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City of St. Johns offices will be closed Monday, December 24, 2018 - Tuesday, December 25, 2018 in observance of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
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Changes to Fall Leaf Collection
No need to bag leaves any longer, the City of St. Johns has purchased a leaf vacuum truck system. This vacuum will pick up leaves more efficiently and quickly, while leaving behind less debris.
The schedule for picking up leaves is as follows:
North of M-21 (State Street) will be the first half of October and November
South of M-21 (State Street) will be the second half of October and November
Please rake leaves in a pile in the City right-of-way area in front your house, between the sidewalk and the curb. If there is no sidewalk in front of your property, please rake leaves 6 inches behind the curb but not further than 6 feet from the curb. DO NOT RAKE LEAVES IN THE STREET, as the leaves can be hazardous with traffic and also block storm sewers from draining properly. Anyone raking or otherwise placing leaves, trimmings, & similar type organic plant materials in the public street will be subject to a $50 civil infraction fine.
You may still use the compostable brown yard waste bags for leaves, garden vegetation (including pumpkins) & small sticks. These bags will be picked up by the curb during your normal scheduled leaf collection pick-up.
A final reminder, despite all advanced preparation, equipment can breakdown or weather events can slow or end the program early. Do not wait to rake. Early snowfall requires equipment and crews to be redirected to snow removal operations.
· The regular curbside brush pick up is suspended during leaf pick-up.
· Loose leaves & compostable brown yard waste bags can be taken to the Department of Public Works, 1000 N. US-127 BR. This site is open 24/7. Please use the Kuntz Drive entrance.
· If you are a senior or physically challenged and are unable to dispose of your leaves, contact City Offices at (989) 224-8944, ext. 282 or email firstname.lastname@example.com by November 1st so arrangements can be made.
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The voice for Clinton County's Children is having it's 5th Annual Superhero 5k.
Event will be held at the St. Johns city park's main pavilion.


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A "Microsoft insider" speaking to CVG has responded to Sony's next-generation tease. This unnamed person said future platform supremacy will be awarded to the company with the most substance, not the most flash.
And sony has substance baby.
The irony in MS accusing anyone of "flash" over substance. From the folks that brought us a Cirque Du Soleil performance with a completely fake Star Wars demo playing on screen, while a bewildered audience in raincoats (did we forgot that? raincoats wtf) watched on. Oh and should we talk about the pink elephant in the room? Milo anyone? MS are the masters of illusion and marketing. They need to show some class and close their mouths.
Dude that's not Raincoat, it was KKK poncho.. Just kid lol..
So true, the nerve of anyone from MS to say that. They basically have concerts and pay famous people to show off their games at every E3 no matter how good or bad they are. They are the definition of flash over substance.
Sony's on a roll, I just hope that the hype can last all the way to launch.
This is pretty disturbing "insider" information. He flat-out confirmed the next Xbox won't be as powerful as the PS4, and to make matters worse, Microsoft can't even begin to compete with Sony's 1st party support. What are they gonna rely on, Xbox Live Windows and Kinect? The PS4 will have a bunch of exclusives ALL OVER again, as well as all the multiplats with easier architecture to develop for than the PS3. So far, based on the rumors we know, Sony is going to massacre the competition.
"wait...is that...USHER LIVE AT E3 2012!!!!"
sony has caught up with ms with a year gap,i cant see ms catching sony especially with sony doing things the right way this time from the beginning. ms will have a big fight on there hands , unless ms digs deep into there pockets again.
from what I understand Microsoft is the one who has to be careful, mainly Steve Ballmer. So many people within the company apparently want him gone that if he botches this gen with overspending, it would just add to the woes they're currently facing and big investors have already called for him to step down.
We'll see though. It's going to be a very popcorn-esque generation between Sony and Microsoft.
Like ditch the cell. and go with a more MS like approach ie, processor and all probability follow M$ business strategy and marketing format. YEp did i mention live and how more efficient it is to PSN. download and install wait 30-1hr just to play your new game.. sux
@ lucky do you mean thos free games downloaded from ps+?
Please dont start an argument over live and plus. You'll lose every time.
It's always Microsoft that has to turn it nasty.
Sony actually wished Nintendo good luck with the WiiU, why can't Microsoft do the same?
Sony also claimed the 3ds was a babysitting tool
Twisted Metal, LBP Karting, Battle Royalle...blech.
Yea those are Sony's only titles right?....forget about GT , GoW or Uncharted ......Y bother you only have one bubble...
Okay. 3 pretty good games that released in 2012, which is one year in a life cycle. This dude will probably say "blech" to Ni no Kuni, God of War: Ascension, The Last of Us, Beyond: Two Souls, Tales of Xilia, Puppeteer, Killzone: Mercenary, Tearaway, Rain and a number of others. Those including whatever the heck is released for the upcoming and imminent PS4.
All Sony exclusives are terrible didn't you know? /s
The system with the most quality games always win. When all consoles this gen stop being sold we will see who won this gen. This gen isn't over.
PS4 games look better than the overrated stuff like Halo on Xbox, Illumiroom doesn't look great, oculus rift on PC looks much better.
I wanted games like Conker or Banjo Kazooie like the 64 days, instead MS wasted the devs.
Sems uncharted may fill my needs, i have PC for everything else.
Illumiroom doesn't appeal to me. I actually have STUFF in my playing environment (Living room) and I don't have a completely empty room where I can take full advantage of something like that, which Microsoft apparently thinks everyone has considering the space requirements for Kinect.
You have actually seen PS4 titles??? You should post pics and videos next time. Share the love!
awesome! and i'm busting out to counter act Sonys day, with my insiders talk about the new xbox controller. :) going to be great times ahead.
Well they need to spread some of this substance to the vita please ;)-vita user
Why is it War? I suppose to rally the gamers and pit sales but knowing me I will buy both new consoles.
The only thing that will stink is if I can't get my hands on a launch console while desperately waiting for inventory.
The PS3 is going out with a bang here. They have a strong line up this year leading into the launch of PS4. PS4 will have a lot of momentum for this reason. I just hope it is backward compatible.
Poor insider just bashed his own company. Microsoft has substance? Ha ha don't make me laugh so hard!
You are probably one of those people who belives everything that is posted on the internet LMAO!
My Sony insider told me that the PS4 will cost $199 and make the top spec gaming PC's look like an outdated caluclator.
you sound like a sour loser.
Having said that - Let the "PS4 is doomed!" articles begin!!!
Ya the Blonde lady with the french model boyfriend who looked like a couch potato... bonjurno!!! LMAO
I really cannot believe how biased lopsided and unbalanced the site is. The SONY defense force attacks in waves. AND quickly silence any rationality or validity.. Great job [email protected] MODZ
Off topic question the event is held in new York any one know where exactly and if it's open to the public. The only place I know in the city is the playstation style center where they had the lbp world record thing
""The war won't be won by producing the most powerful system," the person said. "
I think this comment gives credibility to EDGE's reports about the PS4 being more technically superior (assuming this insider is actually legit).
I agree to an extent with him but just how much more powerful will the PS4 be?
Sony had a slightly more powerful console this generation and it was hampered by the fact that games were difficult to develop for it comparatively.
With that out of the window now with news of the PS4 being very easy to develop for, more power and less headaches could be really important factors that determine victory.
I'm tempted to dial their Anonymous Tipster Hotline and hit them with,
Me: "Hi, I'm calling to give you information regarding our next home entertainment console."
May I ask your name and who you are speaking for, Sony or Microsoft, or the guy making the Ouya; there's still people waiting to be reimbursed for this you know.
"I'm speaking for MS but I am choosing to stay anonymous. I just wanted to say there is absolutely no way our competitors will have designed more powerful tech for this generation hardware."
HEADLINE: Anonymous Lead Hardware Designer of Xbox Guarantees to the us the Most Powerful Hardware; Couldn't Provide Info on Ouya.
@Septic... "The war won't be won by producing the most powerful system" was a quote from the Sony insider. Who also said "the company is not focusing on outperforming the Xbox 720 in terms of raw power".
That implies that they will be equal, or the XBox will be more powerful.
This implies they focused on something else.
How about:
- Controller with a touch and the implication this has to a user interface
How about:
- recording 15min replay and the social aspect to share with e.g. you tube, FB, ...
How about wider PSN (now Sony Media Network) integration...
Use your imagination.
And a more powerful system (or the most powerful system they could build for the target price).
...F.ck...I just saw Kevin Spacey play Killzone in House of Cards. Hilarious (sorry. LOL)
Maybe you should go back and read it again Septic.
Ah wow my bad All Wrong! Thanks for telling to re-read that! So.....the whole of my last comment is pretty much wrong then.
*hangs head in shame*
So the opposite of what I said is true?!
Apologies for that silly mistake.
I sense extreme fear and insecurity from this "Microsoft insider". He knows that if they couldn't beat Sony with a year head start that they don't have a chance without a year head start. Dead last place is bringing the claws out from this "Microsoft insider".
The fact that you have so many agrees so fast, and the fact that this "Unnamed Microsoft insider" has so many Sony fans up in arms, who exactly is the insecure one?
Do you actually think Microsoft is upset with how this generation went for them? Microsoft and Nintendo both saw increases in console sales from the previous generation. The original Xbox sold 24 million and the Xbox 360 is at 76 million. The Gamebube sold 22 million and the Wii sits around 100 million sold. The PS2 sold 150+ million and the PS3 is at about what again? Keep drinking that Kool Aid brotha!
The PS2 sold 150+ mil in 12 YEARS....PS3 and 360 has sold nearly the same in 6 years(ps3) or 7 years (360) at about 75mil give or take a mil....now which console do you think has at least another 5 years of market life?
You Fail.
Why compare PS2 life time sales to PS3 current sales?, PS2 has been out for 12 years, PS3 has only been out for 6 years.
Yeah sure PS3 diddnt sell as much as PS2 did in 6 years, but PS3 is still selling about 70% of what PS2 was in this time frame,
PS3 is estimated to easily have over 100+ million life time sales, Sony will be the only company to achieve this 3 generations in a row. While Microsoft will have to settle for dead last yet again.
Even if MS does end up dead last they "win" because its not about who sold the most. Its a business and market share gain this generation was huge compared to last which is all that really matters. You don't have to be "top dog" in the business world to be relevant or even a major player.
All it does is raise expectations and gives fanboys something to argue over. Seriously, MS sold three times as many as last gen which is huge. The whole "console wars" is childish as its not like there is a winner or loser anyways and selling the most means nothing. If it did, then by that logic McDonalds is the best restaurant in the world...
eldyrean said it best, stop with the who sold most crap, read his post and his last sentence.
@Eldyraen: "If it did, then by that logic McDonalds is the best restaurant in the world..."
See, the problem with your statement is that it can be used against you based on your first paragraph. You said that MS "win" due to marketshare gain. Going by that logic, McDonald's wins because they have the largest marketshare of any restaurant in the world. So, if McDonald's is so terrible, yet win because of marketshare, is it the same for MS?
@DragonKnight: Apparently you didn't understand what I meant by 'win': every company 'wins' as long as they stay in the positive. It isn't some competition that can be decided by who sells the most but instead who stays relevant and has enough profit to stay in the game. MS 'wins' the same way KFC "wins"--they don't sell as many meals as McD by any means but they're still a huge world wide chain (just examples... every market has competitors that could be used in place of one or the other).
For some reason though 'console war' fanboys seem to think its some sort of corporate sports league where one company can actually 'win' but instead they all do as long as they can keep playing. Of course someone has to come out on 'top' but that's not the point of businesses as I doubt many companies call it quits when they're in the green, a huge success, and just aren't number 1 in their market.
"Victory will go not to those who make the most noise, but those who make the most impact," this person said.
Microsoft always makes a lot of noise and never has much impact, just look at Zune,Windows surface and Kin.
Windows, Office, Xbox, Kinect and Halo no impact whatsoever.
Considering the Kinect sold 2x as fast as the first iPad I would say yes it did make a impact of some kind.
Are you honestly saying neither Windows nor Office had made a impact? That's ludicrous.
Don't you mean a $150 controller?
Only Halo and Xbox have made any sort of impact whatsoever for Microsoft. All their other divisions are hemmoraging money.
Xbox division is whats making upwards of 90% revenue for Microsoft.
And as far as Kinect, please do not include that "impact" on anything except ruining what was once a hardcore gamers box.
Counting Kinect sales is like saying Nintendo has sold over 100 Million Wii Remotes because they all came bundled with the systems. Whats next? Microsoft sold 250K controllers this last month in North America alone?
Actually, that sounds like a plausible headline on N4G.
"Microsoft informs they have sold 287,453 controllers this quarter, seems pleased"
Edit: @Ford
Yeah, Kinect may have sold "twice" as much as the 1st iPad, but its sales have halted except for those bundled. Where do you leave the iPad 2, 3, or 4? Different tech at different prices for different consumers.
Same thing for Windows and Office. Microsoft is losing ground in everything. OS space is being overtaken by the likes of MacOS, Linux, Chrome, and whatever else is out there. Office? How many FREE open source projects, apps, or even cloud services are being offered right now that match or are better than office? Thats excatly why Microsoft released Office 365. A subscription in a box.
Cmon man.
Windows is being overtaken? What crack pipe are you smoking? Windows still owns 90% of the OS market.
Office makes even more money than Windows now.
The Ipad has tons of units sold, selling many times over Kinect and costs as much as 3 or 4 kinects. Sometimes the most sales don't equate to great success VS a product that sold less, but for much more. (over priced, imo)
As for Windows... they're practically giving away windows 8. LOL. I have a legit copy of 8 pro, free. :D
Man you need to do some research. Xbox division still in the red at a lil over 3 million. Now this debt is from xbox overall since the xbox1. Xbox 360 is making a profit for them now it just doesn't reflect that.
Xbox makes a fraction of what MS makes as a whole. They are a Software company and make 90% from that.
I hate to tell you this but the latest financial report for Microsoft shows them doing better in every division (all of which have historically MADE money not loss) except for the home and entertainment devices division which includes Xbox. Think you need to check your facts.
So wait he's admitting that the PS4 is more powerful than the Xbox 720?? Not a good sign IMO
The PS3 is more powerful than the Xbox 360 and that did not stop Xbox 360 from being successful . Why should this be a bad sign?
it is a goos sign for the ps4 :)
im not planning to buy xbox for it's history . they leave the console easily not like sony that support it ..
If you actually read the article, it was the Sony insider that said that. The MS insider does not mention power. You may need to read the article again. Not that this power thing mattered the last two gens.
"In addition, a Sony insider told the site that the company is not focusing on outperforming the Xbox 720 in terms of raw power. Previous reports suggested the PS4 and Xbox 720 would be feature the same graphics card.
"The war won't be won by producing the most powerful system," the person said."
Dark, I would like to apologize to you for all the people who can't read in the comment section. It CLEARLY was the sony insider who discussed power not the MS rep, and I am a Sony guy. Just re read the article people. I'm not sure if you guys just can't read or are trolling....
Thanks. That is all I was trying to point out.
I will now wait for MS and Sony to talk to talk,; i will buy them both, and hopefully deliver.
Yeah that is a big joke. They are always about flash.Look at Kinect.It was all flash and no substance at all.After all their talk and hurrah Microsoft always talks the loudest but is always below someone and never ahead at the head of the class.They are always standing in someones shadow talking about how they are the best.So I hope that when you say that you are aiming that quote at Microsoft and not Sony or Nintendo because if that is what brings supremacy next gen you guys are in trouble.
General features and utility, and getting to word out about such, is going to be the key.
In that regard, given examples of Xbox1's DVD not able to play movie DVDs, the 360 not going with HD-DVD and relying on XBL, MS will likely handicap themselves.
Sony needs to put out the PS4 and make it accessible.
You can tell from this that MS are worried.
I actually do agree with "The war won't be won by producing the most powerful system," however I will never buy a kinect shovelware machine so its Sony all the way!
lol...you can tell from a rep saying something you agree with that they are worried?
PS3 was more powerful that the 360 on paper and yet we pretty much had parity the entire generation.
I don't know which system will be more powerful, but I am not making my buying decision anytime soon either. I will be waiting .... for more info on the PS4, next xbox and the Steam Box before I put money down on any.
I heard sony put a mini chuck Norris inside every ps4 to power it, and the first edition bundles shall have kungfu grip on the controllers FACT


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{There are] 100 to 200 Billions galaxies in the visible or known universe with hundreds of billions of stars
An average galaxy contains between 1011 and 1012 stars. In other words, galaxies, on average have between 100 billion and 1 trillion numbers of stars
[Galaxies can be] small dwarf galaxies, with just 10 million or so stars, or they can be monstrous irregular galaxies with 10 trillion stars or more.
In 1999 the Hubble Space Telescope estimated that there were 125 billion galaxies in the universe, and recently with the new camera HST has observed 3,000 visible galaxies, which is twice as much as they observed before with the old camera. We're emphasizing "visible" because observations with radio telescopes, infrared cameras, x-ray cameras, etc. would detect other galaxies that are not detected by Hubble
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Based on current estimates, there are between 200 - 400 billion stars in our galaxy (The Milky Way).
There are possibly 100 billion galaxies in the Universe. So taking the average of our galaxy, gives approximately 3 x 1024 stars. So about 3 septillion. This has been equated to the same number of grains of sand that are on Earth.
One source (BBC) stated that there are about 1,000 stars to every grain of sand on Earth!! There are an estimated 100 to 200 billion galaxies.
So taking a conservative number of 100 billion stars per galaxy gives an approximate total of 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars. (Which is 10 sextillion)
Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to our Solar System. It lies about 4.37 light-years in distance, or about 41.5 trillion kilometres, 25.8 trillion miles or 277,600 AU.
With the information above, how can anyone, with an ounce of rationality, think that UFOs represent visitors from galaxies, far, far away, or even from the nearest star system to Earth?
The Universe, with its vast diversity and intriguing panoply of astronomical or cosmological entities (by which we mean stars, planet, moons et al., not living beings), offers any curious alien intelligence much better sources for exploration than Earth which, in the great scheme of things, is a backwater and insignificant cosmological element, no matter how hard humans try to think otherwise.
Even if an alien exploratory team stumbled upon Earth millennia ago, what would stir them to keep visiting for centuries or eons afterward?
Of course, some ET believers say Earth was seeded by alien visitors and they keep coming back to see how their humanoid garden is doing.
Or Earth is a penal colony or some sort or a zoo, and extraterrestrial aliens keep checking in or visiting as if this lonely, remote planet is an integral part of a special alien agenda.
The idea that UFOs, with their abundant sightings, represent extraterrestrial visitations in light of the statistical probabilities above which open the whole Universe to such visitations, is ludicrous on the face of it.
No wonder that UFO devotees are seen as cranks and weirdos. Their thought processes invite the opprobrium.
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I have spent the past couple of weeks clearing out my childhood bedroom, where I lived from the ages of seven to 18, and which acted as a refuge during the odd turbulent patch of early adulthood. For reasons too complicated to explain, the room has remained intact since those days. To walk into it at any time over the past three decades was to stumble into a Sir John Soane's Museum of the mid-20th century, replete with the music, literature and ephemera of that time. What I have always regarded as junk has, with the passage of time, been relabelled "memorabilia". Some of it, I learn, is valuable. All of it has a story to tell.
So here, in the spirit of the British Museum-BBC project A History of the World in 100 Objects, is a selection of things that I came across: a history of a corner of west London in 10 keepsakes, and what they may tell us about the passing of the past half-century:
1. An invitation from Matthew Roe to his 10th birthday party (how on earth are you, Matthew?) in 1968, which told us we were to be taken to see the freshly released The Charge of the Light Brigade. There are many adjectives that can be applied to Tony Richardson's film – turgid, static, melancholy – but child-friendly is not one of them. Did we really manage to sit still for the whole charge? Parents, thank the Lord for Pixar.
2. A facsimile of a British pound note featuring a group portrait of Abba in place of the Queen. This is from an era that thought the exclusive pursuit of "Money, Money, Money" was so ridiculous, you could write a satirical hit song about it ("Must be funny, in the rich man's world!"). About as funny as the charge of the Light Brigade. Besides, isn't it illegal to mess with the currency? Does the Queen know about this?
3. A stash of unused Christmas cards that were stamped "British Embassy, Washington" (where my father had worked) on the front. The colour photograph inside the card shows President Kennedy declaring Sir Winston Churchill an honorary citizen of the US. The date of the photograph is April 9 1963. Something happened between April and December which meant that the cards didn't get sent. You can plan your Christmases too early.
4. Issue number 7, dated 1983, of Granta magazine, dedicated to the "best of young British novelists". Here is that now-famous roll-call: Martin Amis, Pat Barker, Julian Barnes, William Boyd, Kazuo Ishiguro, Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie, Graham Swift, Rose Tremain, and more. I like the authors' brief biographical notes: "Ishiguro lives in London, where he sleeps during the day, and eats enormous quantities of food at night. He is of samurai descent."
5. Four albums by Mike Nesmith. From The Monkees. You remember, the tall Texan with the woolly hat and edgy sense of humour. Turns out he was a decent musician, with a very pleasant line in light country music. But four albums? He, at least, knew his limitations. He called his 1973 album Pretty Much your Standard Ranch Stash, which sums him up nicely. I looked up its highest position in the Billboard chart online, and there was a dismissive dash in place of a number: did no one buy it apart from me?
6. A "Don't Badger the Badger" badge, which I am sorry to say I used to wear because of the sharp word-play rather than any feelings about the plight of the plucky animal. The campaign was evidently a failure: far from being merely badgered, badgers are currently being blown away with high-velocity rifles in a countryside near you. The fightback starts here.
7. An "Unzippa Banazi" badge, with a picture of Adolf Hitler emerging from a banana skin. Don't ask me.
8. A matchbox from Greece, illustrated by a portrait of that country's revolutionary hero, Theodoros Kolokotronis, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the 1821 uprising against Ottoman rule. That is only on one side, though. On the other is a drawing of a phoenix, a mythological symbol of rebirth, which is partly covered by the silhouette of an armed soldier. These were the years of the military junta in Greece, and this sinister and barely coherent mash-up of images gives you some idea of the regime's intellectual rigour. No wonder Greeks still smoke.
9. A small black-and-white photograph of the actress Ann Sheridan, given to my mother by my father as a forget-me-not in the 1940s. I find it strange that, amid the drama of a real-life wartime romance, feelings of love should have been mediated via an image of a movie star. It was an early intimation of the power of celebrity culture, which today tramples all over us, and it explained Andy Warhol to me.
10. A copy of John Lennon's Imagine, complete with the little picture postcard of him holding a pig by its ears, a famously dismissive dig at his fellow Beatle Paul McCartney. "Imagine no possessions" is its very first line.
He could have picked a better time to ask me.
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|When an agent becomes available during prompt-play in a Queue to Skill Group script, the transfer never happens.
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This may seem counterintuitive for a parent to even consider, but how much safety is too much? Where do we draw the line between keeping our kids safe and giving them the autonomy to explore?
The truth is, we can do both.
Safety and freedom are not mutually exclusive. In fact, they are both essential to creating an environment in which children thrive.
Injury prevention is not about watching your children every minute of the day, or wrapping them in bubble wrap to stay safe. In fact, it's the opposite. Injury prevention is about creating an environment where kids can explore and take chances while minimizing the serious injuries and deaths that we can predict and prevent.
We know it works. In the last 30 years, a combination of education, improved technology and behavior change has led to a 55 percent decrease in the U.S. childhood death rate from preventable injuries.
Still, preventable injuries remain the leading cause of death for children in the United States. I'm not talking about skinned knees, bruised shins or scraped elbows. Those are the telltale signs of a curious child seeking adventure, and we love that. I'm talking about more serious injuries and deaths that don't have to happen.
Every year, more than one million children around the world die of a preventable injury. Millions more are injured in ways that can affect them for a lifetime. These statistics represent tragedies for families and communities that happen because parents aren't getting the information and the resources they need to create an environment where their kids can take chances safely.
Becca and Jason Cunningham from Vancouver, Washington have three young kids, who were all raised to embrace adventure, explore nature and take chances. One day when their 3-year-old son, Thomas, was in his room for a nap, he decided he wasn't tired. He got up to explore and fell out the third story window, landing on his head. Thomas fortunately survived the fall, but his life and the lives of his family will never be the same.
"A nine dollar window guard," said Jason, a firefighter. "That's all it would have taken to protect my son. And I didn't even think about it."
As parents, it's up to us to decide where to draw the line in terms of safety. And it's different for each and every person. Parenting is very personal. No two kids are alike, and we want parents to trust their instincts. But parents need the right information so they know the risks and how to take the precautions that make the most sense.
For instance, if parents give their kids the freedom to walk to school on their own, terrific. But let's make sure they've been taught to look left, right, left and cross at the crosswalk.
Injury prevention matters: Window guards, car and booster seats, sports safety clinics, the importance of practicing a fire escape plan are just a few small things that can make a huge difference.
Now, I'm a realist. I know there are going to be things that will happen that will keep kids from reaching their potential - but let's not make it an injury that is preventable.
Parents should not have to choose between keeping their kids safe and inspiring their kids to explore, discover and take chances. There's plenty of room in the world for both.
Kate Carr is president and CEO of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global non-profit dedicated to preventing childhood injury. We're proud to have Johnson & Johnson as our founding sponsor and a supporter of Safe Kids Day 2014, an awareness and fundraising campaign to celebrate kids, prevent injuries and save lives. Learn more and get involved at www.safekids.org/skd.


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RIPLEY – For the second time in the span of less than a week, Ripley High School's track and field teams claimed a title.
This time it was at the friendly confines of Memorial Stadium.
Both the Vikings and Lady Vikings were presented with the championship of the Viking Classic last Thursday night (March 28).
The Vikings racked up 166 points to win the boys division while the Lady Vikings accumulated 148 for the evening to take the girls portion of the meet.
The Viking Classic also marked the season debut for Ravenswood's two track and field teams. The Devilettes scored 35 in the girls competition while the Red Devils managed 15 points in the boys portion of the meet.
Roane was second in the boys division by scoring 120 while Charleston Catholic placed third with 78. Others competing were Richwood (65), Gilmer (56), Independence (34), Mingo Central (10) and the Ripley "B" team (7).
Catholic was the runner-up to Ripley in the girls meet with 106. Roane was third with 83.5. The remainder of the scoring went like this: Richwood (79), Gilmer (57), Independence (41) and the Gilmer "B" (.05).
Ryan Gregory picked up a pair of firsts for the Vikings in the 300 hurdles with a clocking of 42.43 and the long jump with a leap of 19-01. Gregory, who also scored in the high jump and shuttles, was the boys High Point Trophy winner by amassing 24.5 on the night.
Antonio Jones also had an individual first, winning the 800 in a time of 54.30. Ripley also garnered wins in the 4x800 and shuttle hurdle relays. The 4x 800 team of Chad Longanacre, Jake Casto, Caleb Casto and Jones produced a winning time of 8:43.73. The shuttle unit of Tyler Jones, Longanacre, Sammy Shaver and Gregory posted a time of 1:03.08.
Finishing second for Ripley were Jake Casto in the 1600 (4:54.92), Caleb Casto in the 3200 (10:30.06), Aaron Walters in the 100 hurdles (18.03), Zane Griffith in the pole vault (11-0), Gregory (four-way tie) in the long jump (5-08), the 4x100 team (48.18) and 4x 200 squad (1:39.01) of Colton Holmes, Tyler Kidd, Quaseem Fields and David Baker and the 4x400 unit of Skye Stover, Levi Phillips, Alex Espino and Kidd (3:48.58).
Coming in third for the Vikings were Baker in the 200 (24.84), Longanacre in the 3200 (10:37.37) and Shaver in the 300 (44.82). Placing fourth were Baker in the 100 (12.04), Holmes in the 200 (24.86), Jones in the 400 (54.30), Phillips in the 3200 (10:52.29), Tyler Jones in the 110 hurdles (18.85). Daryl Hicks and D.J. Cummings tied for fourth in the shot put (39-05). Finishing fifth Jake Casto in the 800 (2:11.50) and Shaver in the long jump (18-05) and pole vault (9-06). Walters was sixth in the 300 hurdles (46.97).
Ravenswood's boys team got a third from Andrew Ely in the 100 (11.99) and Luke Sadecky in the 1600 (5:07.95). Ely was also fifth in the 200 (24.96) while Jesse Mize picked up a sixth in the shot put (38-03).
The Ripley "B" teams points came from the the 4x 800 team (10:23), consisting of Zak Haga, Jacob Fields, Dillon Welling and Michael Hellems, which placed fifth. The 4x400 unit (4:14.02) also was fifth with Haga, Fields, Tucker Miller and Hellems making up the foursome. Jared Wendell was fifth in the 110 hurdles (19.42) while Eldrick Millares was sixth in the pole vault (8-04).
Ali Cunningham led the way for the Lady Vikings by winning three events. Cunningham was first in the 800 (2:30.06), 1600 (5:35.80) and the 3200 (12:08.37) and was a member of the second place 4x400 meter relay. She easily captured the High Point Trophy by scoring 32.5.
Holly Farkosh picked up two wins in the 100 hurdles (17.34) and the 300 hurdles (51.61). Audra Thomas won the 200 (28.87) while Caylee Painter took first in the long jump (13-02). The shuttle relay squad (1:13.60), consisting of Krissa Scarberry, Holly Farkosh, Amanda Longanacre and Erica Gibson, also garnered first.
Placing second for the Lady Vikings were Thomas in the 400 (1:05.74), Maddi Randolph in the pole vault (7-0) and the 4x400 team (4:35.77) of Farkosh, Longanacre, Thomas and Cunningham.
Coming in third for Ripley were Molli Cunningham in the 100 hurdles (18.29), Painter in the 100 (14.46), Gibson in the high jump (4-06), and the 4x100 team (58.34) of Morgan Pierson, Emily Oldham, Painter and Cassidy Tolley. Fourth place finishers were Makala Kyte in the shot put (27-02.5), Thomas in the high jump (4-04) and the 4x 800 unit (13:44.98), featuring Taylor Dale, Kelsey Frampton, Kelsey Holmes and Kensey Bergdorf. The 4x200 team (2:10.09) of Krissa Scarberry, Oldham, Tolley and Jade Donohew placed fifth. Placing sixth were Gibson in the 100 hurdles (19.60) and Amanda Longanacre in the 300 hurdles (59.50).
Molli Cunningham, Ripley's outstanding junior hurdler and pole vaulter, suffered a broken wrist in the meet after falling in the 300 hurdles. Cunningham, who was coming off a High Point Trophy performance at Roane County High School's Early Bird Invitational, will likely be able to continue running the hurdles but will unfortunately be sidelined from pole vault competition.
Hailey Miller was Ravenswood's top finisher garnering a first in the 400 (1:01.05). She also earned a second in the 800 (2:35.32) as did Taylor Treadway in the 3200 (12:45.91).
Treadway was third in the 1600 (6:04.03) while Taylor Love placed fifth (6:20.34). Miller, Melonna Carmichael, Mariah Currey and Summer Perry teamed up for a sixth place finish in the 4x100 (59.05).
Ripley teams capture Viking Classic meet
RIPLEY – For the second time in the span of less than a week, Ripley High School's track and field teams claimed a title.


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PaulWork needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 180 designs submitted by 62 freelance designers.
Simple, clean and modern logo for an actuarial consulting firm. Professional, with (restrained) colour to add interest.
The same name as in the existing logo. See url in main description. However please do not include the "Pty Ltd".
The same tagname as in the existing logo. See url in main description.
Accepted File Formats:
Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Must be able to be opened in Illustrator
A logo is required for an actuarial consulting firm.
The website on which it will appear is at: http://tinyurl.com/2ld832
I have used the tinyurl only to prevent this page showing up on searches for the company name.
Immediately after this competition, a separate competition will be held for general website design and layout for the home page and content pages (so do not use the tinyurl site as a guide to what we want in a logo).
Actuarial work involves mathematics, finance, demography and statistics. Actuaries work in areas such as insurance and superannuation. Details are available at the url above. Clients are almost exclusively lawyers and companies in the financial sector, not individuals.
The overall message should be solid, efficient, precise, fairly conservative (relative to say a web development firm) though modern. Something very simple, clean and professional, with (a restrained use of) colour to add interest. Definitely nothing web 2.0, and please do not use mathematical symbols or any obvious calculator/finance symbolism.
There seem to be two possible routes, either of which would be acceptable:
- text only/text with a line, but improving the colour/typography/layout of elements. But even in this case, the design should not be too similar to the current logo.
- text with a small simple graphicObviously we need to be able to use the logo without any copyright issues on the font or design. Before making a payment to the winning designer, we will require an invoice.
I will be checking entries every day, and will provide feedback to as many as possible. I will certainly give feedback to entrants that are along the right track. For entries that are not on the right track, I will try and provide individual feedback, or if there are too many I will put in some general comments pointing to designs which are.
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- Film Release Date : 2011-08-26
- Languages spoken : English
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Buena Vista Street
Buena Vista Street lets you experience the vintage Los Angeles that Walt Disney discovered when he arrived in 1923. Stroll past charming interpretations of historic buildings — complete with Art Deco storefronts, Spanish-tile roofs, wrought-iron balconies, hand-laid tile mosaics and shade trees. Ride the Red Car Trolley, sip a coffee at Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Café or enjoy an elegant meal at Carthay Circle Restaurant.
Condor Flats
Touch down on the remote desert landing strip of Condor Flats, where daring men and women design, test and fly innovative aircraft with the goal of breaking the sound barrier — and beyond! Tour the Golden State from high above on Soarin' Over California or book a musical tour on Minnie's Fly Girls Charter Airline.
Grizzly Peak
Blaze a trail towards Grizzly Peak for an outdoor adventure surrounded by majestic evergreen trees, roaring rapids and rugged mountains. Take a thrilling, spinning plunge on Grizzly River Run or explore wilderness paths, march across rope bridges, climb over rocks and zip down suspended slides at Redwood Creek Challenge Trail.
Hollywood Land
At Hollywood Land, the magic and romance of the Golden Age of Hollywood comes alive in this vibrant land filled with superstar attractions including The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™, Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!, Muppet*Vision 3D, Disney Animation and Turtle Talk with Crush. Experience unforgettable live entertainment like Disney's Aladdin — A Musical Spectacular and Disney Junior — Live on Stage! After dark, follow Alice down the rabbit hole for the Mad T Party — a dance party that recreates the manic energy of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.
"a bug's land"
Shrink down to the size of an insect and become an honorary bug at "a bug's land", a whimsical hideaway inspired by the Disney·Pixar movie A Bug's Life. Hop aboard Heimlich's Chew Chew Train, spin aboard Flik's Flyers or meet some tiny new friends at the 3D extravaganza It's Tough to Be a Bug! Little ones will find plenty of places to explore and play, including Princess Dot Puddle Park.
Pacific Wharf
Escape to Pacific Wharf, a waterside haven with diverse restaurant options, an open-air dining area, refreshing California wines and sweet treats. Enjoy a delicious meal at Wine Country Trattoria, Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill, Lucky Fortune Cookery and Pacific Wharf Café. Afterwards, satisfy your sweet tooth at the Ghirardelli Soda Fountain & Chocolate Shop or learn about the history of Radiator Springs at Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar.
Paradise Pier
Visit Paradise Pier and discover an exciting land filled with boardwalk thrills and Disney and Pixar characters. Journey beneath the waves on Little Mermaid ~ Ariel's Undersea Adventure, zoom above the pier on California Screamin', play the game that's a ride on Toy Story Mania! and learn to fly at Goofy's Sky School. After the sun sets, Paradise Bay springs to life with music, light and magic at the World of Color nighttime water spectacular.
Cars Land
Cruise into one of the newest lands at the Disneyland Resort! Cars Land is an incredible 12-acre expansion inspired by the Disney·Pixar movie Cars. Get your engines running for 3 brand-new attractions: Radiator Springs Racers, Luigi's Flying Tires and Mater's Junkyard Jamboree. After your victory lap, stop in for a refill at Flo's V8 Café, Cozy Cone Motel and Fillmore's Taste-In.


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Them pigs be so bad!
Rovio has announced an actual sequel -- not a spin-off -- to its ludicrously popular Angry Birds series. Bad Piggies reverses the roles and puts players on the side of the green pigs that have served as cannon fodder across a range of Angry Birds titles.
According to Rovio, this won't just be Angry Birds with pigs replacing birds. In fact, "nary a slingshot in sight" has been promised. So ... catapults, maybe?
Bad Piggies launches for iOs, Android and Mac on September 27. Teaser trailer is right above this here bunch of words.
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The Archdiocese of Westminster, one of two Catholic archdioceses in London, has launched a blog for Pope Benedict XVI's mid-September visit. The colorful blog includes information about preparations for the papal visit as well as interesting facts such as how fast the popemobile can go. Visit the blog here.
The Archdiocese of Southwark, which covers London south of the Thames River, also is preparing for the pope's brief stay in the city. The archdiocese notes that although the pope's public events are in Westminster Archdiocese, there will be plenty of opportunities to see the pontiff in Southwark Archdiocese. For instance, the apostolic nunciature, where Pope Benedict will stay, is in the Southwark Archdiocese.


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One of Saudi Arabia's largest mobile telecommunications companies and a regional leader in IT optimization, Mobily embarked on a strategic initiative to use cloud and automation to enhance quality of service for internal users. Critical success factors included the selection of a platform to automate the delivery of diverse cloud services and provide a simple, straightforward interface for service requests and management.
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With BMC Consulting Services, Mobily was able to define project requirements and complete the implementation within the defined timeframe. The cloud offers the scalability to accommodate expanding business needs over time.
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This week virtually everyone in the state is talking about the Clemson-South Carolina football game.
Without a doubt, it's the biggest Clemson-USC game ever. Dating back to 1896, it is the oldest uninterrupted football rivalry in the South and the second oldest in the country. A 1952 state law requires the two schools to play each other.
This year, for the first time ever, both teams are rated in the top 10 nationally.
However, the hard truth is that regardless of what Clemson or USC does, the big prize will probably go to Alabama, as the Crimson Tide is likely to be the national champion for the third time in four years.
So what does this have to do with politics, you ask? Actually a lot. Football and politics are both all about passion, competition and most of all leadership. Therein lies a story... and a couple of important lessons of my youth.
My father was a Presbyterian minister and when I was 5 years old, we moved from Greenville to Anniston, Ala. It was there, during this era of George Wallace and Bear Bryant, that I became fascinated by both college football and politics. I learned a great deal from watching both of these men.
First, Bear Bryant. Paul Bryant was known simply as "The Bear." How could you not love a Southern football coach named "Bear," who legitimately earned his nickname by wrestling a bear at the county fair when he was 13 years old?
In the three years before Bear came to Alabama in 1958, it had a 7-21 won-loss record. In 1955, it was 0-10. In only the second season under Bear, Alabama rose to 10th in the nation. Two years later, it had a perfect season and was national champion; it outscored its opponents 297-25.
Over the next 20 years, Bear had four more national championships and finished in the top 10 every year but two. The NCAA's annual college football coach of the year award is named for Bryant.
Thus, Bear became a football legend nationally and a god in Alabama. What was unique about Bryant was how he created an expectation of perfection that permeated the state. Everyone, even the Auburn fans who hated him, fully expected Alabama to win every game, every year, and to be the national champion. That was the expectation... and anything less was a disappointment.
The other Alabamian who played a leading role on the national stage in that era was George Wallace. About the same age, both were born and raised in the same hard scrabble poverty of the rural deep South in the Great Depression.
In 1958, the same year Brant was hired at Alabama, Wallace ran for governor as a progressive populist and was defeated by a hardcore segregationist. Four years later he won the governor's race and embarked on a national career based on resentment, racism and abject ridicule of "the fed'al gubment."
Interesting, you say, but what does this have to do with South Carolina politics?
First, great leaders, either in football or politics, create great expectations and people respond by trying to live up to these expectations. Bear told his players they were special, he treated them like they were special and they played like they were special.
Every player on the team was fitted out with a snappy crimson blazer, sharp creased dark slacks and alligator shoes; yes, alligator shoes. To a bunch of backroads Alabama boys one step removed from the overalls of the farm, that outfit make them feel like Supermen, and they played like it.
Second, for Bryant it was always about the team and results, not the individual players or their personal egos.
In 1962, Bryant recruited Joe Namath, one of the first great players of the modern era of TV football. In his first season, after a bad play, Namath came off the field and made a show of throwing his helmet on the ground in frustration. Bear calmly walked over to Joe, put a fatherly arm around his shoulder and quietly said, "Boy, if you ever do that again, I'll personally put you in the car and drive you back to Pennsylvania and put you out." He would have and Namath knew it.
George Wallace, on the other hand, appealed to the worst instincts of Alabamians. Instead of inspiring people with great expectations, he played on whites' fears and prejudice about blacks. While Bear sought to make "his boys" feel and act special, Wallace played on white folks' insecurities and resentments.
Bear Bryant had more than his share of human faults and he was not above stoking a sense of Southern regional pride when playing against schools north of the Mason-Dixon line. But he understood something basic about leadership.
He made everyone feel that they could be a winner and he brought out the best in his players. He demanded results and did not put up with excuses or petty egos.
It has been years since we have had a politician, of either party, in South Carolina that truly inspired us. At a time when we need real leadership, we are getting politicians who appeal to our worst instincts.
Now more than ever, we need leaders who demand and produce real results and don't offer up excuses or rely on the cheap political rhetoric of division or rigid ideology.
So while all of us in the Palmetto State will be pulling for either the Tigers or the Gamecocks, at least once, for a brief moment, I'll think, "Roll Tide."
Phil Noble is a businessman in Charleston and serves as President of the SC New Democrats. Contact him at email@example.com or go to www.SCNewDemocrats.org.


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|September 15, 2012, 07:16 PM
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If you're looking for pure alcohol, go to the hardware store in the paint aisle, get a quart of denatured alcohol. It's methanol, not ethanol., much cheaper.
I use it to take lube off a few cases that I use one of the lanolin lubes on. If I'm doing rifle cases lubed with a lanolin lube in my dillon 650, then I simply tumble them in new corn cob for 20 minutes after they're finished loading.
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In either case it should work fine for this.
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|September 15, 2012, 11:33 PM
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To take the lube off my cases I give them a quick wash in gas. I do it outside using a tim can, let the cases dry in the sun.
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|September 16, 2012, 12:17 AM
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But why?
I use Lithium grease on a shop rag and tumble it off.
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I lube rifle cartridge cases with a pad and whatever the RCBS stuff you squirt on it is called. And, per the book, I lube the inside of the neck.
I've tried all sorts of ways to get it off.
Most recently, I used the vibrating tumbler with water once with dish washing soap and water and once with just water (to get the soap off). Then I heated the brass on the stove to get it dry.
It worked fine. Took 20 minutes and the brass is clean.
Only bad thing is having to wait for my wife to go out so I can steal her stove and a pot.
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I wanted to give the Dillo case lube a try, but I guess its only available directly from them and with the shipping it cost like 16.70 a bottle. I just can't justify paying that much for one bottle of lube to try.
The RCBS spray case lube is available locally so I guess I am going to give it a try and see how it works. When doing a couple hundred cases the RCBS pad just seems too slow.
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Here's a recipe I use for homemade case lube.
I load .223 and .22-250 using steel die sets and never had any issues.
I dump 50 or so cases into a shoe box and spray them while shaking the box. Let dry for 15 minutes or so. It's cheap and works great.
Home Made Case Lube
Step One -Gather contents -
Liquid Lanolin (100% pure was $7.00 at the local health food store)
Isopropyl Alcohol (at minimum 91% $1.19 at the local drug store - 99% is best couldn't find it)
If you go to an Auto Store ISO HEET is 99% Isopropyl
New or Clean spray bottle (from the "Dollar" store) has ratio markings and ounce markings so it helps
Step Two
Warm the Lanolin in warm tap water (110 to 120 degrees F - NO OPEN FLAMES!)
Do the same for the IPA, this will help in the mixing process.
Step Three
Pour 2 (two) ounces of the warmed Lanolin into the spray bottle
Step Four
Pour 16 (sixteen) ounces of the warmed IPA into the spray bottle giving you an 1:8 ratio
This seem to be the ratio that best mimics Dillon Spray Lube (add more IPA if you feel it is too thick in your dies)
Step Five
Shake until contents becomes homogonized and label the bottle accordingly (so you don't confuse it with CLP or something)
Then proceed to lube cases as needed. I left some room in case I needed to adjust the ratio depending on the dies and how finiky they may be. This Ratio seems to work fine for me.
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For handgun brass being sized in carbide dies, I just tumble in media with NuFinish added. It significantly reduces the sizing effort as compared with just clean brass.
For rifle brass I roll them on a paper shop towel with some Castrol Synthetic motor oil. I also polish the interior of my sizing dies with Flitz. The synthetic oil is quick to apply, makes sizing easy, and comes off quickly when tumbled in media with some OMS (odorless mineral spirits) added.
Prior to converting to synthetic motor oil I used:
- original RCBS sizing lube applied on the RCBS pad. Lubed well, but easy to get too much on and dent case necks. Messy to remove
- Lee sizing lube. Harder to apply evenly, easy to remove, can rust your dies since it is water based. A very good lube. My understanding is this is used in commercial brass drawing processes.
- Imperial sizing wax. Great lube, low sizing effort but way too slow to apply for me.
I can size 750 rounds per hour, lubing, sizing, inspecting when using synthetic oil. It doesn't take much and if you miss a case it sizes just fine. I decided to give it a try after seeing a YouTube video where a guy was using it. I am probably willing to try anything, but just really like how well it works for me. No dents, no stuck cases, no time limit. I just read too may posts about folks sticking cases with spray on lubes.
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by Mojo Ichiruto » Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:19 pmThe RAW WM29 go home show was pretty damn good.
Cena had a good not great serious Cena promo. He kept things in check, didn't get silly, showed that the crowd was slightly getting to him but made it own through. Nothing new from Cena and part of me wanted him to just turn and tell the crowd to shut the fuck up even though I know he never can.
Rock was his pretty standard fare as well but he got me excited. He rambled for a bit in parts but again it got me pumped, he makes me want to watch the match even though the match may not be that great.
Taker and Punk, damn gotta admit I was wrong on this one as it may be the most interesting story going into WM and probably will be the best match of the night. Heyman dressed as Bearer tonight and then Punk dumping the ashes from the urn over Taker after he beat his ass, that was well I don't even have words for that. The crowd was more split between Taker and Punk than they were Cena and Rock, they clearly hated Cena, while Punk/Taker was about 50/50. I can't wait to see this match on Sunday and I fully expect both guys to go all out balls to the wall bringing it all and leaving it all. Taker may win Taker may lose but he will know he was in a fight, and I think Punk is going to get his ass beat like he hasn't in a very long time in this match.
Tag Title match up is building nicely as well Ziggler and Bryan always wrestle well against one another but Big E was the star of the match even though he wasn't even in it legally. The way he just ran over Kane outside of the ring and then broke free of the chokeslam then hit Kane with his finisher was just badass! I really hope Ziggler and Big E win the belts and that Dolph cashes in and wins the World title as well.
Del Rio/Swagger stuff was ok but nothing special for me. Fandango/Jericho is building nicely as well, and if Jericho is giving Fandango a chance and probably the biggest win of his career thus far then maybe I should give him another look and not count him out so quickly.
Really the only part of tonights show I didn't like was the stuff with HHH and HBK. They were just boring, the promo did nothing for the match. I know HHH and Brock will beat each others ass thats given and I didn't need any thing else. Having HBK there brings nothing. Making it a retirement match was stupid. HHH was already retired, he came out of retirement to have a retirement match, thats stupid. Win or lose he will probably come out Monday night and retire again anyways, lol.
Pretty good show overall, I was already watching WM anyways but I will say it did make me want to watch more than I already did!
by Punchy » Tue Apr 02, 2013 10:07 am
I think that's what will happen, and AJ will be Divas Champion soon, so Zig E Lee will be like a dominant stable of loveable jerks.
by misac » Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:03 pm
They just can't write a likeable face. They're all smarmy, pandering assholes.
by misac » Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:04 pm
I'd been thinking that, but the way they've been booking him, I don't know.
by misac » Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:07 pm
I think both Cena and Rock rambled on a bit, at some point I was "what the hell are you talking about" with both of their promos.
by misac » Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:07 pm
Then Big E can kill Miz for the IC title.
by misac » Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:09 pmWhen did Brickie start getting along? Anyway, liked Brad Maddox in that segment. They need to use him more.
by Punchy » Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:53 pm
The only truly likeable faces WWE have are Ricardo Rodriguez and Kaitlyn and one of those isn't even a wrestler.
Other than that... Miz is OK sometimes, and Kofi Kingston is too bland to be a jerk, but yeah, most of them are dicks.
Daniel Bryan manages to be a dick and likeable, but he doesn't seem to be a straight-up face, he's the heel in the rivalry between him and Kane, but in their rivalries with others, he's the face.
Cena has been better lately, now that he's being serious.
by Punchy » Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:55 pm
Yes, that would awesome, and then Ziggler can defeat Cena and unify the titles!
Wishful thinking...
by Grayson » Tue Apr 02, 2013 3:23 pmWith Wrestlemania less than a week away, I was thinking about what I would like to see as opposed to what I think will happen. So instead of Wrestlemania predictions, this is what I want to happen:
Tons of Funk (Brodus Clay & Tensai) and The Funkadactyls (Cameron and Naomi) vs. Team Rhodes Scholars (Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow) and The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella) - I don't really care much for Tons of Funk, I could care even less about the Funkadactyls or the Bella Twins, and the WWE needs to decide whether or not they are going to keep Team Rhodes Scholars together. If I am being honest, I want Team Rhodes Scholars to win this match and then move on to actually feuding for the WWE Tag Team Championship. Winners - Team Rhodes Scholars and The Bella Twins
Chris Jericho vs. Fandango - After weeks of refusing to wrestle and "You Can't Wrestle" chants, Johnny Curtis needs this win. Period. Fandango doesn't need to get a clean win, he's a heel after all but it would nice for this match to be a showcase of both superstars talent. Winner - Fandango
Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman) vs. Triple H (w/Shawn Michaels) - There is absolutely no question in my mind that I would rather see Brock Lesnar walk away with the victory in this match. However, I know that Triple H is more than likely going to retire soon, so he probably wants to get the win back from Brock at some point. At the end of the day, I expect this match to be pretty brutal and I wouldn't be surprised if Triple H doesn't somehow sneak out of East Rutherford with a victory but goes on to retire the next evening on RAW due to the "injuries" he sustained during the battle. Winner - Triple H
WWE Tag Team Championship Match: Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston (w/ AJ Lee) - This one is a no brainer for me. I like Team Hell No but I like the idea of Dolph Ziggler stealing the show even more. Winner and New WWE Tag Team Champions - Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston
Ryback vs. Mark Henry - Out of all the matches on the card, this is easily the match that I couldn't care less about. Ryback needs a big win so they will probably give the win to him. Winner - Ryback
Sheamus, Randy Orton & Big Show vs. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) - This is another match that I am really not that invested in, so I'll just throw a wild theory out there. The Big Show was just sort thrown onto a team with Randy Orton and Sheamus against the Shield, so I suspect that there may be a little more to this story than meets the eye. I am going to go ahead and say that it's going to look like the Shield may have finally met their match until the Big Show pulls a swerve and obliterates his "partners." Perhaps we will discover that the Big Show has been the Sword behind the Shield the entire time...but I doubt it. Winner - No Contest
World Heavyweight Championship Match: Alberto Del Rio (w/ Ricardo Rodriguez) (c) vs. Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) - This is another no brainer for me. Jack Swagger violated the WWE's Wellness Policy and for that he shouldn't be rewarded with the World Heavyweight Championship. Alberto Del Rio should pick up the win but Jack Swagger should "snap" afterwards and brutally attack Del Rio. Winner - Alberto Del Rio
However, Swagger finally leaves, Dolph Ziggler should cash in his Money in the Bank contract and take the opportunity to steal to show. The newly crowned WWE Tag Team Champion should make quick work of the exhausted Del Rio and walk away with the win. Winner and New World Heavyweight Champion - Dolph Ziggler
The Undertaker vs. CM Punk (w/ Paul Heyman) - This one is simple. I don't like the Undertaker and I don't like the streak. I expect this match to be lengthy and I expect it to be brutal. I honestly expect this match will go to a No Contest at the actual PPV thus allowing CM Punk to add a blemish to the Undertaker's otherwise perfect streak. However, for my purposes, I want CM Punk to win plan and simple. Winner - CM Punk
WWE Championship Match: The Rock (c) vs. John Cena - The WWE will probably give the WWE Championship back to their "Golden Boy" because by Wrestlemania it will have been over 550 days since he last held the title. However, I would like to keep it interesting and pretend that The Rock wasn't just a transitional champ. I am going to say that The Rock will pick up the win but that John Cena will be so enraged over the fact that he lost to The Rock twice, especially after claiming that he let The Rock win, that he will finally snap and attack The Rock afterwards setting up The Rock vs. John Cena III at Extreme Rules. Winner - The Rock
by Mojo Ichiruto » Tue Apr 02, 2013 5:57 pmI pretty much agree with everything you said Grayson! Except I don't think that Big Show or any other established guys should be affiliated with the Shield. If it wasn't gonna be Punk and Heyman it shouldn't be anyone else.
I definitely want Ziggler to win the World and Tag Team titles. Have him then come on RAW and claim the title of Mr. Wrestlmania, saying HBK never did that, he may be the Show Stopper but Ziggler is the Show Stealer!!
by syxxpakk » Tue Apr 02, 2013 6:02 pmAbsolutely shocked on Troy's thoughts regarding Taker/Punk.
by Juan Cena » Tue Apr 02, 2013 6:13 pm
If WWE was smart (which it isn't), Heyman and The Shield would be working for Lesnar, with the plan being to take over the WWE.
by syxxpakk » Tue Apr 02, 2013 6:14 pmYou can count on literally no hands the number of times an invasion/takeover angle has been executed successfully in pro wrestling. It's smarter that they didn't do that.
EDIT: I take that back, the nWo did pretty amazing business. But they're pretty much it.
by Mojo Ichiruto » Tue Apr 02, 2013 6:23 pm
Yeah I think the Shield is doing just fine on their own and don't need anyone else. I hope they get the win and I hope they continue their rocket rise to fame.
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Opinion: 2.5% Ain't So Great
Editorial board member Steve Moore on the first quarter's 2.5% GDP growth. Photo: Getty Images
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... I ... back to Opinion Journal I'm Mary Kissel ... the fear of Labor Statistics announced this morning that the U S GDP grew two point five percent in the first quarter ... it sure sounds a lot better compared to the zero point four percent fourth-quarter number ... is this the soft bigotry of low expectations ... Wall Street Journal Editorial board member Steve Moore joins from Washington ... see this is good or bad news what's your take ... well it is bigotry of the floats low expectations because you're right ... you know feels like we won a wild party in the first three quarters of this ... of the new first three months of this quarter compared to what happened at the end of two thousand twelve will we only grew by zero point four percent ... I think the big picture here Mary ... is that we are still experiencing what I'm calling a half recovery where are the recovery rate of growth ... that we've got now over fifteen quarters under Brock Obama has been ... only actually less than half of what the normal recovery would be that explains alot about why employment remain so highway wages are stagnant ... why middle income ... and middle income families incomes are falling ... Steve ... the left would look at this report and say well government spending was cut so ... that's why we're seeing the selloff consumers in the new responses ... well there's some truth to what I mean it is true that if you look it does the ... private sector GDP was up a little over three percent which is ... a better number but this idea that the sequester has been down for the economy Ivory jumped out and I would just point to what happened in the nineteen nineties Mary where we have ... a lot last time we have big defense cuts by the way most of the cuts in government spending were in defence on in the first quarter ... of two thousand thirteen but remember in two thousand on in in the nineteen nineties when a very rapid expansion of the economy even as says government spending was fall ... it is now Steve we had one very big change between the fourth quarter and the geese first-quarter numbers ... and that's tax rates on the I love these higher taxes affected ... consumption in what will that they play in this number today ... well into a big role in any of this is an amazing story is you know me Mary Alice suffice underwrite the taxes due about behavior and Bolivia see it in these numbers so what we saw was from the third quarter of last year to the fourth quarter a huge surge in the mind of the cop that now was because companies were paying out dividends I they were giving out bonuses of someone to workers they were fast forwarding income into the fourth quarter of two thousand while why because everybody knew that tax rates were going to go way up in two thousand thirty so what we saw in this report Mary was added to record dramatic drop in Pursell Lane calm ... as people it shifted adding comments to two thousand not into to two thousand twelve now the big question going forward is because of those higher tax rates on dividends and capital gains and personal income of businesses will we see a permanent ratchet dollars in a tub bubbles in my answer that is probably yes well Steve that doesn't sound like good news for the second third and fourth quarters of this year exactly ... in our already we have just the preliminary numbers we doubt already in this month of April have been mostly cotton that didn't sell on a lot of economists including myself think we're going to probably see that just two point five percent growth over the next year which get back to the ritual point here is that because of the Obama policies on regulation on spending on taxes and gas ... I believe we condemn ourselves to a two percent growth rate what we should be growing at close to the three NAFTA four percent and Steve box mixes tangible because these numbers sound very abstract ... if you look right at the jobless number ... but you also look to continue and in so that the number of people who want to work ... that just can't find in a number of people just stopped looking ... art what did these gross numbers mean for those people ... one of the problems I saw this report was that business spending which is I think one of the most important component of GDP ... because it's a good predictor of future growth ... business spending fell Mary now under construction for housing rose but business is when spending a very fast pace that means we're probably on for Chile not can see the kind of employment growth we need to bring this unemployment rate down and the higher of those people you're talking about Mary the people who either can't find a full-time job or can find a job with all of the soft bigotry of low expectations the Obama economy ... here we go again editorial board


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