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MANCHESTER, Tennessee (Billboard) - Bruce Springsteen found himself in an unusual position on Saturday: having to preach to the not necessarily converted at a music festival.
Springsteen and the E Street Band's headlining slot at the annual Bonnaroo festival about 60 miles south of Nashville was only the band's second-ever festival date -- the first being Pinkpop in the Netherlands just weeks ago -- and instead of proving it all night to a sea of older faces comfortable singing along to every syllable of every song, Springsteen arrived to a crowd that needed some background.
"The mighty E Street Band is here tonight and we're going to do everything we can to bring down the power of the music on you," he preached during "Working on a Dream," and spent the remainder of his nearly three-hour, 28-song set doing absolutely that.
To be fair, Springsteen's set started with some bumps in the road: new tracks "My Lucky Day" and the eight-minute (Phish-length!) spaghetti Western epic "Outlaw Pete" (the latter finding Bruce in black cowboy hat) didn't quite catch with the sprawling festival crowd.
But it didn't take long for Springsteen to figure out that though his job was different, his well-honed work ethic would suit the occasion just fine. A hard-times trilogy of "Seeds," a revved-up "Johnny 99" and "Youngstown" (which featured the night's killer Nils Lofgren solo) helped Springsteen turn his focus from converting the crowd to emoting about the kind of cold, crisp realities he's been known to write about occasionally.
Not that the darkness lasted long: the now-traditional sign-collecting request portion of the evening yielded none other than "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," probably Bonnaroo's best-ever Christmas-themed 60,000-strong sing-along ("It's too f---ing hot for Santa!" laughed Springsteen, just before playing it anyway). Other signs yielded a sweet "Growin' Up" and a gorgeous "Thunder Road." And as has also become customary over the band's past few weeks, Max Weinberg midway through yielded the kit to his 18-year-old son (and heavy metal veteran) Jay, who absolutely killed. Jay sped up "Radio Nowhere" to well past the speed limit, drove the band through "Lonesome Day" and "The Rising," and brought a raging, loose new energy to "Born to Run." Dad should be proud.
Springsteen clearly saw Bonnaroo as a challenge, but once he settled in, the band was an unstoppable train. If Springsteen didn't convert everyone on the festival grounds, he sure as hell wore them down over the course of the three-hour set, best of the fest so far.
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Years ago, when I was writing for a long-forgotten blog, I asked myself this question and made the mistake of doing so out loud. My theory in life is that you ask anything in the hope of finding something, but this crossed a line. In our house, "What if dogs played baseball?" has become code for, "There are no stupid questions, but that is a stupid question."
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Gone are the days when what an employee did outside of working hours went relatively under the radar. These days, with social media so easy to access, an employee's conduct both in and out of work is increasingly important to an organisation's reputation.
Ensure your employees are great representatives
You may remember media coverage surrounding Kent's Youth Police and Crime Commissioner, Paris Brown, and how throw-away comments (or so she thought) on her personal twitter account, quickly escalated, ruining her credibility and threatening the reputation of her employer.
It's an extreme example, but even if the online behaviour of your employees doesn't make the news, it could still affect your customers' opinion of you.
First off, employees need to fully understand what's expected of them. A strong and well communicated social media policy, which forms part of your employee guidelines or handbook, will give employees a chance to consider the potential consequences, before posting anything about work online. Of course, many will adopt a common sense approach. But, having a policy in place will limit any misunderstandings.
Clearing up your policy
You may choose to include one or all of these points in your policy:
Employees must not:
- Identify themselves as working for [insert your company name] or use the Company's logo, unless authorised to do so by [insert the name and job title of a senior member of staff];
- Express personal views about the Company, its employees, its clients or any other individual or organisation that could be seen as offensive or defamatory;
- Comment on the Company's position on any issue (including but not limited to its strategies, policies, plans, processes, history, appointments, finances, acquisitions, recruitment, pay and benefits);
- Disclose confidential information. Employees are required to comply with the Company's Data Protection Policy in relation to confidential information, which may include but is not limited to personal information about individuals, client details, financial and commercially sensitive information about the Company or its clients and future business plans. Confidential information can include photos and videos;
- Breach copyright, for example by using intellectual property (text or images) belonging to another person or organisation without their consent or and/or without acknowledgement;
- Post any text or image in relation to any other individual that could be perceived as discrimination, bullying, harassment or victimisation. Employees are required to comply with the Company's Equal Opportunities Policy in relation to all postings on social media websites.
Employees must:
- Take all necessary steps to avoid identity theft, for example by not revealing their address, bank details or passport number;
- Alert their line manager if they become aware of any breach of this policy.
What else can you do?
Employees should be aware that your company reserves the right to monitor their use of its facilities to access social networking websites. Details of this should be set out in an IT, Communication and Monitoring Policy be and made available to all employees at all times.
It's also good practice to suggest that if an employee discloses their affiliation to your company in social media, they should add "the views on this profile do not represent the views of my employer", or similar, to their social media profiles. This can help protect the company from any negative effect of employees' on-line behaviour.
Social media is here to stay, but as it becomes increasingly integrated into our daily lives, employers and employees will need to work together to ensure guidelines are in place and understood at all levels. It's unlikely that, as an employer, you'll have to deal with an employee's negative use of social media. But a clear policy means you're more likely to be safe, than sorry.
Edward Jones is an Employment Lawyer with Riverview Law. Further information about this and other topics can be found by registering for free on the Riverview Law website: www.riverviewlaw.com
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From a medical perspective a CXR is only indicated if you have symptoms like cough, weight loss, fever or coughing up blood. The requriement for xrays is typically based on your job. In some states if you work in a nursing home or home care an annual chest xray is required. However, this is changing as the old codes are updated. So the xray requirements are based on the kind of job you do and the state you live in.
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The Soviet anti-Israeli propaganda line has escalated to the point of challenging the concept of there being such a thing as a genuine "Jewish nation," the Christian Science Monitor said Monday in a full-page article devoted to the Moscow propaganda campaign. The paper said that the new Soviet line "borders on challenging Israel's existence" but added that "the Soviet Union still appears not to deny Israel's right to exist, while, at the same time pouring arms into Arab countries whose dominating motivation is to annihilate and destroy Israel completely.
The report, by Bertram B, Johansson, filed from Jerusalem, charged that "in an unusually subtle and, at the same time obvious manner, Soviet propaganda is trying to equate Israeli actions with Nazi and Hitlerite characteristics." It summarized the chief Soviet anti-Israel current propaganda themes as the following: Israel is an agent of American and British imperialism; the Israelis were the aggressors in the June war; Israel has acted much in the way Nazis acted, committing Nazi-type atrocities on military and civilian populations; there is a resistance movement among the general Arab population quite apart from the Syrian-coached terrorist groups, and Israel unconditionally should give up the occupied Arab areas and leave all territories it overran.
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The 40-year-old was involved in a multi-casualty collision at Salkeld, north of Penrith, yesterday (July 22).
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Three advance to state essay contest
Mobridge students Jenna Peterson, Kaycee Redmond and Reese Cerney will advance to state competition after placing in the District 4 Americanism Poem and Essay contest sponsored by the South Dakota American Legion Auxiliary.
Redmond, a sixth-grader, took first place in district competition for fifth and sixth grades. Eleventh-grader Peterson and fourth-grader Cerney finished second in their respective categories. All three entered the essay contest.
The essay theme was "How Can I Show My Patriotism in My Community?" and the poem theme was "Giving Our Loyalty for All Veterans."
Local winners in the poem contest are:
• Third grade: Kate Fulkerson, first; Channing Wientjes, second.
• Fourth grade: Serena Mosset, first; Alexa Looyenga, second.
Local winners in the essay contest are:
• Fourth grade: Cerney, first; Tucker Holzer, second.
• Sixth grade: Redmond, first; Makenzie Gienger, second.
• Seventh grade: Aryn Looyenga, first; Keiara Lesmeister, second.
• Eighth grade: Krista Ulmer, first; Trent Hammer, second.
• 10th grade: Brandon Fish, first; Austin Gustafson, second.
• 11th grade: Peterson, first; Alex Greger, second.
• 12th: Lizzy Fischer, first; Mason Soft, second.
First-place finishers advanced to district competition. Fifth and ninth grade did not participate. Teachers involved were Miss Duffy and Mrs. Looyenga, third grade; Mrs. Brewer and Mr. Rabenberg, fourth grade; Mr. LaMont, sixth, seventh and eighth grades; Mr. Weisbeck, 10th and 11th grades; Mr. Storly, 12th grade.
All the poems and essays can be seen at mobridgetribune.com. Here are the essays written by Redmond, Peterson and Cerney.
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How Can I Show My Patriotism in My Community?
I can show patriotism by standing up and showing respect when the American flag goes by. At volleyball games and basketball games, I can stand up during the National Anthem. If someone is being disrespectful, I could tell them to be quiet during the National Anthem. I put my hand on my heart to show respect to my country. I think the soldiers in Afghanistan would appreciate us giving respect to what they fight for.
I can also than the soldiers that have fought for the freedom of our country. If you know anybody that has ever fought in a war you should stop and just say thank you. They will remember that someone appreciates what they do. They should realize that we love them for what they have done for our country. Without the soldiers, we could not pick where we go to school, church, or even where to get our groceries.
We should keep our community clean. If there is garbage in a road ditch, you could stop and pick it up. If you see a piece of garbage on a playground, find a garbage can and throw it away. We need to keep our community clean. If the playgrounds and parks are all filled with garbage, we will have nowhere to play. We should not throw garbage in the river. If you are out on the boat, just keep your garbage until you find a garbage can. If you litter in the river it will kill all of the wildlife that live in the river.
You should help out older people in your neighborhood. If a neighbor needs their grass mowed you could mow it for them. If someone has a lot of leaves in their yard you could rake it for them.
I think it is important to show patriotism in your community. There are many ways to show patriotism. Remember that some people's family is in a different country fighting for America.
Jenna Peterson
Dist. 4
Grade 11
Second place
How Can I Show Patriotism in My Community?
There are many things I could do to show my patriotism in my community. I could hang a flag in my yard, give respect to soldiers families, and do volunteer work around the community.
By hanging a flag in my yard, I would show the most respect. A flag is the symbol of the United States and shows that we are all linked together in some way. The stars represent the fifty states, and the stripes make us remember about our nation's beginning. Those two put together show the connection that all citizens hold. Hanging a flag would also show how much I care for our soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Hanging a flag overnight is required by law to have a light shining on it at all times.
Another way is by going around to current soldiers' families or to veteran's families and showing them respect for what they have done for our country. I would thank them, and tell them that I truly appreciate what their loved ones have done for us. I would pray with the families that have lost a loved one in war. I would try to console them and help them through that hard time in their life. There are other ways I could pay respect to the soldiers too. I could visit the veterans' cemetery, or donate to Wreaths Across America, an organization that puts a Christmas wreath on every soldier's grave in the veteran's cemetery.
The third and final way to show patriotism in my community would be to volunteer throughout my community. There are many ways to volunteer in Mobridge. I could help hang flags on Main Street. I could plant flowers in the flowerbeds on Main Street or in City Park. I could pick up trash on the side of the road and in ditches. Keeping the town clean shows patriotism in the community, because people are proud of a nice looking town. It would be a lot of work to volunteer in these ways, but it is nothing compared to what the soldiers and their families are doing every day. I bet the soldiers would rather clean ditches, help hang flags, or plant flowers, instead of doing what their day job consists of in Iraq and Afghanistan. I'm sure the soldiers would rather sleep in their own beds, and wake up to an alarm, instead of having to sleep on uncomfortable cots on foreign soil, or wake up to gun shots or bombs going off close to their base. So with that, the few things we could do to help out our community are nothing compared to what the men in uniform do every single day.
I have said the ways I could improve to be more patriotic in my community, like volunteering, hanging flags or visiting soldiers' families. These small suggestions may seem like small efforts by one individual, but if many people do these things the rewards our community receives will be tremendous!
Reese Cerney, Dist. 4
Second place
Fourth Grade
How Can I Show My Patriotism In My Community?
These are some of the things I can do to show honor and love for my country.
First, I always follow the laws in my country. These are some that I follow. I don't litter, don't steal and many more.
Another thing I do is say the Plege of Allegiance. We do that every day at school. I also am polite to people in my town, state, and country. I could have fundraisers for the homeless. We had a fundraiser at the Scherr-Howe Arena. We raised a lot of money.
In school we are learning the 50 states and capitals.
Another thing we do all over is we pay taxes. If we didn't pay taxes our country would be way different.
Finally when I'm old enough I can go join the Army to fight for my country.
There are lots and lots of things you can do to show patriotism. These are just a few that you can do.


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PHOENIX -- For a brief moment on Friday, Odrisamer Despaigne thought the improbable might actually be plausible.
Stuck without a hit in his first 14 big league at-bats, the pitcher lined a ball into center field, but Ender Inciarte raced in to make a diving catch.
"It was one of those days when nothing goes your way," Despaigne said through an interpreter, shaking his head.
There's been more than a few of those days of late for the 27-year-old Cuban rookie, who was a world-beater in his first five big league starts but has had a difficult time chasing the regression monster since.
A funny thing, though -- Despaigne might have actually been more unlucky than unsuccessful on Friday, even as the D-backs got to him for three first-inning runs on their way to a 5-1 victory at Chase Field.
"He started off very hot against everybody. He's got good stuff. We just have a little better idea of what he's going to do, maybe lay off a few pitches that we were offering at early on," said D-backs manager Kirk Gibson. "So you just have a better idea of what to expect, and we seemed to have more success tonight against him."
Despaigne (3-5) got two quick outs to start the first inning, then allowed a triple to the gap in left-center to David Peralta. Mark Trumbo then reached on an infield single, barely beating the throw from shortstop Alexi Amarista on a ball deep in the hole between shortstop and third.
Miguel Montero followed with a two-run homer on a changeup down and in that caught a little too much of the plate. It also caught too much of the right-field foul pole, glancing off it for a three-run lead.
"The overall pitching wasn't bad," said manager Bud Black. "The overall line will look worse than what he threw. The pitch that broke his back was the changeup."
Despaigne allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits in five innings. He walked one and finished with four strikeouts.
In his first five starts, he was 2-1 with a 1.31 ERA. In his last six, he's 1-4 with a 5.81 ERA.
"The first five outings, hitters had no idea about me," he said. "I was the new guy. Now, the last six of them, it's been different. Guys making more adjustments, seeing [me] the second time, getting a better idea of how [I like] to work, velocity, what kinds of pitches [I like] to throw in certain counts.
"At this level, when you're behind hitters and they make you throw strikes, sometimes they make you pay for it."
Better stuff might not have made much of a difference the way Josh Collmenter was going for the D-backs (54-75). Collmenter (9-7) took a two-hit shutout into the ninth inning and left after allowing a pair of hits and an unearned run.
"The story was their guy," Black said of Collmenter, who finished with eight strikeouts. "We couldn't solve him. We've seen him a lot over the years. It's a sneaky fastball from a different arm slot. He commands the ball well and has a good change. We couldn't square anything up against him."
The Padres (59-68), now 2-6 on this 10-game road trip, got two hits from Amarista and two more from Yangervis Solarte. They had just two runners in scoring position all night and scored their lone run on a passed ball in the ninth inning.
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The Rhino will Only be in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 for 4-Minutes
A lot of fans are concerned with the amount of villains that will be in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 with Electro, Green Goblin, and The Rhino all being featured in the film. You might be happy to hear that just because there are going to be several villains introduced in this movie, not all of them are going to get a ton of screen time. Director Marc Webb talked about the villains at his South by Southwest keynote saying,
"I'm going to embrace the spectacle. There was a moment deep in the [first film's] post-production process where a giant lizard smashed through a wall chasing a boy-man in a unitard and I said, 'This is not grounded. I'm not going to be beholden to smallness. I want it to be fantastic, to be big, to command and express that feeling when you're a kid and reading the comics. ... I didn't want to hide or shy away from that.
We're obviously familiar with the complaints people had We're very careful to make sure the stories intertwine. For Peter Parker, it's very important that you create obstacles that are difficult to overcome."
He then added that The Rhino is, "in the movie for four minutes." This makes sense as we know that the villain will also carry over into the The Amazing Spider-Man 3. It seems like this movie is just going to set up the character along with Black Cat. I'm looking forward to seeing how far they take these villainous characters in the franchise. I doubt they will kill them all off since they plan on making a bunch of stand alone movies.


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As I grew up in school we used to do the Pledge of Allegiance. I didn't think it was a bad thing. I don't really remember the point were we stopped doing it, but I do remember the controversy about having GOD in it. I guess that offended some people. Interesting topic but thats not what this blog is about.
Francis Scott Key was the man who wrote the Star Spangled Banner song. Most of us have grown up singing this song at sporting events and even in church from time to time. I sang the words without even knowing what they represented. Very moving when you know what the words actually mean.
I met a guy the other day and was telling him about the video that I am attaching. The conversation was fine until I said that they intentionally don't teach us this in our country. We would get emotionally connected to the cause and it wouldn't be as easy to take from us. He rolled his eyes and walked away. I think its sad that the culture we live in today doesn't even want to hear about problems, its too much work to fix them. I understand why most people don't want to know, because they are never provided with an answer to what they can do.
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The bedroom and bathroom appeared to be recently renovated with LCD tv, mini-fridge, and fast wifi.
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Proximity of the room to the parking lot It reeked of smoke as soon as I walked in the building
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Was just an overnight stay on our way to another destination At check in the person was rude and would hardly give us the directions to our room. She just pointed us in the general direction finally we found our room around the motel in the back.
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I've stayed multiple times at this location because it's inexpensive and close to the highway... Never again! This last time was horrible. People were extremely intoxicated and smoking weed in the hallway. I called the front desk numerous times regarding the noise and chemically altered mess in the hallway screaming at 1am. There was also a lot of damage to the room when we arrived. I called the front desk who in turn sent up maintaince, who basically laughed at the broken door, random bolts and screws laying around and wall unit falling off the wall. Spend extra money and stay somewhere safe and clean!
For only have a 2 star average my group of 6 adults were nervous, but it exceeded our expectations in cleanliness and comforts. Plenty of space, free parking, friendly staff. Even though we were in NON-Smoking rooms, the stench of cigarettes gave one of my friends a bloody nose in the morning. Had to sleep with the window open (in February) in order to get some fresh air. Found black mold on the windows. The bathroom smelled like there was a person chain smoking in there. I think the vents must be connected to where the staff/customers are smoking outside. Heard bloody murder screaming in the middle of the night, and found used condoms and rags covered with an unknown substance outside of our rooms and vehicles in the morning. It is listed as a family friendly motel, but I would not subject a child to the smells and sounds. Did not feel safe.
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I have been trying out several hotels in the area, and now that I found this place, my research is complete. For the price, the cleanliness, the location, the mattress, the friendliness of staff, the overall feeling of being safe, and a decent free breakfast on top of it all - this will be my go-to hotel from now on! There was nothing negative that I could find about this place.
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Convenient to I-87. The hallway smelled on cigarette smoke and lack of elevator.
Room was clean Room smelled bad which persisted throughout the entire stay
The staff was very friendly and helpful, when I decided to stay an extra day, there wasn't a problem and was charged the Kayak price which I didn't expect. The free breakfast was awful, after the first morning I ate at the Denny's next door, which gave a 10% discount and was great.
The walls were disgusting room was dirty didn't even start the second night
Um... Pros? Sheesh... It's cheap. Close to the airport. Just gross. Didn't have the king room we booked. Had to get two full needed instead. Willing to bet there isn't a King sized bed in that entire place. It's just a cheap, dive motel. The room next to us was clearly being lived in as an efficiency. Old mattresses, lumpy pillows, cigarette burn in the blanket. Just a gross place.
I liked that it was cheap.. It supplied the bare minimum..cable was out and when I asked if it was just our room and could we then change rooms to a TV that worked the owners response was that "we had already used the room". We sat on the bed for all of ten minutes, and to tell a customer that we can't have what we paid for was completely rude and unprofessional. The phone was not working so we had to use our personal cellphone to contact the front desk and there was used bandaids in the trash that was never emptied out. Sheets were also riddled with stains..gross!


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I wouldn't mind seeing the bonuses thrown out the window in favor of a performance based contract in the first place.
I'd like to see that... 'bonus' implies reward for performance that is 'special' - i.e. over and above what is expected.
My 'basic' system would have:
(1) a cap of
cost salary... The individual team and the individual player agent negotiate the fixed cost portion of salary... Like they do now, except under a cap system...
(2) a
cost salary... Each CBA, the NHL and the NHLPA negotiate what percentage of revenue will be allocated to the players when certain team and performance milestones are reached... For example, for a 100 point team, the players get equal share of x% of revenue. For a team that makes the playoffs, the players get equal share of y% of revenue... For a team that wins the Stanley Cup, the players get equal share of z% of revenue... And this is regardless of individual performance... and this is the same percentage across the league...
If an individual player reaches personal milestones, his variable compensation also increases. For example, a 35-40 goal scorer during the season receives an additional a% of revenue generated for the year... a 100-point scorer during the season receives an additional b% of revenue generated for the year...
And personal milestones wouldn't only include individual stats - but roles as well... For example, team captains for the season receive c% of revenue generated...
A lower fixed compensation (which the player is guaranteed)... and a high variable compensation (which is directly dependent on personal and team performance)...
Assume under my system, Todd Bertuzzi has a fixed salary of $5 million... He'll get $5 million regardless of what he does or doesn't do on the ice... However, if he scores 50 goals, 100 points, 10 regular season game winners, the Canucks reach the Stanley Cup final, and Bert wins the playoff MVP reward, while being an assistant captain - he gets $10 million... Next season, he floats, scores 40 points, the Canucks suck, come last in the league - Bert gets $5.3 million... $5 million for his base salary, and $300,000 for being an assistant captain...
IMO, the beauty of this type of system is that the fixed portion of salaries are guaranteed (for both the owners and the players), yet it doesn't 'cap' what the player can earn... The more success and money the team makes, the more money the player makes... The bigger role the individual player has for the success of the team, the more money the player makes...
It rewards performance... and it ensures that if Matt Cooke has an anomoly and scores 40 goals next year - 10 game winners, he gets compensated fairly for his contribution (say $3.5 million instead of $1.2 million)... while NOT disrupting his fixed 'salary'... If Cooke shows that he is a consistent 40 goal scorer, THEN his fixed base salary is adjusted accordingly when his contract is next up for renewal... If this 40 goal season was just a 'one off thing', then his compensation for the following year is back to $1.2 million - assuming other personal and team milestones were not reached)...
This is cost certainty without limiting what the players can earn...
the players deserve to earn it...
An additional benefit is that UFAs (and players in general) will want to go to (or stay with) teams that generate lots of hockey-related revenue and have success... The good teams get a much better chance to get and keep the best players - and IMO, that's how it should be... I'd also have a 'drafted player' individual milestone percentage of revenue... If a drafted player plays with the team that drafted him, he gets d% of revenue... If that player leaves as a free agent, or is traded, he no longer - throughout his career - receives this %... For good teams that draft and grow their own good players, this will help these teams keep their drafted players...
Under this system, players will likely not want to play for poor teams... For the good player on the poor team, sure the base salary and individual performance compensation is nice... However, the base salary, individual performance,
team performance compensation is
a lot
This type of system incorporates a cap, but it DOES NOT limit what the players earn... In fact, it would, for good teams that generate a significant amount of revenue, pay the players significantly more than a guaranteed contract would - IF players perform and ESPECIALLY IF players perform beyond expectations...
IMO, this is an absolute fair system for both sides...
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20 Reasons To Quit Facebook
As we're all counting down the hours until our holiday weekend begins, you may not realize that Monday isn't just Memorial Day; it also happens to be Quit Facebook Day, an effort to mobilize people to protect their personal data and "the future of the web." While there are surely some good things to have come from Facebook (Betty White on "SNL," for one), as someone who deleted her account months ago, I have to argue that the cons outweigh the pros. After the jump, check out the top 20 reasons you should quit Facebook on May 31.
- Three words: kids' poop updates.
- Enough with the relationship status anxiety already!
- Your aunt won't stop updating her status to document menopause hot flashes.
- Couples are so much more annoying on Facebook.
- You don't even think your own lunch is interesting enough to discuss.
- Everyone you hated and who hated you in high school suddenly wants to be friends.
- Everyone you hate now wants to be friends.
- Do you really need to know your junior high bestie grew up to be a teabagger?
- Your old childhood friends keep tagging the fugliest photos of you and then acting all put-out when you untag yourself.
- Your roommate's mom asks you who that "attractive man" you were making out with on "the facebook" is and that makes you want to die.
- The popularity contest was pathetic enough in high school.
- Here's a novel idea for keeping in touch with friends: Phone calls! Emails! Postcards! Lunch dates!
- It's just too depressing to see that your unemployed friends have been playing Mafia Wars for hours at a time.
- Those weight loss ads on the sidebar are creepy.
- At least when you cyber-stalk an ex through Google, you don't have to see a million pictures of his beautiful new girlfriend.
- At this point, there are so many people you want to unfriend, it's easier to just delete yourself.
- And anyway, "unfriend" isn't even a real word!
- You're tired of seeing your updates end up on sites like STFUParents.
- Your co-workers really didn't have to know your college nickname was Squirt.
- You have enough friends in real life.
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With title sponsors DLF severing ties with the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday floated tender notices to decide who will carry the mantle forward.
A senior BCCI official said that with the base price set at Rs 60 crore per year, Vodafone (already co-sponsors), Airtel, Pepsi and Coke are the frontrunners to win the bid for title sponsorship.
"The base price has been kept at ` 60 crore per year and the Invitation to Tender (ITT) can be obtained from the BCCI headquarters itself. At present Vodafone, Airtel, Pepsi and Coke look to be the frontrunners, but then there is time till November 21 and there could be an intense bidding process," the official told MAIL TODAY. But he said that things could get a little tricky if Airtel end up winning the bid.
"Vodafone have made it clear that if any other telecom company comes on board, they will sever ties with the IPL. Being cosponsors already, this could be an issue for the board, if Airtel come up with the best bid," he said.
DLF ended their association with the IPL in August citing their endeavour to promote other sports in the country.
"Sponsoring IPL over the last five years was a strategic decision wherein we wanted to establish our brand presence across India as the leading real estate player. We want to promote different sports for a good, clean and healthy living, which we do in all our townships," DLF group executive director Rajeev Talwar had said.
IPL commissioner Rajeev Shukla said BCCI was confident they would get a better deal this time round.
"We have floated new tenders and are confident of signing a better deal this time round," he told Mail Today. The board waited for the Deccan Chargers financial mess to be sorted out before floating tender notices to find a new title sponsor.
"Under this Invitation to Tender, the winning bidder will be granted the right to be title sponsor of the IPL for the five seasons from 2013 to 2017.
The title sponsor rights include a number of branding and other marketing benefits to be received by the title sponsor at every IPL match during the season as specifically outlined in the Invitation to Tender," the tender notice issued by the board stated.
The notice also made it clear that companies which intend to sell off the rights after winning the bid are ineligible to apply in the first place.
"Bids may be submitted in respect of all product categories listed in the ITT. Only corporate entities, whether in India or abroad, which are interested in placing a bid for themselves and/ or their holding or subsidiary company(ies), for the purpose of the advertisement and promotion of their own brands within their primary product or services categories are eligible to participate in this tender process and to submit bids. For the sake of clarity, agencies intending to sell the rights to another corporate entity are not eligible to participate in this tender," it said.


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Alan Stephenson: 'It's certainly another 'must-win' game for West Ham' - Sunderland v West Ham United (Saturday 3pm) - Preview
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By Brian Jeeves
ALAN STEPHENSON was relieved that his former side saw off Swansea City last time out, easing their relegation fears.
The Hammers had lost five Premier League matches on the bounce going into last weekend's clash with the Swans at the London Stadium. However, Stephenson, who made 108 appearances for the east London club between 1968 and 1972, was mindful that they had to make it back-to-back victories when they travel to the Stadium of Light to face rock-bottom Sunderland on Saturday.
Speaking to Yellow Sport ahead of the clash, Stephenson said: "It was a crucial win for Slaven Bilic and the team last week. It lifted a little of the gloom and doom around the London Stadium. They now need to secure their Premier League status as soon as possible. That way they can play with a little more freedom in the remaining games, perhaps giving their supporters some optimism for next season.
"It's certainly another 'must-win' game for West Ham at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland are rooted to the bottom of the table and have not so much as scored a goal at home since mid-January. Bilic's team must make it count this week as three points should make them all-but safe from the drop."
Despite Sunderland's struggles, Stephenson was wary of one particular Black Cats player who he believed would offer a genuine threat: "Jermaine Defoe has recently been linked with a return to the Hammers. He has scored more than half of Sunderland's twenty-four goals this season and will be busting a gut to add to that tally this weekend.
"Remarkably, Defoe recently made a goalscoring return to the England side. He has made a big impact for every club he has represented and is an excellent example to younger footballers.
"The Hammers backline, particularly James Collins, were terrific against Swansea. They will have to be on their toes again this week to snub out Defoe's threat. "
But Stephenson was also concerned with the Hammers ever growing injury list, adding: "Michail Antonio appears to be out for the remainder of the season, while there are question marks over Andy Carroll's fitness. This is a big worry for Bilic, especially as his side need another four or five points to be safe from relegation.
"For me, Andre Ayew has to come alive and justify just why the Hammer paid a club record £20 million for him. This is a perfect opportunity for him to get amongst the goals and help his team away from trouble.
"West Ham still have eighteen points to play for. However, with the likes of Everton, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur still to come they will face an anxious run-in if they fail to win against a poor Sunderland side."


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Have HVAC Questions? Ask an HVAC Expert for Answers
Hi, are you sure you are getting to the back of the thermostat, they won't be soldered in there, you are looking at the factory solders of the internal thermostat, you need to get right where the wires come through the wall, let me know.
ah, apparently there are 2 parts to this thing. I unscrewed the second face and got to the labeled wires. This is what i got:
R-Red ; T-Brown ; O-Orange ; G-Green; Y-Yellow; X2-Black; B-Blue ; W-White. Based on other research i've found most of how these would translate but not 100% sure.
oh yea, and W is i would guess jumpered to U.. they seem to be connected anyway.
Hi , sorry for the delay, U doesn't need to be connected nor does the T. , W would be AUX and X2 is emergency or E, let me know.


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I honestly don't know who makes bigger messes around my home – my kids or my mini-zoo. One the one side you have my kids who are constantly knocking things over and dropping things. They know they are not allowed to eat or drink outside of the kitchen or dining room, but they are teenagers. Do you think they go along with the rules? Of course not. My daughter also spilled liquid eye liner on the carpet in the bedroom. I'm still trying to get those stains up.
On the other side we have my five pets. Between mud, "accidents" and hairballs, they really do a number on the carpet and furniture. When a hairball strikes it doesn't matter where they are. They just chuck it right up. Usually hairballs don't make much of a mess, but if it's accompanied with cat food, then we have a problem.
Years ago we had a cat name Pixie. He was a HUGE male cat (yes… a big male cat name Pixie). The animal shelter named him that. It was such an odd name for such a big cat so we kept it.
Pixie had digestive issues and threw up all the time. Back then we had a light cream carpet. Apparently they use dyes in dry cat food because whenever he threw up it would leave a reddish stain behind. Eventually we had to replace the carpet because it was riddled with red stains.
Currently one of our cats has taken a liking to urinating on the carpet under my desk too.
I need to keep my home clean. Even though our condo is off the market we still live here and enjoy having people come over. The last thing I want is a stinky home with stains all over the place.
I am careful about what products I use in my home. They have to be non-toxic and Earth friendly. Not only for the health and safety of my family, but also my pets. Our cat Bella especially because she has severe asthma and allergies.
I was sent a bottle of a product called Kids n' Pets All Purpose Stain and Odor Remover free to review. There was no compensation.
I am cautious about the cleaning products I use in my home but once I read that Kids n' Pets All Purpose Stain and Odor remover was safe to use in my home I was happy to give it a try.
Kids n' Pets All Purpose Stain and Odor Remover is…
- Non-toxic
- Non-flammable
- Non-irritating
- Biodegradable
- Cruelty free
This is exactly what I'm looking for in a household cleaning product.
Unlike other carpet cleaners this All Purpose Stain and Odor Remover can also be used in the laundry. How many other carpet stain removers can you also use with your laundry?
The first thing I noticed about the product is that it smells pretty good. It doesn't have a noxious chemical scent to it. We have an industrial carpet cleaner that is used by professionals (my brother in law used to own a cleaning supply company) and it's the most toxic smelling thing we've ever had – but it works so we've used it for years. I'm so relieved to have a cleaning product that works just as well as the professional grade cleaner but without the smell that makes you want to open up all the windows to get rid of it.
The product is super easy to use. First you need to test out a small area on your carpet to make sure that it won't effect the color (we didn't have any issues). You also need to shake the product before you use it.
For urine simply soak the area with the All Purpose Stain and Odor Remover and let air dry. That's it! There is nothing else you need to do.
For stains you'll need to remove as much of it as possible (another words wipe up the lose stuff). Then spray on some of the All Purpose product, let it soak for a few minutes, and wipe the area clean.
You can even use it in your carpet cleaner if you happen to have one. We have a Bissell carpet cleaner but haven't had the opportunity to get it out and use it recently. When we do I'm going to use the All Purpose product instead of the pricey store bought solution.
The Kids n' Pets All Purpose product DID remove the urine smell from under my desk. If you have a cat you know how horrible their urine can smell. This product really helped to remove the odor completely. Even my husband noticed when he had to do some work under my desk (my cat unplugged my desktop and he had to plug it back in). He was down on the floor and surprised that he no longer smelled "cat" as he put it.
We haven't tried it in the laundry yet. I have read other reviews on this product and see that it removes stains from clothing as well as odors. The only reason why we haven't tried it in the laundry yet is because my husband sees it as a pet stain remover for the carpet and can't fathom putting it in with his work clothes. I told him the next time we do laundry we'll test it out on my clothes. I certainly don't mind.
Kids n' Pets All Purpose Stain and Odor Remover is also very budget friendly. You can buy a huge 32 ounce bottle at Walmart for under $5.00. You can pick up a two pack on Amazon for only $12.99. I've spent that much money on ONE carpet cleaner, let alone two. So it's certainly a great deal.
For more information about Kids n' Pets All Purpose Stain and Odor Remover visit www.KidsnPetsBrand.com. There you can learn about other products they offer. You can also check out the brand on Facebook and Twitter. Currently on their Facebook page they are offering a rebate that translates into a FREE bottle. Simply like their page to get the refund form.
*I received a free product sample in order to do this review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own and were not influenced in any way.


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Downtown Pittsburgh undergoes retail, residential rebirth
When Brooks Brothers renewed its lease for five years at 600 Smithfield St., Downtown, it was a sign that the Golden Triangle will retain a retail image.
Downtown's retail industry is benefiting from an increased residential population, including university and technical school students.
In recent years developers have established apartments and condominiums to lure residents to Downtown and restore after-hours activity there.
The 2010 U.S. Census found an estimated 7,796 people living Downtown, a 21.3 percent increase over the 2000 Census. Many newcomers own condominiums, built during the past 10 years, while others have moved into apartments, many of them developed out of former office buildings, such as 201 Stanwix Street or the 60-unit Century Building on Seventh Avenue.
Although there were 2,079 rental apartments counted as of the second quarter of 2012, hundreds of apartment units have been added since then. Most of them are in former office buildings, such as the 158 units in 201 Stanwix St., the former Verizon Building.
PMC Properties of Philadelphia, which owns 201 Stanwix, is slowly adding more rental units in former office buildings scheduled to come on line either this year or 2014.
Despite the loss of Saks Fifth Avenue, Downtown still has Macy's department store and Burlington Coat Factory among more than 210 retailers. What shoppers will find Downtown — but perhaps not at shopping malls — are more than 26 jewelry outlets, two fur stores, a number of flower shops and bookstores, specialized retailers such as Cartridge World and The Headgear, and gift shops, including those in the August Wilson Center and the Heinz 57 Center.
The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership President and CEO Jeremy Waldrup is helping lead a strategy to attract and retain retailers.
"We are working with the Port Authority to develop a transit circulation route that will bring consumers to the retailers," he said. "I'm getting a lot of calls from retailers who are not Downtown but are interested in opening a store, but I find there is not a lot of space in the sizes they need to locate Downtown."
A recent "pop-up" promotion that brought new retailers Downtown resulted in at least two planning to stay, Waldrup said.
"One is Dream Cream, an ice cream facility, located beside Taste of Downtown, in the 500 block of Liberty Avenue," he said.
Though no leases are signed, retailers including TJ Maxx and Dress for Less are said to be considering Downtown locations.
To meet the retail goal, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation is working with the city to develop an area along Fifth Avenue and Wood Street that would emphasize women's stores, such as Boutique la Passerelle at 417 Wood St.
In the Market Street and Fifth Avenue area, Heinz Healy's men's clothing store and the Nettleton Shoe Shop relocated.
The mayor's office and the city's Urban Redevelopment Authority initiated a Downtown plan, inviting businesses, organizations, universities and public officials to take part. The three-year strategy aims to develop branding and marketing, improve public infrastructure and recommend ways to enhance safety and walkability.
Sam Spatter is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-320-7843 or email@example.com.


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Sociology Student Clubs
Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology Honors Society)
Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) is the International Sociology Honor Society established in 2013 at Murray State University. The purpose of Alpha Kappa Deltais to seek to acknowledge and promote excellence in the scholarship in the study of sociology, the research of social problems, and such other social and intellectual activities as will lead to improvement in the human condition.
Membership is open to undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty members from active chapters who meet our minimum standards. Please contact Jared Rosenberger (email@example.com) for more information.
Sociology Student Club
The Sociology Student Club offers an opportunity for anyone interested in sociology to join with like-minded students in both social and service-oriented activities. The club is open to not only sociology majors or minors but to any MSU student interested in sociology. Please contact Deidre Redmond (email@example.com) for more information.
The club sponsors guest speakers and panel discussions on topics ranging from career planning and graduate school preparation to topics in criminology, health, politics, and the environment. Club members have taken field trips to the National Civil Rights Museum, presented at regional academic conferences, and have joined together in fund-raising activities like bake sales, yard sales, donation drives, and cookouts to raise money for local non-profits.
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Hurricane Tracking Chart: Full Atlantic
The chart you are viewing is a hurricane tracking chart. It allows arm-chair storm chasers and nautical enthusiasts to track and record storm progress throughout the hurricane season. The official hurricane season for the Atlantic runs from June 1st to November 30th. While the effects of inland hurricane activities are well documented, the impact hurricanes have on the coast line and waterways can be as devastating. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina accounted for as many as 300 obstructions to navigation as charted by NOAA.


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After a grueling quarter of massive price destruction, a wave of opportunistic buyers has begun to surface and infiltrate the pre-owned jet market. The current economic environment coupled with the public flogging of private jets and their owners has created a sea of discounted jets in all shapes and sizes. There is a growing perception by many that now is the time to buy.
As prices eroded over the last six months, those who are fortunate enough to have the same budget to buy now find themselves eyeballing much more aircraft for their dollar than last year. For example, last year's GIV-SP buyer could be this year's GV buyer. As the GV has encroached upon the territory of the GIV-SP, the earlier model has shifted to a lower price point.
When inventory jumps, as it did over the last 12 months, prices are going to give, and that's an understatement this year. Take, for example, the market for the Falcon 900EX. At this time last year, only a handful were for sale; now there are a couple dozen. The same is true for the G550; last year there were five, while this year there are 29 (nine of those are delivery positions). The supply of Challenger 604s is double that of six months ago. There are very few exceptions to this growth spurt.
Buyers Slowly Return
The build has been exacerbated by a lack of buyer participation, either in response
to the desire to maintain a low profile, the inability to finance the buy, withering corporate profits or some other reason. The only razor-thin, silver lining in this dark cloud for sellers is that buyers are now doing more than sniffing out the best values; they are acting on them.
Often times publicly traded companies move at a measured pace. It's not uncommon to see this type of buyer come out of hibernation only after reporting a couple of consecutive profitable quarters, which is why the private individual and closely held companies are more active in the market today. Often the best buys will go to dealers, but many of them may be a bit gun-shy, given the current environment. This means that savvy buyers have much less competition today and can fly away with a screaming deal.
The industry seems to be stunned at just how low some of these aircraft are priced. For example, a Hawker 800XP is for sale for less than $4 million, a Citation Excel in the same range and a GV for $21 million. While these are just three examples, every market has its story. These numbers reflect the market lows, but they are eye-catching for buyers and gut-wrenching for sellers.
In fact, when sellers, or would-be sellers realize where some of these aircraft are selling, they are reevaluating their plans to sell. In some cases aircraft have been removed from the market or not brought to market as previously planned.
If pricing stabilization is to occur–and there's a sense that we do seem to be zeroing in on this–the last thing the market needs is another offering. The most amazing thing about this correction is the violence with which it hit the market. The last downturn gave up about 30 percent over the course of two to three years, whereas this correction experienced that loss in roughly six months. While it may not be over yet, most can't fathom much more of a downtick.
So for buyers, the deals are omnipresent. One manufacturer is enticing buyers of used equipment with guaranteed buybacks, while another recently dropped pricing drastically on the aircraft it now owns as the result of trade-ins. Banks have taken back some aircraft and are offering them at attractive levels and are also making them available under short- and long-term leases. We have also seen private owners who have 100-percent equity, or nearly so, roll out of the aircraft as matter of fact, as they would a losing stock. These are formidable opponents to the end-users who in this market may owe more on their aircraft than the market will currently support. Rather than mark-to-market, it might be more palatable to pay down the monthly than to show up at closing having to write a check to make the lender whole on the note.
While pricing can be attractive, the sheer glut of aircraft for sale can present its own set of challenges. It can be downright confusing for a buyer to weed through the myriad choices, which can result in a protracted purchase process. Right now among just three model types you have about 240 choices, roughly 80 choices each, spread among the Learjet 60/60XR, Excel/XLS and Hawker 800XP/850XP. At this time last year the combined total of all these models was about 80. Here again, this scenario plays out among all segments, whether it be light jets, midsize, super-midsize or large-cabin, long-range aircraft.
The values on the pre-owned market are compelling and while prices could be effected further, the buyers you typically see after a pricing carnage intrudes on the market are visible. If nothing else, that brings to the market some level of comfort. Deals are starting to occur with more regularity, but by no means anywhere near the levels of the past. Although it is still young, this year might well be remembered for the large number of great buys. The question yet to be answered: will they be bought? Early indications suggest that they will.


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Former UFC Welterweight number one contender Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy hasn't been seen in the cage for almost a year after he was diagnosed with Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome, better known as "Wolf Heart" which is a heart defect that causes an abnormal extra electrical pathway of the heart. This condition can often lead to episodes of rapid heartbeat known as tachycardia. This could obviously become a problem in such a physically demanding sport as MMA.
However, during his time outside of the UFC spotlight he's found other ways to keep himself active and in shape. In fact, he feels that even though he's not been cleared by the UFC he's, "…so much more physically able now than I was before, which is crazy because now I'm potentially moving toward the end of my career."
Hardy feels very confident with his physical condition and is prepared to enter the Octagon at anytime. "I've really just figured out how my body works properly," he said. "If and when I get cleared to fight again, my whole game is going to be completely different because I feel so much better physically."
Hardy also has the option to undergo a procedure called "ablation" which blocks the electrical charges by inserting wires via catheter into his heart and cauterizing the necessary tissue. And thought the surgery will most likely cure his condition, "The Outlaw" sees it as "pointless" and has stated many times that he doesn't feel that he even shows the symptoms of "Wolf Heart".
"My issue is that I've never had any kind of symptoms or problems, so it's not something I feel needs fixing. That's just not me. It's a done deal." He says.
Though Hardy sees no reason why the UFC shouldn't clear him to fight he has other plans to occupy his time and satisfy the fighting bug. He plans on traveling to Thailand to pursue a career as a kickboxer.
"…If I can prove to the UFC and to everybody else that there's no reason I can't fight, then I don't see why they would stop me." He said, "Worst-case scenario, if I don't get cleared to fight, I'll go to Thailand and do Thai boxing".
Hardy has high hopes to come back to the UFC, however UFC officials are hesitant to clear "The Outlaw" until he has a clean bill of health. And though Dan is confident that he won't need any procedure, Zuffa might not agree.
"I will fight again. My heart has been in my body and survived so many extreme training sessions and situations that it won't fail me. I don't feel like it would. But, if you start poking at it…"
Whether the UFC clears "The Outlaw" or not he said it himself, "I will fight again" whether that be under the Zuffa banner or in a ring in Thailand.


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There are quite a few things to like about Quills, the Jobsite Theater production that opened last weekend. It's the company's 13th Halloween-themed show, something of a trademark, though producing artistic director David Jenkins might be running out of thriller-dillers that don't involve Dracula, Frankenstein and other old standbys.
Quills is by an interesting playwright, Doug Wright, who won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize for his play, I Am My Own Wife, and wrote the clever book for the musical Grey Gardens. Here he tries his hand at a "penny dreadful," or pulp fiction about famous villains. Stephen Sondheim took a similar approach, with the addition of song and dance, in his musical about a serial killer, Sweeney Todd.
The Marquis de Sade is Wright's anti-hero, and he's portrayed by a splendid actor, Giles Davies, supported by a solid group of players in Jobsite's account of the infamous sexual adventurer's final days in an insane asylum in 1807. But the high concept of the script — the mannered, self-consciously melodramatic language — grows tiresome. The performance runs about 150 minutes, including an intermission, and it could lose a half hour with little harm.
Davies' performance is a tour de force in an ultimately boring role. De Sade is a diabolical force of nature, with a literary knack for aphorism (i.e., "In conditions of adversity, the artist thrives") that the audience is shown over and over and over again. Soon, all the blood and gore loses its shock value. Even Davies' nude scene, the longest since Love! Valour! Compassion!, becomes almost humdrum, but maybe that's the point. Nicole Jeannine Smith is fun as a coyly salacious seamstress, and Owen Robertson is suitably repellent as a sadistic physician.
Brian Smallheer created a gloomy red-walled setting for de Sade's demise, but the production falls short on the technical razzle-dazzle required to bring any special effects off. A couple of grisly coups de theatre are meant to end each act with a shudder, but alas, they are underwhelming.
Quills runs through Nov. 6 in the Shimberg Playhouse of the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa. $24.50; $10 rush tickets for students, seniors, military. (813) 229-7827; tbpac.org.
Sarasota Ballet opens its season this coming weekend with five performances at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts in Sarasota. Repertory includes the U.S. premiere of Tchaikovsky's Ballet Fantasy by British choreographer Matthew Hart; Othello, choreographed to Liszt's Faust Symphony by Peter Darrell; and Shostakovich Suite, a new dance by Ricardo Graziano. $25-$85. (941) 359-0099, ext. 101; sarasotaballet.org.
On Nov. 19, Sarasota Ballet and Suzanne Farrell Ballet, from Washington's Kennedy Center, perform a pair of classics, George Balanchine's Diamonds and Frederick Ashton's The Two Pigeons, at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater.
The amateur Tampa Bay Symphony plays its first concert of the season in a new venue for the group, the Palladium in St. Petersburg, at 8 p.m. Tuesday. John Bannon, principal timpanist with the Florida Orchestra and a conductor, will be on the podium for a program that includes Sibelius' Symphony No. 2 and Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. $20; students free. (727) 822-3590; mypalladium.org.
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I think we've had quite enough of a president who will literally say anything to get elected or win his way. We have that president already. We have a president who will shamelessly lie right to America's face. So, why do we need the same sort of character only with a different party label? Apparently that is what we'll get if we the people make Mitt Romney the president of the United States if his latest pile of BS against Rick Santorum's recent TV ad is any indication.
On the Hannity show on Fox News, Mitt Romney called Santorum's most recent TV ad, "the most negative ad I've seen, so far." This is the single most idiotic statement about ads seen during this campaign.
There is more than one lie in these two paragraphs uttered by the center left former Massachusetts Governor, too!
"He was the first person in the campaign to run negative ads, attacking me. He did that through his campaign in South Carolina, his PAC also ran negative ads against me, and then he's got the most negative ad I've seen, so far — the one attacking me for attacking him.
Look, it's not something I'm going to whine about. I know there's some candidates that want to whine about the fact that you go back-and-forth and talk about the distinctions between one another."
First of all, Santorum was not the first person to run negative ads in this primary campaign. Heck, until recently he barely had enough cash to get to the next primary much less buy up TV time.
Secondly, the Santorum-sponsored ad in question is far from "the most negative" example of ads this cycle. It is rather more good natured and funny than any of the other ads from any of the other candidates. In fact, when it came out several commentators remarked on how it had a lite touch, a humorous aspect, and was a welcome departure from the heavy-handed ads from earlier in the campaign.
Then there is Mitt's claim he won't whine about it… uttered just after he whined about it.
One has to wonder why Mitt, who has constantly complained about the negative ads against him despite that he's launched dozens against everyone else, never mentioned Rick's supposed negative campaigning before if he's felt that Rick's ads have been so vile since way back in the campaign, eh? Naturally, we understand why Mitt is suddenly launching an all out attack on Santorum even though to date in the campaign Mitt has barely taken notice of Rick. It's because Santorum has emerged as a credible opponent, one that is gaining traction against Romney.
But, this bit on Hannity tells far more abut Mitt Romney than it does Rick Santorum. It tells us that Mitt Romney is a liar. It tells us that Mitt Romney will simply say anything to win. Romney's flip flops are legend, we all know, but were they a result of his just being a reed in the wind, the sort of person that has no ideology and just allows the political winds to knock him from idea to idea? Apparently, no. Take his abortion stance as Gov. of Mass., for instance. According to former Romney strategist Mike Murphy, Romney simply lied to the people of the Bay State in order to win election.
Is this what we want to elect?
Mitt Romney is simply unsuitable for any self-respecting Republican primary voter.
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Tom grew up in Milwaukee, bartended in Wauwatosa in the '70s and moved here in 1984.
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What I'd find interesting is if Mr. Gas Pains, who I believe to be an old school Republican without a party these days, is planning to vote for Romney and support the party as it has evolved ?
Or, will he stay at home....or will he actually cast a vote for the Democrat !
I'd imagine you'll dodge this question and like a seasoned politician answer it without answering it....but, sometimes people can be surprising.
If you actually answer it I think that would be very telling as to where this election will go.
I'm still on the record as saying Obama will win, and he will even get the quiet support of quite a few people who would never tell you they voted for him.
Business owners are doing well these days, look at the stock market and business profit levels. Big business is making a killing. Hardly a big reason for a change.
Posted August 29 over at the Tosa Town Square by someone using the handle Prodigal Son.
I've been thinking about that post and I'll hazard a stab at it with some things I've had running through my head of late. I'll add to it as we get closer to the election.
Today's Republican Party is not the party of my father. It's not the party of Ronald Reagan either. I think the party has pitched a small tent occupied by a few people bent-upon a strategy - not of constructive problem solving - but engaged in the pursuit of a strategy of obstruction and exploitation.
I think they'll ride that wagon until the wheels fall off.
How about that Romney campaign? Anybody besides me think they've lost their way. There has been a glaring lack of specificity and detail regarding what a Romney/Ryan Whitehouse would do differently from the current occupant. Each week now seems to bring another distraction to an already moribund campaign.
I was listening to a Romney speech the other day and his focus was the pledge of allegiance and 'keeping God in government'. Sheesh. Save that nonsense for the base. If you want my vote give me policy specifics.
Same for Congressman Ryan. I listened to his town hall meeting the other day. He was whipping-up the crowd with red meat about thrift, balanced budgets, profligate government spending and how we were destined to become another Greece. It's hard to take a guy seriously after he and the rest of his pals in congress put a couple of wars, Medicare Part D, tax cuts and much more on the country's credit card. Dontcha think?
About American business. Last time I looked corporate America is lean and fit and sporting a healthy balance sheet. And corporate America is positively hungering for Washington to deliver permanency. Corporate America isn't going to hire or invest until Congress delivers meaningful tax reform and gets serious about slowing the growth of the debt. Corporate America wants deeds not rhetoric.
Unfortunately for business, the economy and the rest of us I think that the Tea Party element in Congress is more intent on delivering another fight over the debt ceiling after which they'll drive the bus off the fiscal cliff. Moody's has already signaled a rating down grade if certain elements in Congress throw another tantrum.
So I expect the Republicans will shoot themselves in the foot. I don't know if this pattern of self-inflicted wounding is a coping mechanism that offers temporary relief from a sense of failure, low self-esteem, some sort of bizarre perfectionism or Speaker Boehner's inability to lead. It's really quite disappointing.
And predictable.
Will I vote for Romney? Romney doesn't scare me like he does others. Besides Obama, he's the only other guy to have signed into law an individual health insurance mandate. Even though he gives hard-right conservatives fits his campaign hasn't gotten me particularly excited either. I think they're more focused upon keeping the Republican base interested than appealing to moderates and undecided voters. But I'm willing to wait until after the debates. Fingers crossed for specifics. If the election were held today Obama would win.
Forty-nine more days to go...
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Friday night, August 8th, will be a date that much of Buffalo will remember forever. YMCMB heavyweights, Drake & Lil Wayne, invaded Buffalo's Darien Lake for their first stop on the 'Lil Wayne vs. Drake' Tour. The concept of the show is simply genius as the two titans face-off head to head on stage to fight for the crowd, to see who's fan base was stronger.
The show gives the power to the crowd, giving you the ability to decide who had the "stronger" performance via the "Lil' Wayne vs. Drake App". The crowd was definitely into it as the show began, showing 'Street Fighter' themed imaging designed to elude the idea of a video game battle.
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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 05:09 AM
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Dont Do a Tax Deal in the Lame Duck Session, Mr. President
The ink is not yet dry on the election returns, and the chattering class have come to an agreement that the dreaded fiscal cliff must be confrontednow! No delay, do not pass go, go directly to grand bargain. Whenever public opinion is so uniform, my instinct is to pause and reflect.
The fiscal cliff is a real threat: Sequestered cuts of $109 billion and automatic tax hikes of $536 billion could seriously dent our nascent economic recovery. Doing nothing in the long term would be horrendous. But doing nothing in the next seven weeks has advantages. The president has said that the Bush tax cuts on the wealthy cannot be renewed as part of a grand bargain. He is right for both economic and ethical reasons. Tax rates for the wealthy should revert to Clinton-era levels both because it is necessary for long-term deficit reduction and because fairness dictates it. Moreover, there is no proof that higher marginal rates dissuade investment, all the rhetoric from the right notwithstanding. If we wait until Jan. 1 to act, the Bush tax cuts expire, meaning rates for the middle class and wealthy revert to Clinton-era levels, and the president can send the new Congress a tax bill that cuts middle class tax ratesand incorporates other elements of an answer to the fiscal cliffbut simply ignores tax rates on the wealthy and hence leaves them at Clinton-era levels.
Doing nothing till after Jan. 1 gives the president what he wantsand what he has pledged to do. The president gains all the leverage by waiting. Before Jan. 1, the deal the president wants requires that he and Democrats appear to support a tax increase on some. After Jan. 1, the package the president wants requires the Republicans to oppose a tax cut for the middle class, and the president merely to oppose a tax cut for the wealthy.
Usually waiting and delay are the enemy of progress. In this instance, they may be the friend.
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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 05:55 AM
bkkyosemite (5,792 posts)
1. Absolutely! Let those danm tax cuts expire yes yes yes..
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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:23 AM
John2 (2,730 posts)
2. I'm
100 percent for this. Tell Boehner and McConnell no Deal period on the Bush taxcuts. They have to go. If they don't, we'll just let them wither on the vine. The same tactic they tried with Medicare and Social Security. Two can play this game. They are not only dealing with President Obama, they are dealing with us because we put Obama in office.


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Requirements are intentionally broad and flexible to accommodate the diverse interests of students, while being sufficiently focused to assure development of appropriate knowledge and skills. Students interested in this program should discuss their plans with the department as early as possible in order to design an individualized program of study depending upon their personal preferences and career aspirations.
Majors and minors in Hispanic studies usually go on to further studies or employment in a wide variety of areas. These include graduate studies, teaching, law, government, publishing and editing, interpreting, personnel work and a multitude of positions in international relations, business and banking.
The department encourages students to develop a second major or minor in such areas as American studies, anthropology, art, computer science, economics, education, English, history, international relations, Latin American studies, legal studies, business and management, music, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, sociology, theatre, women's studies or a second language.
Major Requirements Effective with the Class of 2017
Hispanic Studies major worksheet
The major consists of ten courses distributed as follows:
Hispanic civilization and culture
HISP 260 The Hispanic World: Introduction to Spain's Social and Cultural History
HISP 280 The Hispanic World: Introduction to Latin American Culture
Hispanic literature and culture
Two 300-level courses taken at Wheaton.
Senior seminar
One senior seminar (HISP 400) that allows students to integrate the diverse perspectives gained in courses and readings.
Six elective courses starting with HISP 200 or above. Students may include one course taught in English by the Department at Wheaton.
Study Abroad
The opportunity to study abroad is an integral part of the program of Hispanic studies at Wheaton. Students of Hispanic studies are expected to spend their junior year or a semester abroad in Latin America or Spain if possible.
Learning Goals for the Hispanic Studies Major
Hispanic Studies at Wheaton is an interdisciplinary major that gives students both the linguistic access to and the knowledge about the multiple cultures of the Spanish speaking World and the analytical, research, and writing skills necessary for today's technology driven globalized world.
Students will demonstrate by their senior year in their capstone experience:
The ability to think critically and creatively about Hispanic literatures and cultures and to speak, write, and understand standard Spanish both in interpersonal situations and in cultural and scholarly works.
The ability to gather, organize, and coherently present information from diverse sources across disciplines and genres by the use of both libraries and electronic resources.
The ability to interpret a variety of authentic cultural products by making connections, comparing points of view, and identifying writers′ (and readers′) biases and backgrounds.
Analytical strategies by evaluating evidence, arguing in favor or against a particular viewpoint, and producing, testing and demonstrating hypotheses.
Critical awareness of the cultural realities of Spanish speaking communities both in the US and overseas supported by a general knowledge, with depth in some areas, of the history, socio-political and economic circumstances of the Hispanic World.