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DEAR CAROLYN: Many years ago, my father began sending me letters filled with news articles that he thought I'd like. I do like them. And he's funny and sweet in his notes on the articles. Often the envelopes have funny sayings, too.
I have an overall rocky relationship with my family — they have boundary, intimacy, emotional, physical and even some sexual and substance abuse issues (the whole deal), but my dad and I get along pretty well and he's the least bad of them. And he's changed somewhat for the better as he has gotten older.
For a while, I got rid of everything he sent after reading it. My parents are also hoarders, and I am trying hard to break the cycle. I've realized lately that I won't have my parents forever, and recently I started to keep some envelopes and some of his writing on news articles.
How do I balance all of the past pain with present-day love and appreciation, and also future cleanliness? This could take over a lot of room in my small apartment, and I don't want to give the space over to it, symbolically or physically. Some might say that I'm asking for trouble by keeping anything, but everyone makes their peace as they have to.
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DEAR STUFFED: Symbolically and physically, I recommend compartments.
People are complicated, ever-evolving and generally all, to some degree, strange. Even while consciously choosing to act in a certain way, they're inclined also to react on some level to their environment, including the people around them — so you can often see a very different side of a person just with a change in circumstances. Think of people you've known a while and compare their behavior in one relationship vs. in another, or at home vs. on vacation, or in their element vs. under stress, etc.
Now imagine how different the conditions at home are now from when you lived together as a young family.
All of this is to say that it's not unthinkable for the funny and sweet version of your father to coexist with the "all of the above" slate of issues you ascribe to him and to your childhood in general.
How you deal with his contradictions is up to you — certainly plenty of people decide the rocky negates the sweet — but I'm not sure "balance" is necessary, or even possible. He is a deeply flawed person, check. He has his good points, check. You have your eyes open to both, check. Why not simply respond warmly to the good, and distance yourself as needed from the bad? Attempting this is not for everyone, but you seem to be remarkably temperate about the chaos buffet around you.
Physically, it can also work to sort things out as you go. If you're not hung up on the tactile, you can scan and save his notes electronically. But if the feel of newsprint and the swipe of the ink are part of what you value, then buy yourself a scrapbook. Mount the best of his missives, and release yourself from the rest.
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This is a special set. Made of 14 k (tested with 585 = European label for 14 K) white gold with rubies.
The brooch can be devided in two parts. The pin/clasp is at the back of the biggest part. Under the brooch is a mechanism by which the smallest particle can be hung at the bottom as a drop.
This ornament is therefore to contribute as a set consisting of brooch and pendant but also to contribute as large pendant or brooch. There is so much you can do with it. I don't know exactly from which period this jewel is but I think from the 1950s/60 because of the clasp. You think that my assumption is correct?

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CHICAGO -- With all due respect to Justin Masterson and the Indians, Cleveland didn't completely win Monday's 3-2 series opener at U.S. Cellular Field as much as the White Sox gave it away.
Yes, Asdrubal Cabrera, mired in a 9-for-63 slump to start the season, delivered a two-run, two-out single in the eighth off Matt Thornton to erase a one-run lead. But it was the South Siders' physical and mental errors that put the Indians (8-10) in position for the comeback.
It's a painful trend that has clearly bothered manager Robin Ventura from the season's outset, with his White Sox team committing 13 errors in its 19 games.
"When you give Major League teams opportunities, they're going to take advantage of them," Ventura said. "It's just one of those that you keep shooting yourself in the foot. Until we clean it up, you're going to lose games. It's just that simple. It's not hard to figure out.
"As far as us playing defense, you don't see this coming. Every night you're making that one mistake and at this level, it's going to hurt every time you do it."
Monday's error came from Thornton (0-1), who tried to pick off Drew Stubbs from second base with Michael Brantley behind him on first and one out in the eighth. Thornton's throw went through Stubbs' legs and past shortstop Alexei Ramirez, moving the runners up one base.
Thornton managed to strike out Jason Kipnis for the second out before Cabrera ripped one to center. After the White Sox fourth straight loss and 10th in 13 games, Thornton stood at his locker and accepted blame for the defeat.
"Back-to-back days the bullpen blew it. Well, I blew it today and yesterday it was a combination," said Thornton of the set play that cost him. "I spun and I threw it in between Stubbs' legs. There's no chance Alexei could get that ball. I gave the game away."
"That was perfect," said Cabrera, presenting the counter viewpoint of Thornton's miscue. "That's what I was thinking when I was waiting. That was the perfect time for winning the game."
A blown chance to add on runs in the seventh cost the White Sox. Hector Gimenez was hit by a Masterson pitch in the left shin, causing Gimenez to leave the game, and Jordan Danks walked on four pitches. But pinch-runner Blake Tekotte was picked off second base by catcher Carlos Santana on the first pitch to Alejandro De Aza, when Tekotte took too big of a lead as De Aza squared to bunt, and De Aza grounded into a double play on the next offering.
Gimenez did not have an X-ray on his shin and said that he felt better when talking to the media after the game. Tekotte vowed to not let what happened on the basepaths happen again.
"It was my fault. I got a little bit too far out there and I shouldn't have put myself in that situation," Tekotte said. "I'll learn from it. I take the blame on that one. I felt like I lost momentum a little bit there for us."
These mistakes become a bit more glaring with the White Sox (7-12) once again failing to hit. Masterson (4-1) allowed Conor Gillaspie's solo homer in the second and Gimenez's run-scoring double in the fourth but limited the White Sox to four hits over seven, while striking out five and walking four.
Dylan Axelrod matched Masterson, yielding one run on three hits, while striking out four and walking two. He threw 109 pitches but exited with a no-decision.
"He did a tremendous job," said Gimenez of Axelrod. "Every pitch I called he threw right where I wanted."
"I can't ask myself to do anything else but keep us in it and be ahead coming out of the game," Axelrod said. "It's just unfortunate. We're in a little bit of a rut. We just need to find a way to get it done."
Until the White Sox start hitting, they will continue to search for that elusive winning formula.
Adam Dunn finished 0-for-4, leaving him 7-for-69 on the season. Jeff Keppinger broke a career-worst 0-for-24 skid with two hits, but the team as a whole is hitting .204 over the last 10 games and is 8-for-46 with runners in scoring position during that span. The White Sox have stranded 27 total runners over the last three games, all home losses within the American League Central.
Add those shortcomings with the bat to Monday's miscues, and a pretty quiet postgame White Sox clubhouse is the result.
"If we had been winning games, it doesn't hurt as much," Thornton said. "When you have a string of losses going together and you make a mistake like that, it costs you a game. It's frustrating, disappointing, but we move on and get ready for tomorrow.
"Everyone is doing what they can to get ready every single day. We have a good team and we believe in ourselves and keep on pulling for each other and pushing each other. We'll be fine."


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From January 6th – 27th, the research vessel Atlantis idled patiently over the Mid-Cayman Rise, a patch of tortured oceanic crust in the Caribbean Sea. Several thousand meters beneath the water's surface, the remotely operated vehicle JASON collected samples, snapped pictures, and deployed experiments at one of the most unusual patches of hydrothermal vents known to science.
Most new oceanic crust forms as magma is pushed toward the crust's surface and cools while older and denser crust pulls the plate outward, something like a slow-motion conveyor belt. This creates a pretty straightforward spatial relationship, since crust closest to the spreading axis is hotter and newer and that farther away is colder and older.
But at the Mid-Cayman Rise, the seafloor is spreading without the fireworks associated with magma extrusion, leading geologists to a geometrical riddle: how do you make more oceanic crust without making new oceanic crust?
The answer can be found at your local bookshelf. Just as a tilting, spreading stack of books creates more surface area, rotating basaltic rock can generate more crust as one layer slips out from beneath another. (See below: keep your eye on the red book.)
Because no new rock is actually formed in this process, the resulting crust is thinner, which allows more heat to be transmitted from the mantle to the seafloor. This process – called amagmatic spreading – produces water temperatures above 400 degrees C at the Mid Cayman – among the hottest hydrothermal vents ever recorded.
Only a few such vents have been recorded, but expedition leader Dr. Chris German, a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI), believes that several dozen more remain undiscovered along the estimated 7500 km of ocean floor where amagmatic spreading is happening.
Science blogger and astrobiologist Julia DeMarines was deck-side with the science team to record the expedition's findings and share a sense of life onboard. Below, she shares some of the highlights from what sounds like a rollicking good time!
Being a part of the OASES 2012 expedition to the Mid-Cayman Rise was like living above a raging party going on in the basement of your apartment complex. You wouldn't know just how cool the party was until your friends stumble up to your apartment with loads of incredible stories, party favors, and photographs, leaving you wondering how you could have missed it.
Ultraslow spreading centers (where oceanic crust is created at the rate of less than 20 mm a year) were thought to not harbor hydrothermal sea vents because they lack a volcanic source beneath the seafloor that could heat up recirculating seawater. It's like expecting a pot of water to boil with the burner off. But despite the lack of evidence pointing to hydrothermal vents, Dr. Chris German had a hunch to the contrary.
In 2007, German, his team of four scientists from WHOI, and a group of Chinese scientists confirmed hydrothermal vents at the Southwest Indian Ridge, an Ultra-slow spreading center in between Antarctica and Africa. A similar geological process was identified at the Mid Cayman Rise in 2009, and our expedition earlier this year provided a chance to return with new instruments, additional scientists, and more questions.
My role in the expedition was to share the team's findings and day-to-day escapades on the official blog, something like the reporter played by Cate Blanchett in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, but without the juicy love stories. On board were six teams of scientists, primarily from the US and the UK, each dedicated to investigating different aspects of these vents: the geology team, the plume tram, the fluids team, the microbiology team, the macro-biology team, and the carbon team. Along the way, I played detective, interviewing team members, reading oceanography books, and constantly checking facts.
Sara Bennett, a post-doc at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), was a member of the carbon team and hoped to measure both solid and dissolved carbon in the plume of hydrothermal water as well as in the surrounding rocks and in micro and macro organisms living around the plume. It's important to study the state of carbon throughout the system to see how it might be used by the vent-associated organisms. If the fluids are hot enough, around 150 to 200°C, then any seawater-like fluid passing through is predicted to have all its dissolved CO2 converted into organic carbon molecules. These are the kinds of compounds that astrobiologists might refer to as "prebiotic chemistry," biologically-relevant molecules that are created in the complete absence of life, driven by geologic processes alone.
"We're looking at the whole carbon cycle, from abiotic carbon production deep within the crust, to biotic carbon production through chemosynthesis," said Sarah. "If hydrothermal systems were to exist on Europa, it's studies like this that may help us to calculate the biomass that may exist."
The geology team's research is potentially important to the mining community. On land, copper, zinc, and other metals are readily available at what geologists call inactive volcanogenic sulfide-mineral deposits. The processes that form these land deposits are analogous to those that form deep-sea hydrothermal vents. At inactive sites on land, geologists can't sample the mineral rich fluids responsible for creating the deposits, and this hinders their ability to answer some very fundamental questions. For example, copper and zinc concentrations in the mound often increase after initial deposition – a process known as secondary enrichment – though the mechanisms behind this alteration are unknown.
Jason was tricked out with the freshest bling to ensure he would be fit for sampling several aspects of these vent communities. His two robotic arms were dexterous enough to pick up fragile tubeworms, yet strong enough to break heavy basaltic rocks. One of the most interesting things about this particular vent site was the composition of these ultramafic rocks. Similar minerals that appear to form in hydrothermal settings have been described on Mars and the dwarf planet Cires. This discovery has enormous implications for the possibility of life beyond Earth, because the heated water-rock interaction would leach and pump out pre-biotic chemicals that may have been building blocks for biological processes.
Our work at the Mid Cayman Rise exposed a boisterous chemical and biological party three miles underneath our ship and enhanced our knowledge of exotic ultraslow spreading centers. These systems – hotter and deeper than traditional hydrothermal systems – are useful analogs in the search for life in the universe.
The results of the science teams dedicated to the investigation of several aspects of the vent systems will yield information about the formation of amagmagtic spreading centers, tell us about the enriched water and chemical energy available to life forms at the vents, and reveal how this knowledge can be related to potentially similar scenarios on other bodies in our solar system and beyond.


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Martyrs Agapius, Publius, Timolaus, Romulus, two named Dionysius, and two named Alexander, at Caesarea in Palestine
The Holy Martyrs Agapius, Publius (Pausis), Timolaus, Romulus, Alexander, Alexander, Dionysius and Dionysius suffered under the emperor Diocletian (284-305) in the city of Palestinian Caesarea. During one of the pagan festivals they began to torture and execute Christians who refused to offer sacrifice to idols.
The Martyr Timolaus (August 19) was sentenced to burning, and the Martyrs Agapius and Thekla (August 19) were sentenced to be torn apart by wild beasts. A group of young Christians: Publius, Timolaus, Alexander, another Alexander, Dionysius, and Romulus, the subdeacon of the Diospolis church decided to confess their faith and suffer for Christ.
As a sign of their voluntary deed they tied their own hands behind their backs and appeared before the governor Urbanus. Seeing their youth, the governor tried to persuade them to reconsider their decision, but in vain. He then threw them in prison, where there were already two Christians, Agapius and his servant Dionysius. All these saints were subjected to terrible tortures and beheaded.


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The higher the risk, the higher returns lenders expect. That may be part of the reason why the cost of electricity from commerically developed offshore wind stations in British waters is coming in so much higher than government sponsored projects in Denmark.
The gap between the cost of offshore and onshore wind power facilities has grown steadily wider during the past decade. While installed costs onshore fell progressively for many years, the opposite has happened offshore. Ten years ago, a fully installed offshore wind farm in sheltered coastal waters in Denmark cost around EUR1200-1500 for each kilowatt of generating capacity. That was about 30-50% higher than onshore wind. Today, offshore wind costs are twice that of onshore wind, with some current plant under construction, or planned, coming in at more than EUR4000/kW.
The higher cost of offshore turbines, their installation, cables and infrastructure, is partially offset by the higher energy yields of stronger winds at sea. Even so, the cost of generating electricity from wind plant at sea is still about twice that of wind generation on land. The reason lies in higher capital and financing costs. Not only does the hardware and its installation cost more offshore than onshore, leading to bigger loans to pay interest on, investors also tend to expect higher returns on their equity to cover the perceived extra risk of an offshore project, or insist on shorter capital repayment periods. In short, offshore wind farms are more capital intensive than onshore wind farms and the capital repayments account for around 80% of the generating costs compared with 70-75% on land.
Purchase Prices
At the low end of today's range for the cost of electricity generated from an offshore wind plant lies Denmark's government-sponsored Rodsand II project. The contracted power purchase price for electricity from Rodsand II in the Baltic Sea is around EUR84/MWh. It is the Danish government, however, paying the bill to connect the wind farm into the electricity network, bringing the installed cost for the owner down to just under EUR2100/kW. The Rodsand II electricity purchase price is almost half that of a levelised offshore electricity cost of EUR166/MWh reported to the UK government by Ernst & Young, based on an assumed installed cost of EUR3680/kW and a rate of return on the total investment of 10%. The example serves to illustrate that energy costs from offshore wind farms cannot yet be established with the same precision as those for onshore installations.
Offshore wind farms built during 2001-2003 cost between EUR1000/kW and EUR2000/kW, but prices started to rise in 2007, partly reflecting a steep increase in the price of raw materials that took place around this time (fig 1). The rising cost of wind turbine hardware has been one of the major contributing factors pushing up total installed costs (table 1). Current prices of turbines for onshore use are around EUR1000/kW. Available data for offshore wind farms suggests that the additional costs of the adaptations needed to make an onshore turbine suitable for offshore use add around 30% to its cost.
Foundation costs have increased only slightly since construction of the Danish Horns Rev I offshore wind farm in 2002. The indication is that more efficient methods of construction have been found that offset the increases in raw material costs. It is not clear why British estimates for machines and foundations from Ernst & Young are higher than the quoted costs for Rodsand II. Even if an allowance of EUR500/kW is made for Rodsand II's cost of grid connection, which the Danish government is paying for, there is still a significant difference between the cost of that project and the commercially owned British projects.
Offshore operation and maintenance (O&M) costs are, unsurprisingly, higher than onshore costs, which on average come in at EUR12-20 per MWh of production. Ernst & Young estimates a total O&M cost for offshore wind of EUR34/MWh (table 2), with turbine maintenance alone accounting for EUR19/MWh of the total. That is slightly higher than the EUR16/MWh for offshore turbine maintenance quoted by the European Wind Energy Association's report, Wind Energy - The Facts. It is not clear if the association's figure includes any other costs.
Electric utility E.ON, reporting on the performance of its Scroby Sands wind farm off the east coast of England, quotes a "total actual spend for 2007" that corresponds to EUR16/MWh. This implies that the Ernst & Young estimate may be too high, although it is possible that operating costs at Scroby Sands may increase with time.
As with capital costs, the exact scope of published offshore O&M costs is not always clear and a distinction must be drawn between costs associated with turbine maintenance and others such as grid charges, insurance, land leases and decommissioning charges. Real life examples already reveal that O&M costs for these incidentals can be similar to the cost of maintaining the actual turbine.
Offshore cost increases with distance from the shore. With larger offshore wind farms now being located further out to sea and in deeper water, prices are being pushed up. The highest quoted cost for 2009, over EUR4100/kW, comes from Germany's Alpha Ventus demonstration plant, which is 45 kilometres from shore in waters of 30 metres.
To keep their cost down, offshore wind farms should be sited close to shore to keep cable costs and transport costs down. Shallow waters also mean lower foundation costs. As has been demonstrated in Germany, however, concerns for the local ecology mean building offshore wind farms in shallow waters close to shore may not always be possible, with distance and depth adding to their installed cost (fig 2). The advantage of going further offshore is that winds are generally higher, raising production, and less turbulent, reducing wear and tear.
Compared with a reference wind farm built no more than ten kilometres from shore in a water depth of 10-20 metres, a wind farm built 50-100 kilometres offshore at the same depth is 18% more expensive. Greater depth pushes up costs more steeply than greater distance. A wind farm within ten kilometres of the coast in a water depth of 40-50 metres is 39.6% more expensive than the reference wind farm. At the extreme limits of the plotted data (fig 2), a wind farm between 50 and 100 kilometres from land in waters that are 40-50 metres deep will be 65% more expensive than the reference installation plant.
Going forward, prices may drop. The forecast price for a project scheduled to complete in 2015 is around EUR3000/kW, though a price for one wind farm does not constitute a trend. According to BTM Consult, a wind consultancy in Denmark, the current average of around EUR3000/kW will change little in the next five years. This view is consistent with data from British consultants Garrad Hassan and from Ernst & Young, but the cost base in Britain, where most offshore wind capacity is being built, is higher, at around EUR3500/kW.
Electricity generating costs
The cost of wind-produced electricity is a result of the installed cost of the wind farm, its running costs, the interest rates used for the project financing and the site wind speed. An offshore wind farm built near land and in shallow water is not likely to benefit from the high wind speeds found far offshore, but will be relatively cheaper to install (fig 3). Conversely, a wind plant is unlikely to be built far offshore, at greater cost, if the wind speed is not high enough to justify the extra expense.
Near the top of the installed cost range for a wind project way offshore, a wind farm costing EUR4000/kW and with a project interest rate of 10% (about the highest rate used) generates electricity for an estimated EUR191/MWh at a wind speed of 8 m/s, falling to EUR140/MWh at 10 m/s. Applying a low-end interest rate of 5% to the same project results in much cheaper electricity: EUR134/MWh at 8 m/s winds and EUR100/MWh at 10 m/s.
Electricity from offshore wind plant does not necessarily get cheaper for projects installed at the lower end of the cost range closer to shore, since lower wind speeds are likely to prevail. In winds of just 6 m/s, a project installed for EUR2800/kW and with a 10% interest rate applied will generate electricity for a relatively high EUR227/MWh. That drops to EUR158/MWh at a 5% interest rate.
A wind project built for the same installed cost located at a site with a much higher wind speed of 9 m/s can generate electricity for EUR119/MWh at a 10% interest rate. If the interest payments on debt and returns on capital are low enough for the financing cost to be no more than 5%, electricity can be generated by offshore wind farms for as little as EUR86/MWh on sites with average winds of 9 m/s.
Purchase prices being paid for offshore wind power in northern Europe mainly lie within these bands. Some national price structures pay a higher rate in the early years and a lower rate in subsequent years, some are linked to capital subsidies and others are linked to the market price of electricity together with income from the sale of green certificates. Green certificates are allocated to renewable energy generation in countries that require electricity retailers to buy certificates to demonstrate they are including a rising proportion of green power in their supplies to customers.
Future offshore wind costs are uncertain. Garrad Hassan, in a study for the British Wind Energy Association, UK Offshore Wind: Charting the Right Course, identifies a range of factors that are likely to influence costs, suggesting they could rise or fall by 20% by 2015 from the current British value of EUR3570/kW. Some of these cost drivers, however, are related specifically to the British market, particularly the link between the British pound and the euro.
Raw material prices, supply chain difficulties in the offshore market and competition for wind turbines with players on the main onshore market will all have a marked impact on the end price of offshore wind. But given that the offshore sector is still relatively new and that manufacturers and constructors are still innovating, the prospects for "learning by doing," with accompanying cost reductions, are good - provided commodity prices are stable.
Offshore O&M cost, EUR/MWh
Component Onshore Offshore
Turbine service 7 19
Grid charges 2 3
Insurance 3 4
Lease charges 2 2
Decommissioning 1 6
Total 16 34
Estimated offshore cost, EUR/kW installed
Component EWEA1 Rodsand II E&Y2
Turbines 815 1329 1725
Electrical 355 n.a. 690
Foundations 350 400 805
Other 160 n.a. 40
Total 1680 2077 3680
NOTE: Not all costs for the Danish Rodsand II project are in the public
domain. 1. European Wind Energy Association; 2. Ernst & Young


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Ufa, Russia – Tyler Wotherspoon's right cheek was stitched up, inside and out, and puffed up well past the size of golf ball. It was, the defenceman later explained, nothing that was going to stop him from returning to help Canada finish off Russia with a 4-1 victory.
But while the medical staff were sewing seven stitches into Wotherspoon's cheek and checking him for signs of a concussion, his teammates had done the bulk of the damage to Russia in a loud, packed Ufa Arena on New Year's Eve.
With a pair of power play goals on the checking from behind major that ended Valeri Nichuskin's night, Canada never relinquished their lead and secured a pass to the semifinal of the world junior hockey championships. They will await the winner of the Czech Republic-U.S. quarterfinal, which will be played on Wednesday.
The Swiss, who lost three overtime games while eking out one win in Pool A, now have to take on Russia in the other quarterfinal.
"It comes with the job (but) I knew I was coming back," said Wotherspoon, who had been cut by a skate on an earlier play but didn't start leaking until he'd been rammed into the face-first into the boards. He returned for the second period.
"This was a game we all had marked on our schedule. I thought the boys responded. The guys stepped up big when they needed to but that power play was a turning point in the game."
Canadians won't play again now until Thursday, which is their reward for defeating Germany, Slovakia and the U.S. before they rolled out to play Russia.
The power play, which was unable to capitalize against the U.S. one night earlier, did the necessary damage. Goaltender Malcolm Subban put in another good night's work, turning away 20 saves while his cohort Andrei Makarov was peppered with 43, and Canadian captain Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was at his shiftiest best, setting up three of the goals.
He was certainly more of a difference maker than Russian captain Nail Yakupov, his future Edmonton Oilers teammate.
"We just have to stay focussed," said defenceman Dougie Hamilton. "Last year we had the extra day and we ended up going into Calgary and switching things up and losing so we just have to be focused and be prepared for whoever we'll face. It will be nice to have that extra day though.
"Coming in you don't know what to expect (with the U.S. and Russia), you kind of size yourself up against them and you could end up losing both and be in trouble. We really focused and came out hard today. We're just really happy we're in this position."
Booner Jenner, who returned from a three-game suspension, was "a one-man forecheck," which is why Canadian head coach Steve Spott handed the winger the hero's game after the contest, and the defence was able to keep the likes of Yakupov and Mikhail Grigorenko in check.
Spott also reshuffled his lines before the game, moving Jonathon Drouin up to play with Nugent-Hopkins and Mark Scheifele. The 17-year-old, who arrived at Canada's selection camp without any guarantees he'd make the team, responded with a second period goal.
"He's unbelievable to play with," said Ryan Strome, who had played with Drouin earlier in the tournament but settled in with Jonathan Huberdeau and Ty Rattie against Russia. "He's got a hockey IQ that's pretty much above anyone I've ever played with. I think he's on a level with guys like Nugent-Hopkins when it comes to his hockey sense."
In the first, Hamilton sent a slapper past Andrei Makarov on the power play then Scheifele shook off Maxim Shalunov and backhanded in another to give the Canadians a lead that stood until Scheifele turned the puck over in his own end. It ended up on the stick of Nikita Kucherov, who rang an even strength marker in off the crossbar.
In the second, Canada's captain deftly put the puck on the stick of Drouin, who wrapped around the back of the net and tucked the puck between Makarov's right skate and the post.
"(That power play) was a critical moment," said Spott. "It was an opportunity to silence a crowd that was so loud. It was so loud to start the game. It was incredibly loud in this building and the energy was phenomenal.
"We'll enjoy tomorrow then move on from there."


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A lot of energy was expended to stop the "Freedom of Choice Act" (FOCA), and those efforts succeeded. But pro-life groups warned that the FOCA provisions to expand abortion and force us to pay for it would be snuck in under another bill.
Well now it's here, and we have to act quickly to stop it. The health care reform bills now being finalized in Congress are going to end up mandating the federal funding of abortion without even mentioning the word - unless Congress explicitly excludes abortion. And that's what we have to urge them to do. Otherwise, we will end up with a health care reform bill that will expand abortion more radically than anything since Roe vs. Wade.
Abortion, of course, is not health care and has nothing to do with health care. After all, what disease does abortion cure? None. And what proven medical benefit comes from the procedure? Again, none.
But in the minds of President Obama and the abortion lobby, abortion is essential. On July 17, 2007, for instance, Barack Obama said to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, "Reproductive care is essential care, basic care so it is at the center, the heart of the plan that I propose...insurers are going to have to abide by the same rules in terms of providing comprehensive care, including reproductive care...that's going to be absolutely vital."
And Hilary Clinton said the following to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on April 22, 2009: "Reproductive health includes access to abortion..."
Many will be misled by the fact that the health care bills don't talk about abortion. But as Congressman Chris Smith pointed out in a June 26 letter to colleagues in Congress, "Without abortion explicitly excluded from any government mandated or government funded benefits package, abortion will be included. Time and again, bureaucrats and courts have decided that abortion must be included in public health programs unless the Congress explicitly provides otherwise." That is why explicit exclusions of abortion have been placed in programs like SCHIP and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Plan.
Without such an exclusion in health care reform legislation, federal officials would be empowered to mandate coverage of abortion in virtually all health plans; massive federal subsidies would be provided for abortion on demand; an expansion of abortion providers would be required; and at least some state abortion regulations would be nullified.
A vast majority of Americans oppose the public funding of abortion. As Congressman Smith points out, "Abortion funding restrictions save lives...The...Alan Guttmacher Institute periodically publishes reports on the effect of limitations on abortion funding. They have concluded that when Medicaid does not fund abortion 30% of Medicaid-eligible women who would have otherwise had an abortion choose life" (June 26 letter to colleagues).
In committee, pro-life amendments to prevent abortion coverage have already been rejected by pro-abortion legislators. And they want to vote on a health care bill within weeks, before people have a chance to consider all the implications. Your Representative and Senators need to hear from you today.
For more details, visit www.priestsforlife.org/legislation
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I recently wrote a piece about Goldman Sachs an took issue with some things Charlie Gasparino had said. He felt it was necessary, then, to write something about m article, but not really respond to it. It should come as no surprise that Mr. Gasparino's response is as devoid of content as his original piece. I go through it here, line by line (my responses are in bold):
Why a Business Writer Wishes Wall Street Wasn't Such a Big Story
Could it be because of the scrutiny that now is focused on the author of this missive?
I've been covering Wall Street now for nearly 20 years, and it's been a pretty good run. I've broken some big stories and written three books about the "Street," and I'm looking to write another. I've made some friends along the way — people like Teddy Forstmann, the great investor who called the junk-bond crisis and had the insight to steer clear of several others, and I've made some enemies, namely the traders and bankers who work at many of the big firms who would have preferred I kept silent about their problems during last year's financial crisis rather than blab about them on CNBC.
I find this the source the mainstream media's greatest power and the cause of their greatest weaknesses. Notice that Mr. Gasparino makes his success a function of how many stories he has broken. Did he get them right? Well, given his propensity to report gossip, merely skim the surface, and follow the meme of the day when giving his opinion, perhaps he's just picking the most favorable metric.
The story about Wall Street is a big one — and I'm afraid to say, it's going to get bigger in 2010 and beyond. If you want to know why the federal government allows all those community banks to fail, but bails out Citigroup, Bank of America, etc., with unlimited funding, it's because these institutions have grown so large, and become so important and intertwined in the global financial system, that letting them fail would be catastrophic. In other words, it's cheaper to guarantee Citigroup's survival (and that of Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, JP Morgan) with hundreds of billions of dollars in bailout money as the government did last year, than watch the global banking system implode.
Honestly, I have no problem with this paragraph's message. Too big to fail is a true problem and it evokes a lot of populist rage. I'm inclined to question his motives for putting this here, but I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt (there'll be plenty of opportunity to pick on actual errors, faulty logic, and cherry-picking later).
Now you may think I just can't wait to cover this story in 2010. Of course, the journalist in me says, "bring it on": another book and columns to write, big stories to cover. But the American citizen in me makes me wish Wall Street wasn't such a big story, that people like Vikram Pandit of Citigroup and Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs (yes, the guy who thinks trading bonds is "God's Work") just weren't such a big part of American life that the country's economy rises and falls on their bad bets.
This last part makes no sense at all. So, American citizens merely want the media to stop covering Wall St. or cover it less? And it's because Goldman and Citi are big parts of the "American life" that the economy rises and falls on their bad bets? In the interest of being charitable, I'll just assume that he meant to say that he wishes that the events causing the story weren't as severe as they have turned out to be and that the problems, not just the focus wasn't all that big. You're welcome Charlie.
I've come to this conclusion after reading two articles. One is a thoughtful but at bottom unrealistic piece written by several HuffPost contributors, including Arianna Huffington. It proposes that Americans remove their money from the large money-center banks at the center of the reckless risk taking that led to last year's meltdown and bailouts, and move their deposits into community banks, the good guys of finance that didn't take the risk because they weren't Too Big To Fail.
Interesting that he likes this piece, but thinks it's unrealistic. It's like damning with faint praise. I also think he needed an article to say something positive about, so why not the one written (at least partially) by the person who distributes his writing to the masses?
The other is a less thoughtful post written by an anonymous blogger also on this site that defends Goldman Sachs and questions some of my reporting, including one piece from The Daily Beast that suggests Goldman's all-too-obvious image problems have begun to impact its investment banking business.
Ahhhh… and here it is. My piece is being called less thoughtful by Charlie Gasparino? That's like me calling a fish a bad swimmer. Further, he says that I defend Goldman Sachs. Can we all pause for a moment and reread the headling of the post, written by me, that he cites? It is, "2010 Will be Challenging for Goldman Sachs"–how he translates my thesis, that next year will be an uphill battle for Goldman, as defending Goldman is still totally unbelievable to me. As a matter of fact, it implies that he doesn't understand the piece at all. Now that, I believe.
As for his questioning my conclusion that there is no evidence that Goldman's investment banking business has been materially hurt by their image problems, well… I cite the league tables in the original article. Further, this shouldn't even matter all that much since such a large percentage of Goldman's profits come from their trading and principal investing (again, in the numbers, and the exact point of my article).
What I like about Arianna's piece is that it attempts to hold the bad guys responsible. Its point is pretty simple: The likes of Citigroup and Bank of America don't deserve our money, so let's hit them hard and reward those who deserve our support, namely the community banks, who, despite many failures, didn't engage in massive risk taking as the so-called large "money center" banks did over the past decade. The problem with the piece is twofold: First, community banks weren't blameless in terms of risk taking and thus aiding and abetted the real estate bubble, which is the root cause of our economic problems. That's why so many of them have failed and will continue to do so. Also, by making smaller community banks more important we might simply transfer the policy and status of Too Big To Fail to a different set of institutions. Armed with government support and subsidy from the Too Big To Fail precedent, what would stop community banks from taking excessive risk just as Citi has done?
This paragraph is just silly. So, community banks are going to create hundreds of billions of dollars in CDOs? Could it be that smaller banks have failed because credit froze and they don't have sophisticated hedging operations? Could it be that small banks have failed because they have loans as their primary assets and when the economy begins to have problems less people pay back their loans and banks take losses? Or, it could just be because they aided the real estate bubble. Although… Let's take a look at this graphic from this ProPublica story (chopped a bit by me):
(Click for a larger version.)
Oh, right… If a small, community bank owns some mortgages, it means those mortgages weren't securitized, and, thus, weren't part of the massive overhang of toxic CDO assets that were made up of securitized mortgages. Finding this information cost me approximately five minutes on Google.
There are almost too many ways to attack the posting from the anonymous blogger (who goes by the name "Dear John Thain"), titled "2010 Will be A Challenging Year for Goldman Sachs," (this guy obviously has a flair for understatement) so I will make the following points.
My comments will be more frequent now, as he's getting to the good stuff. So far, all he says is (1.) the problems with my "posting" are numerous and (2.) I understated the problem in my title. He also promises to make multiple points…
Because he's anonymous, we don't know if he's a Goldman executive (one way Goldman is now looking to attack its critics is by blogging positively about the firm, I am told) an investor with holdings of Goldman Sachs stock (a substantial conflict of interest if this is true), or just some guy with too much time on his hands.
This part is stupid, baseless, and implies Mr. Gasparino is backed into a corner. First, let me end this discussion now and forever by making the following statement: I am not now, nor have I ever been, an employee of Goldman Sachs or any of its subsidiaries. Further, I own no financial interest in Goldman or any of its subsidiaries. Second, I dare Mr. Gasparino to produce one shred of evidence, a comment on the record, or anything else indicating that Goldman is indeed using bloggers to defend them (Mr. Gasparino apaprently defines "blogging positively" as pointing out that Goldman almost certainly can't reproduce its strong 2009 in 2010, as I did).
Beyond the mere infirm grasp of reality, this is where I think everyone who likes the blogosphere keeping the mainstream media honest, and indeed the blogosphere itself, should be deeply offended by what Mr. Gasparino has done. Mr. Gasparino has resorted to a sort of McCarthyism where insinuating someone who doesn't wish to divulge their own identity is planted her by Goldman–a firm better known for suing bloggers than spawning them. This is insulting and should not be tolerated by any thinking person. The people who know the most about finance are the people who work in it. I make zero dollars from my blog and my writing. So many others risk their futures and livelihoods by writing, only to explain what is actually going on to those that are interested.
In fact, Charlie Gasparino, and his ilk, are the reason we exist. If he didn't have the accuracy of a backfiring gun when it comes to issues other than gossip we, the pseudonymed finance writers, wouldn't be needed. The public would understand financial topics much better and the record wouldn't need to be set straight by those in the know. And now, when faced with someone correcting him on the record, he merely wishes to dismiss the facts and figures put before him and insinuate something for which he has no facts. Honestly, this speaks volumes about his regard for the truth and his ability to justify his own words when challenged.
This sort of attack should be rebuked as swiftly and sternly as it was introduced.
In any event, one line caught my eye: He takes issue with my assertion that Goldman benefits from a subsidy from the government because of its status now as a bank; he says it's really a "financial holding company" as opposed to a "bank holding company" but fails to point out that there's really no difference.
Honestly, Mr. Gasparino should either stop saying patently false things and merely learn to read. There is a major difference. Banks have stringent capital requirements. Financial holding companies do not. Let me pose a simple question, keeping in mind the distinction I just made. Is a financial holding company that owns a bank and a broker-dealer (the broker-dealer having a $1 trillion balance sheet) the same as being a bank with a $1 trillion balance sheet? Absolutely not. Banks cannot own certain sorts of assets, don't have trading portfolios that need to marked to market every day, and are severely limited in terms of how much leverage they can take on. A broker-dealer, however, can take much riskier positions, can be more leveraged, and have different accounting rules (in addition to costs of funding). Mr. Gasparino did get one thing right, I failed to point out something that was patently false.
In the aftermath of the financial meltdown and bailout, Goldman is now primarily regulated by the Fed (as opposed to the Securities and Exchange Commission), the banking system's chief regulator, and receives along with that all the benefits of the classification, including being treated in the market as Too Big To Fail, and thus being able to borrow cheaply.
Goldman the "financial holding company" is regulated by the Fed. Goldman's bank is regulated by bank regulators. Goldman's securities businesses are regulated by securities regulators. This is why people working inside large "financial supermarket" institutions have heard the expression "bank chain vehicle" and similar terms, the regulator for a specific division matters.
Here's another fun fact that shows Mr. Gasparino has no idea what is saying: Goldman Sachs has had cheaper costs of borrowing (as shown by their credit default swaps) than Citi, the ultimate example of being way too big to exist.
As I pointed out in my book The Sellout, there's much to admire about Goldman and its history in risk taking compared with the other big firms; this was, of course, the only firm to question its own irrational exuberance and short the subprime real estate market back in late 2006 (a trade in which a firm makes money if prices decline) whiles it competitors were betting bigger on the bubble. But that hedge only delayed the inevitable — Goldman, like the rest of the financial business (except maybe JP Morgan), bet big and wrong, so wrong that by the fall of 2009 it, along with most of its competitors, was falling into insolvency.
Fall of 2009? So, I guess the billions in profit Goldman reported for the third quarter of 2009 was all smoke and mirrors. Maybe he means 2008? Or maybe he's more confused about what he wrote than I am.
All of which brings me to the bigger point of this piece: We as journalists, as commentators, and policy makers spend way too much time arguing over the fine points of Goldman's status as a bank holding company or a financial holding company. Lloyd Blankfein is pilloried for saying he does God's Work when he trades stocks or bonds, when in a more perfect world, what he says or what he does just shouldn't mean that much to the guy who owns an auto repair shop in Queens or the family farmer in Iowa.
Charlie Gasparino, lumping himself in with policy makers, is being charitable. I want the people who make the law to argue over whether or not certain institutions should be allowed to employ certain types of corporate structures. I want the actual facts to be part of the public discourse and guide policy. Given the errors Mr. Gasparino tends to make, I can see why arguing over the specifics wouldn't hold much appeal.
That's why I kind of like Arianna's idea (despite its drawbacks) of empowering community banks as opposed to the money center banks that are way too important and powerful and whose leaders just shouldn't wield that type of influence because at bottom they're just not smart enough — nor, perhaps, is anyone. Dear John Thain's nom de plume is a reference, of course, to the former CEO of Merrill Lynch John Thain, who by all accounts didn't think twice about spending more than $1 million decorating his office during the financial crisis, including tens of thousands on a high-end commode.
Make no mistake, the reference to John Thain "tricking out" his office has no place in the discussion. If Mr. Gasparino can't take the time to read my About page, then at least he did as much research on me as he did for his actual articles.
To be sure, bankers have always wielded enormous power in our society — JP Morgan was a real person, after all. But somehow the importance of people like John Thain (whose spending spree also included a $1,400 parchment paper waste basket) and Lloyd Blankfein has grown beyond anyone's comprehension, even their own. When former Lehman Brothers CEO Dick Fuld was rebuffing offers to buy his firm before its free fall into bankruptcy last year, I don't think he truly envisioned the power of his inaction: That the entire financial system would shut down as a consequence of holding out for more money. One of the great lessons of the financial crisis is that this power was bestowed on the wrong people — the people who helped foment the housing bubble (along with the government) by packaging all those risky mortgages into allegedly safe bonds and then took so much risk that they destroyed the financial system and created the Great Recession and with it 10 percent unemployment.
Amazing. Once again he references John Thain's excessive decorating budget. This is about as useful as me accusing Mr. Gasparino of being a murderer because his first name is the same as Charlie Manson. The other points in the paragraph are actually true: financial C.E.O.'s have a lot of power and have a huge impact on our financial system. This is why their industry is heavily regulated. The ending of his rant, about "the wrong people" and all that, is nonsense and vague. I'd dissect it further, but I'm tired.
It would be nice if in the not so distant future the Dick Fulds and Lloyd Blankfeins of the world become less important, even if I lose a book deal in the process.
I, too, think it would be nice if Mr. Gasparino had less of an opportunity to be in the public eye. But then again, I bet you already knew that.


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The rising application scope in the wind energy sector is anticipated to boost the product demand during the forecast period. In addition, increasing regulations, particularly in the U.S, France, and the UK regarding carbon emissions and fuel efficiency are expected to augment the demand for use of prepreg in the wind energy and automotive sectors.
The growing application of the lightweight material in the sports equipment is expected to be a key driver for the growth of the market during the forecast period. However, the competition from cheaper alternatives such as aluminum is anticipated to restrain the industry growth. The prepreg products are expected to identify new opportunities in the field of marine and electronics, owing to its enhanced properties, in the next eight years. This can be attributed to the superior properties of the product, including high machinability, durability, and shorter curing time.
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In comparison with other application segments, the aerospace & defense segment accounted for the largest share of the industry revenues, at 35% share. The product is widely used in military jets, helicopters, and civil aircrafts for various interior components, such as cabin linings, seats, fins, and floor panels owing to its lightweight nature.
The product demand was recorded at over 60 kilo tons in the wind energy sector in 2015. This segment is anticipated to continue growing during the forecast period, mainly owing to the increasing focus of governments towards development of wind farms for the rapidly-growing energy needs.
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The thermosetting resins have a broad range of applications in aerospace, automotive, electrical & electronics, industrial, oil & gas, and wind energy sectors. The growth of the automotive sector in the Asia Pacific region, combined with the increasing disposable incomes, is anticipated to augment the growth of product demand in the region during the forecast period.
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Nursing mothers talk about their experiences with breastfeeding in public
Stephanie Jones, 30, parked her baby stroller and settled herself onto a bench at Vernon Park Mall recently with 10-week-old Owen cradled in her lap.
Ignoring the activities of people around her, she put on a cover-up � similar to an apron � and began feeding her baby. Not with a bottle, but with the most perfect food made for babies � breast milk.
It�s acknowledged that some people might be intimidated by seeing a mother breastfeeding her baby.
Victoria Brown of Walstonburg, an international board certified lactation consultant, said woman expose more of their bodies wearing low-cut tops and bikinis than they do breastfeeding.
�It�s not indecent exposure to breastfeed,� she said.
In fact, North Carolina law allows women to breastfeed in public or private.
Brown, who has breastfed seven children and has been helping mothers with breastfeeding for 20 years, said most people are not aware when a mother is nursing.
The Surgeon General reported in 2011 a public opinion survey in 2001 found only 43 percent of adults believe women have the right to breastfeed in public.
Yet, since the beginning of humankind, breastfeeding infants and young children has been the norm.
With aggressive marketing of manufactured baby formula in the mid-20th century, mothers were encouraged to feed their young ones from a bottle. But starting in the 1970s, health advocates and agencies have progressively turned around and now recognize a mother�s milk as vital for at least the first six months of life.
The N.C. Breastfeeding Coalition was formed in 2005 to promote, protect and support breastfeeding as a normal activity. The Surgeon General and Healthy North Carolina 2020 encourage support for breastfeeding. The American Academy of Pediatrics lists a variety of benefits on its website, and recommends breastfeeding until babies are at least 12 months. The World Health Organization recommends two or more years.
Brown said she has noted an increased number of mothers who breastfeed, and do so in public.
�As people realize the benefits of breastfeeding,� Brown said, �more people are doing it.�
Mothers who breastfeed
Jones, of Southwood, nursed her 4-year-old daughter, Sage, for 19 months and now does so for Owen.
When she was pregnant with Sage, her neighbor Bridget Williamson, told her about Le Leche League meetings headed by Brown � Le Leche is a support group for breastfeeding mothers.
�I got to see some of the moms feeding their babies,� Jones said, �and the latch-on technique.�
The technique is one of the methods to help new mothers avoid breastfeeding problems. From there, mothers often become comfortable with their own way of nursing their babies.
Jones, a dietician, continued to attend meetings after Sage was weaned because she wanted to be a Le Leche League leader.
�I got the help, and I thought I would pass on the knowledge,� she said.
Her training and experience as a dietician moved her to want to breastfeed both of her children, and her husband John was supportive, Jones said.
She cites better brain development � especially with supplements, including omega 3 fatty acids or fatty fish like salmon � as one benefit of breastfeeding. Immunity is another often-cited benefit.
Williamson, 37, breastfed her two children � Grayson, 7, for 15 months, and JoGina, 5, for two years.
�I didn�t want them to have formula,� she said. �I wanted them to have as much immunity as possible.�
She nursed JoGina longer because she was producing an excess amount of milk and she began donating milk for a premature-born baby whose mother could not breastfeed.
Williamson, who uses a cover-up, said she breastfed her babies anywhere, even at church. She had one uncomfortable experience � not for her, but for a young man who happened to walk into the choir room to where she had retreated when her baby became fussy. Alone with her baby, she didn�t cover up.
�He was just kind of stunned,� she said, �and he walked out.�
Williamson was impressed when she was nursing her baby in a store and a mother came over to her and began teaching her own children about what breastfeeding a baby is all about.
She said she can�t understand why anyone would be disgusted by seeing a mother nurse a baby.
�To me, disgust is a man-made formula going into a child,� Williamson said.
Kenyetta Jones, 23, of Kinston, learned about breastfeeding through Lenoir County Health Department. She nurses 10-month-old Kahlea.
She nurses her daughter in public, including once in a crowded mall in Chesapeake, Va.
�If (people) see me holding her in a cradle position,� she said, �they say, �Oh, so sweet.� �
Not in public
Sara Wolf of Grifton has three children � Christian, 10, Courtney, 7, and 5-month-old Connor.
While she�s breastfed each of them about two years, she�s never done so in public or even around family members.
�I will go into a restroom or my car,� she said, �but no, I do not feel comfortable breastfeeding in public. When I breastfeed, I have to be relaxed and comfortable.�
Besides being shy, she said her first experience seeing a woman nursing a baby without a cover made her feel uncomfortable.
Brown said she doesn�t use a cover-up because it draws more attention than not using one. A woman can nurse without a cover without exposing everything, she said.
Kenyetta Jones said some women are worried they won�t be able to do it right.
�It�s all about being comfortable with yourself,� she said, �being calm, relaxed.�
Margaret Fisher can be reached at 252-559-1082 or email@example.com.
For breastfeeding support:
What: Le Leche League meetings, babies are welcome
When: 7 p.m., the first Monday of each month
Where: The Wellness Center at Lenoir Memorial Hospital
For information, call Victoria Brown at 252-747-7785
For tips on breastfeeding in public, go to the N.C. Breastfeeding Coalition�s website at ncbfc.org, click on �for parents,� scroll down and click on Breastfeeding in Public


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Body paint and pasties will no longer be considered suitable attire for servers at the Forth Worth location of a racy restaurant chain about to star in its own reality TV series.
The Forth Worth City Council took a closer look at what constitutes nudity in response to increased scrutiny of the scantily clad servers at Redneck Heaven, a local chain that caters mostly to men.
The barely-there outfits worn by waitresses during the restaurant's "Anything But Clothes" promotion do not count as clothing under the new language approved by the council, meaning any future events featuring such wardrobes would subject the restaurant to additional regulations as a sexually oriented businesses.
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The decision comes one month before "Big Tips Texas," a reality show about the chain, is set to premiere on MTV. Complaints about the promotions at another location had already prompted officials in Lewisville, where the show is based, to take a similar step.
The owner of Redneck Heaven, William Tinker, said ahead of Tuesday's vote that he doesn't understand what the fuss is about.
"I have a great clientele that comes in here, but it's clearly not for families. If that's not what you want to see you're welcome to turn around and head out the door," Tinker said.
He said he would change his restaurant's dress code on theme nights to stay in compliance with Fort Worth's rules and continue to serve the general public.
"The citizens of Fort Worth have been great to us out here in the city. And we've never stepped over the bounds of city code," he added.
Tinker believes there's only been one or two complaints from customers -- all stemming from a particular annual party called the "Anything But Clothes" event where waitresses wear body paint and pasties.
"As far as the body paint goes, usually more than a bathing suit is covered up by that body paint. There are real intricate designs. We have professional body painters come in and do it for them," he said.
Tinker said Fort Worth City Council should have bigger concerns than debating what constitutes nudity.
"It's sad that it comes to that. It's a huge waste of money, and a huge waste of resources. There's a whole lot of bad stuff going on in this city, and my body paint is hardly something worth making a big stink about," he said.
Weeks ago, a promotion at the Lewisville location of the restaurant prompted that city council to change the city's nudity law after an "anything but clothes" event drew customer complaints.
At that event, servers wore pasties and body paint, which had some customers complaining the attire was too risque for a public restaurant. The Lewisville council agreed, and unanimously voted to have the servers cover up with more than just paint.
NBC 5's Jeff Smith contributed to this report.


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7 Days of Spring…DAY 1-3/27/09
Okay…so, the laptop came with us to Arizona. Wouldn't ya know it, our internet connection would not allow me to log into mlblogs! You can imagine how ticked off I was.
But, better late than never, right?
Here it goes…
We left our home around 5 am on this day. The Milwaukee Airport is approx. 10 minutes from our home. When I pulled up to the baggage drive to drop off my family, my 3 yr. old daughter said to me, "are we in Arizona?" (I guess that 10 minute car ride felt like an eternity to her)
I didn't think I was driving that slow 🙂
Our flight was on time. When we boarded and settled in, my daughter looked up at me with her big tear-filled brown eyes and yelled, "I wanna go home, now!" I thought we were about to have a meltdown. When the plane finally started to move, tears were replaced with a familiar smile. We're about 30,000 feet in the air when my daughter asks me, "why are all the clouds on the ground?" Inquisitive 3 yr. old minds want to know, I guess.
Our 2 month-old infant, Jack, was crying and screaming for a majority of the flight. I know, I know. You've all been on a plane with a crying infant and you thought to yourself, please…just shut that kid up! But, come on…give them a break next time. If you have kids-you understand. If you don't and you're still judgmental, put on earphones, talk to yourself, do whatever…just suck it up, willya?
We finally arrived, got settled into our hotel and grabbed some lunch.
Finally…I was about to make my 2009 ballhawking debut. Look the hellout.
I arrived at Maryvale Baseball Park at around 2:30 pm for the open practice. I proceeded to head to the left field berm area. After about 3 minutes, Brewers 3B Casey McGehee hit one high into the Arizona sky. I ran about 10 feet to my left and about 10 feet down the grassy hill where I camped underneath it and caught it cleanly on the fly.
They say you can tell how you're season is going to go by the 1st one of the year.
I hope so.
A few minutes later, Bill Hall hit one that was a ways from me. I ran it down on the bounce.
At this time, an employee informed me no one was allowed on the berm during practice…what? Whatever. She was only doing her job. It's the people in charge that need their heads examined. Way to go Brewers. Take away the one fun thing left.
Total bullsheet.
While the nice security lady was telling me this, McGehee hit another one. I snagged it on the bounce and kept it. Ha! That'll show 'em.
I had moved over to the 1st base side when I yelled to Brewers pitcher Jeff Suppan. I asked him if he had an extra. He looked down at the baseball in his hands and fired it high in the air to me. I was standing over 100 feet away with no glove on (I took it off because I was no longer out in home run territory). So, I bare-handed it cleanly. I prefer the glove. Besides, bare-handing baseballs is over-rated. Guys want to look cool bare-handing a ball, but there's too many little bones in the human hand to be screwing around doing that.
6:05 – first pitch Brewers @ Texas (Surprise Stadium)
In the bottom of the 6th inning, Rangers 1B Chris Davis smacked one to left and I snagged it on the first bounce. 1st game home run of 2009! Not an official stat, but cool just the same. I love the rush of snagging a game home run baseball.
Spring Training or not, on the fly or not, that feeling never gets old.
Rangers 1B Chris Davis displaying his heavily salted cap.
Me displaying my Chris Davis game home run baseball.
The Chris Davis game home run baseball.
My wife's Uncle Jim and I enjoying the game. Glad you guys came!!
After the game concluded, the umpire trick paid off. Home plate ump Dan Bellino tossed me one near home plate.
The six (6) baseballs retrieved 3/27/09 (counter-clockwise).
- 1 baseball snagged on the fly (BP)
- 2 snagged on the bounce
- 1 toss-up ball
- 1 game home run baseball (Chris Davis)
- 1 ump game ball
- 6 baseballs total 3/27/09


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Coffee Shop Supervisor - Wembley
Wembley, Middlesex
Job type:
Up to £9.55 per hour + excellent benefits
C2 Recruitment
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Coffee Shop Supervisor/Manager - Wembley
35 hours per week
£9.55 per hour + benefits
Are you an experienced Supervisor with exceptional Barista skills?
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge with unrivalled progression opportunities?
Do you want to work for one of the world's leading names in Cinema?
Our client is a well-established international Cinema brand who are proud to be the second largest cinema operator in the world. Currently they operate a portfolio of more than 90 cinemas in the UK, which is steadily growing with many more new openings in the pipeline for 2018. This exciting, innovative company have a growing partnership with one the biggest coffee shop chains in the world and we are looking for a Shift Supervisor/Manager to assist the Store Manager in a branded café operation within their fantastic Cinema on Fulham Road.
The ideal candidate will have experience as team leader, supervisor or manager within a fast-paced, customer focused, coffee shop environment and a proven track record of delivering strong sales. You will need to be motivated, enthusiastic and have a real passion for exceptional customer service in addition to the ability to train and develop a large team and great financial knowledge.
Key Responsibilities:
- Display a customer comes first attitude- engaging and connecting with customers.
- Ensure Baristas deliver legendary customer service through monitoring and coaching whilst on shift.
- Take responsibility for the shift - ensuring shift runs smoothly and speed of service, cleanliness standards and operational needs are met.
- Communicate information with Store Manager to ensure that the team responds to needs of business.
- Through all actions and decisions contribute to profitability and building of sales in the store.
- Ensure all store promotions, store facilities, payroll costs, stock ordering and reporting processes are followed.
Benefits include exclusive access to new releases and complimentary cinema visits for you and a guest in addition to retail incentives, discounts with local businesses and in house competitions where you can win amazing prizes! Employees are also entitled to 28 days holiday and various schemes including a company pension plan and childcare vouchers.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a customer focused Supervisor/Team Leader to join an industry-leading brand with unrivalled progression opportunities. If you have the skills we are looking for and a passion for film, please apply with a copy of your CV and covering letter.
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Unreal Masterservers:
NEWBIESPLAYGROUND Unreal Contest 2020
NEWBIESPLAYGROUND Unreal Contest 2020
DATE: 10th of April to April 19th 2020 – SinglePlayer-Contest
DATE: 10th of April to April 19th 2020 – Coop-Contest
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Betty Cook passed away – 12/02/2019
Today, December 2nd, 2019, Old Sparky's wife Betty passed away! Our Thoughts and Prayers are with Sickpuppy-(DOG)-, the family and friends! WOOF!
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Hail To The King 2019
On June 25th it will be already 5 years since OldSparky left us! To celebrate Sparky's legacy we'd like to invite the Unreal-Community to join us for a KING OF THE HILL event on Sparky's favorite server:
LOCATION (Server): NEWBIESPLAYGROUND.NET -(DOG)- SICKPUPPYS DOGHOUSE K.O.T.H.
DATE: June, 25th 2019
TIME: Start: 7.00 pm UTC (9.00 pm CET / 4.00 pm EST) – open end
It would be nice to see ya for some frags! 😉 – WOOF!
The -(DOG)-clan
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OldSparky's "75-BirthdayFrags"
This is an invitation to the UNREAL-community. We celebrate OldSparky's 75th birthday by playing his favourite UNREAL-Gamemode: KingOfTheHill
LOCATION (Server): NEWBIESPLAYGROUND.COM SICKPUPPY's DOGHOUSE
DATE/TIME: Sep. 5th 2018 – Start: 5.00 pm UTC (open end)
Would be nice, if you'd stop by for some matches! 😀
The -(DOG)-clan
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NEWBIESPLAYGROUND Unreal Contest 2017
NEWBIESPLAYGROUND Unreal Contest 2017
DATE: 29th July to August 13th 2017 – SinglePlayer-Contest
DATE: 29th July to August 13th 2017 – Coop-Contest
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"Frags for OldSparky" – 3rd memorial day: 25th of june 2017
"Frags for OldSparky" – 3rd memorial day: 25th of june 2017
It has already been 3 years since our former clan leader OldSparky-(DOG)- passed away. He loved the game very much and was devoted to Newbiesplayground. As a tribute, we would like to invite everyone for meet&greet and fun playing. This year, you can visit three servers (Death Match/Team- Death Match and King of the Hill) on 25th of June all day. There is no starting time.
– ENHANCED TEAM-DeathMatch (Gamemode: Team-DM)
– SICKPUPPYS DOGHOUSE K.O.T.H. (Gamemode: Pure King Of The Hill)
– OLDSPARKY's MEMORIAL DM INF (Gamemode: DeathMatch / Infiltration Weapons)
All Unreal players are welcomed! Do not hesitate to come and play few matches with us.
written by Nikola-(DOG)- Admin
Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year To All -(DOG)-Members, Friends Of Newbiesplayground, Unreal-Players And Your Families!!
Screenshot taken from the map "NaliC_xmas_music", modified and re-textured by VooDoo-(DOG)- & Nikola-(DOG)-
Visit VooDoo-(DOG)-'s "NEWBIESPLAYGROUND.COM CHRISTMAS FUN!"-Server!
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NEWBIESPLAYGROUND Unreal Contest 2016
NEWBIESPLAYGROUND Unreal Contest 2016
DATE: 18th to 28th of August 2016 – SinglePlayer-Contest
DATE: 26th to 28th of August 2016 – Coop-Contest
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"Frags for OldSparky" – 2nd memorial day: 25th of june 2016
"Frags for OldSparky" – 2nd memorial day: 25th of june 2016
on 25th of june, it'll be already 2 years since OldSparky passed away. we still keep him in mind and pay our tribute to him and his passion to the game Unreal. to honor him, we'd like to invite everyone to join open playing (this is not a contest, just some "meet & greet + fun") of OldSparky's favorite gamemode. this year we offer 3 servers (DM/Team-DM/KOTH) to welcome you at Newbiesplayground on 25th of june (there's no starting time, would be nice to see activity during the whole day):
– SICKPUPPYS DOGHOUSE K.O.T.H. (Gamemode: Pure King Of The Hill)
– OLDSPARKY's MEMORIAL DM INF (Gamemode: DeathMatch / Infiltration Weapons)
– ENHANCED TEAM-DeathMatch (Gamemode: Team-DM)
would be nice, if you'd stop by and join for a few matches! 🙂
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NEWBIESPLAYGROUND COOP Contest 2015
Newbiesplayground Coop Contest 2015
DATE: 17th f July 2015 – Start SinglePlayer-Stage
DATE: 25th of July 2015 – TeamPlayer-Event
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GLEN "OldSparky" COOK * 9-5-1943 – † 6-25-2014
In Loving Memory
We are deeply saddened to announce, that our clan-leader OldSparky-(DOG)- passed away on June 25, 2014!
You will be missed and never forgotten!!! Rest in Peace! WOOF! WOOF!
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Our #1 Server: "Jackals Coop"
NEWBIESPLAYGROUND.NET -(DOG)- JACKALS COOP [UGoldMP | Unreal]
View all Newbiesplayground GameServer: GameServer
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Support the UNREAL-COMMUNITY!
GAMESPY shut down. Get the latest 227 patch!
Visit OLDUNREAL.COM and obtain the latest Unreal 227 patch
More Information: Gamespy will shut down
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Server Rules
Here Are The Server Rules For Newbies Playground:
- Spawn killing prohibited.
- Type killing prohibited.
- Obscene or degrading language and names prohibited.
- Cheats prohibited.
- Always be kind and helpful to new players.
NOTE: Violation of the server rules will result in you being kicked or kick-banned. Very nice ladies and my children play here.
written by SickPuppy-(DOG)- founder of -(DOG)-
Dispersion Pistol
I Am Going To Make This Perfectly Clear And This Should End The Confusion Once And For All:
- The dispersion pistol is a gun and may be used at anytime.
- Out of courtesy to players spawning, we try not to shoot people with just a dispersion pistol. If a player fires the dispersion pistol at you they are fair game to pulverize. We give you this opportunity to get a real gun if you so desire.
- This is the way it has been from the first day Newbies went on line.
- There is not a good solution to this problem or I would have implemented it long ago.
- The people who camp on guns and spawn points of players to get cheap kills are the lowest of Unreal vermin.
- Enough of the whining about DPS already everyone. Just get over it and get on with the game.
When you see me telling someone to get a real gun I am giving them the opportunity to get one before there are consequences.
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-(DOG)- Code
We desire to have fun, play with style, and encourage survival of Unreal online gaming. We desire to keep the game clean of obscenities or unacceptable language and personal slurs. The -(DOG)- clan always helps and encourages new players. The -(DOG)- clan are not only online opponents but also online friends. -(DOG)- clan members should always wear their -(DOG)- tag with pride even if playing on other servers.
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The snow has started at Gulch Manor (6:15 AM) and the South Platte Basin should move past 2002 (the worst year on record) from the current storm.
From The Cortez Journal (Shannon Livick):
The Dolores River is flowing at around 20 cubic feet per second. But it has been lower, said Mike Preston, manager of the Dolores Water Conservancy District. Preston estimated that it's at the third lowest level ever. This is a bit nerve-wracking for water officials, including Preston, as McPhee Reservoir continues to drop.
The reservoir currently sits at 43,155 acre feet of water, about 98,000 acre feet lower than last year. But it has been lower too. On Nov. 1, 2002, the reservoir stored a mere 4,567 acre feet and on Nov. 1, 2003, that number was 21,943 acre feet. "(On Nov. 1, 2011) McPhee had 140,896 acre feet in active storage compliments of Mother Nature and careful water management. Good thing that we started this high or things would be much worse than they are," Preston said.
From Steamboat Today (Tom Ross):
Two weeks remain in December and already the snowfall in the city of Steamboat Springs inched past the monthly average of 38.5 inches. Weather observer Art Judson confirmed that December 2012 snowfall at his measuring station between downtown and the mountain unofficially stood at 38.8 inches at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday with heavy snow continuing to fall.


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skate necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 96 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
P.J.S Welding Services
We are a mum and dad company with my husband just about to launch his dream which is working for himself in a industry which he has been apart of since he was a teenager. I have studied for years doing accounting and now its time to work hard be ambitious and create something special for our family. We live in a small town in which we have both gown up and love, we believe we have all the tools to as the Aussies say "have a go"........
P.J.S Welding Services is the name of our business, located in the heart of the mining industry, which is highly competitive and we are situated in a town in the Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia. Our business is starting small but we have big ambitions. We are providing welding, sub-contracting and boilermaker services with the aim that our service will be of a professional high quality. We believe we have a definite edge and through supplying quality workmanship along with many years experience in the industry.
Mining Industry, Industrial Companies, Sub-contracting, Pipe Welding, Managers.
We would like to see BUSINESS CARD, LETTERHEAD and WITH COMPLIMENTS collateral Designs from contests with a 3, 4 or 5 star rating.
We have EXTENDED CONTEST AND RAISED PRIZE by $100 ( $350 total !!!) - So please keep up the great design work as we do like some of the designs...
The Logo will also be used on promotional signage, and shirts so needs to be easy to see from a distance.
Our Company is going to aim at mainly providing welding, services and target pipe welding. It is a highly competitive market and we need our logo to be exciting, bold, modern and strong. It needs to stand out in the industry, be eye catching and be noticed more so than our competitors. Our logo will incorporate our name but the logo should look good by itself. The logo needs to have strong colours, and easy to understand from a distance as it will be on our trucks, motor vehicles and uniforms. Through our logo, help us show a professional strong modern business.
* Scalable logo suitable for collateral, web site, signage, etc.
* Modern 2010 look and feel
* Simple colours
* Vector Illustrator files
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· Non people in the design.
We look forward to interacting with you.......
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TALLAHASSEE | You can gauge the start of spring in Tallahassee by the blooming of the azaleas and dogwoods. You can gauge the financial health of state government by the growing abundance of tax-break legislation.
TALLAHASSEE | You can gauge the start of spring in Tallahassee by the blooming of the azaleas and dogwoods. You can gauge the financial health of state government by the growing abundance of tax-break legislation.
With state finances perking up, Gov. Rick Scott wants to continue his incremental campaign to abolish the corporate income tax. He also wants to exempt Florida manufacturers from paying the sales tax on their equipment purchases.
The proposals — along with his plan to increase public school funding by $1.2 billion — will be part of Scott's budget $70 billion-plus budget plan that he will outline today.
In the Legislature, lawmakers are advancing a bill to give a tax break to the owners of the Miami Dolphins football stadium. Not to be left out, House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, says he also expects tax-break bills for the Daytona International Speedway, the Jacksonville Jaguars stadium and an Orlando soccer arena.
Tax break proponents say they are designed to promote economic activity. The corporate tax breaks are supposed to bring more jobs, and the refurbished sports stadium more fans and their spending.
But tax breaks also mean fewer dollars for the state budget. And the question is, can the state afford the blossoming of tax break legislation while it is still trying to meet other critical needs, such education and health spending?
Scott wants to expand the exemption for smaller businesses that now pay the corporate income tax, extending the tax break to some 2,000 Florida businesses in the coming year.
But the largest tax break he is seeking — and he called it one of his "absolute top priorities" — would exempt manufacturers from paying the 6 percent state sales tax on equipment purchases.
The exemption would cost the state $115 million in annual tax collections but represent a savings of $141 million to businesses.
Scott said the tax break is necessary to boost Florida's relatively low manufacturing base while offering a key incentive for businesses to come to Florida or to expand existing facilities in the state.
"Our current tax policy puts the state at a competitive disadvantage because most states do not force manufacturers to pay taxes on the purchase of equipment or require them to adhere to regulations for tax exemptions," Scott said.
Giving the tax break will spur more manufacturing, which in turn means more long-term, stable jobs for Floridians, Scott said.
Former Democratic state Sen. Nan Rich, who wants to challenge Scott in his 2014 re-election, questioned the need for those tax breaks.
"I just don't hear the outcry. We are not a heavily taxed state," Rich said.
Instead, she said the state should be looking at closing some existing tax loopholes — such as the sales tax exemption for Internet sales — to generate more money for Florida's schools, health care and other programs.
Lawmakers are pushing their own tax breaks.
Next week, the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee — headed by Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice — will take up a bill by Sen. Oscar Braynon, D-Miami Gardens, that would give the owners of the Miami Dolphins stadium an annual sales tax rebate of some $3 million.
It would help pay for part of a proposed $400 million renovation plan for the Miami-Dade County facility.
Another measure, which has been filed in the House (HB 219) and Senate (SB 358), would provide a similar sales tax break for a Major League Soccer facility in the Orlando area.
Weatherford, the House speaker, said he also has heard potential proposals for tax breaks for improvements at the Jaguars NFL stadium in Jacksonville and the Daytona International Speedway.
Neither Weatherford nor Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, have taken a position on the sports team tax breaks. But they both cautioned on Wednesday that although state revenues are growing in the coming year, there will not be an abundance of new money.
Weatherford said he is referring all the sports team tax breaks to his Finance and Tax Subcommittee where he expects them to be "very carefully" reviewed. He said the tax breaks will have to be viewed as whole and not judged individually.
"We have breathing room in our budget," Weatherford said, noting that it was limited. "We're going to have to decide what our priorities are."


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It's Yazen again, giving an update on some quality music dropping in May. This month is going to be a crazy month for Pop Punk, and I'm going to be discussing some new releases from The Wonder Years, Man Overboard, and Misser.
LP 1: The Wonder Years – The Greatest Generation. (Hopeless Records.)
The Wonder Years have been a massive name in Pop Punk since they released "The Upsides," and their new album is proving to be their best. The band claims it's the third part of a trilogy about growing up, and they've been building hype for it with a 24 hour record release tour, in-store performances, and they even auctioned a pre-order bundle and donated the proceeds to The One Fund – Boston. The three singles that have been released so far show signs of progression, with more vocal harmonies from Matt Brasch and Josh Martin, and some of Dan Campbell's most personal lyrics.


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Welcome to Benco Inc.For over 40 years Benco Inc. has been distributing and installing architectural building products. Working closely with the construction industry, Benco has time and again delivered quality materials and superior service. We are proud to have completed thousands of projects in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Benco has provided solutions for projects ranging in size from one single user restroom to some of the area's largest construction projects.
We provide a full line of Division 10 products, as well as finished products from various other classifications. Our responsive customer service, industry expertise, timely project completion, quality installation and competitive pricing have ranked us among the leading distributors and installers in the state of New Jersey.
Whether you are designing, building or maintaining a facility, you can count on the durability of our materials and the reliability of our knowledgeable staff to provide solutions for all your projects.
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In this fiercely-contested presidential election, what does California have in common with key swing states like Ohio, Florida, and Wisconsin?
Virtually nothing. Except that Sacramento TV viewers are being bombarded with campaign commercials in a spending war that is among the most expensive in the nation. More expensive, in fact, than what's being spent in key swing state cities like Cincinnati, Cleveland, or Norfolk.
That disclosure comes from the Washington D.C.-based Sunlight Foundation, which has begun tracking what political campaigns are spending on TV airwaves. According to their newly-released data, Sacramento--of all places--ranks sixth in the nation among TV markets when it comes to political spending in the past week.
U.S. & World
That puts California's capital city well above the spending in TV markets in swing states where President Obama and Mitt Romney are slugging it out. such as Ohio and Florida.
How does that make sense, given that Democrat-dominated California is not in play when it comes to the White House vote?
The answer is that, in California, the vote that really matters next month--on a national level--is the one being cast for Congress.
Northern California voters are being bombarded with TV ads all right, but they all have to do with a handful of closely-contested House seats that could be pivotal in determining who controls the House next year.
Republican Congressman Dan Lungren is facing a tough rematch from Democrat Ami Bera in the 7th Congressional District. In 19th District, Republican incumbent Jeff Denham is also facing a strong challenge from Democrat Jose Hernandez. Democratic House members John Garamendi and Jerry McNerney are also facing strong challengers from Republicans Kim Vann and Ricky Gill.
Newly-drawn boundaries and the question of who will wield power has fueled this spending war, with both national parties funneling millions of dollars into these campaigns.
Thus, the TV ad war, which makes broadcast sales executives smile, but has placed TV viewers themselves under siege.
There'll be no let up until Election Day, with control of the House at stake. That's California's potential swing role.
In the meantime, there is no escape by changing the channel.