I probably have about 100. I started a few years ago," King says. "You have to have a bit of money to do it."
So, does he have dough enough saved up to get that one elusive LP he's always wanted? Well, the actor shies away from sharing what he craves on vinyl. "People send me CDs all the time because I love music. It's great. I listen to them in my dressing room or in my car," he assures. But the LPs he wants are a personal matter. "I hesitate to put that out there because I'm afraid someone would send it to me. I don't want people to do that."


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Former Earmark Fan Worries Fiscal Hardliners
Kentucky officials are so appreciative of the money Rep. Hal Rogers has brought the state that several years ago they renamed Daniel Boone Parkway after him, dismaying residents who revere the legendary frontiersman.
Mr. Rogers's reputation for sending taxpayers' money to his home state also highlights why some fiscal conservatives are asking whether he's the right man to chair the House Appropriations Committee, a post his fellow House Republicans gave him Wednesday.
The committee, which oversees federal spending, has become a symbol to tea-party activists and other conservatives of all that's wrong with Washington. They especially dislike earmarks—funding for local projects that lawmakers insert in spending bills—which Mr. Rogers has long embraced.
Mr. Rogers, dubbed the "Prince of Pork" by a home-state newspaper, says that he supports the earmark ban adopted recently by House Republicans and promises to vigorously cut federal spending.
"Practically all members of Congress over the years, at one time or another, have asked for specific funding for specific problems in their district, me included," he said. "However, in this era we're living in now, with a true fiscal crisis, we all have to turn our attention to the nation's needs and forgo earmarks."
Some conservative activists say they're not convinced.
"We'll find out if he can change his spots or not," said Steve Ellis, vice president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, a group opposing earmarks and subsidies. "He was an aggressive defender of earmarks and of grabbing anything he could, by any means necessary, and stuffing it into the 5th Congressional District."
Mark Meckler, national coordinator of the Tea Party Patriots, added, "You couldn't possibly choose to send a worse message to the people who just drove this election."
Over the past three years, Mr. Rogers has obtained 135 earmarks worth $246.4 million, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense. He was the fourth-biggest earmarker among lawmakers last year.
Mr. Rogers's eastern Kentucky district, one of the poorest in the nation, has benefited from his clout. The Small Business Administration placed a loan document center in Hazard, for example, and the State Department put a facility in Williamsburg to process visa applications.
Mr. Rogers, in an interview with Ed Lane, publisher of a Kentucky business newsletter, responded to his critics in 2006. "Pork is the bad word for making good things happen," he said.
But next year's Republican majority in the House is now trying to capitalize on voters' distaste for earmarks. In a presentation to his Republican colleagues, Mr. Rogers said he would "change the culture of the committee," reducing its membership and slashing its staff by at least 20%. He vowed to produce smaller spending bills, rather than "omnibus" measures that fund many departments.
Democrats have seized on the contradiction between Mr. Rogers's record and the new Republican agenda. "American families heard a lot of Republican rhetoric about fiscal responsibility and reining in debt this election season, but now they're faced with the choice of the 'Prince of Pork' to head their appropriations process," said Ryan Rudominer, spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Speaker-designate John Boehner (R., Ohio) sought to send a signal this week to conservatives by supporting a seat on the committee for Rep. Jeff Flake (R., Ariz.), a longtime earmark opponent. Mr. Flake declined to comment on Mr. Rogers's ascent. "Whoever would have been the pick," he said, "we would have had to move in a different direction than they've been going in."


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A few weeks back, Denmark's critics decided to follow in the sweaty footsteps of the promotional campaign for Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac and take photos of themselves (presumably) simulating orgasm. Now Poland's film writers have gotten into the act. (Here's a list of the critics' Twitter handles from a Polish article, because following them all right now would totally not be creepy at all.) Not sure what else to say, really, but it's not as if anyone's reading this for the articles.
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I think a loss in this round was needed, so people will realize the appeal round is not so easy. I personaly think Dawn did good in the appeal. Jessie's appeal wasn't better than hers.
I think a loss in this round was needed, so people will realize the appeal round is not so easy. I personaly think Dawn did good in the appeal. Jessie's appeal wasn't better than hers.
Yes thats totally correct. The appeal round is not at all easy. But it was a shock for Dawn
Nobody must have didn't tell Dawn that it was about showing the Pokemon's attacks and beauty other than just the attacks. If she was told, then maybe she would have done differently. But even if her appeal was good, it wasn't the right kind. This makes it better than when they showed the Contests in Hoenn. They made the appeal rounds too easy and then when they got to the battling, it was mostly luck. Half of them didn't seem like they knew how to battle.
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My ideal battle ever!
This episode was good. It was interesting to see Dawn lose in the Appeal Round, the 1st time a character hasn't made it passed the Appeal Round. It was funny when they walked up to the Gym door, and instead of it opening, they ran right into it. It was disappointing to find out that the Gym Leader wasn't there. Dawn didn't do badly in the Appeal Round, but the other Coordinators did a much better job. Pachirisu and Piplup just didn't look like they were in sync, and that was probably what cost her. It was cool to see a Kricketune for the time.
It's interesting to see Dawn lose but I can understand why. It's supposed to be about making the Pokemon look good along with the appeal, not just the attack itself. And even if she didn't get to the appeal round, they could have still made Jessie win a ribbon.
My ideal battle ever!
Now this was a brilliant episode, I'm glad that they finally had a main character other than Jessie lose in the appeals round so that it doesn't seem so easy, in Hoenn, every main character that entered seemed to pass the round with ease, even when they never entered a contest, including Ash, May, and Brock, this is why I love DP contests over Hoenn, because they didn't seem so easy, I know you could say that Dawn got through the appeal round in her first contest too, but for Dawn, it seems a bit more realistic than the other 3 because she has a coordinating background, her mother was a coordinator, and Dawn always took an interest in it. It also added a nice element to Dawn's story, something we haven't actually explored in Pokemon yet.
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I cackled when Ash and his Pokemon ran and crashed into the Hearthome Gym's closed door; I guess Ash can't read English signs. Anyway, Nando's musical appeal with Sunflora and Kricketune was fabulous and I enjoyed Zoey and Jessie's appeals as well. Seeing Dawn running outside after she discovered that she flopped was heartbreaking.
I wonder why Zoey has such a beef with people who want to do both contests and gym battles?
I was really hoping to see Nando and Zoey's match. Disappointing that they didn't show it.
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Wow the writers must've hated Dawn in early DP since they made her lose in the Contest's first round here. Even May never lost like that.
Dawn failed epicly here, which was both funny and sad to watch. Nando's appeal routine was awesome by contrast.


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Adjusted Plus-Minus: Measuring Defensive Effectiveness
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October 20 2014 12:45PM
Alex Edler: actually pretty good at preventing quality shots
Most people in the stats community dislike plus-minus, but my feelings are much stronger than that. I loathe plus-minus. It's personal. The draft for my keeper league hockey pool was about to start and I was considering taking a flyer on a young Erik Karlsson. He was coming off his 2nd season in the NHL, where he posted an impressive 45 points. However, at minus 30 I figured he must be in for a significant drop in playing time considering he was obviously such a huge defensive liability to his team. Karlsson ended up finding himself on the roster of my arch nemesis, scored an insane 78 points, and hilarity ensued. I hate plus-minus.
In theory, plus-minus should be an immensely useful stat. The team who scores the most goals in a game wins, so by extension it seems to make sense that better defensive players would be on the ice for more goals for than goals against. Unfortunately, because this statistic is so greatly affected by goaltending and team's on-ice shooting percentage, amongst other factors, the usefulness of plus-minus is negligible and it has been largely abandoned by the stats community.
This got me thinking: while we know plus-minus itself is a useless statistic, is there a way we could more accurately calculate the impact a player has on their terms scoring differential? Or put more simply, can we create a better plus-minus? Read past the jump to find out.
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October 20 2014 11:45AM
The Nation Network brings you the Nation Minute, a rapid fire look at stats and news around the network or NHL. On tap this week: The Canucks offense, Jonas Hiller, Ben Scrivens, Mark Fayne and more.
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October 18 2014 10:23AM
The Nation Network and Dailyfaceoff present the Fantasy Minute. A quick run through the best Fantasy Hockey waiver adds and sleepers for the week. 10.17.14 (Based on 12 team leagues)
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October 17 2014 08:00AM
Jonas Hiller seeing beach balls, the Oilers aren't very good at hockey, the Leafs could use Eric Staal, the impact of defense on goaltender stats, loving the game again and more in this weeks Roundup.
Adjusted Save Percentage: Measuring the Impact Defense has on Goaltending Statistics
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October 16 2014 01:30PM
One of the reasons we love sports as much as we do is because of the great debates it can spawn. I came across a classic hockey debate the other day in relation to Ryan Miller. "Of course Miller didn't post elite numbers last year. He played for Buffalo!"
As I was thinking about this, it struck me that while we have made huge strides in advanced statistics overall, we haven't made much progress in terms of quantifying the impact of defense and separating that contribution to statistics for the goalie themselves. We can tell the percentage of shots a goalie save (SV%), but we have little to no insight into the difficulty level of the shots themselves.
From a quantitative standpoint, we understand the game better now than ever before. We understand shot attempt differential, which we know we can be used to approximate possession. We call this corsi, and we understand this to be a key component of overall team success. We can also begin to isolate the impact a player has on their team's shot attempt differential, which is a solid representation of strong two way play.
However, there is one factor that detractors of advanced stats have always struggled with. Detractors have long protested that not all shots have an equal chance of going in, and they're right. Is it possible to adjust save-percentage to reflect easier or more difficult workload? Find out after the jump.