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Time to kill off this pig and make it a public utility...
Wisconsin Energy announces higher dividend, affirms profit forecast
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Yep that's right, WE after record setting 2011, breaks the bank again with 7% earnings growth in 2012, and will expect even more growth as it raises rates in 2013, as granted by the PSC because they didn't make enough last year. Do you ever see WE ever try to reduce costs or just simply always find ways to appease shareholders and screw the smallest ratepayers? It's time the public wakes up and realizes how much Mr. Klappa and his probably $15 million dollar pay package sticks it to you every month....
Time to kill off this pig and make it a public utility...Hide replies
I can't believe that I actually agree with you, now if our politicians would get their sh_t together. That may be wishful thinking as I thinks WE has the best politicians money can buy.
Stockholder enjoy you're dividend of the backs of the rate payers. Klappa has done well for you at 12 million per year. That is more than 1/3 for all the money the rate payers pay to assist the poor and needy. PSC members enjoy that leg of lamb while people go hungry and without heat.
Thank the Lord that you don't live in an area that gets electricity from the government,. We who live in the South are stuck with the TVA, which answers to no one but the federal government - in other words no one.. Even in the summer the power goes off several times a week, and there is NO ONE - no PSC, no watchdog to complain to. Oh how I wish that I could receive power from an investment-owned utility that is responsible to both its investors and customers.
PSC a watchdog - that is a laugh! PSC is a watchdog alright the equivalent of a 18 year old overweight blind and unable to walk poodle. Also the We Energies is only responsible to investors not customers. You see when you are a monopoly the service and the cost of service are irrelevant as those forced to use the service have NO choice.
So in one breath sportswriter talks about how he relies on WE energies to provide a dividend to him by sticking the ratepayers with some of the most expensive electric in the country, tips in the Midwest, and then complains because the TVA in his residence state doesn't have the reliable power like WE but also comes at a rate nearly 50% less than what we pay from WE...
So ignorant. Government owned utilities are not only non-reliant, but charge more than do investor-owned utilities.....
When was the last time WE Energies used the stock market to raise capital? Anyone? So who cares about being competitive with peers. We Energies has been doing share buybacks however. The increase in dividend payouts and share buy backs comes on the back of rate payers who already have to finance new power plants and legal costs. You know who benefits from an increased dividend payout? Gale Klappa, I wonder how many shares he owns. The PSC if it actually was a real consumer watch dog would step in, but we know that wont happen. Note the PSC has approved a 120 million rate hike on consumers while We Energies has just approved a 13% increase in dividend payout. From We Energies point of view nothing beats being a government sanctioned monopoly!
Well, I like it when the dividends go up, but then again, I'm a shareholder. You know, you can become a shareholder, too, if you want. It's your choice: complain about paying for dividends, or enjoy receiving them.Hide replies
Sanman,,,what ever you need to do to make yourself feel better about taking it in the rear from WE Energies. You really feel WE Energies is the best invest for your money because that's exactly what you are saying. Otherwise you are just another investment fool...
Not quite sure what an investment fool is, but if it's a person that gets a good return on an investment, then I guess that's me.
Is the PSC blind to these travesties of excessive profit & unwarranted price hikes. Senior citizens can't afford this folly.
And the PSC just continues to allow these clowns raise rates? In the words of Vonce Lombardi, "What the he** is going on around here!?
Their business plan is obviously to raise the rates their customers pay in order to give their investors higher dividends. Most of their customers can't afford to be investors but must pay the higher rates for energy.Hide replies
Bull!.. I began investing in WEC when I earned $127 a week. Now, I'm retired and relying on utility dividends to augment my SS - just like millions of other retired people. Anyone with any financial knowledge knows that investing in utility re--investment plans is one of the major ways to prepare for retirement. You attend to attend a utility annual meeting, and you will see that the vast majority of WEC investors are wise retirees who used their working years to prepare for their senior years.
Wise retirees sportswriter. Hardly...what you did was gamble that this one regulated monopoly would help you in retirement instead of having a diversified portfolio and now expect the rest of us to keep paying hire rates so you as a long term shareholder can get the dividend you feel entitled to...
You have proved the point everyone on here is making. I understand your concern. If people started sniffing around my RISK FREE retirement income I would be concerned.
There is nothing wrong with investing in utilities. The issue is when it is a government sanctioned monopoly and dividend payments are guaranteed on the backs of all ratepayers. Hence the risk free part for you as a stockholder since you are not concerned about selling the stock anytime soon. There is no reason for We Energies to even be a public company since it no longer uses the capital markets to raise money for projects.
Additionally, I am guessing your cost basis in We Energies stock is way less then the $37 bucks a share and roughly 3.5% expected dividend yield at the current point in time, since you started buying stock back when you made $6,604 a year, which who knows what year that even was. You were planning for retirement way ahead of time it would appear. Although without more information it is hard to say what you are getting at in regards to a person's ability to afford what is currently roughly $37 dollar a share stock.
Does anyone see a bigger slap in the face than seeing WE Energies offering gift cards for Christmas. They of course come with a pretty steep fee much higher than just about any other gift card,
I don't know what is more sad...that WE thinks giving the gift if electricity and heat is a great idea or that so many people really need this "gift" while justifying huge dividends and $12 million dollar pay package for their CEO...
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Michelle Obamas:
MAKES 5 dozen cookies
PREP 15 minutes
BAKE at 375° for 12 minutes per batch
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 stick Crisco butter-flavored solid vegetable shortening
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 cup each white chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips and mint chocolate chips (or Andes mint pieces)
2 cups chopped walnuts
Heat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream butter, vegetable shortening, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. On low speed, beat in flour mixture. By hand, stir in white and milk chocolate chips, mint chips and walnuts.
Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
I decided to divide the recipe in half just because it was a fairly small gathering and I didn't want to bake 100 cookies. Because people would eat them all. They're just gluttons lkie that. Then they'd blame me for the weight gain. That's the kind of friends I have. You would be more responsible, probably.
Which was fine. You know what was not fine? Trying to find mint chocolate chips anywhere. I couldn't. I'm sorry. I went to three grocery stores and you know how much I hate grocery stores. I really wanted to keep these recipes perfect, but I just couldn't. I mean, as it was I couldn't find white chocolate chips, and I had to chop up a bar of Ghirardelli white chocolate into chunks. Look!:
So, I'm sorry about that and I worry it may have thrown off the integrity of the contest. For what it's worth I feel it would have been better with the mint chocolate chips, so take that into account.
I also wanted to play the kind of music that seemed appropriate while baking both of these. So here's a song that used to be associated with the Democratic party during the Coolidge era, and was originally composed, far before the Beatles covered it, by Milton Ager the same man wrote "Happy Days Are Here Again" (this song was inspired by his daughter, Shana Alexander, who went onto be the first female staff writer for Life magazine, and who really should be one of our shelved dolls):
These cookies are, indeed, sweet, though Michelle Obama got a lot of criticism for her use of Crisco, especially considering the emphasis she's placed on healthy eating. OH WELL. Here's the batter:
It's finger-licking delicious. Really, really good cookie batter. Like Toll House Cookie good. I realize that seems odd to consider, but I feel like that is as important as the actual finished cookie product. And here is what the finished product looked like. I baked them for 10 minutes which actually might have been a tiny bit long. Also, I've finally bought a second cookie pan, and I'm feeling pretty good about that:
Meanwhile, here is Ann Romeny's recipe.

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Doctoral Student Receives $20,000 National Fellowship
Counseling student LaTonya Summers is one of 22 doctoral scholars across the United States to be selected for the Minority Fellowship Program by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC).
As a result of this honor, Summers will receive $20,000 and training to support her education and facilitate her efforts with underserved minority populations.
Summers, who is pursuing a doctoral degree in counselor education and supervision, founded the LifeSkills Counseling and Consulting Group, where she oversees a free counseling program for people who are uninsured and unemployed. In Charlotte, 17 percent of the total population is uninsured and 10 percent is unemployed. Since 2007, she has served more than 300 individuals and families. She also founded a professional counseling training institute, which provides monthly NBCC-approved workshops.
Botanical Gardens to Offer 'Healthy Houseplants'
Learn more about how to cultivate life indoors at "Healthy Houseplants," scheduled for 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Wednesday, June 1, at McMillan Greenhouse.
Paula Gross and Meredith Hebden from the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens will lead this class, which will offer tips on the best houseplants for low, medium and high light. Soil mixes for plants, watering and fertilizing will be discussion topics, too.
The cost is $15 for members of the Stewards of the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens; $25 for nonmembers. Email Esther Carrasco to register.


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IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 17. WISCONSIN Aquatics dominated the first night of finals at the Speedo Champions Series Sectional meet at the University of Iowa Aquatic Center, led by Nicholas Caldwell's double in the 200 fly and 800 free. Wisconsin Aquatics leads the team standings after day one with 330 points, more than triple Minnesota Aquatics' 101 points and Nasa Wildcat Aquatics' 98.
Wisconsin Aquatics kicked off the first night of finals with a 1-2 finish in the women's 100 free. Aja Van Hout led the way in 55.86, less than two tenths ahead of teammate Ivy Martin, who touched in 56.00. Katherine Drabot of Ozaukee Aquatics came in third in 56.98. The men's 100 free final turned out to be even closer, as Connor Black, competing unattached for Illinois, touched just one one-hundredth ahead of Wisconsin Aquatics' Brett Pinfold, 50.67 to 50.68. Derek Toomey of Badger Aquatics rounded out the top three in 51.02.
Haley Spencer of the University of Minnesota had no trouble wrapping up the women's 200 breast title as she won convincingly in 2:28.62, a new pool record. Emily McClellan, who competes collegiately for Wisconsin-Milwaukee, finished second in 2:31.16, while Jennifer Holtzen of Wisconsin Aquatics claimed third in 2:34.36. Jae Park of Nasa Wildcat Aquatics topped the men's 200 breast field in 2:16.51, just over a second ahead of Wisconsin Aquatics' Jacob Mandli (2:17.72). Michael Weiss, also of Wisconsin Aquatics, raced to a third place finish in 2:20.11.
Schroeder YMCA Swim Team's Hannah Saiz picked up her first individual win of the meet with a 2:14.49 in the 200 fly, a tenth off her prelim swim of 2:14.39. Ellen Stello of SHORE dropped more than three seconds from her morning swim to finish second in 2:15.60, while Nasa Wildcat Aquatics' Azra Avdic swam away with third place honors in 2:16.48. Wisconsin Aquatics' Nicholas Caldwell dominated the men's 200 fly final, just missing breaking the 2:00 mark with a final time of 2:00.60, which broke the previous pool record. Minnesota Aquatics' Nickolaus Orf got to the wall second in 2:02.62, while Harrison Tran of Wisconsin Aquatics touched third in 2:04.09.
Timed finals of the women's and men's 800 free were also held today. Kirsten Jacobsen of Barrington Swim Club topped the women's field in 8:46.55, a nine second drop from her personal best and a new pool record. Ruby Martin of the host Iowa Flyers came in second in 8:49.09, an almost 20 second drop from her best time. Morgan Dickson of Patriot Aquatic Club rounded out the top three in 8:50.40. Nicholas Caldwell of Wisconsin Aquatics earned his second win and second pool record of the day in the men's event, stopping the clock in 8:18.82, well ahead of teammate Sean Maloney (8:23.10). Travis Thompson made it a 1-2-3 sweep for Wisconsin with a third place effort of 8:25.02.


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You should not use this medication if you are allergic to bromfenac.
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FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether bromfenac ophthalmic will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medication.
It is not known whether bromfenac ophthalmic passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby. Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
How should I use bromfenac ophthalmic (Bromday, Xibrom)?
Use exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Do not use in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.
Do not use this medication while wearing contact lenses.
The Bromday brand of bromfenac ophthalmic is usually given as 1 drop in each affected eye once daily for 14 days. You will use the first dose 1 day before your surgery.
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Do not use the eye drops if the liquid has changed colors or has particles in it. Call your doctor for a new prescription.
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Hindi pa naipapatupad ang helmet law sa Dumaguete City, kahit tinagurian itong motorcycle capital ng Pilipinas. Mula Dumaguete City, nagpa-Patrol, Rachelle Dangin. TV Patrol, Nobyembre 5, 2011, Sabado
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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (UPDATE) – A member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) was killed when suspected members of the New People's Army (NPA) raided a community in Purok 3, Barangay Palinta, Kabasalan Municipality Zamboanga Sibugay Saturday morning.
CHR officials visit war-torn Basilan, Sibugay
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Inmate takes hostage in Pampanga
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- Student Code of Conduct approved
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- Sexual violence policy approved
Spring Convocation 2016
Celebrating the academic accomplishments of Queen's newest alumni! Ceremonies take place May 19 to June 10
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Class of 2020 – Register for SOAR
Attend the Summer Orientation to Academics and Resources (SOAR) and meet upper-year students, tour residences, learn about resources, and more!
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Visit our website regularly to find information and resources that will empower your student to succeed, both academically and personally, at Queen's.
New Professional Program
The Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering is now accepting applications for the Master of Earth and Energy Resources Leadership program.
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Second line sees shakeup with Colborne out
|09.16.10 at 6:44 pm ET
BOSTON — Michael Hutchinson's presence between the pipes Thursday night won't be the only difference in the Bruins' lineup when their rookies take on the Islanders youngsters in their second and final rookie game. Tyler Seguin's line with Jared Knight and Jamie Arniel remains in tact, but with Joe Colborne out with a possible broken nose, the second line is now centered by Craig Cunningham with Lane MacDermid and Jordan Caron once again on the wings. The third line consists of Ryan Spooner between Max Sauve and Tyler Randell, with the final line being comprised of Joe Plekaitis in the middle of Walker Wintoneak and Yannick Riendeau.
The defensive pairings were the same in warmups as last night. Ryan Donald is out there with Yury Alexandrov, Steve Kampfer is paired with Matt Delahey, and Ryan Button will skate with Matt Bartkowski.
A night after Mikko Koskinen got the start in net for the Islanders, 2008 fifth-round pick Kevin Poulin is manning the pipes.
Having lost in poker, Krejci puts extra work toward the wrist
|09.16.10 at 12:57 pm ET
WILMINGTON — The six Bruins skaters that showed up to the final captain's practice only had one target to shoot on, but David Krejci didn't wait for Nolan Schaefer or the rest of his teammates to take the ice. Krejci, still recovering from surgery on his right wrist, made the ice his driving range early on Thursday, taking a crate of pucks and firing an estimated 100 shots against the wall.
The center admitted to having some soreness following the session, but noted that the pain came with the increased workload.
"My average is five shots at most a game," Krejci said. "I took a hundred today."
He took mostly wrist shots, and by the time he'd moved onto slap shots, his teammates had joined him on the ice and they broke into a very relaxed session of light offensive drills.
Asked what he made of the poor turnout, Krejci pointed to Friday's early wakeup call for fitness testing as a reason why players would be wise to rest up. The Bruins have been keeping busy between the voluntary practice sessions, Monday's golf tournament, and Marco Sturm's poker tournament Wednesday night.
"I lost badly," Krejci said of the poker tournament. With it being set up as having one Bruin per table, Krejci was fortunate that none of his teammates could knock him out. Krejci said ultimately he wasn't concerned with winning, but that the poker players that showed up for the $250 buy-in definitely varied in skill level. The event, which featured over a dozen Bruins including Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron, and Tuukka Rask, benefitted the Franciscan Hospital for Children.
Schaefer doesn't forget the nightmares from Brian Gionta
|09.16.10 at 12:15 pm ET
WILMINGTON — With Thursday's news that former Boston College superstar Brian Gionta would be named captain of the Montreal Canadiens, it seemed as good a time as ever to reminisce on his fantastic college career. Except for Nolan Schaefer.
"I remember I had a few nightmares with him," Schaefer, a goaltender at Providence college in Gionta's final two Hockey East years, said with a grin Thursday following captain's practice.
Gionta racked up 123 goals over his four-year career at Boston College, much to the chagrin of his Hockey East foes. Told Thursday that Gionta, now 31, would become the Habs' captain, Schaefer didn't seem surprised by the success Gionta's been able to have, especially given his college dominance.
"He seemed to be developed already at the college level. He was already playing on a pro level," Schaefer said. "He was way above most guys you'd play against skill-wise, not to mention he had a pretty decent team at BC. We were sort of outmatched. It was a tough time. '¦ Every time you played him, you had to make sure you knew where he was on the ice."
Schaefer pointed to the 2000-2001 season, one in which Gionta was named Hockey East Player of the Year and led the Eagles past the Friars in the Hockey East championship, as an example of the undersized forward's prowess at the college level. In that eason, Schaefer posted a 2.47 goals against average in 25 games, but much of the attention of remained on Gionta, who tallied 33 goals.
A third-round pick by the Devils, Gionta, at 5-foot-7, has been one of the shortest players in the NHL since entering the league in the 2001-2002 season. That knock, which came up often in his college days when projecting his NHL chances, never stopped Gionta. Even before the post-lockout NHL came about, Gionta could hang his hat on starting in the Stanley Cup finals in 2002-03 and having a 21 goal 2003-04 season. Since the lockout and the "new NHL" giving more of an advantage to speed guys, Gionta has average 28.6 goals a year despite playing 62 and 61 games in 2006-07 and last season, respectively. He notched a career-high 48 in 2005-06.
"Before, I could see where [size] could be a problem with the old rules. There was no way you could break past those bigger guys," Schaefer said. "Now, with the new rules, you can't put your sticks up, there's no holding and clutching and stuff, so speed and skill is definitely going to transcend that size [issue]."
Gionta will be just the second American-born captain in the history of the franchise, joining Chris Chelios, who co-captained the team in 1989-90
Light turnout for Thursday's captains practice
|09.16.10 at 10:31 am ET
WILMINGTON — Captain's practice continued for the Bruins veterans Thursday morning, but the attendance numbers were way down. A typical session has seen somewhere between 15 and 20 skaters with at least two goalies, but Thursday just seven guys on the ice total. They consisted of Nathan Horton, Gregory Campbell, Dennis Seidenberg, Andrew Ference, Blake Wheeler, David Krejci, and goaltender Nolan Schaefer. Krejci was the first one on the ice, and he spent the first few minutes out there with a crate of pucks taking wrist shots against the boards.
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Colborne has broken nose, chipped tooth
|09.15.10 at 10:09 pm ET
BOSTON — Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said after the team's 5-2 win over Islanders rookies that Joe Colborne had a broken nose and a chipped tooth that it "doesn't look like" the center suffered a concussion, adding that the team's first-round choice in 2008 got stitches in two places on his face.
Chiarelli described Colborne as being lucid after taking what was believed to be a Bruins stick to the face more than halfway through the third period. He left the ice bleeding heavily following a play in which Islanders forward Justin DiBenedetto received a five-minute major and game misconduct.
Asked what the play means for Colborne's prospects of playing in Thursday's game, Chiarelli didn't equivocate, saying "my guess is, yeah, he won't be playing tomorrow."
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|09.15.10 at 9:21 pm ET
BOSTON — The Bruins added two and Islanders one in the third period, and the B's ended up taking the first of two rookie games at the Garden, 5-2. Though Tyler Seguin picked up second assist of the night on Jordan Caron's second goal of a hat-trick performance, the attention was on a different center late in the game and for different reasons.
Joe Colborne took an elbow from Islanders forward Justin Dibenedetto more than halfway through the period and bled pretty heavily immediately after the play. There was a fairly large puddle of Colborne's blood by the Islanders' blueline and the center added a trail of it as he skated off the ice. Colborne did not return to the game, nor did Dibenedetto, who was given a five-minute major and game misconduct.
The 16th overall selection in 2008 by the Bruins, Colborne played in six games for the Providence Bruins last season after finishing up his second season at the University of Denver. He is considered one of the Bruins' top prospects and one of whom Peter Chiarelli spoke highly this week.


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Read more about this topic from Marvin Olasky in a web-extra column on what this Abramoff/Reed scandal is all about.
Ralph Reed didn't mention Jack Abramoff in his opening remarks to the Dawson County Republican Party in rural Dawsonville, Ga. But Guy Pichon had a tough question for the lobbyist and former head of the Christian Coalition: "Did you accept any gifts, commissions or other payments of any kind from Mr. Abramoff, and are you likely to be a party in the unfolding investigation?"
Mr. Reed responded to the question he vigorously avoids: "No . . . no to all of these." Mr. Reed's answer is puzzling considering his consulting work for Mr. Abramoff and his cooperation with federal officials in the ongoing investigation into Mr. Abramoff's fraudulent lobbying activities.
But Mr. Reed may soon have his own investigation to worry about. David Escamilla, a county attorney in Travis County, Texas, is contemplating opening a criminal investigation into Mr. Reed's anti-gambling work in Texas. Three government watchdog groups have asked for the investigation, saying Mr. Reed violated a Texas law requiring lobbyists to register with the state.
Mr. Reed worked with Mr. Abramoff on anti-gambling projects in Texas in 2001 and 2002 ("Houses of cards," Jan. 14). The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana hired Mr. Abramoff to protect its $300-million-a-year gambling business. Mr. Reed worked with Mr. Abramoff to urge Christians to oppose pro-gambling legislation and to close down an illegal casino in Texas, as part of an effort to protect the Coushattas.
The Texas groups claim Mr. Reed directly lobbied public officials and should have registered as a lobbyist. Mr. Escamilla told WORLD that he is still reviewing the claims and will decide how to proceed in February.
Meanwhile, the controversy surrounding Mr. Reed continues to create tension for other evangelical leaders. E-mails released by the Senate Indian Affairs Committee indicate Mr. Reed told Mr. Abramoff that he would solicit anti-gambling help from big-name evangelicals including James Dobson and Tom Minnery of Focus on the Family. Days later, each wrote letters to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton, protesting the opening of a casino in Louisiana.
In a Feb. 6, 2001, e-mail, Mr. Abramoff asked whether Mr. Reed "can get Dobson on the radio" to criticize Republican Haley Barbour for supporting the new casino's opening. Mr. Reed replied: "yes. there's a history there." Mr. Abramoff replied: "Let me know when Dobson hits him. I want to savor it." On Feb. 19, Mr. Reed assured Mr. Abramoff: "we're negotiating that now. don't have a green light yet, but they are very interested."
Mr. Abramoff wrote to his business partner, Michael Scanlon, saying: "He [Reed] wants a budget for radio in the state. I'm inclined to say yes, so we can get this Dobson ad up. He asked for $150K. . . ." Six days later, Mr. Abramoff asked Mr. Reed: "where are we with Falwell, Robertson, Dobson, etc.? we need to see some action in D.C. That's what I sold them for $100K."
Tom Minnery, a senior vice president at Focus on the Family, told WORLD it's possible Mr. Reed asked Mr. Dobson to write a letter to Gale Norton, but he said Mr. Reed did not ask Focus on the Family to produce a radio ad in Louisiana. He added that he was "98 percent sure" Focus never produced a radio ad on the issue, though he was still searching his records at press time. He said Focus did produce radio "drop-ins" on the subject-non-commercial, short spots incorporated into Mr. Dobson's daily show. Mr. Minnery said Focus had never taken money from Mr. Reed or Mr. Abramoff.
Mr. Minnery responded to the e-mails about Mr. Dobson by speculating that "it sounds like these guys were trying to take credit" for work Focus was already doing. He said Focus on the Family works on dozens of similar issues across the country each year, and that the organization had not become "an unwilling dupe of Jack Abramoff." Though Mr. Minnery said Mr. Reed "did the wrong thing by taking gambling money to fight gambling," he declined to comment specifically on Mr. Reed's participation in the e-mails about Mr. Dobson.
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Weve known for some time that Spike TV has wanted to get back into original programming. The network made the first big push when it announced a Tut event series, and now it seems the station has landed a pretty big name to star. On Monday, Spike TV announced that veteran actor Ben Kingsley has joined the project.
Kingsleys age rules out his ability to actually play King Tut. Instead, hes set to play Ay, the leading advisor to the young Egyptian ruler. Ancient Egyptians actually had awesome names for people in positions of power, and Ays actual title is Grand Vizier. Weve known for a little while that Tut would follow the rulers rise to power and would include a colorful population of advisors, lovers and friends all scheming to earn their own wealth and power. Kingsley is the first big hire for Tut, and its certainly a great addition for a network that has been out of the original programming game for the better part of a decade. In fact, Kingsley should even have a little practice playing an Egyptian, having signed on to play a pharaoh in Night at the Museum 3.
Spike seems to know they nabbed a great actor for the part, with Executive Vice President of Original Series Sharon Levy even mentioning a tidbit about the part in her nod to Kingsley.
Tut is the biggest and most ambitious project in Spikes history. Who better to lead the cast than one of the greatest actors of our generation Ben Kingsley. The character he plays, Ay, is the true power behind the Tutankhamun throne. We are so fortunate to have an actor of Ben Kingsleys stature bring this character to life for Spike.
In recent years, Ben Kingsley has been mostly known for his movie and theater work, but occasionally he does take on challenging roles in television, appearing in Coronation Street and Orlando many decades ago when his career was just starting out. During his lifetime, hes nabbed an Academy Award, two BAFTA awards, two Golden Globes and even more nominations. In short, he should bring a few eyeballs to Spike TVs historical series.
Tut has been pretty quick to come together. Back in May, the network announced the series was getting off the ground and would be shot partly in Morocco and partially in Canada. Instead of going through a pilot process to determine whether or not the show would be a good fit, Spike TV ordered Tut straight to series, signing on for six one-hour segments chronicling the life and times of the boy-king. Tut is being billed as an event series.
With production expected to begin on Tut this fall, and with Spike TV shooting for a 2015 premiere, its highly likely that well be hearing more news about Tut very soon. Im not sure any of the castings will be able to compete with Kingsley, but well keep you posted, nonetheless. Suffice to say, Tut is off to a very good start.
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HBO released the poster for Season 3 of their popular comedy series Bored to Death. Judging by whats happening in the photo, things appear to be rolling right along for George, Jonathan and Ray. Thatll make a little more sense when you see it.
The poster below features Ted Danson, Zach Galifianakis, and Jason Schwartzman as George, Ray and Jonathan respectively, and none of them look bored to death. Theyre piled up on a scooter and cruising along. While George appears to be enjoying himself, Ray looks scared and Johnathan looks like hes going for a hero-pose.
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Peonies are tremendously long-lived. Many a gardener can point to a treasured unnamed specimen passed along from the garden of a parent, grandparent or friend.
Perhaps the only fault one can find with this paragon of perennials—besides the tendency for unstaked double-flower types to flop over in June thunderstorms—is that plants bloom just once a year, in early summer. However, by carefully considering the bloom times of peony species and cultivars, "The season can be extended over a seven-week period," says peony grower Lindsay D'Aoust of La Pivoinerie D'Aoust in Hudson Heights, Quebec.
D'Aoust has helped Michael Denny, a professor of economics at the University of Toronto who collects peony bloom data from gardeners throughout North America, create a website called The Peony Bloom Time Project.
"If one wants a very long peony season, one has to select the early-blooming varieties," says Denny. Over the seven-week period, which begins around May 15 to 20 in southern Ontario, the peak bloom time for most cultivars is in weeks 5 and 6, when almost two-thirds of the widely available cultivars bloom, including many of the popular double-flowered types (see bloom chart). "There are three weeks of possible bloom before Week 4 and only one week after Week 6," he adds.
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September through early October is the ideal time to plant, when roots can grow well while soil temperatures are still warm. Specialty growers offer the best selection of desirable cultivars. Peonies for fall planting come as thick, brown, tuberous roots with three to five eyes—the small, reddish buds near the top (if the roots are a little dry, soak them overnight in a bucket of water before planting).
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Site plants at least 90 centimetres away from neighbouring perennials. Dig a hole about 90 centimetres wide and 60 centimetres deep.
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Expendables 2 director Simon West got the ball rolling in 2012 when he expressed interest in an all-female spin-off of the The Expendables franchise, telling E! Online, "I like the idea of the Expenda-Belles where it's seven or eight women mercenaries. It would be Angelina Jolie, Cameron Diaz, Milla Jovovich, the list goes on. Helen Mirren, Jamie Lee Curtis would be great... It would be running parallel. They would meet up and then they would fight and they would join up and save each other."
Our man Terry Crews, who plays Hale Caesar in the Expendables movies, was vocal with his support of the idea, adding "I would love to see Charlize Theron. She would be a sweet badass just doing some crazy stuff!"
At the time, it all seemed like just wishful thinking on their part, as nothing concrete had been announced at the time.
However, it didn't take very long after that for an all-female Expendables movie to get a greenlight, when executive producer Adi Shankar (the man behind movies like The Grey, Killing Them Softly - the upcoming Brad Pitt project- the Judge Dredd reboot, and Allen Hughes' Broken City) hired newcomer Dutch Southern to pen a screenplay for an all-female take on the Expendables movie franchise.
Shankar was to produce the film, via his 1984 Private Defense Contractors production company (interesting name for a production company), which was to also fully finance the film.
At the time, the news was that the production company was already "in talks" with several well-known actresses who aren't strangers to action films, although no names were mentioned.
1 1/2 years later, after I'd completely forgotten about the project, Robert Luketic has reportedly been hired to direct what is being titled The ExpendaBelles (no word whether that'll be its final title), from a script penned by Kirsten Smith and Karen McCullah.
Who is Robert Luketic, you ask? He directed films like Legally Blonde, Monster-in-Law, The Ugly Truth and more. Kirsten Smith and Karen McCullah scripted Legally Blonde, so this is a reuniting of that film's writing/directing team.
Unexpected choices to write and direct an all-women version of The Expendables, given what they've done in the past.
We also have an official synopsis for the film, which reads:
The Expendables universe has a new team. An elite group of highly trained female mercenaries are brought together for a covert hostage rescue mission. Once they are behind enemy lines, the women discover that they will also need to topple an evil dictator bent on world domination. It becomes clear there there is no such thing as the right man for the job. The Expendabelles is the ultimate story of female empowerment and kick-ass teamwork.
Principal photography is set to begin this summer, although no actresses have been cast yet. That should change very soon.
Sylvester Stallone and Kevin King will produce. Heidi Jo Markel, Julie Kroll, Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson, John Thompson and Mark Gill will exec produce.
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Chelsea transfer news: Thomas Vermaelen has backed Eden Hazard to be a success at the Blues after apparently turning down Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham
Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen has backed Eden Hazard to be a success in the Premier League.
The 21-year-old Lille starlet was courted by Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham but it appears the playmaker is set to join Chelsea after he posted on Twitter that he was going to join the Champions League winner.
And his Belgian compatriot has backed him to be a success.
"He is a great player with a lot of special qualities," Vermaelen told Sky Sports News.
"I think he is a player people go to the stadiums for.
"People will love him and love watching him playing football, so I think he is a good player for the Premier League."
Asked whether Hazard had sought advice from him about a move, Vermaelen said: "He didn't come to me for any advice. I think he has a lot of people around him, so they can give him good advice about which club he should go to."


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First Blog of 2013
Saturday, February 02, 2013
Well it's a little sad that I haven't written a blog since June of 2012! But I'm sure some of you have figured out I'm not much of a blogger.
2013 is getting off to an okay start. 2012 was the Year of the Backslide. I started this journey in 2009 at 253 lbs, managed to get myself to 210 by June of 2011, and now I'm back at 238 as of this morning. So yeah 2012 was painful. But it was also my year of my biggest fitness accomplishments of my life! Did a half marathon in May and then participated in Portland to Coast in August. Kind of got taken out with a nasty case of Plantar Fasciitis and allowed it to sideline me from August to January. Basically I only did Yoga during those months.
But those days are in the past and its time to get back on track. In January I lost 4 lbs. Managed to track all my food about 27 out of 31 days. Got in 741 minutes of exercise, which is dramatically better than the previous 5 months. And last night I tried to go to water aerobics, but got to the local pool and it was closed for a swim meet. So I had about 2 seconds where I considered just coming home, eating dinner, and vegging for the rest of the night. Instead I turned the car around, came home, changed my clothes, and drove to the gym and worked out. This alone is a huge mental improvement, so I think I may be back on track. I plan to kick this plantar fasciitis in the butt!
I'm branching out in other ways in my life as well this year. I'm going to start a page on Facebook to promote all the great crafts that myself, my friends and family make. I've learned to make soap, body scrub, and dutch oven bread in the past few months and I have lots of talented friends, so this should be fun. I'm doing a Farmer's Market all summer as well. My family's big trip this summer is to drive from Oregon to Alaska. We decided going to a location that wasn't blazing hot during late June would be a nice change of pace from our last two trips, Yosemite and Yellowstone. 2013 is going to be a vast improvement over 2012!
Well it's the weekend, it's sunny and I have lots of chores to do! Hope you all have a great weekend.
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Let me know when you have your FB page running. Kristy is super crafty and would like to share with you, too, I'm sure.
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The Bachelorette: Ed and Mark Leave!
June 15, 2009 07:01 PM by Candace Young
Jillian Harris is still hanging out at Whistler in British Columbia Canada on ABC's The Bachelorette tonight. Jillian is still excited to be there with the guys, but hasn't forgotten the drama from the previous night, when it was suggested that one or more of the bachelors may have a girlfriend and/or an agenda. There are 10 men left, and things are getting 'real' as jealousy starts to set in. Michael scores the first one-on-one date with Jillian – and yes, it has a title: Come Fly With Me.
Michael the break dancing instructor meets up with Jillian to go zip-lining. Really, this girl has a thing for heights – last week it was the rooftop dates! Jillian goes first, squealing all the way. Michael goes next, and punctuates his trip across the cable with a cheesy comparison between zip-lining and love – 'you have to jump in, and then fully commit'! To cement the spark of awesomeness, they then do a tandem zip-line experience. Over hot cocoa, Jillian and Michael bond over how they also like lame things like falling asleep while eating popcorn in front of a movie.
A private dinner is planned for a wine cellar bistro, where Jillian will scope out Michael's ability to be serious and converse like a normal person. Back at the hotel, a group date card arrives. All of the remaining bachelors except for Jesse are invited on a Snow Day. Jesse pats himself on the back for getting the other one-on-one date by default. Meanwhile, dinner isn't the only thing being grilled – Jillian wants to know if Michael is ready to settle down. He goofily admits to falling in love with anyone who's willing to kiss him on the mouth! He rambles about being attracted to Jillian, before clarifying that he is there for the right reasons. Jillian gives him a rose, but it seems like the connection she has with him is more 'cute and cuddly' than passionate!
Back on the ski hill the next day, Jillian is still obsessing about which of the bachelors has a girlfriend. She says she will take them snowmobiling, and then get each one of them alone to try and discover if they're there for the right reasons! Robby is the first to get twenty questions from Jillian – he claims that he's clean. The other guys stop to have a 'bash Robby' session along the trail. Meow! Back at the hotel, Michael and Jesse dish about who might be the guy with a girlfriend.
Tanner P slips through the snow for a chat with Jillian, sending Robby back up the trail. He revisits the issue of someone having a girlfriend – he tells the camera that Wes is the person she has to worry about, but won't rat him out to Jillian. Wes is the next guy she talks to about the problem – she asks him straight out about promoting his CD. He says he's having feelings he never thought he'd have. Jillian obviously likes him a lot and buys his story – they kiss.
At the lodge that night, copious numbers of beer bottles appear, and Jillian dances on the table and continues to complain about people with a girlfriend or agenda – watch the footage from the bunkhouse already! Kiptyn gets a moment alone with her and assures her that he's the picture of innocence. They do a lot of kissing – with tongue. Back at the hotel, Jesse gets his date card – his date is called, Break the Ice. Michael feels that Jesse will go ice fishing. They giggle.
Reid is the next bachelor in Jillian's spotlight. The Matthew Perry look-alike holds forth on what life would be like with kids. She asks him straight out who has a girlfriend. He replies, "Only Mark, Wes, Kiptyn, and me!" Jillian thinks he's joking, but it's not clear if it is all a joke! Jillian talks to Ed next. He admits that his boss called today and pressured him to get his butt back to work! As Ed agonizes, Jillian is no help whatsoever – in fact, she gives him the rose, just to complicate his decision even more!
Jesse meets Jillian for their date – predictably, the date is up high, in a seaplane, which will land on a glacier. Once there, they frolic in the snow like idiots. Jesse thinks it's the pinnacle of his life! It's not long before Jillian starts asking about past girlfriends – she's a woman on a mission! Later, at dinner, she admits to the camera that she's not sure if he's one of the guys with a girlfriend. Jillian peppers Jesse with questions. He talks his way around answering directly, and claims to be ready for wife and kids, even though he wasn't six months ago with his last partner! Back at the hotel, the other guys make a night out of bashing Jesse, declaring him to have no chemistry with Jillian! Back in the hot tub, at the end of their date, Jillian presents Jesse with a rose.
In a Bachelorette twist, Ed calls Jillian to talk. He tells her he has to leave because of his job. Jillian tears up and yammers away for a bit about it sucking that he has to make this choice. They embrace, and Ed insists on keeping his rose – it doesn't mean anything – he just doesn't want anyone else to have it! They say goodbye and Jillian cries to the camera that Ed has different priorities than she does.
As Jillian prepares for the rose ceremony, she continues to sulk about Ed leaving. Host Chris Harrison asks if she was falling in love with Ed. She admits to feeling a spark when she would hear his name, but doesn't admit to what we all are thinking – that Ed became infinitely more attractive when he decided to leave and she didn't get her own way! Chris says that one more guy has to go tonight, since Ed has already left. Jillian wants to skip the cocktail party and get right to business!
Michael and Jesse have roses, so they are safe. Jillian comes in and says it was a hard day for her with Ed leaving. She offers roses to Reid, Kiptyn, Robby, Jake, Tanner, and Wes. Mark is going home, not surprisingly, because he was very awkward with Jillian. He explains that he couldn't get past his own barriers after having been cheated on four times.
Next week on The Bachelorette, Wes tells the other guys about his plans, and someone has bedroom issues on the overnight date! Uh oh!
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January 25, 2008 12:05 AM by Joe Reality
On the same night that Flavor Of Love 3 premieres, the Salt-N-Pepa Show will be returning to VH1. In the first new episode, Cheryl seeks Sandy's aid in helping her 16-year old daughter Corin, plan her first co-ed house party. However, Cheryl questions if she made the right decision when Corin's party starts to become more and more lavish and elaborate.
Other upcoming episodes will include Salt and Pepa being invited to join Spinderella at a DJ gig in Atlantic City; professional life coach Iyanla Vanzant helping Salt and Pepa work on their relationship and communication skills; and Salt and Pepa attempting to write new songs while dealing with family interruptions, writers block, and each other.
The Salt-N-Pepa Show premieres on Monday, February 11 at 10 PM ET/PT on VH1.
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Responding to water demand strategies : case study in the Lower Orange catchment management area (LOCMA) / C.M. Gouws. (North-West University, 2010)This study is an investigation into water management policies in South Africa, their effect on water users and the perceptions users have of these policies. The investigation begins with an exposition of concepts such as ...


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The Fox exchange about OU's Mike Balogun
Here's a look at the transcript from FOX's coverage of the BCS title game. The comments from the announcers are what prompted members of Florida State's compliance office to contact the Big 12 concerning Mike Balogun's eligibility. The scene 1st and 15, 4:23 left in first half. Balogun tackles Chris Rainey for a four-yard loss. The transcript Thom Brennaman: And again it's Balogun, who's only making his second career start. A 25-year-old who played at Lackawanna Maryland College last year, did not play high school football his junior or senior years in high school. Three years ago was a full-time construction worker. They found him on an Internet recruiting service. (Graphic flashes onto screen, reads: Mike Balogun, JR. Major: Sociology Hometown: Upper Marlboro, MD.) Charles Davis: He played a little semi-pro ball, the Prince George Jets, the Maryland Marauders before he went to Lackawanna. 25 years old but gaining in confidence on every snap here in the title game.


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APNewsBreak: Pope seeks debate on condoms and AIDS
VATICAN CITY Pope Benedict XVI wanted to "kick-start a debate" when he said some condom use may be justified, Vatican insiders say, raising hopes and fears that the church may be starting to back away from its condom ban for its flock of 1 billion Catholics.
Benedict said in an interview that for some people, such as male prostitutes, using condoms could be assuming moral responsibility because the intent was to reduce infection. The pope did not suggest using condoms as birth control, which is banned by the church, or mention the use of condoms by female prostitutes.
Theologians have long been studying the possibility of condoning such limited condom use as a lesser evil. There were reports years ago that the Vatican was considering a document on the subject, but opposition to any change has apparently blocked publication.
One Vatican official said Monday he believes the pope just "decided to do it" and get a debate going. He spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the topic.
For the deeply conservative Benedict, it seemed like a bold leap into modernity - and the worst nightmare of many at the Vatican. The pope's comments set off a firestorm among Catholics, politicians and health workers that is certain to reverberate for a long time despite frantic damage control at the Vatican.
In a sign of the tensions within the Vatican, the Holy See's chief spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, rushed out a statement to counter any impression that the church might lift its ban on artificial birth control. Lombardi stressed that the pope's comment neither "reforms or changes" church teaching.
"The reasoning of the pope cannot certainly be defined as a revolutionary turn," he said.
While much of the world hailed Benedict's statement, seeing it as a major step toward lifting the church ban, conservatives were mortified and insist the pontiff was not "justifying" condom use from a theological point of view.
True, Benedict made only a tiny opening, but he stepped where no pope has gone since Pope Paul VI's 1968 encyclical "Humanae Vitae" that was supposed to have closed debate on church policy barring Catholics from using condoms and other artificial means of contraception.
The pope chose to make his statement not in an official document but in an interview with a German journalist, Peter Seewald, for the book "Light of the World: The Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times." L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper, first published excerpts of Benedict's comments on Saturday.
Luigi Accattoli, a veteran Vatican journalist who will be on the Vatican's panel when the book is presented Tuesday, said Benedict had taken a "long awaited" step that only the highest authority of the church could do.
The conservative Benedict previously had given little sign of budging on the issue of condoms. Last year while en route to Africa, the continent hardest hit by HIV, he drew criticism from many health workers by saying condoms not only did not help stop the spread of AIDS but exacerbated the problem.
With Benedict prone to gaffes and crises - such as his remarks likening Islam to violence that caused a fury in the Muslin world and his lifting of the excommunication of a Holocaust-denier - some wondered whether it was again a communication problem.
The author of the book wrote in the preface that Benedict had reviewed the text and made only small corrections. Seewald, who wrote two other books of interviews with Benedict while he was a cardinal, spent six hours over six days with Benedict at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo in July.


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Shining the Light of Christ's Love on a Suffering Population
Born in Montana, Sister Mary Dostal fell in love with Native American people and their culture after her first ministry assignment on the Flathead Indian Reservation. Ever since, she has been a strong advocate and steady caretaker for their unique spiritual needs.
In February 1998, she co-founded Angela's Piazza: Women's Drop-In Center in Billings as a safe haven for women who've been emotionally and physically mistreated. Here, they can grow in faith, find hope, and recognize their own wisdom and strength in Christ.
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"Sister Mary stepped in as she saw the importance and need for the Urban Indian Ministry to continue in the Billings area," said DeCrane. "Mary has made it her ministry to help the growth of urban Indians and help to continue the monthly Kateri mass."


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