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The 2016 Oakland Raiders season is the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League, the 57th overall and the second under head coach Jack Del Rio. The Raiders improved on the 7–9 campaign from last year and clinched a winning season record for the first time since 2002 where they appeared in Super Bowl XXXVII.
The Raiders' lease on the Oakland Alameda Coliseum (known as O.co Coliseum from 2011 through 2015) expired after the 2013 season; the team had spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons in the Coliseum on year-to-year leases. The franchise was subject to a possible relocation to Los Angeles, and the Raiders' 2016 season could have been the first in Los Angeles since 1994, had the team been approved to move there. On January 4, 2016, the team filed a formal relocation application, along with the San Diego Chargers, which was competing against a separate proposal by the St. Louis Rams (now the Los Angeles Rams) to move to the Greater Los Angeles Area. The Raiders, despite their joint project with the Chargers earning the support of the Committee on Los Angeles Opportunities, did not receive enough support from the league as a whole for the relocation and withdrew its request to relocate to Los Angeles on January 12 after the Rams' proposal received a simple majority of votes.
The team also scouted the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas as another potential relocation candidate in late 2014, before it began focusing on its failed Carson stadium proposal. More recently, team officials began conversing with officials from Las Vegas, Nevada regarding a potential future relocation there; in January 2016, Raiders owner Mark Davis met with Sheldon Adelson (Las Vegas Sands owner and CEO) about a proposed $1.3 billion, 65,000 seat domed stadium. On March 23, 2016, Davis met with Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval about moving his team to Las Vegas and recently on April 1, 2016, Mark Davis toured Sam Boyd Stadium whether it could serve as a temporary home (it would likely pose a problem for the Raiders; the stadium, seats less than 40,000 spectators, less than the 50,000-seat minimum, nor are there any other stadiums in Nevada that meet NFL requirements) and met UNLV coach Tony Sanchez, athletics director Tina Kunzer-Murphy, adviser Don Snyder, and university president Len Jessup about further exploring the possibility of the Raiders moving to Las Vegas. On April 28, 2016, Davis pledged to commit $500 million toward a new stadium in Las Vegas at a panel that included soccer superstar David Beckham, who was backing a proposed Major League Soccer franchise that would share the stadium with the Raiders and UNLV college football. The Raiders' proposal would need approval and funding from the Nevada State Legislature and, ostensibly, league approval to go forward (only ostensibly, since the Raiders have left Oakland without permission at least once before and won their case in court); the league indicated at the May 2016 owner's meetings that it would not object to the Raiders relocating. Davis stated on June 7 that the options for staying in Oakland had been exhausted for the time being and that he fully intended to relocate to Las Vegas in the long term, this despite a rumor that Commissioner Roger Goodell was attempting to undermine a move by orchestrating a counterproposal for an Oakland stadium in collaboration with Ronnie Lott.
If the team were willing to stay in the San Francisco Bay Area for 2016, they had the options of signing another short-term extension with the Coliseum or sub-leasing Levi's Stadium from the San Francisco 49ers. Davis opted to seek another one-year lease extension on the Coliseum, which he secured on February 11, keeping the Raiders in Oakland for another season while a long-term solution continues to be sought. The lease included team options for 2017 and 2018.
On September 15, 2016, the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee unanimously voted to approve and recommend $750 million for the Las Vegas stadium plan. Then on October 11, 2016, the Nevada State Senate voted 16–5 to approve the stadium funding bill and convention center expansion. Three days later, on October 14, the Nevada Assembly voted to approve funding for the stadium 28–13. On October 18, Governor Brian Sandoval signed the stadium funding bill into law. Reports state that the NFL will not consider the Raiders move until as late as July 2017. Davis confirmed that the Raiders will stay in Oakland through their current lease, meaining the earliest the Raiders would play in Las Vegas would be 2019.
The Raiders traded wide receiver Brice Butler and their sixth-round selection to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for the Cowboys' fifth-round selection. The selection swap will only occur if Butler is on the Cowboys' 2015 53-man roster for six games.
The Raiders acquired an additional sixth-round selection in a trade that sent linebacker Sio Moore to the Indianapolis Colts.
In a high scoring affair, the Raiders took an early lead on a Sebastian Janikowski field goal and a Latavius Murray touchdown run, leading at the end of the first, 10–3. The Saints answered and took a half time lead on two touchdown passes by Drew Brees, 17–10. A 98-yard pass and catch from Brees to Brandin Cooks early in the third quarter put the Saints up by 14. However, the Raiders roared back, scoring 17 of the next 20 points with two rushing touchdowns, including a 75-yard run by rookie Jalen Richard on his first career carry to tie the game at 27 with eight minutes remaining in the game. However, Brees kept his tremendous game going as the Raiders were unable to stop him on the day throwing his fourth touchdown of the game to put the Saints back on top 34–27. The Raiders answered with a touchdown pass from Derek Carr to Seth Roberts with 47 seconds remaining. Coach Jack Del Rio opted to try for the two point conversion instead of trying to stop Brees in an overtime period and Carr hit Michael Crabtree for the conversion to put the Raiders up 35–34. The Saints had time to attempt a 61-yard field goal by rookie kicker Will Lutz, but the kick was wide right. The Raiders moved to 1–0 on the season as they won their season opener for the first time since 2011.
The Raiders looked to win their home opener and extend their record to 2–0 for the first time since 2002. But, the Atlanta offense and Raider defense, or lack thereof, would have a say in the game. Neither team could score in the first quarter and the Falcons took an early lead on field goal in the second. However, Latavius Murray answered with a one yard touchdown run to put the Raiders in front 7–3. The Falcons surged back to take a halftime lead on a 21-yard touchdown pass to Julio Jones and another field goal. At half, the Raiders trailed 13–7. In the second half, the Raiders retook the lead as Derek Carr hit Clive Walford on a 31-yard touchdown pass. Before the quarter ended, the Falcons answered on a 14-yard touchdown pass from Matt Ryan and a Ryan rush for two points to take a 21–14 lead into the fourth quarter. The Raiders tied it on a two-yard pass from Carr to Michael Crabtree, but the Falcons answered again with the help of a tipped Ryan pass that landed in the arms of Justin Hardy for another Falcon touchdown. Trailing 28–21, the Raiders thought they had tied it up again on a 51-yard touchdown pass from Carr to Amari Cooper, but officials ruled that he had gone out of bounds voluntarily before catching the ball. Head coach Jack Del Rio gambled shortly thereafter on a fourth and two which failed and led to another touchdown for the Falcons, a 13-yard run by Tevin Coleman. Trailing 35–21, the Raiders were able to bring it closer on an Andre Holmes six-yard touchdown reception, but the Falcons salted the game away and won 35–28. The Raiders defense allowed 528 yards of offense, the first team since the 1967 Falcons to give up at least 500 yards in the first two games of the season. The Raiders fell to 1–1.
The Raiders traveled to Tennessee looking to shore up their defense that had allowed 500 yards in each of the first two games of the season. The defense responded, forcing three Titan turnovers and holding the Titans to only one touchdown and 393 yards of offense on the day. Latavius Murray scored a touchdown for the third consecutive game, giving the Raiders a lead on their first drive, jumping in front of the Titans 7–3. The Raiders took over in the second quarter, scoring a touchdown on a 19 yard pass from Derek Carr to Seth Roberts and on Sebastian Janikowski's record-setting 52 yard field goal which marked the most field goals over 50 yards by any one player. Titans quarterback, Marcus Mariota, was intercepted on the final play of the first half by Reggie Nelson and the Raiders took a 17–3 halftime lead. DeMarco Murray brought the Titans within seven in the third quarter, scoring on a five-yard run. The Raiders defense held strong for the rest of the half, intercepting Mariota again late in the third quarter. However, the Raiders offense mustered zero points in the second half and, as a result, the Titans had a chance to tie the game late in the fourth quarter. Mariota hit Tajae Sharpe to get to the Raiders three-yard line with just over a minute remaining. However, Titan offensive lineman Taylor Lewan was called for unnecessary roughness for jumping on the pile after the play. The Titans were pushed back 15 yards, but Mariota hit Andre Johnson two plays later for an apparent touchdown, but Johnson was called for pass interference on the play and the touchdown was taken off the board. On fourth down with 16 second remaining, Mariota could not hit Harry Douglas in the endzone and the Raiders pulled out the victory. The win moved the Raiders to 2–1 on the season.
The Raiders traveled to Baltimore looking to win their third straight road game to open the season for the first time since 2000. The Ravens, undefeated on the season, looked to continue their good start. The Raiders jumped out early, taking a lead on a six-yard touchdown pass to Seth Roberts from Derek Carr. A Baltimore field goal tightened the lead before Carr hit Michael Crabtree for his first of three touchdown scores on the day, and the Raiders took a 14–6 lead to the half as the Raiders defense held the Ravens in check. Baltimore answered in the third quarter, pulling within two on a Joe Flacco one-yard touchdown run. Crabtree again answered for the Raiders on a 13-yard pass from Carr. However, the Raiders defense allowed a 52-yard pass and catch from Flacco to Steve Smith Sr. and the Ravens pulled within two after failing to convert on the two-point conversion. The Raiders lead tightened to 21–19. The Ravens struck again following a fumble by Raiders rookie running back DeAndre Washington and Terrance West scored three-yard touchdown run to take the Ravens first lead of the game 27–21. The Raiders answered, driving down the field before Carr hit Crabtree from 23 yards out. The Raiders took the lead 28–27. As time was running out, the Ravens looked for the game-winning field goal, but the Raiders defense held and the Raiders moved to 3–1 for the first time since 2000. The three-touchdown game marked Crabtree's first career three-touchdown game. Carr finished with four touchdowns on 199 yards passing. The Raiders defense, much maligned on the season, gave up 412 yards, but stopped the Ravens when needed.
The Raiders returned home to face the San Diego Chargers in their first division game of the season. However, the Raiders offense struggled to score early, unable to score a touchdown on three offensive possessions in Charger territory in the first half and turning the ball over early. Derek Carr was picked on the fourth play from scrimmage, setting up the Chargers for a chance to take an early lead. However, the Raiders defense forced a fumble and prevented the Chargers from scoring. The Raiders offense could not take advantage, only managing three field goals in the first half by Sebastian Janikowski, however he missed a fourth attempt. Tyrell Williams scored for the Chargers on a 29-yard pass from Philip Rivers and the Chargers took a 10–9 lead into the half. In the second half, the Chargers took a 17–9 lead on Melvin Gordon reception from Rivers. The Raiders answered on a 64-yard pitch and catch from Carr to Amari Cooper, his first touchdown catch of the year. However, the Raiders defense continued its struggles, giving up another touchdown pass from Rivers to Hunter Henry as the Raiders fell behind 24–16. A 48-yard field goal by Janikowski brought the Raiders within five before the Raider defense garnered its third turnover of the game, forcing a Gordon fumble. The Raider offense struggled in response and were left with a fourth and two from the Charger 21-yard line. Continuing with the season's gutsy calls, head coach Jack Del Rio went for it and Carr found Michael Crabtree for a diving catch in the corner of the endzone to give the Raiders their first lead of the game. The Raiders added on from there, scoring a touchdown on a Jamize Olawale one-yard run seemingly salting the game away, 34–24. However, the Raider defense allowed the Chargers to move within three on a 76-yard drive capped by an Antonio Gates touchdown catch. Trailing 34–31, the Charges again moved into Raider territory in the waning seconds of the fourth quarter. Forced to attempt a game-tying field goal, the Chargers fumbled the snap and the Raiders were able to run out the clock. Moving to 4–1 on the season, the first time since 2002, the Raider defense still surrendered over 400 yards for the fourth time in five games this season. Del Rio was angered by the continued poor defensive showing. Despite this and combined with a loss by the Denver Broncos, the Raiders moved into a tie for first place in the AFC West.
Following the Denver Broncos loss on Thursday night to the San Diego Chargers, the Raiders looked to move into sole possession of first place in the AFC West as they hosted the Kansas City Chiefs. Things began well for the Raiders as Jalen Richard returned the opening kick 50 yards and Derek Carr hit Andre Holmes for a three-yard touchdown pass to put the Raiders up 7–0. However, the struggling Raiders defense continued to have problems stopping opponents as the Chiefs scored on a two-yard touchdown run by Spencer Ware and a four-yard run by Jamaal Charles (extra point failed), putting the Chiefs in front 13–7. The Raiders were able to get a field goal from Sebastian Janikowski as the half ended to pull within 13–10. However, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, who is 16–2 in his career coming off of bye weeks, continued to baffle the Raiders defense in the second half. The Chiefs added a one-yard run by defensive lineman Dontari Poe and two field goals by Cairo Santos to go up 26–10. The Raiders offense managed nothing in the second half and the Chiefs won 26–10. The Chiefs offense put up 406 yards on the hapless Raiders defense. The Raiders fell to 4–2 on the season and back into a first place tie with the Broncos.
The Raiders traveled to Jacksonville looking to make up for their disappointing performance in Week 6 against Kansas City and to improve their road record to 4–0. Latavius Murray, making his first appearance since Week 4, scored two touchdowns for the Raiders, including the first touchdown of the game to add to a Raiders lead of 6–3 following two Sebastian Janikowski field goals. A five-yard touchdown pass from Derek Carr to Michael Crabtree before the half ended put the Raiders up comfortably, 20–6. The touchdown pass followed a Carr to Crabtree 52-yard pass to set up the touchdown. Janikowski added two more field goals in the second half making four for the game. Murray scored his second touchdown of the game following a fourth and 24 conversion by Raiders punter Marquette King who fielded a low snap and scampered for 27 yards and a first down. The Raiders defense improved their performance and intercepted Blake Bortles twice to secure the victory. Jack Del Rio gained a victory against his former team and the win moved the Raiders to 5–2 for the first time since 2001.
The Raiders traveled to Tampa Bay looking to improve to 6–2 overall and 5–0 on the road on the season. Tampa scored on a Roberto Aguayo 41-yard field goal and Jamies Winston threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to put the Buccaneers up 10–0 early in the second quarter. The Raiders started slow, managing only a Sebastian Janikowski field goal in the first half and the Bucs led 10–3 at the half. The Raiders offense came alive in the second half as Derek Carr hit offensive lineman Donald Penn on a tackle elgibile play from the one yard line for his first touchdown pass of the game, to tie the game at 10. On the next Raider possession, Carr hit Amari Cooper on a 34-yard touchdown pass to give the Raiders their first lead of the game. However, Tampa Bay answered soon thereafter, taking the lead on Cameron Brate touchdown reception and a Jacquizz Rogers touchdown run to move ahead 24–17 early in the fourth quarter. Carr threw his third touchdown of the game, this itme to tight end Mychal Rivera with 1:38 remaining in the game. With the game tied and the clock running out, the Bucs punted the ball back to the Raiders with 58 seconds remaining. The Raiders drove to field goal position, but Janikowski missed a 50-yard field goal wide left as time expired to force overtime. On the first possession of overtime, the Raiders again moved into scoring position, but due to penalties were forced to settle for a 52-yard field goal attempt which Janikowski missed wide right. The Raider defense held the Buccaneers to consecutive three an out series and the Raiders took over with 3:21 left in overtime. Carr led the Raiders to the Tampa Bay 41, and coach Jack Del Rio chose to go for it on fourth down. Carr hit Seth Roberts for the first down and he broke tackles as he scampered 41 yards for the game-winning touchdown. Carr threw for a franchise record 513 yards on 40–59 passing with four touchdowns. The Raiders won despite setting an NFL record for penalties in a game, with 23 total penalties. The win kept the Raiders in a first place tie with Denver at 6–2. The Raiders moved to 5–0 on the road for the first time since 1977.
The Raiders looked to take full possession of first place in the AFC West as they took on the Denver Broncos in Oakland on a Sunday night game for the first time in more than a decade. Things started well for the Raiders as they held Denver to three-and-outs on their first four possessions. Sebastian Janikowski hit two early field goals to give the Raiders a 6–0 lead. On the Raiders third possession, Latavius Murray capped off a 57-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run to increase the lead to 13–0. Following the Raiders first punt of the game, the Broncos marched 84 yards for a touchdown on a pass from Trevor Siemian to Jordan Norwood to reduce the Raiders lead to 13–7. After Janikowski missed a 48-yard field goal and following another three-and-out for the Broncos, Murray scored his second touchdown of the game and increase the lead to 20–7. The Broncos added a field goal as the first half ended, putting them within 10 at 20–10. No team could muster any points in the third quarter, but a second field goal by Brandon McManus cut the lead to seven with 14:56 left in the game. The Raiders answered with a field goal and Khalil Mack sacked and stripped Siemian to give the Raiders the ball on the Denver 39-yard line. Murray's third one-yard touchdown of the game put the Raiders up comfortably at 30–13. Denver answered immediately on the second play of the ensuing drive when Kapri Bibbs took a screen pass 75 yards to cut the lead to ten. However, the Raider defense stepped up again and intercepted Siemian with 23 seconds remaining to end the threat. The Raiders ran for 218 yards and held Denver to just 33 yards rushing. Carr threw for 184 yards and Murray rushed for 114 in addition to his three touchdown runs. The win put the Raiders at 7–2 on the season and in sole possession of first place in the AFC West as they headed to their bye week.
Following the Raiders bye week, the team traveled to Mexico City to play the Houston Texans in a home game. A win for the Raiders would put them in sole possession of first place in the AFC West after a loss by the Kansas City Chiefs the day before. However, the Raiders defense struggled early and were unable to put much pressure on Texans' quarterback Brock Osweiler. However, they were helped all night by controversial calls by the officiating crew. The first was in the Texans' first drive as DeAndre Hopkins appeared to have stayed in bounds and scored on a 60-yard pass from Osweiler. However, officials ruled that Hopkins had stepped out of bounds and the play was blown dead. As a result, the play could not be reviewed and the Raiders only surrendered a field goal on the opening drive of the game. Following consecutive four-and-outs by both teams, the Raiders offense mustered a drive into Houston territory capped off by a 17-yard touchdown pass by Derek Carr to Jalen Richard to give the Raiders a 7–3 lead to begin the second quarter. On the ensuing kickoff, the Texans turned the ball right back over to the Raiders, but the offense could not punch the ball in from the one-yard line and settled for a Sebastian Janikowski 19-yard field goal to extend the lead to 10–3. The Texans quickly answered as Osweiler hit Braxton Miller for a 12-yard touchdown pass to even the score at 10–10. Neither offense was able to manage much for the remainder of the half and a sack by Khalil Mack ended the first half with a tie score. On the first play of the second half, Carr was pressured and threw a deep pass that was intercepted by the Texans. The ensuing 13-play drive capped off by a one-yard touchdown run Lamar Miller gave the Texans the lead, 17–10. The Raiders responded, getting to the Texans two-yard line, but could not punch the ball in again and settled for a second Janikowski field goal cutting the lead to 17–13. The Texans ended a long drive with a Nick Novak field goal to extend the lead to 20–13 with 11 minutes remaining in the game. Carr responded by finding Jamize Olawale wide open for a 75-yard pass and run to tie the game at 20. The Texans pushed the ball deep into Raiders territory again but were stopped on short yardage situations twice as controversial spots of the ball by officials turned the ball over to the Raiders on downs. The Raiders took advantage as Carr hit Amari Cooper on a pass and catch for a 35-yard touchdown play. The extra point gave the Raiders a 27–20 lead with 4:43 remaining in the game. The defense who had mustered little pressure on Osweiler all night, allowed a first down by the Texans, but then forced a punt with 3:13 remaining. On second and seven from their own 23-yard line, Carr heaved a 29-yard pass to Richard for a first down. After the two minute warning and the Texans final timeout, Latavius Murray was able to get another first down and the Raiders were able to run out the clock. The win put the Raiders at 8–2 on the season and gave them the No. 1 seed in the playoffs at the time. Carr finished with 295 yards and three touchdowns while the Raider running game only mustered 30 yards rushing against the Texans defense. The Raiders also clinched a non losing season for the first time since 2011. Another win will clinch the Raiders their first winning season for the first time since 2002.
Following their home game in Mexico, the Raiders returned to Oakland to face the Carolina Panthers. The Raiders were looking to extend their winning streak to five games, the longest streak since their Super Bowl season of 2002. Things started well as the Raiders defense held the Panthers to a three-and-out series and the Raiders offense moved right down the field. Seth Roberts caught a two-yard pass from Derek Carr to put the Raiders up 7–0. The Panthers answered on a three-yard touchdown run by Cam Newton to tie the score. The rest of the first half belonged to the Raiders as Latavius Murray scored from four yards out and Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 23-yard field goal to put the Raiders up 17–7. The Panther took over with 1:56 remaining in the second quarter looking to cut the Raider lead, but Khalil Mack made an acrobatic catch of Newton pass and returned it six yards for another Raider touchdown. The Panthers took a knee on the final possession of the half as the Raiders held a 24–7 lead. On the second play of the third quarter, Carr injured the pinky finger of his throwing hand on an awkward snap. The play resulted in a fumble recovered by the Panthers. Six plays later, Jonathan Stewart scored from one-yard out to cut the lead to 24–13 after the extra point was blocked. With Carr in the locker room tending to his injured finger, Matt McGloin took over for the Raiders, but they could not muster any offense and were forced to punt. Newton then hit Ted Ginn Jr. on an 88-yard pass and catch to put the Panthers with five. The Panthers opted to go for two points, but failed and, therefore, trailed 24–19. Carr returned to the game with a glove on this throwing hand on the next possession, but after completing two passes, Carr was intercepted by Thomas Davis. The Panthers continued their hot start to the half as Stewart scored his second rushing touchdown of the game. The Panthers again failed on their two-point conversion, but now held the lead, 25–24. Following three straight incompletions by Carr, the Panters took over and extended the lead on a 44-yard pass from Newton to Kelvin Benjamin. Now trailing 32–24, the Raiders answered on a 10-play drive capped off by a Clive Walford 12-yard touchdown reception. The two point conversion was good on a Carr pass to Roberts and the game was tied at 32. The Raiders defense forced a punt by the Panthers and the Raiders took over with 5:05 remaining in the game. The Raiders 12-play drive stalled at the Carolina six-yard line, but Janikowski hit his second field goal of the game to give the Raiders a 35–32 lead. With 1:45 remaining in the game, the Panthers looked to tie or take the lead. However, Mack continued his great day and stripped Newton of the ball and recovered the ball on a fourth and 10 play to ice the game for the Raiders. Mack finished with a sack, an interception, a forced fumble, and a touchdown, the first of his career. Carr finished with 315 yards and two touchdown despite missing a series with his injured finger. The Raiders improved to 9–2 on the season and remained in first place in the division. The win also clinched a winning season for the Raiders for the first time since 2002.
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the 2016 oakland raiders season is the franchise's 47th season in the national football league, the 57th overall and the second under head coach jack del rio. the raiders improved on the 7–9 campaign from last year and clinched a winning season record for the first time since 2002 where they appeared in super bowl xxxvii.
the raiders' lease on the oakland alameda coliseum (known as o.co coliseum from 2011 through 2015) expired after the 2013 season; the team had spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons in the coliseum on year-to-year leases. the franchise was subject to a possible relocation to los angeles, and the raiders' 2016 season could have been the first in los angeles since 1994, had the team been approved to move there. on january 4, 2016, the team filed a formal relocation application, along with the san diego chargers, which was competing against a separate proposal by the st. louis rams (now the los angeles rams) to move to the greater los angeles area. the raiders, despite their joint project with the chargers earning the support of the committee on los angeles opportunities, did not receive enough support from the league as a whole for the relocation and withdrew its request to relocate to los angeles on january 12 after the rams' proposal received a simple majority of votes.
the team also scouted the alamodome in san antonio, texas as another potential relocation candidate in late 2014, before it began focusing on its failed carson stadium proposal. more recently, team officials began conversing with officials from las vegas, nevada regarding a potential future relocation there; in january 2016, raiders owner mark davis met with sheldon adelson (las vegas sands owner and ceo) about a proposed $1.3 billion, 65,000 seat domed stadium. on march 23, 2016, davis met with nevada governor brian sandoval about moving his team to las vegas and recently on april 1, 2016, mark davis toured sam boyd stadium whether it could serve as a temporary home (it would likely pose a problem for the raiders; the stadium, seats less than 40,000 spectators, less than the 50,000-seat minimum, nor are there any other stadiums in nevada that meet nfl requirements) and met unlv coach tony sanchez, athletics director tina kunzer-murphy, adviser don snyder, and university president len jessup about further exploring the possibility of the raiders moving to las vegas. on april 28, 2016, davis pledged to commit $500 million toward a new stadium in las vegas at a panel that included soccer superstar david beckham, who was backing a proposed major league soccer franchise that would share the stadium with the raiders and unlv college football. the raiders' proposal would need approval and funding from the nevada state legislature and, ostensibly, league approval to go forward (only ostensibly, since the raiders have left oakland without permission at least once before and won their case in court); the league indicated at the may 2016 owner's meetings that it would not object to the raiders relocating. davis stated on june 7 that the options for staying in oakland had been exhausted for the time being and that he fully intended to relocate to las vegas in the long term, this despite a rumor that commissioner roger goodell was attempting to undermine a move by orchestrating a counterproposal for an oakland stadium in collaboration with ronnie lott.
if the team were willing to stay in the san francisco bay area for 2016, they had the options of signing another short-term extension with the coliseum or sub-leasing levi's stadium from the san francisco 49ers. davis opted to seek another one-year lease extension on the coliseum, which he secured on february 11, keeping the raiders in oakland for another season while a long-term solution continues to be sought. the lease included team options for 2017 and 2018.
on september 15, 2016, the southern nevada tourism infrastructure committee unanimously voted to approve and recommend $750 million for the las vegas stadium plan. then on october 11, 2016, the nevada state senate voted 16–5 to approve the stadium funding bill and convention center expansion. three days later, on october 14, the nevada assembly voted to approve funding for the stadium 28–13. on october 18, governor brian sandoval signed the stadium funding bill into law. reports state that the nfl will not consider the raiders move until as late as july 2017. davis confirmed that the raiders will stay in oakland through their current lease, meaining the earliest the raiders would play in las vegas would be 2019.
the raiders traded wide receiver brice butler and their sixth-round selection to the dallas cowboys in exchange for the cowboys' fifth-round selection. the selection swap will only occur if butler is on the cowboys' 2015 53-man roster for six games.
the raiders acquired an additional sixth-round selection in a trade that sent linebacker sio moore to the indianapolis colts.
in a high scoring affair, the raiders took an early lead on a sebastian janikowski field goal and a latavius murray touchdown run, leading at the end of the first, 10–3. the saints answered and took a half time lead on two touchdown passes by drew brees, 17–10. a 98-yard pass and catch from brees to brandin cooks early in the third quarter put the saints up by 14. however, the raiders roared back, scoring 17 of the next 20 points with two rushing touchdowns, including a 75-yard run by rookie jalen richard on his first career carry to tie the game at 27 with eight minutes remaining in the game. however, brees kept his tremendous game going as the raiders were unable to stop him on the day throwing his fourth touchdown of the game to put the saints back on top 34–27. the raiders answered with a touchdown pass from derek carr to seth roberts with 47 seconds remaining. coach jack del rio opted to try for the two point conversion instead of trying to stop brees in an overtime period and carr hit michael crabtree for the conversion to put the raiders up 35–34. the saints had time to attempt a 61-yard field goal by rookie kicker will lutz, but the kick was wide right. the raiders moved to 1–0 on the season as they won their season opener for the first time since 2011.
the raiders looked to win their home opener and extend their record to 2–0 for the first time since 2002. but, the atlanta offense and raider defense, or lack thereof, would have a say in the game. neither team could score in the first quarter and the falcons took an early lead on field goal in the second. however, latavius murray answered with a one yard touchdown run to put the raiders in front 7–3. the falcons surged back to take a halftime lead on a 21-yard touchdown pass to julio jones and another field goal. at half, the raiders trailed 13–7. in the second half, the raiders retook the lead as derek carr hit clive walford on a 31-yard touchdown pass. before the quarter ended, the falcons answered on a 14-yard touchdown pass from matt ryan and a ryan rush for two points to take a 21–14 lead into the fourth quarter. the raiders tied it on a two-yard pass from carr to michael crabtree, but the falcons answered again with the help of a tipped ryan pass that landed in the arms of justin hardy for another falcon touchdown. trailing 28–21, the raiders thought they had tied it up again on a 51-yard touchdown pass from carr to amari cooper, but officials ruled that he had gone out of bounds voluntarily before catching the ball. head coach jack del rio gambled shortly thereafter on a fourth and two which failed and led to another touchdown for the falcons, a 13-yard run by tevin coleman. trailing 35–21, the raiders were able to bring it closer on an andre holmes six-yard touchdown reception, but the falcons salted the game away and won 35–28. the raiders defense allowed 528 yards of offense, the first team since the 1967 falcons to give up at least 500 yards in the first two games of the season. the raiders fell to 1–1.
the raiders traveled to tennessee looking to shore up their defense that had allowed 500 yards in each of the first two games of the season. the defense responded, forcing three titan turnovers and holding the titans to only one touchdown and 393 yards of offense on the day. latavius murray scored a touchdown for the third consecutive game, giving the raiders a lead on their first drive, jumping in front of the titans 7–3. the raiders took over in the second quarter, scoring a touchdown on a 19 yard pass from derek carr to seth roberts and on sebastian janikowski's record-setting 52 yard field goal which marked the most field goals over 50 yards by any one player. titans quarterback, marcus mariota, was intercepted on the final play of the first half by reggie nelson and the raiders took a 17–3 halftime lead. demarco murray brought the titans within seven in the third quarter, scoring on a five-yard run. the raiders defense held strong for the rest of the half, intercepting mariota again late in the third quarter. however, the raiders offense mustered zero points in the second half and, as a result, the titans had a chance to tie the game late in the fourth quarter. mariota hit tajae sharpe to get to the raiders three-yard line with just over a minute remaining. however, titan offensive lineman taylor lewan was called for unnecessary roughness for jumping on the pile after the play. the titans were pushed back 15 yards, but mariota hit andre johnson two plays later for an apparent touchdown, but johnson was called for pass interference on the play and the touchdown was taken off the board. on fourth down with 16 second remaining, mariota could not hit harry douglas in the endzone and the raiders pulled out the victory. the win moved the raiders to 2–1 on the season.
the raiders traveled to baltimore looking to win their third straight road game to open the season for the first time since 2000. the ravens, undefeated on the season, looked to continue their good start. the raiders jumped out early, taking a lead on a six-yard touchdown pass to seth roberts from derek carr. a baltimore field goal tightened the lead before carr hit michael crabtree for his first of three touchdown scores on the day, and the raiders took a 14–6 lead to the half as the raiders defense held the ravens in check. baltimore answered in the third quarter, pulling within two on a joe flacco one-yard touchdown run. crabtree again answered for the raiders on a 13-yard pass from carr. however, the raiders defense allowed a 52-yard pass and catch from flacco to steve smith sr. and the ravens pulled within two after failing to convert on the two-point conversion. the raiders lead tightened to 21–19. the ravens struck again following a fumble by raiders rookie running back deandre washington and terrance west scored three-yard touchdown run to take the ravens first lead of the game 27–21. the raiders answered, driving down the field before carr hit crabtree from 23 yards out. the raiders took the lead 28–27. as time was running out, the ravens looked for the game-winning field goal, but the raiders defense held and the raiders moved to 3–1 for the first time since 2000. the three-touchdown game marked crabtree's first career three-touchdown game. carr finished with four touchdowns on 199 yards passing. the raiders defense, much maligned on the season, gave up 412 yards, but stopped the ravens when needed.
the raiders returned home to face the san diego chargers in their first division game of the season. however, the raiders offense struggled to score early, unable to score a touchdown on three offensive possessions in charger territory in the first half and turning the ball over early. derek carr was picked on the fourth play from scrimmage, setting up the chargers for a chance to take an early lead. however, the raiders defense forced a fumble and prevented the chargers from scoring. the raiders offense could not take advantage, only managing three field goals in the first half by sebastian janikowski, however he missed a fourth attempt. tyrell williams scored for the chargers on a 29-yard pass from philip rivers and the chargers took a 10–9 lead into the half. in the second half, the chargers took a 17–9 lead on melvin gordon reception from rivers. the raiders answered on a 64-yard pitch and catch from carr to amari cooper, his first touchdown catch of the year. however, the raiders defense continued its struggles, giving up another touchdown pass from rivers to hunter henry as the raiders fell behind 24–16. a 48-yard field goal by janikowski brought the raiders within five before the raider defense garnered its third turnover of the game, forcing a gordon fumble. the raider offense struggled in response and were left with a fourth and two from the charger 21-yard line. continuing with the season's gutsy calls, head coach jack del rio went for it and carr found michael crabtree for a diving catch in the corner of the endzone to give the raiders their first lead of the game. the raiders added on from there, scoring a touchdown on a jamize olawale one-yard run seemingly salting the game away, 34–24. however, the raider defense allowed the chargers to move within three on a 76-yard drive capped by an antonio gates touchdown catch. trailing 34–31, the charges again moved into raider territory in the waning seconds of the fourth quarter. forced to attempt a game-tying field goal, the chargers fumbled the snap and the raiders were able to run out the clock. moving to 4–1 on the season, the first time since 2002, the raider defense still surrendered over 400 yards for the fourth time in five games this season. del rio was angered by the continued poor defensive showing. despite this and combined with a loss by the denver broncos, the raiders moved into a tie for first place in the afc west.
following the denver broncos loss on thursday night to the san diego chargers, the raiders looked to move into sole possession of first place in the afc west as they hosted the kansas city chiefs. things began well for the raiders as jalen richard returned the opening kick 50 yards and derek carr hit andre holmes for a three-yard touchdown pass to put the raiders up 7–0. however, the struggling raiders defense continued to have problems stopping opponents as the chiefs scored on a two-yard touchdown run by spencer ware and a four-yard run by jamaal charles (extra point failed), putting the chiefs in front 13–7. the raiders were able to get a field goal from sebastian janikowski as the half ended to pull within 13–10. however, chiefs head coach andy reid, who is 16–2 in his career coming off of bye weeks, continued to baffle the raiders defense in the second half. the chiefs added a one-yard run by defensive lineman dontari poe and two field goals by cairo santos to go up 26–10. the raiders offense managed nothing in the second half and the chiefs won 26–10. the chiefs offense put up 406 yards on the hapless raiders defense. the raiders fell to 4–2 on the season and back into a first place tie with the broncos.
the raiders traveled to jacksonville looking to make up for their disappointing performance in week 6 against kansas city and to improve their road record to 4–0. latavius murray, making his first appearance since week 4, scored two touchdowns for the raiders, including the first touchdown of the game to add to a raiders lead of 6–3 following two sebastian janikowski field goals. a five-yard touchdown pass from derek carr to michael crabtree before the half ended put the raiders up comfortably, 20–6. the touchdown pass followed a carr to crabtree 52-yard pass to set up the touchdown. janikowski added two more field goals in the second half making four for the game. murray scored his second touchdown of the game following a fourth and 24 conversion by raiders punter marquette king who fielded a low snap and scampered for 27 yards and a first down. the raiders defense improved their performance and intercepted blake bortles twice to secure the victory. jack del rio gained a victory against his former team and the win moved the raiders to 5–2 for the first time since 2001.
the raiders traveled to tampa bay looking to improve to 6–2 overall and 5–0 on the road on the season. tampa scored on a roberto aguayo 41-yard field goal and jamies winston threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to put the buccaneers up 10–0 early in the second quarter. the raiders started slow, managing only a sebastian janikowski field goal in the first half and the bucs led 10–3 at the half. the raiders offense came alive in the second half as derek carr hit offensive lineman donald penn on a tackle elgibile play from the one yard line for his first touchdown pass of the game, to tie the game at 10. on the next raider possession, carr hit amari cooper on a 34-yard touchdown pass to give the raiders their first lead of the game. however, tampa bay answered soon thereafter, taking the lead on cameron brate touchdown reception and a jacquizz rogers touchdown run to move ahead 24–17 early in the fourth quarter. carr threw his third touchdown of the game, this itme to tight end mychal rivera with 1:38 remaining in the game. with the game tied and the clock running out, the bucs punted the ball back to the raiders with 58 seconds remaining. the raiders drove to field goal position, but janikowski missed a 50-yard field goal wide left as time expired to force overtime. on the first possession of overtime, the raiders again moved into scoring position, but due to penalties were forced to settle for a 52-yard field goal attempt which janikowski missed wide right. the raider defense held the buccaneers to consecutive three an out series and the raiders took over with 3:21 left in overtime. carr led the raiders to the tampa bay 41, and coach jack del rio chose to go for it on fourth down. carr hit seth roberts for the first down and he broke tackles as he scampered 41 yards for the game-winning touchdown. carr threw for a franchise record 513 yards on 40–59 passing with four touchdowns. the raiders won despite setting an nfl record for penalties in a game, with 23 total penalties. the win kept the raiders in a first place tie with denver at 6–2. the raiders moved to 5–0 on the road for the first time since 1977.
the raiders looked to take full possession of first place in the afc west as they took on the denver broncos in oakland on a sunday night game for the first time in more than a decade. things started well for the raiders as they held denver to three-and-outs on their first four possessions. sebastian janikowski hit two early field goals to give the raiders a 6–0 lead. on the raiders third possession, latavius murray capped off a 57-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run to increase the lead to 13–0. following the raiders first punt of the game, the broncos marched 84 yards for a touchdown on a pass from trevor siemian to jordan norwood to reduce the raiders lead to 13–7. after janikowski missed a 48-yard field goal and following another three-and-out for the broncos, murray scored his second touchdown of the game and increase the lead to 20–7. the broncos added a field goal as the first half ended, putting them within 10 at 20–10. no team could muster any points in the third quarter, but a second field goal by brandon mcmanus cut the lead to seven with 14:56 left in the game. the raiders answered with a field goal and khalil mack sacked and stripped siemian to give the raiders the ball on the denver 39-yard line. murray's third one-yard touchdown of the game put the raiders up comfortably at 30–13. denver answered immediately on the second play of the ensuing drive when kapri bibbs took a screen pass 75 yards to cut the lead to ten. however, the raider defense stepped up again and intercepted siemian with 23 seconds remaining to end the threat. the raiders ran for 218 yards and held denver to just 33 yards rushing. carr threw for 184 yards and murray rushed for 114 in addition to his three touchdown runs. the win put the raiders at 7–2 on the season and in sole possession of first place in the afc west as they headed to their bye week.
following the raiders bye week, the team traveled to mexico city to play the houston texans in a home game. a win for the raiders would put them in sole possession of first place in the afc west after a loss by the kansas city chiefs the day before. however, the raiders defense struggled early and were unable to put much pressure on texans' quarterback brock osweiler. however, they were helped all night by controversial calls by the officiating crew. the first was in the texans' first drive as deandre hopkins appeared to have stayed in bounds and scored on a 60-yard pass from osweiler. however, officials ruled that hopkins had stepped out of bounds and the play was blown dead. as a result, the play could not be reviewed and the raiders only surrendered a field goal on the opening drive of the game. following consecutive four-and-outs by both teams, the raiders offense mustered a drive into houston territory capped off by a 17-yard touchdown pass by derek carr to jalen richard to give the raiders a 7–3 lead to begin the second quarter. on the ensuing kickoff, the texans turned the ball right back over to the raiders, but the offense could not punch the ball in from the one-yard line and settled for a sebastian janikowski 19-yard field goal to extend the lead to 10–3. the texans quickly answered as osweiler hit braxton miller for a 12-yard touchdown pass to even the score at 10–10. neither offense was able to manage much for the remainder of the half and a sack by khalil mack ended the first half with a tie score. on the first play of the second half, carr was pressured and threw a deep pass that was intercepted by the texans. the ensuing 13-play drive capped off by a one-yard touchdown run lamar miller gave the texans the lead, 17–10. the raiders responded, getting to the texans two-yard line, but could not punch the ball in again and settled for a second janikowski field goal cutting the lead to 17–13. the texans ended a long drive with a nick novak field goal to extend the lead to 20–13 with 11 minutes remaining in the game. carr responded by finding jamize olawale wide open for a 75-yard pass and run to tie the game at 20. the texans pushed the ball deep into raiders territory again but were stopped on short yardage situations twice as controversial spots of the ball by officials turned the ball over to the raiders on downs. the raiders took advantage as carr hit amari cooper on a pass and catch for a 35-yard touchdown play. the extra point gave the raiders a 27–20 lead with 4:43 remaining in the game. the defense who had mustered little pressure on osweiler all night, allowed a first down by the texans, but then forced a punt with 3:13 remaining. on second and seven from their own 23-yard line, carr heaved a 29-yard pass to richard for a first down. after the two minute warning and the texans final timeout, latavius murray was able to get another first down and the raiders were able to run out the clock. the win put the raiders at 8–2 on the season and gave them the no. 1 seed in the playoffs at the time. carr finished with 295 yards and three touchdowns while the raider running game only mustered 30 yards rushing against the texans defense. the raiders also clinched a non losing season for the first time since 2011. another win will clinch the raiders their first winning season for the first time since 2002.
following their home game in mexico, the raiders returned to oakland to face the carolina panthers. the raiders were looking to extend their winning streak to five games, the longest streak since their super bowl season of 2002. things started well as the raiders defense held the panthers to a three-and-out series and the raiders offense moved right down the field. seth roberts caught a two-yard pass from derek carr to put the raiders up 7–0. the panthers answered on a three-yard touchdown run by cam newton to tie the score. the rest of the first half belonged to the raiders as latavius murray scored from four yards out and sebastian janikowski kicked a 23-yard field goal to put the raiders up 17–7. the panther took over with 1:56 remaining in the second quarter looking to cut the raider lead, but khalil mack made an acrobatic catch of newton pass and returned it six yards for another raider touchdown. the panthers took a knee on the final possession of the half as the raiders held a 24–7 lead. on the second play of the third quarter, carr injured the pinky finger of his throwing hand on an awkward snap. the play resulted in a fumble recovered by the panthers. six plays later, jonathan stewart scored from one-yard out to cut the lead to 24–13 after the extra point was blocked. with carr in the locker room tending to his injured finger, matt mcgloin took over for the raiders, but they could not muster any offense and were forced to punt. newton then hit ted ginn jr. on an 88-yard pass and catch to put the panthers with five. the panthers opted to go for two points, but failed and, therefore, trailed 24–19. carr returned to the game with a glove on this throwing hand on the next possession, but after completing two passes, carr was intercepted by thomas davis. the panthers continued their hot start to the half as stewart scored his second rushing touchdown of the game. the panthers again failed on their two-point conversion, but now held the lead, 25–24. following three straight incompletions by carr, the panters took over and extended the lead on a 44-yard pass from newton to kelvin benjamin. now trailing 32–24, the raiders answered on a 10-play drive capped off by a clive walford 12-yard touchdown reception. the two point conversion was good on a carr pass to roberts and the game was tied at 32. the raiders defense forced a punt by the panthers and the raiders took over with 5:05 remaining in the game. the raiders 12-play drive stalled at the carolina six-yard line, but janikowski hit his second field goal of the game to give the raiders a 35–32 lead. with 1:45 remaining in the game, the panthers looked to tie or take the lead. however, mack continued his great day and stripped newton of the ball and recovered the ball on a fourth and 10 play to ice the game for the raiders. mack finished with a sack, an interception, a forced fumble, and a touchdown, the first of his career. carr finished with 315 yards and two touchdown despite missing a series with his injured finger. the raiders improved to 9–2 on the season and remained in first place in the division. the win also clinched a winning season for the raiders for the first time since 2002.
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Australia's first permanent infinity room just got installed at the National Gallery of Australia, and it might be one of Kusama’s most nuanced, abstract works yet.
'Kusama -- Infinity' will uncover how Kusama overcame the trauma of growing up in Japan during World War II to become one of the biggest selling and most popular artists in the world.
The legendary Japanese artist will reimagine one of her most beautiful works in collaboration with MoMA PS1.
Arrive with a fully charged phone battery — Kusama's latest exhibition, “Festival of Life,” includes two brand new Infinity Mirrored Rooms.
As the beloved Japanese artist opens a major exhibition in London, celebrate what makes her work so unique.
The Japanese photographer who captured visual iconoclasts including Damien Hirst and Yayoi Kusama returns to London, where his new exhibition opens at White Rainbow Gallery.
A visual artist and former NASA intern brought the contemporary art titans together using CGI.

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australia's first permanent infinity room just got installed at the national gallery of australia, and it might be one of kusama’s most nuanced, abstract works yet.
'kusama -- infinity' will uncover how kusama overcame the trauma of growing up in japan during world war ii to become one of the biggest selling and most popular artists in the world.
the legendary japanese artist will reimagine one of her most beautiful works in collaboration with moma ps1.
arrive with a fully charged phone battery — kusama's latest exhibition, “festival of life,” includes two brand new infinity mirrored rooms.
as the beloved japanese artist opens a major exhibition in london, celebrate what makes her work so unique.
the japanese photographer who captured visual iconoclasts including damien hirst and yayoi kusama returns to london, where his new exhibition opens at white rainbow gallery.
a visual artist and former nasa intern brought the contemporary art titans together using cgi.


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Dr. Dale Kerwin writes to us telling us how it is and how it must change.
Paying politicians all the perks they get is even less sustainable! The politicians themselves, in Canberra, brought it up, that the Age of Entitlements is over: The author is asking each addressee to forward this email to a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise. At least 20 if you can. In three days, most people in Australia will have this message. This is one idea that really should be passed around because the rot has to stop somewhere.
1. Scrap political pensions. Politicians can purchase their own retirement plan, just as most other working Australians are expected to do.
ordinary Australians. Terminated politicians under 70 can negotiate with Centrelink like the rest of the Australian people.
3. Funds already allocated to the Politicians' retirement fund be returned immediately to Consolidated Revenue. This money is to be used to pay down debt they created which they expect us and our grandchildren to repay for them.
5. Politicians lose their privileged health care system and participate in the same health care system as ordinary Australian people ie. Politicians either pay for private cover from their own funds or accept ordinary Medicare.
a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so our politicians should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work. If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people, then it will only take three or so days for most Australians to receive the message. Don't you think it's time?
THIS IS HOW YOU FIX Parliament and help bring fairness back into this country! If you agree with the above, pass it on.
"PAY FREEZE, NOT FAIR. SOB, SOB"
The TOTAL ANNUAL SALARIES (for 150 seats) = $41,694,311 - PER YEAR! And that's just the Federal Politicians, no one else!
2. After retiring, the average pollie's life expectancy is an additional 20 years (which is not unreasonable).
Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, John Howard, Paul Keating, Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke, et al, add nauseum,are receiving $10 MILLION EXTRA at taxpayer expense.
** This example excludes all wages paid while a parliamentarian AND all perks on top of that - travel, hotels, Secretarial staff, speech writers, restaurants, offices, chauffeured limos, security, etc. etc.
You're right - you have found where the cuts should be made!
Action: Push for a MAXIMUM 2 year post retirement payment (give 'em time to get a real job). Spread it far and wide folks. People should know.

lowercased:
dr. dale kerwin writes to us telling us how it is and how it must change.
paying politicians all the perks they get is even less sustainable! the politicians themselves, in canberra, brought it up, that the age of entitlements is over: the author is asking each addressee to forward this email to a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise. at least 20 if you can. in three days, most people in australia will have this message. this is one idea that really should be passed around because the rot has to stop somewhere.
1. scrap political pensions. politicians can purchase their own retirement plan, just as most other working australians are expected to do.
ordinary australians. terminated politicians under 70 can negotiate with centrelink like the rest of the australian people.
3. funds already allocated to the politicians' retirement fund be returned immediately to consolidated revenue. this money is to be used to pay down debt they created which they expect us and our grandchildren to repay for them.
5. politicians lose their privileged health care system and participate in the same health care system as ordinary australian people ie. politicians either pay for private cover from their own funds or accept ordinary medicare.
a career. the founding fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so our politicians should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work. if each person contacts a minimum of twenty people, then it will only take three or so days for most australians to receive the message. don't you think it's time?
this is how you fix parliament and help bring fairness back into this country! if you agree with the above, pass it on.
"pay freeze, not fair. sob, sob"
the total annual salaries (for 150 seats) = $41,694,311 - per year! and that's just the federal politicians, no one else!
2. after retiring, the average pollie's life expectancy is an additional 20 years (which is not unreasonable).
julia gillard, kevin rudd, john howard, paul keating, malcolm fraser, bob hawke, et al, add nauseum,are receiving $10 million extra at taxpayer expense.
** this example excludes all wages paid while a parliamentarian and all perks on top of that - travel, hotels, secretarial staff, speech writers, restaurants, offices, chauffeured limos, security, etc. etc.
you're right - you have found where the cuts should be made!
action: push for a maximum 2 year post retirement payment (give 'em time to get a real job). spread it far and wide folks. people should know.


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The Jingle Mingle Mart has become the primary fundraising source for our school’s PTO, which provides a multitude of resources for the teachers and students of Christ the King School that would not otherwise fit into an annual budget.
Check back to this tab often to see our newest silent auction items, as well as the their generous donors. If you are interested in donating an item or service, please contact us at JingleMingleMart@hotmail.com.
We would not be able to put this event on with such success without our generous donors. Thank you to our 2018 Jingle Mingle Mart sponsors!

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the jingle mingle mart has become the primary fundraising source for our school’s pto, which provides a multitude of resources for the teachers and students of christ the king school that would not otherwise fit into an annual budget.
check back to this tab often to see our newest silent auction items, as well as the their generous donors. if you are interested in donating an item or service, please contact us at jingleminglemart@hotmail.com.
we would not be able to put this event on with such success without our generous donors. thank you to our 2018 jingle mingle mart sponsors!


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Research conducted at a leading U.S. university identified that there was no real evidence that brushing teeth extra hard with a toothbrush led to cleaner and whiter teeth. In fact, the opposite was found to be true. Brushing too hard could well damage the layer on the surface of the teeth that would otherwise protect the teeth. Damage to the gums could also occur as well. A scientific method was designed that discovered that while brushing for the recommended 120 seconds, the pressure that should be applied by the toothbrush should be equal to an average sized orange. It was found that if the pressure went beyond this, the amount of plaque remaining on the teeth was about the same.
Powered toothbrushes were used by the participants in the study, but the conclusion drawn indicated that the same would be true when using an ordinary toothbrush. Overall, don’t expect better plaque removal results if you exert too much pressure. Worse still, you could end up damaging the surface layer of your teeth just because you tried too hard. Putting an orange in your mouth to get the pressure right may not be a smart idea, but you can imagine the right amount of pressure with a little bit of thought.
At present, the American Dental Association recommends that a twice a day, 120 second teeth cleaning exercise, is more than sufficient to maintain oral hygiene. Any more brushing than that could disturb the teeth’s roots and too much harsh brushing could cause enamel erosion.
If you are not certain about how hard you should clean your teeth and you require advice, then arrange a consultation with Team Demas Orthodontics to discuss your needs. Contact us today!

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research conducted at a leading u.s. university identified that there was no real evidence that brushing teeth extra hard with a toothbrush led to cleaner and whiter teeth. in fact, the opposite was found to be true. brushing too hard could well damage the layer on the surface of the teeth that would otherwise protect the teeth. damage to the gums could also occur as well. a scientific method was designed that discovered that while brushing for the recommended 120 seconds, the pressure that should be applied by the toothbrush should be equal to an average sized orange. it was found that if the pressure went beyond this, the amount of plaque remaining on the teeth was about the same.
powered toothbrushes were used by the participants in the study, but the conclusion drawn indicated that the same would be true when using an ordinary toothbrush. overall, don’t expect better plaque removal results if you exert too much pressure. worse still, you could end up damaging the surface layer of your teeth just because you tried too hard. putting an orange in your mouth to get the pressure right may not be a smart idea, but you can imagine the right amount of pressure with a little bit of thought.
at present, the american dental association recommends that a twice a day, 120 second teeth cleaning exercise, is more than sufficient to maintain oral hygiene. any more brushing than that could disturb the teeth’s roots and too much harsh brushing could cause enamel erosion.
if you are not certain about how hard you should clean your teeth and you require advice, then arrange a consultation with team demas orthodontics to discuss your needs. contact us today!


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A youth exchange about social media trends and creativity took place in Stavroskiadi of Ioannina, Greece from 3rd to 11th of January 2017, with participation of 30 young people from Greece, Portugal, Latvia, Spain and Netherlands.
By the year of 2016, more than 31% of the World’s total population use social media and the majority of users are youth. Even if there are several kinds of social media, all of them contain a lot of posts that lack of creativity. During a research carried out by YCE, it appeared that those photo and video trend of social media where creativity was used got vary poplar and outstanded those without creativity, even though they were trendy. Moreover, we saw that some social media trends for social causes, even though bringing lots of fun to people, can raise social awareness about something or do good for a social cause in several ways, as an examPle we can mention the Ice Bucket Challenge. We wanted to implement this project because we felt a need to promote creativity in social media because nowadays its one of the most effective ways to spread a message for young people and can have an impact on the society.
In order to make this improvement, participants got back to the past and first discussed about what is culture and what are the differences between traditional and modern cultures. Participants explored many modern trends and most of the popular social media sites. To get to know and understand the trends of social media better, participants practiced many of the trends without involving and with involved creativity in them.
Then, participants worked lot to develop a new trend for social media and to promote a social cause - positivism. The aim of the trend "#Bubblepeace" was to find something positive in something negative that happens in the world. To give an idea about what a #Bubblepeace could be, participants recorded a video to explain the trend and gave many examples.
As there were participants from several different countries, they also organized cultural activities for each other and also did some local sightseeing in the area of the youth exchange.
this project was co-funded by european union.

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a youth exchange about social media trends and creativity took place in stavroskiadi of ioannina, greece from 3rd to 11th of january 2017, with participation of 30 young people from greece, portugal, latvia, spain and netherlands.
by the year of 2016, more than 31% of the world’s total population use social media and the majority of users are youth. even if there are several kinds of social media, all of them contain a lot of posts that lack of creativity. during a research carried out by yce, it appeared that those photo and video trend of social media where creativity was used got vary poplar and outstanded those without creativity, even though they were trendy. moreover, we saw that some social media trends for social causes, even though bringing lots of fun to people, can raise social awareness about something or do good for a social cause in several ways, as an example we can mention the ice bucket challenge. we wanted to implement this project because we felt a need to promote creativity in social media because nowadays its one of the most effective ways to spread a message for young people and can have an impact on the society.
in order to make this improvement, participants got back to the past and first discussed about what is culture and what are the differences between traditional and modern cultures. participants explored many modern trends and most of the popular social media sites. to get to know and understand the trends of social media better, participants practiced many of the trends without involving and with involved creativity in them.
then, participants worked lot to develop a new trend for social media and to promote a social cause - positivism. the aim of the trend "#bubblepeace" was to find something positive in something negative that happens in the world. to give an idea about what a #bubblepeace could be, participants recorded a video to explain the trend and gave many examples.
as there were participants from several different countries, they also organized cultural activities for each other and also did some local sightseeing in the area of the youth exchange.
this project was co-funded by european union.


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The most anticipated event of the 21st century is finally here, the full range of AIR decks from Root Industries has landed at Scooter Hut!
Root's pursuit of perfection has seen over two years of the most rigorous testing and design go into creating their innovative flat bottom decks.
AIR decks are available in four sizes so you can find the perfect deck for your riding style whether you prefer square back ends or not.
Designed with 2mm of smooth concave that really helps you lock into grinds and slides.
Featuring laser etching and Root's familiar family of finishes, your new AIR deck will look lit with the parts you already have or as part of a whole new custom complete.
Every Root Industries AIR deck includes a standard steel brake and a brand new fixed fender.
The Root Industries team has created a product that they can stand behind when they say - it’s a game changer.
*“Small” deck size comes with the dropouts pre-cut. All other sizes have ‘squared’ dropouts, meaning they are NOT cut.

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the most anticipated event of the 21st century is finally here, the full range of air decks from root industries has landed at scooter hut!
root's pursuit of perfection has seen over two years of the most rigorous testing and design go into creating their innovative flat bottom decks.
air decks are available in four sizes so you can find the perfect deck for your riding style whether you prefer square back ends or not.
designed with 2mm of smooth concave that really helps you lock into grinds and slides.
featuring laser etching and root's familiar family of finishes, your new air deck will look lit with the parts you already have or as part of a whole new custom complete.
every root industries air deck includes a standard steel brake and a brand new fixed fender.
the root industries team has created a product that they can stand behind when they say - it’s a game changer.
*“small” deck size comes with the dropouts pre-cut. all other sizes have ‘squared’ dropouts, meaning they are not cut.


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A Muscogee County grand jury conducting a “civil investigation” has cleared of any criminal wrongdoing the officer involved in the fatal 2011 shooting of a Fort Benning fire inspector and a suspected bank robber.
District Attorney Julia Slater announced the decision after about 20 grand jurors spent six hours reviewing evidence and hearing testimony regarding the Sept. 6, 2011, shooting in which Officer Vincent Lockhart Jr. fatally wounded Fort Benning worker Tony Carr, after chasing robbery suspect Alrahiem Tolbert from the MEA Credit Union at 2944 Macon Road.
Also killed in the shooting was Tolbert, who while fleeing Lockhart had taken Carr’s government pickup truck from the driveway of a house Carr rented at 2907 Gardenia St.
Slater said the grand jury’s decision Tuesday precludes any further criminal investigation of Lockhart’s actions, though Carr’s family still could file a civil suit against the officer and the city. John Martin, Lockhart’s attorney, said in that instance his client could claim the immunities from civil suit afforded law enforcement officers acting in their official capacity.
The nature of the grand jury’s “civil investigation” confused some in the Carr family and their supporters, who expected the grand jury either to indict Lockhart for a criminal offense or return a “no bill” dismissing criminal charges. The grand jury on a civil investigation only reports whether further investigation or additional court proceedings are warranted.
Had the grand jury decided otherwise, it could have initiated further investigation that would lead to an indictment presented to a second grand jury, she said.
She said she invited Carr’s family to address the grand jury, paying their travel expenses to come here.
Among those testifying was Carr’s brother Michael. He said afterward that he felt misled, and complained that Slater did not summon an eyewitness to the shooting who lived right across the street.
“This is a miscarriage of justice,” he said Tuesday evening, adding he intended to complain to the Georgia Bar Association about the absent eyewitnesses. “That’s ridiculous,” he said.
She acknowledged those experts would have told jurors about court precedents regarding police shootings. Courts have held that an officer’s use of force must be judged according to the circumstances the officer faced at the time, not information that came to light afterward.
Around 11:30 a.m., Lockhart pulled into the credit union parking lot as Tolbert was leaving with a gun and cash from the bank. Tolbert ran, so the officer left his patrol car and chased Tolbert on foot about a block south and west to the driveway of the house Carr usually rented while working at Fort Benning.
Tolbert happened upon the government pickup truck Carr had left in the driveway, and got in. Carr typically came home from work at lunchtime to let his dog out, his brother Michael said.
When Tolbert got into the driver’s side, Carr came running from the house and got into the pickup’s passenger side, police said. As Lockhart ordered Tolbert to stop, Tolbert tried to back over the officer, so Lockhart began firing, authorities said. He fired multiple shots as Tolbert backed out onto Gardenia Street, shifted gears and punched the gas, fishtailing west up a hill toward Briarwood Avenue, investigators said.
Fatally wounded by a bullet to his chest, Carr fell from the truck to the pavement, where the vehicle ran over his legs. The truck sped west and crashed into a utility pole at Briarwood Avenue, where police found Tolbert dead from a head wound. His gun and loot from the bank were in the cab with him, officers said. Carr died later at The Medical Center. Police initially suspected he somehow was associated with Tolbert, but later found no connection between the two.
Slater’s office last year received other tips purporting to establish that Carr was involved in the robbery, but additional investigation proved those erroneous.
Michael Carr previously said he and his brother were on the phone together from 11:40 to 11:49 a.m. the day of the shooting. The conversation ended soon after Michael Carr heard a stranger’s voice say “Move,” after which his brother told him, “Hold on,” he said. Then he heard loud music.
Outside the grand jury room Tuesday, Michael Carr said he believes that loud music came from his brother’s government truck. He and his brother usually kept their music turned up in their automobiles, he said.
He never heard from his brother again after that, he said.
He said Tony Carr served in the Air Force, where he became a firefighter until his service ended in 1999, after which he worked as a civilian firefighter for the military. Though certified as a fire inspector, his brother’s primary duty was as a firefighter, he said.

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a muscogee county grand jury conducting a “civil investigation” has cleared of any criminal wrongdoing the officer involved in the fatal 2011 shooting of a fort benning fire inspector and a suspected bank robber.
district attorney julia slater announced the decision after about 20 grand jurors spent six hours reviewing evidence and hearing testimony regarding the sept. 6, 2011, shooting in which officer vincent lockhart jr. fatally wounded fort benning worker tony carr, after chasing robbery suspect alrahiem tolbert from the mea credit union at 2944 macon road.
also killed in the shooting was tolbert, who while fleeing lockhart had taken carr’s government pickup truck from the driveway of a house carr rented at 2907 gardenia st.
slater said the grand jury’s decision tuesday precludes any further criminal investigation of lockhart’s actions, though carr’s family still could file a civil suit against the officer and the city. john martin, lockhart’s attorney, said in that instance his client could claim the immunities from civil suit afforded law enforcement officers acting in their official capacity.
the nature of the grand jury’s “civil investigation” confused some in the carr family and their supporters, who expected the grand jury either to indict lockhart for a criminal offense or return a “no bill” dismissing criminal charges. the grand jury on a civil investigation only reports whether further investigation or additional court proceedings are warranted.
had the grand jury decided otherwise, it could have initiated further investigation that would lead to an indictment presented to a second grand jury, she said.
she said she invited carr’s family to address the grand jury, paying their travel expenses to come here.
among those testifying was carr’s brother michael. he said afterward that he felt misled, and complained that slater did not summon an eyewitness to the shooting who lived right across the street.
“this is a miscarriage of justice,” he said tuesday evening, adding he intended to complain to the georgia bar association about the absent eyewitnesses. “that’s ridiculous,” he said.
she acknowledged those experts would have told jurors about court precedents regarding police shootings. courts have held that an officer’s use of force must be judged according to the circumstances the officer faced at the time, not information that came to light afterward.
around 11:30 a.m., lockhart pulled into the credit union parking lot as tolbert was leaving with a gun and cash from the bank. tolbert ran, so the officer left his patrol car and chased tolbert on foot about a block south and west to the driveway of the house carr usually rented while working at fort benning.
tolbert happened upon the government pickup truck carr had left in the driveway, and got in. carr typically came home from work at lunchtime to let his dog out, his brother michael said.
when tolbert got into the driver’s side, carr came running from the house and got into the pickup’s passenger side, police said. as lockhart ordered tolbert to stop, tolbert tried to back over the officer, so lockhart began firing, authorities said. he fired multiple shots as tolbert backed out onto gardenia street, shifted gears and punched the gas, fishtailing west up a hill toward briarwood avenue, investigators said.
fatally wounded by a bullet to his chest, carr fell from the truck to the pavement, where the vehicle ran over his legs. the truck sped west and crashed into a utility pole at briarwood avenue, where police found tolbert dead from a head wound. his gun and loot from the bank were in the cab with him, officers said. carr died later at the medical center. police initially suspected he somehow was associated with tolbert, but later found no connection between the two.
slater’s office last year received other tips purporting to establish that carr was involved in the robbery, but additional investigation proved those erroneous.
michael carr previously said he and his brother were on the phone together from 11:40 to 11:49 a.m. the day of the shooting. the conversation ended soon after michael carr heard a stranger’s voice say “move,” after which his brother told him, “hold on,” he said. then he heard loud music.
outside the grand jury room tuesday, michael carr said he believes that loud music came from his brother’s government truck. he and his brother usually kept their music turned up in their automobiles, he said.
he never heard from his brother again after that, he said.
he said tony carr served in the air force, where he became a firefighter until his service ended in 1999, after which he worked as a civilian firefighter for the military. though certified as a fire inspector, his brother’s primary duty was as a firefighter, he said.


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The eVic Supreme builds on the considerable success of the original eVic and adds notable new features along with its eye catching unique design and finish.
Below you will find all the parts and asscessories you will need for your eVic Supreme.
eVic Supreme There are 2 products.

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the evic supreme builds on the considerable success of the original evic and adds notable new features along with its eye catching unique design and finish.
below you will find all the parts and asscessories you will need for your evic supreme.
evic supreme there are 2 products.


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Walt Disney World is well-known for its famous Dining Plan — and when their FREE Dining promotion comes along, it’s even better! I’m going to share everything you need to know about the Disney Dining Plan, INCLUDING the newly released FREE DINING promo!!
Bookmark this page for for current Disney Dining information, as well as upcoming FREE Dining promotions!
Walt Disney World offers three different dining packages — all offering something just a little different. Here is what is included with each plan.
Examples of snacks are: ice cream novelty, popcorn, pretzel, or even one of those giant cinnamon rolls from Gaston’s Tavern! You can even use a snack credit to grab a muffin for breakfast. Want to grab a specialty coffee from Starbucks? You can use a snack credit! My favorite snack at Walt Disney World is their delicious Dole Whip — this is the best use of a snack credit EVER!!
One resort refillable drink mug per person.
Receive 4 vouchers per package, each valid for one (1) round of miniature golf prior to 4:00 PM on one (1) day for one (1) guest at either Disney’s Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf Course or Disney’s Winter Summerland Miniature Golf Course.
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Receive 4 vouchers per package, each valid for one (1) general admission to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on one (1) day for one (1) Guest.
Receive 10% off at Splitsville Luxury Lanes.
1 single-serving, non-alcoholic beverage, or alcoholic beverage for Guests 21 and older.
*The same extras are included that are in the Quick Service Dining Plan.
*The same extras included as above.
Well, that depends. If it’s FREE, then absolutely! However, if you’re paying for the dining plan, it can get costly. You will need to determine what works best for your family, and how much food you typically eat per day. Do you prefer to eat Quick Service food, or do you like sit-down restaurants? When vacationing at Walt Disney World, I personally like to have one table-service meal per day. For me, it’s a way to relax and enjoy conversation with my family. It’s a nice way to recharge. Although I do have two little boys, they are accustomed to table service meals, and enjoy them just as much. I know other families with young children that wouldn’t dare step foot in a sit-down restaurant. It’s all what is best for you and your family.
Regardless of what you choose, you can’t go wrong — you’re at Disney World, after all! For more information on the Disney Dining Plans offered, you can click here. Happy planning!!
Have you used the Disney Dining Plan? What are your opinions?
Looking for more Disney planning tips? Print this FREE Disney Countdown Calendar and Ultimate Disney Packing List!!
You are so welcome! I hope you have a magical vacation!
Wow, I didnt know there was even a dining lan you needed to worry about. I always thought it was like other cruises where you ate at certain mealtimes. I have never been on a cruise but that what I thought.
When would they offer the free dining plan for January 2019?

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walt disney world is well-known for its famous dining plan — and when their free dining promotion comes along, it’s even better! i’m going to share everything you need to know about the disney dining plan, including the newly released free dining promo!!
bookmark this page for for current disney dining information, as well as upcoming free dining promotions!
walt disney world offers three different dining packages — all offering something just a little different. here is what is included with each plan.
examples of snacks are: ice cream novelty, popcorn, pretzel, or even one of those giant cinnamon rolls from gaston’s tavern! you can even use a snack credit to grab a muffin for breakfast. want to grab a specialty coffee from starbucks? you can use a snack credit! my favorite snack at walt disney world is their delicious dole whip — this is the best use of a snack credit ever!!
one resort refillable drink mug per person.
receive 4 vouchers per package, each valid for one (1) round of miniature golf prior to 4:00 pm on one (1) day for one (1) guest at either disney’s fantasia gardens miniature golf course or disney’s winter summerland miniature golf course.
espn wide world of sports complex receive 4 vouchers per package, each valid for one (1) general admission to espn wide world of sports complex on one (1) day for one (1) guest.
receive 10% off at splitsville luxury lanes.
1 single-serving, non-alcoholic beverage, or alcoholic beverage for guests 21 and older.
*the same extras are included that are in the quick service dining plan.
*the same extras included as above.
well, that depends. if it’s free, then absolutely! however, if you’re paying for the dining plan, it can get costly. you will need to determine what works best for your family, and how much food you typically eat per day. do you prefer to eat quick service food, or do you like sit-down restaurants? when vacationing at walt disney world, i personally like to have one table-service meal per day. for me, it’s a way to relax and enjoy conversation with my family. it’s a nice way to recharge. although i do have two little boys, they are accustomed to table service meals, and enjoy them just as much. i know other families with young children that wouldn’t dare step foot in a sit-down restaurant. it’s all what is best for you and your family.
regardless of what you choose, you can’t go wrong — you’re at disney world, after all! for more information on the disney dining plans offered, you can click here. happy planning!!
have you used the disney dining plan? what are your opinions?
looking for more disney planning tips? print this free disney countdown calendar and ultimate disney packing list!!
you are so welcome! i hope you have a magical vacation!
wow, i didnt know there was even a dining lan you needed to worry about. i always thought it was like other cruises where you ate at certain mealtimes. i have never been on a cruise but that what i thought.
when would they offer the free dining plan for january 2019?


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I have to confess: I’m a bit of a nerd, and in the process of writing a short description of myself, I ended up reading three existentialist philosophers. You probably don’t want to know any more about that, so I’ll get on with the good ol’ my name is Ambreen Sheikh. I am a software engineer and I get the job done. That’s me, in three short sentences.
I have never really tried to connect the dots looking back, but I think the reason why I am where ever I am is my relevance. I have always been highly relevant to the situations I found myself in. I’m not the sort of person who lies low and fears being discovered because they’re irrelevant.
I like to jump into challenging situations and make myself comfortable in them, and I do so in pursuit of a more evolved life. Comfort is not the word I seek. I have enough energy and drive to propel an alien spacecraft through the wormhole to a different dimension!
I do not view myself as a replaceable cog. I bring a wealth of experience and intelligence with me.
I have a loving husband. We both have lofty goals and dreams. We live in a peaceful neighborhood. We’re a bit noisy.

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i have to confess: i’m a bit of a nerd, and in the process of writing a short description of myself, i ended up reading three existentialist philosophers. you probably don’t want to know any more about that, so i’ll get on with the good ol’ my name is ambreen sheikh. i am a software engineer and i get the job done. that’s me, in three short sentences.
i have never really tried to connect the dots looking back, but i think the reason why i am where ever i am is my relevance. i have always been highly relevant to the situations i found myself in. i’m not the sort of person who lies low and fears being discovered because they’re irrelevant.
i like to jump into challenging situations and make myself comfortable in them, and i do so in pursuit of a more evolved life. comfort is not the word i seek. i have enough energy and drive to propel an alien spacecraft through the wormhole to a different dimension!
i do not view myself as a replaceable cog. i bring a wealth of experience and intelligence with me.
i have a loving husband. we both have lofty goals and dreams. we live in a peaceful neighborhood. we’re a bit noisy.


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After a very successful 65th Anniversary Luncheon last year, this has become an annual event on the Marcellin calendar.
Mass will commence at 11am in the College Chapel celebrated by Old Collegian, Fr Ken Boland. Following Mass, Mr Mark Murphy, Principal, will run a guided tour of the College and then lunch will commence at 12.30pm in the Functions Room.
We welcome all Old Collegians and their family and friends along to this most enjoyable event.
Cost: $60 per person includes a delicious two-course lunch and beverage package.

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after a very successful 65th anniversary luncheon last year, this has become an annual event on the marcellin calendar.
mass will commence at 11am in the college chapel celebrated by old collegian, fr ken boland. following mass, mr mark murphy, principal, will run a guided tour of the college and then lunch will commence at 12.30pm in the functions room.
we welcome all old collegians and their family and friends along to this most enjoyable event.
cost: $60 per person includes a delicious two-course lunch and beverage package.